#memento vitae
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happy belated second birthday, empty belle vie sparkling water twelve can box. i taped you to the cabinet door under my kitchen sink to see if it was a convenient spot to store my heavy duty aluminum foil with the picture of an aluminum foil alligator on it. it was a very convenient spot.
this week, i found a purpose-built store-bought replacement for you and i brought it home. oh, but then i saw the date i had written on your side when you were put in place, and i realized how long we have been working together and how well you had done. look at you. you look as good as the day that i hung you there.
i am returning the usurper to the store. you will stay until you are no longer able. we are in this together.
#spot where my red rubber hot water bottle used to hang when not in use#laundry detergent bottle covered with stickers where used coffee grounds are stored until they are discarded#brown paper lunch bags for microwaving popcorn#gallon freezer bags#cabinet#sink#sheet pan#kitchens#ad hoc#purpose built#cutting board#crock full of miscellaneous spoons#empty belle vie sparkling water twelve can box#memento vitae
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Powerful characters have enormous issues when they come into my possession because I love watching those kinds of muses be humbled by the universe. You’re an immortal being who has been alive for eons? Welcome to getting hit by a car and remembering, “oh shiiiiiit that huuuurts”. You’re a God of the Underworld and you slip on a puddle of water and end up looking like a damn fool in front of your court because you’re falling for a full twenty seconds? That’s your reminder Gods are not perfect. You’re known to be a frightening personality to the public opinion and you end up yelping because your reflection looked like someone else in the dead of night? It happens to everyone.
Existence is full of embarrassing moments. You’re never too powerful for those.
#memento vitae#(( my muses hate me.#claudia's fine but everyone else is just so mad. ))#(( you will seldom have perfect grace with me and them's the breaks. ))#『 blog / writer. 』 ❝ seeing red. ❞#『 blog / ooc. 』 ❝ out of creation. ❞
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It's... a bit late but I don't think I'll be able to write for Genshin again in the future.
For one, the game advances a bit too fast for me to fully catch up to.
The other thing is, well, my old Genshin account got stolen last year, and while I tried to contact support in hopes of getting it back, I didn't have the luck to get it back and the whole experience with the account being stolen pretty much soured my impression of the game.
I've moved on now, admittedly, but I don't think I could go back to playing Genshin again.
I did catch up to some of the recent stories via youtube and some, but I don't think I could play it again due to this experience.
So I announce that "memento vita" is officially a dead fic.
I'm not sure if I'll get back to it in the future but, yeah.
The account being stolen still soured the Genshin experience for me and I don't think I'll be able to get back to writing for Genshin or getting back to playing it again.
Anyhow, I'm firm in keeping it discontinued.
I thank everyone who read and/or followed "memento vita" but this is where I ultimately decided to leave it.
See you in another time outside of Genshin.
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"Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder"
- Henry David Thoreau -
#❤️#txt#love#lovely#life#quote#life quotes#henry david thoreau#writer#late#happiness is a butterfly#lana del ray#late post#goodnight#1:30 am#2:30am#mood#memento#remember#dolce vita
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I went back today to get a look in better light at Mrs. Lydia Morris' headstone and finally made out the epitaph:
A soul prepared needs no delays
The summons come, the saint obeys
Swift was her flight & short the road
She closed her eyes & saw her God
The flesh rests here till Jesus come
And claims ye treasure from ye tomb
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can you coin a xenogender related/connected to foxes, life, and death? you can make the gender in any gendersystem! /nf /genq
Vitamorivulpine
A xenogender related/connected to foxes, life, and death.
Etymology: Vita = life (Latin), Morí = death (Latin), Vulpine = related to foxes (English)
Symbol: A combination of the Egyptian Ankh and a simple fox design.
