We Just Gotta Be Patient...

“I lost myself to the illusion of being lost.”

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RCW 114, Dragon’s Heart

Something I thought of while staring into space

Everyone looks up at the night sky and go “Oh look at all the pretty stars!” and “It sure is beautiful” and all the usual phrases. And I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that; they’re right, it is beautiful

But what about the details? What about the things they can’t see, masked by the intense glare of the universe’s light bulbs? Stars take all the credit, sprinkling the sky with light, but what about the planets that orbit them? No one ever talks about the planets, that no one sees or cares about because they’re so busy looking at the stars. Millions of planets, each one unique and different from every other planet, hurtling through space at a breakneck speed. Some are ice cold and barren, some are boiling hot, some are giant balls of gas pretending to be suns, and some might even have just the right conditions for life. Who knows?

Everyone looks up at the night sky and praises the stars for their light. But who remembers the planets, hiding in the shadows, being different from everyone else?

If you’re upset or depressed that everyone around you is hogging the spotlight, don’t worry. All those famous people? They’re bright and beautiful and interesting, sure. But they’re all the same. Stars aren’t as varied as the planets. Each planet has a different story, different appearance, different climate. It’s the people in the shadows, hidden in the crowd and by their anonymity, that are really, truly unique. Those are the people I’m interested in learning about. 

I concur, click the Keep Reading.

We are just as much a part of nature and the planet Earth as any other creature. This concept that we can “conquer nature” doesn’t really make any sense, since we are nature too. 

humans are an essential part of the ecosystem. nearly every ecosystem on earth had humans as an essential part of its function. the earth would be worse off than before if we were gone suddenly overnight. send tweet

The inevitability of death and my inescapable mortality, as well as the infinite vastness of the universe and my consequent insignificance.

Also spending too much time on Tumblr.

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What keeps you awake at night?

M104, Sombrero Galaxy

NGC 6543, Cat’s Eye

Cosmic Silver Lining NGC 2313 © Hubble

Hey haven’t posted in a while

Sorry, I’ve been trying to figure out life. I’m actually in a pretty good head space, for once. I hope everyone who sees this has a good day. I found music I like, a book I enjoy, and I might just be figuring out how relationships work. 

Or maybe not, we’ll see. Being lost in the universe isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I’d like to see how things go. I’ll look to the sky for inspiration, and hope the stars align just right. 🌌

I highly recommend checking out this video by Like Stories of Old on YouTube. He goes into lots of detail about the concept of anti-war films and how war is portrayed in media. I personally find it really fascinating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0G2MPBEYM

Pretty impressive that America has been at war for 20 fucking years and yet there have been essentially no anti-war films out of supposedly liberal Hollywood because it’s effectively impossible to make war movies without the consent of the US Military who only want to be depicted with jingoistic favourability.