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rragnaroks · 1 year

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so i lost my drawing tablet's stylus a month ago and i've given up on looking for it and ordered a new one instead because i can no longer stand not to be drawing david suchet's eyes. bitch what

#i've such a weakness for brown eyes #and his are so soft and sad #and kind #i've been reading agatha christie lately and started watching the poirot series yesterday and poirot's eyes #they captivate me #i haven't been drawing in a LONG while because before christmas i had to focus on painting cards and making presents #and i realised i'd lost the stylus a month ago and have looked for it frenziedly #is that a word?#anyway it's not to be found anywhere #i've looked in every conceivable place and quite a few inconceivable ones!#i even tidied all of my assorted yarn bags and other miscellaneous bags i keep around the place #(6 yarn bags and 7 bags of assorted accoutrements i keep having to step around because i ''will definitely need them soon'')#recruited my mum too when she was staying here for a few nights for a hospital visit #i've gutted my armchair and everything i just can't find it #and i've finally had enough i HAVE to be able to draw beautiful brown eyes #taika's eyes #which have been on my mind literally CONSTANTLY #like multiple times a day every single day #in my fucking DREAMS even #and samson kaye's eyes #and vico ortez's eyes #and david tennant's lovely eyes #mads mikkelsen's eyes #keira knightley's eyes #natalie portman's eyes #tessa thompson's eyes #billie piper's eyes #emma watson's eyes #and now david suchet's eyes #I HAVE TO DRAW BROWN EYES

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 8 months

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tis the season to remember Medjed aka The Smiter, an invisible egyptian deity with laser eyes and nonbinary swagger:

rotating them gently in my mind as they do a spiffy little dance number

#obsessed with this little weirdo #you have captivated me body and soul with your anime eyeliner and lazyass scooby doo aesthetics

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bisexualpercyjacksons · 5 months

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pjo tv show episode 5 alignment:

#percy and annabeth mighttttt be switched but grover as gaslight is undeniable #grover lying through his teeth captivated me I was like sweetie WHAT are you doing #annabeth said either help me or leave to a GOD amongst other things which is why she deserves girlboss #percy gatekeeps everyone (but himself) from sacrificing themselves which is as always true to character #pjo tv show #pjo #pjo tv spoilers #pjo tv #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #character alignment #a god buys us cheeseburgers #like no one has posted content yet so I’m making something and going to bed #mine #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #humor #no one bully me on the image sizes I’m on my phone at midnight using photoshop without an account #which means I can only layer one photo at a time so each time I have to make it a new photo #I’m bullying myself don’t worry

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riliphins · 4 months

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#his girlfailure swag has captivated me..#mithrun #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers

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astearisms · 11 months

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a farewell to summer

#flame trees somehow manage to captivate me every summer #and this summer they were in full bloom #absolutely full with their flowers. it’s always so amazing to see. especially after a hard year #my art #fanart #demon slayer #rengoku kyojuro #kny #kny fanart #kimetsu no yaiba #kimetsu rengoku

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featherlouise · 9 months

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It was like a vision from an angry god

#my art #simon petrikov #winter king #ice king #fionna and cake #simon adventure time #adventure time #his mentally ill brain and pathetic demeanour have captivated me #brian david gilbert #sure I’ll tag that #fionna and cake spoilers

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nouverx · 4 months

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I feel the room swayin'

While the band's playin'

One of our old favourite songs from way back when 🎵

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin alastor #hazbin rosie #alastor #alastor x rosie #radiorose #my art #digital art #autodesk sketchbook #I've fallen into radiorose and I can't get up they captivate me #ALSO I AM SO SO PROUD OF THE SECOND DRAWING U DON'T EVEN KNOW #I like this one so so much probably one of my favourite drawing ever I'm not even kidding #this idea was from a tweet that popped on my tl saying Rosie should dip Alastor the same way he diped her in Ready For This #I got struck with inspiration and needed to draw it out

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platypu · 1 year

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yeah facebook is terrible but sometimes you stumble across pure gold. there are dream animals i want to see in the wild and there will be posts like

ma'am that is the critically endangered regent honeyeater. There are less than 300 of them left in the wild

#the anklet indicates captive breed and released BUT STILL #i want to see one so bad this is so funny to me #birds #regent honeyeater #Anthochaera phrygia #bird #honeyeater #australian animals #fauna #conservation #wildlife

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saltycryptid · 9 months

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bro is NOT listening to Gale's dissertation on the mechanics of the underdark tunnel system

