This. This. This.

LEONARD 'BONES' MCCOY STAR TREK (2009–2016)

Animation backgrounds are an amazing piece of art all by themselves.

Looney Tunes Backgrounds

These Tumblr app filters are great.

Anger is in abundance these days

Distraught

Where did our ethics go?

Who let our hearts fade?

Why did we give up our minds to anyone else?

Disconnected

Did we give it away?

Did we give up?

Not yet

René Lalique, Diadem of pearls, diamonds, gold and enamelwork, ca. 1903 (Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim)

I felt this. That quote was a gut wrench. Every parent-child relationship is complex, and the love was there. This book series captures so many aspects of love with it's characters.

***Iron Flame SPOILERS****

I am so incredibly disappointed with what everyone is choosing to talk about with this book. Everyone is concentrating on what happens with Xaden but you know what to me was the absolute most gut wrenching storyline in the whole book? General Lilith Fucking Sorrengail.

From the moment we see her again in the beginning of the book she is nothing but supportive and proud of her daughter. Yes, she absolutely made the wrong decision where she stands in the war, and what she did to Xaden was absolutely inexcusable. (Although I do think if she hadn’t done that they would have killed all the marked ones.) But she made all those decisions for her children. Because she did what she needed to to keep them safe. You can’t convince me that even after Violet leaves, that even after Mira leaves, that she wasn’t incredibly thankful for the fact they were together and with Xaden who would never let something happen to Violet.

Lilith went into the dungeons to get her daughter out of there and I am not unconvinced that had Violet not already been mid rescue the General wouldn’t have turned traitor right there to get her out. The scene when Brennen reveals himself to her?? She’s cracking and can hardly hold herself together and my heart felt so sorry for her in that moment. It made me mad at Brennan because he threw it in her face like ammo when Violet spent all of fourth wing describing how his death ruined their mother.

One of the most heart breaking quotes in the whole book is at the beginning of chapter 65:

“Most generals dream of dying in service to their kingdom. But you know me better than that, my love. When I fall, it will be for one reason only: to protect our children.”

General Sorrengail didn’t support the war, she didn’t fight for Navarre she made it clear fron the beginning that she was just a mom protecting her kids, and she did so without second thought. Without hesitation. She didn’t do what she did for the war effort, or even to help everyone on the battlefield. She did it for Brennen, and Violet, and Mira.

Lilith Sorrengail was just a desperate mother and everyone glossing over her sacrifice is bullshit.

I'm an addict to stationery. When I feel stressed about life, I peruse Instagram on stationery tags. When I feel depressed I peruse the shops. When I feel beaten and want a real pick me up, I use all that research to buy an item I checked out for weeks.

The past few years have resulted in a collection I really don't need. *Sigh*

It was pretty easy to use. But omg when it ate the tape it was devastating.

NaNoWriMo is coming. The holidays are a thing that I feel conflicted over. But a month long event that I can really make my own, is something I look forward to.

At the moment is my internal debate on starting a new story or picking up where I was last with a previous story. I really want to finish one of my stories and I'm not feeling so inspired with something new.

This is around the time I dig into my hard drive and rediscover my work. It's a bit of inspiration for myself. I don't really edit but I reflect on who I was then and think if it inspires me again today.

The Political Cartoons of Herblock.