draco @draco@witches.town
queere femme. sängerin. geek with guitar. linux lover. asatrú/polytheist. schwarzwaldbewohnerin. pronomen: sie/ihr // pronouns: she/her.
I was very late to the gardening party this year. And the place that is supposed to become the garden still needs a lot of work, so balcony it is for this year. Also, we had late frosts and the weather took its time to get warmer... But finally, my beans and peas are showing the first fruits!
@eribloodlust fingers crossed, and wishing you good learning success. German is indeed hard, illogical and confusing at times (says the native speaker :-)), but it can also be very beautiful. Want some tips on what to pay special attention to?
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people say 'in berlin everyone speaks english' but my friend you should be sceptical of that statement.
that statement basically shows what class of society the speaker is in. no working class people often dont. today i was talking to a syrian refugee in german because it was easier for him than english. old former east germans often speak russian over english.
i know people who only speak english in berlin, walk in to a place and speak to everyone like they assume the person speaks english and im actually embarrassed to be seen with those ppl.
I want to do so many things. Just now, I find myself interested in picking up quilting. Usually, my creativity explodes in times of high workload - so I take this as a sign that I need to set boundaries now, and do creative things as a way of balancing out the pressure. I'm grateful that my athletic routine works quite well atm, because it seems to be good for my mental well-being as well as the physical (apart from that pesky muscle soreness).
Yesterday I rode home from a meeting in a friends car and they were playing a song where some dude complains about growing up in a normal middle class family and I felt like saying "you know nothing".
@kara_dreamer I like that one on smudging. My own thoughts around ritual (im)purity and ritual purification are along similar lines as your last few paragraphs there.
A little down about my (very very long) todo list. I feel that way every time before meetings of the Nornirs Ætt. Suddenly time feels so short. #emotional #feels
Thanks to typing down the notes I take while learning math with my wife, I'm also learning a huge deal about LaTeX.
#runes Rune Nr. 5: Raidho. Sound: r. Traditional meaning: ride or carriage.
Modern interpretation: travel, movement (both literally and figuratively), development, setting things in motion, dynamic, acceleration.
Upside down: Inverted Raidho means a halt. Something doesn't get moving or is delayed or slowed down.
https://witches.town/media/9ZofTFLU_HR7TI7WMDM https://witches.town/media/bbpJ3lJ-oa7sbCW5s2s https://witches.town/media/cgoQTxPcbDWIVtzevKw
#freelance I may be slightly overcommitted. But the newest two projects n my queue are just the stuff I _want_ to do - proofreading academic texts and working on music *for pay*. (And I need the money.) The next weeks are going to be ... interesting.
#freiberuflerei vielleicht hab ich mir zuviel aufgeladen, aber die letzten 2 Projekte auf meiner sind genau das Zeug, das ich gerne mache - akademische Texte korrekturlesen und an Musik arbeiten *für Geld*. Die nächsten Wochen werden interessant.
GPL (GNU Public Limerick)
This code can be changed on your end,
So long as you do not amend
This licensing verse,
For better or worse,
If it to the 'Net you should send.
#runes rune nr. 4: Ansuz.
Sound: a as in "art". Traditional meaning: As/deity, especially from the Æsir family.
Modern interpretation: The divine, the sacred; inspiration; being in touch with your best self or with (what is commonly called) spirituality.
Reversed: being out of touch with the sacred, mundane things.
https://witches.town/media/KWlpAIV28_wte4hZibo (that dirty brown spot? Yeah, cat walking over wet watercolor. Also, that sketchbook paper + masking fluid are not a great match.)
#runes and this is what Thurisaz looks like! https://witches.town/media/IHbu_vddxbF-V5iNeUc
Modern interpretation of Thurisaz: An explosive force or a discharge, thunderstorm, open conflict (not necessarily destructive; arguing out a conflict can clarify things and resolve tension). To me, Thurisaz is also about setting or enforcing limits.
Reversed: Something wants to discharge or explode, but can't get out (yet) - a great energy is (uncomfortably) contained, stuck or stagnant.
I'll post the image later :)
#runes third rune: Thurisaz. Sound: unvoiced th like in thorn. Traditional meaning: Giant or thurs, a group of primal, powerful beings in Norse mythology who are often seen as the chaotic forces that counteract the Æsir. (That is grossly simplified; the relationships of Giants, Vanir and Æsir are complex and diverse.)
Thurisaz is also associated with Thor, the god of thunder.
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Next one: Uruz. Sound: u as in boot.
Traditional meaning: aurochs.
Modern interpretation: wild, animalic, vital, untamed power. Strength (of body, but also will - to the degree of stubbornness).
Upside-down: Lack of vitality or strength.
#femme on femme attraction is another point that makes things weirder... because to many who use the term "femme", "butch" is a necessary counterpart. But my desire seems to be built otherwise than along an assumed polarity of masculine and feminine. Attraction to femininity is a strong constant for me; femininity can be many things, though, not necessarily opera diva type hyperfemininity.
Thinking about #femme as my gender again. For a few years now, the term "lesbian" seems to apply to me only very inexactly. Femme has become an identity I feel very at home with, and in many contexts, I don't identify as "woman" any more. It feels as if, in an imaginary multi-dimensional gender spectrum, my position was shifted from "woman" on an axis many don't even perceive or know of. Does that make any sense?
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#runes Oh shoot, tusky ate the image. Here's what Fehu looks like: https://witches.town/media/gjjSL4dJr48iEdLoaFY