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Just got to do some woodworking for the first time in a long while, and I am once again reminded of why I enjoy my favorite type of word to work with: Purpleheart.

Why’s it called purpleheart?

Muthafuckin’ purple wood. How cool is that? It’s brown when you cut it, but due to oxidization, eventually turns to a beautiful purple color. (if you don’t seal it at this stage, it’ll eventually turn red, I believe, which is still pretty, but you buy purpleheart for purple, damnit!)

And everything you make with it turns out amazing.

Purple floors?

Nice.

Purple stairs?

Fancy.

Purple table?

Sweet.

Purple guitar?

Awesome.

Purple whatever the hell is going on here?

Epic.

It’s just such a cool wood to work with, and it’s sturdy enough to be used for just about anything. If I ever get a house, half of it might just end up being made out of purpleheart.

Anyway, that’s enough nerdery for one post. I will now return to reblogging stupid pictures and recipes.

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I love when people have really grandiose furniture inside really boring rooms. ahh your grace I see you were exiled from your ancestral duchy yet still cling to ambitions of triumphant return. surely you will regain the king’s favor.

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Wow — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3hiS1uP

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Saying the couple wanted to minimize disruptions while they celebrated their love of American animation and each other, area bride Rachel DaSilva told reporters Friday that her Disney wedding would be kid-free. “Josh and I are so excited to tie the knot here with Mickey, Minnie, and all our friends and family in attendance, and we decided the big day would be even more magical if parents left their little ones at home,” said DaSilva, 31, as projections of Cinderella, Lumière, and Nemo danced upon hanging panels around the venue and illuminated her bridal gown modeled after Elsa’s dress from Frozen.  Full Story

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german words i wish existed in english

a messy and incomplete list

nachvollziehen (v.) -- to understand, but less empathetic. i.e. i see the steps that brought you to that conclusion, but i don't understand you.

doch (interj.) -- you're wrong and really it's the opposite of what you said. often said with a healthy dose of sass. i.e. "this isn't a good movie." "doch. (it is)"

frech (adj.) -- somewhere between naughty and sassy and silly. when you're being a bit of a brat, you're being frech.

dreist (adj.) -- audacious, but far more colloquial. when you have the goddamn audacity, you are dreist. i.e. to park that far over the line is dreist as hell

heimat (n.) -- home, but stronger. a home is wherever you have built a life, but heimat is where your roots are. heimat is where you feel pangs of nostalgia when you go to visit your family for christmas and see the shop at the corner.

weltschmerz (n.) -- literally 'world-pain'. the world sucks and sometimes you just sit and feel the pain of it all. that's weltschmerz.

existenzberechtigung (n.) -- the right to exist, often in a comedic context. i.e. pineapple on pizza has absolutely no existenzberechtigung.

fernweh (n.) -- literally 'far-ache'. the opposite of homesickness, the desire to go far away. i guess wanderlust is similar, but that is also a german word, and this is more painful and visceral

schweigen (v./n.) -- the act of not speaking. silence, but more deliberate. the palpable feeling that people are withholding their voice.

verschlimmbesserung (n.) -- when an update with the intention of making something better actually just made it worse. looking at you @staff

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Onward, steed!

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friend made my birthday cake

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A leaf shawl for fall

At last, I finally have finished a project in the season I intend to wear it! This lovely shawl was certainly a journey, but one that I enjoyed thoroughly. It was a little scary to attempt hand dyeing this shawl, but I am glad that the final results perfectly capture the color of the leaves at the very peak of fall. As the days get colder and the leaves begin to fade, I'm glad I have one to hold onto that will stay vibrant well into winter!

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Every day I learn something baffling about Massachusetts

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Me reaching what looks suspiciously to be the end of my rope: oobh i got plany off rope

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Why everyone's idea of "generic fantasy" is actually the Renaissance, not the medieval period, with concrete notes as to what things people include that are shockingly late

Bread.

Various sewing techniques (would be easier to understand with a visual presentation)

A history of architecture in the Latin Church and some pitches for how to move forward doing better but without freezing at a specific time (could also do this about architecture in general and include a treatise/bonus presentation about Current Building Culture and how it's hamstringing us)

Adhesives.

I saw this meme going around on twitter and I think it'll be perfect for this account.

List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

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Band called ship of Theseus who replaces one of their members with every album release

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• Wedding Dress.

Date: 1879

Culture: French

Medium: silk

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Guess who just figured out how to climb inside the woodstove???

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