#small ones

[dduane]

Today's small mystery

Reshelving some books that got out of their normal shelf in the upstairs bedroom, with the usual side revelations: (a) I need ebook copies of all the [Insert Color Here] Fairy Books, as it'd be good to have a collection of searchable texts*; (b) I need ebook copies (implying searchable texts) of the entire C.S. Lewis collection, as hunting for one of the more obscure quotes online is a waste of time that could be spent doing useful things like baking, or on creating crap renders of the recalcitrant manes of local demigods: (c) Hmm, some of these have bookmarks stuck in them. I wonder what those are about...?

I went through two or three books that had marks in them (blank sticky notes, usually), and in all but one case was able to figure out why I'd marked them, and make a note elsewhere of their content and implications. (I've been flirting with getting into Obsidian to see if it helps me stay on top of this kind of issue, but am not sure I really need it yet.)

This one, though, has left me baffled. It might have simply been where I paused in my reading... but that's not usually how I use my bookmarks. Normally I place them as a reminder that there was something on that page or spread that needed my attention for some reason, or was related to something else that was going on in life, or writing, or something. In this case... now all I have to try to recall is exactly what the issue was.

The bookmark tells me that we're almost certainly talking about something I was reading in 1994, because it's a train ticket from the 5th of September in that year, which I bought on the train (because there's no "from" marking on it), while heading to Wicklow Town. ("Cill Mhantain" is Irish for Wicklow.)

...The book is the Abbey Classics edition of Petronius's Satyricon: the Burnaby translation of 1694. (Interestingly, the National Library of Ireland has the same edition I do. Though I bet theirs is in better condition.) This is what we'd think of as a paperback, though it's actually bound with a soft cloth binding and has a paper dust jacket. (A scan of the front cover and front flap is below.) There are a lot of places I could have picked this up used in Dublin, but my guess is that it comes from one of a number of trips to Hay-on-Wye.

...And here are the pages where the train ticket was stuck in: a passage from the middle of Trimalchio's feast.

So now all I have to do is work out why I marked those pages... thirty years ago. (eyeroll) Yay.**

Something to occupy myself while I go off and make a flammkuchen...

*They're all online at Gutenberg, so that's all right.

**Though looking at the obscure idiom/metaphor "She's a very Pye at his Bolster," I wonder if it was something to do with that. ETA: So the thing to do when you run into a phrase like this in translation is to check another translator and see what they've got. It hadn't occurred to me on first glance that "Pye" wasn't a culinary reference, but a contraction of "magpie". And surprise, the 1913 Heseltine translation at Tufts' Perseus Digital Library has this as "a magpie belonging to a sofa": i.e. a bird that "henpecks" you in your own bed. Ow.

#mysteries #small ones #Satyricon #Petronius Arbiter

[obnoxious-but-croissant]

Skill Issue

Some more doodles, I have a small stash of submas art in this book that I made into my sketchbook by now. Don't know if I'm going to post them. If I do, it's gonna be a little at a time.

Close up of right side because it's cut off

#submas #subway masters #pokemon #subway boss ingo #ingo #nobori #emmet #kudari #plz dont let this get as much traction as my other posts. I like my small space #joltik #small ones

[theotherhappyplace]

all the evil people seem to be getting louder at once.

but 2 can play at that game

I'VE GOT A LOVERLY BUNCH OF COCONUTS

DIDDLYDEEDEE

HERE THEY ARE STANDING IN A ROW

BUM BUM BUM

#BIG ONES #SMALL ONES #SOME AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD

[thesmallmeggles]

Meg's (unnamed) Post Canon AU: What Happened To The Bosses?

As fits my personal Post Canon AU, everybody lived. Yes, even the ones who exploded on camera. They did all end up hospitalized: Some in rougher physical condition than others.

Figuring out legal repercussions is making my brain melt, partly because we don't know ANYTHING about Vandelay Island's legal system. (And the fact we have carte blanche when it comes to world building based on the Game Maker's Notebook interview.) My first thought was that there'd be a trial, but after some brief research I'm shelving that.

What I am confident about is taking a rehabilitation approach with the bosses. (I don't have any interest in writing a prison fic, and this is personally more enjoyable for me.)

