#thank you Babinicz love you

[retro-wallflower]

15 questions for 15 friends

Thanks for tagging me!! @babinicz <3

Are you named after anyone?

No, but my middle name is named after the month I was born

When was the last time you cried?

Quite a while ago now, after an exam

Do you have kids?

Nope

What sports do you play/ have you played?

At the moment I'm into running, used to be part of a gymnastics team

Do you use sarcasm?

A concerning amount, especially with certain friends of mine it's basically our love language

What's the first thing you notice about people?

Probably just their vibe, how they hold themselves, do they seem like a nice person

What's your eye colour?

Green

Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings all the way

Any talents?

Probably writing and art

Where were you born?

Ireland

What are your hobbies?

Reading, sketching, and I've recently taken up crochet!!

Do you have any pets?

Two very energetic dogs <3

How tall are you?

170cm

Favourite subject in school?

English

Dream job?

Eh who knows, something creative, something where I get to write, we'll see where life takes me

Tagging (no pressure): @courtjestermerlin @mellifluous-merlin @morallygreyginger @doyoueverstopandthink @witchmd13 @wholesome-dragon-lady @mayapleiades @tireddruid @nerdonabullettrain @paintedpigeon1

#thanks for the tag!! #tag games

[harry-leroy]

ASK GAME

tag nine people you want to get to know better // thank you for tagging me, @fantasmaglory :)

fave color: gold, navy, anything that’s glittery (love me some glitter)

reading: rereading comedy of errors (shakespeare), my reading list for grad school (*shivers*) 

last song: pokémon music with rain ambience 

last series: endeavour series 8 / marvel’s moon knight 

last movie: the mummy: tomb of the dragon emperor (dir. rob cohen)

sweet/spicy/savoury: spicy! 

currently working on: swim coaching, moving, cutting shakespeare scripts, preparing for grad school / moving again in september! 

tagging: @babinicz, @maybeavalon, @usaigi, @angelheartobsession, @hypnoschaos, @golden-horatio, @r-osehips, @suits-of-woe , @thawinoakenshield, and anyone else who wishes to partake! (i have not been super active on here so i was going down a list of mutuals! - no worries if you’re too busy to partake too!) 

#thank you for tagging me! #ask game #about me #tag games #(the mummy was on for my dogs because they get lonely when nobody's home and it's not the same without rachel weisz gahh)

[lives-in-a-harpsichord]

Faramir & Pippin!

#Faramir #Peregrin Took #Pippin #lord of the rings #Return of the king #J.R.R. Tolkien #Tolkien #fanart #thank you Babinicz love you

[drzewiej-niemota]

I was tagged by @szyszkasosnowa Thank you very much, I completely forgot about this but I love that kind of stuff!

Rules: MAKE A NEW POST, bold what applies to you and tag whoever you want to get to know better.

Appearance

i’m over 5’5” // i wear glasses or contacts  // i have blonde hair  // i prefer loose clothing to tight clothing // i have one or more piercings // i have at least one tattoo // i have blue eyes // i have dyed or highlighted my hair // i have gotten plastic surgery // i have or had braces // i sunburn easily // i have freckles // i paint my nails  // i typically wear makeup // i don’t often smile // i am pleased with how i look (kind of, I’m getting there) // i prefer nike to adidas // i wear baseball hats backward

Hobbies and Talents

i play a sport  // i can play an instrument // i am artistic // i know more than one language // i have won a trophy in some sort of competition // i can cook or bake without a recipe // I know how to swim // i enjoy writing // i can do origami // i prefer movies to t.v shows // i can execute a perfect somersault // i enjoy singing  // i could survive in the wild on my own  // i have read a new book series this year // i enjoy spending time with friends // i travel during school or work breaks  // i can do a handstand

Relationships

i am in a relationship // i have been single for over a year // i have a crush // i have a best friend i have known for ten years  // my parents are together// i have dated my best friend // i am adopted // my crush has confessed to me // i have a long-distance relationship // i am an only child // i give advice to my friends // i have made an online friend // i met up with someone i have met online

Aesthetic

i have heard the ocean in a conch shell // i have watched the sunrise // i enjoy rainy days // i have slept under the stars // i meditate outside // the sound of chirping calms me // i enjoy the smell of the beach // i know what snow tastes like // i listen to music to fall asleep // i enjoy thunderstorms // i enjoy cloud watching // i have attended a bonfire // i pay close attention to colors // i find mystery in the ocean // i enjoy hiking on nature paths // autumn is my favourite season

Misc

i can fall asleep in a moving vehicle // i am the mom friend // i live by a certain quote // i like the smell of sharpies // i am involved in extracurricular activities  // i enjoy mexican food // i can drive a stick-shift // i believe in true love // i make up scenarios to fall asleep // i sing in the shower // i wish i lived in a video game  // i have a canopy above my bed // i am multiracial // i am a redhead // i own at least one dog // i have a cat

I’m tagging: @babinicz @zelvuska and of course @nonamerat

[propalahramota]

Rules: Tag nine people you want to know better.

