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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
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YOU ARE THE REASON
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Three Goblin Art
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@inheartofwinter
Officially joined the union of people who are allgergic to shrimps today 🥲
My sisters are allergic to shrimps and crabs, too, so I knew this day would come. But I didn't think that it would come so soon and without any premonition 😭
I just ate one shrimp and suddenly, my mouth and throat are itchy and my lips are swollen (only lightly, thank heaven) 😭 I cannot eat shrimps and crabs often, but I'm not ready to give up on them yet 😭
I am once again begging people to realize that AI checker doesn’t work. it’s never worked. it’s notoriously known to have flagged human-made works as AI and AI-generated works as human-made. and by feeding it people’s works, you are feeding more works to AI, because apparently the machine itself is AI.
the only thing AI checker does is harm genuine artists and people in general too.
pet peeve is when you look up fashion references from a specific era and you keep getting modern day '[era]-inspired' fashion like NO i want authenticity damn it. i can see your 2020 photo quality and your 2020 hair and your 2020 makeup. youre not fooling me.
hello i'm a historical fashion researcher and i have a lot of experience looking up things! this is a very widely experienced irritation and you're definitely not alone in this, but i am here to share everything i know!
so, ways to get around this:
turn off AI results. they're literally nonsense to us
don't use pinterest because the sources/provenance is often hard to trace
a standard internet search can be okay, but museum collections are the top tier (list of collections below this list)
instead of broad terms like victorian, regency, tudor, renaissance etc. try using the decade you're looking for. if you're not sure of what decade it is but have a vague image in your head, look on the fashion history timeline and just jump around until you find it. but even changing to e.g. 19th century will give better results than victorian
including terms like womenswear/menswear, daywear, formal wear, evening wear, court dress should increase the value of your search too
including "fashion plates" in your search can give you a nice impression of the intended silhouettes of the era. some of these might be a little stylised but will show you what was considered in vogue
for pre-fashion plate eras or things like makeup and styling, you'll have to look at portraiture or manuscripts. these are harder to actually find what you're looking for, but searching museum collections and limiting results to specific date ranges will be your friend
when looking at art, do bear in mind sometimes artists would paint fabric extra flow-y to show off their skills. it might not have been exactly like that in terms of fabric weight or drape. so, a pinch of salt required!
if you find something on image search where the provenance is dubious, reverse image search and you might find a source! i've been able to trace random pinterest images to real sources, but this does take a lot of time and effort and is often not worth the headache
some online resources and museum collections:
fashion history timeline is an invaluable resource if you're trying to get a feel for everything and should be your first port of call. it'll also link to good examples
the met has a vast number of extant examples of clothing, as well as fashion plates
costume institute fashion plates is a subcollection of the met for fashion plates (1800s-1922)
v&a also has many extant garments, fashion plates, and incredible articles on clothing and aesthetics. read the details of the objects because they'll often reveal a lot about the piece
lacma is good for C19th-20th pieces
nypl digital collection for photographs
national portrait gallery or similar for portraiture, or literally any museum in your country that has historical art
national museums scotland can be useful situationally but might be oddly specific
stout style history is a great collection for finding image references for fat people wearing historical clothes. survival bias of a lot of museum pieces tends towards smaller clothing that couldn't be repurposed, but this aims to counter that. it's not sortable, but is still a really nice resource
wikimedia commons is surprisingly handy! and the images, if you should need to link/repost them, are public domain
auction websites sound like a funny one to recommend. some won't have mannequins and some will. just look up historical garment auctions and you'll find some!
anyway, i hope this has been a good place to start for anyone interested! there are probably some i've missed because there are so many museums across the world and i don't know about all of them or can't remember them. but these are the ones i've used the most! (my specialisation/jobs i've had to research for have only really been in western fashion, so my resources reflect that)
Wikipedia has a list of fashion museums. Unfortunately, the page itself is only available in German, but the introductory paragraph is very short and after that, it's organised by country, and then it's a simple list. If you click on a museum's article, the website is usually linked in the overview table.
DRARRY FIC REC
Drarry x Fandom
I have made many fic rec lists, almost always at someone's request, although I don't often post them publicly. However, there are fic rec lists I compiled simply because I like a particular troupe. I often keep copies of these lists in the notes in my phone so that I can respond quickly to a request for fic recs. Long story short, the notes pile up and now I need to delete some before I can't find anything anymore. But I don't want to just let those rec lists disappear, so I decided to share them.
The list I want to share with you today is Drarry fics in which fandom plays an important role.
- Draco Potter and the Day the World Ended (G; 3,2k) by gracefully_slytherin
Draco Potter (nee Malfoy) was known for many things.
