Barely Teenage Girl

Contemplation

[musteilss]

Five hundred cigarettes

[folkandbooks]

Devotional post for Aphrodite. 🐚

Ποικιλόθρον᾽ ὰθάνατ᾽ ᾽Αφροδιτα,

παῖ Δίοσ, δολόπλοκε, λίσσομαί σε

μή μ᾽ ἄσαισι μήτ᾽ ὀνίαισι δάμνα,

πότνια, θῦμον.

ἀλλά τυίδ᾽ ἔλθ᾽, αἴποτα κἀτέρωτα

τᾶσ ἔμασ αύδωσ αἴοισα πήλγι

ἔκλυεσ πάτροσ δὲ δόμον λίποισα

χρύσιον ἦλθεσ

ἄρμ᾽ ὐποζεύξαια, κάλοι δέ σ᾽ ἆγον

ὤκεεσ στροῦθοι περὶ γᾶσ μελαίνασ

πύκνα δινεῦντεσ πτέῤ ἀπ᾽ ὠράνω

αἴθεροσ διὰ μέσσω.

αῖψα δ᾽ ἐχίκοντο, σὺ δ᾽, ὦ μάσαιρα

μειδιάσαισ᾽ ἀθάνατῳ προσώπῳ,

ἤρἐ ὄττι δηὖτε πέπονθα κὤττι

δἦγτε κάλημι

κὤττι μοι μάλιστα θέλω γένεσθαι

μαινόλᾳ θύμῳ, τίνα δηὖτε πείθω

μαῖσ ἄγην ἐσ σὰν φιλότατα τίσ τ, ὦ

Πσάπφ᾽, ἀδίκηει;

καὶ γάρ αἰ φεύγει, ταχέωσ διώξει,

αἰ δὲ δῶρα μὴ δέκετ ἀλλά δώσει,

αἰ δὲ μὴ φίλει ταχέωσ φιλήσει,

κωὐκ ἐθέλοισα.

ἔλθε μοι καὶ νῦν, χαλεπᾶν δὲ λῦσον

ἐκ μερίμναν ὄσσα δέ μοι τέλεσσαι

θῦμοσ ἰμμέρρει τέλεσον, σὐ δ᾽ αὔτα

σύμμαχοσ ἔσσο.

— Σαπφώ (Sappho)

[khaire-traveler]

It's my personal belief that just about every beginning pagan and polytheist who worries about upsetting their gods if they don't give enough offerings should go one or two months without giving any offerings but still politely ask their gods for assistance.

Why in the hell would I say this? It's simple, dear friends: it could hopefully show them that, hey, gods are actually a lot more chill and willing to help than mainstream paganism and polytheism would have us believe.

The gods aren't going to devour your soul for asking for their help. It's my opinion that they actually appreciate being valued and trusted enough by you for you to rely on them in your times of need. You don't need to feel guilty for asking for help - that's the main point of this post.

[northern-passage]

Reblogging something about celebrating terrorist groups murdering and kidnapping people.....I just hope that anyone who enjoys seeing such things will *never* have the experience of having their loved ones disappear one morning.

I hope they never have to see the faces of theirs relatives, friends, classmates, colleagues and neighbors on palestinian tv being beaten and dragged to gaza by terrorist.

Could you imagine seeing your friend who was missing the whole day on palestinian tiktok being kidnapped while people are happy about it? While entire streets are closed inside their homes because armed terrorist raid your city? Breaking into homes to kidnap people?

No matter what side theyre on i hope no one ever has to experience that kind of horror.

the Palestinian people have had to watch their children and brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers be murdered violently in the streets of Gaza for decades because of the violent occupation of Palestine.

you get to call the colonizers "relatives, friends, classmates, colleagues and neighbors" but the Palestinian people are only ever "terrorists." when the Israeli police drag Palestinians out of mosques and kill them in streets-- more than 200 Palestinians have been killed this year alone, plus the 161 that have already been killed in retaliation-- are you going to call them terrorists, too? as Israel continues their retaliation and kills 30 Palestinians for every single Israeli soldier, is it "terrorism" or will you find a way to justify it, then? will you care about the "relatives, friends, classmates, colleagues and neighbors" then?

