#only the poet

[sunshineandlyrics]

​Some of the small bands that Louis supported or defended, tweeting about getting Louis the number 1 spot.

The Snuts x, Outland x, Fat Dads x, Small Talk x, Cavalcade x, Sam Jackson and Only the Poets x, Lunarca x, The Juice x, Cruz x & Manila Times x (15 November 2022)

#this is really sweet #they are repaying Louis back #the Snuts #Cruz #album chart #official charts #Louis Tomlinson #Faith in the Future #fat dads #Outland #small talk #sam jackson #Cavalcade #Lunarca #only the poet #the juice #manilla times #mine

[soy-sauce-and-mothra]

Hey! Are there blacksmiths in your story? I'm a hobbyist blacksmith and I'm here to help!

Blacksmithing is one of those things that a lot of people get wrong because they don't realize it stuck around past the advent of the assembly line. Here's a list of some common misconceptions I see and what to do instead!

Not all blacksmiths are gigantic terrifying muscly guys with beards and deep voices. I am 5'8, skinny as a twig, have the muscle mass of wet bread, and exist on Tumblr. Anybody who is strong enough to pick up a hammer and understands fire safety can be a blacksmith.

You can make more than just swords with blacksmithing. Though swords are undeniably practical, they're not the only things that can be made. I've made candle holders, wall hooks, kebab skewers, fire pokers, and more. Look up things other people have made, it's really amazing what can be done.

"Red-hot" is actually not that hot by blacksmith terms. when heated up, the metal goes from black, to red, to orange, to yellow, to white. (for temperature reference, I got a second degree burn from picking up a piece of metal on black heat) The ideal color to work with the metal is yellow. White is not ideal at all, because the metal starts sparking and gets all weird and lumpy when it cools. (At no point in this process does the metal get even close to melting. It gets soft enough to work with, but I have never once seen metal become a liquid.)

Blacksmithing takes fucking forever. Not even taking into account starting the forge, selecting and preparing metal, etc. etc. it takes me around an hour to make one (1) fancy skewer. The metals blacksmiths work with heat up and cool down incredibly fast. When the forge is going good, it only takes like 20 seconds to get your metal hot enough to work with, but it takes about the same time for it to cool down, sometimes even less.

As long as you are careful, it is actually stupidly easy to not get hurt while blacksmithing. When I picked up this hobby I was like "okay, cool! I'm gonna make stuff, and I'm gonna end up in the hospital at some point!" Thus far, the latter has yet to occur. I've been doing this for nearly a year. I have earned myself a new scar from the aforementioned second degree burn, and one singe mark on my jeans. I don't even wear gloves half the time. Literally just eye protection, common sense, and fast reflexes and you'll probably be fine. (Accidents still happen of course, but I have found adequate safety weirdly easy to achieve with this hobby)

A forge is not a fire. The forge is the thing blacksmiths put their metal in to heat it up. It starts as a small fire, usually with newspaper or something else that's relatively small and burns easily, which we then put in the forge itself, which is sort of a fireplace-esque thing (there's a lot of different types of forge, look into it and try to figure out what sort of forge would make the most sense for the context you're writing about) and we cover it with coal, which then catches fire and heats up. The forge gets really hot, and sometimes really bright. Sometimes when I stare at the forge for too long it's like staring into the sun. The forge is also not a waterfall of lava, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Welding and blacksmithing are not the same thing. They often go hand-in-hand, but you cannot connected two pieces of metal with traditional blacksmithing alone. There is something called forge welding, where you heat your metal, sprinkle borax (or the in-universe equivalent) on it to prevent the metal from oxidizing/being non-weldable, and hammer the pieces together very quickly. Forge welding also sends sparks flying everywhere, and if you're working in a small space with other blacksmiths, you usually want to announce that you're welding before you do, so that everyone in a five-foot radius can get out of that five-foot radius. You also cannot just stuck some random pebbles into the forge and get a decent piece of metal that you can actually make something with, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Anvils are really fucking heavy. Nothing else to add here.

Making jewelry is not a blacksmithing thing unless you want jewelry made of steel. And it will be very ugly if you try. Blacksmithing wasn't invented to make small things.

If there's anything here I didn't mention, just ask and I'll do my best to answer.

#yes some of this was directed at steven universe #the only thing su got right was bismuth crying when her anvil broke #cus those things are goddamn expensive and hard to transport #blacksmith #blacksmithing #writing #writing prompts #writing advice #writeblr #writer #writer problems #writerblr #writerscommunity #writers on tumblr #writers and poets #writers

[eternocosmo]

#art #love #casal #couple #desire #life #amor #self love #artists on tumblr #18+ content #18+ only #desejo #lovers #body aesthetic #te amo #aesthetic #poets on tumblr #photographers on tumblr

[kingofmyborrowedheart]

The thing that is striking me the most about this album is just how messy and human it is. She’s not holding anything back or trying to appear one way or another. She’s just letting it all out regardless of what anyone might say. She found that trying to be polished and keep all the ugly, imperfect, human stuff in to be stifling and just said fuck it I need to do this for me. This album was an exorcism for her.

