#a future illuminated

[cormancatacombs]

Future archeologists looking at your quirky aunt’s scrapbook like it’s an illuminated manuscript

#future archeologists #scrapbook #scrapbooking #illuminated manuscript #funny #lol #cute #scrapbooks #quirky #archeology #archeologist #spongebob #squidward #fun to think about #shitpost #spongebob squarepants #random

[herbgerblin]

(battle for beyond is definitely the one where they used brennan as a light bounce for aabria, lol)

like I can’t unsee how much light Brennan reflects now!! He must drive the lighting crew insane on a regular basis. love that

#diversity win‼️ the Irishman illuminates the Black woman #this is the future liberals want #askherbgerb

[medieval-elephants]

Smile! You are in a bestiary! This particular bestiary-- possibly made in Lincoln-- has been influencing authors and artists for about 800 years. It was the subject of a facsimile by M.R. James (yes, that M.R. James the ghost story writer, who was a librarian in his day job). It was then translated by T. H. White (yes, that T. H. White, the author of The Once and Future King which inspired both Walt Disney and the creators of the musical Camelot).

The text on the elephant covers a lot of elephant myths and legends (and some historical kernels). It starts by announcing that elephants do not like to copulate, then covers their name,

"People say that it is called an Elephant by the Greeks on account of its size: you see, a mountain is called "eliphio" in Greek. In the Indies, however, it is known by the name "barus" because of its voice-- whence both the voice is called baritone and the tusks are called "ivor" [ebur in Latin]." ~T.H. White (trans. and ed.), The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century (Parallel Press: Madison, Wisconsin, 1954; reprinted 2002), p. 25.

The text then goes on to discuss elephants' size, use in Indian and Persian armies, memory, fear of mice, gestation time, and support for each other. The text also notes that they never "quarrel with their wives" not commit adultery, while explaining Christian allegories about snakes as Satan and elephants as representing Christians, Adam and Eve, the Old Testament, 12 Apostles, Jesus, and the Good Samaritan. With such a repository of elephant lore, no wonder this book has inspired authors through the centuries.

Date: start of the 13th century (c. 1220?) Origin: England (Lincoln[shire]?) Now Cambridge University Library, MS Ii.4.26, f. 7r

#elephant #elephants #medieval elephant #illuminated manuscript #manuscript #war elephant #13th century #t h white #m r jame #once and future king

[thirdity]

I observe the history of the treasures you found. I see what comes afterward! My wisdom is as spurned as chaos. What is my nothingness, compared to the amazement that awaits you?

Arthur Rimbaud, Illuminations (Ashbery tr.)

#history #time #past #future #life #wisdom #nothingness #quotes #Rimbaud #Arthur Rimbaud #Illuminations

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Iluminacja (Krzysztof Zanussi, 1973)

#Iluminacja #Krzysztof Zanussi #Zanussi #Illumination #quote #past #present #future #science #dark #darkenss #philosophy #1973 #space #time

[coryosongbird]

Of course the lighting is intentional…

#why are people surprised??? #do people really think that Will was illuminated when he was talking about his future with Mike because the sun ships them?

[isablooo]

Aïne Alazar, the Star Priestess; emissary to the Goddess Lady Luck

#rly tried to lean into the afro-futurism vibes for this one #the background is based on ethiopian illuminated manuscripts since Aine would be ethiopian irl! #Aïne Alazar #search for quintessence #myart #oc #original character #elf #fantasy

[borgeslabyrinth]

:) <- me about to bring Les Miserables into my final paper on distopian films

#we're writing about children of men and why yes i am adding a long quote from View from a barricade #you can’t make me watch a movie where everyone dies to bring about a better future and NOT expect me to use the line #we're entering a grave illuminated by the dawn #oscar talks to himself

[banefort]

I need to shut up about HOTD criticisms for a moment but its genuinely baffling how the showrunners were able to simultaneously write the green children as the most unambiguously evil characters, and the black children as holier-than-thou, buckets of endless joy - but at the same time make the latter the most unbelievably boring, one-dimensional characters, with absolutely no defining characteristics or ambitions.

RIP to Condal and co. but if i was writing a fantasy political soap i would at least take the time to give an inch of depth + nuance to the main cast.

