That is such an expensive reminder of my mortality.
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
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"God, I really need to drop serious cash on something that will remind me I'm going to fucking die someday" - Rich people in the past for some reason
Old school YOLO
Meanwhile I got a memorial tattoo for my mom that says Mimento vivere (along with other Latin, blended with both Roman and Greek goddess -specifically Minerva and Athena- symbolism, because I like the blurred lines, they felt right for her), because “remember you will die” is a lot more depressing to me than “remember to live life”, and while both work with memorials, the latter is inherently more optimistic, which is how I want to remember her even tho it’s not at all who she was.
:) also expensive, but less so :)
That's spooky. I want one.