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Plain Girl In The Land Where Prom Queens Go To Die

@tatterdemallionsails

I paint stuff. Makes a lot of stuff with resins, fiberglass, and other plastics. And make lots of stuff with yarn and thread. Professional mess maker. Wearer of many hats. she/her Really old enough to know better.

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

Changes over a human lifetime? Rare in space, but the Hubble Space Telescope has the longevity to reveal them. This video, created using Hubble images spanning 14 years, shows the evolution of Herbig-Haro 47, a jet emanating from a pair of still-forming stars.

The jet has burst out of a dark cloud of gas and dust that hides the young stars. The blue, fan-shaped region on the left is the edge of a cavity illuminated by the stars. On the right, a massive clump of jet material collides with upstream gas, creating the white bow-shaped shock wave.

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Hartigan (Rice University), and G. Bacon (STScI).

ALT TEXT: A long streamer extends horizontally across the image. Most of the streamer is light orange. At left is a blue arc where the light of a star, which isn’t visible and is hidden by dust, illuminates a cavity. At right is an orange arc marking a bow shock where a jet of material is plowing into interstellar gas. There are only a few stars in the background, which appear as light orange dots, and all are above or below the orange bow shock on the right.

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• An Oxford comma walks into a bar, where it spends the evening watching the television, getting drunk, and smoking cigars.

• A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with the bartender, the evening passes pleasantly.

• A bar was walked into by the passive voice.

• An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was deafening.

• Two quotation marks walk into a “bar.”

• A malapropism walks into a bar, looking for all intensive purposes like a wolf in cheap clothing, muttering epitaphs and casting dispersions on his magnificent other, who takes him for granite.

• Hyperbole totally rips into this insane bar and absolutely destroys everything.

• A question mark walks into a bar?

• A non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.

• Papyrus and Comic Sans walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Get out -- we don't serve your type."

• A mixed metaphor walks into a bar, seeing the handwriting on the wall but hoping to nip it in the bud.

• A comma splice walks into a bar, it has a drink and then leaves.

• Three intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They converse. They depart.

• A synonym strolls into a tavern.

• At the end of the day, a cliché walks into a bar -- fresh as a daisy, cute as a button, and sharp as a tack.

• A run-on sentence walks into a bar it starts flirting. With a cute little sentence fragment.

• Falling slowly, softly falling, the chiasmus collapses to the bar floor.

• A figure of speech literally walks into a bar and ends up getting figuratively hammered.

• An allusion walks into a bar, despite the fact that alcohol is its Achilles heel.

• The subjunctive would have walked into a bar, had it only known.

• A misplaced modifier walks into a bar owned by a man with a glass eye named Ralph.

• The past, present, and future walked into a bar. It was tense.

• A dyslexic walks into a bra.

• A verb walks into a bar, sees a beautiful noun, and suggests they conjugate. The noun declines.

• A simile walks into a bar, as parched as a desert.

• A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to forget.

• A hyphenated word and a non-hyphenated word walk into a bar and the bartender nearly chokes on the irony

- Jill Thomas Doyle

A zeugma walked into a bar, my life and trouble.

Let’s zoom in to one of the largest spiral galaxies ever seen, UGC 2885, which can be found in the constellation Perseus.

We look across 232 million light-years of space to see the full expanse of the galaxy, which is over two times the width of our Milky Way galaxy and contains at least 1 trillion stars.

The galaxy has been nicknamed Rubin's galaxy after the late astronomer Vera Rubin, who used the galaxy to look for invisible dark matter. The galaxy is embedded inside a vast halo of dark matter.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. DePasquale (STScI).

