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sazeracs · 1 year

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I’m sure someone else has beaten me to it, but here’s a translation of the ledger Andreas can find in the abbey library, with my translation notes – long post below the cut:

Mother Katharine, Prioress AD 1459[1]

Sister Hildegard, 16 years old Named Anna Gölderich, of Ravensburg. Proficient in Latin. Studious and obedient, with a soft, pious voice. 150 florins donated by her father. Additional 15 florins annually.

Mother Hildegard[2] AD March 1481

Sister Cecilia Daughter of the Welser family of Augsburg[3]. Named Adelheit. She is wise and learned in Latin and French. 200 florins given by the family before her arrival. Additional promise of 20 florins annually. AD August 1505

Sister Gertrude Named Metze[4] Huberyn, born in the Variscan Court[5]. Minimal proficiency in Latin. Kind and knowledgeable about herbal medicine. Most knowledge passed down by her father, an apothecary, who donated six florins to the monastery.

Sister[6] Matilda, 17 years old From Kempten[7], named Matilda. Moderately proficient in Latin. Calm, disciplined. Daughter of a Frisian merchant who donated ten florins and a large quantity of ultramarine pigment for the Scriptorium’s use. Mittenwald Ascetarium, May 1515 to September 1515[8]

Sister Illuminata Named Angelina, from the noble Capocci[9] family of Perugia, who were close to Abbot Rudolf[10]. Extremely learned in Latin as well as French and Germanic languages[11]. Restrained[12], sensible, and perceptive. The Capocci family donated 50 florins before her arrival, with an additional promise of 20 florins annually. 1507

Mother Cecilia, Prioress February AD 1510

Sister Sophia Born to the Hafner family in Birgitz. No knowledge of Latin but gentle and reverent. Parents are humble paupers. Three sacks of flour donated. AD 1512

Sister Lijsbet, 34 years old Born in Dutch Trecht[13], from the Hack Woutersen marriage[14]. Moderately proficient in Latin but proficient in Saxon. Hardworking and pious. Merchant parents. She has long been connected to Kiersau through her mother’s family, the Kaufmanns of Rothenburg ob der Tauer. They gave 12 florins, with an additional promise of two florins annually. AD 1514

Sister Margarete From the Auer family in Krimml. Mostly blind due to glaucoma. Can see colours. Moderately proficient in Latin. The daughter of wealthy peasants who each donated bags of wool and pastureland in Krimml. AD 1515

Sister Zdena The third daughter of the Rožmberk family of Tábor[15]. Very learned and proficient in Latin. The Rožmberks paid 100 florins before her arrival, with an additional promise of 30 florins annually.

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[1] In the original text, the year is written as MCCCCLVIIII. Typically this would be written as MCDLIX, in accordance with subtractive notation (i.e. how we normally write Roman numerals), but there are historical examples of additive notation sometimes being used, for some reason – sometimes both would be used interchangeably in the same document, or even the same number.

[2] This entry likely documents Hildegard’s promotion as opposed to there being two Hildegards in the abbey, as there’s no other information included and the same is done for Sister, later Mother Cecilia below.

[3] The Latin here is originally pretty clunky and obscure (“Welser daughter of the Augsburg Vindelici”); Andreas explicitly mentions Cecilia’s family as well (and telegraphs other important information for the player this way). The Welsers were a German merchant family that rose to prominence in the 16th century as financiers for the Habsburgs along with another family, the Fuggers. They accumulated their wealth mainly through trade and the German colonisation of the Americas, including enslaved labour, so. Yikes! The Vindelici were a Gallic people based in present-day Augsburg; I don’t actually know if the Welsers themselves were descended from them, but I’d assume so, given that the region is correct.

[4] Diminutive form of Mechthild.

[5] The contemporary name for Hof, believed at the time to be the seat of the Varisci/Narisci people.

[6] Sister Matilda is an oblate, as are Lijsbet and Magarete. Oblates aren’t professed monks or nuns, and so are technically part of the laity, but have associated themselves with a monastic community. They make formal promises – either annually or for life, depending on their affiliated monastery – to follow the Rule of the Order; as a result, they’re considered an extended part of the monastic community.

[7] I initially was stumped by this word and thought it referred to Matilda’s occupation in the abbey as cellarer, but then remembered Andreas reads she’s from Kempten, the old Latin name for which is, indeed, Cambodunum.

