#saint mina

[resinfish]

Louisville Doll Theft Update

So I posted a couple weeks back about my friend whose landlord stole his doll collection, and I have good news and bad news.

The good news is we were able to track down one of the trucks. The bad news is that it belonged to a charity donation pickup that just ended up with their clothes and furniture after everything else had been taken by the "cleaners."

After calling all the cleaners and junk haulers in the area, we've narrowed it down to two, the first admitted to working with Barrett Goff/Allodium in the past but acted a little squirrely when I mentioned stolen property and said they hadn't been on that side of town that week, but the guy was otherwise sweet and cooperative, and said company policy is to donate anything not broken. The second admitted they let their employees just grab and take whatever, then got an attitude and said they "couldn't confirm or deny involvement," and told us to come back with a warrant. They're the only ones out of the internet's entire trove of KY Louisville area junk haulers that refused to give answers, which is pretty sus.

(Who, in the course of a normal conversation, says stuff like "can neither confirm nor deny involvement"? Not sure if these guys are guilty or just extra...)

Anyway, with nothing turning up on online resale platforms, the next stop is flea markets. As they're working extra gigs to save for a new place (and a lawyer), I'm hoping to save them a PI fee by organizing a sweep with people in the area, to run through local flea markets and see if anyone's trying to sell a massive doll collection. They already can't afford HRT anymore, if they have to pay a pi and a lawyer, getting justice will get prohibitively expensive both financially and personally

If you are local to the Louisville KY area, even if you're not in the hobby, please dm me and I'll go over the ones we haven't eliminated by phone yet. They've been advised to get a private investigator, but they really don't have that kind of money lying around after being robbed and left homeless. If I can get enough Baker Street Irregulars together to help, we can let them use their savings for a lawyer.

Again, the collection is made up of mostly Ringdoll, DIM, ResinSoul/Bobobie, and some Soom. Also among the more distinctive dolls we're trying to recover are Custom House Saint Mina and LE Sad Mina, an Island Doll Shukaku ver. 2 fullset, and a secondhand Volks free choice girl with goth vampire faceup and antique-looking dress.

If anyone knows attorneys who take cases for cheap or pro bono, please contact me so I can refer them. They've applied to the ACLU, but with the organization's workload these days, it's kind of a crapshoot.

If you can't volunteer and want to help, you can donate at:

Cashapp: $hyperionasshole and his new PP @memeharrington

Because posts with images get more traffic, here is me and my friend on my annual bluebonnet day, and our dolls (the blondes--RS Dai and 1st gen BBB Apollo--are his, and probably still wearing these outfits):

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #help #ball-jointed doll #bjd help #stolen bjd #resinsoul #bobobie #discrimination #hate crime #louisville ky #bjd help wanted #doll theft #ringdoll #custom house #saint mina

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

Mina, listening to Jack's murder podcast: man that's fucked up... WELP. Time to write about it!

#i hereby nominate wilhelmina harker as the matron saint of writing #may her divine goth spookiness bless you with writing motivation #awomen #dracula daily #mina harker

[incomingalbatross]

Literature connected to Whitby:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Marmion by Sir Walter Scott (sort of—he took the abbey's name and its founder's and transferred them to Lindisfarne)

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede (the Synod of Whitby is the climax of the history's third volume)

Caedmon's Hymn (probably the oldest surviving English poem, composed at Whitby)

#i have not read bede but i read a LITTLE bit of bede on my english trip for one the lectures #and it was about how the synod of whitby brought the british church calendar into union with rome's #dracula #(glancingly) #catholic #(implicitly) #also if anyone out there wants to assign mina harker a patron saint i'd like to nominate st. hilda who founded the whitby abbey #princess and abbess and renowned for her wisdom apparently--seems like a solid choice!

