Fearless the nice, honest and sweet furry

I love these two pairings so much. I love my dorks!

According to the CDC, in 10 percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch the child do it, having no idea it is happening. Drowning does not look like drowning—Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guard’s On Scene magazine, described the Instinctive Drowning Response like this:

“Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled before speech occurs.

Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.

Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.

Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.

From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.”

This doesn’t mean that a person that is yelling for help and thrashing isn’t in real trouble—they are experiencing aquatic distress. Not always present before the Instinctive Drowning Response, aquatic distress doesn’t last long—but unlike true drowning, these victims can still assist in their own rescue. They can grab lifelines, throw rings, etc.

Look for these other signs of drowning when persons are in the water:

Head low in the water, mouth at water level

Head tilted back with mouth open

Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus

Eyes closed

Hair over forehead or eyes

Not using legs—vertical

Hyperventilating or gasping

Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway

Trying to roll over on the back

Appear to be climbing an invisible ladder

So if a crew member falls overboard and everything looks OK—don’t be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them, “Are you all right?” If they can answer at all—they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents—children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why.

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I’ve been a lifeguard for 6 years now and of all the saves I’ve done, maybe two or three had people drowning in the stereotypical thrashing style. And even those, like the save I made last weekend, it was exactly like OP describes where the person’s head is going in and out of the water but it isn’t long enough to get any air. Mostly you recognize drowning by the look on someone’s face. If someone looks wide eyed and terrified or confused, chances are they’re drowning. That look of “oh shit” is pretty easily recognizable. And even if you can’t tell for sure: GO AFTER THEM ANYWAY. I’ve done “saves” where a kid was pretending to drown and I mistook it for real drowning, but that’s preferable to a kid ACTUALLY drowning.

Also please remember that even strong swimmers can drown if they have a medical emergency, get cramps, or get too tired. If your friend knows how to swim but they’re acting funny get them to land. And even if someone can respond when you ask them if they need help, if they say they do need help? GO HELP THEM.

However . If the victim is a stranger, I can’t recommend trying to get them. Lifeguards literally train to escape “attacks,” because people who are drowning can freak the fuck out and grab you and make YOU drown as well. If you do go in after someone, take hold of them from the back and talk to them the whole time. IF YOU ARE GRABBED: duck down into the water as low as you can get. The person is panicking and won’t want to go under water and should release you. Shove up at their hands and push them away from you as you duck under. Don’t die trying to save someone else.

When the lifeguard got us both out, a woman came running down and accused me of harming him and said he had been completely fine in the water. That there was no reason to drag him out of there. The lifeguard had to explain to her that her son had been drowning, to which her response was to say that she didn’t hear him call for help.

Ikugami art for my Instagram(tagged)

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@asmaayyad is vetted at time of writing they are at 23,482/45,000 EUR

@hanan-alsallout has an instagram account that has been posting since before oct 7 and unique images on their various platforms so I'm inclined to say they're trustworthy, but they are technically unvetted at time of writing they are at 2,010/20,000 USD

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Fundraiser under the cut.

Updated: Oct 14

Deadline Oct 20:

CAD $ 20,505 20,717 / 21,800

@reemagaza / Operation Olive Branch #18 / more details 1 / more details 2 / gfm: Credit/debit / Paypal: my Kofi, I'll donate whatever Paypal doesn't take and post proof of donation within 3 days under the 'receipts' tag

Reema needs a laptop to take her exams. Surplus funds will go towards supporting her family in Palestine.

Deadline Oct 15 (textbooks):

USD $ 5,460 5,878 / 6,000

Deadline Nov 13 (international fees): ~$9,250 (not a concrete number)

@devtawfik / vet / more details / gfm: Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit

Tawfik needs e-textbooks as soon as possible so he can start studying. After that, he needs to pay off his international student fees. Surplus funds will go towards caring for his family and paying off future academic costs.

Deadline Oct 27 (tuition):

€ 1,900 / 5,900

Today's goals for Tawfik and Reema are $6,000 and $20,800 respectively. Reema is behind on her goal, please get her there asap. I've added another campaign to this post and will release more details later today. I'd really like for someone else to adopt Abdulrahman's campaign because I can't do so right now.

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Okay, so I’m a huge fan of “Miitopia”. And people swore up and down that the Great Sage’s Theme had actual lyrics, but nobody could ever make them out. I’ve heard some Japanese fans claimed that the song was about how the Great Sage would defeat the Dark Lord, but as far as I can tell, that was never confirmed. Others just said it was complete gibberish, or “Mii-ese”, and that it had no meaning. But, how accurate is that?

So, going off of that “theory” of it actually having a meaning, I tried to decipher as much of the song as I could, and… Well, everybody’s kind of half-right. As far as I can decipher it, it’s based off of Japanese, but there’s no logical grammatical structure, and the words have to be taken in a non-directly-translated way (if that makes any sense). I tried to decipher it based off of the claims that it was about the Great Sage and the Dark Lord, so…

Here are the lyrics, as far as I can tell:

“Ah, trés bien, lesson go Eruda na haato Erabu e maru wa Taiou wa shitsuke mashite Dai-Kenja no kuni saisho e Lalu rai rai rai rai ra Lalu rai rai rai luya Lalu rai rai rai rai ra Lalu rai rai rai luya Eijuu-sha kougeki ne haato Yahan eien de Omo Eijuu-sha kougeki ne haato Yahan eien de Omo”

Which, translated as much as this can be translated, the lyrics are:

“Ah, very good, lesson go/start An Elder’s heart Chooses the circle/path With consistent discipline The Great Sage’s country is/comes first Lalu rai rai rai rai ra Lalu rai rai rai luya Lalu rai rai rai rai ra Lalu rai rai rai luya It is attacking the citizens’s hearts The eternal midnight of the (Dark) Lord It is attacking the citizens’s hearts The eternal midnight of the (Dark) Lord”

Now, here’s all my reasoning behind why I came to the above conclusions for the lyrics: The first line, which is half French, half English, can represent how the Great Sage was said to be a “traveling sage” (and in fact, I think the official name of the theme IS “Traveling Sage”, if I recall correctly). Then, going along with the idea that a “Sage” is usually a wise, old person, the song goes on to mention the “Elder’s” heart (in the manner of “spirit”/“energy”/“determination”) in particular. (The Great Sage is known as the “Dai-Kenja” in Japanese, which still means “Great Sage”.) It’s this “heart” that chooses the circle/path, which in the Great Sage’s case, is the “path” of good. A Sage, to be a mentor to you/the protagonist, has to have consistent discipline; not only to be a good role model, but to have the “air” of wisdom. Okay, the next line might be a pun. First, the Great Sage’s country comes “first”, because it’s the CURRENT country the Great Sage is in that he/she has to protect, so that’s why it comes first. But, alternatively, Greenhorne was called “Saisho no Kuni” (“First Land”) in Japanese, so maybe it’s a pun referring back to how you meet the Great Sage in Greenhorne? Then, there’s weird “lalala” part, which could be some sort of magic spell, similar to the nonsensical “Cure Up, Rapapa” from “Mahou Tsukai PreCure”. The thing that threatens the “heart”/vitality/spirit of the citizens (of any of the areas in the game), is of course, the “eternal midnight” of the Dark Lord (who was called the “Akuma no Omo”, or “Demon Lord”, in Japanese). The “eternal midnight” refers to fate of having your face taken away forever (if the Dark Lord is never stopped). And finally, the previous two lines repeat themselves, probably to emphasise the extremity of what could happen to the player.

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Okay!

1- My haircut! It’s really cool

2- How I am the parent gay of my friends (it’s really awesome that they trust me enough to come to me for advice!)

3- My love for those around me!

4- My ability to accept people!

5- My ability to forgive (people have been massive jerks to me, but I forgive them eventually!)

And I’m gonna tag ten people because my laptop won’t let me send asks for some reason so I tag: @thatangryginger @panpotterhead3000 @dontaskmyfandomidontknowanymore @depressed-but-doing-my-best @cromchychipdip @ilovecoffeeandchemistry @thedisdainfullysilentvisitor @icedancingdaddies @thatgaydemigodnerd @milady-bugg

2) I’m pretty good with kids!

3) I like that I still have a deep love for animals ever since I was super teeny tiny

4) I have an uncanny ability to find the wierdest stuff, and frogs. I always find frogs

5) I can threaten people I care about into self care because they don’t listen otherwise

Imma tag as well because my tumblr is fluffed

@true-valentine

@yeet-a-yeet-a-teet

@amazonprimebox

@thesevenumbrellas

@theshippingroyalty

@alipopsie

@imbadatnames8d

@blackbloodrose20

@pheonix-aria

1. I’m proud of my abilities in the arts. I do enjoy writing, drawing, and acting.

2. Ive always liked how I can talk to others and calm them down when they’re upset.

3. I’m proud of my sexuality and who I am as a person.

4. Making my friends or family laugh is a fun thing to do.

5. I also have a good hold on my anxiety, which I’m like to have.

Meh, everyone else is tagging, I might as well join the tag train UvU

@hi-i-am-a-bored-human

@awitchwithwifi

@le-wolfy-kun

@stopitanxiety

@inkyblot12

@sleepy-kayy

@corporal-boo

@queerfander7

@ashthequeerhuman

@emo-anxious-potato

1. I'm pretty open minded

2. I'm good with computers

3. I'm gay and proud

4. I care a lot about my friends

5. I'm the mom/therapist friend

Tags!!

@muffyiin

@strawberryjellystuff

@sc00tysc00ty

@underdog-arts

@robinsdraw

@residentanchor

@altruistic-skittles

@mysterysmiley

@bakakaz

@eggg-salad

1. i'm pretty friendly, and have fantastic friends!

2. my art! i know it's somewhat average, but i'm really proud of my artstyle!

3. my writing!

4. my ability to keep calm in an argument (atleast an online argument)!

5. my coping mechanism for rage where i sing to distract myself (impresses me everytime)!

heere we go!! good luck!

@the-wine-anon

@wroammin

@scottgrymm64

@astronomy-is-cute

@nonbinary-necromancer

@oh-no-its-a-mom-friend

@silks-and-selkies-au

@wonderlandbeanie

@maxmaxidart

1. I'm a loyal friend! Loyalty is one of my favorite qualities I have!

2. I can be both gentle and chaotic! :D

3. I like to put some color or vibrance to a plain designs! I feel like something is missing when it comes to those.

4. I enjoy putting a persona on myself hehehe

5. I do think my edits are cool + my art is slightly improving <3

tagging!

@creami2

@dysfunctional-infp

1.My writing has really improvised

2.My hair is this really cute light chesnut/dark blonde color and I like it

3.I always try to cheer my friends,no matter what they go through

4.I have awesome friends who I love so much (platonically sksksks I'm aro with little pan vibes)

5.I'm really cheerful most of the times.