[8] Matilda’s age is either current in 1518, which would’ve meant she was 14 when Lorenz Rothvogel attacked her, or her record was retroactively updated to reflect her leave in 1515, making her 20+. Unfortunately, I think both are equally plausible, though being in her 20s would mean her relationship with Brother Wojslav, who imo appears to be older, has (slightly) less of an age gap.

[9] A quick search reveals the real-life Capocci were mostly associated with Viterbo, which is not Perugia lol.

[10] Another clunker originally.

[11] Theodiscus was the contemporary term referring to West Germanic languages; it comes from a Germanic adjective meaning ‘of the people.’ Since Latin was the language of science and religion, theodiscus was its opposite, i.e. the language spoken by the people.

[12] Retinēre very broadly means ‘to keep or hold back’ and so usually gets translated as either ‘to restrain’ or ‘to uphold.’ In describing a person, it can suggest any number of things: literally, physically restrained, or emotionally restrained, as in temperate or even repressed; someone who is steadfast and firm, or simply just is intelligent – as in, literally retains information well. Illuminata is all of these things, but I think ‘restrained’ suits her most compared to, say, tenacious.

[13] Utrecht. The city takes its name from the Roman fort Traiectum on the Rhine.

[14] Imma be real with you chief, other than Hack and Woutersen both being Dutch names, I have no fucking clue what this references – if anything – and I’ve found nothing that would help shed some light on it, either.

[15] The Rožmberk (Rosenberg) family was one of, if not the most powerful noble family in Bohemia from the 13th century until the early 17th century. Zdena is RICH rich, but her story is also pretty sad; it’s little wonder she’s Like That.

#pentiment #pentiment spoilers #.txt #long post #here's how my main can still win

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onionpainter · 1 year

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In the absence of any completed work, here is my palette and some personal recommendations under the readmore.

Colour List:

Burnt Umber* Cadmium Red Light* Quinacridone Red Permanent Alizarin* Quinacridone Magenta Ivory Black Burnt Sienna Cadmium Yellow Deep Cadmium Yellow Pale* Hansa Yellow Cobalt Teal Phthalo Blue French Ultramarine* Titanium White*

As you can see, some of these colours have asterisks on them, that's because those are the colours that make up my Limited Palette: Permanent Alizarin Cadmium Red Light Burnt Umber Cadmium Yellow Pale French Ultramarine Titanium White

These are the pigments that I consider essential, and the ones that I started learning oil realism with back in 2018 [actually I have just started using cadmium red light, because of all the orange cows i deal with these days. Back in the day I only used the other five.]

There are many benefits to using a limited palette, first of all it's cheaper to buy 5 or 6 colours rather than every pigment on the shelf, but more importantly, oil realism is really an exercise in colour mixing, and it is much easier starting out to learn all the possible combinations of 5 colours vs learning all the possible combinations of 14 colours. I would actually recommend beginners start with only burnt umber and titanium white if you are very serious about building your technical skills and can withstand the allure of bright and exciting pigments.

#info #as of this moment 5/23 cows are completed to an acceptable standard

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keanuquotes · 1 year

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The Enduring Appeal of Keanu Reeves He battles evildoers in 'John Wick 4,' manufactures two-wheel pieces of art, and is worshiped by the internet, but Keanu Reeves swears he's just a normal guy. And he’s got the scars to prove it. Ky HendersonMar 15, 2023 9:00 AM EDT It’s easy to look cool when you’re riding a motorcycle, but it’s hard to look cooler than Keanu Reeves on a brisk, sunny afternoon in Los Angeles. He rests his left hand on his thigh and steers with his right, which gooses the throttle as he weaves around slow drivers. He wears a form-fitting black canvas motorcycle jacket that accentuates how trim he is—even more fit than he appears on-screen—and a beat-up Shoei helmet. He leaves the visor up, choosing instead to shield his eyes with sunglasses the Terminator might wear to a Hamptons garden party. Reeves looks at home and at ease on a motorcycle. He looks cool.

At a gas station stop, he suggests switching bikes. We’re each riding cruisers made by Arch, the motorcycle company Reeves co-founded with designer Gard Hollinger in 2011. The company produces high-end, highly personalized production bikes; I’m on a 1s, the company’s new $100,000+ sport cruiser. Reeves is on an older model, KRGT-1, but it’s his personal Arch, a true one-of-a-kind. It's the only Arch ever painted YK Blue, a color Reeves and Hollinger commissioned based on the ultramarine pigment famously mixed by mid-century French artist Yves Klein. Reeves says all that’s left of the paint is in a tiny can stored somewhere at Arch in case the bike’s paint ever needs touch-ups.

