I my have this logyn headcanon of Loki turning into cute animals to cheer Sigyn up so have this lame doodle.
… He may also do this when she’s angry at him to make her less angry with varying degrees of success.
Author: Sephira
Born and raised primarily in Northern Virginia, my family and I moved to North Carolina in 2006. Married for over 20 years, my husband and I have two boys and a gaggle of cats.
For me, writing is a great stress reliever. I can let my mind wander and let my emotions run free in a way that is generally not possible in my normal everyday life. My writings run the gamut in terms of style and genre – for instance my first novel is a historical romance set in the Civil War, but some of the other things I have in the works are fantasy or thrillers, among other things.
It probably goes without saying, but my poetry is somewhat eclectic in nature, and again while some may feel the need to stick with a particular form, I tend to write just whatever comes to mind. Let the winds of inspiration lead me on…
I’m always interested in comments and feedback. So please feel free to share your thoughts with me!
New Printing Tech Allows the Blind to Touch Priceless Paintings
Visitors aren’t touching the original paintings themselves, exactly. They’re touching an extremely high-resolution replica of each painting. The exhibit at Madrid’s Prado Museum, called Hoy toca el Prado, or Touch The Prado, is the product of a new printing process invented in Spain called Didú. Developed by a printing studio called Estudios Durero, Didú produces physical objects a bit like a 3D printer would—except using a completely different chemical process.
The process begins with a high-resolution photo of the painting. The employees at Durero select textures and features that make sense to enhance for the blind. In this aspect, small details, which may appear insignificant at first sight, can be fundamental in understanding the composition or the theme developed in each image. After around forty
hours of work on each image, the volumes and textures are defined and
printed with special ink. Then a chemical method is applied that gives
volume to the initially flat elements. On these, the real image with the
original colours is printed, at a suitable size so that it can be
touched and reached with the hands.Touching the Prado. Didú from Estudios Durero on Vimeo.
Sigyn Talks to her Husband
“Faithful” is the only word they allow me.
As if my tears when my son was killed
Ripped by his brother-wolf,
As if his live entrails binding your body
Were nothing.I am nothing to them but faithful
As my hands grip the wooden bowl
Protecting your eyes from dripping venom
Protecting your eyes from the world.The poison drips, adds to the burden
In my bowl. It fills with revenge.
You feel the drops when I leave
To empty the bowl
Falling into your eyes.
Your body shudders, shakes the ground
That you are held to,
Gripped by the last embrace
Of our son.His brother howls, hear the
Lament for his murdered brother.
He does not howl for you.
But I am faithful, holding
time in a fading grasp.Do the gods see that you will break the binds?
Do they know the pain that will make you fight?
Do they care that I am the one who holds Ragnarok away?Oh, Loki, my husband,
My arms are tired.© 1999, 2003 by Laura Gjovaag. All rights reserved.
Apps I’m using for fibro help
Hi spoonies, I’ve been trying out some different free, Android apps to help manage my fibromyalgia, and so far I really like 3 of them:
-Bluelight Filter. I use it to tint my phone screen with black, and that tones down all the harsh light.
-Plant Nanny. You get a cute little plant to take care of! When you drink water, you give it water, so it keeps you hydrated. It even reminds you when to drink more!
-Pain Coach. This is through web md, and is great for tracking pain levels, symptoms, triggers, goals, etc!Let me know if there’s any that you recommend, and I hope these help you 🙂
Pain Coach is great, I don’t use it often to record stuff but I do like reading things that are all kept in one place.
I also use FibroMapp, I think it cost me a few dollars but it’s pretty good
Saving grace.
Hey you.
Yes. You.
Have you been having a rough go of things? No clue where to go, or who you can talk to? -Don’t want to bother anyone?-
Windsor has a Community Crisis hotline. And you don’t have to be on the brink of suicide to use it. I called them earlier to help stop a panic attack from happening. The man on the other line was compassionate, kind, and followed my babbling no matter where the conversation went. He laughed with me. He made me laugh.
We don’t even know each other’s names.
But that man, on the other line, helped me. We talked about random things, mental things, dogs, cats, gadgets.
So thank you, kind sir. You made the turmoil of this entire day more bearable.
519-973-4435. If you’re ever lost, they WILL be there.
Who is sigyn?
Sigyn is the wife of Loki. She is not mentioned very often in the Eddas, but she is rather well identified in popular culture because of her connection to Loki. Sigyn is most famous for her role in Loki’s binding.
When Loki is bound to the rock and the snake is hung over his face, his wife Sigyn stays at his side and holds a bowl under the snake’s fangs to keep the venom from dripping into his eyes. Snorri reports that when she has to empty the bowl, venom from the snake’s fangs drips into Loki’s eyes and he thrashes, causing earthquakes.
– Mod M
My Daughter Is A Gift, But Her Autism Is Not
Thank you for that explanation.
I think the knee-jerk reaction I have (and probably were the article’s author is coming from as well), is because I have seen too many people lately who (under a “neurodiversity” banner) do tend to spout a message of autism being this big fluffy teddy bear that we should all embrace and be happy with. And that parents who are seeking treatments for their child (even in cases where that child desperately needs the assistance/support) are some how bad or even abusive, or that they are trying to “change” their child into someone else.
And I get too that there are actual bad parents/caregivers out there that do such things in a way that is absolutely detrimental to the person they claim to be trying to help. But there didn’t ever seem to be any distinctions made between “actual horrible people” (whose goals are in their own best interest rather than the autistic person’s best interest) and those who are legitimately trying to support that person in the best way possible.
So again, thank you for taking the time to clarify it for me. I really do appreciate it. 🙂
Thank you very much for listening 🙂
If you don’t mind, I would like to provide you with a couple more reading sources that articulate things better than me:
Thank you. Will definitely take a look at them. 🙂
Holding the Bowl 