"No matter what side theyre on i hope no one ever has to experience that kind of horror." again, Palestinians have been living this for decades. and what we're witnessing now is the inevitable response to those decades of oppression & occupation.

as for your "friends, classmates, colleagues and neighbors" -- they are living on occupied land. land that was taken by force through ethnic cleansing. they can leave at any time-- most of them have already, fleeing back to their home countries with their dual citizenships. they are settlers. they are part of the settler colony that is actively oppressing, dispossessing, and murdering Palestinians.

these "terrorists" you decry are oppressed people taking up arms-- scavenged from the weapons Israeli soldiers and police have been using against them for years-- to decolonize and take back their home. decolonization is a violent process. we absolutely cannot tolerate a double standard. there is no "both sides."

Myth: Israel is defending itself | Decolonize Palestine

Myth: Israel is not an Apartheid state | Decolonize Palestine

Myth: Israel has always sought peace | Decolonize Palestine

Myth: The Palestinian Authority subsidizes "terrorism" (pay to slay) | Decolonize Palestine

Myth: Israel (or any other state) has a right to exist | Decolonize Palestine

all of my support to the Palestinian resistance, from the river to the sea Palestine will be free.

[judilyart]

hi it's my birthday so here's a few of my personal works that i like and hope you enjoy too 💜🌾

[scylla-moonlight]

THIS IS STUNNING AND I LOVE IT

[alcestas-sloboda]

"imagine just for a second if Russia has done that in Ukraine"

[wintersmitth]

The rule of thumb, if you're pointing at a war crime and say Imagine if Russia did that to Ukraine.

Sorry to break to y'all, but russia HAS done all of it to Ukraine. All that and more. Much more.

Stop using us and our deaths for this stupid whataboutism

[riguri]

i saw a tweet about destroying water supply and "imAgiNE if ruSsia hAs dOne it iN UkrAine"

i lived for a month with no electricity, no internet, no signal at all, no heating and no water. in november.

i, like everyone there, was collecting rain water and take water from the river we have there. on the opposite side of the river were russian snipers that were sometimes shooting people who came for water because they had fun doing that

also i still have a picture of myself with a bottle of water that i sent to everyone i knew saying "LOOK I FOUND AND BOUGHT CLEAR WATER"

So please shut the fuck up when you don't know what you're talking about

[chlorine1]

i also wana start a picrew chain so just tag as manny ppl as you can and make a little guy of yourself

little guy maker｜Picrew

mine

@sad-trash-pigeon @hyperbolic-havoc @literally-maria @willprobablychangethis @willows-woes @heartstopperstuff @sproldenlover @pessimistonsteriods @person4924 @katelyn-heartstopper @artsimmys @acuteobsession @apersononearth011 @faulty-radio

[sakkiichi]

thank you for the tag, dear, this was so cute ! 🩷

tags: @bunny-rambles @ssilversiren @kunikuma @lilikags @ayaboba @dearemilia @https-furina @soleillunne @papiliotao @yourangel137 @yaminohimeyume @bluhen-my-love @the-knaves-world @watatsumiis @hiraethsdesires @mhiieee @meidnightrain @asoulsreverie @rintosei @kirimoochi @lemeowade @pue3lla @sunnyangelshiloh @qqingque @ciarchivez @sangoqueenkoko @catcze @kaeffeinee + anyone who’d like to do this picrew <3

[ruruumin]

I LOOK LIKE A SILLY GREMLIN ONEHSJSSNDB

thanks for the tag ❤️❤️

tagging (no pressure): @blue-b3rries @naenaex0xx @kissxcore @ayamago @amaiaqt @june-again @rainswept @kazumist

[rainswept]

thank you for the tag !! (i’ve never done one of these ask games before because i couldn’t find options that somewhat matched me (my hair especially — technically this isn’t what my hair looks like YET but i’m dying it like this today or tomorrow and they didn’t have my current hair color so) but i finally did!! i wanted to let you know not to stop tagging me because of it, even if i don’t respond, because i love tag games and it’s probably more along the lines of that than me not wanting to participate)

tagging (no pressure): @strawberrylabs @maehemthemisfit i’m so sorry i don’t have many mutuals that weren’t already tagged 😭 lmk if you’d rather not be tagged in ask games in the future!

