#NoRules

[llendrinall]

I have never particularly cared about Eurovision but I do like politics and  Eurovision has become a thermometer for Europe's (and guests)'s political climate. 

Like, I remember when whatever entity controlling Eurovision banned a performance in which two young women kissed. t.A.t.U. was their name. It was deemed too provocative. They were allowed to sing but not to kiss. That was 2011 and in 2014 Conchita Wurst won in all their gender-ambiguous glory.

(Ironically, t.A.t.U. is a Russian band. How things have changed).

In 2019 the contest took place in Tel-Aviv (... yeah) and Iceland was fined for their signs in support of Palestine. The contest is supposed to be neutral and performers can't make political statements. But in 2022 Russia was banned from participating and everybody showed support for Ukraine. 

So I have been waiting to see what will happen this year. Will they ban Israel from participating? It doesn't look like it, but more and more participants are opposing Israel and showing support for Palestine. It's little, but it is more support than what we have seen in the last decades.

The contest has always been 40% insanity and 30% showing dislike to the UK (and only 10% music, the remaining 20% is a sacrifice to the old gods). But this year it looks like 50% insanity and 50% making political statements of any kind. With great pleasure, I share with you:

Finland. Finland is sending a pantless man emerging from a denim egg. Truly pantless. Nudity is forbidden in the contest but they are getting around it. I... I think it's an answer to some ridiculous rule lawyering on Eurovision's part. I don't know, you have to see it. It will be 3 minutes well spent.

Spain. Spain has gone "oh, are we getting political?" and, Tumblr, Tumblr, listen:

The performer is 56. 

She looks 56. 

When do we see women in their 50s singing and dancing? Does Madonna count? I mean women like the ones in the videoclip. I'm adding a picture.

Ma'am, I love you. 

The main video differs from the performance for the contest. Sadly, there will be no women in their 50s dancing in the stage for Eurovision. They went with professional dancers. 

Feminism 101. Let's have the male dancers perform like they expect women to perform in this kind of show.

The youtube comments have a not  inconsiderable amount of lesbians thirsting after the drummer. 

I wish them the best.

[open-music-reviews]

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers makes you remember the time when you partied with friends on that island that receives ocean energy from southern hemisphere storms. A loud night of beer buckets and jumping into the swimming pool repetitively. Bar hopping and roaming the streets with reckless abandon until dawn.

Recommended songs: How To Fly, Australia Street, Bootleg Rascal, Kiss the Breeze, Sleep Alone, Cool & Calm

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[mstudi0s]

No Rules 🤍🌿

When we recognize that there are no concrete rules to life except the ones that we create, life becomes simpler. You begin to feel at ease and recognize you don't have to adhere to the demands of society cause those are created by the same people who made them a demand to begin with. 🌿🤍

[zymzalchemy]

Up All Night with ZymzAlchemy—sexy punk rock queens hitting the streets, ready to tear it up. 🌙🔥

[momo-69-all-the-way]

!!!SecretDrawingBox!!! 🥳

There are NO rules about what you can and can't draw or say

I'm going to look back at it in six months

!LIVE ON STREAM!

I'm probably not going to get anything, but that's OKAY👍

https://drawme.share-on.me/IeR8p5JNm0

[iamartender]

Encariñarse.

Le tengo miedo al amor, apenas y lo acaricio profundo.

Tengo miedo de mi, a perderme en tu oxítocina.

En dualidad,

al mismo tiempo:

mi limbo,

mi adrenalina.

Tronco de cariños y momentos que resbalan por ser fantasia.

Hojas de malestares y dolores en el pecho.

Con clorofila de conocimiento y su energía del lamento de la esperanza.

Esperando un fruto conjunto… uno que no sea de miedo, que sea de amor.

Quisiera saber cómo me siento.

De los enlaces fibrosos de óleos a distancia que viven en el aire.

En tiempos todo me parece arte.

Tu engranaje se vuelve parte de mi máquina.

Mi perfume cambia de textura así junto con mi visión.

[pika143]

How do you know you are in LOVE?

Some say they get butterflies in their stomach when they see the person. Some say they feel safe, secure, and respected in love. For some, it's the feeling of coming home.

There is also slow love, you might not feel anything with that person in the beginning but gradually you will know that this is the right or wrong person for you.

So don't wait for butterflies to tell you that you are in love rather listen to words, see actions, hear appreciation, follow your instinct instead.

Love is beautiful but also hard. It takes time and perseverance.

-pika ♡

[johnhooperphotographer]

Wide view landscape. I’m not a fan of wide angles or at least not since I stopped using the RZ 65mm or until the Fujifilm 45-100mm. Neither which would be classed as particularly wide and this is shot at 80mm so zzzz boring sorry here is a photo of lumpy land. “If you can’t get it all in you’re not far enough away” or some other none-sense some drunk photographer said once off the cuff. . . . . . . #fujifilmgfx100s @fujifilmuk @leefilters #100polariser #beautifullight #wintersun #volcaniclandscape #landscape #lakedistrict @nationaltrust #norules #natgeo #earth #photosofplanets #planetearth (at Langdale, Lake District) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0bCObIxkF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bracuta]

Feeling bold today. #breakingthelaw #norules #anarchy #whatever #iamthelaw #borntobewild #mywayorthehighway (at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFQn5uvd0h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[awakefor48hours]

Felix: Mom, I had a nightmare where French people deserved respect.

[illusiontea]

Dimensional Mirror Bridge

Dimensional Mirror Bridge is a work created from Ink purely, it is hand drawn without any rulers.

The artwork is on auction at .2ETH starting bid.

Link here.

[orbdog]

surefire way to make me cry is going thru my obs recordings

[atitudini]

MINUNEA DE PE MUNTELE TABOR DE ANUL ACESTA

Creștini din toată lumea au venit să se închine pe muntele Tabor, acolo unde Domnul și Mântuitorul nostru Iisus Hristos S-a schimbat la față înaintea ucenicilor Săi. Pentru că că Patriarhia Constantinopolului ține calendarul neîndreptat, prăznuirea Schimbării la față are loc în noaptea de 18 spre 19 august. Dacă de obicei autocarele cu miile de pelerini urcau muntele, anul acesta forțele de…

[kakigadismelayu]

Kak Norul. Gambar dan video kak norul ada semua. Cantik juga kak norul walaupun anak dah 6 orang. Best kalau footjob ne. Tiap malam footjob.

[thepersonalwords]

Yes, I see you. I recognize that you’re a thinking, feeling person, and I’m here to listen.” That’s the essence and magic of meditation—the gift of telling yourself that you matter and that you’re worth time and attention. No pomp. No circumstance. Norules. Just showing up for yourself with compassion and without judgment. When this is your practice, meditation can serve as a mirror and the lighthouse that leads you home.

Rebekah Borucki, You Have 4 Minutes to Change Your Life: Simple 4-Minute Meditations for Inspiration, Transformation, and True Bliss