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Tattoos from the Salong Betong website, where Joel gets his tattoos.

http://blog.salongbetong.com/mina-drommars-stad/

From Wikipedia–Mina drömmars stad

City of My Dreams (Swedish: Mina drömmars stad) is a 1960 novel by the Swedish writer Per Anders Fogelström. The narrative follows a group of working-class people on Södermalm in Stockholm between 1860 and 1880. It was the first novel in a series of five. It was adapted into a 1976 film with the same title, directed by Ingvar Skogsberg.

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When I noticed that today is Joel Kinnaman's birthday thanks to @joelkinnamvn's post, I immediately went on Instagram because I knew David Dastmalchian would make a post...

He did not disappoint.

I love that two of these pictures are just...Joel grab-hugging David to give him a kiss, y'know !

The little kid in the yellow sweater on the third pic is Pennie, David's daughter

The fourth one is...sheer chaos, it speaks for itself.

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I’m so sick of reading mean things about Alex’s female friends and girlfriends. The last one made me really sick. I read “Alicia Vikander is a famewhore and she’s just an attention seeker”.

Are you fucking kidding me? Have you taken a look in Alicia’s filmography? Have you ever seen any of her movies?

I like Alex but if you compare his career with Alicia’s, Alex’s career pales in comparison.

Alicia Vikander is a hard worker and an excellent actress. She has received a lot of recognition and admiration for her performances. She can even win the Oscar next year.

And you are telling me that she is good for nothing? WTF is wrong with you?

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Who else can relate? 🥲

#sad #movie clip #brittany #brittany murphy #college life #truth #fyp #quote #meme

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Dream team: Robert Sheehan and Ruth Negga

“I actually watched the movie [Loving] the other night and she just broke my heart in two in the film. She’s magnificent, she’s brilliant.”

-Robert Sheehan

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Camp outfit female

fullbody outfit and shoes;

24 | 14 swatches;

HQ and NonHQ (choose only one!);

all maps, all LODs and tags;

disabled for random;

thumbnails.

body mesh by @magic-bot.

Patreon | SFS - early access.

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River and Joaquin with Diane Lane at the 1985 Youth in Film Awards

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Omg y’all. I know some people aren’t religious. And I’m not pushing anything onto anybody. But I just discovered something that stopped me in my tracks. This actually isn’t even really new to any Usopp fan, at least on Reddit 🤷🏽‍♀️ .

It’s another Elbaf theory (more so a connection).

Beware of spoilers!

So, I don’t know if Oda is a religious person, or even knows the story of David and Goliath. He very well might simply be irreligious. And as my sister put it, the best stories told by anybody are unknowingly from inspired by the bible.

But it has just hit me that Usopp is the David from David and Goliath. Okay, y’all have probably heard that (if you know you know). When some people have stated their Usopp Elbaf theory some have referenced David and Goliath. But get this…

NOT ONLY DOES DAVID FIGHT GOLIATH WITH A SLING, but what is significant is that David was also a shepherd. What do shepherd’s do? They take care of and guard sheep!

And Merry, her design and theme was that of a sheep! And y’all know how badly Usopp fought for her. He was willing to challenge his own captain over her, and that took guts and a strong asf conviction.

Of course of course, Usopp saw himself in Merry. He thought that if the crew could easily discard Merry they’d do the same to him. But that still doesn’t necessarily discredit my idea.

Usopp still fought for Merry because she had life, and was nakama. Like a true shepherd.

This is a passage in regards to the David parallel I’m trying for:

But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, I went out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up against me, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.” And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you.”

David is pretty much saying that he’d fight tooth and nail for any of his sheep, and Usopp did so for Merry. And if I want to get a little punny here, sheep does sound like ship. And with this same conviction David was willing to fight Goliath.

But in all seriousness, there are a few parallels that I just can’t stop thinking about.

I asked my mother about the biblical figure David. And she told that he started out as this small shepherd boy and grew up to be king. Now Usopp isn’t a king. BUT 1) I know he’ll eventually become the king of shooters AND 2) during the Enies Lobby arc and Thriller Bark arc he donned the Sogeking persona. So, like David he did become a king, temporarily (and will STILL become a king). I know it doesn’t sound quite clear. But I think y’all know what I’m trying to say.

