Miscellaneous

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[wurmzone]

[bisexualbaker]

Happy Moon Landing Eve! Remember to leave out milk and cookies for Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, and don’t let Michael Collins convince you to prank NASA!

[bisexualbaker]

If Tumblr is still here next July 19th, I fully expect this post to obliterate my activity feed.

[jodefrostwallart]

The beginning and end of Berkut and Rinea

[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.

[fayriequeene]

🌿📖

[i-give-you-a-fish]

Are there any musically inclined fish? Or perhaps musically decorated?

You get a Foureyed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

[real-language-facts]

masquerade (noun) - a lemonade made out of masks

[actionpainting-deactivated20231]

my nephews lunch that he packed

[rnelodyy]

[ID: A lunchbox containing a handful of loose lettuce and a half-empty bottle of Pepsi.]

[puppygirllaika]

that's arugula

[ceo-of-lesbians]

[ID: A lunchbox containing a handful of loose lettuce and a half-empty bottle of arugula]

[hellsitegenetics]

String identified: c tat ac [: A c ctag a a ttc a a a-t tt .] tat' aga [: A c ctag a a ttc a a a-t tt aga]

Closest match: Polygonum aviculare genome assembly, chromosome: 2 Common name: Prostrate Knotweed

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[lasagna-of-loathing]

thats arugula

[hellsitegenetics]

String identified: c tat ac [: A c ctag a a ttc a a a-t tt .] tat' aga [: A c ctag a a ttc a a a-t tt aga]

Closest match: Arugula

[twirld]

Follower of Vincent Sellaer, Judith and Holofernes

[haridraws]

high ambient background football levels reminded me to actually finish this Personal Lore That Caused My Books comic

[armengoldira]

[damazcuz]

NEVER flip your canvas. That's valuable time you could be using to draw everything at a slant.

[thegoodmorningman]

Good Morning!!! IS THAT A QUESTION!?!?!

[burntundertones]

[idlelizard]

Prehistoric pal for a last minute junicorn! Inspired by Lascaux horse cave painting.

[dharmaart]

An older painting I never got around to posting. I've always really enjoyed painting golden hour lighting especially on grey or white horses.

[armadillorollup]

know the difference!