A Sequestered Nook

[id: photographs of white lilies speckled with red and reddish anthers.]/end id.

The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project.

I'm actually scheduling this for a week early - the site lets you watch the whole mission if you want to, and the shuttle took off 5 days before they got to the moon!

Assignment misunderstood. I have now built a city.

[id: a set of mainly orange and white-themed photos: birds against the sunset; a white down feather floating above a cupped hand; a gray horse with a long mane; a girl in an orange dress with white apron hauling a basket; a man in a belted tunic over orange pants carrying round shield; a flock of geese under a tree; blood on a lacy handkerchief; a man in an orange velvet coat with wide cuffs and lapels; two women in orange and white dresses and veils sit next to each other wearily; blond hair blowing across a woman’s face; armored riders carrying orange and yellow banners; two figures is warm colored tunics, cloaks, and gloves holding wooden poles.]/end id.

#*banging pots and pans* THERE'S A NEW AUDIOBOOK AND IT'S GOOD #no listen there's a NEW AUDIOBOOK and it's GOOD #the absolute unlistenableness of the only available recording of one of my favorite books of all time has been a thorn in my side for years #but there's a new one and it's lovely!!! #she says a lot of the names differently than i do but that's so forgiveable i mean they're fantasy names #finally a reader who actually lets me appreciate the gorgeous lyricism of shannon's prose!!! #my favorite thing about her books #and the previous audiobook was so DEEPLY annoying that it made the book itself sound badly written #this is a joyous day#the goose girl #shannon hale via @shieldmaidenofsherwood

[id: photograph of poppies and cornflowers in bloom at the edge of a field of golden grain.]/end id.

As an Indigenous person, it continues to astound me that there are such strict laws (written by White people) in our name, laws against...picking up things just found on the ground. Like, stop pretending this is "for" us. We don't want this.

so, for clarity, that's not what this is. the law against possessing feathers is an anti-poaching measure, derived from a North American treaty protecting certain migratory bird species from hunting. that treaty has an exemption for indigenous people to allow tribes that use eagle feathers in ceremonial or religious practices to continue doing so.

this is one of those "no actually this regulation exists for a reason" laws much like work place safety and building fire codes (that Republicans keep trying to roll back) and is written in blood just like them as well. it's just not human blood this time, and the fact that people actually cared enough about long term future over short term profit to get it put in place is nothing short of astonishing. That it didn't get put in place in time to save several species is heart breaking.

[id: photo of a fellow passenger riding a crowded bus, their back turned to the camera, revealing that the pen stuck point down through their bun has been making purple ink scribbles on their upper back.]/end id

[id: photograph of vividly blue and white petunias in a planter, with the blue sections speckled with white like stars.]/end id.

I firmly believe that how feminist a book is is better demonstrated by its background characters rather than its mains

#imo the potluck analogy applies- it would be rude to critique someone's icing technique at a potluck bc it wasn't as good as at the bakery #but if they had decorated their cupcakes w hate symbols it wouldn't be rude to tell them that's gross and gtfo #in fact it would be inappropriate to NOT say anything in that situation #or to complain that another guest who did point it out was 'ruining everyone's potluck' #and pointing out racism in fan works is 100% the second thing not the first! (via destructions-daughter)

[id: adorable art of cartoon crocodilians of various shapes and colors living their lives - sleeping, playing with butterflies and baby crocs, and mainly swimming.]/end id.

I only hate certain types of fic the same way I hate mosquitos and ticks. Like get these nasty little buggers away from me but also I respect their place in the ecosystem.

Me, spraying bug spray: blocked.

Listen and sometimes? To enjoy running through a beautiful field of grass and flowers (ao3) you have to tolerate the fact that bugs (fics you don’t like) are there and maybe you will even encounter one, but you can use bugspray (filtered tags) to reduce the likelihood of that. Because the alternative is not getting to experience the beautiful field of grass and flowers.

And some of my mutuals happen to be entomologists. Which is also cool.

[id: #that’s so funny #what does he think when someone wants to keep a baby]/end id.