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Amanda Rae. 25 years old. White-passing Passamaquoddy. Artist, poet, writer, singer, keyboardist. I love my lady ships~ <3 Check out my Patreon if you're lookin' to help support me! https://www.patreon.com/dominoblox?ty=h

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- SU AMETHYST “Deep Cut” Definition - Not a Defect, a Secret Weapon!! -

So when the Crystal Gems are all at the forge, Bismuth calls Amethyst “Deep Cut”. She says “Hey deep cut, whatchu packin’?”

When Amethyst pulls her whip out, Bismuth is genuinely impressed and continues, “Not every Quartz can make a whip like this”

I looked up what a “deep cut” means in gem terminology. 

“When we discuss colored gemstones such as sapphire, ruby and emerald, the main motive of cut is to maximize color to its full potential. In contrast, cutting in diamonds mostly refers to maximizing brilliance.”

“Stones that are too deep will look smaller than expected but they will show off more color than they would if they were cut to normal proportions. Deep-cut stones also preserve weight, increasing the cost of the stone without the expected increase in the size of the crown (top portion of the gem).”

Well, we now know why Amethyst is considered a defect by Homeworld, she came out cut too deep, so she looks smaller. But check out what else it says about deep cut gems; their color is more saturated, vibrant, beautiful. I think that’s why her weapon is special. They also preserve weight without having to be physically bigger, which could mean Amethyst has more mass packed in her small shape than the other gems, which might explain her shapeshifting prowess.

Amethyst can shapeshift into someone twice her size like The Purple Puma, or Jasper, without taking damage (when she’s used to the form, Purple Puma vs Jasper, she’s been shown to sustain Puma for much longer without resting) Even then it took a long time before being Jasper started to be hard for Amethyst.

Why else do I think this is relevant? Well…  “Stones that are too shallow will look big for their weight and appear lighter in color than deeper-cut stones.” Why does that sound familiar?

Oh. 

Also, Shallow can also mean something else; No one will stay with Jasper because she only thinks of things from her perspective; she lacks insight in other’s emotions. She’s, in a way, shallow.  Or, an allegory for being born with pure talent vs having to work for everything you have, and how shallow and hollow pure talent alone really is. 

[dominoblox]

When I was flying over Bucharest. #travel

[spacetushy]

Alright folks, *rainbow sponge lady voice* you asked for it!

Here’s the template I was talking about in my post.

There are a couple different versions as I tried to make this as accessible as possible. If you need special accommodations, let me know. I might be able help out! 

Google Sheets template (all devices)

Excel template [should work for most versions] (all devices)

Numbers template (single column for mobile devices)

Numbers template (all devices)

[angrygreenspacedorito]

When your self depreciating jokes go too far and people start asking if you’re “ok”.

[presidentjoey-deactivated201902]

Old White Men can and will ruin anything

I was running the cashier and drinks at the restaurant i work at and this mid/older 50′s looking guy walks up and orders a tecate 

since tecate is a mexican beer, I offered him a lime 

if you aren’t familiar with mexican beers or being mexican in general, limes go in that shit, they go in everything, fight me on this

and he says to me in a laughing way 

“No thanks, limes are for girls”

?????????????????????

[what-is-this-i-dont-even]

Haha citrus?

Citrus is for women

Real men have scurvy 

[reaperneeshy-deactivated2018071]

You know what else I LOVE about Smokey Quartz?

Rose’s line to Steven, “When you love yourself that’s me loving you and loving being you?”

That’s basically how I think Smokey has such a cute confident attitude. Because Steven loves and believes in Ame, and Ame loves and believes in Steven. Both of them are usually undone by their own self confidence issues (especially Steven) but with the mutual support they can quiet each other’s insecurities and perform amazingly.

Smokey was quick and powerful and adaptable as hell.

Smokey was also graceful and bouncy and funny.

Smokey was literally all the good in Steven and Amethyst in an adorable fat yoyo wielding package.

[chandelyer-deactivated20241003]

Fashion Wonderland: Tony Ward f/w 2013-2014

[prokopetz]

Trainability in cats is a funny thing.

