Love Begins
RMH
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
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"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
Mike Driver
YOU ARE THE REASON
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Keni
ojovivo
Not today Justin
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@fridge-thief
The social attitude regarding age is consistently getting weirder. You’re not ‘pushing 30’ you’re just in your late 20s. 30 is not old and neither is 40 while I’m at it. Growing older is an enormous privilege and displaying that age is a gorgeous component of life. Spending your days trying to reverse that grace breeds an eternally wasted life.
By far my favorite drawing I've done so far. I can't wait to do it again on paper and ink it by hand!
Click for better resolution cause tumblr sucks that way.
Please credit when shared, thanks!
LUSH Series - Gouache by Madeleine Bellwoar
Phoebe Atkey
Based in Bournemouth Phoebe is a young, self-taught artist with a particular passion for architecture and cityscapes and more recently, botanical illustration. Phoebe works primarily with pen and coloured pencil. Her work has been seen in various publications and she is often commissioned for her individual style and ability to depict a variety of subject matter.
this the dopest thing i’ve seen in a while
i have a horrible misogynist rooster who only likes blonde hens so i always have to make sure i have 2-3 yellow hens around so he doesn't run anyone ragged. i didn't know this was a problem someone could have but i've had macklemore for eight slutty, slutty years and he's been overly obsessed with the blondness level of his lady friends for the entire time with no sign of slowing down so, like. props to him for sticking to his guns.
SIR, PLEASE,
YOU CANT JUST CASUALLY LEAVE THIS IN THE REPLIES AS IF THIS ISNT A CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF THIS HARROWING STORY
SIR!!!!!!
Archaeologists: “Uhhhh, there’s still a lot of debate about how effective leather armor really could have been on a battlefield. Alas, we shall never know.”
Punks: “Hey, fresh cut, the boneheads carry knives sometimes so make sure and lift a good leather jacket. It’ll save your life.”
Layers layers layers! Slashes won’t do shit even to most t shirts but a stab will ignore the shit outa your leathers. Layers will keep the blade from getting as deep as it otherwise would and gives more for it to snag on if it serrated.
Armour has always been about layers.
Example 1200s minor noble: linen shirt, gambeson (layered and quilted linen with wool insulation), chain mail, surcoat, arming cap, helmet, coif, bigger helmet.
Another example Alexander era Macedonian hoplite: linen tunic, greaves, 1" of tightly pressed and laminated linen, helmet (probably with some sort of arming cap/padding inside), big ass shield.
Layers save lives.
Yes! Cloth is hard work to cut with a knife. When they were trying to ban (sword) duelling in Europe, they banned people from carrying around shields/bucklers, so your defensive tool was a cloak wrapped around your non-sword fist, with plenty of loose fabric to catch your opponent’s blade. You might get your cloak torn, but you’re less likely to get your skin sliced up, and that’s the important thing.
You know what is a surprisingly amazing material for armor?
Silk.
Silk.
The Mongolians used silk vests because silk isn’t broken by an arrow, and you can use the silk to gently pull the arrow back out, even if it’s barbed. They also often used silk as the backing for leather armor.
The first bulletproof vests were made in Japan and Korea. Out of, yup, silk. Silk could stop black powder bullets, but was rendered obsolete by higher powered modern firearms. A combination of silk and metal was experimented with, but dropped because of the expense of silk.
Franz Ferdinand was wearing one such vest when he was assassinated, but it didn’t help because of where he was hit.
The US military is now looking into something called Dragon Silk, which is spider silk made by GMO silkworms, to make body armor that might be more comfortable than the current kevlar vests.
Silk, people.
You want proof about silk being able to stop an arrow? Try sewing it with the wrong machine needle in place. I have shattered – literally shattered – needles that were too thick. They just will not pass between the tightly woven fibers, even when in a machine that can go through your actual fingers. And that was just a lightweight taffeta, not something woven to be intentionally impenatrable.
It is horrible at stopping slashes, though. Whether by the blade of scissors, roller cutter, or well honed dagger or sword, it just falls to pieces like it never meant to be whole in the first place. This is, again, where your layers come in – a nice heavy leather for slash damage, a dense silk for piercing. You probably want to put something under it though, silk against sweaty skin is unpleasantly sticky. It *clings*. Eww.
Useful things elementary school neglected to teach me, exhibit #5839
I’d also like to point out that this is also reason 1920’s gangsters wore silk suits with silk vest and shirts
Revolting this for my fellow writers
Reblogging for future reference.
Cotton beneath all. Wicks away sweat.
