it’s been over 15 years and i still feel like kanna should’ve warned katara that the NWT didn’t allow women to learn waterbending for anything but healing. also kanna probably should’ve told katara ABOUT healing before going on a dangerous journey to the other side of the world.
Frankly suprise kanna never talked crap about that dude Pakku she ran away from so that when they get to the north Sokka and Katara can be like "ITS YOOOUUUUU!?!!?"
sokka: wait you’re that incel gran-gran ghosted?!?????
pakku: what language is that
Okay okay okay ATLA of course but there is NOT enough attention paid to Ty Lee becoming an acrobat and leaving her family and trying so hard to establish herself as an independent person as opposed to “part of a matching set” and then finally at the end joining the Kyoshi warriors and wearing their uniform and BLENDING IN WITH THE GROUP because she came to the realization that it wasn’t about *not looking like an individual* that felt miserable, but *NOT BEING TREATED LIKE ONE* but now she’s a KYOSHI WARRIOR and even though they all look the same they ALL HAVE PERSONAL AGENCY and RESPECT and CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER and she’s finally confident enough that her new family won’t try to crush her personality that she feels secure in conforming in other ways, like tddyvrgdfgfdfffk CHARACTER ARC
my brother has been criticizing me all day and he told me if i wasn’t happy i could go somewhere else so i wouldn’t ruin everyone else’s dinner so i took the massive bowl of pasta + special sauce i spent the last 2 hours making from scratch for the whole family and i left
it really is incredibly bold to mercilessly criticize the person who is not only making your dinner but also holding a knife
I sequestered myself in the other side of the house and ate my family-sized pasta from a mixing bowl using a serving spoon in the dark because the sun went down in the 2+ hours I spent stewing and I was too stubborn to turn on a light
the only person I shared my pasta with was my dad who on a conference call at the time and didn’t just stand there and watch my brother be an asshole like the rest of my family and since he came to me in my sanctuary with his bowl and asked nicely if he could have some pasta i did share with him
sometimes you’re an adult who has been quarantined with your parents, younger siblings, grandfather, and dog for the last 2 months because of a global pandemic and some nights you just have to take your pasta and Leave because you are an adult who knows when to tap the fuck out
OP thank you not only for the amazing image of you eating pasta in the dark and your father kindly pleading for your mercy but also a wonderful example of when to set firm boundaries and prioritize yourself bless u
*wipes away tear* beautiful
This couldn’t be a more obvious portent if it fell from the sky on a clear day.
The whole thing says “Who once saw me wept. Who sees me now will weep.”
WELL THAT’S NOT CREEPILY RELEVANT OR ANYTHING
The Novosibirsk Zoo recently welcomed a bunch of Pallas’s kittens and I’m. Just look at them.
grumpy murder mops
Adorable murder babies
They are already sick of the world and they barely have their eyes open. I love them, they should be the mascot for 2020.
Anonymous asked:
Hey! I’m writing a research paper about klezmer music, and a lot of things I’ve read have mentioned a tie to Romani people. Are there any articles you’d recommend about that topic? I haven’t seen anything specific.
Absolutely! Romani and Jewish people often lived in close proximity, and connect historically through a shared history of oppression (unfortunately). Romani people picked up this Jewish music due to a love of the same and similar instruments, as well as the beauty and liveliness of the sound.
Unfortunately a lot of what you will find is referring to Romani people as Gypsies.
Here is an article that I find very informative
A spotify album of music that applies to your research
This article is 20 years old, but very helpful
Information on Romani Jews (Talk of oppression, including slavery)
The Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra’s version of Djelem Djelem
This may be your best bet for this situation
I wish you all the best!
Also, it makes sense, because the music of Ashkenazi Jews in Europe AND the music of Romani people are both influenced by MENA music.
Jews are obviously FROM the Levant, and the scales, musical modality, and conventions uses in Jewish religious and secular music in Europe still reflect this.
Romani are NOT from the MENA, they're more likely from NW India/Pakistan, but, there have been large Romani populations in the MENA for a very long time, and Romani people often worked as musicians. The music of the Balkans has a familial link to MENA music because Balkan music was largely defined by Romani musicians immigrating there for work. Same with Andalusian Music - it's a blend of the Arabic music brought from the MENA by Arabs/"Berbers"/"Moors" along with the music of "Gitanos," or Romani. Flamenco music in particular has a STRONG Romani influence.