THIS IS THE MOST TERRIBLE THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

What if there were multiple types of chairs/cryo tanks? I have seen fics mention this possibility a few times. Definitely this confirms the idea that drugs were involved, and those pads in the fifth picture look a lot like what we saw in canon, but what’s with the stuff over his eyes? Were they inducing seizures, playing brainwashing footage, or was it one of those looping animations like they use for Hydra brainwashing in Agents of SHIELD? Someone smarter than me is gonna have to dissect the warning labels on the machines and images on the computer screens. ALSO it’s pretty interesting that they were considering having machines work on his arm instead of using any people at all. Perhaps they thought it was too dangerous for people to get close to it, and they used a tech in the scene we saw because they didn’t have the chair that could do it for them, and, and…

/patiently waits for fic and art

Pretty damn horrifying. Especially something that forces your eyelids open. (full body shudders)

Proving once again that concept artists can ALWAYS make it worse!🤣

Comic books are Jewish-American culture

And never forget that one of the reasons so many Jewish-Americans contributed to comics is because of the antisemitism in much of the creative sector in 20th century America. Many of these highly skilled and creative people ended up in comics because they couldn’t find work in more prestigious and lucrative fields.

also the same reason so many of them worked in the motion picture industry when it first began; working in film wasnt a respected line of work, so it kinda became a jewish culture, and when film unexpectedly caught on, upper-middle class white christians were quick to erase the jewish influence that the film industry had. also similar to the reason why so many jews in the past millennium worked in finance- in the 1100s it was considered sinful in the christian church to handle large amounts of money, so banking in western Europe was kind of the only profession in which Jews were guaranteed a secure income. because banking was a Jewish thing because it was sinful, when it became a respected profession, the upper-middle class and elites were quick to smear the Jewish involvement in banking as an evil conspiracy to control the world

nice addition thank u^👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼✡️

gonna add real quick that two Jewish men actually created Batman. Bill Finger was uncredited for years, but he is responsible for Batman’s look, backstory, personality,, setting etc. Bob Kane is responsible for the name and that’s pretty much it.

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“In fact, nearly all the great superheroes were created by Jews: Jerry Siegel and Joe (Joseph) Shuster created Superman, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (Jacob Kurtzberg) created Captain America, Bob Kane (Robert Kahn) and Bill Finger invented Batman, while Kirby, together with Stan Lee (Stanley Martin Lieber) produced a particularly impressive line of heroes such as Spider-Man, The Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men, Thor and the Avengers. “ –Supermensches.

And more superheroes than those had at least one Jewish creator. For example…

Aquaman? Created by Paul Norris (not Jewish) and Mort Weisinger (the son of Austrian Jewish parents) in November 1941.

The original Batgirl (spelled Bat-Girl), Betty Kane?  Created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff in 1961.

Dick Grayson, a.k.a. the original Robin? Created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson in 1940. And yes, Robinson was also Jewish.

Green Arrow? Co-created by artist George Papp (not Jewish) and writer Mort Weisinger.

Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern? Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell (the son of Jewish immigrants).

Wolverine? Created by artist John Romita Sr. (who’s Italian) and writer Len Wein (who’s Jewish).

Jubilee of the X-Men? Created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Chris Claremont.  Claremont is Jewish on his mother’s side.

Black Canary? Created by artist Carmine Infantino and writer Robert Kanigher (son of Romanian Jewish parents)  in 1947.

Sam Wilson, a.k.a the Falcon, and Captain America in some continuities? Stan Lee and Gene Colan (whose family name was originally “Cohen”).

T’Challa, the Black Panther? Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

It’s surprising how many superheroes have Jewish roots.

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned this already but a jewish man also invented what we now call graphic novels. His name is Will Eisner and the most prestigious comic book awards were named after him. He drew the Spirit comics as well as many graphic novels like A Contract with God, New York: The Big City and many many more. He also wrote and illustrated two books about making comics and sequential art. He was a fucking genius of visual narrative, character design and ripping your heart out with his stories.

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look at the first issue of Captain America from a Jewish perspective (the one where he’s punching Hitler in the face), and what you’ll see see is a Golem (the protector of the Jewish people) with an “A” for Aleph on his forehead (the first letter in the Hebrew word אֶמֶת – “emet”, or truth, which activates the Golem), carrying the Shield of David, the Magen David (it’s not meant to be a “star” – the shape of the Magen David represents the internal struts of David’s shield), going into battle to defeat the Nazis, perhaps the greatest threat the Jews had faced in nearly 2000 years.

