Musings of a Dharmagrrl

A novice Buddhist thoughts on life. Mom of two sons with Asperger's syndrome. Loves bellydance, yoga, and haiku.

[dharmagrrl]

It’s not just Facebook and Twitter. Tumblr has Russian trolls too!

[my-mind-is-tripping]

Here is my video for the #dougjoneschallenge, and no I don’t actually know Xena (just always loved her)

[watcherswall]

This week’s Game of Thrones Twitter recap is here! It’s time to go….

Beyond the Pale 

[watcherswall]

Game of Thrones Season 8 Breakdown: Dates, Writers, Cast, Locations & Endgame

[watcherswall]

Track listing for Game of Thrones season 7 soundtrack released

[4-am-bath]

4.03 / 7.02

[dajo42]

if you dont have me on facebook you are probably not missing out on any posts but the comment section is important too lmao

I went to the Renaissance faire dressed as a warrior.  I had a real sword with me, too.  I was standing (in character) next to a sword-fighting ring, where kids of all ages got the chance to pick up a sword and challenge the champion.  Some woman walks by, with her little girl.  The girl starts walking towards the ring, saying she wants to fight.  But the mom pulled her away hella sharply, and was like, “That’s for boys.”  You don’t want to be a BOY, do you?”    And the girl looked around and saw me.  I think she thought I was a boy; I had my hair in a ponytail, and was wearing a hood.  So she comes up to me and asks me, “Do you think girls can be fighters, too?”  And her mom looks like she’s silently gloating.  Like she thinks I’m going to say no.  So I take off my hood, untie my hair so that it flows freely, and kneel before her.  And I’m like, “Milady, anyone can be a fighter.”  I swear, the look on that mother’s face made my day.

[maneth985]

[luxgalador]

This post was good but then it got better

[celticshenanigans]

Okay, this is a slight topic diversion, but in response to the above comment. I’ve volunteered at the CT Ren Faire for years now. For the last 5 or so I’ve worked in the game section, and we have a game similar to the above comment called “Smite the Knight”. I’ve been in the ring before, it’s a ton of fun getting to run around with the kids. The main goal is entertainment. Have a good shtick, keep the crowd engaged, and let the kids have a good time.

In both work and observing, I have learned something about kids. A lot of parents try to get their boys to go fight. Of the young ones that do, they tend to be shy. You get the ones who just swing the boffer swords around with no regard for life, but, mostly, they’re reserved. It’s adorable. I mean, they’re kids.

But the girls. THE GIRLS. Holy crap. I swear, the pinker the dress, the more taffeta and glitter…the more intensity. I remember, the first year I worked there, one girl came in, grabbed the biggest sword she could, and WENT TO TOWN on our knight. Lifted it over head, let out this primal scream and mowed him down. Homeboy is 6′2″, she was FIVE. And once he was in the fetal position (He was fine. It was for show.) on the ground, she stopped, put her foot on his chest, and yelled “I AM A FIERCE PRINCESS!!”. Later in the day when she walked by a couple of us yelled “Ah! It’s the fierce princess!” and she stopped and flexed. It was the best, and I will never forget that girl.

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OH MY GOD IT’S BACK YES

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This has improved since last I reblogged.

[dharmagrrl]

Here is our patio panther, Slick, in his box w/blankey. He has been adopted by several families at our apartment complex. #catboxsunday #catsofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram

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You going to eat all that? #pemapug #puglife #pugsnotdrugs #pugsofinstagram #dogsofinstgram (at Gadsden, Alabama)

[poorquentyn]

Hey fam, couple more interesting things to note from the infodump that brought us the news about Euron and Dragonbinder the other day, though neither really qualify as “news.” I don’t have the WOIAF app so I didn’t know this (many of y’all probably did!) but apparently it confirms that, yes, Robb legitimized Jon and named him his heir in his will. I addressed the theory that he changed his mind to Arya a li’l while back, and I know Preston Jacobs has the idea that it was actually Catelyn *rolls eyes so hard they spin off into the atmosphere* but yeah, this is canon. I’m still not quite sold on Jon as the next King in the North because Stannis is still right there, Ramsay doesn’t have Rickon in his power like in the show, and not only do the clans know Bran is alive, but they won’t be alone after he speaks to Stannis and Theon from the weirwood at the crofters’ village. But we shall see!

The other bit (and again, this is probably old news for those of y’all more studious than I am) is this quote from GRRM’s Notablog from 2007…

Ah, if only the Tyrion in the books could fly, what mischief he will… ah… could… ah, never mind.

…which leaves me more convinced than ever that Tyrion is indeed the third dragonrider for endgame alongside Dany and Jon.

[racefortheironthrone]

TBH, I’m less interested in whether Jon ever becomes King in the North (looking at you, Season 6) than the way in which Robb’s will complicates the political storyline in the North by setting up a conflict between Wyman’s pro-Rickon faction (which may or may not be backed by Stannis, or at least by Davos representing Stannis, depending on when Stannis gets (heh) snowed-in to Winterfell), Sansa backed by the Vale, and then Jon Snow and (the Mormonts, Glovers, and whoever else witnessed Robb’s will). 

Because unlike in Season 6, there are legitimate positives and negatives to all three candidates:

Rickon: Ned Stark’s legitimate son, has direwolf to prove identity, supported by the Manderlys and possibly by Stannis.  On the other hand, a child ruler, likely to make the Manderlys overly-mighty and possibly seen as a pawn of Stannis as well. 

Sansa: Ned Stark’s legitimate daughter, backed by the Vale. On the other hand, backed by a foreign power at a time when Northern nationalism is running high, a woman in a country which has never had a ruling queen in eight thousand years, has marital connections to the Lannisters, and identity will be somewhat in question.

Jon Snow: oldest living son of Ned Stark, Robb Stark’s chosen heir, grown adult male with battefield experience, has direwolf to prove identity, possibly the messiah (or just a naughty boy?). On the other hand, possibly seen as deserter from the Night’s Watch, anti-wildling backlash, and anti-bastard backlash. 

Hence plenty of room for machinations by the Northern lords and tensions between the re-uniting siblings that can be resolved for dramatic payoff. 

[dharmagrrl]

Swatches from my February @lipmonthly bag from top to bottom: @modelco_cosmetics lipstick in Truffle @trysugar lip crayon in Poison Ivy @cargocosmetics shadow in Saint Tropez @cosmoholiccosmetics lip gloss in Gold Digger #lipmonthly #beautybags #beautybag (at Gadsden, Alabama)

[dharmagrrl]

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[dharmagrrl]

My @lipmonthly February bag @modelco_cosmetics lipstick in Truffle @cosmoholiccosmetics gloss in Gold Digger @sugarcosmetic Matte As Hell Crayon Lipstick in Poison Ivy @cargocosmetics Eye Shadow in Saint Tropez #beautybag #beautybags #lipmonthly (at Gadsden, Alabama)

[dharmagrrl]

#jellybelly #tortoiseshell #cats_of_instagram (at Gadsden, Alabama)

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Cowgirl Pema #pemapug #pug #pugsofinstagram #pugstagram (at Gadsden, Alabama)

[dharmagrrl]

My #februaryglambag I'm disappointed in the nail polish color "$12 Latte." I was hoping for "I Give Good Tweet" 😞 #ipster #ipsymuchlove (at Gadsden, Alabama)

[dharmagrrl]

Pema wishes you a Happy Valentines Day ❤ #dogsofinstagram #pugsofinstagram #pug #pugsoftwitter #dogsoftwitter #wkcdogshow (at Gadsden, Alabama)