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epsilongrif:

my entire life i have been under the impression that picking bluebonnets in texas is illegal and i just found out that’s only a myth. who the fuck lies to a six year old about picking flowers

and did you know that new york’s state flower is the rose? that’s bullshit. that is bullshit. blatant new york favoritism. roses don’t even grow in new york. nothing grows in new york except buildings and pizza. new york’s state flower should be a fucking taxi. i’m trying to give you a hint that i’m about to draw york covered in roses is it working

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#Red vs Blue #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #there’s more to New York than the city #most of the state was only good enough to name once #I’m sure there must be roses in there somewhere #still hilarious though #(Red vs Blue progress: have finished 6×08) #(everyone (mostly Rose several times over) who told me that S6 was much better than S1-5 has thus far been totally right) #(apparently the big yelling-at-the-screen moment is near or possibly at the *end* of S6) #(I’m…looking forward? to it?) #fanart

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pervocracy:

netlfix:

imagine bumping into 2007 you at the mall

“it’s all going to work out okay!  here is a list of people not to date!  you are a guy!  buy Apple stock!  you are allergic to Levaquin!  okay, gotta go!”

“…?”

Past!me: *no reaction beyond that of bumping into a stranger; has not put in the necessary time spent staring into mirrors to feel sense of recognition at own face*

Present!me: Huh, never met a face-clone who also wore big glasses before. Weird. *shrugs, moves on*

(I mean really, what’s more likely: that she’s me from another part of the space-time continuum, or she’s just someone who looks enough like me to fool prosopagnosic visual processors?)

P.S. …although, come to think of it, if I bumped into a face-clone with big glasses wearing a yellow-on-black Hogwarts-crest baseball cap, a belly bag with a red “First Aid Kit” pouch attached to it, and/or a T-shirt I remember owning/still own, I probably would get suspicious enough to overcome the no-talking-to-strangers taboo and strike up a conversation. She might, too, depending on what I was wearing.

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#imagine posts #prosopagnosia #sometimes I think about all the moments of serendipity I must have missed due to my faceblindness and I get very sad #and then I think about all the moments of serendipity I must have missed for all the various reasons and get even sadder #and then I think about how now I know why there’s an exclamation point in past!me and I cheer up a bit

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doctorwho:

heyimkiara:

30 Days of Doctor Who

Day 25: What’s your favorite Doctor Who art?

It’s not just art but I chose an artist. I am in love with alicexz. The first art I’ve seen from her is the Eleventh Doctor (second last) and just continued from there! She does other things besides Doctor Who like Sherlock, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and even more! 

What’s your favorite Doctor Who art? Make sure to give the artist credit if it’s not yours!

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#Doctor Who #art #fanart #awesome #pretty things

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homesteadilee:

nambroth:

Last weekend I attended Anthrocon and it was pretty darn awesome. While I don’t consider myself a furry, I do enjoy realistic costumes, so I took the raptor mask I made (base/blank by: http://kierstinlapatka.tumblr.com/ ) and some gloves I put together. I ran out of time to make a tail. I figured I’d raptor around the con incognito, because it’s fun to be anonymous. Unfortunately for my planned secrecy, I was unaware that in the interim my last photoset of the raptor mask managed to accumulate around 3,000 notes on Tumblr, and the internet knew that it was mine, so there was no secrecy or anonymity. OH WELL I had fun anyhow! Let me tell you though, it’s super weird to have people come up and shout “I SAW THIS ON TUMBLR“ in real life. Uhhh. Hi, Internets.

Thus, I raptored around the con and generally acted like a nuisance. The very best reactions were the ‘muggles’… people on the street. They acted like it was Disneyworld and almost everyone really loved it. My friend managed to get a photo of me peeking into a bar window. Check out the enthusiastic lady on the far right.

I even managed to bump into my eagle mask being worn around the con a few times, which was super exciting to me (the Philippines Eagle mask seen above).

All photo credit goes to my friends Byzil and Hypno.

Here is a short video. I didn’t know she was recording at first so I was holding very still so she could take a still photo. Oops. Also ignore my bad anatomy raptor wrists pose. I had just smacked Dark Natasha in the throat with my claws accidentally and was feeling a bit sheepish. (Natasha was fine, but apparently I was going for the kill. Instincts?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJLdFoQOSOg

I am thinking of naming her Kinglet, after the bird that inspired her.

