penfairy:

one thing me n my art loving gf would do is visit galleries and play a game called “root, loot or boot” 

the gist is that you would look at a group of paintings in a room and decide which figure in the painting you’d root (fuck, in Australian slang), which painting you’d loot (steal and put on your wall at home) and which painting you’d boot (punt into the garbage because it’s shit and Not Art)

a couple of things about my experiences:

1. this game is a lot more fun if you’re attracted to women because there’s so many Hot Gals to choose from 

2. if you are attracted to men, you will spend a lot of time going “well, looks like I’ll have to pick jesus again” as my bi gf did

3. it gets more complicated in modern art museums and you find yourself having saying, “I’d fuck the rhombus” “you CAN’T fuck the rhombus” “then I’ll fuck that blue squiggle thing. what’s it called?” “creeping existential dread in blue” “then does that mean I’m fucking the squiggle or am I getting fucked by the existential dread it represents?” “aren’t we all already getting fucked by existential dread?”

4. if you play this with an art history nerd, they may decide to kill you over one of your “boot” choices

5. you will get Disapproving Looks from other patrons who overhear your heated debates

6. it’s also the best fun you’ll ever have in an art gallery

221B Con : Events with Carnation Books

carnationbooks:

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Hey! Are you attending this year’s 221B Con? Are you interested in hanging out with the Carnation Books squad? Do you like drinks? Do you like snacks? Do you like racy fic readings? 

We’re excited to announce that thanks to our pals over at @threepatchpodcast, Carnation Books will be hosting two events during the con. Both will take place in the TPP suite. 

First up, we are hosting “Fanfiction After Dark” on Friday night from Midnight-3am. We will provide wine and snacks, and will open the mic to authors who would like to read 10 minutes of explicit fic. Sign up HERE (https://goo.gl/forms/S684YtgaeVi0kSwc2) for a guaranteed spot. 

Next, we will host the “What In Carnation?! Cocktail Party” on Saturday afternoon from 3pm-6pm. We will serve a special cocktail and snacks. Join us to talk about Carnation Books, meet the team, and learn more about our mission to work with fandom authors to publish LGBTQIA romance!

We can’t wait to see you at 221B Con!