#twa brothers

[francisjameschild]

was rather surprised a moment ago when I looked down and found the synthy bandcamp daily track I was listening to had a very familiar title and artist- from their page:

"KLF and The Orb trickster Jimmy Cauty links up with Jem Finer on hurdy-gurdy and Scottish folk singer Alasdair Roberts for an anthemic, apocalyptic collision of the old and new. Clocking in about a minute longer than Roberts’s 2005 rendition of the traditional Scottish tune, “Twa Brothers” chugs along at a trudging pace, interlacing the tragic lyrics with police sirens, psychedelic guitar solos, and punctuating hi-hat rolls."

not sure what I think of it yet but happy surprise fratricide, y'all

[greencheekconure27]

Eh, why not:

(*as per my previous poll Willie o'Winsbury, Tam Lin, Twa Corbies and Twa Sisters are excluded as probable outliers.Yes I love them too.😂)

Part I

[gatheredinamber]

The Standing Stones first release is now available for 'pre-order' (translation: you can order it now if you're willing to be patient).

[cursoulla]

Them your honour

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

Linked universe as random pictures on my phone :D

The drawing of legend is a redraw of a pic from an “Lu boys as pictures” post here on tumblr but I couldn’t find it again :(

also, close ups!

sorry about all the polka dots

I am a mad scientist and my digital art is a sketchy and most likely disastrous experiment

[autisticlancemcclain]

Could you explain your position on Shallura? Since Allura was established as a teenager when she started dating Lance and Shiro was very clearly an adult. I can understand the bi shiro headcannon but the shallura thing worries me

i am going to remind yall that i have been in this fandom since 2016. and in the early seasons, allura was not established as a teenager. in fact she was coded as older, as closer to shiro's age -- there was a specific divide between her and the younger paladins that she did not have with shiro. they made her younger (both explicitly and in mannerisms) as the show went on. and i do not give a fuck about voltron like...post s4 and i didn't even watch s7-8. so like. especially with older fics, im going to enjoy shallura.

[shyjusticewarrior]

Dick: Should we tell Damian about Bat Mite?

Tim: You and Jason gaslighted me, now it's Damian's turn.

[artemisiatridentata]

due to circumstances (stuck in my house feeling like a caged animal bc of wildfire smoke) I have crocheted another fish! I stuffed this one with old clothes instead of polyester fiber filling like the previous ones I’ve made, and I actually like it way better bc the extra weight makes the fish so realistically floppy! and it’s perfect for whacking people with! >:)

Alt text for video: Two short clips of my hand holding the crocheted fish and flopping it around to demonstrate how the weight makes it move realistically. In the first clip I’m holding the fish by the middle and flopping it up and down. In the second clip, I’m holding the fish by the tail and making it wiggle from side to side. In the background of both clips you can hear my brother practicing the mandalorian theme on the piano. End alt text.

[inaconstantstateofchange]

back at you though, drinks edition? a type of drink you couldn't do without, that is your go to for any occasion? give us the specific deets, recipe if needed

oh no you've activated my trap card i love drinks

okay so special occasion drink: brown sugar boba (50% ice 50% sweet) but specifically from the tea shop close-ish to my house. it's expensive so i don't go often but holy shit. they use actual proper tea and fresh-as-hell boba and it's just. it's so good, i think anything from there would be insanely worth it (but i've never bothered to branch out from perfection).

my daily bev: i can't be too specific on brand without lowkey doxxing myself a tad, but there's a local company that does this flavored black tea with cornflower, raspberry, red plum petals, and blueberry, and it's just. it's incredible. mellow and rich and lightly (but not overwhelmingly) floral and fruity. i have it every single day and i'm convinced it is the perfect tea.

and two other faves because you asked for recipes:

strawberry (cheong) lemonade: okay so this is more effort than truly necessary, but i went to one of those u-pick strawberry places last summer and then the cultivar fucking sucked so they weren't even good, so i made cheong with them, which is a korean fruit syrup/preserve you make by layering equal amounts of fruit and sugar in a jar and letting them sit (i put them in the fridge just to be safe) for a few weeks.