Which it most certainly would if, let’s say, some idiot were to put the bike down in front of a horrified Reeves while riding down the Pacific Coast Highway. Thankfully, there’ll be no lowsides today. Although the bike is beefy, with a 2,032cc V-twin powerplant, it’s easy to maneuver and comfy as a BarcaLounger.

Keanu Reeves stands in motorcycle factory holding blue mug Brian Bowen Smith

Reeves eventually leads us back to Arch’s factory building, which is nondescript from the outside but artfully decorated inside using shipping containers to separate working areas. Metal fabrication is done behind one; customer bikes are lined up in another with technicians hard at work. After Reeves dips outside for a cigarette—the 58-year-old both looks like a much younger man and smokes with the frequent abandon of one—he leads us to a small conference room.

“I like meeting people, but I’m a little reserved,” he warns as he settles into an office chair, looking far less comfortable than he did on a motorcycle. “How much of my private life do I want to talk about? I don’t know. Otherwise, let’s hang out.”

When Reeves was growing up in the Yorkville neighborhood of Toronto, he was consumed with existential thoughts. He discussed death a lot more than the average 11-year-old, for instance—but not because he wanted to die. He just wanted answers to big questions. Perhaps not entirely unrelated to his interest in mortality, he was also obsessed with the biker gangs that periodically motored into the neighborhood. It wasn't pods of dentists letting loose on weekends. It was leathers, patches, menace—the whole deal. And Reeves loved it.

“They looked exotic,” Reeves says. "They looked to me like they were free. Plus the bikes were cool and sounded great.”

Despite his childhood fascination, Reeves was in his early 20s before he first rode a motorcycle. It happened at a movie studio in Berlin—where else?—when he saw a woman on an off-road enduro bike in a parking lot. He approached her and asked if she’d teach him to ride, which she agreed to on the spot. (If you’re wondering why a woman would do that for a total stranger, search “Keanu Reeves in the 80s” in Google Images.)

Not long after he got back to Los Angeles, he bought a 1973 Mk2a Norton Commando, having long admired the classic brand. That bike currently sits in the Arch shop, which is notable for two reasons: One, few longtime riders are lucky enough to be able to hold onto their first bike. Two, over the years Reeves has…suffered some mishaps.

“Yeah, I’ve fallen off a few times,” he admits of the accidents he’s had on a variety of bikes. He takes a swig of water, then corrects himself. “Not ‘fallen off.’ Crashed. I’ve got a couple of hit-by-cars. A couple of going-too-fast. I’ve laid a couple of bikes down but I was riding in the winter, so that’s not really ‘crashing.’ That’s about it. The usual stuff.”

He’s broken ribs, knocked out teeth, sliced his leg open so deep that bone was visible. His most spectacular accident occurred in 1988, only a couple years after that day in Berlin. Reeves was riding alone at night in Malibu’s Topanga Canyon when he took one of the twisties too fast. By the time he came to a stop, he was lying on the pavement wondering if he was about to die. As you know, he didn’t—but he did fuck himself up pretty bad.

“I ruptured my spleen,” he says matter-of-factly. The widely reported version of the story goes that he needed the organ removed, but Reeves says it’s still intact. “They sutured it up and put a Band-Aid on.” He has a gnarly scar running vertically from his sternum down to his belly button, but in the right light it just ends up accentuating his abs because, well, he’s Keanu.

Reeves first met Hollinger through a mutual acquaintance about two decades after that crash, when Reeves wanted a custom sissy bar—basically, a backrest for a passenger—added to his 2005 Harley Davidson Dyna. Hollinger, who at that point was a relatively well-known, well-respected customizer with his own small LA shop, wasn’t interested.

“I knew I could build him the world’s most expensive sissy bar,” Hollinger says, “but I also knew it wouldn’t be satisfying for either of us.”

Instead, Hollinger spent the next five years completely reimagining the bike. He’d work in spurts, changing or adding something, then handing the bike back over to Reeves for months. By the time the bike was finished, Hollinger says, about the only parts of the original Dyna still remaining were the engine and the serial number on the chassis. Today that bike—a chromed-out ride fit for Mad Max—is displayed in the shop, the inspiration for what eventually became Arch.

