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historicalfightingguide · 11 months

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"James and Jess spend an hour talking about drills, what we think they are, how useful they are, and relating drilling in martial arts to learning to field a ground ball, to playing music, and to learning vocabulary."

A very interesting episode going over training methodology, especially when it comes to the concept of drilling - what it is, what are the various approaches you can use, how do people define it, how best to approach it for meaningful and joyfull development of fencers.

In many regards what the authors of the video talk about is an approach very similar, but not necessarily the same as constraints lead approaches to learning and the ecological model.

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A desire line is formed from many people over time choosing not to walk the paved paths, but instead go the way that seems most expedient to them. they are typically formed when planners don’t account for real human behavior.

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About us! James is the founder and principal instructor of the Goliath Historical Fencing Academy. He began fencing in 2009, after being inspired by the film Reclaiming The Blade. At Goliath, he instructs several weapons systems including longsword, rapier, dagger, unarmed combat, quarterstaff and halberd. He has taught at private seminars at major fencing events in Europe and Canada as well as across the US.

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Jess Finley has had a sword in her hand for the past twenty years. Her initial interest was in stage combat, but not too long after beginning that pursuit began to ask “… but how did they really fight?” From that question, she branched out to German Medieval Martial Arts after being accepted as a student by Christian Tobler, who remains her mentor to this day.

She is the head instructor at Ritterkunst Turnhalle in Lawrence, Kansas. She has taught and competed internationally as well as private intensives at her home.

She also has a background studying Judo under the tutelage of Arden Cowherd of Topeka Judo Club.She is a published author, having written a book entitled “Medieval Wrestling” on the fifteenth century Master Ott’s wrestling treatise of German wrestling techniques.

She also researches medieval clothing construction and fabric armor, and has presented her findings at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo and published an article in Medieval Clothing and Textiles (Boydell and Brewer) on her study of a 15th century quilted armor.

Jess’s Patreon is http://www.patreon.com/jessfinley“

For more posts from desire line, and for more CLA oriented posts, check out the relevant tags linked here.

For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the following links:

Some advice on how to start studying the sources generally can be found in these older posts

Remember to check out A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with your own club/gym/dojo/school culture and approach.Check out their curriculum too.

Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by Kajetan Sadowski may be relevant as well.

“How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills” by Rob Gray as well as this post that goes over the basics of his constraints lead, ecological approach.

Another useful book to check out is The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts (while about HEMA, a lot of it is applicable to other historical martial arts clubs dealing with research and recreation of old fighting systems).

Trauma informed coaching and why it matters

Look at the previous posts in relation to running and cardio to learn how that relates to historical fencing.

Why having a systematic approach to training can be beneficial

Why we may not want one attack 10 000 times, nor 10 000 attacks done once, but a third option.

How consent and opting in function and why it matters.

More on tactics in fencing

Open vs closed skills

The three primary factors to safety within historical fencing

Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.

And if you train any weapon based form of historical fencing check out the ‘HEMA game archive’ where you can find a plethora of different drills, focused sparring and game options to use for effective, useful and fun training.

Check out the cool hemabookshelf facsimile project.

For more on how to use youtube content for learning historical fencing I suggest checking out these older posts on the concept of video study of sparring and tournament footage.

Consider getting some patches of this sort or these cool rashguards to show support for good causes or a t-shirt like to send a good message while at training.

#desire line #fencing #historical fencing #swordfighting #cla #constraints lead approaches #Youtube

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unforth · 1 year

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I managed to completely forget I posted goals on Tumblr last January (I knew it was on a Discord, where I was pointedly ignoring it since...yeah. well. about that.) but I found it while looking for something else, and I might as well take a glance back.

Goals I set for 2022:

Personal Goals from 2022:

Get My Back Fixed: victory, to the extent that victory was possible. I had back surgery on Feb 7th, and that fixed the primary issue (spinal stenosis caused by a herniated disc). My arthritis still exists and flares every couple months but my doc already told me that's just gonna be the rest of my life. Since that part isn't fixable...well, at least the surgery helped.

Keep Losing Weight: I was up and down throughout the year, and ended up pretty much exactly where I started, at about 180.

Exercise: I maintained a regular stretching/exercise regimen, including a fair amount of walking and even a little jogging, from March through November. I slipped in November, but I started again last week, so...yeah.

Study Chinese: almost 100% success! At least I didn't fall down in every regard, lmao. I study for about 45 minutes every day, across 3 apps. I finished Duolingo's core curriculum and have a streak of over 450 days going atm. I bought a year subscription to DuChinese so I could practice reading and it's really helping my vocabulary. I didn't manage to do much of any translation but eh, I'll take it.

Community Goals from 2022:

Encourage Others to Create: I ran May Trope Mayhem again, and really stepped up the creation/publishing end of my business. I'll take it. I didn't manage to do anything with the kink memes and I've been waffling on just shutting them down tbh.

Keep Up the Destiel Archive: basically a complete fail. Like, the archive still exists and I answer asks and DMs and send people stuff but I've done basically zero upkeep/expansion/work on it.

Duck Prints Press: we managed 3 anthologies (two are technically not published yet but they will be in like a week and a half and all the work was done in 2022 so I'll count it). We didn't manage a novel, but we did publish a novella and like 20 short stories, so I'll call it a win.

Creative Goals from 2022:

Post Every Day: I managed about two weeks, and haven't written anything for myself since June, so yeah, uh. Yeah.

Work on WIP: nope

Make Progress on The Long Road: ...I thought about it on and off, does that count?

Post One Art Piece a Month: I might have technically actually succeeded at this? but not in way I know I intended when I set the goal and honestly, whatever.

Fibercraft: I didn't manage to cosplay anything - we don't really have the money - but I've definitely been doing fibercraft. I did a mess of crocheting last winter (and need to finish those projects now that it's cold again), and I did a lot of cross stitch over the summer and fall, and I'm currently working on a quilted wall hanging, so. Yeah. I'd call this one a success.

So...definitely a mixed bag. My kids ended up needing a lot more of me than I was expecting, especially over the summer and fall when I'd expected things to ease up, so that didn't help. And the business growing is just eating the entire rest of my life. I've definitely semi-intentionally decided to give up on some of the side projects and step back. Like, I don't like that I'm not doing anything on the Destiel archive, but I've basically come to accept it and I don't expect it to change. In my post last year, I wrote "I sacrificed a lot of my personal creative goals to make the business a success and ya know, I'm basically okay with it." And that really resonates, cause I'd absolutely say the same thing is true of this year. The business IS doing well - we earned more money than last year, and from far more diversified sources. I didn't earn enough to take a paycheck...again...but we're also less in the hole for 2022 than we were for 2021, and it really truly feels like things are moving in a good direction and that the work I'm putting in is accomplishing something. 2023 looks bright in that regard.

I'm honestly trying to move away from big declarative ambitious goals. They just make me feel like I've failed. So I haven't put tons of thought into my 2023 beyond "keep doing the things I'm doing that are working, and try to add in a few things that I haven't been succeeding at but would like to. So, with this entire post plus that in mind, my goals for 2023 are...

Personal Goals

Continue Exercising: I slipped on exercise in November and December. It was definitely doing me good before that so I'd like to keep it up. My goals for a while have been 10 to 20 minutes of stretching/Yoga/floor exercises 5 or 6 days a week, and a minimum of 2,000 steps a day every day, and I hit that very consistently until mid-November, so I think I can resume it now that the holidays are over and the kids are heading back to school on Wednesday.

