life is more than death

i’ll try to find it in the bibliography, but any other sources would be helpful too!

In everything I’ve found on greek associations of rosemary it has been to healing and memory. I think memory = remembering the dead is a more modern association, which is where I’ve hesitantly concluded the association stems from. (But I’m only baby steps into this.)

My birthday gift from Emily of ofpagesandink has finally arrived! It took AGES because it was from overseas, but that’s cool. I’m patient. And it’s here and it’s beautiful and I’ve been craving a new fpen. Yey! Thank you so so much, sweetheart! Sadly, I am having problems getting the ink to run, but I suspect that’s because it’s a new pen. Man, it’s been ages since I’ve had a new pen to play with! I loaded it with Noodlers Bullet Proof Black because I thought the blue would clash horribly with the wine red. Gosh, I’m in love with that hidden nib. It’s so COOL. It’s SUPER light and I’m not sure how I feel about that. I like how comfortable and solid my other pens feel and the weight of this one makes me feel like it’s going to break. :/

Do you find yourself writing a bit differently because you can’t see the nib? Sometimes I think I use a terrible angle with my pen though I’m about 83% sure it’s fine.

captainarktos houseofthelionheart

I’ve seen a lot of people on my dash lately doing pokemon species variance and I thought it’d be cool to see some different varieties of rattata based on actual varieties of fancy rats.

Xena & Swords

rashes

i could go on, really.

Nike in the streets among the throng on VE-Day. Victory waves a blue, red and white.

Hit him where it hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo is the WORST.)

It is totally okay to slip up and misgender yourself sometimes. It doesn’t make you any less trans. You were raised to think you were (male, female) and that you would never be anything other than that. Don’t beat yourself up over it if you misgender yourself!!

Using a spoon, dig out a small impression in the Earth where your candle will form. Pour melted Bees or Parafin Wax in to the impression. Allow the bubbling to stop, then carefully insert a wick. Allow to fully cool before removing candle from the ground. Or burn without removing.

but imagining that setup in a graveyard is amusing

(also, what up fellow Hades follower!)

That is a funny one. Heh. I like Luke’s suggestion of taking the dirt home and making it. Fill a flower pot? At least if you want to avoid the awkward. 

Using a spoon, dig out a small impression in the Earth where your candle will form. Pour melted Bees or Parafin Wax in to the impression. Allow the bubbling to stop, then carefully insert a wick. Allow to fully cool before removing candle from the ground. Or burn without removing.

but imagining that setup in a graveyard is amusing

Cons: They might think I’m creepy. Despite the fact that it’s public and on the Internet, it is not socially acceptable to let anyone know the extent that you creeped their archives.

Using a spoon, dig out a small impression in the Earth where your candle will form. Pour melted Bees or Parafin Wax in to the impression. Allow the bubbling to stop, then carefully insert a wick. Allow to fully cool before removing candle from the ground. Or burn without removing.