#@todayiwrotenothing

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Wednesday April 19.

today, nearly 2,000 years ago, someone in pompeii baked bread.

Ahh, picture it. The time, around 2,000 years ago—the place, Pompeii. Simpler, happier times in some ways; and for the ruthless power games, insatiable sexual appetites, wild ambition, and creative genius, less so in others. However, following yesterday's foray into pastries, and all things fluffy, warm, and flakey, it dawned on us that this day around 2,000 years ago a happy chappy somewhere in the city's magnificent walls got to work and made some bread. CIL vol. IV 8972: XIII K. Maias panem feci—which translates as: On April 19th I made bread. And we love that for you, even millennia later! So, one day after our sweet celebration, it's time to pay homage to pastries' savory counterparts by marking April 19 with #bread. And a happy 2,000th anniversary to whichever miscellaneous Pompeian who decided not simply to make bread, but to mark the occasion with graffiti. But how do we know this? Well, it is thanks to the enquiring minds as evident in this post from @todayiwrotenothing, and indeed this commemoration on Reddit. Every day is a school day over here on The Internet.

Today it comes in countless forms, shapes, and sizes: wholewheat, rye, sourdough, multigrain bread, baguette, ciabatta, pumpernickel, soda, focaccia, cornbread, bagel, flatbread, naan, brioche, challah, and, last but by no means least, the ever-trusty white bread. As you will shortly see in the following string of bready content, this is simple yet limitless food: it can be braided, made by illustrated cats, or indeed constructed in the shape of the dashboard's beloved, hapless vessel, the good ship Ever Given.

So here's to you, as-yet-unnamed Pompeian who not only makes the bread, but brags about it too. We think you would have enjoyed this one-day tribute to your escapades here with #bread. We shall submit a formal application to rename it Tumbread, in your honor. But that's still not all: rumor has it there is sister graffiti that reads "Olivia condita XVII Kalendas Novembres"—so come back on November 16th for preserved olives.

[autisticwriterblog]

Tagged by @taniushka12 😊

rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get know better and/or catch up with!

Favourite colour: Blue

Last song: Late Goodbye by Poets of the Fall

Currently reading: I'm not reading anything at the moment. Or for a long time tbh.

Currently watching: The A-Team (don't ask why I'm rewatching something that was old even when I first watched it at 13, because I don't know lol.)

Currently craving: Something from Nandos.

Coffee or tea: I'm not a fan of either one.

Tagging: @zephyrone01 @boom-ovaries-gone @quailfence @todayiwrotenothing @hamyheikki @themuseumwitch and anyone else who wants to join in!

[pintsizeninja]

tagged by @wondrouswendy <3

rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get know better and/or catch up with!

Favorite colour: Love a good ocean/sapphire blue

Last song: Once Upon a Playground Rainy (Genelec Edition) by Poets of the Fall

Currently reading: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Currently watching: Doctor Who, Ripley, Will Trent, 3 Body Problem are the current shows I'm making my way through. Will Trent is... not great, but I have a soft spot for the books and Ramón Rodríguez is smokin'.

Currently craving: Salmon poke bowl and mango slush with boba. Had it last night, still craving it today, would eat it every day if I could!

Coffee or tea: Both - one cup of black coffee in the morning, one cup of green tea in the afternoon. If I'm feeling extra spicy and want to stay up to get some writing done, I'll have a half-caf cup of coffee in the afternoon.

tagging: @annachibi, @todayiwrotenothing and anyone else who wants to participate!

[befuddledmackem]

I was tagged by @todayiwrotenothing to post ten songs and tag some other people. I refuse to actively tag people because my anxiety spiked when I thought about it (ffs) but rest assured that if you're reading this I'd love to know what's been rattling around in your head recently!

No rules were given, so I've just picked songs that I've caught myself singing recently.

Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil (honestly, I'm yet to find a song of theirs that I don't like, but this has been my shower song of choice lately - see also Blossoms by them)

Daytona Sand by Orville Peck ("It's not that I don't care / it's just hard to make a plan" hits me hard, also that voice tho)

Thick as Thieves by The Jam (my brain just latches onto "we're no longer as thick as thieves / no we're not as thick as we used to be" and repeats it in an endless, maddening loop.)

