#actually 4 I guess: both her Sappho books

[sivavakkiyar]

tbh I only know maybe like 3 works of Anne Carson’s well (tho I was talking to a friend recently who works at a bookstore & is training to be a librarian…we were talking about like fancy prints of new books that aren’t really meant to be read and held and I mentioned Nox which I haven’t read as maybe an example and he straightened up immediately like God pulled a string from his soul to heaven and said “shut up, Mark.” So I guess that one’s pretty good)

but terfs really used to claim her, hard. Was that ever actually rooted in anything?

[localowlhousefanatic]

get asked. Gonna be a lotta arcane cause it’s been CONSUMING MY BRAIN

Mel (will be watching you very closely 4 your answer on this one /lh)

Jinx

Silco

Willow (TOH)

Blue (TIHYLTTW)

also I keep forgetting but I’m doing it now: you need need need to read One Last Stop. That book is everything. If Cramity’s already recced it srry lmao but it’s just. Everything

Yours,

Sappho

P.S. keep meaning to sign my asks but then I forget 😔 but I’m doing in now

Mel- she is very pretty.

no romantic ships. Will get back to that in section Numero tres.

Platonic stuff? Her and the Old woman. Whose name I forgor. My unpopular opinion Is that her and Jayce make no fucking sense together. I wish she'll survive s2e1.

Jinx . Ooh boy . We can fit so much nonbinary angst in this one, boys.

Romantic ships- yes, actually. Lux. Lightcannon ftw.

Platonic- vi/hopefull

Unpopular opinion- she should have just killed eko on the bridge.

Wish- please girl get help.

Silco! Love the Guy. Excellent villain. Once again, no romantic ships for him. Platonically ship good Dad!silco with jinx. Unpopular opinion- he absolutely should've taken Jayce's offer. One person Is a small sacrifice for a nation. I wish he was alive.

Willow! She's fine, I suppose. Love how much of a star Trek reference she's been dragged into by cosmic frontier.

I occasionally ship her with Luz, amity, or both. Occasionally Boscha, depending on The quality of the writing.

Hmm. Gus, I Guess.

My unpopular opinion, you guessed it, is that she deserves infinitely better than hunter.

I wish that we could've seen her do More cool or cruel stuff via irl- wait I'm getting a plotbun. Willow learning human realm plants and just absolutely fucking someone up with them.

Blue (dabadee daba-dai). Gods I love her. She's so- eugg. "I always reserve a point" I love her. Purple all the way. I will die on The Blue&garden hill. Garden did nothing wrong BTW. There's my unpopular opinion. As for my change... Expunged for spoilers.

You know what you've done, right? One ask is an Ask. Two asks is a conversation. But three? Three Is a challenge.

WHEN GHOST TYPES, they lie alone.

(to the tune of The snowman song) do you want to start an ask war?

Your answer May or may not be relevant.

[lavstar]

thank you @dantteri for tagging me! here are 9 books i am reading / plan to read this year. i set a goal at the start of the year to seek out more fiction in translation to read so there's a good mix of languages in there.

tagging @ityabuoy @christophosaurus @shirokumaaa if you want, no pressure!

some notes below

1. theodor adorno minima moralia reflections from a damaged life - i've been reading parts of this on and off ever since it was sent to me during the verso book club july 2020. ended up putting this one on pause for a while because i figured it was better read after i read up on the other frankfurt school guys first so i would actually know who and what adorno is referencing. hoping i'll actually finish this one this year. (trans. from german by e. f. n. jephcott)

2. judith schalansky an inventory of losses - i've got about 2 chapters left in this one. i'm currently reading it on kobo but i've heard the hardback is stunning, and schalansky is a book designer herself so she had a lot of influence. it's worth reading this book for the preface and preamble alone, the remaining chapters are hit or miss. each chapter is either an essay or fiction piece about a different world loss, such as the tuanaki islet, sappho's poetry, etc. (trans. from german by jackie smith)

