— Robert Tew

@mikablazen @katriniac @rosyangel95

🤣🤣🤣 So good!! Beautifully written and orchestrated

"You're fondling me with your eyes again."

A belated birthday tribute for my sweet babbu, Kanetsugu, from the game Ikemen Sengoku.

It's been ages since I've done fanart! Getting his gaze just right was so hard but I managed to pull it off. XD Drown me in your gaze, Kanetsugu~ =3=

24-hr WIP Poll

I'll join in! Thank you for the tag @syneilesis

I have way more wips than I thought 😳 Some of these are quite old!

Also....there's a distinct theme to uh...a lot of these basically 😅💋

Clavis and Cyran tied in a dead heat?!? Oh, wouldn't Clavis just HATE that?? 🤣🤣

Cyran would hate it more 🤣 The poor guy. But he deserves love too!!

Never Before Seen Mountain Top Tornado 🤔

Mental Crop Rotation

When farmers grow the same crop too many years in a row, it can leave their soil depleted of minerals and other nutrients that are vital to the health of their fields.

To avoid this, farmers will often alternate the crops that they grow because some plants will use up different minerals (such as nitrogen) while other plants replenish those minerals. This process is known as “crop rotation.”

So the next time you find that you need to step away from a project to work on something else for a while, don’t beat yourself up for “quitting” that project. Give yourself permission to practice “mental crop rotation” to maintain a healthy brain field.

Because I’ve found that when that unnecessary guilt and pressure are removed from the process, a good mental crop rotation can help you feel more energized and invigorated than ever once you’re ready to rotate back to that project.

: A crucial part of crop rotation is that the field is let fallow sometimes. You plant what’s called a “cover crop”, which is something you don’t expect to harvest– it’s there for its roots to hold the soil in place, and often it’ll be what’s called a nitrogen-fixer, i.e. a plant that can pull nitrogen out of the air and fix it into the soil with its roots (but sometimes it won’t, sometimes it’s really just there to shelter the soil surface), and then you’ll till in that cover crop, or let the frost kill it and the stalks lie as mulch, and then you’ll rotate productive crops back into that field the next season. 

It’s important, though, to understand that during the fallow period, no nutrients are removed from that ground, and nothing is expected of it. Whatever the land grows then, it keeps, and it gets tilled back in or decomposes in place, to return its energy to the earth.

We’re not allowed, in our current society, to just let our minds be fallow for a bit, to produce nothing for export, to make nothing that can be sold. But it’s part of good land stewardship, to give every field time when it doesn’t need to give you anything back. 

So yes, grow and produce different things from time to time, rotate them around your mind and exercise different mental muscles, take different things from your creative processes, yes– but also, give yourself a fallow spell now and again, and let the field of your mind grow things for itself to keep, to break down and save for later. 

Prince Philip is the most badass prince EVER. And here's why.

Okay, so he’s got a girly face, and he wears tights and some high boots. Sure.

But check out that noble steed. That’s one ready-to-kick-ass-and-take-names steed.

While other princesses just run away and leave nothing, Philip gets AN INVITE TO HER HOUSE. He gets a song, a dance, and a first date.

He comes home, just to tell his dad he’s not going to marry the princess because he’s in love.

No. Other. Reason. He rides in and is just like, “I met the girl I’m going to marry. Now I’ve got a birthday party to be at. Bye Dad.”

Now how much do you think his dad weighs? That short fat little man? Probably pretty heavy.Not a problem for Prince Philip.

And then he gets jumped by goblins, both hands tied behind his back

But that’s not enough to stop Prince Philip.Oh no.

He breaks his hands free and starts chucking goblins.

Look at that face. That face. The “BITCH JUST YOU WAIT” face. He may be tied down by a dozen goblins but he’s not gonna take no shit from this witch.

In fact, he’s so strong, she ends up keeping him chained to the wall, but he still fights back.

Now when he finally does get free–

He’s ready to go into battle UNARMED. He don’t need no shield or sword, he’s going to go punch Maleficent’s face in with his fist. If Flora didn’t stop him, he probably would have, too.

Backed up against a cliff edge, nowhere to go. Fighting off goblins. But there’s so many and just one Philip.

NBD I’LL JUST JUMP AND SLIDE DOWN THE ROCK PILE IN MY SKIN-TIGHT TIGHTS.

Gate closing?

who gives a fuck? certainly not prince philip.

Lighting hitting rocks around me?

NBD BRO

Giant forest of thorns?

Bitch, get out of my way. I’ve got a princess to save.

Giant dragon of hell?

CHARGE HEAD ON.

Fire? Dragon? Burning dry twigs? No. Fucking. Problem.

Just smack that bitch on the nose.

Sheer cliff face? Fire burning behind me? Back to a wall?

Calm down guys, I got this.

I’LL JUST FUCKING SCALE IT ONE-HANDED.

And fight the bloody beast from 500 feet high, with literally nothing to save me if I fall.

Lose the shield off the cliff?

JUST STAND THERE AND SMILE ‘CAUSE I’VE GOT A FUCKING MAGIC SWORD THAT’S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEART BITCH.

Just chuck it. Straight through.

Then jump out of the way…

And survive. That’s what happens to bitches who mess with the woman I love.

Get the horse.

Get the girl.

EXPLAIN NOTHING.

that’s how he EARNED his happily ever after.

Srsly. The most bad. ass. prince. disney ever wrote.

Excellent post. Many great points.

AND YET –

…all I can think about is searching for gifs of Prince Phillip being:

Please enjoy said gifs. 😏😈

My favorite prince and disney movie for exactly these reasons 🤣❤️

I just had to call out sick today :S and 2 of the hours that I missed weren't covered by sick pay... also I just had to buy gas lol. And on top of that hours are about to start getting thin again. Besides praying for me to find that ever elusive Correct full time Job that i can handle with my disabilities... I also have time for up to 3 commissions.

