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(*^ω^*) 22 | call me zombie

[maretriarch]

(shaking dice in cupped hands) c'mon daddy needs a new pair of money

[babycupart]

garak: you could never be Mother. you could never be that cuntress. your contour is messy and you’re still wearing the terok boots from 10 seasons ago

gul dukat, veins on his forehead bulging and on the verge of tears: i slay! i slay!

[crystallizedtwilight]

People I met for a few moments that live in my head forever.

[biocrafthero]

Babe are you okay? You reblogged crystallizedtwilight’s Strangers that live with me forever. again

[kiwimidnight]

[pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

[valtsv]

it fucks me up that tolkien only died in 1973. dude has the vibe of a victorian scholar who wrote all his manuscripts by candlelight but then you look him up and realise that he knew what color tv was. what the fuck.

[tiwaztyrsfist]

Tolkien had personal beef with the Beatles

[solepunk]

He actively encouraged Led Zeppelin to write songs based on the LOTR series and considered it an honor

[sillymarillion-comics]

[luccorvus]

When the current queen of Denmark was young, she made illustrations for his books and sent them to him under a pseudonym. He liked them and they were printed in the Danish version of the book.

[kaispeakshermind]

WHAT

[bpd-dylan-hall-deactivated20190]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but it is absolutely an example of civilizational inadequacy that only deaf people know ASL

“oh we shouldn’t teach children this language, it will only come in handy if they [checks notes] ever have to talk in a situation where it’s noisy or they need to be quiet”

[raginrayguns]

My mom learned it because she figured she’ll go deaf when she gets old

[manyblinkinglights]

My family went holiday SCUBA diving once, and a couple of Deaf guys were in the group. I was really little and I spent most of the briefing overcome with the realization that while the rest of us were going to have regulators in our mouths and be underwater fairly soon, they were going to be able to do all the same stuff and keep talking.

[tell-the-stars-hello]

The only reason some form of sign language is not a standard skill is ableism, as far as I can tell.

[emoracreations]

For anyone interested in learning, Bill Vicars has full lessons of ASL on youtube that were used in my college level classes. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/billvicars

and here’s the link to the website he puts in his videos:

https://www.lifeprint.com/

[naurielrochnur]

Update: you guys this is an amazing resource for learning asl. Bill Vicars is an incredible teacher. His videos are of him teaching a student in a classroom, using the learned vocabulary to have conversations.

Not only is the conversation format immersive and helpful for learning the grammar, but the students make common mistakes which he corrects, mistakes I wouldn’t have otherwise know I was making.

He also emphasizes learning ASL in the way it’s actually used by the Deaf community and not the rigid structure that some ASL teachers impose in their classrooms

His lesson plans include learning about the Deaf community, which is an important aspect of learning ASL. Knowing how to communicate in ASL without the knowledge of the culture behind it leaves out a lot of nuances and explanations for the way ASL is.

Lastly, his lessons are just a lot of fun to watch. He is patient, entertaining, and funny. This good natured enthusiasm is contagious and learning feels like a privilege and not a chore

And it’s all FREE. Seriously. If you’ve ever wanted to learn ASL

[stinson-png-deactivated20210103]

This was funnier in my head. 

[words-writ-in-starlight]

If this was funnier in your head I have no idea how you’re still alive because I’m fucking dying.

[asoulonfire75]

"The Birth of Wednesday Addams" Artwork by Denver Balbaboco 🦇

[themarchingbeetle]

[begaydodrughailsatan]

Unrestrained autumn fun

[mammalidentifier]

Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also called by their Japanese language name, tanuki. Despite their raccoon-like appearance, raccoon dogs are canids, with their closest relatives being true foxes (Vulpes) and bat-eared foxes (Otocyon).

They also can’t use magic to turn old leaves into money like in folktales either, so this individual is not actually particularly wealthy. It seems to be having a good time, though!

[raevenlywrites]

Wealthy in the ways that count, just look at him. Rich in joy, rich in leaves, rich in floof

[aestheticsofartt]

[3000s]

learning that people want you in their lives is a skill you can develop if it does not come naturally

[3000s]

it feels fake but your friends miss you sometimes

[3000s]

the reason you've been hanging out with your closest friends fairly regularly for the past 12+ years is because you have fun together

[3000s]

people who don't like you that much will not stay in your life for over a decade asking to hang out and inviting you to things and texting you

[lake-erie]

Frog and cranberries it must be fall.

[forthegothicheroine]

Frog and cranberries it must be fall

[annabellioncourt]

Frog and cranberries it must be fall

[bloodigutz]

imagine being born in the ace attorney universe with a name like Rick R. Mortis and just knowing you are not built to last

[bloodigutz]

yes these are my friends Diana Karkrash and Saul Myfolt I love them both dearly

[kosmogrl]

[onomatopussy]

Compliment them. That person you think has their shit together and wouldn't need it or want to hear it. They do. They absolutely do. Their shit is dispersed. I promise you. It is a shambles.

I've had someone tell me to my face that they would compliment me, but for the fact that I already know this or that about myself. Huh???? No. Sorry.

No I don't. In my weaker moments I become an ungrateful mud monkey that has never once internalized a compliment

I adore being told you like me or something I've done. It sustains me, and in my weaker moments when I forget that life is good and happy, you might catch me before I fall.

You ever had someone catch you like that? You can do it too. The ones that catch you have been you in that moment before and know they will be again.

[countesschocula-deactivated2025]

Art by Glen Brogan