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@vryfmi / vryfmi.tumblr.com

skullyle enthusiast no.1; fandoms and reblogs catered to my liking; art tag #artpost
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if you're feeling powerless right now—and god knows I am—here's a reminder you can donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Trans Law Center, Gaza Soup Kitchen, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and hundreds of other charities that will work to mitigate the damage that has been and will continue to be inflicted

life continues. we still have the capacity to do good, important work. that matters

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#palestine#ukraine
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you have to be able to defend people who are receiving unjust treatment even if they annoy you even if you personally find them extremely annoying you still have to be able to stand up and say "well thats fucked up"

#important
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hey! donate to uk trans charities today because it’s gonna be a rough one

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Folks in the UK, could we have some trusted links to charities?

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There's Mermaids which is always a great option, and then Scotland-specific there's LGBT Youth Scotland, to give you just a couple. There will absolutely be more that other people can suggest though!

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switchboard.lgbt and akt.org.uk are two i regularly support, and there’s always stonewall !

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really really like the function of Scarlett's cuss-box and it's gradual role reveal in the story.

at first it really seems to be Stroud's way of turning the whole "children's books can have characters dying in the most gruesome ways possible, but no one is allowed to cuss" into an exaggerated joke. but it gains depth at the reveal of Scarlett's habit of gambling, of her not keeping the money she steals, at the fact that she favours cuss-box's weight on her to its absence. Scarlett has to physically remind herself to do better, to have something to weight her down, to remind her of a burden she must carry.

She’d dropped them by the river gate, along with her rucksack and her cuss-box and her prayer mat, and was temporarily set free. She felt almost weightless, existing solely in the present, and while that present lasted, she knew only a fierce joy. (TOSaB, ch. 14)

"weightless, existing solely in the present" it's a punishment that Scarlett forces onto herself. she could forgive herself, could move on, but feels as if she didn't deserve it, not when it lingers in her peripheral vision still.

Scarlett's cuss-box also seems to have something to do with karma or the way Scarlett perceives it. when she does something wrong, she loses that money, but it means that someone else, someone who's done something good, someone more deserving of that money than she is, should get it. (slave girl in Lechlade, people that took them in for a night before reaching the lagoon).

and that's why i love the fact that Scarlett loses her cuss-box once she gets washed up on Free Isles. because it has two meanings: she upheld her end of the deal, she got Albert to the Great Ruins, she did something good for others, it should unset the weight on her. and it also means, that she shouldn't feel guilt for saving Albert back on the raft and freeing his powers. Scarlett in the moment thinks that she caused everyone's death—Albert's, Ettie's, Joe's—but that's not what happened, her actions saved everyone, she shouldn't be weighted down by that guilt. that's why her cuss-box was lost, that's why she's free on the Free Isles

#scarlett and browne#the outlaws scarlett and browne#tosab#scarlett mccain#jonathan stroud#analysis#meta writing#blogposting#i also really like the ambiguity of whether or not scarlett still has her cuss-box after the events of tlsab#is she free? is she finally kind to herself?
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Our local newspaper ran a story about the legendary graffiti artist who recently passed away and. Literally everything about it is fucking insane. I'm insane about it.

So this guy has been extremely active for around fifteen years, during which he spread these beautiful, high quality pieces all over the country, way over a thousand of his standard signature, and probably thousands more. He did completely batshit stuff like literally spray painting an entire train from top to bottom or leaving his signature at the top of a 600ft tall overpass and this whole time, only five people from his crew know who he really is. To everyone else it's a complete mystery.

And then he dies at the age of 35. A few weeks after his death, his crew shows up at his completely unassuming parents' doorstep, reveals who they are and asks if they can host a memorial exhibition of his art.

Turns out, this dude has been leading an insane double life. In the daytime he was a meek little office worker with a partially paralyzed arm and no social life to speak of. In the nighttime he was a fucking legend. Not only did he climb that fucking 600ft overpass, he did it WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY. THE MADLAD. And throughout the entire time, fifteen years, he got caught once. ONCE. HE DID ALL THAT UNNOTICED. THAT'S INSANE.

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Op do you know where one could find his art?

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His pseudonym is EXUDT, you can find a lot of it posted by spotters on Instagram and Facebook, and I think I saw a few photos of his art on Tumblr over the years:)

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https://www.instagram.com/exud.t/

There's some really great pictures over on flickr too.

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This post has been blowing up so I wanted to add some personal anecdotes regarding EXUDT:

  • I went to the memorial exhibition his friends and family hosted and it was probably one of the most breathtaking experiences I've ever had. The entire art scene of the city showed up. They screened a movie they made out of videos EXUDT shot of himself painting and it was so crowded that not everybody fit into the backyard where the exhibition was.
  • His mum baked his favourite cake for the exhibition visitors 🥺🥺🥺
  • EXUDT left his standard signature in every single town/village in the federal state and there was a showcase with a map of the state, surrounded by photos of all signatures which were connected to their location with a thread. I overheard the guy who set that display up asking his friends over and over if it's good and dignified enough to honour his friend. Despite the fact that he increasingly withdrew, this guy was so, so loved by his community.
  • In the area where I grew up you practically can't go anywhere without seeing his signature. When I take the train to my beloved, I pass by 25 signatures visible from the train alone. On my way from home to my university campus there's 13.
  • Despite increased police presence in the city center, his crew managed to leave a small memorial painting right at the control hotspot. It reads "EXUDT 4 EVA - DANIEL FOREVER."
  • EXUDT was caught in the act by the police exactly once. Coincidentally, that night I was also out spraying and because I was drunk I got bold and sprayed a massive heart on the courthouse. Looking back, I think the only reason I didn't get caught was because he got caught two streets away. Thanks for that haha
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#does anyone have pictures of this 600ft tall overpass?

Taken from street__spotter's instagram story and cropped.

#tumblr stories#art#this is insane
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