A Saddleback Soliloquy

Photographer, sometimes writer. I live east coast-ish, but my dream is be back in the Mojave Desert where I grew up or living on my sailboat. I love Frozen, Vikings, myths; Lady Knights & Shieldmaidens are my jam.

[desert-sailor]

hi there! i wanted to get into contact with you regarding a sketch i found on pinterest of Anna and Else Christmas concept. the description of the pin led me here! i'm a cosplayer and wanted to ask you if it was okay to use your art as a reference to make a cosplay. of course all credit would go back to you for the concept. thank you!

Hey! That is so kind and absolutely!! That’s amazing and I’d love to have you use that as a reference!! 💗 Happy cosplaying and thank you for being such a lovely, ethical human!

[elcomics]

Hi friends,

Over the last few weeks, Yael has published a series of wonderful illustrations of female warriors. The response to them has been amazing and they’ve gone viral all over the internet.

Now, we’re collecting all the illustrations in a hi-res digital book. You can download it here: https://gum.co/ynwarriors

If you would like to support our work, please consider buying a copy. However we know times are hard, so if you can’t, please download the book for free.

Thank you! Ehud

[frenzy5150]

@desert-sailor

[nimhworks]

The first words read by seekers of enlightenment in the secret, gong-banging, yeti-haunted valleys near the hub of the world are read when they look into the Life of Wen the Eternally Surprised.

The first question they ask is: "Why was he eternally surprised?"

And they are told: "Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, re-created anew. Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it."

[soliloquysoftly]

I always imagined

A happy ending

.

New green leaves,

Running water

The opposite

Of winter cold . And

Road kill - Icy and Forgotten

On the side of the road.

[girlwithouthands-deactivated201]

“In Russian, Baba Yaga’s name is not capitalized. Indeed, it is not a name at all, but a description—“old lady yaga” or perhaps “scary old woman.”  There is often more than one Baba Yaga in a story, and thus we should really say “a Baba Yaga,” “the Baba Yaga.” We do so in these tales when a story would otherwise be confusing. We have continued the western tradition of capitalizing Baba Yaga, since the words cannot be translated and have no other meaning in English (aside perhaps from the pleasant associations of a rum baba).  There is no graceful way to put the name in the plural in English, and in Russian tales multiple iterations of Baba Yaga never appear at the same time, only in sequence: Baba Yaga sisters or cousins talk about one another, or send travelers along to one another, but they do not live together.  The first-person pronoun “I” in Russian, ‘ia,’ is also uncapitalized. In some tales our witch is called only “Yaga.” A few tales refer to her as “Yagishna,” a patronymic form suggesting that she is Yaga’s daughter rather than Yaga herself. (That in turn suggests that Baba Yaga reproduces parthenogenetically, and some scholars agree that she does.)  The lack of capitalization in every published Russian folktale also hints at Baba Yaga’s status as a type rather than an individual, a paradigmatic mean or frightening old woman.  This description in place of a name, too, could suggest that it was once a euphemism for another name or term, too holy or frightening to be spoken, and therefore now long forgotten.”

— Sibelan Forrester, from her introduction to Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales

[jabberwockypie]

I feel like this suggests that - with much dedication and study - you, too, could go out into the woods and be a baba yaga.

[ethanrayne]

The question then becomes whether the chicken house just manifests when you achieve Baba Yaga-hood, or whether you have to find or construct one. …Definitely not asking out of any desire to own a house on chicken legs. Of course not.

[jabberwockypie]

Well now I want to know, too

[aqueerkettleofish]

The building of the chicken house is actually a requirement for your Baba Yaga Degree. During finals week, the country side is littered with limping storage sheds, and the less said about the the flamingo-legged outhouse of ‘02, the better.

[theemperorsfeather]

I recently learned you can get some completely fantastic socks that will make it look like you have chicken legs, and since your body is what houses you, there you are, baba yaga /and/ chicken-footed “house” all in one!

[the-kaider-chronicles]

Things I love:

The parallel between Anna calling herself Ordinary, and Hans agreeing

And Kristoff telling her she’s so much more than that

I love these two so much 💫

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“Stop breaking your own heart by trying to make a relationship work that clearly isn’t meant to work. You can’t force someone to care about you. You can’t force someone to be loyal. You can’t force someone to be the person you need them to be. Sometimes the person you want most is the person you’re best without. You got to understand some things are meant to happen, but just not meant to be. Some things are meant to come in your life, just not meant to stay. Don’t lose yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay broken. You can’t get the relationship you need from someone who’s not ready to give it you . And you might not understand WHY NOW, but I promise you your future will always bring understanding of why things didn’t work out. TRUST ME. Don’t put your happiness on hold for someone who isn’t holding on to you.”

— Trent Shelton

[desert-sailor]

SWMRS know everything’s on fire, and they’re here to ease the flame

When it seems everybody has taken “punk” and used it as a marketing copy instead of a battle cry, SWMRS doubled-down on one of the best reco

[feistypaants-archived]

I Saw Mommy Kissin’ Santa Claus [Chapter 25]

Rating: T Words: 668 Pairing: Kristanna Summary: Can Santa grant Christmas Wishes? Is Santa living among us? Is it the weird guy on the hill with lots of reindeer? Single mother Anna is about to learn all about the Magic of Santa Claus with the help of her son, Eli.

[Chapter Index]

Where To Read: [AO3] | [FFN]

Notes: That’s a wrap! I hope y’all enjoyed :^) it was super fun to write :’))) 

Enjoy!

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[kristanna-deactivated20230429]

When Kristoff says enough is enough and she falls asleep on the way to her bedroom :’)

Happy birthday @upthenorthmountain!

[upthenorthmountain]

!!!! Thank you Sara! This is beautiful and I love it 🥰🥰🥰

[pigpeak]

[upthenorthmountain]

Experimenting with colouring and shading

[feistypaants-archived]

I Saw Mommy Kissin’ Santa Claus [Chapter 5]

Rating: T Words: 834 Pairing: Kristanna Summary: Can Santa grant Christmas Wishes? Is Santa living among us? Is it the weird guy on the hill with lots of reindeer? Single mother Anna is about to learn all about the Magic of Santa Claus with the help of her son, Eli.

[Chapter Index]

Where To Read: [AO3] | [FFN]

Enjoy!

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[upthenorthmountain]

Memory

Good morning everyone it is a new day and what better way to start it than with this little story about a special event that happened between Frozen and Frozen 2. Rated G for nonsense

I don’t think I’ve ever written Olaf before? F2 made me like him a lot more, to be honest, so expect to see more Olaf! He’s a special boy

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[pernilleoe]

One of my favorite assignments was getting to do the cover for @imaginefxmagazine! I’ve always loved the magazine, the team was so great to work with and I really like how it turned out. #girlsinanimation #tbt #onthecoverofamagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/B5sjiphHjoe/?igshid=1vut0trl41q00

[whitepeopletwitter]

[florenceandisabellamachine-deac]

[the-witch-named-wesa]

Reblog to be blessed by the Florence of happiness and magick.