#the things i have seen

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

I'm working on more ancient Roman trading cards! However, most of these guys and gals don't have pretty, non-copyrighted portraits I can use. You'd think there'd be more paintings of Clodius shaking his booty in drag, but I haven't found them!

I could adapt art originally intended to portray other Romans, or unspecified Romans, and simply add a clarifying note under the "Read more..." where I cite where the art came from. Since I'm mostly planning to use pre-20th century paintings, I don't think the creators would mind. Plus, some of y'all might discover an artist y'all really like that way.

However, to do that I will still need to find those pieces first. And Wikimedia, while valuable and much-loved, is quite scattered for my purposes. So if y'all know of any good virtual collections of art depicting ancient Romans - ideally old non-copyrighted paintings - let me know! (No AI art or cartoony styles, please. Doesn't fit the old-fashioned aesthetic I'm aiming for.)

#do you have any idea how hard it is to find a picture of t. gracchus in which he is NOT a doe-eyed 8-year-old? #or cato the younger where he is NOT stabbing himself? #the things i have seen #paintings #jlrrt speaks #art #ancient roman trading cards

[soaking-wet-cat-punk]

“i didn’t even know there were woods in New Jersey” Percy my beloved you do not want to know about what goes on in new jersey

#if only he knew #the things i have seen #kind of a yowza moment tbh #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians

[sapphicsparkles]

PSA because apparently people don't know this: you can be gay and be homophobic, you can be a lesbian and be lesbianphobic. You can be one form of queer and be phobic towards another form of queerness. Just being that sexuality or identity does not automatically opt you out of all the queerphobia ingrained into you from the culture you live in or the unlearning you have to do.

#the things i have seen #nobody is perfect #before you jump on your moral high horse think about why you're jumping onto it #why we're so quick to persecute others #and if you don't even question yourself maybe you should #lmfao i'm literally already afraid people are going to eat me alive for this post because of how quick people are to go on the attack #and be unkind #but damn we gotta fight the queerphobia AND EACH OTHER? #please for the love of god do some research and read some history/theory before you jump into a post to tear someone down

[bunnyreaper]

boys from the blackstuff interval

omg barry sloane the man that you are

#the things i have seen #yall #YALL #SI2NWOWBWJ3JEHEB #i dont have words #why wont he marry me

[n1ghtwarden]

happy new year going to the pub the town over was a mistake

#THE THINGS I HAVE SEEN #ooc. claireposting.

[kentofic]

my friends dragged me to a sex shop half against my will. i just spent the last 2 hours looking at vibrators of every shape, color, and size imaginable

#jinnie thoughts #the things i have seen #both amazing and horrifying #it was a fun sex positive experience tho LOL

[multifandom-fanfic-writer]

if im ever actually watching succesion i won't watch it like a normal person ive seen too much homoerotic mutually masochistic tomgreg things on here

#tomgreg #the things i have seen #succession

[suguwu]

now i'm thinking of all the things that have happened to me while being a bridesmaid and yeah that has ridiculous fic potential too

#bee chats #the things i have seen #the things i have done #the uber drivers i've tipped 50% bc the bride is sobbing in the backseat bc her sister was mean to her during the bachelorette #the pre-ceremony shots i've taken with the rabbi

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them? #“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years. #thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me. #idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

[s-lycopersicum]

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#i've seen this reposted so many times #often missing pieces and never in its entirety #and the timestamps too the timestamps are important #going by the xkcd ten thousand rule i wonder how many people have never seen the whole thing #original #art #twitter:paxiti

[dirtytransmasc]

the men and boys are innocent too.

we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.

I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.

I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.

I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.

I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.

the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.

#I don't have words to describe how I feel for the men of Palestine #the things I have seen them do after everything they have been through goes so far beyond selfless #what do you call this? this prevailing goodness and willingness to give everything they have and more? what word even touches it? #I don't think there is one #islamophobia has conditioned us to see these men and boys as evil and dangerous #we see this in how we speak about Palestine #and we need to uncondition ourselves #they're just as innocent and of value and good as the women and children #so fight for them #they don't deserve this any more than the women and children #free palestine #palestine

[theultradork]

It's my 12 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

#12 year tumblrversary #tumblr milestone #12 years on this godforsaken website #The things I have seen #I tell ya what

[iboatedhere]

This was the stupidest day on twitter I have ever seen.

#the things I HAVE SEEN #the people I have blocked #Elon….i change my mind #in the purge I’m coming straight to you #ELON…when I catch you Elon when I catch you Elon

[basshole-astard]

PSA: i keep seeing posts about staying cool in extreme heat that include advice like "gatorade is bad actually!" and "don't drink fruit juice it'll just dehydrate you!" and neither of these are true!

regarding fruit juice: there's apparently a misconception that Any Sugar At All will dehydrate you, and that's simply not true. yes, sugar will make you pee more when consumed in large amounts, but 1) the natural sugar in fruits won't do this to you 2) great news! a lot of fruit juices exist without any added sugar in them! 3) honestly even having a glass of the fruit juice with added sugar won't completely dehydrate you as long as you're also drinking water throughout the day. if its hot you deserve a cold treat of a drink!!! can't go wrong with fruit juice!!!

regarding gatorade: maybe this isn't an every day drink, but guess what: if it's 110F/40C or hotter outside, and you don't have AC, or you're moving around a lot outside of the AC, and you're sweating buckets: that's when you drink a gatorade.

gatorade exists to replenish all the electrolytes (salt) and glucose (sugar) that you sweat out. YES it is meant for athletes to drink during intensive work outs and not necessarily for people who aren't doing that kind of exercise. BUT GUESS WHAT! when you're sweating buckets because you had to walk to the bus in extreme heat, that's intensive exercise. please feel free to drink a gatorade after that! that's its intended use case!!!!

no: neither of these drinks should be a total replacement for water. but drinking a lot of water and then treating yourself to a fruit juice with lunch is a good idea!!! drinking a gatorade becuase you just had to walk for 20 minutes in the heat is a good idea!!!

Please Stop Spreading Misinformation About Drinks!!! It's fine if you drink things that aren't water!!!! Yes you should probably always be drinking water but drinking something else As Well isn't going to hurt you!!!! okay!!!! its fine!!!!!!

honestly so long as you are consistently getting Any (non-alcoholic) fluids in you, you're doing great!!!!!! okay!!!! i love you stay safe <3

#also: drinking A Soda or A Coffee isn't going to completely dehydrate you if you're drinking other fluids tbqh!!! #its fine!!!!! its fine!!!!! #drinks #heat #dehydration #this post exists because i'm mad at misinfo but also #this is for my homies who hate the taste of water and struggle to stay hydrated #because people have told them over and over again You Must Absolute Drink Water And Nothing Else and so they just don't drink anything #listen!! hey!!! whoever told you that was lying!!!! #drinking Any Fluids At All (yes even with caffeine!!) is better than Not Drinking Anything #please hydrate!!!! it's okay if that hydration isn't water!!!! #honestly i tried to be extremely non confrontational in this post but im pretty sure i've seen people suggest flavored water packets #but say no fruit juice ever. and that's insane. #it's all fluids baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #so long as you are drinking fluids you are combatting dehydration #YES water is the best option HOWEVER. if you drink things that aren't water that's also okay! i promise!!!!!!!!

[lost-my-sanity1]

sometimes I just go quiet and think about that one time when my friend asked if there will be any problem with anal sex because her bum is flat

#the things i have seen #the things I have to DEAL with #sigh

[dreamandspleen]

Je fête mes 10 ans sur Tumblr 🥳

#10 year tumblrversary #tumblr milestone #let me tell you #the things i have seen