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Under the Arc de Triomphe on film by me (Pentax zoom60x) 2026 - follow @reelygoodtimes on here/insta for more!!

Another doodle this week. Was going to post an illustration, but got side tracked by making an animatic for my friends instead. So, have a doodle of Dimitri I made before going to bed. He’s my favorite character from Three Houses, yet I’ve never drawn him. I love my sad, wet cat, of a character.

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imagine getting sold to a band you aren’t a fan of that would just be so awkward

#red hot chili peppers

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The rose arbor, where guests may wander during the brief but breath-taking blooming period, is the perfect setting for tea. Diane fills her table with traditional English sweets - scones and lemon tarts - plus an American favorite, the decadent brownie.

Formal Country Entertaining: At Home with Family & Friends, 1992

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Solar eclipse 🖤

M83, Un Noveau Soleil

Photos don't do justice to a solar eclipse. When watching it live, it seems bigger than the Sun or the Moon, and the solar corona looks white. There're also tiny bright red dots - solar prominences.

It's otherwordly, glorious, and beautiful.

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Quick and messy Dimitri doodle I did last night because my sketchbook told me it’s feeling neglected and I have blue pens

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And for the blonde man, perhaps some torture?

#dimitri alexandre blaiddyd

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The Sheep Detectives (2026) I knew nothing about this movie going in. I had no idea it was based on a 2005 German book called 'Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi' (translated into English as 'Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story'). From what I can tell, the book is weirder than the movie and more philosophical in tone and the film diverges from the book quite alot. Am I inspired to read the book? I was not but I am mildly curious, just not THAT curious. As to the movie, it felt like a weightier 'Paddington' film, with our non-human characters having to confront loss and death and all the pathos and joy that being a living being experiences. Thankfully, it wasn't too schmaltzy, had enough sheep and human humor to amuse (the gradual realization of sheep intervention into solving the mystery by our movie's police officer was fun), and allowed itself one good, serious scene of sacrifice that actually caught me off guard (you could see it coming but seeing it coming didn't lessen the impact. Overall, I would recommend giving it a watch. It's light fair. The mystery isn't much of a mystery but it's not really about the mystery, like all good stories, it's really about the relationships and learning to accept and embrace the winter lamb.

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pretty boy

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Marie Kondo really isnt fucking around

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If anyone is curious what she says directly after this quote:

When one or the other of these thought patterns makes it hard to throw things away, we can’t see what we really need now, at this moment. We aren’t sure what would satisfy us or what we are looking for. As a result, we increase the number of unnecessary possessions, burying ourselves both physically and mentally in superfluous things.

The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t. Quests to faraway places or shopping sprees are no longer necessary. All you have to do is eliminate what you don’t need by confronting each of your possessions properly. The process of facing and selecting our possessions can be quite painful. It forces us to confront our imperfections and inadequacies and the foolish choices we made in the past.

Many times when confronting my past during the tidying process I have been so ashamed. My collection of scented erasers from primary school, the animation-related goods that I collected in junior high school, clothes I bought in high school when I was trying to act grown up but which didn’t suit me at all, handbags I bought even though I didn’t need them just because I liked the look of them in the shop.

The things we own are real. They exist here and now as a result of choices made in the past by no one other than ourselves. It is wrong to ignore them or to discard them indiscriminately as if denying the choices we made. This is why I am against both letting things pile up and dumping things without proper consideration. It is only when we face the things we own one by one and experience the emotions they evoke that we can truly appreciate our relationship with them.

There are three approaches we can take towards our possessions. Face them now, face them sometime, or avoid them until the day we die. The choice is ours. But I personally believe it is far better to face them now. If we acknowledge our attachment to the past and our fears for the future by honestly looking at our possessions, we will be able to see what is really important to us.

This process in turn helps us to identify our values and reduces doubt and confusion when making life decisions. If we can have confidence in our decisions and launch enthusiastically into action without any doubts holding us back, we will be able to achieve much more. In other words, the sooner we confront our possessions the better. If you are going to put your house in order, do it now.