I’m not interested in ChatGPT, I’m interested in chatting with GCV, Ghosts of Christmases Various so invested in the well-being of me and my community that they come visit me personally and take me on little transformational trips to ensure I’m living my best life

the last 24 hours have been nightmarish in their violence, and I just am so angry this is the world we are in and god damn it

the good that you do persists in this world

Just trying to “stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold” despite the ceaseless crush of information and experiences

"And Orpheus, of course, was told not to look back where the gods, all those souls, and his true love had been. But he did look back, and I love him for that, because it was so human.”

It’s important to show kids A Christmas Carol so that they learn early on in life that the only way people over 70 change is by being visited by 4 ghosts on Christmas Eve

The ghosts in A Christmas Carol are so under-appreciated. That is a premium service they’re giving out for free, coming to you and pointing everything you need to change. If it was real, Netflix would make a wholesome reality show called Ghost Eye for the Rich Guy and it'd run for twelve seasons

Vagueposting is annoying I know but if you’re the positive vibes of any sort sending type, I’d be grateful for any you have to spare as I wait for some health results from testing we’ve been waiting ages to get

Tbh I think most sets of siblings have one who wouldn’t even need enchanted Turkish delight to sell the others out, they’d simply have to not be getting enough attention that day

Quickly approaching the time of year when one proper snowstorm could knock the power out or keep you stuck at home for weeks. PLAN ACCORDINGLY (stock up on books)

Terrible that ‘twas doesn’t get the usage that it’s does in modern language. The apostrophe in it’s is mundane, confuses many, is a chore to use and see misused. The apostrophe in ‘twas is just a little guy, he is tipping his hat to you, he’s so excited you’re here, to share his word with you

In vain I have struggled, It will not do All I want for Christmas, unfortunately, is you

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.

Did you even ask the elephant if it wanted to be addressed? Can an elephant not simply exist in a room without The Man making demands of it

Amazing

What if I wanted a lovely croissant for breakfast sometimes, Zeus? A nice omelet on occasion. But no, as I am not Zeus himself or little Zeus my desires do not register and I must keep tearing away at this titan flesh - not easy to tear into, by the way!! - avoiding awkward eye contact as best I can

If I was an eagle and forced to eat the same dude’s disgusting liver every morning for eternity just because he ticked off my boss I would be incandescent with rage

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

squirrel: *points gun* me: what do you want me to do? squirrel: *gestures at sign* me: alright, i get it *opens book drop* squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion* me: NOT A SQUIRREL! squirrel: *disappears into book drop* me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

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Their Dickensian siren song, it calls to me

Found this on quote on insta being shared by I think @tarawinequeen.bsky.social (if thats the right handle!) I definitely identify with The Creature too

When I was little and Jo saved Amy from the ice and the girls made up, I was relieved. Now, having written my own manuscript and thinking about it burning because I didn't take my little sister to the theater, I feel like Jo could've maybe left her in there a little longer

When you think about it Amy March marrying Laurie makes a lot of sense, youngest siblings are always getting hand-me-downs

"My brethren, soldiers may leap out of that statue tonight and kill me, but what’s leaping out at me right now is our total disregard for norms. What you see as an enemy threat, I see as a one-of-a-kind statue of a mare." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sen...

Ladies please divert your efforts to ruin your own workplace for the moment, the workplace we actually need to be ruining today is Congress

MY NAME IS TARA WINE-QUEEN AND I AM SO!!! EXCITED TO FINALLY WATCH FRANKENSTEIN

I have ruined the corpses making my patchwork child who I promptly left to his own sad devices Forgive me I'm not really a doctor just another deadbeat dad

“A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.” - John Steinbeck, East of Eden

The past 24 hours feels like the universe is writing fan service to bisexual millennials

Watching the results coming in across the country 🥲:

Realized earlier my stomach felt strange and couldn’t figure it out until I realized it was the absence of anxiety, a euphoric high creeping in to replace it

“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.’” - Kurt Vonnegut

Michael Caine said going into Muppet Christmas Carol, “I’m going to play this like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I will never wink, never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role,” and good ghosts of Christmases various, did it pay off

Oh you don’t usually give grades out for this sort of thing? *vibrates with the excitement of challenge*

The ghosts in A Christmas Carol coming to scare me into changing my behavior would be so effective to me personally, someone who will take any opportunity to turn something into a test and can’t wait to get an A in time travel-based paranormal intervention

They literally ruin everything they touch

Remember, no matter how small the gesture, no matter how little the donation, every tiny bit of light you put out into the world brightens it just a little bit. Shit's pretty dark these days. Much love to every one of you trying to brighten it.

Yikes, unfollowing now. Was a big fan of his promises of a fine vintage, did not realize it was but a clever ruse to lure me down into the catacombs to entomb me alive?? For the love of God, Montresor, who does that

Yikes, unfollowing now. Was a huge fan of his crime, didn’t realize punishment would also be involved

Hey we’re drinking amontillado and getting positively walled off from the horrors of modern existence later if you wanna come through

One thing my thumbs love to do is send an email responding to myself instead of the other person on the chain. They don’t care who they’re replying to, they thrive on the chaos of it all

Washington Irving had that spirit in him naming characters in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Like yes, I DO believe a dude named Ichabod Crane is going to meet a mysterious end in a spooky story featuring the Headless Horseman and a robust rival called Brom Bones Van Brunt

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

it’s so important, now more than ever, that we remember: there’s a cowboy with a big knife in Dracula, because Dracula takes place in cowboy times.

Bram Stoker, from Dracula

Frankenstein’s monster to Frankenstein: C’mon, Dad, you don’t even have to hang out with me yourself, just build me a bride to hang with and I pinky promise I won’t commit any more crimes 🙏