mood: getting out of the opera house after watching a beautiful ballet, it’s snowing and christmas bells are finally ringing on the street while you are walking and holding hands with your significant other and your laughters are brighter than the stars above
tag yourself ; types of artists
writer - biting their lip in concentration, always carries a pen, powerful looks, takes showers at 4:00 am, adrenaline rushes, sits outside during thunderstorms, flickering street lamps, tired gazes, procrastinator, collects words
sketcher - wants long hugs and little bits of affection, soft hair, too much coffee, messy doodles during class, has plants beside their bed, loves dark chocolate, cares a lot about their friends, always sketching, often visits art museums
painter - sometimes likes how the palette looks more than the painting, i’m fine ™, pushing a paintbrush back and forth on a canvas bc they find it calming, getting high to feel something, cotton candy flavored ice cream, visual learner, associates certain people with certain colors
actor - wears one pair of sneakers year round, listens to musicals, sorta depressed, loves ancient mythology, talks to the new kid, messy backpack, a complete narcissist yet also extremely self-deprecating, pretty lips n eyes
musician - scribbles down song lyrics at 5:00 am right before crashing, is trying to learn 6923 instruments at once, aesthetic ™, does good in school, extensive skin care routine, pretty bedroom, loves to watch the sky turn pastel rainbow during sunset
photographer - finds beauty in little things, will risk themselves to get a good angle, kinda shitty past, dilated pupils, lives on energy drinks and granola bars, appreciative of the world, overthinker, primary colors
August 12, 2016 “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.“
ange – angel (masc.)
baleine – whale (fem.)
bisou – kiss (masc.)
brindille – twig (fem.)
brûler – to burn
brume – mist (fem.)
câlin – hug (masc.)
chaleur – heat (fem.)
chatoyer – to shimmer
chaussettes – socks (fem.)
chouchou – my little cabbage, said as a term of endearment (masc.)
citronnade – lemonade (fem.)
citrouille – pumpkin (fem.)
coquillage – seashell (masc.)
croquis – sketch (masc.)
dépaysement – the feeling of being in another country, the weird feeling you get from things being different from what you’re used to. (masc.)
doux – soft
écarlate – scarlet
éclatant – brilliant, dazzling, gleaming
effleurer – to touch or brush against
empêchement – something that keeps you from doing something (masc.)
épanoui – blooming, joyful, radiant
éphémère – ephemeral
étoile – star (fem.)
feuilles – leaves (fem.)
flâner – to stroll aimlessly
floraison – bloom (fem.)
grelotter – to shiver
hirondelle – swallow (bird) (fem.)
libellule – dragonfly (fem.)
loufoque – wild, crazy, far-fetched
luciole – firefly (fem.)
myrtille – blueberry (fem.)
noix de coco – coconut (fem.)
nuage – cloud (masc.)
orage – thunderstorm (masc.)
pamplemousse – grapefruit (masc.)
papillon – butterfly (masc.)
parapluie – umbrella (fem.)
pastèque – watermelon (fem.)
piscine – swimming pool (fem.)
plaisir – pleasure (masc.)
pleuvoir – to rain
plonger – to dive
retrouvailles – the feelings of seeing someone again after a long time (fem.)
sirène – mermaid (fem.)
soleil – sun (masc.)
sortable – someone you can take anywhere without being embarrassed
tournesol – sunflower (masc.)
Fragments of a Beethovenfest deko I found at a thrift store in Vienna - 2020
I just uploaded a cozy (yet spooky!) haunted manor ambience, my friends! Hope you enjoy, and happy Halloween!
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