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2024.06.01 11:30 Celwyddiau Tattoo phrase and font suggestions, please.

I've got an appointment booked for my first consutation with a very talented tattoo artist next week. I've got the design 3D'd, so we can mess around with that, but I'd like to add some text
Beth dy chî'n meddwl o', "Dawnsio i cân wahanol"? A pwy ffont?
If you've got a similarly sentimented tattoo image, then please post it.
Diolch yn fawr.

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2024.06.01 11:01 Depressomancy Dreams about being Death

Hello! So, as title says I've had two dreams in the past few months where I am taking a spot much like death. One where I would cook people a meal based on their life story, and another where people would come to me for a ritual that I would send them to the after life but would be a magical tattoo on someone. I've seen a few things about being dead or dying but I haven't seen anything about being the grim reapedeath. People I cooked for: Older Asian woman wearing black and gold A Black athlete wearing blue and white(baseball player judging by the swinging motions he made) Older Military Man European I believe A young girl wearing a gold and green prom dress Ritual dream had an orc man and a much older goblin woman. The phrase "It's a spiritual tombstone instead of a physical one" was said as her tattoo formed on his face

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2024.05.31 21:51 The-opry-has-sinned My mother is a narcissist nutjob

Had a phone conversation with my mother today. She thinks the genocide in Palestine is all fake. She said they are reusing footage and pictures from other wars and that it's propaganda. She refused to call it a genocide. But in reference to the COVID pandemic she repeatedly called that a genocide. She claims that the aids virus was put into the vaccine to kill people. She repeatedly uses the phrases "vaccine injured" and "turbo cancer" 😂 Whenever she says turbo cancer it's hard for me to not laugh. Out of all the terminology I'm sure there's a better way to say it such as "aggressive" etc. I told her that makes her sound utterly ridiculous. She claims that if anyone in your social circle received the vaccine the "vaccine injury" can spread. She cites that her neighbor's dog died the day after her neighbor got vaccinated as proof. She thinks Biden is a communist. In the past she claimed that the Chinese government is taking over America to spread sharia law. It's so hard being related to her. She doesn't understand why I won't be property with her even if it would help me out financially. Especially when she wants to move to deep red states. She never apologizes for anything and doesn't remember everything she's done over the years. I brought up some of her past actions and behaviors towards me and she claimed that it never happened. It most definitely did. When I got my first tattoo at age 18 I was able to keep it hidden for a while. Eventually she caught a glimpse of it and flipped out. She told me that I wouldn't be able to get a job anywhere not even at taco bell, that no place would hire me! It was a big fight. My tattoo was on my upper arm so that it would still be covered even when wearing a short sleeve shirt. I remember being a smartass and saying, I didn't realize taco bell made their employees work without shirts on. Today she claimed she never said any of these things and that I'm delusional. For the record I've got over a dozen tattoos and have been gainfully employed for over a decade. It's been like this my whole life. She's never wrong about anything and revises history. There's been some serious WTF moments this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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2024.05.31 20:38 PiecesofMatt I need help lol

I am getting a tattoo on my back but want to split a phrase into rows. I know if I do this, the meaning of certain words and phrases changes. Could you guys assist? Here are the reference photos of placement as well as quote. Thank you all

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2024.05.31 18:10 Tiefle Decoding TTPD Spotify Visuals

This post will build off of a few key ideas in interpreting TTPD:

TTPD is mostly Taylor the person writing about Taylor The Brand (Fortnight MV interpretation). Representations of Taylor are continually doubled, with the double representing the duality between brand & person, or thinking about if her life had gone differently (e.g. she hadn't closeted throughout her career, or if she had come out in 2019 as she first planned to do).
- TSMWEL performance and doubles
- TTPD is full of doubles
Braid Theory: every song has multiple sources of inspiration twined together

Why read this long post?

I found 2 new clips of footage from the Fortnight MV
I found several interesting connections between Spotify visuals and song interpretations
It's weird that SO MANY songs (25) have a Fortnight visual and I think we should talk about why she didn't use a Fortnight visual for all of the songs or fewer of the songs.

Songs where the Spotify visual is from the Fortnight MV (25 / 31 songs)

In her Instagram post about the Fortnight MV, Taylor Swift wrote, "When I was writing the Fortnight music video, I wanted to show you the worlds I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music. Pretty much everything in it is a metaphor or a reference to one corner of the album or another. For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it.'
Accordingly, all but 6 songs have a matching visual from the Fortnight MV.
Many of those visuals are straightforward matches to specific lyrics, sometimes cheeky or overly literal. Eg:

Fresh Out The Slammer: Taylor is unlocked from the bedframe. Pretty literal.
The Manuscript: Taylor is sitting at the typewriter & typing.

Sometimes the connection is actually a visual rather than the lyrics. E.g.:

Clara Bow: closeup on Taylor's face at the start of the MV when her makeup style is very similar to Clara Bow the film star.
Down Bad: Taylor sitting on top of the telephone booth the same way that she's sitting during Down Bad performance on the Eras Tour

Most of the visuals serve as further commentary on the theory that TTPD is mostly Taylor Swift writing about Taylor Swift(TM), the music industry, her fame, and her complicity in the perpetuation of her own painful imprisonment.

new Fortnight clips - a missing piece of the narrative?

Two songs show us clips that are clearly from the Destruction sequence of the music video, but those clips do not actually appear in the final cut of the video: So Long, London and Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus.
So Long, London:

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Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus:

https://preview.redd.it/uxv6e94ucs3d1.jpg?width=2876&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d8ac2117bd2d0e48c0fc2e042e6eb9b3e7bd922
In this clip, Buttoned Up Taylor snatches a memo out of the air and appears to read it and look upset.
This is strange because one would assume that she's been typing most of these memos, so why would she bother to snatch the memo or read it? And why would she be surprised or upset to read the contents?
Is this a missing piece of the narrative?

reordering the tracklist

If you reorder the tracklist based on the order in which the song's Spotify visual appears in Fortnight music video, some interesting connections jump out. For the sake of readability, I divided commentary into 5 scenes based on the story beats in the Fortnight MV.
Scene 1: Solitary confinement (MV timestamps 0:05 - 1:11)
These are all of the tracks that have a Spotify visual when Taylor is in the white solitary room at the start of the music video.

Track	Visual	Comments
16. Clara Bow	Taylor is locked to the bedframe and FORGET HIM pills are walked in	Visual connection - makeup reminiscent of Clara Bow / silent film actresses
7. Fresh Out The Slammer	Taylor is unlocked from the bedframe	Literal connection - being unlocked. Notable that Taylor isn't really free yet in the music video, though - she's still in solitary confinement. She won't be really free until Scene 5.
19. The Albatross	Taylor strolls from the bedframe to the 2 way mirror and looks at herself	This validates the theory that Taylor is both the rescuing Albatross and the person in need of rescue. She's in her Albatross dress and completely alone in the room, seemingly trapped.
14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived	Taylor staring in mirror and wiping off makeup to reveal Post Malone's tattoos	This is so clearly evidence that TSMWEL is at least partially about Taylor the person's feelings towards herself / regret about continuing to closet for Taylor(TM). Why else would The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived be a picture of HERSELF wiping makeup off? She could have easily focused on Post Malone, the scientists, or simply given the same visual as the lyric video (plain text that is un-redacted to reveal the lyrics).
11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)	Taylor walks from her solitary confinement room into the working room at the asylum	Does "fixing" mean "bringing into conformity with social norms and expectations"? The only person being transformed in this clip is Taylor, who goes from the Albatross dress (wild, barefoot) to a buttoned up mourning gown. Is Taylor the "Him" in this song who is being "fixed"? Once again, Taylor could have easily just used the lyric video visuals, but she didn't.

Scene 2: Working in the Asylum (1:11 - 1:54)
Taylor and Post Malone sit working in the asylum with many other anonymous typists.

Track	Visual	Comments
31. The Manuscript	Taylor at the typewriter, typing, "I love you it's ruining my life"	Literal connection - she's typing. Interesting that instead of "the manuscript" (something meaningful and complex), she's typing the same simple phrase over and over. Is she unable to state the full narrative outright for some reason? (fan rejection, dangers of escaping closet.) As long as there's the bland /nonspecific "you" ruining Taylor's life, fans can project that the manuscript is about love story and not Taylor's relationship with fans/herself.
2. The Tortured Poets Department	Taylor and Post Malone are typing while the colors from their typewriters start to reach out to each other	Literal connection - "you left your typewriter in my apartment." Personally, I think this is a song about a friend/fellow writer and not a romantic song. Gives the same allyship/friendship vibes as Post Malone in the MV

Scene 3: "Love" Story in Nowhere (1:54 - 2:34)

Track	Visual	Comment
12. loml	Pan out from Taylor and Post Malone reading The Story of Us while laying on an outline of Taylor's silhouette	This is such a weird visual to choose - there are no obvious lyrical connections to the visual. Are we meant to be thinking about the Style muse for this song based on the visual connection to Style MV?
6. But Daddy I Love Him	Taylor runs into Post Malone's arms	Acting out the same "moves" she does with her beards (e.g. run to Travis) in a song that's supposedly about Matty Healy? Nah, this is about her own queer identity.
22. So High School	Post Malone cradles Taylor's face in his hands	Leaning into the camp / bearding interpretation of SHS
1. Fortnight	Swirl of papers in the Nowhere - Taylor reaches for Post's hand, but they don't quite touch	Interesting that the lyric video visual for Fortnight is the Solitary Confinement room - but empty. We never see this room empty during the Fortnight MV.

Scene 4: Tortured for Art (2:34 - 3:13)

Track	Visual	Comments
26. The Prophesy	Pan out on Taylor in the extraction chair	It feels like a foregone conclusion to Taylor that she will continue to be tortured (closeted) to produce art
21. How Did It End?	Taylor is trapped in the chair and lyrics are being extracted	Taylor's pain being converted into The Manuscript ("I love you, it's ruining my life")
23. I Hate It Here	Closeup on Taylor's face while readings are being taken from her head. Her eyes move back and forth between the two doctors, one of whom is cut off by the crop
27. Cassandra	Taylor in the chair being electrocuted / in pain
29. The Bolter	Explosions are going off - overhead visual of the scene	"Bolts" of electricity, but Taylor has not yet run away / been freed
9. Guilty As Sin?	Taylor looking up at Post Malone while she's in the chair after he's turned off electricity. His hand is on her (covered) shoulder.	Literal? Connects to the lyrics, "this cage was once just fine," and "I dream of cracking locks." She isn't skin-to-skin, but he's touching her clothed shoulder with a bare hand.

Scene 5: Destruction (3:13 - 3:55)
Taylor is BURNING IT DOWN. This phase feels much more fluid and liberated than the rest of the music video not only due to the subject matter (burning the files, breaking free from the asylum), but also through cinematography techniques. Previous scenes had long, lingering shots that contributed to the trapped/stuck feeling. The clips in this portion of the music video are much shorter and bounce around to different Taylors destroying things, chaotic yet cathartic.
Despite being shorter or a similar length as the other scenes (~40 seconds), more songs use clips from this sequence than any other (8 songs).

Track	Visual	Comments
28. Peter	Camera pan out while Taylor is on top of the phone booth and Post Malone is trying to make a call	If Post Malone is making the call - is he trying to call Taylor on top of the phone booth? Matches the Peter-is-uncloseted-Taylor theory. If Post Malone is calling someone else - Post Malone and Taylor are both Wendy?
4. Down Bad	Camera pan up to Taylor on top of the phone booth	Visual connection - Taylor kneels in the same pose during iconic Down Bad tour performance
17. The Black Dog	Taylor ripping memo drawers open, then bending over the desk and crying	Interesting that Taylor didn't use a scene that would connect to the "rain-soaked body" lyric. Instead, this looks more like "trace the evidence" and "cry over a hat" (Hits Different muse).
10. Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?	Pan out on Taylor while she's standing in the midst of the burning memos	The contrast between Taylor calmly standing in the middle of the burning memos versus the tour performance where she's raging is... chef's kiss
8. Florida!!!	Taylor throwing the rolling cart through the two-way mirror in the Solitary Confinement room	Fuck me up, Florida (most unhinged Destruction scene)
15. The Alchemy	Taylor clasping hands with Post Malone at the end of the MV	If The Alchemy is about Taylor's fans and going back on tour, this might mean that Taylor is teaming up with Taylor(TM) one more time to make a boatload of gold/money ("who are we to fight the alchemy?"). This would be a sad interpretation insofar as I want Taylor to come out, but it does leave a sour taste in my mouth that this is the new ending track based on this track order.

Songs with non-Fortnight visuals (6 / 31 songs)

Only six songs don't have a visual from the Fortnight MV. I think this is because these songs don't fit into the main theme of the album (Taylor vs Taylor(TM)).
Four of the songs are the same or very similar to the visuals of the lyric videos.

