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I think people assume that if a library offers a service, like Libby or Hoopla or whatever, that the service provider is de facto good because of its association with libraries. In fact, these companies absolutely SUCK TO WORK WITH, charge out the absolute ass, and have a predatory grip on anything remotely resembling digital resources. I am not telling people with no other options not to use ebooks, but I am saying that if you can just check a physical fucking object out of your library, that is 10000x a better option. Publishers wish with all their shriveled hearts that it were illegal for libraries to buy one book and circulate it til it falls apart. It’s a right that would not exist if it were being codified today. PROTECT IT by using your library’s in-person resources extensively and indulgently.
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lovely tombstone
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Friendly reminder that you do not have to be on adventures and experience new things all the time. You might feel this pressure to do “cool” things every day just so you can tell other people what you did. But darling, you should live your life for yourself, not for the stories you might be able to tell. All you really need to do is be. Be in the moment. Be kind to yourself. Be there for yourself. Listen to your soul, listen to what it craves. Go on adventures and explore the world for the right reasons. Rest and recover when your body tells you to. I know that sometimes when you stand still, there can be a lot of uneasiness, because you think you have to go somewhere and do something amazing. But remember: It is absolutely okay to have days where all you do is breathe and take it easy. There is so much meaning in the slow days as well, my love.
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Rest in peace Jane.
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Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911)
“Diana”
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there’s something so compelling to me about the fact that sometimes leaving a blade or bullet inside the wound it made is the only way to prevent you from bleeding to death. something about the ironic symbolism of it. when the thing designed and intended to kill you is the only thing keeping you alive.
also yes i do enjoy a bit of penetration imagery and the perverse intimacy of violence. if you must know.
