“Your Vitals Are Back,” Alex Sweeps Into The MedBay, Black Leather Boots Scuffing The Shiny Floors.

I see a lot of people who tell young people–especially young people who are heading into college–that they should “do what they love.” And they’re right. You should do what you love.

But there’s a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck. 

I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D design–art and more art, I usually say–and I loved it. You know what I didn’t love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didn’t know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.

You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.

You don’t have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should.  But if you can find work that’s interesting enough that it doesn’t feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, that’s great! It means you can do the things you love for you.

I’m in law school now. It’s interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I don’t come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.

And I love it. 

long train rides with the one you love (for @supercorpzine)

I shall add “fist bump” to my caregiving matrix

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“I’ve got a hot date tonight in National City and don’t want to mess this up” + pride flag in the background 🏳️‍🌈

“I know you're worried about your friend, but sometimes from the ashes of adversity comes a bond strengthened by fire. In my case it turned into something I never thought I'd find”

“... will be stronger than ever because you never gave up, just like Kara never gave up on me”

Erica Sullivan just got silver in the 1500m (and only behind Katie Ledecky) and her twitter account is effing incredible.

I can hear the disappointment I'm crying. This gave me a good laugh. I'm going with emma as the funnier one 😂😂

ok so if she's talking in her sleep I'm gonna infer that y'all cryptic Christen and Tobin peeps got something going on. it's okay I respect that imma just live happy knowing my heart that y'all are together. I just wanna know who's the introvert and who's this extrovert?

It’s really not hard to hear Emma sleep talking when I’m sleeping in the top bunk bed 🙄

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Bring back captain CP! ❤️😭

The best thing for me? How Andrew Garfield got a chance to redeem his character, a proper way to say goodbye, an ending that will make him proud and happy instead of sad and disappointed.

I can’t stop thinking about how his eyes were shining all the time. How his happiness radiated from him. How he got to be side by side with his hero (Tobey) and be spiderman with him! To get his ‘blessing’ (“you are amazing!”).

About his character: how he got his hope back, his colors back. Meeting the other Parkers was so important for all of them but him most of all. How saving MJ from the exact same accident he lost Gwen to was heartbreakingly healing. You could see it, Andrew nailed his acting here. The absolute pain he felt, the ‘I could’ve saved her too’ mixed with ‘at least I saved MJ, and this Peter won’t have to go through that’.

Andrew got a chance to make things right for himself, and he did it graciously. He gave all of himself and I am so absolutely proud and happy for him. For me, this was the best thing in a film full of great things. I just… you deserve it, Andrew and amazing!Peter. You both deserve it!