#New Zeland Orcas

[snini-9]

Alright guys! I’ve decided to share a multi year project that I’ve been doing! Years ago, this project was starting as a Microsoft Power Point Presentation that I never shared, just made (with a LOT in inaccuracies. Young (10/11 year old snini wasn’t the brightest xD)) for my own enjoyment. In 2018ish, I started redoing the power points. In 2019, I decided to start logging them on a google doc, then a google spread sheet (at my mom’s urging because “google docs are NOT THE WAY TO LOG INFO SNINI”) and now, ~6 years from when this whole project started, I’ve decided to log them on a site. 

I would like to introduce you to the Worldwide Killer Whale Database! 

https://sites.google.com/view/worldwidekillerwhaledatabase/home?authuser=0

This database is suuuper bare bones right now, but I did just get the J2/J14 and J7/J16 matrilines inputted. I hope to slowly build this site up over my free time, but it will likely take me a while. 

Now, you may be thinking, “Snini? But WHY?” and my answer to that is this: This has been a lifelong passion for me, my love for killer whales. Let me tell you how I became who I am today.  I was 4-5 (so 11 ish years ago) and I went to the Seattle Aquarium (I'd gone many times before), but I was finally old enough to really gain (or start to gain) a passion for orcas. At the time though, I was a paleontologist wannabe and was really confusing my teachers because they'd be like "so, snini, what do you want to be when you grow up?" and I'd always reply with " A PALEONTOLOGIST :D" and would confuse the poor ladies who had no clue what the fuck that was xD. I'd always loved the Southern Residents (the local community of Killer Whales) and collected the Seattle Aquariums Orca Trading Cards (and, admittedly, I still do out of obsession xD). I would paw through the three rows that we could dig through until I found ones that I didn't already have and I'd bring them back to my dad and he'd put them in his pocket and give them back when we got home or when I wanted them back at the aquarium xD. When it was in 2nd or third grade, the obsession really hit hard and I pivoted from dinos to cetas. Since then, I've been an avid ceta nerd who has a love for dinos and who gets excited over all things ceta (and dino) related.I loved the J2 Granny card so much that I had to "laminate" it in tape and I still have her card to this day. Now, jump forwards 11ish years and I’m applying to get into ORCA (Ocean Research Collage Academy) to try to jumpstart getting a career based in the Marine Sciences, specifically centered around the Salish Sea and the orcas that inhabit it. 

With that said, I hope you enjoy watching me build this site. I will periodically post about finishing ‘milestones’ here (finishing pods, pages, or communities/populations). 

Stay safe my friends!

-Snini

[oceanwaves-blog]

8, 11 and 18 for the asks? 💕

8. What’s your favorite show to binge?

Uh...probably Brooklyn 99 or Big Bang theory XD

11. If you could teleport anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

Probably somewhere in New Zeland !

18. What tattoos do you want?

I want a Swan in my back, a bouquet of baby breath on my wrist and the tails of an Orca or mermaid on my ankle.

I just need the courage and money to do it all XD

[richiecrispie]

RULES: answer 20 questions (+6) and then tag 20 people you wanna know better!

I was tagged by @harringtonsteeve - i- ... 🥺💕

1. NAME: isabel

2. NICKNAME(S): isa

3. ZODIAC: aries

4. HEIGHT: small bean

5. LANGUAGES: german, english, a bit of norwegian and french

6. NATIONALITY: german

7. FAVORITE SEASON: winter

8. FAVORITE FLOWER: i don't really care about flowers, sorry.

9. FAVORITE SCENT: the smell after it rained

10. FAVORITE ANIMAL: orca

11: FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER: dr. newton geiszler

12: COFFE, TEA or HOT COCO: hot coco

13: AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SLEEP: ugh. i have a real fucked-up sleeping pattern, some nights not more than 3 hours, other nights 10 hours

14. FAVORITE COLOR: black

15: DOG OR CAT PERSON?: cat person

16: NUMBER OF BLANKETS: one

17: DREAM TRIP: new zeland and norway

18: BLOG ESTABLISHED:  january 2011

19: FOLLOWER COUNT: 3417

20: RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME: as much i love the harry potter universe i can't stand harry potter as a character. haha.

