Viktor Zaretsky

Ukranian, 1925–1990

"Three Ukrainian Girls", 1960

Oil on canvas

Milk Maids in Kyiv, Ukraine. 1902. X

“7" genoise halves, italian meringue buttercream, lemon curd, lime curd, tangerine curd, pink grapefruit curd, & white chocolate seeds and membranes.”

getting hyperfixated on a specific character is so embarrassing. here’s another picture of The Character on your dash… I know I just reblogged basically the same one but this one is moving

1.01, House of Guinness

skipping the ad isn't enough...... i need to banish it. i need to murder it. i need to stab it to death. i need to blow it the fuck up.

The Nazca Lines in Peru

Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice, by Katherine Ramsland

Taking up Japanese as a side project for myself has reminded me of something.

So like a long time ago I had a professor that I absolutely adored. She happened to be Japanese American. She grew up speaking Japanese at home but never really spent a lot of time in Japan. She mostly spoke with other Japanese Americans and read books.

So one day early in her teaching career there’s an exchange student from Japan who’s having a hard time understanding a concept so she explained it to him in Japanese and then he looked absolutely rattled. Like in shock. Pale.

This is how she learned that the way she speaks Japanese makes her sound like a gang member.

Japanese doesn’t exactly have cuss words in the same way as English does but imagine that the nicest professor you’ve ever had pulls your paper over and says “Okay listen here you little piece of shit I’m gonna fucking explain this to you. Violently.”

Jeffrey Vaughn (American, b. 1953, Alton, IL, USA) - Lilies in Soft Light, 2020, Paintings: Oil, Acrylic on Canvas

strange perpetually single women in their late 20s with vivid dreams of a beautiful future and the heartbeat of a scared mouse how are we doing

Shepherd on stilts walking through a bog

Bronze axes and a sword uncovered near Debrecen, Hungary, circa 1700-1600 BC

"i would kill a pedophile to protect my child" ok but would you teach your child how to say no? even to adults? even to adults you like? would you teach your child the words "penis" and "vulva" and then use them? would you let them ask questions about their body? would you answer them honestly? would you learn how to cope with your feelings when you talk about human bodies, so they don't feel ashamed? would you set a positive example for how you talk about your body? would you tell your child they don't have to hug or kiss anyone? would you tell your family the same? would you stand by them when they refuse to hug someone? even someone you know has never done anything to hurt them? would you let your child avoid food they don't like? would you let you child avoid people they don't like? would you believe them? would you sit in the discomfort of not knowing all the answers and not take it out on them? would you love your child the same if someone did hurt them? would you make them feel valued just as they are? would you let them talk to doctors or nurses in private? would you let them express their feelings? would you show interest in their life? would you let your child say no to you? would you help your child feel safe coming to you when they make a mistake? would you apologize to your child? would you believe them? would you put aside your anger to focus on what would make your child feel safe and loved? would you put your ego aside for your child? would you take your child's concerns seriously? would you listen to your child? would you believe them?

An 18th century English pocket globe