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I think the "pre" and "post" parts in "preposterous" should cancel each other out but everyone else seems to find my idea completely erous

socialistfremenist

queenofiambic

"I asked ai" okay okay fine, but I asked poor Tom and he told me that he's a-cold

#im in shakespeare mode #king lear #william shakespeare

partywithponies

Daily affirmations:

At least I'm not in high school

At least I'm not a teenager

At least I'm not addicted to AI

At least I don't waste time and money on a daily 12 step skincare routine

At least I'm not American

salvadorbonaparte

I told my students they're allowed to be creative and don't have to be factual when writing about themselves in German because I keep getting questions like "what if I don't have roommates or what if I don't have hobbies" and I'm like guys just make something up! Have fun! I won't fact check you!

So now I am grading homework where a student is claiming to be from North Korea and his hobby is tax fraud

salvadorbonaparte

I fully believe that as long as it's grammatically correct, coherent and answering the question students should be able to write whatever the hell they want. I don't care about their actual hobbies and the names of their siblings.

salvadorbonaparte

One of my students is writing about a ghost he "interviewed". The ghost is called Walter and died in 1865 . The ghost has ghost friends.

This is making grading homework significantly more fun.

portal-to-the-past

It’s Warmer Below - London Underground poster, 1927 // Design by Frederick Charles Herrick

Source

the-bibrarian

Frederick Charles Herrick, 1926

The companion piece, for summer!

dongslinger--420

When BoJack Horseman (2014-2020) said "you can't keep doing shitty things and then feel bad about yourself like that makes it ok. you need to be better" and "all we have are the connections we make" and "I really should've thought about the view from halfway down" and "sometimes you have to take responsibility for your own happiness" and "you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, you turn yourself around, THAT'S what it's all about" and "things have to get worse before they can get better" and "in real life, the big gesture isn't enough, you need to be consistent" and "if we hadn't met each other until now, we wouldn't be the people we are now" and, my personal favourite, "every day it gets a little easier, but you gotta do it every day, that's the hard part, but it does get easier".

boethiah

i hate that seasonal depression has that acronym

boethiah

this woman is struggling with a lack of motivation and persistent fatigue now that the days have gotten shorter. SAD!

ryebreadedd

I wish i had big claws to dig a little burrow in the dirt and sleep in it i think it would solve all my problems

ryebreadedd

cloudsaremadeofdreams

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i like how space doesn’t care about me. it’s impossible to disappoint the sun

femaledaily

CATE BLANCHETT as CAROL AIRD CAROL (2015) dir. Todd Haynes

theinturnetexplorer

Who wouldn’t want to sit with a baby crocodile for a bit?

speciesofleastconcern

crocodiles confirmed for cuter than human babies

beggars-opera

double confirmed

nevver

Adventures in solitude, Nigel Van Wieck

slavicafire

what I really like about all these vintage couple’s portraits is that there is a very certain romatic decorum kept up – certain themes and poses – which, while of course being the mainstream preferred view of couples repeated throughout many studios, are just… so nice to look at.

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

the kiss on the bare shoulder (eyes perfectly averted), the cheek caress, the piano and the violin, the interrupted embrace, the woman tilted back as in a half-stopped dance…

slavicafire

I simply must torment you a bit with these, let us see some of my personal favourites! (part one due to the image limit)

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

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and then the famed kiss on the bare shoulder – what an idea, what a vibe, such intimacy! (1910-1930)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

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and, at last (thank you for still being here and witnessing my recent fascination with vintage polish photography) my three absolute favourites outside of any particular categories (1910-1930)