#December Day 17

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode, Pl. 585, 17 décembre 1836 (misprinted as 1886), Paris. Robe en popeline grise orneée de velours noir. Fichu paysanne. Capote en satin. Spencer en velours. Jupe d'organdi broche. Chapeau de satin blanc orne d'une plume. Etoffes des Magasins de Mme. Gagelin. Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library

LEFT- She is wearing a white dress with a black bodice. The bodice has gigot sleeves and a white fichu. She is also wearing a white capote with white plumes and ribbons. RIGHT- She is wearing a gray dress with black bows decorating the sleeves. She is also wearing a gray capote with black ribbons and flowers.

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: Ceremonial Bell

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus)

(Photo from World Land Trust)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Southeastern Africa

Size (Weight/Length)- 90 kg; 120 cm

Diet- Roots; Fruits; Tubers; Insects; Carrion

Cool Facts- Ranging in color from red to black, the bushpig darkens in color as they get older. The oldest males develop a pair of warts on their snout, showing off their strength and longevity as a mate. Bushpigs are highly social and live in small sounders led by a dominant male and female pair. During the breeding season, the boar builds his mate a nest of soft plants for the sow to raise her piglets. The boar helps to raise the piglets and protect them from predators while the sow only provides the milk. Bushpigs are highly aggressive to predators and humans alike. With the largest males growing up to 150 kilograms, bushpigs are capable of running off even leopards and lions.

Rating- 11/10 (Can and will eat domestic pigs.)

[floridaboiler]

ON THIS DAY: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

[typelikeagirl]

[yoohyeon]

My sweet little cousin is 16 today….what do you mean he was born yesterday

[tungle-scant-sequels]

what do you mean it's not a good time to start huevember

[blackheart-6]

dess-ember day 17/31

star or angel

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

Happy Birthday to Hazel Levesque

Hazel Levesque Wiki

I never read these books. I don’t read a lot of books by white men and I think I missed the window or whatever. I didn’t even realize there were Black people until some time in the last few years, when I noticed that Pearl had this one as one of their mains. I began to circulate the content, even though I don’t go here, because there is DOPE art for this girl. But, even though I have gone through a whole thing of reading books for a much younger audience, those are almost always Black books and authors, and I knew I wasn’t going to have a great time, because I kept seeing the girlies say how the fandom is racist.

Now... a few folk lied to me and said that wasn’t the case, but then we all seent it, didn’t we? We saw that young girl get attacked by them fiends, thus proving, what I already believed about the fandom from the girlies. But the girlies deserve things, and today is for the PJO Girlies (and Others that ain’t girlies, even though I mean girlies nongendered, I know that ain’t for everybody, so for the Black folk down at the PJO Fandom). For Pearl Nem.

Happy Birthday Hazel!!! The first character birthday I’ve done with their own shoutout. This also serves as a birthday present to Pearl, who is also a Sagitterrorist Sagittarius. Hopefully, this may help me to rebrand today, which is annually one of the hardest days of the year for me. I want this day to stop having power to make me miserable and instead, have the power to bring some joy.

Hazel Levesque | Face Claims/Fancasts | Fan Art of Hazel | Moodboards | Gifs | Commentary (There’s not much, but hopefully this tag may grow here) | Hazel Levesque Wiki | Her and Her Boo? I heard there was a little age gap or something, but for this space, I’ll be letting that slide. I don’t go here and don’t know if the portrayal would have set me off, so I’ll include them | Her and Her Sib | Her in the Strawberry Dress!!! | Her in Purple, whether clothing or aesthetic

[theroguequeenaniki]

December Day 17: Snowman ☃️

#KimickaPhotoADay

Do you wanna build a snowman? Obviously it did not snow today in Austin, but 2 years ago in February 2021 it did, and my dad & sister built this snow-people family, lol.

#snowman #snowmen #snowpeople #snowwoman #snowkids #snowfamily #throwback #snow #doyouwannabuildasnowman #christmas #countdowntochristmas #day17 #december #december2023 #photo #photoaday #photoadaychallenge

[exoscreamsoda]

im finally not jobless

it took me 200+ applications (not on indeed but directly on compan websites) and almost 2 years since graduating college (WHERE I EARNED A BACHELORS WITH CUM LAUDE HONORS). im 24 years old and i was just now able to secure a job that wasn't given to me out of pity. it should NOT have taken me 6 years of adulthood to get even a chance at having a normal life, out of those 200 applications i only had 3 interviews, all online except for this final one. it should NOT be this hard to get a job in a country with help wanted signs everywhere. i wish every single ceo/boss/boomer in this country had to go through the pain and suffering of job hunting when you have no nepotism to help you.

[designedandplated]

Women's Coats, 17th December 1859.

[sbnkalny]

Punk goes pop franchise. the album contains thirteen bands from the pop punk, post-hardcore, metalcore, and alternative rock scenes covering mainstream pop songs. it was released into the control room still fell to the imperial assault

admira

[cliozaur]

A Dickens December Days 17 and 18

Before arriving at his nephew’s Christmas party, Scrooge is taken to some of the most unexpected places, witnessing even miners and seamen celebrating Christmas despite their circumstances.

Then we hear Fred. It’s remarkable how this part is so focused on audio (recently, I’ve been obsessed with the history of sound and soundscapes): it begins with the sound of Fred’s laughter and concludes with an almost cathartic effect of the music on Scrooge. Upon hearing his niece play a tune known to his long-departed sister, he immediately softened, “and thought that if he could have listened to it often, years ago, he might have cultivated the kindnesses of life for his own happiness with his own hands, without resorting to the sexton's spade that buried Jacob Marley.” Listen to the music, people! Dickens claims it has a therapeutic effect.

Fred is a sweetheart! We don’t know much about him, but it’s obvious that he is well-off and doesn’t need his uncle’s money. His generous wish for Scrooge to leave part of his wealth to Bob is commendable. He also shows astuteness akin to a good psychologist (if such existed at that time) by understanding that Scrooge needs help and is inflicting harm upon himself. There is hardly anything more miserable than his dull and empty life “in his mouldy old office or his dusty chambers.”

[floridaboiler]

17 Days until Christmas

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: 7 of Cups