Aubrey. white. from the States.
Likes: mud, snow, the sea, coffee, pie, honeybees, halloween, breakfast, religious imagery, monsters, homoeroticism, ballet, cowboys
Dislikes: baby talk, polyester, the Sackville-Bagginses
A lot of public media will be destroyed by this. Public TV and radio are vital for rural areas in our country, and without them, anyone living there will have a difficult time finding out about important news in their area.
One thing you can do is find your local PBS station and click ādonateā at the top of the page. https://www.pbs.org/stations/
… he claimed to be genuinely surprised when, in March 1956, he received a letter from one Sam Gamgee, who had heard that his name was in The Lord of the Rings but had not read the book. Tolkien replied on March 18:
“Dear Mr. Gamgee,
It was very kind of you to write. You can imagine my astonishment when I saw your signature! I can only say, for your comfort, I hope, that the ‘Sam Gamgee’ of my story is a most heroic character, now widely beloved by many readers, even though his origins are rustic. So that perhaps you will not be displeased at the coincidence of the name of this imaginary character of supposedly many centuries ago being the same as yours.”
He proceeded to send Mr Gamgee a signed copy of all three volumes of the book. However, the incident sparked a nagging worry in Tolkien’s mind, as he recorded in his journal:
“For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed ’S. Gollum’. That would have been more difficult to deal with.“― J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
āKitchen Cabinetā: Your grandmaās old cracked casserole dish. The bumpy linoleum tiles under your feet when you hear the stove click on. The things you love seem to glow with a special, yellow light.
His life was a model of Christian sacrifice and devotion to justice. He chose to stand up to fascists, unlike many so-called Christians then and now, and is considered a Saint by some denominations.
By genĀtle PowĀers faithĀfulĀly surĀroundĀed,
Protected wonĀdrousĀly, conĀsoled by grace,
Thatās how I long to live these days toĀgeĀther,
Close by your side, to start the comĀing year;
Our hearts are torĀtured evĀen now by evĀil days,
The burĀdens of the past are hard to bear,
Oh Lord, grant our scared souls the salĀvaĀtion,
Therefore You have creĀatĀed us and saved.
And if You pass the heaĀvy cup of sufĀferĀing,
The bitĀter chaĀlice, filled to the highĀest brim,
Then we will take it, grateĀful withĀout tremĀbling
Out of Your good and so beĀloved hand.
But if You will grant us once more the joy to see
This world, the splenĀdor of its beamĀing sun,
Then we will sureĀly all the past reĀmemĀber
And our whole lives will be Yours alone.
Let warm and bright the canĀdlesā flames light up toĀday,
Which You have brought in our gloomy times,
Lead us toĀgeĀther back again if that can be!
We know for sure, Your light shines through the night.
When now the siĀlence spreads around, help us to hear
And listĀen to the full emĀbracĀing sound
Of this world, which unĀseen around is widĀenĀing
To all Your childĀrenās highĀest hymns of praise.
By genĀtle PowĀers wonĀderĀfulĀly shelĀtered,
Awaiting fearĀlessĀly what there will be.
God, He is near at dusk and in the mornĀing
And with us cerĀtainĀly on each new day.
English Translation by Eckhard and Sabine Becker, 2024.
I was talking shop with an artist in the studio today and I shared this page from Andrew Loomis, which might be the single most valuable page Iāve ever encountered in a how-to-draw book. I canāt BEGIN to say how many hours this āhanging figures on the horizonā technique has saved me.
(EDIT: Over on another site, someone said they didnāt understand how to read this pic, so maybe adding a second pic and some explanation will help?)
Letās say I want to draw āJoeā standing further back. I need to know where to place him so he looks like heās the same height, even though heās further away. If I get it wrong, heāll look giant or tiny.
I can do that by making sure that the horizon cuts thru Joe AT THE SAME HEIGHT, no matter how close or far away he is. In the original picture, it cuts thru the original Joe at the waist.
So letās look at three different Joes.
A: Wrong. Horizon goes thru his knees. In this context, heās a giant.
B: Correct. Horizon goes thru his waist, just like the original Joe!
C: Wrong. Horizon goes thru his head. In this context, heās tiny.
Reblogging because itās been 75 years and Loomis is still right.
I’m not a “will help, no questions asked” kind of friend. Because I will ask questions. I’m just not gonna question your answers. Like yeah if we’re friends I can help you get rid of a body, no problem, but I still want to know who it was and what happened. Not because I don’t trust that you’d kill someone who didn’t need killing or would help someone you shouldn’t be helping - we wouldn’t be friends in the first place if I didn’t know you well enough to trust your judgement. I’m just curious as hell and I want to know things.
There were a lot of freshwater mussels on the 2021 US extinction list. They didnāt leave us with haunting recordings of them calling out for a mate theyād never meet, there were no drawings in vivid color. They were extremely important nevertheless and their loss is frustrating too. Thatās why stream ecology and mollusks have always fascinated me. They were silent, stalwart little heroes and entire species were lost to pollution.
Yeah, I am bothered by extinct animals. Even this guy. They canāt all be thylacines.