Two songs (imgonnagetyouback and I Look In People's Windows) have a still image that match the Youtube lyric videos.
- These songs are more likely to actually be love songs; there's less here to interpret as a split between the Taylors.
- Additionally, it's notable that nothing from the Fortnight MV "love story" was selected for either of these songs. That's because the Fortnight MV is not actually a love story.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart is Eras tour footage, just like the lyric video.
Robin has a visual (blades of grass) which is not the same as the lyric video (dandelion close-up), but which is similar enough that I don't have further thoughts.

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys and thanK you aIMee are the outliers here and I'd love thoughts.
MBOBHFT

image description: slightly blurry footage of Taylor with headphones and a microphone sitting on a couch in front of a window and an indoor plant
This does NOT match the lyric video, but it does appear to match one of her Instagram posts. She's wearing at least 3 different outfits in the photos included on this post (white dress, black tshirt, white tshirt).

image description: April 28th Instagram post that shows Taylor with headphones and a microphone, sitting on a couch in front of a window and houseplant that looks very similar to previous image
The angle is slightly different between the photo and the moving clip on Spotify. Taylor is sitting at a 3/4 pose here but is shown in profile in the Spotify clip.
Is this behind the scenes footage hinting at a documentary?
MBOBHFT seems like it would be pretty easy to match to a Fortnight clip (e.g., anything from the electroshock scene). Is the lack of a Fortnight clip meant to signal to us that the subject of the song is NOT Taylor, but is in fact someone else?
thanK you aIMee
The Spotify visual is Eras tour footage, when Taylor does the heart hands during the Fearless set:
https://preview.redd.it/i199b0h4ds3d1.jpg?width=717&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3161ad87fb442515b1366d068271fd2f1e9ce963
The same footage is used in the ICDIWABH lyric video:
https://preview.redd.it/adfkgdj5ds3d1.jpg?width=934&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c9281f8f9c35603aa57153d79ef2266cfc88a74
One interpretation - the heart hands are a sassy way of saying, "Thank you. My haters are as valuable as my fans for building my fame."
Another possibility - maybe the subject of thanK you aIMee is someone from the Fearless era. This would also make sense if TYA is a bookend of Mean (Mean was on Speak Now, but the heart hands were common on both tours & it would make sense if Mean was written as a response to something in the Fearless era).
However, the lyric video for TYA shows a simple starry sky:
https://preview.redd.it/cr682gs6ds3d1.jpg?width=933&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aab00777c8885e809ea88ded9d6aed9781d9f4ed
I don't know anything about astrology, so I'd love others to chime in if they see anything significant in the sky here.
This does remind me of the opening sequence of Peter Pan, but that's likely coincidental. Many films have opened with similar imagery and I don't think the stars match up.
https://preview.redd.it/gwbgr9f8ds3d1.jpg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ff9ab91f6b13bd1cf4af3ea0c066fadac496183
(screenshot source is a fan music video for Peter)

Conclusion

The Spotify visuals Taylor used further support the interpretation that most of the album is about the pain of closeting and the fracture between Taylor the person and Taylor Swift (TM). The Fortnight visuals illuminate additional angles of the lyrics, and there are 2 clips that were not used in the final music video.
The songs that do not fit that theme have Spotify visuals that are NOT from the Fortnight MV and may have more information, especially when compared to the lyric video visuals.
Why did or didn't Taylor choose a Fortnight visual for specific songs? How optimistic should we be about comingoutlor since it seems like Taylor's interested in becoming less knowable?

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2024.05.31 18:04 xzeroxd Solo Trip report: Osaka, Shimanami Kaido, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Hakone, Tokyo

My itinerary may seem relatively empty because i dislike having a packed itinerary, before the trip i only planned about the prefectures i will be visiting and nothing much ahead of it, the free time i just spend either resting or exploring some street or neighborhood, finding some random izakaya/restaurant, and i enjoyed the hella out of it, so anyone insecure about their itinerary being empty, I say don't worry about it and just wing it.
Some other things about me: this is my first solo trip and first trip to japan, and i tend to avoid places with overcrowding with tourists(as much as possible, but kinda unavoidable, but honestly as someone that REALLY hates crowd, was not as bad as i think.) I am also a weeb so this trip consist of a few anime pilgrimages, and a lot of anime shopping so yea, and i am not much of a drinker, especially alone, so I didnt visit any bars(kinda regretting this a little not gonna lie). I canspeak simple conversational Japanese so language barrier was not that big of an issue for me, and this REALLY came in handy outside of tokyo. the further away i went from central japan, the lesser english i saw(mostly in train stations), so best to prepare your google translate and learn some basic japanese phrases if you plan to travel out of cities. This is my 19 days Japan trip with some tips
9/5 - Osaka D1

Landed in KIX airport, was supposed to reach in the afternoon, but flight got delayed a couple of hours, and i ended up only reaching my hotel at 7pm, so nothing much i could've done except going to get dinner and walk around. i stayed near Shinsaibashi and was a really convenient area as it was near a shopping street, Amerika mura and dotonbori, and a metro station. I also got the ICOCA card at KIX airport station, which basically had no issues in other prefectures as well, so highly recommend you all get that if you land in KIX airport.

10/5 - Osaka D2

Kuramon Market > den den town > amerika mura > dotonbori shopped around a little for clothes and anime goods, and basically walked most of it, since the places felt too close to take the metro, but was still far so get your legs ready for it. Overall Osaka people were VERY friendly, customer service everywhere felt very energetic compared to tokyo(IMO, not saying tokyo was not energetic, but osaka is on the next level for me) really regretted not having more days for osaka as i wanted to visit more places like abeno haruka and explore more of the city. I originally wanted to spend 3 days here, but i wouldve finished my shimanami kaido trip on a monday, where giant bicycle would be closed, so i did 2 days instead. Oh but i didnt managed to book a bicycle from giant because the bicycle my size was out of stock, and i was camping booking site the day booking was available.... so it did not matter. more on this later
I ended the day walking over to dotonbouri, saw the huge crowd at the donki area and did an instant 180 nope out of there. One thing i did notice, there are A LOT more to dotonbouri than the crowded areas, so if you are in the area, look beyond the crowd, and venture deeper into the street. I spotted a lot of bars outside of the crowded areas, so if you are into those go check those out, rather than crowding at the same areas and waiting for hours to get into the same place.

11/5 - Osaka to Himeji to Onomichi

Checked out of Osaka and booked an airbnb in Onomichi to stay the night so as to start the cycling the very next day. I Got the JR Setouchi area pass here which will help cover my next 7 days(shinkansen in the area, ferry trip etc) note that this pass do not work for local trains that is not under JR, eg being Hiroshima local tram(Hiroden). but this pass still saved me some money, since i took a stop at himeji, onomichi, later on ferry from matsuyama to hiroshima, and then hiroshima back to osaka area.
Himeji Castle, kokoen garden(early morning)
i visited/walked past a few castles in Japan, and my favourite was this and Matsuyama castle, highly recommend a visit. Kokoen garden was amazing as well with a couple of different sections with different themes.
Onomchi (late afternoon) -walked around the area, cat alley, went up the Mt Senkoji railway. Overall beautiful place, but not going to lie tiktok overhyped the place a little for me, the building/residences felt old and antique, i can see why a lot of people are into it, but not my thing. Mt senkoji was still amazing though, and definitely worth investing a day to explore. Also, black onomichi ramen was great.

12/5 Shimanami kaido D1

as mentioned earlier, i was not able to book a bike from giant bicycle, so i booked one from the shimanami kaido website, was a simple process to do at home with translation tools. got my bicycle and went on the ferry 2 mins away. i had already forwarded my luggage from Osaka, from a convenience store (my hotel did not provide shipping services) using kuroneko, and had a bag with me. D1 i cycled from Mukaishima to the start of Omishima, and stayed a night there. I will say this, prior to this i had not touched a bicycle for maybe years, and didnt do much training aside from weight living, and that was a mistake :D while i did finish the whole trip without much issue, i certainly did struggle in sections like uphills, so definitely recommend doing some trainings before you go on it. But if someone like me can do it without training, you all can too so dont worry too much about it.
Another unfortunate thing that happened is that it was raining on this day, i cycled from 9am to 1pm to reach my lodging, and had to call it a day as i was drenched. Originally wanted to cycle around Omoshima(there are shrines and stuff) and go back to sunset beach on the previous island for sunset, both ruined due to the rain. the clouds were so bad i couldnt even see the sun, but well things happened, just move on, at least i got a break for my legs

13/5 Shimanami kaido D2, Matsuyama, Dogo onsen

thankfully D2 was a clear day, and i finished my trip at Imabari safely, although my legs were dying at this point. For those physically fit, 1 day definitely possible, but for someone like me nope out of question, so was thankful i planned 2 days for it. Had a lot of scenic places to stop by as well, definitely some of the best coastal/moutain sightseeing ive ever done in my life. I would still have preferred a road bike from giant though as it would've made the climbs a little easier, and worth the extra bucks. Overall if you are into cycling, DO THIS IT WAS GREAT.
Again, worth it to take two days for it as it is sooo worth it get off the trail to visit some parts of the islands. I did not do much of it on D1 due to the rain, but D2 i went off the trail to visit some other parts of the island, such as a rose garden on one of the islands. It was really easy to get back on track as well using the pamphlet map, as all you need to do is find the blue line again. there are a few blue line routes though, but there are english indicating that they are (either shimanami kaido or sightseeing route, there is one more route which i did not come across), so dont worry about getting lost and get out of the cycling route to explore more of the islands
After returning the bike at imabari, took the train to Matsuyama to check in, and my luggage was already delivered. If you use the kuroneko service, be sure to check the delivery time on the official website. Afterwards, went to eat some seabream dishes(local specialty), and it was one of the best meals of my life, so highly recommend it if you visit Matsuyama. Afterwards, i went to dogo onsen to take bath. while i do not have tattoo, i am honestly not comfortable with getting naked with others, so i booked a private room at Asuka no Yu, came with a private room and onsen for 1.5 hour(if i recall), came with services like free milk and a free snack as well. The person guiding me around was very nice as well, made me feel like i travelled back in time to old Japan days, 10/10 services and shoutout to the staff there. There is only 2 rooms per time slot though so be sure to book it early, and dont book it at the latest time slot as you may miss the last train.

14/5 Matsuyama D2

I was originally going to go to the cat island aoshima, but decided against it as i was tired from the cycling trip, and did not want to disturb the locals living on the island, so ended up taking a rest day. Went around the city shopping for clothes and anime goods, hunting for more seabream dishes, and called it a day
Also for anyone looking to go to Donki, go to those OUT of tokyo/osaka. the only downside is that there aint a section dedicated for tourist souvenirs, but otherwise had a lot of the same items, and WAYYYY lesser people. Just dont be a nuisance to the locals as it felt more like an upsized supermarket for the locals, rather than the popular spots in Tokyo/Osaka where it might as well be a tourist attraction

15/5 Hiroshima D1

took the ishizaki jet from Matsuyama port to hiroshima, cpvered under the setouchi area pass. i reached my hotel before check in time, but thankfully the hotel staff was nice enough to hold onto my luggage and i could begin my day. Went to the peace memorial park and museum, not going to elaborate much about it, but everyone should at least visit it once in their life. Only thing i will say is the when i visited the museum, the time slot clashed with multiple schools' trip, so I did not get to see each exhibition in detail, as again i hate crowds, but dont really know any way around this as i assume schools take their kids here all year round. maybe go in the early morning or something? not so sure, maybe someone else will have a better tip about this.
Anyways, afterwards, i went to okonomimura(next to another donki, again not that many tourists) to have some hiroshima okomomiyaki. again strongly recommend this as this is a variant that you dont see outside of hiroshima very often, as they will add noodles and some other unique ingredients into it. Probably the best okonomiyaki ive eaten by far. Afterwards I called it a day although it is only in the evening as not going to lie, the mood in the museum got to me a little

16/5 Hiroshima D2, Miyajima, shukkei-en

woke up in the early morning and went to Miyajima, caught the second earliest ferry. Be sure the check the website for the uptide/low tide timings, and visit based on which ones you prefer for the torii gate at itsukushima shrine. The specialty at there is the anago don so be sure to try some out. I did not do the hike as it was raining a little so i just spent the time walking around the shops and got back to hiroshima
Went to shukkei en, had a low entry fee
At this point of the trip, i really underestimated the amount of steps needed in Japan, so do plan a few rest days if you are going on a long trip so yea. My hotel allowed free rental of japanese manga so i borrowed some to read it in my room(helps a lot with learning japanese since it had furigana)
17/5 Travel to Hakone, stop by Toyosato Former elementary school(K ON school)
I got my hotel to forward my luggage to tokyo, and went to hakone. the delivery was estimated to take 2 days, so the hotel did not have my luggage when i checked in the next day. so again, be sure to pack accordingly based on delivery timing. I had a duffle bag with 2 days worth of clothes with me so i was good to go.
I took the shinkansen > Osaka so that it is covered under my area pass, and booked another shinkansen. To be honest, not sure if there was a more efficient way, perhaps you couldve booked from osaka to wherever at the exact same seat when you are still in Hiroshima, but i was taking a detour anyways so i didnt bother. i then went from Osaka to Shiga to visit the K-ON real life school for my anime pilgrimage. after a few photos, went back on track to hakone, getting the hakone 2 day pass along the way at Odawara station.
Only reached my ryokan at about 7pm. My ryokan was a bit more unique as it did not provide dinner, but it was cheaper than others, considering that i am solo. the couple at my ryokan was however kind enough to book a spot at a restaurant nearby, and even guided me there. It was very dark at night at the area i stayed in, so do be careful around the area at night.