#taylor swift #ttpd #the tortured poets department #very interesting to consider her whole good girl mindset she discusses in MA #like I get the critique that it needs some editing because 31 songs is a lot! however that would be undermining the point of it all #like the only way to move forward is to get it all out and free yourself from it

[sombrewoodlandfairy]

the tortured poets department wallpapers

part 1 | part 2

#taylor swift #taylornation #tswiftnation #tswiftedits #tswiftedit #tswiftlyrics #tswiftdaily #tsuserclaire #tsuserbella #tsusermeggie #tsusermels #tsuserjen #tsuserannie #ttpd #the tortured poets department #fortnight #my boy only breaks his favourite toys #down bad #so long london #but daddy i love him #fresh out the slammer #florida!!! #guilty as sin? #who's afraid of little old me?

[ryllen]

no, but pinecones is really beautiful isn't it ?

#perfect kind of flowers for fae kind who probably feels that flowers die in 0.1 sec bcs of their long life #imagine making mal a pine cone flower wreath and he is so happy with it; that if yuu ever think of selling it king mal mal would order it #for every house in the valley; so everyone has one in their house as new kind of briar valley culture & tradition fhsdh #twst #twisted wonderland #sebek zigvolt #twst yuu #twst mc #twst grim #fanart #i wonder if sebek can see the pinecones as beautiful too #well sebek is weak at subjective thing like art; he might only be able to see things as it is #but he might take on some things from poet or romantic genre books; so i wonder what he sees #i know a fellow who absolutely can't see what i see; i feel like his brain is like a white digital sci fi cube that is clean #and looking so minimalistic it looks like it can only process logical things like numbers #it's so weird that some people don't actually process things by imagining a lot of other things visually in their mind

[glorious-destruction]

the feminine urge to become fluent in every language on earth so I can read literature in poetry in their native tongues to get the full effect

#I say this after suffering through only 2 years of latin #if I was multlilingual I would be unstoppable #language #literature #litblr #poetry #dps #dead poets society #dark academia #quotes #write #anderperry #books #carpe diem #writer #charlie dalton #knox overstreet #todd anderson #art #neil perry #gerard pitts #reason to write #russian literature #english literature #russian #French #Italian #German

[wildfloweronwheels]

this tracklist has me thinking so many thoughts you guys.

they broke up a fortnight into tour... the first show post joever was in florida... who's afraid of little old me being a twist on who's afraid of virginia woolf a film which starred elizabeth taylor and richard burton about a couple whose relationship breaks down at late night drinks in front of people... my boy only breaks his favourite toys - is she the toy??? free from the slammer where the slammer is an obvious reference to jail after all the criminal metaphors of her and joe tricking the system... but daddy i love him being a reference to the little mermaid where she gave up her voice for a man... clara bow being a 1920's film star who found her voice, married a guy who denied they were ever married publicly and then died + the majority of her fame coming from silent films where she literally didn't need to have a voice and then successfully transitioning into 'talkies' (films with sound).... the smallest man who ever lived vs. 'the loudest woman this town has ever seen who had a marvellous time ruining everything'... oh boy.

#taylor swift #taylor and joe #joe alwyn #ts11 #the tortured poets department #putting pieces together #fortnight #florida!!! #who's afraid of little old me? #my boy only breaks his favourite toys #free from the slammer #but daddy i love him #clara bow #the smallest man who ever lived

[vanessa-rafesgirl]

me since april 19th

#taylor swift #i love you taylor #ts ttpd #ttpd era #taylor swift ttpd #ttpd #the tortured poets department #the tortured poets department taylor swift #taylor swift the tortured poets department #thank you aimee #the black dog #i hate it here #i can fix him (no really i can) #fortnight #post malone #the tortured poets society #my boy only breaks his favorite toys #fresh out the slammer #the smallest man who ever lived #the alchemy #the albatross #so long london

[stillgotscars]

my boy only breaks his favorite toys - taylor swift

#taylor swift #tswiftedit #my edit #typography #the tortured poets department #my boy only breaks his favourite toys

[super-nova5045]

sylvia plath, todd anderson and virginia woolf (aka ACTUAL tortured poets) watching taylor “im breaking up with my boyfriend for his intense depression and blaming it on him, im dating a racist who enjoys watching woc being brutalized and harasses young woc artists, i sent my fans out on a hate train to attack a young woc actress for a line she had to say as part of her job to show how mentally ill her character was, im dating a maga supporter, i refuse to say anything about a current genocide despite being the most influential person in the world right now, i am a billionaire, i fly 13 minute flights and have the highest carbon emission of any celebrity, i am a known white feminist who only speaks about issues when it affects me and has constantly let my fans get away with extreme racism and even encouraged it by associating myself with known racists” swift call herself a tortured poet (her writing sounds like a bunch of thesaurus words slapped over gabba hanna and rupi kaur-esque poetry that was created purely as a trinket for an edgy pinterest board)

