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#nicomaki

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I don't know how Terry managed it. There's just nothing on this earth like a Discworld book. I'll be listening to a book I've read countless times over and suddenly, a single line I've never even really noticed before will tear me open. They just reach right inside me and open my ribcage to expose my very heart.

Tonight, it was Hat Full of Sky and Granny Weatherwax saying, "The world is unfair. Be grateful you have friends." On their own, the words are unremarkable. But juxtaposed together, with the context they are operating in....they had tears flowing down my face before I knew what was happening. The world is unfair; sometimes, the wonderful happens when it shouldn't (and/or when you feel you deserve a divinely wrathful torment) because you have friends. The world is unfair. That doesn't just mean that the horrible happens when it shouldn't. It means that the beautiful does too. Be grateful you have friends. They are the hub on which that beauty spins, turning the theft into gold.

A lot of people I've introduced to these books haven't liked them — they find them too silly, or preachy, or nonsensical, or even puerile. I am never upset or really disappointed when they don't like them. To each their own. But I will never understand it. They are baked into my being in a way that few things are and I am better to myself, to other people, and to the world because of it.

Sir Terry, you were a gift nonpareil. Thank you for your words and for shaping my world.

#terry pratchett #friend

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#yes

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If there's one thing I will never understand it's Lord of the Rings fans wanting to be an elf in Middle Earth. I mean, sure they're graceful and pretty but they live too damn long and having to witness an eternity of stupidity from the species around them. Like, imagine being Elrond and basically witnessing a cringe compilation of the human race. Nope. No thanks.

#fair

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Roman rock-crystal icosahedron (20-sided dice) used in fortune-telling. Each face has a Latin letter on it and a corresponding Roman numeral, then matched with pre-prepared oracle answers in a divination handbook. Currently at the Louvre.

See more: https://thetravelbible.com/top-artifacts-from-ancient-rome/

#dice #so pretty

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oh this hit me like a truck

#truth #rwby #rwby spoilers

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I was rewatching Korra lately, and this is what it made me do

I love this artwork so much.......

#legend of korra

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Always will love the owl house for taking the shy flower girl character and turned her into a beefy jock as she gained more confidence.

I know, I love it.

#mother earth #owl house

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save me hot shower

#today in mood

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i learned about Tim Wong who successfully and singlehandedly repopulated the rare California Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly in San Francisco. In the past few years, he’s cultivated more than 200 pipevine plants (their only food source) and gives thousands of caterpillars to his local Botanical Garden (x)

#love punk

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Announcing the theme for Terry Pratchett Day 2024: START IN THE WRONG PLACE.

You'll hear people say time and time again that you can start anywhere with Terry Pratchett's work, but don't start in the right place*, so let's truly embrace the joy and chaos to be found in the many routes through Discworld and beyond.

We will be making Sunday 28th April, Sir Terry Pratchett's birthday, one brimming with bookish delight, celebrating the many ways we love and travel through his work, and we're inviting you to join us.

Follow along with The Terry Pratchett Estate to stay up to date. We will be sharing more ahead of the weekend on how to get involved.

*A lot of people say the right place is anything but the right place, which in turn, may make it an equally wrong place...

#terry pratchett

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Benefits of New Jersey:

It has a state wide commuter and light rail network

Hoboken

The Pine Barrens

Densest state in the Union

Beaches

Bruce Springsteen

Cons of New Jersey

Suburbs, so many suburbs

#PINE BARRENS

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#watching my brother watch DBZ

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Poki the Wizard - watercolor and ink

This piece was inspired by a Rachel and Jun's Adventurs video on youtube where Rachel designed a soft cone for their cat Poki. The pattern of the material that was used was a dark blue fabric with gold stars, and it gave me wizard vibes, so I had to make an illustration about it. 😊

#wizard cat

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some of my favorite replies to this tweet. happy lesbian visibility week!

#lgbtqia #lesbian visibility week #added to the chain #keep going #love #2slgbtqia+ #personal

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#noir #classic #calvon and hobbs

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By LabradoriteKing on Pinterest

#pretty #colors #jewels