...and Death smiled

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tragedyseries: If you, or an immortal friend of yours, has a...

tragedyseries:

If you, or an immortal friend of yours, has a birthday coming up I invite you to visit my etsy emporium. Many sad and rare items can be found there for a modest sum!

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glitchinthematrixx: redwoodcollective: So around November a...

glitchinthematrixx:

redwoodcollective:

So around November a friend gave me a deer carcass for a project I'm in the process of cultivating. I left it hang in a tree over winter to dry out. Today, I went to take it down…but to my surprise, I found new life forming in the heart of death. 

This is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen in my fucking life so far. 

adrians1: adrians1: a friend came round to help me revise and...

adrians1:

adrians1:

a friend came round to help me revise and forgot to log out of her facebook on my laptop so I've spent the last 20 minutes devoting her facebook to trains.

I've also got the middle name "ILikeTrains" pending and have joined 50 "I love trains" groups.

UPDATE: 

TODAY BETH RECEIVED THIS LETTER FROM A TRAINSPOTTING ORGANISATION. THI IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THING I'VE DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

ferreadomina: Runes of Elfland by Brian Froud

Arrival


Domain


Fortune


Inspiration


Journeys


Fate


Eloquence


Exchange


Companionship

ferreadomina:

Runes of Elfland by Brian Froud

thisiswhereiamat: I am definitely doing this! Follow this...

thisiswhereiamat:

I am definitely doing this!

Follow this awesome blog, will follow back! :)

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mysoulislight: Explains why I don't like skype lol

mysoulislight:

Explains why I don't like skype lol

hawkschild: thefrogman: Pocket Penguin by Jacqueline C....

hawkschild:

thefrogman:

Pocket Penguin by Jacqueline C. [tumblr | twitter]

I want one. T_T

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browsethestacks: hodgman: browsethestacks: Muhammad Ali,...

browsethestacks:

hodgman:

browsethestacks:

Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Liberace And Wendi Richter

Your first look at @JossActual's new prequel series "Avengers: 1984"

Rebloging Myself Just For The Comment

wardengrey: reasons cats are great: purring they're selective about who they're affectionate to—so...

wardengrey:

reasons cats are great:

• purring
• they're selective about who they're affectionate to—so they really love you!!
• fluffy, pet forever
• winky cat kisses
• "I love you" headbutts
• swishy tail
• WHISKERS
• sit on your head
• sleep on your tummy
• sleep
• groom you with their scratchy tongue
• react to surprising things by leaping ten feet in the air
• CATS

Yup.

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""Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe..."

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"Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe in princesses, he did not believe in islands, he did not believe in God. His father, the king, told him that such things did not exist. As there were no princesses or islands in his father's domains, and no sign of God, the young prince believed his father.

But then, one day, the prince ran away from his palace. He came to the next land. There, to his astonishment, from every coast he saw islands, and on these islands, strange and troubling creatures whom he dared not name. As he was searching for a boat, a man in full evening dress approached him along the shore.

Are those real islands?' asked the young prince.

Of course they are real islands,' said the man in evening dress.

And those strange and troubling creatures?'

They are all genuine and authentic princesses.'

Then God must exist!' cried the prince.

I am God,' replied the man in full evening dress, with a bow.

The young prince returned home as quickly as he could.

So you are back,' said the father, the king.

I have seen islands, I have seen princesses, I have seen God,' said the prince reproachfully.

The king was unmoved.

Neither real islands, nor real princesses, I have seen God,' said the prince reproachfully.

The king was unmoved.

Neither real islands, nor real princesses, nor a real God exist.'

I saw them!'

Tell me how God was dressed.'

God was in full evening dress.'

Were the sleeves of his coat rolled back?'

The prince remembered that they had been. The king smiled.

That is the uniform of a magician. You have been deceived.'

At this, the prince returned to the next land, and went to the same shore, where once again he came upon the man in full evening dress.

My father the king has told me who you are,' said the young prince indignantly. 'You deceived me last time, but not again. Now I know that those are not real islands and real princesses, because you are a magician.'