Study Chinese: just. keep it up. I'd really like to work on a translation project this year. I've been eyeing the Tian Guan Ci Fu manhua (I own volume one in print), continuing my translation of the 2ha manhua (which is online), and/or poking at the Lie Huo Jiao Chou manhua, which is on the Bilibili app and has been taunting me from my favorited comics for ages. But if I just spend another year like I spent 2022, drilling HSK 1 through 3 until I've got them down pat and continuing the slow vocab expansion through DuChinese, I'll take it. It's getting the job done.

Community Goals

Figure out what to keep up and what to step back from: I really haven't been able to do a good job on everything, and I've put some balls down and can't say I'm terribly interested in picking them back up. I'd like to make more of that official in 2023, so I don't feel like I'm being pulled in as many directions, and so that the changes feel intentional and therefore More Okay instead of semi-accidental and accepted with resignation.

Art Sideblog Goals: I'm pretty behind on maintenance of cnovelartreblogs especially; I'd like to really get that organized, and to finally launch the Discord I've been building on-and-off for almost a year. I'd also like to get my backlog of things to blog under 10k, but honestly that's probably ambitious. I had it down a lot this year, but it's surged up since the twitterpocalypse and the holidays (though I'm still well ahead of where I was at the start of 2022, so that's something).

Duck Prints Press:

have 4 anthologies in the works (we already have two in the works for 2023; I expect those two to publish, and I'd like us to have 2 more in the pipeline even though they likely won't publish until 2024)

publish at least 52 short stories (a minimum of one a week)

publish at least 4 novels (I've got two in progress so I'm pretty optimistic on this one)

$40k+ in gross earnings

take a paycheck (even if it's only for royalties on sales of my own work)

publish one story a month of my own work

Creative Goals

Read 12 Books for Leisure: I set this goal in 2022 and while I technically hit it (Goodreads says I read like 70-something books), I only actually read 11 novel-length books because I wanted to. The rest was either manhua, or stuff I read for the Press. So, I've set my Goodreads goal as 72 works, with the understanding that at least 52 will be those short stories I'll edit, and I'm also considering signing up for a book bingo that a friend participates in on Dreamwidth. I don't think I'll have trouble meeting this goal tbh; even if I just read the Seven Seas danmei pubs, which I absolutely intend to, I'll probably hit it (considering I'm several volumes behind on both MDZS and TGCF...). Even if I don't, I'll be close like last year.

Write Something Each Week: I made a list of prompts for myself and ships I want to write for, and I want to try to write something for each prompt each week (in whatever order). Even if I don't finish a single one of them. Even if I hate it all. I just want to keep going on it. I also want to write one short story suitable for publication each month, probably pwp kink fic. (Week 1 is Hualian/were-creature, and I did work out an idea I don't hate...)

Fibercraft: I started blankets for the kids last winter; I'd like to finish at least one of them. And just. Keep making things. It's good for my brain. Much better than the like 6 weeks I spent this year rotting my brain with Merge Dragons at night. *sweat drop*

Anyway, I wouldn't say any of these are resolutions, since most of it is stuff that's already going on. It's really more "I've got the boat sailing the direction I want, now let's just...keep that up..."

Also, it'd be really nice to not be fucking exhausted all the time. That'd help. Just saying. *weary sigh*

#unforth rambles

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rocketsagan-blog · 9 months

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Killers of the Flower Moon - Book Review

Mild Warning - In book, there is some violence, and some autopsies described - there are no pictures of this within. I will not discuss spoilers.

short review - I described the general plot to my in-laws, after mentioning the upcoming Scorsese film, and they were instantly sold. Good for adult kids and parents who need Thanksgiving fodder, and a great way to blow up toxic conservative discourse that justifies nasty history. IF YOU WANT TO READ THE BOOK BEFORE THE MOVIE, IT WILL SPOIL SOME OF THE MOVIE MYSTERY. besides that, 10/10 read it.

long review: this is the history story that will be really accessible to most people, but that is not to its detriment - all the better, this is undiscussed history that should be common knowledge, and this book's presentation of this story is incredible. It has atmosphere for days, little twists and turns, and very well described people who were photographed in the story's time, and this book is full of those pictures. If you need a face to a name, this book has you covered.

The book is about the Osage Murders of the 1920s, which is, well, tough. Understatement. I would suggest reading in a good brain place - the story of violence both physical and emotional against American Indians/the native peoples of the Americas is built on thousands of people actively and passively destroying the ways of live in hundreds of tribes. This book focuses on the Osage, but of course, this kind of horror is enacted again and again, and is still happening.

This is the kind of text that is a part of the continued re-education of Americans - one of many books picked up and added to the 'post-school curriculum' one book at a time. It is interesting seeing the quilting together of this knowledge, which one could hope is becoming more incorporated into the average person's reading diet. I know this is grandiose, but something great about telling one story about one tribe is it opens the door to the entire discourse of the American Indian / Native Peoples of the Americas, and the door could really slam way the heck open for even just a small percentage of readers.

Thanks for reading my review, happy reading out there.

#killers of the flower moon #martin scorsese #book review #book reccs #book recommendations #osage #nativeamericans

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inherhouseshewaitsdreaming · 4 months

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The Empress

I'm going to be posting daily prompts to inspire writing, art or journaling. Use these as you would like to help keep your creative practices moving.

Key words/ideas:

feminine power

creativity

fertility

Some thoughts that occur to me:

I’ve seen a lot of retellings of the Hades and Persephone story. Outline or write a retelling of Demeter’s story.

A woman is sewing a quilt that is directing activity elsewhere in the world.

During January 2024 I recommend using these either to generate ideas, alongside the Solo Writer’s Curriculum theme for the month, or to prepare for the writing activity I will be suggesting next month, Flash February (28 days, 28 pieces of flash fiction).

Note that cards are drawn at random and may be drawn more than once. In that case I will repost with an additional idea. I am going to cap the number of repeats at 3 until I’ve been through the whole deck, but other than this I let the luck of the draw decide. Coming up with more ideas for the same card will force me to be more imaginative and its something I strongly recommend.

#writingprompt #prompts #writing #tarot

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historytextboooks · 1 year

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scott’s quilt

spring 23, i took interdisciplinary arts as required by my honors program. the curriculum was extremely open-ended: everyone got an hour to share whatever they wanted. each class period, two people got to do as they pleased with their time. one day we went aerial dancing--another, we listened to a presentation about the one piece and drew our own devil fruits.

that same semester, my professor’s mother passed away. he was absent for the week i was supposed to present, and i took the opportunity to use his absence to make him a quilt.

the above project isn’t fabric, but paper. during my presentation time, i took my classmates to the student center and ask that they create a paper square. it didn’t matter what it was or what they did--they could even draw a simple little squiggle. every single one of them turned out beautifully. the next week i put them together on a large sheet of paper, and presented my professor with his gift.

i’m not including this to brag on my organizational skills, but to showcase the beautiful things people make for those they care about. i simply had the idea, but my classmates truly brought it to life. i wish there were words to express how deeply grateful i am for every single one of them and our professor.

