Tanja

Honestly I’m about as good with money as I am with saving half a sandwich for later

Eating Twelve Grapes Under The Table Superstitions, Resolutions & Hope For The New Year

"Most of us get so lost in our day to day that we forget to give equal commitment to our joy. Then, come New Year, we zoom our focus out to see the past 365 days and declare ‘enough is enough.’ "

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This is so cool.

There are 100 people out in the world that like my writing 🫣

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#TerryPratchett #Discworld #teacher #education 📚💙

Oh Luigi, Don’t You Know Killing is Wrong? The Adjuster - Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

"This isn’t a matter of kill vs not kill, it’s about an imbalance of power."

From ‘You’ve Got Mail’ to ‘You’ve Got Meh’ Instagram Faces, Cookie-Cutter Plots, and How Today's Rom-Coms Mirror Our Lack of Vulnerability

“So, could it be that contemporary rom-coms lack the intimacy seen in Meg Ryan movies, simply because that intimacy is almost non-existent today?”

#writingcommunity #writer #substack #romance #netflix

Find someone who looks at you the way we look at books.

Time for introductions:

My name's Tanja and I'm absolutely obsessed with existential questions and social commentary being portrayed in movies, books, and tv shows.

I started writing a blog where I break these things down, so if you’re someone who enjoys a good existential crisis hit me up!

My friend attachment style is VERY hobbitish, like yes I'll go with you on your ridiculous journey but I'm probably gonna complain the whole time and talk about how much I miss potatoes a lot

Se7en is a Christmas movie because people talk about the Bible and Brad Pitt gets a present at the end.

Turns Out, Getting Fired Is a Great Muse Following the Universe's Breadcrumbs

"I hold a potential key to my own happiness, which is a treasure we all search for, and few find.

So let’s try the lock."

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I've reached the stage of my life where there's nobody left in my circle but top notch weirdos and honestly the company is so so good

“Paid Subscriber” doesn’t do it justice - I vote we bring back “Patron,” so I can feel like an artist that’s been adopted by a Venetian noble family.

God knew what he was doing when he shaped cats’ heads to be perfect for kisses, and then armed them with claws.

The ultimate lesson in consent.

Do I Count As a Writer Now? When Do We Get to Call Ourselves Writers

"So, I have to ask myself - do I count as a writer now? Does this essay grant me the title? When do I get to slap that label over my heart, with text above that reads “Hi, I’m A…”?"

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#amwriting

GOD I miss Terry Pratchett

Existential Threat, With a Side of Calamari Does Humanity Need a Common Enemy in Order to Achieve Peace?

“Do we need time pressure, unanimity, a cosmic horror with scary teeth, unfathomable size, or an omnipotent being to feel truly threatened?”

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#anime #substack #arcane #watchmen #comics #writerscommunity #writingcommunity

What We Do In The Shadows.

Caught two squirrels playing around in the garden this morning. A good start to the day.

Sorry, I can’t come

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

6/20

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#poetry
#dorothyparker
#poets

The motivation of most creatives
#writer #artist #musician

I am so tired of waiting, aren’t you, For the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let’s take a knife and cut the world in two- And see what worms are eating At the rind. Langston Hughes

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

5/20

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#Spinoza
#Philosophy

“It's a shocking thing to realise people love their hatred more than they care about their own actual lives” - Fran Lebowitz

There’s definitely an overlap between those who read fiction and those who watch anime - we all crave answers to the meaning of life.