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[images: photos of the genjimonogatari art/card deck showcasing 1) the cover of the mint tin container; 2) the mint tin open with back of card lying on the lid and Flower of Purple card on the top of the pile; 3) rows of the cards laid out neatly; 4) the cards with Moon Above the Gate card on top; 5) a hand holding the cards from the side to show their edges and the trim of the art]

It’s here!! Yaaaay!!

Years of reading, rereading, drawing and obsessing later, I’m super excited to be able to say that the genjimonogatari card deck is a reality!

It’s a portable mini-art deck featuring all 55 illustrations I created in the Genjimonogatari series from 2018 to 2022 in ink and watercolour and comes in a cute little mint tin. You can enjoy it as a straightforward visual art deck, or use it as a tool to help deepen your understanding of the many fascinating themes and relationships in the Tale of Genji - and as a playable deck for fun minigames!

If you check out the product page, there’s a companion PDF booklet - for free, you don’t need to buy the physical deck to be able to download and read it!

It includes:

A high-level introduction to the Tale of Genji and why it’s so amazing

Ideas and examples for using the deck as a tool and to create/play an assortment of simple Tale of Genji-themed games

An overview of all 55 cards by illustration accompanied by my amateur attempt at compressing the richness of every single character down to one very short paragraph each to help you get to know them

A big thank you to @ancient-trees (who creates a wonderful fantasy adventure webcomic called Tamuran) for helping me to review the booklet. (Any mistakes are my own. If you find any horrible glaring typos/issues in the booklet, let me know and I will do my best to update/correct where possible. I have spent way too long flipping back and forth on footnotes and commentary and references… so grateful for Royall Tyler’s detailed footnotes and appendices!)

There are not enough How to train your dragon books fanarts around tumblr so we(me and my sis) decided to fill this gap! Here is my Hiccup, Fislegs and Camicazi (and here is my sister’s version )

snail cat

THANK YOU

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! Its ok to have tv shows that tell white stories! Like please there is no need for the white lotus to be diverse! The point of it is that its seriously some white people shit and THAT IS OK! As long as we have other shows that also tell black stories and asian stories as well as shows that are diverse in their universe WE ARE GOOD! Not every show needs diversity but the TV landscape itself MUST be diverse!

But earth, and air, and water, were in one.  Thus air was void of light, and earth unstable, And water’s dark abyss unnavigable. No certain form on any was imprest; All were confus’d, and each disturb’d the rest. For hot and cold were in one body fixt; And soft with hard, and light with heavy mixt.

- The Creation of the World, Ovid

what if bird,,, was big

You guys all know these dresses right? Both of these are made from thrifted linen skirts, so you can make one! Make sure the skirt can fit your chest, and you're ready to go!

Materials + tools : thrifted flared skirt, misc fabric scraps or lining fabric, embroidery threads or lace, scissors, scalpel/seam ripper, sewing machine, chalk, iron.

Step 1 - Lay out your chosen flared skirt. Material is important, go for something sturdy eg linen or needle cord. Find a scalpel/boxcutter/ seam ripper.

Step 2 - Remove waistband lining, waistband, and zip to use later. Use your seam ripper or scalpel etc to cut the stitches so we dont waste any material.

Step 3 - Lay skirt with zip gap at the back. Chalk/ mark round a sewing pattern or your favourite sundress to map out the neckline and arm holes should be.

Step 4 - Cut arm holes. Take waistband and cut in half for shoulder straps. Get your fabric lining/scraps ready. Mark round the straps and the top of the skirt onto your lining fabric and cut out. These pieces will help make your dress neat and strong! Make sure theres a space for the zip.

Step 5 - Sew your straps ; place fabric and lining right sides together and seam the long edges to make a tube with a gap at each end. Turn the tube inside out et voila. Iron both straps flat.

Step 6 - Sew your neckline ; sew sides of lining together. Place lining right side down on outside of skirt. Take your straps and tuck in between lining and skirt. Sew all around the top edge, including the straps. Flip the lining round to the inside and iron.

Step 7 - Add the zip, by any means necessary. It's hard, please do your best/ check out your preferred YouTube zip sewing tutorials.

Step 8 - try it on! This will help you figure out where to attach your straps to the back of your dress. Getting a friend to help is a good idea. When you have them where you like them, pin and sew your straps. You can also make your dress more fitted by taking in the sides or adding a waist tie.

Step 9 - Decorate! Lace? Embroidery? Collar? Doilies? Pockets??? Go wild!!!

Optional step 10 please show me if you make one 💕🌱💕

I think it’ll be important to remember that Athena, the god with the best PR, would be/was the goddess of propaganda…  

She’s the goddess of “smart war”, and propaganda is definitely part of this. I mean, just look at Arachne: the mortal make a piece of art that deviate from the “authorized” narrative, and bang, changed in a spider so the gods get the last word on what is true. 

Likewise, with Medusa (reminder: before Ovid, Medusa was born a monster and wasn’t raped by Poseidon/Neptune), she silence a victim of abuse of power by dehumanizing her and putting her in the category of monsters. And pull the “But she did it to protect Medusa”, because latter she’s the one guiding Perseus to murder Medusa, and mount her head on the aegis. If that was a protector, you wouldn’t need enemies. 

Ovid being himself an exile because he made a poem the emperor didn’t like, it wouldn’t be a far stretch that Athena in the Metamorphoses is meant to represent his patrons who abandoned him the instant the emperor got mad. A goddess that is supposedly a protector of the artists, but really just ensure that arts follow the narrative of the gods. 

UPDATES ON THE JOSH FIGHT!

According to Fawcette, the main streamer of the event, the amount of Joshes who turned up is about 75-100 Joshes. Any streams are really laggy, but for those who couldn’t tune in here are some pics:

These were taken from a laggy stream, but as you can see the turnout is massive. The crowd is estimated to be at least 200 people.

The latest winner from the series of Josh fights is “Tiny Josh”, a four year old child who was inducted into the battle. As of right now, the bearer for the title of “The One True Josh” is the original Josh Swain.

Updates will continue if the stream stops lagging.