#infected with lovesick: coining#foxes#life#death#tw death#tw death mention#fox#mori#memento mori#vita#vulpine#mogai#liom#xenogendee#xenogender#lgbt#lgbtq#mogai coining#liom coining#insta: xenogendee#xeno coining#xenogender coining#liom gender#liom blog#mogai blog#mogai gender#mogai identity
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Three years
Three years is a long time for anything.
This year alone has put me through so much that many things got lost and forgotten, including this post being late by a day. I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to find myself this year, get my act together and finally feel like I had everything under control. But alas, here we are, a year later and I still have yet to take the first step.
Yesterday a friend wished me a happy death-iversairy, and I went to find them a GIF to try and show them how much I had appreciated the gesture. Afterall, we both loved the channel to bits and still love talking about it when we remember, so I wanted to return the wish with more than just a message or meme. But going through the GIFs (primarily clips from those videos), I realized just how much I had forgotten. How much I had lost. All in the span of three years. How could something so pivotal, so life changing, so motivating, have completely escaped my memory? How, after all those videos pointing out the importance of spending the time you had wisely, had I left time eat away at me? How had I let go of so many goals and dreams?
As this calendar year comes barreling to an end before my eyes, I find myself not feeling much of anything at all. On the one hand, I haven't made much progress actually putting in work into starting my channel. On the other hand, I have kept up a few of the lessons I learned thanks to the channel. I support all the creators I love in all their endeavors. I engage with the communities beyond just liking videos when I want to. And I stay true to my interests and spend my time how I want to -- when not dictated by school, at least.
As for updates on my channel: I have recorded more footage for my channel! Now it's a matter of editing it all. I also have better hardware so I can run different games and store my video footage easier, as well as record better voiceovers. When this will all come into fruition? Still not sure. But I haven't given up. I will do this. Because I want to. Recording videos for my channel has been fun, and I want to do more! It just all comes back to time.
So, now what. Well, last year I encourage everyone to pursue their dreams, take that one leap, take chances. I still do believe that you absolutely should. This year I continued to have moments where I took chances and have been grateful for them, regardless of the clouds of responsibilities that hang over me. I wish for you, dear reader, to have the same, if you can. We only have one life to live, so take the leap and see where you land, 'cause it might very well surprise you. I, as many others, will continue to carry the memories of the channel in my mind, even if specifics slip away. But the spirit lives on.
So, my friends, we stand here, three years later. Memento vivere. Una vita.
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finding icons of this man is hell. anyways, tag dump time + meanings/translations under the cut! (decided to have fun and so none of the tag lines are in english. oops)
“amor fati” - translates to “love is fate”. a proposed alternate worldview to contrast “memento mori”; Nietzsche believed it to be more affirmative of live
“dies tenebrosa sicut nox“ - translates to “ a day as dark as night “.
“qui salvándos salvas gratis“ - translates to “ Who dost free salvation send us “. taken from the song city of the dead by eurielle which was, in turn, taken from the hymn “dies irae”
“memento mori” - “remember that you will die”
“obscurum per obscurius“ - an explanation is less clear than what it tries to explain
“ab antiquo“ - from ancient times
“dramatis personae“ - more literally translates to “the masks of the drama”, it refers to the cast of a dramatic work
“mortui vivos docent“ - the dead teach the living. often used to justify the dissection of human cadavers to understand the cause of death.
“ad astra“ - to the stars
“fortiter in re, suaviter in modo“ - resolute in execution, gentle in manner
“ira furor brevis est“ - wrath is but a brief madness
“fiat iustitia et pereat mundus“ - let justice be done, though the world shall perish
“flagellum dei“ - the scourge of God
“per aspera ad astra” - through hardships to the stars
“domine salvum fac regem” - O Lord, save the king
“nemo malus felix“ - peace visits not the guilty mind aka. “no rest for the wicked”
“aqua vitae“ - directly translates to “the water of life”, it is also used to refer to certain distilled beverages
“hoc est bellum“ - this is war
“dis manibus sacrum“ - “ Sacred to the ghost-gods “, it refers to the Manes (roman spirits of the dead). It has been inscribed on Pagan headstones.
