#@soppa

[brokenrefraction]

furrify himawari.

i already furrified her once and drew her as a lamb but here's sopping wet cat hima for real now

[bedbellyandbeyond]

Soppa

(Story Post)

The next morning, Soppa woke up surprised to find that Asger was still with them, snuggled up in Tand's bed no less. He wasn't sure why the elf guard was there, but it was quite exciting, so he woke up his siblings to show them. Bita and Sten weren't so enthused but were quite entertained when Soppa climbed up on the bed to get a closer look.

Being the oldest sibling, he’d seen people come to use Tand’s bed before, but they never actually slept in it. Tand was very quick to shoo them out after they did whatever they did in his room, but here Asger was, prone and snoring in his soft pyjamas. The funniest thing to the kids was how he tied his hair up into a bun because it reminded them of a little forest creature that had found a home on his head. Tand had never tied their hair up and if it got too long, he would just cut it right off, so it was quite novel to them. Soppa hazarded a little squeeze of the bun to see if Asger could feel it.

It seemed he couldn't, which was a little disappointing. But his ears were also quite interesting. Tand insisted they were the same, but then why were Asger’s ears so short? Sure, they were pointier than other people they've met in this world, but still short like them. Soppa gave them a tug to see if they wouldn't pull out longer.

This managed to spook Asger awake. He startled, gasping and then jumped a little when he saw the kid sitting there. “Soppa! What...”

“Sorry.” Soppa retreated quickly, slinking off the side of the bed. The other kids giggled a little.

Asger suddenly remembered he was in bed with Tand and he blushed profusely. “This isn't what it looks like... I just slept over.”

Soppa nodded. “You make noises when you are asleep.”

Asger blinked. “I snore?”

Soppa nodded again silently.

“Ah, I'm sorry... I wasn't aware.” Asger rubbed his face. “Gods, what time is it...”

He looked for his phone and checked the time. “It's still early...”

“Hungry,” Bita chirped from bed.

“Of course, let me see if I can put something together...” Asger started getting out of bed but he paused as he noticed Soppa quickly go to the mini-fridge in the room and start going through it. Then, he seemed to change his mind and chose the box of cereal Asger had bought and just grabbed that to bring to his siblings. Bita and Sten held out their hands and he gave them each a handful.

Asger walked over and shook his head. “While it's fine to eat cereal like that, it's much better with milk.”

“Milk?” Sten asked.

“Yeah. Let me show you.” The room also had a small selection of dishes, so Asger grabbed a bowl and the milk from the fridge, before pouring himself a bowl of cereal. He sat with the kids and offered Bita a spoonful. “Try that.”

Soppa grabbed his wrist though and pulled the offering towards him before putting it in his mouth. Asger was a little taken aback, but then realised that Soppa always tried food first before giving them to his siblings. He gave the kid a chance to test it out.

After chewing a moment, Soppa nodded quickly. “Good.”

“Glad you like it.” Asger took another spoonful and this time had permission to feed the other kids. Bita and Sten both liked it as well so he gave Soppa his bowl and poured two more for them. They didn't know how to hold spoons properly yet, so they mostly just tried to drink it, or even fish the wet cereal out with their hands. Asger internally reminded himself to teach them to use cutlery later, but for now it was quite amusing watching them figure it out.

Soppa finished first so Asger took him to the bathroom to show him how to wash his face and hands. While they were there, Asger took a moment to speak to him separately. He dried his hands and looked at the kid through the mirror.

“You take good care of your siblings, hm?” Asger commented. “You make sure they eat well, I notice. And they follow you.”

“They are not big like me,” Soppa said.

“That’s true, but you're not so big yourself,” Asger pointed out. “Does your dad not do these things for you?”

Soppa tilted his head. “Sometimes... But sometimes he can't.”

“And why can't he?” Asger asked.

“Sometimes... He is getting food,” Soppa said. “And sometimes he is tired. He is very tired when another sibling is coming.”

“Ah, I see...” Asger understood. After all, being a single parent to three kids is no easy feat, and having no extra help left Soppa in position to take on extra responsibilities, despite his young age.

“Would it be cool if I helped you with taking care of your siblings?” Asger asked.

Soppa nodded. “Yeah.”

“Anything you don't like, you can tell me,” Asger said.

Soppa nodded again.

Asger then noticed the tag sticking out the front of Soppa's shirt. “Can I show you the trick I know for getting your shirt on to the front?”

“Front?” Soppa asked, looking down.

Asger chuckled. “Yes. The clothes you wore in the dark realm didn't really have a front or back, did they?”

Soppa shook his head. “Tand made them all the same.”

“Tand made your clothes?” Asger asked.

“Yeah. From the trees. With a big, um... This big thing in his room. He used the um, slidy thing... With the lines.”

“Lines? What, like strings or thread? A loom?” Asger blinked a few times. “Well, that's rather impressive. I imagine that type of work takes a long time.”

Soppa shrugged. “I guess so.”

“Well, he doesn't have to do that anymore.” Asger raised his hands. “Lift your arms.”

Soppa did as told and Asger removed his shirt.

“So the trick is, you see this tag?” Asger said, showing the manufacturer’s tag. Soppa nodded. “If you turn the shirt inside out and just focus on getting your head through the neck hole, just remember to have the tag facing forward, away from you. You understand?”

Soppa only nodded again.

Asger handed him back the shirt and took his own off to demonstrate. Since he was in a button up however, he just undid the top two buttons to open the neckline and then started to pull it back on like a t-shirt. “I'll show you. See? Inside out, tag away, and I stick my head through the hole, flip it all down... And there.”

