Hey! Also, lots of libraries have resources for learning ANY language. Libraries are awesome.
You can sign up for a bunch of online resources for free with Transparent Language Online (transparent.com), through your local library.
I've used it for a while, and it seems that a lot of the ASL backend stuff is taken from signingsavvy.com (normally you'd have to pay).
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but it is absolutely an example of civilizational inadequacy that only deaf people know ASL
“oh we shouldn’t teach children this language, it will only come in handy if they [checks notes] ever have to talk in a situation where it’s noisy or they need to be quiet”
Smeagol
tolkien really messed up in not giving frodo a cat. frodo is such a ‘has a cat sleeping by the fire’ type person. cat to patrol the pantries for mice. she would stay with the gaffer when he went off on the quest. and would purr against his shoulder when he came back. some name like lacey or buttercup. an old cat he got a few years into living alone. she’d sit by the door waiting every day until he got home. hated saruman and hissed every time she saw him. frodo would hold her even more after his return, trying to remember who he was before. frodo deserved a cat
Why are they out in the rain? Take them inside! Offer them a hot beverage and a woolen blanket! They are weary and need bedtime stories and snacks!
sexy knights. sexy wounded knights. sexy wounded weary knights. sexy wounded weary knights in the rain. sexy wounded weary knights in the rain pledging their loyalty to you.
Wanted to save my response to this. Felt important.
They probably won't listen even if you have a source. I mean, every single reputable medical organization has been saying for years now that minors having access to gender affirming care is essential to their overall health. Facts don't mean anything when the ruling class prefers rhetoric over reason. It is a good thought, but don't waste your energy that could be spent making art, forming connections, or fostering communities by debunking trolls. The professionals have already debunked them. What can you do to make things better than they are? For your life, for others, and for your wider community.
Fucking food purist.
I got that toasted ciabatta grindset.
Anyone know what a ciabatta chicken sandwich is? It's like ciabatta bread, pesto, tomatoes, basil, and balsalmic glaze? And like, the bread is toasted. Oh, and theres mozzarella too. And you're just eating it, and it's just the most scrumptious thing, so you shove it into your face orifice with little to no regard for safety. And then the bread is super toasty, and you are taking big bites out of it, and it's really tasty, but the next thing you know it's over and the roof of your mouth is bleeding and raw from the sharp, toasty ciabatta bread?
Or is this an incredibly specific experience that no one relates to?
What if it's friday night?
I like the idea that Aragorn "gatekeeping" is just, keeping a gate. Like, straight up defending a fortified gate with the gang. Get gatekept out of Helm's Deep fool.
tag yourself or don’t i am all of them because i said so
So, how about that airline food?
Honorable mentions:
- A cliffside at sunset, after being dragged there by the aforementioned lover/best friend/homoerotic comrade.
- In an alleyway just outside the backdoor of a club.
- Underwater, so that all anyone sees is a developing cloud of red that announces your demise.
- A bed with white sheets.
top 3 places to bleed out:
1. the snow
2. your lover/best friend/homoerotic comrade’s arms
3. bathroom floor