FEATHERED RAPTOR OMG

nellasaur

LOOK

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#art #cosplay #awesome #dinosaur

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dajo42:

salazar: hey everyone just wanted your opinion on something

helga: shoot

salazar: okay what if we get giant versions of our house symbols

rowena: what

salazar: like godric would have a giant lion chilling out somewhere and rowena would have a big canary

rowena: its an eagle

salazar: okay whatever

godric: i dont think uh

salazar: it cant be too hard to find a huge badger

godric: okay dude no this is ridiculous absolutely no giant house symbols

salazar: oh um okay because i kind of uh

helga:

rowena:

godric:

salazar:

helga: what did you do

salazar: NOTHING

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#Harry Potter #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog

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soleminisanction:

I think everybody’s missing the point of the new Carlos status quo in WTNV. Having him lost and unable to get home isn’t about adding angst to his relationship with Cecil, not really. It’s about giving Carlos an opportunity to define himself as a character separate from Cecil’s affection.

Think about it. In the first year there were all these hints that Carlos is running around doing the Science Hero thing and trying to figure out Night Vale….but it was only ever hints, and never enough to actually be a character arc, even by the broad definition of character arcs in Year One. His story there was about adjusting enough to Night Vale and its weirdness that he could believably feel at home there and give the relationship with Cecil a shot.

In Year Two (and Condos), his appearances served to advance the relationship subplot. It was all about the two of them learning, together, that love is imperfect, perfectly imperfect, and that that imperfection is worth fighting for — which is in turn a reinforcement of the theme that runs through the entire Strexcorp story-line, a brilliant turn of authorial intent in its own right. 

And all of this is great, don’t get me wrong. But the result is that we only really know Carlos as defined by Cecil and his relationship with Cecil. He’s the Love Interest. Cecil’s boyfriend. “Yer Science Fella.” 

Now, though…now he’s in a situation where there is no Cecil. Here, Carlos will have to stand alone. He will have to define himself. And if it unfolds anything like Dana’s adventures, it’ll do so in his own words, describing his own experience, relayed back occasionally to Cecil and occasionally through Cecil, but still inherently separate from Cecil’s interpretation. For the first time, we’re gonna see Carlos through his own eyes, not his lover’s.

You can see the outline of his character arc to come in his voicemail, like a thesis statement:

…I remembered that I am not from Night Vale. I remembered that as far as the laws of the universe are concerned it is not where I belong.

Cecil… I don’t even remember how I got to Night Vale in the first place. I mean where is Night Vale even?

But I promise, I will find the way back.

It’s all there. His goals, his motivation. What he needs to learn. A hint of the mysteries that are to come.

When she was lost, Dana’s story arc was about finding her way home. Dana belongs in Night Vale. There was never any doubt, for her, and when she returned triumphant it was just confirmation of what she already knew, a reward for never giving up.

For Carlos, there is doubt. The Universe, apparently, believes that he does not belong in the place he feels to be home. He will have to fight, not just to get back to Cecil, not just to get back to Night Vale, but to prove that he belongs in Night Vale, with Cecil. And to do that, he’ll have to figure out how he got to Night Vale in the first place. He’ll have to show us who he was before, what led him there, why he came. He’ll have to show what’s different this time, how Night Vale changed him, how being lost will change him. 

And if it’s anything like the other character arcs we’ve seen, it’s going to be glorious. 

So…don’t worry, Night Vale. He’ll be home, and his story — their story, their romance — will be all the better for it because we’ll finally have both sides. And yes, it may take a while, because this little romance of theirs is just one part of the greater Night Vale story and they are not, despite what you may think, the main characters. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, studying Night Vale from a writer’s perspective, it’s that pacing and pay-off are everything. These guys know what they’re doing. It’ll be a roller coaster, and it’ll be worth it.

