During the plague in the Middle Ages, some doctors wore a primitive form of biohazard suit called “plague suits”. The mask included red glass eyepieces, which were thought to make the wearer impervious to evil. The beak of the mask was often filled with strongly aromatic herbs and spices to overpower the miasmas or “bad air” which was also thought to carry the plague.
I considered this for a Halloween costume too. I figured it was too complicated.
lapetitecoccinelle:(he)ART in progress festival… 11/11.
because my parents are visiting today and will be here soonish
and i am still a little drunk
always a good idea
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heh. Someone’s getting fired.
Beautiful.
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The first time that I met her, I was throwing up in the ladies’ room stall
She asked me if I needed anything, I said, “I think I spilled my drink.”
And that’s how it started, or so I’d like to believe