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[noh07]

updated list of mixed name ideas (nov 5, 2024)

in this list, there's any type of names (mostly for english-speaking people though): typical first names, noun names, mythology names, etc.

i sorted them into three categories: androgynous, feminine and masculine.

if you have more ideas of names for trans folks, writers, etc, just lemme know! (Can also be not-so-cool names for the writers, we need them for the asshole side characters :3)

i will update the list every time I have a lot of new name suggestions. you can always find the newest list under the tag #updated name list on my profile, which is currently this one.

(alphabetical list with 712 mixed names under the cut)

--- androgynous ---

Addie/Eddie

Aki

Alex

Alexis

Alli/Allie/Ally

Am/Em

Amethyst

Ares

Ari

Artemis

Ash

Asher

Aster

Azure

Basil

Beluga

Bennie/Benny

Bermuda

Bev

Beverly

Billie

Blair/Blaire

Calypso

Caramel

Cat

Cave

Celeste

Charlie

Chrissy

Coco

Crimson

Crow

Diamond

Edie

Eli

Ellori/Ellory

Emerald

Emerson

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Evie

Finn

Forest/Forrest

Frances/Francis

Garnet

Gem

Goldie

Gray/Grey

Hayden

Hunter

Indigo

Jackie/Jacky

Jade

Jamie

Jess

Jessie

Jupiter

Lark

Lenny

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Lou

Louie

Mag

Maggot

Mars

Mauve

Max

Meadow

Mercury

Mika

Miko

Mizu

Moss

Neptune

Noah

Nori

Nyx

Ollie

Onyx

Opal

Paris

Quinn

Rafa

Rain/Raine

Raven

Reg

Remi

Remu

Robin

Rocky

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Sage

Saturn

Shilo/Shiloh

Silver/Sylver

Sky/Skye

Snow

Val

Venus

Vin

Vinny/Vinnie

Wilson

Wither

--- feminine ---

Abby

Abigail

Adelaide

Adeline

Agatha

Aileen/Eileen

Aimee/Amy

Alana

Alena

Alessia

Alexa

Alexia

Alexandra

Alice

Alissa

Alli/Allie/Ally

Alura

Amalia

Amber

Amelia

Amelie

Amethyst

Amity

Andromeda

Anela

Angela

Angelina

Angeline

Angie

Anika/Annika

Anisa

Anita

Anna

Ann/Anne

Annie

Anastasia

Andrea/Andreea

Antheia

Arabella

Artemis

Ashley

Astra

Atlanta

Audrey

Aurora

Autumn

Azura

Bailey

Becky

Bella

Belle

Beluga

Bettie/Betty

Beverly

Billie

Brenda

Brie

Calypso

Candace/Candice

Caramel

Carla/Karla

Carmen

Carol

Carolina

Caroline

Catherine

Celeste

Celestia

Celina/Selena/Selina

Celine/Selene/Seline

Charlotte

Christina/Kristina

Christine/Kristine

Claire

Clara/Clarah

Chloe/Chloé/Cloe

Cindy

Cissy

Cora/Corah

Dana

Daniela/Daniella

Danielle

Dalia/Daliah

Daria

Darla

Debbie

Debora/Deborah

Delilah

Diamond

Diana

Dianne

Dora/Dorah

Dorothy

Eburia

Eclipse

Eda

Elena

Eleanor/Elenor

Elisa/Eliza

Elise

Elizabeth

Ella

Ember

Emerson

Emery

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Emilia

Emilie/Emily

Emma

Esme

Esmeralda

Euphemia

Euphoria

Eva

Evie

Evelyn

Felicia

Fenya

Finya

Fia

Fiona

Francisca/Franziska

Freya

Fuchsia

Gaia

Georgia

Gina

Ginny/Jeanie

Hanna/Hannah

Harmony

Hazel

Heather

Hecate

Helena

Helene

Hera

Hestia

Holly

Hope

Iana

Irena

Irene

Iris

Isa

Isabel/Isabelle

Isabela/Isabella

Ivonne/Yvonne

Ivory

Ivy

Izzy

Jade

Janice

Jasmin/Jasmine

Jenna

Jennifer

Jenny

Joelle

Joelina

Jolene

Julia

Julianne

Julie

Juliet/Juliette

Juniper

Kaia/Kaya

Katarina/Katharina

Kathy/Katy

Kelly

Kira

Lana

Lara/Larah

Laura

Lauren

Laurel

Lavender

Lena

Leia/Leya

Levina

Levinia

Lia

Liana

Liara

Lilac

Lili/Lilli/Lilly/Lily

Lilian/Lilien

Lilith

Lisa

Liv

Livi

Livia

Liz

Lizzie/Lizzy

Loanne

Lola

Lorelei

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louisa/Luisa

Louise/Luise

Luce/Luz

Lucy

Luna

Lydia

Maggie/Meggie

Meg

Madeline

Maira/Myra

Mara/Marah

Margaret

Marge

Marla

Marlene

Maria/Mariah

Marie/Mary

Marina

Mauve

Melanie

Melissa

Mellie/Melly

Meryem

Mia

Michelle

Milly

Mina

Minerva

Minnie

Miriam

Mona

Monica

Naira/Nyra

Nancy

Natalia

Natalie

Natasha

Nellie/Nelly

Nessie

Nina

Noelle

Nora/Norah

Nori

Nyx

Oliv/Olive

Olivia

Ollie

Paris

Pascale

Patricia

Paula

Peggy

Penelope/Pinelopy

Penny

Petunia

Philippa

Pia

Pippa

Polly

Poppy

Queenie

Ramona

Rania

Rebecka

Regina

Robin

Rose

Roxana

Roxanne

Ruby

Safira/Saphira

Sandra

Sara/Sarah

Sari

Serena

Silvia/Sylvia

Sofia/Sophia

Sofie/Sophie

Stella

Stephanie/Stephany

Tara/Tarah

Tatiana/Tatyana

Tess

Tessa

Tia

Tiana

Tina

Valerie/Valery

Vanessa

Vela

Venus

Vera

Veronica

Victoria

Viola

Violet/Violette

Viona

Vivian

Viviana

Willow

Xandria

Xenia

Yana

Yasmin/Yasmine

Zehra

Zoe/Zoé/Zoey

--- masculine ---

Achilles

Aiden

Aion

Alex

Alexander

Amon

Angelo

Angelino

Anthony

Anton

