Why Tiamat is the best!

tiamat's first appearance was in 1975 and she was obviously grossly misrepresented by misogynists who are afraid of powerful women. in the the lore about tiamat and bahamut's rivalry, she is the only one with any agency. only her deeds are recorded.

tiamat and bahamut's father io is said to have created the two to be lovers. he is said to have created a perfect combination, both being opposites but completing each other. instead tiamat said no and proceeded to have several lovers, at least of which 5 current and 5 previous ones are recorded in the lore. bahamut has no recorded lovers but a council of seven who have a very platonic relationship with him and who council him to be good and just. they are called his friends but there's still a clear hierarchy where bahamut is their god.

there is a malicious rumour going around that tiamat is twistedly in love with bahamut. i bet that rejection hurt bahamut and this rumour is just his wishful thinking. according to the lore that guy never did anything without a prompt from tiamat. 

tiamat's father wasn't a big fan of fatherhood. after he created his children he was pretty much hands-off parent. nowadays we call that neglect and child abuse. it's recorded that tiamat continually tried to get attention from her father with extreme actions. clearly if io had paid any attention she wouldn't have had to resort to those. when tiamat decided to be evil and to look only after herself after her father grossly neglected her, only then did bahamut decide to be good to oppose her. so who is in twisted love with their sister? clearly he was never able to forget her and io's "great" plan. if bahamut was so good always why did he need to decide to be good after tiamat turned evil. also, why does bahamut need a council to guide him to be good, just and moral?

tiamat is also wrongly accused of greed. she just wishes to be independently wealthy! if every dragon has a hoard why is hers the only one judged?

tiamat is obviously gorgeous (remember at least 10 lovers) and the truth is, also arrogant. if one has the goods to be proud... be proud! anyway, who is spreading the malice on tiamat? bahamut, is that you, again? 

after having such a neglectful home, can you truly blame tiamat on her actions? oh, and they say she never forgives a slight. why should she? all that trashtalking doesn't make one exactly a forgiving person. all tiamat asks of her subjects is reverence, homage, supplication from non-dragons and tribute like a true goddess. tiamat is the best! 

äitisuomennos: tiamat on paras! 

Relaxation stress

i must be mad, at least it feels so...

i wanted to have a simple, mundain, long lasting crafts project that i could pick up anytime for 15-20 min. when i would feel like it. i chose to make a double bed cover (160-200cm) with this pattern super simple hexagon. i chose it especially for the good marketing line "super simple".

recently i did the math after crocheting 5 hexagons and joining them on the go. so 160 cm x 200 cm = 17-18 hexagons in a row and 29 rows = 508 hexagons.

ok, seems to be what i want: big, mundain and easy pattern. BUT i'm working on it using leftover yarn (nailing an eco-project tag at the same time) and now my biggest stress factor has become choosing the prettiest yarn from the mix!!! (plus i tend to forget the super easy pattern after i haven't been in the mood for it for some time stressing even magic loop for 20 min.!!!) at least i shouldn't be getting dementia anytime soon when i challenge my brain so - hm... should i pick a pink yarn, no no, next one is supposed to be a stronger color, that one doesn't really go with that etc... (help! maybe the beginning row should have an odd number of hexagons so i can end both ways with stronger colors since i have alternated dark with pastel :P )


äitisuomennos: virkkaaminen ja matikka + värien suunnittelu = stressi!!!

Harry Potter fanfiction

for some time now i've read a fanfiction called harry potter and the methods of rationality. the author states that:

Rule of Rationalist Fiction states that rationality is not magic; being rational does not require magical potential or royal bloodlines or even amazing gadgets, and the principles of rationality work for understandable reasons. A rationalist!hero should excel by thinking - moreover, thinking in understandable patterns that readers can, in principle, adopt for themselves. As opposed to the hero just being a born “genius” who comes up with amazing gadgets through an opaque discovery process, or who flawlessly pulls off incredibly complicated gambits that would fail miserably if the reader tried something similar in real life.

