a grave poetic hen.

Kay. 26. A lady who likes ladies, cats, and tea. Chronically ill (Mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, etc). Occasionally dabbles in graphics. Plays a lot of video games and finishes none (except DQXI, apparently). Too many feelings about too many fandoms.

[floorlimes]

OKAY THIS IS MY ROUGH DRAFT (and it’s barebones and missing a LOT of my notes that help clarify WHY i chose the timeline i did (and lilibel wrote me up a fucking incredible explanation of the french school system), but i think it’s easier to follow this way than my extremely marked-up-with-notes version? so… again. consider this rough draft, but i’ve been working on it for months/have it pretty much down the way i want) OF THE CODE LYOKO TIMELINE. – note, i wanted to make a linear and reasonably logical timeline, so i disregarded a couple dates if there’s other dates mentioned that make more sense, + i chose the ‘04 - '05 school year because of when school holidays took place, etc etc. basically my entire purpose was to have a timeline that would make sense if you needed something logical to reference for writing purposes. ….the show WAS NOT made with a linear timeline in mind, that much is clear from things mentioned in episodes/etc (also there are a TON of XANA attacks packed into November in season 1 in this timeline, but I’m going by the logic that we actually saw ALL of the XANA attacks that occured during season 1 – since it had much more of a day-to-day life feel to the episodes + is also the only season where every attack had a RTTP, and that we then in future seasons didn’t see all of the attacks, which is why episodes are generally more spread out over the months), basically …. i did the best i could with what we were given, lmfao.  again this is rough draft and i will eventually post a final draft (i just wanted to share this with my tumblr followers since it might interest some of you!) —so look out for a final draft to come out eventually that will be prettied up and explained better + fleshed out a bit more. the birth dates used are my personal headcanons.

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[sothasil]

Laundry day

[gaywizardzone]

[pervocracy]

There’s a little rat inside your head.

This rat doesn’t know anything, but it knows that sometimes snacks fall into its cage, and sometimes the floor shocks its feet.  It likes the snacks, and it hates the shocks.  It will tell you to do things that produce snacks, and it will tell you not to do things that produce shocks.

This little rat is not the only power inside your head, and it might not be the strongest, but it’s there and it has influence.

So pay attention to how you’re treating the little rat.

If every time you learn something new, you say to yourself “ugh, I’m so ignorant for not already knowing this,” you’re shocking the rat.  You’re teaching it to be afraid of learning new things, to associate it with embarrassment and self-criticism.

Remember to feed the rat instead.  Tell it “now I know, and that is good,” and let it eat its snack in peace.

If every time you take care of yourself and your home, you say to yourself “ugh, I never do this enough, and I’ll never get it right,” you’re shocking the rat.  You’re teaching the rat that it was safer when you didn’t try to take care of things.

Feed the rat instead.  Praise what you have done, forgive what you haven’t, so the rat can feel safe.

When the rat takes a step in the right direction, even if the step is too small or slow or not in quite the right direction, feed it.  Don’t shock it for being imperfect; it’ll only learn not to take any steps at all.  Feed it, and let it get bolder, and take bigger steps, and give it bigger rewards for those bigger steps.

Be kind to your little rat.

[labelleizzy]

🐀🐀🐀 *pat, pat, pat*

[valtsv]

me when i like what some characters have going on: what if they tried to kill each other. what if they died in each other’s arms. what if they killed someone together. what if they got divorced. what if one of them was the only thing holding the other back from committing untold atrocities. what if the universe didn’t want them to be together but they tried anyway no matter how many times it ended in tragedy. what if they were abandoned by god and everyone but not each other. what if their love corrupted them as much as it healed them. and most importantly of all, what if they were total losers about it.

[1stbestkappy]

crossing america just to break your own heart (his home is no longer a home)

the pacific: sledge & snafu

prompt from kay: “sunset! or. rhythm?”

[politehaunting]

This is a post for @floorlimes . And anyone else who likes teacups I guess.

[politehaunting]

[untiloblivions]

thinking about “you haven’t met all the people who will love you” and like!!! you also haven’t found all the things that will make you happy!!!! there will always be new authors and musicians and artists whose work you will one day discover and love!!!! there will always be new hobbies and skills for you to learn and feel fulfilled by!!! there will always be new things around the corner that will bring sudden and unexpected happiness!!!!!!!!!!!

[arborealgargoyle]

learning to want more life for the flowers and fungi i havent identified yet or the music i havent discovered yet or for the weird art medium i dont know yet that i need to try my hand at has drastically improved my relationship with the abstract and terrifying concept of The Future

[slavicafire]

what I really like about all these vintage couple’s portraits is that there is a very certain romatic decorum kept up – certain themes and poses – which, while of course being the mainstream preferred view of couples repeated throughout many studios, are just… so nice to look at. 