Thank you @maria7potter for tagging me! 

Three ships: I`m upon my oath not a shipping man but if I gotta choose something: 

1. Kimallura from Critical Role (they are living my dreeeeaaam)

2. Elphaba/Glinda (yep)

3. Ok, I need to ask something. How cringe would that be if I said Blorbo/Blirbo from my book in progress. Probably pretty cringe but Idk I wrote this relationship so it really has all the delicious stuff I like: height difference, social class difference, “are you a little spoon or a big spoon? I`m a knife! She`s a little spoon”, the thing when they pretend to be a couple for a thing and oh shit you`ll never guess how that turns out, the mutual pining for each other, the bisexual love triangle. I wrote this ship for meeeee, ok?

First ever ship: Xena/Gabrielle. I loooved Xena growing up.

Last song: “Truth” be Eivor (really digging her last album lately)

Last film: Tre nøtter til Askepott (2021) (it`s a Norwegian adaptation of the Cinderella story, and a remake of the Czech movie from the 70s. I thought it was cute. I liked that it had an amputee character even if in a very minor role. Also, there was a cute gay couple. The costumes were pretty)

Currently reading: a Polish fantasy novel Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza. Part 1. (Tales from the Meekhan Borderlands). I`m not really enjoying it to be honest. I don`t think I`ll even finish it. In my opinion it`s a bit too manly-man-very Roman Empire-gritty-grunty silent dudes as protagonists-rampant sexism within the local society-worldbuilding is when you make up a bunch of words for things, right?-kind of fantasy and it`s not really my cup-o-tea. I`m a spoiled nerd. I want queer characters and post-modernism. 

Currently watching: The Legend of Vox Machina. Now that is MY cup of tea! 

Currently consuming: Oreo cookies. I`m actually not supposed to eat any cookies but oh well. Also, peach and verbena flavoured tea. 

Currently craving: A glass of tarragon soda (it`s an acquired taste but I personaly like it) 

tagging: @stella-clara @rozhevisny @blorbofett @wigilda @babinicz @tonya-the-chicken @drearydreary @zarya-zaryanitsa @homosexual-having-tea

#i appreciate it #also I love Emma x Knighley too #I headcanon her as ace #if u like baking brownies I really recommend Adam Ragusea`s recipe it`s a game changer

[xviruserrorx]

Thank you for the tag @bbcfandomsuniverse!

Last book I bought: Might have been Maurice by E.M Forster. I wanted a physical copy of the book and finally got it!

Last book I borrowed: I actually just borrowed from the library Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Last book I was Gifted: My mother gifted me Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary recently as a gag gift so I have that...

Last Book I gave To Someone: It is actually a manga I'm currently lending to my friend. Strawberry Panic by Sakurako Kimino

Last book I started: Probably the Canterbury Tales (I say very uncertain) maybe?

Last book I finished: Call me By your Name by André Aciman. I love that book so much and his writing is always a weakness for me

Last book I gave 5 stars: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman! I usually don't read comedy type things too much but the humor is so subtle and well placed it's amazing.

Last book I gave 2 stars: I don't think I've not liked any books I've read. So probably none.

Tagging: @mumble-muse @babinicz and as always I'm horrible at tagging and can't remember who likes to read and such so feel free to do this if you want to! 😊

[mumble-muse]

🌱🥛☕🐄🌻🕯

Thank you for the ask @babinicz ! 💜💜💜

🌱 What is something you want to begin learning?

Oh so much! I’m always picking things up and then dropping them ahha. Currently learning Welsh but my big thing at the minute is getting better at drawing and painting. I’ve been trying to learn how to paint with oils recently which has been fun! I also want to get into sewing, continue with Spanish, learn piano, learn how to make bread, learn to knit/crochet... 

🥛 What is a food you find comforting when you are sad?

Any kind of soup with noodles - particularly laksa and ramen! But if I’m too sad to make it or go out, I love a jacket potato or beans on toast cuz I’m sometimes very British haha.  

☕How do you take your tea?

