natgeotravel: Ha'a Keaulana,
daughter of Brian Keaulana and the grand daughter of legendary Buffalo
Keaulana carries a 50 pound boulder while running across the sea floor
to train for surfing. Her father teaches surfers that they should train
for a four wave hold down in case of a wipeout in big surf. At 13 second
intervals between waves, that means about a minute of being held down.
It is one thing to hold your breath in a swimming pool for a minute and
it something completely different to swim down 30 feet, pick up a huge
rock and then run as hard as you can for a minute. Thanks to her
lineage, community and training, Ha’a is a true water woman from Makaha.
Hawaiians have saltwater running through their veins and epitomize what
it means to be connected to the sea.
Photograph by @paulnicklen.
Bruh
She isn’t just running with a 50 pound rock, but she has three dudes acting as a drag! That is just…wow. holy hot damn!
This is not news, but it is an important read, especially for people who were previously unaware of the trend of neo-Nazis stealing pagan symbols for their own.
If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist pagan, keep doing what you are doing, you are keeping the fight alive
If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist person who is not a pagan, help us spread the word of this, stand in solidarity with us as we kick the fascists out of our communities
If you are a fascist pagan, fuck off, this faith is a peaceful one
No platforms for fascists.
~ Max
…and right here is why you see me starting to wear non-viking garb in the SCA. Because I’m really REALLY white and really REALLY not a racist, and I hate that these people have found their way into my weekend nerdery.
I would posit that if you feel comfortable doing it, and if you feel supported, you should definitely still wear viking garb and not let fascist nazi bastards appropriate it for their own purpose without opposition. 🖤
Finally got around to some artwork for Yinepu! This was inspired by a scene in the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” with Anubis and a recently deceased individual. I tried to capture the mystical feeling that the story imparted. Hopefully it worked! Prints available here.
Frank and Louie, sometimes referred to as Frankenlouie (September 8, 1999 – December 4, 2014), was a diprosopus (also known as “janus” or “two-faced”) cat known for his unusual longevity. He was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest surviving janus cat in 2012.
Frank and Louie was born with one brain, but had two faces, two mouths, two noses and three blue eyes. He had only one functional mouth, however, with the other being born without a bottom jaw. He had one esophagus, connected to the mouth with both jaws. His middle eye was non-functional and did not blink, which made “Frank and Louie appear to be staring even when his other eyes are closed”.
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