“[Goodsir] is perfectly good humored … laughs delightfully … is a pleasant companion and an acquisition to the mess” - Captain Fitzjames’ Journal
me whenever I have to give any kind of book recommendation
getting crazy sexually aroused at the thought of sending 100 of my bravest warriors on a suicide mission. i dont even really care what theyre doing out there
every day i think about silas wright’s silly little descriptions of some of the other men on the terra nova expedition
finished reading The Worst Journey in the World and I am not okay!!
Why did the thing that reinvigorated my love of sketching and actually using my sketchbook have to be pencils that cost £30 for a pack of 12. Really couldn’t have been something cheaper
Huge shout to my friend from an undergraduate philosophy program who started working out every single day, not for health benefits or to become conventionally attractive or whatever, but because -- and this is a direct quote -- he was concerned that otherwise he might "become lost in the world of signs and forget the things they signify". I have thought about this every single time that I've worked out since.
maxine • 23, she/her • polar exploration, the terror, sailing & art
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