My cats understand and will obey a number of verbal commands, one of which is “go away”. I don’t use it often, but if they’re bugging me and I’m trying to work or doing something that could be dangerous for cats, I can tell them to go away, and off they go - they’ll only keep pestering me if there’s a serious problem they need me to look at.

That said, their idea of a serious problem that requires my attention is somewhat eccentric. Previous instances have included:

There was an unfamiliar car parked across the street

Their water bowl was four inches to the left of its usual position

One of them had puked on the stairs and they didn’t want to walk past it

It was raining

One of them saw a weird bug

[hollowedskin]

These are all very important things that required your attention. They’re doing a good job.

[olliren-blog]

[akiglancy-deactivated20200123]

gayest sport on earth

[iridescentsenpai]

somebody’s obviously never heard of turkish oil wrestling

[iseewhatyoudidier-deactivated20]

WHAT

[hayleyzorel]

OH MY GOD I AM CRYING

[casey-jane-lewis]

you have not LIVED until you’ve seen live Turkish oil wrestling.

[boredbaristasblog]

why is he putting his hand in his pants

[gardengnosticator-deactivated20]

That’s how you win. By securing a grip on the “kisbet” (the special type of pants the wrestlers wear) and then pinning the opponent is how victory is achieved. The loser will then kiss the victor’s hand as a sign of respect and admiration. 

[mystraknits-deactivated20160402]

that sport was so made up as an explanation for two guys getting caught going at it

[fruityrudys]

guys they oil each other up  im crying here 

[onecrazycanuck]

This post literally gets gayer each time it appears on my dash. What the fuck?!?! This is like the most elaborate act that ever required a constant “no homo” to be chimed.

[tamascotchi-deactivated20190101]

ok get this

i still think its possible that rose quartz is pink diamond

[tamascotchi-deactivated20190101]

allow me to (drunkenly) explain

[killjoygem]

“Uh….die, I guess”

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[mimiadraws]

Finally catching up with this show

[sarakipin]

My piece from the Farewell to the Falls show at Gallery Nucleus! Thanks again for asking me to be a part of the show, guys! 

[eearth-deactivated20180601]

For the first time since 1941, anthrax has hit Western Siberia, with 1,500 reindeer dying and 13 Yamal nomads being hospitalized including 4 children.

This is because unusually high temperatures (it’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal) have melted permafrost containing the corpse of a reindeer that died of the bacteria 75 years ago.

Anthrax goes dormant when frozen, turning into a spore that reanimates when the temperature rises. Scientists estimate it can survive in this state for a minimum of 100 years.

In Siberia, dozens of herders have been relocated, a quarantine is in place and a state of emergency has been declared by the mayor.

This renews concerns that ancient viruses and bacteria could once again pose a threat, as the earth warms.

In 2014 scientists discovered that a Siberian virus, pithovirus sibericum, which lay dormant in permafrost for 30,000 years, became infectious again once thawed.

[vitabreva]

The article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/28/anthrax-sickens-13-in-western-siberia-and-a-thawed-out-reindeer-corpse-may-be-to-blame/

[kleenexwoman]

this is not a consequence of global warming i had ever envisioned but now it’s the scariest thing i’ve ever heard

[sugar--dyke]

i love anime hair the diamond

[dominoblox]

Before and after, from sketch to fully rendered. :)

art by me~!

[thepoetrycollection-blog]

Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks

The Raven

There once was a girl named Lenore And a bird and a bust and a door And a guy with depression And a whole lot of questions And the bird always says “Nevermore.”

Footprints in the Sand There was a man who, at low tide Would walk with the Lord by his side Jesus said “Now look back; You’ll see one set of tracks. That’s when you got a piggy-back ride.”

Response to ‘This Is Just To Say’ This note on the fridge is to say That those ripe plums that you put away Well, I ate them last night They tasted all right Plus I slept with your sister. M’kay?

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening There once was a horse-riding chap Who took a trip in a cold snap He stopped in the snow But he soon had to go: He was miles away from a nap.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night There was an old father of Dylan Who was seriously, mortally illin’ “I want,” Dylan said “You to bitch till you’re dead. “I’ll be pissed if you kick it while chillin’.”

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud There once was a poet named Will Who tramped his way over a hill And was speechless for hours Over some stupid flowers This was years before TV, but still.

