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birdwatchy-standaround

everyone loves Predynastic Egyptian Terracotta Bowl with Human Feet. shout-out to a real one

phaeton-flier

It looks like it would be so excited to run over when you needed a bowl

fruitpeels

Got distracted. Saw a cool bug

elodieunderglass

Hat tip to @eldriwolf I’m always happy to see this bowl!

#glad to see potters are the same in every era :D

notecardpasta

common moth archetypes I’ve encountered

notecardpasta

MANY PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED BY WHY so I will post these images and not elaborate ( genus Caloptilia )

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and some blurry images taken by me to showcase the Stance

⚠️12 Kingdoms spoiler warning ⚠️

Also I have a bone to pick with whoever put that obvious deadline on Fuyumi Ono in Hills of Silver Ruins a Pitch Black Moon book 4 because was it a good happy ending? Okay yeah sure. DID I GET TO SEE TAIKI REUNITE WITH SANSHI AND GOURAN AND THEN WATCH GOURAN TEAR ASEN TO PIECES RAINING DOWN THE WRATH OF THE GARDEN OF THE GODS ON BEHALF OF TAIKI AND GYOUSOU?!?!?!?! no. no, I did not. I read through more words than I ever have in a single series before. I read so so many chapters. All those Google documents. With the expectation to see my good boy Gouran get to be a good boy. To get to see Taiki and Gyousou together up close MORE THAN ONCE PLEASE ACKFJYRVJYECJKITGJKLA

…I love twelve kingdoms! Great series! And it was a good book still! DAGA

that hurt me T-T

#I NEED A WHOLE OTHER BOOK #I NEED A WHOLE BOOK THAT IS JUST THE FINAL CONFRONTATION #the twelve kingdoms #fuyumi ono #taiki #hills of silver ruins a pitch black moon #12 kingdoms #twelve kingdoms spoilers

Something ancient and creaking

#it’s a door #this was way funnier in my head

thedarklordsnicklefritz

This is perhaps showing my age

But I still don't understand why Scrapped Princess wasn't more popular

It was studio bones! It basically had all of the ingredients necessary to be a hit mid 2000s anime, but I feel like I'm the only one who has even heard of it.

Who’s Kakei again????? Help pls

#the twelve kingdoms #send help

storybookprincess

probably my most powerful interpersonal communication hack is to, whenever possible, ask either/or questions rather than yes/no questions

for example, when chatting with coworkers, i’ll often ask if they have any fun weekend plans. but let’s be real - we all feel like friendless losers when someone asks that question and we go “uhhhhh… no.” so instead, i phrase it as “so, do you have anything fun planned over the weekend, or are you just going to enjoy having some time to relax?”

phrased like this, there’s rarely any awkwardness. you’ve presented two options & given both equally positive connotations, so your conversational partner has an automatic “out,” so to speak

but it works for higher stakes conversations too!!!! my mom was saying this weekend how she and her neighbor both like walking around the neighborhood & that she wanted to suggest they take a walk together sometime, but was worried about how to approach the conversation

so i said “how about you just say ‘i’ve noticed we both like taking walks! would you be interested in going for one together, or do you use walks for some precious alone time?’”

now Walking Neighbor has an automatic “get out of jail free card” if she wants to say no!!!! which means my mom doesn’t have to worry about the conversation being uncomfortable, because she’s set it up to go smoothly

either/or questions rather than yes/no questions. it is really like magic

nillabean

Taiki: Sure, you're verified on Twitter, but are you verified in the eyes of god?

Asen, sweating: What?

HELP, TWELVE KINGDOMS COMMUNITY

I’ve been reading for Ki’itsu as if he was Kyuusan this whole time but now that Kyuusan is back I’m so confused who the heck is Ki’itsu again???

Thank you, -bad with names and confused

#the twelve kingdoms #12 kingdoms

cryptonature

Each time a moth suddenly lands on my bare ankle when I'm half-awake, sipping coffee, I relive my entire personal evolution. The urge to smash. The pause. The readjustment. The care. The gentle gathering and the walk to my back door. The peace that follows a small act of kindness. The reunion with my better self.

babyfoxcollectionthings

messyobservationist

Okay this is my new favorite thing

Okay part 13 was awesome

Now to tackle the horrifying length of document 3 part 14 chapter 8

#the twelve kingdoms #I knew from the start Rousan was gonna be my favorite #I love me a good unconventional mad scientist villain🤌🤌🤌

@nillabean imitation is the greatest compliment (just not as skillfully)

Kouryou confronting Taiki about Gyousou on their walk at Jinjuu manor (Part 13 chapter 1): OOOOOOOOooooooooh IS HE BREATHING IS HE GOING TO SURVIVE THIS? TAIKI did you KNOW?????

#hamilton #incorrect twelve kingdom quotes #finally Kouryou asked the question on all our minds #WE’RE GETTING SOMEWHERE #Taiki was like: (gaslight mod activate) what could I have done to make you think gyousou wasn’t still king *eyeroll*

66 CHAPTERS OUT OF 132 COMPLETE

THIRD GOOGLE DOCUMENT OF THIS GOSH DARN FREAKIN BOOK DOWNLOADED URAHHHHHH

Fuyumi Ono is a sadist but we trust her we HAVE to trust her