#helaena isnt written as evil i acknowledge but ffs shes also one dimensional #she is the worst excuse for a plot device ive ever seen #she tells prophecies and appears isolated? great - are we gonna explore the impact that has on her directly? how alicent views the dreams #from the viewpoint of being a follower of the seven? does she have any ambitions? are these impacted by her dreams? how does her #relationship to her dragon compare to Aegon and Aemond? are her dreams a factor in this? #i keep referencing the dreams because we dont know anything about her besides that #shes a mother to three children? awesome #are we gonna see any motherly affection towards them that will better illuminate *cough* future events that happen to them????????????????? #and then like fucking jace and baela and rhaena. what the fuck have they done with them. nothing #despite being distinctly different the shows made next to no effort to distinguish baela from rhaena - they have had about 5 lines max so #far and most of that happened in the Driftmark episode #and so much has changed since then - that little characterisation probably wouldnt even hold up #im just 😍amazed😍 a show can be this shit #hotd criticisms #house of the dragon #jacerys targaryen #^ kind of amazed theres such a market for jace fanfics cus like brah we know nothing about him he is literally a blank slate #baela targaryen #rhaena targaryen #helaena targaryen

[illdothehotvoice]

"Mario you know I have bad knees!" He's just like me for real what are they gonna do next?? Give Luigi sensory issues and horrible migraines in the sequel to really give him all my weird hyperspecific headcanon that are just projections of my own issues? 👀

#all i'm saying is 1) Bad knees Luigi is real i have been saying this for years luigi is bad knees coded and #2) Luigi experiencing sensory overloads would be such a win for the mario community and by Mario community i mean me #mario movie #mario movie spoilers #(?) #oh also sequel still has not been confirmed but. yknow #setup for one #really good sales so far #it's illumination #nintendo and illumination said they will be partnering again in the future but can't say much else now

[puppygirlkat]

Talked to an aro/ace friend a little bit last night. They had some interesting things to say that made me reconsider some things, gave me a bit of a new perspective. Their view of all forms of love as just a variation on the same thing and very closely connected -- very similar to how I have kind of felt. Friendships can be just as deep and meaningful as romantic relationships. It is... interesting to me. The intimacy I have felt with my best friend is similar to how I felt with my up until very recently gf, and the categorization of the two as nominally different feels a bit arbitrary, and that has caused some dissonance within me. I have felt this deep intimacy with other friends throughout my life and its hard to describe. It's not super uncommon that I feel confused as to whether I'm just really good friends with someone or want to date them. But what I've arrived at now is does it really matter what I call it? I love people. I have a very deep love for people close to me. Whether it's 'romantic' or not doesn't really matter in anything other than title. I've never felt sex to be confined to relationships labeled as romantic either, just as an expression of care or intimacy or often just as fun even. I feel there's a lot of reasons to have sex. I don't feel sex is necessary in my romantic relationships either. It's kind of a spice to me, maybe. So what I arrive at right now is I may be aromantic. But does it really matter? I have a lot of love to give to others, a lot of love to express, and I don't feel it ultimately matters or changes much how I label it. Shit's complicated I guess. Either way I'm just out here vibing.

#rat thots #this is more for reference for future relationships i pursue #ive had difficulty writing how i view relationships because i just dont make a strong distinction between friendship and partner #the lines have always been kinda fuzzy #its illuminating i guess #im still just describing myself as a bisexual woman anyway #its a lot simpler to say to random people #ignore the references to goo as my partner if i didnt get all them i wrote this before we clarified the situation between us

[joethetoonfanandoutcast]

My Top 15 Favorite Universal Couples (currently)

Made in February, these are my (current) top 15 favorite Universal Pictures pairings (or at least ones enough to fit the slots):

15. Frankenstein's Monster and his bride

14. Leo and Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swanson Bloom (The Producers (2005))

13. Sophie Sheridan and Sky Rymand (Mamma Mia)

12. Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker (Back to the Future)

