[coral]

dear samantha i’m sorry we have to get a divorce i know that seems like an odd way to start a love letter but let me explain: it’s not you it sure as hell isn’t me it’s just human beings don’t love as well as insects do i love you.. far too much to let what we have be ruined by the failings of our species i saw the way you looked at the waiter last night i know you would never DO anything, you never do but.. i saw the way you looked at the waiter last night did you know that when a female fly accepts the pheromones put off by a male fly, it re-writes her brain, destroys the receptors that receive pheromones, sensing the change, the male fly does the same. when two flies love each other they do it so hard, they will never love anything else ever again. if either one of them dies before procreation can happen both sets of genetic code are lost forever. now that… is dedication. after Elizabeth and i broke up we spent three days dividing everything we had bought together like if i knew what pots were mine like if i knew which drapes were mine somehow the pain would go away this is not true after two praying mantises mate, the nervous system of the male begins to shut down while he still has control over his motor functions he flops onto his back, exposing his soft underbelly up to his lover like a gift she then proceeds to lovingly dice him into tiny cubes spooning every morsel into her mouth she wastes nothing even the exoskeleton goes she does this so that once their children are born she has something to regurgitate to feed them now that.. is selflessness i could never do that for you so i have a new plan i’m gonna leave you now i’m gonna spend the rest of my life committing petty injustices i hope you do the same i will jay walk at every opportunity i will steal things i could easily afford i will be rude to strangers i hope you do the same i hope reincarnation is real i hope our petty crimes are enough to cause us to be reborn as lesser creatures i hope we are reborn as flies so that we can love each other as hard as we were meant to.

 Jared Singer, An Entomologist’s Last Love Letter (via dissapolnted)

[drewsharp-blog]

The four horsemen of the apocalypse 

[lullabyknell]

This is an amazing idea and gifset. I love it.

But I’d also reorder it slightly.

War, yes, War suits Gryffindor well. Fighting and dying for beliefs; fighting and dying for nothing; drafted into bloodshed and fire by bravery or chivalry or neither. Some take joy in this; some are burdened beyond repair. There was a cause, somewhere; there was good, somewhere; there was a reason for all this, somewhere. Oh, you’d have to be brave to live through this. Red and gold. Gold like armor and glory; red like blood and reality.

But Famine and Hufflepuff? No. Famine is Ravenclaw, ever-hungry for knowledge, constantly starving for more and more and more, almost feral for fulfillment. Where is the wisdom in the world? The truth? Nothing is true; nothing is enough; all there is to devour is worthless scraps. Blue and bronze. Bronze like a set of scales tipping and found wanting; blue like the infinite that never satisfies… never gives the answers.

Thus Pestilence is not Ravenclaw. Pestilence is Slytherin, sick with clever plans and cunning potential and corrupting desire. Ambition spreads like a sickness, a plague of greed and an illness to the soul. Maybe some might call it cruel, but here among friends it’s simple cunning at work. Green and silver. Silver like the sheen of glazed eyes; green like the complexion of infection.

And so Death is not Slytherin. Death is Hufflepuff. It is a hard work; it is a work that is never done. But someone must do it, and do it fairly - do it justly - do it well… perhaps even kindly. Everyone is equal here - in the end - a bunch of duffers. Said Hufflepuff, “I’ll teach the lot… And treat them just the same.” Yellow and black. Black like loss of sight as the air leaves your lungs; yellow like the flowers that’ll grow over your grave.

[redlipstickresurrected]

Marilyn Mugot (French, b. Paris, France, based China) - 1: Electric Pink, Hong Kong, 2016  2: Clown Costume, Guilin, 2016  3: Folklore Dream, Chongqing, 2016  4: Homes, Guilin, 2016  5: Colorvision, Guilin, 2016  6: Air Drying Show, Chongqing, 2016  7: Between Two Worlds, Chongqing, 2016  8: Night Mirage, Chongqing, 2016  9: Backstairs, Hong Kong, 2016  10: Conquest of Paradise, Chongqing, 2016  Photography

[anatoref]

Light and Shading Tutorial

[hylianjean]

This breaks it down a bit more toward the level I need

[shoomlah]

good tutorials are few and far between ( a lot of artists seem to get caught up in the superficial trappings of portraiture rather than the nitty gritty fundamentals), but these breakdowns by Bryan Lee are just fantastic.  Super applicable tips and tricks, no matter your personal technique/approach.

[genicecream]

a series of composition tips i’d been sharing on twitter!

and since some people had asked, i’ve put up a pdf version of this on gumroad along with a layered psd of one of the example images too

tips would be really appreciated, but it’s up for free!

[darthfeyder]

Animal agriculture is really harmful. 

It is a major driver of climate change. The UN recently released a report that said “animal products, both meat and dairy, in general require more resources and cause higher emissions than plant-based alternatives”. Animal products cause a huge amount of deforestation. Factory farms and slaughterhouses also contribute to a lot of environmental racism, especially in poor communities. Production of animal products harms or kills many native communities in South America, both through deforestation and murders committed by ranchers. 

Factory farms produce a massive amount of pollution, a single farm can produce over one and a half times more toxic waste in a year than the entire city of Philadelphia. The CDC estimates that livestock produce between 3-20 times more waste than all of the people in the USA. This pollution invariably leads to runoff into local water systems, which can lead to both groundwater contamination and ocean dead zones. Water contamination is further compounded by the fact that livestock currently use up about a third of the Earth’s fresh water. 

