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flightofaqrow · 11 months

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Misfortune (Reprise)

I realized I never talked about option 1. Let me back up. And bear with me a moment. We're going to get serious first, and then silly, okay?

I. The Take

I have too many words about it which will probably keep coming and being further refined into new posts, but to put it as simple as possible: My personal portrayal take is that Misfortune is symbolic of a physical disability (aura and semblance are like a muscle, don't u kno) and an allegory for depression/anxiety, and both of these things are further maladapted due to trauma.

We are explicitly told that semblances may or may NOT be reflective of someone's soul, and that if it is, it can be either a semblance shaped by the soul OR a soul shaped by the semblance. ...Remember?

“A common philosophy is that a warrior’s Semblance is a part of who they are. Some say your personality and character can define your Semblance while some claim that it is the other way around. Of course, there are still many who don’t see a connection at all."

We are also explicitly told by qrow that his "semblance isn't like most."

tl;dr (a) people trying to frame Misfortune as some sort of manifestation of qrow's personality or true self just because using that lens does fit a lot of the other characters, or (b) trying to say that having a different perspective about himself and the trauma aspect of things suddenly makes the other parts go away - absolutely smacks of (a) victim blaming and (b) ableism [to me].

This is a me thing, a personal interpretation and portrayal thing. But this is also my muse and my space to talk about it, so I do. No actual hate to people that interpret or have fun with it otherwise, you're valid.

II. The Alternates

On a lighter note, the two alternative options I will accept for Misfortune reflecting some aspect of qrow's true self are:

He wants to stay the hell away from main character drama, so he acknowledges his B Sitcom plot, complete with the stupid slapstick.

and

2. Super secret [til now] background tertiary allusion: Uncle Charlie.

Welcome to doing whatever you wish! you got the wrong guy. Laughing and singing all day! oh, isn't that wonderful. you mean there's no surprises or anything? Oh no, no, no. We know everything here. aw, that's just lovely. the clouds. the grass. the air. [/s] hey. would you like to dance? you must have studied dancing. you have natural rhythm... Ah! I'm getting dizzy... everything is so lovely here. so planned. so ordinary. and that's what's driving me crazy. i need Brazil, the throb, the thrill i've never been there, but someday i will adventure and danger! love from a stranger! let me be surprised! today there's sun, they said there'd be snow when all's said and done, it's fun not to know what keeps my heart humming is guessing what's coming let me be surprised! oh, ain't it great when fate ...makes you wait the world seems mirthless you feel worthless then suddenly, there's a big bone on your plate! Oh, Charlie, please remember Down there's a world of used cars And singles bars, broken dreams And out of reach stars... but it isn't over, not for this rover i don't like to steal... but i don't buy this deal... in 'bout three seconds, she'll have realized... and she's gonna be. wait'll you see. she's gonna be ...surprised!

this is relevant at just face value, but also.

qrow as 'the second child, the twin who never should have been, but came back wrong/cursed from a prior life' has been a brainworm based around this allusion for a very long time, and then Vol 9 came along and we got canon ascension/reincarnation for potentially everybody AND canon time-fuckery based around pocket watch imagery. so you know what, it's the time and place to talk about that too.

Ozma > qrow > Jaune parallel of boys trying so hard to be heroes but just end up dicking around and caught in things they don't understand. delicious.

#* look who's been listening = music *#* legends and stories; some of them true; some made up = meta *#* hey don't get mad cause i'm right = headcanon *#* gotta look inside / a little introspection = character development *#long post tw #rwby vol9 spoilers #but very smol #ruby as anne marie tho #tell me i'm wrong

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royaltyspeaking · 1 year

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Will any foreign royals be at the coronation? And what tiaras do you think the ladies will wear? Also do you think that Zara and the Yorks will be there? If so, do you think they'll wear tiaras?

Heirs are usually the people who attend. I'm hopeful that Amalia and Elisabeth will be there to represent their fathers too.

As for what tiaras are worn, usually the royal ladies dust off their most important jewels for big occasions like this. They also tend to pic any jewels that may be associated with the country the event is being held, so as this is a British coronation, my guess is they may go with something that has British connections.

My predictions are:

Mary: Ruby Parure. It's her most important set and it was created for the coronation of Napoleon which makes it fitting.

Victoria: the Connaught or the King Edward VII Ruby tiara. Both have British connections and the Ruby tiara would be one of the few Victoria hasn't worn that isn't exclusively reserved for the Queen.

Mette Marit: Queen Mauds pearl tiara. Again, a British connection and its the most important one MM has ever worn.

Elisabeth: most likely the tiara she debuted at Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday party

Amalia: it has to be the Stuart. Is it too much for a 19 year old? Probably. But who cares? It's a coronation ffs and what better jewel to wear to a British coronation than the famous Stuart Diamond? Realistically tho I could also see the Wurrtemberg or the Sapphire tiaras. Both are impressive but maybe not as daunting as the Stuart.

Rjawa al Saif: I have no idea how realistic it is that she could be in attendance much less wear a tiara if she is, but should she attend, I'm hopeful that she would wear Ranias Arabic Scroll tiara or Ranias diamond tiara.

As for Zara and the Yorks, my guess is that they'll all wear their wedding tiaras. Zara might borrow another one of Anne's but I doubt the Yorks have any options, unless I was wrong about Fergie selling her tiara and one of them busts that out. I just don't see Charles being overly generous to his nieces and letting them pick something else unless there's a stash of tiaras we don't know about.

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lightasthesun · 5 years

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AWAE ep. 3x03 Commentary: What can stop the determined heart SPOILERS

Lot’s of tears but just bear with me guys

Bash commenting on Gilbert's cooking skills as soon as he comes in the kitchen 'Don't forget the salt!'

I'm pretty sure G is making porridge so it really shouldn't be that hard

“Since you can't go outside to meet spring I'll bring spring to you” Oh my loves

I'm never gonna get over Bash calling his daughter Delie and fussing over her that’s a fact

Mary having a dizzy spell during the first 10 minutes already made me worried but when I saw the bandage on her hand and the infection my mind legit screamed BLOOD POISONING and then Bash said she had a fever and me -

"Do you think she could catch this?" Can you hear my heart breaking?

And then Bash bringing little delphine to the Cuthberts to look after her really shows how close they all must've gotten between S2 and s3

Anne and Marilla snapping at each other while making sure to be polite oh boy...

Matthew worryingly making sure that Marilla doesn't trip and fall down the stairs with the baby in her arms is pure sugar

Also, Matthew's facial expression when he realized he was to look after the baby hahaha

HOURS??

The first Shirbert scene... Gilbert looking at Anne as she worries about Mary and gets upset about the injustice

Also, can we talk about how Marilla makes sure that Gilbert catches the train? They're like a big family now. The Blythe-Lacroix-Cuthbert family. We can take from this scene that they have grown much closer as friends/family and probably spend a lot of time together outside of school (Shirbert). Both Anne and Marilla know their way around the house and Gilbert leaves them without any concern. He doesn't need to show them where anything is because they’re already so familiar with it.

The quick but sweet smile shirbert shared before he left to go to the station

BASHS FACE WHEN HE GETS TOLD MATTHEW IS WATCHING HIS DAUGHTER THO

Barn. BARN. Tree. TREE. Horse. HORSE. Goat. GOAT. Jerry. JERRY

Anne leaving with Marilla only to come back straight afterwards to care for Mary really shows the kind of bond they have. Mary teaching Anne how to cook certain things and Anne wanting to use that knowledge to make her feel better.