Extra 6;

21: GENDER: female

22: SEXUALITY: i don't even know tbh 

23: HOGWARTS HOUSE: slytherin

24: WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: a really small town near the french border

25: WHY DID YOU START THIS BLOG?: my former best friend got me into it.

26: MOST RECENTLY PLAYED ALBUM: a place we knew - dean lewis  

tagging: not tagging anyone. but you can do it if you want. ✌🏼

[chippyroh]

Get to know the Blogger: Kathy

nickname: Chippyroh

gender: female

height: 5���6"

ethnicity: Hispanic

favorite fictional character: Reaper (overwatch), Soldier76 (overwatch), Charles Ofdensen (Metalocalypse), Pickles the Drummer (Metalocalypse), Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist), Oberyn Martell (Game of Thrones), and so many more

favorite fruits: strawberries, watermelon, apples

favorite season: Winter

favorite book series: Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Black Dagger Brotherhood

favorite flower: Roses

favorite scent: Rose, peppermint, coffee

favorite animal: Wolf, Orca, Great white shark

coffee/tea/cocoa: A very specific coffee from a very specific coffee place, the traitor. It's made with seasonal coffee beans and caramel

cat or dog person: dog

star sign: Capricorn

birthday: December 27th

favorite bands/groups: Dethklok, Dance Gavin Dance, Twenty One Pilots, Amon Amarth, The Pretty Reckless

favorite solo artists: Barns Courtney, Woodkid, Dorothy, Halsey, G-Eazy, Childish Gambino

song stuck in my head: Priscilla's Song from The Witcher 3

last movie I watched: Saw V (as per my husband's request)

what do I post: overwatch, metalocalypse, and other crazy stuff

last thing i googled: canine epilepsy (my dog was having seizures and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about it)

do you have any other blog: my personal blog but I ditched it for this one (that I might turn into a personal blog anyway)

do you get asks: yep. And I feel bad about it to be honest, I'm just not up to writing these days

why did you choose your url: a lot of overwatch related usernames but I'm probably going to turn this into a personal blog (I fell out of love with writing for the moment)

following: good question

average hours of sleep: 5-9 hours

lucky number: 12

instruments: piano (I've been playing for 16 years)

what am i wearing: blue yoga tights and a red crop too

favorite foods: sushi, ajiaco santaferño, lasagna, and sandwiches

nationality: Colombian American

favorite song: Way too many

favorite color: Any shade of blue

number of blankets: two, but I own many

dream trip: Either Thailand or New Zeland

last show i watched: The Office

when did i create my blog: June 2016

dream job: veterinarian

I tag anyone who wants to do this! Have fun!

[fandomania1323]

Rules: tag 20 spectacular flowers you’d like to get to know better.

Name: Amber Nickname (s): momma Gender:female Star sign: cancer Height: 5'9" Sexual orientation: bi-sexual Hogwarts house:slytherin Favorite color: purple, green, orange Favorite animal: orca, frogs, trash pandas (racoons) Average hours of sleep: anywhere from 11 to 1 and I’m up anywhere from 7 to 830 Cat or dog person: both I love fur babies Favorite fictional character: prince lestat Delioncourt Number of blankets I sleep with: 3 big comforters Favorite singer/band: black veil brides Dream trip: ireland, england, new zeland. When was this blog created: about a year and a half ago. Current number of followers: I think about 55 Favorite show: supernatural Favorite movie: penelope, anything from the m.c.u Hobbies: singing, writing, sewing, art Favorite website: don’t really have one. Favorite drink: cherry pepsi, coffee Favorite food: taco pizza I tag: @delightfullylazybluebird @manda24panda-blog @the-tear-in-your-heart @stellina2a @dragonchild17 @lookupmyhippy