Once the old bosses recovered from their injuries, they agreed to an arrangement consisting of electronic monitoring, community service, and fines. Another element to this is that the bosses are prohibited from communicating with each other.

Roxanne keeps the old bosses employed at Vandelay Technologies. (Albeit in lower ranked positions.) This stems less from altruism and more from pragmatism because the company needs all the help it can get to rebuild.

With that established, character specific details are listed below. 👇

Rekka ⚡: Production Supervisor. Does physical tasks and event organizing. Required to take anger management classes. She let Chai keep her belt because he earned it. Overall, Rekka is handling things like a BOSS.

Zanzo 🍍: Associate Engineer under Macaron's watchful eye. For the first few months, Zanzo attempted to be a good worker in hopes of regaining some of his Creative Freedom. His community service is web and graphic design for local small businesses, but it doesn't scratch the same itch as building a robot. Bribed a TEC-78 to install a temporal displacement device on the arcade machine so Chai could receive his gift basket. Had to pay his parking tickets and enroll in a financial management course. Zanzo... struggles for a while.

Mimosa 🍹: Social Media Account Manager. She was assigned to the Vandelay Island Community Theater for her service, and became an assistant acting coach at a community theater. (I referenced this in my post about Violet, my self insert OC. But not with this much detail). Mimosa flies no more- the explosion totaled her wings. Despite some bumps along the way, she is doing okay.

Roquefort 🐺: Senior Accountant. Provides financial counseling for Vandelay staff (besides Zanzo) + organizing fundraising events as community service. Also required to take anger management classes. Inhibitor installed to prevent him wolfing out. (Which can't POSSIBLY be overridden 😉) You think Roquefort has a contingency plan?

Kale ☕: For humor, Kale's new job is making coffee in the Café because the machine is STILL broken. (Who knows, he might even enjoy it sometimes.) He got more say with community service, as he volunteers at a pet clinic. (OC & Canon specific - As they serve on different days, Kale and Violet haven't crossed paths. YET.) Frustrated that his SPECTRA AI backup plan fell through. He doesn't have a plan C… as far as anyone knows.

Not everyone on Vandelay Island is content with this outcome. Certain characters believe the punishment dealt isn't harsh enough for the crime. Some may be plotting vengeance from the shadows… 😱

#hi-fi rush #hfr #hfr rekka #hfr zanzo #hfr mimosa #hfr roquefort #hfr kale #hfr spoilers #small ones #post canon au #everybody lives/nobody dies #so much intrigue! #will I do anything with it? #maybe

[biteable-pink-pixie]

I wish my cock was big Enough for you!

I don't remember having a scale?

#pixie asks 💕 #i guess i gotta day it again! #i love cock #all kinds of cock #big ones #small ones #ones that climb on rocks

[dream-to-be-frog]

I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but while I don't really think Pedro's a bad actor overall, so far I've been underwhelmed by HBO's version of Joel. They're trying so hard to play into the whole soft daddy aspect of Pedro's previous roles all because they want to make Joel more "likable". The way I knew this was going to happen when he was cast 🙄

so far it’s very interesting for me because there are some scenes where i’m like wow that was good others where i’m like. what was that.

i am enjoying the show, and i think pedro is doing pretty well but… i do agree? i’m trying to keep an open mind still but it’s like—

the crying last episode pissed me off a little. the joel in the game does not know how to identify a single emotion besides like, i dunno. protectiveness and rage?? i love that man but he is not emotionally intelligent. (the only man i love who i’d allow to be this way.)

by cutting out ALL the action i think they aren’t able to demonstrate how brutal joel can be. nothing about him in this show so far indicates to me that this man can single-handedly slaughter a whole hospital of fireflies like. it just doesn’t make sense

this version of joel is not only softer but he also can’t hold his own as well?? i like that they wanted to make him a middle aged man and not a tank and that comes with some limitations but ellie has probably saved him as many times as he’s saved her. my biggest complaint is that it seems like they’re companions because ellie doesn’t know how to travel west and has less experience. part of his considering himself a father comes with protecting her and getting protective of her. we literally don’t see that. i know they can’t have hella action scenes but i’d like at least a little bit of joel being brutal and a little unhinged bc that’s the whole point of his character—to show the lengths he’ll go to to protect her.