Aren't you all kinds of sixteen-year-old trouble?

Mary shivering... The fever is getting worse

Bash saying Mary has plenty of time to bring Avonlea to her dinner table after she said she misses cooking for many people 😭

The kite 'It'll look like the sun in the sky'

The school scene threw me off. It was kinda unnecessary except to show that the printing machine is working

!!!Josie Pye one of these days I'm gonna reach through my screen and take Anne as an inspiration to whack you over the head with a slate!!!

Ruby sweetie I love you but not everything is about Gilbert and there are far more important things to worry about

Moody x Ruby? Okay but not in this episode, please

Winifred Rose? No, it's Winnie! Stop looking at him as if you want to undress him argh.

Winnie getting cut off by Gilbert because he doesn't have time for her flirtation ay

Dr Ward telling her that she needs to cancel all of his appointments for the next day didn't make me worry any less thank you very much

“Sometimes life finds gifts in the darkest of places” - Anne Shirley Cuthbert

Marilla and Anne having a moment of truce while looking after Delie

Bash is so heartbroken I can't even look at him it hurts too much. The way they use slow motion to portray his inner turmoil and pain while he is listening to Dr ward telling Gilbert that Mary has 2 weeks left to live if she's lucky...

Gilbert stepping in to check on Mary because Bash is not able to and him breaking down crying as he tells Mary the truth...

I mean I knew she had sepsis from the beginning of the episode but hearing her say it made me tear up immediately

JUST TELL HER IT'S BLOOD POISONING FOR GODS SAKE

Oh, Gilbert I'm so sorry. Why does he have to lose all the people that are dear to him?

The look Anne and Gilbert shared through the window when he went to get Delie... She could read him like a book.

Gilbert and Anne walking back to Blythe's farm together. 'I think I'll walk'. "May I join you?" I love how she doesn't want to leave him alone because she knows it's not easy to be in such a situation by yourself and because she wants to be there for him and make sure he is not alone.

Gilbert's doubts about becoming a doctor because he thinks he's too invested and that him caring about the patients would make it worse for them. Anne comforting him, knowing exactly the right thing to say. She reassures him but with honesty, she's not just trying to cheer him up she's trying to tell him that he's the right person to be a doctor and that she believes in him. "You will be a wonderful Doctor. Caring deeply will always be the right thing" You can tell by his facial expression that he's taking to heart what she's telling him. Return off the heart eyes ladies and gents. (Not that they were ever really gone.) I feel like he's really seeing her in another light after this scene.

Mary bursting into tears with delie in her arms and Marilla by her side was truly bittersweet

"Where's Anne? I need, to talk to her"

As if I wasn't already crying enough... Gilbert crying and Anne hugging him certainly threw me over the edge especially when he pulled her even closer and you could make out the tear marks on his cheeks.

He's so grateful for her in that moment.

My favourite scene in the entire episode is probably Anne's and Mary's heart to heart in which Mary worries about Delie´s future without her and knows how hard it must've been for Anne in the orphanage without them ever having talked about it. How she wonders what made Anne the way she is, loving, bright and tender. I wish we could've gotten more of these scenes of them together.

Anne's advice to Mary that she should write Delie a letter and tell her everything she wants her to know, how much she loves her and how much she wishes she were still with her daughter while reassuring her that delie will always know how much she's loved. "But she won't know how much I cherish her"

I know it's accurate to their time but STOP CALLING THE INDIANS SAVAGES

“Young enough to still be saved?” How dare you assume that Ka'kwet and her people need saving! They’re content in the way they live, leave them be!

I'm not gonna lie. The bigger part of myself didn't want Bash to go and get Elijah but I did completely understand why Mary wanted to see her son and Bash should've at least tried to understand that. I know he's worried and I know what Elijah did was wrong but he's still her child, not only delphine.

Gilbert is such a good person. It had to be said. We all know he is but damn that boy has a heart of gold and Mary knows that as well, "I appreciate you so much Gilbert Blythe" got me chocked up. "You're a big part of my life I have, you know?", "Thank you for bringing love back into my family's home." My second favourite scene of the episode was their moment together. "Be sure you marry for love. Only for love"

Anne planning on taking Delie under her wing was so sweet it warmed my heart.

Fuck you, Elijah. Being a coward and hiding from taking on responsibility is not right. I'm sorry you have to learn it the hard way through not being able to say goodbye to your mother.

I feel like I haven't stopped crying for longer than a second since I started watching the episode and now Bash falling onto his knees and praying for Mary to live has my emotions bubbling up again.

Gilbert being a gentleman and escorting Constanze and Jocelyn on the train and then to the farm to visit Mary. Also, Gilbert riding a carriage!!

Aahh I love those women

"No more crying. I mean it!!" - burst into tears lol

"I need to hold that baby!" /"Me first!"

I'm only gonna say it once. Anne hugged Gilbert and gave him strength so that he could be there for Bash and I think that's beautiful.

I loved Bash's and Gilbert's conversation about what it's like to lose someone they love and Gilbert proceeding to tell Bash that he needs to spend every last minute that he can with Mary because he'll regret it if he doesn't.

"I don't wanna live without her." *tears up*

Bash's and Gilbert's hug "I'm here."

Rachel... What are you doing there? Go home

Anne, Matthew and Marilla going to the Barry's to ask for a favour that would make Mary's dreams come true

Can we talk about Bash holding his family in his arms when they're sitting on the bed? Because I got chills

Now let's talk about the church scene. I don't know what to think about it all honestly. I'm so worried about Ka'kwet going to school. They're going to strip her of her identity. I know trouble when I see it.

The scene of Anne and Ka'kwet was just precious, pure gold. The way they smiled with excitement when they saw each other and then talk about being so alike it just made me smile. I do hope we get a scene of Anne explaining school to Ka'kwet like she said she'd do after church ended but I doubt it. Another thing that happened offscreen.

So let's talk about Mr Gilbert Blythe standing in the background. He was about to turn away from the situation until Anne excitedly ran past him to greet Ka'kwet and he doesn't take his eyes off of her after that. For a second there it actually looked like he wanted to talk to her but she didn't even notice. What exactly is the point of him being there? Nonetheless in the same shot? Is he just watching her like he does from time to time? Is he enchanted by the way she treats and acts around the Indians? Or is he waiting for Anne so that they can go into the church together? What's the purpose of him being there?

The conversation between Bash and Mary about her not wanting to die and a part of her wishing she wouldn't know she would is heartwrenching and when she proceeds to talk about Delies education and that she wants her to go to school and achieve the most possible as long as she wants to... It's so hard to watch them but the acting in this scene is just incredible. The whole episode is acting masterclass.

Bash saying he already started saving money for school and Mary laughing in delight because of course, he has started he's bash. He is Sebastian Lacroix her great love.

Oh you ain't slick Gilbert we all know you didn't mean the flower hat although the hat was "Beautiful" too

I can't handle it... She's so weak I'm not okay

The garden looks like Eden it's so so enchanting.

Matthew and Delie are my new favourite thing

"You're an Angel, Anne Shirley Cuthbert" Need I say more?

Oh Minnie May

Everyone singing for Mary and then saying the prayer with her is something I didn't know I needed. I love Amybeths voice. The entire garden scene was so wholesome and bittersweet. "The community brought itself to you" I'm tearing up

Mary looking at Bash and Mr Barry shaking hands must've been such a relief to her

Her last scene was made quite beautifully and symbolic with the paper butterfly changing into the yellow Kite before the screen faded to black.

