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  • Percy
  • I use he/him and she/her pronouns
  • 19
  • Biology major
  • Interested in: developmental biology, linguistics, latin, classic lit, cognitive science
  • Hobbies: reading, listening to music, practicing bass, journaling


My old posts (from high school) are under #whalelotofstudy

My new posts are under #percestudies

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15 January 2026 ☁️

Great day in thesis lab! Now that I'm out of the clutches of depression, thesis work is fun again and I get curious enough to ask my professor all sorts of questions. I got a whole mini lecture from him this morning, it was so cool :3 The more I study (theoretical electronic) spectroscopy the wilder I think this stuff is (and all the more fascinating!). + I think my professor enjoys it too - having someone who's into the same subject that surely he also finds interesting, someone who genuinely wants to learn from him.

In worse news, none of my solutions are crystallizing and we just have to wait until they stop being so fussy...

List of Interesting Latin Phrases

A list I made just to satisfy my vain cravings for resonating mottos for a secret society I'm working on. Enjoy!

  • abi in malam crucem: to the devil with you!
  • ad astra per ardua: to the star by steep paths
  • ad augusta per angusta: to honors through difficulties
  • aegis fortissima virtus: virue is the strongest shield
  • amor vincit amnia: love conquers all things
  • animo et fide: by courage and faith
  • arbitrium est judicium: an award is a judgement
  • aut mors aut victoria: either death or victory
  • aut vincere aut mori: either victory or death
  • bello ac pace paratus: prepared in war and peace
  • bibamus, moriendum est: let us drink, death is certain (Seneca and Elder)
  • bonis omnia bona: all things are good to the good
  • cede nullis: yield to no one
  • cito maturum, cito putridum: soon ripe, soon rotten
  • consensus facit legem: consent makes law
  • data fata secutus: following what is decreed by fate (Virgil)
  • durum telum necessitas: necessity is a hrad weapson
  • dux vitae ratio: reason is the guide of life
  • e fungis nati homines: men born of mushrooms
  • ego sum, ergo omnia sunt: I am, therefore all things are
  • pulvis et umbra sumus: we are but dust and shadow
  • quae amissa salva: things lost are safe
  • timor mortis morte pejor: the fear of death is worse than death
  • triumpho morte tam vita: I triumph in death as in life
  • tu vincula frange: break your chains
  • vel prece vel pretio: for either love or for money
  • verbera, sed audi: whip me, but hear me
  • veritas temporis filia: truth is the daughter of time
  • vero nihil verius: nothing is truer than the truth
  • vestigia nulla restrorsum: foosteps do not go backward
  • victus vincimus: conquered, we conquer (Plautus)
  • sica inimicis: a gger to his enemies
  • sic vita humana: thus is human life


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💎Before you ask, check out my masterpost part 1 and part 2 

Reference: <Latin for the Illiterati: a modern guide to an ancient language> by Jon R. Stone, second edition, 2009

Here's the long-promised Latin resources masterpost! Resource recs are always appreciated and I'll try to update this post from time to time. :)

Study and fluency tips, plus my review of a few different Latin textbooks here

Free online resources here

Suggestions for if you've studied Latin in the past and want to brush up/re-learn here

Tips for expanding vocabulary here

Links for Latin literature and suggestions on which works to start with here

Salvete!

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[ 11th january, 2026 • 63/100 ]

last day before going back to the books.

📺 Fionna and Cake s1ep9

📓 Paladin’s Grace, by T. Kingfisher

🎧 Stargazing, by Myles Smith

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05.01.2026

• I stayed in bed most of the day and binged The Lightning Thief.

• My friend was celebrating wrapping up a long project so I made brownies. So that’s one thing off my bingo board for the year!! I used a mix but I’d still like to do something from scratch.

• To sort of save the day, I cleaned my desk and the kitchen.

2026

  • fix ur sleep schedule
  • read fucked up books
  • watch fucked up movies
  • dance in the kitchen
  • learn one hard truth
  • drink more water
  • say no faster
  • let people misunderstand you
  • leave earlier when my intuition whispers “girl…”
  • learn a dead language
  • learn restraint
  • learn indulgence
  • refuse emotional illiteracy
  • FOLLOW JOY
  • fix my sleep schedule again, because growth is cyclical and i’m human
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