[viagginterstellari]

The Kiss (Church of Saint Francis of Assisi b. 1766, the Sacristy) - Ouro Preto, 2023

#picofthenight #travel #brazil #minas gerais #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #ancient art #ancient architecture #kiss #art #rococo #saint francis of assisi #ancient statue #architecture #religion #catholicism #catholic church #photoofthenight

[immediatebreakfast]

The post saying Mina prays for Jonathan only while leaving Van Helsing and the suitors out makes me think that while she loves them all greatly she's pretty selfish in the end

I wouldn't say that Mina is pretty selfish at the end, in fact she is probably the most selfless character in the whole book. The only bits of selfishness that Mina allows herself to have are her immediate travel to Budapest to find Jonathan, and her prayer before the Dracula hunt.

Mina had sacrificed so much through the whole book to keep her happiness, and her husband away from the horrible grasp of the Count. She sacrificed time, money, her dignity, her well-being, her faith, her and Jonathan's privacy, to finally put the asshole that caused so much suffering to end.

Yet Mina stands as a rock unmoving and firm, with her skills at one hand, and her husband at the other. Mina already lost Lucy, one the few beloved people in her world, she can't think of a reality in which Jonathan dies too. She cares a lot for all of the crew of Light, she cares for them so much even if they cast her aside in the critical moments because she is a woman. Mina still cares for them even if their actions led her to have the slow process of becoming a vampire.

But... Who was the person who held her while she cried over her dirtied dignity, who would the person that reassured her how she was not unholy because of that horrible man. Who was the person who promised that he will follow her through the dark and beyond death, while not caring about what the god that Mina "lost" its light has to say.

Of course Mina must allow herself a selfish prayer in front of a god that (in her mind) has casted her away. If that god can't protect Mina because she is now marked, then maybe that god can listen to her plead and protect Jonathan, the only man who she truly wants to survive at the end.

It's the most human emotion of all, and even if it was selfish, I can't judge Mina because of it.

#Mina Harker train fiend and unholy saint #Mina is allowed a little selfish prayer as a treat #dracula daily #dracula #mina harker #mina murray

[saintseiya-thoughts]

• Bronze Saints - Dance Skills Headcanon (? Girl, have normal hcs please)

Seiya : He sings well, but his dance skills kinda stop at Just Dance...he's a bit clumsy and has a hard time remembering choregraphy and all, he mostly does it for fun and doesn't care about being wrong

Shiryu : He's pretty flexible and remember/learns things easily, he would have a pretty energetic and really on point dance style and would overall think it's a fun activity ? He's naturally sporty too, it helps

Hyôga : He's reallyyyy good, but especially in gracious dances, his movements are slower and more gracious, so his energy hits a bit different in catchy and fast dances (not in a bad way)

Shun : He'd be good ! He's not as good as Shiryu when it comes to choregraphy but he's putting a lot of heart into it, and you see he's clearly loving it despite having less perfect movements than Hyôga or Shiryu

Ikki : You'll never see him on a dancefloor, and it's probably for the best tbh

#can't believe I did this after watching too much Twice MVs and dance videos #kotz #knights of the zodiac #headcanons #cygnus hyoga #andromeda shun #dragon shiryu #phoenix ikki #pegasus seiya #saint seiya #adding it here out of shame but !! #in my head Shiryu has a Momo kinda dance style Hyôga a Mina one and Shun a Jihyo one #I'M SORRY FOR BEING A KPOP STAN

[ofpd]

Trick or treat!!!! (also im gonna listen to werewolf barmitzva soon it seems epic)

it's so epic !! erev shel hallowim sameach :)

#when i lived in israel i celebrated halloween by watching ghostbusters and having lunch w another american family #actually i think hallow means saint but idk how to translate that. esp without making the phrase unrecognizable #i should consult that “goyish holidays guide” thing #ok edit it calls it “erev yom kol hakedoshim” so that's cool #asks #mina tag

[a-mnhia]

“     the big moments are going to come.   you can’t help that.   it’s what you do afterwards that counts.     ”           from jonathan   /   @devorre​ .

