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Life, the Universe, and Everything according to little ol' me Gif requests OPEN

[foxes-in-love]

[pearls-gone-wild]

Some very important facts in my life right now:

I'm currently visiting NYC with my kidlets, aged 8 and 10.

We are staying about three blocks away from the Empire State Building.

There is currently a giant inflatable dragon wrapped around the Empire State Building.

Kidlets are delighted by the dragon.

Kidlets are rather more delighted by the dragon than might be expected.

Yes, you might say, it's a dragon wrapped around a famous skyscraper, where's the surprise in that?

No surprise.

It's just that they're extremely excited.

They're reading Terry Pratchett 's Guards! Guards!

A book that features a giant dragon swooping off the tallest tower in the great city of Anhk Morpork.

They are quoting the book constantly

"The shape that looked like a large pair of wings unfurling was, in fact, a large pair of wings unfurling."

All the time

"Dragons don’t have friends! The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive!"

Little girls, wandering through the tourist attractions of midtown Manhattan, like

"A people united can never be ignited!"

With such enthusiasm

"This is going to be the world's first democratically killed dragon! One man, one stab!

I love them so much, I'm so proud, I picked the right partner, we made the best possible kids

(It's a promo for HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon)

[dimity-lawn]

Parenting done right.

[thod-thod]

@discworld-heritage-posts

[discworld-heritage-posts]

Discworld Heritage Post

[thoughtkick]

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

— William Shakespeare

[thoughtkick]

“I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.”

— Audre Lorde

[thoughtkick]

“I wonder if someone has ever thought of me so much at night that they couldn’t sleep.”

— Unknown

[tiktokarchive]

[ruelukas22]

The best about this is she clearly planned this but actually seeing it made her crack up so hard she could barely get the timing right for the second bit.

[smingrid]

This legit made me laugh so hard I had to show my family

[princesstigerbelle]

Sometiiiiiimes I feel I got to FLOOPFLOOP run away

[thoughtkick]

“It’s time to distance yourself from the people who let you down, the inconsistent ones.”

— Billy Chapata

[dinovelvet]

[dinovelvet]

[jadeseadragon]

Repost @xplorares

📹 Videographer @omargonval

[thememedaddy]

[myjetpack]

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJBI3os_Kz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[soberscientistlife]

[hatersmad]

thinking about that one wordless calvin and hobbes sunday strip thats just calvins dad ditching his work to go play in the snow... its going to make me cry

[hatersmad]

ohhhh my god

[just-shower-thoughts]

Three of the four elements are represented in types of hockey; Air hockey (air), field hockey (earth), ice hockey (water). Fire hockey needs to be a thing.

[fwizard]

fire hockey 100% does not need to be a thing

[onionhighonionandrenown]

Yes. Yes it does.

[thisnewdevilry]

Fire hockey already exists.  Welcome to pelota purépecha, or Mayan Fireball hockey.

[onionhighonionandrenown]

…this is the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen.

[pipistrellus]

#ONLY THE AVATAR #MASTER OF ALL FOUR HOCKEY TYPES

[bluefeatheredvelociraptor]

If you are going to speak about other cultures, at least have the decency of getting your facts stright: Maya =/= P'urhépecha, nor any of these cultures are interchangeable with other Mesoamerican/Prehispanic cultures (like the Aztec/Mexica). Just so you understand this better:

P’urhépecha

Maya

Ok. Having said that, let’s move on to the “fire hockey” game itself.

The game is called Uárhukua Ch'anakua, meaning “stick competition”, although the name can change depending on the region were it’s practiced.

The ball, or zapandukua, is made of wood, stone, or rubber wrapped with cotton fabric that is left soaking on petroleum for a few days before the game, when it’s ignited.

The sticks, or uárhukua, are also made of wood. Their size and weight varies depending on the player preferences.

Originally there was no time limit, so one match could last for days. Nowadays they last about half an hour (or until the first score is made).

Each team has five players and at least three reserves. Substitutions are unlimited but have to be notified to the judges so they can decide when it’s pertinent to make the change without interrupting the game.

It is a game of honor. If a player gets penalized or expelled, it not only means dishonor for them, it means dishonor for their team.

It is kind of a Big Deal, with actual tournaments taking place on the P’urhépecha region and other places like México City.

The Uárhukua is usually played at night because the fiery ball symbolizes the sun moving through the sky. You can imagine just how impressive it looks to have a literal ball of fire bouncing across the field.

So now that you understand fire hockey a little bit better, you can go make your Avatar Hockey AU in peace, I would actually like to see how it turns out :)

[bluefeatheredvelociraptor]

Self-reblog to share the info again, because people in the comments keep thinking this is a Mayan game when it’s not 🤦🏻‍♀️

[whereifindsanity]

Polar bear cub, make no mistake they are carnivores.

Photo: Jayanth Sharma/IG

[kithj]

games (mostly text-based) about houses and places-- exploring them, haunting them, feeding them:

childhood homes (and why we hate them) - after a decade, you return home.

return - a text-based horror game about coming home.

singing from the far side of the hill - about a trans woman, homeless after a bad breakup, who rents a stranger's spare room. it's a decision she comes to regret.

anatomy - Explore a suburban house, collect cassette tapes, study the physiology of domestic architecture.

leave house - leave house

the open house - We at Northtree Real Estate (in partnership with Optix Dynamix Labs) are proud to present our new, state-of-the-art, open house simulator!  Come and take a quick tour of 15615 Hollow Oak Lane, a familiar and comfortable showcase home in one of our premier developments!

what girls do in the dark - This little game is based off one of the greatest fears they had as a teenage girl: showing up late to a stranger's slumber party.

unbecoming - a sonically-textured interactive horror fiction exploring cycles of trauma and unspeakable forces of nature in a mythic rural American landscape.

13 laurel road - an interactive fiction game about the relationships we have with places and reconciling with trauma. You play as a young man named Noah who has been tasked with picking up some things from his cousin’s old house.

domvs - a gothic mystery game in which you rely on your environment to uncover the truth.

flesh, blood, & concrete - you find yourself in a vast, empty apartment complex.

i am still here - a short, unconventional ghost story and vignette reflecting on the end of a long lockdown.

vacant - Film a ghost-hunting show.