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dedicating yourself to learning, always wanting to know more

anatomy sketches in the margins of your notes

keeping a list of documentaries you want to see

heavy engineering textbooks piled on your desk

a true crime podcast playing in the background while you go about your morning

reading biographies of Leonardo Da Vinci and other great visionaries

rewatching your favorite movies after a long day

a map pinned to the wall above your desk

getting books on your current interests from the library

closet filled with muted colors

a love of problem solving, working through complicated issues to reach a streamlined solution

hours spent studying in the library

drawing circuit diagrams in your notes

heavy book bags filled with texts on a variety of subjects

going down research rabbit-holes when you get interested in a new topic

growing plants by your desk

scrolling through recent news articles while you wait for a cup of tea to steep

the literature students

nights spent studying in the library, dozens of books piled on the desk before you

lingering in your favorite bookstore

debating with friends about your favorite authors

old books with faded bindings and handwritten notes in the margins

memorizing your favorite passages to recite back to yourself

overfilled bookshelves, volumes stacked on the floor by your bed

scribbling notes to yourself late at night, then trying to decipher them in the morning

beautiful handwriting scrawled across the page

worn out copies of your favorite books

wishing you could resurrect long-dead authors and poets

ribbon bookmarks tucked between pages

quotes by your favorite authors written on your walls

libraries with bookshelves that tower to the ceiling, books as far as the eye can see

carrying a book with you everywhere you go

fancy volumes with gilded edges

deep analysis, dissecting themes and diction and metaphor

leaning forward in your seat during class, eager to share your insights

researching your favorite authors, beginning to understand why they wrote how they did

handwritten copies of poems pinned up by your desk

the ache of finishing a particularly good book, knowing you’ll never read it for the first time again

annotating writing in your favorite pen

a sense of comfort anywhere you’re surrounded by books

why did we ever stop doing this??

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The academics

Nowadays. there are so many subcultures and I must say I like the academics the most. We all are in one way or another smart and strive for knowledge. We appreciate languages and cultures and all the classics. We relate to each other. And somehow we all just want to sit in an armchair with a cup of tea and read our novel. And that is why I feel like this oldfashioned comunity is the best.

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felt like drawing some women and some bugs you know how it goes

the detailing of royal jewels in portraits

Portrait of Maria Fyodorovna - Ivan Kramskoi (1880)

Portrait of Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) - Konstantin Makovsky

Janet Campbell - Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Portrait of Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry - Alexandre Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1800-1865)

Queen Henrietta Maria - Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1637)

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies - Valentín Carderera y Solano (1831)

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia - A. Maliukov (1836)

Maria Anna of Bavaria - Joseph Karl Stiele (1842)

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies - Vicente López Portaña (1830)

a study of the moon