Okay That's Hella Fun

so, I have some ideas—

Eid Mubarak to all of you who are celebrating. I know it's hard to get in the spirit this year as so many Palestinians spend their Eid starving and in tents but I hope your Eid is full of peace and love. May we see a free Palestine by next Eid.

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I like my headcanon that Boba would read some romantic poetry to Fennec and she would laugh at his face, but then she'd realize: "Oh shit, you're being serious. You actually love me? Are you sure? 🤨"

And Boba would be like: "You didn't like it? 🥺"

And Fennec, who does not like to show her feelings, would be like: "It's kinda... neat."

This indeed make my fickle determination strengthened :))

Abū ‘Imrān al-Jūnī:

“Whoever loves that his heart is enlightened for him then let him eat less.”

‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Dāwūd:

“Eating a little aids in hastening towards doing good (deeds).”

Al-Hasan al-Basrī:

“Subhān Allāh! Does a Muslim eat until he cannot eat anymore?!”

Sufyān ath-Thawrī:

“If you want your body to be correct then sleep and eat less.”

[Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (v. 2 p. 472)]

Al-Hasan al-Basrī:

“O' son of Ādam! Eat in ⅓ of your stomach, drink in ⅓ and leave ⅓ for breathing.”

[Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (v. 2 p. 469)]

‘Amr bin al-Aswad used to leave a lot from his fill of food out of fear from it showing on his stomach.

‎‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما:

‎“I have not eaten my fill of food since I embraced Islaam.”

[Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (v. 2 p. 470)]

‘Amr bin Qays:

“Beware of (filling) the stomach for verily it hardens the heart.”

Salamah bin Sa’īd:

“Indeed a person would be rebuked for his stomach just like he was for his sins.”

Some of the scholars said:

“If you have a stomach then prepare yourself for some time until it reduces.”

Some of the scholars said:

“If you have a stomach then prepare yourself for some time until it reduces.”

[Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (v. 2 p. 471)]

‎Ibn Rajab:

‎“Indeed the Prophet ﷺ and his companions used to remain hungry a lot.”

‎[Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (v. 2 p. 475)]

Okay, that's cute moment

boba: would you slap your best friend in the face for a million credits?

fennec: i’d roundhouse kick you in the face for free.

boba, tearing up: i’m your best friend?

The secret joke in Silence of the Lambs

“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.” Great line from Silence of the Lambs everyone knows. But most people don’t realise Dr Hannibal Lecter is making a medical joke. Lecter could be treated with drugs called monoamine oxidase inhibitors - MAOIs. As a psychiatrist, Lecter knows this. The three things you can’t eat with MAOIs? Liver, beans, wine. Lecter is a) cracking a joke for his own amusement, and b) saying he’s not taking his meds.

[r/movies]

Stay.

If that's what you expect me to say, you're wrong.

Our relationship meant nothing to me.

I can't say that,

I loved you.

And to be honest,

I hated you.

I would be lying to myself if I said,

I want to talk to you.

Why is everything so different now?

You might have an answer to share.

But before you do,

Leave.

now read it up from bottom to top.

- Jason R. M.

Bener.. tapi lebih sebel lagi sama kata-kata "jaman saya dulu tuh lebih sulit dan blabla,"

Capek tapi ketika ingin rehat tak bisa, mungkin itu yang mengubah banyak orang. Yang dulunya penuh senyum dan energi, menjadi lesu dan mudah marah.

Keinginannya sederhana: istirahat dari segala beban sejenak saja. Tapi kehidupan yang berat membuat ia tak bisa melepas sedetikpun beban yang menumpuk di punggung dan mengernyitkan urat kepala.

Orang-orang kaya gitu ga butuh motivasi. Mereka udah muntah sama kata-kata bijak. Mereka cuma butuh waktu untuk berteriak sekeras-kerasnya dan menangis sekencang-kencangnya; lalu melanjutkan hidup yang mereka sadari makin bertambah hari makinlah bertambah berat.