He was a Death Eater who was acquitted of all his war crimes; he was the first Mind Healer that St. Mungo's had hired; he was the Savior of the Wizarding World's husband; and he was the popular fanfiction author sassysnakeprince on Archive of Our Own.
And life was peaceful until his beloved fanfiction website stopped working overnight. The world, it seemed, had chosen to die that day.
I'm pretty sure this is a very relatable story to many of us 🤣
- Pass the Chocolate (T; 1,6k) by @romaine2424
Harry writes a fanfic for Draco, but it doesn’t quite work out the way he planned.
- Pass the Ogden's (T; 660) by @romaine2424
Harry has the blues about h/d fandom. He thinks they're getting old.
This story is a continuation of 'Pass the Chocolate'. Once again, Harry is having problems with fandom and Draco tries to help.
- The True Veela Story (PG; 700) by Faith Wood
Draco is a veela. He has to mate with Harry or die. Naturally, he chooses to die.
- Harry Discovers Slash (E; 907) by @astolat
The obligatory the-characters-learn-about-slash story. (Harry/Draco)
- Draco Malfoy: Fangirl ( M; 3,7k) by pir8fancier
Harry discovers that Draco is a fangirl.
- Fanboy series (?; 2k) by scudeliwu
Draco is caught coming back from a fan-convention.
- Draco Malfoy is a Stupid Wanker (M; 6,8k) by @emmagrant01
During the course of HBP, Romilda Vane's crush on Harry Potter evolves into a slashy obsession with Harry and Draco. (Harry/Draco, if only in Romilda's mind...)
I would love it if you can spare some time to check these fics out and leave kudos to the authors. Honestly, some of these are so underrated even though they are so good.
Anyway, have fun reading!
I finally found the link to a fanfic I really love with this theme, so here is a new rec for you:
- Harry Potter and the Pottermore Problem (E; 4,9k) by Phonenixstrike
Harry Potter was very excited to read about his life online, with his biographer's new official site dedicated to his life. However, the Sorting threw up a nasty surprise that he wasn't expecting. Silliness, smut and OOC-ness in this crack!fic PWP oneshot. Don't expect a serious plot.
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!
Pick-Me-Up
I participated in a Valentine's Day exchange of micros (500 words max), and it was so fun! You should read all the fics (as well as more tomorrow!), but here's my gift fic for @inheartofwinter. For real, check out all the micros in this collection, and stay tuned tomorrow for more!
Featuring Ron & Draco friendship, pastries, and a very suspicious (and secretly besotted) Harry.
Harry scoffed. “What is this, anyway.” Draco had popped into Harry’s office with Ron, setting a little pink box down with a wink, saying, “I thought you could use a pick-me-up, since you couldn’t join us, Harry!” before swanning out the door. “It’s a pastry,” Ron said. “How does he know my favourite pastry shop?” “It’s your favourite because Draco keeps bringing you pastries, you knob.” “Aha! And why does he keep bringing me pastries?” “Maybe he’s hoping to drive you insane—too late for that, I think,” Ron muttered. “It’s weird, Ron. He’s got a plan—” “It hurts his feelings, you know, the way you brush him off.” Harry gaped, wrestling with the pastry box. “Hurts his feelings? Ron, are you okay? Blink twice if you’re in trouble.”
So, I received a message asking for donation from an account named hudagaza08 claiming to be in Gaza. But my relationship with Tumblr has always been on and off - I will log in Tumblr for a short time (hours, days, weeks depending on my mood) and then forget about it (again, the time span depending on my mood). So I totally missed the message, and now the account was deactivated and I could not find anything relating to it on Tumblr. If it's just tricking for money, then it's fine. But if it's not, I hope everything is fine for you now and no one was hurt because of my habit :/
As a Venezuelan, I want you to know that yes.. maybe she has been crying and bleeding, but this is the smallest wound in 26 years... Please don't write for us a poem from such perspective. It's a nice gesture, but I feel all of this with everyone talking about my country now are hypocrite... Or none talked about it because USA wasn't involved? So the pain only matters when USA places the knife?
And listen, I wholeheartedly despise Trump. I think he has to pay for all he has done, especially regarding the files and so on... But I'm so done right now with people who are not Venezuelans wearing my flag as a costume.
Now it's trendy to stand with Venezuela... It wasn't on 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2024 because...oh well, USA wasn't involved.
The day you run to your own window to close it so tear gas doesn't engulf your house while tanks go against unarmed protesters... That day, write a poem of my Country again if you wish
Hi!
First and foremost, I'm sincerely sorry that my poem had offended you.
I think I have something to explain here. The poem I wrote isn't exactly about Venezuela, but the theme is war and war victims in general. What the USA had done to Venezuela was what inspired it, but it isn't entirely about Venezuela. Honestly, I was worried that it might offend Venezuelans because of my poor skills which led to me unable to describe things properly, as well as the fact this poem might make me look like an attention seeker who was using another country's pain to gain fame.
