May the legend tell, the old legend,
the made up story of the mermaid who had to choose…
and chose one day, just like today, to be born again,
because there are mermaids who are born twice,
but that´s only in legends,
in tales, in made up stories
of a bewitched land.
May your power be that of the ocean,
may your soul, clean and serene,
be filled with what you wear pinned
to your scales, dreams, joy,
hopes and enchanted laughs.
But remember, it´s just a tale,
a legend, a made up story,
because in my land, there´s no mermaids…
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
– Scott Adams, American Cartoonist and Writer (via skeletales)(Source: blua)
Via Simply BusyLet me tell you something: as someone who faces sexism on a very personal level, I have no interest in politely trying to educate misogynists when we live in a culture in which their misogyny has no repercussions. Our government is introducing bill after bill of offensive, woman-hating legislation, murder is still the leading cause of [death of] pregnant women, and rape is under-prosecuted at staggering numbers. Birth control is up for debate, governors are rolling back equal pay laws, and you think I have the energy to be polite to these people?
No.
Because it doesn’t do any good. There’s no evidence that being super nice to sexists, or racists, or homophobes, or bigots of any kind will make them see the error of their ways - it’ll just make them more comfortable to be around you because you’re playing by their rules.
My blog is one of the only times these people will face any repercussions for being bigots. And you know what? They can turn off the computer and go right back out into the world where they are sexist jackasses and people tolerate it or even encourage it. When I turn off the computer, I’m still in a world of sexist jackasses that are tolerated and even encouraged. There’s this culture of not having any accountability for being a bigot, and I’ve created one tiny space on the internet where that’s no longer true.
– stfusexists (via worldwarlove)(Source: historicalslut)
Via This blog is full of spiders:
I found a deer skeleton in the woods today; the flesh is all eaten away so I just need to bleach the bones a little more. I had just recently been looking for a good reference of a deer’s hind leg bones for a picture I’m making, too! It’s missing the front legs and one hoof, maybe when I string it together I’ll replace those with baby doll parts or some other neat fixture. I collected a bag of its lost fur as well.
Little photoshop doodad I threw together since updates have become sporadic as of recent. :(
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