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Hello I mostly reblog I've been on tumblr too long

[autumnfox17]

Go to work, crave my bed. Get in bed have get out it immediately to deal with the symptom of life

[fallout-lou-begas]

so in the 2003 Aquaman series they introduce a new backstory for archvillain Black Manta in which the entire reason for his (hyper)fixation on destroying Aquaman's life was severely maltreated autism, which Aquaman then cures him of with his magic water hand to completely redeem him. and this is obviously insanely stupid and ill-conceived and genuinely hateful, but given all of that, this is still one of the funniest speech balloons i've ever read in a comic. me @ myself when i remember how i acted in high school or whatever

[smsomah]

Wearing a traditional dress called a manta, Carol Dawahoya patiently submits to having her hair styled in a butterfly or maiden's whorl by aunt Hazel Dukepoo. Once worn by all eligible unmarried Hopi girls, the elaborate coif is now only used for special ceremonies.

From the magazine Arizona Highways; September 1980 on archive.org

[importantcatpics]

[movementnudge]

Movement nudge, hand mobility! 🙌

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[ruffboi-mags]

1) do this even if you're under 40. seriously. I definitely should have been doing something like this for years and I only turned 40 a month and a half ago

2) if you're like me just now trying this going "oh god i've only done 15 and i think my hands are cramping" start lower than 30 and increase by 5 once whatever number you're doing no longer makes your hand cramp up. I can manage about 15 per exercise at the moment.

[autumnfox17]

finally a purpose for crab hands

[hunter-rodrigez]

So I do 3D modeling and printing as a hobby, and a few weeks ago I designed wheel guards meant to prevent office chairs from running over cables and clothes... or your pet's tail.

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.

[these-violet-delights-fic]

People love simple, extremely practical things. I hope you win!

[yiddishfisting]

great

[yiddishfisting]

this looks helpful at least

[kosmogrl]

we got august this week

[sleepnoises]

boyfriend's quail photos have reached perhaps a lifetime peak today

[smsomah]

A Zapotec girl from Santiago Choapan, Oaxaca, wearing very old jewelry and one of the most extraordinary huipiles of Mexico. 1941. From the book Mexican Indian Costumes; 1968; Donald & Dorothy Cordry, via archive.org

[smsomah]

Two Chinantec girls of Usila, Oaxaca, 1964. From the book Mexican Indian Costumes; 1968; Donald & Dorothy Cordry, via archive.org

[smsomah]

Tarahumara; Chihuahua, Mexico, 1980-84. John Running

[oldjewelryfeed]

ETRUSCAN REVIVAL VICTORIAN JADE 14 KARAT YELLOW GOLD ANTIQUE GRANULATED CRANE SIGNET RING

[sartorialadventure]

Ca. 1870s, Depicting a heron with fanning fluted wings and crown of feathers, signed V. Parsegian

[moved-to-saltcircuit]

dealing with people who are spacing out

DON’T: -hit them -yell at them -wave in their face in excess

DO: -say their name once or twice -tap them gently and if they don’t respond, -wait patiently for them to snap back into reality

[moved-to-saltcircuit]

this still applies yo

[sapphicandchubby]

As someone who disassociates quite a lot, this is useful information

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[birds-in-posts]

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

[wolfsong-the-bloody-beast]

Photographer Snaps Bird Catching a Ride on Bigger Bird's Stick

Wildlife Jocelyn Anderson captured a one-in-a-million photo of a bird hitching a ride on a bigger bird's stick.

The article contains a link to her photography shop, btw.

[herpsandbirds]

Taiwan Rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus), male, family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to Taiwan

photograph via: Tropical Birding Tours

[smsomah]

Jibbali roundhouse (strit) blends into the landscape. Scanned from the book The Craft Heritage of Oman; 2003; Neil Richardson & Marcia Dorr