Black tea, no sugar with oat milk most days! I also rotate in Earl Grey, Lady Grey, and Rooibos depending on my mood and time of day.

🐄 What is one other tumblr blog you really appreciate?

Ah god, I refuse to pick one so I'm gonna give a couple and there are more: @babinicz @witchmd13 @donttouchtheneednoggle @lit-beyond-measure @shana-rosee @lupismaris @antigorite @botanicallyinclinednerd @tireddruid

🌻What is one thing that brightened your day today?

My housemate came home from holiday so we had a little chat in the kitchen about that 😊 I also had a little walk in a nearby park which always cheers me up. 

🕯️ What is something you can’t go to bed without?

So my bedside table always has a glass of water and my glasses and meds for the morning. I then always either read for a bit or write in my journal to shut my brain off a bit. 

this post

#thanks @babinicz!! #💜💜💜 #lovely asks

[melpomeneese]

I was tagged by @dearballoonatic! thanks so much, I really needed this <3

love at first sight or slowly growing fond of someone? // love letters or mixtapes? // hand kisses or kisses on the cheeks? // understanding each other without words or finishing each others sentences? // gazing into each other’s eyes or looking away blushing? // longing to be with someone again or spending every second together? // laughing together or crying together? // someone run their fingers through your hair or gently playing with your hand? // surprise kisses or long tight hugs?

I love waxing romantic at all hours, but especially the ones where I'm hiding from research projects :)

I'm tagging the following lovely people: @babinicz, @notyouraveragejulie, @rhea2143, @neptunemeg, and @witchbitchacademia. some of y'all are pretty new and if this appeals to you, I would love to see your answers!

#tag game #tagged #mutuals #the follies of mel

[harry-leroy]

For being so nice and cute, copy this to 10 other bloggers that you think are wonderful. Keep the GAME going and make others feel beautiful.💕

Aww, thank you so much! Right back atcha! 

- L. 

#friends! #y'all are lovely #thank you! #babinicz

[ifartsparkswithkaty]

Rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with! Thank you for the tag @cosmic-sunflowers !

Favorite Color: Blue, specifically peacock blue!

Last song / album: this piece of indian classical music that i love

Last Movie: ooh.. i think i was rewatching the first Jurassic Park movie a while ago? Friend hadn't seen it and I was like whaaaaaat

Currently Reading: Record of a spaceborn few by Becky Chambers

Currently Watching:  The Owl House!

Currently Craving: anything cooked by my mom :( haven't seen her or been home since covid started :(

No pressure to do this but if you want: @nerdnag @lenacraft @vogel-im-koffing @severelynerdysheep @babinicz @emma-the-pug @fayn3ko @tea-withnofixinsplease @coyuties

#ask chain

[widevibratobitch]

Top 5 opera lyrics

tagged by @revedebeatrice - thank you! this is a good one! It's all in Italian, sorry. Gotta restrain myself from making it all Don Carlo quotes. Having said this (in no particular order):

Carlo del Re, suo genitore, rinchiuso il cor ognor trovò, eppur non so chi dell'amore saria più degno, ah, inver nol so. // Rodrigo from Verdi's Don Carlo.

There's something about this quote that has always touched and moved something deep inside my heart. It's just - isn't this one of the most beautiful things you could say about another person? That you do not know who on earth could be worthier of love than them? It's amazing. And the context he says it in - this is the only moment Rodrigo and Elisabetta get when they're speaking directly to each other. The opera doesn't have their big confrontation scene from the play, and yet this little part does remind me of that scene a little bit. The way Posa loves Carlo so much, that he just. accepts that he is not the one Carlo really wants to be loved by, and his heart may break, but he will do what he can to ensure that Carlo be loved anyway - because in his eyes, Carlo is the person that is The Worthiest of being loved, like jesus fuck, man, this bitch gay and in love and I'm sorry, I'm probably not being coherent at all but this bit is one of the most beautiful quotes ever and I am so sad that this part is usually cut from the aria.

Perché mai, se in pianto e in pene per me tutto si cangiò, la memoria di quel bene dal mio sen non trapassò? // la Contessa from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.

This moment is so wonderfully bittersweet. Bittersweet is something Mozart does better than any other composer - Mozart will rarely give you a sad, minor-key aria (like eg. Pamina's - which is also beautiful btw). No, Mozart will give you a nice, major-key melody, that will still break your heart into a hundreds pieces BECAUSE of its sweetness, of its tranquil melancholy (another great example of that - Sesto's tanto affanno soffre un core ne si muore di dolor). There is no real sadness without joy preceding it, no sense of loss without first having something you cherished and loved. And that quote, the character of the Countess, is a testament to that - chapeau bas, Da Ponte (and Boucher, i guess), chapeau bas. This entire situation wouldn't hurt her half as badly, if she didn't still remember the times when her husband loved her, when she was his entire world, when they were happy together - maybe she would be happier now if she were able to forget all that. Idk, this character, and this moment in particular, always kinda reminded me of my mom, so maybe that's why it speaks to me on a personal level.