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

the kiss on the bare shoulder (eyes perfectly averted), the cheek caress, the piano and the violin, the interrupted embrace, the woman tilted back as in a half-stopped dance…

[slavicafire]

I simply must torment you a bit with these, let us see some of my personal favourites! (part one due to the image limit)

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

[slavicafire]

and then the famed kiss on the bare shoulder – what an idea, what a vibe, such intimacy! (1910-1930)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

[slavicafire]

and, at last (thank you for still being here and witnessing my recent fascination with vintage polish photography) my three absolute favourites outside of any particular categories (1910-1930)

just look at her. just look.

[overflow8]

Till Death

[overflow8]

The Winter’s Tale.

[floorlimes]

also mostly what i’ve been up to is a) health stuff (trying a new immunotherapy thing! might be helpful! will not know for like 3-6 months! that’s a little stressful! also, so many med-related appointments i’m exhausted) and the resulting lack of energy, but b) writing when i have energy & a brain to, and slowly plucking away at another chapter of the chaptered fic i’ve been writing for like.... more than a year.... and when NOT writing that. writing. assorted, smut. that doesn’t even need to exist. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I’M HAVING A (SEMI-MORTIFIED) FUN TIME. also. it’s been a very good year, in terms of like... just. good friends and people around me and a support system and navigating like, good communication and boundaries and self growth. i feel very happy, in many ways? and very lucky. illness stuff has been very difficult and it’s been compounded by the pandemic in unexpected ways, but i think i feel happier and safer in my life in other ways then i, perhaps, ever have before. grateful for that. 

[floorlimes]

hello—! still rarely using tumblr bc i can only manage one social media site at a time, it seems (...like the exodus from lj to tumblr, & now, tumblr to twitter. honestly i miss tumblr!! but also have, adapted?) (honestly more than one site is just So Much Media coming at me at once to interact with, it’s exhausting) so please, if you’re on it, feel free to follow me here on twitter @ amorekays

i hope you’re all well!!! thinking of all the friends i’ve made over the years very fondly;;;

ALSO I KNOW THE NEW STORY OF SEASONS GAME HAS HAD SOME ISSUES TO THE POINT THEY’RE GOING TO PATCH IT but I’m still. pumped for it. soooon. i AM tempted to just reblog a bunch of harvest moon/SoS stuff on here.

[floorlimes]

hello—! still rarely using tumblr bc i can only manage one social media site at a time, it seems (...like the exodus from lj to tumblr, & now, tumblr to twitter. honestly i miss tumblr!! but also have, adapted?) (honestly more than one site is just So Much Media coming at me at once to interact with, it’s exhausting) so please, if you’re on it, feel free to follow me here on twitter @ amorekays

i hope you’re all well!!! thinking of all the friends i’ve made over the years very fondly;;;

ALSO I KNOW THE NEW STORY OF SEASONS GAME HAS HAD SOME ISSUES TO THE POINT THEY’RE GOING TO PATCH IT but I’m still. pumped for it. soooon. i AM tempted to just reblog a bunch of harvest moon/SoS stuff on here.

[aureliobooks]

my dad likes to call the stretches of time where you’re not creating “dreaming periods” and says that they’re meant to allow you to absorb all of the beauty, life, and inspiration from the things around you so that when you’re able to create again, you will have fanned your spark back into a flame. sometimes its hard to see those moments as anything but stagnation, but he always says that they’re natural and healthy and needed—things that should be embraced rather than feared.

[hadeswearsprada]

Hadestown ➤ Hades and Persephone

Even when the light is gone, love is reaching for the sun

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

amazing double dance by hao ruoqi ( in blue)and wang xuerou(in red)

[words-and-wonders]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOOOOD A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS:

the facial expressions

the effortless sensuality

I AM SO GAY

the inexplicable moment in which the dynamic between the two shifted like they changed bodies

did china allow this to be shown? china?

DID I MENTION THE GAY

what is the lore of this? I figured that it was a malevolent spirit shifting from one body to another

the part with the leg. you know which one I mean

seriously are they actresses cause this level of portrayal is more astounding than any Hollywood actress has ever amounted to

the end with the smile and the head grab and the beating heart

O H M Y G O D

[chinajousama]

For those wondering, the dance is based on a soul-switching scene from the movie Painted Skin II: The Resurrection and the music is Su Yunying’s Moment.