Supernatural by Barns Courtney (another shower concert banger. I also love the acoustic version. A wailed "Yeah, I must be outta my mind" goes through my head multiple times a day.)

My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit (Pretty voices, innit?)

A Case of You by Joni Mitchell ("I could drink a case of you, darling / and I would still be on my feet" my heart!)

Good Life by Shayfer James (this is a fucking bop. Another song in the shower concert line up. I first heard it through a Disco Elysium animatic which used it perfectly. Spoilers though!)

Handshakes by Do Nothing (Another song I like to wail along to)

Obstinate Brain by Päter (This is such a bop and also describes my own relationship with my goddamn brain so well.)

Riverboat Shanty by Emily Axford (ELDERMOURNE MY BELOVED. The first time I heard this I was crying at the Eldermourne finale, on a bench, in public, and let me tell you, this song did not help the situation re: tears.)

[supervillainny]

Without doubt the best things I create are the things that don’t fit into easily classified fanworks. Like the SGA Fish Noir about the Sam the Whale, and the Winnie the Pooh Edgar Allen Poe crossover, and the SGA art poem I did with @todayiwrotenothing, and okay I’m proud of the Vengaboys villanelle 

and like they are the things that make me so happy and want to create and bounce around their ridiculousness

but also they are the things that do not get attention and i kinda thrive on attention oops

there is no point to this post it is just a huff

[kissing-monsters]

put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs —

(tagged by @orange-catsidy + this is from my drawing playlist specifically):

family tree - tv on the radio

disparate youth - santigold

two-headed boy - neutral milk hotel

heaven up there - palace

king - florence and the machine

lotus flower - radiohead

passenger - deftones

wolf like me - tv on the radio

don't swallow the cap - the national

kalahari down - orville peck

TAGGING: please anyone who wants to why not but uhhh @sethjolras @theyknewittoo @saxifraga-x-urbium @fooltook @nothingbutthedreams @todayiwrotenothing

[kindastressedbutok]

I was tagged by @thebestkindofmessemokid

Rules - post 8-9 people you're very attracted to. See whom you have in common with others.

I had a very hard time choosing only 9 🙂 so just to make it clear - there's way more people I'm very attracted to that didn't make it here just cuz there wasn't enough space.

I don't know whom to tag, but I'll do it anyway - @makkanaito @garne--tt @liafed @todayiwrotenothing @shirokura @onceuponadie

Of course everyone is free not to continue this if they don't feel like it, it's just for fun.

[wolfmagic48]

Got tagged by @serene-faerie~

Relationship Status: Married

Favorite Colors: Red, Black, Yellow

Three Favorite Foods: Japanese-Style Rice, Broccoli, and Okonomiyaki

Song stuck in my head: MOMENT by the GazettE

Last song I listened to: THE PALE by the GazettE (I’ll be honest, I’ve just been playing MASS on loop since I got it in the mail)

Last thing I Googled: “utc to new york” - time zones are hard okay -_-

Time: 3:00pm

Dream Trip: Go see the GazettE play live again!

Anything I really want: A corgi and to see live music again is all I could ask for~

Now tagging: @todayiwrotenothing, @akirag3, @mako-wave, @courtney-climbing-out, @celexxial, and @yesterdaysfever~

[spazinstitches]

Legs for days. Pattern by @todayiwrotenothing

[todayiwrotenothing]

prologi replied to your photo “kissing-monsters: todayiwrotenothing: fapslock-fujoshi: BIG...”

AHHHH can I get in on this too?

you want to watch me making a mess of video games? whatever I record will be posted publicly, which might be a bad idea. I will give you a shout-out from my cat.

[oldmilfenjoyer]

if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

[pintsizeninja]

I was tagged by @wondrouswendy!

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

No, although everyone used to ask me if I was named after the Beatles song. Sadly not.

