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We Are The Ocean

Ursala Hudson (Tlingit/Filipino/German)

collar: merino wool, silk, steel cones, leather. ravenstail patterns, crochet, basketry twining technique. Woman as a Wave shawl: merino wool, silk, cedar bark. chilkat and ravenstail patterns, crochet, basketry twining technique. Tidal apron: merino wool, silk, leather, steel cones. chilkat and ravenstail patterns.

“We Are the Ocean is an ensemble comprised of a collar, apron (entitled Tidal), and shawl (entitled Woman as a Wave). The collar and bottom edge of the shawl are twined using a basketry technique to bring delicacy to the regalia, made specifically to emphasize the wearer’s feminine essence. In place of the sea otter fur that traditionally lines the top of Chilkat and Ravenstail weavings, the merino weft yarns were used to crochet the collar and shawl’s neck lines, bringing forward and incorporating a European craft practiced by both my maternal (Tlingit/Filipino) and paternal (German) grandmothers. The high neck of the collar gives tribute to the Western aesthetics that have forever influenced the Indigenous cultures of our lands; with grace, we embrace that which cannot be undone, and use our new form to be better. The apron’s pattern was studied and graphed from an old Tlingit cedar bark basket, and represents the tides of our lives, as our lessons continue to arise in a revolving cycle, yet made of new debris. The repetitive pattern of the shawl represents the infinite connectedness of our sisters, mothers, aunties, and daughters. Blue lines break up inverted rows, representing the “past,” “present,” and “future,” acknowledging these concepts as irrelevant constructs that fall away when we commune with the Divine. The entire ensemble is worn to evoke the innate spirit of the Woman as an ethereal deity, that resides within us all.”

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It's in the 90s here today and even with our blessed little air conditioner, I am melting a little bit. PX

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— Sunrise, by Louise Glück

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This sucks, I'm going to- (remembers suicide jokes worsen your mental health) go into the deep roads to complete my calling.

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NEW POST!

Hi, it’s me: the crazy person who made a 2+ hour-long video reviewing grocery stores!

Did you think I was done? Never! I’m the Saiyan warrior of personal finance writers. If a topic brings me to the brink of total annihilation, it only makes me more powerful. The positive response to that video was the senzu bean I needed to bounce back with even more cheap grocery shopping wisdom. To our new readers: welcome. To our new Patreon donors: thank you.

Many readers lamented that they live far away from the stores featured in my investigation. With them in mind, I challenged myself to come up with some really juicy, delicious advice that could apply to everyone who shops for food. And I think I’ve managed to do just that.

Today’s advice is universal. These are *cosmic truths* about grocery shopping. They will save you money on food, no matter what you buy or where you shop. If rising food prices are a source of stress in your life—as they are in mine!—I promise you’ll learn something helpful.

Cosmic Truths of Cheap Grocery Shopping: 12 Universal Rules to Save Money on Food, No Matter What You Buy or Where You Shop  

Video Version 🍋 Audio Version 🍋 Text Version

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Charging forward.

[ID: an illustration of a bison running to the right on a grassy field. There are blue mountains in the background, and a cloudy sky. End.]

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☆ - DANGER DAYS - ☆

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i like to imagine the act 1 kirkwall gang hanging out on those steps outside gamlen’s place for no reason. just sort of lounging and bickering

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Andrea Gibson 8/13/75 - 7/14/25 "I am more here than I ever was before. I am more here with you than I ever could have imagined." – Love Letter From the Afterlife

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Please do not let debt collectors play in your face.

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Hey dude. I noticed that you seem to be having a lot of symbolic association with the ouroboros icon and I just wanted to know if you were like. ok. or like, that you're experiencing time linearly and not stuck in an eternal loop of the same events.

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'coup,' e. mckim, the little magazine literary journal, fall-winter 1974-75.

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A lil compilation of ace pride artwork I’ve made over the past year! 💜

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BRAND YOUR GUARDIAN // The Black Armory / Izanagi's Burden / Le Monarque / Jötunn

@d2artevents's spring zine, Brand Your Guardian

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I'm in the midst of Too Many Obligations again, so I haven't been making it out for runs or to the gym like I was. Instead of being disappointed in myself, I am trying to add little strengthening excercises into my day when I have a couple minutes here and there. I don't know if it's making a difference, but it's something!

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I can do this all day!

thinking about Atton's ability to never get knocked out as long as a teammate is still up, no matter how beaten and broken he gets