Arcturus

Ares

Asher

Audrey

Ben

Benjamin

Bennie/Benny

Benson

Bill

Billie/Billy

Bob

Bobby

Brendan/Brendon

Brian

Bruno

Calvin

Carl/Karl

Chad

Charles

Charlie

Chase

Chester

Chris

Chrissy

Christopher

Conan

Damian

Dan

Daniel

Dave

David

Davon/Devon

Dionysos

Don

Donald

Dorian

Dylan

Elia/Elijah

Elio

Eliot/Elliot/Elliott

Emerson

Emilio

Erion

Evan

Felix

Fred

Freddie/Freddy

Gian/Jan

Gus

Hannibal

Harald/Harold/Herald/Herold

Harry

Hendrick/Henrick

Henry

Hunter

Ian

Icarus

Jace

Jade

Jack

Jackie/Jacky

Jaden/Jayden

James

Jamie

Jasper

Jay

Jeremy

Jerry

Jimmy

Joe

Joel

Joey

John

Johnny

Jona/Jonah

Jonas

Jones

Julian/Julien

Julius

Jupiter

Justin

Kevin

Lance

Larry

Laurence/Lawrence

Lee

Lenny

Leo

Linus

Logan

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louis/Luis

Louie

Lucc/Luke

Lucas/Lukas

Luigi

Marc

Marco

Mario

Mars

Max

Mercury

Michael

Mickey

Mike

Milo

Nathan

Neptune

Nick

Nico/Niko/Nikko

Noah

Noel

Oliver

Ollie

Orion

Paris

Pascal

Patrick

Paul

Pete

Peter

Philip/Philipp/Phillip

Ray

Raymond

Reg

Reginald

Regulus

Remi

Remus

Rick

Ricky

Rob

Robbie/Robby

Robin

Ron

Ronald

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Rubeus

Sam

Sammy

Samuel

Saturn

Sean/Shaun/Shawn

Sebastian

Simon

Sirius

Stephan

Steve

Steven

Theodore

Thomas

Tim

Timmy

Toby

Tom

Tommy

Tony

Valentine

Victor

Vince

Vincent

Wilson

Yan

Zach/Zack

Zeus

If you want me to add meanings, origins, etc., just tell me ^^

[stardust-swan]

How to Be a Real Life Mermaid 🌊🧜‍♀️🐚

The Look

🐚 Wear sea foam green, aquamarine, teal, ocean blue, soft grey, lilac, periwinkle, emerald, pale gold, white, deep blue, and turquoise

🐚 Pick flowy fabrics such as taffeta, chiffon, linen, silk, muslin, and sequined fabrics that resemble fish scales

🐚 Choose garments like maxi dresses, flowy skirts, bandeau off-the-shoulder tops, tank tops, soft scarves used as tops, shell clutches, woven bags, and pretty beaded sandals

🐚 Accessorise with jewellery made from pearls, sea glass, seashells, turquoise, aquamarine, opals, gold that resembles the sun glinting on the sea, and silver that reminds one of the metallic sheen of fish scales. Examples of accessories you can wear are bangles, anklets, layered necklaces, and pearl earrings

🐚 Makeup Ideas: eyeshadow in nudes like a sandy beach, greens and blues like the sea, or lavender and pink like a coral reef, shimmery highlight, dewy skin, coral pink lipstick, and seashell pink lipgloss

🐚 Hair Ideas: loose curls that look like ocean waves, fishtail plaits, green and blue hair dye, pearl hairclips, and sea salt hairspray. Brush your hair with a pretty wide-tooth comb.

The Lifestyle

🐚 Listen to songs such as Martha's Harbour by All About Eve, No Ordinary Love by Sade, Come Into the Water by Mitski, Pearl Diver by Mitski, Mariners Apartment Complex by Lana Del Rey, and Call of the Sea by Claudie Mackula (a longer mermaid playlist is here).

🐚 You can also listen to the sounds of the ocean, like whale song or waves crashing on the beach

🐚 Watch movies and TV shows such as Aquamarine, Splash, The Little Mermaid, H20: Just Add Water, Mr Peabody and the Mermaid, Miranda (1948), Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi, Ponyo, Barbie in a Mermaid Tale, Barbie: The Pearl Princess, Neptune's Daughter (1914), A Daughter of the Gods (1916), Queen of the Sea (1918), Venus of the South Seas (1924), and Magic Island (1995)

🐚 Read books, fairytales, and poems such as The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, The Mermaid Handbook by Carolyn Turgeon, Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore by Skye Alexander, A Daughter of the Sea by Amy Le Feuvre, Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, The Mermaid by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and The Sea-Child by Katherine Mansfield

🐚 Mermaids are renowned for their beautiful siren song, so sing sweetly and brightly as often as you feel like it

🐚 Make your self smell like the ocean by using a deodorant like Old Spice Deep Sea, and perfumes like L by Lolita Lempicka, Acqua di Gioia, Salt Air by Skylar, Fleur de Corail by Lolita Lempicka, Seahorse by Zoologist, Nymphéas by Kismet Olfactive, Salina by Laborattorio Olfattivo, Alien Mirage by Mugler, Very Sexy Sea by Victoria's Secret, 20,000 Flowers Under the Sea by Tokyomilk, Nebbia Spessa by Filippo Sorcinelli, Tiziana Terenzi's Sea Stars Collection, Chant d'Extase by Nina Ricci, Sirena by Floris, Squid by Zoologist, and Orto Parisi Megamare (be aware that the latter two suit a dark siren who lures men to their deaths more than a sweet mermaid princess).