[strawberrylabs]

Look at that little fucker with his cake<3

Anyways

@miniaturecollectiveendermen @scylla-moonlight @turdofanerd (no pressure bbgs)

[scylla-moonlight]

No thoughts behind those eyes

Tagging; @godofthewokeandbroke @riguri

[folkloregirlfriend]

mutuals do this

[i23kazu]

oh , how lovely... reblogs were getting long so i reduced it :3 thank you for the tag, snob !!!

⊹ ₊˚ blue; love as peace

how to describe your love? your love is a cool pool which you can sink into on a hot day. your love is a reassuring hand squeeze, a whispered "it'll be okay, i'm here". your love is knowing their favorite gas station snack, their coffee order, their loved and hated songs. your love is the rain that every plant needs to grow. your love is compassion and confidence.

tagging (no pressure!) : @kazucafe @xiaophobic @starglitterz @dawndelion-winery @chichikoi @zhongrin @dustofthedailylife i think you guys would like this !! (plus anyo else who wants to do this hehe)

[dawndelion-winery]

Help, I thought this was a writing prompt gkdksjfb anyways<3

Pink; love as empathy Your love is a Valentine's carefully glued together with ribbon, perfume, and a kiss. Loving you is like sinking into a plush mattress. Your spine and soul both breathe out, knowing this is good, this is right. Love is your second nature, love is your language. Love!

Tagging: @midsummxr @kkomaism @lo-cinno @solaaresque @meimeimeirin

[lo-cinno]

Black; love as healing

Your love is the carefully tilled soil of last year's garden. In that way, loving you is rich with possibilities and growth. You are a quiet weekend night, as the stars begin to wink down at you. You sit, you listen, you reflect. Perhaps in the past you've been misunderstood, maybe by yourself. Everything has the potential for love. Love is a promise for you.

Tag: @cxlrose @so2uv @lemeowade (I forgot who my mutuals are help-)

[so2uv]

thank you for the tag my omnomnom cinno-monbun LMAO

black; love as healing

Your love is the carefully tilled soil of last year's garden. In that way, loving you is rich with possibilities and growth. You are a quiet weekend night, as the stars begin to wink down at you. You sit, you listen, you reflect. Perhaps in the past you've been misunderstood, maybe by yourself. Everything has the potential for love. Love is a promise for you.

tagging: @urielphix @tiredsleep @itaerae @kamiyatos @june-again + whoever else wants to do it

[strxnged]

i got pink; love as empathy! this quiz made me cry i miss my partner so bad. taggingggg @oikawas-toris @beingsuneone @kirimoochi @rainswept @my-neighbor-todoro + anyone else who wants to!

[rainswept]

orange; love as a home + blue; love as peace

i did the quiz twice because i remember getting blue last time i did it (which was maybe a month ago?) and i was very conflicted over one of the answers, so i got orange first this time and then redid it, changing that one answer, and got blue again. i still think orange is currently more accurate however, considering that is what i chose/got first (and just the way it’s described).

blue: How to describe your love? Your love is a cool pool which you can sink into on a hot day. Your love is a reassuring hand squeeze, a whispered "it'll be okay, I'm here". Your love is knowing their favorite gas station snack, their coffee order, their loved and hated songs. Your love is the rain that every plant needs to grow. Your love is compassion and confidence.

edit: okay now i’m confused because?? i just redid the test picking what i swear was the same answers and?? cannot for the life of me get orange again?? so maybe it’s just blue? even though the actual description of orange felt more accurate,, idk

tagging @strawberrylabs <3 more people should reach out to me i think i want more mutuals to tag in ask games

