#we like all types of beaver in this house…

[motorclit]

Me waiting on this thing to arrive in the mail today like:

I highly suggest whoever is reading this to get into shortwave radio listening. There are plenty of reasons for this, such as if your radio is portable (is rechargeable or takes batteries), then when the power/internet goes out, you won't be completely in the dark regarding news or the weather (I'll get to weather radios in a minute).

Make sure you get one with an adjustable antenna, too.

There are PLENTY of tutorials on YouTube and several books that can help you get started. As far as books are concerned, I *highly* recommend Shortwave: Radio Listening for Beginners by Anita Louise McCormick. I finished it not too long ago from the library, and it covers a very brief crash course in the history of radio including who invented it, how radio waves work, etc.

I will say that if you look for YouTube tutorials, you will run into a LOT of videos talking about "HAM radio," and that's basically for people who really want to set up their own little radio station and transmit instead of listen. You *will* need to apply for an FCC license for that, so if you wanna get into that, there is no shortage of resources of people on YouTube talking about everything you wanna know about that.

I strongly urge (actually, I'm begging whoever is reading this) to get yourself a weather radio. Weather radios are, as the weather YouTuber Ryan Hall puts it, "Like a smoke detector but for tornadoes." These radios are designed only for the weather, but if you have an emergency, from tornadoes to flash flooding, even wildfires, there is an alert system that will go off. The one I have is a simple Midland brand one that so far worked like a charm. While I havent had any nights of it waking me up due to dangerous weather, it did alert us to a tornado warning when the derecho hit the other week. That was while we had no power or internet, and because my muž and I live on my parents' farm, we have almost no cellphone signal. My mom and I got the cats to the basement before the worst of it hit us.

The weather radio I got is the $40.00 one from Ryan Hall's shop site. If you want to get that or the other model, his site keeps getting sold out on them and can sometimes be hard to keep in stock. You can program them to go off for only certain alert systems, or if you want, you can keep them on in case you think shit is so whacky that you wouldn't rule out the possibility of a hurricane or an iceberg in Nevada or something (yes, they have alerts for EVERYTHING on this little radio, they are not fucking around).

The instructions that come with your weather radio will help you figure out which regional radio station you should pick for your state and county by directing you to a website that helps you figure that out. The weather radio also comes with a wall plug, but be sure to have batteries in it (and plenty of spare batteries reserved if you're without power for many days) for when you lose power. I periodically unplug mine so I can plug in some lights, but that's for a few hours each evening. My radio lasted for 3 days on batteries alone during the power outage, and the only thing I had to reset on the radio when I gave it fresh batteries was the clock. All of my settings were saved.

Because of the current regime here in America, radio might be a lifeline regarding news, as radiowaves don't give a shit about international boundaries. Canada understands most Americans don't want the bullshit going on right now, so it wouldn't surprise me if there will be a radio station or two that might broadcast American news for any American who has a radio because the internet is a hot steaming pile of rotting garbage right now. Basically be ready for a potential Radio Free America helping us out from Canada long before the regime decides to make buying radios complicated or impossible.

You don't *need* a super-fancy radio, and be careful of dropshippers when you go to make a purchase for a regular shortwave radio. I'm getting mine in the mail today, which is a C. Crane Skywave model. I had to get it slightly used because brand new they can be pricy. (I got mine used from eBay.) The Skywave 2 (the newer model) is advertised as being able to also listen to Air Traffic Controllers, which could be important for many people's safety these days since planes are dropping from the fucking sky. The reason I had to buy a new radio is because the only non-vehicle-based radio we have is a shitty modern boombox that is already malfunctioning to some degree and doesn't have an external antenna at all. We used the sketchy radio signal listening to a station airing 80s and 90s music to fall asleep to since there was no power to power the large fan and we need background noise or else we can't sleep. (And now I've reawakened the heavenly feeling of falling asleep to the radio faintly playing in the middle of the night.)

I am begging younger generations to learn some analog tech, as you don't need internet for it, you don't need a subscription, you don't have to worry about it spying on you, etc. And fellow Millennials, re-learn what you can. Re-embrace the old tech. Teach younger gens and don't be dicks about it.

Let's make radios cool again!

[rcmclachlan]

I am not normally super femme but I've been interested in pin up fashion as a way to play dress up in the femme space and have fun with it! Your shoot was goals!! Any tips/places to start?

Pin-up fashion has certainly evolved over the years, and when people think 'pin-up' they actually tend to think of the bombshells of the 1950s, not 40s—you know, swing skirts, wiggle dresses, sweetheart necklines, etc.

This type of fashion has made a comeback in a big way! There are tons of stores out there that cater to this look. Here are some easily accessible ones:

Unique Vintage (probably the cheapest in this list, some good finds!)

Trashy Diva (excellent quality, sizes go up to 24)

Pin Up Girl Clothing (hit or miss)

Be warned: these places tend to be quite expensive (esp. Trashy Diva), although they will hold sales from time to time that will definitely ease the sticker shock!

A good place to start might be simply going to Poshmark or Etsy and searching for "pin up dress/clothing". As long as you know your measurements, you'll be good to go!

Everything I've learned about 1940s/1950s fashion is thanks to one of my best friends, who wears only true vintage clothing, which she gets via thift stores, online trading forums, and Etsy (there are some great vintage stores on there!).

Let's take a quick look at 1940s/50s fashion, starting with said bestie's wedding day in 2017:

She found her dress in a thift store—believe it or not, it was from 1941 and required not a single alteration. She was meant to have that dress.

The bridesmaids' dresses were actually from Trashy Diva and they were extremely well made. Here I am with the maid of honor, accidentally recreating that famous photo of Sofia Loren and Jayne Mansfield:

During the 1940s, because of the war, fashion stalled a little. During the first half of the decade, "utility clothing" was the big thing (silks and nylons were rationed for the war effort, so rayon was used instead). Dresses were characterized by padded shoulders, nipped-in waists, and A-line hems that hit the knee. Tweed and plaid were popular. (x) (x)

Post-war fashion was kicked off by Christian Dior's "New Look," which emphasized the hourglass silhouette and full skirts. Hollywood icons Katherine Hepburn and Lauren Bacall influenced fashion by popularizing wide-legged trousers:

High waisted, wide-legged trousers with a flowy blouse tucked in? The elegance! The utility! The long silhouette! Can't beat it.

The 1950s had a pretty stark gender divide in comparison to the 1940s. Women's fashion in the 50s emphasized elegance and extremely tailored looks to prize tiny waists.

