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poisonr00t

some guy..

dangered

omghotmemes

A historical moment

stars-bean

Hocus Pocus (1993) dir. Kenny Ortega

bimbogollum

Damn

f-identity

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Cropped image of medieval-stylized printed text, focused on a line which reads: “This wenche thikke”

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bimbogollum

Thank you for adding this image description! Just wanted to clarify that it’s not stylised, but actual Middle English. The text is from The Canterbury Tales.

kiralamouse

Okay, had to track it down. It’s from the Reeve’s Tale, and it’s a description of a 20yo young woman:

This wenche thikke and wel y-growen was, With camuse nose and yën greye as glas; With buttokes brode and brestes rounde and hye, But right fair was hir heer, I wol nat lye.

In modern English (had to look up “camuse”, so that’s as good as my source, but I know the rest)

This wench was thick and well-grown With a pug nose and eyes grey as glass; With buttocks broad and breasts round and high, But right fair was her hair, I will not lie.

The fact that Chaucer had “big butt” and “I will not lie” within two lines of each other is causing me disproportionate amusement. Also the fact that “this wenche thikke” works equally well in Middle English and in modern slang.

systlin

Time is a flat circle, indeed, and Chaucer knew as well as us that a thick ass is A+++++++

resplendentgoldenwings

What I’m taking for this is that Sir-Mix-Alot read the Waterbury tales.

Literally the opening line of Baby Got Back is “I like big butts and I cannot lie.”

systlin

Sir Mix Alot is a man of culture and refined taste.

sisterofthewolves

Picture by Jim Cumming

petite-frenchie-deactivated2020

““Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.””

— Henry Miller

aidashakur

My problem is... I expect ME out of people.

abskybabs

Ooh damn, that resonates

sensualites

TO TRULY ENJOY ADULTHOOD:

1. Actively seek out new interests every regularly. Refrain from allowing your life to become stagnant, especially in your free time. Prioritize your joy.

2. Search for likeminded people. Debunk the myth that the people don’t “make friends” as adults. They can, and do. It makes the journey more blissful.

3. Travel as frequently as you can, even if it’s just a neighboring town/city/state. Do it as a means of constantly reminding yourself the world is bigger than your line of sight. Remind yourself often.

4. Change. In as many areas as you can. Not because what you have is deficient or inadequate, but because life works best when you’re not too strictly attached. Set health/financial/social goals, and work to achieve them. Thrive in your daily life.

5. Prioritize friendships as much as romantic relationships, never allow yourself to feel as though you will crumble in the absence of a lover.

6. Give yourself as many options as you can. Always keep it at the back of your mind that you hold the ability to choose, and you will never settle.

mydarkenedeyes

Spencer Finch - 366, Emily Dickinson’s Miraculous Year (2009)

This work is based on Emily Dickinson in 1862, when she wrote 366 poems in 365 days. It is a real-time memorial to that year, which burns for exactly one year. The sculpture is comprised of 366 individual candles arranged in a linear sequence, each of which burns for 24 hours. The colour of each candle matches a colour mentioned in the corresponding poem. For the poems in which no colour is mentioned, the candles are made out of natural paraffin.