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*arrives late at the event with deadlines and anxiety in my hand* sup

(Don’t forget to reblog)

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“All the little angels rise up, rise up.

All the little angels rise up high!

How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?

How do they rise up, rise up high?

They rise heads up, heads up, heads up, they rise heads up, heads up high!”

That’s a nice song,’ said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. 

It’s an old soldiers’ song,’ he said. 

Really, sarge? But it’s about angels.‘ 

Yes, thought Vimes, and it’s amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It’s a real soldiers’ song: sentimental, with dirty bits. 

As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I’ve seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. 

Why? It sounds cheerful.' 

They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You’ll learn. I know you will.

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I drew another MUD OC. There were other, more serious attempts, but I abandoned them. Then I slapped this together mostly to try out a line-smoothing technique I found on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_uNNlolvM !!)  Yes, it’s another DW MUD character. We’re back, baby.

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Reading Guards! Guards! again and... Sybil is just such a treasure. Why couldn't I see it before?

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THIS IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING I’VE EVER SEEN I WISH I COULD BREATHE

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Slinkyjinky over here explaining what literary criticism is all about

“writers always know exactly where they are going with their work!”

r u sure

“no writer does anything by mistake, it’s all very strategic”

r u sure

“they use symbolism in everything. for example, a simple sentence symbolises directness and-”

R U SURE

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Some more funny library signs.

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Them: I have a 500 word paper that I-

English Major: 500 words? That’s not a paper. That’s an abstract. Where’s the rest of it? WHERE IS IT. 

Them: I got a text from-

English Major: A text? What devices does it use? How does it mean? Why does it mean? HOW DO TEXTS MEAN?

Them: You need to turn right.

English Major: Write. Write. Write like you’re running out of time. WRITE DAY AND NIGHT LIKE YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. 

Them: I have to do a review of literature for this lab repor-

English Major: You don’t review the literature. You ENGAGE with it. EXAMINE it. RESPOND to it.

Them: I’m allergic to bee-

English Major: TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTION WHETHER TIS NOBLER IN THE MIND TO SUFFER THE SLINGS AND ARROWS OF OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE OR TO TAKE ARMS AGAINST A

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It's L-Space you fools

How do people get to own secondhand bookshops. Not the big/newer quirky ones, but the little dusty ones that are piled high with books and always staffed by that same old guy who’s reading behind the desk. How do these businesses even begin, how do they survive, they feel like they were passed down by immortals and staffed by retired druids or something

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Got around to making a back patch for my new jacket

Love yourself, and the world will follow

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When teachers try to discuss non-school related topics at a party

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These photos were taken around one year apart.  One year.

Can you imagine living your life without teeth?

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

Have a brief example of what you’d experience:

- Unable to eat properly, your health and physical well-being suffers significantly and this shortens your life over time.  If you’re like me and have weak jaws, you’ll likely not be able to chew well; you’re going to be swallowing lumps of things, which is uncomfortable, gross, and unhealthy.

-Eating can be very painful, to the point you’re going to be eating soup, mashed potatoes, or cream of wheat for at least a few meals.

-Self-confidence tanks, and so can your mental health; this has really f*cked me up, leaving me intensely depressed to the point where I’ve pretty much cried for entire days, not to mention trying to adjust to this nightmare that has become my life.

- Dentures generally need to be pasted into your mouth (the paste doesn’t usually last that well, and isn’t a fix-all.  It also tastes pretty foul.) and tend to cause anything from mild discomfort to bad pain.

- You don’t get to eat anything sticky, chewy, etc.; no more toffee, gum, unprocessed meat, salad (yes, even things like lettuce and spinach are VERY difficult to eat.  And, forget fresh fruit and veggies.  Too firm,

- No biting with your front teeth.  

- There is no real ‘resting place’ for your lower jaw - it’s uncomfortable and even painful to have your gums pressed together, and letting your lower jaw relax and ‘hang’ is almost as bad.

- Have you heard someone speak without teeth?  You’re liable to repeat things A LOT and feel self-conscious and stupid.

-People will shun you, or give you repulsed looks.

-Try looking for work when you look like I do, all gums and no teeth.  No way you’re getting an interview or a call back.

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

Not to mention that your JAWS SHRINK and make it even more difficult to eat/speak and are prone to FRACTURING.

That’s why I am on my knees, begging and praying for the donations I so desperately need to replace my teeth with implants.

Implants act like REAL TEETH and I could eat/speak as before and my jaws would stop shrinking.  But, I live in poverty and am disabled.  I can’t afford it alone.  I’m scared this is going to be the end of me.

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

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Three years already since he left us, orphans in spirit to wander this absurdly spherical world. “The night is always old. He’d walked too often down dark streets in the secret hours and felt the night stretching away, and known in his blood that while days and kings and empires come and go, the night is always the same age, always aeons deep.”

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“Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for.”

— Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight

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