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wolfeabfstarr · 2 years

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In recent years, there have been millions of parents who have turned to homeschooling. The reasons vary, but homeschooling is a legitimate option that can actually offer a better education than a public school in some cases. If you have considered homeschooling, there are things you need to know. Check out these tips to help you make the most of homeschooling.

When your child has a question, don't answer it immediately! Show them how to research the answer on their own, so they can know how to do it when you're not around. There are many websites offering simple information which children of any age could understand, so point them in that direction.

Check the web to find all the days in which local attractions offer free admission. For example, the museum will often have free events available on a certain day of the week, month or year. Check their calendar of events and pencil it into your schedule to ensure you don't miss it.

Find out what your state has in place as far as homeschooling regulations. Some states have very strict rules with many hoops you have to jump through, so you must find out what your state requires of you before you get started. Some states are more lax, so start researching today!

Be flexible. If a teaching method doesn't seem to be working, try something new. Sticking to something that is not working does neither of you any favors. A new approach can help your child see the subject in a new way. This might help shed some light on a previously confusing topic.

Before you start homeschooling, look into the laws in your state. Your state may require your children to take certain standardized tests. You may also have to register as a private school. Most states have a householders' association, which can be a valuable resource when researching the laws where you live.

Be patient with both, yourself and your child when you begin homeschooling. You will need time to settle into your routines and roles. Don't be afraid to experiment and try new approaches in order to best meet your child's needs. Trial and error are the best way to determine what works for you and your child.

Research the resources available in your area. Certain establishments may have special classes or activities designed particularly for homeschooled children. You may also get discounts on cultural events in the area. Also, do not forget about the Internet. There is a wealth of knowledge on different forums and websites that is easy to access.

Research a variety of learning styles. There are thousands of free teaching resources available that can be adapted to meet the specific requirements of your child. It's not necessary to fully adopt any single method. Mix teaching styles together to create a curriculum that your child will love.

Write down your thoughts. Why are you homeschooling? Who does it benefit? If you know what you want to do and why, you will be ready to answer any objections that people might bring to you. It is so simpler to discuss the subject with your goal in mind.

Carefully research which curriculum you are going to use, but remember that you are the one that makes or breaks it. Having a strong curriculum is important, but it is even more important that you take the materials and put your special touch on them. If you need help, draw on your homeschooling network for support.

Quilting can be a great way to teach kids a number of things. Not only is it a creative skill, it can teach art skills. Learn Virtual Assistance is wonderful for older kids to understand geometric concepts. This art can provide them with a lifetime of pleasurable creation. It can provide gifts and financial rewards.

Just because your child is being home schooled does not mean you should be too lenient on them. Make sure they are not allowing them to take too many days off of learning for either their convenience or yours. While it is okay to take a vacation or allow them to take a day off because they are sick, do not allow this to be a habit.

Make no mistake, homeschooling is a serious decision that needs to be thought about carefully. It takes a lot of time and a real commitment from both the student and the teacher. Homeschooling has its rewards, though, and if you have what it takes, consider taking the plunge. You child's education is vital to their success.

#Learn Virtual Assistance

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keytiegalore · 2 years

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Key note speech in 5th Commencement Exercise of my alma mater

(Not the actual piece but an outline of the whole speech. Took some golden notes from different speakers to be able to conceptualize content.)

Courtesies.

Wow, it feels surreal!

Before anything else, let me honor all the incredible parents, family members, mentors, teachers, allies, friends, and loved ones here today who have supported these students in their pursuit of educational enrichment; let me say to you now: Congratulations for a job well done!

As for you, my dear graduates, my fellow alumni, It is an honor to be here with you to help celebrate this fantastic milestone in your lives. Graduating from college or high school culminates in years of hard work. So please enjoy this moment. You deserve this celebration. Congratulations.

Two years ago, I dreamed of having to talk to a crowd of achievers and dreamers in my alma mater. And this, this is just a dream come true, an opportunity to share with you a piece of my story that I hope you can draw a lesson from or be inspired by.

I bet many of you expect this to be a long and drawn-out address, as many of them tend to be. Let me reassure you that this won’t be one of them.

One of my most profound memories of my stay here is having found my very few and most treasured friends, my all-time supporters in the persona of my most valuable teachers who have always believed in the future that awaits me; to special mention, my first-year adviser and Biology teacher, Mam Aga Christy Dologmandin, and my fourth-year adviser and English mentor, Mam Johanna Montes, with whom I still have close contact even after high school.

My batch was the second to last batch of the old curriculum before K12 and the first of graduates whose rites were held here.

Ten years ago, just like the rest of you here, I sat there listening to another speech of success from an alumna. I graduated from this institution as the salutatorian, the second-best of my batch that quilts my “failure” story in the eyes of many as the good-for-nothing, much shocking news from a top student in elementary ending a second spot in the same community school.

That was my first of many failures as a student, but I got the highest SASE Score in my batch. I got admitted to the most prestigious tertiary school in Iligan, graduated there, and passed my board examinations months after.

I’ve found that this journey has been incredibly freeing. Because no matter what happened, I had the peace of mind knowing that all of the chatter, the name-calling, the doubting, all of it was just noise. It did not define me, it didn’t change who I was, and most importantly, it couldn’t hold me back.

Someone even told my parents, “If di ko kapasar SASE, di jud ko makaskwela kay di jud makapaskwela nko akong parents." This is true in my reality because our family belongs to low-income earners. Even if IIT is the cheapest school in Iligan in tuition fees, it was a burden because one: I was not a scholar in the school, and two: plete palang bug-at na kay dba double ride paingon IIT. At that time, Papa was the family’s only breadwinner, working as maintenance personnel, and Mama was a plain housewife. My parents were furious about it. They worked so hard to send me to college. My mom became a street sweeper for DPWH.

That being said, mahirap, but my parents had made me through college.

I grew up in a family of five, the eldest of three siblings; my sisters were also alumni of this school, which means Ditucalan National High School molded us.

By that, today is not just a day of you having to step another milestone but also a success championed by your parents, family, and loved ones.

Through my parents’ persistence and hard work, I could go to college. I was admitted to IIT, a top-notch educational institution in the world. I took a Bachelor in Elementary Education Major in English from 2013-2019. I went there solely to graduate on time, which I did not. Yes, I had a one-year and a half-semester extension in college. So, that took me five years and six months for a four-year course before I got that diploma.

My college life had been a roller coaster ride; I commuted daily—Di mi ka-afford ug boarding house sauna. I traveled every day to class, considering that Ditucalan is 16.8 km. I woke up early for my 7 AM class, pag-about sa school haggard na.

Back when I was in college, ginabalunan jd ko sakong mama. Sauna akong mga blockmates kay sa Jollibee, Mcdo na naga-lunch unya ginakuyog man ko ana nila kay study-out lagi didto after sa pangaon, dili ko magpalit kay igo ragud pamiliti akong kwarta. Sa madaling sabi, dili ko ka-afford. Kaunon nko unsay gibalon nko sulod sa Jollibee ug Mcdo tapos ginatagaan rapud ko nila sa ilang foods.

Life is tough, but we are more rigid. Diskarte Rana.

Sometimes, akong mga kadungan sa lunch kay silang April ug Client who were both in SET. Samung batch kay 4 rami ga-IIT ato kay 5 raman mi nakapasar sa SASE. Graduates napud sila sa IIT ron, we both shared the same stories of extension in college but nigraduate mi despite the hurdles of promdi na estudyante.