Coming into a fandom late
Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck
Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie
Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war.
Accuracy at its best
Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…
all of this shit…lol
When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF
When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead
This gets better every time I see it.
@fuboos-mess
Being in a dead fandom…
Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one
The accuracy hurts.
Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.
When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.
Being in a fandom meant for kids.
This just gets better..
@mi-kleos
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd it’s back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
I love this. and it’s gotten better
After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….
All of these are me. Lol
Being in a fandom on Tumblr
And it reached its epic conclusion
Cannot resist this at this point
Don't tag posts about why you dislike Geralt and Yennefer in the fucking ship tag. Go away. Shoo.
I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to offend anyone. I tagged the ship because I was hoping to discuss it with other people. And as it was about the ship, then the tag was relevant. I am not trying to start any kind arguments or appear to be hateful towards the ship, because I don't hate it. I was merely trying to start an open and friendly discussion about it. I sincerely apologize if I came across rude in any way, as that was not my intention whatsoever. I was merely trying to tag relevant parties so they could join in on the topic if they wanted to.
I think the reason you might not like Geralt and Yennefer together is because, like most people, you prefer imbalance. I’m not sure if this concept has ever been discussed before because, despite understanding the fundamentals of storytelling, I’ve never studied it as a subject and don’t know all teachings on storytelling. However, in my time whilst writing, I realised that all universes that are successful are due to balance; good is balanced by evil, light is balanced by dark. (1)
Continuation of the ask-
Let’s take an example everyone would understand - Batman vs Joker. Batman prefers good, order, helping people. Joker prefers bad, chaos, not caring for people. In storytelling, the best way to create a protagonist and antagonist is to have them as polar opposites as each other. That’s why, for example, Rey’s opposite is Kylo Ren (and also how Star Wars screwed us with bringing Palpatine back - he’s irrelevant to this trilogy and hasn’t been established as a worthy villain). (2)
The universe prefers balance. If there was one person in the entire universe, you wouldn’t be able to determine if they were good or bad because there’s no context. Who is this person being compared to? Whereas if there are two people, you can name characteristics and compare them - if one person is kind and the other is unkind, and for you kindness is good, now you have a way to gage their behaviours. Think of Abel and Cain - neither of good/evil without a comparison (3).
I say this because in the universe, somebody has to be bad so somebody else can be good. Somebody has to suffer so that somebody else isn’t suffering. In the case of Geralt, he has to do what he does as a Witcher because that’s him providing balance. He is the one who has to suffer so that others don’t suffer. However, with characters as complex as his, who he is compatible with can’t be the exact opposite of him. (4)
In the show he mentions that he can’t have children as they would be his weakness. He can’t be around people who can be used against him, who he can lose, as they would take away from who he is as a character. He’s alone, and that loneliness drives him to do what his purpose is. Having a family or someone normal in his life would take away from his purpose and his internal balance - he would have to fight between being a Witcher and settling in a normal loving relationship (5).
With Yennefer, that’s not the case. She’s not his exact opposite, but rather the same. That’s why the relationship works. We often assume that the best way to heal someone broken is by placing them with someone not broken so they balance out, but in this case, you place two broken people together and if they get better, they get better together. Now it’s two broken people getting better, not one broken person getting better and one non-broken person getting worse (6)
At the end of the day, the only real way anyone can understand Geralt and what he’s been through is to have been through the same and to be in the same position. Any normal person would detract from his purpose as a Witcher and bringing them along would place them in danger, something he can’t have. Deep down, even he knows and has accepted who he is and what his purpose is, which is what makes him and Yennefer compatible. (7? Lost count)
In The Dark Knight trilogy, Batman’s villains are the opposite of him, with the Joker being the exact opposite in every way, which makes them (and the Joker especially) work so well. However, his love interest isn’t Rachel, who’s normal and different from him, but rather Selena Kyle, who understands him and what he does and the choices he makes, and why he makes them. (The end).
Actually, that wasn’t the end. The best way to think of it is to take a blank piece of paper. On the top you’d write ‘protagonist’. That’s the main character. Now consider where you’d write ‘antagonist’. It’s at the bottom, exactly opposite the protagonist. Now consider where you write ‘love interest’. A true love interest would go next to the protagonist - aka they’re equals, in both power, personality, judgement, choices, thoughts, experiences, etc. (Now the end)
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First of all, I'd like to say thank you, you throughly and clearly were able to show me exactly what it is you were trying to describe and you did so wonderfully.