🐚 Make your home smell like the deep sea too, with sea salt scented diffusers and candles such as Yankee Candle Sea Minerals, Yankee Candle Seaside Woods, or Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt

🐚 Home Decor Ideas: silk sheets in blue, grey, and sea green, seashell jewellery trays, homemade terrariums, jellyfish embroidery, seashell candles, beaded curtains made from string and shells, paintings of maritime scenes, glass vases filled with layers of sand, seashells, and faux pearls, seashell shaped soap dishes, rattan furniture, woven baskets, treasure chests to keep your valuables in, mermaid figurines, a seashell or jellyfish mobile, a bowl filled with seashells, a glass bottle filled with ocean water or with a love letter inside to replicate a message in a bottle, mosaics with marine motifs like seahorses and shells, even an aquarium with colourful fish if you are able to care for them

🐚 Spend lots of time around near bodies of water, swimming in it to connect with your inner mermaid, or just walking in it and feeling the sand beneath your feet

🐚 Collect seashells and pretty pieces of sea glass thar wash up on the shore

🐚 Watch synchronised swimming, or even learn it yourself

🐚 Go diving, snorkeling, or mermaiding

🐚 Visit aquariums to see beautiful exotic fish and learn more about the ocean

🐚 Do your best to be sustainable; make the world a cleaner place for your fishy friends to live in. If possible, attend a beach clean-up group local to your area to help pick up litter

🐚 Carry a haircomb and hand mirror with you at all times (you can hotglue seashells and faux pearls on the back of the mirror to make it even more like a mermaid's treasure)

🐚 Watch documentaries and read books on the ocean, marine life, and nautical myths and legends

🐚 Enjoy snacking on seaweed soup, coconut water, and Guylian seashell chocolates

🐚 Take luxurious baths with dead sea salt, seaweed masks, small white bath bombs that resemble pearls, a coconut scented candle, and calming music

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

062 of 2024

The Blue Survey 💙

by joybucket

1. List three things you like that are blue. The sky, the ocean, someone's eyes. Bonus 4th thing: sapphires.

2. Name one person you know whose favorite color is blue. Plenty of people, to be honest. Blue seems to be a very popular colour.

3. Name three people you know who have blue eyes. My (I hope still) friend Johan, that taxi driver who has the same first name as me (I was sooooo fond of his eyes, really), and my cousin Camiel.

4. Did you watch Blue's Clues as a kid? I don't think I've ever heard of it.

5. Would you rather eat a slice of blueberry pie, a blueberry muffin, or a blue raspberry snowcone? Blueberry pie.

7. What is one of your favorite songs to listen to when you're sad? Anything by Katatonia or Paradise Lost, really. Their music is so melancholic.

8. Are you wearing anything blue right now, and if so, what? Yeah, blue jeans.

9. What year did you join Facebook? I never did.

10. What are your thoughts on romance novels? That's the only kind of books I truly dislike. I just can't get into them.

11. Which of these names do you like best for a girl: Blue, Turquoise, Skye, Teal, or Azure? Skye.

12. Which of these names do you like best for a boy: Blue, Navy, Cobalt, Azure, or Storm? Storm, if I have to choose.

13. Would you rather wear jeans or jeggings? 👖 Jeans, but then, I'm not a woman.

14. When was the last time you wore a pair of jeans or jeggings? 👖 I'm wearing jeans now.

15. What are your thoughts on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants? 👖 There's a book, right? Or movie? I've heard of it, but never read/watched it.

16. Do you enjoy drinking blue raspberry slushees? No, but I just don't like such kind of drinks in general.

17. List three things you can see in the room right now that are blue. My headphones, my Samsung external hard drive, and a bag from Albert Heijn.

18. Which of these words would you say best describes you: sad, romantic, basic, calm, or reminiscent? Calm, probably... wait, but no. Reminiscent, definitely.

19. What was the last thing you ate that was blue? Blueberries.

20. What was the last thing you drank that was blue? I can't remember.

23. Would you ever wear blue lipstick? I wouldn't wear any lipstick.

24. What is your favorite shade of blue? Cobalt blue.

25. What is your least favorite shade of blue? That ash blue, or how is it called?

26. What are you wearing in your current Facebook profile picture? I don't have Facebook.

27. Which of these names do you like best for a girl: Ocean, River, Cobalt, Serenity, or Summer? Summer.

28. Which of these careers do you think you would like best: romance novelist, marine biologist, airplane pilot, wedding planner, or Disney princess? Marine biologist.

29. When was the last time you cried? When my beloved kitty Victoria passed away.

30. Which shade of blue do you think you look best in? I have no idea.

32. Would you rather visit the USA 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, or Australia 🇦🇺? Why? All three, but United Kingdom first because I live close, but I've never been there before.

