The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-
Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient
Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long
Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths
Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion
Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children
People used to sacrifice other people to appease it
Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes
dont talk or think about this please
When Tumblr tries to make a fun take and inadvertantly discovers the basis for thousands of years of world magic and religion…
My favorite Ragnarok headcanon is that the entire movie is a story Thor is telling the audience. That’s why it opens with a monologue, that’s also the reason of the sudden tone shift into comedy and that’s why despite all the horrible things that happen, it’s so endlessly optimistic. The real events that transpired were probably very similar, just much, much darker.
This really explains so much, like how characters like Loki and Hulk, and Thor himself, are so different from the other films- because we’re seeing them through Thor’s eyes. The dialogue is different as well, much more casual and shorthand with use of slang in place of the typical Shakespearean lines, because Thor is paraphrasing in his retelling of the events. I like to imagine that Thor’s audience is actually the asgardians on the ark at the end of the film, mostly families and children, so he’s ramping up the goofiness and drama (you are now meeting the grandmaster, please dont cut my hair, get help), using childish humor (the naked hulk), and poking fun at everything (surtur’s big eyebrow). They were all just extremely traumatized, so Thor is taking care of his people in the only way he currently can- taking comedy theatre tips from loki.
Smash that mf reblog button if you stoically ignore all labelled washing instructions and everything your mama ever told you about laundry and just send those bastards hurgling around in an overfilled tub to meet either death or glory
Something I learned from a costume designer: if an item can be washed multiple ways the designer is only legally obligated to put one of the ways on the tag, but if there’s only one way to wash that item they have to put Only on the instructions
If the tag says “Dry Clean” it’s safe to machine wash but the designer thinks it looks better if you get it dry cleaned
But if it says “Dry Clean Only” you will destroy it if you wash it any other way
Reblogging for that last bit which this 37 yr old adult did not lnowy
I’ve seen “dry clean only” on tags of stuff that definitely did not absolutely need to be dry cleaned. However, I’ve never seen it on anything that would be fine to just toss in the machine. If you know how different fibers handle water and soap, you can figure out whether dry cleaning is actually necessary or whether you can hand-wash it. (I once had a coat with a loose-woven tweedy outer layer, which would have pilled and snagged horribly in a washing machine, but the entire thing was polyester which isn’t damaged by water so I was able to just gently handwash it in my bathtub).
Silk: follow the tag directions. Some silk can be handwashed without being damaged, but not all. In general silk should at the very least not be thrown in your washing machine.
Wool/cashmere: safe to handwash, but use cool water and mild soap, and be gentle with it. Lay flat to dry. DO NOT wash wool or cashmere in hot water or put it in a heated dry cycle unless you want it to shrink.
Leather: don’t soak leather clothes in water. It’s ok to use a damp cloth to spot clean a little, but if there’s significant soiling and spot-cleaning won’t be enough, get it dry-cleaned or use a special leather soap followed by leather conditioner to keep it in good shape. exception to this rule: if you have a leather garment that’s SLIGHTLY too small and you want to make it custom-fitted, you can put it on, soak it, and wear it while it dries. The water will allow the leather to stretch a bit while it’s wet and you’ll get a really form-fitted result (I have done this with gloves and shoes).
Cotton and synthetic fibers: handwashing is fine and you don’t even need to be particularly careful about the temperature. If the fabric isn’t delicate or loose-woven/knit, and there isn’t detailing like beading added that might be more easily damaged than the base material, it can be machine washed.
Metallic/holographic foil decoration (not a fiber, but I think deserves a special mention): handwashing or dry-cleaning is best even if the tag says it can be machine washed. Putting it through a washing machine cycle will degrade the foil effect MUCH faster. (this is also true of anything that has beading. Beading is easy to damage if it snags)
one caveat re: leather clothing:
CONDITION IT AFTERWARDS DAMN IT.
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