“Два сердца это перебор“ - not latin but russian due to Urd’s ruling over russia; from the song “ Сердце получает нож “ by Pholo, it translates (roughly) to “two hearts is too much”. (The full line is also translated in the remix of the song by Ferry as “My darling, don’t you think us having two hearts is too intense?”)
#amor fati — ooc ;;#dies tenebrosa sicut nox — memes ;;#qui salvándos salvas gratis — memes ;;#memento mori — ic ;;#obscurum per obscurius — aesthetic ;;#ab antiquo — headcanons ;;#dramatis personae — dash games ;;#mortui vivos docent — aesop carl ;;#ad astra — blavat sky ;;#fortiter in re suaviter in modo — camio ;;#ira furor brevis est — ferid bathory ;;#fiat iustitia et pereat mundus — saigiku jouno ;;#flagellum dei — scaramouche ;;#per aspera ad astra — urd geales ;;#domine salvum fac regem — uriel ;;#nemo malus felix — antoine de sade ;;#aqua vitae — ayato kamisato ;;#hoc est bellum — guren ichinose ;;#dis manibus sacrum — qi rong ;;#Два сердца это перебор — jean-jacques & urd ;;
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Stefano Landi - Passacaglia della vita
Stefano Landi (1587-1639) - Passacaglia della vita. Marco Beasley, I'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar. Marc-Antoine Charpentier Un Automne Musical a Versailles (2005).
A very sad but beautiful song about the inevitability of death.
Excellent rendition.
From the youtube channel Zritelli (with the Italian lyrics and translation to English and Russian).
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tag dump part 1 ( character tags )
☆ VISAGE → you’re bright as a star; radiant as the sun’s rays.
☆ MUSINGS → written on your skin like stardust; these are reflections of your undying will.
☆ MANNERISMS → unyielding in your strength; you bow for no one. and yet you have a heart of gold and compassion for everyone.
☆ AESTHETICS → mementos of the journey she’s undergone thus far; the stars will guide her path.
☆ WARDROBE → even the defender of the world has an interest in the world of fashion; these items adorn her battleworn body.
☆ ABILITIES → her might is strong; unconquerable; this is a display of her prowess.
☆ VITA → everyone’s hero; the one who we all count on to save the day; without her—the world would be lost to chaos and despair.
☆ DESIRES → what she has denied herself for so long; to have someone to love; to hold; to cherish. yearning can only last so long.
#☆ VISAGE → you’re bright as a star; radiant as the sun’s rays.#☆ MUSINGS → written on your skin like stardust; these are reflections of your undying will.#☆ MANNERISMS → unyielding in your strength; you bow for no one. and yet you have a heart of gold and compassion for everyone.#☆ AESTHETICS → mementos of the journey she’s undergone thus far; the stars will guide her path.#☆ WARDROBE → even the defender of the world has an interest in the world of fashion; these items adorn her battleworn body.#☆ ABILITIES → her might is strong; unconquerable; this is a display of her prowess.#☆ VITA → everyone’s hero; the one who we all count on to save the day; without her—the world would be lost to chaos and despair.#☆ DESIRES → what she has denied herself for so long; to have someone to love; to hold; to cherish. yearning can only last so long.
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WIP Wednesday
Okay so I don't have anything in particular to show that's new, but I wanted to show off perhaps one of my fav paragraphs/scenes from my fic Memento Mori, Memento Vita because it truly is my magnum opus at this point.
Check out the fic if you haven't already! I can't wait to work on it when I have more time! Do be warned, there is blood/gore in this segment, which I'll hide under the break.
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This isn't beautiful.
