Ahhhh Finally The Weekend Is Beautiful And Wide Open Ahead Of Me. Surely This Will Be The Weekend I Finally

girl who finally is going back to reading by finishing one book: now i'm going to read all the books in the world.

Writing an essay about AAWIL but every other sentence in my notes is just "oughh....the horrors....oughhh"

are you telling me that to improve in a skill i have to consistently do it?? and dedicate focus to weak spots?? and be methodical to improve?????

I found this pin while I was moving out, does anyone know what this is?

taski maiden and why she's my favourite

ever since dream bbq got announced a few years ago, I've always been drawn to taski maiden - not only because she's silly, but also because her design is deeply fascinating to me, as it's rich in history. I haven't seen any posts discussing it yet, so I thought I'd make one!

the thing about taski maiden is that her design is very rooted in mesoamerican art. her appearance is heavily based on the textiles made by the chimú, who inhabited the coasts of what is now perú and were one of the most prolific empires of pre-columbus america - check these out!

if you look at the second image specifically - which shows chimú warriors - you can see how closely the top left figure matches taski!

in fact, all of her forms share the same colour scheme present in most chimú textiles: red, yellow, white, and black.

the little guys she's carrying are based on it, too! their face is a perfect match to the creatures the warriors are holding.

speaking of the little guys, the cloth taski is carrying them in is actually an aguayo! its a rectangular cloth used by various south american cultures to carry items and small children in.

final fun fact: taski is a quechua word that roughly translates to young woman or virgin.

and that's about it! as a south american person myself, I just think it's amazing to get a design that draws from our historical art and culture. just makes me love this series even more :]

RAHHH IM BACK FROM FINALSSS N IM FREEE

the biggest scam tumblr pulls is all the people who come here convinced they want to be tumblr famous

i could talk for days about the excellent use of foreshadowing in An American Werewolf in London

WHAT

You guys do know you're supposed to reblog things, right