Soppa was nodding before but his eyes lit up, seeming to really understand now. He held the shirt in front of him with the tag away, and got his head in, but once he flipped the shirt down on himself, his arms got a little lost inside and he got stuck.

“Almost got it! Relax your arms.” Asger helped pull his little arms through. “There. Perfect.”

Soppa looked at himself in the mirror, now seeing the white animal printed on the front. He looked at Asger. “What's that?”

“The graphic?” Asger smiled. “That's Miffy. She's a rabbit.”

“Rabbit?”

“Yeah, they're very cute little animals. I got the shirts because they kinda reminded me of you kids, with the ears,” Asger said.

“Rabbit...” Soppa repeated, pulling his shirt out taut.

Asger patted his shoulder. “I'll show you a real bunny one day.”

“Bunny?”

“Ah, it's like a cuter term for rabbit.”

“Oh.”

“Let's go back to your siblings, okay? Come on.”

Just as they came out of the bathroom though, there was a musical knock on the door.

“Hey, anyone up?” Korsy called in.

Asger quickly went to get it and opened the door. “Brother. God morgon.”

“Yeah, bro. Start packing,” Korsy said. “We're out of here at noon.”

“What? So soon?” Asger said. “I thought you had another month and a half here.”

“I do, but APID Euro needs the rooms, so we're gonna take you folks across today,” Korsy said. “Sorry, man.”

“No, it's fine!” Asger looked back to see Tand starting to stir. “I'll get everyone ready.”

Korsy then took a moment to notice Asger wasn't in his own room and was standing in his pyjamas. A grin spread across his face.

Asger just realised what it looked like. “Korsy, listen, nothing happened. I just slept over.”

“Uh huh.”

“I wouldn't do anything.”

“No, of course not. There's kids in the room.”

“Right. We were just watching a film last night, and I fell asleep.”

“Uh huh. And you brought your pyjamas over for a movie?”

“I—They're comfortable!”

“Mmhm. I bet you kissed.”

Asger was at a loss for words and just stood there flustered.

Korsy patted his cheek. “Get packed, lover boy. I'll be back at 11.”

Asger sighed. “Alright. See you later.”

“Bye bye!”

[malixse]

(via När ett litet projekt blir något mycket större - Malix.se)

[minmildasoppa]

Låt allt börja och sen sluta på något vis

Fredagen den 20 september har Min milda tröst – som alltså uppstår under några kvällar under denna höst - bjudit hit en musikant som undertecknad velat höra i levandes livet sedan jag först råkade hans musik. Johan Lundberg härstammar från Umeå. Utbildar sig i komposition på musikhögskolan – i elektroakustisk musik. Jag vet inte om Johan kallar gitarren sitt första instrument, men den har varit i förstarummet i många av de kompositioner jag har haft chansen att lyssna till via sociala kanaler. Tillsammans olika effekter och modularsyntar lyckas han drömma fram en mjuk, suggestiv musik tillsynes obesvärat. Som om Johan kopplat en direktkanal från det innersta ut i etern. Vad han väljer att göra när han boar in sig i Min milda tröst-rummet, det får du se när du är på plats. Här nedan kan du se och lyssna från Johans sida:

Titta också här:

https://www.instagram.com/johanlundberg/

Lika bra att klargöra att L. T. Fisk kommer att sjunga några sånger innan huvudnumret. Just nu pågår exceptionell skrivkramp, och i bästa fall släpper den. Låt allt börja och sen sluta på något vis: så lyder arbetsmetoden. Oavsett hur det går, sjungs något från kommande skiva, under produktion, samt något från det som finns publicerat i olika format historiskt.

Hjärtans välkommen till denna kväll på Allégatan 51 och Min milda tröst. Det finns en gräns på hur många som kan vara på plats. Vi sätter denna gräns till 35 mänskor. Som vanligt bjuds det på munksoppa och bröd. Köp gärna druvsaft på plats, det kommer att finnas. Kostar verkligen inte som på restauranger på Malmös gator och torg, snarare 90-100 kronor billigare per glas. Anmälning sker till johana1972@hotmail.com – skriv hur många som ämnar att komma, så för jag bok.

[matbiten]

Rostad het pumpasoppa

Mustig och vacker soppa med sting av chili. När pumpan och löken rostas får de en djupare och kraftigare smak.

Ingredienser: ca 1 kg Butternutpumpa 1 st Gul lök 2 st Vitlöksklyftor 2 msk Smör 1 tsk Salt 5 dl Vatten 2 msk Grönsaksfond 2 dl Creme fraiche (ta gärna paprika/Chili) Citronsagt

Toppa gärna med Gräddfil och något av Bacon, Halloumi, svarta bönor eller pumpakärnor

Gör så här:

Sätt ugnen på 225°.

Halvera pumpan och skrapa ur pumpakärnorna. Skala och skär pumpan i ca 2 cm stora bitar.

Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök. Lägg allt på en plåt med bakplåtspapper. Smält smör och ringla över. Strö över hälften av saltet.

Rosta i mitten av ugnen ca 20 min tills pumpan är mjuk. Häll över allt i en stor kastrull. Tillsätt vatten, fond och crème fraiche.

Koka upp och mixa slätt. Tillsätt resten av saltet och citronsaften. Späd ev soppan med vatten om den blir för tjock.