The Kalos skyline is filled with that familiar scarlet red Lysandre remembers from childhood, and as he runs his bloody fingers through his unkempt, tousled hair his gaze focuses on the lone human standing in the distance. Desperate to see a face full of life, he stumbles forth and almost trips on the bones protruding from the earth; though it feels as if the hands of the dead are attempting to drag him down into the earth with them. As he draws near to the only other living human, Lysandre begins to notice more familiar faces amidst the blood and bones that he tramples upon; Malva's obnoxiously pink hair framing her splintered glasses, young Trevor's broken Holo Caster held in a death grip caused by rigor mortis, Xerosic’s pale, gaunt face stretched into a frozen shriek.
Tattered tulle fabric leaves the Team Flare Leader almost slipping once again, and his gaze flicks to the face of Champion Diantha. Her once pristine white outfit is practically destroyed, stained with yellow, brown and red in an ugly blend that nearly causes Lysandre to retch. Diantha’s beauty isn’t even immortalised in death, as evident from the way that half of her face is missing entirely.
“Lysandre…”
A stuttered gasp pushes out of the man’s lungs at the mere mention of his own name, and as Lysandre tears his eyes away from the fallen Champion he finds himself meeting a familiar blue-grey pair just across from him.
Augustine Sycamore frowns as he stares down at Lysandre Fleur-De-Lis, the Professor seemingly unharmed despite the raging fires and dead bodies scattered around them. The look in his eyes is scrutinising enough that Lysandre wants to look away, but cannot bring himself to do so. Instead he can only watch as the Professor of Kalos reaches down and picks up a red hat adorned with a black bow, swiping off the dust that remains on the brim. Scrutiny makes way for melancholy as Augustine’s features soften, crows’ feet wrinkling at the corners of his eyes as he tenderly holds the hat as if it were to crumble and join the bones below.
“Why…? Why did you do this?” The raven-haired man questions, gaze never lifting from the hat in his hands, “Is this truly what you wanted? Did you want our friends to die? For Kalos to perish?”
“N-No! That was n-not my intention—!” Lysandre’s breath is caught in his throat when Augustine looks to him again, blue-grey eyes turned into a void of chilling cyan. The eyes— not Augustine’s— observe him fervently, rendering the taller man almost completely incapacitated as he falls to his knees. Beneath him, Bryony’s dead body cushions his fall. “This is not what I wanted…I…I swear upon my life—“
“The life you so foolishly cast away in order to attain a mere fantasy!?” The body using Augustine’s voice speaks, tone cold and filled with an anger that the redhead cannot fathom as real. The hat is tossed aside, landing upon the chest of Serena who lays in a pool of her own blood with eyes wide open and staring at the hazy, blood-red sky. “The life you spent chasing after legends and allowing yourself to be consumed by narcissism as you hope to change this world in your own image!? Your life, Lysandre Fleur-De-Lis, has no meaning. Swearing upon it will change nothing.”
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FINISHED THE REFS FOR EVERYONE I WANTED TO ADD THIS YEAR IM FUCKIN DONE
prayer circle i dont get burned out like 3 days into artfight KJSHDF
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ok! So re: the ask meme
🤔Do you have an WIPs where you wish you had chosen a different fandom/character?
Oh!
As for your question:
🤔Do you have an WIPs where you wish you had chosen a different fandom/character?
Hmm...
That's kinda a hard question since sometimes I'm usually set for the POV character and focus character for it.
Though that said, I think it would have been my Genshin fic, honestly?
It's kinda dead but if I could go back to it, I want to write it as something specifically to be from an outsider's POV and I'd think it be fun to have the characters in the story gather scraps and hints about why somebody reacted the way they did and the influence of their actions.
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TAG DUMP PART 1
☆ VISAGE → you’re bright as a star; radiant as the sun’s rays.
☆ MUSINGS → written on your skin like stardust; these are reflections of your undying will.
☆ MANNERISMS → unyielding in your strength; you bow for no one. and yet you have a heart of gold and compassion for everyone.
