coolio

aesthetic as messy as my hair / 24

[skettchyartendeavours]

I did a little photoshoot of Magic the Dragon at school probably a little over 2 years ago now. I'd reckon these photos are sweet enough to share here ^v^

Ps, There's a little bonus photo under the cut of a mini crewmate plush I made around that time

Their name is Strawberry :]

[rosenkranz-does-things]

painted posters for some of my favorite episodes as a fun experiment

[mentaltimetraveller]

Kyoko Idetsu, I want to wear a warm sweater., 2022 Oil on canvas 76 ⅜ × 51 ⅛ in. (193.99 × 129.86 cm)

[iliothermia]

losing my mind at this creature 

[iliothermia]

since some asked what he is- he is indeed carved from a coconut, he is an etrog holder, and his estimated value is 2,000 - 3,000 USD. he’s a luxury few can afford

[winelike]

Garrison Keillor, Supper

[transparentstickers]

Four stickers from Sandylion featuring bears in radical 80′s fashion riding on decorated skateboards.

[dingdongyouarewrong]

kind of insane that i keep seeing stuff like "dating an abuser" or "married to an abuser" on callout posts for celebrities, especially young women. like.... your instinct is to call them out for this? you're not worried that they're being abused themseves? ok

[dingdongyouarewrong]

???????????

[dingdongyouarewrong]

what only being able to conceive of human relationships through the lens of moral decisions and callout posts does to a mf i guess

[spacelazarwolf]

as someone who was in an abusive relationship for four years i cannot express to you how many self proclaimed progressives just straight up consider themselves morally superior to me when i tell them i was abused. because they think it could never happen to them, they’re too smart, too strong, too perceptive, they’d never let it happen to them. they think i saw the red flags right away and just chose to keep dating him, when in actuality people like him hide those red flags and introduce them slowly to see how far they can push your boundaries. toward the end of the relationship, i knew i was being abused. i said it out loud. i said it to my best friend, who responded “when you’re ready to leave, i’ll be here”. but when i tried to talk to other progressive people about what i was going through, their response was always something along the lines of either “what did you expect when you chose to date a man?” or “and you’re choosing to stay with him?????” or even “you staying with him even though you know he’s a Bad Abusive Person means you’re clearly a Bad Abusive Person too.” it made it SO much harder to actually leave because that messaging paired with my abuser telling me i’d never find anyone else who would “put up with” me had me believing that being abused was what i deserved. because i’d chosen to date a man, because i’d chosen to date someone who wasn’t a good person, because i’d chosen to be abused. every day i hope the people who said those things to me never have to find out firsthand that no one is immune to manipulation and abuse. no amount of wokeness or moral purity will save you. the only thing that will save you is compassion and community.

[bemusedlybespectacled]

extremely unfriendly reminder that cutting off victims from their friends and families is exactly what an abuser wants. it is, in fact, way easier to abuse someone if they have no other resources outside of their abuser for stuff like emotional support or housing or childcare. it's also easier to abuse someone if you can use that lack of other resources as proof that you are in the right. "your mom never liked me anyway, and the fact that I am here for you and she isn't is proof that I love you and care about your well-being more than she does!"

and like, sure, you can be friends with whomever you like and stop being friends with them for any reason. and sometimes, yeah, you really do need to reduce or cut off contact for your own health and safety. sometimes the way a person acts when in an extremely stressful and controlling situation is itself unhealthy.

but you can't pretend it's a moral stance against abuse when you are enabling the abuser. that's not how it works.

[danskjavlarna]

From Cine-Mundial, 1931.

Here’s my seasonal collection of vintage (mostly weird) fashion.

Wondering about this post?  Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now:  Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

[pwlanier]

Incredible original design quilt by Carl Klewicke, American ca. 1907 Courtesy of American Folk Art Museum digital archives.

[agathasc0ven]

these images of sandra oh in the 90's/early 00's live in my mind rent free

hey god it's me again

[neshamama]

will barnet, "dialogue in green," 1970, lithograph

[topcat77]

Graham Franciose

[kafkasapartment]

A Fraktur drawing of two unicorns, c.1830. PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL. Watercolor on paper 

[glowcowboy]

without arts & crafts we are in hell

[geopsych]

I post this every year but it’s worth it to remind myself to plant flowers, in the garden and in my mind and whenever I get a chance, in the hearts of others.

[overdose-art]

Florentine Playing Cards. Francesco di Domenico, 1547.

[vintagehomecollection]

While local officials were willing to let developers culvert and fill the streambed to create a level building site, Cutler proved that an environmental alternative could be not only achievable but also spectacular.

The Naturally Elegant Home, 1992