i have decided it’s better that i don’t see him again.
ever.
that’s what today has told me.
- beast: hey i just met you
- beast: and this is crazy
- beast: but the castle is your home now EXCEPT FOR THE WEST WING
- DONT YOU DARE
- TOUCH
- MY WEST WING
- UNDERSTAND
- beast: so come to dinner maybe
hey
hey kid
you think you’re fucking safe in there
ain’t nobody safe when a wasp wants fuck shit up
ain’t
nobody
(Source: chantillyxlacey)
Elliðaey, Iceland
Believe or not, the Icelandic prime minister wanted to give the island to Bjork, as gift to contributing to the international fame of Iceland.
really?
(via britishbullet)
i love jane austen
And I don’t care what anyone says. Everytime I get in a discussion about favorite authors and I mention her the people I’m talking with instantly get either that, “ew” face or that, “you are so cliche” face, both of which really bother me.
1. Jane Austen’s novels have been around for nearly 200 years; of course lots of people are going to read them and of course lots of people are going to enjoy them. Their plots are, maybe not “simple”, but a standard storyline NOW… but back then they weren’t. Which leads me to my next point:
2. the “ew” people who think her books are horrible because all she does is write about women doing girl things and feelings and marriages and money. Um that’s because that’s what life was like then; it’s just the type of author she was, it’s just like authors today who write about current events and normal people etc. Her plots, as mentioned, are straight-forward enough to be understood and enjoyed by a lot of people which of course makes those readers—you know, THOSE readers—who think they’re better than other readers that Jane Austen is too “mainstream”… how can loving an author or loving a book be mainstream?! urgh.
It’s just something that really bothers me, ESPECIALLY because the people who complain about her have only read like, one book (usually in high school or college English) and deem it unworthy of them. I didn’t like the first JA book I read; It was Persuasion and I hated Anne, and I was really young (12 or 13) so I didn’t understand her writing. But I tried again, read them ALL, and then I reread Persuasion and discovered it wasn’t all that bad. So really, if you don’t read books like that a lot it sometimes takes a few more til you a) get in the rhythm of the writing and b) appreciate her. Austen is making fun of these people half of the time, and no one seems to understand her cleverness or appreciate her sharp tongue that, in her day, would have been completely shocking.
This is just an I LOVE JANE AUSTEN post; it needed to be done.
"Surely you and I are beyond speaking when words are not enough."
— (via mz-tats)
How i would act in Mansfield Park
- (scene opens on the four of us drinking tea and sitting in the parlour.)
- Aunt Norris: Fanny you are such an annoying girl. Why didnt you grab me a blanket when you came across the room.
- Fanny: OH SORRY Aunt Norris
- Me: Aunt Norris. Arent the blankets right next to you. Why dont you move your lazy ass arms and grab that goddamn snuggy and shut the fuck up.
- (Aunt Norris shuts the fuck up)
- Aunt Bertram: Fanny.....are you almost.....dont with my needlepoint?
- Fanny: Almost Aunt Bertram.
- Me: Aunt Bertram. Are you even allowed to handle a needle? You are so doped up do you even know what day it is? WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SICK? GO FOR A MOTHERFUCKING RUN? LEAVE THE SHERRY ALONE AUNT BERTRAM!
- Fanny: Jamilah, its fine. I like helping them.
- Me: NO!! THESE BITCHES ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY! (points at Norris) ESPECIALLY AUNT NORRIS!!! IF YOU SAY ONE MORE THING I WILL KICK YOU IN YOUR DRIED UP OVARIES!!!!!!!!!!!! SAY SOMETHING!!??? TRY ME AUNT NORRIS! TRY ME!!!!!!!!
- (we sit in the parlour and finish drinking our tea)
At times like this, Jane Austen is my savior <3 If only I could spend a few weeks in one of her books. I would have a wonderful time reading, being cultured, perfecting my needlework skills, painting and taking nature walks in English gardens with lace parasols… Of course, I have no clue how to do any of those dances they do… So I’d avoid balls. But I’d come back poised and graceful and serene and elegant :D
(Source: hodgepodgery)