Now I understand the reasoning behind why Yennefer and Geralt work so well, I understand that he needs to continue his work as a Witcher as someone more normal would jeopardize that. And honestly that is my biggest hiccup in my headcannon, is because unless they were able to reach some kind of balance in their relationship then his s/o would be more unhappy because of his work. For whatever reason, he's always away, he's always in danger etc.
In real life you see all sorts of examples of people who are in what the outside world sees as an almost truly abusive relationship. Constant screaming even real fighting, and despite how traditionally unhealthy the relationship is they would still choose to be together every time. Their relationship is just like that, and they truly love each other despite what would be deal breakers for other people. Because their particular brands of crazy mesh together to make what they want of the relationship.
I completely understand the reasoning behind why Geralt and Yenn work beautifully both for each other, and for what they need to be when apart. They are incredibly balanced in a way that is show through beautiful nuance between their interactions and their particular characters. I understand why people adore the relationship so much, and support so much. Like I said, I don't know why, I don't have one specific reason to be against it. It's just more of feeling, I just personally dont like it. Maybe because it's not a type of relationship I would choose for myself. Maybe because I see how much pain Geralt has endured and I know he needs his pain to fuel what he must do for the ungrateful world he is in. And I would just love to see him strike up that rare balance with someone, (and they dont have to be an average milk maid, I didn't describe what I was trying to say as clearly as you did, which was my mistake) who brings a bit more stability to their relationship and to him. Maybe it's just because I would like him to flourish in a healthy and wholesome relationship that doesn't hurt him at times, and I'd like to see him have his happily ever after.
I don't have any specific reasons against their pairing, and i understand the reasoning against a more normal partner for him. I just would prefer the latter, and so that's how i headcanon it.
to be fair yenn and geralt have like, been at it for like years of breakups and long stretches of time together just relaxing and taking it slow, followed by tumulous times of adventures. like, they have both those things, taking it slow and the intense adventure pair stuff. but yenn cannot be a housewife forever, its impossible for her to really settle, but then again i dont think geralt is really looking for that type of life either.
Is that really healthy though? Beyond that, like I said I dont really have a specific reason on why I dont dig it, I just dont. Like I said I feel like he'd fall for someone he typically wouldn't expect to, and they would provide some stability and healing for him. Because let's be honest his life isnt really all that stable, and something like that could be good for him.
Now this is just my personal headcanon, but maybe I should try writing an imagine to help show the kind of chemistry and relationship in talking about.
I know everyone absolutely loves Yen and Geralt together(as proven by the sheer lack of solo Geralt headcanons),and while it is nice I'm just not super into it, I'm not exactly sure why. Personally I imagine him slowly falling in love with someone. Like super slow burn, and they just wheedle their way into his heart, and he just realizes that he loves them with every fiber of his being. Maybe after they are in a dangerous situation or something. But I imagine someone more normal, someone who bakes bread and mends his armor. Someone warm, gentle, and kind who can be a loving source of serenity, stability and healing for him. I don't know I just feel like that it's a really good fit for him.
Appreciation Post (2014-2020)
Greetings Everyone!!!
This is Marleigh Belle aka KooKie here. Some of you might know me as the blog name JustAskKooKie which was a tribe to one of my best friends, Shai, who will tell random people including our friends to ask for my opinion when she gets annoyed by all the questions and concerned they had. And it seems to still work to this day. Over the past years from the year 2014, I have manage to get over 387 followers on Tumblr. For this I’m going to celebrate this Christmas Day as an anniversary on my first actually post I made back in 2014 Christmas Day (that I accidentally deleted back in 2016; my bad😆 ).
I will like to appreciate and say thank you to all my friends, my followers, and my supporters who made my life better each day and throughout the years. You all don’t know how grateful I am to have you all following me on my blog. I may not be a lot more talkative, because I just started my new blog 🌸@the-haven-primrose🌸 that will be up in running on Christmas Day 2019. However, this is a thanks to everyone for always checking up on me, loving me, supporting me, liking my re-blog post, re-blogging my like post, etc. I couldn’t make it through all of the years without all of you!!!
All your blogs are individually amazing and awesome all on their own. I know you all seen me awkwardly re-posting and liking some of your posts to put on my cluster fuck shit of a WTF anime blog (I try 😔). But, I do it anyway to show my love and support right back to you (I’m a piece of shit that have morals okay; don’t judgement me😂). Sending positive messages, asks, and submissions is to show that I care for each one of you and all of you. The least I can do. I mean you guys still here right…….Right?