11. Doc Emmet Brown and Clara Clayton (Back to the Future)

10. Beethoven and Missy (Beethoven)

9. Clay and Ruby Calloway (Sing 2)

8. Scarlett and Herb Overkill (Minions)

7. Herman and Miss Crawly (Sing: Love at First Sight)

6. Felonious Gru and Lucy Wilde-Gru (Despicable Me)

5. Meena and Alfonso (Sing; I still don't like to parade them around though)

4. Norman and Rosita (Sing)

3. Johnny and Ash (Sing; though I'm not keeping my fingers crossed for it)

2. Fievel Mousekewitz and Cholena (An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island)

Honorable mentions:

Woody and Winnie Woodpecker

George and Lorraine McFly (Back to the Future)

Tony Toponi and Bridget (An American Tail; I also ship Bridget with a same-age-as-her Fievel in an AU) Tiger and Miss Kitty (An American Tail: Fievel Goes West) Littlefoot and Ali (The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists) Grandpa Longneck and Grandma Longneck (The Land Before Time) Brom and Littlefoot's Mother (The Land Before Time) Balto and Jenna (Balto) Rex and Elsa (We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story) Farmer Arthur and Esme Cordelia Hoggett (Babe) Bob and Zootie (Babe: Pig in the City) Ted Shackelford aka the Man in the Yellow Hat and Maggie Dunglap (Curious George) Donna Sheridan and Sam Carmichael (Mamma Mia!) Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk and Betty Ross (The Incredible Hulk) Ted Wiggins and Audrey (Dr. Seuss's the Lorax) The Grinch and Martha May Whovier (Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)) Eggs Trubshaw and Winnie Portley Rind (The Boxtrolls) Monkey and Beetle (Kubo and the Two Strings) Mike and Nancy (Sing) Fred and Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones (live-action)) Barney and Betty Rubble (The Flintstones (live-action)) George and Jane Jetson (Jetsons the Movie) Judy Jetson and Apollo Blue (Jetsons the Movie) Dudley Do-Right and Nell Fenwick (Dudley Do-Right (live-action))

Boris Badenov and Natasha Femme-Fatale (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000))

Porsha Crystal and either Ryan (Sing 2; yeah, no interaction whatsoever, but it sounds like a cute idea, what with my love of male cat-female dog couples) or Nooshy

and though destined to be sunk,

Buster Moon and Suki Lane (Sing 2)

#top 15 #favorite couples #canon #non canon #universal pictures #sing illumination #moonlane #jash #back to the future #despicable me #minions #herb x scarlett #beethoven #universal monsters #frankenstein #mamma mia #the producers 2005

[astrxealis]

throwback to before i actually got to shadowbringers or even got the full copy of ffxiv and lune/i kept on playing "the dark which illuminates the world" as a lil tease. like. to either cheer me up or make me flustered

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #⋯ ꒰ა ffxiv ໒꒱ *·˚ #sorry it is insane how smitten i am with that guy. fav character ever #OKAY but the ost is so good. dark which illuminates the world really like... encapsulates the whole of shb? #like. like. like. it sounds like Hope and i love that sooo goddamn much #the warrior of darkness in a world full of light is just. so good. everything about ffxiv #i love the crystarium it is still my favorite place with my favorite people i think #the way they fought for their future despite all odds :') <3

[talesfromthebandgeekmafia]

They weren’t lying that Heart can Stopper

#heartstopper #the most validating illuminating bi rep I’ve ever seen in my life holy shit #my heart was pounding the entirety of episode three #this thing has given me a hope in the future & my actually being able to have a partner someday I’ve never had before #go watch Heartstopper it’s so so sweet I haven’t been able to think about anything else the entire day #idk I read the comic before & it didn’t do this to me #they really fleshed out Nick’s side of things in the show #& it’s so intensely relatable to what I went through what I’m STILL going through figuring out I was bi and it’s just hot damn #they weren’t lying rep of queer people taking the same journey you did let’s you see yourself in the future w/ those good things

[crystalillumination]

C r y s t a l

I l l u m i n a t i o n

C h a p t e r L i s t

Prologue:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Chapter 1:

Chapter Art

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

Part 19

Part 20

Part 21

#crystal illumination #magical girl comic #magical girl #mahou shoujo #adding this for future reference!!

[mylifeinrecords]

Some kind of weird creature that lifted from the margins of an illuminated manuscript and put in King Pellinore and the Questing Beast.

#King Pellinore and the Questing Beast #comics #illuminated manuscript #marginalia #the once and future nerd