This episode had me in tears the entire time. I didn't stop crying or trembling like a leaf for longer than 10 seconds. Can we just take a moment to appreciate the acting in this episode? Wow, that was a masterclass. As heartbreaking as this episode was I loved it so much. It was amazingly done and bittersweet.

Congratulations to whoever read all of this, let me know what you think.

#anne with an e #anne shirley #anne shirly cuthbert #gilbert x anne #shirbert #mary lacroix #bash lacroix #bash x mary #AWAE #awae spoilers #anne with an e spoilers #Grammar? Never heard of it before #....

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juliettecxi · 3 years

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your secret courtier here! i see you like awae! that's awesome! it's one of my favorite shows, ever. do you have any favorite chracters and ships from the show? mine are diana, ruby, & ms. stacey, and my favorite ships are diana + jerry, ruby + moody, & ms stacey and bash / mary and bash. what about you? (also, i need your feelings on the show being cancelled!)

Anne with an E is one of the first ever shows I was 100% invested in.. I mean it's one of the first book remakes I've seen that was so different yet so GOOD. And it most definitely is one of my favourite shows ever 😍

My favourite characters were Anne, Gilbert, Diana, Jerry, Bash and miss Stacy and also prissy whom in my opinion had one of the best character arcs ever! Wait and how could I forget Cole and aunt Josephine!

My favourite ships were Shirbert (these two were such idiots tho but I love them so much ahhh😩) bash and Mary (her death was so sad 😢 ) and although Diana and Jerry would have been cute, It wasn't explored enough for me so... I'm on the fence there...

As for cancelling...They shouldn't have cancelled the show! There was so much potential for one more season atleast and the reason it was cancelled was because people between 25 and 50 weren't watching the show? ?? A show about a young girl who's growth from childhood to adulthood is explored ? ? Who would've thought! (*screams in frustration*) I mean they could've showed so much! They were all going to college! 1800s college antics? Hello? It was also a really good show when it came to social issues and all in all it was that show 😎 but netflix always cuts the good ones so no suprise there 😩

Atleast the first 3 seasons will always be there whenever I want to watch sooo.. some solace there I guess... also there is always fanfiction soo 😂

This was fun to talk about.. thanks for asking hon!

#abby answer's #secret courtier💕#awae

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whatdoesshedotothem · 3 years

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Tuesday 27 March 1832: SH:7/ML/E/15/0045

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- Let[ter] fr[om] L[ad]y Gordon (Garnestone Hereford 24th inst[ant]) - 3 p[ages] - fine morn[in]g F[ahrenheit] 62° at 10 in my r[oo]m and 60° at 10 20/: in the blac[on]y - L[ad]y G- [Gordon] h[a]s settl[e]d h[e]r Spanish affairs b[u]t yet hopes to see Sp[ai]n ag[ai]n one of these days - Cosmo to ha[ve] a 5th. share as partner and she tho’ having nothing to receive for eight years has nothing to pay - L[ad]y G- [Gordon] wr[ite]s in good sp[iri]ts - chol[er]a is in Paris, b[u]t this will n[o]t prev[en]t her go[in]g there - we are to settle our plans ‘seat[e]d und[e]r the large tree on the top of the hill in the jardin des Plantes’ ‘and God willing we will see some curious scenes together before we die’ - all in the mind to agree and half sorry at being at all hampered with Miss H- [Hobart] br[eak]f[a]st at 10 20/: Mr. Wooll ca[me] to measure my b[oo]ks for a box to pack them in and L[ad]y Anne Scott call[e]d ab[ou]t 12 1/2 for ab[ou]t 20 min[ute]s - till then Miss [Hobart] and I had got into talking she not liking my so thorough change reminded her of what she had said last Sunday week I could understand her marrying but in no other case could I relish her fancy fancying anyone more than myself if there was any change of our ever living together it seems she has ssome thought she may marry we got on very well till I made some unlucky remark on this subject and she was in tears and I sorry till we w[e]nt out a lit[tle] bef[ore] 1 for an h[ou]r - (Miss H- [Hobart] and I) w[e]nt to Woolls, saunt[ere]d a lit[tle] in the Lond[on] r[oa]d and in front of the Croft and there she took courage to be conciliatory to say she liked me very much and in substance that if she did

SH:7/ML/E/15/0046

not always ssay what I liked she was afraid to say too soon what might be repented of afterwards perhaps that was unkind no not at all said I understand you your reason is i[n]telligible and I am satisfied she was pleased to see me take it so well and suffice it to say we became good friends and afterwards went on comfortably and I said I should write differently to Lady G- [Gordon] from what I had intended and merely say we would settle all in London I see Miss H- [Hobart] thinks me too old for her I said ten years but the fact is she likes me or at least does not like the idea of my too easily slipping thro’ her fingers I become calmer and calmer resolved and more and more able to look to my own interest providence orders all things wisely I will wait patiently the event doing the best I can for myself but let me keep my heart aloof and give it less hastily in time to come I will be rather more liant to Miss H- [Hobart] but after all she has cured me more than perhaps she wished or intended -

asleep in my r[oo]m fr[om] 3 to 4 -

then in 35 min[ute]s wr[ote] the ab[ov]e of today - at 4 20/: turn[e]d to my let[ter] to M- [Mariana] 2 p[ages] writ[ten] on Sun[day] and

near[l]y 1 writ[ten] yest[erday] morn[in]g - do n[o]t like h[e]r to th[in]k my health so m[u]ch the worse for

Hast[in]gs - ‘you are right - I sh[oul] be bet[ter] for 2 or 3 w[ee]ks w[i]th you at Lawt[o]n; b[u]t I can[no]t manage

it now - the bug-bus[ine]ss does really stick terrib[l]y in my throat, in spi[te] of all y[ou]r good reason[in]g

ab[ou]t it - yet ev[e]n if I c[oul]d get it digest[e]d so soon (and y[ou]r infl[uen]ce w[oul]d be all pow[er]ful) still that

w[oul]d n[o]t get rid of the oth[e]r diffic[ultie]s, Shibd[e]n and the carr[ia]ge duty concern - I shall be ver[y] ver[y] sor[ry]

if I do n[o]t see you; b[u]t, at this mom[en]t, I see lit[tle] chance of our manag[in]g an[y]th[in]g like a comf[orta]ble

meet[in]g - the obstac[le]s are fearfully strong on y[ou]r side, and mine too’ - can[no]t get off fr[om] here till the

23[r]d Ap[ril] and shall be oblig[e]d to go to Lond[on] aft[e]r all; for tho’ L[ad]y G- [Gordon] and I ha[ve] been ‘writ[in]g ab[ou]t our

plans; b[u]t it will be decid[edl]y best to talk them ov[e]r’ I m[u]st be in Lond[on] on the 25th next m[on]th and embark on the 29th

wheth[e]r L[ad]y G- [Gordon] can be ready or n[o]t - determ[ine]d n[o]t to lose the duty

on my carr[ia]ge aft[e]r all the poth[e]r ab[ou]t it - ‘yet the n[o]t see[in]g you will be a gr[ea]t disapp[ointmen]t, a

real afflict[io]n; and the near[e]r the ti[me] co[me]s, the mo[re] I shall feel it, and be irresolute’ - b[u]t hope to

see h[e]r on the oth[e]r side the wat[e]r ‘It ab[ou]t six m[on]ths s[in]ce I saw you - So[me]how or oth[e]r, I can[no]t

fancy I shall be ver[y] m[u]ch long[e]r bef[ore] I see you ag[ai]n - Mary! I am poth[ere]d ab[ou]t ho[me] concerns, and

can neith[e]r do wh[a]t I wish, or wh[a]t I ought - B[u]t, in the midst of all, the conclud[in]g part of

y[ou]r let[ter] ma[ke]s me laugh - Miss H- [Hobart] ta[ke] up her abode w[i]th me! n[o]t that I kno[w] of or expect -

