the scariest thing about the future is not knowin how many more frog
species we’ll find in the amazon. there’s gotta be a cap. there’s gotta
be a limit
How to Feign Your Life is Together
Have a signature accessory, clothing article, make up look, or hair style.
Have a fragrance. Make your hair scents and lotions match your perfume.
It’s okay to dine alone. Bring a book or people watch.
Love your hair. Research the best brands for your hair type and use masks weekly.
Your nails don’t need to be fancy, but keep them maintained.
Stay worldly. Know works of art, artists, designers, films, books, politicians. Spend your lunch break reading the paper or a magazine.
Crying is not a weapon. It’s okay to feel your emotions, but never use them as an excuse to avoid your problems.
Jealousy is boring. Love and appreciate others. If you can’t love them, forget them.
Boost others. Flatter others, but don’t deprecate yourself in the process.
Don’t sulk. Don’t let the whole world know your problems. If you don’t want someone to give their opinion, don’t share your situation.
Your life is between you and the universe. Don’t post your personal matters for others to see.
Don’t emotionally blackmail others. They hurt you? Let them know and then move on. It’s between the two of you and not the world.
Cook dinner. Cook dinner and listen to music, the radio, or a podcast.
Treat yourself to candles and flowers. Be your own cheerleader.
Take naps. Take a cat nap on a Sunday afternoon with the blinds open and the fan on high.
Drink your water, eat your vegetables. Take care of your body.
Never have time to take off your jewelry before bed, but always have time to take off your makeup. Your nighttime skin regime is important.
Mystery is beautiful. You don’t need to reveal much of or about yourself.
Never appear other than as you are. Don’t lie about yourself. Embrace who you are at your core.
How to tell whether a fairy tale has been sanitised for upper class audiences:
Published Version: And then the peasant hero learned a valuable lesson about the virtue of humility and not straying above one’s station.
Oral Tradition: And then the peasant hero killed the evil nobleman and lived in his house.
Statue of Setka
Prince Setka, son of King
Djedefre, depicted as scribe,
quartzite statue from
Abu Rawash. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2620-2500 BC. Now in the Louvre. Photo: Christian Larrieu
Statuette of a Pharaoh
Standing-striding
figurine of Akhenaten or Tutankhamun, wearing the Blue Crown of Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 13th century BC. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin.
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