History teacher from Tidewater. Real-life asvoscephalos, online ovis. Anachronist. Seeking to live humbly and beautifully. Orthodox Christian โฆ๏ธ
PFP:
@toffee_32
Blessed Brocctober to you all! As things cool down and the days shorten, remember to take time to slow down as well. If you wish, kindly take a short break from scrolling to relax with me. I'm going to be reading a few fall poems, would you like to join?
Fun fact: in the early days of motoring before cars were designed in wind tunnels you were at risk of being spirited away by a djinn if you went too fast, as this sobering illustration warns. Even today, modern "speed limit" laws are imposed to prevent further djinn attacks
When the badger puts on the flat cap...
Enormous thanks for
@lobitoworks
for custom-crafting what may well be the first and only fursuit-sized flatcap in the world
This is exactly my experience too. Furries encouraged me to go to church when nobody else did. Furries got me involved in meaningful activities that weren't forced or awkward. Furry has done more in 10 years to fix our atomized social sickness than pundits and activists ever will
Iโd spent months fretting about the dangers of the furry fandom, but all my doubts were swept aside within the week. Nobodyโnot my schools, not my clubs, not my church groupsโhad ever been this friendly. I consider joining the fandom one of the best decisions Iโve ever made.
If elk could create iconography they would depict the human participatants in this event as elk standing upright, perhaps crowned with garlands of things elk like to eat
@tracewoodgrains
He's very much like his namesake in that I think his fiction is very perceptive but his gross cynicism is a clown mask over deep hopelessness about humanity and reality. I hope he's ultimately self-aware enough to repent unironically
Just watched a vixen nursing her kits from less than 5 yards away. I stood there for 10 minutes or more, unable to move. Incredibly blessed lindywalk moment
FINALLY framed this beautiful piece from
@Horned_Hut
Couldn't find the right size or color at thrift shops the past few months so broke down and bought a nice one
@castor_wheels
Literally the first rule of being a teacher is to ensure that your students know as little about your personal life as possible, they will use anything you reveal as ammunition against you. God help this woman
I have finally fulfilled my dream of becoming burb! Donovan is an early 19th century romantic poet and artist, full of mystique and passion (until he sees a shiny.)
Thanks again to the peerless
@Horned_Hut
for bringing the vision to life. He's always a pleasure to work with!
I really want to like solarpunk, but like all utopian fantasies it's fundamentally dishonest. At least Star Trek had the sense to handwave the questions away with replicator tech
If you've read Unfinished Tales you'll know this is a reference to when Saruman used the palantir to hack Sauron's crunchyroll account, thereby becoming an incel... important scene cut from the movies ๐
Alone house-sitting for my parents rn, it's always a little weird to me when I'm in the position to cook just for myself and the only things I want to eat are vegetables, mushrooms, and cheese
The "250 Bust Menagerie" is on!
They might look daunting, but the rules are simpler than they seem, so please give them a read!
Put your submission in the replies here when ready!
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@_forest_seeker_
They stopped making locomotives aerodynamic because "the impact on efficiency is negligible." Pathetic, and they wonder why nobody wants to invest in passenger rail schemes
Weirdest thing when I tried on a friend's fursuit recently was how intuitive it all felt. The ears wiggle on little springs and that movement is evident while wearing the head, so my mind was like "hmm weird but I guess these are your ears now"
My priest was telling me that he not only recently read the ENTIRE DUNE SERIES but he also went back and read the entire series AGAIN completely out of order following a mysterious emergent pattern, incredible man
5 years since my grandfather passed away, I finally decided to fully clean and as fully as possible restore this pipe of his, which I chose out of a box. It's not an expensive or even a very nice pipe, but judging by the very thick caking in the bowl he clearly liked it too
Glorious commission of Elias transported to the world of
@ZachTheDane
's Great Warren story, about to break into singing the Canon of the Great Ox and banish some demons back to the abyss ๐ฅ
Many thanks to
@vesiel_
for such beautiful work!
@Mar10der
Those who seek to "expose someone's secret sins" not in order to prompt repentance but specifically to tarnish their reputation and breed distrust are emulating the demons and should be ignored
Definitely underestimated the capacity of home printing ink cartridges, but ran off about 40 odd copies to distribute!
If you won't be at the Anthrocon Christian panel but want one, I'm keeping a bunch in reserve to give out if you find me out and about. Or I'll mail one to you!