After losing two good friends the last two years (may they rest in piece), I have been actively advocating for mental health (including my own) on my college campus. I’m starting a new club as well for individuals going through a tough time and struggle from a low income families such as myself. So, when I graduate this year in May 2020 with my Bachelors in Sociology, I will say a heart felt speech to my class of 2020 to remember Maddie and Kayla, who would have both graduate the same year as me.
I have plans for my future, but what is the point of telling you all, if I can just show it to you all. And I will show it to you. No hard feelings to some individuals who doubt me; my personality, my name, my reputation, etc. They were all a stepping stones to where I need to go in life and push me even further into making newer connections, friends, decisions, and shit everything that contribute to my life. So, once again, thank you all for being here with me and for me. Its been a hell of a ride, but we made it this far. You all still have prayers coming from me and I’m still praying for the ones that hurt me along the way.
I will like to give a shutout to the ones that brighten up my day every time on the clock, on the dot. Love You Guys!!! Have A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! From ~Mabel (short for my name)
@haileyotakubeebe @itachianddazai @grelleswife @suicide-while-alive @loststardust @dramatic-angel @fadingbandages @littledevil-princess @an-unnamed-fangirl @animaybe-later @thedeviltype @deaths-an-art @ariapmdeol @bad-boy04 @anime-to-the-t @one-hell-of-otaku-is-here @avolon-knight-zodiac @jesswcg @depths-of-the-sea @eren-the-uwu-master @ruubi404 @fridge-thief
Thank you so much, this is so sweet and amazing and just thank you. ❤
First time doing this style of art, didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to, but for a first attempt I'm really proud of it. And a lot of my friends found it to be good, so I thought I'd share it.
Can we please talk about how our history teacher sent a barbie to the smithsonian as proof of the presence of man two million years ago
pleas,e for the love of God read the whole letter, there are tears streamign down my face rn
Can we please talk about how your history teacher has done this sort of thing enough times that he has his own specimen shelf in the Smithsonian
“yours in science” tho
“B. Clams don’t have teeth” is the part where I lost it.
@zozi-writes
The letter says:
“Thank you for your latest submission to the Institute, labeled “211-D, layer seven, next to the clothesline post. Hominid skull.” We have gien this specimen a careful and detailed examination and regret to inform you that we disagree with you theory that it represents ‘conclusive proof of the presence of Early Man in Charleston County two million years ago.’ Rather, it appears that what you have found is the head of a Barbie doll, of the variety one of our staff, who has small children, believes to be the ‘Malibu Barbie’. It is evident that you have given a great deal of thought to the analysis of this specimen, and you may be quite certain that those of us who are familiar with your prior work in the field were loathe to come to contradiction with your findings. However, we do feel that there are a number of physical attributes of the specimen which might have tipped you off to it’s modern origin:
The material is molded plastic. Ancient hominid remains are typically fossilized bone.
The cranial capacity of the specimen is approximately 9 cubic centimeters, well below the threshold of even the earliest identified proto-hominids.
The dentition patters evident on the ‘skull’ is more consistent with the common domesticated dog than it is with the ‘ravenous man-eating Pliocene clams’ you speculate roamed the wetlands during that time.This latter finding is certainly one of the most intriguing hypotheses you have submitted in your history with this institution, but the evidence seems to weigh rather heavily against it. Without going into too much detail, let us say that:
A) The specimen looks like the head of a Barbie doll that a dog has chewed on.
Clams don’t have teeth.
It is with feelings tinged with melancholy that we must deny your request to have the specimen carbon dated. This is partially due to the heavy load our lab must bear in it’s normal operation, and partly due to carbon dating’s notorious inaccuracy in fossils of recent geologic record. To the best of our knowledge, no Barbie dolls were produced prior to 1956 AD, and carbon dating is likely to produce wildly inaccurate results. Sadly , we must also deny your request that we approach the National Science Foundation’s Phylogeny Department with the concept of assigning your specimen the scientific name ‘Australopithecus spiff-arino.’ Speaking personally, I for one, fought tenaciously for the acceptance of your proposed taxonomy, but was ultimately voted down because the species name you selected was hyphenated, and didn’t really sound like it might be Latin.
