more than any other calvin and hobbes strip this one stays lodged in my consciousness
oof yeah, i get why, but i also feel its a shame no one has mentioned the follow-up strips, cause like.
^ this moment right here. calvin and his dad being like, emotionally mature and talking it through, like. i feel like this interaction formed the blueprint for a lot of how we deal with interpersonal conflict and anxiety n shit. and then finding a compromise, a way to work with a curious but clumsy kid and a dad with expensive toys its like. idk, its good
[ID: Calvin & Hobbes comic strips. Calvin’s father, angry beyond reason, yells and gesticulates so wildly that he covers some of the words of his own speech. “You broke the binoculars?! Didn’t I tell you to be extra, extra careful with them?! Isn’t that what I said?! Well?! Those binoculars were brand new! Have you no respect for other people’s property?!” Calvin, clearly distraught, tearfully says to his now more pensive father, “I have an idea, Dad. Let’s pretend I already feel terrible about it, and that you don’t need to rub it in any more.” Second strip: Calvin hugs his father, who is calmer and looks a little sympathetic to the kid, while Calvin bawls and says to him, “I didn’t mean to break your binoculars, Dad. It was an accident.” He sniffles. “I’m really sorry. I felt like I was going to barf all afternoon.” His father calmly replies, “Well, I’m sorry I yelled at you like I did. I shouldn’t have been so angry. After all, it was just a pair of binoculars. In the big scheme of things, that’s really not so bad.” Calvin, still thoroughly distraught but now a little relieved, sniffles and asks, “Really?” His dad exhaustedly sits back and says, “Sure… In another tend years, you’ll probably be wrecking my car.” Third strip. Calvin excitedly runs with a thing in his hands. “Hobbes, look! Dad got me my own pair of little binoculars!” Hobbes holds them with mild wonder. “Wow, these are yours?” “Aren’t they great?” Calvin asks. “I’ll say,” Hobbes replies, looking through them. “Dad said as long as I was going to break binoculars, I ought to at least break my own,” Calvin says with that same smile. Hobbes shares his excitement and says, “Now we can go to the beach and look at babes!” Calvin looks gleefully thoughtful and says, “Maybe I should break Dad’s power tools and see if I could get some of those.” /end ID]
Anonymous asked: Mutual pining? What about double mutual pining? Where best friends Steve and Natasha work together and pine over the cute human disasters that continually walk through the door of their cafe and who they think are dating each other. Enter best friends Bucky and Clint who think Steve and Nat are together and hide their feelings behind awkwardness and loud forced laughter. Sam is the knowing regular who often blogs about them and they unknowingly read his blog and root for themselves.
I know all of my followers love to hear about them, so I thought I’d let you know that Socially Inept and Model-Hot Swagger are back. They just walked through the door and immediately scanned the room for Raging Bisexual and Terrifying Seductress. It wasn’t even subtle, guys. The barista actually facepalmed.
Shouldda seen how hangdog they looked when they realized RB and TS weren’t here.
More updates as the story unfolds.
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Look at this mess, SI and MHS barely seated with their drinks when RB and TS walked in. I can’t believe they know each other’s schedules this well.
RB is blushing like crazy. TS looks like she wants to eat SI. MHS is somewhere between admiring the goods and looking like he actually wants to flip the table.
All four of them are just frozen, staring at one another.
This is disturbing.
Barista just gave me this, are you seeing this shit? look. Yes, Barista. Yes I am.
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Did you know that heart eyes are a real thing? I’m witnessing them as we speak.
Seriously, man. MHS and RB are going for gold in the Heart Eyes Olympics.
TS still looks like she wants to eat SI alive. How is this dude not scared shitless? Can’t he FEEL her gaze? My god.
When she looks away to talk to RB, SI looks at her like she’s the fucking sun.
This is disgusting.
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Barista just started mime-retching behind the counter. I almost snorted cappuccino.
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Things I actually heard SI say, “why does she have to be taken?”
Does he mean –
Does he actually think –
dear god. I’m witnessing an actual romantic comedy. No wonder these fools won’t make a move.
They think RB & TS are together.
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MHS & RB accidentally bumped into each other on their way to get refills. Or maybe it’s “accidentally,” not enough data to say for sure.
Either way, they’re all stammery and MHS is usually suave as fuck, I’ve seen him around campus a couple of time. No one can charm a girl like this motherfucker.
But now? It’s embarrassing how suave he isn’t.
Barista just threw down the cups she was restocking and half-climbed onto the counter so that she could shout at them:
“JUST MAKE OUT ALREADY.”
I laughed so hard, everyone’s staring at me now. RB looks like he’s about to spontaneously combust.
How can one person blush so much??
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RB & TS left. MHS looks like he’s about to strangle the barista.
The plot has thickened but the Four Pines & A Lonely Blogger saga continues, unfortunately.
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Look guys, I got all your messages but let me tell you: I am not about to fuck with these white people’s love lives.
Let them sort it out for themselves.
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Jesus, fine!
I’ll try to do something about it. But I’m not promising anything!
Reeducating myself on how to say “You are willfully misinterpreting me so this conversation is over.”
Recently watched a youtube video about tips for trying to buy sustainable and high quality textiles and the narrator started with several minutes of “I am not shaming anyone for having to buy fast fashion, no ethical consumption under capitalism etc., these are just some tips for if you have the means and desire to source these sorts of fabrics, I know being able to buy sustainable things is a privilege –” and the fact that that disclaimer is necessary, that we live in a culture so ready to read anything in bad faith that providing tips for something is assumed to be shaming people for doing anything else unless you do the “you’re valid too! <3” speech at the start, made me want to eat my own face.
