#astonishing

[unbfacts]

#baboon #intelligent #animal #railways #employment #astonishing

[armenelols]

Idril hearing Ulmo's warning and heading it. Idril building a secret path out of Gondolin, an escape route for the survivors. Idril making sure there would be survivors.

Eärendil, searching for Valinor when so many others have failed, the ban be damned. Eärendil reaching Valinor. Giving up the silmaril — it's just a piece of rock, after all, no matter how pretty it is. When banned from Arda, still managing to show up in time to slay fucking Ancalagon. In some versions, killing Ungoliant. Ungoliant. Guiding the lost as a star of hope.

Elros, whose life had been a mess and who still grabbed it firmly with both hands and didn't let go. Didn't waver. Elros, who knew nothing but war, leading his people to peace; Elros following his father's star and doing his goddamn best to be a good king. Building a realm, preserving lost cultures, starting new ones. The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and Elros made sure to be that to his people.

Elrond, who keeps losing everything, but never loses kindness. Elrond, who is an unbreakable rock in the middle of a wild current, who will always be there, in good times and in bad. Elrond, standing by Gil-galad's side during his reign; Elrond, helping the refugees of Eregion, and every weary traveller who wanders to his home, Elrond making his home a place of rest and healing. Elrond, of whom everyone knows his doors are open, and he is a well of knowledge, and he will share it to make the world a better place.

What I am saying is, getting shit done runs in the family.

#*getting shit done WITHOUT causing drama i mean #truly not something you would expect from the house of finwë #astonishing #who would have thought #i bet they got the recessive genes #that's why it's so rare #tolkien #elrond #idril #earendil #elros #silmarillion

[kennethbrangh]

Ian McKellen as Macbeth | Royal Shakespeare Company (1979)

#ian mckellen #macbeth #royal shakespeare company #here me out #this version is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #astonishing #every single aspect #he's so good #and uhm so hot #last one like please help #(quality sucks ugh) #gifs*

[nattaphum]

Stills from “The Hidden Messages” trailer

#astonishing #breathtaking #life changing #kinnporsche #mileapo

[evilhorse]

These candidates had the makings of an astonishing X-Men team…

(X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #01)

#x men hellfire gala #x-men #new members #juggernaut #cain marko #cannonball #sam guthrie #jubilee #jubilation lee #dazzler #alison blaire #frenzy #prodigy #synch #talon #laura kinney #astonishing #fall of x #mutants #gerry duggan #matteo lolli #marvel comics #comics #2020s comics

[bi-bi-buckleydiaz]

I’m BARELY holding it together at work today yall

#the hold this fucking show and those two firefighter husbands have on me #astonishing #eddie diaz #evan buckley #oliver stark #ryan guzman #911 abc #911 on abc #911 season 7

[fromsupernaturaltof1]

it's not over until HE wins!

I'm proud of him for overcoming all of it :)

#daniel ricciardo #where we were #where we are #where we can be #astonishing #no body is doing it like him #the narrative wil be insane

[pratchettquotes]

It was astonishing what people would tell you if you asked them.

Terry Pratchett, The Truth

#william de worde #the truth #discworld #terry pratchett #journalism #stories #Interview questions #questions #people #Human nature #Newspaper #News #Astonishing #oneliner

[weirdlookindog]

Astonishing #30 - Atlas, February 1954. Cover art by Joe Maneely.

#astonishing #joe maneely #atlas #horror comics #pre code comics #horror art

[texas-gothic]

What a show. What a fucking show. I haven’t been this glued to the screen since honestly the battle against Vecna. That might honestly have been the best session of Critical Role yet. Absolutely worth staying up until two o’clock in the fucking morning. Fuck my opening shift.

#critical role #mighty nein #echoes of the solstice #once again proving that mighty nein is peak dnd content #breath taking #astonishing #I loved all but 30 minutes of it

[rwby-confess]

#astonishing

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

People seem to lack a sense of “obsolescence.” Something old might not automatically be garbage even if something new and better has come along. The older thing that is no longer in use might have been genuinely bad, but it’s very possible that it worked and maybe even worked quite well in its time—it may still work quite well now—but the new thing is still better or more effective. This is a question of societal and personal values and it has practical consequences.

I am trying to research vintage (and replica) rifle scopes right now, and it is extremely unhelpful to read people say that such and such thing is “garbage,” because I don’t know if that means garbage for its time, subjectively bad to the person speaking, or simply inferior to a modern high quality optic.

To give an analogous example, I have a pair of WWII binoculars. They’re clearly well-made, durable, good materials, and when you look through them, you can indeed see a thing that is far away as though it were closer. But my younger brother has a good pair of modern binoculars and when you look through them not only is the image better resolution than real life, it is brighter and I’m pretty sure you see colors invisible to the naked eye. It’s insane how good they are.

The old binoculars are still perfectly functional. The new ones just do the same thing much better.

#for years my only experience with optics was like #antiques or very low quality chinese nonsense #then one day I looked through an ACOG #astonishing #is this boomerposting? #the new binoculars are clearly better #as is the new good quality scope

[andrefcaridade]

#emma stone #hot celebs #gorgeous women #gorgeous smile #red hair #fashionable #stylish heels #beautiful shoes #beautiful women #perfection #celebs #beautiful smile #gorgeous eyes #good actress #slim and sexy #slim beauty #brown heels #gorgeous heels #astonishing #incredible #gorgeous hair #beautiful hands #anckles #nice looking #elegant #nice haircut #beautiful lips #extremely exciting #well dressed #feetish

[knightly-bastard]

Since my birthday is on April fool's can I legally classify my life as a joke?

#wow #no nexo knights? #astonishing #anyway i love you guys #you are what kept me in this crippling futuristic knight addiction #knightly-bastard art #nexo knights

[chinesedramaoutfit]

Wedding outfit of Nanku Yueli

#tribes and empires storm of prophecy #九州·海上牧云记 #tribes and empires #novoland #cdramaoutfit #cdrama #wan qian #astonishing

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

i don't know if it's my upbringing, the fact i am perfectly happy and content while single, or what. but holy shit i can not get my head around the shit my friends put up with from their partners. i used to think only dating non-men for the 2ish years before i met Gregg had something to do with it, but tbh my queer friends are tolerating almost as much bullshit as my straight friends.

when i tell Gregg about my friend's relationships, he is just flabbergasted. he doesn't get it either. he says, "i love you and think you're interesting. so i pay attention to the things you like, what situations make you relaxed and happy. then i try and make that happen as much as possible". i tell my friends this should be the bare minimum and they seem to think this is impossible. or that things are "good enough" and that their complaints aren't serious enough to end a relationship over.

i disagree. i don't want to be with anyone that isn't infatuated with me, who doesn't strive to make me happy, and who won't build a life with me. because i want to be able to give just as much love in return without worrying about being used. i would rather be single than date someone who misses the toilet or can't do their own laundry, or needs to be hand-held through every basic task in life.

i asked a friend of mine how her girlfriend was, and she said: "she's not my girlfriend. we're exclusive, but we aren't together yet. she's not ready for that." they've been dating (not dating?) for almost 4 years. my friend really wants a relationship, i can't imagine wasting 4 years with someone who would not deign to commit to me.

#i am excluding outright abuse situations here btw #the complacency y'all have when it comes to being treated mediocre is #astonishing #blog