Because both are diaspora peoples living alongside each other in Europle and both have musical roots in MENA music, it makes sense for their music to be similar and to have overlap. The similarities in rhythms/meters, musical modes, and the instruments used are all part of that shared context.
nothing frustrates me more than when adults refuse to even slightly indulge the questions and thoughts of children. i remember one time when one of my younger cousins accidentally stumbled across the concept of purchasing power parity because she realised 10 rupees which bought her 10 candies in India only bought her ~3 candies when we went on holiday to Japan, and when she asked her mother about “why the same things cost different amounts in different places” my aunt had the audacity to call her spoiled for not understanding the “”worth” of money, that’s not what she was ASKING damn it!! your daughter just set up her own big mac index and realised a key metric of macroeconomics!!! how do you not find that utterly fascinating !! why don’t adults talk to children !!
i just remembered this is the same young girl who discovered solipsism right before my eyes— she and i decided to go on a zipline together, but i’m slightly scared of heights, so i naturally didn’t enjoy it as much as she did (she LOVED it). once we got off she, still giggling and giddy, said something along the lines of “i’ll never feel the fear you just felt because i’m not scared of heights, and you will never know the happiness that i feel right now.” then she kind of just stood there quietly for a bit and said “wow, it’s crazy that i’ll only ever just be me.” and then she just… trotted off… to ride the zipline again, as if she hadn’t just realised and calmly accepted something that throws me into an existential crisis every time i think about it.
Oh this child is going to have a rough go at humanity
I feel like asking these sorts of questions isn’t just important to children–exploring the world and learning/thinking new things about it is something grownups should be doing too. A lot of adults act like wonder and curiosity are signs of naivety, when they really are the signs of an active mind.
things that made me stop wanting to die that require no effort whatsoever
- change the color used to highlight text on your laptop
- move the pictures on your wall
- stack whatever clutter is in your room into piles even if you don’t have time to clean it all
- slightly vary your commute, even just by one street
- change where you sit and scroll aimlessly on your phone even if it’s only to the chair in your room instead of your bed
- drink water or juice out of a wine glass in the morning because nothing is real
- shower with the lights off, without music
- buy $3 flowers at trader joe’s—they look bad next to the more expensive ones but they look so good in your room
- start typing things you don’t post into your notes. your thoughts can be worth documenting even if you don’t deem them worth sharing
- wake up super early just once. you don’t have to make it a habit it’s just extra satisfying to go to bed that night
- listen to the entirety of your favorite album from 2015
Almost all of these are about variety. Humans need stimulation! We need enrichment! We literally cannot do the same thing every day!
The other day I was feeling miserable, so I hopped on a bus and rode it all the way back to where I’d started, and my brain, which had finally had some proper stimulation via new environments, was suddenly ready to go again!
This is why taking walks/drives and trying new hobbies are good for you! Don’t turn yourself into a sad zoo animal! You need some pumpkins to roll around in your enclosure!
ITS BACK!!!!!
god i fucking love the quote “dont turn yourself into a sad zoo animal” it has really inspired me!
You have no idea how many times I’ll catch myself mindlessly refreshing my phone and going “aw dangit I’m the sad tiger again someone help me find a pumpkin”
drek-odradek-deactivated2022031 asked:
yes hello i am here to tell you that if your numbers (or words or concepts etc) have colours (or sounds tastes etc) you my dear do indeed have synaesthesia :o
jewblog answered:
okay but i don’t See Them though ? it’s just corresponding concepts yk? two isn’t physically to my eyes yellow but that’s a strong vibe it gives off imo. like…..you know?
Still synesthesia! From Wikipedia There are two overall forms of synesthesia: projective synesthesia: people who see actual colors, forms, or shapes when stimulated (the widely understood version of synesthesia). associative synesthesia: people who feel a very strong and involuntary connection between the stimulus and the sense that it triggers.
I was TODAY YEARS OLD when I learned I have associative synesthesia
