Cast your soul to the sea

Eitt haust kom hann að veislu mikilli. Menn spurðu hann að nafni, en hann kvaðst það síðar mundu segja. Um kvöldið var honum boðið að syngja, og tók hann þá hörpu sína. Varð þá hljótt í skálanum.

Þá kvað hann um Celebrimbor, son Curufins, sonar Fëanors, og sagði að enginn smiður hefði verið meiri. Mönnum þótti undarlegt hversu glöggt hann kunni frá þeim tíðindum að segja, er gerst höfðu löngu fyrir daga allra lifandi manna.

Ungan sá ek bróðurson minn, er við eldinn lék hann; mjúkar hendur mótuðu málm af föðurarfi.

Síðar smíðaði hann hringi þrjá af visku; eldur, vatn og vindur vörðu verk hans lengi.

Bjartur smiður smíðaði bauga með miklum mætti; ljós álfa dvínaði eigi meðan lifði hans list.

Að því loknu lagði maðurinn frá sér hörpuna. Sumir sögðu að tár hefðu sést í augum hans. En er menn leituðu hans næsta morgun, var hann farinn. Menn vissu eigi hver hann var né hvaðan hann kom. Sumir sögðu að hann mundi eigi vera maður af mannlegri ætt, heldur einn þeirra sem fara óséðir um heiminn og birtast mönnum um stund. Aðrir sögðu aðeins að hann hefði borið mikla sorg í brjósti og gamla söngva í minni sínu.

Small notes: 1. I wrote this piece inspired by Icelandic sagas, as if it had preserved a memory of Maglor wandering among Men long after the events of LOTR. The people who hear him sing don't know who he is, only that he is a strange harp-player. 2. The poem is inspired by dróttkvætt. I know true dróttkvætt has very strict rules of rhythm, syllables, and internal rhyme, so this isn't meant to be a reconstruction of a real skaldic stanza, just my attempt to capture the feeling of it: a praise-song carrying memory, honor, etc, although the poem is not really a warrior's praise of Celebrimbor, but an uncle remembering the child he saw grow into the greatest smith of the Elves in Middle-earth. 3. The Days of the Sturlungs were a period of Icelandic history, roughly 1220–1264, when Iceland was dominated mainly by the Sturlung family. During this time Iceland was not ruled by a king; instead, powerful chieftains (goðar) competed for influence.

My contribution to @jrrt-native-languages-fest Translation to English under the cut

1670 S3 trailer dropped! It'll be out on August 5😍😍

Just look at this utterly fabulous bitch❤️

COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!

I've recently joined VGen, so commissions can now be placed either through VGen or via email/DM

I'm opening commissions again and currently have slots available for character designs and illustrations.

On a personal note, I'm also trying to earn some extra income to help cover veterinary expenses for my cat, who has been dealing with urinary health issues again.

There's absolutely no pressure, sharing, recommending my work, or commissioning me if you're interested would all be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support. ❤️

COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!

I've recently joined VGen, so commissions can now be placed either through VGen or via email/DM

I'm opening commissions again and currently have slots available for character designs and illustrations.

On a personal note, I'm also trying to earn some extra income to help cover veterinary expenses for my cat, who has been dealing with urinary health issues again.

There's absolutely no pressure, sharing, recommending my work, or commissioning me if you're interested would all be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support. ❤️

go to About:config find media.mediasource.enabled and toggle it to false find media.cache_readahead_limit and change it to 9999 find media.cache_resume_threshold and change it to 9999

additionally if you'd prefer mp4 to webm

also in about:config, find: media.encoder.webm.enabled media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled media.mediasource.webm.enabled media.webm.enabled and toggle them all to false

note! this will limit video to 1080p

NEW PROJECT LAUNCHING ON JUNE 16TH!

My Liege - queer knights in love

An art book collaboration between @dames-zine and us (Nova and Mali) and 60 artists! Our book celebrates queer love and warriors of all kinds.

Cover art by @may12324

Follow our Kickstarter page to be notified when we launch! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/novaandmali/my-liege

and exomis:

Since we are here might as well share the dhoti and the lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Pancha-Kachcham?amp=1

It’s only men in the photos but really anyone can wear them. I am wearing a lungi right now.

I swear more in my native language

I swear more in a language I learned later

I swear about an equal amount in all languages I speak.

I don't swear

Monolingual button.

(Asking this because I basically never swear in my first language but swear a lot in English)

I had to turn this off, but it's something that allows Windows and anyone using your device to generate text/images.

Messy but relaxing painting with Janosh and Adder.

I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.

The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.

Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.

A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:

Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.

Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.

Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns

Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.

I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.

It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut: