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I’ve had this blog for a scary long time but in the last year or so it’s mostly been too stressful for me to use it because I had a really busy schedule at school and going online only to get stressed out all over again by the same stuff I was already dealing with irl (e.g. homophobia) was too much. the constant feeling of being stressed out by Serious Stuff also made it hard to use tumblr for the stuff I actually enjoy (e.g. relaxing pictures of plants & looking for new books to read). consequently I’m moving on to a new blog that is more conducive to plant blogging. I’m refollowing most people but if I happen to miss you feel free to pm me.

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which is which in your OTP

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I’m reading Fates and Furies (by Lauren Groff) after seeing it everywhere and it’s pretty disappointing, drawn out & weird. I’m waiting for someone to get murdered but there’s just a lot of weird descriptions of sex. I guess it’s nice to have several casually lesbian secondary characters but you know what’s also nice a casually lesbian main character.

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thecadaver replied to your post:

I’m reading the tidying book (The Life-Changing...

most of what i’ve heard about the book is just people saying “she’s crazy but this is actually helpful” but i’ll be honest, the fact that my shampoo is in the shower is the only reason my hair gets washed.

she says that it might seem like a lot of work to put away all your products each time but keeping them out of the shower means they don’t get covered in sticky slime, probably last longer and cleaning your shower is a lot easier. tbh I agree but maybe it’s just me... I have quite a lot of shower products bc I use different things for a quick shower vs long relaxing shower when I deep condition my hair etc, I like the idea of storing my stuff away from the shower then selecting what I want to use each time, I can’t believe this hadn’t occurred to me before

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I’m reading the tidying book (The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up) and I’m actually finding it really great and useful. a lot of people say mean things about the author (”wow this woman is really crazy, she thanks her socks for doing a good job, who would listen to her”) or talk about how “extreme” and unrealistic it is to ask people to discard objects that don’t bring them joy / pleasure but tbh most of the advice in it is really doable and does make your life easier. I’m going to start storing shampoos etc outside of the shower and drying them after each use.

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Eugenia Maximova: Associated Nostalgia

The triumphal march of kitsch began long time ago. The kitsch culture of today flourishes across all life segments. Some hate kitsch outright but most people simply love it. Kitsch is visual fast food; Sometimes pitch is truly difficult to digest but for many it is also unpretentious and tasteful. Kitsch doesn’t require lots of preparation, rethink, and consideration. In fact it barely requires any thinking at all. Kitsch quickly responds to most basic human instincts. And once the chef has found the ‘right’ ingredients he is ready to open a chain restaurant. Kitsch is melodramatic, sentimental and folksy. But kitsch also entertains. Although I was born to a fine art artist mother most of my childhood memories are vividly connected to kitsch. Kitsch was on open display in almost every household. Cristal and ceramic dinner sets, vases and figures, hard to acquire foreign objects (many of them of everyday use, others without any use at all), plastic fruits and flowers. They were all put behind glass, in showcases and were the pride of the house. Hand made crochet covered most electronic devices in each and every house.Kitsch was destiny and no one was ever supposed to escape it. It was the ghost of time and more. The scarcity of goods during communism has created a culture of showing off where people behave ostentatiously. And since environment shapes individuals who live in it, a person living in such a society rarely would wish to lag behind. Kitsch was also widely used as political propaganda during that period. Art’s sole reason d'etre was to bolster a dictatorial regime and glorify its leaders.

© Eugenia Maximova 2014 

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since Ash is busy I guess the only thing for me to do is start unpacking and tidying up my room I hate being back home :(

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the signs as my cat meowing

Aries: very emphatic and to-the-point "MOW!" when she cannot get her way. her bullhorn meow that she uses when she's locked in the next room

Taurus: a "meep" uttered while kneading my belly

Gemini: "REOW" - when she is seemingly content and sleeping then turns around and bites me for no reason, which is followed by a purr

Cancer: the sad and sudden "mew!" uttered during a nightmare to wake herself up so she's not scared anymore

Leo: curious little "miao" that occurs when new people come over; her tail is a question mark, investigating

Virgo: "..." when she is licking herself then pauses to think about something and her tongue is still sticking out just a little bit

Libra: *chirp chirp chirp* when she's sunbathing and toasty and then she suddenly sees a bird or a cat outside and she wants to talk to it

Scorpio: "MEOW!!" - when she is seemingly content and sleeping then turns around and bites me for no reason, which is followed by her ears going back and more bites, and when i pick her up she looks at me like "what did i do"

Sagittarius: "prrrm!" the sound that she makes when she thinks she sees a bug, so she does the scooby-doo-style revving up and running around the house; first towards the bug, then away from the bug, then back again

Capricorn: "mrrrr!" running around the house with a toy in her mouth, announcing her triumph in a very small and tidy way

Aquarius: "bow." when she barks like a little dog

Pisces: a very sleepy and tiny "meoo." what we refer to as "the crystal meow." contemplative and dainty

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@cerasiferae British wedding cake traditionally is a kind of fruit cake doused in alcohol (brandy I think usually?) so the alcohol + other ingredients which were quite dry led to a cake that was quite sturdy and could be preserved for weeks at least although keeping it for a year seems frankly disgusting

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Customarily the top tier of the wedding cake was always saved for serving either on the couple’s first anniversary or at the christening of their first child – whichever came first. Started in England the custom survived for centuries and is still occasionally observed today. 

british people really enjoy making food as terrifying as possible

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me: im never sharing my thoughts and feelings with anyone again me: *overshares once the opportunity arises*

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from If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho (translation by Anne Carson)