#life etc

[millonesdemiles]

boys Charli xcx y la scaloneta

#scaloneta #lionel scaloni #pablo aimar #paulo dybala #enzo fernandez #leandro paredes #cute shit #cute sexy #dibu martinez #lisandro martinez #emi martinez #lautaro martinez #life etc #charli xcx

[gcgazette]

#boys #cute boys #life etc

[bermudianabroad]

My holiday began on Friday so on Thursday the illness came. Always always always the way!

Thought I was shaking it off but since I’m meant to be hanging with a friend it’s kicked up a notch, into the goopy gross phase.

In other news, I have a one sided goodreads rivalry with an old man for most reviews made per week. I don’t give a damn about goodreads reviews, I only use them to keep track of my own thoughts but ever since I became aware of the little numbers under my profile pic I’ve been 👀….competitive.

This man and I keep leap frogging each other week by week but I’m closing on his lead (thanks comic books). Watch out Mister Lister— not going to be in the top spot for long!

#life etc

[tallbluelady]

Hello pls share more about X’rhun Tia’s fencing club for ladies

OKAY SO.

The very tl;dr of X'rhun Tia's Fencing Club for Ladies is that I saw firelightmuse's Yume and G'raha in some very pretty regency shots. It got me in the mood and I made some shots with Rowan and Urianger and had a few rambly posts. (And also a Hark! A Vagrant shitpost.)

That was going to be it until Netflix's Persuasion came out. I decided to watch some reviews before spending my time on it myself and... hoo boy, the critics were properly furious at the adaptation. I remember taking a walk after watching the reviews and my spitegoblin declared that could I write better. So I wrote two chapters in like two weeks, and then promptly ran out of steam. Turns out that writing Eorzeabeathan when you're trying to copy Ms. Austen's works is much more trying than I anticipated!

But, uh, I got it outlined if I ever get the energy to pursue it again. Under the cut cuz I'm wordy...

-Louisoix survives the battle of Charteneau. IDK how it happens, but he returns to Sharlyan and the Circle of Knowing just kind of vibes around Eorzea for the next five years.

-He hires X'rhun Tia and Arya to teach fencing/red magic for Alisaie and opens it up to the public.

-Alfinne's aether still gets messed up from Charteneau, but she's getting treated by Papalymo.

-Papalymo returns to Sharlyan, and invites Alfinne and Rowan to come with so he can keep treating her.

-Rowan meets Alisaie at the Fencing Club and then gets invited to various social functions through that connection.

-Which includes meeting Urianger.

-AND THEN because I decided there needed to be more drama, Emet-Selch is visiting Sharlyan as a diplomat.

-The group figures that he's not quite who he says he is, and Louisoix summons the others back to try and keep Sharlyan safe.

-This includes Moenbryda, who is just the embodiment of chaos to Urianger's and Rowan's slow and sweet romance.

-That gets resolved when she reveals that she's more interested in women at that point and starts dating Lyse.

-But not before she teases Rowan by setting up a fencing duel between the two of them for Urianger's heart.

-So all the Scions are there (maybe even Minfilia, I'm not sure where I would put her).

-And they're trying to figure out what to do with Solus (because Emet is the type of person who would name himself Napoleon when trying to hide the fact that he was Napoleon, emperor of France).

-And Rowan is learning Red Magic and is very good at it and the Fencing Club has like, a recital or what ever?

-And it catches Emet's eye cuz of course it does.

-So then he keeps trying to get her attention or what ever.

-And because this is all the most self-indulgent exercise anyways, he challenges Rowan to a fencing duel.-To ensure that she actually participates, he promises to have Garlemald cease all hostilities if she actually goes through with it, and to hunt down the Circle of Knowing if she does not.

-So obviously, Rowan agrees.

-But he also adds more to the wager! If she wins, he'll help their cause. But if he wins, she has to marry him!

-So, you know, drama.

-Because I'm going for an Austenian angle, Rowan ultimately wins.

-And then Urianger proposes and they all live happily ever after :)

There's also more regency flavoring to everything, like Forchenault doesn't really like Rowan's "wild influence" on his children, but that's what I got. Feel free to borrow ideas or what ever!

