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girl if you do not clock out and lezz the fuck out already..

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#gerard way

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The gang

#my chemical romance #fascinating hair decisions all around

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"you don't look autistic" my brother in christ i am wearing a danger days shirt

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i think it’s objectively hilarious that frank iero said a line in a song, they recorded that song, it got released on an album, and now he absolutely refuses to ever say that particular line while playing a live show. i just think him deciding to mumble any other phrase or noise he can think of instead of ever saying ‘oh i’m there baby’ in response to gerard in a live performance ever is fucking funny. like, buddy, i would feel sorry for you but you did this to yourself

#frank iero

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sorry about my constant depressive episodes. its just that i have issues and also problems

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Mustang stallions square off in the Onaqui Mountains.

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#me and the mutuals every damn day

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#ray toro

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reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

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10/10 he's the bloodiest guy in the party

#gerard way

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I love 27 year old women

#me in 2ish months

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some of my favorite replies to this tweet. happy lesbian visibility week!

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if i’m wanting to get into older lit where would i start (assume i have read no books ever. never touched a book in my life)

OH MY GODDESS THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME THIS QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by older lit, but I'll do my damnedest!

I will always and forever recommend to everyone to read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was a professor of English literature and an esteemed medievalist, and that really comes through in his work. If you enjoy these, I also recommend The Silmarillion - I find that people are often intimidated by the idea of reading this one, but it's really okay, I promise! If you have any questions about LOTR or any related works, please drop me a line, and I'll be happy to answer to the best of my ability, referencing my huge Tolkien collection if I need to.

If you're interested in true Old Literature, Beowulf is the blueprint. Tolkien actually translated it, and a copy is available for purchase! Additionally, if you're wanting to read a lot of literature, the Norton Anthologies are a great way to go. The most recent edition also contains Judith, one of my personal favorite poems.

Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about Gawain and the Green Knight. However, this poem was found in a manuscript containing three other poems: Pearl, Patience, and Sir Orfeo. Tolkien translated three of the four in a book you can buy (I'm not getting sponsored by the Tolkien estate, I swear.)

Shakespeare is obviously an excellent place to start - I particularly enjoy The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream. However, I prefer Christopher Marlowe to Shakespeare, and cannot recommend enough his play Dr. Faustus.

On a slightly more modern note, Les Miserables is a wonderful book, although reading it is a Commitment. It takes me about two weeks to get through it, and I read fast. Also: you are not a bad person if you skip the fifty-page treatise on the sewers.

Continuing on the more modern note, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf is an excellent book. CW for suicide however stay safe out there!

This is what I came up with off the top of my head! If you have any questions or want more recommendations, please let me know!

#english lit #anon #ask

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