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I have heard of a cat, YEARS ago now, named Princess Monster Truck - that was because of you??? Anyway you've been successful at LEAST twice with that name suggestion, unsurprising since it's a phenomenal name for a cat.

OH MY GOD ARE YOU SERIOUS??!!?!?! Oh nonie, this makes my night INFINITELY better, thank you!!!! :D

All hail Princess Monster Truck, wherever they are now!! You are a lord/lady/etc. who all shall kneel to in honor!!!

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Ok, I have zero idea why I tried avoiding Loki for so many years at first.

I spent a decade trying to convince random folks online to name their cats Princess Monster Truck (gender neutral), and yesterday I found a reddit called "Name My Cat". I suggested the name to someone in a post.

Today someone randomly made a post saying 4 strays are in their house, and they caught one and want to name it Princess Monster Truck.

Meaning this random user saw my name suggestion, because who the hell else is going to ever suggest such an unhinged name, and they loved that name as much as I do.

I love this. I love that user. I'm so happy. And by Loki I pray they take that name forever and henceforth their cat will be eternally Princess Monster Truck.

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Loki in Hiding

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I often see Loki in his 'outcast' or hermitic aspect. Here he hides in the wilderness, returning to perhaps an older form. I view him in a cave, lit by a modest fire. He sits cloaked and hooded. Before him is a low, rounded working surface on which he weaves a spiraling net that resembles a spider's web.

I believe that one of Loki's oldest forms is as the weaver of nets, setter of traps. He embodies the way humans have survived in the wild through outsmarting and tricking potential prey as well as predators. To the hunter-gatherer, stealth and trickery is a vital skill. I wonder to myself if his name could have the same roots as words like the Finnish loukku (trap) and Russian ло́вкий ('lóvkij' - skillfull, cunning).

As outcast, to me Loki does not seem uncomfortable or desperate, he returns to his natural state. Here he is not "Slanderer of the Gods" or "Forger of Evil", he is just Loki.

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Found on Facebook. Just so y'all know where my blog stands.

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I had to get blood drawn today, and I absolutely am TERRIFIED of needles despite getting draws every month at least for multiple years. So all day, my boyfriend was hyping me up, and jokingly said the Allfather requires I be strong for this!! And I joked back saying I am not permitted to shed the blood of another until I shed my own.

Well I came back out from the lab and told him, "I SURVIVED SACRIFICING MY BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!" And he called me his litter berserker.

Then I drove home blasting Gates of Ekrund because I love that song and Wind Rose, and my boyfriend has been dragging me into WH40k lol.

As I always say, why try to settle for normal when you can find someone who understands your weird?

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freya doodles!

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May our gods guide us. May our oaths keep us. May our deeds free us. May our ancestors aid us always. May the gods’ blessings be upon our heads.

O sacred flame, in the gods’ names, cleanse and bless this space. Banish from it all ill and baneful wights, and make it whole and holy. O sacred flame, in the gods’ names, so let it be.

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My altar after a ritual asking for the gods’ guidance on a personal matter. The message I believe I received was one of remembering my self worth, conjuring the bravery to sever something harmful, and maintaining the resolve to do the right thing even if it’s frightening.

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Old Bones by Magnus Hjaelmar

Old tales buried beneath dirt Their bodies join as one with earth; Bones entwined within roots Returned to Yggdrasil in moot

Old love buried within the ground Their stories live through all abound For, though the vessel may be urn Fair fame, I promise, you've earned

Above don all black and mourn As sorrow reigns upon this morn; And though your roots are ever tied To our World Tree from land to sky

Mine still grow above this ground Not yet entombed within a mound

I shall wander, 'way from your bones; I cannot join your distant home; This journey ahead is still mine But your life once lived will never die For, when my roots should tie to yours The distance in bones will be naught more;

Yggdrasil unites all life and death And in Valhalla, with you, I'll rest

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I wrote this poem a few months ago to honor two friends who'd lost people important to them. I'd been meaning to write it for years beforehand, but waited until that moment to do so. Feel free to use this in your prayers, ceremonies, honorifics, etc. as needed. Credit me if sharing anywhere at all.

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Echoing through Valhalla

Cries of victory

The cheers of the fallen

Seated there, Odin's pride

Valfǫðr watching over

The Einherjar at his side

Enjoying mead and friends and stew

Drinking, feasting, laughing

Tomorrow a battle anew

Everyday they train

Under single watchful eye

For the Chooser of the Slain

They train, they fight, they die

All for the allfather

Waiting for Gjallarhorn's cry

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Went to the NJ renfaire today!! I walked around carrying my giant trans pride flag, and folks LOVED it!!! I got a ton of trinkets from queer folks, and I had the most epic time!!!

