devour me (via)
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i think the world would be a lot more interesting and worth living in if it spontaneously generated a gigantic monster every now and then. i mean really gigantic, like multiple stories tall. skyscraper sized
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Galloon. 18th century.
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/214008
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you disagreed w me in an intellectually honest way. we're friends now.
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(To my kindergarten class) It is easier to imagine an absence opening in a presence than a presence originating in an absence. Thus to answer your question, the holes in the swiss cheese must come after the cheese is formed, and it is not the case that the cheese is formed around the holes.
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The Little Mermaid, illustration by Charles Santore
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my internal monologue is plural bc there is the horse and there is the rider. the horse is very very tired all the time and wants to lie down and take a nap and maybe graze in the field with horse friends but the rider sees that there is so much ground to cover and no time or place to rest
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Thinking of a Grave. Ode to Böcklin (Victor Muller, 2007)
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love the word “rapscallion”. like not only are you a rascal but you’re also kind of spring onion about it too
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Parcel gilt comb inset with turquoise, Uzbek, 19th century.
from Michael Backman Ltd.
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You deserve a life that feels good for your nervous system. Do whatever it takes to get there.
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John James Audubon
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pesto is great for many bites but to me it’s always been a kind of samey indulgent experience in a specific way where if you happily eat your way through a large enough portion there will hit a point where you will very suddenly experience something called “pesto remorse” which i have just invented
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jadwiga und jerzy zaremsky in schmuck der moderne: 1960-1998 modern jewellery - fritz falk + cornelie holzach (1999)
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>be born
>try to be a "good person"
>morality is determined by social actors with their own motivations and access to power
>goodness is merely a shifting social approximation with no precise center or meaning
>still try to be a "good person"
>get punished anyways
>die
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Reeds - Elena Maijala , 2023.
Finnish, b. 1951 -
Oil , gold leaf on canvas base, 175 x 130 cm.
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