Standing alone: Why I love Lin Beifong

(Spoilers, a very long piece of personal opinions and interpretations, ahead)

Let’s talk about Lin Beifong. And it’s kind of impossible to talk about Lin Beifong without talking about “LinZin”, but that’s the point. I remember her from way back in Season 1 Episode 6, “And the winner is”, when Lin’s voice and eyes soften when she tells Tenzin they are helping each other out at the Pro-Bending finals “like old times”. What a contrast that was, from the anger and coldness we saw from her before. I remember Lin asking Tenzin not to turn back when she jumps onto the Equalist airship for a battle to the death, all so Tenzin’s family has a chance to escape. I remember Lin turning her battle of words with Su to a real battle when Su flippantly brought up Tenzin in their argument. I know everyone has their own interpretation of the show, but I always thought it’s so painfully obvious that Lin hasn’t moved on from Tenzin, and I love LoK for showing us that despite all this, Lin can survive. 

There are too many stories – books, movies, TV shows – that focus on people finding the one, the one true love of their life, who will make their life and happiness complete. But what if the world doesn’t work like that? What if the world didn’t miraculously pair us all off for a happy ending? What are the stories of those people who end up alone for one reason or another? 

I love the “LinZin” story because it’s one of those stories. As far as I can tell, Lin’s separation from Tenzin was not rooted in a lack of love but differences in what they wanted in a future together. Tenzin wanted children. Lin didn’t. Perhaps they have always loved each other, but they won’t be happy together. In the end, they separated to pursue their own paths, and it doesn’t feel fair because Tenzin ends up with the family and Airbender legacy he wanted but Lin is still alone after all these years. And the loneliness bothers Lin. Lin, who withstood having her face scarred and her bending removed with determinedly dry eyes, broken down in tears when Korra reminds her that she is still a bitter, lonely woman. Although that happened during the “Metal Clan” episode, and the loneliness likely referred to Lin’s relationship with her family as well as her past with Tenzin, the fact still stands – Lin is alone, and she doesn’t really want to be. 

Unlike your typical relationship storyline, Lin’s romantic journey doesn’t end with Lin and Tenzin choosing their relationship over everything and everyone else, nor is about Lin resenting Tenzin for finding happiness with Pema, and nor is it about Lin finding love with someone else. It ends with Lin and Tenzin rekindling a friendship that probably defined their childhood, with the children of heroes becoming heroes in their own right, with two platonic friends fighting side by side to save the world. Lin chooses justice, kindness, and not to sacrifice the sense of self she held onto even as it drove her and Tenzin apart. Lin can bear the pain of losing a love, not by denying love or repeating it, but taking the best of it – the understanding, empathy, and camaraderie – and make something good out of that. Even though it takes a long time, Lin finds a place in the world despite her heartbreak. Maybe she will always feel the heartbreak in some parts of her, bur Lin’s life carries on in a meaningful, positive manner, even as she stands alone.   

(Toph and Suyin are no less pivotal figures in Lin’s story, but this post is getting too long as it is.) 

I love Lin’s story because in the end, it ends well even though it isn’t perfect. Her relationship with Tenzin is such a big part of her, yet she has to brave the emptiness and bitterness of being without him. She seems to have so much less, compared to Tenzin. She seems to have it so much harder, compared to Suyin. She ends up alone not because she wants to be alone, but because she didn’t find the right person with whom to share her life. Many villains in fiction have turned to the dark side for less.  And yet for all the horrible hands fate has dealt her, Lin comes out a hero. 

It takes strength to accept and bear the pain that will inevitably enter into our lives. It takes strength to stand alone in a world that focuses so much on the idea of romance and love. But that’s the kind of strength that helps Lin find peace in the world, and I think that’s the kind of strength that allows Lin the clarity to make decisions that make her a hero. 

Bro, this is so cuteee

Lin: You want to dance?

Tenzin: With You?

Lin: Yeah?

Tenzin: YES!

This is an old art, I did it a few months ago and I thought I would bring it🤭

We have a party where all the couples are dancing, Aang with Katara remembering old times, Sokka trying to guide Toph (who is getting the better of her nerves) and Zuko and Suki in the background, who have strengthened their relationship over the years.

The big kids have gone to do their things and only Tenzin and Lin are left, she sees how much he wants to dance and offers herself in a friendly way... And Tenzin processes, he doesn't know it but he's been sunk since then.