#Juniper blethers

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You know what I always wonder about? The fate of Master Lio.

All the world leaders and their staff know Kavik as Lio. And it's not like he was just a faceless staffer at a meeting - he was the sole (public) companion of the Avatar at THE global political meeting of the year. The rumor mill was going wild about the two of them. "Lio" interrupted the meeting, and then emptied out Iwashi's coffers in a game of sparrow bones. Surely all the Zhongdus, heads of state, ambitious earth sages, etc. and their staff know about him, at least by name if not face.

On the other hand, Kavik can't be Master Lio forever. There are people who know him as Kavik - the thinclaws, for one. The Bin Er waterbender community for another. Also Kavik's parents, who are so proud of their baby boy for serving with the Avatar

I feel like there's no winning for them now - if they admit Master Lio was an invented identity, it reveals that Yangchen is playing the game, partaking in politics and deception, and also undermines the "It was spirits that blew up the city" story. But if they don't do that, Kavik has to live under a false identity forever, and people will be forever pulling aside Yangchen to let her know her companion isn't who she thinks lol

IDK, maybe I'm overthinking it, and Kavik can just wear a funny hat and say Lio is his cousin who works by the docks.

[mochuelita]

Inktober 2017: Divided/The Lost Children

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Kitty boy is helping

He is not, he is hindering So helpful <3

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Fell in the river on the job yesterday. It was 53℉ and windy.

Still not as cold as your average conference center tho.

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Devastating news: my therapist is a morning person

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fdjksla;fjdas; I was chatting with a Joann's worker I'm lowkey friends with while she cut my fabric, and then when she finished, she was like "See you tomorrow?" And the truth is that yes, she will see me tomorrow.

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*Inhale*

The hurricane snacks are for when the power goes out, the hurricane snacks are for when the power goes out, save the snacks for when-

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Another Finish-It February sewing project:

Left = before, Right = After

I got this dress off an online secondhand shop back in like 2021, and it had potential, but the fit was all wrong. It was weirdly gaping at the top, but bodycon in the skirt? Also, it was pretty short, and the skirt kept riding up.

So, in 2022, I cut a strip off the bottom of the skirt, used that to make side panels so the skirt wasn't so tight, got some fun scrap fabrics from my local art supplies/scraps thrift store*, and made the skirt longer + added more pockets. I did this half by hand and half with my great grandmother's sewing machine, because sewing machines were still kinda new and scary to me at the time.

Then I didn't hem it for like 3 years because???? I don't know why.

But this month I finally hemmed it! It's still not technically done until I finish all the raw edges inside the garment, but at least now I can wear the dress without threads unraveling and pins poking everywhere.

*Turnip Green Creative Reuse, if you live near Nashville, check them out! The Scrap Exchange in Durham is also fantastic.

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Finish-It February Mid-point check in!

Ok, by my original stated goal (finishing existing works-in-progress) I'm doing terribly lol. Most of the WIPs I wanted to work on were half-drafted fanfics or digital art, and I couldn't look at screens or read (or drive, or move my head too much) for about two weeks after I hit my head and gave myself double vision 🤦‍♀️I had a lot of free time to fill though, so I did do some crafts and things:

Added plants to my terrarium! Thankfully, I'd already bought a lot of supplies and finished filling the tank with substrate before my injury. Most of the plants came from digging things up off the sidewalk, or were split from plants I was already growing. It's about 50% plants native to my area too, which is fun.

Made an eye patch. I've made them before, but usually I just make a cone out of cardboard, and then tie a bandana around my head. This is more professional lol

Wove two hair ties and a strap for a future garment, maybe a duduo. The hair ties actually work better than hair elastics, when you weave them into the braid.

Cleaned my room and organized my art supplies (y'all, I was so bored during my recovery)

Made a lot of soup + the wikihow chocolate truffles.

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I'm making Hurricane Milton do something useful when he comes (water in my new wildflowers) :P

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omg you work in conservation/restoration?? that's so cool!!!!!

Yep! It's definitely an interesting field to work in.

I am not sure what else to say, but I have a sporadically updated sideblog about it if you're interested: @boggedybloggedy

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Times I've drawn the faces of characters in the Dawn/Legacy of Yangchen novels:

Avatar Yangchen: 20

Kavik: 0

Mistress Guaba, the maid who's in literally one scene: 6

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Cons to being the only person in the office today: It is lonely and quiet and I don't want to do anything :(

Pros to being the only person in the office today: I can sing World is Mine while I wait for the coffee to brew >:)

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I was at a convention with my friends, and this lady said I reminded her of a character from Severance. I think she said it was an intern? Are there multiple intern characters?

I'm trying to see if I have a doppelganger or if it was just Vibes

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Me: Wow, following tags for small fandoms I like is great! I should do this with some of my old favorite rare pairs!

The rarepair tag: Has nothing new in it since a painting I did in 2021

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I've started learning Norwegian for a friend and also to try to get my mom learning, but I'm already an advanced beginner in Danish, so to make sure I don't confuse the languages and lose all my progress in Danish, I've started translating all the practice Norwegian sentences on Duolingo into Danish. Nothing crazy, mostly just remembering the pronunciation differences.

Except now I'm in the habit of translating all my practice sentences on Duolingo into Danish, which means I've started translating my Spanish into Danish. It's going surprisingly well; I know more Danish than I thought!

Yo creo que las chicas son elegantes /Jeg synes, pigerne er elegante.

No te encanta el español? / Du kan ikke lide spansk?

Sonia y Carlos, quieren dos pasteles?/ Sonja og Carlos, vil du have to kager?

Yo quiero cafe porque estoy cansado/ Jeg vil have kaffe fordi jer er træt.

Yo quiero el sombrero porque es pequeno/Jeg kan godt lide hatten, fordi den er lille.