#various everythings

[mcsiggy]

a bunch of old references from chapter 2 of Various Everythings :>

[datcravat]

my piece for the @fragmentsoffatezine :)

[elodieunderglass]

And one amang, an Iyrysch man,

Uppone his hoby swyftly ran…

WAIT HANG ON - slamming the brakes on drawing this stupid picture - do you nerds even KNOW the etymology of the word “hobby”? The thing you do for pleasure? The thing you have too many of? The thing you spend too much money on and share with your friends? The thing tumblr probably is to you? Those hobbies?

It comes from a now-kind-of-extinct breed of Irish pony-horse. It was called the Irish Hobby. Supposedly the hobby got its name from the Gaelic word obann, or swift. They definitely were. They’d obann your pants clean off.

Fast tough little bastards, built for rough terrain and renowned for their speed and stamina, hobby horses belonged to the Celts, and their highly annoying style of mounted warfare. but their conquerors liked hobby horses a lot, kept them, used them for themselves, and found them useful enough, despite the fact that they also had famously useful things like mounted knights or horse archers. A lightweight Irish warrior, mounted on a hobby horse, was called a hobelar.

Reportedly and in depictions, hobelars rode without stirrups. Or saddles. Or bridles. Or - well - this is all sounding very improbable, because the hobelars COULDNT have just been charging around basically bare-assed on naked ponies, screaming, and somehow in the process undoing the composure of actual mounted armoured knights. Knights who, I remind you, had stirrups. Stirrups are useful! It’s quite likely the hobelars had some gear. And clothes. and weapons. And the ponies probably had some tack - I am picturing a bellyband that you could at least hang a saddlebag on, and a neck rope for catching the bloody thing, even if not a saddle. But the overall impression, somehow created by people on darling little ponies, was apparently quite striking and fearful.

I mean. God Forbid People Have Hobbies.

Anyway after a while, whatever people became the British had eventually conquered all of the rough terrain that hobbies were best at, and horse archers just got sexier, and mounted knights became aristos, and all the bog and forest people had been subdued, so it was time to sunset the hobelars. but WAIT! Hobby horses are still tremendously fun and appealing! They’re so fast! and you can ride them without a saddle! Sure, they’re not up to the weight of a mounted knight, or indeed a lot of guys… but surely we can still find a use for a hobby or two? In the back garden? Somewhere?

At which point an English king decided to keep hobby horses just for fun. No military application. No further development of the technology. Not for fun. Just as expensive, pleasurable, pets. Just for the joy of the thing.

And that is how hobby (activity done purely for pleasure) comes from hobby horse (small horse) possibly from obann (swift.) they’re very interesting and you should look all this up for yourself! because it sure sounds like Elodie doing a bit, doesn’t it?

Today, Irish Hobbies are functionally nonexistent. References for drawing include the Kerry Bog Pony, the Connemara, and (I personally think) Dartmoors and Exmoors. They’re said to have lent their speed to the Irish Hunter/Sport Horse and from there to the Thoroughbred, but every damn horse in the world claims relation to the Thoroughbred, and they can’t be THAT thoroughly bred.

At any rate - you can never have enough hobbies. Just be glad that yours aren’t expensive beasts with minds of their own, eating their heads off in the pasture! …Unless they are. In which case, you’re part of a proud tradition.

[surreal-duck]

who up in tears over the recent prom chapters

[tinyfantasminha]

Recently I saw an user say they feel weird about the brazilian Ruggie headcanon because “poverty, thievery, and misery are often associated with Brazilians.” I've also seen non-brazilians hesitate to embrace this headcanon out of fear that it might come off as xenophobic or racist. So I wanted to give my perspective on the topic as a brazilian and why the BR!Ruggie hc means so much to us 🫶

