sillebub and shinies

expect mostly crochet, cooking, and ace nonsense

[galacticsabc]

part two of Grace knitting on the Hail Mary. This time, he's crochet his besties.

[lutheban]

Grace goes swimming! Rocky is not thrilled.

Eridians cant "hold their breath" like humans do, their vents dont close completly so water can still get in, if they fall in water they drown and die. safe to say rocky is not a fan of when grace does it for fun xD

(i got the inspo for this from this fic: Enrichment by alatarmaia4, please check it out it is so funny)

More art of Rocky Stressing™️ about human biology

[scribefindegil]

Many a marriage of

Memes and poetics

Appear to be part of some

Vogonish plan.

Let us rejoice in the

Current memetics:

Viral exemplars that

Actually scan!

[likitesplit]

Elodie Antoine

[wigglybunfish]

in which murderbot is a very normal terracotta soldier and ART the dragon spirit of a chinese junk who dwells in the ship's keel. they meet in the ming dynasty perhaps, when ppl are sailing places extra willy-nilly.

*Nüwa is the mother goddess in chinese mythology, known for creating humanity from yellow clay and repairing the sky.

thank you @mutualrapport for hosting the event! original prompt below.

[drawn for the prompt: an AU of ART and MB's first meeting and conversation - e.g. another look at their first meeting from a fantasy, historical, or (non-canon) sci-fi lens! Any perspective is fine. The only constraint is that it cannot be set in the canon universe. Any visibly non-canon AU- fantasy, human, historical, etc. - anything goes!]

[pandioncristatus]

Higgledy piggledy,

King Ozymandias

rendered in stone with a

strident decree.

Says our dear traveller

(unsentimentally)

"All that remains is his

foot and his knee."

[feather-bone]

Keep 'em guessin'

[battlestar-gasmacktica]

Them: I’m coming over, you better not be weaving line by line with a million butterflies when I get there.

Me:

[technically-human]

Rocky chose a hand to match Grace's scar!

[pris-cas]

Lesson #7 smell

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 2k FOLLOWERS IM SO OVERWHELMED AND EXCITED YOU GUYS ARE AWSOME I LOVE EVERYONES IDEAS AND FACTS THAT YOU SHARE XOXO <3 :D

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[pris-cas]

Lesson #6 Omnivores?!

This goes for minty things similarly btw. Like the spice and mint are chemicals that are supposed to protect the plant from being eaten!

Also I’m sorry I haven’t been replying to the “ask me anything” inbox I’ll get to it eventually promise!!

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[andhumanslovedstories]

I’m not saying it’s easy, but you will do yourself a lifelong favor if you get to the point where you truly believe incontinence is not shameful. Unpleasant, uncomfortable, inconvenient, sure, you don’t have to like it, but trust me, as a nurse who’s done incontinence care hundreds of time—it is, at its heart, whatever. It is what it is. As far as I can tell, there only two types of people: those who’ve shit themselves and those whose turn hasn’t come up yet. To exist is to excrete waste. There’s nothing to gain from feeling ashamed of how you do it. Pissing yourself is value neutral.

[autumn-sweet-fae]

Cannot get the concept of Eridian Opera out of my head.

It’s the closest thing to show biz on Erid. The orchestra and actors are the stars and divas of culture. Of course someone writes an opra about Rocky meeting the alien Grace and saving the stars together.

The casting call to play Rocky would be so cut throat. And Rocky can’t really give any opinion on who to pick since he’s been out of the pop culture loop for 50 years. (A fact the writers use in writing the script. Purposely giving Rocky dated Eridian slang.)

As for Graces actor, the theater’s master puppeteer becomes invested in making as accurate a puppet as possible to play their alien. In the end they would create a puppet where, instead of stuffing, it is filled with sacks and tubes full of fluid. Including an air pump to churn it and a constant beating of what would be a human heart. The puppeteer tries to capture just how horrifyingly alien Grace is in the best way for Eridians, through sound design.

And that’s just the puppet for the actors to interact with. For the audience, I could see the orchestra Amplifying the sounds of the human body during scenes like when Grace hugs Rocky. Or used for laughs when Rocky points out how flawed the human body is as he describes it to the audience.

Actual Rocky being a puppeteer nerd as a pebble. So when the theater gets approval to send the Opera stars to meet Rocky and Grace during the press tour, Rocky straight up pushes past the glamorous opera divas to meet the puppeteer instead.

Rocky is excited to share with them the fact that so much his and Grace earliest communication was through puppet shows.

[libraford]

Googled something about quick hydration and it suggested big jug of water, couple tbsp pickle juice, dash of lime juice.

Its surprisingly tasty????

[libraford]

Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-Agua pepino: water, cucumbers, lime, sugar, optional mint.

[libraford]

I have been reminded of:

-shrub: vinegar, sida water, elderberry (or other berry), sugar.

[libraford]

I have now been informed of

-sekanjabin: honey, vinegar, mint, water.

[libraford]

"Wow, I wonder why this post was popular this week."

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-

"... ah."

[fox-teeth]

'm working towards making series 3 of my Medieval Illuminated Manuscript stickers happen, and I wanted to know if any of you had suggestions?

What favorite weird marginalia freak or zoologically dubious bestiary creature would you want to include? Leave a comment!

[fox-teeth]

Based on your suggestions on bsky & tumblr and my various artistic whims here are sketches of six of the stickers.

Left to right: a beautiful noble lady, a snail dragon (you recognize him), a goose, a hedgehog gathering fruit, a highly questionable elephant, and a fish with legs.

I need two more! Should I go with some bestiary classics I haven't gotten to yet, like griffins and lions? Or more fish that stretch the definition of "fish"? Or more random hybrid freaks found running around the margins of better manuscripts? Check out some options in the image below and in the non-legally-binding poll:

What medieval beaft do you want to see as a sticker?

Griffin

Hyena

Lion

More weird ""fish""

Sea hare

Narwhal

Lobster Knight

Flying Boar

Donkey Jester

None of these beafts will do I'm commenting something else

Voting ended onJun 26

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric and Early Medieval Spindle Whorls, Perth Museum, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

[thehaberdasheress]

Spanish Oak

This cross-stitch border was drawn from a 16th century embroidery manual, and its leaf pattern reminds us of the Spanish oak - also known as the pin oak, Latin name Quercus palustris. It makes a great border for any project, and could add a little plant-themed flair to any costume, whether that's your local Ren Faire, a LARP session, or a stage show!

Check it out on Etsy! And don't forget to enter RAINBOW for 40% off any embroidery patterns (including this one) until 30th June!