Sometimes, I went out for lunch with their classmates Ate Berna and Kuya Roy. I can still remember, ginapa-seat in ko ni Ate Berna sa iyang mga klase sa CBAA labaw na ug taas akong vacant for the next class. Kay pwede Raman to a seat-in sauna. So, most of my closest friends in college are my classmates and schoolmates from high school and a few from Ate Bern’s and Kuya Roy.

These people, I must say, played a significant role in my survival during college.

So, pick your friends wisely. You don’t want to start hanging around with a group of people with different values than you. You do not want to compromise who you are to fit in. Choosing friends who can serve as a robust support system is crucial. Not only will you want to spend time with your friends during good times, but when you need some support, it’s essential and beneficial to have reliable and supportive friends to turn to.

In my third year, I failed a handful of subjects and got into depression and a series of anxiety attacks before I left college.

The last remaining semesters made it a lot tougher because of thesis. Yes, naka-survive rapud ko sa college na walay kaugalingong laptop and nagahulog-piso ra sauna. Sauna, ginatype ra nako akong research assignments sakong phone, akong cellphone pa ato kay My Phone Neo series tapos gina-copy paste nko sakong messenger para pag maka-computer nko kay icopy paste ra nko siya sa Word ayha ko mag-paprint.

And then, I graduated in January 2019. I landed my job after two months. Back then, I was juggling work and my review for LET. I’ve been an admin officer at Toyota Iligan City for almost two years. Alas- 5 akong klase sa SLRC ato unya layu bia ang Toyota sa centro so late jud ko permi musulod ug klase, alas 10 na dayun na mahuman among klase tapos muuli pajud kog Ditucalan ana, magcommute. I usually arrived home at 11:30 or before 12, depending on the availability of jeepneys. Ingon kag nakakabit nakog Buruun line na naka-2-inch heels na naka-skirt. Rain or shine ga-review class, even on weekends for almost 5 months.

I can still remember there were times of audits in the company when I was tasked to assist my supervisor. It was a one-month preparation for the audit, so there were days I couldn’t attend my classes. Kay nakatoka man ko sa documents, ako’y tig-edit; tig-proofread.

But, there were days my recess and lunch in our department were dedicated to my self-review pero natagak na peer-review. Because I was just so lucky, my workmates were hands-on reviewing me. I had a teacher, an engineer, a nurse, a technician, and a chemist as my lecturers.

Niana jd ko sakong kaugalingon na: mabagsak jd ko sa board exam kay wala koy tuon na tarung. I was never ready to take the board examination in September. I was expecting to fail, but I also told myself, if mabagsak ko, mu-take jud kog balik hantud sa makapasar ko. Never say die!

Most importantly, I passed the licensure examination for teachers.

But despite all this, my parents were able to get me through college. I graduated from college having to do my passion in writing and Journalism, which landed me my job now, and I am currently in my 2nd year in Law School.

I learned three things from this series of ups and downs, two of which are self-evident:

You can’t succeed if you don’t show up and do the job. (According to Woody Allen, turning up is 90% of success.)

Getting into an argument with your teacher (or your boss) is rarely a good substitute for hard work.

The third lesson isn’t as clear, but it’s far more essential than it was for me: If you can learn from your mistakes, you’ll be more likely to succeed. Failure, when faced right, is the best mentor.

And I’m still pretty much convinced that failing can help you succeed. Your education has equipped you with the ability to reason, ponder, and pick among the possibilities available to you. But, no matter how well-intentioned you are, you will occasionally make the poor choice and fail.

I am speaking from personal experience. If you try everything you want to do, you will occasionally fail.

However, you must never forget that your education taught you how to deal with failure, learn from it, and move on. Even if it’s difficult to admit, if you never fail, it just means you’ve never pushed to surpass what you already know you can achieve. That doesn’t make much sense.

Bill Gates says, “It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” He’s right. Put, if you never fail, you’ve never tried to do something hard.

“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp,” the Scots poet Robert Browning tells us.

We should always strive for something bigger than we are now capable of achieving. And if we do it, we will frequently fail. There is no shame in that. The humiliation would be in failing to learn from the setback. The most significant way to deal with failure is to learn from it and move on.

Robert Kennedy said, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.”

Success is never easy. But it’s worth the struggle, and it’s worth the failures that will come before it.

You are proof of that today. I doubt anyone sitting here today, among the graduates, the crowd, or on this stage, has never had to overcome some failure. The trick is never to give up.

Let’s be honest. Failures are inevitable. As long as you are ready to take the risk or try something new, you will face losses. How you interpret these failures and come out of them is totally up to you as an individual.

Do not worry about what others have to say. Today they will tell you of your failures, and tomorrow, they will be the ones applauding you on your success. It is just a matter of time.

Remember, it’s your failure. Own it and accept it. Wear it on your chest like a badge of honor and keep your head high like a soldier. It’s a battlefield out there.

We all make mistakes. Nobody is perfect in this world. It’s no sin to make mistakes, but not learning from them is a cardinal sin of life.

Life is all about failures, my friends.

Take some time off, look back at all your losses in your personal lives and see how far they have gotten you today.

The bottom line is that you have survived, and it is all about survival at the end of the day.

But enough of all that.

Today is a time to celebrate, bask in your success, and look forward to the future and the new challenges ahead.

Thanks to your families, teachers, and yourself, you’re prepared for those challenges. Face them head-on. Enjoy them.

But above all, don’t be afraid to take a chance to make your life and the lives of those you love even better.

You’re prepared to take those chances.

You can do it. You know you can.

Challenge yourself, accept failure as a lesson, not a punishment, and press on regardless. Remember that failing and being a failure are not the same thing.

You can fail without being a failure.

If you are good at failing, you’re well on the road to success.

DI KAYO NAG-IISA.

WALA MO GAINUSARA ANI NA BYAHE.

Daghang Salamat.

Mabuhay po tayong lahat!

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mybeingthere · 2 years

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Hooked rugs are made by folk at home but some turn out to be artistic masterpieces.

Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet-type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a knotted pile from short, pre-cut pieces of yarn.

The author William Winthrop Kent believed that the earliest forebears of hooked rugs were the floor mats made in Yorkshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century. Workers in weaving mills were allowed to collect thrums, pieces of yarn that ran 9 inches (23 cm) long. These by-products were useless to the mill, and the weavers took them home and pulled the thrums through a backing. The origins of the word thrum are ancient, as Mr. Kent pointed out a reference in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.

However, in the publication "Rag Rug Making" by Jenni Stuart-Anderson, ISBN 978-1-900371-53-7, Stuart-Anderson states that the most recent research indicates "...the technique of hooking woolen loops through a base fabric was used by the Vikings, whose families probably brought it to Scotland." To add to this there are sound examples at the Folk Museum in Guernsey, Channel Islands, that early rag rugs made in the same manner were produced off the coast of France as well.Rug hooking as we know it today may have developed in North America, specifically along the Eastern Seaboard in New England in the United States, the Canadian Maritimes, and Newfoundland and Labrador. In its earliest years, rug hooking was a craft of poverty.

