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Tom. 17. Ravenclaw. This is a Harry Potter roleplaying blog.

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Eye Ring is more than just a ring.

Designed a few years ago by Korean designer Jeong Yong, it is the concept of a scanner reader for blind people. The idea was to allow people to read non-Braille books and to avoid the costs of a normal desktop scanner.

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Google Translate can now read signs for you in real time, which is just completely insane

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!!!

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learn the language. this is so horribly lazy.

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Going to a foreign country for a short visit? Learn the entire language you lazy american! Going to multiple foreign countries? Too bad learn every single one. Just stopping in a foreign country? Learn the language you piece of shit. How dare you translate Russian, a language that looks nothing like your native tongue. Why didnt you learn the entirety of Russian fluently? Durr hburr technology is bad fire is scary and Thomas Edison was a witch.

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Lunar eclipse (by jpstanley)

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Why does it have to be so cloudy here tonight, out of all nights?

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A cardiac surgeon comforts a weeping 2-year-old girl by playing cartoons before her surgery. This heart-warming scene was captured on September 18 at a hospital in Zhejiang, eastern China, reported People’s Daily Online. (Source)

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In the Doorway , India

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Deafblind Brazilian “watches” World Cup with the help of his friends - Video

THESE are real friends. Absolutely amazing.

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Just a few hours away from a brand new episode of Steven Universe! Check out ‘Nightmare Hospital’ written and storyboarded by Paul Vellico and Raven Molisee, tonight at 5:30 pm e/p on Cartoon Network!

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TONIGHT!!!

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Step-wells in India by Victoria Lautman

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Anatomical studies and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.

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An Indian version of The Golden Compass by Assaf Horowitz, via Character Design Page.

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[Tom is as prominent as he needs to be for the first couple days, trying his best to help out first years and those who need it. He savors his free time when he can get it. He is tense as hell and very on edge but of course nothing about his mannerisms will point that out. He sports his new Head badge on his robe.]

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A mass answering of questions: an epic saga of life, love, and betrayal

1. Are you more feminine or masculine?

Tom is more masculine I would say? But definitely not hyper-masculine in any sense of the word. He has the privilege of not really thinking or worrying about his gender or presentation all that much.

4. What do you love about yourself?

I don’t really think there is much Tom ‘loves’ about himself. He more so finds satisfaction in receiving encouragement and kind words from those around him who he trusts. He likes praise and feeling useful.

6. Do you see yourself differently than other people describe you?

I think everyone does? Tom can be internally pretty short fused and angry but it doesn’t come out often. So I guess people probably might think he’s very consistently calm or maybe that he doesn’t care.

8. What’s something you’re bad at, but love?

Rawee has recently been working with Tom to teach him crocheting. It’s something that he finds rather fascinating, but does not yet have decent enough dexterity to really master.

10. How do you spend your free time?

Tom is a fuckin nerd. He spends his free time reading and doing potions work that he considers ‘fun’. what a nerd. Also he hangs out with his gf a lot now, thats a thing.

13. What is the most insulting thing anyone has said to you?

Tom was bullies a shitton in muggle schooling but also has overall had a lot of ignorant things said to him after his accident? The thing that truly infuriates him though out of all of that is when someone underestimates him or his abilities.

14. Favorite game?

He likes watching Rawee play games moreso than playing them.

16. Do you believe in god?

Tom is a pretty devout Hindu, and focuses on a number of different gods within there. He has his own shrine setup in his room when he’s at school and follows a strict diet.

20. Are we raised into what we love, or do we come to love it based on how we were raised?

I think for Tom its a little of both. Both of his parents are in medical professions, but Tom is kind of finding his own way in that, with using magic and all that. He certainly has a strong support system though.

21. How do you feel about the school system?

Room for improvement. The protests prove this. Tom is bitter about school systems and clings on to the way his bullies were treated while in muggle schooling as well.

22. Do you believe in fate/destiny?

To an extent Tom does. It ties in neatly with his spiritual and religious beliefs. But it is not so much that destiny is a strong unmovable force and more that he thinks that certain things are meant to be, but there isn’t a concrete way for those things to manifest. If that makes sense.

23. What is art?

Tom sure doesn’t freakin know let me tell you

24. Do we define ourselves, or does our past?

I think Tom has a tendency to cling to the past a lot. however! He is starting to really get better at that. He is now able to define himself more than just a handful of certain events that have haunted him for a while.

26. Do humans matter?

Tom loves humans so much what. He has dedicated his life to helping other people. Humans. 100/10

29. Does apathy really exist?

He thinks so?

31. What gender do you prefer?

No preference.  He has experience with multiple genders and he does not find anyone to be more or less attractive to him.

36. Ideal height?

No preference here. Cheesy af, but he likes people’s character more than their presentation.

41. How much of an age cap can you handle?

Uhhhh idk. Tom probably wouldn’t go for someone 3-5 yrs older than him?

43. Could you forgive a cheater?

Tom doesn’t really have much forgiveness in him for cheaters. The people he shares relationships are close and special to him, and he chooses them rather carefully. if someone betrays his trust he doesn’t take it lightly.

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(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ～『✧~*ABOUT YOU*~✧』

1. Are you more feminine or masculine?

2. Are you tall or short?

3. What’s your favorite color?

4. What do you love about yourself?

5. What’s your greatest flaw?

6. Do you see yourself differently than other people describe you?

7. What are you really, really good at?

8. What’s something you’re bad at, but love?

9. What’s something people have tried to force you to do?

10. How do you spend your free time?

11. Describe the way you dress in one sentence.

12. Have you ever gotten your nails professionally painted?

13. What is the most insulting thing anyone has said to you?

14. Favorite game?

15. What color is your hair?

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16. Do you believe in god?

17. Is men’s rights a thing?

18. Does love really exist?

19. Can science explain everything, eventually?

20. Are we raised into what we love, or do we come to love it based on how we were raised?

21. How do you feel about the school system?

22. Do you believe in fate/destiny?

23. What is art?

24. Do we define ourselves, or does our past?

25. What happens after we die?

26. Do humans matter--tiny specs on a floating piece of rock in a solar 27. system in a galaxy in an infinite universe?

28. Is there good in everyone?

29. Does apathy really exist?

29. Is human life only valuable because our society makes it?

30. How do you feel about society, the vague “they” blamed for everything?

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31. What gender do you prefer?

32. What’s the first thing you notice about someone?

33. Could you love someone you found ugly?

34. Favorite hair color?

35. Favorite eye color?

36. Ideal height?

37. Describe, personality-wise, what your ideal boy/girlfriend would be like?

38. Describe, appearance-wise, what your ideal boy/girlfriend would be like?

39. What do you look for--brains or looks?

40. Could you fall in love online?

41. How much of an age cap can you handle?

42. How would you introduce yourself on a blind date?

43. Could you forgive a cheater?

44. Is lying about something serious as bad as cheating?

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While summer has certainly been productive in most realms, it has been very unproductive in magic. I need to start practicing again.

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What would you consider a pet peeve of yours?

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Tulwar Sword

Dated: 19th century

Culture: Indian, Rajasthan

The large Pattern Welded Steel blade displays the ‘watered’ patterns and features a shallow fuller and makers/armoury stamp. The hilt is decorated in thick gold Koftgari work in foliage and geometric designs. The scabbard retains its original velvet cover and fittings, which also feature heavily applied gold decoration.

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