#anti taylor swift #like she can be problematic that’s okay #there are SO many problematic artists i like #but she’s not even that good #like read sylvia plath or virginia woolf or listen to LDR or fiona apple or mitski or lorde or boygenius or olivia rodrigo #aka her peers #and realise how much better they are #they truly write art because they have a compassion and rawness for it #whereas taytay only writes to get more money LOL #she’s so extremely privileged that her life is not at all relatable and now she tries to make it so #by romanticizing the most mundane #thats never been your brand babe now it’s going to sound like dogshit #GUTS by olivia rodrigo is better because it has such an intensity to it. liv means what she says and you can feel it! #fiona apple means what she says when she writes about begging her lover to love her back! #mitski means what she says when she writes that she is self destructive and puts herself in bad situations since that’s all she knows! #lana means what she says when she writes about her suicide attempt at 15 because of constant abuse from her mother and crippling depression #all of it such haunting and beautiful works because it truly comes from the soul and isn’t a cash grab #Anyway i’m so sorry virginia and sylvia and todd #todd anderson #AND JOE ALWYN #joe alwyn my favourite man ever #joe alwyn #dead poets society #anderperry #sylvia plath #virginia woolf #the bell jar #lana del rey #fiona apple #mitski

[starlightseraph]

oughghghffgghhggg

(series 8, episode 22 • “Everybody Dies”)

#yes these are actually in order he’s looking at house then he looks down when he smiles then he looks back up again while smiling #hugh laurie #robert sean leonard #rsl #hilson #hey rsl fans who’ve only seen him as neil perry in dead poets society listen up: i have very good news for you! #this is a very gay show that ran for 8 years and has 177 episodes and rsl plays the second main character #and the gays do actually successfully run away together! these are screencaps to prove it! #dps #dead poets society #gregory house #james wilson #some of their best dilf looks fr #hate crimes md #house md #starlightseraph’s brainrot

[kingofmyborrowedheart]

Not enough people are talking about the fact that Stevie Nicks wrote a poem that opens THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.

#taylor swift #ttpd #the tortured poets department #like that’s so fucking cool!!! #I wonder how many people have struggled to read it because they don’t know how to read cursive #I think the cd version is a font and not handwriting but I only have my vinyl currently

[onceintwentylifetimes]

My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys - Taylor Swift

#My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys #my boy only breaks his favorite toys #taylor swift #taylorswift #the tortured poets department #vickisedits #tswiftedit #really wanted the arms seperate so like...its impossible to put herself back together #also the faceless thing was also a deliberate choice #there's a lot of intent here even if I lowkey was itching for a lightbox and a barbie to set it up myself to photograph...

[tswiftupdatess]

Taylor Swift talking about her song 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys'

''My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys is a song that I wrote alone and it's a metaphor from the perspective of a child's toy being somebody's favorite toy until they break you and then don't play with you anymore, which is how a lot of us are in relationships where we are so valued by a person in the beginning and then all of a sudden, they break us or they devalue us in their mind and we're still clinging on to - So it's kind of like a song about denial, really. So that you can live in this world where there's still hope for a toxic, broken relationship.''

📸: Via shesjustlosingit on TikTok

#taylor swift #my boy only breaks his favorite toys #the tortured poets department #ttpd #iheartradio #taylorswift #behind the song

[mohabbaat]

THOUGHTS ON THE NEW TS ALBUM

listen, i had no issues with this woman for a long time. i even liked her, defended her when she released that one video with dylan o'brien. but right now my respect for her is at level 0. mainly cause she let her fans hate on joe alwyn for an entire year, even encouraged this hatred by giving "easter eggs" when his only crime was being depressed??? and not proposing to her???? yeah. she threw him to the wolves just for publicity with no regard to his mental health (which was already bad even according to her) and that's such an asshole move. especially considering he was there when no one else was. also, she made an entire song complaining that her fans were too rude to the racist dude she dated and who dumped her after a few weeks?? but had nothing to say about the literal witch hunt that joe (the dude she dated for 6 years and apparently was desperate to marry) has been going through??? yeah. she needs therapy.

#she's not getting a fellowship at the tortured poets dept anytime soon lbr #and she needs to take a break and get to a therapist #she is becoming the toxic significant other she wrote so much about #also its hilarious how she left joe for matty healy only to be dumped a few months later. karma is her boyfriend truly. #all this information is from reddit. i cant stand her voice. #anti taylor swift #asks