Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) 

Fleurs de pommier / Fleurs d'arbre fruitier, 1873

I’M DEAD

Fun fact: if you know your feline body language, you’ll notice that the lynx is deferring to the housecat. As far as these two are concerned, the housecat is the higher-ranking cat.

OH MY GOSH

It’s because the cat is that lynx’s mom

BIG STRONG DAUGHTER

I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭

Why is every piece of media now about “surprise! bet you didn’t see that coming” instead of themes, character arcs, internal logic, and consistency in writing?

It’s okay if your audience (especially hardcore fans) predicts your story. It means that they picked up the clues you put in, understood the themes you were trying to convey, empathised with the characters…

How is that a bad thing?

Instead each piece of media feels like it’s written by a marketing team that is looking at the latest statistics for TRP ratings and box-office collections.

Yeah… sighs.

Difficult Wet Folding Technique Allows This Vietnamese Artist To Create Curved Origami

Betrayal,disappointment,Rage

Broke af?

But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there’s a person with a blog who had to feed both themselves and their young son…on 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?

Let me tell you a thing.

This individual (Jack Monroe, who has come out as nonbinary) saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that’s it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then. 

This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn’t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together. 

Cookingonabootstrap.com is run by a British person who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. They had to find a way to feed themselves and their son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes they came up with are amazing. 

You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, Jack Monroe will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already. 

Here’s their list of kitchen basics. Click the bold text for links!

Bake your own bread. It’s easier than you think. Here’s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic. 

They have vegan recipes. Including a chocolate/beetroot cake. YUM.

A carrot, a can of kidney beans, and some cumin will get you a really filling soup…or throw in some flour for binding and you’ve got yourself a burger. 

Don’t have an oven or the stove isn’t available? They cover that in their Microwave Cooking section. 

/links

They have a book, but many recipes can be found on their blog for free. They price their recipes down to the cent, and every year they participate in a project called “Living Below the Line” where they have to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days. 

Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. Jack Monroe gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that’s a fabulous feeling. 

Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. That’s your super emergency money. Make sure they don’t charge by the month for lack of use, though.

I don’t care if it sounds like an advertisement–you won’t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health–and dammit, food’s right in the center of that. 

If you don’t need this now, pass it on to someone who does. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this. 

Edit November 2016: I updated the post a long time ago to reflect Jack’s gender identity, but now I’ve fixed the links too.

PASS THIS ON, PEOPLE. 250k notes means that there is a real need out there, and this could save someone’s life. Even if you’ve reblogged before, do it again so that the new links are circulated. 

Thanks, ya’ll.

23 Emotions people feel, but can’t explain

omg this is a goldmine <3

In which NQKeiko faces the music.

Here's some models from the avatar art book!

Meanwhile there’s Zuko with his Kardashian sized wardrobe

Zadie Smith, On Shame, Rage and Writing

virtualtraveller360

Beautiful village in Hunan, China 😱😍

Tag someone you wanna go here with! 👇🏼

[mr ishida voice] my kid made me drive him and his friends out to a campsite for the weekend but they spent the entire time crowding around a laptop?

Then you’ve learned nothing. - No, I’ve learned everything. And I’ve had to learn it on my own.

I spent Xmas with my parents. My dog isn't allowed onto any beds, furniture, wood floors or carpet at my parents' house (which means he can't go into 95% of the house) and he has to stay barricaded in my bathroom at night. As a strictly inside-dog who normally sleeps in my bed with me, he is extremely confused by this arrangement and spent the past two nights crying about it. I slept on the bathroom floor with him to shut him up, because "no one wants to hear the damn dog's noises."

Anyway: My mother moved my dog's bed outside today without telling me, and today it rained, and while I was busy drying my dog's only bed, he slipped past the bathroom barricade and immediately did this on the whitest bed in the house:

I think his face looks smug, and he did this as an act of petty revenge.

I hustled him back into the bathroom immediately afterward, and now I'm curled up with him on the tile floor to attempt to sleep a little before my 5 hour drive home in the morning. Suffice it to say, I'll be glad to be home again, and my back is killing me. 😭

I hope all of you had very happy Christmases, if you celebrate that holiday, and that your winter travels were pleasant. And I hope you're all done traveling and can now relax for the rest of your break, however long it may be. 💖

Happy holidays, y'all!

I’m actually crying because I imagined my own dog (who also sleeps in my bed with me) being forced to sleep outside because nobody wants to see her. I hope you & your dog feels fine now! Have a safe trip back home <3

maybe if i look at that nice snail plushie ill feel better

pleasant :)

theres more... effervescent...

They are actually a slug who pretends to be a snail! Their name is Nisetsumuri and because they feel guilty lying about their identity they over apologise a lot in general.

ohohooho fantastic information, i love them even more now

the bible: unethical rich people will get what’s coming to them and fucking good

every other car in the church parking lot: TRUMP 2020