#unanchored ship

[acrossthewavesoftime]

I was tagged by @unanchored-ship, thank you!

Favorite Ships

I am not really very much interested in classical fandom 'shipping', I have to say. I occasionally do enjoy fictional relationships in the media I consume, but I would say that 'shipping' is too big a word.

My profile picture also informs me to type out "HMS Preston" for some reason. ;-)

Last Song

Come Here, Fellow Servant, from the afterpiece play High Life Below the Stairs (1759) by James Townley. As I understand, while the words survive, the original melody did not; this is a modern arrangement of what the song may have sounded like.

The play satirises the social hierarchies of the time, with the servants belowstairs trying to mimic the dissipated manner of living of their sybaritic, back-stabbing employers. The song is sung at the servants' secret house party, to which they invite a few aristocratic types interested in the delightful novelty of having to do with commoners. The song, composed by party guest Sir Harry, is sung by Kitty, an upwardly mobile maidservant who thinks highly of herself because she received an education and speaks French.

While perhaps some of the portrayals of characters or critique of contemporary issues in the play do not withstand the test of time (Kitty's belief in her education for instance would certainly carry a positive connotation nowadays), its core message, namely that thoughtlessly emulating someone just because they're considered to be rich and famous holds up poignantly well.

Last Film

Der Bestatter - Der Film. A Swiss comedy based on a 7-season series of the same name. Luc, an ex-policeman-turned-funeral-director-turned-Costa-Rican-beach-bar-owner and his friends, the two police officers Anna Maria and Dörig, ex-apprentice and now successful goth funeral director Fabio, his quasi surrogate mother Erika and Semmelweiß, the somewhat strange coroner have to band together one last time as a holiday stay at a remote hotel to celebrate Erika's birthday is unexpectededly interrupted when the hotel director dies under highly suspicious circumstances.

I can only warmly recommend both the series and the film; not only are the murder cases Luc and his friends solve gripping and often overarching an entire season, giving the storylines ample time to develop, Der Bestatter also deals very touchingly with topics such as loss, grief, death, terminal illness and facing past mistakes while never taking itself too seriously.

Currently Reading

The Spite of Fortune by Kishandra Fulford, a biography about Louisa Carolina Colleton Graves, an 18th/19th century noblewoman with a rather eventful life story. I am reading it not so much for her as for the information on her husband's family, the Graves'. While the author evidently poured a lot of effort into the book, some of her judginess against the physical appearance of some of the people featured in her book, a total lack of foot- or endnotes and the occasional spelling and grammar mistakes sadly don't sit quite right with me. With the right editor, she could have told Louisa Carolina Colleton Graves' fascinating, and also somewhat tragic, story a lot more effectively.

Currently Craving

Spring, a new pleated skirt, and a walk. Maybe some chocolate, too.

@clove-pinks, @professorlehnsherr-almashy and @my-deer-friend, would you like to join in? If anybody else wants to share their list, consider yourself tagged by me.

[unanchored-ship]

somewhere in heaven,, or hell idk

my humor is broken beyond comprehension

[bucket-puns]

Quick af doodles of Ishmael and queequeg because Everytime I happen to think about anything Abt the prequod MFS n Ishmael I start becoming a sickly widow.

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Grandma's Boy

((Bonus wip))

[unanchored-ship]

Guys this is the alkali (visibly suffering) and al earth metals (it doesn't show) for me

shipping win! they have different but equally terrible coping mechanisms

[unanchored-ship]

quick doodle for polks bday

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happy mexican birth guys..

from left to right: guadalupe victoria, jose maria morelos, miguel hidalgo, agustin de iturbide, vicente guerrero, ignacio allende

[unanchored-ship]

Did an art trade with @opalite-illusions and made this kingchanan piece for him :D

inspired off the DANDADAN anime opening 👇

[unanchored-ship]

@defensivelee CHARLES IS BOTH

[ameliathornromance]

“You’re okay,” you reassured. “We’ll be okay, I promise.”

Leaning over the edge of the boat, your Orc Boyfriend said in a gruff voice, “Orcs were not made for water travel.”

All you could do was rub his back. “We haven’t even set off yet…” you mumbled just low enough that your partner couldn’t hear.

The two of you had decided to go and explore the wider world. It was a tough and scary decision for you both to make. You both had never ventured beyond your homeland, and your Orc had never faced the prospect of being separated from his caravan.

