#ornaments are go

[shorelle]

early days in Rue Royale 🎀

[edains]

Children of Rannoch: Notable Quarians aboard the Rayya

Children of Rannoch - A Quarian Overhaul (LE2)

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[fangrurin]

Fashion of the Great Houses of Westeros: House Greyjoy of Pyke

[rhiangalaxy]

Calm Before A Storm (IAC pt.4) (First/Prev/Next)

[ID: A Scum Villain Comic. Panel one has the caption 'Waiting for the Conference to start'. Chibi!Shen Qingqiu is looking indifferent to the side with a fan covering the lower half of his face. Chibi!Plant Shen Yuan next to him looks down sadly with a caption pointing to his now braided hair stating 'SQQ braided it so it would be less messy.' Looking towards SQQ, Chibi!SY asks "A-Die? I still don't understand why you won't let me participate" Chibi!SQQ looks towards him with a questioning look. SY continues "I know I'm not the strongest...But Liu-Shishu says I'm a good enough fighter-"

Panel two has Chibi!SY being lightly bonked with SQQ's fan, causing him to scrunch up in surprise. SQQ looking down at him with an annoyed look says "This father thought A'Yuan knows better than to question his reasoning." Chibi!SQQ reopens his fan in front of his mouth and continues "A'Yuan is not yet ready. And this is Final."

Panel Three depicts Chibi!SY looking up with a miffed expression. He then turns away with his arms folded together, starting to walk off whilst saying "Fine. This one will go watch the Spirit Eagle screens. Alone." Chibi!SQQ slightly behind him simply responds "As you wish." The final section shows SQQ look towards where SY walked off with a sad/regretful expression, with a speech bubble of "..." End ID]

[frostedpuffs]

disney peaked in 2010 with tangled. "i see the light" is the best disney song period. tangled is the best disney movie period

[crystallized-cheese]

oh, those equines...

[bakafurai]

sun/moon strowill??? sun/moon strowill,,

[shirecorn]

Holy shit things costs money? Why did nobody tell me this.

[autumnwhistles]

(ft synthesised voice, also this isn't quite the start of the song but it works better as an excerpt)

[heyimkana]

So, one day, Beru and Igris switch. Igris spends time with S/O and her daughter, and Beru is stuck with Jinwoo. Let me repeat, our lovable, K Drama loving, emotional bug soldier is with an OP Shadow Monarch who has a love-hate relationship with him. A WHOLE DAY. While Igris, so loyal and calm, enjoys housekeeping for a day. Yeah, whose bright idea was this?

SO CUTEEEEEEEE honestly tho i think jinwoo genuinely enjoys beru's presence as long as he's not going too overboard with the glazing LMFAOO

i'd like to believe that when they're together, jinwoo thanks him sincerely for what beru has done for his family. he'll have this little smile on his face and say "beru, thank you for always looking after my daughter when i'm not around. and my wife too. i know i can always count on you when it comes to keeping my family safe."

and beru is just like "WAAAAAAAAA MY LIEGE THY GENTLE WORDS HATH PIERCED MINE HEART AND TOUCHED MINE VERY SOUL WAAAAAAAA"

and jinwoo is just like

[kiwiplaetzchen]

It was late at night, and the corridors of Hogwarts were eerily quiet, save for the occasional creak of old wood and the whisper of distant footsteps. Almost everyone had gone to bed, except for the occasional pair of students hidden in dark corners, seemingly engaged in some kind of mating ritual. Nosy, however, had no interest in flicking nonsense for tonight. No, the little Niffler had a far more important mission.

Navigating the colossal castle was no small feat for someone as small as Nosy. The towering walls and endless staircases presented a challenge even for a Niffler as brilliant as him. But determination was one of Nosy's greatest qualities - well, that and his impeccable taste in shiny objects and other things. Hours of searching through hallways, past common rooms, and even a quick sniff at the kitchens had finally paid off.