Toppa soppan med tillbehör och en klick gräddfil. Servera med bröd.

källa: Arla

[lord-christer-gustafsson]

Spara och laga detta 🔽 Broccolisoppa och toast med mozzarella 🍵🥪 En krämig soppa att trolla bort vinterkylan! Kombinationen av värmande soppa och ostig toast gör varje tugga till en smakrik upplevelse. 🌿🧀 Det går dessutom att göra soppan extremt plånboksvänlig 🙏 🛒 Ingredienser 500 g broccoli, i buketter 1/2 purjolök, i bitar 4 st potatisar, i bitar 1 st morot, i bitar 1 dl vitt torrt vin Ca 7 dl vatten 2 buljongtärningar 2 dl grädde 1 tsk chiliblandning med rostad vitlök 2 msk umamifond Olivolja Salt & peppar Bröd (levain) Riven mozzarella Rostad lök Basilikaolja Gräslök 🔪 Tillagning Fräs grönsakerna och chiliblandningen i olivolja på medelvärme tills de mjuknar ⏲ Gå i med vinet och låt det koka in i grönsakerna ⏲ Tillsätt vatten så det precis täcker samt umamifond och smula ned buljongen ⏲ Låt soppan få sjuda i ~25 minuter ⏲ Mixa soppan slät och häll tillbaka i grytan/kastrullen ⏲ Tillsätt grädde och låt koka upp ⏲ Smaka av med salt och peppar ⏲ Skär några skivor bröd och pensla med smör eller olja ⏲ Lägg mozzarella mellan så det blir en toast och även lite ovanpå ⏲ Kör toasten i airfryer på 195 grader till osten smält och fått lite färg ⏲ Finhacka eller klipp lite gräslök över toasten 🛎 Servera soppan med lite basilikaolja, rostad lök och mozzarellatoasts 🍽🍴 Om du uppskattar mina inlägg skulle jag bli jätteglad om du; Följer 👉 @the.real.cg.lagar.mat ✨ Gillar 👍 Sparar recept 🍝 Kommenterar 💬 Delar inlägg 🤩 Lägger till @the.real.cg.lagar.mat som favorit 🌟 #recept #broccolisoppa #soppa #broccoli #toast #billigmat #middag #middagstips #middagsinspiration #vegetariskt #matinspiration #mozzarella #matbild #matinspo #matlagning #matblogg #hemlagat #lättlagat @fredchill.ax @audgeirrknives @extremefoodswe @marinetaste @cosoricooks @cosorisverige @dahlsbageri @cacco.se @abergssalsa

[honestlyvan]

ALAN WAKE 2 ANNOTATED: WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT WEIRD FINNISH GUY SAYING

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Preamble: What is this?

There’s a lot of Finnish shit in Alan Wake 2. I speak Finnish. I’m really annoyed about how wrong about some of the things that are in Finnish in the game people actually are. @drdarling is an Ahti fan. We’re mutually annoyed about how wrong about Ahti people are, because in general the trend is people thinking Ahti is spooky and mysterious because they don’t know what he’s saying, rather than thinking he’s spooky and mysterious because of the things he’s saying.

So Autumn went through the entire game, transcribing Ahti’s dialogue, and I went through the transcript, translating everything untranslated in the game, and providing cultural context for the rest of it (with some saves from @saikkunen, @rhpurasu-blog, and my mum), because truly this dude is not nearly as cryptic as people make him out to be, and is actually twice as weird as people think he is as a result.

Disclaimer: Finnish is very regional, and even with people from all over pitching in, some of the shit Ahti says might still be idioms we’re not familiar with. If you’re a Finnish person reading this going “HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS”, trust me that I had many moments like that while putting this together, and please leave a comment so I can add your insight :D

This post is going to go through all of Initiation, followed by all of Return. There's unmarked spoilers past the cut -- enter at your own risk.

INITIATION 1: LATE NIGHT

First meeting with Ahti as Alan:

Ah, (no niin) there you are, Tom. Not so much evil that not a bit of good as well. Not one without the other. Good to see you.

“No niin” -- utterance, roughly the same as “alright” or “now then”. “No” is a common filler word like “well.”

“Not so much evil that not a bit of good as well.” – “ei niin paljon pahaa ettei jotain hyvääkin”, a common Finnish turn of phrase. Broadly has the same meaning as “silver linings.”

Alan asks Ahti to point him towards the exit:

(No totta helvetissä.) Of course, Tom. The work will instruct its maker. I was gonna get something from the basement for you, but you can get it yourself now. The more cooks the worse the soup.

“No totta helvetissä” – “(in Hell), of course”, a variation on the phrase “totta kai”, meaning “certainly” or “of course”

“The work will instructs its maker” – “työ tekijäänsä opettaa”, common proverb. “You learn things by doing them.”

“The more cooks the worse the soup” – “mitä useampi kokki, sitä huonompi soppa”, common proverb, same as “too many cooks spoils the broth”

Alan asks Ahti what Ahti wants him to get from the basement and clarifies that his name is Alan, not Tom:

(No joo, mutta katopa kun) a man’s a man but a man with a tool makes two, Tom. (Eikö niin?) And a man with a tool can build his own exit. It’s in a shoebox in the basement where you left it. Safe as in the Lord’s purse. Here’s the key.

“No joo, mutta katopa kun” – “see, here’s the thing (with that) is”

“a man’s a man but a man with a tool makes two” – this may be an obscure saying, my whole gaggle of Finnish friends were equally stumped by it. Entirely possible it’s just those little shits from Espoo fucking with us, entirely possible that it’s a variation on a saying that we’re just not picking up on.

“Eikö niin?” – “isn’t it so?”/”Right?” a filler phrase. (It is very common for people to say this right after saying something that makes no fucking sense.)

“Safe as in the Lord’s purse.” – idiomatic, comes from the Bible (1 Samuel 25:29)

Alan asks Ahti if they have met before:

You remember Ahti. The janitor. You can’t be lost if you don’t worry about where you are headed. So don’t worry Tom, the sun will shine even into a heap of twigs. Just remember to turn on the lights. It won’t take long when you get to work.

“You remember Ahti. The janitor.” – the intonation of this line implies to me that in Finnish he’d be using emphatic -han/-hän for it

“You can’t be lost if you don’t worry about where you are headed.” – may be an obscure saying, none of us recognised it.

“the sun will shine even into a heap of twigs” – “paistaa se päivä risukasaankin”, everyone has their little successes, “every dog has its day”

“It won’t take long when you get to work” – “ei mene kauaa kunhan pääsee alkuun”, “as long as you get started it won’t take long (for the matter to resolve)”

Alan asks Ahti if he knows a way to escape The Dark Place:

He who moans about his troubles, is the prisoner of his troubles. It’s not easy to get out. But don’t you worry, Tom, the home is still there, where the heart is. I often think about it when I mop the floor and look into the puddle. Water is the memory of the world. Water finds its way.

“He who moans about his troubles, is the prisoner of his troubles.“ – “Joka murheistaan valittaa, on murheidensa vanki”, common proverb. Finnish people love telling other people to stop complaining.

INITIATION 4: WE SING

After the musical sequence, when you walk past Ahti in the studio:

My Swedish brothers, (perkele). (Ai että nyt on kyllä joo). (Lattoi pojat jenkkakoneet soimaan, saatana).

“Perkele” – “(by) the Devil”, one of the most common Finnish swear words.

“Ai että nyt on kyllä joo” – Untranslatable, can be approximated as “now we’re talking”, “that’s more like it”, or “a hell of a thing”. I love this phrase because it means fuck-all even in Finnish, and conveys a sense of deep appreciation regardless.

“Lattoi pojat jenkkakoneet soimaan, saatana” – literally “Those boys really made the jenkka machine ring, (by) Satan.” “Jenkkakone” refers to the band, playing a song for people to dance “jenkka”, a fast-paced folk dance to. (Addition from @sluiba: jenkkakone is a colloquial term for a jukebox, nowadays more commonly used to refer to audio equipment more broadly e.g. speakers; so he's basically saying, "those boys really turned it up to eleven".)

INITIATION 7: MASKS

When Alan runs into the janitor’s closet:

Hurry, Tom! Here is the light at the end of the tunnel. (Jumalauta), that held you close, Tom. (Ei muuta kun) onwards, said the granny in the snow. When the panic is biggest, the help is also near.

“Jumalauta” – “god help us/you”, a common swear word

“that held you close” – “otti läheltä”, meaning about the same as “a close call”. A more literal translation would be “that took close”.

“Ei muuta kun” – “nothing else to do about it, but”

“onwards, said the granny in the snow.” – “eteenpäin, sanoi mummo lumessa”, a common turn of phrase, an motivational expression of perseverance and sisu

“When the panic is biggest, the help is also near” – “kun hätä on suurin, on apukin lähellä”, a common turn of phrase, broadly means the same thing as “there is light at the end of the tunnel”, can be thought of as a more optimistic companion to “things will get worse before they get better”

(I like this block of dialogue a lot because it demonstrates that a lot of Ahti’s Finnish is just filler words and a tonal component to what he is actually saying.)

Alan mentions that Door didn’t seem happy to see him this time:

Fearing the master is the root of wisdom. But don’t let the game get you down. He is playing his role. Maybe put him in your films, Tom, like you have put me. (Perkele! Sehän olisikin).

“Fearing the master is the root of wisdom.” – “herran pelko on viisauden alku”, the fear of the lord (or rather, The Lord) is the beginning of wisdom. It’s an interesting choice to omit the reference to the Christian god, because it’s preserved in other phrases.

“Perkele! Sehän olisikin” – “(by) the Devil! Wouldn’t that be something.”

Alan asks what films Ahti is talking about:

I’m a fan of your masterworks. There is “Tom the Poet”, my favorite. And “Yötön Yö” is the most famous one, of course. And is it true what I hear, that it’s coming back to cinemas soon? Is there a bottom to this rumor?

“Is there a bottom to this rumor?” – “olla pohjaa”, to have a bottom, means “to have a factual basis”.

Alan says he needs to get back to his apartment, asks if Ahti can help:

Well-planned is half-done. You asked me to make sure you won’t forget the… (mikä se valokuva oli) light pictures, the photos that your artist wife took. They are waiting in the shoebox in the basement. What you leave behind, you find in front of you.

“Well-planned is half-done” – “hyvin suunniteltu on puoliksi tehty”, a common turn of phrase. What it says on the tin.

“mikä se valokuva oli” – “what was the word for ‘valokuva’ again”, a relatable bilingual moment. The Finnish word for photograph is literally just a compound word that directly translates to “light picture”.

“What you leave behind, you find in front of you.” – “minkä taakseen jättää, sen edestään löytää”, what goes around comes around.

He also has incidental dialogue, if you hang around after the conversation

I am looking forward to seeing “Yötön Yö” in the cinema, but first I work. And the work won’t end even when you do it (perkele). (No ei siinä), one potato at a time. Just remember, Tom - the brave will eat the pea soup.

