It's gonna be okay

Submitted by arianek on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 21:57 – 6 comments

Ok everyone, let's all take a collective deep breath. Now hit play, and hear your favourite person's voice in your ears saying "It's gonna be okay."

Pardon the swearing like a sailor, but what the fuck is in the water lately? Myself and so many of the people who I care most about in the world have had a terrible week on top of a terrible couple months. Illness, sadness, shitstorm after shitstorm... It SUCKS!

The last week, and last couple days especially it's all culminated in some people being rude for no reason, and witnessing some of the most revolting words I've seen online being directed at a really good person who didn't deserve it, and specific and general threats to wellbeings and sanities all around. Results have been mostly people caving to stress and sadness and totally losing their shit (myself included). 

I don't like getting to that point where I am starting to feel like things are breaking me, and I sure as hell don't like to see the people I love and care about feeling like that way either. I'm really not sure what I can do other than try and stay calm and be supportive and ride it out, and help others ride it out, and just hope desperately that things start looking up. Soon. Please, please, soon.

So all I really wanted to do was share some things that I was looking at tonight that I find reassurance and beauty in. I hope they make all yous who need it feel better too. And in addition, let's all try and remember that life is hard enough without being rude and nasty to each other. Let's be kinder to each other, really, it means more than you know.

  1. (Above) Tiny Dancer scene from Almost Famous.
  2. Alex's gorgeous photos, especially this set from DC in the snowF Street
  3. Hippo crossing sign from South Africa, come on, it's a HIPPO CROSSING! (c/o the lovely Smath)Beware of Hippos
  4. Followed by OMG HIPPOS!!! (c/o the amazing Scott)
    Hippos
  5. XKCD + Love...
  6. Miracles of nature (c/o the awesome Stephanie)
    FRACTAL BROCCOLI
  7. And if you just need a little comforting, let Chrissie Hynde sing you a lullaby

Things are gonna get better, they've gotta. Let's just stick together and we'll make it through.

considering the neuro exam

Posted by kirsti (not verified) on Thu, 1 April, 2010 - 05:04

considering the neuro exam that I have in 3 hours that I'm feeling pretty shitty about, your pretenders video just made me cry.

You'll still love me if I flunk one section of med school, right? :)

i hope the sh*tstorm subsides ASAP and spring brings some new calm and happiness.
x0

awwwww <3 of course i'll

Posted by arianek on Thu, 1 April, 2010 - 09:56

awwwww <3 of course i'll still love you... especially if you become an amazing superhero doctor and make me all better! like, i can't love you a *lot* more, but i think there's still a little room! ;-)

hope the exam goes ok!

comment

Posted by Rachael (not verified) on Thu, 1 April, 2010 - 09:37

As I said to Boris the other morning when we were both feeling blah, "GO TEAM!!!!!!" I will do anything in my power to maintain a positive attitude and keep all three of us UP.

ME TOO. i like this go team

Posted by arianek on Thu, 1 April, 2010 - 09:56

ME TOO. i like this go team business (especially cause i feel like poo again this morning). :-) GO TEAM!!!!!!!!

hippo groups

Posted by Mum (not verified) on Thu, 1 April, 2010 - 10:34

looking on wiki answers, a group of hippos is called a herd, a bloat or a crash - appropriate somehow. may all the march nastiness be gone.

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