sam, they/them (iel en français), 20s

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carouselcometh:

Woah…. his dykey and complex relationship with gender has bewitched me…..

yuyuuyuyuu:

i will not accept a hint, i will act dumb until you say it clearly to me

hitmewithcute:

Four year old beekeeper distracted by a roly-poly.

becomedog:

people with medical issues are not “putting a strain on the medical system”. that’s what the medical system is for. yes this includes people with substance use related medical issues and other people often considered undeserving of help

headphonecables:

nerdofmanymediumsandfandoms:

nerdofmanymediumsandfandoms:

headphonecables:

nerdofmanymediumsandfandoms:

headphonecables:

headphonecables:

headphonecables:

my volume was up and the walls are thin😔😔😔😔

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WAIT FUCK-

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@just-wublrful work for it then bitch it’s not gonna get to that by itself

link to the poll on whether you believe in the power of the mutualcule because apparently i was wrong, and you can’t reblog put a poll in a reblog

also i think this is the first time i’ve linked anything on tumblr so lmk if i'e done something woefully wrong

u r insane

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mika you are going to EAT YOUR WORDS (also /affectionate)

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in preparation

(yes this is apple)

hello that is fucking phenomenal i want those cutters now??

halcyonhue:

What she says: im fine

What she means: the average age of conception over the past 250k years is apparently 26.9. Let’s round it down to 25. Think of your birth mother at 25. Hold her hand. Imagine her holding hands with her mother. Within 4 people, you’re back in time 100 years, and it’s an intimate family dinner. Just after WWI. Add another 16 people, a small party of 20, and you’re in the 1500s. Double it, twice, and you’re at 80 people. Your family would fill a restaurant, and you’re at the height of the Roman empire. At 100 people, Confucius is alive but Socrates has not yet been born. 100 people. That’s a medium sized wedding. A small lecture theatre or concert. 200 people, probably the biggest party i could ever hope to host, takes you back 5000 years. The guests at your soirée of parents would be contemporaries of the Egyptian and Indus Valley civilisations, although you’d probably be too busy fixing drinks and nibbles to talk to all of them. Just imagine it. 200 of you. That’s all it takes to get back 5,000 years.

And we could go further. 1,000 people, a decent sized concert, a large high school, and we’re at the end of the last ice age. Your ancestors are comparing their pink floyd vinyl with music played on instruments carved from wood or bones of long vanished species. Wander through the crowd. See your own features and phrases and gestures refract out like a kaleidoscope. What would they make of you? What do you make of them? Why does it feel so unfair that even that first 100 years –that small family dinner of four–is out of your grasp? Maybe it’s because questions of spatial distance have become negligible to us now. why, oh why, does time hold out against us so stubbornly

reimenaashelyee:

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My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I’d encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it’s an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

sygol:

fullyautomatic:

I’m skulking in the backstage area of the dash behind the curtains with a knife, waiting for a handful of you to step back here

accidently falls into the curtain and the whole thing comes down and we’re all tangled up together and i just notice you: “oh h-hey!!!!! (: nice knife, can you cut us out of this twisting veil?”

carrionthird:

Digital drawing of two gnomes kissing. They are cradling each other and both blushing as they do so.ALT

gnome yaoi

nomadiclegends:

pokefuseme:

sudorm-rfslash:

bedrock-to-buildheight:

astraldemise:

astraldemise:

astraldemise:

astraldemise:

theres too many pokemon games where you play as a kid whos full of life and full of potential. there needs to be a pokemon game where you play as a college dropout who lives in a shitty apartment

your starter pokemon are trubbish, rattata and glameow. which symbolise the trash you keep forgetting to take out, the rats living in your walls and the stray cat you keep trying to befriend but it keeps hissing at you.

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you guys dont get it its not supposed to be dark and edgy its supposed to be living in a mundane setting and slowly rediscovering the wonder in the world by going on a journey with a magical trash bag that is your friend, its about love and recovery and coping with the stress of your adult life with your friend who is made of sentient garbage

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I’ve never been so attached to literal trash before

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I am similarly attached to the sentient trash. Can’t wait to take him on little adventures

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stultiloquentia:

asksythe:

rejectedfables:

Fandom and also Chinese history questions:

1) Does anybody know why, when actual tiger tallies looked like, you know, actual tigers:

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why the mdzs manhua and donghua aesthetic design of the yin tiger tally looks like this:

