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Uranus, constellations ✨
Uranus- What would you say is your greatest achievement?
my greatest achievement is probably ... i mean, there's the outward accomplishments of having gone to and completed college, but i still think back to my 14 year old self and how fucked up fae was and i just think. that making it to 26 and beyond is my greatest achievement.
Constellations- If you could have one talent, what would you want it to be? (can be magical or not)
this one blends real and magical, but i would like to be able to understand (speak, read, and write) all languages and dialects, dead and alive
Space asks: Leo and Supergiant :)
Leo- If you could change the way any movie was made, which movie would you change?
oh this is a good question to ask, i'm not sure - i think it would probably be eragon into a tv show. like hbo max, direct to streaming, tv show. i think they adapted the book poorly, tried to throw in too much in the first film, and when it flopped they couldn't continue the franchise so i have no idea what their plans were for the rest of it, but i would encourage it to be a tv show so they could take their time. otherwise, movies i don't enjoy i typically block out so i don't think about them anymore 🤷🏾♀️
Supergiant- What’s something you like about yourself?
oh man i mean....i would have to say my writing abilities, i like that about myself. i waffle considerably about my physical form so i'm not going to venture towards that lol
Comet- What are you currently frustrated about?
Black Hole- What are you most afraid of?
Galaxy- Do you have any nicknames? What are they?
Star- What song(s) do you feel describes you?
Moon- Are you currently reading any books? If so, what book(s)?
Planets- If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Mercury- Describe your aesthetic.
Venus- What’s your favorite tv show?
Earth- If you could be anyone else for a day, who would you want to be?
Mars- If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?
Jupiter- If you had to pick one color to use for an entire week, what color would you choose?
Saturn- How far would you go for those you care about?
Uranus- What would you say is your greatest achievement?
Neptune- Describe yourself in one sentence.
Pluto- If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would you meet?
Constellations- If you could have one talent, what would you want it to be? (can be magical or not)
Asteroid- When you die, what do you want to be done with your body?
Aquarius- What’s a topic you enjoy learning about?
Aquila- Do you prefer to read books or watch movies?
Aries- What is something you enjoy doing?
Auriga- If you had to pick one villain from any media, who would you rather have to face and why?
Bootes- If you could have any animal, wild or not, fake or not, which would you want?
Cancer- How do you want to be remembered?
Canis Major- How many friends do you have?
Capricornus- What’s a song lyric that you relate to?
Cassiopeia- What’s your favorite quote?
Cygnus- If you could go back to any time period for a couple days, when/where would you want to go?
Gemini- Do you have any siblings? How many?
Leo- If you could change the way any movie was made, which movie would you change?
Libra- If you could talk to your past self, what would you tell yourself?
Lyra- Would you rather be feared or loved?
Orion- What’s your favorite type of weather?
Pegasus- What’s your favorite music genre?
Perseus- What’s your favorite movie genre?
Pisces- Describe someone you love without saying their name.
Sagittarius- What do you do when you don’t feel well? What do you eat/drink?
Scorpius- If you had to pick someone to betray you, who would you pick?
Taurus- What makes you feel comfortable?
Ursa Major- If you had to pick any job to have, what job would you want?
Virgo- What do you value the most- artistic ability/creativity, musical ability, athletic ability, intellect, or work ethic?
Neutron- Are you more of a leader or a follower?
Supernova- How do you feel about yourself?
Supergiant- What’s something you like about yourself?
Red Giant- Would you get into a debate/argument with someone if you heard them saying something you disagree with or know to be wrong, or would you stay silent?
Red Dwarf- What’s your favorite smell? What smell makes you feel most comfortable?
Protostar- Give a random fact about yourself.
Reblogging because you never know who might need to read this, right now.
one of my "special interests" in the past couple of years has been exploring fast fashion vs. slow fashion. it has been a long journey trying to find clothes that actually 1) fit me 2) look good 3) are made from material that is not actively shoving plastic in the ecosystem 4) involve ethical labor, fair trade, fairly compensated, etc
before i did this research, i really had no clue about fabrics or fashion brands. i used to think i had zero interest in fashion, in fact.
i grew up wearing walmart and thrift store clothes, and when i went to college i bought clothes from target and asos. something started to shift a little bit when i found vintage resellers on etsy and ebay... those clothes were so unique. but a lot of the vintage clothes were polyester blends, stiff, and would fall apart as easily as my asos clothes. i would leave them hanging in my closet and never wear them. i would wear the same old t shirts and jeggings every day. i felt like it was impossible to ever wear comfortable clothes, or ever feel good in clothes, so why bother?
it started with linen. linen is very comfortable and pretty sustainable. i was amazed that i didn't feel the urge to rip my clothes off when i wore linen. lightbulb number one.
a friend let me borrow a nooworks dress, and i went to the store and got some overalls. wow. overalls. lightbulb number two. holy shit, you can wear overalls. you know how people say "not binary or non-binary but a secret third thing." that's overalls.
i realized i loved the bonkers prints that nooworks had, and all of it was soft, and made ethically. it was a higher price point than i was used to, which gave me pause. but then you realize: we're not supposed to be buying dumb clothes every other weekend. and isn't a slightly higher price point for soft clothes that you won't want to tear off your body worth it?
so i started my research. i made a spreadsheet. the prices can be all over the place across brands, so i made a column for prices. sizes can be all over the place too -- people always ask me "where is the plus size slow fashion?" it's there. just look at the size column. people say "isn't it better to buy secondhand?" yeah, it is. i have many links to secondhand sources.
if you have any suggestions or additions please let me know, it is a living document.
PEDRO PASCAL as DIETER BRAVO THE BUBBLE (2022)
Check out my ongoing comic Crow Time. It has crows, and also neat pantheons of epic beasties.
always a wonder how on tumblr some old posts can get traction again randomly
— Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to Theo van Gogh
[text ID: So often, in the past too, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me and reminded me that there are good things in the world.]
The Manitowoc Sun-Messenger, Wisconsin, November 13, 1942
btw most universities to my knowledge keep their reading lists behind access barriers (ie. only students enrolled at the institution on the course in question can see them) so i thought i’d just let you all know that durham university has all of its reading lists available online for free without needing student access. do with this information what you will.
dalton day
what detail about your blog can entitle someone who knows it to a veterans discount?
practicing self care (buying books)
