Collector of Sad Old Elves

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[sheirukitriesfandom]

There's a documentary about my dad's home region on TV today. It's such fun to watch because I know all the places and even some of the people shown. The Austrian family WhatsApp group has been going crazy all day.

[nauteno]

Summer Mazte from ESO🍹

[pc-98s]

i highly recommend developing an intense interest in some natural phenomenon or creature such as bugs or stars or mushrooms. you will be delighted every time you go outside

[thatswhywelovegermany]

• Let's go somewhere hot

• I have an attic apartment.

[elavoria]

A graphite study of Regill’s portrait, as it had been too long since I spent some time with it. I wanted to both push my skills and try a more lineless style, and I think I succeeded!

Early progress photo under the cut~

Faber-Castell graphite pencils, Daler-Rowney FW acrylic ink.

[dirty-bosmer]

Mr. and Mrs. Netch

[echo-has-queries]

In Ehren des Speak Your Language Days präsentiere ich das beste Wort der deutschen Sprache:

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Doch, although seemingly inconspicuous, is one of the most complicated words the German language has to offer. It is mindboggling how many functions and how many different meanings this little four-letter one-syllable sucker can take on.

Doch as an adverb

In this function, doch can mean anyway, nevertheless, regardless, nonetheless, although, still, yet, though, but, after all.

Sie ist dann doch gekommen. (She came after all.)

Das war spät, doch nicht zu spät, hoffe ich. (That was late, but not too late, I hope.)

Freundlich, doch bestimmt, verweigerte er der Gruppe den Eintritt. – (Politely but firmly, he denied the group entry.)

Doch as a response particle

In this function, doch expresses a contradiction when answering yes/no questions that contain a negation, affirming the fact negated in the question. This is the amazing function of doch most commonly referred to when mentioning it in a blog post, being the third German response particle besides yes and no.

„Du willst ihn aber nicht heiraten?“ – „Doch.“ ("But you don't want to marry him?" – "Yes, I do.")

„Hast du sie nicht angerufen?“ – „Doch!“ ("Didn't you call her?" – "Yes!")

"Das hast du wohl nicht gedacht, dass das funktioniert, oder?“ – „Doch!“ ("You probably didn't think that would work, did you?" – "Oh, yes, I did!")

„Es ist nicht zu spät, oder?“ – „Doch!“ ("It’s not too late, is it?" – "Yes, it is!")

„Ist keiner zu Hause?“ – „Doch!“ ("Is no one home?" – "Yes, there is!")

Doch as a modal particle

Here it becomes even more complicated because in this function, doch can have three distinct meanings that—depending on the context—partially contradict each other.

1. Doch as an emphasizing or intensifying particle

Firstly, doch may emphasize and intensify—for example, a fact, a question, or a request.

Ich würde ja gerne kommen, aber ich habe doch eine Verabredung. (I’d love to come, but unfortunately I already have an appointment.)

Nun ist es aber doch ganz schön spät geworden. (It has turned out to be quite late after all.)

Du hast doch gefragt, oder? (But you did ask, didn't you? [said in a slightly exasperated tone])

Komm doch mal her, mein Freund! Was ist das hier? (Come here a moment, my friend! What is this? [said in a stern voice])

2. Doch as a softening particle

Secondly, doch may soften the tone and make it friendlier—for example, turning a command into a wish or a suggestion.

Lieber Frühling, komm doch bald herbei! (Dear Spring, please come soon!)

Bring doch gleich etwas zu trinken mit! (Why not bring something to drink while you're at it? [Side note: the particle gleich is translated as "while you're at it" here, implying that the person talked to has gotten up to fetch something else.])

Schlag doch zu! [ironisch] (Go ahead, take a swing! [ironic])

Mach doch was du willst! (Do what you want! [I'm tired of arguing with you.])

3. Doch as a reminder of a known fact

Thirdly, doch can express that what is being stated is known or indisputable. In this sense, it is used almost exclusively in written language—and only very rarely in colloquial speech—specifically and obligatorily in causal clauses with verb-first word order.

Er hat sie sehnsüchtig angesehen, liebte er sie doch. (He gazed at her longingly, for he loved her.)

Danach zog sie aufs Land, wollte sie doch dem Lärm der Stadt entkommen. (After that, she moved to the countryside, wanting to escape the noise of the city. [Doch is not translated here; in this piece of literature, it should have been made sufficiently clear beforehand that she loathed city life.])

