#raw desire

[bloodypomegranateblog]

Published in Pier Review

#clarapasian #bloodypomegranateblog #gender identity #feminism #dark femininity #poetry #poem #raw desire

[crimeronan]

i don't really understand why people react in shuddering horror to the idea of casually eating raw onion or raw garlic cloves as a snack they're so good. cronch like potato chip but tangy flavor with a little bit of sweetness and a pleasant aftertaste. delicious. what vitamins am i deficient in.

#this is to say i'm currently having the overpowering desire to eat a raw onion like an apple #what is it girl. what chemicals do u need #food

[skylarkspinner]

fiber art adventures in egypt

I recently got back from a trip to Egypt & finally got around to organizing some pictures to share. One of the things I was most excited about was seeing what I could find on fiber arts and textiles.

Dropping everything under a read more, 'cause this will be a long post haha

first visit: the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)

At the time of visiting, they had a special textiles exhibit. It covered Pharonic Egypt all the way up to modern times, although I only had time to check out the dynastic & a bit of the Coptic portion of the exhibit (which was what I was really hoping to see anyways)

Was super excited to see this diorama in person. I knew about it but had never seen good pictures of it. From the little I've seen of ancient Egyptian spinning, spinning with two spindles seems to be the norm rather than a master technique? It also shows up in tomb art, which the exhibit also shared:

They also used a different fiber preparation (splicing to create a rove of fiber, no traditional drafting to my understanding) so that probably made a difference? Regardless I really want to see if I can replicate the technique, especially because their spindles look so similar to modern spindles??

I took so many pictures of spindles, guys, and I fully intend to either have a few replicas made or to learn to make some myself. Also, although they were unlabeled... I'm pretty sure those are beaters for weaving? That was a bit of a trend with this trip, so much stuff was unlabeled :( I would've killed to at least get some date estimates for some of the stuff they had on display. I was nerding out in here though, and my family took a few pictures of how excited I was getting. A bit embarrassing, but eh haha

The exhibit also had a section on natural dyes used with a fun visual;

There was several diagrams specifically describing each dye source, but in the interest of not overloading on pictures I'll just list them out. For blues; woad, Yellows; turmeric, safflower, saffron, or yellow ochre; reds; madder, henna, pomegranate, and kermes. I originally thought kermes was another way to say cochineal, but it only seems to be distantly related.

next visit: Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center

A small art center dedicated to hand-weaving wool and cotton tapestries. All of their work was museum quality & awe inspiring!!

Was even invited to their back rooms to watch a few of their weavers working; no I don't have room to put a room-sized loom anywhere but heck do I want one now

Our guide that took us through talked a bit about the natural dyes they use (all of their dyes are dyed in house with what they grow in their dye garden!!!) and got excited to hear I was also interested in natural dyes! He seemed a bit disappointed I'd never worked with indigo and. while indigo scares me, I'll take it as a sign that maybe I should try some time this year haha.

final visit; the Egyptian Museum

we really had to rush through this one which was a huge shame because it's packed full of artifacts. Also, the lighting in there is atrocious, so apologies for the not great pictures ahead.

They had a fascinating display of textile tools, more than what the NMEC had;

(Hand for size reference) I want all of these spindles! So badly! But a few of them look so much like a few of the spindles I own already?? A few of them had a spiraling notch, that's so cool? But also, what's going on with the one with two whorls? I have no idea. I'm fascinated.

Look at these whorls!! Although again, I'm a bit confused; the lack of labeling strikes again. Unsure why some of these "whorls" have two holes, or what the metal object with the wooden handle is. The display implies sewing needles, and some of them do look like it, but others.... really don't look like sewing needles. I'm absolutely enchanted by this little whorl though. I think it has birds on it?

More objects that I'm baffled by- the signage doesn't really indicate what some of this stuff is, if it's even known. Also confused by the object wrapped in white string in the right pic; it looks like a distaff but to the best of my knowledge the (ancient at least) Egyptians didn't use distaffs. It probably popped up in later times and was put in this display since it was still relevant, but I'm still not sure.

I have so many more pictures & thoughts but I'll save those for more specific future projects. I've been doing research outside this trip on ancient Egyptian spinning techniques and desperately want to go deeper into that, this trip just solidified how excited it makes me. If you made it all the way through this, many thanks for reading!

Bonus; look at this ancient linen 🥺

#hand spinning #archaeology #extant artifact #weaving #fiber arts #long post #letters from skylark #sorry for the overall low quality images in this post. Got a new camera and wasn't the best at using it this trip #also the raw image files were huge so I heavily downsized them to make sure this post wasn't a beast to load #would be happy to share the raw images if desired though

[batsplat]

February 2014 (text from Mat Oxley's The Valentino Rossi Files: Everything I've ever written about VR: From 2008 to now):

During the winter the nine-time champ spent more time than usual thrashing round his dirt track ranch, keeping himself mentally and physically sharp and getting used to a motorcycle moving around beneath him. He knows that Marc Marquez’s ability to ride on the ragged edge with a more muscular, more sideways style is changing MotoGP, so he needs to change with it. Rossi may never look as spectacular as Marquez on a dirt bike or a MotoGP bike, but both his former and current crew chiefs believe he can do better than he did last year, when Marquez made him look rather second rate.

