I'm a cassowary!

Cassowaries stole my heart long ago. Beautiful, powerful and strangely prehistoric, they became my animal alter ego — watchful, solitary, quiet, yet impossible to ignore. This blog is a small space dedicated to cassowaries: their world, symbolism and survival. Through comics I want to share fascination, curiosity and respect for these extraordinary birds. Be curious. Knowledge is power.

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Happy Halloween! 🦇🎃💀👻🕷️

Zuza loves dressing up, grumpy Gienek thinks it's all stupid and Maurycy is delighted with all the Halloween decorations. And you? What are you doing on Halloween?

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Google

Happy Valentine's Day! #GoogleDoodle

Hi! Have you seen today's Google Doodle? This is the most creative Valentine's Day thing I've ever seen. What element are you? We (me and Zuza) are Iodine 😄♥️ Gienek is hydrogen, so the chemistry between Zuza and Gienek is hydrogen iodide (HI) and Maurycy is bromine, so the chmistry between Zuza and Maurycy is iodine monobromide (IBr).

Notice how well the questions in the test are designed (each one is matched to a specific characteristic of an element, e.g. atomic mass or state of matter). And when a bond is formed, we see a real number of bonds, e.g. there is one between two hydrogens, but three between two nitrogens. Awesome!

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I like many languages, but my long-standing love for the Nordic countries, viking culture, metal music, Nordic mythology and the local climate resulted also in my love for Nordic languages, especially Norwegian. However, before I started learning it, I had no idea how funny the language is sometimes, and at the same time how incredibly logical, practical and rational it is.

I have such a great time learning Norwegian! And you? Which countries, regions and languages ​​do you like the most?

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Hi, how are you? 😊 Sorry I haven't been here for a long time, but I was looking for a job. I was full of hope and excitement. Honestly, I thought it would be easier but well, I have to keep looking. I hope I will finally find my dream job. What was your job search like?

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Norwegian with Nora – the Puffin!

Hi again! It's me – Zuza, the Cassowary! It's been a while since I've last visited here, but that's because it's been a very busy time. I devoted it, among other things, to learning Norwegian, which has been my dream for a long time. Perhaps soon I'll be the first Norwegian-speaking cassowary in the world.

And you? Do you like to learn languages? Which one is your favorite? 😊

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Each of us can be an artist and each of us is different. And that’s great!

Gienek (ISTJ) likes traditional methods, Zuza (INTJ) values ​​abstraction, Kinga (INFJ) pays attention to contact with the audience, Maurycy (ISFP) creates expressive artworks. Jung claimed that you can’t simply look at an artwork and tell what type of personality painted it, but It turns out, however, that you can find the artists’ personality types in their everyday life (habits, behavior, etc.), look at their artworks and then fully understand their art and themselves by connection to their personality type (I write about that in my PhD thesis). As an INTJ, I love to explore many ideas, but my art has leading themes and is always well thought out. Also, just like Zuza, I really like abstraction

What kind of art do you create? And how does it relate to your personality type?

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What is normal for one may be unacceptable for another. But gaining  inspiration from things that seem strange to us can be refreshing from  time to time. What do you think? Are you more like Gienek in terms of  experimenting, or rather like Maurycy? Do you like to experiment?  

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Running

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Most of us have a soft side. Like Zuza, I am considered to be stiff, stand-offish, cold, unfriendly and tough, but on the inside I am the person, who names soft toys, plants and tiny items (as those tank-shaped key rings) and treats them as if they were living things. Also, whenever I choose something listed above in the store, I buy the item I took in my hand first, because if I put it down and took another one, the item would be sad. Oh, and I always choose things that have some sort of defect instead of those which are perfect, because I think no one else will take them, so I kind of save them from going to the garbage can (the Zuza-tank's turret can't turn around, but I didn't mind, I bought it anyways).

What's your soft side?

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Have you ever been to Kashubia? It’s a region of northern Poland, famous for its specific language and beautiful patterns. I've been there many times and each time, instead of bringing less souvenirs, I bring more and more of them. I just can’t stop 😅

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Pigs

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A little misunderstanding

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A cassowary feel-better sandwich

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Zuzaaaaaaaa!

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Communication problems

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The Stone of Love

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The Casque