subrosegarden

[subrosegarden]

[subrosegarden]

Im totally obsessed with this show

mr stephens your expressions are a gift to humanity that truly just keeps on giving.

[subrosegarden]

oooh, i just started feeling the autumn coming. the idea of golden leaves and breeze on my face, wet library floors and pumpkins  (i know it is only august now). 

i just feel like the autumn could be a fresh start to me. i wish i could make new interesting friends and read books.

#let's be friends #autumn is coming #rambling #dunno what to tag this

[subrosegarden]

reblogging this again coz it’s summer and i am sad.

How to feel etheral:

- write poetry in the dark and play soft, melancholic songs

- recite poetry to yourself

- drink tea and warm your cold hands with the cup

- leave little notes to people you love

- smile at strangers on the street and at kids

- give genuine compliments

- live to create beauty that will live on forever

- wear comfortable clothes

- give hugs

- wear jewellery that means a lot to you

- memorise the lyrics you love most and write them everywhere

- keep your intentions pure and honest

- read.a lot

- find beauty in everything

- be genuine

- love madly,deeply and passionately

- be kind to yourself

- put aside time to do your hair and skin care

- keep your eyes bright and curious

- speak softly and clearly

- write letters

- nurture yourself

- use blush :*

[subrosegarden]

Anne Magill (b. 1962)

Sentinel, 2020

[subrosegarden]

Okay I’m pretty happy that I started reading A Little Life just now. I wouldn’t have understood all the emotions etc. when I was younger. 

Phrases I said aloud repeatedly while reading A Little Life:

“What the fuck?”

“Oh my god.”

“WHAT?”

“STOP!!!”

“Jude, no.”

“Oh, Jude.”

“Oh, Willem.”

“Willem, don’t leave!”

“Willem, come home!”

“WILLEM!!!”

“ANDY!”

*Loud sighing*

*Groaning like Tina Belcher*

*Gross sobbing*

[subrosegarden]

Feeling very.... body by mother mother

[subrosegarden]

I bought a copy of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History from a thrift store but I didn’t like the cover, so I made new ones. 

#the secret history #donna tartt #dark academia books #tsh #fanart

[subrosegarden]

Leo Tolstoy

Edgar Allan Poe

Kahlil Gibran

Charles Baudelaire

Rainer Maria Rilke

Donna Tartt

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Albert Camus

[subrosegarden]

boys will be boys, and by that i mean they’ll start secret societies at their elite academies devoted to reading poetry in a cave and learn the true meaning of love and art and happiness in the face of tragedy and the existential conflicts of life

[subrosegarden]

I felt this.

just thinking about the time in 6th grade when i saw this photo of (aged/white) greek statues in my history book and the entire room decided to go dead silent as my little voice rung out:

*long exasperated sigh*

these statues sure could

use some moss

[subrosegarden]

you: homoerotic subtext

me, an intellectual: impligaytions

[subrosegarden]

The quarantine two and only moods are :

1. I cleaned the whole house, wrote a book, learned Latin and found a cure for cancer and it’s still 11 am time is an illusion and life is a lie 

2. I woke up and now it’s 4 pm and I did absolutely nothing time is an illusion and life is a lie 

[subrosegarden]

dark academia but in 2020 and gen z

- staying up late in the dark reading wikipedia articles on obscure topics on your phone

- researching random things that caught your interest instead of paying attention to your zoom classes/ doing homework

- reading during zoom classes

- checking daily if your local library reopened

- notes app poetry at 4 am

- reading by candlelight at night just because lamps are too bright and you might get caught by your parents

- waking up early to watch the sunrise before online school

- developing a coffee addiction over quarantine

- wearing dramatic coats and button ups etc to just go to the supermarket

[subrosegarden]

‘Hercules and Cacus’, by Antonio Zanchi (1631-1722)

[subrosegarden]

I just remembered that I’ve actually created a quiz to sort you into one of the dark academia subgenres. If anyone is interested, here’s the link:

https://uquiz.com/Ai5QSB

#dakr academia #quiz

[subrosegarden]

some books i’ve read this year with couple of notes

The Secret History by Donna Tartt - I needed to mention it here, I am sorry. But the first time I read it, I haven't yet started to study philosophy. I missed all the philosophy references and to be honest this book is dionysiac. But now, after rereading it, I understood more. Not for everyone, too much thinking for most of the people.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - I don't enjoy fantasy, but in my opinion, this book is nothing like fantasy. It is a love story about a passionate love between two men in Ancient Greek. It's a mythical story, and somehow it is written beautifully. You don't need to be a classical philologist to read this.

Grand Illusion by Mika Waltari - This novel is rather short and filled with bohemian lifestyle on the happy 20s. I'd say this has a pretty similar vibe to The Great Gatsby. Innocent, lots of smoking and drinks. Nice vibe.

#the secret history #the song of achilles #grand illusion #suuri illusioni #dark academia books #dark academia #reading