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what is architecture's obsession with "the primitive man"?? the "noble savage" WHAT?? that's-that's definitely racist or something, right?

#architecture school #arch school #architecture student

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A question I get asked a lot while working at a public library is "how do you deal with homeless people?"

And the answer is, we don't.

The unhoused people who come here seeking refuge 99% of the time understand that they will be kicked out if they misbehave.

The people you have to watch out for are Jessica, who only came because the kid she didn't want had to visit for a homework assignment and she just *needs* to yell at her child for asking to borrow two books or stay an extra five minutes, or Michael, who came in to look at porn on our computers for whatever fucking reason, or Karen who just wanted to come by to throw a fit that the particular book she wanted was checked out and harrass our staff about our collection being too limited.

99% of the time, the people we need to ban are middle to upper-middle class white people while the homeless and mentally ill/disabled people mind their own damn business and are honestly some of the best patrons we have.

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when you think you have nothing left, you still have the moon, sunsets, your favorite music, paper to write on, warm clothes, new starts and your cute self

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"they viewed your act as an act of defiance and not love" but what if love is defiance?

#the hunger games #catching fire

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dni if you have no whimsy and no joy for the miracles found within the mundane

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percy jackson is so incredibly POC coded. like, the world literally feels like it wasn't built for you? the system literally fails you over and over again but it's internalized now so you feel like you have to LITERALLY save the world to feel like a good kid? same kid I love you so much

#rereading the first series so my girlfriend can read it with my annotations... I'll update yall as I go along #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #riordanverse #omg also i got #the sun and the star #and I will be blogging so much more about that & all things riordan this summer so stay tuned

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give me a book that has lowercase r, romance. not as a big thing. but enough in between to make my old heart flutter sometimes. give me percy and annabeth falling in love little by little until they were going through the underworld together. books like that.

#reblogging because everlark's lowercase r romance gets me everytime too #I'm also obsessed with the political commentary of thg bc duh #I love books about kids who want to change the world first and then fall in love second

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it was a DISSERVICE that peeta didn't lose his leg in the movies and he was just so "clumsy" and weaker in the catching fire film & needed extra help but that was bc of his amputated leg!! and it makes it so much crueler and heartbreaking in CF! this poor 16 year old lost his leg in a political murder competition, and in the eyes of the capitol he (now 17-18) heals a bit & finds love and gets engaged and married and pregnant with his wife and THEY'RE SENDING HIM BACK. they're sending him to fight other capable, older, experienced, 90% non-disabled victors. people who know how to WIN and kill. the trauma! the devastation! the games disabled people (mentally & physically) and they just HOSTED ANOTHER ONE and sent them all back. it's such betrayal. because truly they obviously don't value the victors, as snow likes to make it seem, smothering them with attention and riches after their victory, but they are property of the capitol, for the capitol's entertainment alone(proven by the unwilling prostitution and quarter quell 3). you won your games, cool, doesn't matter, you're gonna go back and die this time.

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in the least surprising turn of events I too am returning to my hunger games phase

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I kind of want to start a dedicated blog on (or, what will more likely happen, start a tag on here for) balancing architecture school with, like, having a life because I don’t know if people know that it’s completely attainable. I’m rocking this studio and my 3 jobs and my social life and my relationship and I still shower an acceptable amount!

#architecture school #studyblr

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embarrassingly, my midterm review is coming up and all I’ve actually got to show for it are some green roofs and maybe a lighthouse/observatory? I did not want to fall into that stereotype so quickly 😭. but! I got through What If It’s Us, Here’s to Us, and Gravity of Us in the last week through this project! such good reads. I’ll collect my thoughts on them soon, but the titles are cracking me up and I’ll just say that they’re a wonderful succession to read if you’re looking to lighten up a whole week of work

#bookblr #adam silvera #becky albertalli #phil stamper

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I saw that you love book recs and I've just gotta ask: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend, as well as a subplot abt the burning of the white house. It also ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters!

oh my god this sounds incredible. I'm waiting for my hold on the seven husbands to come through (which is embarrassing because I literally own the physical copy, I just want to listen to it too) and this totally fits the vibe. I'll keep it on my list for if my library adds it or if I'm out book shopping sometime soon :)

#book recommendations #for later

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so I realized I never finished what if it's us and I forgot where I left off so I ended up reading from, like, 1/3 of the way to 2/3s of the book before I realized that I never finished it because IT ENDS IN A BREAKUP. AND I'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR ALREADY! and yes I've been told that it's an amicable one and it's healthy and there's another book but THIS IS WHY I AM A SPOILER ENTHUSIAST. I SPENT THE DAY HERE.

#what if its us spoilers #i literally look for spoilers every time idk why i forgot about this #you should block the spoilers tag or my entire blog if its a problem #spoilers #book spoilers #lmk how I should tag this bc i often spoil things #like i do it to myself on purpose #FOR SITUATUONS SUCH AS THIS

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I’m renaming this blog for the umpteenth time look away

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give me a book that has lowercase r, romance. not as a big thing. but enough in between to make my old heart flutter sometimes. give me percy and annabeth falling in love little by little until they were going through the underworld together. books like that.

#bookblr #help me out! #books and literature #book rec request

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society will advance when we accept that the classics are hilarious. they’re petty and witty and human just like us, and frankly it’s even funnier to read it all in 20th century posh-speak

#silly humans being silly #bookblr #classic lit #I'm still talking #jane austen

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my most toxic trait is that I am in love with coursehero literature summaries and analysis. it started with not wanting to read 1984 in the 10th grade and now I’m watching them after reading a book because I want to know more about it.

#I still haven't read 1984 though. the courseheros were good and the unit in class was thrilling but I couldn't get through the book #is it too late for me