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at the grocery store i bought 2 limes and a lemon and the checker said to me "two limes and a lemon... Anything could happen"

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being queer and seeing historical queer love is like a punch to the gut in a good way every time

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This is an interesting thing I'm noticing as I'm reading but it kinda seems to me like a lot of the Tolkien characters all seem to have elemental symbolism that seems to follow their characterization.

Like Gandalf and Bilbo both seem to have a lot of fire symbolism that follows them around. Gandalf uses light and fire as kind of his two go to weapons and he's the keeper of the ring of Narya which is the fire one. And of course Gandalf the White is forged out of flame. And then Bilbo's introduced in the middle of smoking, and he spends a lot of time hanging around campfires and hearths, like the campfire storyteller he is. He seems to like hanging out in the Hall of Fire at Rivendell, and his conflict with Smaug obviously also involves a lot of fire. He's also arguably the character who is closest to Gandalf.

Frodo on the other hand is like all water imagery. One of the first things we learn about Frodo is his parents were weirdos who hung out in boats and then drowned, and he's introduced filling drinks at Bilbo's party. He makes his stand against the Nazgul at the river. He himself nearly drowns like three times in the story, and spends a lot of time in boats, being haunted by dark waters, and the sound of the ocean (and of course ends the story going over the sea). Like the water symbolism with Frodo is nonstop and he shares that in common with Gollum, who specifically is characterized by pools, rivers, and lakes, as well as fish, worms, mud and roots and caves—very wet and slimy compared to Frodo's more mariner/wayfinder imagery. But they're still kind of two sides of the same coin.

Pippin and Merry get a lot of plant and tree symbolism. Besides hanging out with ents and drinking tree wine and that time they both got eaten by a tree, it's clear Merry grew up wandering forests and knows a lot about wild plants (and writes a book on it later) and Pippin gets a ton of association with Gondor, y'know, that place that is represented by a big ol' tree. Their tobacco leaves too actually kinda play a pivotal role, and are again, very plant focused.

You'd think Sam would also be more earth oriented, being he's a gardener, but not really? Unlike Merry who's out here spitting plant facts 24/7 and working on his plant book, Sam's interest in plants seems like to only be around when he's on the clock. His symbolism is all very celestial. He's the guy who ends up using the Star of Earendil. He sees Earendil while he and Frodo are walking through Mordor. He evokes Elbereth, the Star Goddess like multiple times. He names his daughter after the star-sun shaped flower Elanor which literally means "Sun and Stars." And if you think about it, Gardener is actually kind of a perfect role for a star-guy when you remember how dependent plants are on the sun. He also seems to share some kind of connection with Galadriel who is also caked in a lot of star imagery. It also tracks he'd be paired with Frodo thematically as he serves as a guiding light to a mariner, in contrast to how Gollum represents the depths.

IDK what all that means, I just think it's neat!

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Follow to see this picture of Legolas every day

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One of the biggest things I remember Marsha P. Johnson for is S.T.A.R (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries).

It was a group she founded with several other trans women, specifically sex workers, and they housed trans and gay kids (specifically Black and Brown ones) who needed it, using the money they got from sex work.

She was murdered, likely (at the very least aided by) the US police, and it all hurts my soul so much. Not just thinking of all the people who are alive today because of her but how she was a poet, she was a performer, she was a sex worker, she was beautiful and vibrant and alive.

I'm alive today because of the kindness of Black and Brown trans women who were looking out for and taking trans kids under their wing and the way they disappear left and right and not only do people move on in the blink of an eye, but they turn these people into "symbols" without respecting who they were or what they believed in is so heartbreaking.

To anyone wanting to honor Marsha, maybe try watching out for trans kids, helping out where you can. Fight transmisogyny/noir. Commit some crimes to help other queer folks. Put some bricks in a bag, hit a cop. Protest (or help out with one). Fight whorephobia and stick up for sex workers.

Don't just bring up Stonewall or make memorabilia with Marsha's face on it. She was a fucking person and so are all the other Black trans women who have been murdered and have disappeared, respect it.

(yes this is us centric but im already seeing so many posts "honoring" marsha p johnson and im tired.)

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'Changer' is what the slur for trans people would be if they were written into existence for a YA dystopian novel

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first art of 2025 ✨ inspired by this post because it speaks directly to my soul

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Happy Pride Month to Bilbo Baggins and whatever on earth was going on in Tolkien’s The Unfinished Tales. The first slide is a direct quote. What did he mean by this…..Squints 👀🏳️‍🌈.

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hell yesssss thank youuuuu for the reminder micheal my man gonna splurge with this one boys I totally forgot about my cent #mycent

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tumblr staff finding out their site has crowdsourced a viral song, only to discover it is 100% unusable in any corporate marketing scenario

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It's Jedtavius month... Everyone rejoice

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HAPPY JEDTAVIUS MONTH EVERYONE!!!

IT'S THEIR MONTH AGAIN

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Happy Pride!

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Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

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'Her Majesty led this strange orchestra' by Rosina Emmet Sherwood, 1888.

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the hotel has an on demand section called “mood” & these are the moods