☆ SELF-PROMOTION → you are a beacon of hope to so many that you meet. the burden is great; yet you remain strong.
☆ AESTHETICS → mementos of the journey she’s undergone thus far; the stars will guide her path.
☆ WARDROBE → even the defender of the world has an interest in the world of fashion; these items adorn her battleworn body.
☆ ABILITIES → her might is strong; unconquerable; this is a display of her prowess.
☆ VITA → everyone’s hero; the one who we all count on to save the day; without her—the world would be lost to chaos and despair.
☆ HEADCANONS → these are layers to you; to your heart. let others see who you are within; let your walls down for now.
☆ META → classified information on the world and the force that declared war on the Earth.
☆ PROMOTIONS → these are my dearest friends! you all mean so much to me & help me keep going despite the insurmountable odds.
☆ DESIRES → what she has denied herself for so long; to have someone to love; to hold; to cherish. yearning can only last so long.
☆ A LITTLE PLACE CALLED HOME → these facets help run the city of neo-tokyo and the world overall.
☆ MEMES → downtime games for when there's a lull in this hero's busy life!
✫ MUSIC → what empowers her to fight — to keep going on despite the surmounting odds. watch her dance like a star.
☆ OUT OF UNIFORM → downtime is necessary even for a hero tasked with so much; remember to take a break for yourself.
☆ STARTER CALL → you've got a message! what does it say?
☆ DASH GAMES → what's new on the 'net?
☆ QUEUE → ''sorry I can't answer your call right now! I'm off saving the world!''
☆ DASHBOARD COMMENTARY → even if her duty has her out on the frontlines; may these messages remind you that she is with you.
☆ PSA → hey listen! this is some important stuff here!
#☆ VISAGE → you’re bright as a star; radiant as the sun’s rays.#☆ MUSINGS → written on your skin like stardust; these are reflections of your undying will.#☆ MANNERISMS → unyielding in your strength; you bow for no one. and yet you have a heart of gold and compassion for everyone.#☆ SELF-PROMOTION → you are a beacon of hope to so many that you meet. the burden is great; yet you remain strong.#☆ AESTHETICS → mementos of the journey she’s undergone thus far; the stars will guide her path.#☆ WARDROBE → even the defender of the world has an interest in the world of fashion; these items adorn her battleworn body.#☆ ABILITIES → her might is strong; unconquerable; this is a display of her prowess.#☆ VITA → everyone’s hero; the one who we all count on to save the day; without her—the world would be lost to chaos and despair.#☆ HEADCANONS → these are layers to you; to your heart. let others see who you are within; let your walls down for now.#☆ META → classified information on the world and the force that declared war on the Earth.#☆ PROMOTIONS → these are my dearest friends! you all mean so much to me & help me keep going despite the insurmountable odds.#☆ DESIRES → what she has denied herself for so long; to have someone to love; to hold; to cherish. yearning can only last so long.#☆ A LITTLE PLACE CALLED HOME → these facets help run the city of neo-tokyo and the world overall.#☆ MEMES → downtime games for when there's a lull in this hero's busy life!#✫ MUSIC → what empowers her to fight — to keep going on despite the surmounting odds. watch her dance like a star.#☆ OUT OF UNIFORM → downtime is necessary even for a hero tasked with so much; remember to take a break for yourself.#☆ STARTER CALL → you've got a message! what does it say?#☆ DASH GAMES → what's new on the 'net?#☆ QUEUE → ''sorry I can't answer your call right now! I'm off saving the world!''#☆ DASHBOARD COMMENTARY → even if her duty has her out on the frontlines; may these messages remind you that she is with you.#☆ PSA → hey listen! this is some important stuff here!
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Imagine, Shibusawa accidentally activated his ability in real world.
The whole house is covered in fog. And all abilities are on a loose.
Even Crime and Punishment are gone.
But, they don't attack their respective ability users.
They are nowhere to be found.
You are also nowhere to be seen.