The pic of me on the throne is gonna be my author portrait for my next book, The Forgemasters, not even kidding! It's my novel about Dwarves and rebuilding their realm, so it fits the vibe!

As for the Whiterun guard, I had no stolen sweetrolls to relinquish. So I'm in the clear! But even if he found any, I'd have told him I'm thane and can do what I want.

The armored lady knight was AWESOME because she did a whole jousting show, and each of the 3 knights chooses 2 champions. She's so queer and the second that she saw my flag, she named me one of her champions, and I got to give her a tithe and she led the crowd to shout, "ALL HAIL MAGNUS!!"

But perhaps the best interaction I had as a whole?

One person in a rainbow pride kilt came excitedly running out and yelled, "ARE YOU THE BEAR WE CHOOSE?!" I was about to say yes, and that I chose the bear as well, but kids were around lol. So I held myself.

Anyway, 11/10 and I think I'll be going again next weekend as well!! :)

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So I'm going to the renfaire this weekend in my barbarian costume, and I got a trans pride flag to carry around since I want folks to know not every barbarian is a hateful bastard.

Well!!

I was trying to put together my flagpole and I couldn't get the handle's strap to tie at all no matter what I did. For like 15min I was attempting with various makeshift and failed knots, and then my friend came to me and just… tied it in all of 5 seconds in a MUCH simpler way. She asked me, "Magnus what were you trying to do?!"

And I told her, "I have no fucking idea! There's a reason I'm the barbarian!! I literally told my friends that if Gale of Waterdeep saw my grades from school he'd croak!"

And we joked because she said when she plays D&D she takes a point from strength and gives it to intelligence. I said that I take points from intelligence and add them to strength. In BG3 my self-insert playthrough, I have 27 strength and 9 intelligence. I'm literally when Astarion said, "That man is all cover and no pages."

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For any of my fellow trans people who experience the unbridled rage of every frustration that follows, I'm suggesting a Trans Day of Wrath. Be sure to reblog this version with the poster included if you're going to share! Copy and share that poster where relevant, too. It's all yours!

Transgender Day of Wrath

So there has been many a meme about this for years now, however as a trans man, I know the struggles of transphobia and transitioning well, and how the anger and wrath toward our received hate and given haters, the roadblocks we encounter will pile up, boil over, and cause a heap of sadness.

What I'm proposing is that we DO have a Transgender Day of Wrath.

But not in the way that we hurt others or fight back physically against anybody. No.

Transgender Day of Wrath will be a day dedicated to venting our frustrations of experiencing transphobia, at experiencing the difficulties of transitioning as a whole, whether it be because you're closeted (and willing to share) or because you have various restrictions (medical, legal, circumstantial, etc.). Whatever angers you about being trans, voice it. We will air our troubles online, in person, whatever it may be, to release the pent-up anger we hold inside and otherwise don't have a socially-acceptable place and chance to let it out.

Share without fear, share relentlessly, and do not be afraid to voice your anger and wrath about having experienced transphobia and any general transgender struggles, with whatever vulgarities you have to express them with. Let out that anger. Release it with your every word, and hold nothing back.

The point of this is to give trans people a dedicated space to air our troubles in a healthy way so that we can lead healthy lives with less emotional baggage.

This is not a day to hurt others, to endanger anyone, or to be violent. This is just a day dedicated to letting out our wrath with our words because the power of a voice and being given a dedicated space to healthily release that rage is essential to making peace with your future and moving past it to live better for your own sake.

Keep in mind, this is going to be a sensitive subject for many, and it will inevitably include people who voice their experiences of abuse and mental health struggles in various forms, so I do ask that you take caution, and if able, tag your posts with appropriate trigger warnings so that those who may be triggered by your venting do not have to suddenly come across it and endure trauma as a result.

I want Transgender Day of Wrath to be May 31st.

The reason for this is because we should have a reason to let go of our anger, but have the relieving joy of pride month to look forward to the following day, and for many days after. May 31st is the day of anger and rage released, with the whole month of June being our relief, celebration of our queer identities, and taking pride in who we are, to remind us that life isn't all anger and rage, doom and gloom. There is hope, there is joy, there is celebration.

Let Transgender Day of Wrath be the relief we need.

So!!

May 31st is Transgender Day of Wrath!

Let's all try to be healthy in how we handle ourselves and our emotions. Lead better lives without our baggage to hold us back.

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By aditya777

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The Viking Economy Explained: Barter, Hacksilver, and Coinage

Discover how the Viking economy evolved from barter and prestige goods to hacksilver and coinage, using hoards to trace changing trade practices in medieval Scandinavia.

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