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Princess on an ac unit

#cat #cats of tumblr #cat on an ac unit #princess cleo

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it's like i am literally never going to own a house or find authentic love or escape the clutches of late stage capitalism so really what am i living for

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Princess in a box

#cats of tumblr #cat #cat in a box #princess cleo

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shout out to shen qingqiu for being the most controversial mxtx lead despite also being the only one who isn't a serial killer.

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sometimes i get upset whenever people think i’m a teenager at work or that i’m to young to be a manager and then i remember one of my old jobs had a mop handle (not counting the mop part, just the handle itsself) that was taller then me and i stop being mad. im shorter then a mop handle.

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Pallas Athena

Imparts wisdom

Bossy, borderline dangerous attitude

Stalks you

Represented by an owl

Duolingo

Imparts wisdom

Bossy, borderline dangerous attitude

Stalks you

Represented by an owl

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That pair of cold green eyes, the eyes that seemed like they had nothing— Lu Feng suddenly reached out a hand towards him.[...] But the Arbiter didn't move to pull the trigger. That wasn't the hand holding the gun. His fingers landed on the side of An Zhe's face and rested there for a moment.

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Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh and if I've learned anything it's that tragic gay lovers go back to the dawn of time

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Days are just days because if thay were good Enkidu would be alive

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˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆ 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝓈𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓃 甄嬛传 | episode 12 appreciation post

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"Unfortunately, it's easy for God to go mad."

"At least when God judged the common people, good and evil were His basis for doing so."

"A person's wavering starts from the first time their heart softens."

-'Little Mushroom: Judgment Day', Shisi

Some of my favorite quotes from the book.

#little mushroom #shisi #quotes #danmei #an zhe #lu feng

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someone needs to study why L shaped nose studs just fall out of noses on their own but when you try to take it out, you end up battling with it for 20 minutes and your nose aches afterwards.

#nose piercing #ow my nose hurts now #piercings

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A clay model shows a couple kissing,

The work is dated approximately 1800 BCE, originating from Mesopotamia.

© The Trustees of the British Museum,

Image courtesy Troels Pank Arbøll

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陌上花开，可缓缓归矣

"The flowers are blooming beside the path, and you will gradually return home" - Qian Liu, King of Wuyue

While his wife was away visiting her family, the King looked upon flowers blooming besides a grassy path and couldn't help but think of his wife.

He would write a letter to her containing only the nine characters above. He was not known for his writing skills but this letter was considered more elegant then many of the literi.

The story would later be adapted into the folk love song "Moshanghua"

#chinese #chinese love story #chinese literature #Qian Lu #Kingdom of Wuyue

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闺房之乐，有甚于画眉者

“Marital intimacy contains even more than painting eyebrows.” -Zhang Chang to Emperor Xuan of Han when he was reported for ‘improper male conduct’ after helping his wife paint her eyebrows.

Zhang Chang's wife had been scarred in childhood and he made a practice of helping her paint her eyebrows to hide the scars.

Zhang Chang essentially was telling the Emperor he had no business telling a man how to express love and affection towards his wife.

Emperor Xuan was deeply touched by Zhang Chang's love for his wife and allowed him to continue.

The idiom "Zhang Chang traces eyebrows (张敞画眉)" would become synonymous with marital love and affectionate couples.

#chinese idiom #chinese #love quotes #ancient literature #han dynasty #emperor xuan of han

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ancient sumerian little girl kicking her legs up in her bedroom imprinting images of gilgamesh and enkidu kissing on her cuneiform clay tablet and then taking it to her mom to bake and preserve it

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If you remember my love in your prayers as strongly as I adore you, I shall hardly be forgotten, for I am yours. Henry R forever

-Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.

#henry viii #anne boleyn #tudor history #king henry viii #queen anne boleyn