One of the reasons why i love Sigyn/Loki so much is that it directly subverts the “Woman as reward for triumph” narrative.
Loki is not a good man. And very rarely successful at his scheming. And Sigyn loves him regardless because a woman’s affections are not bestowed on the victor by fiat.
She loves him. That’s it. That’s all there is to it. He doesn’t “deserve” it he didn’t “earn” it she just DOES.
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» Depression: How do you tell your boss you can’t work?
If you don’t have a mental illness – whether it’s depression or alcoholism or an anxiety disorder – you’ve probably never been confronted with these questions: How do you call in sick when your mental illness prevents you from work? What do you say when you go back to work after an extended absence because of your mental illness?
When you have to answer these questions, you realize how much stigma there is about mental illness.
Links Related to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Not Norse-related, but a collection of my writings on BPD that are personally relevant and perhaps useful to others, particularly if they want to understand me better or communicate with me better.
- Questions on Borderline Personality Disorder (with listed book resources)
- Tips for Communicating with Someone With BPD (which would include tips for communicating with me. A bit of a lengthy read, but I’d very much suggest doing so if we interact at all.)
- On Shadow Work (ie, spiritual and psychological exercises for dealing with issues, including BPD)
- BPD and Mirroring (about identity disturbances)
- Long Personal Post on BPD
To any Tumblrites who are deaf, hard of hearing, know people who are, or just enjoy cool tech, a start-up called MotionSavvy is working on technology that uses Leap Motion to recognize sign language and and outputs written or spoken English. The project was started by a group of deaf students at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (yay RIT!) who moved to San Francisco to develop the product with Leap.
The team has over 800 deaf beta testers, but they are looking for more. They hope to have a product available to consumers by September of 2015.
For more information, check out this TechCrunch article and this video.
Talk Therapy Online and Counseling Services.
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Today, BlahTherapy connects you with random strangers around the world who are willing to talk to you about your problems, as well as sharing their own. As a community, we’ve found that talking through our emotional, psychological, or mental issues is one of the best methods of releasing our anger, stress, depression or pain. Sharing and connecting with other strangers who are going through a struggles just like you provides great consolation to anyone in need of healing or a friend.
Loki’s Delight
a piece of sky
blue with a dash
of calming purple
a wisp of cloud
surrounds
the central sun-drop
precariously tethered
to the ground
with a dream
beliefs and conviction
unwavering strength
and constancy
hold the dream
tight to reality
compass point petals
guide the heart
always leading back
home
My Parents are Dead and My Sister is Disabled
On May 28th, my sister, Edna, turned 31.
Her mental age is about three years old. She loves Winnie the Pooh, Beauty & the Beast, and Sesame Street. Even though the below picture is unconvincing.
Edna and “Cookie.” I think she was trying to play it…
Holding the Bowl 