Anna

She/they 23

[jewelcoatfish]

this just occurred to me but i think while shane’s safe space is on ilya’s crotch ilya’s safe space is shane’s chest. for no reason at all. except at tampa the first time he ever cried in front of shane he was safely tucked in shane’s chest. the first time he said i love you he cried and laid on shane’s chest while shane ran his fingers through his hair.

so now when ilya feels clingy or sad or tired he crawls into shane’s chest and nuzzle between his pecs and shane’s hands fly up automatically to scratch his scalp and it’s the safest, warmest place he could ever be

[cheaphalloweencostume]

that one post that ends with “john waters think he the hamburglar” is the best post in existence. i just call it the john waters post because sam levinson and ryan murphy arent even part of it for me.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i literally say this shit to myself like the fear is the mindkiller screed from Dune

[girlbloke]

giving unread book back to the library makes me feel like i should be shot

[unsentimentaltranslator]

The fact that some people say things like this while other people think it’s totally fine to starve children is something that really should be talked about more.

[girlbloke]

period i am against that for sure

[anthonysperkins]

Miguel Ferrer and Kyle MacLachlan Twin Peaks "Slaves and Masters" (1991)

[chaoticconstellation]

On this day one year ago, I was fired from Crumbl Cookies because my grandfather suddenly died and I cried when I found out and was on the clock. They make you sign a waiver to not talk about the recipes that lasts one year after your termination. Well guess what babes. That day, is today. RIP Nanu, you’ve been missed. But for anyone who likes the Chocolate Chip Cookies or the Iced Sugar Cookies, check out the recipes in the links. Feel free to ask about other recipes, it’s been a year but some things are just reskinned versions of these lol. Good Luck and Happy Baking.

Edit: Here is a Master List of all the recipes I have been able to remember thus far; I will be updating it as I am able!

[janerozanova]

Ilya draped across the cottage couch, hair still damp from the lake, mouth slightly open, legs half up, half down. The summer breeze kissed his skin in the most peaceful way possible. The sun was no longer visible, and the only thing he could hear was Shane moving around in the kitchen, making them sandwiches after swimming.

And then, all of a sudden, there was a freckled angel waking him up by kissing every inch of his face.

Forehead? Mwah.

Between his eyebrows? Mwah.

His temple? Mwah.

His cheek? Mwah.

His nose bridge? Mwah.

His mole? Mwah.

Ilya smiled brightly with his eyes still closed. “You missed a spot.” Shane chuckled. “Mmm.”

He kissed Ilya’s nose.

Ilya tsked in disagreement. Shane laughed.

He kissed Ilya’s jaw.

Ilya groaned, God’s brightest smile still plastered across his face. Shane couldn’t have that. He couldn’t not kiss him even more. So he crashed their lips together. Ilya hummed happily against his mouth before opening his eyes. “Very good, mylysh.” He immediately kissed him again to hide his now furiously blushing face. Ilya was losing his mind.

Oh my God. I can’t believe this is my life now. God.Oh my God.Oh my God.Oh my God.

[thisfeebleheart]

the way Shane is staring

[thisfeebleheart]

Heated Rivalry, Chapter Four

[gallusrostromegalus]

Do you have any Secret Forbidden Potato Growing Tips? I've historically struggled to get a good crop when I grow them...

How To Grow A Shitload Of Potatoes In A Tub Or Bucket, With Helpful Diagrams:

1. poke some holes out of the bottom of a bucket or a plastic storage tub.

2. put about 6-8 inches of dirt in the bottom of the tub, plant Sprouted potatoes about 4 inches down, cover over, and wait for them to sprout. In CO, I put my potatoes out in late march or early april. One frost is fine for them.

3. In a few weeks, depending on the weather, they will be forming fine plants, and the bottom leaves will start to turn more pale green/yellow. When it comes to watering them, consider that Potatoes love Ireland, and how much it rains over there, and water accordingly.

See, potatoes and tomatoes alike use sunlight to cue them if that part of the stem should be growing roots or leaves. In tomatoes, you break off the bottom two leaves and bury the stem a bit to encourage them to grow healthy roots. We do the same with potatoes to make them grow more Potates, because they grow them off thier roots.

4. Break off the bottom few pale leaves, and bury the stems up to just below the greenest leaves up top. This will encourage them to grow more roots off the stem, and therefore, more potatoes!

85. Repeat until you run out of bucket.

6. Allow potatoes to grow underground until the plants turn yellow and flop over, or if you notice pests like burrowing caterpillars or squirrels. Small potatoes is better than no potatoes at all.

7. Spread out a tarp and upend the whole bucket/bin out onto it and rifle through the dirt for potatoes. Devote an afternoon to it, don't rush. It's extremely satisfying in a primeval monkey instinct kind of way.

