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hey sorry your boyfriend died and he came back hornier. yeah he’s more or less the same but all he can think about is going down on you. sorry i know you just wanted the gentleman back but he’s more of a demon now. yeah sorry

#hell bent #alex stern

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Part 2 of the patchwork sleeve. Got the ginkgo leaf, mushroom, and acorn all done today!

I have a few ideas for what I want next, but I’m not really sure. Any ideas? Preferably small botanicals/animals

#my post #tattoos

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Dumai from A Day of Fallen Night 🌟

#a day of fallen night #the roots of chaos

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howl does like his clothes, cutting them up is probably a bad idea queen

#love how Howl looks like a rugby player here 😂 #howls moving castle

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Rainer Maria Rilke, tr. by A. Poulin Jr., Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus

#words

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Me: starts a book series known for being emotionally devastating

Book series: is emotionally devastating

Me:

#me reading Beartown

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not to sound like a medieval peasant but, cheese and bread. garlic and butter. a menagerie of spices. potatoes. that’s what life is all about right there.

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more Emily and Wendell because I can’t get enough of them💚 (featuring Shadow and Poe🥹)

art by @rosiethorns88 (rosiethorns88 on Instagram)

#Emily Wilde

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Poll for real people this time

#I’m at 23 right now

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April’s tend to be slow reading months for me, and I can already tell this April is going to be very slow too. I have several big grad school assignments, as well as working so I don’t have much free time to read. If I get through 4-5 books this month I’ll be happy 🥲

I think it’s interesting to analyze prior years:

Last year I read 5 books in April (working full time + grad school)

April 2022 I read 7 books (only working full time, no school)

April 2021 I read 4 books (2 books were for my undergrad classes, two books for fun)

April 2020 I read 10 books (3 books for undergrad classes, but I was home from college and reading was my way of escaping in 2020)

April 2019 I read 2 books (1 for fun, 1 for undergrad class)

April 2018 I read 3 books (all three for classes I think?)

#my post #April’s just don’t tend to be fun months for me

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#art

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“I do not believe this darkness will endure”

The first character from the six fanarts challenge- Faramirrr. Thank you @sleepingreader and @sweetshire for the suggestion 🤍🤎

You can still comment a character you like, I haven’t chosen all six of them yet 🤍

#faramir #lotr

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I live approximately 30 minutes from where the earthquake was. Suffice to say, I felt it very well 😅

#first earthquake! #we almost never get quakes in this region #my dad (who was outside) did not feel anything at all #I was at work and it really shook the building

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March 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I read 6 books in March, which was a little less than I was hoping for, but I thought the quality of what I read was very good. I read 3 fantasy books, 1 nonfiction, and 2 fiction. I read a few new releases and continued some series.

1.Us Against You by Frederik Backman (Beartown 2), 4/5 stars. I started March with reading the second book in this series, and it was just as emotional and good as book 1. I don't read a lot of fiction like this anymore, but I have been enjoying these books. I'm hoping to finish the series next month.

2. The Poison Prince by SC Emmet (Hostage of Empire 2), 4/5 stars. This is the second book in this courtly political east asian fantasy series. While the first book has bursts of action, this book was primarily no action/just politics. This is really shaping up to be a new favorite series which I hope to finish next month.

3. The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black (The Stolen Heir Duology 2), 4/5 stars. This was a good conclusion to this duology, and I think I enjoyed this book more than the first. I liked seeing some of the characters from the first series, and get caught up with what is going on in Holly Black's world.

4. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester. This was my nonfiction audiobook for the month, and the author narrated the audiobook himself. This is a huge topic for an author to try and address in one book, and I enjoyed the stories that Winchester tells throughout.

5. An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock (The Risen Kingdoms 1), 3/5 stars. This was my Random TBR Pick for the month of March. This book has been on my tbr since 2018, so I was happy to finally read it. This had a very unique world and setting which was cool to explore. Even though this is a series, I feel like you could read this just as a standalone. As of right now I don't plan on continuing.

6. North Woods by Daniel Mason, 5/5 stars. This was my favorite book I read this month, and a new all around favorite. This is exactly the type of literary fiction I enjoy, and checked so many boxes for me. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time to come.

That's all the books I read in March!

April TBR:

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Winners (Beartown 3) by Frederick Backman

The Bloody Throne (Hostage of Empire 3) by SC Emmet

Random TBR Pick: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Nonfiction Audiobook / The Language of Trees

If I have time:

The Hedgewitch of Fox Hall by Anna Bright

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

#March reading wrap up #reading wrap up #fantasy books #bookblr #bookish #Beartown #Us against you #the poison prince #the prisoners throne #holly black #an alchemy of masques and mirrors #curtis craddock #north woods #daniel mason #my post

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i know that a lot of what pliny the elder says is kind of bullshit but i've never wanted to believe him more in my life than when he says that hedgehogs collect apples for the winter by rolling onto them so the apples stick on their spines and they can carry them off

#love this #medievalism #art

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Mucha inspired Eowyn illustration

#eowyn #lotr

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One of my favorite professors shared this article! It’s fascinating, and the article does so much to debunk the 20th misogyny that lead to the ‘man the hunter’ theory.

If you look at before and after photos of people who’ve completed long distance endurance events, like hiking the Appalachian trail or Pacific Crest Trail (6-8 months of hiking, over 2,000 miles), you see the difference between men and women.

The Women typically look healthy, fit, and strong in the after pics. The men typically look exhausted, skinny, and sometimes frail. Yes, men typically have faster times in ultramarathons and stuff, but women’s bodies don’t break down the way men’s do.

helen “trans people are perpetuating gender steriotypes” joyce is now upset that the scientific american is writing about how women were hunters too back in the day, not just mothers and caretakers. feminist win!