33. Name one store you like that has a blue logo. Albert Heijn.

34. Would you ever go skydiving? 🪂 Why or why not? Nope, I'm afraid of heights.

35. List three random things you own that are blue. Headphones, external hard drive, highlighters.

36. Which of these names do you like best for a girl: Sapphire, Neptune, Diamond, Jewel, or Opal? Jewel.

38. Would you rather visit France 🇫🇷, Mongolia 🇲🇳, or Russia 🇷🇺? I've been to France several times but I wouldn't mind more, because it's a big country with a lot to discover.

39. What are three of your favorite things about the ocean? 🌊 The way it's sparkling in the sun, the sound of waves crashing, the nostalgia it brings (I was born and raised at the sea).

40. What is something that makes you feel better when you're sad? My cat. Especially when she's purring, it's a very soothing sound.

41. Would you want your first child to be a boy? Why or why not? I don't want to have children on my own.

42. How many brothers do you have? None. I was blessed with a sister. <3

43. What are five-ten of your favorite names for a boy? Joris, Damian, Adrian, Niklas, and I can't think of more, but these four are my strong favourites.

46. Are you currently single or taken? Very seriously taken.

47. Do you want to get married someday? I'm married already.

48. Do you want to have kids? Not on my own, but I do have a stepson.

49. Have you ever been surfing? 🏄‍♀️ No, but it doesn't sound like something I would like.

[celticcrossanon]

BRF Reading - 24th of August 2021

This is speculation only

Cards drawn the 23rd of August, 2021

Question: What tiara did Meghan want to wear at her wedding?

Note: To answer this question, I will be interpreting the cards according to their astrological signs and relating that to stones, to see if we can narrow down the choices.

Under a cut as this is long

Interpretation: Emeralds, pearls, and Prince Philip.

Card One: The Knight of Swords. This is the card of Gemini, an air sign ruled by the planet Mercury.

The gemstone for Mercury is amethyst. Gemini goes from the end of May to the end of June. The birthstone for May is emerald, and the birthstone for June is pearls.

Swords is the suit of thoughts and strategy, so there may have been strategic reasons for choosing this tiara.

BUT

The energy I am getting from this card, strongly, is that of Prince Philip. I think that the tiara that Meghan wanted may have strong associations with Prince Philip and/or his family.

I looked into this and there are two tiaras I found that are associated with Prince Philip. One is the Meander Tiara, which was owned by his mother and today is the property of Princess Anne:

However, this is too small to fit the energy of the tiara size that I got from the last reading.

The other one is the tiara worn by his sister, Princess Cecilie, at the coronation of King George VI (I think). Today is the property of the Foundation of the House of Hesse. It was on display in London in 2002 at the ‘Tiaras: A History of Splendor’ exhibition, and can be found on the Royal Exhibition website as one of the Queen's tiaras (which is not true) (https://royalexhibitions.co.uk/queens-jewels/queens-tiaras/the-hesse-strawberry-leaf-tiara/)

The tiara is called the Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara. As you can see, it looks similar to the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, which is the one Queen Elizabeth has worn for her image on coins and banknotes, and very like a crown.

So those are the two tiaras that I could find that are associated with Prince Philip.

Now, back to the cards. :)

EDIT: I goofed! The Knight of Swords card gave off a strong person energy, which I interpreted as a strong Prince Philip energy, as he is the only Gemini sun sign in the BRF that I know. However, when it comes to tiaras, dead members of the BRF can leave them to be worn by living members, so I went back through all the kings and queens and I found two more Geminis: Queen Victoria and Queen Mary of Teck. Both these queens left tiaras to the crown, so the field has widened quite a bit.

Card Two: The Page of Cups. This is the card for a water sign child. Water is the suit of emotions, so the tiara Meghan wanted may stir up strong feelings in people. The water signs are Cancer, ruled by the moon (pearls again) Scorpio (ruled by Pluto, associated with rubies through its old ruler Mars), and Aquarius (ruled by Uranus, associated with diamonds through its old ruler Saturn). If we go to birthstones for the months of the signs, we get even more stones - pearls, ruby, opal, topaz, garnet and amethyst.

EDIT: The third water sign is Pisces, not Aquarius. Pisces is ruled by Neptune, its old ruler is Jupiter, and it goes from around 21st February to 21st March. The stone associated with Jupiter is sapphire, the birthstone of February is amethyst, and the birthstone of March is bloodstone or aquamarine.

The picture on this card is of Narcissus admiring himself in a cup of water. I'm not getting a lot of energy from this card, but the energy I am getting is focused on how the tiara will look, both to Meghan and to other people (Narcissus gazing at his reflection), and the emotional impact of appearing in that tiara.

Card Three: Justice. The energy from this card is that it is only fair (in Meghan's mind) that she gets to wear the tiara of her choice, and anything else is 'oppression' (yes, I am laughing as I type this at the image of Meghan being oppressed by having to wear a tiara that wasn't her first choice). In terms of gemstones, Justice is the card of Libra, which is ruled by the planet Venus, and the gemstone of Venus is emerald. Libra covers late September to late October, and the birthstones for those months are sapphire and opal.

Underlying Energy: The Two of Wands. This is a card of planning, especially planning for one's entry into the world, and this tells me that Meghan carefully planned her appearance for her entrance into the BRF on her wedding day at Windsor. The card shows Jason standing in front of the cave of Chiron, and Chiron appears on the card for the BRF (the Hierophant), so if we take the cave as the BRF, Meghan wanted to stand out (be in front) of the family, not blend in, and she had a specific tiara in mind to achieve this and that would give her publicity (wands is the suit of PR, so the Two of Wands can mean planning your PR).

Conclusion: Lots of gemstones here! Emerald and pearls come up repeatedly, but we also have amethyst, sapphire, opal, ruby, topaz and garnet (some of which are also repeated).

