The Artist's RPG / Components: Prism

PRISM

RECEPTOR

HOMAGE - ADMIRATION - MAGNIFYING

Sameness won’t do. Shrinking won’t do. Why be in that state? Why expect and require it? That is not what all this was made for. There is beauty beyond your senses and even beyond your imagination. And you might catch it if you pay attention. If you can go ahead and appraise it regardless of whether or not others did so before you.

“There is more to it than meets the eye. I will make it undeniably evident.”

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Let there be light. And let there be colors. 

I welcome you in your entirety. With your uniqueness and peculiarities. They are precious. How bleak and bland, how dreafully insufferable, would it be without you? You are not to be tolerated. You are to be cherished. Abundantly celebrated. I see you as you are, and I am mesmerized. Look closer. Closer. Much closer. Have you noticed the miracle that you are? Wait, I will show you.

And just like that, you are unabashedly you.

Sameness won’t do. Shrinking won’t do. Why be in that state? Why expect and require it? That is not what all this was made for. There is beauty beyond your senses and even beyond your imagination. And you might catch it if you pay attention. If you can go ahead and appraise it regardless of whether or not others did so before you.

Is it appropriate? Is it trendy? It is about none of that. How about asking a different question? Is it art? 

What is contained within what many overlook or even reject? Are you bold enough to embrace it? Set the trend and make it appropriate? Can it pass through you and become more than what it previously was? You must apply your own criteria. Biases and prejudices would only be obstacles to observing true nature, to grasping what it is composed of. You must be sharp and you must be clear. Until it is so obvious it is indisputable.

Take up space.

The Artist's RPG / Components: Void

VOID

RECEPTOR

OVERENTITLEMENT - ENVY - GREED

Insatiability puts it lightly. There is no end to how much this can swallow without being satisfied. And how dare anyone say no and deprive it of what it asks? Everything exists for it. Not for another to have and own, but for it to claim and absorb. It suffers excruciatingly otherwise. How can anyone be okay without always getting more and more and more? What else is there? Nothing.

“Hunger is a weak word for how much I crave. I will devour you.”

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What’s that? Nobody has complimented you before? Nobody has shown you how special you are? That’s terrible! You’re a gem! A treasure trove! There’s so much to you! I’ve got my eye on you and I cannot wait to see what else you are carrying with you. Oh, yes, bring it all on. I’ve got space for everything (and more).

Sure, those words can be tempting. After all, when was the last time you felt that valued? And you’re not off, not in that regard. Because, indeed, you are valued. Just not in the way that would benefit you, but in the way that would benefit them. The way it will have you giving and giving and giving until there’s nothing left in you to give anymore. Nothing else they’d see value in. Then you are replaceable. Something to merely discard after serving.

Insatiability puts it lightly. There is no end to how much this can swallow without being satisfied. And how dare anyone say no and deprive it of what it asks? Everything exists for it. Not for another to have and own, but for it to claim and absorb. It suffers excruciatingly otherwise. How can anyone be okay without always getting more and more and more? What else is there? Nothing.

What may seem harmless at first can quickly become devastating to all around. This vacuum doesn’t rest until it has what it came for. It will move however it has to for it. And then it will keep going. If there is any positive and constructive contribution from it, it is to show what absence looks like. Maybe its insides, too.

Sometimes, lack is real, and so deep that we are starving, so we feast if given the chance. Excessively so. But when lack governs over you, even amidst abundance, it will make extinct even that which it claims to adore.

NOTE: This is a component to use with extra caution or dismiss completely, as it operates against art when unchecked.

Pre-2020 Vibes Coming Soon to My Pinterest

I doubt I can gather them all at once, but old pictures that capture the vibe are coming soon for sure!

Although I'll keep individually recalling older posts when they come to mind or come up in a topic, I figured I would like to have a broader view of the sights I've captured throughout the years. It's great that there's still so much left to see and hold on to ahead of us. However, there's something about Pre-2020 that I'm not getting back, yet, that I can look back to! So, indeed, I'll go through the trouble of compiling them. 💟

I See What's Becoming of Everything and...

I’m still alive. I’m not switching teams. Even if I’m the last one standing here, I will stand here. I'm with humanity. The other option is much more dreadful to me. You mean to tell me I oughta abandon all rationality and, with it, virtue to join in a mass delusion and denial because a few pieces of sh*t could steamroll over others without remorse and now they want to make the world in their image and/or at their service. Nah. I literally would rather die.

That said, I know I’m not alone. I’m not so special as to be the only one who is this "stubborn". Just oughta survive this wave of nonsense and, ideally, find each other to find more strength in numbers. It is nonsense. And nonsense may spread faster (like a smelly fart), but truth ultimately has the last word, as we make sense of it all (clearing the air). Just gotta keep putting it in the forefront so it isn’t buried for too long (and we don't die from intoxication).

