one thing i need to start living by is “become the thing that you want” if i want friends who throw themed parties maybe i should start throwing those parties. if i want someone who writes me love letters maybe i should start writing letters for the people i love. if i want to hang out at museums and pretty cafes maybe i should invite my friends to these places. and maybe even then i won’t find the kind of people i want to be around. but then i would have become the exact person i want to be around. and maybe that’s good enough.
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I swear, at this point, my love for romances is just wish fulfillment. I watch romantic movies, read romances, get invested into my friends love lives; because I know I'll never have one. Especially not the kind i truly desire...
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winter is coming. i can feel it in the cold as it soaks my bones. i can see it in the bare skeletons of trees. i can hear it in the crunch of the dead leaves beneath my feet. i can feel it in the warmth surrounding but not entering my body. i can see it in the cloudy skies. i can hear it in the caws of the birds. i can feel it.
winter is coming- my own poetry - 7/11/2022
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Hot Girls don’t Gatekeep (dark academia edition)
How do you improve your vocabulary?
Read! Every time you encounter a word you don’t know, look it up and write it down. Than try to use it in a sentence in the next few days. I found it useful to study Latin and French because a surprising amount of your vocabulary can consist of those languages and still apply to the English language. It adds another dimension to your vocabulary. And don’t be afraid to ask if someone uses a word in conversation you don’t know.
How are you dyslexic but read so much? How can I read faster?
Audiobooks. There are many free audiobooks on YouTube especially if you are looking for classics. With physical books I suggest using a pencil or your to finger to follow the lines and that will help you read faster. You can also draw a line down the page just before the latest word and it will make you read faster because your mind will instinctually fill in the ending word. I wouldn’t recommend this for deliberate reading but you can find an audiobook and put it in 2x speed and follow along with the physical book and you will finish it very quickly. Finally, I would recommend just reading books that interest you and time will fly by.
Best Dark Academia fashion tips?
Red tights. Black turtle neck/black skirt/tights combo. Golden locket (bonus if you can find a vintage one or the Lana Del Rey necklace). Sweaters (Thrifted/Croft & Borrow/Urban Outfitters but ones resold on Depop or Poshmart). Invest in Loafers and a tote bag that you really like. Try to develop your own style using Pinterest and looking at runway shows.
Books that altered my brain chemistry
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Atonement by Ian McEwan
King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
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