Every living thing dies alone. With rainbows and sparkles.

September 12, 2015 5:40 PM

Nihilisa Frank presents a pastel and neon utopia of pithy sayings to keep your despairing heart warm as you feel the weight of the universe crushing down upon you.
posted by ardgedee (16 comments total)

Get out of my head.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 5:44 PM on September 12, 2015

I adore this. I think I'm a Goth at heart, thought a rainbow sparkly one. Privately, of course, ahem.
posted by scruss at 6:08 PM on September 12, 2015 [3 favorites]

You can get the Trapper-Keepers at Wal*Martyr.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:32 PM on September 12, 2015 [28 favorites]

proof that all borders mark those places on maps where opposing armies finally got tired of fighting each other. Except these aren't borders so much as happy smiley enunciations of abysmal truth where even God is a hot pink blanket that won't keep you warm.

or words to that effect.
posted by philip-random at 6:54 PM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

*screaming*
posted by listen, lady at 7:03 PM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

They're Nihilisas, Donny, nothing to be afraid of. Other than that garish color scheme.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:04 PM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

what is a blanket statement? is that "god"?
posted by andrewcooke at 7:11 PM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

I've seen a recent resurgence of "De-motivational Memes", like this ongoing series of Kinda Spirit Animals 1, 2, 3, 4, and this collection of unsplash 'unmotivationals' (warning: buzzfeed)
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:13 PM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

andrewcooke: "what is a blanket statement? is that "god""

I was wondering about that too. I guess "God" makes sense, but man, fuck that typeface.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 7:45 PM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

Maybe it's obvious but this is a parody of Lisa Frank brand graphics popular in the 80s.
posted by nologo at 8:25 PM on September 12, 2015

I think this might be my life. Mostly because I have Clicker Heroes open in another tab right now.
posted by numaner at 10:16 PM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

Wow, I love the combination of a strong dose of nostalgia (I can practically smell that particular plastic-y scent of a newly christened Lisa Frank folder), and the current of dark humor. It's twisted in the best possible way.

Also the name of this tumblr is awesome.

Lisa Frank brand graphics popular in the 80s.

They were still quite popular in the early nineties as well, at least in my elementary school.
posted by litera scripta manet at 10:17 PM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

Of any relation to Paul Frank?
posted by acb at 5:31 AM on September 13, 2015

I love this more than anything I have loved in so long.

Thank you.
posted by Punctual at 7:00 AM on September 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

Reminds me of Strindberg and Helium...Despaaaaiiiiiirrr!
posted by sexyrobot at 7:36 AM on September 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

Lisa Frank, for those of us unaware (like me, until my bliss was sullied with this knowledge).
posted by IAmBroom at 10:35 AM on September 13, 2015 [1 favorite]