Oh God They Know

Thats so cool!

You Are Odysseus

So

I’m a teacher of Classical Civilisation that has taught the Odyssey for over a decade and studied pretty much every myth and story with Odysseus in it.. I think

and I’m writing an Interactive Fiction (choose your own path) version of the Odyssey, inspired by the Homeric phrase “he turned his great heart this way and that”, where you are Odysseus, allowing you to follow his decisions or make your own

and it already has 500 sections to it - written to emulate modern translations of the Odyssey, including the literary features of simile, formula, epithet, and the rest - and 21 different ways to die, and quite a lot of period and theme-appropriate alternatives

(and if I get time, the option to be Telemachus or Penelope, although that might have to wait because it’s already a monster)

and I’ve tested what I’ve made so far on my pupils, other Classics teachers, and some of the leading (and best-read) Greek Mythology podcasters and YouTubers, all of whom have universally loved it (yay!)

(EDIT: Oops and I presented on it at the Classical Association conference last year)

I’m trying to finish it this summer, but need a bit of encouragement to do so

EDIT: and I forgot to say that ideally I’m planning on it being a beautiful BOOK with an old-fashioned cover and lots of ribbons to mark your place ❤️ (ex-bookseller ofc)

so, please let me know if you’d like to know more!

(EDIT: or sign up here go get notified directly when it’s ready: https://ljenkinsonbrown.wordpress.com/you-are-odysseus-signup/ )

Used this wen I was looking for a new job. Seriusly fantastic resource.

I will say checking it often can be negative to your mental health, but thats more the state of the US than the map itself. Stay safe and stay sane, folks. And as always, remember that no matter the laws being passed, you and your identity are valid

#transgender #trans #stay safe

This map is the most up to date version as of 3-4-2023 and takes into account all recent movement on anti-trans legislation

Watch: The most wonderful moment of joy came when he entered a Nazi guard bungalow.

My comfort thought is Thrawn and Ar'alani watching Ahsoka together... with Ar'alani mercilessly teasing her friend and commenting at all the nonsense on the screen.

Genuinely love this concept, adding it to my next rpg

WAIT. Wait wait WAIT.

poltergeists:

push things off tables

break delicate objects for fun

in general just enjoy moving and destroying stuff for pleasure I guess

make loud disturbing noises in the middle of the night

sometimes poke or bite people, depending on the myth

are invisible aka no one knows what they look like

poltergeists are just the ghosts of rambunctious housecats

Yes, absolutely short kings ❤️

Can we get a little love for short men? Give it up for short men!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

👏👏👏

incredible

Can I have a cigarette?

Fuck yeah! Genuinely keep forgetting that and trying to force myself into a box that never fit and will never fit.

Be unapologetically you. Anyone who judges you for the pieces of cloth wrapped around your fleshy form, or the ink you've put beneath your skin, or the medicine you take to exist as yourself, can wallow in the shallow pools they have confined themselves to.

Shoutout to butch/masc trans women you don’t owe anyone femininity

Shoutout to feminine trans men you don’t owe anyone masculinity

Shoutout to non binary people you don’t owe anyone gender conformity (and should be allowed to commit tax fraud)

Seriously. DONT DONATE TO THE SALVATION ARMY. They are horrible to anyone who is not Straight, Cis, and Neurotypical.

Actively stay away from them.

DO NOT SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 

Man they really scared of the knee rockets.

So I might've found out that this part right here fits really well with a certain song