Here's a couple of character portrait commissions I did last year! I can also do full body portraits of course and a variety of different things. My skills are always expanding. I love drawing white on black as well, and drawing or painting trees. Commissions range $25-$40 depending on complexity.

Layered landscapes of this type will be reasonably priced as well.

Needless to say I don't draw NSFW or unchristian/immoral type things. I don't have experience with furries/anthro but I would do regular animals or fantasy creatures.

Happy birthday to one of the most beautiful ikemen in the Cybird universe, Yoshimotoooooo!🥳💜💜💜

Bonus art! A WIP that has been sitting untouched for almost two months now. Posting it here because, if not now, then when?😅🤷🏻‍♀️

-V.E. Schwab, A Conjuring of Light

Ship in the Stormy Sea, 1887 -Ivan Aivazovsky

@torc87 in the replies to this post mentioned loving renowned Russian-Armenian 19th century painter Ivan Aivazovsky, inviting us to look him up.

I just did, and now I'm marveling at his seascapes and, especially, Aivazovsky's use of color. He graduated from the Imperial Academy of the Arts in St Petersburg with high honors, and also studied in Italy — where I suspect he may have adapted the bold color glazes of Titian — France, and the Netherlands.   In fact, he was a world traveler, as his misty paintings of Niagara and the Great Pyramid attest.

A View of the Bosphorus with the Hagia Sophia and the Maiden's tower in the Moonlight.

(more striking pictures below!)

Stuck in Traffic Jam

Genre: Comedy

Characters: Clavis Lelouch & the foreign affairs faction

Wordcount: 600

Prompt: Stuck in a traffic jam

A/N: My gift for the 2023 Ikemen Exchange over on @flash-exchange for @spoopy-fish-writes! The request was for Clavis, but I think we can all agree his stories are infinitely more entertaining with the squad in tow.

The carriage lurched left, knocking Clavis’s arm from its perch on the windowsill and jerking him awake. He stifled a yawn and rubbed his eyes, blocking out the sunlight while taking in the familiar scene before him. Over the years he had grown accustomed to road trips passed without words, although those were typically the consequence of indifference among his faction members. But today’s was a stillness Clavis did not often experience in the company of Noble Beasts. 

You know, I was just talking with a friend the other day that we wish there were some events with our boys being just vaguely happy, enjoying their daily lives.

Well, where the games comes short, there thrive fanfic writers, so thank you so much for satisfying the craving seated deep inside my stomach <3

It's just that. We don't often see them interact with each other all at once, so I personally view it as something rather challenging to write by itself. I like how the plot doesn't need high stakes to be dramatic (dramatically comedic?). How true they are to themselves. And the lightly humorous touches are top-notch too.

🤣🤣🤣 Oh Clavis. All of this was beautifully hilarious

Person A: "...You're up to something aren't you?"

Person B: "You don't sound particularly upset about that."

Person A: "I'm not."

Person B: "...And yet your eyes still hold displeasure."

Person A: "..."

Person B: "...You're upset I didn't include you, aren't you?"

Person A: "...A little."

Hello, crab fans. Wow, you have been having a busy time! On July 29, also known as Crabs Day, you took to TumblrMart to give the gift of crabs to your pals. And boy, did we notice—not just all the great crab memes and trending posts on the day but also the burst in sales which made up a substantial financial boost to the running costs at Tumblr. And it truly took our breath away.  

We got so excited we went back to the drawing board and designed some crab checkmarks, which we teased by dressing your regular checkmarks up as crabs on the day. On August 1, we launched a regular little crab checkmark and a rainbow crab checkmark for gifting and treating yourselves.

Here are some stats from Crabs Day:

All this money goes straight back into running costs—such as a month’s worth of power costs for Tumblr application servers. That’s all you! You’re doing that! You’re keeping Tumblr around with your generosity toward your friends. Crabs be thanking ye ❤

Woot! Feedback!

If only we can see more of a sophisticated Clalulu.

Lighthouse, by Alexia Coppini, 2019

Ida Lewis, by John Witt, 2007

Ida Lewis (1842-1911), keeper of the Lime Rock Lighthouse, rescues two men on March 29, 1869.  Idawalley Zorada Lewis, known as Ida, was one of a number of women lighthouse keepers in the Lighthouse Service.  She inherited the position of lighthouse keeper from her father after he suffered a stroke just months after his appointment.

The oldest of four children, Ida developed into a skilled boat handler from her daily chore of rowing her brothers and sisters to school on the mainland.  She made her first rescue at the age of 15, and she is credited with saving as many as 24 lives over her 39-year career.  Her daring rescues brought her considerable fame: she was featured on the cover of Harpers magazine and received a visit from President Ulysses S. Grant.  After her death, the Lime Rock Lighthouse was renamed in her honor.

People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is “You’re safe with me”—that’s intimacy.

- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Oh my god I’ll keep an eye out for fundraisers but my hometown is in flames.. they think it might all be gone.

I saw the pictures. Lahaina is burning down. Keep Hawai’i in your thoughts. I’ll post a fundraiser when I see veritable ones on Facebook from my friends.

This fundraiser is from my graduating class. Please help or share! Mahalo nui loa!

“Clavis? Could you come here a moment, please?”

“Is my lovely wife missing me already? I haven’t even left the room yet!”

“Clavis.”

“Alright little lamb, I’m coming. Oh dear, am I allowed behind the changing screen? I may see something I shouldn’t and my, wouldn’t that be scandalous.”

“Clavis, we’re married.”

“Ah yes, and what a dream it’s been since the wedding. I have a particularly fond memory of sneaking off during the reception and–”

“Clavis!”