3. what were your top five books of the year?

thanks for asking!! in no particular order...

all the white spaces by ally wilkes - a young trans lad stows away on an interwar polar expedition and it does not end well for anyone. this one was a much-anticipated release for me and it delivered!! some terrifyingly spooky antarctic horror with a real 'you're my son now' main character

people person by candice carty-williams - a group of estranged adult half-siblings are brought together when one of them accidentally kills(?) her boyfriend and needs help covering it up. a really fun read with a delightful cast of characters

the remains of the day by kazuo ishiguro - i know i'm coming to this one very late but it was brilliant! after a very long career, a repressed butler takes a road trip across england and reflects on his life at darlington hall. we stan an unreliable narrator in this household

the vampire lestat by anne rice - obviously prompted by watching the new iwtv tv series and multiple friends telling me i'd like this book. and they were right!! an absolute banger of a story, just complete balls-to-the-wall unhinged shit on every page. this is what vampire fiction should be

Rules: Post 10 books in no particular order that have touched you. No need to be great works or classics but works that have stayed with you. Then tag 10 others. (I had kind of forgotten about this because I really wanted to get to 10 books/series but I couldn’t think of any more so yeah).

1. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (obvs) 2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 3. Six of Crows & Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo 4. Divergent series by Veronica Roth 5. Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman 6. The Tomorrow series by John Marsden 7. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

Gay pirates xo

Photos made by the dearest thorinsbitch (anna)

i was tagged by marilynde, bless her and I hope her cheese never runs out

1 - last beverage: iced tea 2 - last phone call: tevintersass since the ICE was delayed and we couldn’t find each other 3 - last text message: To a uni mate because we both just got an invitation for a solicitation 4 - last song you listened to: The Dragon Age: Inquisition soundtrack playing in the background to keep me awake 5 - last time you cried: No clue, a while ago at least.

// HAVE YOU EVER 6 - dated someone twice: I guess so? 7 - been cheated on: yes 8 - kissed someone and regretted it: yes because it was kind of gross 9 - lost someone special: yes 10 - been depressed: yup 11 - been drunk and threw up: I’ve never really cared for the alcohol taste/smell much so I don’t actually drink

THREE FAVORITE COLOURS: blue, black and silver

// IN THE LAST YEAR, YOU HAVE 15 - made a new friend: A few, yeah! 16 - fallen out of love: got to know myself better, mostly 17 - laughed until you cried: definitely 18 - met someone who changed you: I’m not sure if I’ve changed much in the last year, to be honest. 19 - found out who your true friends are: I know who my friends are, and they’re good people 20 - found out someone was talking about you: What else is new 21 - kissed anyone you follow/follows you: yes

// GENERAL 22 - how many people do you know in real life that you follow/follows you on tumblr: ehm... quite a surprising lot actually?? Very little at first, but now I have a big group of con-going friends. 24 - do you have any pets: I used to always have pets, but now there are none... it’s sad! 25 - do you want to change your name: Nope, I’m happy with it 26 - what did you do for your last birthday: First we went out for dinner with the family the weekend before it, and last saturday I went to the Efteling with a whole bunch of friends (partly in Dragon Age cosplay) and it was freaking amazing. 27 - what time did you wake up today: Too early O’clock (freaking 6 in the morning oh man) 28 - what were you doing at midnight last night: I kind of lost track of the time to be honest, but likely not sleeping yet and talking to tevintersass instead like the mature adults we are 29 - name something you CANNOT wait for: summer break, pretty please. Also working on cosplay again! I also look forward to animecon next saturday. 30 - last time you saw your mother: This morning 31 - what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: Rewind 8 years and make better life choices with the knowledge I have now or something. 32 - what are you listening to right now: The DA soundtrack still isn’t done 33 - have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yes I have 34 - what’s getting on your nerves right now: first day of the week and people have taken zero time to pile their work on me 35 - most visited website: probably facebook and tumblr 36 - blood type: O+, tested it myself last week! 37 - nickname: I get called Commander a lot these days, and sometimes Captain 38 - relationship status: single 39 - zodiac sign: taurus 40 - pronouns: he/him 41 - elementary: I was a little shit in elementary oh my god 42 - high school: Sometimes kind of miss how easy it was compared to now 43 - college: studying biomedical sciences right now 44 - hair colour: blonde 45 - long or short: ....my hair? I’m just going to assume you’re talking about my hair, so short 46 - height: 173 cm or so 47 - do you have a crush on someone: yup 48 - what do you like about yourself: I’m so immensely stubborn I at least never give up. I’m also creative and I’m proud of myself for doing my best. Plus I believe I’m not actually nearly as childish as I always joke I am.  49 - this question got lost so most people are putting a random fact so here’s one: the ‘keeshond’ is the Dutch national dog 50 - tattoos: hopefully getting my first by the end of this year! 51 - righty or lefty: righty 52 - first surgery: my surgery last summer 53 - first piercing: only had my ears pierced and they grew shut 54 - first best friend: a boy from my street. We cut each other’s hair and looked horrible for weeks. He moved to America though 55 - first sport you enjoyed: ballet (MARA SAME) and tennis, with hockey following shortly after. I was mostly into the dancing though. 56 - first vacation: either the UK or Germany 58 - first pair of trainers: probably whatever my parents found in a shop..?

// RIGHT NOW 59 - eating: nothing at the moment 60 - drinking: now that this reminds me of drinks I am thirsty 61 - I’m about to: drink water 62 - listening to: ....still the DA soundtrack 63 - waiting for: inspiration and motivation to magically float my way 64 - want kids: I’m fine either way 65 - get married: would be nice, although it’s no prerequisite for a good life 66 - career: currently picking out subjects I enjoy in the science field so I hope to be able to do something with that in a few years

// WHICH IS BETTER 67 - lips or eyes: I prefer people who have both- no seriously, no idea, eyes probably stand out more..? Although I love people’s smile if that counts as lips 68 - hugs or kisses: both, both is good 69 - shorter or taller: I really don’t care 70 - older or younger: I don’t care, within an acceptable age range?? 71 - romantic or spontaneous: don’t care as long as I get along with them and like their personality and such 72 - nice stomach or nice arms: if I like someone I’ll probably think they have a nice stomach and nice arms tbh 73 - sensitive or loud: pretty sure I can be loud for the both of us. Nah, I really don’t care, same as 71 74 - hook-up or relationship: relationship, although I’m fine with the former too 75 - trouble maker or hesitate: what-

// HAVE YOU EVER 76 - kissed a stranger: pretty sure I knew all of them at least some 77 - drank hard liquor: nope 78 - lost glasses/contacts: contacts, oh yes. Once I dropped one and searched for an hour until I found it high up on top of something. Seriously contacts make no sense. So far I’ve always found my glasses by feeling around awkwardly or crying for help 79 - sex on first date: I suppose so 80 - broke someones heart: yeah 81 - had your own heart broken: sure 83 - turned someone down: yes 84 - cried when someone died: no, and then I feel bad that I don’t feel bad?? 85 - fallen for a friend: yes

// DO YOU BELIEVE IN 86 - yourself: no but I’m gonna fake it ‘till I make it, aww yeah! 87 - miracles: nah, but some things are such incredible coincidence that I’m still amazed by it 88 - love at first sight: attraction, sure. Wouldn’t call that love though 89 - heaven: no 90 - Santa Claus: nope 91 - kiss on first date: sure, why not? 92 - angels: no

u cheap hoe

go fiNISH YOUR ESSAY YOUNG LADY!!!!!!