he has changed.    as has she.    their respective times in the presence of the count were world - shattering at best.      but their metamorphoses are different.      their opinions,     once aligned,     now diverge in so many areas it can be hard to keep track of them all.      there are days,    days like today,    where mina wonders if it is worth fighting for at all.     and so she sits,      hands wrapped around the corners of one book of many,     and speaks without looking up to where he voice calls from,       “     that is very optimistic of you,    jonathan.   but you know there only so much one can do after   ...   all of it is over with.      ”

#devorre #†. WRIT [ . . . ] she speaks. #†. PAST [ . . . ] saints were human once too. #okay so i set this post - dr.acula #i hope that is fine #mina (within my mind) is very much in an estranged headspace #after everything #especially considering her previous mental connection to the count #and the empathy and sorrow she feels for him #if you would like to plot or talk #more in depth let me know!

[arikad0]

I desperately need to do something with my Castlevania Ga'Hoole au

#i remember nothing about it except the belmonts were the monarchs of the tree #dracula was a hagsfiend obviously which made alucard half hagsfiend #arikado and yoko were rybs with soma and mina being their respective students #soma and juste had leucism #shanoa and albus weren't from the tree but from a place similar to but not exactly like saint aggies if that makes sense #and i don't remember any of the owl species i made characters except for mina. she was a pygmy owl c: #OH WAIT NEVERMIND shanoa was a short eared owl #so i remember more than i thought i did lol

[see-arcane]

Mina: Hey, letting you know now, I'm coming with you guys

Van Helsing: <:0!!! But Madam Mina! You are the one in the most danger!

Mina, thrumming with the patience of 1000 saints, pointing directly to the Wafer scar Van Helsing gave her: I know.

#Mina I am so sorry you have to be in the novel Dracula but you and your husband are carrying it like champs #mina harker #abraham van helsing #dracula #re: dracula #dracula daily

[resinfish]

Okay, dollblr, I need your help

My friend's doll collection was stolen on May 19th by his shitty landlord. Charges have been filed, but the landlord and the moving company he used to transport the dolls and other stolen property have been uncooperative in giving the information needed to trace and recover the dolls.

I'm asking that this post be shared as far and wide as possible so he has some hope of getting his most beloved and distinctive dolls back.

If anyone sees a massive dump of Ringdolls and Dollfie Dreams on Mercari, eBay, or Facebook, especially in/around/from the Louisville, KY area, please contact me so I can let him know.

I will update as we assess the full extent of the loss, but the dolls we're asking people to keep an eye out for at the moment are

Ringdoll K fullset edition with attached hair, NS. No outfit. Distinctive features: One magnet fell out and was put back in back upside down, so his headcap doesn't stay closed.

DIM Minimee Ruki head, NS. Distinctive features: Vampire mod.

Custom House Mina (both Saint Mina and LE Sad Mina), NS

Ringdoll Quiz, GS, fullset

Bobobie Pixie. Distinctive features: sky blue skin that yellowed to a minty color. Probably wearing green pajamas with brown airplanes made by me.

ResinSoul Yao, WS. His first doll, probably yellowed a fair bit by now. Distinctive features: a small chip on one of her horns.

DIM Minimee heads of all Gazette and Dir En Grey members. If these turn up as a lot, contact us, it's probably them.

Soom Dain

Soom Dawn

2 60cm Sweetdolls, NS

HZ WangYe head

This ResinSoul Dai and 1st gen Bobobie Apollo, probably still in these outfits

Any dolls that appear in a large group with these should be reported.

I will update tomorrow with more specifics on the missing Ringdolls and DD/DD mods when we've had a chance to sit down and assess the extent of the theft.

@okamikodomo @fullyfunctionalminiaturebeehive @buffdolls @laptopcoffee @lupusdarkmoon @lordhigheverythingelse @nyxypixie @freakstylebjd @literally anyone and everyone we've ever met in this community

Thank y'all in advance for any help, he's gutted over this and I am on his behalf. Still in shock that there are people this vile in the world.

