For We Walk By Faith And Not By Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7
Christian; Australian; Writer.
Fan of disney, superheroes, fairytales, and general fantasy.

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kaiasky:

listen up chucklefucks, i just gotta say. I’m not defending zir, but I’m sad zie deactivated. Like, i get that trauma lasts a long time and the good stuff is maybe easy to forget?? so maybe it’s just like that. And my beloved mutual @/pompeyspuppygirl made a post about zir clout chasing behavior, which is pretty shitty behavior if it’s true (and if we’re canceling someone it had better be pretty severe). anyways now that zie’s gone pompeyspuppygirl said it was okay to make this post (again, thanks ppg everyone go follow her –really everyone in this whole drama is worth a follow)

ANYways yeah zie was my mutual and like, reblogged a lot my smaller posts. (that isn’t to discredit what my mutual pompeyspuppygirl is saying about zie clout chasing ofc). AND idk zie was always reblogging art from new and undiscovered artists and reblogging donation posts (which if you don’t know is really bad if you’re trying to clout chase…) (again, though, ppg is my mutual i believe her.) and like, remember on valentines day i tried to blaze zir posts and zie told me to stop because zie didn’t want the posts to go viral? (but again ppg is my mutual and has a lot of proof in the Google doc I’m not trying to disprove that I’m just saying what else I know)

Idk, like i feel like a lot of people loved zir’s blog a while back, bc like zie DID make some good posts?? So idk why everybody’s acting like they aren’t even a little bit sad.,. like ngl this feels like maybe all the reasonable people left to Twitter and all the Twitter refugees who love drama came here??? shdfhhdhdhdhdh haha but idk…look idk, i just, julie i do miss you. idk. more thoughts later sorry I’m getting worked up shshs

what the fuck is – oh, oh God this is genius and I hate you so much for it

i should’ve known it would be julius zie/zir

fluffysheeps:

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Sssssinnamon roll snake 🐍

evermore-fashion:

Wulgaria ‘Moon Dresses’ Collection [x]

nitpickrider:

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This joke left me cackling to myself in the middle of the night.

Just the idea of Clark borrowing a manhole cover to make a fake bulletproof vest and this confused cop just blanching at the audacity of it all (This confused cop is played by Don Knotts in my mind)

Action Comics 307

lakevida:

kid in the library just said “a VILLAIN who lives in the MOON is after us” so keep an eye out for that today guys

maxinevee:

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An Old Friend 🐉🧡

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The 2022 Miss Universe pageant was last night!

Which means: the National Costumes are here.

Yes, there is video. It’s worth watching if you want to see how some of these look in motion, but I’m warning you in advance that the emcees keep doing these shitty little rhyming couplets, and they will make you want to strangle them with one of the many available voluminous gown trains. So I’m suffering on your behalf, and liveblogging.

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The Parade Of Sexy Birds Of All Nations continues!

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With Miss Universe 2022 coming down the pike, I’ve realized that I somehow missed one of my favorite bonkers fashion events for both 2020 and 2021! Which cannot stand. Before I start, though, I want to discuss some of the common Fashion Pitfalls of the Miss Universe national costume event.

There are some broad categories that most Miss Universe national costumes will fall into. Generally, they will incorporate one or more of the following elements:

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There is a delicate balance to be sought, between using too few of these elements, and trying to incorporate too many into a single look. The other important axis is, of course, execution, both of concept and in construction and materials.

Basically, the ideal Miss Universe national costume scores high on the following measures:

  • Wearability: is the contestant visibly struggling to balance the giant headdress, is it too heavy to move naturally, are the spike heels likely to catch on the fringe, etc
  • Construction: is the costume well-made from beautiful, high-quality materials, are the wings securely attached, if there are moving parts do the mechanisms get stuck, is it visibly shedding rhinestones or feathers
  • Concept & Execution: does the costume have a novel or well-thought-out inspiration, and is that idea executed with a clever and visually appealing design? or did you just paint SAVE THE RAINFOREST on a cape and call it a day?
  • Aesthetics: is it actually nice to look at? what percentage of the audience is going to tilt their head to one side and say “huh. okay,” when they see it?
  • The Fucking Audacity: this one is hard to articulate but tbh you’ll know it when you see it.