There it was, standing proud and majestic: The Christmas tree he had been searching for! The lights sparkled like stars, the ornaments gleamed like treasure, and Nosy's eyes shone just as brightly as the display before him.

The Niffler had overheard a juicy piece of gossip earlier, his sharp ears tuned in on a group of Prefects chatting lazily in the corner. Apparently, they couldn't be bothered to cast protection charms on all the Christmas trees this year. Tz tz. Lazy gits, Nosy thought, clicking his beak in disdain. They clearly had nothing on Mama William, whose attention to detail was unmatched. Still, what was a loss for them was undoubtedly a massive win for Nosy.

With a squeak of excitement, Nosy hopped towards the tree. It was beautiful! The twinkling lights! The shimmering ornaments! The GLITTER! THE LIGHTS!!! It was like a dream come true for the little menace. His heart raced as if it was trying to keep up with the dazzling twinkles.

Nosy paused for just a moment, standing on his hind legs to inspect a particularly large, golden ornament hanging from one of the lowest branches. With a gentle boop, his paw made contact, and it swung lightly on its hook. He let out a squeak of pure joy, giggling at the delightful wobble it made. He could touch it! This was it - this was the jackpot!!

The little Niffler took a step back, sizing up the towering tree in all its glory, before letting out a honk of pure, unbridled joy. This was his tree now. Without further hesitation, Nosy began climbing, his paws grabbing at the lower branches as his belly pouch greedily devoured ornaments of every shape and size. Sparkling stars, glittering baubles, tiny bells - all disappeared into his pouch, his tail wiggling with glee at every piece.

And the lights! Oh, the shiny lights! Nosy couldn't resist wrapping himself in the glowing strands, his fur glowing like a festive beacon in the dark. This was, without a doubt, the best-est day ever! Perched high in the tree, surrounded by all the treasures he'd claimed, Nosy let out a loud, victorious honk that echoed through the empty halls. The Christmas tree didn’t stand a chance.

[deer-a-day]

359(???)

ornament deer

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

Making a public announcement that I have been a horrible little coward about one of my best friends moving away, and if I don't write her a loving card and pack up her belated Christmas present to mail tomorrow, I deserve to be dragged through the streets in a barrel of nails and y'all are on the hook to do the deed

[shesmore-shoebill]

im glad smosh vs christmas can stick true to its hallmark movie roots by having at least one or two moments that without fail, leave me staring at the screen in bemused confusion going "wait, you guys are concerned about romance RIGHT NOW?"

(although this was def at least partly for the bit) (which i can appreciate)

in my defense. the murders, guys. the murders. youve just untied carol. crossbow bolts might still be flying. santa has a sword.

in THEIR defense, carol punching mrs ornamente in the face before she can stab scott in the back WAS the hottest thing imaginable so scott is valid for that reaction after, at least. fair enough.

[salemssimblr]

I got my fallopian tubes removed today! The surgery was fast and easy AND THEY’RE LETTING ME KEEP THEM!

& my husband and mom got me this cutie from the gift shop.

We named him Jimmy Fallopian (get it lmfao)

[gingermintpepper]

hi I love your tags so so much! they were so sweet and so interesting and creative and the whole Aphrodite type of beauty thing sounds really interesting do you have any articles and recommendations to read further into it??

-hogoflight

Hello my fine feathered (I am assuming possession of feathers if you are, indeed, capable of flight) @hogoflight! I'm always always happy to hear that people appreciate my frenzied rambling in the tags :D! I have a lot of articles and recommendations :D!! Ancient Greek notions of beauty and representations of it in their art and sculptures is a pretty well studied topic! There isn't any way for us now to know definitively what the beauty standard was (it varied widely from region to region and culture to culture after all) but here are a couple of my favourite reads about Aphrodite and what her representations tell us about idealised beauty!

