Art By Loputyn

Art by Zachary McLean

““And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.””

— Friedrich Nietzsche

i wish everything was quieter and softer and less often

I don’t agree that it’s inherently wrong to be angry or to hate someone. I agree that it can be damaging when misused or when it’s allowed to control you, instead of the other way around. I agree that, when we aren’t taught to manage our anger, it has the risk of becoming toxic or overpowering. The same can be said of other emotions (such as sadness). But that doesn’t make it automatically bad.

I believe that our motives are important, when it comes to anger, and that it’s important to ask ourselves

who is my anger harming?

am i harming myself with my anger?

is my anger directed unjustly? is it unhelpful to the situation?

am i allowing my anger to unduly influence my actions? will it lead me to behavior i will regret later?

is my anger making me unhappy?

and if, after weighing these questions, you make the judgement call that being angry is fine under the circumstances–go for it!

My theory is that we all have so many bad experiences w/ anger because we as a society are never taught to engage w/ it in a healthy way. there’s a lot of puritan cultural bullshit (in the u.s. at least) that ignores nuance and casts everything as either good or bad, sinful or sinless–never a shade of grey, never with stipulations. all sins are equally awful, and by fighting back against injustice we ourselves become unjust (which is, of course, nonsense). don’t rock the boat, even if the boat is sinking and we should be relocating to lifeboats. just let it be, or you’re just as bad as them. 

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PERCY JACKSON IS COMING TO DISNEY+ PERCY JACKSON IS COMING TO DISNEY+ PERCY JACKSON IS COMING TO DISNEY+

THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL

WE ARE GONNA SEE SEAWEED BRAIN AND WISE GIRL FALL IN LOVE PROPERLY THIS TIME AND FINALLY ERADICATE EVERY STINKING MEMORY OF THOSE ATROCIOUS FILMS

OUR SON IS FINALLY GETTING THE ADAPTATION HE DESERVES

This is the most unique one I've seen, please yes.

Honestly the ultimate dream is to be part of a musical where the character you play fits perfectly within your range and you get some kick ass songs, maybe manipulate a few things here and there. I’m not picky, but dang, if only I could be the major antagonist and revel in shaming the main characters on stage

When we were children, my sister had private music lessons at her violin teacher’s house. I only visited there once, but I still remember that afternoon. The teacher had an artificial pond in her yard, a large beautiful thing with lily pads and plant life. And in the pond, there were goldfish. I had never seen such enormous goldfish. 

I spent several minutes just staring at them (and trying to convince them to bite my fingers.) When my sister’s violin lesson ended, her teacher came out to the yard and explained that these goldfish were the same small creatures that were often unfortunately sold in plastic bags at state fairs. They were only about two inches long apiece, when she bought them and put them in the new, empty pond. In essence, they were like every goldfish I had seen before, but they had been given a much larger, much richer environment in which to flourish. As a result, they had grown into some of the most remarkable, vibrant creatures my twelve-year-old self had ever met with. All because of a pond. 

Funny what lessons children remember. My sister doesn’t play the violin anymore, but that was the first time I caught a glimpse of the overwhelming extent to which it matters, the way the world treats us.