The "house dress"—which has become synonymous with the pin-up—rose in popularity:

Because when you're running errands and taking care of the home, you want to look your best! These dresses boasted even fuller skirts than what we saw in the 40s, plus crossed collars, waist belts, and pockets.

However! That's not to say it was all Leave It To Beaver glam. The denim revolution happened during the 50s, partly influenced by James Dean's jeans-wearing bad boy in Rebel Without A Cause. Teens went crazy for the style, which was banned at most schools.

For an in-depth look at post-war fashion, this Wikipedia article gives a great overview!

Anyway, all this to say that there are plenty of resources out there to get you started. 1940s and 50s fashion is so classic and is surprisingly easy to tweak if you'd like it to be more modern, especially since high-rise, wide-legged pants are back in style.

Hope this helped! :-)

[laurasimonsdaughter]

A fairy's true name

Earlier I wrote about how much trouble I had finding even one example of a fairy trying to learn a human’s name to use it against them, but folktales where it is the other way round do exist!

Until recently the best example I had for this “use a fairy’s true name against them” plot, was Rumpelstiltskin (and all its variants, for there are many). But technically the Rumpelstiltskin plot itself is not enough to claim that knowing a fairy’s true name gives you power over them. After all, a specific deal was struck between the fairy (or dwarf, or imp, etc.) and the human, with the finding out of the name releasing the human from their debt to the fairy. (Best examples including a fairy: Peerie Fool, Tríopla Trúpla, Titty Tod).

But it turns out that the tale type “The name of the helper ATU 500” contains stories in which I would argue it is made clear that knowing a fairy’s name holds power:

In these stories a the supernatural creature in question is a helpful house spirit or neighbour to the human, but immediately leave them forever as soon as they (sometimes through trickery) find out their name, after they refused to tell them:

Hoppetînken, a mountain dwarf (German, Kuhn, 1859)

Gwarwyn-a-throt, a spirit/elf/bogie (Welsh, Rhys, 1901)

Silly go Dwt, a fairy (Welsh, Rhys, 1901)

And these stories contain what I would call “strong circumstantial evidence”:

In Winterkölbl (German Hungarian, Vernaleken, 1896) a grey dwarf who lives in a tree makes a young king guess his name before he will (somewhat reluctantly) consent to let him marry his human foster daughter (she was abandoned, he did not steal her!).

In The Rival Kempers (Irish, Yeats, 1892) an old fairy woman sets a young woman the task of guessing her name, but then gives it to her freely (with some extra help to win her good fortune), because she was polite and generous to her.

Conversely, in The Lazy Beauty and her Aunts (Irish, Kennedy, 1870) the three fairy women who help the protagonist with her spinning, weaving and sewing, actually introduce themselves by name, but they are clearly nicknames: Colliagh Cushmōr (Old Woman Big Foot), Colliach Cromanmōr (Old Woman Big Hips), Colliach Shron Mor Rua (Old Woman Big Red Nose).

But my two favourite examples are Whuppity Stoorie (Scottish, Chambers, 1858; reprinted by Rhys, 1901) and The heir of Ystrad (Welsh, Rhys, 1888, reprinted in 1901). I'll summarise them below the cut:

Whuppity Stoorie (Scottish, Chambers, 1858; quotes from Rhys, 1901)

A woman is left by her husband. She has a baby boy to feed and her only hope is that her sow will have a big litter of piglets. However the sow gets ill and as the woman weeps with the fear that the pig will die, she sees an old woman coming up the road. “She was dressed in green, all but a short white apron and a black velvet hood, and a steeple-crowned beaver hat on her head. She had a long walking staff, as long as herself, in her hand --” This “green gentlewoman” tells her that she knows the woman’s husband is gone and that the sow is sick and asks what she’ll give her if she cures the pig. The woman heedlessly promises her anything she likes. So the green woman cures the pig with a spell and some oil and then reveals that she wants to have the woman’s baby in return, thereby revealing to the poor woman that she is a fairy. The fairy is unmoved by the woman’s sorrow, but does reveal that: “I cannot, by the law we live under, take your bairn till the third day; and not then, if you can tell me my right name.” Luckily the woman overhears the fairy woman singing her own name and gets to keep her child by addressing her as such, after which: “If a flash of gunpowder had come out of the ground it couldn't have made the fairy leap higher than she did. Then down she came again plump on her shoe-heels; and whirling round, she ran down the brae, screeching for rage, like an owl chased by the witches.”

The heir of Ystrad

A young gentleman hides in the bushes to see “the fair family” dance on the river bank. There he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever seen and wants more than anything to win her for his own. He jumps in the middle of the circle of fairies and grabs her by force, while all the others flee. He is kind to her, but keeps her captive, and eventually she agrees to become his servant. She steadfastly refuses to tell him her name though, no matter how often he asks. One night he once again hides near where the fairies play and he hears one fairy lament to another that last time they were there, their sister Penelope (Pénĕlôp) was stolen by a man. He returns home joyfully, calling is favourite maid by her name, which greatly astonishes her. The young man finds her so beautiful, industrious, skilled and fortunate, that he wishes to marry her. “At first she would in no wise consent, but she rather gave way to grief at his having found her name out. However, his importunity at length brought her to consent, but on the condition that he should not strike her with iron; if that should happen, she would quit him never to return.” They marry and they lived “in happiness and comfort”. She bears him a beautiful son and a daughter and through her skill and fairy fortune they grow richer and richer. But one day while trying to bridle an unruly horse the husband accidentally hits his wife with the iron bridle. As soon as the iron touches her, she vanishes. But one cold night she comes to his bedroom window one more time, telling him that if ever her son should be cold, he should be placed on his father’s coat, and that if her daughter should be cold, she should be placed on her petticoat. Then she disappears forever.

I adore both of these stories. Whuppity Stoorie is probably the clearest example of the power of a fairy's name. But The heir of Ystrad is as good a fairy bride story as The Shepherd of Myddvai and that has been a beloved favourite of mine for as long as I can remember. Either way they're both wonderful takes on the power it grants to know a fairy's name.

[artoatsblog]

What your favorite Nick toon says about you but it's EVERY Nick toon

Doug- When you were asked what you wanted for Christmas, you said "plan white bread."

Rugrats- You're a "90's kid" who wants the modern cartoon enjoyers to get off your lawn.

Hey Arnold-Same as Rugrats, but 5 time worse.

Rugrats (2021)- You only said this one to piss off the above two.