“No ei siinä” – “well, nothing else to it”

“the work won’t end even when you do it” – “ei työ tekemällä lopu”, common proverb, warning against rushing and working too hard (because you won’t run out of work through hard work)

“one potato at a time” – “yksi peruna kerrallaan”. This one is so funny to me because he could have just said “one thing at a time”, since that phrase translates literally, and instead he says this just so sound slightly more Finnish.

“the brave will eat the pea soup” – “rohkea rokan syö”, a common proverb, used the same way as “fortune favours the bold”

RETURN 5: OLD GODS

At Valhalla Nursing Home, after Rose tells Ahti that he doesn’t need to clean, this is his home, and threatens to take his mop away even though she knows he would just find it again:

(Kyllä, kyllä mutta) once after being told no. Why rest, when you are born to work. (Eikö niin?)

“Kyllä, kyllä mutta” – “yeah, yeah, but”, exactly as “yeah yeah whatever” as you’d think it is.

“once after being told no.” – “kerta kiellon päälle”, a common idiom, to do something one last time before stopping for good. “One for the road”

“Why rest, when you are born to work” – possibly an obscure saying, the version I grew up with is “why rest when you are born to work hard (like a farmhand)”.

Rose tells Ahti to go pick a song from the jukebox, as a treat:

Yes box, holiday. Just thinking about it makes my dance foot waggle. (Kyllä näin on).

“Yes box, holiday” – This is a reference to Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, a Finnish sketch comedian from the Eighties. “Jees” is a loanword from the English “yes”, meaning “good, decent, alright”. The original append was far more vulgar, translating more properly to “yes box, dick face”

“makes my dance foot waggle” – “tanssijalka vipattamaan”, a common turn of phrase, means “makes you want to dance/makes you start dancing” depending on the context.

“Kyllä näin on.” – “That’s the way it is”, common filler phrase.

Saga introduces herself:

(No eipä siinä). Name won’t make the man worse, even a Swedish name. I’m Ahti.

“No eipä siinä” – filler phrase, same as “No ei siinä”

“Name won’t make the man worse” – “ei nimi miestä pahenna”, a common proverb, similar in meaning as “don’t judge a book by its cover”

Saga asks if there’s anything good on the jukebox:

We try to do good, but only prime comes out. Music from my Swedish brothers, Old Gods of Asgard. My pals, the (perkeleen) vikings, (perkele).

“We try to do good, but only prime comes out.” – “Hyvää koitetaan tehä mut priimaa tuloo”. This is a very specifically Bothnian turn of phrase, he’s just bragging about the Old Gods making good music.

“(perkeleen) vikings” – “Perkele” being used as an adjective for emphasis.

Saga asks where to find the Andersons:

You can never know where. Only a seaman can know that, but even the seaman can’t know everything.

“Only a seaman can know that” – this is also an honest to god pop culture reference, to a song called “Vain merimies voi tietää” (“Only the sailor knows”) by Tapio Rautavaara.

Saga asks if Ahti was in the band:

(Minäkö?) No no. (Perkele, saatana, en ollu en). Not so much sweet that it fills the whole stomach. But we have shared a stage or two.

“Minäkö? Perkele, saatana, en ollu en.” – “Me? (Perkele, saatana), absolutely not.” “Me” in the interrogative has a slightly dismissive/diminutive vibe in Finnish.

“Not so much sweet that it fills the whole stomach.” – “ei makiaa mahan täydeltä”, a classic turn of phrase about not overindulging.

Ahti’s incidental dialogue, hanging out by the jukebox as Saga:

Rain is coming down like from the ass of Esteri. (Vaikka vettähän ne kyllä lupasikin, että…)

“Rain is coming down like from the ass of Esteri” – “vettä tulee kuin Esterin perseestä”, same as “raining cats and dogs”

“Vaikka vettähän ne kyllä lupasikin, että…” – “Although (they, the weather forecast) did promise it would rain, so…”

Rushing is not good for you and hurry is not an honor. (Lietkö olet tämmöistä kuullut.)

“Rushing is not good for you and hurry is not an honor” – “ei ole hoppu hyväksi eikä kiire kunniaksi”, a very common idiom. What it says on the tin.

“Lietkö olet tämmöistä kuullut” – “I wonder if you’ve heard (of) such a thing”, he’s just making fun of Saga for being “hasty.”

(Joo näinhän se menee, että…) the lazy man gets sweaty when he eats and gets chilly when he works. (Se oli kyllä hyvin sanottu.) The song revives the soul.

“Joo näinhän se menee, että” – a filler phrase, similar meaning as saying “as they say”.

“the lazy man gets sweaty when he eats and gets chilly when he works” – “hiki laiskan syödessä, vilu työtä tehdessä”, a common proverb excoriating people for laziness.

“Se oli kyllä hyvin sanottu” – “That was well said”. This whole exchange comes across as Ahti trying to impart some words of wisdom to Saga.

After the power goes out, Ahti has dialogue upstairs:

No use crying in the dark place. What has been, has gone. But trouble doesn’t look like this! You can go to the basement and check the generator. But look out - you can never know in which tree the devil sits.

“No use crying in the dark place.” – This is most likely a deliberate play on words from Ahti. The relevant Finnish proverb is “ei auta itku markkinoilla” (there’s no use crying at the marketplace) which means it’s pointless to waste time feeling sorry for yourself.

“What has been, has gone.” – “ollutta ja mennyttä”, usually this phrase is used the same way as “water under the bridge”

“But trouble doesn’t look like this!” – “ei hätä ole tämän näköinen”, common turn of phrase communicating that the situation is not as bad as it seems.

