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Headphones aren't enough I need ot inject this into my veins

Shoutout to the sentient alphabet. Love these little guys.

Had the wonderful opportunity to join @poketcg-art's Johto Redraw event. There have been several cards showcasing Unown N, but I decided on the EX Unseen Forces version, illustrated by Nakaoka. Because what is more Pokemon than friendship, ya know?

#the lighting in this kicked my ass but i'm really proud of how this turned out #does it look exactly like nakaoka-san's? no. but circles are hard and i really like the skyline #pyro speaks #pyro's art #pokemon #unown #unown n #pokemon tcg #trading card redraw

I just wanna see Scout drunk 😗

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#artemis ii #didnt expect to get so emotional lol #pyro speaks

According to Eustathius, Tiresias was a woman that basically did what Cassandra did, offered to fuck Apollo for music lessons, went back years later like "eh, I'm not into twinks", got turned into a twink, and then somehow became a woman again! Then she offends Hera who turns him into a man AGAIN only for Zeus to be like "nah, you look better as a woman", and change him back again.

Only then Tiresias thinks he wants to be a man, and the Muse's help with that, but then Aphrodite doesn't like that, so she turns him into a female, and then to rub salt into the wound she turns her into a mouse. Like imagine being Tiresias there. Woman, man, woman, man, woman, man, then WOMAN AGAIN, then mouse.

#tiresias #the Prophet Tiresias #greek gods #greek mythology #greek myth memes #hera #zeus #aphrodite #the muses #this was WILD to read about #memes #pyro speaks #meme #epic the musical #epic the underworld saga #epic tiresias #tiresias epic the musical #pronouns funky with this guy.

"I'm broke and have no time / energy to spare for volunteering / organizing. How do I help?"

Have you ever wanted to learn a new language? Do you know a second language but have grown rusty from disuse? Guess what, non-English languages are an act of resistance. This is the perfect time to start learning or brushing up on any languages you know that maga idiots hate :) Language learning resources can be found via gamified apps (check reviews, free ones exist), flashcard apps (Anki is my rec), YouTube video lessons, resources of many types via your local library (don't be afraid to make requests! Requests are good!), and on many langblr (language tumblr) blogs.

Learning a whole new language sounds too daunting? Encourage the bilinguals around you to speak anything-but-English and help keep non-English welcome by learning the basic common greetings in their home language(s) (Hello (informal and formal), Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, Good Night, Bye-bye (as opposed to Goodbye / the formal, long-term absence goodbye), and See You Later)

Want language learning that is easy to practice? Learn through music! Explore the music of artists who don't sing in English. As you learn the lyrics and sing along, your brain will remember individual words. Plus you get more music to listen to. Same goes for television / movies. Throw the subtitles on, have something new to enjoy, remind yourself there are more similarities between your culture and other cultures than differences. And the complexity of your own culture is far deeper than first realized.

Does this seem silly? So small it could not be even remotely helpful? Please reconsider, through this small anecdote from my work:

A new student started halfway through the year. She was a Ukrainian immigrant, due to the timing of her arrival, possibly a refugee. She did not know any English. There was no one in her class who spoke her language. I learned to say привіт (Hello) and every time i saw her, i would say привіт to her. Through the year, and into the following schoolyear, she slowly learned English. And then, she moved. Before she moved, she thanked me for speaking Ukrainian to her. I asked her why. It was only one word. We did not have conversations. I did not even ask How Are You?. And she told me this: You used my language. It made me feel welcomed here.

This is a sentiment I have heard from many of my students since then. "It made me feel like my country is okay" "It made me feel safe" "It made me feel like I could be American and [home ethnicity] (in this case, it was Syrian)" "It made me less nervous about my English" "It made me feel like I belonged" "It made me happy".

"You used my language. It made me feel welcomed here."

Learning a new language will always be worth the effort. ♥

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