Unwanted prog content: I don’t know if it’s counted as Prog but Sonja Kristina from Curved Air?
first of all she is soooo prog. everyone lets listen to curved air’s first three albums PLEASE
honestly she seems chill as hell. i don’t have much cursed information about her which is what i specialize at on this blog. so here are some fun facts that are maybe kinda weird idk??? she is too cool for this blog
one of her favorite albums is their satanic majesties request by the rolling stones which is delightful to me, and she is also a tom waits fan
one time curved air supported black sabbath on the same billing but everyone loved it
there was literally a curved air hype house (they all lived in the same house at one point but sonja said it was chill)
she would pretend to be asleep at parties so she didnt have to talk to strangers
this is pretty well known but she was a part of the musical Hair with their british cast. which pretty much explains her theatrical performances and also her eternal hippieness (the ad she responded to to get the gig said “Hippies Wanted”
the self proclaimed lsd lover of the band
also well known but she married stewart copeland and they wore big ass boots together. see below
this is just my Theory but i really think she is in the one klark kent music video out there. which is stewart copeland’s side project that he denies is him. but its basically definitely him making stupid music with a green mask/face paint and a top hat. it’s really great. there is a shorter person he pushes around in it that could be anyone but i think its pretty likely its her. stewart i mean klark please be nice. anyway here they are being funnyyyy. sonja why are you blue 👨🏻🦲💙
there is for real an interview where she talks about come to brazil comments
ok that’s all i got. shes really cool. just watch any performance with her. listen to those first 3 curved air albums for peak. idk what to say. lets leave with this image cuz she says she went barefoot all the time when she wasnt wearing gigantic fucking boots so here she is in her most powerful form actually
hi hi - if you're in the homestuck discord or have any contact w/ any of the people in charge of Homestuck As A Brand i highly encourage you to voice and make your displeasure with the fact that they're selling Team Special Olympics merch known.
it is beyond unacceptable that they are not only selling merch of it but that they are selling and profiting off of hussie's two decade old incredibly racist and ablest comics without any acknowledgement as such - in fact they *KNOW* that CALLING it by it's name, Team Special Olympics, is probably bad optics, because they referred to it as 'TSO' on the merch website before changing it to 'MISC' after backlash. the only people who are going to be buying these shirts are chuds using it as a dogwhistle. look me in the eyes and tell me that there are genuine, earnest Team Special Olympics fans kicking around right now. i am genuinely baffled as to the decision making here and i am genuinely baffled that this got through every single step of their chain of command without any recourse, not a single person going 'hey, maybe we shouldn't be selling merchandise of this'. are you out of your goddamn mind
UAINE will be livestreaming the annual National Day of Mourning event at Cole's Hill on YouTube (12 pm eastern time).
National Day of MourningSince 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a Natio
Remember that even if you cannot redistribute money or resources, there are plenty of opportunities to get educated, stand in solidarity, volunteer, or otherwise demonstrate support for Native and Indigenous people on this day, and in perpetuity.
Although this day is understood to commemorate a specific event, the myth of the first thanksgiving, colonization does not start or end here. There is not a Native person out there who has not been affected by or seen our friends and relatives affected by boarding schools and the mission system in some capacity. Learn more about the history and experiences in the residential school system and mission system below.
By wearing an orange shirt on September 30th, you commit to the enduring truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS, every day and everywhere.
US Indian Boarding School History – NABS
The Orange Path
Over time, California’s missions came to resemble a mass incarceration system in general and penal servitude in particular. This article wil
For any west coasters, Plymouth Massachusetts is rather far away. Consider joining us at our Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island.
The International Indian Treaty Council Presents: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THANKSGIVING SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND YELAMU, OHLONE TERRIT
If you attend a land grant university, you should also consider the violent and exploitative history that paved the way for their existence. It’s not uncommon for new construction to disturb and pave over resting Ancestors. Again, colonization is a process, not a single event, and we are still resisting every day.