#x'rhun tia's fencing club for ladies #oops all words again #uh #this is one of those instances where the author is also trying to shake themselves to get this idea out #idk how to get that spitegoblin to activate again #spitegoblins tend to leave once the work becomes apparent le sigh #also sorry for the delay on answering #life etc

[hallowiiz]

Workinprogress

#creation #inspiration #humour #goth girl #wednesday addams #morticia addams #addams family #life etc #journalist #graphist #NathalieCornand on LinkedIn [email protected] #southoffrance #marseille #sea-sex-sun-love-fun-unity-rocknroll-punk-rap-reggae-ragga etc. #netflixfan #photographer writer moviefan

[butchcassidy]

I have bragged abt my cousin knowing a monkee before and today I come to u knowing exactly which monkee, it was Peter <3 and she misses him :( bcs I asked her she also told me abt all the time she met george harrison at mick fleetwoods house so I’m going to Russian doll season 2 myself into her life

#she was in the music industry but it did not treat her well :// #also while posting may be bragging it is mostly me coming to terms with how small the world is #very weird to think that someone who was in my friend Jeremy’s favorite movie head also spent time with someone who has always been in my li #life etc #not so much abt the celebrity of it all but the art u enjoy being not that far removed from u bcs it’s literally just people

[liquidstar]

Yes, Greece still exists, we didn't all die 2000 years ago. Yes, people speak Greek. You people are so fucking stupid for real. So many of you claim to love ancient shit but can't even acknowledge the actual living culture of the people whose mythology and classics you romanticize. You keep leaving annoying comments about how you just forget Greek people still exist, thinking you're being quirky because you love ancient stuff soooo much that you forgot about the people it came from. You think about it so little you don't even realize that an actual Greek person has to read this shit, making it clear how little you actually care about the culture beyond the romanticized (and westernized) mythology. Don't claim you love Greece, don't use our mythology anymore if you can't acknowledge that we're still around without making it about how little you think about us. It's mind boggling that you'd think a Greek person would read this and think you're anything but obnoxious. Explode.

#this post is edited because you're all annoying. maybe I'll turn it back someday #it sucks that people can't even be normal about a funny family story once the fact that we're greek comes into the fold #suddenly its all about blorbofied mythology shit and idiots saying ''GREECE IS REAL???? 🤯🤯🤯🤯'' yeah percy j*ckson didnt make it up #maybe it would be less annoying if they weren't all saying it like I'd think it's funny that they don't know we exist instead of like #disturbing on a personal level. like what the fuck #man if you can't acknowledge we exist in real life just name your oc Icarus something else idgaf #so yeah explode. Skase. Voulos'to. Valto mesa sto katamalakismeno mouni tis mana's sou. Psophise. etc.

[earthtoigby]

finals week is like ok well this is the end for me. this is it. it's over

#life etc

[firstfullmoon]

when susan sontag wrote “I must change my life so that I can live it, not wait for it”

#🤕 #w #susan sontag #a life is a thing you have to start #etc

[reasonsforhope]

Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."

Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.

These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!

Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!

Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.

So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.

#obligatory disclaimer that this really really obviously is not universal #I do live in a major progressive city #there's definitely a level of a liberal bubble effect here #but it's still really powerful to see it #because even in a major liberal enclave there were so many limits on the gender roles and homophobia etc. etc. fronts #and also the limits of the oppressive weight of obligatory teen apathy lol #seriously go gen z. so glad you guys decided cringe is dead. I love you for that so much #and I love it for you #not news #life #hope #homophobia #sexism #teens #teenagers #progress #gen z #btw if it wasn't clear I'm a #millennial #plush toy #plushie #squishmallows #build a bear #stuffed animal #like the idea of almost any teenager much less teenage boys #saying IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS #that they are excited about their STUFFED ANIMALS #when I was a teenager #????? #cannot imagine that ever happening.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

woke up and someone spilled vanilla extract all over my dash, so as punishment you strange little beasties are getting all the VANILLA FACTS i know:

vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world (2nd to saffron)

which is why more than 99% of what we call "vanilla extract" is actually vanillin (vanilla's dominant flavor compound) and is not extracted from real vanilla.

luckily, even professionals struggle to tell the difference when it comes to things like baked goods. but there is a distinct difference in non-heat treated products like vanilla ice cream. real vanilla has a more complex, individualized flavor profile.

why is vanilla so expensive? because it is a ridiculously delicate & demanding crop. complete primadonna.

vanilla beans come from vanilla orchids. these crazy flowers bloom for A SINGLE DAY and have to be HAND-POLLINATED in a process that is exhausting, delicate, and requires specialist knowledge passed down over generations.

then, if you're lucky, you get vanilla beans.

which then require months of further specialized treatment.

the entire process takes about a year and can go wrong at any stage

vanilla has been cultivated for over 800 years (possibly much longer). the first known cultivators are the Totonac, an indigenous people of Mexico.

the Aztecs used it as a sweetener to balance out the bitter taste of cocoa. it was popular in a drink called xocolatl--the precursor to modern hot chocolate!

it is only pollinated by a very specific orchid bee!!!

which is why no fruit could be grown outside of Mexico until the 1800s

Edmond Albius, born into slavery, invented the pollination method we still use today--launching a global industry when he was just 12 years old.

today, the majority of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar

if you want real vanilla, read the labels carefully--it's harder to find than you think!

in conclusion, those tiny black specks you see in fancy vanilla ice cream? those are vanilla bean seeds! itty bitty orchid seeds!!! they are delicious and also a PRISSY BITCH!

(src)

#Vanilla Extract #i open the tumblr app and immediately my nostrils are invaded by the overwhelming stench of vanilla #also if you want real vanilla extract at a discount: check out stores like HomeGoods TJMaxx Marshalls etc #the foodstuffs section tends to have fancy nonperishables for much cheaper than upscale grocery stores #you can get things like saffron truffles fancy oils at surprising prices #still expensive but like. 50% cheaper #or just shoplift if that's your thing i won't tell you how to live your life #did i just spend an hour writing this? yes. why did i do that? i don't KNOW

[bermudianabroad]

The little boys I babysat are now six foot five plus giants who can *drive*

#life etc #whaaaat

[allthewhumpygoodness]

Big fan of when a character's grief/trauma/guilt manifests as physical symptoms. Big fan of characters keeping things so tight inside them that it makes them sick. Big fan of when the line blurs between a character's mental trauma and physical illness until it's hard to tell which is which anymore.

#whump #k once i did a fic where a character had pneumonia #and also was in Big Mental Distress and mentally going over all the people he'd lost in his life etc #and i gotta say i'm proud of myself for bringing up the recurrent motif of his chest being pianful...like is it from being sick & coughing #or bc he's grieving so badly it's putting him in physical pain #ANYWAY

[kyasunn]

So how about those secrets, eh?

#Secret Life #grian #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #inthelittlewood #pearlescentmoon #trafficblr #life series spoilers #traffic smp spoilers #i am so excited to be drawing for this series #i can already tell this season's gonna be so much fun #going feral going wild etc etc WOOOOOOP #1k #ky-posts-drawing #5k

[chloesimaginationthings]

Vanny has a FNAF game question for Michael..

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #michael afton #fnaf vanessa #fnaf vanny #fnaf #sister location #security breach #fnaf help wanted #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #a very unserious comic idea that appeared in my head #Michael is just proving he’s THE GUY #must be weird for Vanny to learn about the whole Afton thing thru game development etc #and then meeting the guy it’s based off of #The pixel art was spot on to Michael carries his energy #idk how Michael feels about all the games about his life #he’s probably just past it like nothing he can do now 💀 #why not embrace his status BAHA

[beybuniki]

#I was thinking about sibling dynamics and how crazy it is that siblings might have the same parents and environment etc #but they can grow up wildly different and have VERY different family dynamics and such ugh life is so crazy #they’re all so deeply connected to toya but in their own wayssss #fuyumi looks at dabi and sees her twin natsuo looks at dabi and sees his first and oldest friend shoto looks at dabi and gets a panic attac #bnha #todoroki toya #todoroki fuyumi #todoroki natsuo #todoroki shoto #dabi #keeping up with the todorokis