Linguti – The new language learning platform which is fun and effective.
Sorry duolingo but I think I’ve found someone new 😍
I wish they had Greek too!
They’re coming out with Chinese soon, too!
I tested it out on French and it seems to be very similar to Rosetta Stone – but it’s free, and teaches grammar. The price of Rosetta Stone and the fact that it doesn’t teach grammar are the only huge drawbacks of it, so Linguti seems to be really good!
I need to try this for trips I only bring a carry-on to.
I use to do this all the time in the military. Just forgot how to over time o.o
I wish I’d known about this when I was homeless.
I could’ve taught it to all the other ladies at the shelter and Darlene could’ve sucked a sour one because she never would have been able to bitch at us for “having too many clothes.”
reblogging this to have it forever because holy god damn
I haven’t seen a post about this yet so I thought I’d make it. As everyone knows we’re getting a new event mystical Pokemon for our games every month in America starting February. But did you know there are also special plush as well? This is great for Pokemon collectors and they all come in the neat little bag which is great for displaying. Get them all or only your favorites but I think this is a great 20th anniversary present as it spans all gens and ties into the giveway! Here’s a handy guide for when and what stores these Pokemon will show up at.
This is very cool and very smart, but if you don’t want to spend that much on one little temporary tattoo, makeup artists use Water Slide temporary tattoo paper. It’s basically $14 for 5 sheets and you can use a laser printer to print out your designs. It gives you great temporary tattoos that you can customize to your liking and they look real. I know quite a few makeup artists on major tv shows who swear by Water Slide paper!
There are a number of plants which can be extremely useful to the necromancer. Among these are the following.
Mullein: Erroneously described as a substitute for graveyard dirt, this in fact is a misconception. Known as the “Hag’s Taper”. The soft leaves are used as candle wicks and the dried stalks are soaked in beeswax or tallow to make a torch for rituals of necromancy. It is also burnt to see manifestations of spirits of the dead at night, to see into the Otherworld, and communicate with the spirits and deities that dwell there. Can also be used in talismans.
Wormwood: Used for summoning spirits and to help them manifest.
Cedar: The dried needles when smouldered serve both as a sustaining feast and call for the blessed dead, and the smoke is used to exorcise malevolent shades. The wood works for this purpose as well when turned into a fetish or as a staff.
Dittany of Crete: Used to aid in the manifestation of the spirits of the dead. Also has somewhat of a nasty reputation because of where it tends to grow. Harvesters tend to fall from the cliffs and crags where it grows and plummet to their death.
Aconite: Also known as Wolfsbane or Monkshood. Because of its incredible toxicity it is better to not to harvest it. If one has the dried root it can be preserved in order to serve as a tutelary spirit. Not to be used by amateurs.
Yew: Known in European countries as the Death Tree, it is a symbol of death, reincarnation, and longevity. Is planted in graveyards to protect the spirits of the dead. It can be used to banish malevolent spirits of the dead. Often associated with sorcery and dark magic. It is considered the sister of the Tree of Life, the birch.
Apple: Considered the food of the Irish dead and the inhabitants of the Otherworld. Can be added to incense blends to feed the spirits of the dead and ancestors.
Mugwort: Ingested as a tea to aid in divination and talking to the dead. Also boiled in water and, then the liquid is used to wash divination tools.
Copal: Serves as a offering to the dead and can be used to appease the spirits who remain in states of trauma or confusion after death.
Willow: The wood of the willow is used in incenses and in the construction of fetishes dedicated to the dead.
Tobacco: May be presented as a herbal offering upon a ancestral altar or a grave in the form of a incense or sacramental smoke to honor the shades of the dead.
Cypress: The oil of this tree serves as a great addition to incenses and formula of the underworld.
Myrrh: The oil aids in all blends of a necromantic design. Can also be mixed into incenses.
Graveyard Mold: Technically no folklore or magical traditions associate this herb with necromancy of any kind. However I have included it here because I believe it can be used as a compound in necromantic incenses. Since it grows on graves it should contain some of the essence of the dead.
Mandrake: According to legend King Solomon carried a piece of this root in his seal ring to give him sovereignty over souls. Since one of its names is the “Little gallows man” it can be used as a poppet for laying curses of death, illness, pain, etc.
Birch: Petitions and blessings are written on the bark of this tree which is then burnt or buried in the grave of the spirit.
Bay Laurel: Used to communicate with the dead, possibly through use as an incense. Easily available in the form of bay leaves.
Chervil: Also known as garden chervil or “gourmet’s parsley” a tea or other drink made with it can be imbibed to aid in rituals of communion with the dead.
Lavender: Burnt as incense in order to bring peace of mind to the dead.
Marigold: Associated with funerals and used in funeral sprays.
Asphodel: In Greek legend is connected with the dead and the underworld. Sacred to Hades, Persephone, and Hekate. The roots were eaten by the poor of Greece and hence thought good enough food for the dead. Could be burnt as incense or the roots could be given as food offerings.
Thyme: Burnt as an incense helps ease the soul of a person who died a violent death.
American Sycamore: Known as “Ghost Trees” for their distinctive patchy appearance. Associated with the dead and poverty.Elder: In Norse mythology the tree is considered the Guardian of the Road to Hel (and thus sacred to Hela, Goddess of the Dead). Also associated with the ancestors.
The first version of the third movie that screenplay writer Shudou Takeshi (首藤剛志) thought up was a very, very different movie from the one that ended up being produced. It involved a real world Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Rocket-Dan, and questions about what happened to the real world animals that used to live in the Pokemon world.
The following information comes from a blog that Shudou Takeshi wrote years later. The relevant posts are Number 209 “The Third Pokemon Movie from the Hospital,” Number 210 “The Mythical Third Pokemon Movie…Has Disappeared,” and Number 211 “From the Mythical Third Movie to “The Lord of the "Unknown” Tower.
Mr. Shudou had already used the themes of “self existence”(自己存在) and “co-existence”(共存) for the first two movies and so, as he sat in his hospital bed staring up at the ceiling, he decided he wanted to make a film that asked “What is this world that I’m in?” (自分のいる世界とはなんなのか). The pokemon world is where real-world animals don’t exist (the few appearances of real world animals in earlier episodes, he says, is due to the animation staff not paying enough attention) so he wanted to have the third movie tackle this question. What happened to all the real world animals? Why are there real trees and flowers but not real animals? What is the difference between plant Pokemon and regular plants?
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