arma virumque cano

twenty. junior. art & classics. why doesn't anyone in noro sleep?

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lottieferlisi:

So you’re going to take the candy canes away from me yourself?

You’re such an overachiever, your dedication to academia is like a parent’s wet dream. Oh so you don’t invite Gran along to hotbox with you guys? Shame, I’m sure she’d really enjoy it. You’re inviting me to Thanksgiving already? You barely even know me, what if I turn out to be batshit crazy─not that I am, of course. I don’t think that would go over well with my parents, ‘I can’t make it home for fall break because I’m going to Weed Driven Vermont with a guy from school, but he speaks perfect Italian so that’s a plus’

No, candy canes demand to be shared.

I’m not an overachiever, I want to graduate and I barely have a real major so I have to make it look like I’m at least doing something challenging. Which I’m not. You’re the one who studies all the time, and cheerleads. We got my dad to smoke with us a few years ago, it was great. Well, it’s not like it’s a family-specific thing at my house. Pretty much any one can show up to Thanksgiving. My roommate’s always with us for Thanksgiving too. Dude Thanksgiving is one day, your whole break doesn’t have to be in Vermont. You need to plan better.

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lottieferlisi:

I guess I can bring myself to share the winter but the canes are ours. Wars have been started over things of less importance. 

I took French in high school for three years but I learned more during my trips abroad rather than in an actual classroom. Wow, sounds like you have one of this TV Thanksgivings, you know besides the whole hotboxing thing. I once saw an episode of One Tree Hill where everyone got together for Thanksgiving and played football in their back yard and fought and had so much food, I was always a little jealous of that. 

Sharing winter isn’t a choice, everyone gets winter whether you like it or not. But you guys definitely don’t get to keep candy canes to yourselves.

I’ve been taking Italian for like six years, and now I have independent study Greek and Latin which is killer. The hotboxing thing is young people specific, and mainly because we’re in Vermont where weed is everywhere. Hey, if you ever want to experience Thanksgiving with the Brecker-Weiss family it’s only three hours from here.

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lottieferlisi:

Winter and Candy Canes, can’t leave those out.

Forse solo un po? It’s actually my first language, my very first words were in Italian. It’s kind of a given with my last name but I’m surprised you know it, very well I might add. Thanksgiving isn’t really that big of a thing at my house, my parents usually have us go to their friends. Very rarely is it held at our house.

My people didn’t wander 40 years through the desert and end up in Europe to be denied candy canes and winter.

Languages are my friends. I had to take a modern language in high school and stuff, and it’s more like actual Latin than Spanish or French, so. Thanksgiving at my house is a big deal, and there’s tons of food. And most of my cousins show up, and we usually hotbox one of their cars before football and food starts, it’s a good time.

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lottieferlisi:

I call it being a Christmas enthusiast. 

Perché non mi sorprende? New Year’s is also a good holiday but if I had to pick I’d go with Halloween.

Prejudice Christmas enthusiast, who assumes the winter season is only for you Jesus loving folks.

Perché mi conosci? Since when do you know Italian? I’d pick Thanksgiving, personally.

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lottieferlisi:

I am not.

You should care, then again tu dici solo perché non si può celebrare il Natale

You are so.

No, ma non voglio celebrare il Natale. Preferisco il Capodanno, e non è solo perché sono ebreo. Nello Capodanno posso ubriacarmi.

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lottieferlisi:

When people think of winter they think of Christmas, we might as well claim the entire season too while we’re at it. One very large gift. I don’t know how long you think Mass lasts but it very rarely hits the hour and a half mark, and if you must know the priest at our church is Spanish, not Italian. 

You’re being prejudice.

And as my favorite professor once said, me ne frego.

