Love life and it'll love you back

18.02.20

Tue

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I've tried to "ask" you several questions, only to find myself deleting every word. How do you not be weird? How do you just, [ctrl + z] an entire emotional experience and move on to the next, like nothing happened? What IS a date? It doesn't really matter sometimes, does it?

I *am* weird. You can’t delete emotional experiences, you have to accept them for what they were and what they are. That’s what I do, at least. A date is just like any other experience, only sometimes you get to kiss someone. Right? If you’re having a hard time getting over something (or someone), remember that something only matters if you decide it matters. Otherwise… it doesn’t matter.

By aaronbleyaert

05.02.20

Wed

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tropes i will never get tired of

rebloggingwrittingadvice:

inkchantress:

  • fake dating
  • omniscient narrator who immediately contradicts the characters (“This is fine,” she said. It was, in no way, shape, or form, fine.)
  • deadpan jokes while swordfighting
  • the “I FUCKING LOVE MY WIFE” guy
  • oblivious pining that slowly escalates until A is going on page rants about how pretty B’s eyes are but still doesn’t seem to recognize they’re in love
  • Strong Leader Type having to physically fall down in order for the other characters to see how exhausted they are
  • funny villains who talk and make jokes with their heroes while they’re fighting them
  • the villains presented as the protagonists
  • *increasingly pulls out bigger and bigger weapons from more unlikely places*
  • “I said all of your weapons” *pulls out more*
  • “ALL OF THEM” *pulls out one last tiny dagger*
  • traumatized character using humor to cover up ptsd
  • characters going out for a break at a restaurant/movie/whatever and something bad happening
  • using the “*gasp* what’s that over there???” trick to avert the enemy’s attention and it working
  • a villain’s weakness being something totally random and nonsensical
  • a hero duo arguing over who’s the sidekick while fighting a villain
  • “don’t be silly, we don’t need [important thing]”  “you lost it, didn’t you?”  “yeah”
  • “what’s the one thing I told you not to do tonight?”  “raise the dead”   “and what did you do?”  “raised the dead”
  • “I think that went pretty well” *explosion in the distance*

This right here is a serotonin generator

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29.01.20

Wed

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First time poster, long time lurker. I have a massive amount of admiration and respect for you and the advice you’ve given out on this platform. I am at absolute rock bottom in my life and was wondering if I could privately have your advice on my situation - although I completely understand this is an unreasonable request and that the last thing you have time for is reading a 20-something’s ramblings. I don’t have family and am on my own for Xmas. If I can msg would be hugely appreciated.

Damn! I’m just seeing this. I’m sorry. Message me!

By aaronbleyaert

29.01.20

Wed

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you up for marrying this 17 year old, because she certainly is 😎

I’m sorry, I’m already in a polyamorous relationship with both by Xbox and my Playstation. I don’t know if I can handle any more romantic entanglements.

By aaronbleyaert

29.01.20

Wed

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what is conan’s screen saver?

That’s a GREAT question. I’ll have to remember to look, next time I’m up in his office! 

By aaronbleyaert

29.01.20

Wed

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Bley, can you share something about when you did stand up? I’m legitimately curious

I told funny stories that happened to me - which is (or used to be) this blog! I think if you’ve watched me livestream for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard most of them by now. :)

By aaronbleyaert

29.01.20

Wed

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Settle a bet for me. Your Instagram post from the Playboy mansion... was that a joke or are you that big a tool?

It wasn’t a joke, but do you really think I’m a tool for posting that? That’s a shame. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, I guess. I always like hearing what other people really think and feel about surreal experiences they have, so I like to be as honest as I can about what I feel when those kinds of experiences happen to me. I’m not sure why that’d make me a tool, but I’m happy to hear why you think so.

By aaronbleyaert

28.01.20

Tue

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lilith-apologist: “ afronerdism: “ simonschusterca: “ Do you know what this is? This is The Heart from Auschwitz. “ An act of defiance. A statement of hope. A crime punishable by death.” On December 12, 1944, locked inside Auschwitz, Polish teenager...

lilith-apologist:

afronerdism:

simonschusterca:

Do you know what this is? This is The Heart from Auschwitz.

An act of defiance.
A statement of hope.
A crime punishable by death.

On December 12, 1944, locked inside Auschwitz, Polish teenager Fania turned twenty. After spending a year in a concentration camp, Fania didn’t expect her birthday to even be remembered - but her best friend, Zlatka, risked everything to make her a birthday present, a paper heart. 

Simply making the heart - or carrying it - could get either of them killed.

The heart was signed by many of their friends, bearing notes in Polish, German, French, and Hebrew that announced "When you get old, put your glasses on your nose, take this album in your hand and read my signature again,“ and “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” It was an act of great sacrifice and love for a friend.

Less than 40 days later, they began the Death March from Auschwitz to Ravensbruck, and from Ravensbruck to freedom. Fania carried the heart under her arm the whole time. And survived.

Fania donated the heart to the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center in 1988, where it is a featured piece of their exhibit. You can read more about the story of Fania and Zlatka Meg Wiviott’s Paper Hearts, coming September 2015.

God. Even in great darkness there is such love.

the 75th aniversary of the liberation of auschwitz is in a couple of days (jan 27 2020) so I feel this is a good thing to have on your dash. Remember that every single victim and survivor of the holocaust was a person with so much love in their heart and so many storiees and interpersonal relationships like this.

(Source: books.simonandschuster.ca)

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29.10.19

Tue

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Hey do you have any advice for de-stressing after work? I find myself thinking and worrying about work even when I am not working, and I can't figure out how to stop. It also makes me catastrophize and convince myself that work stuff is more urgent than it actually is. How do you de-stress and put yourself in a different mental state? Thanks!

I have a hard time shutting off my brain. The gym has been really great for this - you literally can’t think of anything else when you’re lifting heavy weights above your head and trying to keep yourself from dying - but also, making sure I’m being creative and working enough on my own projects and hobbies really helps to take the poison out of anything bad that’s happening to me at work. I usually find that if I’m mad at something that happens to me at work, the real anger is actually at myself for not having enough other things going on outside of work that I’m looking forward to. Does that make sense? So it’s kind of two fold: One, regulating my brain space and emotions with exercise, and two, making sure I’m not putting all my happiness eggs in one basket (aka my job).

By aaronbleyaert

29.10.19

Tue

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Hey thanks for responding to my question. I guess my point was you shouldn't refer to yourself as a minor celebrity because you're not one and it sounds a little desperate in that lecture you gave

aw, you’re sweet for thinking that i’m not desperate literally every moment of my entire life

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By aaronbleyaert

23.10.19

Wed

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He was Aaron, plain Aaron, in the morning, standing six feet three (?) in one sock. He was Bleyaert in slacks. He was Bley at work. He was Aaron Bleyaert on the dotted line. But in my arms he was always a minor celebrity.

Sincerely, 

Death

By aaronbleyaert

21.10.19

Mon

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Big Conan fan. I saw your motivational talk in Philly. You referred to yourself as a "minor celebrity" and that was disappointing.

Oh no! I’m sorry about that. What do you think would be a more appropriate way to refer to myself in the future? “Regular Internet Joe?”

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