#rinielelrandir

[evilwickedme]

I'm going to preface this with you absolutely don't have to answer if you don't want to/don't have the emotional energy - but I was wondering if you had sources for JVP being "not really Jewish"? I ask because as someone who usually says I'm Jewish for simplicity's sake despite my conversion being still in progress, I've definitely been told I'm "not really Jewish" (I recognize that halachically I'm not til I immerse in the mikveh, that isn't what I mean here, I hope it makes sense.) I also have a lot of friends who have been told they "aren't really Jewish" by other Jews because they converted or are patrilineal Jews or follow a different observance level or even because they're anti-Zionists. And since I happen to have a lot of friends and local community members who I know are JVP members and I also know are Jewish, I'm always really confused when I see claims the organization isn't Jewish - bc the folks I know in it are. Like, I personally know 5 members of their rabbinical council, one of the members is even my advising rabbi for my conversion. So I'm trying to determine if my local JVP is just *vastly* different from the rest of the org or if I'm right to immediately be on edge by "not really Jewish" claims and wonder if the person making them will start questioning the sincerity of my desire to convert (or once complete, validity of my conversion) next.

I hope that all makes sense? I'm operating on very little sleep this morning so I apologize if anything isn't clear or something. (Also, I would be happy to talk about my experience with my local JVP, which is rather limited beyond knowing they exist and knowing a lot of members, but I do have some knowledge of the work beyond JVP folks in this area who are members are doing.)

They're not Jewish cause they're run by goyim lmao

Here's a doc on their antisemitic history which has lots and lots of sources in it for every claim

Also, this:

A quick search for jvp or Jewish voices for peace in my blog should come up with half a dozen other sources

I feel like I've been pretty clear in my pro-convert stance, and that I think converts are real Jews (I once made a post making fun of that saying "reblog if you think born Jews are real Jews" that unfortunately didn't land or gain traction, but I maintain hilarity). That doesn't mean that everyone who claims to be Jewish is in fact Jewish or that every org that claims to represent Jewish people does in fact represent Jewish people. Jvp is about as Jewish as messianics are - there's certainly some real Jews working with them, but nobody in charge seems to be, and overall they do lots of antisemitic shit.

[pomrania]

Day two of #DrawEverythingJune2024, where I'm drawing people's queer TTRPG characters.

This is Riniel. She is @rinielelrandir's queer elf ranger.

"Riniel wasn't looking for a new family. The Rangers changed everything anyway."

The pose reference can be found here, and my progress thread for this piece is here.

[wilwheaton]

Wil, my last name is McMaster. I don't know if I'm related to the guy basically working for the angry cheeto, but given the size of Irish families the chances of us being somehow distantly related are actually pretty high. How do I reconcile this with the fact that I am literally repulsed by everything Trump stands for?

To quote Office Space, “Why should I change my name? He’s the one who sucks.”

[bumbleboa]

Answer collections

I really liked the many answers to this post and wanted to collect them here. Because it feels a little less lonely to know I am not the only one struggling.

rinielelrandir said: When I took Spanish in high school, I had a teacher tell me that this was common for people who are multilingual. I never managed to successfully learn another language, but my teacher was multilingual and said when she was commonly using both languages she had this problem a lot and had a hard time switching back and forth, that it took years and years of practice to get it stop. She was in her late 30s or early 40s at that point and still sometimes had trouble.

sleepypuppy said: This is just too real. Greek is my native language but at this point my greek friends often tell me i sound like google translate, i always brush it off by saying that it’s because i no longer live in greece, but the truth is even having moved to germany i still speak English more than i do any other language. It’s frustrating to not be able to feel at ease with a language youve spoken from birth and i honestly dont know what to do about it.

nodancer said: h a r d same. i feel bad because i genuinely enjoy german a lot on a linguistic level, it’s so flexible and fun to play with in a way that just isn’t possible with english. i used to want to become a writer as a kid specifically because i enjoyed playing around with the language a lot. i really lost that when i switched to english as my main language, now writing and speaking german is just frustrating cause i feel like i don’t have the same access to it anymore.

zahachi-eithne said: I know the struggle! In Dutch I used to just use random English words in my language and I now try to avoid that. I’ve recently moved to Germany bc of my German partner, but bc I’m Dutch we speak English to one another. Ironically enough that has caused me paying proper attention to which language I’m using again. For me having seperate language'spaces’ has really helped against jumbling up my languages!(Helps of course that I have an active English space too) Goodluck! Also (Sorry much to say!) It really doesn’t help that Germany doesn’t really offer a platform for using English on an active basis. English for me feels like a normal part of Dutch life because of stuff like subtitles and all that. I notice that I hardly get exposed to English in Germany, which must make it extra difficult for you to deal with the mumbojumbo of languages!! I’m still tempted to start an anti-dubbing campaign :’)

urob said: Same, I’ve also noticed that whenever I speak to my siblings who will understand me in either language I stumble over german words a lot more and stutter until i just give up and use the english word my brain supplied to me for the situation.

