Knitted leg warmers, Fancy Trap

thinking abt how azi was truly crowley's sunlight through the millenniums. like, here's this demon who didn't mean to fall, who just asked questions and deep down he was still so good. and he is alone, he's the literally the emboidement of the first sin, and NOT by his own choosing. he's so alone and afraid and just wants a real conversation w someone, even if its an angel who'll most likely hate him. and here's the guardian of eden, who gave away his sword, that GOD gave to him, without asking a single question, to help the humans under his charge and he's kind to crowley and crowley is utterly fascinated. zira is basically the first protector, not only to adam and eve BUT CROWLEY TOO. he protects crowley from the first rain bc he's so fundamentally good and kind and crowley can't help seeking him out over the years. when they meet in rome, c is obviously far more withdrawn and angry bc of the things he's seen and was forced to do and there's az again, so happy to see him and even inviting him to dinner. everytime they met, even when crowley was saving azira, he also saved crowley by the simple act of being his friend.

I realize this is a weird question for a Sunday morning, but does anybody have particularly incisive articles about the tension between architectural preservation and the need (because I do think it's a need!) for new buildings, new spaces, and revising the landscape of a city?

I'm watching a piece on Richard Nickel, who is almost single-handedly responsible for photographing the work of Louis Sullivan and other architects of the Chicago Prairie School, prior to their demolition in the 60s. It's a great piece, and I love Nickel's photographs, but as someone who knows only the Chicago that sprang up in the wake of Nickel's, I can't help but wonder if there's more than simple aesthetics at play here.

Average day in the Moriarty household god bless Louis' patience with these two

Hot Take

museums should label 19th-century women’s clothing primarily by formality (except in the case of garments with specific purposes, eg. “cycling costume” or “nightgown”), not by the 10,000 different terms they might be called at the time

my reasoning is that the current hodgepodge of terms, while technically accurate to the period:

1. reinforces the myth that middle- or upper-class women used to always change their dresses many times a day No Matter What, rather than what seems to me the primary-source-supported reality- that they changed situationally, as necessary

2. promotes unnecessary disconnect between the past and the present. we have varying degrees of clothing formality today, just without specific terms for each one. they had garments that could serve for multiple purposes and be dressed up or down with accessories back then. but because we don’t talk about an “afternoon dress” vs. a “ball gown” and they didn’t talk about the dress code for a party being “nice casual” vs. “dressy.” there’s this false idea that our systems of clothing changes/formality are Totally Different. which is really not the case, I think

3. even they couldn’t agree on what to call each individual outfit! I’ve seen fashion plates in magazines where the textual description and the label on the image give the same dress different names

this post brought to you by: Marzi Has Seen Too Many Gowns Labeled “Evening Gown” On Museum Websites Apparently For Their Formality When In Truth They Do Not Have The Single Factor That Usually Made A Dress Strictly For Evening At The Time (namely, revealing more skin about the chest and arms) And Therefore Would Have Stood Just As Well For Formal Daytime Events

i swear at the beginning of the avalance fandom there were So many fics where ava and sara had to go undercover at couples resorts,, i would just love a fic abt the villian who sets this up. like imagine a villian is like fuck, these two keep ruining my plans, if i can make them fall in love they'll be too interested in eachother to stop me!!

Lace legwarmers ! ( source ! )

11 feet tall (12 with heels)

i feel like the obvious solution to the tension between “stede loving his very fancy and shiny pants is Good and Beautiful and he shouldn’t have to conform to a version of masculinity that was never authentic to who he was, that’s the whole point” and “shedding his old things is a sign of growth and narratively pleasing because he only obtained those beautiful things through money gained off systems of obscene human suffering” is that the newly actually-poor-not-just-broke stede and the crew should go steal new and even shinier clothes from rich assholes like the ones in e5

tubbo what. sir, what is your obsession with the cage life.

it's honestly a miracle that it's taken Siegfried over a decade to get me. have you ever seen a man more my type before in your life 🌹🩷

Sorry I couldn't return your call; I am mentally, emotionally, and all levels besides physically present at the Siege of Fort Meigs in 1813.

I keep thinking about the inventory of the effects of Captain Asabel Nearing deceased, of the 19th Regiment United States Infantry, who died at Fort Meigs Sept. 10, 1813.

It's mostly clothing, as you would expect, with some shaving and writing supplies. There are also two food items: "1 small bag of black pepper" and "2 nutmegs." Not unlike my late grandmother, Captain Nearing apparently had his own personal food-seasoning kit.

The pepper is unremarkable, but the nutmegs are very interesting to me because he was almost certainly using them on savoury food! Look up 18th century and early 19th century cookbooks: there is nutmeg used on beef, veal, mutton, mushrooms, etc.

Thanks to my War of 1812-themed cookbooks like The Fort George Bill of Fare and Setting A Fine Table: Historical Desserts and Drinks from the Officers' Kitchens at Fort York, I have tried savoury nutmeg dishes—and they're really interesting and good! I don't know why (Western) cookery now treats nutmeg as a spice only for sweetened desserts. It's wild to think that Captain Nearing may have been grating fresh nutmug on his salt pork or wild game.

Angel S04E01 "Deep Down" (2002) & Stargate Atlantis S05E01 "Search and Rescue" (2008)

one thing no one warned me about when starting T is that when your stomach grows hair you will probably have to start cleaning your belly button more often. idk about anyone else but i rarely thought about cleaning it out but now i clean it at the very least every time i shower but often more frequently than that

nvm turns out i just bring more tma doodles

(image 1): "maybe if i pretend to have a nervous breakdown elias will let me leave" "i think im in love with my boss"

(image 2): "DRUGS GIVE ME DRUGS GIVE ME DRUGS-" "can you feel the love tonight~"

Some time post-canon Angel enters wholesome gym bro era. Zach tends to get dragged along and barely survives leg day.