The vogue for floor coverings in the United States came about after 1830 when factories produced machine-made carpets for the rich. Poor women began looking through their scrap bags for materials to employ in creating their own home-made floor coverings. Women employed whatever materials they had available. Girls from wealthy families were sent to school to learn embroidery and quilting; fashioning floor rugs and mats was never part of the curriculum. Another sign that hooking was the pastime of the poor is the fact that popular ladies magazines in the 19th century never wrote about rug hooking. It was considered a country craft in the days when the word country, used in this context, was derogatory. Today rug hooking or mat making as it is sometimes referred to has been labeled in Canada as a fine art.

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hey cori! we were talking about your fics in a chat today and i thought i’ll check up on you. hows the family? i love the quilt you made btw!!

Decent. Life goes on.

And the quilt turned out awesome. I'll have to snag a picture of it. I ended up filling it with down from an old comforter I bought at a second-hand store and using a fish-sheet for the back. I use a fish-scale quilting pattern to hold the down in place.

Hubby, who had originally thought it a big unnecessary, loved it so much we now have matching cushions (made from an old memory foam mattress pad that we cut up) and curtains for the fish house. It looks nice. :)

Longer version:

- Two kids are running around crazily and making life busy. Oldest is struggling in school because she's gifted / possibly autistic and the rural school she attends doesn't have an appropriate program for her (ie: high academic rigor and lots of social/emotional skills). Trying to get her into a different school for next year, but I'd have to open-enroll and that school closed open-enrollment for COVID reasons and it's not going well, and I'm not sure how we'd get her there every day anyways because the bus doesn't run to our house. Younger started preschool a few months ago, but the school keeps getting closed due to an outbreak of COVID they can't seem to get under control because you can't mask 2-3 year olds safely, so we're struggling with child care for him, and worries about him bringing the virus home to my husband, who is medically unable to be vaccinated.

- Work sucks. I teach at a middle school and it just sucks. Lotsa reasons that have been rehashed endlessly. Basically boils down to staff not being all on the same page, everyone being tired and frustrated, and nobody knowing how to properly support this many kids struggling with social and emotional issues at once. AND I can't take days off without getting side-eyed by admin because we have like two subs for our whole district, so bye-bye mental health. Had a panic attack yesterday while subbing for gym class - that was fun. It's like my twentieth this school year. (I'd go back on meds for it, but coming off the meds sucks more than the panic attacks do.) Doesn't help that my principal has checked out completely and is dealing with lots of personal issues and a school board that hates him.

- I made the good/bad decision to go back to college to get a degree in instructional coaching and curriculum design. I'm like 75% done, but it's eating every spare moment of my life because I'm pushing to be done in 15 months (one school year and two summers). But I got a seriously good grant, due to how little money my family made in 20-21, and couldn't pass up the opportunity. That, and I could switch from public school teaching to a private multi-district entity in a few towns away that coordinates curriculum, or do something through the local college as a professor... which sounds less stressful. (I also want to do more with writing, and would love the ability to drop to part-time and pick up freelance writing - this degree opens that option.)

- There's still a foot of snow on the ground and I'm ready for spring. Welcome to mud season in Minnesota.

- I teach a traditional ecological unit in association with the reservation a dozen miles from the school (ie: how to coordinate with Native Americans to use ancient mythology to inform ecological decisions of today), and I'm currently being sued for violation of the establishment clause in the 1st amendment (church and state are separate). District lawyer says the lawsuit is an utter waste of paper and won't go anywhere - much like the people that sued the school board for a million dollars in emotional damage to their children for the mask mandate - but it's an added stress I don't need.

- We made precisely $724 too much last year and will lose a lot of our government benefits when our paperwork goes through, unless minimums are raised for those benefits. That $724 will cost us thousands. We spent hours staring at our taxes trying to figure out how to fix it without doing something illegal and failed, so we're just crossing our fingers that since cost of living is spiking the benefit limits will go up too. So there's another added stress I don't need right now.

- On the positive side, I get a week off for spring break this week. :) And I'm starting to plan out my garden, which is exciting. Nine more weeks of hell and I get summer!!

#my life

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historicalfightingguide · 1 year

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This episode talks among other things about various aspects of training wrestling in HEMA and historical fencing more widely, with a special focus on safety of wrestling within tournaments and how to approach it all sensibly.

” James and Jess invite Keith Cotter-Reilly on to talk tournaments and Ringen and where they should overlap.

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She is the head instructor at Ritterkunst Turnhalle in Lawrence, Kansas. She has taught and competed internationally as well as private intensives at her home.

Jess’s Patreon is http://www.patreon.com/jessfinley“

For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the following links:

Some advice on how to start studying the sources generally can be found in these older posts

Remember to check out A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with your own club/gym/dojo/school culture and approach.

Check out their curriculum too.

Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by Kajetan Sadowski may be relevant as well.

“How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills” by Rob Gray

Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.

Consider getting some patches of this sort or these cool rashguards to show support for good causes or a t-shirt like to send a good message while at training.

And stay safe

#hema #historical fencing #fencing #swordfighting #desire line #wrestling

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sifu-kisu · 5 years

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Ma Fentu was born in 1886 * year - died 19.05.1973 years, living for 87 years. Huec Nationality is a native of yangshizuo county, Hebei Province (currently belongs to the village of man).

Ma Fentu was a very famous master of Chinese Martial Arts, and the founder of martial art of tongbei ma clan of this era. From a young age, he studied the art of pigua quan and shuaijiao and other directions from his grandfather's Father, ma jiyuan, and his father, ma huatanang. He also studied baji kungfu from his father's side from maotang and a resident of man village wu shiken.

During 25, guangxu ma fentu bowed down as a teacher of yanshan county, huang linbiao to study tongbei da jiazi, shi, shi er da tanzi, pigua, Qing long and similar fist styles, as well as the technique of the spear of six coordination ( Liu he qiang), two-hand sword techniques (Shuang Shaw Dao Fa), Xuan Hua Jian (Qi Shi San Jian), etc.

In 1909, ma fentu received the first degree in the " Military Case " from xiutsai through exams, he was admitted to the " highest and exemplary " Gaoden Shifan Institute of Northern Warrists Beiyan, located in g. Tianjin. In 1910, ma fengtu became the commander of one of the cells of the " Union League " Tongmenhui, which was founded by sun yat sen, and together with master xing and quan ye yunbiao, who is also a representative of this organization, opened the " Union of Chinese Knights " - after which ma fentu He was elected to the position of Vice-Chairman of this union, as well as the position of chief in the training process. After 1912, ma fentu takes the hand of his younger brother ma intu, as well as with representative baji quan han huiqing, heading to the North-East and reaching chengyang tells the "three elders" Feng Tian San Lao Hao Minju, hu Fengsan and yang junfeng; by this, ma fentu meets the representative of tanlan cheng cheng dongge, later all of them learned the " Martial art " of wee and became friends, making a union called " Golden Orchid " Jin doe. Following Hao and hu, ma fentu studied the art of fanzi and chojiao, learning from cheng he learned the art of " nine hands of mantis " Tanlan Jiu Shaw, " eight engagement " by ba zhao. At the same time, ma fentu mastered the methods of pigua, baji, liuhe da qiang, Jian fa tongbei.