i’m not sure or not if the softness could be owed to pedro as a person in terms of casting, but i do agree they’ve taken away some of his gray morality. we keep hearing he killed people with tommy, killed innocents but nothing we see ever backs that up. part of what makes joel so compelling is that he’s objectively not really a good person, but he IS fundamentally human in a way that’s so relatable and logical that we forgive the literal atrocities lol

i started drafting this last week before the left behind episode but going into david next week, i think what’s going to make or break the joel thing for me is if he tortures those people trying to find where ellie is. without the torture scene i have no clue how the end will possibly make sense given what we know about him. and i really do think it’s more a thing of the script and the tv format (and only nine episodes!) not giving enough time to focus on everything much more than it is about the actors themselves (i think they’re doing pretty good, acting-wise—especially bella)

in some ways, i feel like the underwhelming feeling can some from the less drama. i get again why they can’t have too many fight scenes or whatever, but in some cases this really lowers the stakes and so it just feels less dramatic. even him getting rebar’d was so dramatic, and while i get that a normal person (not video game dads) can’t live through getting stabbed clean through, i feel like they could have still made him fall on something sharp but it’s much smaller and doesn’t go through his whole stomach? like i feel like there could have been some happy medium where it was realistic but also more dramatic and high stakes

i feel like i repeated myself a lot and i’m never good at drafting these things bc i just spit out words and don’t think about it but. i DO think it’s very enjoyable to watch, even if i think some things weren’t done quite as effectively. the way i’m thinking about it is that more than anything, this show is just a supplement to the game, as a little bonus feature. the game will still be there, as perfect and glorious as it always is.

#i have small issues with the characterization but also i feel like it’s teaching me how to let go #like whateva u know #the game is still there and it’s the most perfect thing ever #no matter what happens we’ll always have that #pedro pascal / #tlou hbo #the last of us game spoilers #tlou game spoilers #small ones #nonnies <3 #frog answers #please no one start a fight with me abt this i’m not in the mood #i like discussions but don’t be abnormal #i could have written more but i’m trying to not go too long lmao #sorry this took so long to answer #i wasn’t sure when u sent it in and it’s been at least a week since i started this last week lol

[mayhaps-a-blog]

You know, I liked Bad Batch season 3 a lot more than the previous seasons - they had a much tighter, more directed story, with cameos from other plotlines (Rex and Chuchi, etc.) much better, well, sidelined. Previous seasons felt like they were doing too much - a politics plot and a bounty hunting plot and a rise of the Empire plot and a clone rescue plot and and and - while this season did a much better job emphasizing the single plotline - Omega and Tantiss - and showing that things were happening elsewhere, but not necessarily related to this story. And when it was related, it was brought in for an episode or two, in a way that showed what was happening, did some nice quick character work, and connected it directly to the main story without taking over or going off on a tangent. Overall, probably my favorite season!

Also, I did notice that Omega's skin tone was a lot darker, and it felt like some of the clones were too - maybe the backlash against whitewashing finally reached the animators? It looked a lot better, and I loved Omega's design.

#bad batch #bad batch season 3 #bad batch season 3 spoilers #i suppose #small ones #my thoughts #just putting things down #but really #good to see some color on those folks #clones #omega #tantiss

[niishi]

You wanna know something so stupid but just proves zoro and I are soulmates... When I cosplayed him I wore his swords on the left side bc I genuinely do not know my right from my left and I knew they were supposed to be on the right side and I just thought my left side WAS my right side.

#i got the earrings right at least #ive always wanted L & R tattoos on my hands #small ones #ive had this problem my entire life #directional dyslexia is real #i only ever know where im going by instinct alone #or google maps

[chelleinyy]

Depiction of a Cathedral

A small oneshot of Kendra and Victor, which serves as a stress reliever :')

Watching him paint gave her ease while she wrote, and thankfully today, what he was creating was not another commissioned portrait.

"That's a delightful scene, my dear," Kendra remarked, setting her pen aside. "Is it a landscape, perhaps? A cathedral?"

Victor's focus briefly left his canvas, and gave his wife a warm smile. "Indeed, it's Notre Dame," he replied, as he continued to paint. "I rarely venture into areas of non-portraiture nowadays, but this is a welcome diversion."

