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Perhaps all men, by the very act of being born, are destined to suffer violence; yet this is a truth to which circumstance shuts men’s eyes. The strong are, as a matter of fact, never absolutely strong, nor are the weak absolutely weak, but neither is aware of this. They have in common a refusal to believe that they both belong to the same species ( Read more... ) -
Apparently languages are my crack
Learning German makes me want to listen to E Nomine all the time. HIMMEL ODER HÖLLE!! ICH BIN DER ANTICHRIST!!! OMG I AM LEARNING SO MANY USEFUL PHRASES!! MITTERNAAAAAAACHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) E Nomine really likes to do catchy choruses in Latin that get stuck in my head. And then I go around singing them all day. And then ( Read more... ) -
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The Triumph of AchillesIn the story of Patroclus ( Read more... ) -
We two alone
IT'S OFFICIAL. I'M GOING TO WRITE MY SENIOR THESIS ON ACHILLES AND PATROCLUS.
CLASSICS = BEST MAJOR EVER
My prof gave me a huge stack of books on the Iliad and ancient epic today, and then got really enthused and started throwing in random books on homosexuality in Ancient Greece, including a hilarious one called Eros adolescent: la pédérastie ( Read more... ) -
HOOOOO OOOOO KAAAA AHHHHHH
Fuck, it’s strange to be back. I feel like no time has passed, except that at the same it OBVIOUSLY HAS because some things are different, and a lot of things that are still the same now seem weird ( Read more... ) -
Slán go foill, Baile Átha Cliath
Today is my last day in Dublin. The Queen is here right now making the first state visit to Ireland by the British monarch since well before the Irish War of Independence. That means that shit over here is getting kind of 1984. The city center has crazy security everywhere and some roads have been blocked off. Also, the Real IRA (not to be confused ( Read more... ) -
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I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground ( Read more... ) -
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OH MY GOD EXAMS ARE OVER BUT I DON'T GO HOME FOR FOUR MORE DAYS WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH MYSELF ( Read more... ) -
Regarding the MLK quote currently going viral on facebook
When I woke up this morning at approximately 7:40 GMT, several of my facebook friends had posted this quote as their status:
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness ( Read more... ) -
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So I don't have an exam on Monday like I thought because EXAMS DON'T START TILL TUESDAY. My Classical Archaeology exam is actually MONDAY THE 9TH. This will teach me to not read calendars properly ( Read more... )