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having a niche experience on nyt connections today

and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago

on any page he’ll just be like “the night was clear, cool, and starry, but smoke-like wisps of mist were creeping up the hill-sides from the streams and deep meadows. thin-clad birches, swaying in a light wind above their heads, made a black net against the pale sky.” and you’re like YESSSSS

streets are right

streets are saying i would’ve done numbers on tumblr if i’d taken these photos in 2016

1. Shiga-ken neighborhood
2. inside of a yurt

💌💌💌

ok fearmongering about that anglerfish swimming towards the surface aside, everyone is misgendering her and i am resisting the urge to correct every single comment i see. SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL LADY

it actually turned out so good - so moist and tender without being gummy or gritty like gf baking tends to be!!! a resounding success

it’s a vanilla bean cake with a lemon curd for filling and a vanilla icing. nothing too too crazy, but should be very yummy! i made a swiss meringue icing with aquafaba for the first time and it was crazy how it behaved just like eggwhites!

i have never done lettering before so that’s not exactly what i was going for but i’m so pleased with it nevertheless! i haven’t baked a cake in so long and it’s like coming home to an old friend

a (surprise) cake for our anniversary!! she is not on here at all so i am free to speak openly of it… first gf & vegan cake i have ever baked so this better work 🤨

locked in a psychological battle with my oven rn

a hopeful day, a happy day. a fearful day, imagining what Israel may to do Palestinians ahead of the Sunday truce

it is imperative to continue donating, boycotting Israel, & doing what we can for Palestinians, however we can. there is no stopping

watching early seasons of mash. where is He (bj hunnicut)

thought too hard about lesbian maedhros again and i need to go sit by the sea for a bit

makalaurë

i imagine that fingolfin and fëanor were going shot for shot with the naming of their children (kanafinwë / findekáno, turkafinwë / turukáno, curufinwë2 / arakáno2, etc.) but this theory interestingly implies that the pattern was briefly thrown off by aredhel being a daughter

imagine a world where fingolfin is just golfin. IMAGINE

thinking about finelfin again. what if he Was high king of the noldor. what new atrocities would he walk into with his eyes wide open

every time i think about marie de france in the 12th century writing tortured lovers and illicit extramarital affairs i’m like damn she’s just like me fr

my mom came to visit me and now i have probably 2 weeks worth of freezer meals so yay ❤️ also @samarqand.bsky.social ‘s vegetable tagine rec has become a staple in our house. ough its so yummy

this essay is for those people who enjoy the Silmarillion as a pseudo-historical document within its own universe. it's a philological reading of the narrative voicea and what it's trying to say. and y'all know I LOVE talking about the narrator of the silmarillion

"Rain" by Raymond Carver Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed al day and read. Fought against it for a minute. Then looked out the window at the rain. And gave over. Put myself entirely in the keep of this rainy morning. Would I live my life over again? Make the same unforgivable mistakes? Yes, given half a chance. Yes.

six lethargies by keaton henson is soooooooo children of húrin. speaking of soundtracks

this is so true to me. set me up with an ominous nyckelharpa hurdy-gurdy soundtrack and let the credits roll

adding to my soup list rn

yes!! it’s a pumpkin ramen that i made with pumpkin puree and my local grocery store had squash on sale so i roasted it. very tasty!!

i’m so glad that it’s gotten damp and rainy and cold bc it means i can eat soup to my heart’s content ❤️

yay ramen