#mariposagal

[purplemuskrat]

For the weirdly specific ask meme:

Favorite Disney princess movie

And what do you look forward to seeing when you go to the aquarium?

For all its issues and false equivalencies and weird decision to spend the first 15 minutes of a princess movie hyping up the prince - Pocahontas. Pocahontas all day every day. That movie has influenced my life in innumerable ways, for better (I mark it as the start of my journey into animism among other things) and worse (Pocahontas does not have bangs, but 5 year old me did... until I got my hands on some safety scissors!)

My favorite part of aquariums is when they have like a tunnel and you feel like you're on the ocean floor with everything swimming all around you! Also I like the sunfish because they're big and slow and silly-looking.

Thank you for asking!

[copperbadge]

Radio Free Monday

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

As a general announcement to Dreamwidth and a reminder to Tumblr, I will be discontinuing Radio Free Monday in the new year; this isn't in reaction to any one thing, it's just time. The guide to fundraising will remain, and feel free to link to it, but please ease off on linking folks to the form, which will go silent after December. Thanks for understanding.

Ways to Give:

thefaeriesfyre linked to a sibling, Joy, who lost everything in Hurricane Milton and is trying to recover; you can read more and support the fundraiser here.

Mariposagal linked to a fundraiser for Kaileigh (Kaicfox on TikTok) who is raising funds to get a biposy for masses in their partner Al's (nofearshakesqueer on tiktok) nose; there is a concern they may be cancerous but they can't afford the biopsy. There's an explainer tiktok here that you can leave on loop to help. Kaileigh is a Shakespeare scholar who makes videos about Shakespeare's plays, and also has a patreon you can subscribe to for Shakespeare content; you can hire them to write curriculum at Kaileighfox.com, or give directly at Paypal or to Kaileigh-Fox on Venmo.

Recurring Needs:

loversdoom is raising funds for an assessment to get help with mental health so she can be treated and remain in school, where she has a safe place to live and basic psychiatric support. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here or give via paypal here.

onedollopofsourcream is fundraising to help support a large family including young children during a difficult time; they particularly need funds for needed medication (including insulin), and hopefully eventually to get out of an abusive living situation. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.

memprime linked to a fundraiser for a friend, virtualalternative, who needs help with cat vet bills after their cat had several blockages; you can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.

And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form. If you're new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.

[socialshakespeare]

Reading 2: Sunday, September 15

The second read-through of The Tempest!

(Most of you are double or triple cast, so double check which lines you have to read.) You can look up the lines of the characters here. The names listed below all go with the Folger Edition. We will post line changes and cuts shortly.

Please submit your confirmation or any request to understudy here. If you’re in any doubt, please ask.

Times and time zones:

EDT (US): 4:00 PM CDT (US): 3:00 PM MDT (US): 2:00 PM PDT (US): 1:00 PM BST (UK): 9:00 PM AEST (AU): 6:00 AM (Monday, September 16)

Leader: @mariposagal

Prospero: @daphneblakess Sebastian, Trinculo: @dancebeforeyouquit Ariel, Mariners: @quoththegayven Caliban, Francisco: @hamletkin Ferdinand, Boatswain: mariposagal Stephano, Shipmaster: @yelenazaltanas Antonio, Ceres: @amysterywrappedinanenigma Gonzalo, Juno: @bottomoftheriverbed Miranda, Adrian: @goddamnlethamlet Alonso, Iris: hollishasatumblr

Please submit your confirmation here. - liking/reblogging this post does not count!

Read the Guidelines. To avoid the differences between editions that make for confusion and missed cues, please use the Folger edition of The Tempest during the read-through.

Be on time, be prepared, and make sure you know which lines to read. Good luck!

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

can finally check “met a tumblr friend irl” off my bucket list 🥹

anyway that’s a wrap on twelve angry jurors and thank you @mariposagal for coming, it was so lovely to finally meet you in person 🫶

[kirbyfigure]

i have a pretty unique name so i was wondering if you could do ‘mariposa’

@mariposaiz

@mariposads

@mariposares

@mariposaleo

@mariposages

@mariposattes

@mariposawws

@mariposaya

[thiscouldbetriggering]

I've been enjoying a TV show called Deception (it was recently cancelled), but was very triggered by a suicide attempt in episode 4. The person does is rescued and everything turns out fine but the attempt came off guard and I want to make sure this doesn't happen to someone else.

