Sweetpotatoliker - Mock Turtle

So Dracula was able to be killed without the stakes and hammer and prayers and all the religious trappings Van Helsing’s research led him to. This supports one or both of two concepts that I am a huge fan of:

- It isn’t Christianity that repels vampires, but sincere faith. Jonathan’s faith hasn’t been in the Christian god for some time now—it’s in this little group’s sincerity in wanting to save Mina, PARTICULARLY in Quincey, who vowed with the same fervor as himself to kill Dracula the moment he had the chance, even if it cost him his own life. So that makes this a “power of friendship” moment suited to our white haired anime prettyboy.

- My old theory related to the shovel attack: Dracula only becomes vulnerable to common weapons when they’re wielded by his victims, or those he has a blood connection to. Jonathan was able to scar him with the shovel after “tonight is mine” and its heavy implication of Dracula drinking from him. With the blood transfusions, Dracula has also tasted Quincey’s blood. The first mate of the Demeter tried to stab Dracula and failed, but Dracula’s cruelty to both Jonathan and Lucy gave them the means to seal his fate.

coping with exams by posting on tumblr for the first time in my life. anyway I am so madly in love with clay pool from the shama trilogy because there is truly a blank space in the market for loser lesbians and she is literally the Ideal.

i mean look at her… this frame… she’s so me. seeing one (1) pretty girl and immediately puts my own life in danger to free her from jail. god clay is sooo… i could write a ton more cleverer things about her but I just want to say here that she’s So Special To Me and I love her very much. that tweet that was about breaking the cycle of abuse and ending with the words “but i think clay can do it. clay’s nice.” TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN!! clay WILL do it.. she IS nice. i am holding her Gently in my hands. she’s so boyfriend material if you know what I mean. she is a girl boyfriend. she is a boy girlfriend. do you get it.

"Stuck in the timeloop as a punishment" is cool and all, but stuck in the timeloop voluntarily though? Oh, brother. Stuck in the timeloop cause you just can't move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know that it's not real and whatever should've happen already did. Stuck in the timeloop even if doesn't makes you happy. You just can't bear the thought of not being able to see them ever again. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know you should move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know they would want you to move on.

But maybe just a little while longer.

"You may go anywhere you wish in the castle, except where the doors are locked, where of course you will not wish to go." That's some Bluebeard shit.

Free Yale online courses that sound interesting

This one is actually my favorite. They put a LOT of full courses on youtube! They also have some courses on Coursera.

Arts & Literature

Introduction to Classic Music

Cervantes Don Quixote -- Youtube

Dante in Translation -- YouTube

The American Novels Since 1945 -- YouTube

Modern Poetry -- YouTube

Milton -- YouTube

Introduction to Theory of Literature -- YouTube

Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner -- YouTube

History & Social Studies

African American History: From Emancipation To Present (2010) -- YouTube

Introduction to Ancient Greek History -- Youtube

Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 -- YouTube

Roman Architecture -- YouTube

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature -- YouTube

Death -- YouTube

Capitalism: Sucess, Crisis and Reform -- YouTube

Introduction to Political Philosophy -- Youtube

Foundations of Modern Social Theory -- Youtube

Global Financial Crisis

The Making of Modern Ukraine

When I find myself in times of trouble, Vash the Stampede comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom,

hrmm. well hold on now ive been filled with a sudden joy and whimsy for the world

Productivity tip: Better than nothing

Learnt a good tip from my therapist that has helped me start work.

If you are struggling to start any work, set up your work space and put on media enjoy. This can be YouTube, a film, a podcast, anything.

Try and make as many notes as you can during the media. It may not be perfect work, but it is something to slowly get yourself into the mood to study. Sometimes you just don't want to work but you can get the ball rolling by using something you enjoy as a catalyst.

Even if your notes are pure garbage, that is okie because it still means you started work. Keep reducing how much media you are using till you are getting into the flow of everything.

This has helped me more times than I can count!