In 1920, ma fentu, together with ma intu's younger brother and the eldest son ma guanganda, found refuge in the army of feng yuxiang, located in henan province. In 1924, while in zhangjiakou with Feng Army, ma feng acted as the head of " study of the art of fighting with one blade " bai ren zhan shu - based on this, techniques such techniques such as " Sharp of eight swords we break and destroy " were developed and destroying " Po feng ba dao and "the art curriculum of fighting with one blade" bai ren zhan shu jiaocheng. At the same time, ma fentu together with brother ma intu creates and forms the "Pole of the crazy" complex feng mo gun, where the technique of owning a spear and stick, after which this complex was widely used in the training of the North-Western Army. In addition, there used in practice the po feng ba dao complex, as well as the third complex pigua quan fei hu kungfu kungfu. In 1926, ma fentu followed with the people's army of gomin jun to the northwest.

From 1931 to 1934, ma fentu established the "National Art School" of GOSHU Guan in gansu and qinghai provinces, where she acts as deputy director. During the outbreak of the " war against the aggressor " kangzhan ma fentu fundamentally disagreements with zhengjie's " political circles " and focuses entirely on studying wushu and Chinese medicine.

After 1945, he served in the exemplary physical education system of the northwest, while combining the positions of deputy professor and teacher jiaoke, as he saw his need. Subsequently, having formed for students as a transitional option after studying tan tui, the fourth complex of pigua quan "Tai Xu Quan". in 1947, being in lanzhou, ma fentu established the association of physical education schools of China, equally endowed with external and internal advantages. " Hua Binh Chiyu Xue She. In 1949, after receiving orders from peng dehuai and yang dezhi, he left worldly positions and becomes deputy "Commander of the regiment" of tuanzhang militia.

Ma fentu owned an outstanding art of healing, glory of him as a doctor spread across North-West China - he together with nu xiaowei, ke yuzan and dong jinai was known in lanzhou as four famous doctors si daming yi.

Ma Fentu inherited from huang linbiao the art of pigua quan, continuing two branches of baji Quan (Méng Cun and lotun) and luhe da qiang system, as well as studying the art of fanzi and chojiao thanks to hao minjiu and xu and xu zhaoxiong, gathered the methods of stick techniquan fa North - Western China, the best of the methods of " quilting the stick " by bian gan fa, through many years of practice vnik into the very essence and in the end of this created the " path of tongbei jin dao, which became the core of all the " arms and fist art of the tongbei school " Tongbei men Quan Xie.

In the spread of doctrine, ma fentu takes origins from li yunbiao, Xiao Hecheng and huang linbiao, who preferred the technique in practice - ma fentu and his younger brother ma intu completed their endeavor. Maintaining Ancient statutes and ancient rules of traditional martial art, ma fentu and ma intu selected the best of the methods of Kungfa Chang Quan, duan da, pigua, baji, fanzi, chojiao, and gathered this together with such known weapons as: Spear, stick, sword and double-edged jian sword.

Practicing Pigua and baji province of hebei, as well as fanzi and chojiao of dongbei district, ma fentu demonstrated their diversity and characteristics, showing them in the " power of jin li. Up to the elderly age, ma fentu distributed his teachings and practice, which was a feature of "Tongbei Jin", which became a characteristic of the pigua, baji, fanji and chojiao complex - as well as weapons complexes such as qiang, feng Mo Gun, pigua dao, Tipao Jian, chan hai biangang. These complexes first spread widely across all the provinces of the North-West and then across the country. This system has become a representative among all-scale national "Martial art" of wushu. In all his life ma fentu passed this teachings to many disciples and followers; among them his eldest son, ma guanda had a very subtle art - he was particularly famous in possession of the tao fa sword techniques. Ma Guanda was the commander of the feng yuxiang army in his time - fighting at the "great wall of China" during the war against the aggressor, ma guanda died for his homeland.

The most famous of ma fentu's students were: Wang Kuilin, sha zxiang, Wang Tianpeng, bian gu, Liu Ren, lo wenyuchen, XU Yuchen, hou ruisheng, di shili, Van Bowen, fan xueli, wei yuming, chen wanzhi - as well as well as his Sons of ma inda, ma xianda, ma Linda, ma minda.

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I'm pretty math illiterate (i took pre algebra three times in middle/high school) but for some reason i love this blog! I think I'd like higher maths because i enjoy doing the simple arithmetic that goes along with the knitting and quilting i do, but its hard to find a good teacher; most of them get more frustrated with me "not getting it" than i do. anyways, thank you for running this blog!

Hey, thanks!

As a pure math student, I can vouch that the way of thinking required for pre-algebra is (in MY opinion) very different than the way of thinking used in higher mathematics. So, if you like this blog, you probably would enjoy higher maths... and you might even be quite good at it!

Math teachers are... rather hit or miss, I’ve found. I think that we need to do more research into the way math is actually learned, because I’m not sure that the way it’s taught is the best. Some teachers genuinely try! But they don’t have the proper curriculum to get their point across.

If you like doing arithmetic for knitting and quilting, then you probably like patterns. That’s a mood if I ever heard one. Algebra proper is fucking incredible for that. Number theory too. “Recommending” a branch of mathematics seems like a bizzare thing to do, but there it is.

- Meg

#this ask was so sweet!!!!#Anonymous

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victoodles · 5 years

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Cruel World I’m Gone (Chapter 4)

Be sure to follow the series on AO3 and to read part 1 / 2 / 3

The breeze that kisses your face feels different. Warmer. This time in the morning at O'Creagh's Run there’s a bitter chill in the air. It’s a cold that reaches down to your bones and leaves your fingers numb. This, however, is a gentle gust that invites you to wake up instead of demanding it.

Grass is plush beneath your deerskin pelts in contrast to the cotton sheets from Annesburg that you had grown accustomed to. Shelter comes in the form of a simple roof of canvas, sunlight lazily creeping in.

Gone is your homestead of a six months. All the work, meals, and rebuilding a mere dream as you pull back the tent and find yourself back at Clemens Point.

Jack is running through the rolling grass with Cain yapping at his heels. Abigail awaits them and their impending mess back at her tent with crossed arms.

Sean flirts with Karen. Kieran tends to the horses. Miss Grimshaw scolds Mary-Beth for her apparent “slacking”.

It’s all back to how it was. Before things…

Before…

You can’t seem to recall what this supposed “before” is. It all fades away, as most dreams do. Locked away in the depths of the subconscious. But when you see Hosea pass by, an indescribable ache in your heart has tears streaming down your cheeks. An emptiness wracks you. You’re running before you can register why.

If you’re too slow…

Too late…

He’ll d-

Hosea seems bewildered about why you’re so exasperated. A wry smile graces his face.“Well good morning to you too, my dear. Are we that eager to see me?” He teases, lighthearted in nature.

You’re rendered speechless from his casualness. Hosea looks vibrant, jovial. Just how you remembered him.

Alive.

Does he not know what happens? In Saint Denis. When…

When what?

The Pinkertons. They...

What about them?

Again, you don’t have answers. Just a jumble of confused thoughts that feel painfully heavy in your head. So you wrap your arms around his waist and hold him close. You need a tangible reminder that he’s here: a man, a leader, a friend, a surrogate father.

Hosea is taken aback again but he returns the affection, chuckling to himself. “What on Earth is going on with you, girl?”

You squeeze tighter, burying your face in his chest. He smells of tobacco and ginseng, the familiarity puts you at ease. “I had the most terrible nightmare,” you say quietly. “But I can’t seem to remember it.”

It’s all painfully blurry, growing even heavier in the back of your mind.

Get him out of here.

Run.

Go where? There’s nowhere safer than camp.

Dutch will protect everyone.

