paleobibliophile

One Direction, Blondie Swift, Academia, History.

[paleobibliophile]

HI MISS TAYLOR SWIFT @taylorswift I AM CRYING I AM OK BUT IM DEFINITELY NOT FINE AT ALL

[taylorswift]

Just a friendly reminder that I would never have thought it was possible to go back and remake my previous work, uncovering lost art and forgotten gems along the way, if you hadn’t emboldened me. Red is about to be mine again, but it has always been ours. Tonight we begin again. Red (my version) is out now.

https://taylor.lnk.to/redtaylorsversion

📷: Beth Garrabrant

[paleobibliophile]

HI TAYLOR I AM CRYING ALREADY 😭 I COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN READY FOR THIS ALBUM 😭😭😭😭 LOVE IT SM IM BURNING RED 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[archaeologicals-deactivated2016]

fun facts!

leonardo da vinci was a year younger than christopher columbus.

stalin, freud, Ttto, trotsky and hitler walk into a bar……no really, it’s possible since they all lived in vienna in 1913.

aristotle tutored alexander the great.

abraham lincoln was twelve when napoleon bonaparte died.

an unusually well-traveled person in 5th century BC could have conceivably met confucius, lao tze, the buddha and socrates over the course of a seventy year life.

pharaohs and mammoths existed at the same time.

pocahontas and william shakespeare died, in the same country, less than a year apart from each other. 

oxford university is older than the aztec empire.

[jessicasuenicole]

Stuff like this really makes me wish we learned history chronologically instead of geographically. You know how cool this shit is? So much can happen all at once and we keep pretending like it doesn’t

[inber]

Writing period dramas in the discord, lads

[historyeet]

OBSESSED.

[greek-memes]

Hera: Some if you have never had your husband sleep with everyone who ever existed and it shows

[historyeet]

catherine of aragon also

[paleobibliophile]

not me realising that the sole purpose behind this account was to kill time during the initial lockdown. here i am exactly 4 months later, a few days into uni and already done with literally everything 🤡

[academiaa-a]

will someone just scream at me to get my shit together WHILE they do it for me?? please?

[blacklilyghost]

[chubbycattumbling]

[talesoftranquill]

Darcy will be like 'I know a spot' and takes you on a rollercoaster ride of his feelings from criticising your family to confessing his undying love for you

Darcy will be like 'I know another spot' and takes you on a long walk during sunset to tell you that he still loves you ardently

[paleobibliophile]

Pov: you're a pre-Renaissance citizen, waiting for the plague to end so you can live a little.

[paleobibliophile]

We all thought it was a 15-day lockdown in March 2020. When THAT didn't happen, i think we all lost the part of ourselves that used to have faith and hold on to things.

[emailgf]

I wish everyone would admit that classic literature is inherently difficult to read, and that you shouldn’t feel stupid if you don’t “get it”. Especially the dark academia/ classic lit fandoms and stuff. Like unless you have the vocabulary and pop culture knowledge of an 18th century nobleman, it’s going to be a tough read. It’ll take you longer to read; you’re not stupid if you’ve spent several months on a single book! And you don’t have to enjoy everything. It’s okay if you got bored after one chapter of Wuthering Heights, and couldn’t be bothered to read the rest. It’s okay if you want to read your favourite kids book for the 10th time instead. You’re not stupid. No piece of literature is inherently better, more “important”, more “meaningful”, or more “intellectual” than another. First and foremost, read what brings you joy.

[afunnyfeminist]

This is all true. But if you want to read a classic at a lower readability level, many classic texts have been adapted for younger readers that keep the integrity of the story. Some even include illustrations. So you can start with that and then move up to the original, or you can just read the adapted version.

[paleobibliophile]

All that being said, i also think people who prefer not to read classic lit (which is absolutely fine!) should not have a headstrong opinion, judging those who find solace in classic lit.

I've observed this many a times. Someone doesn't enjoy a good classic read, they make the others who do feel stupid for liking all this. Not nice.

[arandomthot]

Need this kind of support in my life

[paleobibliophile]

pray tell us how and where people like this live so i can get someone like this for me

[paleobibliophile]

[ashstfu]

how do you tell someone "I'm not ignoring you, I'm just disconnected from reality rn and the days are all blurred together and I feel completely apathetic towards everyone/everything around me so it's really hard for me to maintain a conversation" without saying that?

[paleobibliophile]

Same.

[paleobibliophile]

You think you're lost, and then you open your Tumblr page.