Ren & Stimpy- You're a gay man and all you OCs are ugly men who you need to kiss each other or else you'll die (This isn't an insult, you're the strongest member of our society.)

Rocko's modern life- You relate to at least one character way more than you would like to admit to others.

CatDog- Weird furry.

The angry beavers- Weird furry with taste.

Aaahh!!! Real monsters- You like the idea of Tim Burton's movies but your too cool to actually enjoy them, also your probably non-binary.

Kablam- As a kid you wanted to make something with this exact energy and now, you're a youtuber.

Oh Yeah! Cartoons- same as Kablam but you really miss Cosmo's old voice.

The wild Thornberry's- You worship the ground Tim Curry's walks on SO BAD.

Rocket power- Honest 90's kid.

SpongeBob SquarePants seasons 1-4- You're annoying about seasons 5+.

SpongeBob SquarePants seasons 5+- You know better than me about those people being annoying about seasons 5+.

As told by ginger- You were going to say Hey Arnold, but you didn't want to be lumped in with certain other people.

Action league now- You made at least five short films that look exactly like this.

Chalkzone- Your playlist for working out has the theme song for this show looped for five hours and nothing else.

The fairly oddparents- Your trans, and you hate no other person more than Elmer Hartman.

Invader Zim- You were a vary emo kid/teenager in the late 2000's (same, no shade)

Jimmy Neutron- you're really glad that that you picked the show in "Jimmy Timmy power hour" that wasn't made by an asshole.

All grown up- Come on guys "As told by ginger" is right there.

Avatar: the last airbender- I don't want to hear the lore of the fantasy book you wrote.

Avatar: the legend of Korra- Same as atla but You also made a LOT of shipping fanfics.

My life as a teenage robot- Transfem.

The X's- You don't exist, if you're going to go into the comments and say this is your favorite Nicktoon, you're lying.

El Tigre- This is just the good version of Danny Phantom.

Danny Phantom- That was a Joke don't yell at me.

Mr. meaty- You want this odd but cool type of puppetry to come back (if you thought I was going to make fun of this one your wrong.)

Tak and the power of Juju- Your enjoyment of this show is based entirely on the fact that you liked the games.

Back at the barnyard- Shitposter.

Fanboy and Chum Chum- Shitposter but awesome.

Catscratch- Yeah, I think Wayne Knight's voice is hot too.

The mighty B- Gay.

The penguins of Madagascar- I don't have a joke for this one I just think you have impactable taste.

Planet Sheen- You always wanted Jimmy Neutron to have more "Rawr XD" swag.

T.U.F.F puppy- You ether are Jerry Trainor, or you have a Jerry Trainor stan account.

Kung fu panda: legends of awesomeness- You have a three-hour lore video on this franchise, and I hope it does well.

Winx club- You wanted to help them get free from Netflix.

Robot and Monster- It may just be me, but I think you might enjoy Dan vs.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles (2012)- You don't like rise of the tmnt.

Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles- You don't like tmnt (2012).

Sanjay and Craig- You used to freak other kids out with your scabs.

Monsters vs aliens- me (sorry).

Breadwinners- Your about to go into every cartoon reviewers house with a shit ton of water balloons.

Harvey Beaks- In the middle/late 2000's you were more of a cartoon network kid, you loved Cowder.

Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket- Same as Harvey Beaks but with Flapjack instead of Cowder.

Bunsen is a beast- Your Elmer Hartman.

Welcome to the Wayne- You wrote at least one fanfic for the ending of this show.

The adventures of kid danger- We don't talk about this one.

Middle school Moguls- it's ok monster high is about to come to Nick for real.

The loud house- Your ether a sapphic girl or a straight guy with a DeviantArt account who needs to be punished.

The Casagrandes- Same as the loud house but with the added advantages, because if you have a DeviantArt account in this one you're more likely to have a normal relationship with your family.

It's pony- You don't hate the British as much as the rest of us.

Middlemost post- John trabbic III is such a bad ass name though, wait this show has Del the funky homosapien and Tony Hawk as guest stars, I might need to which this.

Star trek: prodigy- You really like Netflix original animated shows don't you.

Big Nate- You haven't read the books.

Monster high- You the perfect in-between of goth and prep.

Transformers: earthspark- Why does this show have better non-binary rep than most other shows...I mean they are called Transformers for a reason.

[would-this-pokemon-be-a-friend]

Trying to think of all of my favorite Pokémon; and a lot of them I don’t think would be very good pets haha (Gliscor, Larvesta, etc)

But one Pokémon I really love is Whimsicott! I’m curious to see how living with one would fare, especially with their mischievous nature!

(Btw I love this blog, I love the way you apply the Pokédex entries to real life and in comparisons with real life pets! It’s super fascinating and cool!)

(Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy my blog!)

This one really caught me off (cotton)guard, but once I got into the analysis I ended up being surprised that whimsicotts' score didn't end up lower. Unfortunately, a whimsicott would not make a good house pet.

They're small, lightweight, and cute, of course! And as far as the danger of their move pool goes, its pretty standard grass-type faire, with rare but possible poison risks and nutrient absorption. While we always stress that these risks should be heavily considered when thinking about taking in a pokémon as a pet, these point detriments weren't really what dragged down whimsicotts' score!

Let's consider wild whimsicotts' observed behavior, to get a better feel for why the species wouldn't be a good fit for a home. Whimsicotts float about freely on the wind, passing from place to place as they see fit. They are known to infiltrate people homes to cause mischief, their favorite pranks including rearranging furniture (X), hiding important objects (Ultra Sun), and making a mess by leaving bits of their cotton scattered all over the place (Black 2/White 2). This behavior, while annoying or humorous depending on your mood, isn't even the issue. It is said that whimsicotts can, "like the wind, slip through any gap, no matter how small" (Black). This means that it is nearly impossible to keep a wild wandering whimsicott out of your home. It also means, critically, that keeping a pet whimsicott inside your home would be similarly impossible. Whimsicotts are nomadic by their nature. After wrecking their mayhem, they never stay in one place (Ultra Moon). This means that even if you were somehow able to seal up your home so much that your whimsicott couldn't wander outside alone, they would likely be unhappy when prevented from running off and may lash out.

One time, in the real world, I asked someone who worked at an American zoo why they didn't care for any beavers. They told me, quite simply, beavers can not, and will not, be contained. It seems that whimsicotts may very well be the same way. By all means, treat the wild nomadic whimsicotts that float on by kindly, but they would likely not thrive as a house pet.

