I love that there was a bug in the code when Bitty was made and bits of brown hair from her tail and white from under the nose swapped places!
We call them "manuli", Manu is also a name in finnish and -li ending is kinda like a diminative so cute lil dude Manu!
I have made real-life friends on Instagram (well, back when insta was still semi decent), it's much easier for me to make the first move by text than try to do it face to face. Discord maybe? Activist groups in my experience are a good place to find like-minded people and they are usually welcoming to newcomers, same thing with underground-ish/alternative art/culture spaces -- if you are into any of that. Usually you can contact someone beforehand to show you around. For me it's really difficult to go to unknown social groups alone so the usual suggestion to "start a new hobby" doesn't really work.
Ah yes.
Also: instead of googling for the opening times better waste everyone's time by sending a text or an email to the shop and making them spell it out for you!
Also: if you see the shop is clearly closed, lights aren't on and you can see the opening times on the door and they say it's not open but someone is inside better start knocking because surely they wish to serve you.
Also: never read the instructions of a product. Instead complain that it's broken and demand a new product. Repeat.
Also: if you see a price list/menu/price tag or similar and you accidentally read it, better double check the price by asking "does this item cost what it says here"
Also: "employees only" actually means "for adventurous customers"
Also: if it says push, pull, if it says pull, push.
I have a relative who was a brilliant student in school, studied law, moved to China, learned the language, always very high achieving and motivated to succeed in what ever she chose to do, seemed like she was aiming high career-wise, then she met an arab guy, turned muslim to marry him, got two kids, as far as I know is a house wife now. They live in the Emirates so life must be very restricted for her. We are not close but it was quite surprising that she chose a closed life and conservative religion instead of career. But like said, I don't know her enough to know her side of the story, but I'm sure she's happy with her life.
A friend of mine, when I first got to know him, didn't strike to me as a person with many goals in life and was at that point unemployed and living with his cousin, hadn't really studied, wasn't doing much anything. Well he got into gardening, wen't to career school to become a gardener, one day he decides to become a landscape architect and study in the most top tier university in the country, so he just studied to the entrance exam like hell, failed a couple times and kept on pushing and finally got it. Very proud of him. Not the easiest path if you come from career school background. Also how the hell can someone be so motivated to bang their head onto the wall until they finally succeed?!
When I was younger I was offered a gig to help disassemble an abandoned cottage by hand. Turns out it had burned from the inside when a fire had spread from the fireplace - somebody had went inside to try and keep warm in the winter and ended up burning themselves and the cottage. What adds some spice to the story is the fact that in the past the cottage was a "troll's hut" funfair kinda thing where kids, myself included, went to meet the "forest troll" and do some drawing etc.
Had nightmares about it for quite a while.
Mustikkakukko! Ja lanttukukko kans. Ymmärtääköhän ne kaalilaatikon päälle siellä?
Paikallisia kuriositeetteja nyt löytyy vaikka millä mitalla kun rupee googlailemaan, monet niistä on vaan aika "erikoisia".
Not a short story but I recall we read Call of the Wild in school. Some nice animal cruelty for kids to think about.
Works with every other kind of dish too
I once found a fake Harry Potter book named Harry Potter and Deatbly Hallows, probably just a pirated version of the actual book, never read it, but funny to not spell-check the name.
Oh boi this is so relatable. It seems that I've been running on anxiety my whole life.
For me it seems to help that I find validation and reasons for those feelings (eg from videos explaining why ADHD or CPTSD causes such behaviors and thought patterns) and through that understanding internalize that there is always a reason for everything and no, the reason is not that I'm a shitty person.
Allowing myself to stim helps, I didn't even realize how much I've been blocking it.
I think the most noticeable help from the meds is in social situations, but also the fact that I can always "play the AuDHD card" helps - given that the people are safe enough to reveal this diagnosis.
I process thoughts and feelings by doing physical things so evening walks are super important to clear some of the chaos inside my head.
My SO is also on the spectrum but in a way opposite of me that they don't really have strict rules and schedules to keep their life together like I do, so we learn from each other: I try to give more space to things that cause me anxiety and over all loosen my grip, and they try to create more structure in their life.
Also conscious choices on what to ruminate and what not is sometimes helpful: do I REALLY need to think about this right now?
If I'm full of chaos or anxiety when I go to bed I have a conversation in my head with an imaginary friend that will validate my feelings and experiences and tell me what I need to hear. It gives a different perspective which can be helpful.
