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valeriianz ¡ 11 days
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@ people who were not born in Ireland and particularly Americans
- It is not Patty’s Day, it is Paddy’s Day. Patty is short for Patricia, Paddy is short for Pádraig which has been anglicised to Patrick. - It is not Gaelic, it is Irish. In Irish, the language is called Gaelige but that’s pronounced Gwayl-geh. - Literally no one in Ireland has ever eaten corned beef and cabbage - We have also never said top of the morning - If you pinch an Irish person for not wearing green on Paddy’s Day they’re likely to slap you. - Why do you dye your drinks green? - It is not “North Ireland” it is “Northern Ireland”. It is not “South Ireland” it is “The Republic of Ireland” or just “Ireland”. - No, I do not know the Dohertys of Mayo. - Please, if you must, do things for the craic and not the crack. Cocaine is not a great habit lads. - Drinks like the “Irish car bomb” and the “black & tan” are incredibly offensive (you wouldn’t drink a “9/11”)
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- Wearing green is grand - Having a few drinks is also grand, they don’t even need to be Irish (I drink a Swedish cider most of the time) - Aye sure queue up some Irish music on youtube it’s great. - If you want one Irish word to use throughout the day a good one is Sláinte (pronounced slawn-sha) - it’s the equivalent of saying “cheers” before you drink!
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valeriianz ¡ 12 days
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valeriianz ¡ 13 days
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mood board for the stranger than fiction au fic i wanna write but don’t know where to start 😭😭
(will elaborate later)
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I blame @valeriianz still for my complete OBSESSION with their rockband au Bolt in the Blue. It's phenomenal!!!
Seriously, I just wanted to make an album cover for them since it ENDLESS!!!!
Go ahead and click for better quality!
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valeriianz ¡ 14 days
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Art Deco American Style
1. "Mercury" - a streamliner passenger train which operated between 1936 and 1959
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2. The Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles (1930)
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3. The Guardians of Traffic, Hope Memorial Bridge, Cleveland (1932)
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4. The Phantom Corsair - concept car (1938)
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5. The Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse (1932)
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6. The "Neo-Mayan" Art Deco lobby of 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco (1929)
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7. "Man Controlling Trade" - sculpture by Michael Lantz, Washington, D.C. (1942)
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8. The Spirit Guardians at the Liberty Memorial, Kansas City (1926)
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9. The Paramount Theatre, Oakland (1931)
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10. The Winged Figures of the Republic, Hoover Dam, Nevada (1936)
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@Culture_Crit
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valeriianz ¡ 14 days
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Herbie Hancock trying to figure out how to fix a mixer, c. early 80s.
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oh, girl...
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valeriianz ¡ 15 days
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9 Albums That Made Me ✨
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tagged by @seiya-starsniper @virgo-dream & @tj-dragonblade
first of all, please excuse the terrible image quality (and lines) i made this in MS paint and it took WAY TOO LONG!
anyway, i agonized over this one because, like Seiya, i define my life more in songs than albums. sure i bought CDs as a kid, but it was always only to pick through the tracks i liked and burn a mixtape. but each of these albums i like almost if not completely cover-to-cover, and they each remind me of a moment or turning point in my life.
(not tagging anyone because this trend seems to have died and i havent a clue who did this already lol)
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valeriianz ¡ 15 days
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dear friends, i have set up a ko-fi account!
i have never had a ko-fi before, but i have also never been in this sort of financial pickle before. i'm now in a tough spot where every little bit, in any amount, will help and would be immeasurably appreciated.
my wife and i (and our little senior rescue dog) are finally set to be able to leave our very red state by mid-april and move to what seems to be a much friendlier city in which to be queer and generally thrive! this is amazing and much needed for us. however, moving states is so expensive and we unfortunately have virtually no savings and limited help from our families & employers.
anything i receive will be going toward things like apartment application fees/deposit/rent, moving & travel costs, costs associated with transferring my mental health counseling licensure for work in our new state, and groceries/essentials.
if you have already helped me out recently, please know that it meant the world to me! i am also figuring out a general pricing structure so i can offer art commissions, so stay tuned for that coming soon! and if we have already discussed a commission i'll be working on for you, i will be making that happen ASAP. <3
please consider donating to my ko-fi here, if you would like to and are able!
a big thanks and much love to everyone,
nick
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valeriianz ¡ 16 days
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Yeah the sex was good but did it have themes and motifs
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Inappropriate Uses of the Dewey Decimal System and Coworkers by Hob Gadling, no PhD (93,486 words) by chaosheadspace
Rating: Explicit No archive warnings apply Relationships: Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling
My library AU is finally complete! Tags under the cut.
