Stuff

Whatever I’m into atm, f/late 20s

[cherryandsisters-deactivated202]

second first meeting

[i-d0nt-even-kn0w]

½ of my ship: *Looks at the other ½ of my ship for only a split second*

Me:

[macchireblogs-moved]

A KNIFE!!!

[ma-sulevin]

Today, Indiana Jones learned that humidifiers, even ones with cool mists, are hard to drink out of.

[lord-kitschener]

I’m

[xtec]

no one:

me at 6 years old with a wine glass full of grape juice:

[kiranatrix]

Death Note Chess Pieces by Miho

Shared with permission from the artist, link to their Instagram (@miho.art) in the source

[arrghigiveup]

Excuse me while I die of laughter

[fairerhousethanprose]

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?! EXCUSE ME WHILE I DIE OF LAUGHTER.

[cosplayinamerica]

I was legitimately thrilled with the overall reception of my costume. I never could’ve imagined that it would make so many people so happy! But I exchanged so many hugs and daps and high fives, it was unreal. I had a lot of really great conversations with people that were just super excited to see some Native representation at the convention. So that part was really special for me, because that was a big part of my own personal inspiration to begin with.

I originally brainstormed this costume in late 2015, but I really started rolling on production this last year, once I committed to this years SDCC… My main goal was to make a Native American variant of a fan-favorite character. I was immediately drawn to Captain America because of everything he symbolizes as basically the poster boy of a nation. To me it was the perfect parallel. And once I visualized the red and white bone breastplate on my abdomen, I knew this was something I had to see through.

A lot of old school leather work with the awl! The majority of the armor was made from a base of 6mm EVA foam with 3 oz deer hide glued over it. The pieces were then stitched together with sinew or leather lace. Using this technique allowed me to form curves and build the necessary bulk of the armor pieces while also getting the suede textures I was looking for. And a whole lot of beading!

—- https://www.instagram.com/hot.glue.burns/

PHOTO: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0FQd_1AKhk/

[lazuritecrown]

how to spoon

[swvevo]

[luna-forever-1]

😂

[aenramsden]

You have to admire her audacity, if nothing else.

[boogabeing]

Literally my favourite thing about Rogue One is that it makes the opening of New Hope so funny. Like, Vader has followed Leia from a planet he just blew up seconds ago and pursued her across the galaxy and then she’s just like: ‘I’m on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan’

Vader: You’re a rebel. I just had a fight with your entire rebel fleet and followed you here. Straight from the rebels. Of which you are a part

Leia: *dramatic gasp* rebel? Me???  I was just passing through. Diplomatically. Thought it was a five-space-ship pile-up or something going on there… 

[hashtagloveloses]

death star plans? on my alderaanian diplomatic mission? it’s more likely than you think

[captainlordauditor]

[notagiraffe]

Headcannon that Leia had been unknowingly using Jedi mind tricks for years. She just thinks that she’s an incredibly good liar.

Vader so angry at the audacity of this lie that he doesn’t even notice the bits of force flowing through it.

[sincardinality]

[rootbeergoddess]

That is one determined kitty

[princesstigerbelle]

BEST QUALITY

H I S W I G G L E S

[91939art]

She. Is. Gorgeous. Writing did all Voltron dirty, so for this lady we’d fight people! We buy her striving for knowledge. So. Much!

[kaijuno]

Cats with fluffy tails reblog if you agree

[kaijuno]

UgH I just love cats with fluffy tails so much???? Little squirrel cats. So cute. So soft. Look at this fluffy tail

This is a squirrel

[mangomorales-blog]

yall haven’t written the next chapter of ur fanfic and it really shows

[sanerontheinside]

[iw2wyas]

[colorfulrussianfireworks-blog]

iVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR THIS FUCKING VIDEO AND I FINALLY FOUND IT AND ITS CAUSING ME CHEST PAINS

[hezenkoss]

people wanted rainbows added to these gifs and who am i to say no

[done-with-ur-ineffable-bullshit]

THANK YOU

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[cfluffiness]

Someone in facebook also posted this too

[xmagnet-o]

Omg

[halcyonjester]

Mediglyphics

[klubbhead]

This shit’s infuriating

[pseudonymsobriquet]

Oh, this is a type of shorthand!

There are 3 main types, but from my research, this looks to be American Gregg Shorthand.

As you can see, there are set symbols for every letter.

Let’s break one of the words down:

Using the Gregg Alphabet as reference, we can see most of the letters in “atrophied” are present. But why no “o” vowel, and why is “ph” written as “f”?

Simple. In shorthand, you cut out all vowels in a word when writing it down, with the exception of words that BEGIN or END with a vowel (hence the “a” at the start being present), or like in the “i” in “atrophied”, to make it more readable when the sound could be harder to distinguish if it isn’t written. In “atrophied” if the the “i” isn’t written, it could be hard to tell if the writer meant a “fud”, “fad”, “fod” or “fid” sound, for example.

Also, since Shorthand is a phonetic writing system, you are encouraged to write down the phonetic sounds of words rather than the actual letter blends - in this case, write an “f” instead of a “ph”.

So in actuality, these aren’t just meaningless scribbles - it’s Gregg Shorthand, a writing system developed to take down notes more quickly than when written out in full, which is very useful in a medical or journalistic environment.

Some people can even write over 100 words in a minute! And, it’s been in use since John Robert Gregg invented it in 1888! Wow! So old!

Isn’t language amazing~?