#diolch

[llyfrenfys]

Disabled trans author (me) in financial worry zone

Prynhawn da pawb

I'm making this post to keep you all updated with what is happening in my life and where I'm at currently. There's no need for panic just yet, but things are more tenuous than they were before and I hope by explaining what has happened I can keep you all in the loop regarding everything.

So, first things first - I was in A&E last month due to suffering a shock (which I would prefer not to talk about at this time). Suffice to say, this shock was so intense that it caused the knock-on effect of my body entering a state of ketoacidosis caused by involuntary starvation. You can read more about what happened to me in this reblog which I posted earlier.

The ordeal caused me to need to take anti-nausea medication for a while before I ate in order to be able to stomach anything. Thankfully I am able to eat normally again now.

However, I didn't have long to recover from this ordeal before some more bad news came my way. Due to a change in circumstances, I will need to move house at some point this year (ideally as soon as is humanly achievable, which could still be several months) into a smaller flat than the one I'm currently living in. House moves are costly and to make matters worse, more bad news this week.

It looks like I will become unemployed by the end of the month. I'm already looking for some more part-time work, with a few options lined up. But none are guaranteed unless I am successful as a candidate for these jobs.

Which means I'm going to be living on remaining student loan funds in order to pay rent (hence the need to move to a cheaper flat as soon as humanly possible - which could be several months from now. My remaining student loan is *only just* enough to be able to cover this. I'm hopeful I will be able to find part-time employment somewhere - however, the jobs I am applying for don't quite offer enough hours to fully pay for rent as it stands, therefore I'm going to be promoting my patreon for creator support purposes a bit more in order to help me get through this difficult time.

I already can't thank patrons enough for helping me afford a dental mouthguard earlier this year to protect my teeth from my bruxism. If anyone has anything to spare - even in the short term, this will go directly to keeping a roof over my head and food in my fridge. Once I'm able to move house, costs should come right down and hopefully things will be much smoother sailing. But until then, please share this post or donate to my patreon or tip me on tumblr if you are able.

Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi gyd

Luke

Photo of the beach at Aberystwyth I took yesterday for tax:

#cymraeg #welsh #cymblr #mutual aid #trans author #donation post #please boost if you can #Aberystwyth #Wales #diolch

[creatrixcymraes]

working on new designs for thank you cards 😇 I decided to do exact equivalents in Welsh and English this time 💖

#welsh #cymraeg #diolch #artists on tumblr #my artwork #creatrix cymraes #art #myart #mixed media #acrylics #welshposting

[mtlupy]

@cimbernewfriend this is thank

#irl friends #my wife #new to this #thank #diolch

[53rdcenturyhero]

About to go out to see if there are

eggs

eggboxes in the supermarket and try to come home without anger like a tsunami in my heart. The slow death of decency in my country carries on apace. A fish rots from the head down, and keeping that stench away from my own life and friends requires recuperation. I am angry with the government of my country.

#diolch

[shortsighted-owl]

lilac saphire and carmine! <33

Lilac - you make my dash better and I cherish you

Sapphire - I want to put you under a microscope and study you

Carmine - I’m on one knee proposing <3

#with you till the end of the line amy #diolch #how dare you sucker me into 911 and make me love buck

[arthursfuckinghat]

Alright!! Here's some more fun trivia about the names in Red Dead Redemption 2:

I mentioned it previously but "van der linde" means "from the linden tree" in Dutch (the west germanic language) - so 'Dutch Van Der Linde' just means 'Dutch from the linden tree'.

"Hosea" is a Hebrew name meaning 'salvation' or 'he helps' - In the Hebrew bible, Hosea is seen as a prophet of doom. Quite fitting for how much Hosea predicted the gangs downfall in the game!

John is a commonly occurring name in different versions of the bible, usually meaning 'graced by god' or along those lines - but the last name "Marston" is an English name. It was originally a habitual term but now it's a common last name meaning "a town by a marsh". Huh.

Also mentioned previously, but Arthur Morgan is a notably Welsh name with multiple meanings. "Arthur" derives from the Welsh word for bear (Arth) and "Morgan" is a combination of two Welsh words (Môr and Cant/Gant), which means sea-dweller.