The other energies around the tiara are one that has some sort of link or association with Prince Philip, one that would give a specific look and provoke emotion in people who saw it. Meghan definitely had a strategy in mind when she choose a specific tiara for her wedding day. The impact of that tiara was carefully planned. Unfortunately, as we know, her tiara was chosen by HMTQ and all her planning came to naught.

EDIT: The tiara association has been widened to Prince Philip, Queen Mary of Teck, and Queen Victoria, so lots of tiaras to consider.

EDIT: The gemstones have changed to: amethyst, emerald, and pearl (Card One), pearl, pearl and ruby (Card Two - Cancer), ruby, opal, and topaz (Card Two - Scorpio), sapphire, amethyst, and aquamarine (Card Two - Pisces) and emerald, sapphire and opal (Card Three).

EDIT: Repeated stones (more likely to be the ones) are pearl, emerald, ruby, sapphire, amethyst, and opal. Pearl is repeated three times and the rest are repeated twice. The single stones are topaz and aquamarine.

[robynqueenofstuff]

Something I’ve Always Wanted To Say To Those Who Complain About A Lack Of Good Female Characters.

Yes we are just SHORT on good female characters, aren't we?

‘Takes a ginormous breath’

I mean besides Ellen Ripley, The Bride, Katniss Everdeen, Imperator Furiosa, Rey, [insert surname here] Princess Leia, [One of the greatest fucking characters ever] Sarah Connor to just name the most well-known few. We only have Hermione Granger [obviously], Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, Minerva Mcgonagoll, Molly Weasley, Lily Potter, Bellatrix Lestrange, Jyn Erso, Padme Amidala, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Mara Jade, Jaina Solo, Tahiri Veila, Jan Ors, Nomi Sunrider, Lumiya, Juno Eclipse, Bastila Shan, Satele Shan, Ahsoka Tano, Barriss Offee, Luminara Unduli, Aayla Secura, Adi Gallia, Shaak Ti, Jaden Korr [Optionally female], Asajj Ventress, Aurra Sing, Zam Wesell, Steela Gerrara, The Seventh Sister, Satine Kryze, Shmi Skywalker, Darth Zannah, Mother Talzin, [The fucking Hapes Consortium places women higher over men] Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Tiana, Jane, Rapunzel, Ariel, Cinderella, Megara, Lilo, Nani, Nala, Vanellope, Lady, Merida, Jessie, Dory, Helen/Elastigirl, EVA, Edna Mode, Joy, Sadness, Anna, Elsa, [Yes i think she's a good character but for different reasons than others do] Kida, Wendy, Alice, Judy Hopps, Kanga, Kala, Captain Amelia, Moana, Esmeralda, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Rita, Miss Bianca, Mary Poppins, Eglantine Price, Sally, Audrey Ramirez, Mittens, Maleficent, Ursula, Cruella De Vil, Queen Grimhilde, Yzma, Lady Tremaine, Queen Of Hearts, Madame Medusa, Mother Gothel, Honey Lemon, Go-Go, Chel, Marina, Eris, Tigress, Ginormica, Roxanne, Astrid, Valka, Ginger, Fiona, Fairy Godmother, Tzipporah and Miriam. Chihiro, San, Moro, Lady Eboshi  Sophie, Kiki, Shizuku, Arrietty, Ponyo, Nausicaa, Princess Kushana, Kaguya, Sheeta,  Marnie, Annie, Coraline, Anastasia, Mrs Brisby, Elle Woods, Dorothy, Matilda, Alicia Huberman, Violet, Corky, Alice Creed, Clarice Starling, Mrs Danvers, Janine Melnitz. Kylie Griffin, Junior Ghostbuster Catherine, [yeah there were already female Ghostbusters before that crappy movie] Lisbeth Salander, Mathilda Lando, Marge Gunderson, Judge Cassandra Anderson, Ma-Ma, [Madeline Madrigal] Regina George, Cady Heron, Clementine Kruczynski, M, [the one played by Judi Dench] Moneypenny,, Elle Driver, O-Ren Ishii, Julie Kohler, Yuki Kashima, Amelie Poulain, Lucy, Rose Dewitt Bukater, Joy ‘Ma’ Newsome, Grace Howard, Philomena Lee, Ofelia, Kara, [From Dragonheart] Sarah Williams, Maria von Trapp, Marion Ravenwood, Dr. Elsa Schneider, Evelyn Carnahan, Officer Anne Lewis, Dr Ellie Sattler, Paikea Apirana, Motoko Kusanagi, Carrie White, Arwyn, Eowyn, Galadriel, Yu Shu Lien, Jen Yu, Jackie Brown, Nefretiri,  All the girls from St Trinians, Bliss Cavendar, The girls on the Roller Derby Team, [Maggie Mayhem, Bloody Holly, Rosa Sparks, Smashley Simpson] Sally Albright, Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, Claire Standish. Allison Reynolds, Kim Possible, She-Ra, [Plus the female characters in She-Ra and He-Man] Jem, Synergy, The Holograms, The Misfits, Penny Gadget, Jessica Jones, Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg, Anya Jenkins, Faith, Cordelia Chase, Drusilla, Emma Swan, Carol Peletier, River Tam, Xena, Lady Penelope, Roseanne, Dana Scully, Morticia Addams, Wednesday Addams, Lily Munster, Vastra and Jenny, Jessica Fletcher, Olivia Benson, Lilly Rush, Korra, Asami Sato, Lin Beifong, Opal Beifong, Suyin Beifong, Kya, Daria Morgendoffer, Jane Lane, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Jo Grant, Donna Noble, River Song, Ace, Nyssa, Romana, Sarah Jane, Clara Oswald, [the majority of the Doctor Who companions are female] Madame Vastra, Jenny, Zoe Washburne, Kaywinnet Lee ‘Kaylee’ Frye, Lagertha Lothbrok, Claire Underwood, Uhura, Nurse Chappell, Nurse Abby, Captain Katherine Janeway,  B’elanna Torres, Seven Of