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of course i had to make one of these

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Some Audiobooks on YouTube

…cause sometimes you just can’t afford to buy the book. And that’s okay. Of course it’s better to actually buy it for the author’s sake, but I’ve been poor before, and audiobooks on YouTube saved me back then.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Simon versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

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a disclaimer for the following post: i wrote this at a time when i was incredibly insecure. i felt incompetent in many areas of my life, and you can see that reflected in the books i chose to include in my list. although i did not lie (i really did enjoy all of the books on the list), these are not books that i think everyone should read. most of them did not change my life; they were good literature, and nothing more. i have grown up a little bit since making the list, and i recognize now how immature it was to make this list of books everyone “should” read, in an attempt to sound educated and feel intelligent. i’m not going to delete the list, because it does have some really good books on it, but life is too short to read books out of a sense of obligation. so either read these because you want to, or read something else instead :)

20 books everyone needs to read at least once because people will reference them in front of you your entire life:

“the faerie queene,” by edmund spenser. this poem is both an epic and an allegory, written in (mostly) iambic pentameter. it is divided up into six books (plus a little bit of a seventh) which you should read, if for no other reason than the fact that there’s supposedly an exclusive book club at harvard university for the select few people who have finished all six sections

“romeo and juliet,” and “othello,” both by shakespeare. these plays both involve two lovers who die because of communication issues. and they’re both super important to read because there are so many references to them, both in other pieces of classic lit., and in modern culture

“the picture of dorian gray,” by oscar wilde. if you can’t tell, this is my favorite book ever. if you can get past the purple prose, it’s one of the most ‘dark academia’ books ever. it’s got references to other famous pieces of literature (which i’ll include on the list), lots of gay shit, a dramatic young adult who loves shakespeare, and ofc, murder

“the brothers karamazov,” by fyodor dostoevsky. actually started reading this one to impress a boy; i think that perhaps he and i have different concepts of what is considered impressive, but the book has turned out amazing, so i’m happy. it has lots of wonderful philosophical and theological discussions. the one thing you may not like is that Dostoevsky constantly goes off on little tangents (like Herodotus). it simultaneously fascinates me and makes me want to smack him with a stick

“the prince,” by niccolo machiavelli. this isn’t classic literature so much as it is political science, but honestly, so many people talk about ‘machiavellianism’ without ever having read the original Machiavellian treatise, and it would be so much better to just read the book and then be able to cite machiavelli himself at your next political-philosophy discussion.

“the canterbury tales,” by geoffrey chaucer. these are classics. they’re filled to the brim with medieval language and sexual innuendo, but that’s part of what makes them so wonderful. if that’s not enough of a selling point, ‘the tale of the deathly hallows’ from “harry potter” is super similar to ‘the pardoner’s tale’ from this book.

“the divine comedy,” by dante alighieri. includes a crap ton of great history references and some super sick burns directed towards the corrupt people of dante’s time.

“meditations,” by marcus aurelius. the original metaphysical journal. probably the epitome of ‘light academia’ if i’ve ever read one

“the great gatsby,” by f. scott fitzgerald. jay gatsby is low-key super relatable…and so is nick, the third wheel…and so is daisy, who feels like women are forced by society to be ‘beautiful little fools’

“the iliad” and “the odyssey,” by homer. i will never ever be able to read ‘the iliad’ again without sobbing hysterically. :’((

“frankenstein,” by mary shelley. not only is this a great book in terms of philosophical potential, but there are so many great things to debate about in it. and, it’s written by a woman :)

“oedipus rex,” by sophocles. my favorite book in 9th grade, though god knows why my mother let me read it then

“metamorphoses,” by ovid. a collection of my all-time favorite myths, which every single person needs to read because it explains how the ancient romans believed the world operated, from the way the sun rises, to the reason we hear echoes.

“the aeneid,” by virgil. suggested by @catilinas :) the final addition to the holy iliad/odyssey/aeneid trinity, written hundreds of years after the last part, by a different author, and in latin instead of the original greek. chronologically ocurrs at about the same time as the odyssey, although from the trojan perspective.

“1984” (suggested by @alexickotowaffle) and “animal farm,” both by george orwell. i’m sticking them together because although the plots are completely different, they both remind me of today’s culture in rather unfortunate ways. but they’re very well written, and i do adore orwell’s style :)

“don quixote,” by miguel de cervantes. an absolutely hysterical book; i kept laughing out loud the entire time i was reading it. it satirizes getting wrapped up in the world of books, to which i’m sure we can all relate.

“hamlet,” by william shakespeare. finally crossed this off of my “to read” list and i absolutely loved it. hamratio (is that the ship name for hamlet x horatio?) is wonderful, the whole play is excellent, and i would highly recommend it

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Amy Winehouse and Alex Turner at Coachella, 2007

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Hey! I made some posters!!

Instagram: @vintagerelated

Like/reblog if u save🦋💙

So, i found some really cool pictures online and did the pixel upscaling thing, as well as some editing, adding logos and such, these work really well of you want to print them!! These can work as wallpapers too ig, so yeah i hope you like them✨

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Jim Morrison photographed by Yale Joel for LIFE magazine, 1968.

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1 guess what her patronus is... 😂

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I forgot when this was taken.

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The mountains <3

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Cleaning White Canvas Shoes

You will need:

• White vinegar

• Bi-carb soda (baking soda)

• A toothbrush

• A bowl/container to put it in

Method:

• Create a paste using the baking soda and vinegar (1 part baking soda, 1 part vinegar)

• Using the past scrub it onto the shoes

• Don’t forget to clean the laces (take a photo of the shoes before you clean them so you know how to put the laces back on)

• Leave the shoes out in the sun to dry (the sun will help to bleach them) with crumpled newspaper in it to help it keep its form and soak up excess liquid

• Once they are dry, dust off the dry paste (it may take awhile)

• Put the laces back on

From personal experience, this works well when the shoes have water stains on them.

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When your pad’s on crooked but you don’t realize it until after you leave a public bathroom

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So I got this kit today from Walmart and this is my frist ever bracelet. I’m so proud :o it may not look great but I put all my best effort into this and i know I can do a better one. I’ll keep you guys updated :)

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happy Thursday the 20th

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Keeping a song as your alarm tone ruins the song for you, for your entire life

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the queen has returned

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Iconic Photography Contact Sheets (Leonardo Dicaprio, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Angelina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Nicholson, John Lennon, James Dean, Madonna & Paul McCartney).