Kieran and Trelawny's horses both have Welsh names too!!

Branwen is also a combination of words, ("bran" and "gwen/gwyn") that means a white or fair crow. Branwen herself was a famous heroine from the tales of the Mabinogion. She was kidnapped by the family she was forcefully married into, her only hope was a white bird she tamed and sent across the seas to alert her family and save her. The choice of name Branwen could be a reflection of how much working with horses had grounded Kieran or acted like a lifeline for him when he needed a place in the gang.

Gwydion is Trelawny's horse, a name also from the Mabinogion! For me it's especially cool because Gwydion was the son of a great goddess of magic - how fitting for Trelawny and his horse! The name itself is a description of a birthplace, Gwydion means "born of the trees". In the story, Gwydion also practiced magic and created his nephew and wife from flowers :)

#thats it for now but I LOVE this shit #the way my heart soared when I saw names from my culture in a game about the american frontier of all things #its so wonderful #ahh!! #mick squeaks #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #arthur morgan #dutch van der linde #hosea matthews #john marston #kieran duffy #josiah trelawny #mick rants #red dead redemption community #diolch!! 🫶

[probablybadrpgideas]

For realisim in settings where everyone has multiple languages, characters will sometimes start a sentence in one language and finish it in another

#generic #inspired by paper saying diolch to a bus driver in italy

[nasains]

The American in me taking over when Cody's theme hits-

#WOOAAHHHH !!!!!! #wwe #wrestlemania 40 #wrestling #cody rhodes #i have to clarify that i am 0% american this is just a joke diolch yn fawr pawb

[ask-hetalia-cymru]

O’n i’n meddwl heddi am sut mae Cymru yn siarad. Cyfaddaf fy mod i’n dod o Gaerdydd felly dydw i ddim mor gyfarwydd ag acenion gogledd a gorllewin Cymru.

Dychmygaf ei fod yn siarad gyda acen eithaf generig yn saesneg rhan fwyaf o’r amser (e.e pan mae’n mynd i cyfarfodydd rhwngwladol (sydd yn anghyffredin)) ac acen fwy gog pan mae yn ei gwlad ei hyn. Wrth iddo siarad saes dwi’n sicr ei fod yn defnyddio geiriau cymraeg trwy’r amser ac pan mae’n siarad cymraeg dyw e ddim yn defnyddio geiriau saesneg o gwbl. Mae hyn yn gwneud iddo swnio fel hen ddyn rhan fwyaf o’r amser gan ei fod o ddim yn defnyddio bratiaith.

Credaf i bod Cymru yn siarad gyda acen cymraeg trwm iawn pan mae’n siarad saesneg gyda Lloegr jest i’w wylltio. Ble mae’r acen o? Mae’n dibynnu sut mae’n teimlo siwr o fod. Credaf hefyd bod ei acên yn dod yn trwmach pan mae’n flinedig. Os mae o digon grac ei fod yn gweiddi mae yn barod wedi newid nol i’r gymraeg.

I’ve been thinking about how wales speaks and what his accent might be. I confess I’m from Cardiff, Wales’s capital, and I’m not as familiar with northern and western accents.

I imagine that wales speaks with a fairly generic welsh accent most of the time (like when he’s at international summits (though he doesn’t attend those very often)) and a more northern accent when in wales. When he speaks english I’m convinced he uses welsh words and directly translated welsh idioms all the time, and that when he speaks welsh he never uses any English. This makes him sound like an old and very proper/nit-picky man since most welsh slang is just English loanwords.

I believe that wales uses a very heavy welsh accent just to wind England up. Where’s it from? Depends how he’s feeling I guess. I also believe his accent becomes heavier the more tired he is. If he’s angry enough that he’s shouting then he probably switched back to welsh 10 minutes ago.