Keanu Reeves on motorcycle wearing black canvas jacket and sunglasses Brian Bowen Smith

Eventually being the key word. When, during the long process of modding the bike, Reeves first suggested to Hollinger that the two team up to start a motorcycle company, Hollinger didn’t have to think about his answer.

“I knew what a tough business it is, what a challenge it would be—and that it would not be a great investment,” Hollinger, now 63, says with a laugh. “It was a wonderful motorcycle I built and it was wonderful getting to know Keanu, but starting a motorcycle company sounded like a horrible idea.”

Reeves didn’t relent. As the pair became better friends—and as the motorcycle continued to take shape—they’d have long conversations about the realities of starting the company. Hollinger would show up to their discussions with pages of questions written on a legal pad, but what gradually eroded his hesitation was the thoughtfulness with which Reeves described the experience of riding a motorcycle.

Finally, nearly convinced, Hollinger asked Reeves to boil everything down to one reason why they should do something as seemingly crazy as starting a motorcycle company. The actor came up with it on the spot—a reason Hollinger immediately understood, which allowed him to envision the company and its worth as an opportunity to do something meaningful and long-lasting.

“Because,” Reeves told him, channeling the mortality-obsessed 11-year-old kid gawking at dudes on motorcycles, “we’re going to die.”

Related: 2023 Arch 1s Sport Cruiser Is the American (V-twin) Dream

There have been many jokes made over the years about Reeves being a dummy, but after spending about 8 seconds with the guy it’s obvious he’s keenly intelligent. I mention that I read lots of sci-fi and fantasy books as a kid, which prompts him to ask whether I have opinions on several titles, followed by recommendations to read several others.

Thing is, his idiosyncratic public persona—which is sort of like Ted (not Bill) if Ted were a little more shy and a much better dresser—isn’t an act. Reeves isn’t trying to fool his critics or fans. And he isn’t really putting on an act in an attempt to prevent people from knowing who he is. He’s just this very singular, introspective, likable person who happened to become a pop culture icon.

All of that said? He can be pretty goofy. His physical mannerisms are sometimes at odds with what he’s saying, like he’s being controlled by feuding puppeteers. He speaks haltingly, stopping and starting and stopping again, often all in the same sentence, as he considers what exactly he wants to say or, just as likely, what he doesn’t want to say. More than once over the course of an afternoon he giggles—yes, giggles—at something he says or thinks, placing his cupped hand over his mouth like a theatrical school child hiding laughter; the gesture is as strange as it is endearing. He's somehow both laconic and verbose, calm and keyed up.

Although Reeves has long been known as “The internet’s boyfriend,” he’s currently dating—sorry, internet—acclaimed visual artist Alexandra Grant. The pair first collaborated on the 2011 book Ode to Happiness after having known each other previously; in the following years they collaborated on other projects and co-founded the small book imprint X Artists’ Books. Their romantic relationship began about five years ago but only became public knowledge two years in, when they arrived at a red carpet event together.

When asked about Grant, Reeves leans back in his chair as though trying to put both metaphorical and literal distance between himself and the idea of discussing his personal life.

So, uh, maybe it’s best to make it about bikes: What’s Grant’s opinion of Reeves’ (occasionally injurious) motorcycle fixation?

“She used to have a motorcycle, so she’s fine with it,” Reeves says. Then he pauses, as he so often does, seemingly considering whether to say anything more. “She hasn’t ridden in a while.”

Despite his lifelong love of bikes, Reeves hasn’t ridden them much in his movies. There’s a brief scene in the landmark 1991 indie film My Own Private Idaho. There’s some riding in 1996’s Chain Reaction, including one scene in which he manages to outrun an exploding hydrogen reactor. He’s technically on a bike in John Wick 3 while battling bad guys, but that was all done while stationary in front of a green screen. He has no interest in shoehorning Arches into his movies, though a couple of Arches are featured in the futuristic 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077, in which he also played a major role.

Reeves says there’s a brief motorcycle scene in the upcoming John Wick 4, a movie whose eventual existence might have been laughed at when the original film debuted. Despite the series’ current status as an unstoppable franchise juggernaut, it originally wasn’t even planned as a franchise—and it certainly didn’t appear destined to be one after John Wick received a somewhat tepid theatrical reception in 2014.

“It had some success in the theater, but it really became more popular in second viewings,” Reeves says. “So the studio asked if we wanted to do another one.”

