vantarinitel
this will prolly never become more than just a random sketch but i do think abt ageswap au alot... maybe we should turn it into a fic??
but the best part is that their dynamic stays exactly the same...
lizziedoesvetpath
retrogamingblog2
inklingowl
thebibliosphere
No wonder Discworld fans are on Tumblr; the tag system can be used like Pterry’s footnotes.
neil-gaiman
choofeyourfaceswisely asked:
Hello Mr. Gaiman. Apologies for my rusty english skills, hope you can understand it still.
I am really excited for Good Omens season 2, its unfortunate that we might have to wait for at least 14 months until we see what it is about, but your posts and comments have been filling that space nicely, so thank you so much. I would like to know if there are any plans to give us some more information about the plot during this period, and i will gladly take any response, even a 'wait and see' :)
I’m sure that little bits of information will creep out, and then there will be a trailer, and probably online descriptions of things. So basically, yes. I don’t expect you to know absolutely nothing until the launch. Although I sort of wish that you would. And when it does come out, avoid spoilers and reviews until you’ve seen it, because it was made for people to go into blind (but assuming you’ve seen the first six episodes).
thatlittleegyptologist
lostinhistory
Anonymous asked:
I'm gonna preface this with I'm sorry. Do you what 'sexy' clothes would be for a man in the late 1700's? We had a debate about this at work (long story), and all we could come up with was maybe rolling his breeches to show his knees and tying his cravat in a way that shows his neck, or maybe just wearing expensive clothes. Thank you and again I'm sorry if that was weird
marzipanandminutiae answered:
I do not know the answer, but I know who might be able to tell you!
@vinceaddams, any thoughts?
Neither of those two things sound plausible, sorry anon!
The kneebands of the breeches are what keeps your stockings from falling down, so there's no way you'd want to unbuckle & unbutton them when out and about. The knees of breeches are also very tightly fitted, especially late in the century, so I can't imagine that rolling them up would be comfortable.
I do recall seeing them unbuttoned in at least one portrait, but it would have been in an informal relaxing at home setting. There are quite a lot of portraits of gentleman at home in silk wrapping gowns, often with the shirt unbuttoned, but you wouldn't dress like that out in pubic.
I can't see how any neck would be visible at all under a cravat and shirt collar, especially if there were ruffles on the shirt.
For most of the 18th century it was fashionable to leave the waistcoat partially unbuttoned at the top, and the shirts buttoned closed at the collar but had a long open slit down the front. But even so, you can't see much chest, since the shirts were so voluminous and the edges of the waistcoat so stiff. The unbuttoned portion was most of the waistcoat in the early 18th century, but gradually became less. I suppose to keep it proportional, since waistcoats gradually got shorter.
Here's my 1730's getting dressed video, for anyone who wants an explanation of All The Layers:
But anon asked specifically about the late 18th century, and waistcoat styles were very different, and they were generally worn buttoned all the way up by then!
However, with the shorter styles of waistcoats in the 1780's and 90's breeches were more visible, and they became much tighter. Stretch knit breeches were a thing (the V&A has a pair!), and leather breeches too, though I think those were mostly for riding. I should specify that leather breeches are typically a light buff colour and are soft and stretchy and not shiny.
I don't know as much as I ought to about 18th century society, so I'm not really sure what was generally considered attractive in a man back then. Probably @nellygwyn would have a better idea?
But anyways, no there isn't really any way to show more skin in an 18th century suit without looking silly and/or improperly dressed, but there were some very tight breeches. There were some pretty tight coats too.
As a very ace 21st century person I'm probably not the best judge of what's sexy, but here are some late 18th century images that seem relevant.
George Harry by George Romney, c. 1790-93. This is a good example of what leather breeches looked like. He's only wearing boots because he's out in the country and riding horses, in town he'd have shoes.
Jean-Baptiste Belley by Anne-Louis Girodet De Roucy-Trioson, 1797. More tight leather breeches, and tight coat sleeves too.
Mr. Hope of Amsterdam playing cricket by Jean-François Sablet, 1792. (Please note that he has his sleeves rolled up because he is playing sports, and once he's done he will button his shirt cuffs and put his coat back on again.)
Portrait of the singer Jean Elleviou in Le Prisonnier by Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1798. (Please note that this is a theatrical costume that's quite different from normal everyday clothes worn in 1790's France.)
Sir Brooke Boothby by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1781.