Do you n[o]t rememb[e]r wh[a]t I ha[ve] alw[a]ys told you? - H[e]r health once reestab[lishe]d, and I count

up[on] her companion[in]g hers[elf] ver[y] diff[erentl]y’ - L[ad]y S- [Stuart] h[a]s been ill - b[u]t is recov[ere]d - is 8 or 9

y[ea]rs young[e]r than my fath[e]r and may ha[ve] sev[era]l comf[orta]ble y[ea]rs to co[me] - can[no]t settle an[y]th[in]g w[i]th

L[ad]y G- [Gordon] in Lond[on] - all this talk[e]d ov[e]r w[i]th M- [Mariana] when I saw h[e]r last, that she kno[w]s up to this

ti[me] as m[u]ch as I do - ‘I cert[ainl]y do wish so[me]th[in]g w[a]s settl[e]d - b[u]t being impat[ien]t does no good; and I

ta[ke] th[in]gs as they co[me], ver[y] quiet[l]y - I th[in]k of noth[in]g as fix[e]d, b[u]t my go[in]g to Paris in the 1

inst[an]ce’ - 10 days

quarantine, b[u]t comf[orta]ble temp[orar]y hot[e]ls to perform it in - finish[e]d my let[ter] last 1/3 of p[age] 3.

and long ends and und[e]r the seal sm[all] and close - tell her to ta[ke] care of hers[elf] and wr[ite] me cheer[in]g let[ter]s

I can[no]t bear to th[in]k of n[o]t seeing you ag[ai]n bef[ore] I go - and yet wh[a]t can I do? all my consolat[io]n is, that

all h[a]s been talk[e]d ov[e]r - noth[in]g left unsaid - and if there be an[y]th[in]g new that c[oul]d be add[e]d, perh[aps] it is

that I hope I shall nev[e]r repent the decis[io]n that my a[un]t hers[elf] made, and the break[in]g up our estab[lishemen]t in

Paris - B[u]t this is qui[te] bet[ween] ours[elves]’ ment[ione]d McD-‘s [Macdonald] go[in]g to leave my a[un]t on acc[oun]t of her (McD-‘s [Macdoland])

health - and that they ha[ve] h[a]d the cholera in Paris these 2 m[on]ths - at 5 50/: s[e]nt off my let[ter] to Mrs. Lawt[o]n

Lawt[o]n hall Lawt[o]n Cheshire - wr[ote] 1 p[age] to my a[un]t - dress[e]d - din[ner] at 6 3/4 in 40 min[ute]s - coff[ee] at

8 - won 1 and lost 1 hit at b[a]ckgam[mo]n - fr[om] 9 3/4 in an h[ou]r r[ea]d al[ou]d fr[om] p[age] 101 to 140 ch[apter] 59 vol[ume] xi. Gibb[o]n

ca[me] upst[ai]rs at 11 10/: and to my r[oo]m at 11 1/4 -

very good friends she asked me to give her a half hoop ruby ring perhaps we shall now go on very well I have no inclination to teaze her with caresses and ‘tis well -

fine mild day

b[u]t ver[y] lit[tle] sun aft[e]r 11 or 12 in the morn[in]g F[ahrenheit] 63° in my r[oo]m at 11 3/4 p.m. and 41° at 12 in

the balc[on]y - L[ad]y Anne Scott s[e]nt us this ev[enin]g to look Withering’s bot[an]y by MacGillivray 1 vol[ume] [octa]vo cloth

pl[a]tes 10/. - seems useful, and easy, and element[ar]y, and suffic[ientl]y portable

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stitchkiss · 5 years

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My Favorite Moments In S3 Ep5:

gilbert talking to the bees

the forest scene

the giggles and snickers when miss stacy says “the birds and the bees” or “breast”

gilbert’s absolute fascination with native american treatments

jane talking shit about billy

anne and diana’s parting scene

i totally thought they were going to kiss

marilla taking the piss out of rachel

marilla comforting bash

gilbert just standing up and being all up in anne’s business when she mentions obituaries

gilbert’s face when diana announces that charlie posted ab her

fucking anne saying “busy, sorry” to charlie then leaving him

Rachel bring her son to the school (fucking hilarious)

the girls in the background giggling when rachel’s son made it plainly obvious he’s trying to court miss stacy

is rachel’s solution to every problem marriage???

the first dance when no one knew what to do and rachel looked ready to murder them

ruby my poor baby

the betrayed faces of all the girls when they thought miss stacy was trying to get them pregnant

miss stacy trying to subtly explain sex

this is why we need better sex education

ruby checking out moody

just moody being a mood the entire episode

the lOOKS GILBERT AND ANNE GAVE EACH OTHER DURING THE DANCE SEQUENCE

GILBERT SPINNIG ANNE

SHIRBERT LITERALLY NEVER TAKING THEIR EYES OFF EACH OTHER

THE HAND HOLDING

THE SLOW MOTION AND THE SONG DURING THE DANCE

THEM STILL STANDING AND LOOKING AT EACH OTHER LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO WHILE EVERYONE FUCKED OFF THE DANCE FLOOR

SHIRBERT JUST RUSHING TO GET OUT THE DOOR AFTER THE DANCE

THE ABSOLUTE CONFUSION ON BOTH THEIR FACES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED OR WHY THEYRE FEELING LIKE THEY DO

PULLING ON THEIR HATS IN A HURRY TO LEAVE AND COMING FACE-TO-FACE AGAIN

anne going off about dancing

gilbert doing the exact same thing

shirbert parallel stress cooking

gilbert thinking he has to marry anne now because he’s attracted to her

his refusal to tell bash who he’s talking about (because bash would tear the shit out of him, the cheeky bastard. he been knew)

delphine just chillin as gilbert has a crisis

DIANA AND JERRY

MY BABIES

jerry asking to be let off early to he could walk diana home

jerry giving diana Frankenstein

diana staying up to read it

diana waiting for jerry

diana rushing to meet jerry in the forest

but gasp! he’s not there!

sike!

he’s behind the tree👀👀

i just want them to kiss already

the girls handing out the gazett after church and still freaking out that they might be pregnant

all of the girls wanting anne to ask gilbert

(because none of them have the same dynamic with gil like anne does)

them literally pushing anne to gil

“...hello”

the absolute pain anne felt as she was asking him

gilbert totally knowing how sex works and being as gentlemanly as possible as he tries to explain

the hat tip™️

you know what i’m talking about

mary’s obituary

the berrys making it off my shit list

they are in the process of being redeemed

THE GIRLS AND THE FIRE AND THE SPEECH

THEY ALL LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH

ruby being on cloud fucking 9

the flower crowns:))

THE HOWLING

THIS ENTIRE SCENE IS JUST THEM CELEBRATING THEMSELVES

the sticks with a ribbon on them

my girls are soft

anne just fucking throwing her crown and stick while matthew watches her

she’s not subtle at all

it literally made a loud ass noise and she threw it

the lil baby horse

THIS BEING THE BEST EPISODE ON ANY SHOW EVER

GIVE IT ALL THE AWARDS

THIS EPISODE IS MY PRIDE AND JOY

get ready for the angst in the next ep. tho

we really won today.

treat yourselves my darlings, we earned it after a stressful past episodes

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Well...AWAE 3.06 has a lotttt to unpack and I am currently unprepared to process it sooo...here’s the usual live spoiler commentary! (Long Post)

THIS WAS A HECKIN LOT YALL...A LOT PACKED INTO ONE EPISODE!!!