[naamahdarling]

THE ONE FOR DO NOT GO GENTLE IM CRYING

[morkaischosen]

A chap from a faraway land Said two big stone legs (topless) stand An inscription fine Reads “this shit’s all mine” But all there’s to see is the sand.

[eriakit]

OMFG,

[animatedamerican]

The Second Coming

The falcon flies wider in scorn All things fall apart, or are torn And now, what rough beast Will arise in the East And slouch Bethlehemward to be born?

[seananmcguire]

Edgar Allen Poe, “The Raven”: Enthroned on the bust by the door, The raven exclaims “Nevermore!” It’s rather annoying, For I was enjoying My mourning for dear lost Lenore. Edgar Allen Poe, “The Bells”: Bells are quite noisy, it’s true, And each has a quite distinct hue, From silver and gold Different stories are told, Foretelling both glory and rue. W. H. Auden, “Funeral Blues”: Shut off the clocks and the phone, And let no dog bark with his bone: Let the planes overhead Only say “he is dead”… Now I’m sorry, there’s nobody home. T. S. Eliot, “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”: A man can walk down on the beach Roll his pants up and munch on a peach; He isn’t deluded And won’t be included By mermaids that sing each to each. T.S. Eliot, “The Wasteland”: You called me the hyacinth girl When you gave sweet Shakespeare a whirl; The city’s unreal, And the dead men don’t feel, So let’s let the storm warnings twirl. Lewis Carroll, “The Jabberwock”: ‘Twas mimsy out there by the wabe And all of the momewraths out grabe. The Jabberwock’s dead (Some kid took off its head, And his father said “You’re my best babe!”). Beowulf: Terribly troubled, the Thane Demanded defense from a Dane For fierce in the fen Mighty monsters maimed men Great Grendal gave plenty of pain. William Butler Yeats, “Stolen Child”: Come on, human kid, and let’s go, There’s so much to see and to show. Run off with the fae, Hurry fast, skip away, And you’ll never a mortal life know! John Keats, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci": The sedge is all dry; spring has sped, And the birds that once sang have all fled. The merciless dame Goes on making her claim To young hunks who keep winding up dead. Lord Tennyson, “The Princess”: The echoes keep fading away With the splendor that ebbs with the day, But the castle is grand In this bright fairyland, And there’s not that much else I can say. Christina Rossetti, “Goblin Market”: At goblin men we mustn’t stare, And we shouldn’t go to their Fair. Their fruit may seem tasty, But we can’t be hasty, And don’t let them play with your hair!

[naamahdarling]

Oh my god, the Beowulf one.  Oh.

[ceruleancynic]

holy shit, the merciless dame is perfect

[eternalrisingphoenix]

I love the jabberwock!

[jessamygriffin]

Shakespeare, Sonnet 18

Have I called you a summer’s day yet?

Like the sun, and ur makin me sweat

Even Death is dismayed

Cuz you castin’ no shade

An I wrote this so peeps won’t forget

[mslorelei]

I’m in awe.

[alexandra-erin]

The Tygre William Blake

A tygre with dread symmetry did burn so brilliantly  that I asked with a fright in the forest of night, “Did God make the lamb and thee?”

Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms Thomas Moore

My love whom I gaze on today, if all your looks faded away I would love you still more than ever before and in love with you always I’d stay.

The Lady of Shalott Alfred, Lord Tennyson

A tender young lass from Shalott, was forbidden to spy Camelot. But within her mirror, Lancelot did appear, now the lass from Shalott is not.

Catullus 16 Catullus

To the old queens, Aurelius and Furius: your criticism leaves me quite curious. Do you think I am weak because soft words I speak? ‘cause I’ll fuck both your faces, I’m serious.

[tinyglowingsharks]

@crystalthehammer

[icryyoumercy]

@runecestershire: Have you seen the Beowulf one? That seems right up your alley :D

[runecestershire]

Oh wow, I’d only seen earlier versions of this without the Beowulf addition. It’s beautiful. All of these are great, many are downright awesome but the Beowulf one, oh man, that’s is quite something. It’s an alliterative limerick!!!

[dangerbabegang]

What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

 can opener

[spork-of-humanity]

Reblog to literally save a life

[hipsandheartbreak]

if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles

Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.