Summary:
Library assistant Hob Gadling has been working at a university library for a few years now. He's happy, or, to be precise, he has no reason to be unhappy.
But then Dream Olympiou, freshly hired subject librarian, stirs up the sleepy reading rooms and Hob's life with a personality that leaves much to be desired and a body that's got fine written all over it.
Hob is in for an adventure long overdue, including misunderstandings, shushed feelings, and checked out brains (and arses).
Tags: Library AU, Librarian!Dream, Library assistant!Hob, Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Library, Dream is a bit of an asshole. Hob is rightly one back - as a treat, Porn With Plot, Hurt/Comfort, Animosity at first sight, idiots to lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Hate Sex, Pining while fucking, Frenemies with Benefits, Accidental Exhibitionism, Accidental Voyeurism, Biting, Frottage, Dirty Talk, Condoms, Masturbation, Blowjobs, Anal Sex, Rough Sex, Oral Sex, Honk Zone Union Dues, Gritty Domestic, Miscommunication, Toxic Relationship, at least at first, Angst, Divorce, Self-Worth Issues, Depression, Anxiety, I can’t stress enough how much therapy Dream needs in this, obliterated couch, SpünkelCouchen, They're Both Idiots Your Honour, Yes both of them, they work through it tho, Dream gets what he deserves which is love therapy and antidepressants, Happy Ending, Mentions of miscarriage, Mentions of Abortion, Grief
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valeriianz ¡ 17 days
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Oh my would you look at that? Sketches/Wips of my favs going at it-
DREAMLING IS MY COMFORT SHIP OKAY I LOVE THEM.
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KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2007~Black Cherry~
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valeriianz ¡ 18 days
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FIC UPDATE: Bolt in the Blue | Chapter 11 | Dream x Hob | M | In-Progress
Tags: human au, band au, modern setting, touring, slow burn, pining, sexual tension, slice of life, fluff, hurt/comfort
“Sure, I’ll come.” They cast their eyes about before landing them on Hob once more.  “Can’t say the same for everyone else, clubbing isn’t really their thing. But I’ll pass the invite along.” Hob smiles, nodding once. “Excellent. Just text me where you are and we’ll meet you; I invited some of the crew along as well.” Desire clicks their tongue. “Oh that’s right. You’ll be getting out of here hours after we’re through.” Hob lifts his shoulders helplessly.  Desire rolls their eyes dramatically, flinging the towel somewhere in the dark.  “You owe me a shot.” Hob grins. “Deal.”
[Ao3]
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valeriianz ¡ 18 days
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Love getting new Desire content from Mason!
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valeriianz ¡ 19 days
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lover, be good to me (6579 words) by CinnamonCake Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Hob Gadling, Matthew the Raven, Lucien | Lucienne (The Sandman) Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Past Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced Abortion, Hurt/Comfort, but focusing on the comfort part, dream learns to heal and grow into himself, Omega Dream, Alpha Hob Gadling, hob wants nothing but to love and take care of his hisband, Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, hob would die for his husband
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“What I’m saying is— I understand.” He catches Dream’s hand in his. His touch is careful, soft like a summer breeze. It makes Dream’s breath catch somewhere under his breastbone.
“I know how it is to live against everyone’s expectations. How to live in spite of them.”
Dream stares at their intertwined fingers, feels Hob’s pulse in his fingertips. It’s a beautiful, quiet thing; it’s the first time he’s felt quiet in ages.
(Or: Dream de Endless was suppose to be his family’s most prized jewel, but when he is taken, he loses the last thing the world considered valuable about him. Broken down to his core, he does not expect anyone to want him again. Until Robert Gadling walks into his life.)
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