Vivan le femmine, viva il buon vino - sostegno e gloria d'umanità! // Don Giovanni from Mozart's Don Giovanni (duh).

This is simply my life motto ok. Also, this is the moment in the opera when Don Giovanni really seals his fate, imo. The statue comes in to punish him, but Elvira comes to save him. And he rejects her (but also, yay, women and wine - same, Giovanni).

-O Leporello mio, va tutto bene! -O Don Giovannino mio, va tutto male! //from Mozart's Don Giovanni.

Just. Mood. I love all their recitatives so much, but this one is truly iconic lol Da Ponte was a genius.

-Posso il figlio immolar al mondo, io, cristian? -Per riscattarci Iddio il suo sacrificò. (...) -La natura, l'amor, tacer potranno in me? -Tutto tacer dovrà per esaltar la fé. //Filippo II and il Grande Inquisitor from Verdi's Don Carlo

The entire duet is amazing (the entire opera!!!!! but i cant put the entire opera here). But this part - I don't think any comment is needed. This is what religion does when the authority is given to the right (wrong) people. This whole duet is just a terrifying display of all that.

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Tagging @solraneth @lessthansix @tornaloadir @carlodivarga-s @babinicz <33

Honourable Mentions(tm) under the cut, because I have lots of feelings but don't want to bother you all even more, I'm nice like that <33

Honourable mentions:

Paghiam, o femmine, d'ugual moneta questa malefica razza indiscreta. Amiam per comodo, per vanità! - Despina is a feminist icon, we stan. Girl really said 'go out, be a slut, #kill all men'. No, honestly, I love Despina.

Ogni donna cangiar di colore, ogni donna mi fa palpitar! - yeah, Cherubino just gets it <3 Women are amazing.

Gran Dio! Morir sì giovane... - this entire outburst of Violetta's from La Traviata. I could talk about Violetta for hours, because La Traviata is in no way a boring love story, I'd say it is not even really a love story at all. And I love how righteously furious she gets here and how she just shouts all this in God's face - she feels betrayed, and lied to, and deceived, she was promised a reward for this noble sacrifice and instead she gets the worst punishment possible - to die when a happy ending is just at an arm's reach. Just how cruel is that?

and we're back to Don Carlo, sorry not sorry. Literally everything Carlo and Rodrigo say to each other; from Tu soffri - già per me l'universo dispar! and Vien, presso a me il tuo cor più forte avrai! to Del mio cor sei la speranza. Questo cor che sì t'amo a te chiudere non so, in te riposi ogni fidanza. Io m'abbandono a te. / etc. like jesus, boys, get a room.

Restate. just.... Restate. I have many feeling about Restate.

Il cor ha un sol desir - la pace dell'avel. Yeah.

Ah, di me non ti scordar! - this is just. I don't know, but this one thing hits me especially hard in this heartbreaking scene. Let's talk about Rodrigo's martyr complex. Can we talk about Rodrigo's martyr complex? Please, I'm dying to talk about Rodrigo's martyr complex all day! Yeah, he sacrifices himself for Carlo but... Is it really all that selfless? Is it? *slides a physical copy of Schiller's play (opened on the last page of Posa's big scene with Elisabeth) in your direction across the table* Is it??????

The goddamn Lacrimosa.

ughhh there's so many other quotes i like but shut upppp ok it's way too long as it is, nobody cares, bye, that's it. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

#opera tag #ask game #ok this is unnecessarily long #i just have a lot of feelings

[help-i-am-a-music-major]

answer 30 questions and tag 20 mutuals

Thank you for the tag @thatmusicgeek22 

name/nickname: Caressa, my nicknames are way too many usually Car or Cares. 

gender: female

star sign: cancer

height: 169cm

time: 11:22 am

birthday: 8th of July

favourite bands: Bastille, Imagine Dragons, 5sos, All time low, simon and garfunkel, walk the moon, american authors, ...