When he had first announced his intent to travel with you, the whole Caravan had erupted with disapproval. He had silenced them all with barks of reassurance... Although you weren’t exactly sure how he did it, given the yelling and shouting.

Eventually, the Caravan warmed up to the idea. They even offered to escort you both to the docs, but you both declined.

A whole encampment of Orcs suddenly appearing at the docs? People would assume they were trying to plunder a ship and then everything would go to Hell.

If it were only you and your Orc, people would stare yes, but there wouldn’t be as nearly as much panic. And you would let them stare.

What business was it of other people what you and your Orc did together? You were not being forced to go along with him.

The boat eventually unanchored... And you both were off.

Your Orc Boyfriend effortlessly bounced back from his sickness, insisting it was because of his diet, but you saw through his deception. The two of you watched as the land got further and further away from the boat.

As the land turned into a mere strip of green from the horizon, your Orc wrapped his arms around your waist from behind. He placed his head on top of your own.

A heavy sigh escaped him, causing you to look up. Placing your hands on top of his muscular forearms. “And there it goes,” he said, a note of finality rang through his tone.

You give his arm a squeeze. “And there it goes.” You echoed.

The both of you were due to begin a whole new adventure in the wider world... Who knew what excitement was waiting for you out there?

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[unanchored-ship]

HAPPY BDAY TO ME TODAY AND ALAMAN TOMORROW!!!!!!

[heterophobicdyke]

abused women unable to leave their male partners do exist and shouldn’t be pressured to put themselves in danger. agree. but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that feminism needs to go beyond encouraging helplessness in instances where women are NOT in situations where they will die without men, perpetuating the myth that women can’t organise a feminist revolution, and admit that many countries have more opportunities for women to live without men in 2024 than we had in 1960. we need to get beyond the idea that women shouldn’t be held responsible for their own contributions to other forms of oppression because they’re supposedly permanent victims to men and merely act by the extension of men, unless they’re lesbian and therefore are somehow The Exception. we need to teach women that, even if you’re attracted to men, you captain your own ship and if the passenger isn’t good enough then they shouldn’t board (which, under patriarchy, which man is good enough?). feminism eats itself in the way it enables and even encourages female helplessness by resigning women, particularly those attracted to men, to a life without agency because patriarchy is Oh So Bad. yeah patriarchy does fucking suck. but if we continue down the path of absolute sympathising with learned helplessness—reliance on men—then we can actually never get out of the fucking cage. women do have to orchestrate their own escape - men will not do it for you. the idea that women just can’t help partaking in patriarchal rituals, they just can’t help being the support staff to the life men want for themselves, they just can’t help bringing other women down—and every bit of racism or homophobia they exhibit is just them behaving as a vessel for Male Beliefs rather than ones that are empower said woman, too!—then all we are left with is a population of weakness destined to bow to male authority. we need to get beyond the idea that women have absolutely no agency—that feminism exists to mop up male violence in DV shelters rather than unionising women, ideally BEFORE abuse, and warring with men. even if we die trying. feminism currently needs a bit of tough love. it’s moved past consciousness raising and now needs some fucking determined action. those raised consciousnesses still choose men because unanchoring is scary and every brand of feminism pretends like women can’t do it because we are too victimised to act! end doomerism!

[unanchored-ship]

toxic yuri

Once again stolen from twitter

[coquette2004]

hi!! I'm glad you had fun with my ask, Charles would definitely be great at a sleepover, and you are certainly allowed and even encouraged to tag more people to take part! :3

OMG thank you so much you're so sweet 💘!!

I'm going to tag @unanchored-ship, @acrossthewavesoftime @basket-lily and @defensivelee for this now xxx.

[parker-d-bloodrose]

Honestly the funniest thing about the meta for Sea of Thieves is that almost no ship uses a fucking anchor to stop. They just all raise their sails up and let their momentum come to a natural stop. Its fucking insane and it's because the goddamn game doesn't accurately simulate the potential drift of an unanchored ship. Plus, raising the anchor takes valuable time that could be used in PVP to escape from a potentially slower ship.

[doodle-blight]

Another Batch of Art Requests!

More presidents! +Rebecca 🦝

FDR requested by @themintiris

Calvin Coolidge requested by @freakypasteldrift

Zachary Taylor requested by @oldskin0828 and @unanchored-ship

Millard Fillmore requested by @oldskin0828

Ronald Reagan requested by @msachillelaurosfunnels