A Wet Night, Columbus Circle - William A. Fraser , 1897-98.

British , 1840 - 1925

Gelatin silver print , 50.8 x 41.9 cm. 20 x 16.5 in.

I found out about Mari Lwyd not so long time ago - and I fell in love with the concept. Here are some of my Lwyd arts I drew recently! The most recent art is here

Enjoy seasonal Lwyds

i do this to u

Froghemoth surprise attack (AD&D Monster Manual II, TSR, 1983)

Y’know when something you did as a teen and grew out of becomes way too mainstream for comfort? That’s how I feel about true crime. It’s like Disney Adults but for guys with lead poisoning. Why does it feel like some people want Jeffrey Dahmer to fill a hole where a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt would have gone.

juvenile vlc players in the wild

Sidonian Ram Consumes Saint Peter’s Heart / Composition Study for the Ecclesia altar triptych, 2020

Ink, graphite and acrylics on paper, 32 x 20.5 cm

Annihilation.

I’m just saying

so here’s our favorite adoptive space dad Bail Organa in Revenge of the Sith:

and here he is in Rogue One:

meanwhile, here’s Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith:

and here he is after the exact same amount of time: 

I’d like some of whatever Bail is having on Alderaan and exactly zero of what Obi-Wan is having on Tatooine 

well one of them is the viceroy of alderaan and the other one is living as a hermit in space nevada, sorry that obi wan isn’t keeping up his moisturizing regimen on Planet Sand Hell while bail organa drinks kale smoothies in the shade

And let’s not forget that Tatooine has two suns and is incredibly hostile to the aging process. Look at Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru.

Fighting Fake Anti-Trump News

In the interests of not spending the next four years fact-checking my own side, I would like very much if we could all exercise good judgment on what we reblog.

I’m pissed off about the trend of twitter screenshots posing as “news” with no source. I’m also pissed off about people posting their own unsourced, inaccurate summaries of something they heard somewhere. This makes us look no better than Trump supporters sharing lies on Facebook, and it often causes unnecessary fear. Here’s a guide on what I want people to do instead.

Easy Mode: If there’s no source, don’t reblog it. This requires no effort on your part, but it’s still helpful. Don’t disseminate information that could be inaccurate.

Regular Mode: Add a source. Google some key words. If it’s legitimate, you should find news stories about it. Reblog and add some source links. While I’m not a huge fan of how the mainstream media has been handling things lately, for this purpose I recommend sticking to established print media, because they have better fact-checking than Internet-only outlets and they’ve been firmer in their opposition than TV news.

If it’s not legitimate, reblog anyway and add sources refuting it. You don’t have to write up a whole explanation if you don’t want. Linking to a source with the note “This shit didn’t happen” will suffice.

Hard Mode: Question the source. If there is a source link, check it. If it’s from some outlet you never heard, of or one that you don’t feel is reputable (like, say, The Daily Mail), go see if they have sources to back themselves up. They may not. Google key words again. See if anyone else is reporting on their claims. If not, wait a bit. It’s possible they have an exclusive scoop. It’s also possible they’re fearmongering based on misunderstood or inadequate information, or they’re just flat making shit up. Don’t discount the possibility of fake “progressive” outlets run by the opposition to discredit us. And remember, The Onion is not the only parody news site out there – not by a long shot.

Again, though, if you do nothing else, stop reblogging unsourced stories. It’s already going to be a long, bad four years. We don’t need to make it worse.

I forgot “unsourced screenshots that look like they’re from a reputable news outlet” in my list of Shit That Pisses Me Off

Photoshop is a thing, everybody, please don’t take that stuff at face value either

and please keep spreading this post, people need to do their due diligence. we need to know what we’re actually fighting. we need to not be afraid without cause (since there’s plenty of good cause) and we need to not celebrate victories that didn’t happen.

Every time I checked the notes on a weird post this week, someone was in there posting extensive(!!) proof that it’s fake. Sometimes it only takes one click and some scrolling to avoid making yourself a source of bad info.

The Internet Is Full Of Lies And Sociopaths, Guys. Don’t give them traction.

finding out the heights of your internet friends is always the weirdest thing

reblog this with your height in the tags then we’ll all know

I fuckin had a sweater just like this, with dino spikes running along the arm, and I LIIIIIVED for it