Humans & Their Meddling, by Seb Xavier
Harvey Guillén preparing for the Met Gala 2023 in Christian Siriano, photographed by Jen Rosenstein for The Advocate.
Plus, read what Harvey had to say about his journey and the message of pride and progress he sends with his fashion.
How Howl got into Ingary
A bunch of us on the DWJ mailing list were wondering about Howl’s past - where did he go to school, what field did he study in, how did he end up in Ingary in the first place. DWJ’s friend Minnow is on the list and asked DWJ. Minnow kindly wrote down her memories of the response. I figure some of you not on the list may be interested, so here’s what Minnow told us (and gave permission for me to convey to the rest of the world, as long as she gets full credit for the execution): “Howell Jenkins played rugby for Swansea University, and his doctoral thesis was on Spells – his first degree was in Philosophy (probably Philosophy with something-or-other, but his interest was philosophy). One day he found himself being pursued by the four brothers of a young lady he’d played ever so slightly fast-and-loose with (no surprises there) who were chanting “Blood for Blod!” as they chased him down the street. Each of them was a huge forward who seemed to plan to use Howell’s head for a ball. Luckily a wing can generally run faster than a forward, and he stayed ahead of them as he made for the shelter of his sister’s house, galloping up the steep streets and skidding on the corners like a centaur. He wasn’t a magical practitioner in Wales, but he had been reading some particularly interesting spells that week, and as he ran he recited one of them; his hand on the doorknob of the house he intended to take refuge in, he cried out the final word of this spell, and as the door opened found that instead of his sister’s hall, it opened into Mrs. Pentstemmon’s foyer. Since the pursuit was hot on his heels, he didn’t hesitate, but dived through the door and slammed it behind him. So now we know. That’s how he got into Ingary. Of course, once he had demonstrated such powerful and completely untrained magical ability, Mrs. P had to train him, or there was no telling what trouble he might cause by accident. It really wasn’t her fault that after she *had* trained him, he still caused trouble both by accident and on purpose. It was simply in his nature.“ Enjoy!
dungeon meshi is the ultimate manga for a lot of reasons but some of my top favorites are that
- never any “omg pervert!!!” jokes that are so insanely prevalent in fantasy manga for some reason
- only “ship tease” is between falin and marcille
- completely and well fleshed out female characters who have their own motivations character and arcs just as equally as the male characters
- catgirl who actually is a cat girl (inscrutable, a little rude, pushes shit off tables, a little unsettling) and not just a cutesy moe girl with cat ears
- ultimate autism protagonist (thank you laois for your service)
- “this elf is actually 5000 years old but looks like a young adult/teenager for some reason” but ryoko kui actually pulled off making it heartbreaking and a significant part of marcille’s character
- chilchuk divorce
- the most insane worldbuilding ever
- only fanservice is senshi #SENSHISWEEP
I made my first uquiz today called: How Would you Handle A Timeloop
Go check it out! https://uquiz.com/gziyEk
Plants (most of them mine) from my previous sketch book ( I managed to fill it, that's amazing)
this is the hardest any single image has ever gone
Happy No Sex Friday to all who celebrate
Hassan Ragab: Recycled Plastic Art Nouveau Facade Chairs (2023)
the true crime girlies at work shake like chihuahuas every time a street person so much as looks at them
and like. they have no capacity to comprehend the level of retaliatory violence that would fall on every street person in a ten mile radius if anybody so much as touched a hair on their heads, but they really think the autistic guy with no teeth popping in to say hello is gonna Get Em
i have no object permanence about myself. if i’m not in anyones eye sight i assume i have ceased to be. finding out people remember i exist, think about me, and even talk about me when i’m not actively in front of them is startling news every time it is brought to my attention
topographical map with the most swag you've come across?
the most beautiful things are so ephemeral we can't even remember them
bathymetric map of the mariana trench
anyone else feel like it's getting kind of hot in here
Kitten those are the hydrothermal vents
kal is it possible you want a boy to take you on an abortion slash aquarium date ? cant tell from the state of my dash right now
GIRLIES WHO WANTS TO TAKE ME ON AN ABORTION DATE !!!!!!