3. homer the odyssey - i started reading this also in july 2020 but it's been a long slow journey (lol...........) and i'm only about half way to the end. (trans. by emily wilson)

4. adrian mckinty the cold cold ground - my city library has a personalized recommended reading list form you can fill out and a librarian will suggest books they think you'll like based on how you answer. this was rec'd to me as part of the list. a detective in the troubles era ireland tries to solve a serial killer case. so far it's quite good, the detective is very funny, but suffers a bit from the 'her breasts breasted breastingly' curse. i guess that's a side effect of male author noir novels. edited to say i have now read to the part of the novel where i understand why the narration was this way and i love this book.

5. mathias enard compass - an insomniac musicologist thinks about how his life used to be when he was still a grad student travelling through the middle east with his (unrequited?) love sarah. i keep ending up on a wikipedia rabbit hole (a good thing) because there's so many references i just need to have more info on. i'm about halfway through this one. (trans. from french by charlotte mandell)

6. ursula k le guin the dispossessed - i've never read anything by ursula k le guin apart from interviews and this needs to be corrected, i've been told many times.

7. alejandro zambra ways of going home - i read multiple choice and my documents by zambra and both were fantastic. this one is on my to-read list, hoping it's just as good. (trans. from spanish by megan mcdowell)

8. mikhail bulgakov the master and margarita - an adjacent goal to the 'read more translated lit' challenge for myself was to actually read something translated from russian that wasn't polisci related. both this and crime & punishment are on the list, i think i'll start with m&m and move to c&p after. i picked up the richard pevear & larissa volokhonsky translation.

9. yan ge strange beasts of china - novel is a young cryptozoologist's bestiary as she tracks different beasts in the city of yong'an. there's been some grumbling i've seen online where the lack of explanatory notes in the english edition have apparently caused readers to miss certain references in the original, so my plan is to read this one in english first then read through it in chinese. (trans. by jeremy tiang)

[sapphosheiir]

* TAGGED BY: @bewitcheds kinda!

* TAGGING: uh idk if you wanna do it just take it and @ me!

( NAME / ALIAS ): ray

( BIRTHDAY ): july 12th mark ur calendars.

( ZODIAC SIGN ): cancer

( HEIGHT ): 5′4″

( HOBBIES ): hanging out with friends, writing, playing video games, reading manga, drawing (in theory)

( FAVORITE COLOR(S) ): pink and purple

( FAVORITE BOOK(S) ): I haven’t touched a book since high school so I’m gonna count manga and say Tezuka’s Vampire because it’s a loose adaptation of Macbeth anyway and that is one of the only books I enjoyed in high school. But like it’s just really funny.... and dark.... it’s great.

( LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO ): don’t stop the music by rihanna

( LAST FILM WATCHED ): I screencapped metropolis a few days ago but i didn’t actually watch it so i think the last movie i watched was black panther? i don’t watch movies a lot.

( THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR MUSE ): The 1967 Princess Knight anime is SOOOOO cute I love the soft fairytale aesthetic and I love Sapphire she’s such a good protag !!! Like the show just makes me really happy so I figured actually writing her would help with my mood too?? not that i’ve been doing that much but even just posting cute clothes and wlw posts has helped a bit odshofidsvc

( DREAM JOB ): I wanna work in art I wanna like!! IDK!! Make characters and stories that people like!!! I never fucking draw tho so you know..... rip that i guess.

( MEANING BEHIND YOUR URL ): sappho is a few letters off from sapphire and they’re both lesbian icons. also sapphire is a princess so you know... heir to the throne and heir to sappho’s gay legacy.