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Write your name in song titles

First

O: One for the Road by Arctic Monkeys

W: W.A.M.S. by Fall Out Boy

E: Eli the Barrow Boy by The Decemberists

N: Noro by Brand New

Middle

E: El Mañana by The Gorillaz

L: Lover I Don’t Have To Love by Bright Eyes

L: Leave it Alone by Manchester Orchestra

I: Immigrant Punk by Gogol Bordello

O: On a Freezing Chicago Street by Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s

T: To Wish Impossible Things by The Cure

Last

B: Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World

R: Rococo by Arcade Fire

E: Eaves Dropping by Grizzly Bear

C: Car Underwater by Armour for Sleep

K: Kennedy Cure by The Maine

E: Edward Benz, 27 Times by La Dispute

R: Reckoner by Radiohead

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lottieferlisi:

They are so holiday specific. Candy Canes scream Christmas, sorry but Christmas claimed the Candy Cane long ago and it’s time you accepted it. It doesn’t matter whether everyone wants gifts or not, gifts are all a part of tradition, that and Christmas carols and Charlie Brown. Midnight Mass isn’t terrible, I was always allowed to open one gift afterwards, it’s well worth it. Then again you guys do have dreidels that come with a catchy tune. 

Eh. I refuse to believe Christians get to claim all things peppermint. Candy Canes definitely belong to the season. Oh wow, one gift after hours of listening to an old Italian guy drone on? Christmas still doesn’t sound any better to me.

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savannah-burton:

Really? I don’t think I could ever date a guy who didn’t go down on me.

Some people aren’t into giving head or whatever, I guess I can’t penalize them for it. Can’t say I can understand them though. But I don’t rate a girl purely on her ability to suck my dick, I feel like that’d make me a shitty person.

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What's one hidden talent nobody knows about you?

I am like the master at camping. I can assemble a tent in under four minutes, and I always seem to find the best spots to camp.

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lottieferlisi:

I always forget about that whole week from Christmas to New Year’s, I guess I’ll just have to spend that week reconnecting with old friends. Latkes better than Christmas cookies? Spoken like a true Jewish kid, there’s no way potato pancakes could ever be better than a warm mouthful of practically nothing but sugar. And we also get Candy Canes, which happen to be my favourite. 

Candy canes aren’t holiday specific, they’re for the whole winter season. I would totally prefer latkes over cookies. You’ve never had my mom’s cooking, so you don’t even know. Besides Christmas is void of all its wholesome Christian values or whatever, now it’s just commercialized and everyone wants gifts. And you’re Catholic which means you probably have to suffer through midnight mass. I’ll pass on Christmas.

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fuck marry kill: lottie, savannah, victoria

Wow. Okay.

Fuck: Victoria

Marry: Lottie

Kill: Sav

I figure if I kill Sav she still has like eight lives left, so it’s fine.

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Five details about you

I have an inexplicably crippling fear of traffic.

Because of 1 I think I died in a traffic jam in a past life.

The only pet I’ve ever had is a hermit crab when I was five – I named him Mr. Jenkins apparently, and he got lost in the house somewhere.

I am usually pretty chill, but I’m a giant fucking weed snob. At least I admit it though. I’ve considered moving to Colorado or Washington post-college to get into the industry, but nah. That’s work.

I don’t think of myself in terms of details, so this was weird. So I gave you fun facts instead. You’re welcome.

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savannah-burton:

I thought that was implied. If a girl’s not sucking she’s not worth your time.

Well, that’s not entirely true.

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lottieferlisi:

This Catholic kid feels kind of bad that the Jewish kid doesn’t get to enjoy Christmas cookies and trees but it’s alot easier to stand my parents when you’re on vacation, when New Years rolls around my parents like to take off. Last year I spent it on a beach in Ibiza with them.

You could always spend a that whole week from Christmas to New Year’s with your parents. Problem solved. Also, this Jewish kid enjoys Chanukah quite a bit, so don’t feel bad for him. Latkes over Christmas cookies every time.

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savannah-burton:

Spit, swallow, drool.

You forgot suck, Sav.

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If the last person you spoke to said they wanted to fuck you, what would your reaction be?

That’s so ironic. Uh, then yeah sure, we can fuck. I’m cool with that.