Matthew and that gotdang radish... and what’s the bet that vanilla is no good???

WINNIFRED’S PARENTS?!?!?!?!?!

My god Blythe did we hallucinate that dance scene????

“Settled on Winnie” “Easy to be with” “fond”?!?!? hooo beware the flames of passion XD

“I’m not thinking that far ahead” boi you mentioned marriage after DANCING with Anne???? And now here you are uncertain about marrying Winnie but you’re still meeting her PARENTS?!?!

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Gilbert’s come to visit?!?? How often does this happen?!? Oh wait no Anne you’re heckin sick!

Oh snap Anne is heckin AWARE of him and he boi has the nerve to go meet another girl’s parents?????

“Special occasion?” “Not really” well I see I see

Look at Gilbert being a yeehaw boi

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Ooohhhhh Anne dishing about Gilbert in a non-angery way to Diana??? Surely this is a first... we’re a long way from “Ruby called dibs!”

I’m so glad we can talk about this now ladies... Anne is in a somewhat more receptive state!

“Gilbert has a crush on you” “What? No he doesn’t!” To “It’s not true... Could it be true?!?!”

WE’RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU FELT AT THE DANCE PRACTICE AND HOW ANNE IS AWARE SHE TENDS TO PUT HER FOOT IN IT AROUND GILBERT

THEY REALLY OUTRIGHT MADE MENTION OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE MY HEART IS SOARING

OOP DIANA JUST ASKED THOSE FORBIDDEN WORDS!!!

how hard am I about to clown now, knowing Anne is finally aware of her feelings...

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Matthew my love what are you doing to your hair?

We out here plucking petals too????

Oooh but Anne looking so prettyyy

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HECKIN YES THE BARRY’S AND BAYNARD’S ABOUT TO COLLIDE I love the music change with their appearance XD

Derry signalling to each other that they still have the other’s gift!!!!

Jerry and Diana gazing after each other is so gotdang precious I cannot

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Oh for fucks sake... but also JEALOUS ANNE... but I don’t want devastated Anne???

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Dammit Eliza have you learned nothing from ignoring Mary?????

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THERES THAT SAD SHOT OF ANNE

Oh damn she really went from overwhelmed to devastated to plain pissed off huh?

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Dang Miss Stacy those sharp shooter skillsss

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PRISSY IS BACK!!! And Billy too I guess

Girl gonna turn herself into a badass business woman yes my girl I am HERE FOR IT PRISSY

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Wait wait. Wait wait wait. Is Jerry about to show up Billy??? IS JERRY OUR FARM BOI ABOUT TO SHOW UP THIS LIL SUIT WEARING PUNK?!?!

HE FRIGGEN DID. Look Billy he just has a better foundation than you from working the farm. But also I don’t care about your feelings really bc my baby boi Jerry done SHOWED YOU UP

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Ooooooh Derry sneaking around...

THEYRE HOLDING HANDSSSSS

HE’S ASKING FOR A KISS OH HECK THEYRE GONNA GET CAUGHT OH NO OH NO OH NO BUT GO FOR IT BOO

HE WAS GOING FOR THE HAND BUT DIANA REALLY JUST KISSED HIM ON THE LIPS HOLY SHIT OH MY GOD OH MY GOSH HOLY HECK

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GILBERT BLYTHE ISTG IF YOU IGNORE SEBASTIAN RN THIS BETTER NOT I SAW THAT LOOK I

Oh oh good ok he’s introducing them??

Ok oh good they reacted decently ok

Oh good my heart is glad

Oh Gilbert the two girls are about to meet are you sure you’re ready for this??

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Oh wow home girl really just asked about the E thing huh?? Anne can you be friends with Winnie??? I bet you’d get along!

“Family friend” huhhhh well that’s nice I guess???

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I KNEW THE VANILLA WOULD GO WRONG

But Gilbert is running after her?!?

God how deep is his voice when he yelled her name???

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What the ever living fuck was that?!?!? Anne wishes Gilbert happiness, Gilbert is heckin confused bc he ran after her about the cake, they were in front of the tunnel of love?!?

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Ok look so Anne lost, Matthew’s radish didn’t win, Marilla’s better turn up or imma be mad!

Excellent work Marilla!

Ok but this wholesome Cuthbert family moment in the hot air balloon is everything

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Ooooh dancing timeeee

Moody is a strummer boi indeed

Wait how did this happen how are they suddenly in the same group oh my gosh

Wow he was really right in the middle of them wasn’t he??

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Oho. Ruby isn’t freaking out about Gilbert??? Ruby is making eyes at Moody?!? HAS SHE FINALLY MOVED ON?!?!?

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Oh no Billy please don’t do what I think is gonna happen

Oh god no Billy please stop you’re already an unlikeable character why do you have to do this Josie push him away you’re more than this

GOOD GIRL PUSHING HIM AWAY THIS GUY JUST GETS WORSE EVERY TIME HE APPEARS HUH

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Oh thank god Ruby my darling child

Anne fixing Josie’s bow is so wonderful

Oh no Josie goddamn Billy why are you like this??? You’re really gonna ruin Josie’s reputation

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Oh here comes Charlie. Please redeem yourself from your ignorance last time. Please.

Oh wow this enthusiasm Anne. You’re gonna make him dizzy

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Oh my gosh yes Miss Stacy and Matthew driving Rachel crazy squad is everything

Derry is dancing together

Ohhh god tho the rumours noooooo Josie

Is Anne gonna punch him? Is it time for Anne to punch him? TELL ME SHE’S GONNA PUNCH HIM!!!

Man I was hoping for a punch

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Ooh Anne. Coming to Josie’s defense. Good. Getting angry at Gilbert. Bad. Putting responsibility on Billy. Good. Everyone being catty about Josie. Bad.

Frig Gilbert looked so tired of Anne being angry at him

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What a fascinating episode.

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seylaaurora · 4 years

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Challenge: Top Ten Things

Much thanks to @inawickedlittletown for tagging me!

I’m not quite sure on any of these lists. Sometimes I forget even about the things I love. The order is random.

MOVIES: (All time Favorites)

Alice through the looking glass

Inception

Wonder Woman

Sweet Home Alabama (yeah, pls don’t laugh)

Hände weg von Mississippi (It’s an iconic German children’s movie made after a book and when talking in German I still quote it to this day, sue me)

Neuilly sa mère!

Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au bon dieu?