#cymru #cymraeg #hetalia wales #hws wales #translating everything from welsh to English is so exhausting #I’m def not going to stop doing it tho #this is a fucking Welsh blog about wales #it’d be weird if I didn’t honest #diolch i dduw fod gen i’r #ap geiriaduron #ar fy ffôn #dwi gallu dychmygu cymru yn dweud rhwbath fel #this is a bit plates over head #ac mae pawb yn edrych arno fel petai #o twpsyn mwyaf y byd #dros ben llestri #mae idiomau cymraeg mor ddoniol #mae siwr o fod neb yn gweld tags cymraeg ac yn deall nhw #os chi yn deall be dwin deud plis anfonwch neges wrthaf #dwin unig ok #sneb i siarad cymraeg a #:( im sad

[queerlyhalloween]

CAT PHOTOS INCOMING

This is Johnny, my cat :D He's old and grumpy and I love him

(Bonus: my grandma's cat, Belle :D )

Johhny!!! Fuck yeah! I love an old beast :D he looks so cozy!

Your grandma's cat looks like the one from Cats VS Dogs if you're old enough to have seen that movie!

#im in love.... #diolch yn fawr ❤ #uncaptioned

[llyfrenfys]

Plîs help me not lose my teeth

I never thought I'd have to make one of these, but I'm genuinely really struggling financially right now and will swallow my pride about asking for help.

As some of you may know, the NHS has been slowly gutted by the Tories, meaning that medical interventions which were formerly free/low cost and readily available are no longer available. As a result I'm having to pay £250 out of pocket for a mouth guard to protect my teeth from tooth grinding. I fell out of the NHS system a while ago when I became estranged, so have to go private.

I suffer from a tight tempomandibular joint (the muscles in my jaw) which causes teeth grinding (bruxism) at night. Stress and anxiety also worsen this. It's gotten to the point where it can hurt to talk or eat and the tooth grinding triggers my migraines due to the pressure caused by my jaw. My gums are also very sensitive and thin due to another medical condition and the grinding is making my teeth loose and gums bleed. I have no other option other than getting a mouth guard fitted - the cheapest option of which is £250.

So I'm creating a $1 Patreon tier for anyone who can spare it to help me cover the cost of my mouth guard. If you do donate, I really, really cannot thank you enough - losing my teeth is one of my biggest fears and I need to prevent that from happening, so thank you again if you can spare anything! If you would prefer, I also have tumblr tips enabled. If you cannot donate, please consider reblogging!

Diolch mawr for reading and thank you so much to everyone who has supported me - now or in the past.

#dental care #mutual aid #cymblr #welshblr #donations appreciated #diolch

[becausecosima]

My first Welsh mountain, Yr Wyddfa. The layers are chef’s kiss.

#i enjoyed the hike very much #the summer solstice sunrise was perfect #Yr Wyddfa #Photography by RE #personal #diolch yn fawr lawn #wales

[creatrixcymraes]

an apparently necessary addition to my bio lmao

#i am married #you may enjoy my photos without getting creepy with it #diolch x #(thats welsh for thanks)

[blue-rphub]

RELAX I AINT GOIN TILL THE 21ST BTW

#SHEEEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!! but i appreciate it diolch yn fawr. muchos gracias. #idk how to say thanks in any other languages. #anyways back 2 replies bcuz i wanna get them bitches queued up 2day

[shortsighted-owl]

i'm not emotionally ready for the pushing daisies au (unless there's like a fix it option at the end???) SOOOOO my dear tell me about blue cap gold cap?

Amy my lovely!

Oh yes... the pushing Dasisies AU is gonna have a good happy ending I promise! But theres gonna be some interesting choices...

So! 'Blue cap, Gold cap' is a fic that came about from the thought of 'What other parallels from very early buddie could be brought back into present 911?' and my head went to 'Oh. The grenade cap colours.'

Something that ties Eddie and Buck together, from that first time putting their lives/backs into each others hands.

Oh and Chris is involved because I want some Buckley-Diaz family emotions.

#Diolch yn fawr Amy! #I have scenario in mind #It involves a mall and buck and chris stuck inside... #mellaithwen #wip games #owl wips #owl hoots #buddie #blue cap gold cap

[nocribdoll]

change.org petition to make sparks come back to Swansea for another show because it's been overdue by nearly 50 years.

#come on boys you can do it #i will accept a cardiff gig too #i want to hear russell speak welsh!!!!! #instead of arigato hed be saying diolch diolch diolch #omg #nocribtext