#mishalak

there’s a metaphor about the hidden secrets of the universe in here somewhere

Yeah, I know - but to be sincere, my birthdays rarely were kind of big deal, I was never one for big parties, even as a kid. My biggest sign for adulthood today was that my mother was the one person that gave me a gift (and well, my father sent me a basket full of sweets so I counting two)

I’m afraid I don’t know who he is not even by name c:

There are a few, although my point was about how people make huge sweeping assumptions about the Middle Ages and claim historical authenticity without thinking about a) how big and varied the Middle Ages were; and b) how much interpretation and projection has been made on and about the Middle Ages since the end of them, not really about the violence. But you might check out The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir to get you started; it's actually very thorough and readable considering how irritatingly complicated the Wars of the Roses were. As you're researching, though, keep in mind that part of the reason these incidents stick in our minds and history are because they were atypical, not representative of the entire Middle Ages (if anything at all could be said to be representative of the entire Middle Ages).

Hey you!I do still play games, just not in public, mostly with my friends, hardly ever online. I haven't bothered keeping up with a community I really miss and it seems to be a bit different now but I am not sure. Other fandoms can be just as challenging but I don't feel as many pressures to compete.

There was some quote on tumblr a while ago about why DS9 was so great, and it was about how the stationary nature of the ship made it that they had to face the consequences of their actions rather than flit from planet to planet and not address anything. I can totally back this up, but it's also great because how the crew and civilians on board just feel like a family to me.