Reeves does more than just kick unbelievable amounts of ass in the movies; he’s also had a hand in plotting out the sequels. The genesis of the third and fourth installments, he says, took place while he and director Chad Stahelski were on the road promoting the second and third movies, respectively.

“Generally, Chad and I cook ’em up while we’re doing press tours,” Reeves says. “We talk about what we’d do next if the current film does well. I’m like, ‘I want to ride a horse and do a horse chase!’ And Chad says, ‘Yeah, we can do it in Central Park!’”

Reeves says he doesn’t know what comes next for him, but John Wick 5 will almost certainly be an option—if he wants to do it. He’s currently developing a TV series, and maybe he’ll make the motorcycle road movie he’s long thought about making. He’ll also no doubt continue riding bikes and growing Arch because he loves doing both.

He says he may continue BRZRKR, the comic series he co-writes. He won’t stop helping others via his philanthropy (he declines to discuss other than to say it’s “in health and the arts”). And he’ll burnish his already-glowing reputation as, in his words, “a pretty respectful and considerate person,” because that’s how he likes to treat people.

“I’m just,” Reeves says as his mouth curls into a smirk and his arms shoot out in front of him as though he’s pleading to be believed, “a normal guy.”

via keanuworld

#keanu reeves #arch motorcycle #motorcycles

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ferretteeth · 6 months

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Recreating Van Gogh's colour palette with modern pigments, by Evie Hatch

Many of the colors Van Gogh exist still today (albeit now in synthesized forms), such as French Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Yellow.

Several of the red and yellow pigments used by historical artists have been phased out today due to their high toxicity, such as Red Lead (which used lead) and Emerald Green (which used arsenic). The article by Evie Hatch examines and showcases modern, safer equivalents.

#van gogh #jackson's art #classical art #oils #this is pretty so im sharing it lol

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icaruswrld · 15 days

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彡 🪐 ₊ ˚ᥐ ݁ ICARUS is the first fictional co-ed group under DreamDive Labels with five members: Ashton Han, Lucy Bae, Hyunjin, Sabrina, and Minwoo. Debuting in early 2017, the lineup did not feature Minwoo until February 2020, before then, the group was a standalone quartet. Best known for their concept, ICARUS holds a reputation of becoming some of the best idol actors - all thanks to DreamDive Labels' unique training that benefited in showcasing the group's lore, which follows the lives of the offspring of big-city billionaires running from dramatic scandals; constantly getting exposed by an unknown entity known as the Icarus.

Completely formed and established by leader Ashton Han, ICARUS took off as one of the first self-made successful co-ed acts. With public coverage of their story, the Han siblings became a beloved piece of the industry despite blood-relations. Ashton entered as a trainee, taking the lead when DreamDive Labels was scrounging for the hottest material by recruiting & auditioning the first three members. In 2019, Han entered a legal battle with DreamDive Labels and won over the rights of ICARUS, recruiting maknae Minwoo as a result of a new start and showcased him in 2020.

▸▸ ⤸ more below the cut !

━━━ BASICS !!

GROUP NAME ╱ ICARUS (이카루스)

DEBUT DATE ╱ february 3, 2017

DEBUT SONG ╱ THE EVE

DEBUT RELEASE ╱ XOXO, ICARUS (the 1st mini album)

COMPANY ╱ DREAMDIVE LABELS

MEMBER COUNT ╱ 5 (formerly 4)

FANDOM NAME ╱ phoenix + phoenixes

GREETING ╱ "keep this a secret, we are icarus!"

COLOR PALETTE ╱ french ultramarine

DISCOGRAPHY ╱

— XOXO, ICARUS [2017, mini album]

— BLACKMAIL! [2017, mini album]

— LOVE, MONEY, POWER [2018, first album]

— GIVE IT TO ME [2018, japanese debut]

— REGULAR [2019, single album]

— ROAR / NO MANNERS [2020, digital single]

— SCARS [2020, japanese single]

— ICARUS RISING [2021, second album]

— DEJA VU [2021, mini album]

— IMMORTALS! [2022, third album]

— EP. I: BURN [2022 fourth album]

— EP. II: FADED [2023, mini album]

— EP. III: GONE [2023, fifth album]

━━━ LINEUP !!

