#May 12

[myststone]

Primordial

Wisdom

Courage

and Power

#Tears of the Kingdom #I'm freaking out ya'll #Nintendo #Zelda #Link #Ganon #Ganondorf #Botw #Botw 2 #Totk #Direct #May 12 #Triforce #Power #Wisdom #Courage #Hyrule #Hylia #Demise #Whatever the Zonai guy (or gal) is called #Zonai #AILKDSGHALSIDGHASLGJAS

[louisbxne]

WE'RE SO BACK

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #iwtv amc #may 12 #jacob anderson #delainey hayles #sam reid #assad zaman #louis de pointe du lac #claudia #lestat #armand

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 19, 12 mai 1862, Paris. Alphabet orné, au plumetis. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

#La Mode illustrée #19th century #1860s #1862 #on this day #May 12 #periodical #fashion #design #pattern #embroidery #Forney #alphabet #type

[yallemagne]

BEN GOT ME FUCKED UP THIS DAY

SIR. Fffffff the letters, the letters, Jonathan sent one a while back saying that he should be coming home soon and now he sends one saying it will be another month it has got me FUCKED UP.

Like yeah yeah yeah whatever lizard whatever climbing-- LOOK LOOK AT THIS. Dracula blatantly acknowledges he shouldn't need Jonathan anymore, he can hire many solicitors-- he intends to-- he already has if those letters are anything to go by. And yet he dashes any hope of Jonathan's that this means he is homeward bound and tells him he must stay. But even though he is staying, knowing that Dracula already plans to replace him clues him in that Dracula never intends to let him return home. He looks straight into Jonathan's eyes and tells him that he is replaceable, that he is merely here on Dracula's whim, that he has no choice. It has got me fucked up again and ESPECIALLY BEN'S NARRATION HAS GOT ME FUCKED. UP.

And then, they have beautifully captured Jonathan trying to calm himself with the view outside his window only to find that not even looking out the window at the scenic landscape is a safe distraction from the inconceivable horrors of the castle.

#how much do you bet people will still be berating Jonathan for 'ignoring the red flags' today #because they were still doing it this time last year #dracula daily #dracula #may 12 #re: dracula

[on-this-day-mcr]

On this day, May 12

In 2022: My Chemical Romance released their first single since 2014, “The Foundations of Decay”, with no prior announcement (🖤)

Stream “The Foundations of Decay” here

#single release #2022 #May 12 #swarm era #AUgh. happy birthday foundations you are everything to me #get up coward

[buildoblivionthenwewilltalk]

LIKE A LIZARD YOU SAY?

#the best #my fave #oh Jonathan #Dracula daily #re Dracula #may 12

[akasanata]

In today's Dracula manga...

Creepy Dracula and disturbed Jonathan

What are you looking at Jonathan?

It's the count! In lizard fashion!

#Dracula manga #dracula daily #pg 37-41 #dd #Dracula #Jonathan Harker #may 12 #y #manga classics

[respect-the-kitty]

#tuxedo sam #hello kitty #my melody #keroppi #sanrio #happy birthday #may 12

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi)

(Photo by Pierson Hill)

Conservation Status- Vulnerable

Habitat- Southeastern United States

Size (Weight/Length)- 13 cm

Diet- Worms; Spiders

Cool Facts- While maybe not the Flatwoods Monster, the reticulated flatwoods salamander is an iconic amphibian of the American east coast. Living in wet, pine forests, these salamanders thrive in damp leaf litter and stream edges. Strangely enough, the reticulated flatwoods salamander lays its water dependent eggs on land. The eggs only hatch once their home is flooded with water. The larvae then rush to the nearest body of water where they have to stay until their gills recede to lungs. Like many amphibians, the reticulated flatwoods salamander is threatened by a mixture of habitat destruction and a lack of fires that help to promote new growth.

Rating- 11/10 (Way better than a cryptid.)

#Animal of the day #Animals #Amphibians #Salamander #Friday #May 12 #Reticulated flatwoods salamander #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[geopsych]

Beautiful May moments with bird song. If you know bird songs, see how many you recognize.

#geopsych video #pennsylvania #landscape #nature #bird song #may 12 #springtime #may

[sims-for-breakfast]

It was getting a little lonely, so he adopted a goldfish. In true Khalid style, he named his new friend Football.

#sims-for-breakfast #simsforbreakfast #ts3 #the sims 3 #enekjaer #year 12 #may 12 #khalid farsi

[dragongirl-tummy]

Dracula:

Johnathan: okay this guy is weird

#Dracula #Dracula Daily #May 12

[todaysdocument]

Alexander Hamilton's Oath of Allegiance, May 12, 1778. 

