#mediumaevum

[jimtheviking]

@mediumaevum Thank you!

[camoniana]

Back to basics. (Yes, I write on books and I also doodle on their pages.)

[momentsinreading]

”When asked: “Why are you so fascinated by history?”, a lot of people will say it’s because we can learn something from it. As if, by collecting as much knowledge as you can in a lifetime, you will use it to create something new, something better. I don’t think this is entirely true, for several reasons. The first one being the famous “Everything’s been done before”, which is, conditionally speaking, true. The second reason is that it actually gives us comfort. The cave paintings, the pyramids, abbey ruins, medieval ivory combs in museums… All of this is a testament that not everything is in vain. That our own death is not the end of things. Whatever we do, say, make - create in any way, might outlive us. That is why we give our best to preserve what little things from our forefathers we have left. One more reason is that it fascinates us. We can look at a face of a man who lived thousands of years ago. We can touch his sword, or read his words as if he was still here. There is comfort in that, as well. And the point is, I don’t think it’s our weakness. We, the people of last several centuries, are the only ones to ever exist that actually have this benefit. The combined power of knowledge, science, time… And we should use it. Success of all those who were before us shouldn’t be intimidating. We can still make something for those who are coming. The saddest thing is that we’re very lost, and in trying to find ourselves, we make things even worse. And that’s where history steps in, again. We should look back to remind ourselves how not to waste our lives. Try to see the bigger picture. Look through the eyes of history. Or maybe I’m totally off the point. It is 4 a.m. where I am, after all.” –Hex (mediumaevum)

[shakesankle]

@ambrose-bierce said: 

AAAAAAAAH *jealouses* (also you probably missed it because no-one has any interest in Winter’s Tale *sigh*)

*jealouses along with you for a moment vis-à-vis future me*

Yeah to be fair Winter’s Tale is one of those plays I haven’t actually read yet either. Not for lack of interest though, it’s been on my to read list forever and I’m always kinda low-key embarrassed by not having read all of them, but part of me really likes that there are still some out there for me to discover bit by bit so I end up not putting too much effort into changing that. (That’s how I rationalise it, anyway. In practice I don’t have the bloody time to read anything non-PhD related right now anyway. Ugh.)

@mediumaevum said: 

aaaAAAaasdhgsdhjfg!!!

Yes. Yes quite. I entirely, completely, utterly agree. <3

[icryyoumercy]

mediumaevum replied to your photo:so, i haven’t worn this shirt in ages because it...

You really look amazing.

Oh. *blushes* Thanks!

[icryyoumercy]

cantankerousquince replied to your post “cantankerousquince replied to your photo:mandatory ‘there is no such...”

Genius! :D

... well, considering that mostly, this is due to over a decade's worth of refusal to wear proper winter clothes, I'm not too sure about that :)

nimblermortal replied to your post “the road across the lake is covered in snow high enough you can’t see...”

Well, you could wibble. And/or get distracted by Kit and Will,

Not an option, sadly enough, since I will need dad's permission for at least parts of this. It went well, though.

runecestershire replied to your post “i have added a second scarf, and i’m actually pretty warm. i am also...”

Stay warm and comfy out there. Proper boots are the best things ever, and gloves are my own Most Important for Cold things (but I have a weird pinky joint that loudly complains about the cold) all those layers and you should be fine, though.

Proper boots are a blessing and proof of benevolence somewhere in the universe. Gloves, eh. I'm the sort of person capable of having clod hands when it's 30 degrees out. And there is no amount of gloves that would keep my hands warm.

hello-delicious-tea replied to your post “it’s several degrees bellow zero out, and there’s almost fifty...”

:( Pajama pants under jeans?

I did consider that, but my jeans are too tight-fitting for that to work...

nimblermortal replied to your post “it’s several degrees bellow zero out, and there’s almost fifty...”

Wrap legs in scarves. Neck in scarf. Scarfgloves. Head in scarf. Take everything off and reclothe in scarves.

I ... don't think I have quite enough scarves to manage that. I mean, I still have two more scarves at my dad's, so I could pick those up tomorrow, and then when I get home, I could try that.

mediumaevum replied to your photo “look what dad got me for christmas! storage containers! airtight...”

Remember that scene in HP movies when we see Ron all grown up and all shoulders and arms for the first time. Well, damn...

Oh. Thanks. *blushes*

[icryyoumercy]

mediumaevum replied to your post:i just handed in that damn essay, and i am worry....

You are entirely made of smarts. You eat essays for breakfast.

lessthansix replied to your post:i just handed in that damn essay, and i am worry....

If ‘that damn essay’ is the one you posted earlier, I thought it looked good and was very well written, so.

*purrs quietly* Thanks, this really helps. :)

[icryyoumercy]

mediumaevum replied to your post:mediumaevum replied to your post:so, uh. if a...

My point exactly.

Oh.