18/5 Hakone loop. travel to tokyo, Ginza

One tip here, be sure to download google maps, but DO NOT blindly follow it. i lost signals at some parts of the mountain, and while following the downloaded map to get to a station, the map guided me into the woods, and i nearly got lost. Thankfully, there was a local hiker nearby taking the exact same route as me(he also got lost), and we managed to get onto a walkable path helping each other.(also an instance i wouldve been screwed without knowing how to speak jap, so if you cant, be sure to download the japanese pack for google translate in case of these situations where you are out of signal)
got back onto the hakone loop, visited Owakudani, took the ropeway(you can get a great view of Mt Fuji here on good days, so check the forecast for sighting of mt fuji), lake ashi pirate ship.
If you are headed back to tokyo from motohakone, DO NOT FOLLOW google maps if you have the hakone pass. map asked me to take a local bus service from a nearby bus station that comes at 1-2 hours interval, and that one is not covered under the hakone pass. there is another bus station near the port whose bus service are covered under the hakone pass, but it does not show up on google maps. ask for help from the tourist information centre nearby if needed.
Anyways, using the above stated bus service, i went back to odawara to take the train to tokyo. the pass i had did not include romance car, as i did not come here via Shinjuku, so was not worth the money for me.
Checked in at my hotel, went to Ginza, uniqlo etc

19/5 Tokyo D2, Mt fuji Day trip
from here on i had very little planned, just a bucket list of things i want to do, and just went with the flow, coming up with plans either the prev night or the day itself

the previous night, i checked the weather forecast and saw that this is the only day mt fuji is clear for both morning and afternoon, and it was set to be sunny, so i took an impromptu trip to Mt Fuji. I head to tokyo station to take the bus from there to Mt fuji station. i ran into some trouble there, the bus required you to buy a ticket from a nearby station rather than IC card, so my trip got delayed by an hour. be sure to take not about this as google maps does not take the time to buy ticket into account. Google maps even displayed the IC symbol, so i assumed i can use my IC card, but well it proved me otherwise
Anyways I rented a bike at Taiyo motorcycle shop, i only had a 200cc motorcycle license so i couldnt rent a bike in tokyo and ride to mt fuji, as i wouldve needed to take the highway(or take extra 3 hours riding), and any bikes 125 cc and under cant even get on the highway, so i opted to rent a bike nearer to mt fuji. I got a CBR125 ands tarted my trip, planning to go to tenku no torii and loop the 5 lakes.
First stop was tenku no tori, it was up in the mountain and had to drive up the mountain road. Had very little people, which was not surprising considering how inaccessible it is, but the view was soooo worth it. For anyone asking for tips about mt fuji, just avoid all the tiktok spot and whatever lawson fuji photo spot, there are SOOOO many more beautiful places to see mt fuji from, like this one. The view was magical yet there were only like 3 other groups of people there, If you cant drive, there is a bus that brings you nearby, and i even spotted a few people cycling up. i got a little unlucky as i got there a lil late at 10am, and by that point mt fuji got shy, so i couldnt get a full view of the mountain :c
To make matter worst, the weather forecast was wrong and it started raining. i only had a thin cotton jacket on me, and i am not used to riding at a cool climate(16 degree celcius, I am from SEA so ive never ridden at a low temperature like this) so i was freezing on my bike the whole time, had to take a couple breaks at convenience stores to warm myself up. I headed to Motosu lake, which was the furthest one away from me, but highest on my priority list as that location had some of my fav mt fuji photos i see online, and also Yuru Camp. Unfortunately by the time i reached there the tip of the mountain was almost fully covered, and i could not get a lot of good shots for it.
I then headed to the shibazakura festival, and by this point mt fuji was fully covered. the garden was still great to look at though. Afterwards, i rode back and returned the bike. I had to refuel my bike, but the person at the petrol station was nice enough to help me through it. Do have some cash though as they did not accept credit card for me. After returning the bike, the owner drove me back to a nearby train station. Shoutout to Tanaka-san from taiyo motorcycle rental!
If there were anything i would change about this biking trip, is i wouldve stayed in the area instead, so that i get a bike early(or the previous day) to get an earlier view of mt fuji at the various scenic spots.

20/5 Tokyo D3 Shinjuku and Shibuya

Now i am not someone who shops for clothes and stuff, but even then it is worth to check out Uniqlo and GU, former being cheaper than my own country's outlet while latter is a sister brand
Went around exploring Shinjuku and shibuya, explored around and nothing too special to be honest.
Caught a movie at Shibuya
Saekano anime pilgrimage nearby

21/5 Tokyo D4, hitachi seaside park

took a trip to Hitachi Seaside Park via train and bus.
I missed the peak days listed on the website by 1 or 2 days(can't remeber), which i thought should be fine as i thought the flowers would still be blooming, what i did not know is by past peak they meant they would start mowing down the flowers itself..... so that was a mistake.......
Anyways while the day trip was basically a wasted day, i rented an e bike to at least bike around the garden, and headed back to Tokyo
Ended the day off at Akihabara

22/5 Tokyo D5 Nakano Broadway and Ikebukuro

Shopping anime goods, nothing much to say here, but for the weebs out there Nakano Broadway and Osaka DenDen town are the two places i bought most of my anime goods, so be sure to visit them rather than only going to Akihabara, the difference in pricing is jarring

23/5 Tokyo D6 Round 1

By this point, i was starting to limp around as i did not take enough breaks from walking, i essentially messed up my ankles. so logically, i decided to go play some sports at round 1 :D was fun though so no regrets, batting cages were definitely the highlights. Yes you can just go to other batting cages in japan, but i chose to do the Spocha in round 1 which included multiple other sports and arcade games, free to play for certain number of hours. One minor thing would be that this was one moment where loneliness got to me the entire trip, as it have been more fun with friends, considering 4/5 of the sports involves playing with friends.
I had to go back to rest in my hotel and ice my legs afterwards though

24/5 Tokyo D7 Kamakura and enoshima

went to kamakura and visited the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, and street food at komachi-dori
bunny girl senpai anime pilgrimage
went to enoshima, ate their famous shirasu-don, and went up the enoshima seaside candle for the sunset

25/5 Tokyo D8 Shimokitazawa flea market,

Shimokitazawa has a flea market at every weekend, making it a perfect time for visit, along with some thift shopping in the area
Your lie in April Pilgrimage
Had to cut the day short as i really did not want to keep limping for another half a day

26/5 Tokyo D9 Akihabara arcade

went to Akihabara to do my last anime shopping, but everything was overpriced compared to the likes of den den town and nakano broadway
ended up spending most of my time at arcades, and their rhythm games are a must to play! every 300-500yen was enough to keep me busy for nearly an hour

27/5 Flight back

9am flight from HND airport, and the monorail to the airport operates from like 5 or 6 am, so had no trouble getting to airport early and checking in my baggages

well this post was way longer than what i expected to type, but let me finish off with some tips for Japan:

yes cash is king, but in tokyo i barely used any as most places are adapting to accept cashless, so i wouldnt worry too much about it, and ATM in 7-11 is everywhere if you need them. The further away you go from cities though, is where you need most cash, including transport as some do not accept IC card.
get out of Tokyo, like yes tokyo is a nice city, there are a lot of activities to do, but a lot of them you can do in other cities as well? as seen in my trip report, i was most enthusiastic about the times i am NOT in tokyo, it is a great city but for Japan was much more to offer for tourism outside of tokyo. I deliverately didnt go to places like Asakusa to avoid overcrowding, so maybe i just did not get a full taste of what tokyo has to offer, but my highlights of the trip are definitely the places out of tokyo.
dont make all the tiktok places be the main point of your itinerary, like i came across a bunch of these places, and it never fails to put me off with the sheer number of people trying to take photos or video, like you can get a better photo by just taking a 2 minutes walk down the road? Lawson Fuji, that overhead bridge everyone seen in their tiktok, the kamakura slam dunk spot, trust me the best photo spots are ones you stumble upon walking around aimlessly, i promise you you will find a spot so much better than these tiktok baits that are swarmed with tourists.
luggage delivery is a lifesaver, especially if you are looking to do any outdoor activities, if your hotel dont offer the service, just head to a nearby 7-11 or yamato company outlet, it is quite common.
If anyone needs tips for things like shimanami kaido or renting motorcycle, or the anime pilgrimages i did, feel free to PM me :D

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2024.05.31 10:20 iamtheblackwizards9 Please verify translation

I want to translate the English phrase "The fire must burn" (from the Hindi phrase "Aag jalni chahiye") into Sanskrit.
The translation I found that I prefer is "अग्निः अवश्यं दह्यते"
Please verify if this translation is correct and please suggest how to pronounce it. I believe the pronounciation is "Agninh avashyam dhastye"
I want the translation to be within 3 words and want to know the right pronunciation as this phrase is an idea for a tattoo.
Thanks!

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2024.05.31 04:11 1DMod NASA, Kubrick, Apollo, Artemis, Taylor, Louis, Harry, Beyoncé, & Outer Space

Introduction

While laying comatose on the couch with a migraine, mindlessly scrolling TikTok, I stumbled upon an interesting video that suddenly had pieces falling into place within my little GayloLarry/Mass Movement Theory mind. Within Mass Movement Theory, there is an overarching theme of space (as in outer space 👽🛸), specifically represented via references to The Apollo missions (the moon landing), rockets (Rocket Man), and NASA. Additionally, there are many references that cross over and link Outer Space to Greco-Roman mythology as can be seen via repeated references to: Saturn, the moon, Earth, Venus, stars, celestial bodies, Apollo, Artemis, and the zodiac. While these representations are seen in other artists suspected to be involved with The New Romantics, I can only speak to them as they are seen in Taylor and the members of One Direction’s work. If you know of other artists who utilize these motifs, please share in the comments!
I will be approaching this entire piece through the lens of Mass Movement Theory, meaning that I believe there to be a collective of artists working together in some way (likely relevant to industry abuse and forced closeting) and that there are overarching themes in their work that lead those who are listening and looking to deeper meanings within their works - meanings beyond queer analysis. I know many gaylors often hold fixedly onto muse theories such as “Dianna = Artemis/wolves/moon” and “Karlie = the sun/gold/twins”, but I would ask you to hold those separately from what I am sharing. Regardless of if those are motifs Taylor employs to represent past relationships, I am positing that there are alternate ways to read all of those themes. I am not intending to discount their historical readings, but I am attempting to incorporate alternate meanings and readings.

Queerness is Otherworldly

Taylor, Zayn, Louis, and Harry are meant to be in the stars
Let the moon references commence! Taylor and Harry both reference the moon in subtle ways in their songs I Hate It Here and Canyon Moon. The overarching theme is that the moon is a safe space for them, that they are able to be themselves there and it is a place of escape and joy, as opposed to the realities of earth -- again, “it’s hell on earth to be heavenly.” Love is found on the moon, in a place celestial and heavenly. Stevie Nicks also has close associations with both artists. Thanks to u/outfromthevault for providing me with the fan art for I Hate It Here.
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Kubrick and Apollo 11

Now that we’ve established a loose framework, I want to introduce you to the conspiracy theory that the moon landing was a hoax. In brief, some individuals believe that the Apollo 11 moon landing was filmed on earth, in a basement, in order to have the USA win the space race they were in against the USSR. The rationale behind this theory is that the US government wanted/needed to boost American morale and they did not believe it would be good for the USA in the eyes of world governments or American citizens if the Soviet Union made it to the moon first.
Here is a tiny snippet of The Apollo 11 moon landing mission, particularly relevant are the dates/times, location, and the rocket, Saturn V.
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In 1968, Stanley Kubrick came out with 2001: A Space Odyssey. This film was such advanced science-fiction that it was mind blowing and other worldly - viewers had truly never seen anything like it and many had never imagined anything quite like it. In 1969, the Apollo 11 team landed on the moon and the USA won the space race. Case closed? Incorrect! People were so shocked by the similarities between the actual moon’s surface and the images presented in 2001: A Space Odyssey that a faction of people came to believe that Stanley Kubrick had actually directed and filmed the Apollo 11 mission in a basement in Hollywood, that it was entirely fabricated and was essentially just government propaganda.
Adding to this theory is the fact that I believe there have been declassified or leaked documents showing that there was an effort made to stage the moon landing.
So, we have established:

Stanley Kubrick altered the film industry with his science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey
Some people believe that the Apollo 11 moon landing was staged by Kubrick, that it was a stunt…

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick never explicitly discussed the conspiracy theory, but he made subtle nods to it, such as this image in The Shining. The carpet in The Shining is also the same as the roadways at Cape Canaveral. Supposedly, The Shining is littered with Apollo 11 moon landing references, but I hate The Shining so this is all I’ve got for ya on the topic.
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So, we have space images referenced by Kubrick. The overarching concept that the moon landing was staged, that it was propaganda, that the majority of individuals believe the propaganda they were presented by The Government. Some of you are likely 10 steps ahead of me at this point, so slow down and come back to earth for a moment.

