Draw the Curtain

Hey, welcome to my blog. I'm crossgartered. : ) | nd | aro | ace I mainly post whatever strikes my fancy, which includes a lot of fandoms, linguistics, drawing refs, story ideas, and stuff that makes me smile

[sirnoblesquid]

got a little bit bored and did this

[abandoned-quiche]

* (Oh, these parentheses I keep opening?

* (I'm collecting them.

* (Right now, I'm 1,762 parentheses deep.

* (Oh, my precious parentheses... (I don't ever want to close them!

[bloodied-dagger]

* Oh, these parentheses I keep closing?)

* There’s some guy who keeps opening them.)

* Right now, they think they’re 1,762 parentheses deep…)

* But really? They’re all closed.) Thanks to me.)

[gauntletqueen]

@punkitt-is-here also what I was thinking

[hard-times-paramore]

Rock OC slider

[digitalkiddo]

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[karis-the-feral-sideblog]

Ngl that was not what I was expecting

[rylandsgrace]

Project Hail Mary (2026) + Trivia

[adzolotl]

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves A stately pleasure-dome decreed. And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

[patienz]

they fuck you up your mum and dad two vast and trunkless legs of stone i do not like it, sam i am as small as a world and as large as alone

[bill-blake-fans-anonymous]

God moves in a mysterious way:

He gives his harness bells a shake.

What will survive of him is love

If he should die before he wake.

[inthefallofasparrow]

I had a dream, which was not all a dream. See in her cell sad Eloisa spread, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars. I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

A sudden blow: the great wings beating still Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, I work all day, and get half-drunk at night.

If I should die, think only this of me, Between what I see and what I say, In this short Life that only lasts an hour Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

[atamascolily]

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Westron wynde, when wilt thou blow? Tie up the knocker, say I’m sick, I’m dead. I learn by going where I have to go.

[animatedamerican]

But I am done with apple-picking now, I thank whatever gods may be; I never saw a purple cow, I think that I shall never see.

I have a rendezvous with Death, She walks in beauty like the night – Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, So on we worked, and waited for the light.

[elodieunderglass]

Thank you @mugwomps this is the brain equivalent of one of those massages where they hit you

[monsterpotion]

another underappreciated tumblr feature that you dont get on other sites is the queue. i love it when something i thought was funny six months ago and then forgot about a week later crawlts its way out of the processing vortex and i get to see it all over again.

[monsterpotion]

you should queue this post it would be funny and grant me immortality

[monsterpotion]

you motherfuckers put me in the processing vortex

[monsterpotion]

THE TIME LOOP

[cattnipt]

the typhoon

[zipsunz]

the guilt of enjoying your company

[sasharebro]

hello tumblr

[redstonedust]

you think you're sooooooooo funny huh? well you are. i find you a delight to be around and im glad you have the self confidence to recognise it. i love you.

[thegunlady]

love the trope where an authoritative side character pointedly pretends not to help the hero they’re not supposed to be helping by saying shit like “well I can’t just let you wander around up to the THIRD FLOOR where you could just FIND THE THING YOU NEED in the FIRST ROOM ON THE LEFT. And under no circumstances should you USE THE KEY FROM UNDER THE MAT. I wish I could help you, but I CAN’T. Now excuse me, I need to take this phone call for the next 37 minutes EXACTLY.”

[seraph5]

My doctor did that for me once. I had to get an expensive brain scan and she was like ‘do you smoke?’ and I was like ‘no’ and she was like “well that’s a pity because the government will pay for this expensive brain scan if you had been a smoker so - do you smoke?” 🤣🤣🤣 I was like ‘yes’ and she’s like ‘oh wow then this scan will be free’

[x-authorship-x]

[florensicz]

cleaned up my sketch of gorgug :) he's so joyous and happy look at him!!

[sycamorality]

so we all know the image of the cat covered in packing peanuts from the static cling page on wikipedia, right?

you know, this delightful little guy? an image from 2017?

not only is it on the static cling page, it's also on the pages for static electricity, triboelectric effect, electric field, eletrostatics and electrostatic induction (and you can also find it on this user page captioned "my fav photo", which i thought was delightful, and way down on this user's page)!

it's full description on wikimedia also reads: "Styrofoam peanuts clinging to a cat's fur due to static electricity. The triboelectric effect causes an electrostatic charge to build up on the fur due to the cat's motions. The electric field of the charge causes polarization of the molecules of the styrofoam due to electrostatic induction, resulting in a slight attraction of the light plastic pieces to the charged fur. This effect is also the cause of static cling in clothes."

except, i left out the last bit. the last bit reads: "Image cropped losslessly from File:Cat and styrofoam – electrostatic charge (235112299).jpg using cropgtk"

now, this means this isn't the full image.... so what is the full image? it's this!

now, what i find really endearing about this photo, is that, while this file was uploaded to wikimedia in 2015 (as opposed to the cropped version being done in 2017), the original picture is actually from february 2006! you can see this in the summary!

the picture itself actually originates from flickr, and it has a DELIGHTFUL little description:

unfortunately the original source and picture is long gone, but we can delight in the fact that it was preserved a decade ago on wikimedia after being transferred via Flickr2Commons :]

[sycamorality]

happy 20th birthday of my cat loves styrofoam peanuts

[secretmellowblog]

Cute activities to do for Pride Month 🌈🏳️‍🌈:

Attend a parade!

Rip up paving stones to build a barricade!

Use guerilla tactics to counter the forces of the national guard!

Die in the radiance of the future and enter a tomb all flooded with the dawn!

[barricadescon]

[ID: banner that reads "Tickets available Today!" over the Barricades logo/end ID] Barricades Con is almost here!

What is Barricades? An all-online convention for Les Miserables and Les Miserables fandom!

When exactly does it happen?

It's happening July 24-26, 2026!

Where does it happen? Social hangouts, panel discussion, and miscellaneous fun things happen on Discord! The panels are hosted on Zoom.

Is this about just the book? Just the musical?

Barricades has panels and social activities focusing on the book, the musical , other adaptations, and the fandom itself!

What if I can't make it to all the panels I want to see? Most panels will be posted for viewing by attendees for two weeks following the convention, so you'll have a chance to catch anything you missed!

How do I register? Just hop over to the Barricades website to register!

How much is registration?

It's £12 currently, but there are scholarships available to cover ticket costs! If you want to claim a scholarship, just let us know when you register. No explanations or applications needed!

Will there be a ballpit?

If we can find a way to have a ballpit on Discord, we'll let everyone know.

More questions? Check out our website or drop us an ask here on Tumblr for more info!