rainbowbarnacle: cat aggrandizer
Commission Info!

Since a couple of you have asked, here is my big official commission info page. For those new here: I do writing and editing services! There are a few examples of my writing on patreon as well as some of my fic on ao3.

Wanna flesh out a DnD character’s backstory? Ever have an idea you wish would just write itself? Are you looking for a fresh pair of eyeballs to catch all of your typos and stuff? I can absolutely help with that. :D

For writing, I charge six cents per word. For editing, I do $25 per every 1000 words. This includes line editing and content editing.

Feel free to contact me at [email protected] to discuss details. (word length, subject matter, all that fun stuff!)

Also, if you’d like to throw some money toward Beatrix’s vet bills or just grab me a coffee, I have a kofi too!

Thank you tons. <3

softbutxh:

mlkjr:

korolevx:

korolevx:

the idea of consuming two conflicting things that promise to do the opposite of each other has always been hilarious to me. there’s a liquid shot-based sleep aid called 6 hour sleep and as soon as I saw it i immediately imagined mixing it and a 5 hour energy together for a 1 hour nap

mix NyQuil and DayQuil to create Quil

what does Quil do

All the time all the time

urgetocreate:

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Kate Jarvik Birch, Blue Hour Stroll, 2025, Gouache on paper

whispy-witch:

wlfb0ygrl:

saying “i want him” about the character but not in a romantic or sexual way . i just Require him i need to Obtain him

i want this man in my inventory

lostinhistory:

Heritage News of the Week

Discoveries!

Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales in an “amazing discovery” which they say has the potential to be “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”.

Princely burial amazes nuclear site archaeologists

A “princely” grave of a horse buried alongside two people has been discovered by archaeologists working on one of Britain’s biggest digs.

Early Roman marching camps confirm 3rd century advances in Germania

Archaeological investigations have led to the identification of the first confirmed Roman marching camps in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, providing the earliest structural evidence that Roman military units advanced into the interior of Germania as far as the Elbe River.

Most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found dates to more than 2 million years ago and retains 'Lucy’-like features

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world’s most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than 2 million years ago in northern Kenya.

Dionysus and his erect penis depicted on 2,500-year-old bone stylus found in Sicily

Archaeologists in southern Sicily have uncovered an ancient bone tool depicting the god Dionysus and his erect phallus. The exquisite workmanship helps date the artifact to the fifth century B.C., when the island was a Greek colony

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Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

The remains range from 130 years old to over 1,800 years old. Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.

Medieval burials shed light on Menga dolmen’s multicultural significance over thousands of years

A new study combines DNA evidence from burials within the monument with the historical and archaeological context of the region to gain additional insight into the Menga dolmen’s significance over several thousand years.

Archaeologists uncover traces of Victorian school life

It’s rare for archaeologists to discover objects we can directly link to children, so a team from Museum of London Archaeology was delighted to uncover evidence of Victorian children’s schoolwork and play during recent excavations ahead of the development of SEGRO Park Wapping.

New mineral study reveals buried 'dirt’ about bath time in ancient Pompeii

New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava which suggest the city’s famous aqueducts were influenced by the Greeks, thousands of years before the establishment of the Roman empire.

Storm reveals 19th century crucibles in river

Two whole crucibles have been revealed in a river in Cornwall following Storm Goretti.

Rare smiling Medusa unearthed in Türkiye’s ancient city founded by Queen Amastris

Archaeologists working in the ancient city of Amastris in the district of Amasra in Bartin have brought to light a rare smiling depiction of Medusa on the ceiling blocks of a monumental Roman stoa, a columned gallery.

Submerged remains found at El Huarco Archaeological Complex

The Ministry of Culture has initiated a new research campaign in the marine area surrounding the El Huarco Archaeological Complex, a significant coastal heritage site located in the district of Cerro Azul, Cañete province, south of Lima.

Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas’ kingdom

A burial mound in Turkey may have held the remains of a member of King Midas’s family. But not all experts are convinced.

Glazed sherds in remote Gobi Desert reveal ancient Persian trade connections

In a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Dr. Ellery Frahm and his colleagues analyzed two unusual blue-green glazed ceramic sherds discovered in the Gobi Desert in 2016.

Inscriptions reveal the lives behind the ancient temples of the Middle East

Stone temples rising from the deserts of the ancient Near East were meant to embody the power of the gods.

Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.

Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he’s close to finding Nefertiti’s tomb in new documentary

Zahi Hawass, perhaps the world’s most famous archaeologist, hopes to discover the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti before he retires, and he says he may be getting close.

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I will apologize if he actually finds it, but until then I reserve the right to be skeptical


Museums

Tuesday was a pivotal moment for the Smithsonian Institution, as the deadline for sending the White House a wide range of requested internal communications and other materials relating to exhibitions and programming. Seeking to weed out so-called “woke” ideology, President Donald Trump has called for an unprecedented review of activities at the sprawling Smithsonian, with its 21 museums, 21 libraries, and 14 education and research centers, as well as the National Zoo.

‘A very tough moment’: how Trump has put museums in jeopardy

A study has shown the devastating impact of arts funding cuts on institutions across America and many within the industry are concerned for what’s next.