I'll be honest, this is a part about me and my country too. My country was once invaded by the USA and they had used a lot of lies to frame what they had done to my country as justice and for our good. That's why what the USA had done to Venezuela hit it very, very close to me, and made me want to write this poem.
About the pain Venezuela had suffered before that, I'm simply not sure I understand enough to talk about. I get the general, but only the general, and it will be offending if I had written about it. (Well, I guess even now, I can only say that people should not trust Trump and the USA about Venezuela's future =v=' )
Having said that, I understand your sentiments. As I failed to express things properly, and probably looked like a shallow sympathiser who was only there for "the trend". I'm planning to keep the poem as it's not entirely about Venezuela, but I'll remove anything about Venezuela from it (including what I wrote in the post as well as the tags). Please tell me if it isn't enough.
Again, I'm sorry that my limited understanding and way of expression had caused you and other Venezuelans any pain. I wish the best for you and your country.
"This is incredibly embarrassing," Raymond Johansen, a Norwegian lawmaker for the center-left Labour Party, said in a Facebook post.
The decision by Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado’s to present U.S. President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal has prompted disbelief in Norway.
“It’s completely unheard of,” said Janne Haaland Matlary, a former state secretary in Norway’s foreign affairs ministry.
“This is incredibly embarrassing,” Raymond Johansen, a Norwegian lawmaker for the center-left Labour Party, said in a Facebook post.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton called it "shameful" to see María Corina Machado leaving the White House with a large red bag b
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton called it "shameful" to see María Corina Machado leaving the White House with a large red bag bearing Trump's signature.
Frankly, people should have realised what an USA bootlicker Machado is much sooner. She promoted democratic and opposed Maduro's dictatorship, sure, but the woman supported the USA's sanctions on Venezuela's economy (and it seems the recent invasion, too) - which hurts the poor and the weak the most. Economic sanctions aren't the fast way to destroy a government, but the fastest way to the harm the weaks. Maybe at first, she only wanted Venezuela's good, but right now, I cannot visualise a bright future for Venezuela if she successfully becomes the new president - which seems to be her purpose for gifting her Nobel Prize to Trump. Well, the Nobel Peace Prize has always been kind of "perculiar", anyway.
THE DRAW DRARRY BADLY CHALLENGE IS NOW OPEN! JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 14 The DDBC is the Drarry fandom’s uniquely goofy, chaotically inclusive art fest inviting every fandom member to draw our boys badly. Authors, readers, reccers, and artists are all warmly bidden to make imperfect art, because the fun of making fanart is for everyone! Fandom is better with more people making art of the characters we love, so grab the nearest pen and draw something gloriously jank. Make it fluffy, make it smutty, but above all make it fast and silly! The DDBC was established by @l0vegl0wsinthedark in 2018. With her blessing, I’ve hosted it since. For y’all new to the fandom, hi, I’m Jules! I have MS and my hands don’t work very well. I make fanart by cutting paper blocks with a straightedge paper cutter. The first DDBC was my gateway to becoming a fandom artist, and I’m here to hold the banner for everyone’s right to make art, no matter what. No experience? No fancy art supplies? No dexterity? Excellent. Make it cheap, make it unpolished, make it shaky, but make that art. Especially given the way generative AI is being forced on us, making deliberately lopsided and lumpy art is gorgeously human. Scrawl a pair of stick figures with a ballpoint pen and it will be better art than anything that could ever come out of AI, and you didn’t have to waste any water to do it! The Rules: — Draw a piece of Drarry art. — Draw it as badly as possible. — Post your terrible art and tag anyone you want to do it too! — Tag it "draw drarry badly challenge" so it can be found with the rest of the fest. — Please tag me, @julcheninred, directly in the post so I don’t miss it! It’s my joy to reblog everyone’s wonderful bad art! If you’re already known as a skilled artist here, draw with your non-dominant hand, or in the dark, or with your foot! If this is your first DDBC, please do jump in! Many of the pillars of the fandom have made something exuberantly inelegant for DDBC. Have a look through past years’ submissions under the Draw Drarry Badly Challenge tag. Reblog this post to spread the word. Pick a scene from a fic, or a favorite trope. Break open a box of crayons and have at it! Who are the fandom newcomers? Who’s been around for a while but has never drawn Drarry badly in a previous year? Tag them in! I look forward to seeing everyone’s Bad Drarry Art! 🙌
The theme of this poem is war and the pain of the war victims whom the world ignores. (And if you're wondering why "she", in my first language, we call our country our "mother".)
Fire is burning, dancing, killing
Day is screaming, fighting, dying
Unable to restrain, just like her rage.
