singing you to shipwreck

anna. queer. virgo. she/whatever. elder millennial. expect to see cats, memes, and my latest hyperfixations.

[rhube]

I just remembered that this was a thing that was HILARIOUS in 2006 and apparently that was ten years ago now.

Old people: join with me in remembering how funny we found this on LiveJournal.

Young people: look at this lolrus, it’s so happy, it has a bucket.

And then they stealed away the bucket and we realised we had fucked up a perfectly good elephant seal and given it anxiety.

[pipistrellus]

listen this vintage meme is high quality and i will hear nothing said against it

[rhube]

20 years. I am not happy about this.

[demonicsymphony]

I’m delighted at the bucket reappearing but dismayed at the passage of time

[luminouspica]

Happy 20 years to Lolrus and his bucket!

[typhlonectes]

[ultrafacts]

A cyanometer is a device used to measure the intensity of blue in the sky, often used in meteorology and atmospheric studies. It typically consists of a series of blue color patches or a color gradient, allowing the user to compare the sky’s color to these reference colors.

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

Do you like the wheel of the sky

[friend-crow]

Well I like that it doesn't take 5 minutes to scroll past.

[butterflypeaflowertea]

feeling this old mitski tweet so hard lately

[yesornopolls]

Is there a tv series you loved in the beginning but it declined so much you couldn't finish it?

Yes

No

Voting ended onMar 20

[luisonte]

....but.... why?

[thewisemankey]

To quote Cave Johnson: "Science isn't about why, it's about WHY NOT!"

[vlanderzine]

I want a knife gun.

[vivcaprica]

For an updated Ides of March

[deceptive-owls]

The Ides of March: Reloaded

brutus is back and this time….. he doesn’t need the whole senate

[yenvengerberg]

"He appreciates my chaos, you could do with some yourself." FRANCESCA BRIDGERTON & MICHAELA STIRLING Bridgerton, Season 4 'Yes or No'

[ch4nn3l4st4tic]

[therisingking]

[the-ineffable-time-lady]

[ghostalservice]

HEY GUYS i would really love if any of you crafty motherfuckers would donate crafts to our craft market raising funds for the American Immigration Council!!

Doesn't have to be OFMD related, can just be nautical, pirate-y, or Generally Beautiful!! Make some art and make a difference!!

fandomcraftmarket.carrd.co for details!!

[drchucktingle]

some VALENTINES DAY CARDS for the buckaroos. tag a bud who proves love

[coolsaddad-blog]

Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not fucking blue.

[feels-for-the-fictional]

I have been waiting for this post all my life.

[marzipanandminutiae]

They are indeed purple, But one thing you’ve missed: The concept of “purple” Didn’t always exist.

Some cultures lack names For a color, you see. Hence good old Homer And his “wine-dark sea.”

A usage so quaint, A phrasing so old, For verses of romance Is sheer fucking gold.

So roses are red. Violets once were called blue. I’m hugely pedantic But what else is new?

[ineptshieldmaid]

My friend you’re not wrong About Homer’s wine-ey sea! Colours are a matter Of cultural contingency;

Words are in flux And meanings they drift But the word purple You’ve given short shrift.

The concept of purple, My friends, is old And refers to a pigment once precious as gold.

By crushing up molluscs From the wine-dark sea You make a dye: Imperial decree

Meant that in Rome, to wear purpura was a privilege reserved

For only the emperor!

The word ‘purple’, for clothes so fancy, Entered English By the ninth century

.

Why then are voilets Not purple in song? The dye from this mollusc, known for so long

Is almost magenta; More red than blue. The concept of purple is old, and yet new.

The dye is red, So this might be true: Roses are purple And violets are blue

.

[squeeful]

While this song makes me merry, Tyrian purple dyes many a hue From magenta to berry And a true purple too.

But fun as it is to watch this poetic race The answer is staring you right in the face: Roses are red and violets are blue Because nothing fucking rhymes with purple.

[worldheritagepostorganization]

World Heritage Post

[catsbeaversandducks]

This is VERY serious. Please keep you black cats inside this Friday the 13th!

Via trustmeimafraggle

[important-cat-pics]

[kazieka]

was outside earlier and a bird Came Up, squatted down, fluttered it’s wings at me and opened its mouth like a hatchling begging for food (it was a grown female) so I went and checked the seed cube in the feeder and the thing was completely covered in mold. this is one of the weirdest things that’s ever happened to me. how did she know im the one in charge of the birdseed. How Did She Know To Pantomime Hunger At Me. Hello.

[kazieka]

i have spent my afternoon confusedly getting dressed, driving to the store, purchasing a new seed block, driving home, washing the cage, and getting the feeder set back up. i don’t take this much care for my Own nutrition. ive been bullied into a grocery store run by a tufted titmouse. i feel so loved

[sinmonger]

Maybe it’s my age showing but there’s not enough posts about how actually fucking hot Yuna Hollander is

[lili2424]

Crying real tears over this one, so sad 😭💔