Nine, Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax,  Deanna Troi,  Penelope Garcia, Kima Greggs, Evelyn Salt, Starbuck, Lois Lane, Katara, Toph, Mai, Azula, Suki, Ty-Lee, June, Serras Victoria, Sir Integra Hellsing, Dr. Girlfriend, Elektra Nachios, Alex Drake, Cameron, [Even if she's a cyborg she counts] Veronica Mars, ALL THREE CHARLIE'S ANGELS, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, The female rangers in Power Rangers,  Sabrina Spellman, The majority of characters from My Little Pony, Mabel Pines, Wendy Corduroy, The Crystal Gems, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline The Vampire Queen, Flame Princess, Princess Allura, Katie ‘Pidge’ Holt, Violet Baudelaire, Lucy Pevensie, Alice, [again] Nancy Drew, Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue, Sally Jackson, Thalia Grace, Piper Mclean, Hazel Levesque, [I AM GOING TO GET SO MUCH SHIT FROM PERCY JACKSON FANS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES I CAN THINK OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD]  Daenerys, Arya, Margaery, Catelyn, Brienne, Olenna, Sansa, Susan Sto Helit, Liessa Dragonlady, Tiffany Aching, Hannah Wolfe, The female characters in Malazan Book Of The Fallen, Harriet The Spy, Althea Vestrit, Aerin, Sorcha, Daine, Sabriel, Maka Albarn, Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, Liz and Patty Thompson, Meryl Strife, Milly Thompson, Winry Rockbell, Izumi Curtis, Riza Hawkeye,  Mikasa Ackerman, Pepper Potts, Gwen Stacy, Black Cat, Wonder Woman [That’s a fucking no brainer], Batgirl, Batwoman, Supergirl, Raven, Starfire, Huntress, Black Canary, Zatanna, Catwoman, Hawkgirl, Mera, Katana, Talia Al Ghul, Enchantress, Poison Ivy, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Natasha Irons, Storm, Rogue, Ms Marvel, Emma Frost, The Wasp, Invisible Woman, She-Hulk, Gamora, Kitty Pryde, Psylocke, Valkyrie. Mystique, the female Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, Not to mention the girls from Fables, Rayne, Clementine, Amanda Ripley, Coco Bandicoot, Bayonetta, Ms Pacman, Valna, Yuko, Amu, Lena, Alex, Etna, Flonne, Jennifer, Raspberyl, Vulcanas, Usalia, Maya Amano, Ulala Serizawa, Yukari Takeba, Fuuku Yamagashi, Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, Rise Kujikawa, Naoto Shirogane, Ann Takamaki, Haru Okumura, Kyoko Kirigiri, Sakura Ogami, Aoi Asahina, Chiaki Nanami, Sonia Nevermind, Akane Owari, Fiora, Melia, Sharla, BB Hood, Morrigan, Felicia, Q-Bee, Lara Croft, Samus Arran, Aya Brea, Elizabeth Comstock, Ellie, Faith, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, Tifa Lockhart, Aerith Gainsborough, Yuffie Kisaragi, Rydia, Rosa Joanna Farrell, Celes Chere, Terra Branford, Relm Arrowny, Rinoa Heartilly, Quistis Trepe, Selphie Tilmitt, Ultimecia, Ashe, Fran, Freya Crecent, Eiko Carol, Yuna, Rikku, Lulu, Aqua, Zelda, Midna, Alice from Mcgee, Odessa Silverburg plus all the females in Fire Emblem, Vocaloid, Touhou  and Sid Meir’s Civilization. Not to mention the option to play as female characters in most of the LEGO games plus the option to play as a female in Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins, Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft, Fallout, Saints Row, Fable, Terraria, Borderlands, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights, Rock Band 2, Tardew Valley, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Fate, Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Town, Guilty Gear, Overwatch,  Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Dynasty and Samurai Warriors plus the enormous roster in League Of Legends, Every last female in Skullgirls, All the female Pokemon trainers, All the females from Magic The Gathering, Hit-Girl, Powergirl, Tigra, Lady Sif, Spider-Woman, Vixen, Witchblade, Lady Death, Stephanie Brown, Jem, Aeon Flux, Gwen, Morgana, Morgause, Nimueh, Maid Marian, Djaq, Lady Isabella Of Gisborne,  Irene Adler, Carolyn Berek, Serena Stevens, Megan Wheeler, Kate Beckett, Nikki Heat, The girls from Women’s Murder Club, Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley, Temperance Daesee Bradley, Brenda Leigh Johnson, Joanne Kilbourn, Josephina ‘Jo’ Lupo, Catherine Willows, Alex Rovias, Alicia Claus, Jennifer Tate, Sarah Kerrigan, Joanna Dark, Catherine 'Ann’ Archer, April Ryan, Claire Redfield, Alis Landale, Alyx Vance, Heather Mason, Elena Fisher, Amaterasu, Shantae, Rosalina, Chrodechild, Chris Lightfellow, Ellen from Folklore, Jade from Beyond Good And Evil, Maya from Septerra Core, Miriam from The Guardian Legend, The female characters from Dead Or Alive, And even if you choose to play as a male character in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age there are still a number of female characters to choose from such as Liara T,Soni, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Ashley Williams, Miranda Lawson, Kahlee Sanders, Samara, Morinth, Dr Kelly Chambers, Samantha Traynor, Morrigan, Leliana, Wynne, Shale, Flenneth, Cassandra, Even older games have ones like Jill Of The Jungle, Debra Dare, Lady Bug, Kangaroo, The heroine from Secret Of Mana, The female ninja from