Worst of all, Dazai is also missing.
BSD Cast are panicking.
What, if abilities hurt you?!
BSD Cast is searching through the house.
They found you, surrounded by abilities, on the attic.
And all abilities are trying to get your attention.
🐯 Beast Beneath The Moonlight is chuffing, rubbing its head against your chest.
📒 The Matchless Poet creating knick-knacks for you.
👘🗡️ All Men Are Equal is guarding the window, taking short breaks to pet you.
🩺 Thou Shalt Not Die is applying cute bandages on smallest, almost healed cuts.
🌨️ Light Snow is recreating movie scenes with its power.
🐄 Undefeated by the Rain create stone figures with its bare hands.
🐰 Demon Show holding a plate with snacks.
Futon is manipulating electronics, changing channels, so you can watch some interesting show.
🍰💉 Vita Sexualis is making accessories for you.
🍷 Upon the Tainted Sorrow making things float for your entertainment.
🌂 Golden Demon is bringing you nice clothes.
🇫🇷 Demonic Beast Guivre is curled around you.
🎧 Illuminations is creating a hyperspace over you.
🗣️ Lippman's ability is sitting near you, guarding you.
🧥 Rashomon is glaring at everyone, who is trying to get close to you.
🚬 Falling Camelia entertain you by pushing around different things.
🩹🧲 Midwinter Memento is controlling metal pieces to create some cool figurines.
⭕⭐ Dogra Magra, as a little doll, sitting on your lap.
🍋 Lemonade is creating fireworks for you.
🍛 Flawless is playing cards with you.
⛩️ Hail in the Begging Bowl preparing non-alcoholic drinks for you.
💻 Discourse on Decadence is writing down interesting memories, it read from anything he could find.
🥷 Yesterday's Shadow Tag is sitting near Rashomon, protecting you.
🕶️ Another is bringing you dolls from Ayatsuji's collection.
💰 The Great Fitzgerald is bringing you cases, full of money (don't worry, it simply took them from Fitzgerald).
🦝 Black Cat in the Rue Morgue is ready to send you in any book you want.
🐋 Mody Dick is floating outside the window, ready to fly with you anywhere you want.
🍇 The Grapes of Wreath is growing grapes for you. Don't worry, they are edible.
☕ Annie of Abyss Red is playing ball with you.
🪶 Little Women is planning your weekends, while sitting in the next room
👒 Gone With the Wing is using wings to make paper butterflies fly around.
♊ Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are floating above you, telling jokes.
✝️ The Scarlet Letter is writing your name in the air with its power.
😷 A Feast in a Time of Plague simply observing you from the corner.
🫖 The Precipice is outside, rumbling happily.
👻 The Perfect Crime is bringing you mystery novels.
⚔️ Mirror Lion is entertaining you with its sword skills.
🦇🧛 Bram's ability is handing from the sealing upside down. Protecting you.
🃏 Sigma's ability is laying near you, with its head on your lap.
🤡 The Overcoat is doing a circus performance for you.
🐀 Crime and Punishment is playing with your hair.
👧👩👵 Gasp of the Soul is cuddling your left hand.
💧 Priceless Tears is floating through the vents all over the house and bring you whatever you ask for.
🌸 Plum Blossoms in Snow is using its power to cut fruits.
⌚ Strait is the Gate is observing surroundings.
🐈⬛ I am a Cat is purring and doing tricks for you.
🪢🦀 Dazai, somehow, got captured, and how is in a cage, far away from anyone, he can touch to nullify.
The moment, BSD Cast stepped to the attic, abilities turned towards them, glaring at their 'hosts'.
So, you, either, will be stuck here, until Abilities decide to let you go.
Or, until BSD Cast manage to free Dazai.
#self-awarebsd#self-awareau#bungou stray dogs au#bsd#bungou stray dogs#bsd anime#bsd x gender neutral reader#gender neutral reader
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