historicalish nerdgasms

arts and crafts only sideblog: @easternwoods garb/sca sideblog: @justgarb aesthetic overflow sideblog: @ancient-trail

[nerdintheforest]

can i offer you an unsolicited

in these trying times

[blanchebees]

Loyal hounds

Tip jar

[lost-carcosa]

[nerdintheforest]

i will never not be a slut for black olives or some sort of pickle

[nerdintheforest]

it sucks when my gym buddy can't make it like seriously i dont even want to go now

[thetetra]

But being able to run their face in it when you worked out without them. Pure bliss

[nerdintheforest]

even greater bliss: taking an afternoon nap while they have work hehehe

[nerdintheforest]

Tonight we dine like Sheep

*buries face in salad*

[nerdintheforest]

Having to explain Greased Lightning and muscle cars to a kid born after 9/11 makes me realize how old I really am

[captain-price-returns]

[quasi-normalcy]

The best time to start meaningfully resisting American fascism was 12 years ago; the second best time to start is now.

[skaldish]

I think about this a lot.

[computationalcalculator]

may I add also “butt dial” vs “booty call” vs “bottom text”

[clitorius-maximus]

Hand job vs manual labor

[ohgreatblackbunny]

Tags deserved to be seen

[vigilskept]

society if people stopped backing established directors to make dogshit adaptations of classics and handed a big fuck off hollywood budget to a female tunisian director to make a film about dido

[sceptixfakemon]

they should make a water that hydrates you forever

[hyperions-fate]

The thing about film adaptations of famous, and particularly pre-modern, literature is that they only really work when made with small budgets by insane directors. The Odyssey, for example, should ideally be filmed with painted sets, waves and boats made from papier-mâché, and starring a cast of ugly Levantine farmers who wear fantastical Greek theatre masks. This would not, alas, be a Vogue friendly product.

[sugarsaltreading]

earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend

illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)

illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)

photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")

illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)

illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)

illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)

BONUS:

[sugarsaltreading]

Twitter user WomeGa55 drew some art of “Romance Auntie x Combat Auntie”

[bigbigbigtruck]

IT GOT BETTER

[mysteryteacup]

The RomCom Aunties!

[medievaljournalist]

cop pulls me over little does he know my drivers license is written in elf hieroglyphics & blinds anyone who reads it

[nerdintheforest]

[nerdintheforest]

it sucks when my gym buddy can't make it like seriously i dont even want to go now

[nerdintheforest]

cup ramen my beloved

[chronivore]

[moonbasetycho]

Stab