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This reflects me; Fibromyalgia & Spoonie & Gypsy & Off-Kilter Stranger that you will likely never meet. I like humor & vintage photos & the circus & costume design & art & science & beauty. Odd bits & pieces too, weird tidbits that catch my fancy and imagination. By the way, a Selchie is a creature of myth from Scottish, Irish and Egyptian cultures and others also. It lives in the ocean; an enchanted seal that sheds its skin when on land - where it becomes a beautiful woman. As a woman it is lost, bewildered and lonely. It will return to the sea as soon as it can unless its shed pelt is stolen; then it will remain a woman. There are tales of its capture and of its woe while its skin is hidden away by love-struck fishermen. And of its joy when its searching for the pelt finally succeeds and it escapes to its home; its freedom in the sea.

[weirdvintage]

Glenn Strange from Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Met Frankenstein and Ann Blyth from Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, meet on the Universal lot,1948 (via A Certain Cinema)

[selchieskin]

Love Hollywood mix-ups.

[nevereverbeensosatisfied]

[ijustwantchipotle]

EVERYTIME IT’S ON MY DASHBOARD I WATCH IT AND CRY BEST VIDEO

[alllforyouandmore]

ITS BACK THANK YOU GOD

[therothwoman]

This video is a gift.

[livingonthecuspofdeath]

I want what she’s having.

[crumpetseeds-blog]

it’s always better than i remember it

[patsyymount-deactivated20200823]

@jjesssssicaaaaa

[selchieskin]

I love this woman! Makes me happy to watch her.

[weirdvintage]

“The man or boy absorbed in constructive and interesting work and thoughts has no time to bother with smutty stories”–from the American Social Health Association, 1922 (via University of Minnesota Media Archive)

[selchieskin]

This is hilarious because yes, yes he does.

[lasmaracuyas]

[selchieskin]

I love this, as a Spoonie it is important to remember.

[gifbro]

[4gifs]

Hydraulic press vs Easter goodies. [video]

[selchieskin]

Wow, so much squisssssshhhhhh!!!!!!!

[slothgoth]

Tag yourself I’m running about

[dollymacabre]

Turnip shepherd.

[selchieskin]

I am a fish bender.

[weirdvintage]

Mortado, The Human Fountain was born in Berlin and first exhibited himself there in 1929.  He had holes bored through both his hands and feet, and, when seated in a specially constructed chair, copper tubes were fed through the wounds.   Water flowed through them at a high pressure, making Mortado a “human fountain”.  

When he was not performing, he plugged his wounds with corks to keep them from healing.  He occasionally also performed in biblical Crucifixion reenactments, placing small “blood bags” in his wounds for realism, which his assistant would puncture when he nailed him.  

He is pictured here at Coney Island’s Dreamland Circus in 1930 (Sources 1, 2)

[selchieskin]

Circus Sideshows, a love of mine- Carnies!

[fuckyeahillustrativeart]

by Romy Yao http://romyyao.tumblr.com

[selchieskin]

Circus!

[theslaybymic]

This is what Native American fashion looks like without the cultural appropriation

Follow @this-is-life-actually

[selchieskin]

A day late for Women's Day, a nod to our Nation's original people

[oldhollywoodfilms]

Jean Harlow was born March 3, 1911, in Kansas City, Mo.

[selchieskin]

It looks so normal in these old glamorous photos but how odd would it be if I plucked out all my eyebrows and drew them back on like that? So great on Miss Harlow though.

[silenceformysoul]

Jules Joseph Lefebevre - Artemis, or as some may call Her, Diana

[selchieskin]

Beautiful.

[badgirlbluez]

I am trying to get out of this relationship.

He always convinces me that I am the cause of all of our problems. That I am so unstable that I ruin us. That I’m being too needy by asking for basic needs. That I am irrational whenever I try to talk to him about a problem. That he is innocent.

If you haven’t been in an emotionally abusive relationship you couldn’t possibly understand.

I am mentally ill & the person I love takes advantage of it. He can convince me that I’m fucking worthless in a single swoop. I am desperate for him to love me & I try so hard to be a better person, but he does not love me. He uses me.

I’m trying so hard to leave. It’s hard. He convinces me this is all in my head. He convinces me that nobody will love me except him.

I know I’m dumb for being with him but please stop giving me shit when I am really trying. It is paining me. It’s easier to just put up with the abuse sometimes.

[selchieskin]

Call someone who helps women in your situation. Keep trying. We all think you are worth more. I am also mentally ill, we deserve love.

[mamas-still-doing-it-all]

I am my own worst enemy. I second guess myself, I doubt myself, and I don’t approve of anything I have accomplished because I always compare it to what I could have done if I wasn’t sick.

(via mamas-still-doing-it-all)

I do this too. I need to work on it.

dark and victorian elegance

[selchieskin]

Beautiful, I would wear this to run errands.

[meandmybumble]

Lazy Sunday waiting for Annie to come home 😊

[selchieskin]

I adore Archer. Makes any Sunday less lazy; how can you relax in the "Danger Zone!"?

[clovercoin]

I made myself a pretty rainbowriffic pain chart to print out and use for myself. I loved this chart I saw so much I just recreated a print-version for me to use at home and hand to my doctors to explain what my “pain level” is.

Today is sadly a 7-8 kinda day….

[selchieskin]

I am 5-8 every day. Unless I am going to the ER. I haven't been a 0 in 15 years.

[theonion]

The Case For And Against Prayer In Public Schools

As it continues to be a hot-button issue for lawmakers, here are the cases for and against allowing prayer in public schools:

FOR: Students’ vocabulary expanded to include “tresspasses,” “apostolic,” “prodigal,” “fiery wrath”

AGAINST: Mandated prayer creates hostile environment for the hellbound

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[selchieskin]

The Onion, my favorite veg.