— Overthinker out

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#Welcome to Night Vale #Old Oak Doors B #wtnv spoilers #excellent points

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feliscorvus:

lunar-lavender:

rayvenloaf:

chaoscontrolled123:

Luke and I were looking at Hieronymus Bosch’s painting The Garden of Earthly Delights and discovered, much to our amusement, music written upon the posterior of one of the many tortured denizens of the rightmost panel of the painting which is intended to represent Hell. I decided to transcribe it into modern notation, assuming the second line of the staff is C, as is common for chants of this era.

so yes this is LITERALLY the 600-years-old butt song from hell

I can’t NOT reblog a 600 year old butt song from Hell.

The 600 year old butt song from Hell is back on my dash! Happy day!

HEEEE.

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#Hieronymus Bosch #music #interesting

Giant List of Asexuality and Aromantic Blogs

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house-of-ace:

Since Asexual Awareness Week is coming up, I figured I’d make a rebloggable version of this blog’s links page for those who want to find new blogs to suggest to people!

Notes:

  • Included on this list are: Asexuality Tumblrs, Aromantic Tumblrs, Advice Tumblrs, Non-Tumblr Sites and Useful Links!
  • If you know any other blogs, sites, or other links that aren’t on here, let me know, and I’ll be sure to add it! Also, if you run one of these blogs and I’ve messed something up, let me know and I’ll fix it for you.
  • Please assume that on this list, the words ‘asexual’ and ‘aromantic’ stand for asexual-spectrum and aromantic-spectrum respectively, unless otherwise indicated.
  • This post doesn’t always update itself when reblogged for some reason. You can always find the most up-to-date rebloggable version here and the permanent version here!

Asexuality Tumblr Blogs

Aromantic Tumblr Blogs

Tumblr Blogs That Offer Advice (both aromantic and asexuality blogs listed)
many also post other things in addition to advice and have useful lists of resources, links and faqs!

Non-Tumblr Sites (both aromantic and asexuality sites listed)

  • Acebook: an asexual dating and social networking site!
  • Ace Fet: a forum for asexual and aromantic fetishists. Also has a tumblr.
  • ace_fic: a livejournal asexuality fanfiction comm!
  • Ace Ideas: a youtube vlogging channel about asexuality! also has a tumblr.
  • Acetronauts: a youtube vlogging channel about asexuality! They also have a tumblr.
  • are:UK: a UK organization for asexuality education, media representation and providing resources. Also has a tumblr.
  • Arocalypse: an aromantic forum! They also have a tumblr here.
  • Aroplane: a forum for aromantic-spectrum people!
  • Aromantic Asexuals: a forum for aro aces!
  • Asexualitic: an asexual dating site!
  • The Asexual Agenda: a blog which promotes asexual blogs, shares links and discusses a deeper wide variety of asexual-related concepts. Also the home of the monthly Carnival of Aces!
  • Asexual Archive: another very comprehensive blog about ‘all things ace’!
  • Asexual Awareness Week: the official website for Asexual Awareness Week! They also have a tumblr!
  • Asexual Explorations: a site which promotes the academic study of asexuality! It provides many good links and resources to this end.
  • Asexual Groups: a reference blog to find asexuality meet-ups and communities!
  • Asexuality Meetup: list of asexuality meetups!
  • Asexual News: a site for asexuality news and opinions. Includes a huge list of links and resources, and also merchandise.
  • The Asexual Stories Project: a place for any asexual-spectrum person to submit their stories about their experiences with any aspect of their asexuality!
  • AVEN: probably the best-known asexual site on the Internet. I’ve heard some not-so-great things about the forums, but the rest of the site has a large list of links, news, a wiki and other things to check out! They also have a tumblr.
  • Card House: an asexuality forum!
  • Kik Messenger group: not really a site per se, but directions for how to join a Kik Messenger network/group for asexuals who would like to chat! According to the post: “Kik Messenger is a free anonymous messaging app that is available on multiple smartphone platforms.”
  • Partnership for Asexual Visibility and Education: an organization focusing on asexual activism!

Other Useful Links

Ace Fet is gone. I checked in one morning a few weeks ago and found only GoDaddy offering to sell me the URL.

I tried sending an ask to crepuscularnocturnal (founder and co-moderator of Ace Fet) about it, but they haven’t responded, and they haven’t made any posts on their Tumblr since before Ace Fet vanished. Still wondering what happened to it.

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#reply via reblog #asexuality #it’s such a shame #at least some of these other links look like they might be useful