Scoring especially high in any of the above categories may compensate for a deficit in one of the others, especially if you go extra hard on Fucking Audacity.

up next: some  compare & contrast!

Basically, two costumes can use very similar elements, but success or failure will depend on design and construction. 

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Both contestants here have wings as a major element, but Miss Philippines’ wings are awkwardly shaped and her costume lacks a coherent aesthetic, while Miss Peru is able to look like a graceful background extra from Jupiter Ascending.

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While I applaud Miss Japan’s commitment to wearability and ease of movement, her clever design and intricate construction definitely give Miss Thailand the KO on martial arts themed costumes.

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Most years there are a lot of Snow Queen variations, but 2020 had an unusually high number of Sea Queens instead. Honestly, I don’t hate any of them? None are as half-assed as some of the Snow Queens can be (and were, that year and in 2021).

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The half-assed Snow Queens.

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And the ones who put in some creativity and effort.

okay so this is the Costume Shaming portion of the evening. these costumes are bad and they should feel bad.

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  • cheap Party City sexy Beefeater
  • cheap Party City sexy Mountie
  • cheap Party City sexy Spartan
  • cheap Party City sexy supervillain (with soccer? cape?)
  • cheap Party City sexy beer garden wench (x2)
  • expensive but somehow still cheap-looking costume rental centurion
  • DIY “It’s a Small World” costume that was definitely still being frantically hot-glued together 15 minutes before leaving for the Halloween party
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girl, you literally just wore a cocktail dress. someone handed you that flag on your way to the stage. c’mon.

I do actually like some of these! I swear! Here are some standouts:

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Miss France: At first glance a reasonably well-executed Standard Showgirl, but it’s actually a really lovely and clever homage to Josephine Baker!

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Miss Mexico’s costume is huge and sparkly and has a great color scheme and it looks like if a Voltron was a pageant contestant. I like it.

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If you were having trouble visualizing what I meant by The Fucking Audacity element of Miss Universe national costume design, Miss Panama is it.

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Miss Spain’s costume is so specific and weird that I actually find it very endearing.

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Miss Vietnam is a fucking silkworm cocoon! It opens and closes around her! It needs little wheely supports! I respect her so much for this.

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This is Miss Nepal. I love that she managed to make a costume that would otherwise max out Wearability into something completely unwieldy. But the design and execution are genuinely great, too. Truly the Everest of national costumes.

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okay, “sexy Komodo dragon” is a genuinely difficult concept to execute at all, let alone this well, so props to Miss Indonesia for that.

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I just think this looks cool. Those capes are almost impossible to execute well, and Miss Ecuador’s finally managed it.

Okay, I’m going to round up some high scorers on The Fucking Audacity and call it a night.

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Miss Bahamas brought a fucking parade float onstage to go with her sparkly cruise ship captain outfit.

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I don’t really know what’s going on here but there’s sure a lot of it! Good job keeping that headdress on, Miss Mexico.

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Miss Malaysia also brought a parade float, except hers is a tiny house.

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Flower themes are pretty common, but it’s actually rare to see “sexy tree” done well.

it’s the most wonderful time of the the year

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No, not the holidays. Not even New Star Wars Movie Season. Even better: the National Costume portion of this year’s Miss Universe pageant!

This year I would like to group the costumes into several broader categories. To start with, there were enough Valkyries for, like. an actual army of Valkyries. 

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Ireland, Mexico, Poland, Romania and the USA opted for more-or-less standard-issue Valkyries.

(Putting the rest of this behind a cut, because it’s gonna get long.)

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There were a decent number of looks that can be best described as ‘glamorous tree sprite.’

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Australia, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria and Germany, all in pink for some reason.

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Another strong contender this year was the Frozen 2 Tie-in faction.

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Miss Argentina, conveying a powerful sense of ‘this might as well happen.’