“Oh? Well don’t worry-“

Hosea goes eerily silent as the barrel of a gun fires, cutting through the morning air like thunder. Droplets of warm liquid splatters across your face, trickling down your forehead. A sickeningly familiar hangs heavy in the air, nauseating. Blood.

Trembling, you dare to look up to find a fresh bullet wound in embedded in Hosea. A single shot, burst through his shoulder, blooming into a hideous flower of flesh and bone. He stares at the wound blankly, fingers twitching slightly. Death has him in his embrace and Hosea doesn’t seem to feel it.

You’re panting, a scream burning in your throat as Hosea grows colder by the second. The sounds refuse to come out. Blood drips from the corner of his mouth as he slumps against you, wheezing his last words.

"It was just a dream.”

The ground crumbles beneath you then, dirt deteriorating into nothing. You desperately clutch Hosea, terrified to lose him again. But no matter how tightly you hold on, he still slips from your grasp as you eventually lose your footing.

You pathetically reach out into the abyss for him, for anything, but bring back nothing.

Falling further and further, it all comes back. It hits you all like that same gunshot.

Sean, Kieran, Susan.

Hosea.

They’re all dead.

And Arthur…

You’re running again on Roanoke Ridge. Chest heaving, lungs burning, muscles aching. Running and running and running, but you make no progress.

Arthur!

You burn through all your energy in an attempt to go faster. It hurts - excruciating. Ligaments feel like they’re tearing apart tendon by tendon, but you don’t care. Arthur is just out of reach, eyes glazed and arms limp at his side.

Please, he’s right there!

You try to call his name, but the sound is locked in your throat. The syllables don’t form no matter how much you try. All you can do is pathetically try to move forward - to be with him.

The poppies surrounding him rustle violently the more virtuously you push yourself to every limit. Their leaves caress Arthur’s face as if to mock your plight.

Your heart threatens to rupture from over-exhaustion but as the distance finally begins to close, you can't bring yourself to care.

Just when Arthur is an arm out of reach, so tantalizingly close, your muscles go rigid.

It all hurts, everywhere at once like wildfire.

Then it doesn’t.

Nothing has never been so terrifying.

An arrow pierces your chest, finding its way through your heart and out through your ribs. You’re brought to your knees.

You sputter, trying to bring any air in to alleviate the pain. Bring life to thwart the impending end.

The alleviation never comes. Just more agony and some blood.

You wonder if this is how the game you hunt feels. Teetering on the precipice of life and death after your arrow hits it’s fatal mark. They cry out for mercy that goes unheard.

Irony is a miserable bitch.

You fall forward, face in the dirt a mere inches away from Arthur. A familiar voice whispers in your ear as you struggle to find the energy to merely crawl. Blood - your blood - seeps into the ground; bloodied mud cakes beneath your fingernails in your desperation.

“Have faith,” it sneers, “you’ll be with him soon.”

The world turns darker and darker the more you try to reach for him. The flowers have ceased their shaking.

Now...nothing.

You shoot up in bed, a sheen of cold sweat clinging to your skin. A silent scream burns in your lungs. You’re hyperventilating and you desperately try to compose yourself, heart hammering wildly against your ribs.

Focus, focus, focus.

Your eyes dart around the room, taking in your surroundings.

Reminders.

The quilt blanket beneath your fingers. A partition in the form of a sheet next to the bed. The skull of a moose hanging over the mantle. A dwindling fire in the hearth.

And Arthur. Sleeping soundly next to you.

Arthur.

You reach out to him with shaking hands, running them over his cheek. Reaffirming reality.

The prickle of his freshly shaved stubble tickles your hand. Hair soft from a recent bath. Lips chapped.

He’s here. Actually here.

As much as you want to kiss him, have him fuck the fear away, you don’t want to wake him. Not now when he’s finally started sleeping soundly again. Arthur shifts slightly in bed but he isn’t roused from your touching, thank goodness. You find the energy to smile, and you plant a delicate kiss against his temple before sliding out of bed. Sleep won’t come anytime soon.

Silently slipping out into the night, the wind’s chill nips at you clad in only a chemise and Arthur’s coat. It’s a welcome sensation to quell the heat enveloping you.

Signs of spring sleep within the surrounding forest. The birds have flown back north and nest in the trees. Bears have awoken from slumber and meander through the hills as they please. Wildflowers are just beginning to bloom, even more bulbs bursting through the dirt to count.

New life.

For you and Arthur too, in a sense.

That should make you feel better, but it doesn’t. Not right now.

Now that things have settled down, the grief has been gnawing at you gradually. There's more time for you to focus on it since Arthur had fully recovered. It comes back in waves, varying in intensity but painful all the same. And the nightmares they brought were just as vivid.

Shaking the most recent from your mind, you regard the full moon hanging just over the lake. Brilliant white rays reflect on the water’s surface, dancing in tandem with the ripples of the water striders. It puts you at ease and you find yourself drawn to the scene.

You stand barefoot at the shore, letting the waves roll over your feet as you look up to the sky. A blanket of stars twinkle faintly against the darkness. A variety of constellations shine proudly above, clear as day.

You feel so small under their gaze

Ursa Major, Leo, Hydra.

Memories of nights spent up late with Hosea playing dominos resurface. You would constantly tie with one another, intellects too matched. Sometimes the two of you wouldn’t sleep until the wee hours of the morning unless the streak was broken. Stubborn, the both of you.

During those long, long games, Hosea would regal you about each and every starry arrangement, right down to the name’s origin. Astronomy was never on your curriculum growing up, instead focusing on the drier parts of a lady’s “education". Etiquette, needlework, piano. All you knew of the stars above was from outdated books pilfered from your father’s library and nights spent camped on forest floors.

Almost every night Hosea would teach you, properly. Disregarding your dominoes in favor of creating your own constellations from unused clusters of stars. An interstellar game of dots and tiles. He had even made one especially for you: The Huntress. A brave woman who vanquished all foes before her with nothing but her bow and her quick wit.

It’s the last Earthly possession you have of Hosea. Everything else had been unwillingly abandoned during the destruction of Beaver Hollow, dead and gone. All you have now are these faint lights, watching silently over you.

The frigid pinch of O'Creagh’s Run interrupts your musing. So distracted, you hadn’t realized just how far you had waded into the lake. Now in up to you knees, the bottom of your chemise soaked. What should be a shock, or at least an inconvenience, doesn’t seem to phase you. You just relish the softness of lakebed silt between your toes. And love how the water’s chill reminds you just how alive you truly are.

You fiddle with the hem of your chemise. As the lace slides between your fingertips, you regard the celestial eye above. The moon is your only witness on these vast mountain trails.

The veil drifts upward.

Nothing can see you out here. Nothing can get you out here.

Let the moonlight be your guide and the water be a cleansing.

Arthur’s jacket is discarded and a chemise with it over your shoulder. It lands with a gentle thud; the barrier between you and the elements now lays in a heap on the shore.

Take the plunge.