All fanfiction involves borrowing the original author’s characters, situations, and world. It is ridiculous to turn around and complain if your own ideas get borrowed in turn. Anyone is welcome to steal anything from any fanfiction I write.

 harry potter and the methods of rationality

basically in this story harry potter is a rationalist and a scientist to the core. he explores the laws of magic the same way he would do science experiments. the characters are more complex than in the original story and "good and evil" are not so easy to distinguish. the story loosely follows some of the main events of the original story, so it's best not to read it if you don't want to know any spoilers (in case you have for some reason lived in a barrel since 90's potter craze). 

the story has odd rewritings and chapters that don't belong to the "finished" version and harsh criticism of j.k. rowling so it's not for people who expect book like read or fans who worship rowling. especially the grim rationalistic touch made me also question my viewpoint on harry potter and if i can feel the same about the original story like ever. then i just made the distinction that the original story is a magical fairytale and the other well grimmer, "rational" take on the matter (i wouldn't call it realistic as it is still situated in the magical world).

i really enjoyed reading "harry potter and the methods of rationality" which made me rethink a lot of things (especially moral dilemmas were interesting). it's not easy to read but it's worth a try.

word of warning: in case you get hooked on - the story is not complete yet!


äitisuomennos: olen lukenut englanniksi netistä harry potter fanifiktiota (nettiosoite ylempänä hyperlinkkinä)

What is this plant called?

purple stem, gingerbread leaves, we had it when i was a kid... now i found an old plant at work and cut some of it (it had small roots growing from the stems already) to plant at home.

what is this plant???


äitisuomennos: mikä kasvi?

Fitness=kuntoilu

added a new blog on my blog list... it's about fitness, kuntoilu in finnish.

enjoy!

Same sex marriages and children's rights?

would children suffer with same sex MARRIED parents? the American Association of Pediatrics' answer (previous link) based on scientific evaluation and research

in finnish: Lujaa tahtoa (blog article about equal rights for love)

finns: sign a petition here oikeusministeriö kansalaisaloite (you need internet banking access)

i signed today.

Nothing to do?

This little award is all about discovering new blogs and helping those with less than 200 followers to get recognised. (Thanks inah! :P )

1. Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves.

2. They must also answer the 11 questions the "tagger" has sent for them. 

1. Mitä suurta olet oppinut viimeksi?
2. Miten nykyiset tulevaisuudenhaaveesi poikkeavat lapsuuden unelmistasi?
3. Mikä on salaisin julkinen paheesi?
4. Mikä on lempikirjasi, ja miksi?
5. Kun päätät jotain, pysytkö yleensä päätöksessäsi, vai onko mielipiteesi muutettavissa?
6. Kerro muutama asia, joissa koet onnistuneesi viimeisten viiden vuoden aikana.
7. Mystiikka ja symbolit vai pelkistetty riisuttu kauneus?
8. Millainen olet kun suutut?
9. Mainitse viisi esinettä, joilla on jokin erityinen merkitys sinulle.
10. Jos sinulla olisi enemmän aikaa, mitä tekisit?
11. Koska olet viimeksi nauranut tikahtuaksesi, ja missä seurassa?

3. They must also create 11 more questions to ask bloggers they have decided to tag. 
4. They must then choose 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers and tag them in their post.
5. These "lucky" bloggers must be told.
6. There's no tag backs. hähää!!

1.

1. i'm a grown woman but i still refer to myself in my thoughts as a girl. i suppose this is relative.

2. i'm happy that i had a friend over - there's no better motivation for cleaning (except coming exams).

3. i work bilingually. (is that the right term?)

4. i graduated recently. jei! (see previous post)

5. i like plants.

6. i like sharing plants.

7. i don't own any plants that i bought (every one of them is a shared one).

8. i do however buy plants for others.

9. i enjoy doing handicrafts.

10. for some years now i haven't owned a tv - just another type of time consumer.

11. even when i don't really have time for anything, i read.

2.

1. Mitä suurta olet oppinut viimeksi?

Liittyy työhöni... Kuuntelemaan erilaisia ihmisiä ja "lukemaan" heitä. Tässä voi toki aina kehittyä.

