we're all stories in the end.

This post broke through the shell of crustiness on my medievalist heart and made me go ‘aww’.

We should hold a thousandth birthday party for Werner in a couple of years.

Happy 1000th birthday, Warner!

lorde was right it does drive you crazy gettin old

is anyone else like....... exhausted? just way too tired? mentally and physically? and you look at other people your age who seem to be doing fine and you feel so dysfunctional and broken because normal adult tasks and responsibilities just feel way too overwhelming and you can’t cope and

To all the teenagers following me that don’t hear it from their parents: I’m proud of you.

To all of the adults following me that never heard it from their parents: I’m proud of you, too.

there’s something about living life deliberately…wearing clothes that you actually want to and that you feel reflect you and your style not just because you’ve had them for years and don’t know what else you would throw on….listening to songs and creating playlists that excite you and represent your actual mood not just listening to songs that you’ve had downloaded for years that don’t make you feel anything special anymore…it’s VERY easy to stay with what you’re comfortable and it might take a bit of experimenting before you find what feels like a deliberate choice that reflects more of YOU but it’s absolutely worth the leap of faith you may have to convince yourself to make in order to stop feeling like a passenger in your own life

I had a real brain blast moment and decided the best possible birthday gift I could give myself would be to run absolutely hog wild through the American Museum of Natural History's online gift shop for 20 minutes and fulfill all those childhood museum gift shop promises I made to myself way back when, so I did that!

also in all seriousness, museums, zoos and aquariums are in dire straits from the pandemic so if you're looking for some scientific plushies or toys, please consider checking to see if your local institutions have an online store you can use!