Still alive. Went camping. Green hair now.
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NASA
we're not kids anymore.

祝日 / Permanent Vacation
YOU ARE THE REASON

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Kaledo Art
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open

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Claire Keane
Aqua Utopia|海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
Not today Justin
Three Goblin Art
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Today's Document
$LAYYYTER

Andulka

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sheepfilms

Origami Around
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@teald33r
Still alive. Went camping. Green hair now.
people really think viscera isn't romantic. you don’t listen to your lover's heartbeat? try to hear the blood rushing through their veins? feel the beating of their pulse points against your lips when you kiss them? hearing the growl of their stomach? the rise and fall of their chest as they breathe? a room so quiet you can hear each time they blink? lame as hell. couldn't be me.
30 is smoking your weed from a Lord of the Rings pipe while wearing your Lord of the Rings blanket like a cloak on your backporch
really enjoying all the videos Muslims have been posting of their cats looking like this
when the humans are up at 4 am for suhoor
Don't want to use Twitter anymore and too many people who know me in real life(some in a semi professional manner??) follow me on Bluesky, so back to screaming my feelings into my tumblr like I'm 19 again it is
Kamloops, BC
People often say LOTR is a story about hope. (I'm reminded of it because someone said it in the notes of my Faramir post.) And that's true, but it's not the whole picture: LOTR is in large part a story about having to go on in the absence of hope.
Frodo has lost hope, as well as the ability to access any positive emotion, by Return. He is already losing it in Towers: he keeps going through duty and determination and of course Sam's constant help.
For most of the story, Sam is fueled by hope, which is why it's such a huge moment when he finally lets go of the hope of surviving and returning home, and focuses on making it to the Mountain. To speed their way and lighten the load, he throws his beloved pots and pans into a pit, accepting that he will never cook, or eat, again.
When Eowyn kills the Witch King, she's beyond hope and seeking for a glorious death in battle. It's possible that in addition to her love and loyalty for Théoden, she's strengthened by her hopelessness, the fear of the Nazgúl cannot touch someone who's already past despair.
Faramir is his father's son, he doesn't have any more hope of Gondor's victory or survival than Denethor does, he says as much to Frodo. What hope have we? It is long since we had any hope. ... We are a failing people, a springless autumn. He knows he's fighting a losing war and it's killing him. When he rejects the ring, he doesn't do it in the hope that his people can survive without it, he has good reason to believe they cannot. He acts correctly in the absence of hope.
Of course LOTR has a (mostly) happy ending, all the unlikely hopes come true, the characters who have lost hope gain what they didn't even hope for, and everyone is rewarded for their bravery and goodness, so on some level the message is that hope was justified. But the book never chastises characters who lost hope, it was completely reasonable of them to do so. Despair pushed Théoden and Denethor into inaction, pushed Saruman into collaboration, but the characters who despaired and held up under the weight of despair are Tolkien's real heroes.
(In an early draft of Return, Frodo and Sam receive honorary titles in Noldorin: Endurance beyond Hope and Hope Unquenchable, respectively. Then he cut it, probably because it was stating the themes of the entire book way too obviously, because this is what Tolkien cared about, really: enduring beyond hope. Without hope.)
Also, people who know more than me about the concept of estel, feel free to @ me.
We talked seriously about leaving the country for the first time the other day. We were pulling up the driveway and I just looked up at the cabin and cried.
How do we leave this? But what if we don't?
i can be so normal about knights. come closer
it’s the devotion and repression and also the armor
We celebrated our anniversary Saturday night(even though it's actually tomorrow). Had an older queer couple buy us shots to celebrate, bonded with the butch of the relationship over our partners shaving our heads in the kitchen, then went home to get super stoned in the sauna.
Trans love and joy seems especially important to celebrate right now.
I feel like tiktok is going to be turned into state run media, so I guess I'm back on tumblr for a little bit lmao
The Lovers
This drawing is a tribute to the shared origins of humanity, a reminder of the ancient ties that bind us across time. In contemplating deep time, the vast stretches of history that have shaped us, I feel a profound sense of connection to those who came before us, whether our direct ancestors or other early hominids. The Neanderthals, along with other early hominids, coexisted with us and were not so different; they loved, they dreamed, and they faced the world with curiosity and wonder. This connection is even imprinted in our DNA, a living testament to the bonds we share with these ancient relatives.
By reflecting on our similarities, I am reminded that the essence of our humanity has always been rooted in relationships, in the bonds we forge with others. This connection extends beyond just the human lineage, reaching back to the many hominids who once walked this Earth, and even to our living relatives among the primates. We are part of a vast, interconnected family, linked by our shared journey through deep time.
In this image, I seek to capture the timeless nature of love and the shared journey of our species and our kin. This is not just a story of survival, but one of enduring connection, of two souls meeting across the millennia. In their embrace, I see a reflection of our own struggles and hopes, a reminder that despite the passage of time, the essence of what makes us human and what connects us to all life, remains unchanged.
We are all part of a continuous, unbroken lineage, connected by the deep and ancient roots of our existence. Prints are available: https://artofmaquenda.etsy.com/listing/1786867243/the-lovers-lustre-print-hominid-sapiens Thank you all for your kind messages and support on my WIP posts! It took me a while to finally dive into this piece, but it just needed the right moment to come together. <3
The lettering is done by the kind Urukins / Antiqueuru
honour those who came before us