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Happy Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus!!! A sentient cup of tea ~ Secretly Mothman ~ Catholic with ghostly tendancies~ many butterflies in a trenchcoat ~ One of Tolkien's "deplorable cultus" ~ Homeschool theatre kid turned adult Stage Manger of homeschooled theatre kids St. Therese, St. Faustina, St. Agnes, St. Philomena, and St. Joan of Arc are my squad.

[ominous-signs]

Seen in the back room (employee area?) of a botanical garden near the butterfly room

[transgenderer]

When I say "godspeed" (I say it a lot) I like to imagine I'm a member of a futurism religion that worships velocity above all else. Like its the standard well-wishing in my culture. Speedliness is next to godliness. Someday we'll catch him! And the closer we get the more he loves us

[irate-iguana]

I love it when a classicist has clearly gotten so lost in the BCE sauce that their perception of time has become deeply warped. Case in point: the article I’m currently reading just described the Byzantine era as “a period relatively modern.”

[mockiatoh]

Stop that’s too funny

[allaboutmary]

O heart full of love!

A Belgian holy card of the Sorrowful Heart of Mary.

[futurevenison]

When I was a kid we accidentally adopted a malenois rescue; she was solid black and this was like 2005 so nobody knew what the hell she was. Anyway we named her Love and she singlehandledly decimated the rodent population in a half mile radius around our house

see like this is brilliant. i would have two or three if i could

[kosmogrl]

[cryotrash]

Did you know that most plot holes can be fixed by making your characters canonically stupid

"This doesn't make any sense, why would he ever-" my man hasn't stumbled onto a thought in years

[rhysintherain]

Fun and easy ways to temporarily make your smart characters stupid:

Sleep deprivation

Drugs

Pretty girl

Pretty not girl

Hungry

Stressed out

Got bored and stopped listening

[brain-deadx0]

Im pretty sure Avatar the Last Airbender did most of these to Sokka

[hdgnj]

Also, someone else lied to our protag.

[ailithnight]

Pain can also temporarily nerf intelligence. : D

[galacticsabc]

Go! Rocky, Go!

[owenbroadcast]

[movemequotes]

Once a little boy went to school. One morning The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make all kinds; Lions and tigers, Chickens and cows, Trains and boats; And he took out his box of crayons And began to draw.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make flowers.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange and blue crayons. But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And it was red, with a green stem. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower Then he looked at his own flower. He liked his flower better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just turned his paper over, And made a flower like the teacher’s. It was red, with a green stem.

On another day The teacher said: “Today we are going to make something with clay.” “Good!” thought the little boy; He liked clay. He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mice, Cars and trucks And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay.

But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make a dish.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make dishes. And he began to make some That were all shapes and sizes.

But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And she showed everyone how to make One deep dish. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”

The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish; Then he looked at his own. He liked his better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just rolled his clay into a big ball again And made a dish like the teacher’s. It was a deep dish.

And pretty soon The little boy learned to wait, And to watch And to make things just like the teacher. And pretty soon He didn’t make things of his own anymore.

Then it happened That the little boy and his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little boy Had to go to another school.

The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. And he waited for the teacher To tell what to do. But the teacher didn’t say anything. She just walked around the room.

When she came to the little boy She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?” “Yes,” said the little boy. “What are we going to make?” “I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher. “How shall I make it?” asked the little boy. “Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher. “And any color?” asked the little boy. “Any color,” said the teacher. And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.

~Helen Buckley, The Little Boy

[kyotoprotocols]

[avesblues2]

[daughter-of-mary]

@butterflies-and-bumble-bees

[glendathegoodone]

[enchantingcheesecakepersona]

[rosesonkittens]

I've always written everything by hand before typing. Staring at a blank word document doesn't inspire the words to come.

But a blank paper and a blue pen and the words come at a steady pace.

[panaeolus-fimicola]

Frontiers | Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the class

As traditional handwriting is progressively being replaced by digital devices, it is essential to investigate the implications for the human

aaaand here's a link to the paper :)

[cherismomish]

I'm rewatching the 1980 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and I'm fascinated by the choice to mostly stick very closely to the book while also for some reason inserting a mini subplot of Mr Collins buying a waterproof buoyancy hat

[evilnicegirl]

all those posts about being vulnerable are just trying to trick me to come out there so a bird can swoop down & eat me

[tactfulsaboteur]

we need a pause on farmer's markets until we figure this 3d printed dragon keychain laser engraved cutting board scented candle ai slop framed poster thing out. i'm tired of this dogshit dropship merchandise shitting up the place you're supposed to find actual handcrafted jewelry and pottery and woodwork and i'm about to start being extremely rude to people about it

[splitgillstudio]

I made a stupid meme while reading the book.

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