Pride and Prejudice (BBC)

Captain America: The first Avenger

Warm Bodies

BOOKS: (All time Favorites)

Zodiac series by Romina Russell

The darkest minds series by Alexandra Bracken

The book thief by Markus Zusak (this is very much a rec, it’s a great book)

The boy in the striped pajamas by John Boyne

Edelstein Trilogie (you might know it as Ruby Red) by Kerstin Gier

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shafer

Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

MUSIC: (Current Favorites)

These were the hardest choicec bc I literally have way too much music in my current favourites list which is why this will just be 10 random of my faves

Flames by Lauren Cimorelli

Birthday Party by AJR

110 (Prolog) by LEA

80 Millionen by MoTrip (yes, the sing my song version)

Alamo by Alec Benjamin

Boys will be boys by Dua Lipa

Ramie w Ramie by Kayah and Viki Gabor (I literally don’t know how to write the e right on the computer)

Friends by Kelvin Jones

Honeysuckle by Greyson Chance

Drugs & the internet by Lauv

TV SHOWS: (Currently Watching/Obsessed With)

9-1-1

The Orville

Marvel’s Runaways

Agent Carter

The Rookie

Teen Wolf

Lucifer

Christmas at home (yeah, still haven’t finished that, even tho it’s great)

Once Upon A time

Bones

Tagging: @theladyandthewolves @firstdegreefangirl @peroquenotevean @novemberhush @didon (um, sorry for all those tags, feel free to ignore like half the stuff I send your way, I’m just working through the tags I got during the last two months

#seyla talks #about seyla #tag game #tag meme #pls let this post #it took way too much work

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ravens-words · 5 years

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Anne With an E 3x01 Highlights:

1. Shirbert. Wow. Where to begin. The take notice scene was really cute, and a little heartbreaking to watch. AB and LZ really did so well in acting it out. Him being hopeful, and then being disappointed.. Like, I felt that. And then when Ruby told Anne about the "Romance in his eyes", I could tell that Anne was rattled. Also, the scene where they're alone.. I don't know if it was just me, but Gil felt a bit more guarded there.

2. Marilla and Mathew with Anne. Marilla was so sweet in this episode. Baking the cake, worrying Anne would leave them. And Mathew.. I love this man so much, that gift was priceless and I was in tears watching that scene. Just beautiful.

3. Gilbert, Mary, Bash and Delly. You have no idea how much I loved that scene. Gilbert deserves to have such a lovely family. That kiss on Delly's forehead, tho, had me swooning (I want Shirbert babies now)

4. Anne's lineage. I loved her scene at the school and with Ms. Stacey. Anne has come so far, and she's started to accept her self more and more, and I am so proud of my baby. I can't wait to find out more about her. (and I can't wait for that journey with Gil)

5. Diana. Diana's frustration at not being able to go to Queens was so heartbreaking and so relatable. I really hope she gets what she wants. Also, her scene with Jerry was perfect (OTP) and also, poor Moody, that boy doesn't stand a chance.

6. The Girls' friendship, most notably Dianna and Anne. I love how much these two love each other, and I loved how dramatic they still are.

7. Mary and Bash. These two. Oh man, that scene was so playful and romantic and beautiful. I LOVE them.

8. Anne with Ka'kwet, and the whole tribe. Man, Anne is a literal ray of sunshine, and that is highlighted by how everyone (who is decent) loves her. The trade they did! Such a lovely detail, and so realistic. I really want More of that beautiful friendship.

9. The Funny moments. There were a lot, but I loved two in particular. When Anne went up to talk to Gilbert (Eyes--I 😂😂) and Jerry screaming "Her parents are dead".. Those were gold.

10. Josie and Billy.. A match made in hell 👌

#awae spoilers #anne shirley cuthbert #gilbert blythe #marilla cuthbert #mathew cuthbert #Diana #Jerry #Moody #Ruby #Shirbert #mary lacroix #sebastian lacroix

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yourfandomfreak · 5 years

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Awae 3x05

we got our Shirbert content and I am very happy

first, I love their casual friend moment just talking normally. it was nice.

that dance was so cute! they both had fun, and they are both starting to feel something. my angsty teens tho, they don’t understand it fully yet.

but that was really sweet and I loved watching it

also, Diana and Jerry were super sweet too. and Diana doesn’t want to make Anne feel any less important to her; but it’ll be okay, and my ship will live on

I’m glad the Berry’s are seeing that they need to be more loving to others

oh my god, Charlie, dude, you need to take a step back. because everything you said was wrong

Rachel, all you had to say was that maybe we should get more people to help out with the baby, not that Bash should get married again so soon.

Ms. Stacy awkwardly explaining, in vague terms, marriage and consent and having children, was great.

I appreciate Gilbert and Bash’s relationship and how they are there are for each other. Mary’s obituary was perfect.

Bash totally knows it’s Anne; or I bet he figures it out soon.

all these teenagers feelings and trying to understand love and life. bless them.

Ruby seeing Moody play while everyone danced; I see what’s happening there.

all the girls wondering about babies and making Anne ask Gilbert was utterly hilarious

it was nice seeing all the girls at the end, just celebrate being girls and having those moments together. because even though they are growing up, let them stay young as long as they can

#awae spoilers #diana x jerry #shirbert #bash #gilbert #ruby #moody #charlie

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my 2018 reading list/challenge:

beneath the cut it’s long

(these are all options in each section; i won’t read every book in each section. if anyone has recs for which book i should read tho that would be appreciated!!)

a book made into a movie you’ve already seen

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Misery by Stephen King

Holes by Lois Sachar

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

true crime

No Place Safe by Kim Reid

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

the next book in a series you started

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

Fearless by Cornelia Funke

Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

UnSouled by Neal Shusterman

a book involving a heist

White Cat by Holly Black

American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

nordic noir

October is the Coldest Month by Christoffer Carlsson

a novel based on a real person

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

a book set in a country that fascinates you

Ogniem i Mieczem by Henryk Sienkiewicz

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

a book with the time of day in the title

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

The Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

a book about a villain or antihero

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Feast of Souls by C.S. Friedman

a book about death or grief

The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe

Sanctum by Sarah Fine

The Everafter by Amy Huntley

Ferryman by Claire McFall

Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters

a book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree

a book with an LGBT protagonist

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

a book that is also a stage play or musical

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot

a book by an author of a different ethnicity than you

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler (Black)

Fledgeling by Octavia E. Butler (Black)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Black)

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (Black)

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (Chinese-American)

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older (Afro-Latino)

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Japanese-American)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alaire Saenz (Latino)

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (Latino)

The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Silvera (Latina)

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Black)

a book about feminism

Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi

a book about mental health

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

a book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift

Accessible Gardening for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools, and Plants by Janeen R. Adil

Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich by Joanne D. Gilbert

Tarot: Plain and Simple by Anthony Louis

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Poles in Wisconsin by Susan Gibson Mikos

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

a book by two authors:

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

a book about or involving a sport

Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Openly Straight by Bill Koningsberg

Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice by Karen Chen

a book by a local author

The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

a book with your favorite color in the title

The Red Chamber by Pauline A. Chen

Redheart by Jackie Gamber

Silvered by Tanya Huff

Green by Jay Larke

Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn

Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

After the Red Rain by Barry Lyga

The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky

The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring by Ruth Sanderson

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

a book with alliteration in the title

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

Tiger Burning Bright by Marion Zimmer Bradley

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman

Stray Souls by Kate Griffin

Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson

Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

a book about time travel

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

The False Princess by Ellis O’Neal

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox

a book with a weather element in the title

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Frostfire by Amanda Hocking

Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis

After the Red Rain by Barry Lyga

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

a book set at sea

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

Above World by Jenn Reese

a book with an animal in the title

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Tiger Burning Bright by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Lions of Al-Rasson by Guy Gavriel Kay

The Shark God by Charles Montgomery

Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

The Bees by Laline Paull

Reindeer Moon by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Dov Arising by Karen Bao

White Cat by Holly Black

Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring by Ruth Sanderson

Ferrets (Barron’s Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals) by E. Lynn Fox Morton

The Ferret: An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet by Mary R. Shefferman

