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“All the things we don’t show” @BeautyInLonely

pulpcovers

Wuthering Heights (1951) http://bit.ly/2JWCcbz

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

Totally me and JDB

#whatever stuff should are made of ours is the same

mjalti

when someone says “so what do you like to do for fun” unexpectedly so u didn’t have time to prep ur answers and now ur actually trying to think of the last time u felt joy

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

Me RN

“Forget-Me-Not” @BeautyInLonely

“All the people: Britpop and British working class culture” @BeautyInLonely

“She fought the law and the law won. Miss Bebb vs the Law society” @BeautyInLonely

painful-realityxx

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

Me at about 3.30 today

thewinedarksea

in this house we love, treasure, and support the oxford comma

thelibrarina

If you take ALL the commas out of this sentence, you end up with grammarian dragons.

In this house we love treasure and support the Oxford comma.

thatswhywelovegermany

Grünkohlessen (Kale Feast)

Grünkohlessen is a tradition of Northern Germany, the Netherlands, and parts of scandinavia in the cold season. It is organized by clubs, street communities, firms, or just groups of friends.

Usually, it starts with a „Kohlfahrt“ (Kale Walk) of a group of people through the countryside to a pub, where the hearty meal is served. An ample supply of alcoholic and hot beverages is taken along in a handcart as a measure against the cold.

During the walk, the group entertains itself with a game called „Boßeln“, a kind of road bowling game aiming to need as little shots of the ball for the distance covered during the walk without losing it too often in the off-road terrain.

Once arrived at the destination, a meal consisting of curly-leafed kale, a local kind of sausage (Bregenwurst, Pinkel, Kohlwurst), Kassler (cured, slightly smoked pork cuts), and / or pork belly is served.

Oftentimes, a „Kale King“ or „Kale Queen“ is crowned, taking into account the amount of kale eaten and the result in the Boßel game.

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

Germans understand you have to be pissed to tolerate kale

pulpcovers

The Lady Said Yes http://bit.ly/2FhU5TB

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

The me and JDB story...

lotterywinnersonacid-deactivate

Today a student emailed over a draft of his essay on 1984 and had clearly used a thesaurus on every single word, and how I know this is because the the party slogan ‘Big Brother is watching you’ had become ‘Enormous Sibling is viewing you’ and I lauged so hard I cried

thatswhywelovegermany

Glienicke Castle, Berlin

The castle originates from a manor house from 1753 owned by family von Mirow. Its classicist architecture, however, was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel during major reconstructions in 1825 when the manor was owned by the Royal Prussian Stable Master Karl Heinrich August von Lindenau.

After it was oqned for two years by a merchant, Karl August Count von Hardenberg bought the estate in 1814. He commissioned garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné to design the park after the principle of an English garden: The park as an extension of the living rooms into the nature.

When Hardenberg died, the estate was for sale for two years before prince Charles of Prussia bought it. Being a huge fan of Italy and the Roman culture, he started to convert the manor into a kind of a private Roman-Italian theme park. He acquired lots of antique objects and displayed them either in the park or in the many buildings.

After prince Charles of Prussia died in 1883, maintenance of the estate was neglected and the entire complex became dilapidated - his son Friedrich Leopold did not have the slightest interest in the estate. Unresolved legal issues regarding the ownership after the end of the monarchy in Germany left the estate standing empty and become overgrown for several decades. In 1940, the legal issues were resolved, making the city of Berlin the legal owner of the estate. Berlin mayor Lippert planned to make the castle an office away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, but the second world war stopped these plans. Instead, it was used as a military hospital.

After the war, the Berlin public sports lottery company ran a sports hotel in the complex. From 1966 onwards, the Berlin state administration of castles and gardens took over the castle, and the hotel had to close in 1976. From the on, the castle was used by the Berlin community college as a seminar center until 1986. From 1987 on, the castle was used as a museum. Now, it is the museum of the royal prussian court gardeners.

actofcreationsavesusfromdespair

I shall live here post brexit. I'm sure Germany will give me citizenship once they hear how much time I've spent learning their sodding grammar