historyfromsean

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sunday night

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Finished my history degree two weeks ago. Took a week to relax and take time for myself. Now I'm back working on some independent work

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Pics from your local neighbourhood lurker

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C-U-N-T CUNTTTTT!!

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readings: essays, articles & short stories pt. 2

the winter of civilisation

fruits we'll never taste, languages we'll never hear: the need for needless complexity

emily dickinson and the creative solitude of space

the lost art of looking at nature

the bowl, the ram and the folded map: navigating the complicated world

ada limón on preparing the body for a reopened world

before it was 'bittersweet', nostalgia was seen as a parasite

why alien languages could be far stranger than we imagine

the fig leaf, benjamin shane evans

cat pianos, sound-houses, and other imaginary musical instruments

of shark moves, shell shocks, and trash landings on the moon

as bright as a feather — ostriches, home dyeing, and the global plume trade

getting ahead, jonas karlsson

do these florida dolphins have a language?

the form of a demon and the heart of a person: kitagawa utamaro's prints of yamauba and kintarō (ca. 1800)

who needs ai text-generation when there's erasmus of rotterdam

when memories from fiction become part of who you are

how do transgender people remember their earlier selves?

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The beginning of my villain origin story is me adding even more books to my currently reading pile.

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I love how humans have literally not changed throughout history like the graffiti from Pompeii has people from hundreds of years ago writing stuff like “Marcus is gay” “I fucked a girl here” “Julius your mum wishes she was with me” and leonardo da vinci’s assistants drew dicks in their notebooks just for the banter and mozart created a piece called “kiss my ass” so when people wish for ‘today’s generation’ to be like ‘how people used to’ then we’re already there buddy we’ve always been

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yeah libraries are cool but have you ever found a library with a secret doorway disguised as a bookshelf that leads to a smaller, hidden library filled with ancient books full of mysteries and forgotten knowledge? me neither and i'm sad about it

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Hey hey, as a librarian, can I just say don’t pace yourself at the library. I get a lot of customers saying “oh I shouldn’t get too many books out at once” but like you should!!!! Max out your card, take everything we have on a subject you’re interested in, make a book fort in your home. We love that shit! It doesn’t matter if you read them or not; just take them for an adventure and bring them back whenever they’re due!

For public libraries, one of the ways we secure funding year to year is lending. Governments don’t want to fund more books if they’re not being used and the way we measure use is by issues. Regardless of whether you read it or not, whether you have it for a day or a month, if you issue it to your library card, we get the stats! It makes the library look good!

Help your local library; get books out even if you know you can’t read them all!

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things i (a historian) have said in response to Historical Fiction Media

how the fuck are you there?????

of course you love this version of her. it’s Elizabeth of York, first of all, and second she’s played by Jodie Comer.

girlie pop, you are his niece.

you will lose him on the battlefield and you will be miserable.

Margaret Beaufort, nothing and no one will make me hate you.

phillippa gregory can eat shit. yes because she vilifies victimised women!

he's george washington! of course he'll choose someone who's older over someone with common sense.

wait, what year is this? they’re fucking up the time line.

why did they recast everyone? it’s a continuation, not a different ser- i need to chill. ignore me.

i need you to understand that i, fundamentally, will always side with the innocents. and anyone played by Michelle Fairley.

Sally Hemings, the woman you were.

she was an enslaved child! of course it was rape and coercion.

siblings fighting? automatic 14/10. anyone involved played by David Oakes makes it a 17/10.

I need you to understand- supernatural historical fiction is my shit. somebody get David Howard Thornton on the phone, he’ll do great.

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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the mind goes endlessly into circles over and over again 📝 reblog is ok, don’t repost / use

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Lunch Box Recipes:

Sandwiches

Wraps

Summer Rolls

Muffins

Cookies

Roasted Nuts

Fruit Leather

Jerky

Banana Bread

Protein Bars

Protein Balls

Popcorn

Apple Chips

Banana Chips

Salad

Muesli Bars (also known as granola bars)

Sushi

Pizza Rolls

Yogurt

Chia Pudding

Lemon Bars

Blondies

Cupcakes

Trail Mix

Hummus (with veggie sticks & crackers)

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but my real agenda as a librarian, a blogger, a reader, and a person is to convince people they are allowed to dnf books, life is too short to read bad books

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i love you vaccines i love you research i love you reading the book instead of having chatgpt summarize it i love you critically thinking rather than reacting to a headline i love you investigating the source material i love you science i love you math even though you are personally my enemy (math/yn slowburn) i love you writing even though you try to stab me a lot i love you Experts in Your Field i love you Using The Brain