Things Tend To Live

Oats | He/They Queer Witch | Archaeologist

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just a reminder that it's fuck ICE forever

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king of using hand sanitizer

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The 2,400-Year-Old 'Skeleton Mosaic'

The Skeleton Mosaic, dating to the late Roman period around the 3rd century AD, portrays symbolic scenes reflecting life and mortality.

Turkish archaeologists discovered the ancient mosaic in the remains of a house from the 3rd century that features a skeleton enjoying a large loaf of bread and pitcher of wine. It was found in 2012 in Turkey’s southernmost state, Hatay Province, in the provincial capital of Antakya, (Antioch in antiquity) during construction of a cable car system.

Dating back to the late Roman period (around the 3rd century AD), this mosaic is divided into three panels that offer a rare, symbolic reflection on life, urgency, and mortality.

The central scene features a reclining skeleton with a pitcher of wine and bread, inscribed in ancient Greek with the word “ΕΥΦΡΟΣΥΝΟΣ” (“Be cheerful, enjoy your life”)—a bold message that subverts typical portrayals of death. Another panel shows a man rushing to dinner, losing a shoe in his haste, with the caption “ΤΡΕΧΕΔΙΠΝΟΣ-ΑΚΑΙΡΟΣ” (“He is in a hurry to get dinner because he’s nearly out of time”), reminding viewers of the fleeting nature of time. The final, partially preserved panel shows a servant preparing a bath—highlighting the social importance of bathing in Greco-Roman life.

Scholars continue to debate its meaning: some see it as a celebration of life’s pleasures, others as a subtle warning against excess. Either way, it’s a vivid window into the philosophies of one of antiquity’s most vibrant cultures.

On display at the Hatay Archaeological Museum in Turkey.

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I love sipping martinis and watching Heated Rivalry

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Concept: A gender reveal party but AFTER the kid is born.

Like when the kid is 6 or 12 or 18 or 24. When the kid has decided what their gender is or isn’t.

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This is so fucking beautiful that I have no words.

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I will always reblog this.

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“Tidy your room’ dmkzmsksmdksm

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Every time I see this I feel extremely fragile about ‘loving you is the easiest thing in the world’

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Babe. Are you okay?. You reblogged the “loving you is the easiest thing in the world” post twice

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I need gay fanfics to sustain me like Jon needs statements.

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Fixed it.

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lets hear it for transgenderism and faggotry. can I get a round of applause for transgenderism and faggotry

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also shoutout to queerness and dykishness and gender fuckery. if you reblog this post you hate conservatives

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This regime wants to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all. That's why it is attacking publicly funded media like NPR and PBS. But it's also part of a ploy to gut vital public services and oversight in order to clear the way for more tax cuts (and subsidies) that will predominantly go to the super-rich and powerful corporations. Know the truth. (Art work by @doodlebymeg)

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ok, the OTHER thing is that Tamsyn Muir's writing style is -- it's exactly everything I've ever wanted or loved. By turns insanely technical, rich, evocative, and also *deeply* irreverent. You have high level vocabulary and an obvious love for language and worldbuilding pressed right up against the memes and sex jokes. There's nothing better. and it's even better that it very much isn't one-note, that she has a strong understanding of character voice, which is *so* important in this story where souls are all possessing each other's bodies. I fell in love with Gideon and Harrow, but I was just as struck and pleased with Nona, so happy seeing the language pare down and simplify, as the tone of the story morphed perfectly to match Nona's own way of perceiving the world around her. what a writer