Sad update everyone, Tama recently passed away… An estimated 3,000 people, including railway officials, attended Tama the cat’s funeral on Sunday, days after she died of heart failure aged 16. [x]
For those who haven’t read articles about it, the local shrine elevated her to a god. She’s now the Eternal Stationmaster and patron god of the station.
Beautiful.
Now I’m crying thanks
and a new cat was hired right?
yep! her name is Nitama (essentially ”second tama” or “tama II”) and she served under Tama as an apprentice before being appointed her deputy
she works very hard
Everytime this crosses my dash, I reblog. It is the law.
Law
I’m crying at 11pm over train cats
Nitama, already now a mature cat (born 2010), has a protege named Yontama (fourth Tama, b. 2016). There is no information available for either the physical befellment or tragic self-disgrace which has removed Santama from contention.
^Nitama majestic, and below with Yontama
Yontama.
a legacy
okay but actually what happened to santama (or sun-tama-tama, which is her name because it’s a pun on santama) was that she was basically sent to train for the position in okayama and they liked her so much they refused to send her back
i’m watching a british youtuber’s birthday stream and an aussie viewer sent in a comment saying “why was he born so beautiful, why was he born at all? because he had no say in it, no say in it at all” which was received with confused existential horror, and this is how i just discovered that australian happy birthday songs are not universal
oops
do you not sing this in other countries?!?!??
NO we do not sing a lament for someone’s personal beauty wishing they’d never been born. That is some weird Greek tragedy shit.
I’m still mad about Thor’s hair so I made this because I was fUCKING ROBBED
Marvel you fucking cowards
Please credit Lithunium Snow! He has an amazing YouTube channel where he does elf hair, dragon themed hair, accurate Viking hair, restoring old wigs, etc. I love him, he’s funny, gay, and he only has 115k subs!
a link to his instagram is literally right above his photos, pal
Although it looks like a panel painting, this object is actually the upper cover of an Unidentified Himalayan Manuscript that dates from 14th Century. The wooden cover has two distinct sides with a detailed painting of twelve dancing goddesses on one side, and gilded carvings on the other. Although we do not know from exactly where it came, it is likely that it was housed in a library like this one, in the main monastery of Gyantse Monastery, Tsang, Tibet.
The smooth, painted side of the manuscript cover with its delicate painting would actually face inwards, towards the manuscript’s pages. The fact that it was not exposed to the outside may be why the painting is in such good condition while the other, carved side that faces outwards has lost much of its paint and gilding.
In modern times, the smooth surface of the cover had been coated with a layer of wax-like material. This coating was thick in some areas, like areas of paint loss, and thinner in others. Because of its tacky texture the coating had attracted dust and fibers. Matte in some areas and shiny in others, the coating detracted from the intricate details of the composition.
The goal of the conservation treatment therefore, was to remove the dirty, uneven coating without affecting the paint layers. Two techniques helped determine how this could be done in a safe and even manner. First, a small sample was taken to create a cross section that could be analyzed under magnification in different types of light. This showed how many layers the painting was composed of and the coatings on top of them. Removing the topmost layer, the layer that looks clear/bluish in the UV photo micrograph, above the brighter white layer, was made the priority.
This was the layer that had attracted the disfiguring dust and once removed with the a cotton swab it appears yellow/brown.
Next, once treatment had begun, an ultraviolet reflected photograph (UVR) was taken to show where this layer had been removed.
In the UVR photograph, the remaining coating shows up darker and can be seen on the right side of the panel. This type of photography will help us to determine that the coating is removed evenly and completely.
a pretty standard arrangement for engagement rings. a raised stone is better than nothing. 3/10
a lovely, simple, elegant wedding band. a classic anybody would be pleased to get married with. useless in a fight. 0/10
huge. tacky. kinda pretty tho. but look at that raised diamond in the center. you could easily break someone’s tooth with this. 7/10
also huge and tacky. at first glance you’d think the rounded edge might not cause much damage but look at how those rows of diamonds are raised in the second view. you could really rip up someone’s face. 9/10
this one is almost elegant. no sharp edges, but it’s solidly built. you would cause more damage with the ring on than off, which is a solid basis for choosing an engagement ring. 5/10
a lovely design, i enjoy open filigree. however im not sure how said filigree would stand up to the impact of being slammed into someone’s face. 2/10
the twisting design is pretty, but im not entirely sure that socking someone in the jaw wouldnt break off those stones. it looks somewhat reinforced but do you really want to leave the Punching Power of your engagement ring up to chance? i wouldnt. two raised stones tho. 6/10, pending experimentation
HAHAHAHA holy shit. thats Five raised stones, with reinforced prongs, for maximum damage at any angle. i highly recommend this ring both for its sapphire centerpiece and its capacity for causing pain. 10/10
there’s not even a stone, its just gold which aint exactly the hardest metal in the world. just fucking stay home if you’re not going to take this seriously.
*jeweler voice*
That filigree you gave 2/10? much sturdier than the filigree tacky rings… Trust me. Those are super hollow and light on the settings so that they aren’t too heavy or expensive. (and so they don’t roll on your finger)
Also worth noting:
White gold = sturdier than yellow gold (which is why most prongs are in white)
Now, if you want a ring that’ll hold up to socking someone in the nose, may I suggest 10kt white gold (hardest of gold options, sturdier than silver, and more reasonable than platinum)
See how thick all that metal is? It’s not going to cave in on you.
And you can do this with it:
Because nothing says punching a nazi in the nose like a diamond/sapphire/ruby encrusted Captain America ring…
read this again but imagine its Peggy Carter picking her engagement ring
