I've had this tumblr profile picture, username, AND theme for over a decade and I ain't changing it now. Call me Dana though.

 

bogkeep:

pappyswuats:

bogkeep:

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i have nothing else to contribute to hourly comics day ahaha. this is going to be me for this entire month

“how small?”
this small

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What is a balance staff?

in a mechanical watch, you have the Balance Assembly:


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and the Balance Staff is what all the other parts of it are stacked on

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dirtyriver:

deadpoet117:

deadpoet117:

raposabranca:

anxietyproblem:

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Line weight. Perspective. The tilting of the head. Expression. Volume.

This early Modern human knew exactly what we learn to this day in order to create the illusion of life in 2d art.

Whoever they were, I admire them as much as every other great master.

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Adding the lions (which are but one section of the larger mural) because they take my breath away

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Oh, my poor unsuspecting blogger, there are more than just lions!

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We got

rhinos

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Dem

Bison and mammoth

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And

Horsies too!

Visiting (the reproduction of) Chauvet is a fucking experience, let me tell you. And there’s a package of pictured available on their site: https://en.grottechauvet2ardeche.com/discover-the-site/la-grotte/

Here are some handprints:

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And an owl:

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iamchrissi:

assassinregrets:

chaotic-carnifex:

dappercyborg:

cumaeansibyl:

sandersgrey:

sandersgrey:

Unpopular opinion but literally not one person in the world should have their human rights violated

If one person’s rights can be waved away, so can yours

yes, even those people.

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Fuck it, adding on: This is why it’s frustrating to see criminal defense lawyers getting a bad rep.

The right to a fair trial is a human right. In practice, a fair trial necessitates a lawyer. This means that even if somebody committed the worst crimes you could possibly imagine, they still deserve a lawyer.

Somebody has to defend them as a matter of human rights. As one of my professors said, way back in my first semester at uni: “Everybody deserves to have somebody in their corner.”

nb the source of criminal defense attorneys getting a bad rep is always, always copaganda. same with the incredibly bullshit narrative of “if you didn’t do anything wrong then why do you need a lawyer?” the purpose of both these terrible stupid pro-cop arguments are to deny you your legal rights. 

Someone else said it very well here on this website:

A government whose people lose their rights once they become criminals has a very vested interest in making their critics criminals.

triviallytrue:

phaeton-flier:

triviallytrue:

triviallytrue:

in retrospect it’s pretty funny that the most used computer port for many years just completely sucked shit to the point of there being normie memes about it

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we as a society lived like this for years and years

I mean when your biggest tech issue is “takes an extra 10 seconds (at most) to plug in if you’re not paying attention” that’s pretty good! Imagine if you had a printer and the printer’s biggest problem was that the paper took a few tries to insert into the tray. You’d want to fuck that printer.

I’d want to fuck that printer.

sparrow-va:

wizzard890:

pyrrhiccomedy:

Trump would be such a good drag queen like just such an unbelievably incredible and talented drag queen it’s such a bummer that he’s decided to be a fascist and a threat to democracy because that cunt would devour at the House of Yes

such a loss

his cadence, his tiny bitchy hand gestures, his cunty little nicknames for people that are insane but also somehow stick to your brain? 

“the problem with ron desanctimonious is that he needs a personality transplant, and those are…… noT yet available.”

if he’d laid the garbage fire of his entire soul aside for a wig and heels back in the 80s, we’d live in a better world. 

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(via @dragonprincessmew )

aropride:

aropride:

aropride:

what are you even supposed to do when your friends who are dating kiss in front of you Like do i just stand there or

brainstorming solutions to this

  • stare directly at them without blinking
  • (very serious intense voice) “Stop that.”
  • pretend to pass out so they have to pay attention to meeeee :3
  • (loud and high pitched, full of fear) “WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!”
  • start juggling (be sure to carry several balls on your person at all times in case of this)
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hamletthedane:

hamletthedane:

hamletthedane:

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

Want to learn something new in 2023??

Cooking with flavor bootcamp (used what I learned in this a LOT this year)

Beekeeping 101

Learn Interior Design from the British Academy of Interior Design (free to audit course - just choose the free option when you register)

Video on learning to read music that actually helped me??

How to use and sew with a sewing machine

How to ride a bike (listen. some of us never learned, and that’s okay.)

How to cornrow-braid hair (I have it on good authority that this video is a godsend for doing your baby niece’s black hair)

Making mead at home (I actually did this last summer and it was SO good)

How to garden

Basics of snowboarding (proceed with caution)

How to draw for people who (think they) suck at art (I know this website looks like a 2003 monstrosity, but the tutorials are excellent)

Pixel art for beginners so you can make the next great indie game

Go (back) to school

Introduction to Astronomy (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Principals of Economics (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Introduction to philosophy (free college course)

Computer science basics (full-semester Harvard course free online)

Learn a language

Japanese for Dummies (link fix from 2022)

Ukrainian

Portuguese (Brazil)

American Sign Language (as somebody who works with Deaf people professionally, I also strongly advise you to read up on Deaf/HoH culture and history!)

Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)

Quenya (LOTR fantasy elf language)

Want to learn something new in 2024??

Beginner-oriented video on how to sail

This guy has so many videos on baking different types of bread. SO very many.

Coding in Python - one of the most flexible and adaptable high-level programming languages out there - explained through projects making video games

Learn to swim! (for adult learners. I don’t care if you live in Kansas or Mali or wherever. LEARN TO SWIM.)

Learn how quantum mechanics works. Then read some more about it

[Learn about quantum mechanics again, but in a more advanced engineering/mathematics class. Then read more about the math and physics of it]

Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver

Something I learned this year: how to sew a quilt (Here’s a very easy beginning pattern that looks amazing and can be done with pre-cut fabric!)

How to hit the ball in softball

Tutorial video on what is under the hood of most (gas) cars + weird engine sounds and what they mean

Lecture series on architecture design through study of buildings

How (American income) taxes & tax law work (choose “audit course” at checkout for free class)

Pickleball for beginners (so you can finally join your neighbor/friend/distant cousin who is always insisting you join their team)

+ Para-Pickleball for beginners (for mobility aid users!)

School is so much more fun when there’s no tests:

American Law - Contracts

Shakespeare’s Life and Plays

Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals

Modern Poetry

World History [Part 1, Part 2]

Learn a language:

Arabic + Resource Guide compiled from Reddit (includes info on different dialects)

Chinese (Cantonese) (audio)

Urdu (frequently recommended course on Reddit) + Resource Guide

Yucatec Maya