Cal regrets every complaint he had about the tedium of factory work, because solitary confinement is so unfathomably fucking boring he’s about to go spare.  It’s been two days and the only way he can keep track of time is via meals – they don’t actually use the little slots in the doors, so three times a day a trooper or droid brings around a tray and retrieves the old one.  After a single morning in isolation, Cal was thrilled for even that momentary company.  He needs some daily alone time to decompress, of course, especially when he lives on a little starship with four other people and his ‘bedroom’ is open to traffic, but he isn’t introverted enough for this.

new chapter of ‘no grave can hold my body down’ has been posted! :)


Looking at Scandinavian interior design and thinking about how much cooler the world would be if the nordic countries took the South American approach to decor

Apparently white walls and light wood are good for reflecting light (true) and the intentionality and simplicity is partly a reflection of agrarian poverty. But I’m just saying. What if these guys used the extra darkness hours to go insane and paint indoor murals that they regretted in May

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EXACTLY and they have perfect folklore for this! It should be a normal christmas tradition wake up at 1PM in the dark because you missed today’s 16 minutes of sun, and across from you is a pile of empty aquavit bottles and a living room wall about Fenrir’s top surgery or some shit

Ive got splendid news!

This used very much to be tradition (trademark for norway) and is called rosemaling (meaning “rose painting”, so mostly floral and not mythological, but still painted all over the interior!).

It’s very cool!

Why newer schools of interior design went away from it I don’t know, it’s too bad.


Throwback to the time I stood inside a reconstruction of Cappelenstugu, a house where every single surface was painted with rosemaling, and nearly burst into tears because it's so fucking beautiful. The pictures I can find on the museum website don't quite do it justice, but it's just. staggering. artist Olav Hanssen did this around 1800, in an enclosed space without reliable strong artificial light, and covered every single surface in gorgeous, intricate artwork (featuring Adam and Eve hiding after eating the apple, among other things).


holy shit y’all

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Just opened my mail and... @liminalmemories21 surprised me with a quilt. She's so fucking talented and I need to share it with people because. HOLY SHIT Y'ALL LOOK AT THAT THING!!!!!!

I've been staring at it for 30 minutes and all the details still haven't sunk in.