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Artwork and photos I enjoy plus some of my arts and woodcraft that I will sneak in once in a while along with some of my musings and opinions of the goings on in the multiverse I live in . Feel free to disagree with me it doesn't hurt my feelings.

motherkatereloyshipper:

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sinnahsaint:

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Which is why it’s important to not be mean.

Their cult teaches them that the world is full of scary monster people who hate them for being so good and loved by god. If you swear at them and call them names or get in their face you’re just doing the cults work for it.

I’m not saying you have to listen to their presentation or try to debate them (and really getting into a debate without thoroughly understanding what they’re being taught will just make things worse)… I am just saying to be polite and say no thank you like if they were trying to hand you a flyer for something you don’t care about.

It’s easier for them to see the world outside their bubble as less scary if they see everyday people just going about their business and being as nice to them as you are to everyone else. This goes doubly for anyone who happens to dress modestly, not swear, and not drink or smoke because whatever you believe, they’ll see you as a “good” person who happens to strangely have no interest in their “message”, and that might be enough to get some curious about the possibility of themselves living in the real world.

It’s sometimes hard to be nice to people who seem to represent something you dislike. Just remember these “elders” are sheltered young men, some of which are getting their first real contact with people of other/no faiths.

They are not your enemy. They are victims.

They aren’t being sent out to actually convert people, they are being sent out hoping that they will be harassed and treated poorly so they view those outside the cult as dangerous and evil and stick to the safety of the familiar group.

You being mean to some teenager isn’t sticking it to anyone, you’re doing exactly what their church elders want to happen.

PLEASE READ THIS.

Please read this.

Don’t do the church’s work for them.

If you’re kind to enough of them, they put you on a block list.

They were such sweet kids, they’d turn up at my door with the thatch of raspberries out front and try to share their word with me, and I’m me, so, I fed them.

Then it was one of the wee ‘elder’s’ birthday, so I made him a cake, and all the little lads came, and they asked about my books and board games and CCGs, I was just a nice frumpy middle aged Jewish lady, I was no threat, so I fed them and made them cakes and took them to the local gaming store and listened when they talked.

One loved yu-gi-oh cards, and it turns out, one of the other wee lads, we’ll he loved him back, so I got them in touch with some resources so they had support and a different way to pay for college, they’re still together 15 years later, they have dogs, they send me ecards on their birthday. No-one figured out I’d.helped them, I was just the nice lady who made them tea and listened when people were slamming doors.

The next one really wanted to be an artist, so I left out art books and resources, my eldest shared their coptic markers, they draw comic books now, no idea why his folks were insisting he needed to be a dentist, but, he’s not a Mormon anymore, (not a Jew either before anyone makes any counter conversion claims).

The first 2 lads were the only dramatic ones, the rest went back into the network but, like Hugh of Borg, they spread the word, sometimes I’d get Mormons from other cities come and make the journey to break bread at my Sabbath table and be seen.

I still think very fondly of that time.

Many of those boys still email me now and then.

Most of them aren’t Mormons anymore.

Someone higher up spotted the pattern and suddenly no more Mormons at my door.

I was blacklisted, for kindness.

So there you go, if you don’t want Mormons at your door, just love those kids for a couple of years, feed them, help them, and eventually, no more will be allowed to visit

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It’s amazing how many garbage takes could be avoided with a single Google search.

There are tons of amazing sculptors still working today.

I mean, has the internet already forgotten the hammerhead shark made out of hammerheads?

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I feel like this is a good time to bring back this classic…

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Don’t be a dork ass loser.

[ Luo Li Rong ]

marlynnofmany:

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derinthescarletpescatarian:

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First humans ever to leave the solar system suddenly drop out of communications and the ship can’t be found with any equipment. After one month of no contact their home countries start reluctantly holding funerals for the space heroes only for them all to turn up, healthy, well fed and extremely disoriented, in the middle of Tokyo, talking about alien abduction. Turns out that aliens found the poor humans straying out of their solar system, presumably lost, and took them to Alien Wildlife Rehabilitation before dumping them back in the middle of their native habitat.