favourite solo artists: The piano guys (not really solo but not a band either), James Bay, I don’t really listen to a lot of solo artists tbh expect classical music like Concerto’s

song stuck in my head (right now): Danse Macabre by Saint Saëns has been stuck in my head for a while now

last movie i watched: Avengers: Age of Ultron (watched it yesterday with my parents)

last show i watched: The walking dead or Grey’s anatomy

when did i create this blog: I don’t even know lol, 2013 maybe? Around that year?

what i post about: Mostly music shizzle, but anything I like tho

last thing i googled: Who the actor for Ultron was (James Spader, love that guy!) 

other blogs: just this one!

do i get asks?: not very often, but my ask is always open for people who want to!

why i chose my url: Because I’m a music major and that terrifies me.

following: 545 (that’s not that much... Idk why)

followers: More than I could’ve imagined!

average hours of sleep: around 9 hours.

lucky number: 16, idk why or how.

instruments: Piano, basic flute and like a few chords on the guitar, but I would really like to learn more... Like the bass!!!, Harp, Xylophone,...

what am i wearing?: My pyjama’s lol, about to change after I fill this out. 

dream trip: anywhere is fine atm, just want to leave... But I’ve been dreaming of going to Thailand for a while now!

favourite food: Spaghetti, but I’m a trash can, I eat everything

nationality: Dutch

favourite song: NO. Too many to pick from. 

last book read: Long time I’ve read something but I think it was ‘and then there were none’ by Agatha Christie... LOVE that book

top 3 fictional universes i'd like to live in: Harry Potter universe, Marvel universe and just any Disney movie because they are so happy and colourful tbh. 

favourite colour: Idk, I’m a colour freak. 

tagging (feel free to ignore if u don’t want to participate!):

@rahvenboys, @smol-bean-of-coffee, @chopinpavlova, @cronch-monch, @justanotherpiccplayer, @kosmicchange, @babinicz, @candiliam328, @poptart-cat-78  and basically anyone else who wants to do it!😊

#get to know me

[sabre-studies]

17 Questions, 17 People! 

Thank you so much to @lattesandlearning for tagging me in this! I apologize for taking this long to get back to you. This upcoming semester has been a lot to sort out. 

Nickname: Spiel, Laurie, Kid, Maria (I’m also in my friend’s phone as “Shooketh” sksksks) 

Zodiac: Taurus 

Height: 5’3″ 

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Last thing I googled: “team aqua admins” - I was trying to tag some Pokémon art on the queue for my main blog, and I’ve never played a Gen 3 game so I had to look up the admin names! 

Song stuck in my head: “The Carioca” by Fred Astaire from Flying Down to Rio (1933).

Numbers of followers: 276 - thank you all! I know I’m not that active on here but I’m going to try to be more active this semester. 

Amount of sleep: My sleep schedule is all kinds of messed up right now... smh 

Lucky number: 18 

Dream job: Playwright, screenwriter, and/or professor 

Wearing: Sweatpants and an Oxford sweatshirt

Favorite song: Right now it’s “What’s Good” (or “Falling for U”) by Seventeen 

Favorite instrument: I like playing flute but I would love to learn a richer, darker instrument; I know oboe isn’t that popular with the kids but have you heard an oboe when it sounds good? *it’s lovely* 

Aesthetic: having a music taste that spans a good amount of genres, taking too many selfies, existing in public to intimidate men, nervous laughter, dark academia friend with anxiety, the one who projects their friend group onto fictional friend groups, reclusive, just put SNL Timothee Chalamet in their bullet journal (you know the sketch). 

Favorite author: I don’t think I have one  - they all aggravate me right now hahah (I’m taking a little break from my major and taking a bunch of electives this semester because my brain can’t read anymore) 

Favorite animal noise: When my dog gets vocal when he’s excited - sometimes he’ll just start barking and I’ve never had a dog who does that before! 

Random: I hope that you all have a lovely 2021 - let’s focus on healing this year :) 

Tagging: @lanaslaws, @thatprocrastinatingmedstudent, @laurenstudiess, @alittleacademe, @libraryofjessica, @focusgranger, @notations, @motivatedstingray, @scholarly-romance, @problematicprocrastinator, @forcebros, @babinicz, @suits-of-woe, @notyouraveragejulie, @kafkastan, @ticketybooser, @thelibraryiscool, and anyone else who wants to do it! 

(I tagged some mutuals from my main blog @harry-leroy - just so you know, it’s me! Also I need to reach out to my studyblr mutuals so if I tagged you from studyblr - hello! Figured this tag game would fit either blog style :) If you’ve already been tagged or are having a real busy and stressful time like I am right now, no worries! This is just a bit of fun) 

#thank you laura! #17 questions 17 people #tag games #thebookstheartstheacademes