“you can never know in which tree the devil sits.” – “ei sitä koskaan tiedä missä puussa piru istuu”, common proverb. The word used for devil, “piru”, refers to a folk devil or an evil spirit rather than a capital-letter Devil the way “Saatana” and “Perkele” do.

Ahti jumpscare at the Spiral door:

Getting in is forbidden, for your own safety. Time is long for those who wait. But in the end, stand the thanks.

“Time is long for those who wait” – “odottavan aika on pitkä”, common turn of phrase. Same meaning as “time is slow for those who wait”.

“in the end, stand the thanks.” – “lopussa kiitos seisoo”, common turn of phrase. Similar meaning as “good things come to those who wait.” The word for “thanks” can also be used to mean “reward”.

Saga asks Ahti is he knows anything about the Cult of the Tree:

Yes, yes! He who reaches for a spruce tree will stumble into a juniper. Blum was one of them. He has kicked empty. I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. But I like his shoes.

“He who reaches for a spruce tree will stumble into a juniper.” – “joka kuuseen kurkottaa se katajaan kapsahtaa”, a common proverb about (edited by suggestion from Sluiba again) the dangers of excessive ambition and greed.

“He has kicked empty.” – “potkaissut tyhjää”, common idiom, "kicked the bucket"

Saga asks Ahti how he knows Blum was in the Cult:

A fox never runs out of tricks. Tease a crazy man and he will show his ways. Blum liked to talk.

“A fox never runs out of tricks “ – “ei ketulta keinot lopu”, proverb. Foxes are traditionally tricksters in Finnish folklore.

“Tease a crazy man and he will show his ways “ – “härnää hullua, saat tapansa tietää”, proverb. In essence, “fuck around and find out.”

Saga asks Ahti if he knows where Anger’s Remorse is, after finding the empty record sleeve:

The matter is not my business, (mutta niin, sanotaanko vaikka, että) but she who steals a needle, steals a nail. Wonders of the modern world - music captured on vinyl, on tape. What will they come up with next? (Mitähän ne vielä keksii) I’m a man of the old union.

“mutta niin, sanotaanko vaikka, että” – “but, yeah, let’s just say”

“but she who steals a needle, steals a nail.” – “Joka varastaa neulan, varastaa naulan”, an old proverb. I’d like to note that Finnish does not have gendered pronouns, so Ahti is deliberately giving a hint here. (Addition from @sluiba: "[the proverb] suggests that someone unscrupulous enough to steal small things will likely also steal something bigger.")

“Mitähän ne vielä keksii” – “what (else) are they going to come up with”

“I’m a man of the old union.” – “Vanhan liiton mies”, a biblical reference to the covenant in the Old Testament. He’s basically calling himself older than Christ. The phrase itself is used to mean "old-fashioned" in a positive sense.

Weird idle dialogue in Ahti’s room after this:

There are pieces of george on the floor everywhere. The black stuff. Shitty thing. Very bad. I need to clean it all away. (Perkele, kun sotketaan joka paikka)!

“pieces of george” – very sneaky, he’s saying it look like someone threw up (yrjötä, the name “Yrjö” being a Finnish form of George) on the floor.

“Perkele, kun sotketaan joka paikka” – “(Perkele), what a mess they’ve made of everything!”

(Kulkaapa nyt, mikä…) (Mitäs, mikä paikka tämä on?) (Voi helvetti soikoon). Where am I? (Tämä ei ole minun koti). This is not my home. (Minä haluan…) I want to go home now. What is this place? (Ei saatana. Ei saatana!) How did I get here? I’m lost… lost at sea. No lighthouse anywhere, and a storm is coming. (Voi jumalauta).

“Kulkaapa nyt, mikä… Mitäs, mikä paikka tämä on?” – “listen here, what… Where, what is this place?”

“Voi helvetti soikoon” – cursing, literally translates to “oh, how Hell rings (like a bell)”

“Tämä ei ole minun koti. Minä haluan…” – “This is not my home. I want…”

RETURN 8: DEERFEST

Alan goes to the Spiral Door in the Dark Place and sees Ahti there:

We loop around, and come together, Tom. I have put everything ready for the visitors. I’ll come to wash the floor of your room next. All you need is water and Vileda. Water is the oldest balm. Water finds its way. What water brings, it takes away. It can be clean or dirty, it can give life or drown it.

“We loop around, and come together” – “ympäri käydään, yhteen tullaan”, a common turn of phrase. “What goes around comes around.”

“All you need is water and Vileda.” – Vileda is a popular cleaning supplies brand. He’s quoting an advertisement.

“Water is the oldest balm.” – “vesi vanhin voitehista”, from Kalevala. What it says on the tin.

Alan asks if Ahti can help him find his way one last time:

Now there’s a devil in the fish trap. Don’t be spooked by it so that shit won’t start beating your underpants. Okay, I’ll get the door open for you, Tom. There you go. The matter is a steak. Now comes the end of the rhyme.”

“there’s a devil in the fish trap” – “olla piru merrassa”, an idiom. It means that there’s unfortunate consequences for something you did, similar to “a devil to pay”

“Don’t be spooked by it so that shit won’t start beating your underpants” – “älä säiky ettei lyö paskat housuihin”, would be more properly translated as “so that shit doesn’t drop hard into your pants”. Means the same thing as it does in English.

“The matter is a steak.” – “asia on pihvi”, idiom meaning that something has been exhaustively dealt with, the way you make steak out of a cow.