If you prefer to keep your sanity, even as everyone else goes insane, and not even in an artistically inclined manner, stick around those who note, breathe, and speak truth. We might not solve all your problems, but we’ll keep you from being absolutely consumed by lies. Not by telling you what to believe, but by sharing the view.

Then again, I repeat, not even I (so-called horror girlie) can withstand being constantly bombarded with awful news about everyone and everything. I’ll have days when I can tune in and days when I’d rather not. And if you find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, and debilitated, I’d suggest you do the same or similarly. Put the news away or aside when you must. Others who are more capable of handling it in greater doses will keep doing their job. And maybe you can help them be able to do their job instead of trying to do it with or for them, too. 

I’ve come to terms with whatever it will be. Not to be resigned, but to keep doing my best without sabotaging myself with worries and panic. I have plenty on the way, and knowing that puts me at ease, but the more the merrier. Use your gifts and the advantages and privileges you have, and join in contributions to fostering better conditions and circumstances for goodness to flourish.

We definitely can and should do better. Not twist and break ourselves to coddle and enable those who are incapable of leading but still wish to “lead”.

Oh. I See It Clearly Now...

I have this... thing about me. I'm not sure whether it is self-sabotage or the most brilliant and ambitious filter one could have. But I've always preferred to be understated. And simultaneously "somewhat scary". It pushes certain kinds of people out and draws certain kinds of people in. The daring visionaries. That's what I love. Yes, please, more of that. No more of the "So what do you bring to the table?" nonsense, while it's all right there.

Anyways, don't be like me, kids. Sales are awful. And my life has been an ordeal. I wouldn't trade it for anything, but yeah. Or be. I don't know. If that's you, too. May you get to where you're going without too many unnecessary detours and delays!

Wonka Day? Scratch That. Wonka Weekend!

Still going because I took a "short" nap and ended up waking up after midnight. In my defense, it was also ME day. Besides, it's freakin' Wonka! And I haven't fangirled it enough.

Huh? Wonka & Harry Potter + Hugh Grant

Alright, you know how it is. Can't help but think back to other works and posts I've made on them. Now that I'm getting into Wonka, which was by the producer of Harry Potter and starred Hugh Grant, here's what I can look back on.

December 25th, 2015. Excerpt from a Love Actually post. (All there is to it, actually.) *Thinking* Hm. Do I have a new favorite Christmas movie to override this one? MAYBE.

September 7th, 2016. & December 5th, 2016. Excerpts from Harry Potter / Pottermore personality sorting posts. Can you blame me, though? I've checked out a ton of personality sorting systems. INCLUDING ASTROLOGY. Which makes no sense and makes me look insane. It's this stuff that drew me into Harry Potter. I was suffering from the annoyance of the thing being so popular that I couldn't be interested in it anymore. But a sorting hat? The worldbuilding around it? Now, that I can't ignore! (And I did end up watching the movies, but I couldn't get past the first few pages of the book. Too anti-muggles for my taste. Though nowadays I'm like f 'em muggles. Jeez. But no, no, for real. It's fine if you're happy wearing boring bow ties or whatever. That's harmless. (Btw, this was during the era of the self-righteous pricks being louder than the voices of reason, hence my being pissy at Gryffingdors. But love them legit virtuous Gryffies and wish there were more of them.)

December 15th, 2016. Excerpt from a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them post. And then I got to see this movie. Which was extra cozy for me because of my love for Hufflepuff while living in a Hufflepuff home.

November 25th, 2018. Excerpts from a personal Harry Potter post. Later on, I got a Slytherin card from a friend and a mischief t-shirt from a store. The article is mostly an aimless ramble, but this part still sticks out for me. Then again, I could never quite see myself as simply Slytherin. I got the ambition and the strategizing and the close-knit family deal, but the rest is... eh. I ultimately prefer to see myself as a Thunderbird. Now, THAT fits wholly.

Such is... This...

The concept of Maladaptive Daydreaming has always bothered me. Sure, there's some validity in it if it is so excessive that it excludes meaningful things in life and avoids taking any action toward bettering life. But, dear sir, I will not be adapting to this unwhimsical BS you have going on here. I'll be daydreaming about solutions or just coping within a less insufferable place. Keep up with lofty ideals or keep out.

Wonka's Itinerary

6AM (& beyond) - The world can wait.
♪ Take a look, and you'll see into your imagination... ♪
(Just indulging in all of it.)

It's Wonka's Day!

Unforgivable that I waited this long for it. But at the same time, maybe today is the day it will have maximum effect on me? I don't know. But it's like going into the (dreamy) ER and, I'm betting, actually making it out alive.