Queer as A Clockwork Orange

Moving on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and the Space Race, we arrive at A Clockwork Orange. The phrase “queer as clockwork orange” predates the novel and meant being queerer than queer. The film adaptation of the novel was directed by Stanley Kubrick and it was wildly controversial at the time of its release. Two important themes are pyramids and the all seeing eye. The film is deeply uncomfortable and disturbing so I am going to mention the two pieces relevant to this post. In the beginning, while he is in a gang and committing crimes, the main character (Alex) wears heavy eye makeup and fake eyelashes on his right eye. After he is capture for his crimes, he has been in jail for 2 years and is given the “choice” to undergo aversion therapy and recieve an early release. After having his eyes pinned wide open while he is forced to watch images of violence and rape while listening to Beethoven, he is released after 2 weeks when he is found to have not violent responses. Essentially, the core of the film is the moral quandary of what constitutes “good” and if it is moral to stop “immoral” behaviors via aversion therapy. Queer as clockwork orange.
As was pointed out by u/web_gem_taco here, Taylor wears a covert A Clockwork Orange eye in the videos for Bejeweled and Fortnight. I am adding in the eye from her Midnights merch, pointed out by u/outfromthevault. Although in A Clockwork Orange, the aberrant eyemakeup is worn on the right eye, it makes sense for Taylor to wear it on the left eye for several reasons:

Left is traditionally associated with queerness and is slang for being gay
She is making it her own
The left eye is the Eye of Horus and it represents the moon. If it were the right eye of Horus, it would be the Eye of Ra, and it would represent the sun.

Clockwork Orange eye
It has been driving me crazy that One Direction and Taylor have the recurring theme of eyes that spans all 6 artists, similar to an all seeing eye. Thinking of it as related to A Clockwork Orange makes so much sense. Beyoncé also highlights her eye with a golden star, on The Beatles cover she did, as pointed out by u/rott-mom.
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Both artists have been caged for deviance and depravity, in gold cages, hostage to their feelings. Louis was photographed within the past few days in this room that is shockingly similar to the LWYMMD video, wearing a black triangle (the Prada logo) and showcasing his finger tattoos. This photo of him is very off brand for him - it’s bright and filled with orange/gold while he is wearing black and white and a black triangle which he has rarely shown so overtly. It reminds me of a gay tortured poet, in a golden cage.
Karma is Real

Eyes Wide Shut

Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, was an exploration of secret societies within “high society” (aka. The .1%) and the ways they operate behind closed doors to control the masses. There is a scene where Tom Cruise (irony, yes) finds himself in such a closed door setting and is confused and disoriented by what is happening, which is something that many celebrities have disclosed happening to them. If you were to consider high level fame and celebrity status to be a kind of “secret society”, then the “controlling of the masses” would be analogous to the ways PR teams/management/agencies/etc. shape and control the images and the narratives of their products — celebrities. Stanley Kubrick died of a heart attack in 1999, prior to the release of the film.
There is a conspiracy theory that he was murdered because his film was attempting to expose some of the darker sides of Hollywood and the “secret societies” that actually exist within it — think about Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) running massive child sex/sex trafficking rings, Dan Schneider, Nickelodeon being operated by people with close ties to Jeffery Epstein, etc. It is believed that film was changed significantly following his death, minimizing the message it was trying to convey and eliminating some of the more controversial content. I remember this being discussed when it happened and it was a talked about and acknowledged thing that was dismissed as conspiracy by some and accepted as reality by others. In light of what has slowly begun to emerge regarding pedophilia and sex trafficking within the industry and among elites thought the world, I’d lean more towards fact than fiction at this point.
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1989 + Faith in the Future

I believe 1989 was Taylor’s first real effort to connect with other artists in a collaborative manner regarding closeting and that it was a point when her queer themes evolved significantly to include others who were being forcibly closeted within the industry.
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The newspaper article was released the day after the Apollo 11 moon landing. The photo on the right is Louis Tomlinson while in One Direction in either 2014 or 2015. I’m a bad 1DMod, I know. The photo on the right is the cover of 1989, released in October of 2014. Obviously the gulls are gay, but so are both of these people. and it’s an interesting juxtaposition, no? It’s just a picture, you can dismiss it if you’d like…but I’d encourage you to be open.

NASA, Pegasus, and Reaching For the Stars

The Pegasus satellite was designed to protect Apollo and it also protects Artemis. It essentially spread its wings and measured the amount of meteoroids that hit it, allowing NASA to determine how to best keep Apollo safe while in orbit. This is more of a reach, but I am positing that Taylor is seated on Pegasus, and that Pegasus helped her escape her prison on earth and allowed her to enter orbit. Additionally, I think this theme can be seen during Lavender Haze and in Harry and Louis’ work where they climb ladders to ascend into a heavenly space…”it’s hell on earth to be heavenly.” Harry also rode a black horse in the Daylight video that this image is taken from and saw a white horse while doing so - they are siblings, twins, mirrors of one another. Harry and Taylor each have songs called Daylight, as well as several other songs with the same name.
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Artemis & Apollo: Twins who glow in the sun

Taylor is Artemis
Contrary to popular belief, I am positing that Taylor herself is Artemis, that she is not just referencing Dianna Agron. As can be seen by her using the left eye for her Clockwork Orange eye, referencing the Egyptian god Horace, who was god of the moon, she is aligning herself with the moon…and the goddess of the moon is Artemis. I am going to explain the below image going from left to right ➡️ ⬇️
As was discussed in another post, Taylor is presenting herself as Artemis in the the Out of the Woods music video, trapped and unable to defend herself, looked down on by her brother Apollo. Next, as was pointed out here, we have Taylor dancing in the Delicate video, with a painting of Artemis in the background. In the Karma video, we get Taylor as Artemis, goddess of the hunt/wilderness/nature/vegetation. During Taylor’s 2019 VMA Lover performance, we see the common theme of Artemis with the moon and constellations - Artemis was associated as the goddess of the moon in later times. Then, we get a series of 3 imagines from 3 music videos of Taylor “finding herself” or rather, finding her twin. When we get to the Anti-Hero video, Taylor has evolved beyond twinship and has accepted the three faces Artemis that are seen in later mythology - Selene (sky/moon), Artemis (earth), and Hecate (the Underworld). Taylor as a mirrorball at Beyoncé’s film premier is also representative of Taylor as the moon.
I did not use this post, but I think it’s worthwhile to consider Taylor as Artemis (the moon) in light of the connection to A Clockwork Orange. As mentioned in this post, the moon is non-binary. Similarly, the Clockwork Orange eye is expressive of non-binaryism and a kind of gender queer identity.
Taylor is Artemis
Harry Styles is Apollo
Let us now consider Harry Styles as Apollo, god of the sun. Harry Styles has an arrow to his precious little laddy-lad parts, an arrow in the form of a Larry (aka. a wreath of Laurel leaves). Now, any of you Larry hating readers, I ask you to stop and actually ask yourselves WHY Taylor can code the shit out of everything and Harry Styles can’t know the very specific meaning to a tattoo framing his junk? Anyways, Apollo wears a laurel wreath to represent his love.
Apollo wore a Larry, a wreath/crown of laurel
Next we have Harry Styles wearing an Apollo 11 shirt with a friend in a 7 shirt - 7 is a significant number in Larry land and it is represented here later on in their coding. Harry posing in a swan (two male swans) shirt designed for his clothing label - swans are an animal strongly associated with Apollo, similar to Artemis’ association with deer. Fashion designer Alessandro Michele calling Harry Apollo. Harry again posing with a swan and a bust of either Apollo or David, but it looks quite similar to the photo below of Harry posing with 2 busts of Apollo. Tchaikovsky, a very famous gay male composer, composed Swan Lake - Louis is wearing a Tchaikovsky jumper, below that is an image of Harry posing with the London ballet ensemble for Swan Lake.
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Karma Brings All My Friends to the Summit

Keeping in mind that this is relevant to Mass Movement Theory, I am speculating that these 3 artists are referencing the overarching celestial themes that are kind of layered into this collective. Karma needs no explaining, but I would say that unlike other instances where TayloArtemis is meeting her self, in the Karma video she is meeting Apollo or another player in the game. Gemma is Harry’s sister and she sometimes shares things that are relevant to Harry, that he is unable to share himself - this image of 3 old friends struck me as one of those times, particularly given that it’s atypical of her social media themes. The Celestial Casablanca shirt is one Louis wore on tour, right after Harry did something celestial in his clothing. The arched door is a theme in Harry’s House, with the image beyond being Earth…meaning one side is heavenly. The couple sitting by earth with Saturn‘s rings is Louis’ merch - his entire tour has had a couple moving through time and space. The last image is Harry wearing a ringed earth shirt, sitting with a robot, wishing he could go into outer space to find his love.
Collaborative Space
NASA’s Artemis
This one stuck out to me when I was googling things. This is the path of Artemis and it reminded me of The Man wall, including the vertical path in between the two objects. The Karma orange rocket is Artemis. The last image is from the Satellite video and it’s Stomper (Harry), looking up at Gold Rush and Eagle Drive. As another user pointed out, the hex codes of those street signs are basically Karma orange.
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Kubrick, Checker Flags, Eyes, and Masterminds

Thanks to u/rott-mom for being the bestest mother and bringing in Beyoncé and A Clockwork Orange eye. Wearing a Clockwork Orange eye, Beyoncé is in a custom couture dress for the cover of the Cowboy Carter deluxe vinyl. Linking the checker patterns seen between all 4 artists, Beyoncé is flagging something. Additionally, the dress has the Peter Pan Neverland star in the center of it, further hinting at the concept that queerness is otherworldly. This links with the interpretation that one strand of Peter‘s meaning is that Taylor is singing it to Harry Styles.
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Additionally, I have this nugget of fuckery to share. The center photo is the movie cover for A Clockwork Orange. The photo on the right is Harry Styles and it was shared by him on the 2023 anniversary or Stonewall. The one on the left is the logo for NASA’s Artemis project and I am only including it because while I can’t believe they intentionally linked it to A Clockwork Orange, it looks weirdly similar given the topic at hand.
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As I said last time, in conclusion, there is no conclusion. I am postulating that at least these artists discussed have been deeply inspired by Stanley Kubrick and that they are working together to show a darker side of something that is currently hidden

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2024.05.31 00:23 cat_two A very early draft on my first magic system "Reccundi" - A system based off desire, sin and ambition (And the downfall of the God's). If you have any ideas on how to improve this, let me know.