The man on the shore smiled.

It is you who are deceived, my boy. In your father's kingdom there are many islands and many princesses. But you are under your father's spell, so you cannot see them.'

The prince pensively returned home. When he saw his father, he looked him in the eyes.

Father, is it true that you are not a real king, but only a magician?'

The king smiled, and rolled back his sleeves.

Yes, my son, I am only a magician.'

Then the man on the shore was God.'

The man on the shore was another magician.'

I must know the real truth, the truth beyond magic.'

There is no truth beyond magic,' said the king.

The prince was full of sadness.

He said, 'I will kill myself.'

The king by magic caused death to appear. Death stood in the door and beckoned to the prince. The prince shuddered. He remembered the beautiful but unreal islands and the unreal but beautiful princesses.

Very well,' he said. 'I can bear it.'

You see, my son,' said the king, 'you too now begin to be a magician."

"

- John Fowles (via hawkschild)

dontbearuiner: eatingwordswithkittywitch: Cat is the most...

dontbearuiner:

eatingwordswithkittywitch:

Cat is the most cat-like human cat I've ever seen in media. None of this "catgirl in half a bikini bouncing all over young men" toss. A self-obsessed, vain, fish-swilling person who somehow remains charismatic.

I love you, Cat.

Cat is the best. <3

"The worst part about anxiety attacks, is that you're aware it's irrational and sometimes..."

"The worst part about anxiety attacks, is that you're aware it's irrational and sometimes unexplainable, but knowing that gives no aid what so ever. In most cases it deepens the anxiety as you realize "if I know it's irrational, why can't I stop it… Oh god I can't stop it" you begin to believe you are no longer in control of your mind. That. That is fear."

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(via lies-and-slander)

OH GOD THIS IS THE MOST TRUE THING EVER

mister-smalls: misterfrodomisterfrodo: lotrconfessions: It...

mister-smalls:

misterfrodomisterfrodo:

lotrconfessions:

It upsets me when people say that Tolkien was a racist because there is nothing to signify he was. He enjoyed other cultures, he studied other cultures. He was fascinated about the world. He was attempting to create a myth about a fantasy world named Arda, which was in some way historically accurate. Not all those with, in his words, "tanned skin" were bad and not all those who had white skin were good. To say he was a racist because he based his story 6000 years in Europe, is wrong.

Tolkien once said, "I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones, and most of all I detest the segregation or separation of Language and Literature. I do not care which of them you think White". When the Nazis wrote to him asking if was Jewish, he replied; "I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people" and wanted to tell them they had a "wholly pernicious and unscientific race-doctrine". I think it may be worth noting that he was born in and raised in South Africa for the first three years of his life. Considering the times he lived in, he wrote some pretty amazing female characters and had some pretty strong opinions against racism (there are many more, look them up!!) when most during his time didn't.

Tolkien rarely ever described anyone to be in his books with an ethnic origin, he uses words such as "light", "dark", "fair skinned", "darker skinned, "tanned" often instead. The bad characters often wore dark clothes as they do in most literature, he did not intend for it to be seen as racism .In fact, a group of hobbits from the shire, the harfoots are said to be darker skinned, and they aren't bad!! Of all the main bad guys, most were actually white in the books (Melkor, Sauron, Saruman) most of them were just said to have worn darker clothes.He did not want his work to be taken literally but Tolkien had aimed to create an English mythology because he was sad that there didn't appear to be one, not just for England but for Europe. He, as the original post said, studied the world and other cultures because he was fascinated with them. He wanted to learn about them and went out of his way to learn them. When questioned about racism, he would speak out against it. He cannot defend himself anymore, but I think he would be horrified at the thought of someone naming him a racist and misinterpreting his intentions!! :)

People most often say Tolkien was racist because of the portrayal of the Orcs.

When someone pointed out to him how it could be interpreted in a racist way, he was horrified, and attempted to go back and revise it.

anon me 5 things you would put on a pentagram to summon me