[fkyumerica]

Tue 5:40 PM

millie venillis sons kids inbred

paul mccartney

highlander/dave mustaine

he had to go back again

kids again

married each set they had

to rule europe

best friend assholes

sports stars

dave mustaine was old

he was not ng

not 15 in 1985

they changed the years after

that type of metal was then

same family

leave it to beaver

not living with the other ones

kids still at home

and grandkids next door i dont live there

and hey new wife wwalks in

he says it when he walks in the neighbors house

both did

corner house from sam was paul mccartneys

insane guy

already got anne marie pregnant

saved me from him

i got 5

highlander said it

and we will send  the prequel

stars since

70s

their kids

80s

their kids

90s

their kids 2000s

when they let their kids out to meet

no she doesnt know

she lives here

doesnt meet the neighbors

passes out on drugs they can only get saved by their moms a couple times before they realize they have dicks

the moms fuck their husbands the whole time

and beaver

hey go eat her out

and her husband fucks her at the same time in their bed in the bedroom

and eats it too

his diapers

now let me rape her

and does

well lets see has a doctors book

when to put her in

nuts

got it

pregnant

got it

insane

got it

dead

got it

pregnant reborn again got it

tv show got it

with us got it

the old got it

we got it

now

fire at me

boom no arrms im grbbing  in a choke hold the whole time

now im eating

now im beaming

now im raping

now im tailing

now im

amber went with deedee ramone

left him

mike was her son

and the older mike was him

marc bolan was bigger to me

than the ramones

their oldest daughter made her cheat

the girl in bride of chucky, 21 dresses

she kept having kids too

gerard way was their kid after

he cheated she got one ot mate with her

cody

is him

eddie van halen was his dad

and ariana grande was his too

all of em

anne marie

the whole block loves me

block party

this many drugs at once  think they are r family

and sexy to not touch them

any family

we go in come out

we rape hher in the back after

him

too

she had how many infants no she cant live

put a tiara on a turkey

and in the house

 like him

give her

wednesday

and what guy took em in

roy

george

ron

troy

ren

steve

and gay

robbie/zachy

dearborn

make em visit

deer

cake decorating is so fun to watch

when i know the people down the street again, they only love each other

sausage perfume

who they look like

berpen

where they go

queer

when they goin

spor

re my queen!

Tue 7:38 PM

twiggy had her parents get easat and west to smash into each other to kill each other and get them together

the whole time

and split everyone up we got a problem with

they are all it

in a quiet place

is he rmother

her dad in the other movie

then them both aliens

and their son who married her

george bush sr sr

she is barbra bush

they did rob everyone only told kids

a veil is that her old woman mask

and on her parents too

everyone have sex on them

this blanket

their family never existed

hid her

one jumps on the roof everyday

and magnets us

she was crying on her

it was on the roof

it went to get mom

again with that dog

and she let out hers

barbra bush was a fat ass

mama cass

Tue 8:45 PM

hippo women are 200

years old

and let out crystal meth all night

we said we will make  safe and let  girls go to school

i know the inbreds will definitely bring the older ones to beat  to death after  see the inbred

and the oldest one doesnt care has ape parents, they let him walk out of a prison sentence because he fucked jo, alanis morresette was it, jeffery/brett/woo hoo

and wanted to fuck an ape

got raped and mated with one

and has the nothing is around me attitude

will not realize he has a family or raise them or care they are there or alive

or that anyone is

and will not realize it either

im safe

arrest me

and get executed sitting down looking

18 have to have sex with him to do it

another one? now 19

she says it

and old? apes who did it

be cute, be gay, dont care piss in the corner break in and ruin their house, be serious, then be i wasnt serious about it, then tell them all, then model it, then go outside and say  were styling over there

him with them

old

does piercings, does her, does , is fine with it, can talk about it, rock hard for her then im cheesey/system of a down singer, mime it, cry it, fuck a infant then a toddler it meant, be gerard way after no way they let me do it no one saw it, i saw it, shes here fake a girlfriend, got it good, we're here, i'm there i can live if i go over there, i;m gerard way i wanna get married it can be  i mean i wanna marry , now im a girl after, now im korn, now i missed her im david, now im slip knot, now im kai's dad in a police uniform, now im out again, im her, no problem with it, me either,, now im noroi went with  and filmed it

now say it we are gay and leave

he had rocks on the top of his head to keep his head down

then down more to stay in bed

nooo

megaphone

at me

he was priscilla lee presley

he looked like her, it wwas like times 10

wanted him to be prettier and felt it made her prettier

Wed 12:11 AM

https://www.tube.com/watch?v=I6dG_QukIjI she told her rapist dad of all ages to attack any person she wanted

Aggressive Dad wants to slap his daughter over tantrum! 🫣

she attacked us

with him

there are like 14 kids in there

multiple litters she had with him

nanny 9-11

the mom her and him sometimes she cant collect them all

hide them in the steps too

he doesnt have a fucking face either neither do them

need glasses to keep their face on

https://www.tube.com/watch?v=5muRMM_wpNY&t=1501s closed her mouth too and moved her face up

How To Beat r WORST FEARS In "RUPTURE"

mama cass

all apes were this

[transgenderer]

Prayer among the Kwakwiutl

Kwakwiutl Ethnography, Franz Boas. note that the original text includes the kwakwiutl words for but im just typing up the translations because i dont have the symbols. my notes in parentheses+italics

All nature, the heavenly bodies, rocks and islands, waterfalls, animals, and plants are being of supernatural power who man can approach with prayer, whose help he can ask, and to whom me may express his thanks. Prayers do not have a fixed form that makes them potent by the power of the repetition of the formula. They are all similar in form but express the emotion that fills the one who appeals for help or renders his thanks. At the end of a prayer, the supplicant himself answers, "Hau, it will happen that way".

The powers are addressed by honorific names; animals, by descriptive names that differ from their everuday names, without being exactly honorific or sacred. All are addressed as "Supernatural One". The sun is the Great-Chief or Father. Dangerous places are called Old-Man, Great-Owner-of-the-Weather; plants used as food or medicine are called Life-Owner, Long-Life-Maker

A number of these terms have the ending "-Making-Woman" like the last or like Rich-Making-Woman, and Right-Making-Woman. Evil powers are named in analogous forms, such as Short-Life-Maker-Woman and Killing-Woman. I am not at all certain whether these terms are nowadays in any way felt as personifications. They are also applied to very specific action, such as such as Sore-Healing-woman and in ordinary speech, such as poor (literally "pitiable-making-woman"), which is used as an adjective.