I was almost named Phoebe and that would have been a disaster. No offense to the Phoebes out there.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Maybe a few weeks ago? I'm probably going to cry soon, though, considering the next Odin/Zane chapter I have to write.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Loaded question. No, tried to make it happen, lots of trauma ensued (seriously, fuck IVF), now very happily living the childfree DINK life. It all worked out in the end.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

I played varsity softball in high school and haven't touched sports since. I do go for a 4.5 mile walk every morning, though.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?

All the time.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Hmm. I've never really thought about this. Probably clothes?

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?

Blue

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Scary movies all the way. Horror is my favorite genre in pretty much all mediums. I am a sucker for happy endings (at least, as happy as they can get, given the genre) within horror movies, though!

ANY TALENTS?

Not sure what it says about me, but this was by far the most difficult question to answer. Do I put something sarcastic? Sincere?

I guess you could say I have a talent for overthinking things. ;)

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Washington DC

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

Video games, first and foremost. Music is also a very important part of my life; I've been playing guitar on and off since I was 10, and that was a very long time ago. Live music sustains me. I also try to write something every day.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

I have four! Two seven year old gray tabby cats named Sam and Dean (yes, they're brothers), a 5 year old Keeshond named Kenzi and a 1 year old Shetland Sheepdog named Jester.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

5'2"-ish

FAVOURITE SUBJECT?

Psychology. People are fascinating.

DREAM JOB?

Working with lemurs. Seriously. They're so cute! Do yourself a favor - if you're ever in the Raleigh, NC area, go visit the Duke Lemur Center. It's amazing.

Tagging @annachibi and @todayiwrotenothing if you'd like to participate!

[kissing-monsters]

Three ships: Because I was tagged by @marley-manson the first three that came to mind were Hawkeye/Trapper, Griffith/Guts and Xena/Gabrielle so those, sure.

First ship: I think it was maybe... Xena/Gabrielle? But it wasn't in the sense that I in any way knew what fandom was or what shipping was, so maybe that doesn't count. In the sense of looked for fanfiction, it might have been Bulma/Vegeta lol.

Last song: Staring At The Sun - TV On The Radio or The Pot - Tool depending if you count that I switched it off halfway through the Tool song.

Currently Reading: The Power of The Dog by Thomas Savage.

Last movie: Jesus I haven't watched anything but wrestling in a hundred years. I truly don't know.

Currently Watching: ... Wrestling and playthroughs of Elden Ring.

Currently consuming: Water.

Currently craving: Maltesers, bed and the Revolution Punk v MJF dog collar match.

Tagging: Whoever wants to do it say I sent you! But uhhh @saxifraga-x-urbium @fooltook @todayiwrotenothing @sunsetcowboy @goldenmoonsault @phoenixsplashes @futuremxmothman @theyknewittoo @purgatori

[kissing-monsters]

Tagged by @marley-manson:

favorite color palette: For clothes: monochrome, for art: like, so many, but I tend to draw a lot in red and blue.

last song: I played Barbie Girl by Aqua for my colleague (she's didn't know/remember the lyrics were Like That) and that's the last song I remember hearing today.

currently reading: A stoic philosphy book @saxifraga-x-urbium bought for me from a market stall in a box labelled "pretentious books".

last movie: Does the Kenny Omega documentary count... but uh if not it might have been Venom 2 in the cinema.

sweet/savory/spicy: Yes/yes/mildly thank you.

currently working on: LEARNING TO DRAW LEsS BAD.

Tagging: @fooltook @saxifraga-x-urbium @futuremxmothman @todayiwrotenothing @kennyanimega @sunsetcowboy I don't know please anyone who would like to do a meme say I sent you and anyone who doesn't want to it's okay!

[spazinstitches]

Finished! Near the end, I nearly regretted doing this because I had so many errors. But.... I really like how it came out. I have plans to add an inside pocket and cover up the threads so it's safe to use, and I'll be good. Human tirefire Clint Barton pattern is by @todayiwrotenothing and yellow squares pattern (with some of my own tweaks) by @dak-says-so . Thank you both for sharing thess patterns with me!

[spazinstitches]

Clint is finished! But there’s a little bit left before it’s done…

Pattern by @todayiwrotenothing minus the boxes, which will contain a pattern by @dek-says-so.