8. Give the potatoes a quick rinse with the garden hose and let them air-dry until they're no longer damp to the touch, and store them in a paper bag indoors in a cool, dry room like a basement or closet. They need the minute amount of air circulation the paper provides, to avoid light or they sprout, and they should stay dry to keep from rotting. Potatoes last about 3 months in this way.

[perlukafarinn]

Svetlana visits Shane and Ilya and stays with them for a few days and one night, when they've been sitting on the sofa and talking for hours, she starts reminiscing about childhood memories.

Shane is delighted and Ilya is embarrassed, especially when Svetlana starts talking about when they first met at age eight and how sweet and sensitive Ilya was.

"He was a little bit of a crybaby," she says with a teasing grin.

Ilya pouts, which does nothing to dispel the crybaby allegations.

"He brought an injured bird home once," Svetlana continues fondly. "When it died, he was inconsolable for days."

"What child wouldn't cry over a dead bird?" Ilya mutters, leaning in when Shane strokes his hair comfortingly.

"We gave it a funeral. Ilyushka carved it a tiny little cross."

Ilya huffs. "Jesus, why are we talking about funerals now? How depressing. Didn't you used to be fun, Sveta?"

Svetlana throws a pillow at him.

Later, once Shane and Ilya are alone in bed, Shane leans his head on Ilya's shoulder and tells him, "I wish I'd known you back then."

"Little crybaby Ilyushka?"

Shane pinches his chest. "Yes, little crybaby Ilyushka, you asshole. Sveta said you were sweet. You probably would've been nice to me."

"Am I not nice to you now?" Ilya wonders. "I always fuck you so good."

"That's not even remotely what I'm talking about. I just mean, maybe we would've been friends." Shane swallows. "I didn't really have any friends back then."

He'd been too weird. Too quiet most of the time, and too loud when he wasn't. He likes the thought that maybe sweet and sensitive Ilya, who cried for days over a dead bird he couldn't save, would have been kinder to him than the other kids were.

Ilya exhales shakily, breath tickling the top of Shane's head. "Yes, of course I would've been your friend. We would be, ah, childhood sweethearts?"

Shane's heart jumps at the idea. "Childhood sweethearts," he echoes happily.

Ilya hums. "Yes, I think so. Poor little Ilyushka would be defenseless against your boring Canadian charm."

"Poor big Ilyushka didn't do such a great job of resisting me, either."

"That is true," Ilya agrees.

He gently grasps Shane's chin, tilting his face up to meet him for a kiss.

[geosynthetic]

Count Barefoot Contessa

[dorfs]

she always finds me in my time of greatest need

[heymacy]

In a room full of people, I look for you.

[samfodo]

Its obvious to me when people who post about canaries in mines have never met a canary. Like yeah the miners had a special device to revive the canary because canaries are one of the most adorable creatures on the planet and they make adorable little chirping sounds and honestly probably loved the sounds of machinery and people talking so it was probably loud and friendly with the workers. Whatever though maybe meet a canary sometime and youd understand

[samfodo]

If you see this animal every day at work, and it sings to you during your hardest bouts of labor, you will be distraught if it dies. Even if you know this creature is meant to die in lieu of you, you still hear it when the labor is at its hardest and your muscles are struggling against the weight of your work. It is so small, smaller than your soot-stained hands and louder than the death that follows you. You dont want it to die. The same as a woman does not want her candle to run out ; she knows that is the point, its flame is meant to burn the wick and melt the wax ; but she is not indifferent to its wasting away. She may even save her favorite candle as not to burn it too quickly. Now imagine you are that woman, and there is a way to rebuild your favorite candle that you love the smell of and the way it flickers. Would she rather throw her candle out? Or would she rebuild it? That is a canary to these miners. Would you allow an animal to just die when it has been singing for you? It reminds you that it is alive, and you are too. Its stop of song signifies the lethal danger you are in. Why abandon it? Is the miners' love for a little bird really that surprising?

[is-the-owl-video-cute-deactivat]

Why does this read as though written by a coal miner of the era in which a canary was needed.

[whatwwwwwww]

Because time is an illusion and love is infinite

[scruffydogcreative]

In case no one knows what OP is talking about.

This is one thing I have saved whenever I feel like humans are garbage. Remember we the cobbled together a damn canary saving device because we loved and cherished our canaries. Each one is a treasure and deeply loved.

[david-duchovnybeliever]

The X-Files: S01 E010 (Fallen Angel)

[aphrostiel]

i really enjoy drawing x-files

[aphrostiel]

happy birthday to my comfort special agent!!!

[aphrostiel]

cuddles and kisses

[gayvampyr]

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

[gayvampyr]

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

[gayvampyr]

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

[moreclaypigeons]

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

cohesive but still contrasting

This kind of talks about color and composition

This is a bit about landscape specifically

Values & composition

Contrast in composition

Balance in colors & values

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

Cohesion within compositions/lighting

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

[gayvampyr]

thanks this is super helpful! /gen