[thebreakfastgenie]

Tag Game

Tagged by @supergeekytoon

1. Why did you choose your url? It was my fanfiction.net username and I liked it so I used it again. The origin is I arranged a bunch of plastic food in a breakfast tray, and I thought this little pitcher looked like a magic lamp, and imagined a breakfast-themed genie. I was 13.

2. Any side blogs? None that are active.

3. How long have you been on tumblr? It'll be ten years this summer.

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Babygirl I don't even have a queue.

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

My best friend, who's no longer on this website, had one. I wanted to follow her and it spiraled from there.

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I like manatees so I looked up a picture of one and now I've had it so long I refuse to change it.

7. Why did you choose your header?

The current header image is a placeholder because I was trying things out and didn't like how it worked out but foolishly had clicked save. Before that it was Turnstiles because I love Turnstiles.

8. What’s your post with the most notes? It's gotta still be the one Lin-Manuel Miranda reblogged at the height of the Hamilton craze. I made a jokey Your Fave Is Problematic post about him and he told me to step my bars up.

9. How many mutuals do you have?

I don't know but I love them all. Is there a way to find out?

10. How many followers do you have?

I don't know. Okay, I checked, it's 2,304.

11. How many people do you follow?

I don't know. Like 2-3k but a lot of them are inactive or at least I never see them. Okay, I checked, it's 3,578.

12. Have you ever made a shit post?

That's what this website is for.

13. How often do you use tumblr a day?

Constantly. It's terrible.

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog?

Yes. Unfortunately.

15. How do you feel about the ‘you need to reblog’ posts?

Don't tell me what to dp >:-(

16. Do you like tag games?

Yes!

17. Do you like ask games? Yes!

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? @larkandkatydid maybe.

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual? No. I did once. Multiple years ago now.

20. Tags!

@genderqueer-klinger @frogeye-pierce @that-one-leaf-on-that-one-tree @blue-ravens @nimuetheseawitch @rents @wellmanneredthief @hunnihawkhunnicutoasis @terinaofvulcan @rinielelrandir

If you want to do it and I didn't tag you consider yourself tagged, I always forget people!

[storm-arts-around]

Doodle dump continues, with dnd oc’s, some monster hunt characters, a doodle of a very handsome @rinielelrandir and doodles of some of @aeverelle ‘s horribly cute ocs.  Also a floofy pink boi. >:3c

[lukadarkwater]

Had one of the single creepiest and strangest interactions of my life last night when I was having dinner with @rinielelrandir @midnightlupus and @painthorselover and then this guy, who was probably in his 40′s, just pops up out of nowhere and goes “Do you girls wear leggings?”

And all of us freeze because we’re not really sure who this guy is or why he’s just walked up to this group of girls and asked them this question in the first place. My first instinct was that he was going to tell us off for being heathens or something if we said yes (because #America) but then Rin tentatively goes no and he then processes to hold up this flyer about a leggings show that is going on sometime this weekend?? At which point we’re all like yeah no we’re not interested at all and he’s like “ah come on” but we’re all like no thanks until he finally leaves.

But yeah it was just suppper creepy because he gave no preamble to his question not to mention I do wear leggings but I’m not about to disclose that to some creepy stranger at a random restaurant?? Like, we’re all college aged girls and it’s creepy enough to have some older dude walk up to us and start talking to us not to mention just pop up to our table and ask us a pretty personal question with no warning. So yeah, it was just really strange and really threw me off for a second 

[iamthestrangerinmoscow]