#bonus points if none if the crew are Japanese#aliens just dropped where they thought was best

I literally just googled “city with the highest population”

I’ll bet they have cool new tattoos that turn out to be tracking devices too. Just in case these spirited individuals try to make another break for it.

… do the tats make them stupid popular, like that time scientists gave birds tracker anklets and it accidentally made them ultra fuckable

Let’s say yes. Those alien scientists are learning so much, and none of it is accurate.

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blondebrainpower:

4th century CE Roman amber pins, found in 2020 at the feet of an individual who was buried in a large sarcophagus at a necropolis in the French city of Autun.

These are stunning pins, crafted with exquisite attention to detail and symmetry…but what’s even more clever about them is the material they are made out of.

Amber is ever so slightly “sticky” as a surface (which makes sense, since it’s age-hardened sap / resin).  It can be polished until it’s virtuall glass-smooth, but when tucked into hair, or into the fibers of a woven garment, it will have just a tiny bit more friction, causing them to have that much more of a chance to remain in place.  As a material for securing things, they are slightly better than metal and bone, if not quite as good as wood (which has a great deal of microscopic texture for hair, etc, to catch on and cling to).

Most forms of amber are very clouded from inclusions when it was still sap, and fractal from the pressures it underwent as it hardened over the aeons.  To be able to find pieces as large and clear as these are makes them all the more rare.  Unlike metal or bone (and somewhat like wood) these pins would feel warmer to the touch, and be more comfortable and comforting for the owner, while being less fragile than wood.  And lastly, amber does have a faint scent as it warms up, making them a natural perfume source.

These are not cheap throwaway objects, folks.  These are indeed treasured posessions, just as much for their functionality & multi-use offerings as for their rarity and beauty.

Reblogging for all that extra amber trivia because it’s fascinating

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murderbot-fanimation-project:

COMING SOON: The Murderbot Diaries Fanimation Project

Gif of Don Abene, a middle-aged brown woman, being held by Murderbot, who is a tall, steady figure in a dark hoodie, as she flinches from an explosion behind it. She looks slowly up at it in wonder.ALT
Gif shows the back of a white-helmeted Murderbot as it surveys a dark, ominously red-lit room and the bodies scattered on the floor.ALT
Gif of Murderbot's back, dressed in grey, with bandages around the torso, brown skin, and cybernetic forearms. It holds up a struggling Gurathin against a wall by his throat, with one hand and seemingly no effort. Its face, mostly out of frame, turns to look back at the viewer.ALT
Gif of Murderbot in white armor, standing stiffly at the edge of a pit on a colorful alien planet. In the foreground, mud explodes out of the pit and obscures the scene, then disappears, revealing a giant worm's open maw as it surges upward.ALT
Gif of Murderbot, panning up to show its brown-skinned fingers tracing over gunports on a cybernetic forearm. Its shoulders are hunched. Its face is not visible.ALT

In early 2021, as talk of a Murderbot Diaries adaptation was underway, fans of the series started asking each other questions like, “What would we want to see from an adaptation of our favorite book series?” and “Wouldn’t it be cool if this or that scene was animated?” and “Hey, don’t YOU know some things about animation?” and “What if a bunch of fans got together to make a Murderbot fan animation?”

Gif of Dr. Mensah, a brown woman with short, light brown hair, sitting at a futuristic desk examining documents. She straightens and turns to look up at the viewer, smiling, her lips moving to ask a question: "What do you think?"ALT

Now, two years of teamwork later, the Murderbot Diaries Fanimation Project is the culmination of our labor of love: a fully realized animation adapting scenes from the first four novellas into a trailer, dedicated to showcasing everything we love about the story of our favorite rogue SecUnit.

A lot of love and thought went into this project that we can’t wait to share with our fellow fans. We are expecting to upload to YouTube by the end of July, so keep an eye on this space. As we near completion, we’d like to give you some sneak peeks of what’s in store, and invite you to come talk to us and share the hype for Murderbot. Follow us on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes:

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