(Early guns exist like muskets, but it is believed true power comes from pride and guns grant no pride in combat, people rather use swords as they are a symbol and believed giver of pride, and those who use guns are shamed. Guns are often expensive as well as there are not many gunsmiths.) This is a modern fantasy world inhabited by humans.
Backstory:
5000 year ago the God’s were all powerful, except Roesa the Goddess of love, the granter of peace who was weak due to her ability to only love. Each God looked after a specific part of the Earth, making the Earth different physically and culturally. These God's lived in the atmosphere of Earth, hovering over their selected regions. The effects of this can sort of still be seen today. They were good God's, kind, just and helpful, often shrinking down to the Earth to party with the Humans. They brought balance.
However their downfall was destructive, it is believed it started when a parasite snuck into the king of the God's, Zlamen, brain via his ear during a party. This parasite travelled via communication, as Zlamen spoke to his fellow God's they all began to feel its symptoms. These symptoms were similar to rabies, the God's slowly became paranoid. And so, they began to theorise. They began to believe if they consumed the Goddess of love, Roesa, they would regain their sanity, and so they forged a plan to lure Roesa to do just that. The plan worked and they lured Roesa into a secluded temple, the temple that housed the tree of love. They partied with Roesa, giving her poisonous drink which eventually caused her to sleep. After this, they consumed her, ripping and tearing every limb while the now poisoned blood dripped down the temple onto the Earth below, landing on the Earth but partically landing on the Balkan nations, forever making it a place where love cannot exist. Unconditional benevolent love on Earth was destroyed and the tree of love shrivelled, the God’s plunged further into madness, now in grief of their actions. The God’s, so demented with grief and power, attacked each other, believing they were next to die, starting “θάνατος συντριβή” (Death Shattering) which caused each region of the world to go to war with each other.
As the war went on, an unknown stronger being came to remove the God’s power. Each God was imprisoned and locked into chambers in different universes one by one. However, the now poisoned blood of Roesa dripped down onto Earth and stained it, creating πρόλογος events which made sure anybody who was becoming perfect would attract negative events and also go mad with newfound power.
The unknown stronger being replanted the tree of love which stopped the world from collappsing and allowed good deeds to be done again, but he couldn't remove the stain of Roesa from the Earth. This unknown stronger being, lets call him Rob, is a mysterious figure, nobody knows if he even exists, this is just one of the many theories of the God's disappearances. Right now, it is believed to be in slumber. Some suggest it may awake, but nothing has happened yet.
Even though Death Shattering was a while ago, Human’s still use this as arguments for war.
Some also still pray to these God’s and beg for their return as they feel it gave them a purpose. Some people even started a religion to try to contact the God’s called “οι θεοί επαφές” (The God Contacters), which house Vigils, the last remaining thing that the God’s left.
Society has rebuilt, yet there are constant wars everywhere as the fight for power the God's once brought continues. Governments are destroyed as fast as they are made. Because of this, many people resort to local gangs to protect their small rural villages from invaders, often being led by a person with a Reccundi.
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Magic system: In this world there is a sin meter called krísi. As you commit more good deeds, you attract people who want to kill you but you also attract people who want to love you, but if you commit bad deeds, people become intimidated by your Misó, which leads to less people wanting to kill you and less people wanting to love you, but attracts stronger people who may want to kill you. This was created by Zlamen as a last-ditch effort with the last of his power so people would commit fewer good deeds and fight for him. When you commit more bad deeds it creates energy in your soul called “Misó”, this energy fuels your Malice and as the energy increases so does its power and capacity. It also fuels your ambition further, making you want to follow your deepest desires more. Having negative Misó makes it so you can take Misó from enemy attacks better due to lack of Misó clashing, basically making your health higher.
Misó switches its location between your weapon when it is unsheathed and your body when it is sheathed and can be concentrated into a specific spot onto a weapon to deal more damage. Your soul slowly dies as your Misó increase, making you slowly unable to stop your ambition. It is very hard to use this energy in attacks as if two blades with high Misó, or two people with high Misó, clash it creates a small powerful shockwave. This makes it so every attack must be precise as it still deals a ton of damage. But as you clash more, you get used to this small shockwave and begin to tank it.
Bad deeds increase Misó, good deeds decrease Misó.
Anything below half Misó on your krísi meter is considered negative Misó.
To get a magical ability, you must have to have had committed at least 95% of good deeds in your life. If you are like this and are about to die, a golden sweat drop will drip from your forehead, being granted from the blood of Roesa. This is called a πρόλογος event (Prologue event). The attacker will then be frozen in a state of paralysis and the user will gain the attackers weapon for life. The weapon will not leave the user and becomes encased within the users spine. It can be accessed by doing an unsheathing motion at the top of the users spine. This may seem like a blessing at first, but this means the Earth will never be peaceful and will always be in conflict no matter what due to humanities natural ambition when given power.
This is a newer version of obtaining a Reccundi, the old method was a special fruit the God's would feed people that granted much stronger Malice's and agápi, but those fruits are now exinct as they were required a very specific creation process. Some of these users are still alive and fight over their regions as it also granted them a longer lifespan.
Rules:

The weapon will be moulded to relate to the user's personality. E.g a dagger will turn into a dagger with 3 blades for a person with deep down violentness.
The destruction of these blades will kill the user.
The weapon evolves as the user changes. If the user becomes more sinful then the weapon will become longer but if the person becomes more justful then the weapon will become a part of them, leading to their agápi form. A person, however, can get a short version of their agápi form by stabbing their left eye.
The weapon also changes to which would most fit their deep down personality and attacks, e.g you may start with a dagger, but it will slowly turn into a scythe.
The user’s left eye will get a specific pattern.
Veins are inside of your weapon; these veins contain the Misó to unleash magic and refill when sheathed
As Misó increases, your weapon will start to glow an aura the same colour as your eye.
Once you complete your deep-down ambition you are given a new one.

If you have an ability, you are labelled as a “Reccundi”:
There are 3 types of Reccundi:

ενικός (Singular Reccundi) - Has normal abilities relating to the user’s deep down sinful desires. E.g if a person deep down wants to control a country into believing they are their God they are given a small piece of new knowledge of the universe on how to obtain that goal, for example a person who wants to take over a country will be given knowledge on how to create fire using their Misó to cause destruction, however if your deep down desire is Good, you will be given knowledge that you can use to prevent harm still achieve your goals. This unique form of your Reccundi's powers is called your "Malice". It will start out weak, however as a person delves into these desires, the malice becomes more powerful. Doing the opposite of these desires can flip your Malice’s ability.
άφατος (Ineffable Reccundi) - A person who has the blood of a God inside them (a God has to be in your past family tree) will gain a small fraction of the God’s malice (their affilated power), they're a result of the "partying" the God's did. The person will also be guided in dreams by the God into question into doing their bidding which is usually to kill other άφατος as the God’s still hate each other. These people do not need a πρόλογος event, but rather are born with these powers instead. These people do not have a weapon, but rather their power is unleashed via selected sounds from their mouth, like a whistle. They are also born with a false Agápi, but instead of becoming one with their Agápi, they summon it instead to fight for them, still controlling it.
αίμα (Blood Reccundi) - When a person in your bloodline has died beforehand with a εξουσία, you will recieve their weapon and malice as welll as their skills learnt. These people do not have access to an Agápi, and so do not have a special eye pattern, but have a much stronger forge in which the past person in your bloodline takes over your body and mind.

How to use this magic?:
To use your weapons magic, you must train it to unleash magic when you do a specific motion with it. You first need to enchant your voice.
To enchant your voice, you must have control over your weapon. To show control, all you need to do is win a fair duel against another Reccundi user. This will grant you one non-physical token which when enabled by saying the name of your weapon, enchants your voice for 60s.
When your voice is enchanted, you are granted infinite knowledge, relating to your given Malice, on how you can use the Misó inside you to control your Malice. Then all you need to do is imagine it with your eyes closed the Misó coming out of your weapon, in a form relating to your Malice, when you do a specific motion and say a certain phrase, and boom. When you do that motion again while saying that phrase the Misó will come out the same way. You can learn one move per enchanted voice.
Ineffable Reccundi learn the same way but instead of doing a motion, they do a sound.
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Agápi, false and true:
The user's Malice will be shown slightly through their weapon, but the real power resides when they stab their left eye with said weapon, they will go into a short, false version of their agápi form which unlocks the user's imagination and gives the maximum Misó, also transforming them into a figure in which they are completely a being of their ambition. The God's created this so Human's would be more powerful on the battlefield. Another side effect of this is that you cannot leave the enemy's vision. However, after this short version is finished, the user will stumble for a minute then fall into a deep coma and will only awake after consuming the olive of a Greek olive tree, which were planted by the God's to aid in this. After consuming the olive, the user’s left eye will be repaired, and they will awake with no memory of what had happened. Doing this too many times may lead to blindless or dulling of powers. It is a lie created by the God's so those who have a Reccundi believe they must fight to achieve true power.
People think this is the true version of agápi, but it isn’t. It is a lie that most cannot truly comprehend over.
Your true version of your agápi is when you dismiss your deepest desires, overcome your ambition and become one with the blood of love, while also losing your weapon. This version of agápi unlocks your heart and mind, the user becomes invulnerable to harm and unable to give harm which also means they cannot speak as words can be interpellated differently. Because of this, most true agapi users are seen as strange people who lack the basic skills to communicate and due to krisi, it makes most people hate them. This means they are not common in society due to most of them leaving for greater peace. These people usually live humble lives by themselves. False Agápi rites:
When you gain an Agápi, you gain a unique ‘Rite’, This grants the user unique knowledge on how to use that imagination to their advantage. A person can only have one Rite, but you can learn how to utilize it better via consuming Vigils.
Forges:
As your Misó increases, your soul slowly dies. At this point you have fuelled your Misó so much your soul is crying for help. A forge is a tattoo that is slowly engraved onto your forearm as your Misó increases, it is the words of your soul begging for you to stop.
When these words are spoken, it releases the Misó inside a person, a person can concentrate the energy into a large area or into a very small area and into any form or shape. The concentration is controlled via how fast the forge is spoken, the faster the larger the area and the slower the smaller the area. When the area is smaller, the damage is higher due to higher concentration and vice versa.
Negative Misó can make the area bring in people instead of launching people away.
It can do extra damage due to the clashing of Misó’s. If the concentration is low enough, it can even force an enemy out of their Agápi. Unlike apápi, you will not fall down after it is finished but you will not be able to use your weapon for a while, shorter for more sinful people, longer for less sinful people.
False Agápi and Forge mixing:
Mixing your Agápi and your forge will allow the user to control the area the forge is covering using their imagination. You do this by stabbing your eye as you are reading your Forge.
Τέλος (End Form):
The Τέλος, also known as the end form, is the mixing of a false Agápi, forge and an Ultimate Vigil. It traps the enemy in the users mind where user can control everything, including the enemy's imagination, Misó and knowledge. It starts at only 5 seconds, but consuming more Vigil can increase the time spent here by 5 seconds each Vigil.
The get an End Form, you need to have no soul, and you must have obtained an ultimate vigil.
Once you have done all this you need to stab your eye to activate your false Agápi, read the forge on your arm and stab your heart during a battle with the enemy. It will then activate, and you and the enemy will be transported into your dominion.
People are unable to die in this dominion, as that would remove them from your imagination. As you deal damage and come back into the normal world, the damage stays with the person who was attacked.
If you somehow activate your Τέλος during this, you are transported back to the world facing back to back with each other.
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Vigil:
Vigils are integral to gaining power in this universe. They are small blue circular fruits about the size of a raspberry and are believed to be what gave the God’s their power. But as the God’s fought over Earth, they planted them so Humans could gain a small amount of power to win their battles. They used to be common, but as time went on, they became scarcer. The God Contacters took them and housed them in temples as it was the last remaining thing the God’s left. They increase the flow of your Misó, making your more ambitious. When swallowed, they unlock your false Agápi.
There are 5 things you must do to get a Vigil:

Visit a holy temple of the old God’s, located in the Balkans. There is a Priest of the old God’s located inside.
Present him the head of a άφατος (ineffable reccundi)
Defeat the Priest (who is a strong Reccundi user) because he is angry you killed one of the God’s children. You may also have to kill other people at the service, who may be Reccundi themselves.
After he dies (he will be reborn the next century), his spirit will be forced to guide you to the Garden of blue, which is a small garden surrounded by an indestructible steel barrier, located in the back of the temple.
He will cut one off its vine and ask you who do you hate the most, he will then bless the fruit against their name, then hand it to you for you to eat.

After consuming, you gain your false Agápi as well as its Rite. Consuming more will increase your chances of coming across an ineffable reccundi user, increase your ambition and increase your knowledge on how to utilize your false Agápi technique. Information is also revealed on the person who you said you hated the most about their Reccundi and Malice, consuming more reveals more information.
Types of Vigils:
Each temple has a certain type of Vigil which influences a specific part of your false Agápi.
Vigil of Destruction – Increases your knowledge on how to cause more destruction.
Vigil of Protection – Increases your knowledge on how to defend against destruction.
Vigil of Time – Increases time in your Agápi but also increases cooldown time.
Vigil of Pace – Reduces time in your Agápi but makes it so you can use your Agápi more frequently with a shorter cooldown.
Cursed Vigils:
Every Vigil has a unique amount of Misó inside of it, the higher the Misó inside a Vigil the harder it is to consume but it will give you a higher effect depending on what Vigil you consumed.
Ultimate Vigil:
An ultimate Vigil is a very hard thing to obtain, it is a red circular fruit that replaces your heart after eating via dissovling the heart and embedding itself inside your body. It was once used by the God's to kill each other in the Death Shattering. You obtain it by:

Consuming 7 Vigils, having them blessed in one specific person's name.
Sacrificing a limb in a circle of the blood of Roesa which triggers you to go to one of the God’s prisons.
Defeat the God.
When the God dies it will sprout a tree, consume the singular fruit of the tree.
You have gained an Ultimate Vigil.

Ultimate Vigils are used to obtain your Τέλος (End form)

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2024.05.30 21:34 Arguably_A_Goose AITA for not being excited about my wife’s tattoo?