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Our next grouping: Team Are You Sure This Wasn’t A Leftover Costume From Jupiter Ascending, Like Really Are You Positive About That

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nonasuch:

Am I the only one feeling a pretty strong Hunger Games vibe from a lot of these Miss Universe contestants? Between the outfits and the ‘oh god please help me’ look in their eyes, it’s hard to un-see.

sweetlikesunflowersandhoney:

i love you fairytales. i love you rule of three. i love you disguised witches who reward kindness and punish cruelty. i love you talking animals. i love you sentient trees. i love you magic that goes unquestioned. i love you ten or twenty minutes of comforting words right before falling asleep.

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ITS IS TIME: Miss Universe National Costume 2023

it’s here! the Met Gala for people who actually understand what camp is!

yes I’m like 3 months late, but I sat down and watched the damn thing. I put up with the horrible little rhyming couplets for each contestant so you don’t have to. and without further ado:

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Albania: Starting off very Victoria’s Secret this year! Apparently it’s gold for important symbolism reasons, not just because everything in this competition is blinged out to within an inch of its life. The wings do look nice in motion!

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British Virgin Islands: This is a prom dress and a flag. Her headdress has an extremely complicated Catholic backstory and I’m not listening to all of that. Boo.

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Curacao: I have to assume there are some local politics around the Olympics in Curacao that I know nothing about. If I had any context whatsoever I’m sure this would be a very good costume.


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Germany decided to do sexy Disney Rapunzel and I do not think I respect that. Please commit to 20 feet of hair and a real skirt.

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Ireland: This is a very good recycled-materials Sea Queen or a GREAT Power Rangers villain. Approve either way. 

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Malaysia votes “present.”

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Nigeria: Very respectable warrior goddess look! I like that her backpiece is swords and spears, that’s a fun innovation.

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This is the last batch! Also I just noticed the typo in the header of the very first post in this chain!

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Apparently Saint Lucia has the most Nobel Prize winners per capita of any country. (They have two, and a small country.) I feel like they should maybe not have let a middle-schooler do the lettering by hand, but this is a weirdly common issue so oh well.

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batshit-auspol:

For those that aren’t in Australia right now, we have the funniest scandal going on.

Firstly let us introduce you to the eye of the storm: Sam Kerr. Sam is a women’s soccer player who has in the last year become one of the most famous and beloved athletes in Australia. Captain of the women’s national team, Sam became something of a cult figure after the last women’s soccer world cup became a complete unpredicted sensation in Australia.

Now Sam up until now has had probably one of the most squeaky clean images in sport. Generally in Australia it is not uncommon for our sports stars to be caught up in scandals involving drugs:

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violence:

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drinking your own urine:

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or if you’re cricket legend Shane Warne, probably all three at once.

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Contrasting all this, Sam’s image as something of a squeaky clean saviour for sport made it all the more shocking this last week, when it was announced that Kerr was to face trial after having been charged by the UK police of a “racially aggravated offence” involving a taxi driver.

This was shocking news. Nobody knew what to make of it. Sam was a model for young girls everywhere and a national treasure. “This is why we can’t have nice things” screamed the nation. It seemed like all hope was lost.

That is, until, yesterday, when the UK police finally revealed the full details of the case, in which Sam Kerr, sporting legend, was arrested for vomiting in a cab, and then telling an intervening police officer that he was a “stupid white bastard”.

Now we probably don’t need to point out that in Australia, vomiting in a taxi and then calling a cop a bastard is about as close to a national culture as we have.

You could not have come up with a better headline to make someone a national hero.

Needless to say, Sam in now being hailed down under as the greatest legend that ever lived, and a petition has already been started to have her picture added to the $5 note.

The tide has swung so far that not one, but TWO, state Premiers have spoken out in support of Kerr, and the Prime Minister has even gone on the record describing her as “a delight”.

And so ends the racial abuse saga of our greatest sports hero of all time, and the very first reverse milkshake duck to ever exist.

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monstermonger:

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I stumbled across a photo (by Lindy Pollard) that fantastically mirrors a little dragon I drew a few years ago…. I can’t get over this…