The olachen (note: usually eulachon or candlefish, a ~6-inch fatty river fish) is addressed as Chief-of-the-Upper-Side-of-our-World (?! what could this mean? perhaps because they swim up rivers to spawn, towards the mountains?). Salmon are generally called Swimmers. The halibut is called Born-to-be-Giver-in-the-House, Scenting-Woman, Flabby-Skin-in-the-Mouth, Squint-Eye; the beaver Throwing-Down-in-one-Day, Tree-Feller, Weather-Owner (connection to "owner of the weather" for dangerous places? perhaps because beavers make trees fall, dangerous, and falls from the sky like weather?)

Halibut Hooks are called Younger-Brothers

When praying, the supplicant stands still or sits down in front of the one he is praying to and directs his eyes at him.

At sunrise the Indian may pray to the sun, "Welcome, Great Chief, Father, as you come and show yourself this morning. We come and meet alive. Oh, protect me and let nothing evil befall me today, Father!"

"Look at me, Chief, that nothing evil may befall me this day which is made by you as you desire, Great-One-Walking-to-and-fro-all-over-the-World, Chief!"

When caught in a gale at sea, the canoe man prays to the sun, "Press down the sea in your world, Great Chief, Father, that it may become good, that your world may become right on the water, Great Father!"

Dangerous rocky islands and points are called Old-Man. In passing one of these in rough water, the traveler will pray "Look at me, Old-Man! Let the weather made by you spare me (so the source of danger from the weather is also the cause of the weather? perhaps sense that the rocks want to be broken up on? almost like cui bono), and, pray, protect me that no evil may befall me while i am traveling on this sea, Old-Man, that i may arrive at the place to which I am going, Great-Supernatural-One, Old-Man", or when passing in good weather,

"Oh Old Man, I pray before you. Have mercy and watch the weather that you are making, that it may remain calm at sea, Good-Supernatural-One; protect me, that the words of those who hate me may not penetrate me, that what they wish to do to me may just go into them" (belief that bad weather is caused by enemy magic? unclear)

A cascade in Knight Inlet is so high and full that it causes a strong wind and heavy spray at its foot. When the Indians go there for olachen fishing, they undress, and the whole tribe visit the falls in their canoes. One man stands up in his canoe and prays, "Welcome, Old-Man, we have come and meet alive. I have asked you for this, Great-Supernatural-One, last year when I came, I beg you to have mercy and to blow off all evil from us, all our sickness, Great-Supernatural-One, so that we may come to life. Protect our sickness, Great-Supernatural-One, and also, please, let the weather you are making be fine, Great-Good-Supernatural-One, you who are not a common person, Old-Man"

The workman will also pray to the material or tool he is going to use in his work

[section about praying to a tree you are about to fell, a trap you are building, and a net you are using to catch fish]

The hunter prays to his game or other animals he encounters. After killing a grizzly bear, he says, "O Great-Supernatural-One, you are lying there, overcome by me, friend! I have struck you first with my death bringer. Listen to me, Supernatural-One, now i will take by war your power of not respecting anyone or anything, of being fearless, and your wildness, great, good Supernatural-One"

After killing a beaver, he prays, "Welcome, friend Throwing-Down-in-One-Day, you Tree-Feller, for you have agreed to come to me. I wanted to catch you because I wish you to give me your ability to work, that I may be like you, for there is no work that you cannot do, you Throwing-Down-in-One-Day, you Tree-Feller, you Owner-of-Weather, and also that no evil befall me in what I am doing, friend"

[haisuken]

final thoughts after re-reading tokrev for the 2nd time!

- had to make this a one post because if i do multiple I’ll flood the dash more than I already did 😁🙏 errmmm spoilers!

this is chapter 278 btw like the “last” chapter of the manga !! tb to when I first read this when it came out and i CRIED embarrassing.

— chifuyu starting the chapter in HIS pov was the best idea imo, he’s such a prominent character the whole manga he deserves to end off the manga 🫵🏽

— mikey being a motorcycle racer is such a good idea idk who came up with that but it’s genius and i love it, it literally fits him so well like no joke 😭

— AND DRAKEN being on his mechanical team is PERFECT!!!! them staying together is BEAUTIFUL to me 🙏

— koko and kisaki being business men is very on brand for them since they’re both really really smart but them being business PARTNERS was never something I expected, lowkey I thought we’d see kisaki & hanma together still

— another random thing for me is izana being a director of a non-profit?? like ?? but at least he helped orphans !!!

— ^^ plus mucho being with izana is also interesting I feel like he’d be a business man so like ? BUT kaku helping with orphans is cute and I def see that for him & izana :)

— the haitani’s running a club is VERY on brand for them like I wasn’t even surprised when I first read it 😭 I saw someone say one of them was a DJ ? idk where that came from but sure ‼️

— the akashi siblings (haru & senju) being YouTubers is so fucking funny to me like where tf did that come from 😭 why are they YouTubers??? who thought of that idea 😭😭 pls I need more ppl to talk about it like I never really paid attention to it before so now that I reread it I’m like ??? 😭😭

— but takeomi being a PRODUCER is so fucking silly and I support him in it because he’s so that type of person 😭 he’s definitely the scooter braun of tokrev but not evil as fuck

— are we even surprised shinchiro runs a bike shop? absolutely not 😭 like that’s his entire personality half the manga VERY very on brand for him + he looks good 😁🙏

— inupi working with him is so cute I love inupi sm and he doesn’t have his scar so I think that means he was saved/the fire never happened and I’m happy for him he deserves happiness 🥺🫵🏽

— waka & benkei running a gym is nothing new, and I’m glad they stuck to it in the end 😁

— south makes me giggle hes a fighter which is literally PERFECT for him like it’s so fitting 😭

— not surprised taiju owns restaurants because I think if I’m not mistaken in all the timelines he owns a restaurant like he was definitely destined for it

— hakkai being a model is PERFECT and yuzuha as his manager is BEAUTIFUL like VERY VERY MY STYLE absolutely adore them both!

— MITSUYA AS A FASHION DESIGNER IM SO PROUD OF HIM THIS ENTIRE SERIES HES BEEN A FREAKING DESIGNER AND HES SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO TALENTED AND I LOVE HIM IF YOU COULDNT TELL 😻😻🙀🙀🙀🙀‼️‼️😁😭😭😁‼️‼️

— the beaver duo wbk are rich af and do real estate!

— the twins running a ramen restaurant is so interesting to be because like ik they do it in another timeline BUT like where did that come from 😭

— ngl…as much as I adore hanma being free and being a freelance photographer I feel like it’s very random and not that fitting……like wdym he isn’t with kisaki…IDK BUT HAPPY FOR HIM !!

