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Itโs rare to feel happy in northern Gaza. But the other day, my sister Soso made me smile.
Itโs not a lie that sugar is expensive. 1kg is $80. Frying oil is $70. That donut was expensive to make, even without the sugar. But itโs okay. Even if it means the adults canโt eat, itโs okay. Soso was happy for a few hours. Sheโs only 4 years old yet her life is already so hard. Sheโs not growing properly due to malnutrition and trauma. Her mental health is in shambles, not at all how a child should be. Since birth, two wars have come very close to killing her, so we just want her to be happy.
Please help me make her happy every day. A few days ago, she was the happiest child in the world because she ate an apple for the first time in a year. That wonโt happen again because fruits are too expensive, but I swear, she explodes with joy when we buy vegetables too. She is a child with simple dreams.
Please donโt feel hesitant to help me, my campaign has been vetted!
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Only $250 left to reach our short-term goal of 14,400. Can you help us? ๐๐ต๐ธ
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Reblogged turnipoddity
Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott
Reblogged matronofthevoid
*tsk* Gotta hate it when you chip a nail.
Yall are cowards for deleting this caption.
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This painting is absolutely hilarious and hereโs why.
Itโs not the quality of the painting thatโs the problem here. Itโs by Gino dโAchille, a respected fantasy/sci-fi artist. It was published in Farson and Hallโs Mysterious Monsters (1978).
No, itโs how misleadingly, over-the-top sensationalized it is.
This is supposedly representing the Spicer account of 1933, one of the earliest Nessie sightings (the Surgeonโs photo was 1934). Mr. and Mrs. Spicer were driving on the road along Loch Ness when they saw an amorphous, grey, blobby thing with a wiggly thing in front crossing the road. It was some 2 or 2.5 meters long and had something in the middle. The Spicers suggested it might have been a lamb or foal.
This is what they said they saw.
What exactly did they see? If not Nessie, obviously. The main culprits are an otter, a bunch of otters, or a bunch of deer. The last one would have been a shapeless blob in the darkness, there would have been a distinct foal among them, and there are certainly plenty of deer in the area. And one interesting (if unverifiable) hypothesis is that the Spicers subconsciously had King Kongโs Brontosaurus on their minds (much like the chupacabras was Sil from Species).
What we do know is that the story got more and more sensational over time. From 2 meters the monster ballooned to 6 meters, and from a shapeless blob with a vaguely lamb-shaped thing near its shoulder it became, wellโฆ
This breathless account is, of course, the one that accompanied the art in Mysterious Monsters. Do note that the Spicers decided that the thing on its shoulder was the creatureโs tail - the authors didnโt get the memo or didnโt care, it seems.
So yeah. Seeing art like that had a profound impression on impressionable children (like me). But going back to the sources paints a very different picture.
And you know what? The shapeless blob thing, unknown, unidentifiable in the darkness, is far more interesting and cooler than yet another prehistoric survivor.
References
Farson, D., & Hall, A. (1980). Mysterious Monsters. Book Club Associates.
Naish, D. (2016). Hunting Monsters. Arcturus Publishing.
from that illustration itโs clearly just a low flying murmuration
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'carnival in venise' shot by serge ramos in zoom magazine american edition no. 15
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Setophaga dominica | Setophaga discolor | Setophaga palmarum | Cardellina pusilla | Setophaga coronata | Setophaga cerulea | Geothlypis philadelphia | Cardellina canadensis
Plate XIII | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)
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reposting this on here because I enjoy this account and because this is a really useful visual depiction of how to mend using thread.
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The Cat From Outer Space, Norman Tokar, 1978
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i genuinely hate how people have to sit and write a post that stands out while boosting a fundraiser because most people won't bat an eye at the misery and inhumane conditions Palestinians are living in.
i see people making art and telling others to use it because fundraisers with art are generally reblogged more often. i see people using colored text in order to make the post more eye catching.
palestinians on instagram are using popular audios and stitch trending reels at the beginning to make the world pay attention to them. imagine having to make something look entertaining in order to survive.
they are living under constant threat of israeli airstrikes, bombing, scarcity of food and disease. many have lost a lot in the past few months.
palestinians on tumblr are posting their pictures and the horrible conditions in which they are living. they travel long distances for internet connection only to be called a scammer by some privileged ass who cannot locate gaza on a map.
here are some verified gfms. please share the linked posts. it's the bare minimum we can do from the comforts of our home.
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