11 questions

I was tagged by @strangerdarkerbetter. Thanks! I need a distraction right now. RULES: Always post the rules. Answer the questions asked, then write 11 new ones. Tag 11 people to answer your questions, as well as the person who tagged you. 1. What is your favorite place to be? Home. Doesn't need to be any particular place, just a place that I currently call home. Somewhere quiet, warm and safe, with my books and favorite snacks. I'm a stereotypical introvert. 2. What is your best memory? I have a lot of good memories, but I usually say my favorite one is seeing "The Day of the Doctor" in a cinema on November 23rd 2013. I don't think I have ever felt as happy, excited, thrilled and full of joy as on that day, from waking up in the morning to being in the car on our way there to seeing all the people inside to hearing the first lines of the episode. It was such a great day. 3. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you want to go? To London, probably. And to other places in England. I really want to visit it, and not just because of Doctor Who. I wanna see the Buckingham Palace and 221B Baker Street and go to museums and see all the landmarks. I wanna visit Cambridge and Shakespeare's home town and maybe also Cardiff and Edinbourgh. And I wanna go to a theatre and actually watch Hamlet in its original language. Basically I just love Great Britain. 4. What is your favorite thing about tumblr? The people. Not every single person but many, many of the people. I love that on tumblr minorities kinda took over and became majorities. I like going on tumblr and not assuming that everyone I interact with is transphobic or ableist or bigoted in other ways. Here I can tell the truth and be myself and in general, people are okay with it. 5. What is your least favorite thing about tumblr? The fact that some things become extremely polarized and black and white. I think many people here are dreaming of a perfect society and forget that some things are still up for debate and also that some people really don't mean to offend anyone and need to be educated and accepted and forgiven. I wish we could all be nicer to each other. 6. What is something you have a very strong opinion about? Oh so many things, but first and foremost: science and pseudoscience. I can have very calm and polite conversations about very sensitive topics but the moment someone tells me evolution isn't real or global climate change isn't happening, I lose all patience. 7. What is your view of current politics? To be honest I can no longer tell apart an onion article and actual piece of news so at this point I think it's too complicated for me to understand. Russian politics has been like this since I was in middle school but now US politics is going there so I'm just confused. I also think that the question of "how you would behave in pre-nazi Germany" is becoming less and less theoretical for US citizens every day... good luck resisting. 8. What is your dream job? Scientists with some writing/science journalism on the weekends 9. Who is your favorite band/musical artist? The favorite favorite is Michael Jackson. If we extend a little, I also love Panic! At The Disco, Owl City and Avicii. 10. What is your favorite song? Oh how can I possibly choose one? I usually say Michael Jackson "Black or White" but in reality I have so so many favorite songs. 11. What book could you read again and again? A lot of them, but the one I come back to at least every year is Mikhail Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita". Read this book. It will change your life. My questions: 1. What is the last thing that really made you laugh? 2. What is your favorite kind of weather? 3. Tea, coffee, both or neither? 4. If you could have any animal as a pet, who would you choose? 5. Which TV-show did you really enjoyed watching recently? 6. What is a gift that you'd love to get for any occasion? 7. If you could go back and re-live any previous day of your life, which one would you choose? 8. Pineapple on pizza - what is your opinion on this Discource? 9. If you could meet anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you like to meet? 10. Favorite candy bar? 11. What is on your mind right now, apart from answering these questions? I tag @urrsari @domino-taurus @observantalienscribbler @basiliskhallward @psychotistic @maxens-is-here @selectivelyserious @to-reach-the-farthest-star @leaving-the-blue-neighbourhood @rinielelrandir and @falldeere But this is an invitation, not an obligation, so don't do this if you don't want to!

[evilwickedme]

I may have just gone through your blog and reblogged things like it was my dash when I should have been getting ready for work, so have a picture of my cat sleeping like a doofus the other day. I hope you're doing as alright as you can be, all things considered, and that you and your loved ones continue to stay safe. (Also, if and when you can, you should get yourself a little treat, I'm a big fan of the little treat method of coping with awful things. And what you're dealing with right now is awful beyond all belief, so you deserve a little treat.)