Record Group 93: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records

Series: Numbered Record Books

Transcription: 

25 25

I Alexander Hamilton Lieutenant Colonel and Aide De Camp to His Excellency the commander in Chief

do acknowledge the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, to be Free, Independent and Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great-Britain; and I renounce, refute and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear that I will to the utmost of my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States, against the said King George the Third, his heirs and successors and his or their abettors, assistants, and adherents, and will serve the said United States in the office of Aide De Camp which I now hold, with fidelity, according to the best of my skill and understanding.

Sworn, before me, Camp Valley Forge May 12th 1778

Alex Hamilton

Stirling Major Genl.

#archivesgov #May 12 #1778 #American Revolution #Revolutionary War #Alexander Hamilton

[yallemagne]

What got me fucked up was Jonathan saying how could I do anything but bow acceptance IT IS MR HAWKINS' INTEREST NOT MINE. After Dracula told him that Jonathan's master promised he'd satisfy his needs (phrasing!)

He will take anything, anything at all to help him cope with this. Right now, he is falling back on "I am nothing. I'm doing this for my boss, I'm doing this for my second father, I'm doing this for Mr. Hawkins. If I cannot be of service, I am nothing."

Dracula is corrupting the promise of good service that Hawkins made into something far more devious.

"Then write now, my young friend," he said, laying a heavy hand on my shoulder: "write to our friend and to any other; and say, if it will please you, that you shall stay with me until a month from now."

He touches him again. And orders him to write Dracula's alibi for him.

"Do you wish me to stay so long?" I asked, for my heart grew cold at the thought. "I desire it much; nay, I will take no refusal. When your master, employer, what you will, engaged that someone should come on his behalf, it was understood that my needs only were to be consulted. I have not stinted. Is it not so?"

That dirty slip of the tongue! To him, Mr. Hawkins is Jonathan's master. He downgrades Jonathan from an employee who should receive compensation to a slave who should consider himself lucky to still be in the Count's good graces when he can so easily be replaced. But now that Jonathan's "master" can give no further input on what Jonathan is to do, Dracula has decided to assign himself as master, using some unfortunate wording on Hawkins' part to trap Jonathan into that dynamic.

What could I do but bow acceptance? It was Mr. Hawkins's interest, not mine, and I had to think of him, not myself; and besides, while Count Dracula was speaking, there was that in his eyes and in his bearing which made me remember that I was a prisoner, and that if I wished it I could have no choice.

We've seen before that Jonathan cannot put himself first. Even as he's fearing for his life, he prays he'll make it through if only so his loved ones will not be negatively affected by his death.

Imagine if Jonathan retaliated against the Count and Dracula decided to take retribution against Mr. Hawkins? Or even Mina? Before, Jonathan had to only worry about Hawkins' reputation and his profits, but now, he must worry for his life. Because what if Jonathan fails to be the good pet Dracula wants him to be?

The Count gives him the illusion of choice. But there is no choice. If Jonathan refuses to aid Dracula, he would be forced to follow through anyway but also risk punishment if Dracula saw fit. It is just like when Jonathan didn't ask the driver why they were riding in circles. The confirmation that he was being endangered on purpose would be worse than mere suspicion.

The Count saw his victory in my bow, and his mastery in the trouble of my face, for he began at once to use them, but in his own smooth, resistless way:— "I pray you, my good young friend, that you will not discourse of things other than business in your letters. It will doubtless please your friends to know that you are well, and that you look forward to getting home to them. Is it not so?"

Jonathan, despite trying desperately to keep up the pretense, has let slip his suspicions by not agreeing right away. Even still, he cannot break character lest he offends Dracula in some way and loses his favour. Likewise, Dracula also refuses to break character and tests Jonathan's limits as he continues the charade. He so kindly forces Jonathan to write his alibi and ensure that the few people who would care about his disappearance won't go out looking any time soon. At once, Dracula plays a tyrant and a gracious host. It brings him back to the good old days.

#dracula #dracula daily #update #people ask me things #jonathan harker #count dracula #may 12 #re: dracula

[dailykafka]

— May 12, 1922 / Franz Kafka diaries

#i have no idea what this means👍🏻 #May 12 #may #1922 #franz kafka #daily kafka #franz kafka diaries #quotes #alt text

[happybirthday-unusannus]

Happy 3rd Birthday to

“How Tall Can a Human Get?: An Impartial Review by 2 Average Height Men”

#unus annus #markiplier #crankgameplays #may 12