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #ball-jointed doll #bobobie #resinsoul #ringdoll #sweetdolls #soom #ringdoll k #ringdoll quiz #custom house #custom house mina #honestly fuck this landlord #im fucking livid #please help #stolen bjd #stolen abjd #bjd stolen #abjd stolen #help #bjd help #doll help

[dathen]

So it’s easy to fill in what Agatha refuses to tell Mina about Jonathan’s ramblings as just general vampire stuff, but I think we get a lot of clues about what secret she’s keeping, and it’s not that.

For one, she doesn’t tiptoe around saying it included talk of “blood and demons.” Mentioning vampires is no worse than mentioning demons, so if that was the Big Secret between him and God then she’s already betrayed that trust. Also, the villagers at the beginning of the book whispered of vampires and witches and the like, so it’s not some unspeakable word Agatha won’t repeat.

And then there’s this:

Sister Agatha . . . tells me that he raved of dreadful things whilst he was off his head. I wanted her to tell me what they were; but she would only cross herself, and say she would never tell; that the ravings of the sick were the secrets of God, and that if a nurse through her vocation should hear them, she should respect her trust. . . . She opened up the subject again, and after saying that she could never mention what my poor dear raved about, added: 'I can tell you this much, my dear: that it was not about anything which he has done wrong himself.”

At first this may seem like a non sequiter, but if you take it in the context as a response to what Jonathan was raving about, it feels very pointed. I feel that this is brought up because she said it to Jonathan himself. That his ramblings were of guilt and despair over what happened to him, that now he’s unclean—just like Mina will weep over later after she falls into Dracula’s power.

Put the pieces together, and you have Sister Agatha saying that what she heard during Jonathan’s fevers are secrets she can’t betray his confidence for, even to his wife; that it’s likely something he felt guilt over and had to be told is not his fault; and that it’s of a topic so dark that Sister Agatha hesitates to repeat it.

It all adds up to Jonathan’s ramblings being about being violated by Dracula: metaphorically for certain through the blood drinking, possibly also sexually. It makes Agatha’s insistence that it wasn’t his fault make much more sense, but also makes her care that much more powerful. Even today it’s rare to get a narrative sympathetic to survivors of assault, let alone male survivors.

(Others have also spoken of how Saint Agatha is the patron saint of rape survivors: who they could pray to for support and intercession when they’re suffering. If purposeful, that would be a VERY heavy-handed allegory in her care for Jonathan. But even if not, all the other context is there.)

#dracula daily #jonathan harker #sister agatha #assault cw #rape mention #dracula daily spoilers

[thegoatsongs]

pleas and private entries - Mina Murray Harker / Jonathan Harker

[Dracula, 1897]

mahmoud darwish, memory for forgetfulness // hala alyan, interactive :: house saints // linecoveredinjellyfish // anna akhmatova, the guest // hadestown, wait for me // richard siken, planet of love

#dracula daily #jonmina #mina harker #mina murray #jonathan harker #dracula #im at the making quotes posts stage of the brainrot #gothic romance #web weaving #richard siken #hadestown

[dira333]

Halo-Halo - Bakugo x Reader

This is just a little something I whipped up for @misfit-megumi - since I am patiently waiting for my own chance to eat Halo-Halo I'll use my time to torture Bakugo a little bit. I know it's probably not as sweet, but I consider Bakugo as sweet-adverse as my best friend...?

“You don’t have to be nervous-”

“I’m not nervous!” Katsuki’s voice is too loud in the car, his big hand slick with sweat around yours.

“They already like you-”

“That’s not the point.” He growls and you lean back in your seat to look at him.

His hair, formerly combed back in a way that would make Best Jeanist proud, has already started defying gravity again. He’s fussing over it every time he sees himself in the mirror while checking the traffic behind him. 

You didn’t know him in high school, but you’ve seen pictures. Mina would kill for a picture of him now, the crisp lines of his shirt, his tie tied to perfection.

