Grumpy Old Man

just here for the aesthetic and posting the occasional shitty photograph | currently reading: nothing cause im waiting for my library books fhsgagsjgsksl

[forthxaxsthxtic]

my curiosity finally got the better of me, so i read the secret history

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decorating my new sketchbook//the stickers aren’t exactly straight but neither am i

[glazedeye-s]

“there is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness” — Edgar Allan Poe.

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caught up on reading during my vacation

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got some new (old) books

[divinecynicism]

If I overheard a group of mysterious and unapproachable classics students conjugating their Greek verbs incorrectly I would just leave them alone and not get involved with a murder plot. R.I.P to Richard but I'm different.

[forthxaxsthxtic]

sitting in my house,,it’s almost 30 degrees but i still have candles burning as i sit here,,,,refusing to let the insufferable heat of summer put a damper on my delusion of being a young intellectual in a dark academia themed novel

[riverwindphotography]

Fern fronds unfurl in dappled sunlight along the Gibbon River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: © riverwindphotography, July 2020

[princesshamlet-deactivated20210]

hannibal season four idea: they take advantage of the fact that the show is set near washington dc and hannibal barbecues the president. it’s a redemption arc

[darkmonarch]

[therepublicofletters]

I’ve been meaning to make a masterpost with a list of books and articles for people interested in the Italian Renaissance - so, behold!  These are taken mostly from my own bookshelf, syllabi of classes I’ve taken, and bibliographies I’ve compiled for papers I’ve written.  I’ve tried to provide a broader overview of the Renaissance with more general topics, and not to give books that are too incredibly specific and not relevant unless you’re working specifically in topic.  I’ve also tried  to find PDFs or links for anything that you can access online.

I hope this is useful for anyone who’s interested in this period, and I will always be happy to answer questions or try to provide sources for more specific topics!

** indicates a primary source

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[divinecynicism]

There is a certain beauty in understanding the strangest ways in which nature does her work. The ways in which everything seems connected, somehow, whether by chance or by intelligent design. It’s strange that something so rooted in absolute logic can be so beautiful.

[thestonemask]

Friendly reminder that you don’t need a sword or shield to stand up to injustice. If you have privilege, use it to shield others. Let your love cut through the hate.  Keep the movement going, keep fighting for the lives of those systematically persecuted and wear a mask while you do it like a fucking boss. 

[studyingfairy]

Pink and blue will forever be one of my fav combos! What are your favourite colour schemes?

[moodboardsbby]

the best weather⛈

[forthxaxsthxtic]

trying to paint some scenery today while watching bernadette banner videos and drinking the nectar of the gods