— naoto looks so silly but I love his journalist job and emma being a house wife I support it but like we couldn’t give my girl, who is a strong and independent woman, her own job? although ik she loves draken and i support them fully so if she’s happy then 😒

— BAJI, FUYU, AND TORA BEING TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER SOBBING SO HARD IM SO HAPPY FOR THEM BAJI IS GONNA BE A VET SOBS AS HE SHOULD FR FR 😭😭😭‼️‼️

— and michi + hina FINALLY getting married 🙏

overall good ending, kinda crazy ngl because technically now the entirety of the manga doesn’t technically exist since they end up going back and fixing it all in the end with the final time leap BUT still so good 😁🙏‼️

[bimbonomics]

Hello goodbye Minnesota!

My partner and I just got back from Minnesota last night around 10pm. It was suuuuuuch a blast to put it lightly. I had been really anticipating but anxious about the trip because I was scared that he’d get fed up with me after spending two days straight with him…. But man, it went soo much better than I could have imagined.

The drive up was filled with records. We listened to so many good things. The telethon rock opera album which was honestly very mind blowing. We also listened to Paul Baribeau ‘s stuff which I became a fast fan of his. We also listened to some of my favorites like the hypochondriac album by brakance which I was happy he liked. Lastly singing along to the danger days album melted my brain in the best of ways honestly. I was really emotional the whole trip, so I ended up crying a bit in the car on the way up because I realized that I was having sooo much fun just sitting in the car playing music with him. We ended up making a couple of stops only, stopping at a few tourist traps like the pink elephant statue and beaver statue.

Once we got to Minnesota we took a short nap and then it was time for the Paul Baribeau concert. Paul Baribeau, for the unititated, is a indie folk punk musician. Listening to his music with El, I could tell that he meant a lot to him, so it was so cool to be apart of that experience. I ended up crying in the bathroom again because of how much I love el. Afterwards he told me that he’d never forget coming to see the show with me, it made me cry again hehe.

The next day we went to mall of America! Waaowww that place was fun :3 we ended up seeing almost everything there was to offer including the museum of illusions, which was super fun and silly. We also snuck into the mirror maze which was a little silly and fun :3. Then we drove back home! The last hour and a half of the car ride we decided to have some in depth conversations about our interests and viewpoints. I talked to him about some stuff that was weighing on me and he was so accepting and wonderful about it. I almost cried again but this time I didn’t “party rock” if you will 🫡

When we got back to his house I realized I was a little too tired to drive so I made the plan to wake up in the morning early to run home and walk my dog (who my roommates been watching), get ready for work, and bounce. So now I’m typing this message in bed while I prepare to head out.

Last thing I wanted to say before I wrap this post: HOLY SHIT I never thought I’d love anybody like I love Elliott. I feel so grateful that all of the stars aligned perfectly for us to match. I will never stop being grateful for him and our love 🥰

Thanks for the fun trip El 🫡 see you in the next one!

[kirklandhouseremodeling]

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[thevoidsdelusions]

YAELOKRE YAELOKRE YAELOKRE uagh i love the lore AND the music AND the charcters AND the art AND I JUST LOVE ITTTT And the hound + harpy hare are my favourites HONESTLY I LOVE THEM ALL neath the grove is a heart just makes me want to cry i'm making an oc bc the in the gc i'm in with some friends thats all we talk abt lol we're all cosplaying as them!!! cant decide what animal to make mine tho i love lynx racoons too a crow/raven would be cool GASP NO I LITERALLY JUST GOT AN IDEA LIKFE A PLAGUE DOCTOR TYPE MASK YEEEEEES ugh i need to think but i'm in love i got a mutual on tiktok who also like Yaelokre they're so pretty and i wanna keep talking to them but im scared !! :0 anways i was spurred to do this cuz i just ran around the woods and creek near my house with the EP on repeat, i need more ARSAHGA I NEED TO BE FEEEED AHH no but it was pretty i saw some dear i saw some beavers the other day i have vids and the vibe IMPECCABLE i said before i dont like going out during the day so it was the evening ofc and the sky was juuuust turning yellow AAAH anyways ye finished 3 body problem today too i want season 2 dont make me read the books /sar (i probably will) also i came out to my friends c; waiting on their response im scared im gonna go work on some irrelevent side characters in my story byee

[archimindblogger]

Why should we recycle our buildings? 

We as a world-wide population are continually told to recycle; but arguably the majority of materials is in our built environment and not the items that end up in our recycling bin. We are the only species other than beavers to directly modify our environment to create the optimal habitat in which we reside. Architecture is a strong contender in environment modification to suit our needs; we have buildings for every type of need. Whether it be a house, a school, a library or even a prison the building is designed with a specific purpose which does inherently evolve over time but unfortunately some buildings, such as factories inevitably become obsolete, They reach a point in their life where the adaptability on the surface level is no longer possible; although, arguably some buildings are much harder to adapt, convert and repurpose but this is not to say that they should not be. 

Materiality in buildings is extensive, in the structure, the envelope and to the furnishing details, therefore, this should be recycled. The scale of a product or item should not determine whether they can be recycled or not. Repurposing architecture is all over the place, clearly visible in many cities around the world; although it is not only limited to the developed world. However, arguably a repurposing of a building that holds a better range of adaptability is far more simple and does not require the official redesign purpose. 

Some repurposing and regenerating of old buildings is fraught with many and complex design challenges, such as the Shelby vaults under detroit, a bar that resides within an old bank vault, (The spaces). With modern technology and innovative design concepts, no challenge seems too big for the regeneration of our precious and valuable historic architecture. Whilst the cost for regeneration can be costly and often much more so than demolishing and building brand new, how much of our history and stories of previous generations are lost. 

Much like we will ‘upcycle’ old or deteriorating items, such as furniture, we should equally view our old, perhaps now obsolete architecture as an ‘item’ to be upcycled and repurposed. After all, the materials on this planet are finite, recycling should not only apply to small domestic objects but also to our extensive and valuable built heritage. 

Topic to be continued ...

The spaces - https://thespaces.com/shelby-detroit/

[scottwojahn]

The White Sweater

My cell phone buzzed today with a text message announcing that my dad’s Rx was ready for pickup. “Type stop to cancel”, it politely mentioned, as if the only reason to do so would be my annoyance at notification overload. I suppose I should let them know he’s gone. Best to wait until my next trip in for groceries to tell them that Karl will not be needing anything further from the pharmacy? Or would a call suffice?