[strawberrylabs]

(couldn't be bothered copy pasting)

Thanks for the tag bbg

@miniaturecollectiveendermen @scylla-moonlight @turdofanerd here you go moots- do your thing

[scylla-moonlight]

Blue; love as peace

How to describe your love? Your love is a cool pool which you can sink into on a hot day. Your love is a reassuring hand squeeze, a whispered "it'll be okay, I'm here". Your love is knowing their favorite gas station snack, their coffee order, their loved and hated songs. Your love is the rain that every plant needs to grow. Your love is compassion and confidence.

Thanks for the tag <3

Tagging:

@godofthewokeandbroke @riguri

[sorceress-foxgirl-ariel]

[scylla-moonlight]

Stupidly colossal hammer team forever

[hadrianandantinuous]

does anyone have any hacks for how to actually read scholarly stuff & absorb it?

i'm trying to read these essays & stuff in a class i'm really interested in yet i can't physically focus on it enough to actually process what's going on

[gorgessastudies]

pomodoro timer for readings is a life saver

Honestly I tend to just break the reading up into thirds and do it over the course of the day so im not cramming info into my brain and getting nothing out of it

[honorthegods]

First, do whatever you need to do to stay alert/focus: beverage of choice, good lighting, etc.

Second, don't get lost in the details, aim for getting a general understanding of the text. Summarize the text in your own words. Be sure to include in your notes anything that was innovative, striking, or controversial - and anything you might want to explore further.

I jot down unfamiliar academic words in a little notebook I keep for the purpose, and add the definitions for future reference.

Try breaking the long sentences into short sentences on a piece of scrap paper.

[seashellronan]

the thing that gets me about about barbie is that barbie land wasn’t even purposefully a matriarchy, barbie land came about because of the way little girls were playing with their barbies, it wasn’t created by mattel it was created by the people using the toys, so the fact that the barbies ignored the ken’s and had girls night every night wasn’t because they had some bias against him, it was just an accurate depiction of how kids play with barbies. I had some ken dolls as a child and they were essential to the plot in the sense that of course my barbie has a boyfriend because that represented the world i saw around me, but also he didn’t have any purpose in my dream world because i was only interested in what the girls were doing because they represented me and how i wanted to be, I wanted girls night every night I wanted the girls to be president and austronauts and not because of some inherent feminist idea but because I was a girl and I wasn’t thinking about boys, ken was an accessory. this movie wasn’t made to change the world but it showed a different perspective than what we usually see which I thought was fun. Men don’t have to be the centre of all our stories and its not even because we hate them, sometimes we’re just not thinking about them

[tears-of-amber-deactivated20260]

If you’re still upset about some dispute the gods had in MYTHOLOGY a thousand+ years ago you need to seriously chill. I can be a Freyja devotee and work with Loki as well. Did he slut shame her in lokasenna? Yes. Was lokasenna written by a Christian HUMAN dude? YES. Remember that. If you take mythology literally without thinking about who wrote it and the context and religions and politics of the time then you’re being foolish. Sorry, but it’s true.

[casismymrdarcy]

Barbie is having an existential crisis due to girls being forced to mature very early in their life meanwhile Ken is still in his ignorance is a bliss phase because "boys will be boys"-

[catharsistine]

The scene in the Barbie trailer when Barbie is skating around with Ken and asks "Why is everyone staring at me?"

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE AN ADOLESCENT GIRL.

Living in Barbieland (childhood girlhood) but then suddenly you're all grown up in the real world subject to scrutiny and sexualisation (the guy slapping Barbie's ass) and feeling like existing is a crime?

Being forced by adult men into a box (which leads to the not like other girls syndrome) and exploring the 'real world' (being forced to grow up too quickly) while fighting the realisation that maybe the world sucks and being a woman is so difficult while hoping with all your heart that it's not always going to be this way.