Black Canary #1 by Brennden Fletcher

Lumberjanes, Vol.1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson

a book set on a different planet

Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald

Coyote by Alan Steele

Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Salvage by Alexandra Duncan

Dove Arising by Karen Bao

Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis

a book with song lyrics in the title

Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin

Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin

a book about or set on Halloween

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

a book with characters who are twins

Nightfall by Jake Halpern

Affinity by Sarah Waters

a book mentioned in another book

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

a book from a celebrity book club

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

He, She, and It by Marge Piercy

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

a childhood classic you’ve never read

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan

a book that’s published in 2018

Unearthed by Amie Kaufman

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch

Reign of the Fallen by Sara Glenn Marsh

The Apocalypse Guard by Brandon Sanderson

The Diminished by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender

Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller

a past Goodreads Choice Awards winner

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

A Work in Progress by Connor Franta

a book set in the decade you were born

The Miseducation of Cameron post by Emily M. Danforth

A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

a book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

a book with an ugly cover

Poison by Chris Wooding

Starters by Lissa Price

a book that involves a bookstore or library

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 reading challenges

Explorer: The Mystery Boxes by Kazu Kibuishi

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Lumberjanes, Vol.1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson

Habibi by Craig Thompson

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Fearless by Cornelia Funke

Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra

The Boy at the End of the World by Greg Van Eekhout

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Advanced:

a bestseller from the year you graduated high school

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Dewey: the Small-town Library Cat who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

a cyberpunk book

Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Vurt by Jeff Noon

Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress

a book that was being read by a stranger in a public place

lol i don’t like ... even go to public places; if anyone’s reading this do u wanna help me out

a book tied to your ancestry

Polish Roots by Rosemary A. Chorzempa

Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich by Joanne D. Gilbert

Poles in Wisconsin by Susan Gibson Mikos

a book with a fruit or vegetable in the title

Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

an allegory

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Carcia Marquez

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

a book by an author with the same first or last name as you

A Dirty Rose by Nannah Marnie-Claire

[censored] sorry

a microhistory

Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Dorris Pilkington

Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of our Changing World by Fred Pearce

Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexualty by Hanne Blank

a book about a problem facing society today

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

UnDivided by Neal Shusterman

a book recommended by someone else taking the reading challenge

anyone wanna help me out???

#to read #reading challenge 2018

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mermaidsirennikita · 7 years

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are you an art historian? sorry if I got that detail wrong but I was wondering if you knew how people know the identity of a person in a portrait? For example, how do you know if a medieval portrait is of the queen or a noble and not an imaginary person or someone unknown? sorry if my question makes no sense

No, it’s a good question! And I wouldn’t call myself an art historian yet, but I’m a tentatively aspiring one. I might be one later if I do a fuckton more research and/or… get up the energy for grad school. But I have my B.A. in art history!

SOOOOOO, spiel below.

Unless there’s an inscription, note, title, etc. written on the portrait it’s technically impossible to be 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt sure about a sitter’s identity… I actually ranted about this eons ago because people on Tumblr are super desperate to find new portraits of Anne Boleyn (why Anne? why not literally any other famous lady whose face has been largely lost to history? because she’s Anne Boleyn, and since several probably authentic images have not proven that she’s super foxy hot people are looking for something that will). It usually takes years for art historians to come to a consensus about the identities of unidentified sitters, and EVEN THEN, people still argue about it. I’m sure this painting of Mary, Queen of Scots took tons of effort to uncover and based on what little I’ve read there’s great reason to believe that’s Mary (it even looks like other images we have of her) but I’m sure someone will write an article about how it’s REEEALLY someone else entirely. I researched Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci for my capstone project, and even tho we have letters from Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of the man most likely to have commissioned the portrait, saying “yeah so you have this portrait of me painted by Leonardo when I was younger” clearly referring to Lady with an Ermine… but there will still be outliers who say it isn’t her.

So. In more conclusive cases, there will usually be records in place that let us know that a portrait was commissioned in the first place. In the case of Isabella d’Este, we know that she was after Leonardo to paint her portrait and that it never happened but was in the planning stages–which leads to the conclusion that there are probably preliminary drafts in existence. You find a preliminary draft of a woman matching Isabella’s general description and age, dating to the right time… You can probably guess that the woman is Isabella.

Today, we also have technology that can help us guess how old a work is–it’s way harder for forgers to do what they once did because art historians can test for pigments and other materials that were only in use for certain time periods, and that helps narrow down the era. Before then, there were stylistic notes that could give you an idea of when a painting was made. For example–prior to the popularization of the three-quarter pose by artists like Leonardo, female sitters of Italy were usually in profile. So if you find a portrait of an Italian lady sitting in a three-quarters pose, you can probably date the portrait to the late fifteenth century or later–and then you go into things like her style of dress, etc. Style of dress goes a long way towards identifying a person’s place of origin, especially for women–English women dressed very differently from Italian women of the same era, and so on.

Most European portraits were of a certain class, up until some artists and patrons started playing around with everything from idealized peasant scenes to like... the proto-gritty shit Rembrandt dabbled in. This is especially true for Catholic nations. You had to be AT LEAST of the upper middle class to afford to commission a portrait, and for that matter, many artists tended to court a certain specified clientele. Raphael spent much of the prime of his career working for the pope, and so that meant that he spent a lot of time in Rome, and that in turn meant that he was often in the service of glittery rich Romans. Now, does this mean that the sitter is always rich? No. Raphael also painted a famous nude, La Fornarina, and the sitter was quite possibly his lower-class mistress. But in that case, the person commissioning the painting was probably a rich guy who wanted a nude, and Raphael was like “fuck yeah getting a chance to paint Margarita naked and get paid for it, life is sweet”. Patrons normally had $$$, basically, so if we see a typical portrait we know that we’re looking at that class, most likely, and the more expensive the portrait looks, the richer the sitter (and the patron) likely was. Rarer pigments indicate more money spent, more detail on the clothing equals greater $$$.

When it comes to incredibly important families, there are spmetimes dead giveaways. Bronzino’s portraits of Cosimo de’ Medici I’s household often featured details like rubies and pearls among the women, which one art historian I read from theorized was a signature of the Medici at that point in time. It wasn’t unusual for women in particular to wear emblems of their families, because the portraits of them were usually commissioned by fathers or husbands, and essentially these were ownership tags. That’s what Cosimo was doing, most likely. If you know the artist–in this case, Bronzino–you probably know where they worked at a certain point in their lives. If you know when the painting was executed, you know the artist was probably in X city. Who would be most likely to employ Artist X during that time? A small cluster of families. You sort of have to narrow it down. Most important families of Europe also had coats of arms, which can show up in their paintings–but unfortunately these are often the first to deteriorate and they begin to look similar.

When an artist was painting a famous sitter like Mary, they might include her initials somewhere, maybe in the case of a king or queen with a good Rex or Regina for measure. Kings and queens are often given little identifiers, too, though these aren’t always consistent. In several portraits of Mary her hands are emphasized because beautiful hands were prized at the time, Mary was considered a beauty, and so on (also Elizabeth’s hands were rumored to be scarred after her bout of smallpox, and whether or not this was exaggerated I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a dig after her reign began). Mary is also often depicted in widow’s wear; now, this doesn’t mean that she wore those clothes often, but she was an iconically beautiful young widow after her first husband died, and then she *oh so tragically* lost another… A lot of artists probably worked off of one painting Mary actually sat for in widow’s wear to have shopped around to potential suitors. From what I read of this newly discovered portrait, Mary probably never sat for it; it was a tribute/propaganda piece by a support, and most likely the artist was working off of copies.

It’s kind of like how many portraits of Elizabeth I during her reign depict a few of the same things; grand red hair, magnificent clothes and jewels, flawless skin, dark eyes, the same basic facial features. Did Liz have the time to sit for umpteen portraits? No! And she didn’t want to. She didn’t want the reality of her aging appearance, she wanted the iconic Elizabethan image circulated, and so it was. Art historians can later pick up on the commonalities between these propaganda pieces and figure out who they’re of.