A few days ago, after a circuitous route through too many voicemail prompts, I finally reached a woman in customer service at Spectrum and explained I needed to cancel my elderly father’s cable tv service and landline phone. Reading from her script, she walked me through some prompts and offers aimed at keeping me from my goal, finally asking, “Has he moved to another place? We could transfer his account”. I said gently, “Yes, he moved….he moved to heaven”. She dropped the script from there, and was quite kind going forward. We worked it out.

I have found in my car and my nightstand drawer and on my library table, hospital release reports, receipts, and medical reminders - all important records - now unnecessary, irrelevant, moot. They serve no purpose but to remind us of a difficult few months. Tossing them in a wastebasket felt like a kind of betrayal.

Even the weather seems to have given up since he’s gone. Mother nature has howled in angst, with biting winter winds and harsh, mocking temperatures. This morning registered 8 degrees F. It’s as if Karl’s spirit itself was a finger in the dyke, holding forth for all of us against her impassive, fierce discipline.

Joan Didion wrote beautifully of the mild insanities that can follow in the wake of losing a loved one. In The Year of Magical Thinking (Knopf, 2005) she describes removing her husband’s items from their closet, but holding on to a pair of nice shoes because he might still need them. My experience is less dramatic, but the myriad questions of what is a keepsake is daunting. As if the world doesn’t yet appreciate what I know; that Karl Wojahn’s Oregon State University sweater might fit me someday and I’d proudly wear it out somewhere fun. Or that there’s value in the monogrammed brown faux leather jewelry case which holds his fifties-era tie clasps and jade cufflinks from Hong Kong, or his beautiful Navy service pin.

In the last year, as my father slipped into the confusion of dementia, there was little thought paid to the long term, the legacy. We were focused on the day to day. He stopped wanting to go out for breakfast to his favorite pancake house. He quit reading. Eventually he even stopped telling stories from his childhood, a quiver of twenty or so colorful reminders of how far he’d come, from a house with no indoor plumbing on the destitute plains of Eastern Montana, to a college graduate with a bright future and enough funds to buy his own convertible. 

A friend observed that none of us will be remembered personally by more than two generations that follow. It’s unrealistic to expect my father’s life and memory to be shared by more than a few who knew him. He lived to be 97, after all. But perhaps the sight of his early 50s white knit sweater with the OSU beaver logo will open up a beautiful conversation someday, if I can ever fit into it.

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day.

Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday. (Although this could have been Too Much Misinformation Tuesday!)

In New York, adultery is illegal.

A fart travels about eight inches per minute.

In Texas, you can’t own more than six dildos.

One species of African crocodile moos like a cow.

In Haddon Township, New Jersey, flirting is illegal.

Tequila heated to 800ºC can be made into diamonds.

In Iowa, kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

In Utah, you cannot marry your first cousin until the age of 65.

The first high-speed train project in Indonesia is called WHOOSH.

Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation.

60% of the requests to ban books in US schools come from just 11 people.

In Michigan, you get five years in prison for seducing an unmarried woman.

41% of the French public is in favour of a limit of four flights per lifetime.

Having books or plants in your Zoom background makes you seem more trustworthy.

Older people who eat cheese have higher cognitive functioning than those who do not.

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he isn’t wearing any pants.

The English word ‘set’ holds the Guinness World Records for having the most definitions.

Murphy's law: What can go wrong will go wrong. Cole's law: finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing.

Married couples whose first child is a girl are more likely to get divorced than those whose first child is a boy.

Unlike most Western homes, the value of houses in Japan depreciates by an average of half every ten years.

Nearly 70% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, 34% of those people have no savings at all.

A 2019 study found that tree-planting is 40-times less effective at carbon-removal as letting existing forests regenerate.

There are so many different types of apples, if you were to eat a new one every day, it would take almost 20 years to try them all.

Beaver College, Pennsylvania, changed its name to Arcadia in 2001 because anti-porn filters blocked access to the school's website.

Studies show that walking through a doorway causes memory lapses, which is why we often walk into another room, only to forget why.

In 2009, a South African family won the right to stay in British Columbia because it was the cloudiest place they could find and they were allergic to bright sunlight.

In 1999, a man bought a shipping container for $400 to use as a bridge. Ten years later, he opened it and found a $2,000,000 Canadian warship engine inside.

In the Middle Ages, Oxford students were so violent that they made the city England’s ‘murder capital’. The murder rate was about 50 times higher than in English cities today.

The start of the theme tune from ‘Mission: Impossible’ starts with two beats followed by two half-beats. If translated into Morse Code — two dashes, two dots — it spells out the letters M and I.

After sex, the male rat emits a series of low-frequency calls that is thought to signal to the female rat that he is not yet ready to have sex again. It is called a ‘postejaculatory song’. (I know that tune!)

Stalin's guards were so afraid of him that no one called a doctor for over ten hours after he had the stroke that killed him. They feared that he might recover and execute anyone who acted outside of his orders.

Thomas Coke (1754-1842) spent six years travelling Europe and sent treasures back to his estate using acorns as packing material. The resulting oak trees produce leaves that are now fed to London Zoo's giraffes.

The Japanese water scavenger beetle can survive being eaten alive by a frog. Once the beetle is in the digestive system, it stimulates the anus so it can be excreted and escape unharmed. This can take as little as six minutes.

The Marshall Islands is the only country on Earth without a national football team. The Marshall Islands are a sprawling chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and the Philippines.

In a 2016 survey Americans were asked which famous non-presidential figure they would like to see added as the fifth face on Mount Rushmore. Donald Trump was ranked fifth, below Jesus Christ but above Mickey Mouse.

In 2016 the remote Japanese train station of Kami-Shirataki was scheduled to close, until the authorities realised that a single student was still using it for their commute to school. They rescheduled the closure until after she graduated.

Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.

[matgb]

There's a growing defense to reintroduce them in England at the moment and it's doing marvellous things…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-61826745

Tumblr app is jumping text around so I'm just gonna hit post. Beavers are cool

[freakingoutthesquares]

Pulp's Guide To Sheffield Words: Gina Morris, Photographer: Louise Rhodes Taken from the New Musical Express, 3 April 1993 Transcription: Acrylic Afternoons

Welcome to Sheffield, home of Sound City '93. Your guides through the historical sights, prime drinking places and doss-spots of steel city are local pop gurus Pulp.