Losing touch with the very things that made you happy because they're considered immature and girly? (The group of teens that said they hadn't played with Barbies since they were five.)

Older women telling you that you have to learn the truth about the world and that you can never have your old life back (Kate Mckinnon's Barbie) despite it being the only thing you yearn for, but also older women being a bright spot and support (the old woman on the bench) in the endless slough of life.

And this is just the trailer!!! I'm so excited for this movie I can't breathe, Greta Gerwig the woman that you are 😭

[freightandgroove]

the reason why Barbie (2023) will work as a movie and as a feminist piece is because Greta Gerwig actually also knows how to write complex, funny and interesting male characters. her Laurie in Little Women was kind and fun and authentic in a way that made the audience understand what the girls see in him; the guy from Lady Bird (yes, Timothée Chalamet again) was a really cool twist on the douchebag archetype. like there's no way Barbie will be about how all the Kens suck (and from the new trailer i believe it's also going to focus on Barbie' self-actualization which, god I'm so excited for Greta to make me cry in a Barbie movie!)

[chase-solidago]

North American friends, please don’t mistake UK “let our native weeds grow freely” as blanket permission to claim US non-native weeds as equally beneficial. They don’t have the same value to our native pollinators

No Mow May is a huge case study on cross-Atlantic mistranslation

Listen to Dr. Sheila Colla, NA native bee expert, instead of UK honeybee people:

“Coming back from the biodiversity crisis will require active stewardship, not neglect, of altered landscapes.”

The Surprising Downside of #NoMowMay | Rewilding Magazine

Letting dandelions grow for a month is marketed as an easy way to help save the bees. But it's not a blanket solution

I permanently keep this article open as a tab on my phone because I reference it so much

yes, something flowering is better than nothing, but all this money, research, PR, and literal seeding of weeds going on could instead be used to support our actual native bees, instead of offering them non-native, poorly nutritious diets that can literally lead them to canibalize their own eggs

[plantyhamchuk]

GREAT article - highly recommend

“Instead of encouraging #LazyLawns what we need to do, urgently, is to steward, tend and nurture landscapes for native biodiversity and ecological integrity. A month of long lawns filled with dandelions and other non-native weedy species just doesn’t cut it. It’s the ecological equivalent of opening a fast-food restaurant on every corner – for a short amount of time. At best, burgers and fries for a while, but not a sustained full-service menu of healthy nutrition and habitat for pollinators.

While we need to loosen the grip of the lawn on our collective landscape imaginings, here’s what the little research done to date on dandelions tells us. Dandelion has allelopathic pollen, a scientific term that basically means the pollen of dandelions can reduce reproductive success in native wildflowers, disrupting the native plant communities it invades. Another study showed that queen bumblebees (some of the early emerging wild bees that pro-dandelion campaigns say dandelions help) resorted to eating their own eggs when fed a diet of protein-deficient dandelion pollen.

This is not an argument for vilifying the dandelion or dismissing the value of rethinking manicured lawns. Indeed, one of the benefits of #NoMowMay is that it undermines the conventional lawn aesthetic and, in doing so, helps to normalize acceptance of “messy-looking” habitats that support pollinators (dead leaves and dead plant stalks, for example). Another benefit of the campaign is that not running the lawn mower will reduce noise and air pollution.

But #NoMowMay is not a one-stop solution to the loss and degradation of pollinator habitat.“

[breelandwalker]

Our HOA said everyone had to mow their yards. So we trimmed. And if they bitch about the wildflowers and clover we left standing, we plan to put border stones around the beds to make them decorative. Because we like the natural look and the bees deserve to eat.

[lovelypearls]

30 Days of Aphrodite

Day 9: Describe how you personally see Aphrodite (as in her physical characteristics)

Whenever I think of Her, the way William-Adolphe Bougereau painted her in The Birth of Aphrodite and the way Herbert James Draper depicted her in The Pearls of Aphrodite always jumps out to me immediately, just a little more chubby maybe. They're 2 of my favorite paintings and she just looks so stunning and heavenly in them