#vic's fics!#red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #arthur morgan x reader #this was originally gonna be longer #but i split it up because im very tired

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tsgaustintexas · 5 years

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide

The 2019 Holiday Gift Guide is here! We’ve SCOUTED high and low for unique gift ideas to create ten lists of our favorite LOCAL finds! All of the items featured below are either designed, made or sold by independent businesses in Austin. The holiday season is the most important time of year to support small businesses, so spread the local love by sharing this gift guide with friends and family! And don’t forget to check out our 2018 + 2017 + 2016 + 2015 guides for even more great ideas - shopping local never goes out of style… We hope this list will help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

As always, don’t forget to tell them that THE SCOUT GUIDE SENT YOU!

xo - Leigh Ann

For Her

Freya Panama Hat from Hearth & Soul | $220

7 For All Mankind Fringe Wrap from Domain NORTHSIDE | $425

Gold Dust Vinyl from Liz James Designs | $55+, make sure to check out all the options!

Easy Rider Jacket from Understated Leather | $495

The Carryall from Tecovas | $475 now $245

Michelle Mules from Fortress of Inca | $250 (multiple colors available)

Molly Haertle Art’s “Sandy,” 12x16” oil on panel | $290

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Slim Aarons Coffee Table Book from SPARROW INTERIORS | $60, take 30% off starting Friday!

Fur Bomber Jacket from ESTILO | $265

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The Austin Cowboy Boot from Tecovas | $695

Quilted Leather Jacket from Estilo Mens | $798

Zilker Belt’s Antone’s Belt | $109

Fly Reel Case from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $185

Cuff Link Studs Set from CASSANDRA COLLECTIONS | $400+

True Grit ½ Zip Pullover from Hearth & Soul | $135

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Palo Santo Beard + Face Oil from Loot Finer Goods | $40

Growler Tote from Hearth & Soul | $44

Stratoliner Fedora from Domain NORTHSIDE’s Stag Provisions | $190

For Little Ones

Star Chalk Set from Hearth & Soul | $32

Barbarossa Pirate Ship from Olivia Shoppe | $85

Farmers Market Play Shop from Alexa James Baby | $120

Kid’s Three String Guitar from Picket Fences | $80

Woodie Toy Cars from Olivia Shoppe | $35+

Model Roadster from Alexa James Baby | $190

Mini Lightbox from Picket Fences | $24

Melamine Plates from Grace Charles Design Studio | $22

Easy Rider Leather Jacket for boys + girls from Understated Leather | $180

Alphabet Kingdom by Starla Michelle | $15.39

For the Home

Brass Vase from PAGE HOME DESIGN | $25+ each VASES

Gunmetal Bar Cart from HEARTH & SOUL | $815

“Sometimes It’s a Whisper” from Meredith Pardue’s Flower Bomb Series | 60" x 48", Price available upon request, please make sure to view all of works

Wood Chargers from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $54

Crystal Glassware from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $128 for a set of four

Maple + Rope Wall Hanging from Loot Finer Goods | $35

Alpaca Throw from A Custom House | $445, check out their other colors!

B Shawn Cox “Vaquerios” from Walden Art Agency | $1100 (24” x 24”)

Tiger Print Pillows from LIZ JAMES | $75 each

Brass Catchall from Austin Design House | $74

Geranium + Rose Candle from Slow North | $34

Something Sparkly

Black Bonnie Floral Earrings from Cassandra Collections | $210+

Tie One On Earrings from Elizabeth Volk Designs | $48

Yellow Gold Straight Diamond Bar Necklace Korman Fine Jewelry | $575

Hazel Bracelet from Liz James Designs | $209

Millicent Adjustable Bracelet in Rose Gold from Kendra Scott | $425

Dainty Necklace with Writing Stone from Elisha Marie Jewelry | $140

Cane Earrings in Silver from Rahya Jewelry Design | $123.20

Rose Cut Diamond Hexagon Eternity Band in Yellow Gold from Dowry | $1,600

Nova Lyra Bangle in 14K Gold from Domain NORTHSIDE’S Limbo | $99

Riri Collar from Estilo Boutique | $125

For Four-Legged Friends

Paws By The Lake at Lake Austin Spa | Worth It

Enamel Food + Water Bowls from Hearth & Soul | $16

Dog + Cat Noiseless Holiday Crackers from Paper Place | $10

Pet Collar Charm handmade by Liz James Designs | $20

Holiday Bandanas from Paper Place | $15

Squeaky Beverage Toys from Hearth & Soul | $15.95+

ACL Dog Collar from Zilker Belts | $59+

Rattan Dog Bed with Cushion from A Custom House | $195 Medium, $245 Large

Custom Bandana from Understated Leather | $25

For your Hostess

"Putting the Pieces Back Together II” by Erin Donahue Tice Fine Art | $125 (4x6”)

Garden Jar with Cilantro from Slow North | $20

The Southerner’s Handbook from Liz James Designs | $20

Recipe Tin from Paper Place | $115

Madeleine Gift Box from Fluff Meringues & More | $11.75

Fraser Fir Wreath from Gracious Garlands | $29+

Bud Vases from A CUSTOM HOUSE | $32 each

Potted Olive Tree from Page Home Design | $36

Truffle Salt from HEARTH & SOUL | $28

August Morgan Cocktail Napkins from Olivia Shoppe | $40 for a set of four

Stocking Stuffers

Sugarfina x Tito’s Vodka Martini Olive Almonds from Domain NORTHSIDE | $8.95

Mimosa Society Sew-On Patch from Paper Place | $9

Magic Rainbow Fire Sticks from Paper Place | $21.90 for a set of 3

Starry-Eyed Travel Mask from Understated Leather | $40

Coloring Austin Coffee Table Book by Avery Price | $32

Nourishing Body Cream from Fine Healing Goods | $55

Jonathan Van Ness Prayer Candle by Illumin Idol | $15

Bridesmaids Partaaaay Mug from Olivia Shoppe | $18.95

Christian LaCroix Playing Cards from Paper Place | $35

Double S’More Kit from Fluff Meringues & More | $9.50

Baggu Reusable Bag from Olivia Shoppe | $12

Unicorn Headband from Picket Fences | $8

For Pampering

Pilates class at The Peach House | $40/class, new members receive 3 classes for $99

A luxe mani + pedi from LACQUER | Manicures start at $63

Drybar Membership at Domain NORTHSIDE | $80

Leonor Greyl Body + Face Oil from Haute House Lash & Beauty Bar | $59

Rose Quartz Facial Roller from Slow North | $34

Personal training with PE Fitness | $90/hour for 1, $75/hour per student for 2, $60/hour per student for 3

Lemon Wellness Drops from FINE HEALING GOODS | $75

Gift card for skin rejuvenation from REJUVENATE | Inquire for pricing

Skin+ Starter Kit from Austin Skin Plus | $290

Relaxation at Lake Austin Spa | Holiday packages start at $260

For the Person Who Has Everything

THE HEADSHOT HAPPY HOUR with four friends, shot by Paige Newton | $125 per person

Private cooking classes with La Pera | $300 / 3 hour session, class selection includes Pasta, Empanadas, Sous Vide Cooking, Basic Knife Skills, or a Custom Curriculum

Peloton - choose between the bike or the treadmill at DOMAIN NORTHSIDE | pricing varies

One-on-One Workshop with HOUSE OF MARGOT BLAIR | $595+

A game-changing backyard makeover with LAWNPOP for the hostess in your life | Inquire for pricing

A dinner party hosted by THE AUSTIN ARTISAN at your home | Inquire for pricing :

The Wayback Holiday Package | $500, includes a 2-night stay at The Wayback + cheese board + bottle of select Texas wine

Donate on your loved one’s behalf with In Lieu

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