does anybody remember fun. Nobody even remembers fun. anymore, give me a second I— I need to get my story straight my friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the empire state my lover she’s waiting for me just across the bar my seats been taken by some sun glasses asking bout a scar but I know I gave it to you months ago I know you’re trying to forget but between the drinks and subtle things the holes in my apologies you know I’m trying hard to take it back so if by the time the bar closes and you feel like falling down I’ll carry you home
my trick for getting through grad school is learning to navigate the quadrants with all their nuances
[ID: a chart where the y axis is a scale from “you can’t do it” to “you can do it,” and the x axis is a scale from “don’t give up” to “give up.”
The “you can do it” and “don’t give up” quadrant says, “you will prevail. you have all the necessary skills to pull this off.”
The “you can do it” and “give up” quadrant says, “you don’t have to prove anything to anyone. let yourself rest.”
The “you can’t do it” and “don’t give up” quadrant says, “the only way to learn is by failing. you will get the hang of it, but for now just push through.”
The “you can’t do it” and “give up” quadrant says, “know your limits. not everything is your burden to bear. walk out.” End ID.]
[image description: a reference drawing for an original character named ily, who is a purple-skinned humanoid with an at symbol representing hair, yellow freckles, and a tail that is tipped with a computer mouse pointer. she is wearing a crop top resembling a love letter, as well as a matching miniskirt, armwarmers, and boots, with pink tights and yellow triangular earrings. next to her are blurbs that say her pronouns are she/he/it, that he is a nonbinary lesbian, and the following: “computer virus and typical 2000’s mean girl. lives in your emails and eats files. the original gaslight gatekeep girlboss.” end id]
“there is still time” written on the road in i saw the tv glow is one of the most beautiful things i’ve seen in a movie. it’s a movie that shows you the sometimes bleak & depressing reality of struggling with your identity amidst a world of transphobia. it doesn’t state that it’s all hopeless though; that anyone struggling is doomed. there is still time for owen & there is still time for you.