Kendra stood up from her writing desk, approaching her husband's easel. She momentarily looked at the partially completed painting before turning her attention back to Victor. "Did you happen to borrow my copy of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' the other day?" she asked. "Was that your inspiration for this?"

"Partially, but not entirely," Victor admitted, lowering his brush and setting his palette aside. "The idea came when Miss Gundwood shared a colored photograph of the cathedral with me, mentioning that she had taken it during a trip to Paris with Celine Georges."

"Celine must be a remarkable woman, if Greta is drawn to her, " Kendra mused. "It's a pity we don't cross paths with them more often. Nevertheless, I appreciate your homage to Victor Hugo's intricate depiction of Notre Dame in his novel."

Victor wrapped an arm around her waist, smiling at her. "Much like your novels inspire me, my darling. His work laid the foundation for this painting."

Kendra returned his smile, kissing his cheek. "You never fail to flatter me, and the author himself would applaud you for this."

#bc of school #my fics are on a hold up sadly #so oneshots may be often #small ones #but for now i made this #these two #deserves some fluff ig #criminal case #criminal case mysteries of the past #my ocs #ocs #kendra clement #victor clement #my fic #mentions of celeta heheh #and victor hugo #:)

[mishalogic]

Those who create "cuteness overload"

to make the small ones happy,

have magic, and love in their being ... Misha

#create #cuteness overload #small ones #happy #magic #love #being #australia #tumblrites #Tumblr

[shurisneakers]

❤️❤️❤️hope you're having a good day❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️take care of yourself❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️drink water❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️get enough rest❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️be kind to you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️anyway bye have a good weeeeek❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

ayesha i am plucking flowers to put in your hair as we speak

#ari answers #barnesandco #small ones #u will look even prettier than u do everyday #friends #ayesha #ari replies to mail she should have replied to 4 months ago

[cherry-blossomtea]

Hythlodaeus: is apparently a bard, dramatic, can probably sing, does everything for the drama

Emet-Selch after the sundering: funds arts, is known for enjoying theatre, commissions dramatic works

These two things are definitely not related

#just some small hythemet feels #small ones #oh who am I kidding it’s all massive feels #ffxiv #endwalker

[dragonpropaganda]

Dragon girls are ALLOWED to have tits

#big ones #small ones #whatever they want #who is any one of us to police dragongirl tits? god? #thank u furries

[daftmooncretin]

spock’s room decor is actually fucking bonkers. The weapons??? the big red velvet curtain??? like ok phantom of the opera go crazy.

for reference jim’s room has some photos and a plant so we can surmise this is uniquely a spock being a dramatic weirdo thing

#spock baby im sorry but it looks like the backdrop of one of those alpha male podcasts #nurse chapel is stronger then me because if i saw this frat boy ass decor i would have immediately gotten the ick and left #the lack of coherent design is so funny #ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW TO CURTAIN IS COVERING THE SHELVES WHICH IS SUCH A SMALL THING BUT IT MAKES ME SO MAD WHY SPOCK WHY #i hope bones never saw this room because he would have a fucking field day #star trek #star trek tos #spirk #jim kirk #spock #tos

[shinseifer]

"average cat owner spends 3 years in prison" factoid actualy just statistical error. average owner spends 0 years in prison. Miette's mother, who kicked her body like the football and went to jail for One Thousand Years is an outlier adn should not have been counted

#miette #spiders georg #tumblrstuff #meme #1k #One Thousand Notes #oh! oh! #I swear I can math in real life #10k #tumblr is insane #is this post making the miette tag trend #20k #I know there are more than 333 cat owners #It was a small sample size #40k #50k #75k #100k

[koroart]

I put way too much effort into this ( based on this meme, it wouldn’t leave me alone until it was drawn — I am freee )

#I can now rest in pieces #:: my art #dc #dc comics #superbat #timkon #jondami #( last one can be seen either platonic or romantic) #superman #clark kent #batman #bruce wayne #red robin #tim drake #superboy #conner kent #kon el #jon kent #robin #damian wayne #lmao #literally just #big medium and small #I’m going to bed now #oh shit I forgot #supersons