So a bit of background; I don’t like tattoos. I find them off-putting and unattractive and I don’t think they look good on anyone, man or woman. It’s entirely 100% a “me” problem.
Intellectually I know that there’s nothing wrong with tattoos, and they’re a great form of self-expression and they can be moving and meaningful and all that jazz. I know that. It’s just a visceral gut reaction I have that causes this particular hang-up.
My wonderful wife of 13 years wants to get a tattoo. She knows I don’t care for them and she asked me what I thought about her getting one. I said tattoos weren’t my favorite but it was her body and her business and I would love her just the same if she got one. Maybe not super well-phrased answer but she grumpily accepted it.
Now she would like me to help her design the tattoo, and/or make it a tattoo in my handwriting maybe? I said I wasn’t sure I was super comfortable with that and that she should do what she wants to do but that I didn’t really want to be involved in the process. She didn’t like that reply.
She is upset now because she says that I’m making her feel like she can’t get a tattoo and she’ll never get one now even though she’s always wanted one. I feel like she wants me to be excited about this and I really want her to do what she wants, but I’m NOT excited about it and I just don’t know if I can pretend to be. That’s not a permanent lie I care to commit to.
So AITAH?

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2024.05.30 21:32 cat-scratches- my sister (25 F) keeps messing around with my family and i’s relationship.

im 22 now, but when i was about 16 or 17 i got removed from my fathers house (he kicked me out) because my older sister, who often hurt me physically and constantly got verbal growing up, found out that i was hanging out with friends calling and texting and that at i was speaking to a guy. she phrased it to him like it was a crime i was committing, like i was out giving myself to people and doing drugs, when that wasnt the case at all. i just wanted to do americanized things..i grew up here afterall. she even lied to my younger siblings claiming i was doing even worse things and refuses to tell them she lied. growing up she abused me along with my parents and had even had a drug problem to the point of living with a dealer at 16, and defiant issues outside of home. she still has all those issues (besides drugs to my knowledge) i lived with my mother. (my parents are divorced) i ended up being abused that whole time in the relationship i had with a guy, he even turned out to be a pedophile and i cut off the friends i had at the time as they were getting into sketchy things and disrespecting me. i then sought therapy and worked a really good job for about 2-3 years and im in a relationship right now with someone new. i have a friend or two but they are busy with academics and internships and dont have time to talk or hangout as much. i feel like i barely matter to anyone because i cant have that emotional support or someone that constantly wants me around the way i do for them. unrelated but it does play a factor. for context, my parents are from a 3rd world country and immigrated to america and there are 6 of us. i experienced abuse growing up, went to trauma therapy and they explained the cultural factors and stuff but that it still isnt okay. i thought i was over it until now..
ive been here for 5 years without problems, a year ago almost now my older sister ended up moving in with us. it has been constant arguing the same way she did growing up. now, my mom does not like that i have relationships with others, but puts up with it considering i work and handle myself. i recently got a license and even bought a 2020 car with saved up money. i quit my job a few months ago though because i have been feeling really depressed and struggling. in exchange i started therapy. i don’t involve her in my personal life but we usually get along. a few days ago my sister had one of her weekly arguments with me, because i said i have interviews and want to work again. my mom constantly would say she is jealous and things because my older sister is a college dropout and has never worked a day in her life really. shes lazy and always combative. all of a sudden, i fought back for once because she constantly does this to me and i am tired. im 22 now, and shes been doing this to me since i was a kid. somehow she played victim, called the cops and made it seem like i was a horrible, vile person. my mother yelled and slapped me. said i was a loser. took credibility for everything ive done and said i wouldnt have done it without her when she never even helped me get any of those things. she scrutinized me for the way i look, tattoos and piercings but theyre very minimal. and said i was dumb to think there is any love or respect for me, i cannot everyone and cant have friends or a relationship. even said it was because of how i look racially (im mixed).
it seems shes turned my father against me at first and now my mom against me now and they say horrible things behind my back in which i can hear from my room. my mom and her are acting like i don’t exist and have conversations and laugh without me. im not included in anything anymore. i sit in my room and hear it all. no one apologizes for the way they’ve been treating me and just is focusing on me standing up for myself after never doing so. i have nowhere to go or a job and i don’t want to be here anymore. there is no point.
TDLR: my older sister ruined my relationship with my father by lying to him about my whereabouts as a teenager causing me to be kicked out. past 5 years i have lived with my mother and things were always good. my big sister, she has constantly been abusing me for years and moved in a year ago & repeated the same behaviors again. i stood up for myself for once but she played victim and they are acting as if i dont exist and insult me.
i dont know what to do and want to get out.

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2024.05.30 21:02 Federal_Bus3867 Galen Fleets, The Wild Child

Since I made two OC's for the other two Fleet inherited techniques I decided to make the third one.
Name: Galen Fleets Age: 22 Grade: Between 1st and Special Grade History: Galen is the youngest sibling of the three fleets' children. Galen is a very unconventional sorcerer, the way he uses his inherited technique is very different from the past users, so for that reason many of the older retired sorcerers of the Fleets family dislike Galen. His older siblings Aurelia and Jade don't mind this behavior though. Galen is very much a free spirit and he goes and does whatever he wants.
Cursed Technique

Name: Finger Painting
Type: Inherited
Description: Galen can cover the index finger on his dominant hand in black cursed energy (Black CE for short). If he writes a word with that cursed energy then whatever was written comes true. The words have to be written on a Canvas and depending on the type of Canvas then different words can be written. Living Canvas (Ex: Humans, Curses, Sorcers) can have action words (Ex: run, stop, cry) and inanimate Canvas (Objects) can have modifying words (Burning, Gigantic, Unbreaking). If the canvas has cursed energy, if the canvas has more cursed energy than Galen, then the words won't work as well as if the canvas has less cursed energy than him. The longer the words take effect on the canvas, the more cursed energy will be drained from Galen. Galen mainly uses this to use his surrounding objects to control the surroundings to his advantage.

Extension Technique

Action Paint: A basic technique that allows Galen to fire the Black CE from his finger. The CE is fired very fast and has some power behind it, similar to a bullet fired from a handgun. This does not require a lot of CE to use, so the user can use it multiple times. The user could build up the CE to increase the power and speed but the charge-up time is very noticeable.
Graffiti Explosion: Very similar to how Choso uses Supernova with Blood Manipulation, Galen can separate a portion of black CE from himself and compress it into an extremely dense sphere, and then he can release that built-up pressure to create a CE explosion.
Hand Paint: Galen can cover his entire hand in Black CE, this "stains" the target when hit with an unarmed attack. This stain will stick to the target's body making it harder to reinforce that certain part of the body where the stain is. This would increase the amount of CE the targets need to properly reinforce the body.
Oil Spill: By using Oil Spill with the same reasoning as his Maximum technique, Galen can use Oil Spill on the air instead of on a surface. This would allow him to create something similar to a Curtain barrier. Galen would have more control over the size and strength of it though.
Tattoo: Galen can write a word on a canvas and instead of the word just being on the canvas, the word is now a part of the canvas. When Galen does this the time that the word affects the canvas is now very long. The time could be hours, days, weeks, etc but the longer the time the more CE needed. If the canvas is a living canvas and uses RCE then the word will disappear, or if they cut off that part of the body that has the word on it.
- Quote: This extension allows Galen to not force the literal meaning of the word but use the word for another meaning. Galen writes a phrase as a Tattoo, the phrase is the chant he uses for his Action Paint extension. This allows him to always the Action Paint extension at 120% output.
Whiteout: Galen holds his finger with the Black CE on a canvas and they completely cover the canvas with their Black CE. When they are covered in this way, it completely hides the canvas's cursed energy, and sorcerers or cursed spirits will only be able to sense his cursed energy and not the canvas'.
- Resketch: When Galen uses Whiteout on a cursed spirit the curse can be controlled by the user and act more as a shikigami than a regular curse. Along with controlling the curse, the curse will look completely different than before, they will resemble a small squid shikigami that can shoot black CE, like ink, and have multiple tentacles. The squids float in the air, and in the water, the squids are very fast. Galen can only use this technique on curses that are much weaker than themselves, a rough estimate would be that he can only use this technique on curses that are 3 grades lower than himself.

Maximum Technique

Living Word: Similar to a barrierless domain, this technique allows Galen to paint on thin air. He creates an ink copy of himself, the copy is sentient and can think for itself, and they have the same personality and characteristics as Galen, but the copy is their own person so any binding vow the original user has does not apply to the copy. The copy knows this cursed technique as well and knows all the extension techniques, but can't use RCT, Maximum Technique, or Domain Expansion. The copy has an amount of cursed energy equal to the amount that Galen used to use this maximum technique. Once the copy has used all of their cursed energy then they vanish.
- Living Portrait: Instead of creating a copy of himself, Galen could create a copy of another person/creature. He would need more time to paint the copy and the copy would not have access to any powers of who they were based on. In exchange for that, these kinds of copies do not require as much CE and their physical abilities are stronger.

Domain Expansion

Name: Death Painting
Appearance: The domain itself looks like an entirely black void with nothing else in it except for Galen, whoever was trapped in the domain, and also a small floating painting canvas that appears next to Galen.
Ability: On the canvas, Galen can write on it and whatever Galen wrote on the canvas appears on whoever Galen chooses. Galen can also choose to draw a straight line on the canvas, this would make a cut appear on whoever Galen chooses. If someone destroys the canvas, then another one will reappear.

Heavenly Restriction

Divine Mutilation: From birth, Galen was cursed with a Heavenly Restriction, he lost his left leg from the knee down, right arm from the shoulder, and left eye, and also he lost his ability to use RCE. In exchange for these massive disadvantages he was granted insane CE efficiency, so using his technique is next to nothing for him. One step down from Gojo's CE efficiency.

Prosthetics: In response to Galen's HR, he was given several cursed prosthetics.

Left Leg: This prosthetic is a shikigami, it attaches to his knee and allows Galen to control it like an extension of his own body. The body of this shikigami is malleable, it can stretch/shrink itself. The shikigami kind of looks like the prosthetic leg that Mirko from MHA has, except it's a living thing. On the back side of the leg where the calf would be there is a large ridge of sharp bones coming out of it.
Right Arm: This prosthetic is also a shikigami, it attaches to his shoulder and allows Galen to control it like an extension of his own body. The arm looks like a pitch-black regular arm, but at the elbow, the arm can split into two different arms when Galen chooses. Since this shikigami allows Galen to have two dominant right hands, he can use his Black CE on both hands at once.
Left Eye: This fake glass eye is a cursed tool, it allows Galen to see through it just like a normal eye. The pupil of the eye resembles a pink heart. The cursed technique of this tool allows Galen to see someone through this eye and "lock on" to them. When someone is "locked on" to the eye won't let it out of its sight, no matter how fast it moves the eye will always move to constantly keep it in sight.

Other Techniques

Black Flash: Galen is pretty capable of performing fairly regular black flashes. He can't perform them on command as much as Yuji but he can regular chain like 3 to 4 in a row if concentrating enough.
Recoil: This technique allows Galen to reinforce a part of his body like his arm multiple times up to a total of 10 times. When Galen does layer his CE, his CE will become a darker shade. When Galen attacks with his multiple-layer reinforced arm, then depending on how many layers there are, the target of the attack will feel that many amount of impacts. The target will feel the impacts back to back not all at once. This technique could also be used to defend certain parts of the body, with multiple layers of CE reinforcement. Galen is not able to achieve a black flash while using this technique.

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2024.05.30 20:27 naptime-connoisseur Make it so knuckle tattoo

I know I saw someone share their make it so knuckle tattoos on here, but I have searched the sub, reddit in general, Pinterest, and google and I can’t find it. I know I saved it to show my partner but ofc it’s lost in the abyss that is my camera roll. If that was you can you share it again? Or maybe you’re someone who knows exactly where to find it or the exact right google phrase? Any help would be deeply appreciated!

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2024.05.30 12:32 ksarlathotep Titles being mistranslated for no damn reason

I've been wondering about this for some time. I get that translation is an ambiguous business, difficult choices have to be made to preserve nuance and meaning and all, but sometimes people will just straight up give up on the original title and come up with something else, and I do not understand why.
The House of the Spirits is called "愛と精霊の家" in Japanese, literally "The House of Spirits and Love". Why? Why would you just randomly fucking add that?
Norwegian Wood by Murakami is called "ノルウェイの森", "Norwegian Wood", in Japanese. And then in German they changed it to "Naokos Lächeln". "Naoko's Smile". Why. These are perfectly good words and they exist in German. Why would you do this.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is called "Män som hatar kvinnor" in Swedish, which means "Men who hate women". Why. What is the point. Why do this.
Feel free to add your own examples, but I'm mostly interested in reasoning. Maybe someone here works in translation or publishing and can shed some light on that? I just flat out don't understand why these changes are made, who makes those calls, who authorizes that. Clearly none of these examples are ambiguous or anything, this is not the vagaries of translation, people are just randomly changing titles.
ETA: I know that Stieg Larsson is Swedish! I realize I phrased this stupidly, but my point is that translating "Män som hatar kvinnor" as "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is arbitrary and weird and ridiculous.