Animal agriculture also leads to development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which are a serious health risk. It is also important to examine the animal suffering caused by production of animal products. 

Luckily, there’s a great way to avoid contributing to all of this. The American Dietetic Association says that properly planned vegetarian and vegan diets are “healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes”. Vegans also have improved health in several areas, including reduced mortality, healthier eating patterns, lower risk of obesity, reduced risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes, a more protective gut microbiome, reduced risk of hypothyroidism, possible alleviation of fibromyalgia symptoms, and reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. 

Going vegan doesn’t mean giving up delicious food though. There are tons of vegan recipes that taste amazing, and are usually easy to make. 

There are also vegan food plans available for people that are on a tight budget (thanks vegan-lesbian):

How Can I Cheaply Eat Vegan Vegan On $2 A Day Vegan On $5 A Day Vegan On $10 A Day Vegan On $15 A Week Vegan On $21 A Week Vegan Recipes For $3 Plant Based On A Budget

If you are unable to be vegan for other reasons, there are also other ways to help. Food banks are always looking for donations, and it’s a great idea to donate vegan foods such as beans, lentils, whole-grains, canned fruits or veggies, and rice. Another option is to donate to, or volunteer with, your local Food Not Bombs chapter. Food Not Bombs is an activist organization that seeks to provide free vegan/vegetarian food in protest of war and inequality. 

[darthfeyder]

Here are some more sources if you’re on a budget:

Vegan in college

Vegan campus cooking

30 Delicious Vegan Meals You Can Make In Under 30 Minutes

The collegiate vegan

The poor vegan

6 tips to eat vegan on a budget

Eating Vegan on the Cheap

Easy vegan dinners

Vegan beans n rice recipes

20 cheap vegetarian meals

20 (Delicious!) Vegan Meals That Don’t Suck

Fuck Yeah Poor Vegans

Vegan on a Budget

Cheap Vegan

Low Cost Vegan Meal Plans

$25 Week Vegan Meal Challenge

Vegetarian food on a budget (easy to make vegan)

Plant based on a budget

Eating Vegan on $21.00 A Week: The Food Stamp Budget

High Quality, Healthy Vegan Diet for $3.33 A Day

My $1.50 a Day Challenge

Simple Cheap Minimalist Vegan Meal Plan - From a Vegan Working Student

Frugal Living in the UK

Cheap replacements for fancy pants ingredients

The Cashew Chronicle

[eli-tan-art0]

why do I do this to myself… 😭

[luz-sonriente]

[onion-ring-93]

[cosmoshop-deactivated20190228]

FUCK THIS I SPERFECT, IT SHOWS THE ARM PRONATING AND ALL THE MUSCLES SHIFTING ALONG WITH THE WRIST

IT EVEN HIGHLIGHTS THE ULNA BONE  

HEY THIS IS THE ULTIMATE ANATOMY REF, FUCK THOSE MISLEADING TERRIBLE FUCKING “ANATOMY” TUTORIALS THAT GOEAS AROUND TUMBLR, THIS IS ALL OYU NEED, LOOK AT THE LATISIMUS STRETCHING OVER THE SERRATUS, THE PECTORAL MUSCLE MOVESUPWARDS AND OVER THE BICEP AND EXTENDS  ALONG WITH THE ARM THERES EVEN THE CORACOBRACHIALIS;. AAAA OMFG I’M SO HAPPYYYYYY

[anatomicalart]

Admin Kin here: This is one of the most helpful references in our library, but I wondered if any of our followers might be able to help identify the color coded muscles? It would be great to be able to know what is what while practicing from these sheets!

[hamaonoverdrive]

Sure, @anatomicalart! The colors get reused between the arm/back angles so I’ll separate them.

Arm view: Red = Deltoids (all three heads are in one color) Blue = Latissimus Dorsi Green = Biceps Brachii Yellow = Triceps Brachii

Forearm: Red = One of the wrist flexors Blue = Brachioradialis

Back view, left side: Red = Deltoids (all three heads are in one color) Blue = Latissimus Dorsi Green = Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major Yellow = Trapezius (all groups one color)

Back view, right side: Red = Supraspinatus Blue = Serratus Anterior  Green = Rhomboids Yellow = Levator Scapulae 

[songbirde108]

Not an artist, I just like cool stuff.

[barbiefox21]

Celtic houses

Medieval Dreams

[wordsnquotes]

mångata

An untranslatable word with Swedish origins, mångata is defined as the shimmering and ethereal road-like reflection of the moon on water.  (via wnq-writers)

[thelovejournals]

Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that’s ok with them.

Alain de Botton (via thelovejournals)

[wordsnquotes]

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Les Brown (via wnq-writers)

[tomigra]

[tomigra]

[mildredjosephine]

So, amazing website alert.

This website is mainly focused for RPG creation, but I use it for my fantasy writing occasionally.

This freaking website will:

-Create a damn earth for you. Like an actual atlas. Just tell it the % of water and ice.

-Give you freaking demographics for your medieval cities. Down to telling how many butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers your filthy peasants would need; or how many nobles should be kissing your emperor’s ass, based on the population you want.

-Generate a tavern, along with a few notable patrons and a damn menu, based on the quality.

-Generate names for your characters.

Not even to mention the generation of dungeons, loot, and encounters by level by several different gaming systems.

Seriously… You should see this site.

[lawfulgoodness]

Seriously… You should see this site.

[dimensao7]