Therefore, I must reason with myself. With Usopp being such a king during the Water 7 and Enies Lobby arc, and being right about Merry, I think the only reason why he apologized was to be humbled. I think that’s one of the only ways I can put it since I’m not truly certain if Usopp needed to apologize but we’ll save that for another day, or get over it.

Yet, I go back to David’s story, and I think about what happened after he became king. He became very problematic. Messing around with married women and what have you. So, Usopp needed to showcase humility. And Usopp did so by wholeheartedly apologizing to Luffy and the crew after leaving and rejoining the Straw Hats. Usopp can’t be too big headed.

Also, another thing I gathered was that David is known as the warrior king in the Bible. This aligns with Usopp’s dream and ideal: to become a brave warrior of the sea.

God chose David because he had a good heart. Don’t get me wrong, Usopp has his flaws. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t compassionate. He was willing to go to considerable lengths to have Kuro’s crew NOT touch the village. Despite not having 8,000 men to back him up, Usopp was willing to fight alone. He was adamant in saving the village with or without Luffy, Zoro, and Nami.

Therefore, Usopp has a good heart. He is the chosen one in his own way, simply because he’s just a normal person continuously underestimated because of his lack of physical strength.

Moving onto my next point.

Ever heard of the term the lamb of god? If not, I understand. But the lamb of god represents sacrifice. In Christianity this is the belief as implied in the Bible. And Merry, the ship Usopp fought so hard to save, sacrificed herself! She sacrificed herself to save Luffy and the crew! So that the Straw Hats could live!

I got this from journallive.com:

To be called a Lamb of God means that God gave Jesus to be killed like a lamb for our sins so we could live forever.” The majority of Old Testament passages that mention “lamb” refer to a sacrifice (85 out of 96). As a nation, Israel began its history by putting lamb's blood on the doorposts and lintels of each house.

The Strawhats aren’t immortal but we all know they’ll have a long lasting legacy. Merry is one of the reasons why they were able to move onto the New World (even if she wouldn’t be there with them), and live out their dreams.

It kinda makes me tear up just thinking about it. But like Christ, Merry sacrificed herself to save those she cared about. She sailed away with the crew one last time before she died to save them.

I understand if anyone reading this may debunk my words simply because they think I’m reading too much into things. But I don’t think I am, because like any Usopp fan, I think his actions during Water 7 hold a lot of meaning. Some say he did some stupid stuff in the Water 7 arc because of a stupid boat. But it wasn’t that.

So, how does this tie into Elbaf?

Well, a user on TikTok (m05s_3nergy) theorized that when the crew are in Elbaf, there will be a moment where they’ll encounter a formidable foe, and before the crew (or Luffy or another crewmate) step in, Usopp would step forward and let them know that he’ll deal with the enemy himself, and to move on without him.

Now, it’s up to anyone at this point to explore the possibility of him biting the dust or not.

One of the things I can conclude about each theory is that they all sound really cool, and I really do hope that Usopp will get a moment that’s similar to one of them. To have a David and Goliath moment isn’t as far-fetched as some would think because the most obvious parallel is less subtle than some think. Usopp admires the Elbaf giants and he’ll eventually be in the land of giants (Elbaf has been confirmed 👀). With Luffy’s track record they’ll come across trouble quickly, and as found in most of the arcs, a LOT will be going on. How can Usopp not have a moment to shine? When David dealt with Goliath it took smarts. He acquired 5 stones and with his faith in God, he was able to defeat Goliath.

Before anyone thinks that the Franky-Egghead hype and Zoro-Wano hype is what Usopp-Elbaf hype is. I think you’re mistaken. Since Little Garden, Usopp and Elbaf have been associated.

Usopp has befriended 5 (or was it 6?) giants from Elbaf. I can ramble on some more. But I’ll stop here. I just wanted to talk about the David and Goliath parallels and religious themes.

I might make a video on this very topic. There’s more research I need to do. And many more parallels I must make. So stay tuned.