[1996] ▸▸ JONGIN, "ASHTON HAN" ꗃ leader, main rapper, main dancer, producer, lyricist

[1997] ▸▸ LUCILLE, "LUCY BAE" ꗃ main vocalist, main dancer, visual

[1998] ▸▸ LEE "HYUNJIN" ꗃ main vocalist, visual, face of the group

[1999] ▸▸ MINA, "SABRINA" HAN ꗃ lead rapper, sub-vocalist

[2000] ▸▸ "MINWOO" KANG ꗃ lead rapper, lead vocalist, center, maknae

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#ficnetfairy #WINGS OF WEALTH ::: PROFILES #fake kpop idol #fake kpop group #fictional idol community #fictional kpop community #idol oc #idol au #idolverse #kpop coed #skz 9th member #bts 8th member #nct added member

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sailorspica · 3 months

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listen! MARco, MARcel, MARlowe, MARley: do they only point to war from the god mars (ares), as in martial? three boys dead in marley's war, and only marcel knew it. the seven visible planets have their metals in medieval alchemy: ♂ is iron, the stuff of weapons and armor, spear and shield, forged in fire into steel.

or, is it also the sea: marinus, where we get marine, maritime, and ultramarine, the precious pigment from ground lapis lazuli named not for its deep blue color, but for coming to europe from beyond the sea (the middle east). armin is even an acronym for the old french marin.

add nile dok's widow, MARie, ymir fritz's daughter and wall MARia: marley attacked maria, eren of maria attacked marley. maryam, mother of god. hildegard von bingen called her stella maris, sea star. or the scout squad leader who died in shiganshina, MARlene, whose name i chuckled at as if yams just googled famous germans, but i want to give him credit for this repetition. it's too beautiful and double edged.

🕯️ find this post warrior and marco stans 🕯️

#this coming from your local astrologer/theologian/sailor mars kin #sorry i think this is my biggest brained aot meta moment so far #aot meta #aot #marco bodt #marlowe freudenberg #marcel galliard #armin artlert #marie dawk #marie dok #nile dok #nile dawk #marco bott #♃#aottxt #armin arlert

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generic-whumperz · 4 months

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Get to Know Tag

Big thanks to @clairelsonao3 & @mj-iza-writer for tagging me! I really like getting to know everyone more, and aw shucks, y’all included me in on the fun!

Rules: Tag 10 or more people you want to get to know better

10?! That feels like a lot for me, so I’ll gently do a no-pressure tag to some homies & mutuals I interact with often (+ if you see this and would like to join, please feel free!): @whumpyourdamnpears @rainydaywhump @drawing-dinos82 @dresden-syndrome @snakebites-and-ink @whumble-beeee @little-rat-dragon

Relationship status: Married for soon-to-be six years! Surprised? Not more than me, I assure you that! (He’s not on social media and not a Tumblr Baddie, nor is he a Whumper, but he listens to my insane bullshit, so shoutout to him for being a wonderful and supportive partner and letting me be able to let my freak fly freely—try saying that three times fast.)

Favorite color: Blue. Oh, I love all the blues, from cobalt, to ultramarine, to turquoise, to navy, baby, royal, sky, azure, and indigo.

Song stuck in my head: Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You by Engelbert Humperdinck (this name sounds fake and like it would belong to a snooty banker from A Christmas Carol.) There are several versions of this song, but for some reason, this is the one that permanently invades my mind.

Last song listened to: I was listening to oldies this morning on my walk, so: It Had to Be You (Big Band and Vocals) by Harry Connick Jr.

Dream trip: Is this a trick question? You think I can pick one place? I love the tropics, but considering that I’ve already been to Hawaii & Costa Rica, I’d take a trip to the Mediterranean (yes, I’m basic and would love a trip to Italy, Spain, Greece, or even a quaint little French countryside) over the tropics without hesitation. However, I am also drawn to Peru and Ireland, New Zealand (I would love to go to the locations where LOTR was shot), and Thailand.

Last TV show/movie: (Not counting Star Trek TNG I fell asleep to last night since I know no rest without being properly lulled to sleep by a Star Fleet Captain) The Boys! I finally started watching it and downed all of season 1 yesterday like the TV addict that I am.

Spicy/sweet/savory?: I dare say spicy, although my guts can’t tolerate much of it anymore (I was a hot sauce fiend in my youth, quite literally had a bottle of Tabasco and/or Tapatio on me at all times—yes, I even went so far as to keeping bottles of it in my locker at school), so I will gladly settle on savory.

Last thing I googled: All hail the Piano Man himself

#get to know tag

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