dark academia is when you have to read the crustiest pdf known to man
Midnight parties in Wimbledon
Sketches of Julius Caesar on idle sheets of paper
Football games in Wales when it’s nearing dusk
Academic trips to South Africa in Spring
Sunsets from Roedean, on Brighton’s coast
Family pictures in front of Rad Cam in Oxford
Sushi dinners and British accents
and boys in black blazers
and evening walks to Grantchester
and Warwick in the summer months and taking pictures of the sun
and hair waving with the onslaught of wind on sunny shores
and Mediterranean villages on the sea
and 4AM strolls in Kensington and Leicester
and dinner dates in Porto Torres
and running through palm-ridden forests
and reading Dead Poets Society and the Secret History in dark corners of rooms with oak wainscoting
and Alexander in Eton tails
and-
To live so much
That I die
When I see you
How to: Confidence
Hold your head high
Look others in the eye
Laugh at yourself but not at others
Smile
Stop apologizing
Good manners (please and thank you)
Dress in a way that shows you have self worth
Expect others to believe you
Expect others to like you
"Real confidence is walking into a room and assuming everyone likes you."
Fake it till you make it. Before you know it, it's no longer fake.
with my papers not proofread and my manuscripts unfinished, i thread on through the world
Elegance, for me, is the manifestation of sophistication and tranquility of the soul, knowing how to beautify your life inside and out—to emanate grace, love, compassion, and wisdom that will touch those that surround you.
— Frances Q. (Musing Diary of a Delicate Petal)
Hi! I'm going to be in London visiting family at the end of June for a week and was wondering if you had any cool recommendations (museums, bookstores, etc.) I've already seen all the main parts of London like Buckingham Palace and Big Ben and the London Eye, but I want to see if I can find any cool hidden gems :)
hi, hello, hi -- london is soooo massive there's no end to the things to see... these aren't hidden gems but they're a bit different from central, the west end and all that, a bit more like places where people who live in london go
columbia road flower market
broadway market
brick lane
peckham rye lane
brixton village
borough market
galleries
peer
maureen paley
whitechapel gallery
raven row
south london gallery
across these spots you will find fab cafes, food and bookshops like brick lane books, libreria books, books peckham, bookmongers, round table books and so on.
current favourite words:
• esoteric: likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest
• hubris (greek tragedy): excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis
• trepidation: great worry or fear about something unpleasant that may happen
• hedonistic: based on the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
• decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
• writhe: respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought)
• acerbic: (of a person or what they say) critical in a direct and rather cruel way
• sanguine: blood red
please stop expecting me to actually go to sleep when i say “goodnight.” the moon is awake and therefore so am i