1793. These last two are illustrations from fashion magazines.
I've mentioned both stretchy knit and leather breeches, but they can be made to fit tightly with just plain woven fabric too. I made these orange ones with a fairly stiff & heavy silk:
I never dug the breeches & hose look but they went OFF with those fitted coats and patterned waistcoats in the 18thc.
veeteeshirt
virtualvalentines
you wanna do overtime? idk man seems kinda gay to me. who you staying for? other men?
Two bros chilling in the office, five cubicles apart cause they are not gay~
morallydiseased
im-a-dragon-cawcaw
No doctor will ever get my respect like the woman in the ER who checked me for claws and fangs because I told her I was turning into a werewolf and could feel it and let me know gently that she couldn't find any but that didnt make it feel any less real, like THATS how you do it, other doctors who just flat out told me I was wrong take notes
This is how you treat us!
i am reblogging this as someone who does not have delusions and often makes shitposts about werewolves, and i just want all my followers to know this is not a joke!
i am so glad you had this positive experience, and i hope this sort of kindness catches on with doctors and the general public.
Look when someone is in a confused or compromised state, no matter why,
and they are your medical charge,
it is vital to continue to treat them with dignity. Like that. Reassure them with visible practicalities that you acknowledge their fears, will not belittle them, and can show them facts to help them cope.
THAT is the proper compassion of a Healer.
Can I just add that, if you like me have delusions where everything bad that happens is your fault, the doctor shouldn't be like "Yeah, you're probably right" but try to reason with you in a respective way. OP's doctor did it right, but some of the notes make it look like people think delusions must be agreed to always, when doing so can be detrimental to the person's wellbeing
This is my favorite addition to this post because it’s true. When dealing with delusions you need to avoid the extremes - DO NOT tell the person flat out “you’re wrong”, “thats not real” or worst of all “you’re crazy.”
BUT DON’T ENCOURAGE THE DELUSION EITHER!
Let’s take my werewolf delusion, for example. Doctors who have flat out told me “that isn’t real” haven’t helped because for me it is real and no amount of you saying it isn’t will change my perception. It makes us feel alienated.
But someone saying “You ARE transforming into a werewolf but i have a poition thatll stop it! :D” is just as dangerous because you’re furthering a delusion which could get someone hurt. its also manipulative. we’re psychotic, not children.
So what DO you do? Acknowledge that the situation is frightening. If possible, give them the objective facts (ie, i don’t see any monsters; your mom hasn’t said anything to make it seem like she’s going to kill you) while also acknowledging that for them, it is real. Most of all, ask what you can do to keep them comfortable and safe.
Sorry for the long addition but when I made this post it didn’t occur to me apsychotic people would look at it for advice on how to handle an actively delusional person. I’m glad it’s resonating with people, though
I remember when I told a doctor someone had replaced all the veins and arteries in my body with wires and I was no longer a person. she very gently checked me over for any wounds where they could have made the incisions to put the wires in, and took photos of the places on my phone to prove it. all the places I felt were the entry points were out of my sight, behind my ears and in my back and stuff. then she offered to get me an xray if they could fit me in, but it might take a while. I declined because I didnt want to take up space for people who need it, and honestly at this point I trusted her enough to tell me if I had wires. she brought my husband in and showed him how to check me over for wounds and wires, then she asked me if I had any questions. I went back into the waiting room, feeling like I wasn't stupid and I felt much safer.
she came into the waiting room later to check if I was okay, and I felt safe, cared for, trusted and believed. she told my husband she put a psychiatrist on standby in case I got freaked out again, and told me she understands how I feel, and that she can't see anything but she gets how scary it is for me and she's on shift for a few hours and to ask for her by name if I need reassuring again.
I felt safe. I felt believed. that's how you do it.
morallydiseased
im-a-dragon-cawcaw
The point of officially naming a pet is not to actually use that name but to have a baseline from which to come up with every conceivable nickname to call them instead.
You bury a seed not because it looks nice in the dirt, but because the limbs that branch out will look nice in the sky
Congrats on contributing to the ancient tumblr tradition of turning shitposts into profound poetry
The best notes on this post are all the Slavic and trans people saying “bold of you to assume that this isn’t how we choose our own names as well.”
The second best notes are all the people tagging like it’s an ancient post from Ye Olden Tumblr Dayes despite being made two days ago.
edosianorchids901
arcticflakes
