we are not meant to be alone

Call me MG. She/her. Late twenties. US. Librarian. “Of course I shouldn’t tell you this, but she advocates dirty books.” On AO3 as emjee.

[makesomenoise]

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[combeferres-mothematics]

LAMARQUE EST MORT *Disco music intensifies*

[eemolu]

the idea that hollander "tamed" rozanov is really funny to shane because like. ilya finds it hot and is always going along with it, yes of course my husband is so sexy why do you think i moved to this boring fucking city. for dick. meanwhile shane knows the truth which is that ilya tamed himself. he herded shane like a sheepdog until he was exactly in the right position for ilya to flop down at his feet and say i love you, i am a one man guy, sleep with other people if you want but you are it for me, so shane is always there like ??? ilya. what are you talking about. i was literally prepared to be a secret slot on your roster for the rest of time without even admitting that i was gay until you decided to have me over make me lunch and say my name while you come like a love confession and ilya goes lyubmiyy. shut up. i was untamable you tamed the untamable and so shane has to be like yes, baby, i worked so hard, i used all my tricks but he's rolling his eyes because ilya wants to be a wolf shane coaxed inside to sleep on the hearth but instead he's a cat who snuck through the window and fell in love with his prey. self domesticated. and this is just one of the many perfect games they play

[busket]

did the virgin mary ever have sex after the whole virgin birth thing. like i I were her, a young girl barely an adult and I got pregnant and had a little holy boy id be like "well obviously abstinence doesn't work. i might as well let my husband hit it. especially since hes been such a good sport and believed me when I told him the baby belonged to god and he didnt accuse me of cheating. we both deserve this"

[marzipanandminutiae]

I know this is a joke post but the answer is that it depends on the type of Christianity you follow

I was raised Presbyterian which, like many other Protestant denominations, believes that Jesus had younger brothers named James, Jude, Simon, and Joses (as well as several unnamed sisters) because it's mentioned in one of the gospels. But I know at the very least Coptic and Eastern Orthodox and Catholic people believe that she remained a virgin for the rest of her life, and the alleged brothers and sisters were actually adopted siblings, possibly cousins

If we're speaking about the historical person, since there are some non-Christian texts that attest to the existence of a Levantine religious leader named Yeshua bar Yosef around that time, it was more likely based on the norms of the period that she did not stay a virgin and had other children (I mean if you take the religion out of the equation, she wasn't divergent to begin with when she gave birth to the religious leader in question, but let's assume for the sake of argument here that that part was real)

[unsubconscious]

Steven Higginson (Scottish, b. 1982) “The Merry Guitar Player: Self Portrait,” 2026 Oil on board, 60 x 70cm

[misscromwellsmonocle]

The Green Sofa (1903) by Sir John Lavery

[victoriantomodern]

Detail of vault with flowers and birds, Archiepiscopal Palace Chapel (interior), mosaic, c. 494-519, Palazzo arcivescovile di Ravenna (Ravenna, Italy) (JSTOR)

[madonnamadeofasphalt]

You'd think people who follow a religion where one of the main tenets of faith is that literally the most righteous and perfect man possible got sentenced to execution by imperial occupation forces and died horribly after many hours of torture would be immune to the "good things happen to good people, if you're unhappy it's probably your own fault" kinda thinking, and yet

[christian8culture]

Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.

[danielwaldorf]

since becoming a barista i have noticed a few very distinct typologies among my customers. such as:

the woke left: young and fashionable. visible tattoos. often enjoys matcha, lavender flavoring, oat milk, and cold foam. pretty decent customers.

sweet old man: drinks very sweet iced lattes, pays in cash, puts all of his change in the tip jar. sometimes orders hot coffee and i get scared that his shaky old man hands will spill it and he'll get burned but that has not yet happened and god willing never shall.

evil old man: only wants drip coffee and declares it ridiculous that any other form of coffee exists. some variants only want americanos and these variants are even scarier. watch out.

sweet old woman: might need her daughter's help to order but is very bubbly and open to trying new things. compliments baristas freely and frequently.

evil old woman: does not want coffee and only wants sweet tea or soda. will not tip even if she spends three hours in the shop repeatedly asking baristas to fetch things for her.

errand husband: either stiltedly recites an order to you or shows you the order in their texts/notes app. needs to step out of line and make a phone call if you ask any follow-up questions.

grindset girlie: always wearing scrubs, an apron, and/or a name tag. orders the exact same thing every day and knows the exact change she'll need to pay for it. her regular order is both extremely caffeinated and extremely sweet.

#mamabear: is actively wrangling two to four children while ordering. order changes repeatedly because the children cannot decide if they want a muffin or a cookie or apple juice or chocolate milk etc. for some reason these women are always wearing an article of clothing or carrying some personalized item that says "mama" on it.

schoolchildren: band of two to eight adolescents hanging out after school. extremely indecisive but generally quite polite and tip well.

amnesiac in love: grown adult who needs their partner to tell them what they like. gets asked a question about their own preferences and turns to their partner to answer for them. generally acts like a shy child looking to their guardian for behavioral cues if you try to interact with them and only wants to talk to mommy i mean their wife.

this of course is not an exhaustive list but those are just some of the most consistent Types i get. ok bye xoxo

[thoughtsickles]

people in books and tv shows are always getting so upset they throw an untouched meal in the trash. that would never be me. i'd receive the worst news of my life and still be like Let me put this in the fridge.

[phantomrose96]

“Cook at home to save money” sounds all well and good until you get a little too into it and suddenly you’re bookmarking recipes that call for The Preserved Grace of God and that shit is $13 at the specialty store

[cafffine]

be pro-aging but wear sun screen. sun protection is not beauty industry propaganda it will save you. wear it. or else.

[rheumaticrhetoric]

[ximenasbrokencd]

can't wait to say "during pride month?" at every minor inconvenience all of next month

[majestictortoise]

puttering around the house is an underrated form a self-care. make some tea or coffee. put on a podcast. sort the mail. tidy some pillows and fold some blankets. start the laundry. thaw some soup. just casually wander around aimlessly doing little things to make your space and life a little nicer. who cares if you get distracted or only do a little. you aren't being productive. you're puttering.

[victusinveritas]

He's prostrating himself before the Eucharist, in case you're wondering. Or possibly planking.

[vvatchword]

@apocrypals

[apocrypals]

Hi, pope expert here. This isn’t funny — popes only do this when they’re in extreme distress

[ktrose68]

I'm sending this to my best friend who's uncle is best friends with the pope. They have a whole folder worth of funny pope memes to show him the next time they get to hang out. This just made the cut.

[psalm22-6]

Victor Hugo when writing to Paul Meurice about the Paris edition of Les Miserables: you understand me and are dear to me, i love you supremely, our minds are working in tandem, your spirit touches mine and warms it, we are like two birds in one next, your soul and mine have the same heavens within them

Victor Hugo the next day writing to Albert Lacroix about the Brussels edition of Les Miserables: