Jack of Few Trades

“Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.” ~The Golux ["The 13 Clocks" by James Thurber]

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kitpatlecter: “The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette. The reputation of the Queen, which was already tarnished by gossip, was ruined by the implication that she had participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace. The Affair was historically significant as one of the events that led to the French populace’s disillusionment with the monarchy, which, among other causes, eventually culminated in the French Revolution.”

kitpatlecter:

“The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette. The reputation of the Queen, which was already tarnished by gossip, was ruined by the implication that she had participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace. The Affair was historically significant as one of the events that led to the French populace’s disillusionment with the monarchy, which, among other causes, eventually culminated in the French Revolution.”

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fuckyeahhistorycrushes: interwar: poor child with serious daddy issues ugh hated by his own troops and only loved by some greek boy-hookers dead from bad wine made a mess of his entire empire A++++++++++++++ Alexander the Great. At least he had gorgeous hair.& I just kinda loved this commentary, haha. I wonder if his Daddy issues brought about the burning of Persepolis…DAMN YOU Mr. The Great Sr.!!!

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

interwar:

poor child with serious daddy issues ugh hated by his own troops and only loved by some greek boy-hookers

dead from bad wine

made a mess of his entire empire

A++++++++++++++

Alexander the Great. At least he had gorgeous hair.
& I just kinda loved this commentary, haha.

I wonder if his Daddy issues brought about the burning of Persepolis…DAMN YOU Mr. The Great Sr.!!!

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“Slow down you crazy child You’re so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you’re so smart tell me why Are you still so afraid? Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about? You better cool it off before you burn it out You got so much to do and only So many hours in a day But you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want Or you can just get old You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through When will you realize…Vienna waits for you Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight) Too bad but it’s the life you lead You’re so ahead of yourself That you forgot what you need Though you can see when you’re wrong You know you can’t always see when you’re right(you’re right) You got your passion you got your pride But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on but don’t imagine they’ll all come true When will you realize Vienna waits for you Slow down you crazy child Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while It’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.And you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want Or you can just get old You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through Why don’t you realize…Vienna waits for you When will you realize…Vienna waits for you” “Vienna” by Billy Joel (as if we didn’t all know the lyrics already <3)

“Slow down you crazy child
You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you’re so smart tell me why
Are you still so afraid?
Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize…Vienna waits for you

Slow down you’re doing fine
You can’t be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight)
Too bad but it’s the life you lead
You’re so ahead of yourself
That you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you’re wrong
You know you can’t always see when you’re right(you’re right)

You got your passion you got your pride
But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on but don’t imagine they’ll all come true
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
It’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize…
Vienna waits for you.

And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

Why don’t you realize…Vienna waits for you
When will you realize…Vienna waits for you”

“Vienna” by Billy Joel

(as if we didn’t all know the lyrics already <3)

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