Oh no, I’m so sorry you had that experience!!!!  I hope you’re okay, thank you for taking the time and energy to help protect others from going through that.

[thoughts-from-a-nothing]

The bird

We (@mariposagal and I) have owned this bird since we were 7 and 8 years old. We pooled our last 25 cents together to buy it at a garage sale. We've spent way more money mailing it back and forth across the country for Christmas.

Every

Single

Year

For almost 20 years now. It's my favorite Christmas tradition.

[eternalsprings11-blog]

So happy to have the chance to work with this two lovely ladies 🙊 they're stunning... Check out this new Mariposa Boho sets available Shopeternalsprings.com Models @ingrid_jahaira_xoxo & @jessica526_ Photographer @travelingmonkey_ . . . . . . . . #mariposagal #exploretocreate #festival #handmade #festivalfashion #eternalsprings_ #visualsoflife #summer #welivetoexplore #mandalakimonos #theoutbound #art #sexy #vzcomood #newyork #brooklynbridge  #lifeofadventure #stayandwander #createcommune #theglobewanderer #moodygrams #artofvisuals #justgoshoot #folkmagazine #thecreatorclass #heatercentral #agameoftones #folkscenery  #nyfw #folkgood (at Brooklyn Bridge)

[alloverthegaf]

So I started re-watching criminal minds because of you, and I just saw the Halloween ep where jack dresses up like Aaron and I just had to talk to someone about how freaking cute he is!!

omg do you mean Reid? Because that’s the cutest fucking thing but if there’s also one where he dressed up as Hotch I will die

[acrickettofillthesilence]

You can tell a lot about someone by the type of music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your iPod etc and write down the first 20 songs. Here are the rules: No skipping! Be honest! Then pass this on to 10 people!

Valentino - Bowling for Soup

I Don't Want This Anymore - Straylight Run

When Your Heart Stops Beating - +44

White Blank Page - Mumford & Sons

Die Alone - Ingrid Michaelson

Into the Ocean - Blue October

He Won't Go - Adele

155 - +44

Ridiculous - Bowling for Soup

While We Wait - Jack Johnson

Forget Me Not - The Civil Wars

Not with Haste - Mumford & Sons

Trust Me - The Fray

Bookends - Simon and Garfunkel

Choking - Angus and Julia Stone

It's a War - Trampled by Turtles

Tighten Up - The Black Keys

Cold Shower Tuesdays - Bowling for Soup

Down for the Count - Bowling for Soup

18th Floor Balcony - Blue October

In conclusion, I stopped buying music when my tastes began shifting from pop punk to bluegrass?

[purplemuskrat]

For the flowers ask meme: edelweiss and palm tree (specifically abt Shakespeare 😉)

Thank you!

edelweiss ⇢ how’d you think of your url/username? what’s it associated with to you?

I'm afraid the story's longer than it is interesting! Back in HS a friend and I had printed out pink chinchillas (printed in b&w then colored with markers) and put them around the school for... some reason, I truly don't remember why. My future brother-in-law had already graduated, but heard about it, and was making fun of me so I doubled down: "yeah this week pink chinchillas, next week purple muskrats." The muskrats never manifested (I think we'd moved on to a school-wide survey about superpowers) but soon after that I created my very first email account, and the name just stuck. And eventually (once I decided my fanfiction name was too middle school) it became my default!

palm tree ⇢ do you have a fictional villain you shouldn’t like but love regardless? (specifically for Shakes!)

I mean I've gotta go with Iago! He's a racist, misogynist, xenophobic asshat but dang if he isn't meaty. There's so much to play with and he's so disgustingly good at what he does. I also enjoy Tamora and Aaron from Titus Andronicus - they're arguably given less nuance and do worse things (to more people) than Iago but I've gotta admire an unrepentant, bloodthirsty and thirsty thirsty murdercouple.

[copperbadge]

aurorashard replied to your post “voyageboots replied to your photo “Time to start work on mini...”

Do you happen to know the brand of kit? Those look adorable and I think my sis would love one! :)

So, Deacon Family Farms is the maker of the kit but I think they may have gone out of business -- the only place I found kits was on like, Ebay, which is a bit of a bummer.

That said, I have four of the pans and I have never used more than two at a time so if you just want the pans, drop me a line and you can have a red one and an orange one for the cost of postage. copperbadge at gmail. :) 

raineflower replied to your photo “I apparently interrupted the opening ceremonies of CatloafCon 2020...”

On combination with the yellow blanket Polk looks kinda grey. It's the new White/Gold Vs Blue/Black dress

LOL! She does have a very grey undercoat. In some photos in the past where she’s been half in shadow, people have thought she was some kind of half-grey chimera. 

mariposagal replied to your photo “So, I’ve made 100 face masks since quarantine started. (There’s #100,...”

If you'd like to donate them, check out makemasks2020.org Its a grassroots movement and it connects people who make masks with people that need them!

Oh yes! Makemasks is where I got the pattern I use, they’re a great resource. I thought they were only taking the pleated kind but I’ll double-check. 

banesidhe replied to your photo “This year’s Run for the Zoo shirt is lovely but all I could think when...”

No punching the ostrich, Sam

Look if the ostrich comes at me I can’t be held responsible for my actions. 

[socialshakespeare]

Reading 6: Sunday, June 23

The sixth read-through - and only drink-through - of A Midsummer Night's Dream!

Drinking game rules here (they'll also be included in the Big Block o' Text before your reading).

(Most of you are double or triple cast, so double check which lines you have to read.) You can look up the lines of the characters here. The names listed below all go with the Folger Edition. 

Please submit your confirmation or any request to understudy here. If you’re in any doubt, please ask.

Times and time zones:

EDT (US): 4:00pm CDT (US): 3:00pm MDT (US): 2:00pm PDT (US):  1:00pm BST (UK): 9:00pm AEST (AU): 6:00am, Monday June 24

Leader: @mariposagal

Cast:

Oberon, Theseus: @astrangergivingthestrangewelcome Bottom: @l832 Helena, Snout, Mustardseed: @wildechild Robin Goodfellow (Puck), Philostrate: @thestorywitch Lysander, Snug, Cobweb: @sayyestothejess Hermia, Starveling, Mote: Gabby C Titania, Hippolyta: @actorinfluence Demetrius, Peaseblossom: @infinitelytheheartexpands Quince, Prologue, 2nd Fairy: @mariposagal Flute, Egeus, Fairy*: @rainincastamere Understudy: purplemuskrat, trashprinceofdenmark (DD)

Please submit your confirmation here - liking/reblogging this post does not count!

Read the Guidelines. To avoid the differences between editions that make for confusion and missed cues, please use the Folger edition of Midsummer during the read-through.

Be on time, be prepared, and make sure you know which lines to read. Good luck!

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

people you want to get to know better!

tagged by @malusienki—thank you, friend!

last song: at time of writing this, the act iii finale from verdi’s i vespri siciliani, which is a certified banger

favorite color: royal blue

currently watching: well this is the last thing i saved to my youtube watch later

last movie: genuinely no idea off the top of my head sorry

sweet, spicy, or savory: all of them. not really at the same time though

relationship status: single pringle

current obsessions: …whatever i’m posting about

last thing you googled: this almost certainly isn’t it but i did google this earlier today—best kind of cutting board to get (i did end up slightly splurging and getting a bamboo cutting board)

tagging @rendnotmyheart, @rayatii, @theresa-of-liechtenstein, @monstrousgourmandizingcats, @mstanyawinslow, @alostchord, @wayfindingheart, @ladymacbethshusbandsboyfriend, @hamletkin, @mariposagal, and anyone else who wants to play!

[kingdomoftheballerino]

74, 77, 86, 89

74. What are you allergic to? I have seasonal allergies and my throat gets scratchy when I eat apple skins, celery, and raw carrots.

77. What is your favorite accent? Erm probably Nigerian.

86. What age do people usually mistake you for? At my 16th birthday dinner the hostess was about to seat my family at the bar, thinking that I was 21. And then our waiter didn't realize I was looking for non-alcoholic drinks! So I guess above 21??

89. What are five things you want to do before you die?

See the Royal Ballet live at the Royal Opera House

Go to every continent (maybe not Antarctica)

Become trilingual

Live abroad

Go to as many countries as my mom (I believe she's been to 47)

Thanks for asking!

[thoughts-from-a-nothing]

If you ever find yourself in a conversation you don't want you participate in, such as one about politics, just get up and leave.

If anyone asks where you're going, say, "to use the restroom." If you're feeling particularly flippant, you can add, "I'm suddenly feeling quite nauseous."

I've done this before at family gatherings. Works like a charm. I don't have to listen to my Uncle spew conservative bullshit and I don't risk saying anything that would put me or my mental health at risk.

(From a convo with @mariposagal)