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eight, nineteen and thirty-six for the dark academia asks (:
8. Will you tell the rough truth or the sweet lies about what happened last weekend?
A hard question. An intricate lie can be a lot of fun, and yet is difficult to maintain. The truth is simple, plain, but utterly flavourless and often does more harm than good. I suppose I would be more inclined toward the lie.
19. Will you go to a crowded reception, or spend the night telling horror stories to your friends? I definitely prefer the idea of sharing horror stories; I'm incredibly introverted, somehow even more than I display, and crowds aren't quite my area of expertise. Besides, as somebody who is not easily frightened, I find others' reactions to 'scary' things very entertaining.
36. Will you prefer the sound of dead leaves crunching under the feet or the feeling of the sun on your skin on a winter day? Autumn is my favourite season by far, and the sound of dry leaves cracking under my shoes is one of the best parts. Winter sun is certainly nice, but living in Scotland, it isn't something that I experience often.
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types of academics
Based on some research associates and professors I know. Tag yourself or your advisor/prof. 
old forest goddess: gentle tone of voice, office door is always open, mysterious smiles, will invite you to do field work at the slightest hint of interest, cargo pants with lots of pockets or flowy clothes with hiking boots, receives live frogs in the mail (coos at them and calls them pet names), sporadic communication skills,  always has several projects going on. 
furrowed brows: extremely serious but cares a lot about the people around them, resting bitch face until they get started talking about their research, extremely wild hair, always willing to help, always wearing a stain-covered lab coat, surprisingly loud laugh,“oh no” is their most common phrase. 
fox mulder: always looks vaguely disheveled, always like 5 min late to class, regularly cracks jokes in class but takes material very seriously, smirks during academic arguments, has 5 notebooks running simultaneously (has to flip through all of them to find what they’re looking for), button-ups rolled to the elbow. 
shop cat: always at the library, collaborates with may different professors – even across departments, kindest words, oxford shoes and big sweaters, always has a notebook with them for new ideas or drawings, knowing smiles. 
cool beans: vaguely bored grad student TA, writes on literally every surface with sharpie to solve problems “because ethanol, guys”, sweet smiles, self depreciating jokes, always ahead of schedule, chaotic good energy, heavy combat boots and floral tattoos. 
scramble: literal mad scientist, oddly wholesome, definitely has half the lab in their pockets at all times (some microscope slides, some mouse food, a sharpie, a few eppendorf tubes, and god knows what else), always goes right up to the deadline, not great at delegating but always wants to help others learn new things. 
darcy: a little on the blunt side, always reading and analyzing, gives people their full attention, unsure but always moves forwards, actually really appreciates hearing other people’s thoughts on their work, slow to consider new ideas but never discards them without proper thought. 
dry ice: vaguely expressionless except for one (1) extremely expressive eyebrow, extremely critical – but only because they want everyone to succeed, a little uptight but very loyal once they warm up, surprises people with their thoughtfulness, has a lot of very weird stories from experiences that seem uncharacteristic for them, sharp work suits with floral accents. 
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Spooky foggy Edinburgh. Part 2
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Your blog is absolutely stunning 🖤
Thank you! Honestly, I have been finding it quite hard to find content that I really want to put on my blog, so I had taken a break over most of summer, so I'm glad to come back to messages like this again.
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A concept: You decide to visit your local family-owned coffee shop on a brisk, rainy day. You’re greeted by the shop’s owner with a warm smile as you make your way to a seat near the window, resting your thick coat on the back of the chair before you sit down. Gazing absentmindedly out of the window, you think of your dead lover, a single tear falling as the thunder booms.
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tell me if you ever do, I'll pay you a visit <3
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todays dream: moving to edinburgh and working in a book shop, living my best life 
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divinecynicism · 4 years
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I deserve a dark haired lover with soft eyes and a heart full of love
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divinecynicism · 4 years
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please help me
hi, so i was really scared of doing this but i really need money and help. sorry for any mistakes, english isnt my first language. so i suffer from OCD and i’m a bissexual latin women. i cannot still live in my mentally abusive house, i can’t find a job because of covid and i need money for my school and like… for eating and meds. i don’t know what else i should do. my gf is in hospital right know because she tried to take her life. i wanna live with her and free her from her also abusive home and dad. he is a cop and he doesn’t accept us. i know this is all confused and i fell like i’m in hell right now, so if u can help with just $1 it will help me sooooo much. i’m just trying to recover and survive being LGBTQIA+ and dealing with such a hard disease. I know that is people out there who suffer so much more them me, but with you CAN help me and it doesn’t going to affect you financial life, please please help me. 
if this is too confusing and u wanna more information, fell free to dm me. (i’m also super lonely know so lol)
that’s my paypal!
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=8WBNGHDE7ZBD6¤cy_code=USD&source=url
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MONUMENT TO DANTE (1865): Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.
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“The purest thrill comes not from the idea of winning
But from the fear of defeat .”
~ Black Chalk (Yates)
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rainy day in paris // 2019
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“If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct and if you have more than one companion you will fall more deeply into the same plight.” - Leonardo da Vinci
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I am very glad I have not been anywhere near a bank in months otherwise I would have already ordered a fancy Victorian cane: half for the aesthetic, and half because it would be nice to walk normally.
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where'd you get these photos?
I originally got all of my photos from stock image websites such as Unsplash, but have more recently migrated toward Pinterest and We Heart It.
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“Jealousy is perhaps the most involuntary of all strong emotions. It steals consciousness, it lies deeper than thought. It is always there, like a blackness in the eye, it discolours the world.” - Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea
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