Adventures of The Wish Fantastic

Wandering Fantasies

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theunscientificmethod: delladilly: gatheringbones: greenkneehighs: tsarevich: omgspicegirls: WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THIS PAINTING, WHO IS THIS BROAD?I WANT SOME INFO. TSAR I’M LOOKING AT UUnless this is a very famous painting everyone’s familiar with, then I’m joking and totally know everything about it  judith holding the head of holofernes! it’s from a bible story~ i thiiink this one is by lucas cranach the elder? but it’s totally possible i’m pulling that out of my ass. brb research!  Yep, that one is by Lucas Cranach the Elder! He also did another version of the same subject: I FEEL LIKE I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT HER. okay so this Assyrian dude (HOLOFERNES) invades this Hebrew town where this rich widow (JUDITH, OUR HEROINE) lives and she is all ZUT ALORS WHAT SHALL WE DO and talks to some dudes around and they’re all like wow Holofernes sure has a lot of swords and horses and stuff so we are pretty much just gonna hope he doesn’t kill us, and that’s the plan. Judith is like FUCK THAT SHIT so she dolls herself up and goes to Holofernes’ camp with her maid (SUSIE) and is all, Holofernes! I have randomly decided that the Jews are the worst and I wish you all the best in destroying them, let’s get drunk. And Holofernes is like GREAT and he gets drunk and falls asleep. Judith prays to God awhile because this is the Old Testament and then she picks up his enormous sword and cuts off his actual head. She sticks it in a bag and is like WHELP GOTTA GO BYEEE to his guards outside and she and her maid fly on the wings of righteous justice back to the Hebrews where she waves his head around a lot and makes them wallow in her awesomeness. Then they all attack the Assyrians who are all GET HOLOFERNES and then realize he is dead, and headless, and still drunk probably, and then they feel really stupid and leave.  If you liked JUDITH you may enjoy the story of JAEL who is puttering around in her fabulous tent one day when the leader of an invading army pulls up and is like SHEESH IT IS HARD WORK KILLING ALL YOU GUYS and Jael is like dude, so sorry, would you like some milk? And he’s like I LOVE MILK, and then she nails a tent peg into the back of his head.  SMOTE. This is a brilliant re-telling. 

theunscientificmethod:

delladilly:

gatheringbones:

greenkneehighs:

tsarevich:

omgspicegirls:

WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THIS PAINTING, WHO IS THIS BROAD?
I WANT SOME INFO. TSAR I’M LOOKING AT U
Unless this is a very famous painting everyone’s familiar with, then I’m joking and totally know everything about it 

judith holding the head of holofernes! it’s from a bible story~

i thiiink this one is by lucas cranach the elder? but it’s totally possible i’m pulling that out of my ass. brb research!

 Yep, that one is by Lucas Cranach the Elder! He also did another version of the same subject:

I FEEL LIKE I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT HER.

okay so this Assyrian dude (HOLOFERNES) invades this Hebrew town where this rich widow (JUDITH, OUR HEROINE) lives and she is all ZUT ALORS WHAT SHALL WE DO and talks to some dudes around and they’re all like wow Holofernes sure has a lot of swords and horses and stuff so we are pretty much just gonna hope he doesn’t kill us, and that’s the plan. Judith is like FUCK THAT SHIT so she dolls herself up and goes to Holofernes’ camp with her maid (SUSIE) and is all, Holofernes! I have randomly decided that the Jews are the worst and I wish you all the best in destroying them, let’s get drunk. And Holofernes is like GREAT and he gets drunk and falls asleep. Judith prays to God awhile because this is the Old Testament and then she picks up his enormous sword and cuts off his actual head. She sticks it in a bag and is like WHELP GOTTA GO BYEEE to his guards outside and she and her maid fly on the wings of righteous justice back to the Hebrews where she waves his head around a lot and makes them wallow in her awesomeness. Then they all attack the Assyrians who are all GET HOLOFERNES and then realize he is dead, and headless, and still drunk probably, and then they feel really stupid and leave. 

If you liked JUDITH you may enjoy the story of JAEL who is puttering around in her fabulous tent one day when the leader of an invading army pulls up and is like SHEESH IT IS HARD WORK KILLING ALL YOU GUYS and Jael is like dude, so sorry, would you like some milk? And he’s like I LOVE MILK, and then she nails a tent peg into the back of his head. 

SMOTE.

This is a brilliant re-telling. 

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llysakowski:

Envisioning California’s Delta As it Was

A beautiful project telling the story of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through historical maps as part of an initiative to save the delta’s ecosystem. A smart linear presentation with layers of maps displaying the historical change and development of the Delta.

Interactive map by KQED QUEST, the San Francisco Estuary Institute Aquatic Science Center, and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University

(via fuckyeahcartography)

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What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.
CARL SAGAN (via Advice to Writers)

(Source: kadrey, via wilwheaton)

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Look, I don’t have a problem with medieval Europe. I have a problem with modern fantasy’s fetishization of medieval Europe; that’s different. So many fantasy writers and fans simplify the social structure of the period, monotonize the cultural interactions, treat conflicts as binaries instead of the complicated dynamic tapestry they actually were. They’re not doing medieval Europe, they’re doing Simplistic British Isles Fantasy Full of Lots of Guys with Swords And Not Much Else.
N.K. Jemisin (via Bookavore)

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kitchensurfing:

For people that love to cook and eat, memories and food are inevitably linked. Whitney Johnson, an adventurous home cook who has lived across the USA and abroad, is a strong champion of this belief. While cooking the Kitchensurfing team a delicious dinner yesterday evening, she shared with us some of her favorite food memories.

To start, Whitney prepared a Chicken Liver and Shallot Terrine served with a sliced baguette. The terrine had wonderful texture to it and the freshly baked baguette was the ideal companion. There is nothing like organ meat and whiskey!

The main course was Herb and Pancetta Wrapped Pork Loin served with Roasted Carrots and Tuscan Kale Salad. Whitney shared with us that the pork loin was the first meal she ever served for a crowd of people and that it brought back the memories of friends, family, and togetherness. The pork loin was amazingly moist (considering that it had been prepared the night before) and perfectly seasoned. The pancetta crust was the perfect complement as it enhanced the subtle flavors of the pork.

The carrots were simply dressed in olive oil, salt and pepper. They were slightly caramelized on their bottoms, which gave it an extra sweetness that contrasted nicely with the savory pork loin. The salad was comprised of Italian Kale and roasted chickpeas. Combined with olive oil dressing and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese, this was the perfect light side dish. Whitney described how while living in Rome, she learned to cook using few, high-quality ingredients which allows for the flavors to really shine in a given dish.

This dinner was the perfect ending to a long day of work. Huge thanks to Whitney for filling our bellies and creating new food memories!

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