[beccabee]

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Thanks!!! :)1. Name one way you break lesbian stereotypes?Uhhhh I have one piece of flannel in my closet I guess, and I pretty much avoid tv shows with WLW characters like the plague.2. Who was the first girl you remember having feelings for?OH MAN lots I guess, but the one I vividly remember was my crush from high school that lasted…3? Years? 3. Who’s your favorite gay animal?Dugongs and Manatees used to be mistaken for mermaids and mermaids are gay so…4. Do you have a girlfriend?Hahahahahahahahahahahaha5. Define love in 5 words or lessReally…hard…to..describe…yeah.6. What characteristics do you look for in a girl?Um I guess a sense of humor? Preferably someone who is a bit geeky. I dunno man all characteristics in girls are pretty great7. Do you participate in lesbian clubs or events?Nope. I am considering joining a local meet up for socially anxious WLW ladies but…I’m still too socially anxious for it.8. What’s your situation with being out?Kind of out? Out to all my close friends. Not out to my family at all, or my work. Getting better at being out to new people I meet, but it’s a work in progress.9. Say some things you love about your crush/girlfriend?I’m sure I’ll love lots of things if she even exists ¯\_(ツ)_/¯10. Do you want to get married?Yeah I do.11. Do you want to have kids?Yep.12. Who’s your favorite historical lesbian?For someone who is currently reading a book about lesbian history, I can’t think of any. Sappho most likely (though I guess whether she was a lesbian or bisexual is you know, lost to time, but lesbian comes from the island she lived on so!)13. What’s your favorite song about lesbians?Girls by Beatrice Eli14. What’s your favorite book about lesbians?Hmm I guess The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer, but for non-fiction I’m currently reading a book called Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women by Leila J. Rupp which is really good and super informative for all your lesbian history needs 15. Who’s your favorite lesbian character?Megan from But I’m a Cheerleader haha.16. If you live in a country where gay marriage is legal, where were you when it was legalized? Did you do anything to celebrate?!Well since I don’t live in a country where it’s legalised…I don’t know yet. HOPEFULLY since we have to go through this postal plebiscite bullshit, the politicians will finally not be able to ignore that the population (both LGBT and Straight) want LGBT people to get married…but it’s not legally binding so who fucking knows. Anyway, hopefully I’ll be with friends and not with my family (who will most likely yell at the TV when it’s announced and call it gross)17. If you could meet one famous lesbian (dead or alive) who would you pick?I’d love to see Gladys Bentley perform! That would be awesome.18. Have you ever kissed a girl?No :(19. Do you have any favorite lesbian positivity blogs?@positive-lesbian-vibes is probably my favourite, A+ relateable material20. Who was your first real life crush?See above - she was a friend of mine in high school, and I pined after her like a fool. I cried about her and started a damn poetry blog about my feelings for her but still didn’t think I was gay LMAO21. What is one thing you think your school/ place of work could do to create a safe environment for lesbians?Acknowledge that lesbians exist?? Stop assuming everyone is straight by default? So many things I guess.22. Have you ever been to a gay/lesbian bar?I have! It was pretty cool, I had a brief conversation with an older lady who was really nice, and did karaoke, and it just felt really safe I guess? That being said I was terrified af and wasn’t drinking so it’s also a really anxiety filled memory haha but I’d like to go again one day.23. Do you know any lesbians outside of the internet?I don’t think so? But I know lots of wonderful Bi girls and Pan girls and I’m super glad to have them in my life :)24. Describe your ideal gaycation?It’s a secluded retreat. The wifi is amazing. It’s near a forest but also near a beach. I find the perfect seashells every day. At any given time you can go to a main common area and join in conversations with other lesbians about how amazing being a lesbian is. There is a competition for the best dress lesbian. Everyone wins because all lesbians are dressed amazingly all the time. I make eye contact with a beautiful girl across the room. She actually comes over to talk to me. We get along great. It’s the perfect holiday romance.25. Do you listen to any lesbian musicians?Not really? I do have a Spotify playlist called “Girls” that is just a bunch of songs that are about girls loving girls. That’s probably the closest thing I have…haha.