Yeah I stopped omw home today and got myself some candy (and also milk but that's unrelated)

Thank you all for all the cat photos I love them dearly!!! I actually just got my cat buffy back, like 15-20 minutes before an alarm forced both of us to the basement to take shelter. She did NOT like going back in the car carrier, lemme tell ya

[pomrania]

Compilation for week one of Draw Everything June 2024, where I drew people's queer TTRPG characters using the poses @adorkastock put out. (week two)

Ander, non-binary Wizened Woodwalker, for @lynnedoublelegacy

Riniel, queer elf ranger, for @rinielelrandir

Soleil, aro-ace fire genasi sorcerer/warlock, for @happinessisntfun

Passion, bi tiefling paladin, for @marseny

Enis and Myrci, bi half-elf ranger and genderfluid half-drow bard, for @drizzit and @nabanna

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

In regards to the anon who asked why so many people are self-dx and said it isn't fair, how is it unfair? Self-dx Autistics use no services, receive no disability benefits, and are given no accommodations (all with regard to autism, they may for a different condition). Self-dx takes nothing away from people who are professionally diagnosed and helps those people who can't access that feel more comfortable with and accepting of themselves. And it is endorsed by most self-advocacy groups.

Exactly! What’s unfair is that people don’t know how to recognize autism outside of an extremely narrow stereotype!

[storm-arts-around]

stuff from @takanomeofgallifrey ‘s campaign <3.

also:

shirtless sun elf stuns port town with big guns.

[lukadarkwater]

rinielelrandir replied to your post “My moon fever is in full effect, there is a layer of ice covering...”

Don't do it, stay until tomorrow, the roads are too dangerous. Like literally Columbia PD and MoDot are both advising to stay off the roads unless you absolutely have to.

I honestly think it’s just going to get worse though. It’s supposed to snow tonight and fall into the teens by tomorrow. I think this is my one shot or I’m stuck till monday 

I’m going to be super carful, don’t worry about that. I’ve also been watching the modot maps like a hawk and it looks like all the highways from here to Jeff are clear so once I get out of town, it should be okay 

[evilwickedme]

Your posts have been slowly waking my long dormant love of Batman. I used to watch the Animated Series when I was very little but haven't really engaged either any Batman related media in over 20 years. Now I'm over here reading your posts with 0 knowledge of the huge comic universe (until you started posting about the Batfam I didn't even know there had been multiple Robins) and trying to figure out where to start. I need to go to the comic store lol

When I get brainrot I really do get brainrot. I'm with you tho I had NO idea that there was more than one Robin until I couldn't stop thinking about them

I totally get you on not knowing where to start and imho going to your local comic book shop is absolutely the best place! I knew NOTHING about DC a year ago but I kept seeing batfam content on TikTok so I went to my lcbs and just said h e l p m e and they suggested some titles and the rest is history lmao

The main problem with getting into any well established characters is, well, that they're well established. Honestly I feel like Damian is pretty straightforward to read for, for example, but even Tim was created in '89, which leaves you with 33 years of comics to try and read, most of which is out of print. And if you live anywhere but the States DC infinite isn't available which just screws you over for no reason imho (although I understand they don't have the reading guides that marvel unlimited does??? Not that I use their guides but I was already familiar with marvel when I joined up). That said, there's still plenty in print - but if you're a total newbie, it's super hard to decide even what character you're into, you know?

Anyway my recommendation is to pick a character and look up a reading guide for them, although I did not do that and ended up buying a lot of crappy stuff I'm going to have to resell. And, like we've both said, visit your lcbs. They know exactly what's popular and most likely have read a lot of the comics in the shop themselves. They can help narrow down the confusing mess that is ALL OF DC COMICS to "try this title and also this title" and then after like six months of that you might be more confident in knowing what to try just because you might like it.

That said, my personal recommendations? If it's by Greg Rucka, it's probably good - I've read Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka and Batwoman: Elegy, and I recently ordered his Lois Lane series too. Under the Red Hood lives up to the hype. I also really like Dick's time as Batman, and there's a specific story called Black Mirror that's really really good and has one of my favorite panels ever in all of comics.

On the other hand, stay away from the terrible Toms (Tom Taylor and Tom King) and Devin Grayson - maybe the most unpopular writers I've ever seen in a fandom like whew they get shat on a lot; don't read Red Hood and the Outlaws (I say as I read RHatO); do NOT start with n52 titles, in fact try to stick to pre-N52 titles or Rebirth titles as a beginner; and do not bother with figuring out big events until you've got a handle on the characters involved because it'll just be nonsense.

Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

To the anon that asked about government class at school: I don't have much general advice but you may contact me with questions if you'd like. I was really, really good at it in high school (my teacher even confessed I knew more about some stuff than she did) because politics used to be a bit of a special interest. I also have some tutoring experience in college so I can probably explain things in different ways than your teacher/help you break things down.

a really great resource for that anon! :D