2. Miten nykyiset tulevaisuudenhaaveesi poikkeavat lapsuuden unelmistasi?

Halusin olla pienenä kaupan täti ja vähän myöhemmin pankkineiti (kun ne sai pukeutua kauniimmin). Nyt oon tosi onnellinen siitä, että työni on haastavaa ja vaihtelevaa ja joudun käyttämään aivojani. Kaupan kassan työ ois kyllä ollut varmaan ihan hauska kesätyö... En koskaan tätä haavettani siis toteuttanut. Pankista vielä, onneksi ei tarvitse pukeutua ihan niin muodollisesti joka päivä!!!

3. Mikä on salaisin julkinen paheesi?

Luen siirappista romanttista kirjallisuutta...

4. Mikä on lempikirjasi, ja miksi?

Yleensä en lue kirjoja uudestaan. Romantiikkaa voin kuitenkin lukea, vaikka juoni olisikin jo tuttu. Siitä saa aina hyvän mielen! 

5. Kun päätät jotain, pysytkö yleensä päätöksessäsi, vai onko mielipiteesi muutettavissa?

Tottakai! Siis on. ;)

6. Kerro muutama asia, joissa koet onnistuneesi viimeisten viiden vuoden aikana.

Valmistumaan! Ajanhallintani on muuttunut piirun verran paremmaksi. Kehitystä on selvästi tapahtunut. :)

7. Mystiikka ja symbolit vai pelkistetty riisuttu kauneus?

Riisuttu kauneus! Ah, mökki ja hiihtoladut, kuinka teitä kaipaankaan!

8. Millainen olet kun suutut?

:/ pahalla päällä olo ei oo kivaa. - ikävä ihminen.

9. Mainitse viisi esinettä, joilla on jokin erityinen merkitys sinulle.

Vihkisormus, astianpesu- ja pyykinpesukoneet, yölamppu, kastelukannu. (Tuli ekana mieleen... Muitakin on.)

10. Jos sinulla olisi enemmän aikaa, mitä tekisit?

Harrastaisin tanssia ja jotain muuta. Kävisin pohjoisessa useammin.

11. Koska olet viimeksi nauranut tikahtuaksesi, ja missä seurassa?

Mieheni kanssa kuluneella viikolla. 

3.

1. How does your current life reflect your childhood dreams?

2. What have you learned during last 5 years?

3. What would you do if you had more time?

4. What would you do if you had more money?

5. How do you define sentence: I am happy?

6. Do you have an idol you'd like to meet?

7. What inspires you?

8. What irritates you?

9. What made you stop recently?

10. Which art form is closest to your heart?

11. What makes you get up from your bed?

4. 

iBlog 

My Untitled Blog 

PorinaPata 

Valaistumisia

 ...

don'ẗ know any other bloggers... in fact i don't even know if these people have less than 200 followers! :D

ps. you can use whichever language you wish. saa kirjoittaa myös suomeksi!

I have a question!/ Think out of the box!

Copyright - right?

äitisuomennos: copy paste, vai miten se meni?

Dangerous internet!

äitisuomennos: vaarallinen netti!

I'm a barbie girl in my barbie world - I am plastic, its fantastic!

swarowski window in zürich september

äitisuomennos: swarowskin barbie zürichin näyteikkunassa

Cheating

waiting for a better dress day... :P - not going out though.



(washed my dress yesterday and will put it back on monday.)


äitisuomennos: onko se huijaamista, jos ei tee asioita salaa?

Enneagrammi

löysin hauskan enneagrammitestin. sen mukaan (ja mitä itse ajattelen) minua kuvaavat sekä luova individualisti että uskollinen kyseenalaistaja. noh, toisinaan kuvaavat ja toisinaan eivät. :P -halpaa hupia silti. ;)

"Luova Individualisti on sisäänpäin kääntynyt ja romanttinen persoonallisuustyyppi. Neloset ovat itsensä tiedostavia, sensitiivisiä ja varautuneita. He ovat emotionaalisesti rehellisiä, luovia ja henkilökohtaisia, mutta saattavat myös olla ailahtelevaisia ja itsetietoisia. He saattavat olla pidättyväisiä muita kohtaan tuntiessaan itsensä haavoittuvaisiksi ja puutteellisiksi. Neloset saattavat kokea tavallisen arkisen elämän itselleen vieraaksi ja jopa halveksia sitä. Heillä on tyypillisesti ongelmia surumielisyyden, itsekeskeisyyden ja itsesäälin tunteiden kanssa. Parhaimmillaan Nelonen on inspiroitunut, erittäin luova ja itseään sekä kokemuksiaan uudistava ihminen."

