I think its also kind of a vestigial emotion from when there was a real divide between "mainstream" culture and its counter-cultural variants. everyone is online and there are no normies, just people groping around for something to feel unique and interesting about themselves

youre right....I wanna be the cool beautiful winged lion my younger self always dreamed I could become

yeah!! its got such a great history as a classical motif, like the Venetian lion of St Mark

god yes!!! heavy on the synth and the believe in yourself energy

spectacled lion with an long unkempt mane and an overcoat that has special holes cut out in the back for his wings...he tries to keep them folded up when he's teaching or doing research in the library, but sometimes when he gets excited and they just burst out...

happy bday willow!! hope its a good one!

Alternatively, you can do this. I am in the hole so fucking bad from this move and truly can’t afford to leave. ko-fi.com/mightyatom

Disgusting people. I am sorry

he's so proud of you and whenever you flex he's doing the thing where he puts his hands to his mouth so it looks like he's gasping in delight

God I wish someone forced me to do that. Conversely, I can recite the entire 10th century Iroha poem in Classical Japanese because a teacher made me memorize it during my masters degree

Yes!! We are all but strings being plucked on her transcendent harp

Just a random example but the way she combines romantic language with naval and militaristic jargon without missing a beat, every line flowing into the next with a logic entirely unique to the song…just a masterclass in lyric writing

I genuinely obsess over her command of the English language…she takes advantage of the sheer number of words and sound combinations to produce flourishes of just unbelievable lyrical beauty. I can’t believe she hasn’t released a full album in a decade 😭

Congratulations!!! Love you both and so happy for you. Greg and I send our love! 💕

The pope walks into the shop

if Stancil is so confident in the validity of his claims, perhaps he should consider testing them out in the court of public opinion. perhaps by running for office, for example