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2024.05.30 11:27 SeroCloud Japanese > English, need help translating this phrase for a tattoo.

なんて夢みたい Friend gave me this to tattoo her arm, I asked her and she said her friend told her something about a dream. Wanted to confirm, don’t want to tattoo something obscene or something. Help is appreciated.

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2024.05.30 07:59 AwwSomeOpossum [English > Japanese] Looking for proverbs to express a certain sentiment

I have been trying to find words or phrases regarding mental health in Japanese, but all I can find are words for different conditions. I'm looking for positive words or phrases regarding battling and overcoming struggle and adversity, particularly as can be related to mental health.
I've found individual words, like 光 and 康福, that I believe are based around happiness, but my Japanese is very rudimentary, so I don't understand the deeper nuances.
I'd also be interested in any relevant short phrases or idioms. I like yojijukugo, but I don't know many of them. On a link from another post here, I found 雲外蒼天, which seemed to fit, but I'm not sure.
To help illustrate the kind of thing I'm looking for, English equivalents would be quotes like "You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, or "Nothing can dim the light that shines from within." - Maya Angelou.
(For context, yes, this is for tattoo ideas. I know all the reasons kanji tattoos are a bad idea, I've considered them. Here is the reason I would still like one: I have struggled with my mental health all my life, which has made it difficult for me to achieve many things that come easily for some. In the past few years, I've gone from struggling just to stay alive, to finally earning my degree, something I wasn't sure I'd ever accomplish. I've wanted to visit Japan for decades, so in honor of my graduation, my parents got me plane tickets. I am here now, something I never would have thought possible, because of how hard I've worked on my mental health. I want to get a tattoo in an inconspicuous place, to remind myself that happiness is possible through hard work. That's why I like the idea of a yojijukugo, something that says a lot in few words.) the copypasta, I posted this originally in LearnJapanese and was advised to post here.

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2024.05.30 05:33 MoonLovesNobody Lackadaisy crew + Mordecai as MJ songs

I had a strong Michael Jackson fan phase when I was around 11 years old and I’ve been listening to him a lot again, so I thought, why not assign MJ songs to my favourite anthropomorphic cats?
Warning you, this is going to be a fairly long post. Be ready:

Mitzi May:
1. Would sound like: You Rock My World. Nice beat, flirty lyrics and an overall charismatic song. No other MJ song's sound could project the personality of my favourite maneater (I wouldn't say this is explicit/entirely canon, but I like to see her that way).
2. Would have the lyrics of: Hollywood Tonight. The lyrics of Hollywood Tonight reminded me of the conversation she and Zib had in "Vestige". I can see her struggling to have a decent performance/place on the stage to survive, changing her name, her appearance... everything about her just to be appealing to whoever hired hepaid her. Sad story.
3. Reminds me of: Dirty Diana. Specifically in "Briar-patch".
Rocky Rickaby:
1. Would sound like: Just Good Friends. The instrumental is fun, and danceable, if you get what I mean. If the story was set in the late 80's, he would be jamming to that 24/7, I just know that.
2. Would have the lyrics of: Speed Demon. No explanation is needed, honestly.
3. Reminds me of: Rockin' Robin. That song is the audible representation of what I imagine Rocky would be like as a little boy. Fun, energetic, jumping and playing around.
Ivy Pepper:
1. Would sound like: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'. Fast-paced, bright, and fun. You know perfectly well Ivy would dance her little feet off with that song.
2. Would have the lyrics of: Get on the Floor. Just like Rocky, there is no explanation needed.
3. Reminds me of: Burn This Disco Out. I think you can already notice a pattern with this character.
Calvin McMurray:
1. Would sound like: I Just Can't Stop Loving You. It may contrast with his personality when he's got a gun in his hand, but his usually kind and shy demeanour makes this song perfect for him.
2. Would have the lyrics of: Love Never Felt So Good. I have a soft spot for him, just like the one I have for LNFSG. The song instantly came to my mind when I thought of him. He's such a sweet boy, please.
3. Reminds me of: Baby Be Mine. This was the song playing in Ivy's head when she saw him. That's it. You can't say no to that.
Viktor Vasko:
1. Would sound like: Give In to Me. You know how some people say that a modern version of Viktor would have a motorcycle and a bunch of tattoos? Yeah? Well, I agree, and this choice confirms it.
2. Would have the lyrics of: Scream. That guy is frustrated, let me tell you.
3. Reminds me of: Behind the Mask. For this one, I really can't explain the reason why. He just reminds me of that song and that's it; no canon scenes, no headcanons, no lyrics can explain why I associate Viktor with Behind The Mask. I just do and you will accept it.
Dorian Zibowski:
1. Would sound like: In The Closet. There's not a single thing in that song that you could classify as "pure", and that's exactly what I think of that man. He'll be having flings with his bandmates and all and then act like nothing happened during the comic (at least to the extent I have already read). That is a mischievous man we are talking about right now.
2. Would have the lyrics of: Billie Jean. It is partially because of the feeling I get from listening to that song, but I cannot deny I can see this man having at least one child he doesn't know of 😭.
3. Reminds me of: Chicago. Same thing I said for Billie Jean.
Mordecai Heller:
1. Would sound like: Dangerous. Of course, my favourite character was required to have my favourite instrumental. I love that piano in the back of Dangerous, the harmonies, everything about it. Even when it is not the most complex song in Michael's discography, it will remain as my favourite song of his for the rest of my life. Plus, that man is, indeed, dangerous (for anyone involved in his job and for my sanity).
2. Would have the lyrics of: Smooth Criminal. Maybe not the entire song, since I don't see him just being a criminal because he can, but certain phrases in the intro like "He left the bloodstains on the carpet" and "As he came into the window was the sound of a crescendo" reminded me of specific frames in the comic, like the ones in "Bookkeeper".
3. Reminds me of: Leave Me Alone. He's an introverted guy with a whole suitcase of trauma to unpack, and I also think he may be tired of doing what he does for a living. Exhausted, frustrated, stressed... everything Leave Me Alone portrays, to my interpretation. I was close to saying P.Y.T. just because I have a crazy cartoon crush on him, but that would be way too delusional and not accurate enough to what he is as a character.

And, well, that is pretty much it for this annoyingly long post. I hope you like it. Have a good day.

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2024.05.29 18:18 cat_two A very early draft on the magic system "Reccundi". A system based off desire, sin and ambition. If you have any ideas on how to improve this and make it more creative, let me know.

(Early guns exist like muskets, but it is believed true power comes from pride and guns grant no pride in combat, people rather use swords as they are a symbol and believed giver of pride, and those who use guns are shamed. Guns are often expensive as well as there are not many gunsmiths.) This is a modern fantasy world inhabited by humans in the year 1667.
Backstory/Context:
5000 year ago the God’s were all powerful except Roesa the Goddess of love, the granter of peace who was weak due to her ability to only love. Each God was a God of a specific element in life similiar to Greek God's; God of Luck, God of Life, God of the Ocean, etc. They all looked after a specific part of the Earth, shaping the Earth different physically and culturally depending on what the God was the God of. These God's lived in the atmosphere of Earth, hovering over their selected regions. They were good God's, kind, just and helpful, often shrinking down to the Earth to party with the Humans. They brought balance.
However their downfall was destructive, it is believed it started when a parasite snuck into the king of the God's, Zlamen (The God of Knowledge), brain via his ear during a party. This parasite travelled via communication, as Zlamen spoke to his fellow God's they all began to feel its symptoms. These symptoms were similar to rabies, the God's slowly became paranoid, wrathful and started to develop imposter syndrome. And so, they began to theorise. They began to believe if they consumed the Goddess of love, Roesa, they would regain their sanity, and so they forged a plan to lure Roesa to do just that. The plan worked and they lured Roesa into a secluded temple, the temple that housed the tree of love. They partied with Roesa, giving her poisonous drink which eventually caused her to sleep. After this, they consumed her, ripping and tearing every limb while the now poisoned blood dripped down the temple onto the Earth below, landing on the Earth but partically landing on the Balkan region, forever making it a place where love cannot exist. Unconditional benevolent love on Earth was destroyed and the tree of love shrivelled, the God’s plunged further into madness, now in grief of their actions. The God’s, so demented with grief and power, attacked each other, believing they were next to die, starting “θάνατος συντριβή” (Death Shattering) which caused each region of the world to go to war with each other.
As the war went on, an unknown stronger being came to remove the God’s power. Each God was imprisoned and locked into chambers in different universes one by one. However, the now poisoned blood of Roesa dripped down onto Earth and stained it, creating πρόλογος events which made sure anybody who was becoming perfect would attract negative events and also go mad with newfound power.
The unknown stronger being replanted the tree of love which stopped the world from collappsing and allowed good deeds to be done again, but he couldn't remove the stain of Roesa from the Earth. This unknown stronger being, lets call him Rob, is a mysterious figure, nobody knows if he even exists, this is just one of the many theories of the God's disappearances. Right now, it is believed to be in slumber. Some suggest it may awake, but nothing has happened yet.
Even though Death Shattering was a while ago, Human’s still use this as arguments for war.
Some also still pray to these God’s and beg for their return as they feel it gave them a purpose. Some people even started a religion to try to contact the God’s called “οι θεοί επαφές” (The God Contacters), which house Vigils, the last remaining thing that the God’s left.
Society has rebuilt, yet there are constant wars everywhere as the fight for power the God's once brought continues. Governments are destroyed as fast as they are made. Because of this, many people resort to local gangs to protect their small rural villages from invaders, often being led by a person with a Reccundi. 'Countries' are often just the naming of groups of people who live in a certain area who are only a country because they look different.
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Magic system: In this world there is a sin meter called krísi. As you commit more good deeds, you attract people who want to kill you but you also attract people who want to love you, but if you commit bad deeds, people become intimidated, which leads to less people wanting to kill you, but attracts stronger people who may want to kill you. This was created by Zlamen as a last-ditch effort with the last of his power so people would commit fewer good deeds and fight for him. When you commit more bad deeds it creates energy in your soul called “Misó”, this energy fuels your Malice and as the energy increases so does its power and capacity. It also fuels your ambition further, making you want to follow your deepest desires more. It switches its location between your weapon when it is unsheathed and your body when it is sheathed and can be concentrated into a specific spot onto a weapon to deal more damage. Your soul slowly dies as your Misó increase, making you slowly unable to stop your ambition. It is very hard to use this energy in attacks as if two blades with high Misó, or two people with high Misó, clash it creates a small powerful shockwave. This makes it so every attack must be precise as it still deals a ton of damage. But as you clash more, you get used to this small shockwave.
To get a magical ability, you must have to have had committed at least 95% of good deeds in your life. If you are like this and are about to die, a golden sweat drop will drip from your forehead, being granted from the blood of Roesa. This is called a πρόλογος event (Prologue event). The attacker will then be frozen in a state of paralysis and the user will gain the attackers weapon for life. The weapon will not leave the user and becomes encased within the users spine. It can be accessed by doing an unsheathing motion at the top of the users spine. This may seem like a blessing at first, but this means the Earth will never be peaceful and will always be in conflict no matter what due to humaninities natural ambition when given power.
This is a newer version of obtaining a Reccundi, the old method was a special fruit the God's would feed people that granted much stronger Malice's and agápi, but those fruits are now exinct as they were required a very specific creation process. Some of these users are still alive and fight over their regions as it also granted them a longer lifespan.
Rules:

The weapon will be moulded to relate to the user's personality. E.g a dagger will turn into a dagger with 3 blades for a person with deep down violentness.
The destruction of these blades will kill the user.
The weapon evolves as the user changes. If the user becomes more sinful then the weapon will become longer but if the person becomes more justful then the weapon will become a part of them, leading to their agápi form. A person, however, can get a short version of their agápi form by stabbing their right eye.
The weapon also changes to which would most fit their deep down personality and attacks, e.g you may start with a dagger, but it will slowly turn into a scythe.
The user’s right eye will get a specific pattern.
Veins are inside of your weapon; these veins contain the Misó to unleash magic and refil when sheathed
As Misó increases, your weapon will start to glow an aura the same colour as your eye.

