#going the extra mile

[a-book-of-creatures]

Gustave Moreau’s 1876 atmospheric painting Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra shows the hero starkly against a backdrop of desolation and dead bodies, while the hydra emerges ominously, blood dripping from its multiple jaws, to face him.

Let’s take a closer look at that hydra!

Each head looks different! In fact, Moreau studied snake anatomy at the Paris Natural History Museum for this work, and based each head on a different species. According to his preliminary sketch…

… we can deduce that the heads are, clockwise from bottom left, a Neotropical rattlesnake, a puff adder, a European adder, an Egyptian cobra, a boomslang, a horned viper, and a Mexican anaconda.

And another study for the puff adder!

[mindfulldsliving]

Healthy Boundaries: Building Stronger Relationships

Jesus calls for radical love, urging us to show compassion and empathy, even to those we find difficult. Forgiveness is crucial for healing, allowing us to move beyond past grievances and rebuild trust. Trust and integrity are communicated

Building thriving relationships requires understanding healthy boundaries and personal growth. Many struggle with this due to past wounds, including issues like addiction or family dysfunction. True change comes from a spiritual transformation through teachings like those found in the Sermon on the Mount, which offers guidance on creating loving, forgiving, and trustworthy relationships. Jesus…

[the-eye-care-advocate]

Going the Extra Mile: Enhancing Your Optometric Practice

As optometrists, our days are often filled with fully booked schedules, demanding patients, and the constant pressure to meet targets. It’s no surprise that we sometimes slip into autopilot mode, becoming somewhat like optometric robots. However, merely getting through the day and delivering average outcomes to our employers and patients shouldn’t be our goal. Instead, we should strive for…

[protagaster]

Ctimene: I’m cold.

Eurylochus: Here, take my coat.

Penelope: I’m cold too.

Odysseus: What? [taking off coat] I told you to bring more layers but of course you didn't listen and now- [piling scarves on her] now look, I've got to make sure you don't FREEZE to death and- [taking somebody else's hat] how long have you been cold? You should've said something sooner.

[egophiliac]

the Stitch crossover so far is just pure chaos and honestly, that tracks.

[fluxxdog]

Kirk: I'll see to it personally if asked.

[martianbugsbunny]

My TNG poll is over (Data won and I should not be surprised lmao; proud of dealer's choice Will Riker for pulling a solid third) so let's do another one!

Dax and Odo don't get to be in it because that feels like cheating. they're actually trans.

[zarla-s]

hi omori fandom i'll show myself out

(from this!)

[patreon]

[pillsopa]

truthfully he was pretty cool

og below >:)

it was begging to be redrawn

[kissdeficiency]

i know the full moon craze has been over for a while, but the what-ifs are still fun to think about ;PP

[feydrautha]

There's just something about the earnestness and commitment to the inherent silliness of acting when it comes to Jeremy Strong...

[whole interview here]

[trubbishrubbish]

Cammy's Work Day.

[covehearted]

I am here to give you the gift of shirtless Cove, you're welcome

[slushy-sash]

hi pls perceive my ocs 🧍

(im open for commissions!)

[hotvintagepoll]

recently discovered some fascinating hobbies for a few of the older tv men ive been submitting for the vintage tv polls and that got me wondering what (if any) strange/niche/unique hobbies have you ever encountered among classic film actors?

I think my favorite is Danny Kaye, who was apparently the type of guy who would fall in love with something and fall hard—he wanted to learn how to fly a plane, so he did; he conducted orchestras with 0 ability to read sheet music; he became so riveted by the art of Asian cuisine he started studying under master chefs Johnny Kan and Cecilia Chiang in their San Francisco restaurants, eventually building a separate kitchen into his house to support his obsession, which lasted the rest of his life. I just think that's neat.

[dunkinbublin]

Tails is such a goblin, am adore himb

hes a mischievous lil thing thats what he is