If we were to assume that Ruggie is a shallow character whose only traits are “grew up in poverty, lives in a slum, and steals to get by,” and then directly link that to a nationality? Yeah, obviously that would be xenophobic. But that’s not what this HC is about. It’s about how he navigates life and survives despite a difficult background. Reducing Ruggie to just a ''poor pickpocket” does a huge disservice to his character. He’s a hard worker, works in multiple jobs at once and is constantly adapting to survive. This is the reality for millions of brazilians (and many other latinos too) GROWING UP POOR IS NOT SHAMEFUL. No one chooses poverty. People from underprivileged backgrounds often have no choice but to do what they must to survive. In a capitalist society being clever and even deceptive is often a survival skill. It's the PERSEVERANCE to succeed and the resilience it takes to fight for a dignified life that makes them admirable, not the methods they use. If you live in any Latin American country, it’s nearly impossible not to know someone who lives a life similar to Ruggie’s (or to have lived it yourself) And again, it’s not just about being poor!! It's about having to be creative to make resources/food/items last as much as they can, about teaching yourself new skills (like learning a new language on your own without access to paid classes), about being quick-thinking and cunning so you don’t miss out on opportunities, about the shared warmth of community food, and about keeping your humor and playful spirit alive even when life is hard. So when we say “Ruggie feels brazilian,” it’s not because of stereotypes even though we don't really feel offended with stereotypes most of the time tbh it's because he embodies a spirit we know so intimately, the hustle, the laughter through hardship, the cleverness born from necessity, and the hope for something better. It’s representation of a kind of resilience that deserves to be seen with pride, not shame.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy Birthday to Fallen London; My favourite British people beefing it with bats simulator.

[pinnedmother]

Do you think Messmer realizes how beautiful he is? I mean, we do know he loathes himself for various things that are 'wrong' with him, but still... do you think he knows how valid is his face card?

[papiliomame]

Saw this amazing animation reel by animator Curie Lu and was inspired to do some animation with glowing freckles Danny.

I also made a second version with a special effect on the eyes like in the reference but I'm not sure whether it looks better or worse:

[askyofexplodingstars]

so emo over them set to iris by the goo goo dolls that i just had to colour this

[sandflakedraws]

I know it might be an odd question but do you have any art of hickory crying or like angry? I’ve seen the one were he’s chasing those other trolls but don’t have another m?

oh.

anon,

buddy,

the more i like a character,

the more likely i am to have a backlog of Them Goin Thru It.

[perfectly-generic-url]

Hmmmmmm

Sé que es una pregunta extraña, pero ¿a qué olería David? (perfume/colonia, etc.)?

He smells fruity! :)

[weirdglassthing]

Youll never guess what I started!!

While watching the first episode I forced myself to figure out how to draw rett and it paid off look at him!!

Avantris singlehandedly forcing me to learn how to draw men

Silhouettes because they look shockingly baddass, Barbie pyke because Jesus do not leave his hair unrendered, and the sketch because I find it funny

[honeyblackberries]

there's always someone else

yandere(?) caleb x reader angst (w mentions of the other leads)

cw: caleb being consumed by his repressed feelings and as a result is kinda mean, hypocritical, entitled, and just generally a liar. he’s also such a hater and does slander the other guys. basically caleb's intrusive thoughts.

caleb wants to fly you to distant skies, far from anyone who knows you. he wants to hide you away, keep you in a place where not even the gentle breeze can kiss your skin.

please understand that this is all he can do to keep you safe.

for even though he always seemed big and strong in your childhood home. when it comes to the outside world, he is nothing but a mere man in the face of monsters. a mortal against demons disguised as the kindest most alluring of dreams. and yet here you are wholly unaware. ever the foolish little girl he’s always known. he has to wonder whether you’re just stupid or in denial to the threats that circle you. eagerly feeding the vultures who seek your affection for themselves.

it’s upsetting the way that coworker is so casually familiar with you. sharing books, eating together, napping in your apartment– caleb hates the way it all seems so natural for him to do, like you were once close lifetimes ago.

it’s irritating the way that artist clings to you, whining like a child when you don’t pay attention to him. caleb hates the way he touches your hand, his own lingering on your ring finger like he wishes something were there.

it’s concerning the way that criminal gifts you the most expensive of things, all paid for with blood money. caleb wants to rip you away from the arms of that killer. you should realise that men in power are the worst kind.

but most of all it’s aggravating the way that doctor looks at you, like he has the right to know you. caleb never liked him, a leach always hanging around when there was clearly no space for him between the two of you.

it drives him mad to think about the lies they feed you. it makes him sick to imagine what poison dipped terms of affection they call you.

nevertheless caleb will sit in silence. bite his tongue until it bleeds and hide the hands that itch to sink into your flesh. always left having to remind himself that they’re your friends who have done nothing wrong. that you are your own person. that he doesn’t need to be involved in every aspect of your life. 

but you must know that they can’t love you. they don’t love you. not like him. 

maybe that’s the worst part.

[poirott]

Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple → Fave outfits in Season 2 AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE (2004 - 2013)

[edorazzi]

Page 15 of my Miraculous Mentor AU comic A Matter of Trust! With a fleeting glance at some previous Miraculous holders... 👀

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