Rossi on inviting Marquez to the ranch:

"Yeah, for sure, a lot of time. But I think that Emilio [Alzamora, Marquez's manager] is not very happy that Marc come because he said that after we make a race and maybe it's dangerous." (x)

A Sideways Glance at Misano 2014, including pre-event karting on Wednesday night where Marquez reportedly struggled:

Misano 2014 (text from Mat Oxley's Valentino Rossi: All His Races):

^ Márquez won the first ten races of 2014 and this was the first time all year he was beaten in a straight duel. He couldn't handle Rossi's pace at Misano, so he ended up losing the front and falling.

Valentino was fast throughout practice and secured his first front-row start of 2014. [Rossi was asked after qualifying about the threat posed by Marquez and Lorenzo, identifying Lorenzo as the favourite before adding, "But you never know with Marc. He's a bastard."] In the race he rode better than in years, hanging his upper body inside the motorcycle more than ever before to increase turning. He snatched the lead from Lorenzo and then fended off Márquez, who struggled to find enough grip to match Vale. At one-third distance the world champion pushed it too far and slid off, so Vale cruised home 1.6 second ahead of Lorenzo. His crew had done a great job of creating maximum grip via adjustment to chassis balance and electronics set-up. His 107th GP victory showed he was once again as fast as anyone, because when he won at Assen 2013 he didn't have to beat Márquez, Lorenzo or Pedrosa, who were all injured. "It's fantastic to come back to victory again," he beamed after his first win with [new crew chief Silvano] Galbusera. "I knew we could fight and I pushed from the start. I always work hard and never give up and trust that days like this can happen."

^ The breakthrough win at Misano. For the first time since his return to Yamaha he had gone head-to-head with Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Márquez and beaten them both. From this moment another world title was a possibility.

(x for more details)

Aragon 2014 press conference:

Rossi: Revenge at the ranch! No, first of all, we enjoy a lot, because have a lot of riders and also from superbike and a lot of bike on the track and was a good day, yeah. Marc was very fast, already fast like me at the first time, as always, and I think he did the best lap time but I won the race so is 1-1, so is... come si dice, pareggio pareggio [tied]. Marquez: Yeah, yeah, was really nice, you know, I was really [impressed] to see his circuit, his home, because in the future I would like to have, because was impressive and riding there was all the riders was really nice and... like Valentino says, we were there fighting together like in Misano race more or less, but yeah... the important thing is that we enjoy it and was really nice to ride there with him and also with the other riders.

Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and the Ranch

#rosquez #// #4693 #2014 ranch #cleaning my drafts at last... i was initially just gonna include the stuff i've not seen shared but uh might as well throw in everything #'i also invited valentino' 'don't worry he's not going to invite me' 'you saw a very raw kid looking up to a hero' *chews pillow* #'i think he did the best lap time but i won the race' does tickle me. as if he doesn't remember exactly #one thing i do find interesting about the ranch visit is that vale's not really spoken about it again #my scientific analysis is that the presser vibes for the rest of 2014 were good but make a sharp-ish downturn Pretty Early in 2015 #very valentino for the ranch to represent both respect and cooperation between riders as well as his relentless desire to win #went to double check that tweet was legit and. uh. heartbreaking: man named chad reed has awful political opinions

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

why is lettuce so fucking Good

#currently eating half a head right outta the bag #my body... it craves Fresh Vegetable... #i have not had Fresh Vegetable in so long... #monch cronch eating each leaf like a fuckin shredder #personal (me) home (in my house) shredder (teeth) #its so crisp and watery and cool from the fridge #my ideal meal is raw ground beef & entire head of iceberg lettuce #literally eating this shit like a mf Rabbit #absolutely unprompted #do you ever think about how similar leaf is to meat #looking closely at one rn and its like... a thin slice of steak but Green.... #why do vegans and carnivores fight we're literally the same. we should all make out or somethin idk #OHHHH WE'RE GETTING TO THE INNER LAYERS NOW ITS GOING DOWN!!!! HELL YEEEAAAHHHHH #SHIT JUST GOT CRISPER #if you're reading this its your sign to chug water and eat a fresh cool vegetable right from the fridge #give in to your primal desire to cronch with your bare hands and teeth #life is long but this moment is so so sweet

[the-real-list-of-ominous-threats]

I shall force you to drink the Bad Soup

#the bad soup is whatever you think it is #it could be the ocean #it could be the water in a wastewater treatment plant #it could be milk mixed with sprite and with raw chicken cubes #it could be nyquil and chicken broth #it's whatever your heart does not desire!