Jewish creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby might not have been able to make Steve Rogers “officially” Jewish, but he’s heavily Jewish-coded, and that first comic is very meaningful from a Jewish perspective

definitely recommend NerdSync’s video about Captain America, especially the section where they talk about the Golem

Actors on Strike

I don't think a lot of people have given much consideration to the issues that people have with their images being scanned and then used later in AI without further permission or compensation.

Consider that anyone anywhere in any film at any time could be reused without notice in the most disturbing porn imaginable. Do you honestly think these images won't be licensed and sublicensed and used to train AI engines? And because you signed a contract, that would be legal?

Think about how you'd feel if you were an extra on some film set, you made $100, and the next thing you know a studio sells a set of image contracts the way people sell kitbashing image packs.

Because that's what's coming.

If companies can license creator's works and figure out ways not to pay them, and the works can end up completely bastardized in ways the original creator would never predict or want, imagine what these studios are going to do to your face and body.

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tony: *gets called out for doing something he alone did*

tony stans: but steve!

And Wanda!

And Rhodes! He wasn’t there enough for him, don’t you understand?!

And Pepper! That gold digging w*ore abandoned him and is the reason CW happened!

I like how all of you forgot about that time Bruce just fell asleep! Right when Tony was trying to unburden his soul on him by rambling on about the plot of IM3. 

Obviously that’s the root of everything that’s gone wrong in Tony’s life after.     

And Natasha! That traitorous two face b*tch of a 🐍🐍🐍

Good god you’re right, who else are we forgetting?

Sam, of course, for being there after Rhodey got hit by accident. He was just THERE. The nerve.

And Thor! He once picked Tony up by his neck for 2 seconds when Tony betrayed him majorly. And he keeps ~casually triggering~Tony by giving him things to hold. That fucker.  

Y'all fools for forgetting that rat Clint Barton! He just upped and abandoned his family for no reason and was MEAN to Tony! ( even though he joined because maybe, just maybe he was worried for his family sake when he thought highly dangerous assassins was about to be unleashed on the world )

you guys!! you’re forgetting his FATHER, Howard, who despite giving tony a life of prosperity and a massive inheritance, was the WORST father in the world! He’s the root of tonys issues! tony is the only person in the world who has an only semi-decent father!

Don’t you dare forget about that rat faced Bucky Barnes murdering his parents in cold blood. Brainwashed? Tortured? Prisoner of war? Your lips are moving, but all I hear are excuses. He is the root of Tibble’s trauma and don’t you forget it. (Which is why they have to date. So he can beg forgiveness for his crimes, the worst of which is being friends with that wannabe Captain America named Steve Rogers.)

and Sharon! because she spoke at her aunt’s funeral and stole precious widdle Tony’s ability to do so! because he’s clearly closer to Peggy than her own niece! and Peggy! for not taking Tony in and raising him as her own son, even though she and Howard clearly weren’t close in the later years! and just look how that affected pwecious widdle Tony! and May! how dare she not trust a grown ass man around her 15 year old adopted son?! better for her to just DIE so Tony can raise Peter the way he clearly should!

Guys. We forgot about how Nick Fury just callously rejected Tony from his Initiative because of Tony’s extremely erratic behaviour. Even though he obviously owed Tony a place on it on account of how RDJ started the MCU.  Heartless.

And Rhodey! Why doesn’t he coddle / babysit him enough? He’s were he is today because of Tony! ( someone legit said that )

Don’t forget about the mom at the beginning of CACW. How dare she accuse Tony of causing her son’s death??? I mean, all he did was combine AI tech with dangerous alien tech, how was he supposed to know that it could possibly be dangerous? And she was so mean to him. She was grieving? Psshhh..She doesn’t even know grief like poor Tony does.

So we’re gonna let T'Challa slide? He stole Tony’s favorite moochers I mean friends right from under his nose. Trying to pretend like Africa is a more developed country than the U.S.. I watch infomercials, I know the score!