Situated in the 'alternative' area of the city (Division Street), amid the second hand clothes shops and 'in' cafes, is Warp Records, the shop, the label, the empire. Warp is the most important British dance label outside London, responsible for club/chart hits like LFO's 'We Are Back', Tricky Disco's 'Tricky Disco' and Nightmares On Wax's 'Aftermath'. Started back in July '89 by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell, Warp has expanded to massive worldwide recognition. Recently they set up an offshoot indie label, Gift, and signed local god-like legends Pulp and hopefuls Newspeak and Various Vegetables.

"This is the safe area of town," says our guide and Pulp lead singer, Jarvis. "You get a lot of grief if you're alternative round certain parts of Sheffield. It's like Pac Man, you have to dodge your way through the centre of town to get to Division Street. Anyhow, this is the shop that started the record labels Warp and Gift, the Warp Empire began right here. Arrgh! There's a large display of our new single in the window."

Renowned in certain circles for their appalling dress sense, Pulp take us to the very heart of lurid-thread city. Freak Boutique, also on Division Street, is just one of a number of shops specialising in gruesome '70s wear.

Jarvis: "We shop here occasionally. The last thing I bought was a pink and purple patterned shirt. Sheffield's pretty good for second-hand clothes. The jumble sales are best because they're the purest form - you don't know what you'll get, the clothes haven't been sifted."

City Hall, aside from housing the council is also a famous heavy metal venue, boasting a sprung Saturday Night Fever-type floored ballroom.

"This is perhaps the only building that has decent architecture in the whole of Sheffield," observes drummer Nick. "The inside is marvellous. They have an indie disco in the ballroom every Saturday night,"

Jarvis: "Sheffield City Council used to be really radical. I remember when the buses were only 10p to go anywhere. That's why buses are mentioned quite a lot in our songs. Anyway, it all stopped in the mid-'80s. There are about six different bus companies now, like Eager Beaver, Yorkshire Terrier... it's, ridiculous - if the driver sees the stop they're supposed to be going to hasn't got any people at it, they change the number and go to one that has. People came from Japan to see our bus service - it was the envy of the Western World."

Jarvis: "Fargate is a pedestrianised area. This was the centre of Sheffield dole culture. In the summer, everyone would go dolestrolling. Sometimes it would take you a whole day to get from one end to the other because you got to know everyone. It was a nice little scene. Then they introduced YTS and it cut off the new generation. It just got older and sadder after that. It was also the place to come it you wanted to put a band together, you didn't bother putting ads in papers, you just walked up and down for 20 minutes."

At the very core of Sheffield's sports culture is the Crucible Theatre. Every year, top potters like Steve Davis and Jimmy White gather to compete for snooker's top prize.

Jarvis: "Yep, this is the famous Crucible Theatre, just off Fargate, snooker central. It used to be the favourite hangout for goths in Sheffield, when goth was the big thing. I'm not sure why, maybe it was because Ray Reardon looked a bit like Dracula."

Castle Square is a weird underground market, off Commercial Street, with an open air 'sun roof', known locally as the Hole In The Road. Once it was the meeting place for tramps and down-and-outs-but-on-the-way-ups. Now the authorities want to get rid of it.

Nick: "We've started the Hole In The Road campaign, the council want to fill it in with concrete, which will mean more people getting run over. We can't let them do it. It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre altogether, and move everything out to Meadowhall (a huge shopping complex known locally as Meadow Hell)."

On the other side of the Market there's Ladies Bridge which runs over the River Don, the largest river in Sheffield. It's a beautiful part of the city despite being situated in the centre of the once prosperous, now derelict, steel industry warehouses.

Jarvis: "I went on a very good adventure down the River Don once. I had an inflatable boat and I went from here to Rotherham which is about eight miles away. It was like Apocalypse Now, there was all these factories pouring thick smoke across the water, we got attacked by gypsies and then there was a bloke stood on the river bank trying to shoot fish with an air rifle. It was probably the best thing I ever did. It's good to find an adventure in mundane surroundings. Sheffield is built on seven hills, just like Rome but I think that's where the similarities end."

Nick: "The Wicker is just a street, but it's a very special street. It's difficult to say why, but The Wicker arch was the gateway to all the old steel works. Sheffield's oldest brewery is just there, it always smells of hops round here."

Jarvis: "I used to live round here, in the same warehouse that FON Studios and our rehearsal rooms used to be... and the only porno cinema in Sheffield, Studio 567. I bet you didn't know Bob Marley spent a lot of time in Sheffield, did you? Well he didn't, but there's The Bob Marley Recording Studios anyway. I did once see Sly and Robbie on this road though, that was very bizarre."

FON Studios is Sheffield's most prolific recording house. In 1985 it was the first local commercial 24-track studio and over the fast few years has attracted such luminaries like Ian McCulloch, David Bowie, Yazz, Erasure, James, Altern8 and, erm, Rolf Harris. FON is the centre of Sheffield's music culture.

Nick: "Did you know FON actually stands for F*** Off Nazis?"

Jarvis: 'We recorded the LP 'Separations' here, and 'Countdown', 'O.U.' and 'My Legendary Girlfriend'. They're very nice to us. I can't imagine people coming to Sheffield to record because of its exotic location but FON is the best. It's where all the big names come but it's more a studio for techno acts, you couldn't get a grand piano in here, sorry Elton."

The Leadmill has appeared in the Top Ten venues in the NME Readers Poll every year since it opened in 1980 - not bad for a place that used to flood every time you flushed. Now it has the best venue toilets in Britain (fact) and been described by the House of Commons as a prime example of good business practice. Bands that have graced its boards include New Order, Simply Red, The Pogues and EMF.

Jarvis: "The Leadmill's a pretty important venue, I used to come here a lot before I moved to London. The main bus garage is just opposite and, when it first opened, they had a policy of letting bus drivers in for free. So a friend of mine got hold of a bus driver's uniform and got let in for nothing. It was a good little scam but the trouble was, he'd walk in and all the other drivers would be at the end of the bar saying, 'What route does he do then?'"

Of all the pubs in Sheffield The Washington Public House, just down the road from the Grosvenor Hotel, stands out as a reminder of when public houses were quiet family affairs decorated with the landlady's china.

"This is the only pub left where you don't get grief for looking slightly outlandish," remarks guitarist/violinist Russell. "They don't allow riff raff in here. The bar people are very friendly. If you went into town, you'd notice all the pubs have loud jukeboxes, you can't hear yourself talk. This is a little oasis of sanity."

Jarvis: "It also has a large quantity of tea pots, one of the finest collections in the land. It's a theme but it's for real. It's a '4 real' pub."