“Now comes the end of the rhyme” – “tuli lorun loppu”, idiom with a similar meaning and implication as “end of the line”, the expected end of the current circumstances.

And that’s a wrap! If there’s interest, and if I can get an assist from Autumn again, I might go back to Control and do the same thing for Ahti there. The point is to do justice to our collective weird uncle from the Remedy Connected Universe. Hope you had fun and learned something new :D

[hoodieseasoned]

doodledidoo

a borzoi doc for you

a doc design i don't think i like very much

I'm unloading all my little sketches from the past month unto you

some of my au designs, gem, ren and grian (they're all supposed to be around teen age and human in it so that's why the lack of beard in ren's case and any hybrid features lol)

a cleo doodle ? another gem and then soup group (or soppa kopla as I've taken to calling them in finnish lol), there's a failed zed sketch also so that's why the awful crop

[fanaticsnail]

Australian Luffy

What if Luffy was Australian?

And so, here he is. Monkey D "Loz" Luffy.

TW: bad Photoshop.

He abbreviates everything.

A Bogan with a heart of gold.

Everyone gets a nickname, all said with a nasally crackle in his accent.

When he walks into a venue, it automatically pops off with some proper Hilltop Hoods bangers:

Monkey D Loz is a right mate. Ready to help a guy out at the drop of his corkstring-hat (keeps the mozzies away).

Peak cuisine for Loz is a Bunnings Snag on a barbie, topped with tomato sauce - better yet if he adds yeastie Vegemite spread, burnt onions and mustard.

He's a Cottie's Cordial kid. Red is his favourite. What does it taste like? It tastes like 'Red.'

"Au Naur" - More HC and dialogue below the cut:

Inkeeper: "I'm sorry, all the rooms have been taken. I only have a small self-contained ensuite outside."

Loz: "What? Like a granny flat?"

Zeff: "You're goin' to settle your debt one way or another, chore boy."

Loz: "C'mon, Big Zeff. Sanga's a mate. He'll give us mates rates."

Small child: "Thank you so much for saving us, Monkey D Luffy."

Loz: "Hey, no dramas."

Nami: "Luffy, grab the helm. We've got to turn the ship around!"

Loz: "What Nazza? You wanna chuck a yewy?"

Zoro: "Oi, Luffy. Boa's askin' boucha."

Loz: "Hold up, Zozza. Gotta chuck me thongs on"

These are the Aussie abbreviations for a few characters' names:

Roronoa Zoro: Zozza

Blackleg Sanji: Sanga (play on words, this is what we call a sandwich).

Usopp: Soppa

Nami: Nazza

Nico Robin: Robbie

Tony Tony Chopper: Chop-Chop (after chopper reed: an Aussie criminal icon)

Franky: Frangsta

Brook: Brookie

Trafalgar D Water-Law: Trazza

Portgas D Ace: Azzo

Sabo: Sabsta

Helmeppo: Meppaz

Koby: Kozzy

Red-Hair Shanks: Shazza

Dracule Mihawk: Hawko

Buggy D Clown: Bugsta

Sir Crocodile: Croco

Benn Beckman: Bazza

My personal favourites:

Donquixote Doflamingo & Donquixote Rosinante: Mingas and Nunce

@since-im-already-here, Sanga's defo got Ciggy butt brain. He's always bummin' ya lighters. He smokes Winnie-Blues and drinks goon.

Notes: Yes, can confirm. These are real things. @gingernut1314 @writingmysanity @feral-artistry @cinnbar-bun @carrotsunshine @vespidphoenix @sexc-snail I thought you'd all appreciate some unhinged Aussie thoughts and slang from "Monkey D Loz"

[lily-learns-finnish]

"mitä useampi kokki, sitä huonompi soppa" - too many cooks spoil the broth

literally meaning: the more cooks, the worst the soup

[brokenrefraction]

Places a singular icecube on your head

水色 more like 氷色

[aleksiskivi]

...meinasin tehdä "mikä on paras soppa" -äänestyksen mut sitten juutuin siihen onko juhannusjuusto keitto vai ei

[malixse]

(via En Perfekt Höstdag: Morgonbad, Nybakat Bröd och Torsdagens Soppfunderingar)

[hamstergiukie]

comforting them after a hard day 

angst / fluff

reposted

Jin Yonghoon

GIF by awek-s-archived

🐶 things had just been generally frustrating for Yonghoon, his computer crashed and tech was just not working for him

🐶 coming home to you cuddled up on the couch, with his favourite food being kept warm in the oven is what he needed

🐶 it was like you knew he needed you, and as soon as he was ready and comfortable you opened your arms for cuddles

🐶 he isn’t ready to talk about it, he’s still frustrated and he doesn’t want to lash out at you

🐶 run your fingers through his hair, he will calm down immediately

“thank you sweetheart, you always know what i need.”

Ju Harin

GIF by donqjus

🦊 nothing was particularly wrong today, he had just woken up on the wrong side of the bed and had been grumpy

🦊 to comfort him he needs hugs and quality time

🦊 just sitting by your side, listening to your voice helps him to relax and calm down

🦊 you’re a safe space for him, and while he might be a little snippy at times with you, he doesn’t mean it

🦊 he loves you too much to let a bad mood affect him when he’s by your side :’)

“i’m sorry i was grumpy with you babe. i love you so much~”

Kang Hyungu (Kanghyun)

GIF by ddonghyun

🐧 the lyrics he needed weren’t coming to him and it was really annoying him. his brain has been overloaded and he can’t think clearly

🐧 to comfort Kanghyun visit him in the studio, bring him his favourite drink and his favourite person and he’ll feel a little better

🐧 cuddle with him while he tries to write, he won’t feel completely better until he finishes this task

🐧 but!! lyrics are coming easier to him now because his muse is here

🐧 he’s more relaxed and his mind is clearer with you here, and soon he’s ready to go home:3

“what would i do without you love? i don’t think i would ever finish this without you.”