#Baldur's Gate 3 #Gale #Astarion #BloodWeave #Fanart #I would like to offer a sincere thank you to everyone involved in the process of me seeing Gale in this incredible fit on my tiktok fyp #I am captivated (by his double Ds) and I'm not afraid to admit it #you have born witness to a willing victim to propaganda #another in my ongoing saga of manic sketches yw <3 #Roach's Choice

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sketchnwhatevr · 1 year

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I really like them a lot🔥💧

#ember spam texts him at work #THEY’RE JUST REALLY REALLY CUTE #I will defend this movie and these babies with my life #he’s such a malewife #he captivated me #their relationship and dynamic captivated me #the way their unlikely friendship blossomed into a natural and beautiful mutual understanding and relationship CAPTIVATED ME #this movie captivated me #I’ve been captivated #captivated #no cap #my art #elemental #wade ripple #ember lumen #ember x wade #wade x ember

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mythology-void · 4 months

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okay so I was doing a Research™️ about ancient Greek etymology as one does and I found some Things that made me want to Violently Claw My Arms Off please allow me to force feed you my discoveries

So there are 2 words for "not" in ancient Greek, depending on the context: ou and mē. Having introduced himself in the Cyclops episode as " ou tis", or No-man, he then stabs Polyphemus in the eye. When Polyphemus' brothers come to check on him, they say this:

"... surely no man [mē tis] is carrying off your sheep? Surely no man [mē tis] is trying to kill you either by fraud or by force?"

Right after this, after the other cyclopes ditch Polyphemus, Odysseus's inner monologue goes something like this:

"Then they went away, and I laughed inwardly at the success of my clever strategem [metis]." (pronounced mEH-Tis)

Now, there's a difference between mē tis and metis. [mē tis] (pronounced mEH-Tis with a space between the syllables) is the literal translation for "no man". Metis is a word for extreme intelligence/cunning, which is something Odysseus is famous for.

Now, there are several examples of abuse of metis/intelligence in the Odyssey, but I think the juxtaposition between [mē tis], or the concept of anonymity, and metis, or extreme intelligence, is REALLY interesting. Odysseus's adoption of the title "No-man" was characteristic of metis--it was a really smart move that simultaneously hid him from the cyclops and avoided any future consequences. It was a highly effective strategy all wrapped up in a nest little package with a bow on it.

But when he revealed himself as Odysseus of Ithaca, effectively throwing off No-man (anonymity and [mē tis]), that was characterized as idiocy--he's essentially doxxed himself, and now he's doing to (spoiler alert) get tossed around the Mediterranean by Poseidon for the next 10 years.

This is really interesting because it lets you see the parallels/codependency between metis(intelligence) and humility. When Odysseus refused to allow himself to go unnoticed (hubris) he suffered for it. BUT when he declined instant glory/satisfaction (kleos) in order to achieve the long term goal of survival, he was rewarded with Athena's favor (pay attention. This part is important).

And this situation repeats itself MULTIPLE TIMES in the Odyssey--the EXACT SAME THING happens near the end of the book, with the suitors. When. Odysseus is dressed as a beggar and the suitors/Antinious are abusing him, he ACTIVELY CHOOSES not to react--he doesn't stand up and rip off his disguise and start hollering "TIS I, ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! FEAR MY WRATH"

No. He sits there patiently and waits. He plans and schemes and quietly orchestrates their downfall without alerting them of it. Why? Because he learned his lesson the first time this happened. He buried his rage and adopted what was, according to Grace LA Franz, a more feminine form of metis, weaving a web of destruction for his enemies that ultimately resulted in their total annihilation (see Weaving a Way to Nostos: Odysseus and Feminine Metis in the Odyssey by Grace LaFranz). His patience allowed him to win the whole prize--no questions asked, no 10-year-long-business-trip strings attached--just the sweetness of a full victory. And he is, once again, rewarded with Athena's favor--both in the battle with the suitors and in the aftermath (cleanup/reuniting with Penelope).

This really reinforces the idea in the Odyssey that Odysseus's defining characteristic is not just his intelligence--it's his ability to learn from his mistakes. He used what he learned at the Lotus Eaters Island against Polyphemus--the Lotus Eaters drugged his men, so he drugged Polyphemus. He used what he learned from Circe and Polyphemus against the suitors--Circe used false sweetness and honeyed words to lure his men into a trap, so that's exactly what he did to the suitors. His hubris on Polyphemus' island cost his whole crew their lives, so he intentionally left well enough alone until the right time. He didn't just learn from his failures--he turned them into BATTLE STRATEGY.

i don't care what anyone says that is completely totally and objectively awesome