If you have an ability, you are labelled as a “Reccundi”:
There are 3 types of Reccundi:

ενικός (Singular Reccundi) - Has normal abilities relating to the user’s deep down sinful desires. E.g if a person deep down wants to control a country into believing they are their God they are given a small piece of new knowledge of the universe on how to obtain that goal, for example a person who wants to take over a country will be given knowledge on how to create fire using their Misó to cause destruction. This unique form of your Reccundi's powers is called your "Malice". It will start out weak, however as a person delves into these desires, the malice becomes more powerful.
άφατος (Ineffable Reccundi) - A person who has the blood of a God inside them (a God has to be in your past family tree) will gain a small fraction of the God’s malice (their affilated power), they're a result of the "partying" the God's did. The person will also be guided in dreams by the God into question into doing their bidding which is usually to kill other άφατος as the God’s still hate each other. These people do not need a πρόλογος event, but rather are born with these powers instead. These people do not have a weapon, but rather their power is unleashed via selected sounds from their mouth, like a whistle. They are also born with a false Agápi, but instead of becoming one with their Agápi, they summon it instead to fight for them, still controlling it.
αίμα (Blood Reccundi) - When a person in your bloodline has died beforehand with a εξουσία, you will recieve their weapon and malice as welll as their skills learnt. These people do not have access to an Agápi, and so do not have a special eye pattern, but have a much stronger forge in which the past person in your bloodline takes over your body and mind.

How do I use this magic?:
To use your weapons magic, you must train it to unleash magic when you do a specific motion with it. You first need to enchant your voice.
To enchant your voice, you must have control over your weapon. To show control, all you need to do is win a duel against another human. This will grant you one non-physical token which when enabled by saying the name of your weapon, enchants your voice for 60s.
When your voice is enchanted, you are granted infinite knowledge, relating to your given Malice, on how you can use the Misó inside you to control your Malice. Then all you need to do is imagine it with your eyes closed the Misó coming out of your weapon, in a form relating to your Malice, when you do a specific motion and say a certain phrase, and boom. When you do that motion again while saying that phrase the Misó will come out the same way. You can learn one move per enchanted voice.
Ineffable Reccundi learn the same way but instead of doing a motion, they do a sound.
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Agápi, false and true:
The user's Malice will be shown slightly through their weapon, but the real power resides when they stab their right eye with said weapon, they will go into a short, false version of their agápi form which unlocks the user's imagination, also transforming them into a figure in which they are completely a being of their ambition. The God's created this so Human's would be more powerful on the battlefield. Another side effect of this is that you cannot leave the enemy's vision. However, after this short version is finished, the user will stumble for a minute then fall into a deep coma and will only awake after consuming the olive of a Greek olive tree, which were planted by the God's to aid in this. After consuming the olive, the user’s right eye will be repaired, and they will awake with no memory of what had happened. Doing this too many times may lead to blindless or dulling of powers. It is a lie created by the God's so those who have a Reccundi believe they must fight to achieve true power.
People think this is the true version of agápi, but it isn’t. It is a lie that most cannot truly comprehend over.
Your true version of your agápi is when you dismiss your deepest desires, overcome your ambition and become one with the blood of love, while also losing your weapon. This version of agápi unlocks your heart and mind, the user becomes invulnerable to harm and unable to give harm which also means they cannot speak as words can be interpellated differently. Because of this, most true agapi users are seen as strange people who lack the basic skills to communicate and due to krisi, it makes most people hate them. This means they are not common in society due to most of them leaving for greater peace. These people usually live humble lives by themselves. False Agápi rites:
When you gain an Agápi, you gain a unique ‘Rite’, This grants the user unique knowledge on how to use that imagination to their advantage. A person can only have one Rite, but you can learn how to utilize it better via consuming Vigils.
Forges:
As your Misó increases, your soul slowly dies. At this point you have fuelled your Misó so much your soul is crying for help. A forge is a tattoo that is slowly engraved onto your forearm as your Misó increases, it is the words of your soul begging for you to stop. When these words are spoken, it releases the Misó inside a person, a person can concentrate the energy into a large area or into a very small area and into any form or shape. The concentration is controlled via how fast the forge is spoken, the faster the larger the area and the slower the smaller the area. When the area is smaller, the damage is higher due to higher concentration and vice versa. It can do extra damage due to the clashing of Misó’s. If the concentration is low enough, it can even force an enemy out of their Agápi. Unlike apápi, you will not fall down after it is finished but you will not be able to use your weapon for a while, shorter for more sinful people, longer for less sinful people.
False Agápi and Forge mixing:
Mixing your Agápi and your forge will allow the user to control the area the forge is covering using their imagination. You do this by stabbing your eye as you are reading your Forge.
Τέλος (End Form):
The Τέλος, also known as the end form, is the mixing of a false Agápi, forge and an Ultimate Vigil. It traps the enemy in the users mind where user can control everything, including the enemy's imagination, Misó and knowledge. It starts at only 5 seconds, but consuming more Vigil can increase the time spent here by 5 seconds each Vigil.
The get an End Form, you need to have no soul, and you must have obtained an ultimate vigil.
Once you have done all this you need to stab your eye to activate your false Agápi, read the forge on your arm and stab your heart during a battle with the enemy. It will then activate, and you and the enemy will be transported into your dominion.
People are unable to die in this dominion, as that would remove them from your imagination. As you deal damage and come back into the normal world, the damage stays with the person who was attacked.
If you somehow activate your Τέλος during this, you are transported back to the world facing back to back with each other.
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Vigil:
Vigils are integral to gaining power in this universe. They are small blue circular fruits about the size of a raspberry and are believed to be what gave the God’s their power. But as the God’s fought over Earth, they planted them so Humans could gain a small amount of power to win their battles. They used to be common, but as time went on, they became scarcer. The God Contacters took them and housed them in temples as it was the last remaining thing the God’s left. They increase the flow of your Misó, making your more ambitious. When swallowed, they unlock your false Agápi.
There are 5 things you must do to get a Vigil:

Visit a holy temple of the old God’s, located in the Balkans. There is a Priest of the old God’s located inside.
Present him the head of a άφατος (ineffable reccundi)
Defeat the Priest (who is a strong Reccundi user) because he is angry you killed one of the God’s children. You may also have to kill other people at the service, who may be Reccundi themselves.
After he dies (he will be reborn the next century), his spirit will be forced to guide you to the Garden of blue, which is a small garden surrounded by an indestructible steel barrier, located in the back of the temple.
He will cut one off its vine and ask you who do you hate the most, he will then bless the fruit against their name, then hand it to you for you to eat.

Consuming 7 Vigils, having them blessed in one specific person's name.
Sacrificing a limb in a circle of the blood of Roesa which triggers you to go to one of the God’s prisons.
Defeat the God.
When the God dies it will sprout a tree, consume the singular fruit of the tree, the fruit was the God's power.
You have gained an Ultimate Vigil.

Ultimate Vigils are used to obtain your Τέλος (End form)

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2024.05.29 06:35 drunk-step-dad What does the Buddhist community think of sak yant? What about other tattoos/body mods of Buddhist symbols?

So I know some Buddhist look at getting a tattoo or a body mod of anything Buddhist related aw offensive. I was thinking of getting a tattoo/brand of Buddhist symbols but I was wondering exactly how many Buddhist will potentially get offended? I would definitely like to learn Buddhism/meditation/yoga from a teacher, but, one concern that popped up is that they may reject me as a student because of it.
The last question I have is do some Buddhists view sak yant as disrespectful?

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2024.05.28 22:16 Krubissi Are flag tattoos cringy?

I was thinking about getting a small tattoo of the Second Spanish Republic's flag, on my arm under my shoulder, like you would a patch, beneath the phrase: "sometimes antisocial, always antifascist".
I was wondering if it's considered cringe to get a flag tattoo, imo the ones that are, are those where they go too over the top with the flag or have the weird, ripped skin style (ykwim?).
I think a tattoo of just the regular flag, just the rectangular flag, is fine, but I wanted to get second opinions.

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2024.05.28 08:12 Throwaway_helpmd I (23M) slept with my long time friend (26F) that I have feelings for and she is ignoring me, what should I do now?

Hey to start this off English isn’t my first language and I am well aware of the age difference which is exactly 2.5yrs so its not that serious.
For some background. We started texting on instagram 3 yrs ago. She was with my uni classmate (25F) lets call her Anna at the gym (she also attended the same university but at different faculty) where we saw each other for the first time and then we run to each other few more times, after that she started following me on insta. She was in long term relationship back then and all we talked about was music. Since she is intelligent, beautiful and listens to heavy metal as I do, I was smitten and also loved that we have some common ground.
She is also tattoo artist and pretty good at that I must admit - and I am pretty heavily tattooed gymrat so I hope you get the picture. She aint as active as I am but she has many others hobbies and qualities that I adore. (She draw, paint, she is basically heavily artistic person and I can’t help but admire everything she do) but she goes to gym as well and work really hard but body is one of the last thing I see when I look at her to be honest, even though I never seen someone who would measure to her beauty.
Back then we texted occasionally, she flew to a different country for a 3 months and few weeks after that, she broken up with her then bf and moved out. We met few times at some uni event and at one hockey play between our university vs another one we were with Anna and her bf- he is coincidentally my best friend (I attended just because I knew she would be there and I also think that Anna tried to get us together) we talked for a bit but she didn’t pay much attention to me.
I was disappointed because I thought we had chemistry through the texts and I wanted to explore that a little bit but Anna later told me that she was freshly out of relationship (probably month or two I don’t remember) so she were distant.
The next day she texted me and apologized for her behavior which wasn’t bad or anything she was just distant.
So we agreed on a hike together. She aint as active but she managed to keep up with me - I was pretty surprised, we talked a lot and it was all just easy and fun. Then I invited her to one of the underground concert of one of the metal band we listens to and until then I adored her, I thought about her as one of my close friends even though we actively talked just for a half a year at that point.
But then I saw her at the pit she got a nosebleed because someone pushed her harder and she smiled widely and said that if it aint broken it doesn’t matter. That was the moment - half of her face was covered in blood and she smiled with excitement from the concert and I fell for her… hard. For the rest of the show I protected her with my own body I couldn’t help it.
We gradually spend more and more time together, after a month from the concert I tried to hint that I might have some feelings for her but she pushed it down with “you don’t know me well enough” or that “you will get over it in a few days” she laughed it off and then I learned that it was habit of hers since she turned down a lot of guys with those phrases but I decided to be president. She often joked that I am the hottest men she knows and my future gf is the luckiest (that ofc bothered me endlessly but also gave me hope since I knew she was attracted to me). After a few more moths of spending more and more time together she opened up to me and told me she has a bipolar disorder (she is treated and take medication, she is really responsible with all of that) and she doesn’t think anyone deserves to suffer her existence by being in relationship with her (I don’t have to say I would give everything to take that place)
After a whole year and a half of talkin I decided that she just need some more time and I will definitely be there when she is ready. She hates when someone randomly hugs her or touch her (unless she is tattooing) so she lets other be in her personal space or touch her if she truly feels safe and trust the other person. I think its one of the most adorable things and I love that she is constantly leaning against me and touches me on her own and I of course couldn’t help bur reciprocate.
Neither of us smoke, drink or anything like that but recently Anna celebrated her 25th birthday and we both made an exception. It was really fun night, I wasn’t that drunk that is probably because of my build and she seemed to be tipsy but conscious. We were talking for most of the night and everyone was joking about us getting a room - we weren’t touching or anything but it was obvious that I had a feelings for her - at least to everyone except for her.
She believed that I was over her since I stopped pushing. We drank some more to stay in the right state of mind and when we decided to head to the bed we found out most of the people were asleep or laying in the bed and the only place was fold-out couch, she said she didn’t mind so we laid down still talking about random stuff. We were alone in the room since it was a living room and everyone was upstairs so we didn’t need to shut it. We talked for a few minutes and then decided to get some rest, she automatically snuggled with me and my heartbeat was through the roof, I caressed her hair and it was all so intimate and intense I almost couldn’t breathe.
She kissed me and we ended up sleeping together. I am not sure if it was my long abstinence but I would swear it was the best I ever had. (I asked her several times if she really want to do it and she responded yes every time) I pulled her closer after that and felt asleep, happier than ever, thinking our relationship finally moved.
I woke up alone and Anna told me she - my girl had to leave early since she had some emergency. I felt anxiety all over my body and just from my reaction she asked me what is going on, but I didn’t want anyone to push her or ambush her with unwanted advices and questions. So i brushed her off.
She texted me that night that she needs time to process everything and to give her a time. It’s been a week and I don’t know what to do. We used to text daily and now every passing minute is like a torture, like I was waiting for some trial verdict. I miss her terribly and If I would’ve known it would be like that I wouldn’t touch her. I am lost and I have no one to talk to about it since most of our friends are literally mixed and I really do not want anyone we know into our business. But I really need an advice how to proceed in this situation or what to think about this whole mess. I am feeling absolutely terrible and exhausted in constant anxiety. Everything is so much easier with her by my side that I couldn’t imagine losing her.
TL;DR: I have a strong feeling for my friend for almost 2,5yrs but she is unavailable even though we are extremely close. We slept together for the first time over a week ago at our friends birthday party and she texted me she need time. But I am nervous about her decision and I would like to get some insight and advice what to do

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2024.05.28 07:40 Throwaway_helpmd I (23M) slept with my long time friend (26F) that I have feelings for and she is ignoring me, what should I do now?

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