Probably the most empirically extensive one I can list is Krönström's thesis which compares statues of Aphrodite and literary text referring to both the goddess and mortal women to determine physical ideals for women in five specific eras of Grecian antiquity. Including measurements of the statues there are many descriptions of Aphrodite as 'curvy' with a 'voluptuous figure' and with 'ample buttocks and bosom'.

"When the beauty traits are described in the texts, they are never extreme or anything that could not be found in normal people just that they are more beautiful in every aspect. Furthermore, the sculptures’ physical forms look healthy, they are tall and have distinct curves. Great examples of this are the Knida sculpture and de Milo (the Melian) sculpture."

Of course, these images are still idealised, and there was still a concept such as 'too fat' or 'too skinny' found in written records (and this thesis even includes analysis of pornographic writings and descriptions of the fashion and stylings of pubic hair of women from different regions!!) but from an interpretational standpoint? There is absolutely no reason why these can't refer to a fuller figure. Height was also a very important factor after all and over the course of many eras, it seems like being well proportioned in addition to the length and appearance of one's hair were the most important factors (and, like Apollo, greater beauty was given to those with curlier hair)

Mireille M. Lee's 'Other Ways of Seeing' essay which talks about the forgotten female viewers of Knidian Aphrodite which is also extremely illuminating on how Aphroditic sexuality and sensuality was perceived totally differently from the well documented male voyeuristic gaze (which was overly preoccupied with the statue's nakedness and therefore over-sensationalised the statue's physical appearance) vs women's perspective on the statue which is more centered on the beauty of simplicity in Aphrodite's garment and decoration and in her power and ability to captivate both in her finery and without it. I think it's especially useful in exploring the importance of finery, jewellry and adornment in representations of Aphroditic beauty.

"Some of the small-scale copies are heavily jeweled, especially those from the eastern Mediterranean, for example the Hellenistic gilded terracotta statuette in the Çanakkale Museum (Fig. 5) in which the goddess wears, in addition to the armband on her (right) arm, the following: a necklace with multiple pendants; cross-bands extending over both shoulders and hips, with a cascading pendant in the center; a coiled snake armband on the left arm and another snake on her left thigh, and a twisted anklet on her right leg. (The left leg has been restored, and might also have featured an anklet.)"

"Jewelry is especially associated with Aphrodite in Greek literature. As seen above, in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, the goddess adorns herself with gold jewelry, dress-pins, and earrings in the shape of flowers (162–3)..."

Finally, and to me, the most important one in the argument for an interpretation of Hyacinthus as fat, beautiful and fundamentally Aphroditic comes from Brilmayer's brilliant brilliant thesis done on Aphrodite's work and influence in Archaic Greek Poetry which does away with all of that masculine preoccupation with physical proportion, measurement and bodily ideals for a focus on a Sapphic Aphroditic ideal centered in clothing, ornamentation and, most importantly cunning as symbols of Aphrodite and ultimately a feminine idealised form of beauty. This paper also discusses Pandora and Helen in these terms and it is just kind of a wonderful read tbh.

"Combining Homeric and Hesiodic elements with her own ideas, she [Sappho] alters the way female beauty is viewed. For example, the Homeric war chariot – a symbol of male, military prowess - comes to symbolise the totality of Aphrodite’s power uniting in itself male and female qualities. Having addressed the concept of beauty directly, Sappho then concludes that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. With the help of Helen of Troy and her beloved Anaktoria, Sappho sets out to reinvent the concept of female beauty as a godlike, subjective quality that may be expressed in many ways, yet remains inspired by Aphrodite."

The conclusion to all of this of course is that Aphroditic ideal beauty is much more fluid compared to its stricter Apolline masculine standard. The nuances and understandings of both are of course, constantly being studied, analysed and scrutinised but really, if Dionysus who was both bearded and clean shorn, effeminate, birthed and rebirthed (and twice gestated!) and strongly associated with vegetation can be popularly portrayed as fat and handsome, why can't Hyacinthus?!