From Island to Island

Japan to Manhattan (and, one day, back again)

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my fan animation of what the new season’s eyecatch might look like if they decide to keep the original style! ✧ original gif

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So about Phoenix with glasses thingy…

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by u-ji

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A concept: mermaids in wheelchairs

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Another: shapeshifters with stretch marks

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Religious vampires trying to find ways to balance their ideologies with their needs

Sirens learning sign language so they can communicate without enchanting anyone

Disabled fairies who can’t fly pushing for accessibility

Spirits helping save people from fires and other natural disasters because they can access areas too dangerous for the living

Dragons becoming foster parents and providing super safe homes for “hordes” of children until they grow up

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Female werewolves with facial hair and body hair not letting anyone make them feel bad about it

Fae snatching children from abusive homes and raising them in safety while the changeling wreaks havoc

Liberated genies using their power to fight for human rights

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Witchy cooking shows where witches try to make specific potions or find creative magical solutions to problems

Psychic psychologists and medical doctors who are able to figure out exactly how to help even if their patient is non-verbal, young, or afraid of being honest because they’re with an abuser

Psychic teachers knowing just what to do to help students with learning disabilities

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Yes please. 

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I just slammed the reblog button so hard my phone broke.

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Hell hound service animals

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THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL

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HELLHOUND SERVICE DOGS

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Leprechauns paying off overdue school lunch fees and student loans and rent/utility bills for charitable organizations. 

Griffons policing wildlife preserves and hunting down poachers.

Selkies teaming up with the Coast Guard for search and rescue efforts.

Brownies visiting the homes of people with chronic fatigue to help catch up on chores.

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._o< quack

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Kyoto - Japan

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A small list of random ass sites I’ve found useful when writing:

Fragrantica: perfume enthusiast site that has a long list of scents. v helpful when you’re writing your guilty pleasure abo fics

Just One Cookbook: recipe site that centers on Japanese cuisine. Lots of different recipes to browse, plenty of inspiration so you’re not just “ramen and sushi” 

This comparing heights page: gives you a visual on height differences between characters

A page on the colors of bruises+healing stages: well just that. there you go. describe your bruises properly

McCormick Science Institute: yes this is a real thing. the site shows off research on spices and gives the history on them. be historically accurate or just indulge in mindless fascination. boost your restaurant au with it

A Glossary of Astronomy Terms: to pepper in that sweet terminology for your astrophysics major college au needs

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Adding to this since I’m working on a shifter au one-shot:

Canine Body Language

Feline Body Language

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More:

Cocktail Flow: a site with a variety of cocktails that’s pretty easy to navigate and offers photos of the drinks. You can sort by themes, strengths, type and base. My only real annoyance with this site is that the drinks are sometimes sorted into ~masculine~ and ~feminine~ but ehhhh. It’s great otherwise.

Tie-A-Tie: a site centered around ties, obviously. I stumbled upon it while researching tie fabrics but there’s a lot more to look at. It offers insight into dress code for events, tells you how to tie your ties, and has a section on the often forgotten about tie accessories

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Even more:

Types of High Heels: A page describing twenty five different types of high heels. It gives a description and pictures. Shake it up from just “stilettos and kitten heels”

Random Job Generator: Exactly as it says. The site offer more generators like characters, plots, or town names.

Glossary of Hosiery Terms: Figure out what is what on a pair of stockings.

Men’s Dress Shoe Guide: A quick guide describing the eight most common types of men’s dress shoes. Pics included.

Types of Women’s Coats: Descriptions and pics of various different types of coats.

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Bed hairs (narumitsu in the mornings with messed up hairs)

i imagined that in the mornings they woke up with messed up hair and Phoenix took opportunity to take the picture and uploaded on Twitter xD (with edge’s permission, of course)

bonus: in Miles’ twitter 

pardon my horrible handwriting xD

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A cold, snowy morning in NYC. Not that this bothers the Sitters on Bench by Joy Brown, who seem too engrossed in their conversation to notice anything else! I love how the snow highlights the lines of their bodies, and how a quick flurry can totally transform art I see every day.

When looking for info about this installation, I found that Brown grew up in Japan and apprenticed in Japanese wood-fired ceramics, which was a big surprise to me! I know very little about Japanese ceramics, but when the sculptures are less snow-covered, they definitely resemble glazed pottery in terms of texture, even though they’re made of bronze. According to the gallery organizing the exhibition, "[t]he expressions and gestures transcend that weight, suggesting warmth and lightness of being. Simplicity of the forms and the earth-toned patina evoke a feeling of stillness and peace."

I’ve enjoyed getting to see these two each day on my way to work, and will be sad when they leave in February. Guess I’ve got to make the most of it while I can!

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Made a Recovery of an MMO Junkie keychain!! I started watching this anime randomly because I was procrastinating and omg it is too cute!!! Hopefully I’ll have these at SacAnime Winter 2018!

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Spirited Away’s Chihiro with two version.

Which one do you like? with or without pupils? :3

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Two for one because me and my roommate got SICK AF and I couldn’t do yesterday’s

Favorite Ice and Fire types: Walrein and Arcanine!

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