Um what about Shuri? How dare she claim to be smarter than tennis. He’s the smartest person in the world and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. He has to adopt Shuri to teach her everything he knows and use all their vibranium so he can make way cooler tech than she ever did.

I really can’t believe we’re forgetting about Vision, and how he betrayed Tony for that traitorous little witch Wanda. I mean he is literally Tony’s son! Tony took the body that Ultron made using the cradle that Helen Cho created, and after Bruce added Jarvis he hit the un-pause button on Ultron’s program for like an entire minute before it got shut down and Thor brought Vision to life with his hammer. It’s like Tony birthed him, and Vision still picked Wanda over him! Who gives a shit about love and acceptance and treating Vision like a person, Tony is his creator, he should be worshiping him like a GOD. What a disgusting, ungrateful robot!

Excuse me, but how could you forget Stephen Strange? That asshole could only find a timeline where Tony died. What a monster! Doesn’t he know the world cannot function without Tony?!?

And Peter! How dare he turn down Tony’s LAST GIFT TO HIM because it just so happens to be a mass-murder device?!?

Times are troubling and hard right now-but never forget, your Beet loving Grandmother loves you very very much and wants you to be safe.

And for you to eat your vegetables.

Oh, yes.

A few years ago I went to pick up a woman I met on OKCupid for a date, and a friend of hers was there. They kind of over-explained “Oh, she just showed up to say hi” and there was a vague nervousness in the air that even my autistic ass was picking up on. Her friend was playing conspicuously with her phone. I went “Ah, the safety. Need to get a picture?”

Dead silence for about a second and a half, then the friend took a picture, looked at my date, and said “Have fun” and walked out the door.

(I would ordinarily have been clueless, but I’d just been asked to be the safety the previous night.)

My advice to male-presenting folks: recognize that this not your problem. By which I mean, this sort of security check isn’t a problem for you. It doesn’t hurt you. You aren’t being insulted or disrespected. And if you treat it like what it is– a reasonable adaptation to an unreasonable situation– and just roll with it, your dates will be more comfortable, and you will have a better time as a result.

The same applies to phone calls mid-date. Let them answer the damn phone without drama.

They aren’t accusing you of being a dangerous person. The very fact that they are willing to go on a goddamn date with you means that they have extended a certain level of trust. But the fact remains that there isn’t really a way to distinguish between “a man who isn’t dangerous” and “a man who knows how to behave like he’s not dangerous.”

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there isn’t really a way to distinguish between “a man who isn’t dangerous” and “a man who knows how to behave like he’s not dangerous.”

Webb's Discovery: Colors of Earendel, Distant Star

James Webb Telescope discovers Earendel, the most distant star ever detected, revealing fascinating colors and potential companion.

his image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a massive galaxy cluster called WHL0137-08 contains the most strongly magnified galaxy known in the universe’s first billion years: the Sunrise Arc, and within that galaxy, the most distant star ever detected.The star, nicknamed Earendel, was first discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. Follow-up observations using Webb’s NIRCam…

So the James Webb telescope took a picture of a infant star!!

The small glowing blob is protostar L1527! Caught in the glow of its sunrise-like creation the baby is only 100,00 years old! It can take up to 50 million years for a star to reach the size of our sun. This infant has a long time to go.

Located 460 light years away this is one hell of a childhood photo!

One Dress a Day Challenge

March: Pink Redux

Star Trek (the original series, s2 e2, "Who Mourns for Adonais?") / Leslie Parrish as Carolyn Palamas

Apollo takes a fancy to this Enterprise crewmember and magics her into a shiny pink vaguely-ancient-Greek-inspired gown. The material looks suspiciously synthetic, but at least it has enough weight to drape nicely. The extra-shiny border highlights how the over-the-shoulder piece falls into attractive folds. You can see in the side view picture that she seems to have similar sandals to his, but in silver.

They talked about this in the Making of Star Trek paperback. The top was anchored at the hip, and held on only by the weight of the cape over her shoulder. Apparently Leslie Parrish was the only one not having kittens about whether it would stay family friendly. 🤣

She felt perfectly secure in it.