So many things yet to understand and the re-learning is just in the beginning, but even so it feels like a big change already! The years of neglecting myself have taken their toll for sure but I hope there's still hope left.
Yes, although you need to know what you are doing because in the worst case it can be a really costly fuck-up and/or dangerous. Working on "regular" wheels is usually quite easy though.
2 x 5 I'd guess, hard to see but that shifter box seems to have to knobs and the right one has 5 marks
Riding in Lapland
Running in the 90's!
Not the most popular choice for remote roads but as long as it's mostly asphalt the Universal Japanese Motorcycles do their trick just fine. We are riding for 10 days, around 350kms daily, smaller roads and sand roads in Lapland in Finland. Weather has been amazing, it's not too busy either and nights are still warm enough for camping.
The yellow -99 Suzuki GS500e is actually my first bike and first motor vehicle I've ever owned, I bought it in really worn out condition 3 years back and have pretty much fixed every bit that can be fixed and it has been a great teacher! I've put around 20k on it so far. My partner is riding a -96 Honda CB750 which is definitely more comfotable for touring that my GS. 😅
It's actually possible to take a night train from Lapland that also transports vehicles back south so we will ride our bikes in the train and skip a couple boring riding days to spend a few more nights riding in the north.
Two owlets were stuck in a chimney, rescuers worked for 24 hours to save them
This article about owlets being rescued from a chimney made it to the national news! It's in Finnish, but here's a quick google translation.
Tl,dr: two owlets were stuck in a mansion's chimney in Tervakoski, Finland. They were rescued after a 24-hour operation and both were in good health, although very hungry.
> The rescue operation lasted a day in Janakkala, Kanta-Häme, when two barn owl chicks were trapped in the labyrinthine chimney of the Tervakoski manor.
> Locals visiting the old manor were eating dinner on Thursday when a strange creaking sound started coming from a nearby chimney. Someone recognized the voice as an owl.
> The rescue service that was alerted for help arrived at the manor, but the means ran out. The complaint about the flue noise continued overnight.
> The owls have had to climb more often than usual this spring, because they have suffered from a shortage of nests . In April, the rescue service had to rescue two pairs of owls that got lost in the wrong place within a week in Päijät-Hämee.
> Two sooty baby owls roost at the bottom of the chimney.
> The next day, the message went to Annulii Koponen, a wild animal manager from Riihimäki. Koponen called for help and got in touch with Piia Raunio, who rings birds.
> When Raunio arrived on Friday, the task seemed impossible.
> - The chimney of the old mansion is slightly L-shaped, and it turned out to be extremely deep.
> Scars or other aids were of no use, because only a small hole led to the chimney.
> - When we got a better picture with the flashlight, there were indeed two baby owls there, and they both screamed, Raunio says.
> Manor owner: the owls must be saved The chirping and screeching of the little owls was heartbreaking, Raunio describes.
> It seemed that the only way to get the birds out was to dismantle the chimneys.
> The rescuers called Inga Chaudhary, the owner of the Tervakoski mansion. She made a decision: the chimney must be dismantled and the owls saved.
> - It didn't even occur to me to leave them there. The chimney can be repaired, says Chaudhary.
> A handyman arrived and started work. It was quickly revealed that the chimneys of the old manor had two walls that had to be passed through.
> Handyman made an owl-like opening in the chimney. Rescuing the exhausted chicks began to look possible.
> The helpers glued the butterfly swatter to the telescope arm and lifted both owls to safety. The video shows the moment when one of the owls gets to safety.
> - There is no way they would have gotten out of there on their own. It felt really good when we got both of them out of there, says Piia Raunio.
> Back to nature > The animals' torment lasted at least a day. After the ordeal, the birds were in surprisingly good shape, albeit hungry.
> - The wings functioned normally, and there were no bruises, Raunio says.
> How did the owls practicing the life of a bird of prey end up in the chimneys of the old mansion?
> The chicks weighed about 300 grams. So young chicks don't fly properly yet.
> - However, the manor's chimney is relatively high. Only the little owls know how they got there.
> One possibility is that there was a nesting place for owls in the chimney, from which the fledglings fell into the chimney.
> The little owls were returned to the wild that same evening.
> According to Rauni, nets will be installed in the chimneys of the Tervakoski mansion, so that owls or other animals do not get stuck in the mazes of the old building in the future.
Crane (Minolta x 700 50mm, Fujifilm 200)
This is the second film I'm shooting and first one on this camera, so lots of learning ahead!