the end result is preserves that you can blend into a bangin' spread and a fruit syrup that is like the nectar of the fucking gods. i didn't think it would make a huge difference doing it that way rather than a typical heat-based reduction, but it tastes like fresh strawberries. you don't lose any of that to it breaking down via heat treatment, so similar to the difference between a cold brew and a heat-based one.

anyway those mixed with lemonade (i make a concentrate using half lemons and half regular lemon juice, and include some lemon zest) makes one of the best summer drinks i've ever had.

i'm adding a cut for the last one because i can't/won't stop now but i have some self-awareness. okay, last one:

vanilla chai: i haven't made this in a bit, because when i moved here i ended up using up my stock of cardamom, and the local brand available here is just... not it, and i'm still trying to work out the most cost-effective way to order them online. which is devastating, because cardamom is the flavor most beloved to me in chai. anyway-

the thing that rocks about chai is that it is not actually all that hard, and you can customize it so specifically to your taste. my go-to add-ins are cardamom (5-6 pods, crushed open), cloves (2-3), cinnamon (about half a stick, crushed a lil), fresh ginger (idk how to measure this one, like an inch or two?), and vanilla. i used to use vanilla bean paste i got ages ago as a gift, but that is too rich for the world we live in nowadays, so it's whatever vanilla i have.

technically there's a specific kind of tea you're supposed to use, but i prefer it with regular loose-leaf black tea (which i always have on hand anyway). so you basically get a small pot, and bring your water (about half to 3/4 of your mug) to a boil. once it does, add your tea leaves and spices (not vanilla tho) and let them vibe out there for 5-10 minutes.

then, add your milk (about half of your mug) and vanilla, and warm to desired temp, but don't let it boil (this is my personal preference). add desired amount of sugar to your mug (i usually do a small spoonful of white and a small spoonful of brown sugar) and pour the chai into the mug through a fine mesh sieve (to get out the spice bits). if you have a milk frother, i like to aerate it a bit before drinking (improves flavor and also makes it less likely to burn your tongue).

[whatisbb26]

so i woke up this morning from having a dream about QUINN????

……and i fear it was a good dream…

[swedishwatermelon]

my fave fairy tale/folk tale retellings:

thorn by intisar khanani (retelling of the goose girl legend)

the guinevere deception by kiersten white (retelling of the classic arthurian legend)

these violent delights by chloe gong (romeo & juliet retelling but in shanghai)

the book of lost things by john connolly (a mashup of many fairy tales in one world)

because you love to hate me by amerie (13 short stories from the villain's perspective)

sistersong by lucy holland (retelling of the folk ballad 'the twa sisters')

how to be eaten by maria adelmann (classic fairy tale characters in a trauma support group)

tangleweed & brine by deirdre sullivan (feminist retelling of princesses & heroines from the brothers grimm)

warm bodies by isaac marion (romeo & juliet except romeo is a zombie in a post-apocalyptic world)

cinderella is dead by kalynn bayron (retelling of cinderella but queer & feminist)

[unhealthy-obessions]

THE “HP” FANDOM ON TIKTOK NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.

It isn’t even a fandom for the books it’s just a fandom for the slytherin boys. And even then, MOST OF THEM DONT EXIST CANONLY.

Like Mattheo Riddle? Tf is him? Theodore Nott? Lorenzo Berkshire or smth? WHO ARE THEY-

it’s been a while since I read the books (I was 9, leave me alone) BUT I DONT REMEMBER ANY OF THEM BEING MENTIONED??

Who?? Are?? You?? Stranger danger???

[zaddyazula]

tried to have a conversation with my dad (self proclaimed #1 catholic of all time) about a saint and it turns out he doesn’t actually care about catholicism at all!!! and when i tried to argue about it with him he started brining the ira up!!!

[covencreeps]

i love having conversations with a group of other trans people and they mention that they are disabled and then I mention that I am disabled and suddenly we stumble upon a new stereotype

enjoy a quote from one of these people “abled trans people don’t exist - it’s a requirement”

@slayturn this for some reason made me think of you

[pey-up]

If i had a nickle for everytime i had two oc's where a sad nerdy middle aged man adopted a fucked up child with colorful hair and truama id have two nickles. How the fuck did i do thst without noticing.

[transingthoseformers]

We need to bully (affectionate) g1 Megatron more for being Just A Fucking Gun.