“Are you wearing that shirt that your Dad made?”

“Yeah.” Katsuki huffs. “What about it?”

“It suits you.” Your words are simple but he still blushes to the tips of his ears. Oh yeah, he’s so nervous.

“Of course it suits me.” He’s still trying to cover up his nerves. “My Dad made it. He knows me.”

“That he does.” 

Again, Katsuki drags one hand through his hair as if trying to keep it down before resting his hand on yours. 

“My mother will love you.” You say quietly, knowing he will hear it. “After everything I’ve told her, she thinks you’re a saint.”

“I’m not the saint in this relationship.” Katsuki parks the car and throws you a look. This time, his eyes are wide open and vulnerable. 

You’d love nothing more than to hold him, let him lean into you, reassure him that he’s got nothing to worry about. But that’s not how Katsuki works.

So you smile instead, cheeky and daring.

“You’re right. I’m your little angel!”

He huffs, grin wide on his lips as he exits the car and walks around to open your door.

.

Your mother is already at the door before you can take Katsuki’s outstretched hand.

“You’re here!” She calls to the rest of the family. “They are here. Quick!”

In a matter of seconds, your family gathers. There’s your father, your mother, your brother, and at least two cats dancing between all of your feet.

Katsuki’s doing pretty well at keeping his cool even though you know he’s not a fan of so many people hanging off him.

“Surely you must be hungry!” Your mother ushers you inside. “After such a long trip! I wish Japan was closer so that you could visit us more often.”

You know she probably doesn’t mean it, but you can feel the guilt trip getting to work.

A warm hand wraps around your wrist and tugs you back until you crash into Katsuki’s chest. He smirks into your cheek.

“Don’t even think about it.” He whispers into your ear and you shiver, nodding. He knows how hard you’ve worked to make a name for yourself, away from your family, standing on your own two feet.

Curious eyes follow you as you walk through the house.

Your father asks about your travels, how much Katsuki’s already seen, and what he’s thought about it. Katsuki, to your surprise, keeps his opinion civil and polite.

That doesn’t mean he’s lying. He’s just softening the blow when he thinks something sucks - like the weather, for example. 

The heat’s killing him. If not for the control of his quirk it would also kill you, quite literally. He’s never sweat that much in the time you’ve been together and that says a lot.

“I made us some refreshments.” Your mother announces just as you take a seat at the dining table. You hope for some lemonade, ice cold and refreshing. 

Katsuki loathes anything sweet, that much you have learned, hardly ever goes for an ice cream even on the hottest days. 

What your mother brings out, isn’t lemonade.

It’s Halo-Halo. 

“I hope you like it.” Your mother beams down at you even as you look at the glasses in horror. There’s no way Katsuki will eat that. 

“Babe, you don’t-” You start just as he digs his spoon into the purple Ube Halaya Jam on top. He pops it into his mouth and stares you down like he’s daring you to make him stop.

“What do you think? I did use more Ube Halaya Jam for this because you like it more this way. You can have more if you need it a bit sweeter.”

You might be imagining it, but it looks like Katsuki’s teeth are sticking together as he smiles.

“It’s fantastic.” He takes another spoonful and you suspect it’s only so he doesn’t have to talk.

In a matter of minutes, he empties his bowl. Your mother takes away his bowl and his hand finds yours under the table, squeezing hard.

You know what that means. He did it for you. 

Oh, this stupid boy that loves you so much in his own weird way.

“Thank you.” You whisper back. “I know how much that cost you.”

He licks his lips, blue from the Ube ice cream.

“Worth it.” He winks at you. “If I get you.” 

#my writing #bakugo x reader #bakugo katsuki #bakugo fluff #mha bakugo #mha x reader #mha fluff

[immediatebreakfast]

"God grant that we may be guided aright, and that He will deign to watch over my husband and those dear to us both, and who are in such deadly peril. As for me, I am not worthy in His sight. Alas! I am unclean to His eyes, and shall be until He may deign to let me stand forth in His sight as one of those who have not incurred His wrath."

