You'll have a sandwich

By Rémich

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO LOOK AT MORE OF THE ARTIST'S WORK ON HER INSTAGRAM, IT'S AMAZING

Captain Nemo

I drew this piece in 2019, and although I can see lots of mistakes and imperfections, it's still one of my favourite artworks

This is AWESOME!

y’all really recommend books like: title, there are gay characters, enemies to lovers, young adult, written by poc

not once do i ever see a summary

What more info do you need?

A SUMMARY

WHAT DO U MENA SUMMARY WHAT ELSE MATTERS ITS GAY POC AND ENEMIES TO LOVERS HOW OFTEN DO U CONE ACROSS THAT

i want to know what its about mainly. is it a romance? is there plot besides the romance? is it realistic fiction? sci fi? fantasy? historical? future? alternate history? whats the tone? what are the themes? what are the main characters’ NAMES?

I- it’s gay the gay

i value queer characters too. but i also want to know WHAT THE BOOK I’M READING IS ABOUT.

“GAY AND/OR RACIALLY DIVERSE” IS NOT A GENRE. nor is it an indicator of quality

do you know how many times I’ve been recommended a book solely because “it’s queer fantasy!”

do you know how many times those books have been so poorly written that I couldn’t finish them

Mostly, I want to know the tone. A 19th century war story isn’t gonna do it for me when I’m in the mood for a lighthearted austenesque romance - and those are both historical. A star warsy space romp isn’t gonna do it if I want to read about interplanetary political negotiations - and those are both sci fi. A fun gratuitious don’t-think-about-it-too-hard action story is not the same as a dark and complicated mob drama. A suspenseful thriller will bore me if I’m looking for a fast paced spy novel.

not providing a summary literally just shows how you treat marginalized people and their representation as this token woke thing that you can show off like a shiny trophy. no, people aren’t going to read something just because it has representation! that’s not how it works!

Artist bio by Anna Daliza

Here, a cheater course on caring for natural fibers!

1. Wool. Treat it like it has the delicate constitution of a Victorian lady and the conviction that baths are evil of a 17th century noble. (If I get in WATER my PORES will OPEN and I will CATCH ILL AND DIE.)

2. Cotton; easygoing. Will shrink a bit if washed and dried hot.

3. Silk; people think it’s like wool and has the constitution of a fashionably dying of consumption Victorian lady, but actually it’s quite tough. Can be washed in an ordinary washer, and either tumbled dry without heat or hung to dry.

4. Linen; it doesn’t give a shit. Beat the hell out of it. Historically was laundered by dousing it in lye and beating the shit out of it with wooden paddles, which only makes it look better. The masochist of the natural fiber world. Beat the fuck out of it linen doesn’t care. Considerably stronger than cotton. Linen sheet sets can last literal decades in more or less pristine shape because of that strength.The most likely natural fiber to own a ball gag.

why are all my thrifted linen clothes dry-clean only ? is that fake ? is it a linen blend ?

That is a blatant lie. Throw that shit in the wash and iron it as hot as you can once it comes out and bam presto good as new.

Also important fabric note: cotton, wool, and sufficiently thick silk can be torn, for a nice straight line. Linen cannot. Linen laughs at your puny mortal strength. You have to cut linen

Truth.

Your puny mortal hands will give out before the linen does.

Hell, for a truly awesome finish on your linen, throw it into a pot of boiling water, stir it around vigorously, haul it out, wring EXTREMELY firmly once it’s cool enough to safely handle, hang dry, iron as hot as your iron will go while it’s still slightly damp. Your linen will thank you. Your hands might not

Truth.

This is why heirloom linens are a thing. Your great-grandmothers linens outlived her, your grandma, and with proper care will also outlive you.

Also! If your linen is only lightly worn and you didn’t sweat much while wearing it? Just soak it down with water, wring it out, and hang it in the sun. It’ll take care of any weird smells on its own

And in case people don’t believe the whole “linen lasts” thing, I present to you, from the tomb of Wah at Luxor circa 1980 BCE (Metropolitan Museum 20.3.203a), this length of linen with only minor damage:

People always think this, but it’s not true. I promise. Silk holds up just fine in the washing machine. The dye in it might not in all cases, but the silk itself is just fine. 

Here’s a secret; to process silk from cocoon to thread, you use boiling water and strong alkali agents and either lye soap or dishwashing soap. Source; I’ve done it. Silk is just fine in a washing machine, I promise. 

Another secret; before sewing with silk you should pre-wash it…in a washing machine. 

Husband = בעל/Ba'al, with a ע

Onion = בצל/Batzal, with a צ

‘Her Favourite’ by Nikolai Bodarevsky, c. 1905.

hiii gladoooss

in the club, straight up honoring it. and by honoring, haha, let’s justa say . my dis

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Lithuanian adventures #16

my watery friend... are you too brushed with the pattern of the dappled light...?

[ID: a photograph of a seal with a blobby splotchy silver pattern on its back that resembles light refracting in water, next to a photo of light's flowing white stripes at the bottom of a pool. Second set of images is a fawn ccurled up in the grass, next to a forested trail aglow with dappled light spots. end id.]

dappled with light