Ninja Warriors, Princess Rosella from King’s Quest IV. Even Princess Peach and Daisy can count as they kick total amounts of ass in the racing and fighting games Nintendo puts out. Aunt Entity, Sergeant Rita Vrataski, Polgara The Sorceress, Cutie Honey, Vicki Barr, The girls from The Babysitters Club, The ladies from The Sleepover Club, Princess Cimorene, Egwene al Vere, Elizabeth Swann, Tia Dalma, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, Kyra/Jack, Carolyn Fry, Mimi Kirogoe, Hana, [The mother from Wolf Children who is now one of my favorite characters ever] The girl from The Fox And The Child, Annalise Keating, Lady Macbeth, Cherry Darling, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, Cybersix, Elphaba, Samantha Barker, Karen Silkwood, [who was a real person] Meg Altman, Thelma Dickinson, Louise Sawyer, Shoshanna Dreyfus, Trinity, The girls from Charmed, Emma Swan, Regina Mills, Mina Harker from The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pauline Hargraves, Max Caufield, Jodie Holmes, Samantha Greenbriar, Thea Queen, Squirrel Girl, Beatrix De Costa [Fire], Tora Olafsdotter [Ice], Wondergirl, Dazzler, Black Alice, Dove, Gypsy, Jade Canary, Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Darna, The Boss, Meryl Silverburgh, Mei-Ling, Naomi Hunter, Sunny Gurlukovich, Olga Gurlukovich, Fortune, Quiet, GLADOS, SHODAN, Velma, Daphne, Miss Ernst/Grand High Witch, Sailor Moon and the Sailor Soldiers, [Sailor Venus, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, Sailor Pluto,] Bulma, the majority of the characters in Orange Is The New Black, Leslie Knope, Ann Perkins, April Ludgate, Asuka Langley Soryu, Haruko Haruhara, Nana Komatsu, Nana Osaki, Lucrezia Noin, Lady Une, Dorothy Catalonia, Sally Po, Reyna, Zoe Nightshade, Meg McCaffery, Calypso, The females from The 100, Alicia Melchiott, Isara Gunther, Cosette Coalhearth, Miku Hinasaki, Leah, [from Diablo]  Melody Farklight, The Totally Spies!, Mia Dolan, Kathy Selden,  Vianne Rocher, Princess Ann, [Ann ‘Smitty’ Smith] Margaret Hale, Lauren Olamina, Sara Crewe, Mary Lennox, Jennifer Simpson, Christine Collins, [Who was also a real person] Turanga Leela, Tauriel, The ladies from Steel Magnolias, All the female Transformers, Farah, Annie Sawyer, Nina Pickering, Gabrielle, Saturn Girl, Sage, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, She-Thing, Scorpion, Songbird, Silk Spectre II, Spider Girl, Silver Sable, The ladies of the Wildstorm universe, Fault Zone, Solara, The Wink, Paragon, Lady Deathstrike, Madame Masque, Cheetah, Emerald Empress, All 20 superheroines before Wonder Woman, Alanna of Trebond, The ladies of The Lunar Chronicles, Catti-Brie, Alyx, [From the Adventures Of Alyx books] The ladies from Marvel's Runaways series, Veronica Layton, Marguerite Krux, Mako Mori, Blaze The Cat, Toby 'Kissy' Masuyo, April Ryan, Mona Sax, Fox,  Ninja Princess, Papri, Lady Master Of Kung Fu, Reika Kirishima, The ladies from the Tales series, Noel Vermilian, Shield Knight, Petra from Emerald City Confidential, The ladies from Elsword, Anna Leonowens.[another lady from real-life but perhaps best known from The King And 1] Eliza Doolittle, Ree Dolly, Hushpuppy, Unicorn/Lady Amalthea,  Aeryn Sun, Chiana, Mallory Kane, Pauline Hargraves, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato, Samantha Carter, The Tiger Woman, Barbara Meredith/The Black Whip, Hana Tsu-Vachel, Tessa Alvarado, Jo March, Liesel Meminger, Betty Barrett, Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug, Shelby Woo, Jaime Sommers, Molly Moon, Torchy Blane, Eliza Maza, Angela, Demona, Fox Xanatos, The girls from W.I.T.C.H, Mona The Vampire, The Worst Witch, Ms Frizzle, Carmen Sandiego, Leslie and Joni from Cluefinders, Ren Stevens, Jules Paxton and Jess Bhamra, [from Bend It Like Beckham] Hazel Grace Lancaster, Mara Of The Acoma, Aerin Dragon-Killer/Firehair, Angharad 'Harry' Crewe, The three sisters from Ballet Shoes, Anne Shirley, Lyra Belacqua, Kerowyn, Dashti, Sadie Kane, Zia Rashid, Samirah-Al-Abbas, Lydia Deetz, Juniper Lee, Gretchen, Spinelli, Alex Mack. Or female characters for really young kids such as Lizzie Mcguire, Andi Mack, Dora, Peppa Pig, Lola, Charlie, Looby Loo, Ramona Quimby, Pippi Longstocking, Star Butterfly,  Meg Murray, Madeline, Angelina Ballerina, The lovely ladies of Balamory, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Or females from Greek mythology like Gaia, Hestia, Demeter, Nemesis, Medusa, Nyx, Ananke, Rhea, Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Artemis or their Roman counterparts. Or the ladies from Norse, Finnish or Egyptian Mythology. Or historical female figures to look up to such as Elizabeth the 1st, Joan Of Arc, Queen Cordelia, Queen Gwendolen, Ethelfreda, Boudicca, Florence Nightingale, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Catherine The Great and Audrey Hepburn. You play as a female Avatar in Cooking Mama and all of the Imagine series, The Jurassic Park dinosaurs were all female, Minecraft allows female appearance through customized character skins EVEN BARBIE! THERE! I SAID IT!

