Martin Tithonium - Marty's Tumblelog (Page 14)

Nanny's philosophy of life was to do...

Nanny’s philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down. Terry Pratchett, Maskerade (via allisbeth) original post

de Penny Dreadful

MT: Dorian and Mr Shooty just got all kissyface LP: the fanfic writes itself MT: this /is/ the fanfic. MT: the show is its own fanfic LP: yyyyyyup original post

A thousand wolves have eaten...

A thousand wolves have eaten grandmother, a thousand princesses have been kissed. A million unknowing actors have moved, unknowing, through the pathways of story. It is now impossible for the third and youngest son of any king, if he should embark on a quest

No one is actually dead until the...

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Reaper Man (via thefaultdearbrutusisinourselves) original post

Lilacs The most important symbol in...

hobbitofunseenhogwarts: Lilacs The most important symbol in Night Watch is the lilac blossom. It starts off the story and recurs throughout it. In Victorian Flower Language lilac is listed under both “young/first love” and “youthful innocence”. What could be more appropriate than “youthful

The omnipotent Great God Om errbody

k-cervantes: The omnipotent Great God Om errbody original post

"Humans need fantasy to be human, to be...

najmetender: “Humans need fantasy to be human, to be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.” - Terry Pratchett original post

And Sergeant Colon once again knew a...

And Sergeant Colon once again knew a secret about bravery. It was arguably a kind of enhanced cowardice- the knowledge that while death may await you if you advance it will be a picnic compared to the certain living hell that awaits should you

Words of advice from the good people at...

vbartilucci: Words of advice from the good people at Evil Supply Co. When I have an office again, I need to print this out and post it on the door. original post

I wanted to try making a tileable...

bookhobbit: I wanted to try making a tileable background, so have Death and the Death of Rats and kitties. original post

Thousands of years ago the old empire...

Thousands of years ago the old empire had enforced the Pax Morporkia, which had said to the world: ‘Do not fight, or we will kill you.’ The Pax had arisen again, but this time it said: ‘If you fight, we’ll call in your

Terry Pratchett forced to cancel appearance by Alzheimer's

Terry Pratchett forced to cancel appearance by Alzheimer'stheguardian.comblackboardmonitor: Discworld author, diagnosed in 2007, has announced that 'the Embuggerance is finally catching up with me' guys Hm. original post

Queen, role model, goddess.

knitmeapony: Queen, role model, goddess. Why didn’t I start today like this? original post

Best ending to a gifset ever!

stabbingcontest: Best ending to a gifset ever! original post

If you look at the ingredients list and...

the-exercist: lindsaylohansmugshot: the-exercist: fitblrholics: If you look at the ingredients list and it’s a bunch of words you don’t even know… neither does your body (x) Just like if you break apples and grapefruit down into their chemical components, I’m willing

Aug(De)Mented Reality - Video

naotawolf: sizvideos: Aug(De)Mented Reality - Video Neat original post

All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid....

All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.” REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS

Government agents from A Vague Yet...

evemoneypenny-deactivated201609: Government agents from A Vague Yet Menacing Agency were in the back, watching. (x) Still working on that last one. original post

A large part of my adult, career-related...

solarbird: suricattus: unforth: zerosociety: knitmeapony: knitmeapony: A large part of my adult, career-related life has been lived by Susan Ivanova’s examples and wisdom. i don’t really know who this is i think she’s from babylon 5 but AWESOME Oh man. MAN.

blackboardmonitor.tumblr.com

blackboardmonitor.tumblr.comagentquinn: oldstonefacevimes: agentquinn: Goddamnit, I'm supposed to be studying the policies of the IMF but I can't stop thinking about this so I'm going to write it down to get it out of my brain. BUT, basically, I was thinking what will

Pluto was a planet, some committee of...

deltaspheres: Pluto was a planet, some committee of fancy assholes disagree, I disagree back Science is true whether you believe in it or not. original post

by the way did I ever tell y'all about...

vixyish: tithonium: appendingfic: ironcheflancaster: wedonotpromoteviolence: heirofspacecore: sleek-black-wings: thederpywingedone: batmansymbol: by the way did I ever tell y’all about the time I got a blank message from nobody, sent on new year’s eve in 1969, when the internet didn’t exist? because that

by the way did I ever tell y'all about...

appendingfic: ironcheflancaster: wedonotpromoteviolence: heirofspacecore: sleek-black-wings: thederpywingedone: batmansymbol: by the way did I ever tell y’all about the time I got a blank message from nobody, sent on new year’s eve in 1969, when the internet didn’t exist? because that happened What

I feel like there are probably too many...

nerdgerhl: I feel like there are probably too many people just scrolling past this so let’s go through everything that’s going on here. 1. With Roger’s voice actor standing off camera, Bob Hoskins acts into empty air and frantically sawing at

Take boots, for example. [Vimes] earned...

Take boots, for example. [Vimes] earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when