Damn Everything But the Circus

Fortune favours the weird. Boat and seafaring stuff at @cutlassandcompass.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Cats are great because you can just be like "I'm bored and I'm going to make that your problem now", and they get it, because they did the same thing to you three hours ago.

[bluelady127]

[enchantedbook]

Illustration of the Great Comet of 1577, from the book Tarcuma-I Cifr al-Cami by Mohammed b. Kamaladdin, 16th century AD.

[thatsbelievable]

[xanaxfarts]

Moonbows

A moonbow, also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, is a rainbow created by moonlight rather than sunlight. It's formed when light from the moon refracts and reflects off water droplets, like those in rain or mist, creating a visible arc of light in the sky. Moonbows are generally fainter and less colorful than regular rainbows, and they are much rarer due to the need for specific conditions like a full or near-full moon, clear skies, and dark skies.

[philosophicalparadox]

Also called a Paraselene

(pair-uh-sell-een, sometimes mispronounced pair-uh-sail-een)

They have a long and interesting mythological history in many cultures. They are associated with the devil in English folklore, with Draugr or other dark elves/shadowfolk in Nordic mythology, and in Japanese mythology they’re associated with Tsukiyomi, the moon god, and are a sign of either good rice harvest, if they happen during summer, or a sign of imminent natural disasters, especially tsunamis and earthquakes. Sometimes they’re associated with death as well, probably because their solar counterpart, a Parhelion, is associated with rebirth (and by extension snakes)

They’re one of my favorite natural phenomena:)

[unusual-suspects]

Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 15th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 49v

[tirodiritto]

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[spookyghostcupcake]

A glorious 25th of May to all of you.

Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard-Boiled Egg!

[segamascott]

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Persist, digital art by Amanda Tulacz on Instagram

[acebreathesfire]

May 16 is Romani Resistance Day, when we remember the day in 1944 when the Romani and Sinti prisoners in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp rose up against their Nazi captors and held them off until August 2. It’s a day to celebrate courage and commemorate loss, and to remember that we can and must do what we can with what we have, no matter where we are, no matter the odds. We are still here and we are not defeated. Te avel baxtalo O Romano Ustipen Dives! Opre Roma!

Image courtesy International Roma Youth Network

[sandersstudies]

“I don’t learn this in school :(“

Hey here’s a question what steps have you taken to increase your education and knowledge since graduating?

[sandersstudies]

12 years is not nearly enough time to teach you everything to know about the world, especially when the starting point is “a says ah” and “1+1=2” and “rain comes from clouds.”

There are people who spend their whole lives in pursuit of knowledge and do not run out of stuff to learn. If you want to be well-informed and knowledgeable as an adult you have to actually make your continued education a priority. The library is free, thousands on online resources are accessible to all, and somewhere near you is an affordable museum or culture center or zoo or art display that can give you information you didn’t know.

[wanderthewood]

Slater's Bridge, Cumbria, England by a.tt_photography

[batrachised]

finally, someone for tumblr

[mothgirlfemme]

"Would you rather use the app? :)" I cannot begin to describe how much I wouldn't

[frenchcurious]

Triumph Bonneville T120R 1966. - source Moto Vitelloni - Wheels n' wings.

[thatsbelievable]

This minute in particular seems excessively long.

[acebreathesfire]

Treadmill minutes are longer than regular minutes

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

no i don't want to use your ai assistant. no i don't want your ai search results. no i don't want your ai summary of reviews. no i don't want your ai feature in my social media search bar (???). no i don't want ai to do my work for me in adobe. no i don't want ai to write my paper. no i don't want ai to make my art. no i don't want ai to edit my pictures. no i don't want ai to learn my shopping habits. no i don't want ai to analyze my data. i don't want it i don't want it i don't want it i don't fucking want it i am going to go feral and eat my own teeth stop itttt