But besides that entire fucking catalog, I find myself and the rest of the female population well under-represented.....Except of course for the huge fucking roster of female characters available.

[okayideas]

Manuel and the Fantastic Zoo, draft section 1: The Pigmen, The Dragon, A Bao A Qu

part of a mistranslation of the Borges book known in correctly-translated English as the Book of Imaginary Beings

The Pigmen

The ancients believed that the pigmen were a nation of eleven inhabitants, in the vicinity of Hindustan or Ethiopia. Certain authors swore that pigmen could be prepared excellently as a breakfast, with scrambled eggs. Aristotle wrote that pigmen lived in subterranean caves, but nothing of whether they could be cooked.

Pigmen themselves subsisted by raising mules and goats. They lived for only a few decades. They are said to have made annual raids against the Russian border, seeking gruel to supplement their diet.

Pigmen had many names for the divine, either a pantheon or a single many-named deity. They sculpted idols on the prows of their warships to terrify their enemies.

The Dragon

The dragon has the capacity to assume many forms, some inscrutable. They are most frequently imagined with the head of a horse, coils like a serpent, broad backs, and four legs with four-clawed feet. Many other appearances are spoken of. Some dragons resemble a cat, or have the head of a camel, or the eyes of a demon, or are entirely serpent-bodied, or have the belly of a mollusk, a neck like a Pez dispenser, arms made of water, paws like a tiger, or ears resembling buoys.

There are examples who have no ears and are said to be able to hear around corners. These latter are symbolically associated with a pearl hanging in the sky, which is also a symbol of the sun. The pearl is said to hold these dragons' feet. This type of dragon wishes only to be left alone.

History claims that the first emperors were sired by dragons. Medical virtues are ascribed to the organs, teeth, and saliva of these royal dragons. They can become visible and invisible at will. They migrate annually, traveling to Heaven in spring and emerging from the depths of the ocean in autumn. They are said to be amused by atlases, laughing at man's inaccurate descriptions of the shape of the world.

Science distinguishes many genera of dragon. The celestial dragon lives in the palaces of gods, guarding them from mortals who would enter. The divine dragon is a patron of humanity, being a source both of wine and of light. The terrestial dragon determines the course of canyons and rivers. The subterranean dragon guards dangerous treasures, protecting mankind from those who would foolishly claim them.

Buddhists affirm that in distant seas, dragons are no less abundant than fish, and that somewhere in the universe a secret code expresses the exact number of dragons. Chinese stonemasons believe in dragons more than in other gods, because the image of a dragon is more common in the clouds than any other image. In a curious parallel to this, Shakespeare observed that it takes many clouds to form a dragon.

The mountain dragon is a master of earth-magic, and is said by the cult of Confucius to be more inevitable than death. This dragon is the form taken by Neptune when he appears on land.

Sea dragons have kings, who inhabit resplendant deep-water palaces and eat opals and pearls. There are five of these kings. One lives in the center of the palace and the others correspond to the cardinal direction. When these dragons move, it creates mountains. In fragments of a lost tale, these dragons were tricked into purchasing yellow-painted armor, presumably under the pretense of it being gold. These dragons have a barber, who grooms their feet and coils. They have waxy eyes, small grey ears, always-unfurled wings, long tongues and many teeth. When under the surface of the ocean, they produce tidal waves and typhoons. When in the air, they produce tempests that devastate houses and flood encampments. They are immortal, can communicate with fish from a distance, and need no language to communicate. In the third month of the year (of some calendar), they report to their superiors in Heaven. They are best served with fish, which the fire of their own breath organs can be used to roast.

A Bao A Qu

In lists of the world's most marvelous views, the highest pass of Victoria Torrent in Chitor is often mentioned. From a circular terrace there, one can see the horizon in all directions. A black stair leads to the terrace. A fable, which visitors do not generally believe, says:

"Most of the time, on the stairs of Victoria Torrent, there lives the A Bao a Qu, which senses valor in the human heart. It spends most of its time on the first stair in a state of lethargy, and only awakens when someone is ascending the stairs. People who maintain the innocence of childhood emit an invisible like which the A Bao A Qu can sense, but the A Bao A Qu might also be awakened by the scent of fish or of pastry. The A Bao A Qu touches its talons to the feet of the traveler, drawing the visitor's essence into itself, and its scales become more intense in color. Its form approaches a state of perfection, radiating brilliant light."

"Respectable authorities state that only on the topmost stair does the A Bao A Qu achieve full perfection, the peak of spiritual evolution. However, it may become paralyzed before the last stair, its form incomplete, its color indefinite and vacillating. When it cannot achieve its total form, it is imperceptible or mistaken for a statue. When a man or woman who awakens the A Bao A Qu is pure, then it can reach the final step, completing its form and emitting radiant blue light. It remains in this state very briefly, only until the traveler descends, and then it returns to the first step, yawns, emits the last of its light, and waits for another visitor. It is easiest to see when it is on the middle of its descent, as its light is fading and its body is stretched. It can be petted, and it may share pie recipes."

Captain Burton recorded this legend in his notes for the Thousand and One Nights.

In symbology, the A Bao A Qu represents the sight of perfection. A meat pie of carp and A Bao A Qu is said to be one of the most perfect of pies.