However, we gladly accept your generous donation of this fascinating specimen to the museum. While it is undoubtedly not a hominid fossil, it is, nonetheless, yet another riveting example of the great body of work you seem to accumulate here so effortlessly. You should know that our Director has reserved a special shelf in his own office for the display of the specimens you have previously submitted to the Institution, and the entire staff speculates daily on what you will happen upon next in your digs at the site you have discovered in your back yard. We eagerly anticipate your trip to or nation’s capital that you proposed in you last letter, and several of us are pressing the Director to pay for it. We are particularly interested in hearing you expand on your theories surrounding the ‘trans-positating fillifitation of ferrous ions in a structural matrix’ that makes the excellent juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex femur you recently discovered take on the deceptive appearance of a rusty 9-mm Sears Craftsman automotive crescent wrench.
Yours in Science,
Harvey Rowe
Curator, Antiquities”
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(sorry if there are misspellings or wrong wordings. this was long and i was reading it off my phone)
“I for one, fought tenaciously for the acceptance of your proposed taxonomy, but was ultimately voted down because the species name you selected was hyphenated, and didn’t really sound like it might be Latin.“
I love that that entire last paragraph can be boiled down to “keep it up, you mad bastard.”
I can go to sleep now.
[ANALYSIS] What did BTS tell us through ‘Make It Right’ MV:
BTS is portrayed in The Music Video as the little boy who had nothing. He was lost and lonely. No one cared about him and his world was nothing but a uniform boring color of emptiness.
Then the girl came into the frame. The beautiful girl portrays BTS’ fans also known as ARMY. The boy was going crazy, but the girl who was ready to dive in the boy’s blank world and accept him the way he was. Even though he had nothing.
The boy turns around and finds this beautiful being behind him. He was sad and isolated but someone noticed him.
He who couldn’t even stand up, finally did because someone finally understood him. Finding someone who understands you can change your world…
And thus, after holding the girl’s hand, the boy’s world became greener and more wonderful.
The girl taught the boy to enjoy the little things in life. To run and laugh and have a way to walk in and a dream to reach out to.
When the little boy was asleep, the girl didn’t. She sat there and watched over him. Like ARMY watched over BTS. There was also a fire that kept them warm.
But what kept the little boy warm the most was the little girl.
But the little boy grew up day after day and had his own world now. So the girl thought that she is just one of many or that the little boy is now grown enough to walk his own way…
So she became less of a person and turned into a blanket. To keep him warm in the cold and protect him from the heat.
Yes, even when the light of the fire that can be portrayed as the public no more supporting BTS at a certain time. ARMYs were there to take on the cold and let BTS sleep at ease. The girl was the reason the boy survived the cold nights.
The boy woke up and realized the girl was no more near him. She was there when he cried…
And the boy wanted to love the girl too but then he lost his mind (BTS found fame, and with it, people get lost)
The boy continued his journey searching for the sea in a desert (BTS talked about this in their song SEA)
The boy who was no one became a hero.
But even heroes cry and get hurt.
Yet when he recalled that the girl was once there with him, he continued his journey.
Without knowing the girl was still there protecting him…As he was too self-centered with his own problems to notice.
Then he recalled the times where the only one who stood by his side was the girl, while everyone laughed at him, his dreams and everything (This is something that really happened to BTS, only ARMY was there while they were laughed at on a daily)
Yet, the boy who was the joke of the town was the only one who was able to handle a holy sword that many wanted but no one got. That sword can portray opportunities and bigger worldwide fame.
So again the boy retook his journey, but this time to go against his fears. To kill the monster inside him but also save the town that once laughed at him (BTS struggled mentally a lot during the last years but they tried their best to get better and remember their roots, they also became the pride of the country that once avoided them)
The boy is now alone and has to face the monster that no one faced before (This can be translated as BTS facing the worldwide fame that no-one experienced in their country before and the big responsibilities that come with it)
The boy tried alone to face his biggest fear, the dragon.
He was deep inside searching for the little girl but his responsibilities grew bigger. He is now a hero who needs to beat the devil monster.
And when no one expected to beast to be defeated. He proved everyone wrong and he did…
However, No battle let you come out of it unharmed. The boy could have lost his life but protected himself with the last gift the girl left him.
After he won it all he should be happy. But the boy was sad and cried. It’s like fame and power are just titles. He cried because at the top it’s lonely again.
And just when he thought he came back to zero when he was allegedly a hero. The girl appeared again to assure him “I never left, I will never leave. I will protect you and keep my promise”
SO don’t take the Make It Right Music Video lightly. It’s the story of BTS and ARMY. It’s our story.
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Not for nothing, but a coup involves the removal of a political leader by non-prescribed, often illegal or violent, means.
Impeachment is established in the Constitution, which is the founding law of the United States. Removing someone from office through impeachment is, therefore, not a coup.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