Ich würde ja gerne kommen, aber ich habe doch eine Verabredung. (I’d love to come, but don't you remember that I already have an appointment.)

[sheirukitriesfandom]

I'm in Italy now 😃

I had a great time in France. Way more interesting and beautiful than I initially anticipated.

I gotta be real, my expectations were soured by French class and, apparently, shitty people without patience for French learners. For most of the trip, hand-and-foot-ese alongside broken French and English worked well enough.

It was my first time spending a long time in the country and I absolutely plan to return (especially Dijon. Beautiful Dijon with its delicacies ❤️).

Only the Côte d'Azur was pretty impossible because there was hardly any space to park the camper...

Now it's back to Imperia after 16 years.

[sharkapology]

People do not give us (Brasil) enough credit for:

Our fucked up dolphins

Our fucked up porcupines

Our fucked up snakes

This

[celestial-seasonings427]

What the fuck is that

[sharkapology]

can u be nice

[sheirukitriesfandom]

@elavoria

[thecryptkeeper]

i know the way people talk about their pets now is probably how we’ve been doing it for all of history. a cat owner in ancient rome saw their cat lounging on the dining pillows and commented “he thinks himself to be the senator claudius 🤣”

[library-seraph]

The first attested cat in Japan was given to a young 9th century emperor and his diary about it includes such gems as 'I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long.", "The color of the fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink.", "When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. You cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were circular Bi disk." and "I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.” Basically posting about how his void is the best little void and so good at getting really round

[sheirukitriesfandom]

Christopher Smart's 18th century religious poem Jubilate Agno contains a whole ass segment about his cat Jeoffrey.

I think we're good.

[gecko1011010]

[sheirukitriesfandom]

Mum keeps forgetting to send me daily photos of Maggie, my dog, while I'm on holiday. I'm slowly starting to feel withdrawal...

Where's my little princess??? 🥲

[sheirukitriesfandom]

I'm in France right now and it's cool and infuriating how true the "Frenchies don't wanna/can't speak English" stereotype has been so far.

On the one hand, it's forcing my brain to put together the remains of 4 years of "highschool French" with whatever I can derive from Spanish and Italian, which feels like speedrunning French.

On the other hand, it's frustrating when you need information about the campgrounds. I'm sorry I don't speak enough French (yet), but m'am, you work in the hospitality sector and I need to know if you have enough space, offer disposals etc. Don't just hang up the phone upon hearing English!?

...Maybe I should ask if they speak Spanish or Italian instead?

[elavoria]

The dragonborn, a scholar, the Nerevarine, and the Hero of Kvatch spending some quality time together at House Nivulirel’s gala. Some of them are enjoying themselves more than others!

Anja is representing the warrior, Elivarya the lover, and Rendrasa and Anithil the thief—guess which of those two actually enjoys her sign. ; )

Please click to embiggen! Lines, concept sketch, and ramblings under the cut~

Anja’s endgame armor was the ancient falmer armor, but before that she preferred glass, and I love the colors to the glass armor, so it seemed only natural to incorporate it into her outfit. Most of the glass pieces she’s wearing are custom-made fashion pieces, but those are her combat-ready greaves and boots. Her circlet is styled after the glass helmet, but with more exaggerated horns to emphasize her role as dragonborn.

I didn’t actually have a birthsign picked out for Rya before this, but how could she not be the lover? The design of her silk dress comes directly from the constellation, but in the white and red that I like to imagine the snow elves enjoyed and with a little added flair from the slits.

Rendrasa doesn’t particularly enjoy being born under the sign of the thief, so while she also took inspiration from common depictions of the constellation, she’s really just wearing a slightly modified, differently-colored version of one of her standard outfits—this time in a rich navy velvet with gold trim. She preferred to pay homage to the constellation theme with general stars more than anything, though the thief can be seen on her belt.

Ani represents the thief with far more theatrical flair. She’s having the time of her life stealing everyone’s coin purses, too, as she’s a thief to her core. She styled her outfit directly after the constellation, but she couldn’t resist more stylish thigh-high boots. I added more color to her outfit after spying my pink quartz marker, to differentiate it a little more from her onyx-bedazzled outfit from last year.

[povilani]

Sketch with Tunon the Adjudicator from Tyranny

[the-skyrim-courier]

I’ve been looking for you. Got something I’m supposed to deliver— your hands only.

Let’s see here…

Looks like that’s it! Got to go.