SWTOR and other Hooha

hominisaevum:

From ancient Egyptian religions to Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat” to the latest I Can Haz Cheeseburger meme, felines, literature, and culture have enjoyed a long love affair. But perhaps no other feline has walked through history in quite the fashion that a Mediterranean cat did when it left paw prints across the pages of a 15th century manuscript from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

While thumbing through the manuscript in July 2011, Emir O. Filipović, a teaching and research assistant at the University of Sarajevo, discovered pages of the book stained with the inky paw prints of a cat and snapped a picture—something he planned on sharing with colleagues and students for a laugh.

hominisaevum:

1. A seventeenth-century pomander and chain
2. A parcel-gilt silver pomander, made in Italy in the 16th century; features a niello inscription
3. Pomander, gold filigree, enclosing a ball of ambergris. 1600-1700
4. Gold and Silver Pomander, 16th Century

***Pomander - a ball made of perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name),musk, or civet. The pomander was worn or carried in a vase, also known by the same name, as a protection against infection in times of pestilence or merely as a useful article to modify bad smells. The globular cases which contained the pomanders were hung from a neck-chain or belt, or attached to the girdle, and were usually perforated and made of gold or silver. Sometimes they contained several partitions, in each of which was placed a different perfume.

possibilityofmagic:

every task, every interaction, no matter how seemingly banal, has the potential to contain multitudes.

This is what makes this particular show good drama - discernible character growth. It’s really well written and after the first couple of shows I checked to see if writer Robert Doherty had written any books. Not that I could find. Dammit.

oh. my. gosh.

That sound? That’s thousands of fanfic writer’s brain cells exploding with glee.

(Source: majesticthorinnn)

I worry that - after seeing so many amusing gifs - when I finally get around to watching GoT it’s going to be a lot less amusing than it is on Tumblr.

BABY DUCK FALLING ASLEEP

(Source: liamnpayne)

doctorwho:

“I hope not. That could produce some unpleasant dimensional anomalies.”

Doctor Who: Logopolis

(Having a moment of “I remember this one!” Back in the days when you could see their budget on screen. Though come to think of it, that’s still true.)

(Source: sonicsetting24601)

SWTOR: When Invited to a Guild…

…And you make all sorts of commentary on your character’s appearance, it’s really necessary to post a few screenshots so that others may judge whether your giggling makes any sense or not.

It usually doesn’t, but hey, I’m amused anyway.

I can’t look at the long hair and not think Elrond now. Or that ‘do on the left and not think Scavak. The hair, it has been pre-owned.