I Haven’t Been On This Website Since June I Think. What’s Changed? And What The Hell Is Post+?

Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis)

© Melanie Barnett

I'm puzzled as to some of my recent followers. Why am I, a queer secular Israeli, getting followed by an anti-Israel account and by a socially conservative Christian nationalist? Are these hate follows?

So far unfollowed two people over the war in Israel and Palestine. Thought that after the last conflict I had already sorted out who not to follow. At least none of them are mutuals, but one of them is a conlanger and linguist I've admired for so many years whose insights on PIE reconstruction have been of great interest to me.

A topographical map of the UK built out of a LEGO in a vintage style. If you’d like this to become a real LEGO set, then add your support here.

Campbell Gardens by trisharooni

Truth

I've heard High Valyrian has no words for grandparents, is that right? And what word might exist for that role?

It sure didn't—until I created them.

There are four terms:

kekepa "father's father"

mumuña "mother's mother"

kepāzma "mother's father"

muñāzma "father's mother"

In a conlang, there are always words that aren't there because they're supposed to not be there, and words that aren't there because they haven't been created yet. That latter category is always going to be much, much larger than the former.

I think I might be more music/conlang focused here than twitter because I don’t have a stream of horrifying news to distract me

Seriously just ask me anything If I don't want to answer it, I just won't.

reblog if you’d like one of these in your inbox

- ask me things you want to know about me

- why you follow me

- what’s on your mind/what you’re thinking about

- a compliment

- make me choose between two things

- ask for advice

- tell me a secret

- things you associate me with

- anything!!!!

“asexuality is just the lack of a sex drive, or a really low one” uuhhh no. really, no. that is incorrect, you have been lied to, i’m sorry.

asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone. sex drive is your horny meter. you can still be horny and not be sexually attracted to people! similarly you can be sexually attracted to people and not be horny!! amaze

I can't believe one of my posts went viral on jumblr. People are paying attention to me. I don't know whether to shrink out of sight or to celebrate.