Mina...

Mina what the fuck are you talking about?

God doesn't deserve you Mina. It doesn't.

God doesn't deserve to dangle the promise of eternal peace to you. All righteous fearing woman capable of running towards ancient evil to save your dear friend. Insessant, and intelligent fiend who is all kind towards her love, and loved him with all of her might when he was not himself.

Don't blame yourself for the assault, and never think that you are guilty for not having the means to stop it. Mina can't tell herself "if I had been better" she can't. How many times must she torture herself with thoughts of hellfire that are so close in her mind, yet far in reality.

Mina tells that she is not worthy of His sight when god should grovel at her feet for forgiveness. How dare He to make her suffer like this. Mina is not a Martyr nor a Saint. She is not Saint Inés calling for the sword to fall so she can be freed, nor Saint Águeda screaming in joy as she finally died.

Mina's suffering is not holy, it's human. It's so human that it hurts to read. How were her ambitions in life greedy to incur god's wrath upon her? Why must she become another footnote on Dracula's horrible quest for power? (Why was Lucy not saved? Why?)

Mina is losing hope in herself when she is the most strong. She can't let herself become comfortable at the idea of a violent end if it means to be seen in god's light again. Mina can't become suicidal to beg and pray to the being that abandoned her in her most traumatic moments.

Mina may think that she doesn't deserve god, but it's god that doesn't deserve Mina.

#I want to scream at her #She is not a symbol of righteous religious suffering who will be rewarded with peace in heaven #Mina is a human woman capable of so many things and she will never be at fault for this tragedy no matter how many times she tells that #If god in the Dracula novel it's real then humans should climb up and kill it #It really reminds me of a little paragraph of a song by el Cuarteto de Nos (it's an argetinian political rock band) #“I don't believe in god - all powerful - creator of heaven and earth - maker of evil and storms - castrator of willpower” #“I believe in me - nothing powerful - creator of churches and miracles” #dracula daily #dracula #mina harker #mina murray #cw catholicism

[cinnamonspicevanilla]

Coquette Brazilian Midia. pt 1.

Hilda Furacão

- The miniseries tells the story of Hilda Furacão (Ana Paula Arósio), the most desired prostitute in the bohemian area of Belo Horizonte in the 1950s. Daughter of a traditional middle-class family, Hilda scandalized Minas Gerais society by breaking with her family and conventions, running away on her wedding day and taking refuge among prostitutes and transexuals. It is told by the point of view of a writer, since his childhood with his friends Malthus (Rodrigo Santoro, a big faunlet inspo btw), a bona fide seminarian, known by the population as The Saint, and Aramel (Thiago Lacerda) an aspiring Hollywood actor trying to learn English.

Their lives change when they see Hilda for the first time and witness her change from a fearless but rich and traditional lady and model, to the most sought after and scandalous prostitute in the entire city.

After being popularized in the city as the most beautiful and popular prostitute, Hilda is accused of being possessed by demons and Malthus decides to try to exorcise her in the Church square, only to discover that he would not be able to resist Hilda's charms, she would become his greatest object of desire and guilt.

This story is full of sensuality, anguish, Catholic guilt and other popular tropes on the community, if you like erotic dramas and thrillers, you will love it, and if you like vintage fashion, you will love it even more. If you are from a Spanish-speaking country you can most likely find the series on the internet, as it was super popular throughout Latin America, and if you speak English, I can make some episodes available via google drive, however the person who subtitles the episodes is translating one at a time, so be patient, maybe the wait will leave you wanting more ;)

I decided to make a series of posts giving recommendations about brazilian coquette/faunlet media, i felt that something about Brazil was missing, im very proud if my country's culture and media and think that it should be spread and appreciated more.

Also, aren't her outfits just so cute?

#coquette #coquette noir #coquette aesthetic #coquette br