Cloned Troublemakers [Blender/4K]
Kept seeing numerous takes on the Barbie mugshot meme, so I'd figured I'd take a stab at it myself!
(Let's be honest, these two would definitely stir up trouble together when not on duty!)
Chitimacha
Chitimacha is a Native American language of Louisiana that was spoken until the death of its last two native speakers, Ben (1934) & Delphine (1940), pictured here.
Thankfully, a linguist named Morris Swadesh (pictured) worked with Ben & Delphine to write down 120 Chitimacha stories and create a basic dictionary before they died.
Today, the Chitimacha tribe is revitalizing their language using those archival materials. They’ve created Rosetta Stone language learning software for Chitimacha, have daily language and culture classes in the tribal school, and have put up bilingual English-Chitimacha signs in many places.
Last week, I visited the Chitimacha reservation to run a workshop for the language teachers. We practiced many different pronunciation and grammar details, but also coined many new words! Here are a few we came up with:
- Neymank Waxta ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ (literally ‘people of the land’s day')
- gaspam ‘refrigerator’ (literally ‘thing that causes it to be cold’)
- pexpa patsi ‘volleyball’ = pexpa ‘cause to fly’ + patsi ‘ball’
- huuta qapx kudihn ‘kayak’ (literally ‘boat closed in on itself’)
Chitimacha has a unique spelling system:
- ⟨b, d, g, dz, j⟩ are ejective consonants /pʼ, tʼ, kʼ, t͡sʼ, t͡ʃʼ/
- ⟨q⟩ is a glottal stop /ʔ/
- ⟨x⟩ is the palato-alveolar fricative /ʃ/
You can read more about the Chitimacha language in my forthcoming book chapter, available here:
I would like to share with you all some absolutely raw advice my mom gave me about my anxiety today
googledocs you are getting awfully uppity for something that can’t differentiate between “its” and “it’s” correctly
oho and now you’re questioning my adverb usage? you? you?
you fucking dare?
you try to change ‘tears’ to ‘years’ for no reason but don’t catch ‘imporint’???
hey quick question gdocs
what the fuck
1. how the fuck did this post become so popular
2. everyone just commenting ‘QUERCHED’ is delightful
3. some people have suggested i use grammarly. this is letting the robots win and also would deprive me of the opportunity to complain about insignificant technical things instead of just wanting to scream over writing all the time
4. i use googledocs because i want access to my writing on multiple platforms and also because fuck microsoft
5. the difference between [its] and [it’s] is that [it’s] is always used as a shortened form of [it is] and [its] is used as the possessive of [it]. yes, this goes against the usual practice of just tacking on an [‘s] when you want to indicate ownership. yes, english is absolutely a trash language.
btw, gdoc’s most recent transgression:
noooope
LITERALLY THE EXACT OPPOSITE MEANING OF WHAT I WANT, GDOCS
i’m sorry what kind of AI FUCKERY is going on here that you are trying to ADD IN ADVERBS FOR ME that could ENTIRELY CHANGE THE TONE from a neutral ‘He’d been young’ to something that would put emphasis on just how young he was and how long ago it was you cannot just THROW EXTRA WORDS IN LIKE THAT
‘he’d been so young’ I’LL FUCKING KILL YOU
OH MY FUCKING GOD ARE YOU SERIOUS
me @ everyone else using googledocs:
YOU
The wavedancer and its hunting method. The upper eyes watch for flying predators above, while the lower pair detect prey near the water's surface. Once spotted, the forward canards allow a looping turn and dive, spearing into the water.
So many notes ppl confused by corn wielding Colima dog wait until you see the dancing figures…..blow your mind. Teach you true love
clawfootboy
humankind…what more can I say. I can only aspire to have such deep and rich a human connection with anyone in this life that will be as radiant as a ceramic figural pair of dancing xolos
lovingswamp
They’re also at the center of a roundabout
anielka-ela
Mexican here, fun fact! While we call them “Dancing dogs”, they’re a young pup and an old dog, and the older one is revealing wisdoms right on the pup’s ear.
You’ll recognize the older dog bc he’s got wrinkles!! It’s a wonderful scene!!
On this day, July 20th 1969, man first set foot on another world.
Lonely god of suffering in the ocean's depths. It chooses to brood alone far from other old gods. Altho it does still like tribute in exchange for ancient knowledge, from smaller races that dwell in the sea. The god is often sought by people cursed with immortality, as Yashikizia strong gut is capable of destroying even them, the lonely suffering ones.
My name is Jesse, I'm a disabled trans man, and I really need help to move away from my unsupportive family and a state that's becoming increasingly hostile. I have a place to go, I just need to get there by the end of the year.
If you can help, I would appreciate it more than I can say.
Hey guys.
This is my very good friend Jesse of many years, who is in a nasty position, and who we are hoping can move in with me as soon as possible. We've worked out a timeline and cost breakdown but due to his poor health and other complications, he frankly needs all the funding he can get.
We've worked out a timeline, budget and execution plan, all we need is the funds, and donating really will help save his life in a very material way.
Thank you all who can donate, or who can help boost this.
Baldurs gate 3 will have flumphs!!!
#Baldur's Gate 3#when the flumph came up in the livestream I gasped out loud#it's them!! it's the good little buddies!!#this game already has drop dead gorgeous myconids#... and then raise-the-dead-as-fungus-thralls myconids#and that's just the start of it#the creatures in this game are great#and it's not even actually out yet
My copy of @drchucktingle's book Camp Damascus has arrived! (The publishers were kind enough to send me an advanced copy when I mentioned that I had ordered a copy but time was not kind to me as it was Finish Good Omens and Wrap Things Up Before the Strike world, and I had no personal reading time. So I'm really looking forward to settling down to read it.)
let it be known that @neil-gaiman has been a true buckaroo from DAY ONE. always accepted my unique way and understood the sincerity of my trot and my art. thank you neil i appreciate you so much bud. i am humbled and honored by your support through the years. a buckaroo legend
cancel your plans we’re thinking about the pale blue dot voyager pic tonight
this image of earth from saturn rattles around in my skull at all hours of the day
For those who’ve never listened to Carl Sagan talking about the Pale Blue Dot, do check out the video. It’s worth the roughly three minutes, and it can be a useful tool for reframing the human experience and what we want to make of it.
hey @staff what the fresh fuck is this
wow i sure wonder 🤔🤔 what the new layouts supposed to look like 🤔🤔🤔🤔 its a mystery
Don’t forget y’all that there’s a much better way for us to let Tumblr know what we think about specific changes, rather than @ ing staff or wip, and it’s sending in a support ticket and choosing feedback!
Tumblr reverted some of the asinine app decisions they made after a concerted feedback effort! So make sure to use this form! It’s what it’s for, but it’s not well advertised!
s h a p e s
Ryan Sanderson (sedge wren) / Steeve R. Baker (ruffed grouse) / Davey Walters (least bittern)
Declutter Tumblr
The new layout it a whole mess. Thankfully Xkit can already help with a bunch of this! I'm sure it'll give more options soon.
Vanilla Tumblr: (I have marked in red what can be removed. The tabs can be set not to stick, so you will really only see them at the top of your dash. Empty box on the left for hidden notifications and shop sparkle, i just didn't have any. I'm EU so no Live for me).
Xkit Rewritten Tumblr:
The settings I use:
