#two tours a day

[cloudcatssniff]

Small scenario based on my experience the other day but like-

A tour guide for a museum with the worst dust allergies, already expecting to be sniffling as they guide groups of tourists and locals through the halls of artwork, only to find that the room full of tapestries in the next room are made of some fabric that really gets their allergies activated-

Speaking with congested sinuses, they sniffle as discreetly as possible, hooked to a microphone and well aware that a sneeze would resound in every one of their guests ears if they were to let it out- during a break in the tour they mute themselves to finally blow their nose, eyes watering slightly.

[hollytree33]

It’s my birthday!! I wanted to make a little drawing to celebrate!

[cptnbeefheart]

this old world may never change and sometimes i wonder: do you ever think of me?

[catcrumb]

today tomatocat got cultured and went to the rock

[starrysymphonies]

God these slopes are slipping

@courtney-deserved-better

[tommystummy]

Is it too much to ask that Eddie be full on bawling at the BuckTommy Wedding because his best friends are getting married and he can’t think of anyone better for them to be marrying, only for him to deliver the most savage roast of them for his speech at the reception?

[rapha-reads]

No but I gotta talk about Medusa for a minute actually.

It's been. A very long time since I read the PJO books so I don't exactly remember how Uncle Rick presents Medusa in the book. But the way the show introduces her myth? Fascinating. For me as a Greek mythology enthusiast, that is.

The show makes Medusa a victim of Athena. Of course, the show is mainly for kids, so they can't exactly say that, hey, kids, Medusa was Athena's priestess and she was raped by Poseidon, YEP, or protagonist's father, IN Athena's temple, nah, that's neither kid-friendly nor does it endears us to Poseidon. Not that Poseidon is very dear to us viewers/readers at this point, our narrator/protagonist can't stand his own dad.

But still what fascinates me is that even though they twisted the myth to ft the narrative they still managed to evoke Athena's curse as being actually a gift, and Medusa not feeling wretched over her condition but blessed.

Which is not a modern reading of the myth, actually. Saying that Athena couldn't punish Poseidon for his transgression and could only punish Medusa, but did so in a way that would give Medusa weapons to defend herself against whoever and whatever would try to harm her again, is a narrative that exists since Antiquity.

My point is that the re-framing of Medusa's myth, departing from the traditional, non-kid-friendly version while still incorporating both classic and modern elements, is a good frame of reference for the series (book and show)' entire approach to mythology. And I guess I'm saying that mostly for the non-book readers who are discovering this world, many of whom might be Greek mythology fans and might have gone "wait, why is Hades AGAIN presented as the bad guy when he's the chillest, most normal, most stable god in this entire pantheon", because that's a conversation the book fandom has been having (over and over again) for more than a decade.

Anyway, yeah. As a long time book fan and a show appreciative, here's my advice to anyone who knows WAY too much about Greek myths and still want to enjoy the ride without going every five minutes "wait, that's not correct": reframe. Contemporary rewritings, modern audiences and Fantasy genre.

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

The Mine/Starlight medley was a brilliant pairing because combined it tells the story of a guarded person who’s been hurt in the past putting her trust and faith in a compassionate, supportive and ambitious partner who steadfastly stands by her and counters her anxiety about the things she can’t control with a love for living in the present and unwaveringly encouraging her to embrace her dreams for the future 🙃

[titsthedamnseason]

i can’t believe it’s already over but it’s time to play the surprise song game for paris n4 💔 this has been suuuuuch a fun and unpredictable long weekend of shows that i wish would never have to end! but alas it must so instead of being sad let’s manifest some amazing guesses for everyone going tonight by leaving your predictions for the surprise songs in the tags / replies of this post and all the winners will get a shoutout 🫶🏻

my guesses are going to be the best day (even though i know it isn’t french mother’s day i don’t want to take the risk that she won’t acknowledge it) and robin (because i need her to play it on the piano so bad). special shoutout to france for being the first euro city to bring us this incredible time zone i am so well rested

[thekintsugikids]

from now we are enemies??? as in the song w the line “a composer but never composed, singing the symphonies of the overdosed”??? sung by the band whose lead singer’s day job is composing for film and tv???? whose lyricist doesn’t lay under a blanket and think about death anymore?????? first time they’ve ever played that live?????? yeah no that’s cool. that’s totally fine.

[aerwinzel]

after all, it's still you

[nocofamilyau]

total drama moment (4/8)

[rogloptimist]

you will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again // kasia niewiadoma

kasia would you accept this as a marriage proposal? (EDITED BECAUSE I’M STUPID AND FORGOT TO PUT IN A FEW IMAGES)

untitled - tumblr user @waitingforthesunrise // 'i lost the faith that i could still do it' - kasia niewiadoma conquers the 'mountain of emotions' for tour de france triumph - anne marije rook // pauliena rooijakkers and demi vollering - stage 8, tour de france femmes 2024 (gruber images) // kasia niewiadoma - stage 8, tour de france femmes 2024 (gruber images) // kasia niewiadoma and elisa longo borghini - tour of flanders 2024 (gruber images) // getting closer: kasia niewiadoma on remaining optimistic about her own victory after a promising flanders podium - rachel jary // kasia niewviadoma - strade bianche donne 2024 // kasia niewviadoma - stage 7, tour de france femmes 2023 (jojo harper nielsen) // kasia niewiadoma, elisa longo borghini and shirin van anrooij - tour of flanders 2024 // kasia niewiadoma - stage 7, tour de france femmes 2023 (jojo harper nielsen) // kasia niewiadoma - strade bianche donne 2024 // heartbroken katarzyna niewiadoma breaks down in tears after narrowly missing podium at strade bianche donne 2024 - kieran wood // kasia niewiadoma's results records - procyclingstats // kasia niewiadoma is cycling's latest example for why you should never give up - robyn davidson // kasia niewiadoma - la fleche wallonne feminine 2024 (getty images) // "i have failed many times... but i never stopped believing"-- emotional katarzyna niewiadoma finally gets much-deserved win at la fleche wallonne femmes - kieran wood // kasia niewiadoma - podium ceremony, la fleche wallonne feminine 2024 // kasia niewiadoma - uci gravel championships 2023 // kasia niewiadoma - stage 8, tour de france femmes 2024 (gruber images) // kasia niewiadoma wins closest four de france ever - andy mcgrath // stubbornness, soul, and spirit: kasia niewiadoma has earned the tour de france spotlight - rachel jary // kasia niewiadoma - stage 8, tour de france femmes 2024 (gruber images)

title is the brothers karamzov by fyodor dostoyevsky

[everything-is-as-it-was]

That video was so chaotic and rushed lmao I KNOW those men have 100 better things to do rather than make an apology sims video so they just said “we will change SOME things and if you don’t like the rest, THAT’S A YOU PROBLEM.”

[mysticalcats]

Could you give us two different style skimbles from two different productions talking about their fav topic? (Trains ofc)

us tour 5 and moscow 2005 skimble!! 🚂

[satans-knitwear]

Found our own little space and had a blast with gods favourite band 🎉✨💚