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2) Everything I’ve read about tiger tallies says that they were used to prove that a general had the authority to command their troops (because the general had one side of the tally and the emperor had the other, using both together meant you had approval). But absolutely no source I’ve found explains HOW they’re literally, actually, physically used. Were they just… put together and held aloft so everybody could SEE them? Is it a stamp? Was somebody else’s job to inspect and validate that the two halves were both real and present, and they’d cosign whatever orders were given? I’m desperately curious

In order of your questions: 


1/ Tiger tally (hu fu  虎符) is shaped in that way as a matter of spiritual belief. Around the time tiger tally was first put to use (Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, very much pre-unification), the prevailing belief was that the tiger was the king of the animal and the symbol of might. So using the tiger as a symbol for an item that grants military power is good PR (might of the emperor and all that) and good luck (to put it in modern speak).  


2/ Tiger tally is only one type among army tallies ( 兵符 bing fu). The tiger is not the only shape. In later dynasties, army tallies were made in the shape of turtles, fishes, ox, and even bunnies. Some army tallies were made in the shape of a plaque too.  

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turtle tally


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fish tally


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dragon-headed plaque tally


However, because tiger tally is the first shape to be popularly used (and spread during Qin dynasty too), so the name tiger tally became synonymous with army tallies in general. 


Fun trivia 1: In Chinese MDZS fanfic, if the story involves Wei Wuxian gaining true control over the Yin Tiger Tally, it’s very popular for him to reforge the tally into 2 smaller bunny-shaped tallies, split between him and Lan Wangji. 


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(Just an illustration. This looks so cute, doesn’t it?)


Fun Trivia 2: The first few tiger tallies were recorded in history as owned and used by a prince Wei (yes, that Wei) and then a king Wei (still that Wei) in at least two different eras before Qin dynasty. So yes, Wei Wuxian owning an artifact called the Yin Tiger Tally is a historical nod towards the original tiger tally. This is one more mark towards that ‘Wei Ying might actually be long lost royalty’ thing.  


3/ Wei Wuxian’ Yin Tiger Tally is shaped like a different kind of tally though, that of a ward. Talisman and tally are written the same way and is essentially the same word in Mandarin Chinese  符 fu (paper wards, amulets, cultivator artifacts, etc…). The Yin Tiger Tally is both an army tally (commanding undead troops) and a cultivator artifact. Wei Wuxian also needs no king’s permission. So that’s why it’s shaped that way and not like the tiger shape you have seen, which is reminiscent of evil warding artifacts used in real life Daoism.  


4/ The fact that the tiger halves can become one is all the proof required. In ancient times, tiger tallies require specific forging techniques that were kept secret. The tiger shape is split into 2 halves, a right and a left, with a hidden latch in between. The right half is kept by the emperor. The left half is kept by the army general stationed usually at border provinces, fighting specific enemies.


In ancient times, each general would have their set duties and areas where they must protect. Communication from the crown and the generals occurred without the tiger tally. But usually such communication only involved reports, intelligence, accounting, etc…


Tiger tally is only used for the very serious order: which is an order for the general to move from his designated position and begin a war campaign. This kind of order would typically require a general to move from his designated protected territory too.


When the emperor requires his general to move the army and start a campaign, he will send an envoy bearing written orders (stamped with the emperor seal too). The tiger tally is extra security on top of the royal decree. Only when the 2 halves come together, will the general obey the specific orders in the royal decree.


Tiger tallies are usually made from the same block of materials such as bamboo (very early, in Xia dynasty), iron, jade, or precious stones. With tallies made from bamboo, wood, jade, or stones, the marks on the materials are a type of fingerprint itself. Furthermore, the latch in between the 2 halves will only work if the 2 halves are the genuine article. So the latch is the secret component. On top of that, quote from ancient classics are carved onto the tiger halves. Each tally carries a different classic quote. So the quotes also need to match. 

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As to how the tiger tallies are used after it’s been verified. For soldiers and commanders beneath the general, his authority is without question. But tiger tallies are only used when the emperor required these generals to move from their territory. That’s where the tallies are used again. Because usually, these generals had designated territory that they could not move from on pains of death (and the death of all of their family members). Keep in mind, these generals held massive military power, so the crown had to keep some measure of control over them. So when a general moved to a different territory, if he could not produce a whole tiger tally, other provincial magistrates and generals would attack them for the crime of treason. 

So when Jin Guangyao and Xue Yang recover part, but not all, of Wei Wuxian’s tally and try to smush it together with their inferior counterfeit piece, that’s a nice bit of symbolism, eh?