In the case of this newly discovered work, I imagine the art historian also did a lot of research about the patron’s potential ties to Mary, the political climate at the time, whether or not the artist had materials to work from regarding Mary’s appearance, and so on. Like I said, the painting looks like Mary, though that… doesn’t necessarily mean much–but the eyes are similar to the other portraits we see, the profile is right, her hair is styled as it was in other paintings, the outline of the clothes seems fine.

Basically, there is soooo much that goes into “proving” a sitter’s identity and even then you’ll never be 100% right in the eyes of everyone. For years, people thought a portrait was of Katherine Howard, and recently that was debunked. Everyone shops that portrait of a blond lady with one tit out as Lucrezia Borgia; it’s not. Identifying people is cool but for a lot of art historians it’s somewhat irrelevant, because we’re more looking at what a portrait reflected about the times and that’s why Mary’s identity IS relevant in this particular case. Going back to the Secret Anne Boleyn Painting conspiracy theories–people just wanna see a hot Anne there, and that’s what’s frustrating. By showing us Mary here, this art historian has also given us an example of people showing their support for this embattled queen through propaganda commissions, and for that matter getting scared and covering it up. That speaks to the political, social, and cultural goings-on of the time.

Some art historians love to find SEKRIT IMAGES because that sells books, but when you ask a lot of professors “do you think that’s a portrait of JANE SEYMOUR” or whatever they’ll probably be like “eh idk man”. The identity is less important on its own than it is as it relates to the reasons by a commission. I mean in my case the identities of portraits I studied in school were only really relevant in that I was able to discuss the political constructions that wives and brides became in one Italian court. Otherwise identity didn’t matter at all. And tbh, that ambivalence towards identifying people probably makes it even harder for the art historical world to come to a consensus on ANYONE. But this new discovery sounds pretty solid and honestly, it’s really cool.

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yukippe · 5 years

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oh wow :)) aw/ae rlly decided to say anne doesnt know anything about her past :)) and they said fuck philippa gordon rights :)) I'll be lucky if I get priscilla to be honest :))

#things that i like that aw/ae has done: bash n mary n delphine aunt jo being gay the creation of cole #things i dont like: billy being a bitch instead of a member of the anne shirley declined my proposal club josie being skinny diana being #that rich (like...wasnt her dad a farmer...) n prettt much the entire no one is good enoufh for her plotline (SHE MARRIED FRED WRIGHT N THEY #LAUGHED ABOUT BEING THE FAT COUPLE) no redmon no davy and dora (tho maybe no davy is good for now bc there were some very racist parts of #him n milty boutlers childhood) no personality for ruby/beaux outside of gilbert #QUEENS BEING THE EWUIVALENT OF REDMOND LKKE NOOOO #nooooo tyyyyy #anyways #anne hours #🧚‍♀️babble

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fandoms-live · 5 years

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anne ep 6 my thoughts while watching

ahh the beginnings lol bash first good impression but winnies parents ugh baby delphine so cute bash knitting?? yes easy to be with - easy way out gilbert caring so much about his outit josies mom helping her aww thats goals but focus on boys isnt so much cute what is that cake oh jk its perfect aw my baby anne caught feels for gil :( too bad he doesnt feel back what happened to the whole dance scene ok gil plus daffodils is so cute radish is spectacular hehe at least he waves to her but :(((( no winnieeee ruining everythinggggggg since when do you care??? hahahaha but she does galloped out of the pages of a novel splendid chin diana lending dresses aw so sweet cufflinks i dread that scene walking you home aw jerry could it be true? just very confusing feelings - omg i love the veil reference bennet and darcy hands touching!?!?!?!??!?! eyes were ruby observed gazing aww this is so beautiful crush but she never answered ugh matthew fixing his hair who is he trying to impress lmfao love the acting can never say it enough the radish lolol might as well call to the end likes to loves wowowo love out of a friendship good question romance spoils friendship she looks so pretty all the great stories about unrequited love the baby horse is so cute aw offer as a suitor - he has SM TO OFFER i love bash i love this whole fair scene oml cakes can be sensible? numbers as good omens cute wild horses couldnt stop me her awe at everything is so cute fortune teller >> totally fits annes vibe frauds are a big sad tho love how anne didn't pay her tho i want good answers annie lol aw frauds rip baby delly is so cute and i love the girls fangirling over her aw i iwish anne werent so oblivious AWW MY HEART IS IN PIECES NO ANNE MY BABY at least she wasnt led on for long tho shes really quite an exceptional person i love that i want a lynde relationship that shit is wholesome asf yee ms stacy thank you for winning this is for my girl awwwweeee awe she's back from college!!!! yay andrews the elder yay marilla won YES JERRY my boyyy billy tryna impress her lol utter domination aww lol but the other kids are like lmao what diana and jerry sneaking off aww thats so cute the gloves so iconic but i hope she doesn't get her heart broken someone deserves happiness here at least OMG THEY KISSED on the lips holy fuck i.did.not.expect.that go diana so forward my love dont shit on queens groundbreaking immunology research - the sorbonne good parents but still that was odd from nigel yay but theyre doing well rose such a nice last name im glad gil introduced his smile is so sweet winnie and anne meeting uh oh haha anne exposed fraud yeet ah i hope she doesnt miss the cake comp this bitch is like wha i wouldve settled for one me too girl awwwwww the baby 27:00 classmate and family friend false them arm in arm is so cute i want that but ahhhhh ostentatious my ass i hope so wins so bad oh no oh no oh no oh no yay gil for going after her yay the HEARTS IN THE BACKGROUND mary wouldve found that really funny i love how he said that to comfort her aww anne my baby is so sad aw matthew didn't win either... :((( im so sad now uhh aw i hope he doesnt get shit on thanks jack for the tips but dont shit on my child badge of honor i love that far from a prize winning day in every regard aw BUT DIANA AND JERRY kissing hand to kissing mouth so coute literally going to hell in a handbasket THATS JUST WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING LMFAO but the liniment thing was funny hehe im not unlucky - most unusual I LOVE THAT still not over diana kissing jerry oml but i hope her parents don't find out that ship was so good issa tethered balloon but thats so cool in the 1900s look down haha theyre about to get heart attacks was that charlie that idiot oh jk its not but prince edward island pretty hello world where they gonna land lol i love how happy they are in this scene square dancing aww moody thats who it was in that pic dancing winnie and gil no its supposed to be anne right??? who even is winnie sets of 6 that was in class the other day aw where gil tho diana and anne i love their friendship so much luv theyre all so happy aww gil in the middle rip annes heart aww no chemistry anymore what how did this happen josie and the beginning whats happen gil secret sweeheart? PRISSY THATS HER NAME josie sneaking out lol moody and ruby aww josie and billy aww this seems kinda sweet but he said pretty jk thats sorta materialistic they kissedddddd aw she feels uncomforatable stop him stop go girl ugh billy what a douche circassian circle what are these names lol aw josie so sad matthew and stacy her reasons tho so funny AND HE AGREED BC OF IT AHHAHA aww rumors are spreading rip josie but now everyone knows L i'd hate that matthews adorably awkward whats ANNE ABOUT TO DO YES GIRL billy what a dickwad aw theyre all turning on her now yes the feminism i love that aweeeeee anne my child whats she doing making her own paper? thats wild about whawt josie? for the whole town to read uhhh idk about that fuck it ended

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