They are saying, laughing, lying
She is urging, crying, begging
Yet no one is willing to hear her voice.
Who, who has the right to decide
Her independence, freedom, pride
Why do people not see her blood and tears?
uhh so the US just invaded Venezuela. As of now there have been airstrikes on the capital of Caracas as well as the nearby port of Maiquetía. The US is also launching what appears to be a full on invasion with chinooks and apache helicopters spotted in Caracas.
Obviously this is a horrendous, immoral and illegal act of war by the US and I wish the people of Venezuela all the best in repelling the imperialist pigs.
Death to USSAmeriKKKa
I'm from Caracas and I'm dealing with terrible asthma and chest pains because of these people. So if someone comes to congratulate me and tell me I should be celebrating this shit, I'm going to lose it. I'm literally still terrified. You can not support a guy like Maduro and at the same time not want your country invaded; it's not that hard to understand. Fuck.
In fact, it's some Venezuelans who are telling me I should be grateful because the Americans liberated us. That's a thousand times worse—Venezuelans in other countries wishing they'd drop another bomb on us. They don't understand the magnitude of the problem.
My English is pretty bad.
There are always different people and different opinions everywhere. Some people support the USA because they receive benefits from the USA. Some people got led by the USA's lies. Some people are just so drunk by Maduro's fall to realise what is happening in Venezuela right now. Some are just saying it because everyone around them is saying it.
Don't let their words affect you. They either have to reconsider their thoughts sooner or later, or are the ones who has never cared about the country in the first place. Believe in yourself and stay safe. I wish you and and everyone else in Venezuela all the best.
Btw, don't worry about your English, it's good enough.
Us Americans failing to understand that this goes beyond Trump is pissing me off so much.
This is not only about Trump. This is about YOUR government. About Latinoamérica's history with you. It's about the occupation, the coups YOUR government orchestrated years ago that resulted in so many deaths. It's about the multiple threats that your government have done against Mexico about annexing them. The interventions that over and over and over again you keep pushing against the rest of us and God forgive I start talking specifically about the interventions on Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, Puerto Rico and now the occupation of Venezuela.
It's the fact that some of you laugh at us when we worry about what president you choose because you FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT IMPACT THE REST OF US.
How many times do we have to keep seeing USA playing the "savior" card till you admit that there is something terribly wrong with all of it?
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This post was made 4 days ago. Probably a good time to take another look at these threats
SEE THE PATTERN
uhh so the US just invaded Venezuela. As of now there have been airstrikes on the capital of Caracas as well as the nearby port of Maiquetía. The US is also launching what appears to be a full on invasion with chinooks and apache helicopters spotted in Caracas.
Obviously this is a horrendous, immoral and illegal act of war by the US and I wish the people of Venezuela all the best in repelling the imperialist pigs.
Death to USSAmeriKKKa
I'm from Caracas and I'm dealing with terrible asthma and chest pains because of these people. So if someone comes to congratulate me and tell me I should be celebrating this shit, I'm going to lose it. I'm literally still terrified. You can not support a guy like Maduro and at the same time not want your country invaded; it's not that hard to understand. Fuck.
Here's my daily report on the Venezuela situation from within the country. Monday, January 5th.
The Assembly is currently meeting to assign a new president for the Assembly and for the Vice-president Delcy Rodríguez to take the presidency of Venezuela.
Maduro followers, including his son, have spoken and demanded for Maduro and his wife to be returned to Venezuela after their kidnapping. They declare they won't give up and won't give away the country. Delcy's brother, Jorge Rodrigues, has been elected once more as president of the Assembly.
The opposition has demanded for all political prisoners to be released and stop being chased/hunted down. They are a minority in the current Assembly, tho.
Trump has declared that Delcy Rodríguez must give the United States complete access to Venezuela resources (minerals and oil) or there will be another attack.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife arrived in New York to start their trial.
Lots of police patrolling the streets of the center north states of the country. They are checking cellphones, cars, etc. Not only them but also organized groups of armed civilians called colectivos. People don't go out of their houses much for fear of the situation.
Marco Rubio has been declared by Trump as the one in charge of Venezuela.
The UN is in an emergency meeting right now. We need to wait for what they have to say about Trump guiding the United States to attack Venezuela behind the UN back and the US Congress back.
Known soldier Escalona —a close / popular supporter of Chavez and Maduro,— has been shown to be alive and well. He's attending the Assembly meeting.
Electricity has returned to the affected areas of Caracas. No further conflicts have been reported.
A lot is happening behind curtains. Most of us Venezuelans agree that there's something fishy about what is going on. We don't know what is being discussed and negotiated in secret.
For now, people are being called to continue to work and study like normal.
