Aspiring to Elfdom

Like, I get why they kept it simple, we were both a) primary school students and b) Australian, and thus could not be trusted with an honorific system.

But they taught us that ‘sama’ was For Deities Only.

And I have been confused for years, watching anime, until I looked it up! And it’s not deity specific! I have no idea why they taught us that*!

This post brought to you by me re-watching Revolutionary Girl Utena with subs, making me go “Okay, Nanami OR Anthy being absurdly respectful/quasi-deifying is plausible, but both? I’m looking this up to check.”

volume IS very much a part of the american hospitality tradition, and Nobody Leaves Hungry is important. but you have to recognize that it’s not how we cook for ourselves, it’s how we welcome guests and strengthen community ties.

so in order to give you a celebratory experience and make you feel welcomed, family restaurants make the portions big enough that even if you’re a teenage boy celebrating a hard win on the basketball court, you’re still going to be comfortably full when you leave.

of course, that means that for your average person with a sit-down job, who ate a decent lunch that day, it’s twice as much as they want or more. that’s ok. as mentioned above, taking home leftovers is absolutely encouraged. that, too, is part of american hospitality tradition; it’s meant to invoke fond memories of grandma loading you down with covered dishes so you can have hearty celebration food all week. pot luck church basement get-togethers where the whole town makes sure everybody has enough. that sort of thing. it’s about sharing. it’s about celebrating Plenty.

Zorua, the Tricky Fox Pokémon.  It changes into the forms of others to surprise them. Apparently, it often transforms into a silent child.

brought to you by the greatest image i have ever seen

meanwhile, in the Hinterlands:

A Maiden and her Monster 

– in 2018 between commissioned art and projects i’m going to finally start on a series i’ve been wanting to create for a while now: a dark fairytales set of drawings. starting with my version of Beauty and the Beast. 

next up in january will be my take on the tale of Aschenputtel (and her weeping tree) 

Timeskip Venus is good

you’re both right :) a wagging tail means the cat is highly stimulated (think coiled spring, ready to go off). depending on the situation, this can be interpreted differently - just like people can smile nervously at job interviews vs. happily grin at friends.

in most cases, it’s safe to interpret overstimulation as ‘you’re doing something to amp up the cat & it wants you to stop’ (ex. unwanted petting). it should be seen as a warning; all that pent-up energy COULD be released as a swat or bite.