#read anything

[pagan-mushroom]

So today, I had to correct an American tour guide. I use that term lightly. Where I live, we have a cathedral and it has many carvings. One of which is this one. Now, I volunteer in the cathedral. I volunteer in the library. I STUDY THIS STUFF.

It is a lion attacking a gryphon. Gryphons used to be the symbol of christ until major religious upheaval and such, so the lion was used

So..

Her: and here we have a lion killing a rhino.

Me:*walks up* excuse me that's wrong.

"I beg your pardon?"

"The animal the lion is attacking is not a rhino, it is a gryphon. It has wings. Up until the 17th century in england, the gryphon was the symbol of christ. The lion came in much later. Medieval people may have been stupid by today's standards yes... but there were fairs, court fairs and drawings of rhinos dating back to the 12th century. We have the books in the cathedral library."

Woman *blinks in confusion*

Me: oh! And if you care to look on the otherside, you will see the carving of the fat lion with the Skeleton of the gryphon

SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A RHINO.

Can... can Americans please learn?

[onewrenreads]

I love that this post, from time to time, lands on my timeline, and I can read the updated reactions. It's like reading a newspaper, just its more entertaining 🍵

[amartworks]

had a fun experience on the subway the other day

[sleeqymoon]

cutest sunshine in the entire universe, space, and beyond 🗣️ 🌺

[maeamian]

If you saw me agreeing with being annoyed about wasted helium in a fictional context and were like "I bet she has some more helium based anger in her life" good news LAPD fucked up a raid on a medical facility they thought was a pot farm and flat out ruined thousands of gallons of the stuff.

[rocketsagan-blog]

These are completely valid feelings - but I don't want people to give up and let the time go altogether if those short gaps feel overwhelming or boring. (Good on you if you embrace mindfulness or just some calm breathing between stuff.) I personally feel so freed by 'capturing this time' by my library apps.

I have ten awkward minutes, and scrolling on social media would look bad/isn't interesting right now? Whip out a novel on my phone - even something light or silly would be a more fun way to fill the ten minutes. And before you know it, you may finish an extra book you didn't think you had time for. It is how I've gotten through half of the Inkeeper Chronicles, just going through a few pages every time I have a spare moment, it all adds up.

For my anxiety brain, little thoughts can spiral, so my backup book is always ready to get pulled up on my phone - no one can tell what I'm reading unless they're over my shoulder, and honestly, reading anything is more fun for me than staring at ceiling tiles and contemplating anxiety-thought-drain!

big issue with linear time is that when there are a few minutes until some event and they aren't enough minutes to do anything with, you just lose those minutes. I think you should be able to save them for later and then combine them into a chunk of leftover time that you get to use at the end of the day, like bonus hours.

[taimanzano]

One of one. One, alone, one.

[umblrspectrum]

i love learning cursive just to write text for exactly one character

[violent138]

Bruce definitely trained all the Robins to abandon him if things got bad. He'd give them scenarios like him trapped under something in a fire, hypothermic conditions, he's too injured, and they need to get information to Lucius, and the list goes on. And to date, the only bit of training his kids have continually failed, whether in simulation or practice, is failing to leave him behind.

[mangozic]

archivist be upon ye

[marisatomay]

what am i looking for in a male character? i’m personally partial to little freaks who have suffered more than jesus so write that down

[clarisse-doodles]

inspired by this post, in which Damian does not know what Vine is

[bluegiragi]

learning moment (part 1)

early access + nsfw on patreon monster!AU masterpost

more explanation under the cut

I think that so far, Soap has clearly demonstrated himself to be the more emotionally intelligent one of the pair, but it doesn't mean he doesn't still get frustrated at times. He's also just an emotional guy, and is working himself up a bit. This is a difficult topic for him to want to remain calm over, and there's a lot of factors contributing to his reaction.

One big factor is that he is a werewolf and he sees things through the eyes of his human side and wolf side. The shades of grey that Ghost sees in the Mexico operation just isn't there for Soap - to him, Ghost's 'pack' was under attack and he successfully defended it (this 'pack instinct' is something he shares with Price). The fact that his wolf now considers Ghost his in some way also contributes to his upset over having to read about what happened to him in such a clinical way. Werewolves can be kind of irrationally territorial, and although Soap is used to reading reports just like this, the fact that it's concerning Ghost (in probably the most vulnerable state of his life) is raising his hackles.

It's not a fight, because at the end of the day, Soap isn't mad at Ghost, just at his circumstances. But he's basically just asserting some emotional boundaries here with Ghost (who is, for what it's worth, I'd say a bit surprised and mostly bemused here.)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

HOT, SINGLE, UNSTUDIED SPONGES. 3000 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY. Come sail the distance and read Tiger Tiger!

[lokh]

(not) recognising the self in the other...