Nothing Will Make Me Laugh Harder Than Hozier Spending An Entire Verse Of First Time Being Like "my Life

After visiting so many gorges and spectacular lookouts up here in The Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia, I guess it was inevitable that I would have to momentarily return to figurative painting and… just for fun… create something to celebrate all those views... Acrylic on Canvas Board 58 cm x 48 cm

I do take my whiskey neat, coffee black and bed at three. I still wouldn’t avoid sweetness in my life, in and shape or form. Hozier is just weak.

Heyo, I got it done finally. Never mind the lack of backgrounds. Please reblog and leave notes for me to adoringly not know how to respond to.

For the best viewing experience, use desktop and click through the frames like a psuedo-animatic. Some parts get a little confusing on mobile.

EDIT- This has already circulated quite a lot already, but I added a line that I accidentally cut.

Commentary under the cut to avoid clutter.

I had gotten thinking about Avatar the Last Airbender when Zuko confronted Ozai during the eclipse invasion. Zuko gave a little speech, and I took that, made some alterations, and that's what this is.

This also expresses my desire for Hunter to be able to do magic now, because Flapjack is still there, just in a slightly different way.

The fully animated bit was honestly just supposed to be two frames, but I made some posing whoopsies and apparently fixing that required animation. Don't question my logic, it worked out in the end. I'll make a dedicated post for it later, so keep an eye out for that. I just want this to gain some traction first.

*More tags to be specific

I’m looking more specifically at Iran and Persia as a topic now! I’m going to pin down a specific topic for presentation in the coming weeks!

Hey! By chance, does anyone know if there are any databases of world folklore and ancient cultures/civilizations? Doing some research for projects.

Bonus points if:

- the databases include photos of excavations, paintings, and pottery.

- includes ancient poetry and music

- includes some kind of timeline/adjustable filters

Bonus Bonus points if the website are devoted to ancient Africa and The Middle East/ the Arab world.

the "canon isn't real we make our own rules" to "i am begging you people to revisit the source material" pipeline

Writing Reference: Types of Castles

As time went on, new technologies became available for attack and defense. Different types of castle were built to match them.

Motte and Bailey

Most common in: 10–11th century

Construction: wooden castle built on a mound (motte), surrounded by a fortified enclosure (bailey)

Strengths: quick and cheap to build

Weaknesses: vulnerable to attack by battering rams and fire

Concentric Defenses

Most common in: 12–15th century

Construction: central fortress, or keep, surrounded by layers of stone walls

Strengths: long lasting and very hard to break into

Weaknesses: took a long time to build; defenders could become trapped inside; vulnerable to cannon fire

Star Forts

Most common in: 16–20th century

Construction: stone or concrete

Strengths: angles deflect cannon fire, and allow defenders to fire on enemies from several sides

Weaknesses: modern high explosives

Castles were built all across the world, ranging from simple wooden enclosures to vast stone palaces.

A large number were built by feudal lords in Europe, who needed a place to keep their families and treasures safe from rivals while they were away at war.

The Crusaders depended on castles to protect their settlements in the Holy Land, where they might come under attack at any time.

With towering stone walls bristling with arrow slits, murder holes, and other defenses, castles were a formidable obstacle to any medieval invader.

At the center of the castle was the keep, a tall tower where the lord and his family made their home, and which could be defended even if the rest of the castle fell.

Around the keep were wards, open areas where the castle’s other inhabitants lived and worked, all protected by stone walls

Source ⚜ More: Parts of a Castle More References: Medieval Period

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Congo Action 3

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Panzi Foundation

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Moo Deng Become Ungovernable by StephXstitch

Additional propaganda from the notes: Ungovernable enough that she doesn't need you to vote for her. Which is exactly why you should.

Neon Cicada by BAD Stitch

Propaganda: For the timeliness (year of the cicada and also screaming feels appropo) and how gorgeous those rainbow wings are

Additional Propaganda (from the second submitter): 2024 was the year that two cicada broods awoke from long hibernations and amassed upon North America. This pattern depicts a cicada in a more pleasing, vaporwave palette.