owl do you do?

previously daedalianism -> an-honest-puck

hi hello there welcome to my lil corner of the internet :)

I’ve been floating through this thing called tumblr for a while now, so I figured I’d introduce myself properly!

I go by many names (depending on context), but in general, y'all can call me Day. my pronouns are they/her and I’m technically speaking, an adult lol (also, if you understand the reference of my blog title, we are now best friends ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ XD)

here are some handy links for ya

here’s my carrd (which is basically a longer version of this post lol)
a directory
@an-honest-puck is my main blog, and is essentially where I reblog all my favourite fandoms/people etc. It’s exactly what it says ~~on the tin~~ in the bio [my tag: #day says hey]
@radiolilo is my Old Hollywood/vintage/jazz sideblog that I co-run. I’m all about vintage style, not vintage values. Also lots of Golden Era movie musicals, jazz, and Ella Fitzgerald. [my tags: #radio chatter #currently listening to]
@curatedbyday is my excuse to curate a museum
You can also find me on AO3 as an-honest-puck writing drabbles mostly lol

Every year I think to myself “I’ll use tumblr more”, and every year I forget about it until I find a super niche fandom/thing/person to love that other social media sites just don’t cover lol

So, here’s to meandering through this weird and wacky internet world ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

To wit:

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

When you become 20 something, you have to forgive yourself or you will never grow up. You have to forgive yourself for everything and learn from it.

birds can be so disproportionate it’s actually so funny. one of life’s greatest delights

african jacana

green heron

black winged stilt

south phillipine dwarf kingfisher. honestly most kingfishers but this one especially

japanese paradise flycatcher

kiwi wing + how big they are for reference

white bellbird. i just don’t think they should be able to do that

@the-azzangna

the sword billed hummingbird is one that always gets me

@enthusispastic

@todaysbird

colour wheel meme with spider-verse characters: red is hobie brown/spider-punk with his guitar. orange is miles morales swinging from a web. yellow is jess drew. green is pavitr prabhakar/spider-man india. teal is lyla. cobalt blue is miguel o'hara/spider-man 2099. purple is peter b parker and mayday. pink is gwen stacy with drumsticks. all the spider-people except peter and miguel have their masks on.

colour meme but it's eight spider-people and one ai

I have TWO spinning birds now

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK???????????

His name is Mehdat Mamdouh, he’s a 22-year-old hip hop and dubstep recorder player from Cairo. He’s been teaching himself this style since he was 14. This article links to his social media sites. He’s on Facebook and YouTube and Soundcloud.

I think I missed his name and info last reblog

Fuck yes. That’s some talent!

Reblogging this again for his name and info.

Like, this is epic and all, BUT LOOK AT HIS SMILE AT THE END OMG I AM IN LOVE

Look how amazing!!!

harmonics !!!

honestly would put this on repeat

to-zo's not/but comics that Speak to me

homers bird

look at it again

if you can believe it it is time again to look at homers bird

say good morning to homers bird

and like ... actors are actors. Their whole thing is pretending to be other people? Can an actor pretend to be an elf or royalty or an alien but not queer? As long as they’re taking the role seriously, it’s fine.

if a straight person sees something meaningful, beautiful and worthy of emulation in the queer experience, that’s a good thing.

Idk who this guy is but I’m just gonna leave this here without comment and hope the audience I’m indirecting it at finally understands something for once