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9. favorite smell in the summer?

Just the general smell of the monsoon season out in the desert. I think it's different from petrichor, I just think of it as the smell of red mud.

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

recently either pbjs or cereal w/ fruit. to be controversial, breakfast eggs are evil. mostly for practicality reasons, but partially for taste.

18. ideal weather?

either the sun coming through extremely dramatically after a storm or the clouds feeling so close that I could climb up and walk around in them if I found a tall enough tree

21. obsession from childhood?

rookie magazine, which came from a mysterious subscription to teen vogue that neither I nor anyone else I knew was paying for. I discovered one of my favorite short stories in it: https://www.rookiemag.com/2013/04/the-year-i-learned-everything/

23. strange habits?

EDITING THIS ONE BC I FORGOT THE MOST OBVIOUS: I don’t know if I’ve always done this but when I’m focusing on a task I tend to move my lips around a lot. like picture fussing with a nose ring with just your lips but sometimes you miss the nose ring.

hoarding shiny bits of tape and shit to paste in my journal and then forgetting to do that. also most recently I keep daydreaming about being a cyborg bc I think that would be fun and sexy.

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

Already answered the eye and the vast!

The Lonely: Name a few of your friends and your favorite things about them. Oh man, this one is tough, as I am extremely lucky to have a number of lovely friends who have a number of amazing qualities (and yes this is a humble-brag. my friends are great!!!) Also, I am extremely tempted to do you since you specifically asked me not to, but I will resist the urge. I’m not gonna go with “favorite things” but “things I like about them,” as I am bad at picking favorites.

Short Emma: Made me appreciate Furbies and other toys/dolls that are written off as “creepy” by a lot of folks. Has extremely correct thoughts and opinions about Mario. Does very good drag.

Tall Emma: Creative and passionate and exactly the kind of person you want working with you on any project (which I have had the honor and privilege of doing a few times). Pays attention to small details that other people might miss. Also, has a stellar robot voice (and is just good at voice acting in general tbh)

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The Glittering Reef: If you can find a ferryman to take you when the tides are low, you can traverse the caves by the seaside and find the cavern holding this half-submerged city. Some say the that the oldest buildings were built out of the bones of ancient leviathans, beasts that humanity hasn’t seen in decades. The city hall and oldest temples are scrimshaw-pale, yes, but most citizens say it is simply the work of centuries of sea salt wearing away at what used to be a dull grey stone. The narrow canals of this city are lined with buildings, balconies rising stories above, with lanterns shimmering at every level. Without natural light, much of the city is reliant on the work of the Sol Aria, a group that keeps meticulous track of when the sun rises and sets on the surface, and sends singers in gondolas through the canals at dawn and dusk to signal the start and end of the day.

Somewhere, on the outskirts of town, where the water is vast and cold, a child dives for treasure. It is not from civilizations past, but simply what has been forgotten by the present.

Wordgirl Character Asks!

@pythagoriantymek

Wordgirl: If you could choose any superpower what would it be? 

it would be awesome to be able to fly! flying effortlessly would be the best ofc. I realize in reality this might not be the best power for sb who is bad with heights, but I feel like i’d be able to handle it :’) it would just be so neat to float around??also shapeshifting maybe??

Becky Botsford: What makes you laugh no matter what? 

bad puns & jokes are usually pretty good at making me laugh!! maybe not some that I’ve heard a lot, but I think i’m more fond of puns than some people. also maybe. certain ppl doing certain voices, or eating things that are just barely edible, like, paper, and,, chalk, ,, djkhgdf

Lady redundant woman: what’s 3 things you couldn’t live without? 

1. top one is like always my sister!!! she’s the best sister ever!2. this is hard bc now if I say actual things i’ll be comparing them to my sis, hm,,maybe like nice weather?? it’s starting to get warm here and it’s making me realize just like. how much nicer things are when the weather’s good dskfjh3. music. I can barely walk down the school’s hill without putting on some music– I basically have it on whenever I can, and I think it would be horrible to not be able to hear it anymore,, which is unfortunate bc my hearing has been getting worse lmaoo

Professor Boxleitner: Name 3 things you love most about yourself 

Of course! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

oh, haven’t we all here been through the same exact thing? the call to the Old Path, to our brothers and sisters and siblings, the ancient voices, the burning fires and coiling flower wreaths, the whispers in the night… and then boom, the assholes happen, the white pride scum, the nazis and all that garbage.

but there’s’ more and more of us, unyielding and stubborn enough to counter their bullshit every step we make. I am happy to welcome you among us, then!

and thank you for your kind words, I am so so happy you have enjoyed this little mess of a blog - and I do think we have met on our Discord chatroom, have we not?

as to learning more, I am still making a list of sources in English - as I assume you speak and read in this language the most - so for now there is not much I can tell you. other than staying AWAY from Wikipedia, as it has been affected by some terrible French Academic Plague.

post about Svarog in my /gods guide/ coming soon! I’m happy to hear you share my curiosity about him.

3:A song that reminds you of summertime

Loreena McKennitt’s version of The Highwayman, because I fell asleep listening to it almost every night on the boat last time I went home for the summer.

5:A song that needs to be played LOUD

The Cat and the Moon, from the LOTR musical. Get up and dance, dammit!

9:A song that makes you happy

Om Du Möter Varg. Instant day-betterer.

16:One of your favorite classical songs

I have a great fondness for Flight of the Bumblebee.

19:A song that makes you think about life

One Particular Harbor. Jimmy Buffet’s maybe not the first person one things of for meaningful songs, but for this one there’s a nostalgic component to it, a familial one, a personal one, and I’ve grown to see it as a metaphor for both coming home and death. Go figure.

23:A song that you think everybody should listen to

That one time an orchestra switched instruments and played Also Sprach Zarathustra. It is also a day-betterer.

28:A song by an artist with a voice that you love

He didn’t write the song, but Anthony Warlow’s version of Confrontation from Jekyll & Hyde.

30:A song that reminds you of yourself

5.) Post your favorite selfie

I'll post another one that I like bc this makeup was fun

27.) Did you do something that scared you? What was it?

Yes! Some of them are things I can't really talk about, but one thing I can talk about was that I got trained as an EMT! I was nervous to start, but I found I really enjoy what I learned and I'm working on using that knowledge for community care purposes. Gonna add another harm reductionist EMT to the mix!

37.) If you could have a do-over on something, would you take it?

Yes, for one thing. I did something that made a good friend feel invalidated, and given the chance I would make sure I didn't make them feel that way. The best I can do now is learn from my mistake and make sure I don't do it again.