I have two wonderful friends who are tribal educators representing the Chumash people, and they would greatly appreciate any support for the new Chumash Sanctuary.
The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is a grassroots effort led by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council in partnership wit
CIBA is a great organization supporting the living tradition of responsible harvest, cordage preparation, and basketweaving. I first learned how to weave from Elders in CIBA. As a nonnative, you can pay a yearly membership due to attend events.
To preserve, promote and perpetuate California Indian basketry traditions
I will link the Native Land website as it is useful as an educational starting point for non-natives. However, the site isn’t always accurate, so please don’t rely on it solely. Understand that a simple once-a-year land acknowledgment with no active support and participation in material change often comes off more insulting than you may realize. Knowing and acknowledging is a first step, but every tribe has individual challenges they must face, and it’s up to you to find out what you can do specifically to support the people whose land you’re living on. Be humble, build relationships, always be open to learning.
Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.
I have to double-check every blog name with “rad” or “radical”, and I HATE IT, because rad/radical were some of my favorite words! people who don’t respect trans men/women aren’t radical, they’re tragical!!!
this installment is gonna cover seadwellers and clowns! We know they're royalty but what does that actually mean in the context of of a culture that's so "do what you want"?
obligatory disclaimer that these are mostly applicable to stellar parallax and if you don't agree it's ok it's just playing dolls etc etc
visual TL;DR ⬇️ rambling paragraphs under the read more!
FUCHSIAS
it's lonely at the top but someone's gotta do it, and that someone may as well be the only troll who can withstand the psychic connection to the big scary nightmare monster of the deep!
While learning politics is important of course (after all you gotta have some clue what you'll do with the empire should you beat the million to one odds of winning the crown), the main duty of the heiress is to make sure that G'lbgolyb is well fed and silent. How she goes about this will depend greatly on the nature of the heiress, whether she feels especially emotionally connected with G'lbby or not, and of course, whether G'lbby is interested in bestowing secrets and (dubious) wisdoms to her.
As for the actually doing politics part itself, an heiress might use those secrets and wisdoms, her own judgement and whims, the input of friends, and/or her vision of what a future under her rule might look like to inform how she keeps Alternia running. While some things aren't strictly under her control (allowance accounts or the fleet for example), she has indirect means of influencing the Empress for certain favors, as HIC is always informed via drone recorded files, informants, and G'lbby herself as to what her successor is up to. Since the shared lusus and inevitable showdown creates an inherent strain in such a relationship, these favors are few and far between, and an heiress will simply make do with her own might and intellect to get her subjects and drones acting how she wants. For some this means careful diplomacy, others an incredible amount of C4 and lasers.
Beyond her physical training, she is also expected to make good connections between herself and her seadweller peers; after all, they will become her Overseers if she wins the duel for the crown! Particularly in the age of social media, knowing who's who and what's what is as imperative to making sure that a coup doesn't occur as her speed, strength, and intellect.
Fuchsias are also, due to the cyclical nature of their position, the only troll on Alternia to be assigned concupiscent quadrants; there needs to be a butt on the throne and a head in the tiara precisely every 9 sweeps. The jades use esoteric means* to determine which of her broodmates are best suited for the slots, though socially it is considered pretty embarrassing to have to resort to using your betrothed--an heiress should have people crawling over each other to get to be hers, after all.
to put it crudely, a heiress's job is to fuck, fight, and hopefully not die, and everything beyond that is just window dressing. Then, when the day arrives that she comes of age, she is escorted to the mothership for the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (airing live Friday at 8p, EST/7p central!). It's rumored there's an opt out, but who would do something that humiliating by choice?
VIOLETS
If fuchsias are the head, violets are the neck that moves it. While they don't have to worry about G'lbgolyb as directly as the heiress, seadwellers have to find the delicate balance of being ready to serve in aiding that she be fed adequately, and corralling (coral-ing?) their local subjects--sometimes these are not mutually exclusive (dead kids are delicious and nutritious!). Both duties are rather exhausting, of course, so many will find themselves attracted to turning their hobbies into a full time gig, cos nothing takes the edge off like monetizing your passions.
They end up being something of a wildcard in this respect; with enough money, power, and influence (finfluence?) to back up even the strangest of pastimes, seadwellers can be found doing everything from funding music festivals to playing sports to building cool new ways to shoot things.
If they're smart about it, these hobbies can build clout that will give them a sort of 'niche' to fill when they're old enough to be looking after their own enslaved alien worlds colonies; that is, they can be assigned subjects they can best rule over, vs trial-and-erroring a random option. They can use their connections and notoriety built upon these hobbies to ingratiate themselves to the adults, and Empress, before they've so much as set foot on the test field for their Ordeals, particularly if they lean into entertainment or military related activities, so it definitely pays to have something uniquely useful on your resume.**
While it is rare for a seadweller to die before they reach ascension age, it's not impossible; particularly if a turf (surf?) war breaks out between two or more of them. As such, it's also prudent for young violetbloods to be as well-trained physically as they are politically. nobody wants to be poisoned or stabbed before they get a chance to rule their own colony! In a similar fashion to the heiress, they're expected to put those skills to the test in their Ordeals against each other; the last fins standing get their crowns and their planetary assignments, and if the stars align just right, an acknowledgement from their presumed ancestor.***
PURPLES
The circus doesn't run itself, and neither does the shitshow. Whatever your flavor, purplebloods are here to entertain, be it dancing for your smiles, or slashing throats for the altar.
while the particulars of their faith are unknown to the common troll, all clowns understand their own solemn duty to be one of maintaining the balance between comedy and tragedy, chaos and order. sometimes you gotta beat a motherfucker with another motherfucker about it. The especially pious make it their business to maintain the tents, carnivals, and sacrifices, while those more casually part of the clurch spread the mirthful mantras through music, gameshows, and an appreciation of the arts (both visual and martial).
All purples in preparation for their role in the court systems, whether as a judge, clergy, or bounty hunter, are inclined to find a way to apply speed, strength, and comedy training to their revelry. sometimes this is very direct, as in playing mock trials to make friends laugh, or chasing down hapless victims on fright night; others is a little more subtle, like practicing feats of physical prowess during circus routines and preaching over the radio.
socially, they are also the link between seadwellers and landlubbers, the strand between the teeming masses and their isolated rulers. historically speaking, this plays out more like hostage negotiations than constituent representation, but as long as the lowbloods keep their horns down and highbloods remain sycophantic, bloodshed is minimal. Besides, as mysterious as their religion, clowns have hitherto unknown motivations regarding the state of the world--not that they'd be crazy enough to blatantly go against the finfaces, but it's unclear who's side they're on exactly. Having direct contact with the GHB and Jesters, purples are far more privy to the inner workings of the greater political climate of the whole empire, not just alternia, and thus are far less likely to rock the boat in a fit of teen angst.
this doesn't mean they won't needle and jeer when the timing is right, of course. Not ones to be openly mocked, seadwellers will often course correct any particularly anti-social behavior to avoid being the butt of the joke-- in this way, purples serve as a barrier between trigger happy tyrants who'd otherwise flippantly decimate the population, and the vulnerable trolls under their designer boots.****
*it's hardly better than astrology, but given how superstitious the uppercrust tend to be, is treated as gospel and even if they don't end up together, heiresses will often seek out their assigned fallback just to get a vibe
**sometimes this backfires of course, if you pigeonhole yourself too well it can limit your reach of influence once you're up against someone with broader "appeal" or skillsets. Planet auctions are a rough game, and everyone comes to cheat!
***this almost never happens because being an overseer is such a tough, backstabbing, dangerous job that rare few violets live long enough to see their descendants, but gosh, a troll can dream.
**** the irony of their faith requiring death and being one of the few castes strong and witty enough to keep total annihilation at bay is not lost on them but that's the silly contradictory nature of the universe innit
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