"Uskollinen Kyseenalaistaja on sitoutunut ja turvallisuushakuinen persoonallisuustyyppi. Kuutoset ovat luotettavia, ahkeria ja vastuuntuntoisia. He ovat hyviä ongelmien kartoittajia ja osaavat luoda aitoa yhdessä tekemisen henkeä, mutta saattavat olla myös puolustelevia, vältteleviä ja hermostuneita. Kuutoset saattavat haalia itselleen liikaa töitä ja stressiä ja valittaa siitä samanaikaisesti. He saattavat olla varovaisia ja päättämättömiä, mutta myös reaktiivisia, kapinoivia ja uhmakkaita. Kuutosilla on tyypillisesti ongelmia epävarmuuden ja epäluuloisuuden kanssa. Parhaimmillaan Kuutonen on sisäisesti vakaa ja itsevarma ihminen, joka rohkeasti kannustaa itseään ja muita onnistumaan."

http://www.namaste.fi/enneagrammi/testaa+mika+tyyppi+olet/

in english: i found a wonderful site - http://www.pipstudio.com/en/floral-porcelain/other always wanted to have such a colorful set of porcelain. i wonder if they can be machine washed...

ODP

i'm still young and restless, so it's time for some radical minimalism. good logic, eh? ;) i'm joining a challenge of a blog called 'one dress protest' written by kristy powell. http://onedressprotest.com/2011/05/join-me-and-odp/

well, she has all these high ideals that she wants to achieve, but don't you think i have some sort of virtues in my mind when i'm starting. oh, no! i just want to test my limits (=do something radical but fairly unnoticeable), i happen to have a dress i rarely use, (which probably fits fine in most of the occasions in my future month) and i'm curious. i'm curious of what this experiment will bring into my life.

the only problem will be next week: i'm going out of town to a 5 days long "camp", where a group of people will spend time together very closely and where my washing opportunities might be scarce... since i'm not so serious about this i'll just have to take some spare clothes to replace the dress in case i can't wear it all of the days. anyways - exciting future lies ahead of me (despite maybe the "boring" clothing choices).

äitisuomennos: no, ei sitä kaikkea äitinkään tartte tietää, että mitä hullutuksia se taas...

REALLY???

"More fiber in your diet may help reduce risk of dying"

-please, where can i get this life saving fiber?!!

äitisuomennos: :D

SOO - Save Our Oceans!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fddYApFEWfY

i hate these embedded versions that are too big for my blog! :/ anyway, the link is worth watching.

(why has the 'insert link' button stopped working altogether as well??? - try to manage, so do i. nyyh ja kyynel. :/)

there's also a blog that deals with this refuse ideology: http://zerowastehome.blogspot.com/2009/12/here-i-come.html

äitisuomennos: ei kertakäyttömuoville.

Tough stuff

At tragic heights, 
a failure pure, 
surrender to nothing, 
but the truth, 
fall now - endlessly, 
into the ashes, 
and dare to KNOW.

no idea where i got this one either. :P
nevertheless it's beautiful. :)


äitisuomennos: !!! :)

Can you hear that? Do you really listen?

what do you do when you're feeling heavy? (sad? down? shocked? terrified to the bone?)
it would be nice if somebody listened to you, wouldn't it?
mom. god. anybody.
just feeling a soft touch and a loving attention...
it's all it takes. nothing else.
i hope we all remember this when the time comes...

do you know why desmond tutu got a nobel prize for peace?
the answer is: because he listened.

it must mean something...


äitisuomennos: kuuntele, äläkä vain kuule!

The World was created by The Mighty Spaghetti Monster

this actually proves it!!! :P

http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/



äitisuomennos: maailman on luonut spagettihirviö... ooooooooo!

Books vs stars

I don’t find my peace in books, But in the Gospel of stars… 

  -Mihail Celarianu- 


well, when there's no stars the books are a pretty good choice. :P 



äitisuomennos: kirjat vai tähdet? siinäpä vasta pulma!!!