Conclusion:

Usopp = David

Slingshot = Sling

Goliath/Philistines = Formidable opponent/admiral/Evil Elbaf giant

Israelites = Strawhats and Elbaf dwellers

One person already beat me to it when it came to my David being a shepherd parallel: https://www.reddit.com/r/WildAnimeTheories/s/Pi1h3PhNuN

The user expands on other theories I find valid as well. They’re worth reading.

Reddit users just love the David and Goliath parallels:

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/4jciG5CbiD

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/G8UNHHox2Z

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/F9XOlBV2st

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/vs0zolxht6

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/OB5WlCEjVZ

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/Piratefolk/s/zjqJPslEsp

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/VRfJoJCPJg (this post makes more connections).

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/7gNionwEhO

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/IbupOpfYwO

10: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/8iNZsaQpfE

11: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/7akm49XfYK

12: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/mpDbdWCOar

13: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/P0GW2ZZiun

14: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/6s9IdE1Tec

15: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/iJDeiyvmrc

16: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/s/Dh4XYYToxj

Many more theories and links I’ll provide in another post.

#WaitTillElbaf

usopp fan art credit: msprinklez (@danbooru)

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This is so cool!

motion capture actress 曦曦鱼sakana shows how npc moves in early games, common games and next-gen games.

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I really have a lot of questions about this drama. I need answers, can you please answer them for me? 🥹☺️🥰

So, I finished Duy Beni.

Was the ending rushed? Yeah. Is it super believable that all these people, some of whom occasionally tried to murder each other are now hugging BFFs? Probably not. Was I amused that like Harry Potter, DB world clearly believes if you meet someone in high school, they are your forever love - we have SIX couples still together at the end? Yeah.

Did any of this ruin my enjoyment? Hell no!

I am happy that the stories were resolved, the couples I wanted to work out did and honestly, the writing for this show was always a hot mess but it gave me amazing chemistry for multiple ships and gave me hours and hours of joy.

So it is with a great deal of fondness that I bid goodbye to this show!

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Alicia Vikander, Joel Kinnaman and Gustaf Skarsgård singing karaoke and chilling in a park together. 

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Didn't I post this on my tumblr????

It's level four of emotion. I posted it on Twitter, but I can't remember if I posted it on my tumblr. I hope it will help you when you draw a character's expression.

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hey everyone! wiped my blog of all the sims stuff since this is my main but i'm not active in the community anymore

all my downloads can now be found on my archive blog. if i ever get back to the game i'll be posting over there. let me know if you encounter any broken links, i'll try my best to fix them!

in the meantime, you can follow me on my art blog, or elsewhere, if you're interested in that!!

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Capital Wasteland

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post-grunge: grunge kit add-ons by sforzinda

kids, they grow up so fast :')

i wanted to jump onto the 'kit add-ons' bandwagon. apologies for the unoriginality, but at least you're not paying for this one.

six tops, three bottoms, one beanie, one accessory undershirt. except two tops, everything is available for both frames.

previews and download links are under the cut.

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⁂ google drive folder for everything

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⁂ button-up with rolled sleeves: fem.-frame | masc.-frame ⁂ denim jacket with rolled sleeves: fem.-frame | masc.-frame

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⁂ cropped tee: fem.-frame | masc.-frame ⁂ cropped jumper: fem.-frame | masc.-frame

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⁂ tee with backpack: untucked | tucked

for feminine-frame sims only!

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⁂ shorter corduroy shorts: fem.-frame | masc.-frame ⁂ plaid shorts: fem.-frame | masc.-frame

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⁂ jeans: fem.-frame | masc.-frame

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⁂ beanie

⁂ accessory undershirt: fem.-frame | masc.-frame ⁂ accessory sleeves: fem.-frame | masc.-frame

undershirt & sleeves can be found in gloves & rings. i forgot to take a preview of the sleeves but it's literally just the sleeves of the undershirt :').

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Ruby Keeler & Lee Dixon dance on a giant typewriter in Ready, Willing & Able (1937)

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“this character did a problematic thing-” its a story helen, commonly including things like conflict and drama