Met workers vote to join Local 2110 UAW, creating one of the nation’s largest museum unions

Nearly 1,000 salaried and hourly workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art voted on Friday to join Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers, creating one of the nation’s largest museum unions.

London exhibition forced to close after right-wing vandal attacks

An exhibition confronting some of Britain’s most polarizing political debates has been shut down in London after a series of escalating vandal attacks that organizers said was intended to silence its message of inclusivity.

Centre Pompidou reportedly gives up Grand Palais space due to ‘financial constraints

The Pompidou had been using two exhibition spaces within the Grand Palais while the modern art museum’s main base is closed for renovations. The space that the Pompidou forfeited was the smaller of the two, but it was being used for programming that remained notable no less.

Long-buried Roman house opens after major restoration—with a high-tech twist

The House of the Griffins is offering real-time, livestreamed tours of its hidden underground level.

Bucking current trends, Prado director says museum won’t be chasing ever-growing visitor numbers

At a press conference to unveil the Museo del Prado’s 2026 exhibition schedule, the museum’s director, Miguel Falomir, said that when it came to its visitor figures, he feared the museum was becoming “over-saturated,” according to a report in the Times of London .

“The Prado does not need a single visitor more. We are comfortable with 3.5 million,” Falomir said during the presentation. “A museum can collapse due to success, like the Louvre, with some rooms becoming over-saturated. The important thing is not to collapse.”

BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links

Campaigners have accused BP of having an insidious influence over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths in the UK through its relationship with the Science Museum.

The biggest international museum openings in 2026

From George Lucas’s new museum in LA to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a host of institutions are preparing to open their doors this year.

Alaska Museum’s mammoth fossils turn out to be whale bones

For more than 70 years, a pair of fossils in the collection of the University of Alaska Museum of the North was believed to have come from the Ice Age creature. New analysis, however, has found they were misidentified all along.

Museums Advocacy Day, an annual group outing to speak up for museums in our nation’s capital, is coming up in February. Organized by the American Alliance of Museums and supported by AASLH, Museums Advocacy Day is a vital opportunity to gain advocacy skills, meet nationwide practitioners, and connect with your Congressional offices to demonstrate the value of your institution.


Heritage at risk

Investigators say they have traced the thieves to an underground parking garage where they temporarily stashed the imperial jewels. The surveillance footage of the location marks the last confirmed sighting of the trove, which has now been missing for nearly three months.

12th-century church in Spain partly collapses, prompting scrutiny from preservationists

A section of the apse of a 12th-century Romanesque-Mudejar church in the village of Muriel de Zapardiel, in Spain’s Valladolid province, collapsed on Monday, prompting the closure of the building and renewed scrutiny of the condition of historic religious sites in rural Spain.


Odds and ends

At the time of writing this, it is 10am in the United Kingdom on the 6th November 2024. As an American migrant over here, I’ve unsurprisingly been watching with dread as the results begin to trickle in and despite my deep criticisms of electoral politics, its hard not to feel very depressed and worried about the future.

So, I want to talk about archaeology as a vector for hope.

Sifting through the Roman rubbish of 'the London lasagne’

The constant churn of a changing London means new finds are regularly being made across the city as blocks and buildings make way for new developments, providing archaeologists with a brief glimpse into the earth below.

'The past is an underused tool’: An Elizabethan mansion’s secrets for staying warm

In a bleak, deadly period of cold weather known as the Little Ice Age, clever Elizabethan designs helped keep a magnificent stately home unusually warm. The house has lessons for how we can heat our homes more efficiently today.

How the Phoenicians laid the foundations for modern commerce and civilization

Eve MacDonald on myth, conquest and trade in the ancient Mediterranean

‘Bigger and lower’: bull in Dutch painting once had much larger testicles

Experts at the Mauritshuis in The Hague believe Paulus Potter toned down The Bull to respect 17th-century sensibilities

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Alexander the Great, ancient gay icon

Harry Tanner explores queerness and homophobia in the Hellenistic period

Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf

In a first, researchers have extracted DNA and recovered the rhino’s genome from a chunk of undigested meat from the stomach contents found in the puppy’s remains, discovered in permafrost near the village of Tumat. These genome findings provided insight into the fate of this impressive cold-adapted horned herbivore species once common in northern Europe and Asia.

tideswept:

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Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands Issue #1
Author: Cavan Scott
Artists: Soo Lee, Vincenzo Riccardi, and Robert Hack.

creekfiend:

kuttithevangu:

The thing about the moon is maybe you don’t need to write a poem about the moon. The moon’s been done, we’ve discussed it. It’s a coin a mirror an eye a lantern in the darkness. It’s a rock in space. It’s the dang moon we’ve all seen it! Is there something you can notice that’s is more surprising than the moon???

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frostedmagnolias:

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Ball Gown

c. 1907-1910

Silk tulle, embroidered, voile, serge, pearl, sequin embroidery

by Alice Lanot, Paris

MKG Hamburg

pardalote:

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This will get a border, so it’s not quite finished. But it makes me smile, so I wanted to share it.

There will be more of these silly word grids. Apologies if you’re here for shapes. It’s like my brain has this “You have been diverted” neon sign that means I change direction completely. It’s an adventure.