[taz-writes]

here's a hot take for today

the narrative function of sex is the same as the narrative function of fight scenes is the same as the narrative function of songs in a musical

no i will not explain

#taz talks #writing #actually i WILL explain but i'll do it in the tags #these each serve the same function within their respective appropriate genres #each one is a kind of revelation #they heighten the connection between 2+ characters and highlight relationships and feelings and needs #they are out of place in genres where they do not belong and/or as curveballs when the narrative did not provoke them from the start #but they have the same sort of emotional/dramatic build-up #talk -> sing -> dance (talk -> yell -> stab) ((talk -> flirt -> You Know)) #and they are all expressions of intense physicality and intimacy through physical gesture and interaction #they are fundamentally empty and boring if there is not a deeper purpose or drive behind them #although they can still occasionally be entertaining on their own if your audience is specifically seeking that experience out #people who do not like them will be very unhappy to encounter one where it isn't supposed to be #it is very easy to ruin the mood with poor word choice #many people have an inherent sense for terrible ones but it's often difficult or complicated to explain precisely why a bad one fails #when executed properly they are a very raw and intimate expression of a character's most fundamental needs and desires #the fluff is stripped away and there is nothing left but a series of needs. conflicting or cooperating. #and even when you're lying during one it's still a form of truth #none of these things are remotely necessary to tell a powerful or compelling story but if you're going to use them you need to do it right #also all 3 of these things are difficult if not impossible to write if you are not both interested in them and personally invested #this post brought to you by me trying to write smut about my dnd characters and failing because i generally hate /reading/ smut #so i have none of the vocabulary or instinct for it that i do for. say. graphic violence (or lyrical poetry)

[bloodypomegranateblog]

Published in Pier Review

#clarapasian #bloodypomegranateblog #poetry #poem #unrequited love #dark femininity #raw desire #feminism

[txampboxer]

A BOXER* and his GLOVES! SIRCI...Details later - MASSIVE "HARD-ON" OOOOF! 02192024

#pro boxing #raw punching excitement! #nose punching desire #up against the ropes action! #blue boxing gloves

[blueeyesfilledwithpassion]

Words

A Powerful & Connecting Force. 📖

#words #books #woman #connection #passionate #desire #spilled words #passion #intimacy #spilled thoughts #beautiful #words words words #literature #imagination #hands #her hands #feeling #daydream #creativity #raw and powerful #powerful

[abombihoney]

y'all gotta stop making alastor look cool in redesigns he's gotta look a little goofy silly he needs his funny haircut adn bright colors ur fucking killing him

#hh #chit chat #i understand desire to make him cool and suave and spooky #but you must remember he is just a silly little guy #he tells bad jokes and puns #he eats a whole raw deer with just a fork #he fucking tosses people up and catches them with his mouth like popcorn #in the pilot he was just fucking wearing tap shoes #you HAVE to let him be a lil silly its important

[dolores-hazy]

Unrestrained

I don't bite...

Unless you're into that

My claws stay sheathed...

Until you require a good scratch

Then I can go full-on feral

Wild and untamed

Unashamed of my desire

Unleashing every wanton move

I ever thought to make, taking it

A step further--reckless breathless

Daring to unlock new pleasures

Undressing body and soul

Ready to be treasured

And torn up in

Equal measure

Inspired by the #kamasutrachallenge prompt: teeth and nails

#kamasutrachallenge #smittenbypoetry #poetryportal #twcpoetry #abstractcommunity #inspired #unfiltered thoughts #original poem #raw #desire #writerscommunity #lit #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #poets on tumblr #wnq writers #wild side #ravenous #poetry #let loose

[aprito]

given that i actually literally had no (zero) time for sos month this year it's truly amazing how i still managed to struggle post thru 2/3 of it. strip comics and multiple entries for single days included, small things to be proud of... if i ever decide to prep on this much on a time crunch again you are welcome to come into my home and beat me with a pick axe btw

#nonitxt #kept the event on the server this year bc i usually do most of the modding #and i was geniunely afraid i would have to disappear randomly #bc i was very on and off and did most pieces in advance #i hope you guys on here liked at least one entry T_T #my desire to not let my sos shippers down is like raw fuel #thank you to the people esp who still made an effort to participate on the server T_T you guys were super motivating #also the voted prompts were so much fun like geniunely #like i said earlier im planning on finishing two more of them sometime at the beginning of next year

[eleyras]

Anyway, Will's struggles with identity, responsibility, acceptance of himself and yearn for love are resonating with me in the same deep, gut-wrenching way Elena Ferrante's female characters do, hope this help you to understand how much this book is consuming me.

#Less than 100 pages left to read and I’ve already sobbed my eyes out for Will so many times #He shares sooo many similarities with Lenù I want to tear my hair out and write about them at the same time #Bc both have this raw desire of belonging #of being recognized and accepted while always feeling not good enough #always feeling incapable of find their place in the world.........god #Will IS so firstborn daughter coded i cannot believe as a firstborn daughter I hadn't realized this while reading DR #Elena Greco and Will Kempen you are both very dear to me #dark heir #dark heir spoilers #dark rise