#discounts for students

[egophiliac]

have you seen the new nightwear groovy? alas, the dream of the animal onesies or the pillow fight groovy are dashed 😞 - i have yet to see the card's story but i assume that yuu is interviewing the boys again this year like the birthday boy cards cause there's no other characters in the card (?)

I too am disappointed that we didn't get a big full-on pillow fight. 😔 but he DOES battle by throwing his pillow, so at least we get some cushion action in there!

it looks like this round of birthday cards aren't going to be interviews/conversations, at least not for most of it -- the first part was Jamil talking to Ortho (who he duos with) about what his dormmates are doing for his birthday (they're setting up a surprise party/parade (because Kalim) but they're doing an extremely bad job of it and he's having to go around making sure that they don't screw it up) (being Jamil is suffering). second part was Jamil talking to his (unvoiced mob) roommate and answering Crowley's School Improvement Survey (he wants bigger bathrooms) (also a fridge in his room) (actually, make that a whole kitchen) (but mostly bigger bathrooms). then third part was his ~morning routine~, aka talking to himself about his hair and makeup, as one does in a visual novel. it's less cohesive than the previous birthday stories, but it's all pretty chill and there's some fun stuff in there! (Najma sent him hair stuff for his birthday that's way too fancy and he can't decide if she did it to annoy him or not. truly, being Jamil is indeed suffering.)

if all the cards are going to be about nightly/morning routine though, we're going to absolutely melt when we get to Vil, brace yourselves

[catilinas]

Hello! I apologize if im bothering, and wish you all the best in upcoming year! I wanted to ask, do you perhaps have some suggestions for modern plays ( written in last 20 or so years) inspired by greek tragedies (either serving as motifs or beibg retellings), particularly Oresteia? I am asking because I see lots and lits of literary retellings, but with few exceptions, rarely dramas. Thank you anyway, sorry for bothering, and have great holidays!

hi!!! i can think of a few but but because i'm more of a roman epic person the list is mostly plays i've actually seen. i think literary retellings are probably easier to find people talking about online because like. they aren't performed and so there's not the access barrier of needing to Go And See The Performance. and then also there are plays where you then can't get hold of the script! i'm also assuming you're interested in plays that aren't just translations / close adaptations of tragedies, because those are a lot easier to find and also like. more common?

here are some plays that i have either read or seen that fit your criteria and also fuck immensely:

the burial at thebes: a version of sophocles' antigone - seamus heaney

antigone the musical - marina mccready (does cool things w genre; version of antigone that has made me feel the most genuine sympathy for creon)

the cure at troy: a version of sophocles' philoctetes - seamus heaney (this isn't quite within the last 20 years but you may be interested anyway!)

phaedra's love - sarah kane (also a bit older but it's sooo good. although it is maybe more senecan tragedy than greek tragedy?)

phaedra - simon stone (based on euripides' hippolytus but also the plays by seneca and racine. but also it isn't any of them. but also it IS)

oresteia - robert icke (maybe my favourite play of all time ever) (robert icke has also done a version of oedipus but it was in dutch and i don't think it's possible to get the script?)

girl on an altar - marina carr (inspired by the oresteia but. not. also very cool in that it incorporates a Lot of iphigenia at aulis and yet iphigenia never appears. and then the whole play is about her)

also! if you aren't aware of the archive of performances of greek and roman drama productions database you might also want to rummage around in there! like i am Aware of things like a recent musical version of medea / iphigenia in splott but they are almost certainly in that extremely filterable database :D

also also clutuals pspspspsps if you have any particularly cool additions to this list. hi. hello.

[rogdona]

[watermotif]

One of my resolutions for next year is to see an orchestra performance ^_^

[batfambrainrotbeloved]

Hope you’re having a good day <3

AWWW Thank you my dear, the little pumpkin ghost is such a treat!! <333

My day is lovely, did a little wander and discovered part of the woods that have hammocks I might have to put to use eventually, and in getting lost after found a green house that was fun to look around.

Now im just enjoying some fake wedding planning whilst watching Body cam reaction videos and planning a visit to an upcycling center for fabric to make dnd dolls!

[sunflowersinheaven]

finally found a site that is selling Maurice by E.M. Forster in english, and they also have discounts for students, cant wait to order it aaaaaa

[doctorsiren]

Decided I’m gonna start adding the Sirentober / Doctober art as prints to my shop *during* the month of October rather than waiting until the very end like I did last year (it’ll just make the process smoother for me I think)

So at the end of every week in October, I’ll update my Etsy shop with the prints from that week! (except this week will be just 1-4 first since I’ll be out of town on the 5th and won’t be able to print on that day)

So my shop will update sometime tomorrow :)

[minniedeer]

Soo expressive

[dreamhacker606]

Piracy this

Piracy that

WHAT ABOUT DVDs?!

Like there’s BOUND to be so many discarded dvd’s at thrift stores and other places. Heck there’s stores that SPECIALIZE in this stuff.

Plus, there’s at least a handful of systems that are still available or you may already have that would be able to run a DVD.

If we all collectively said “Fuck you” to streaming services and started investing in DVDs again, they’re gonna have to reconsider their prices.

The only sacrifice I can think of is how I’ll be able to watch shows like Good Omens and Hazbin Hotel, but I’m prepared to make that sacrifice.

Also, can’t forget the aesthetic of having dvd cases full of dvds.

That’s just my take on streaming services increasing prices.

[mistninja]

Hi guys 🧍‍♂️ I hate to do this again (the struggle never ends fr) but if anyone can help me out with bus fare so I can go to uni this week I would really appreciate it 🫠 I don't get paid until the 7th and I can't afford to keep using my credit card

Just 10 dollars would be enough! 🙏

[roseworth]

its over boys. i had to make this in canva instead of photoshop

[xanfeursel]

why must bus passes be...65$ a month..

[acid-onthefloor]

guys guys guys they're playing guiseppe verdi's requiem in a couple weeks and the seats are 10€ if you're a student and the concert hall is really nice woooo

[captainobviois]

It’s the time of year again where I promote my 5 hour Halloween playlist with only verified bangers

[yglesbian]

btw i went to linkin park's show on saturday but i was caught with a fake student id and had to pay the other 50% of my ticket to get into the venue 😭 this was the first time it didnt work.....

[kyeterna]

one time i weaponised my autism so hard I got all my classmates, even the ones who never read books, to read my then favourite book ("Ο Θεός αγαπά τα πουλιά" by Aggeliki Varella).

I guess you could call it my hyperfixation for like a solid 3 months. I loved that book so much, I was obsessed with it, I would not stop talking about it in class, to the point some of my classmates decided to read it as well, and they liked it too, and then the teacher started encouraging everyone else to read it as well- to the point we made a class project for the book (we were in fourth grade). It was a really nice moment and memory for me.