Son Dongmeyong

GIF by cchanhees

☀️ everyone has their off days and Dongmyeong had been struggling with his voice, he had been sick and is voice was still a little shaky

☀️ he was really frustrated that his body wasn’t cooperating with him

☀️ to comfort him he needs cuddles, and kisses and reassuring words

☀️ kiss his cheeks, cuddle him close, run your fingers through his hair and whisper some comforting words, he really appreciates it

☀️ he also may fall asleep and that will also help him feel better emotionally and physically

“i just don’t feel very good right now, thank you for making me feel a little better honey.”

Lee Giuk

GIF by soppa-deactivated20220901

🐹 his bass strings keep breaking on him, this has been the fourth time he changed the strings and he was getting frustrated

🐹 poor boy is so stressed about the fact he can’t record his part without his bass

🐹 to comfort him you’ll need to first pull him away from his work, and get him to eat something

🐹 then just some hugs and kisses (especially if you pepper kisses all over his face) and he’ll feel so much better

🐹 food always helps to clear his head, plus he has you by his side to make him smile:3

“baby~ i should have known you’d come to calm me down. i love you so much~”

[hiidenneiti]

Lautapalttoo (2022) luettu:

Hurmaava historiallinen romaani, tapahtumapaikkana 1930-luvun Pohjanmaa (Kokkola) ja Helsinki. Naisten välistä rakkautta, kipuilua ahtaassa ilmapiirissä sekä kuoleman mystiikkaa.

Päähenkilö Elena on mennyt naimisiin arkkuveistämöä pyörittävään perheyritykseen; aviomies Ilmari on sulkeutunut ja taipuvainen vihanpuuskiin, anoppi Manta on eriskummallinen möläyttelijä. Kirjan alussa Elenan appiukko on juuri tehnyt itsemurhan ja asiasta täytyy tietysti vaieta.

Hiljainen arki katkeaa kun helsinkiläinen Moderni Nainen housupuvussaan (Lydia) saapuu asioimaan verstaalla, E & L rakastuvat toisiinsa ensisilmäyksellä. Tarinan kuluessa Elena hankkiutuu tekosyyn varjolla Helsinkiin ja kokee muutaman vapautuneen päivän Lydian seurassa tutustuen samalla boheemeihin piireihin, joissa seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöihin kuuluvia riittää. Kun Elenan on pakko palata Pohjanmaalle, näyttää naisten välinen rakkaus tuhoontuomitulta…… MITENKÖHÄN KÄY

Kirja oli oikein miellyttävä lukukokemus, kaikki tuntui harkitulta ja viimeistellyltä. Kieli erityisesti iski terävyydellään. Ehkä juuri kodin ja pienen perheyhteisön kuvaus oli teoksen vahvinta antia, joten kun siirryttiin Helsingin reissuun niin väistämättä kerronta vähän vesittyi. Toisaalta tämä puolivahingossa vahvisti Elenan kokemaa katkeransuloista tunnetta: kotona on rakas luonnon ympäröimä miljöö ja kummalliset mutta silti tärkeät perheenjäsenet, joista välittää, mutta se kaikki on jätettävä taakse, jotta hän voi kasvaa ihmiseksi.

Kuolema on kirjan kantavia aiheita ja sitä lähestytään monelta suunnalta. Arkkuverstaan kaltaiseen kuoleman kyllästämään paikkaan liittyy oma erikoinen stigmansa, joka tekee kaikista siellä työskentelevistä vähän outoja. Aikalaisilmiöt, kuten kiinnostus spiritismiin kiehtovat Lydiaa, joka yrittää epätoivoisesti saada jonkinlaisen yhteyden menetettyyn läheiseen. Kirjassa toistuu kuvio missä kuoleman todistaminen runtelee pysyvästi ja sen verkkoon takertuneet henkilöt eivät pysty etenemään elämässä. Tämä oli tavallaan virkistävää; teos ei tarjoile lohduttavia, yksiselitteisiä ajatuksia kuoleman hyväksymisestä, vaan se on sakea soppa.

Manta on kirjan toinen näkökulmahenkilö, ja hän nousi minun suosikikseni. Manta on hankalan vanhemman naisen perikuva, joka uskoo metsänväkeen ja kummituksiin eikä hänestä oikein ota selvää onko hän vähän höpsähtänyt vai juoksuttaa läheisiään tahallaan. Manta on maskuliininen, karkea ja epäkohtelias, mutta hänen näkökulmansa kautta saadaan ylisukupolvinen, erilainen versio Elenan tarinasta.

Sit siitä lopputwististä (kuka ilmiantoi ja miksi): tämä oli aika kova pala pureskeltavaksi. Ymmärrän täysin kirjailijan logiikan juonenkäänteessä—kukaan perheessä ei osaa puhua toisilleen, joten asiaa ei olisi voinut ratkaista ilman ulkopuolista—mutta viranomaisten tuominen mukaan teki koko jutusta niin likaisen ja uhkaavan, että se koetteli realismin rajoja. Muuten loppu oli niin makean onnelinen, että osaan kuvitella jonkun raa'empaan kuvaukseen tottuneen nikottelevan sen imelyydestä.

[lord-christer-gustafsson]

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