Last time I wondered if Danish vagabonds, also known as Landevejsriddere (country road knights), live by some sort of code because even though they’re usually drunk they’re always very pleasant and friendly and as it turns out, yes they do. LINK
You can’t just put on a festive hat and push a pram with your earthly belongings and call yourself a vagabond in this country. You have to be mentored by an older vagabond and travel along the vagabond routes for two summers and one winter before you get your vagabond name at an annual ceremony at Hjallerup Marked where all new vagabonds are ”baptized”.
They also have an annual ceremony at Egeskov Marked where they vote on who should be their king for a year and help settle conflicts in vagabond society. They give the title to the vagabond who has been the kindest and best behaved all year.
The vagabonds have rules they live by: no lying, no stealing, no fighting and always be polite. If they catch any of their members breaking the rules they beat them up because it’s important to their survival that outsiders can trust them. They make their living by sharpening knives and scissors or doing manual labor like helping you chop wood, clean up your garden or the like.
That’s why if you see a vagabond you know you’re in safe company no matter how drunk they are. Should you come across one support an old tradition full of rituals and kindness by giving them some coins or a sandwich.
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Concept: Wakandan-inspired futuristic Philippines or Neo-philippines!
Concept: a post-apoc survival game where the premise is that the previous batch of heroes stopped one of those allegorical JRPG-style apocalypses, but the physical consequences didn’t magically undo themselves afterwards, so now everyone has to to deal with symbolic bullshit like your agricultural land being replaced with forests of stone hands, or that giant eyeball where your capital city used to be. The tone could be horror, but it’s not; rather, the emphasis is on how incredibly inconvenient it is for everybody that pieces of the world have been transformed into half-baked metaphors for hating your dad.
yknow 1 of the little things i appreciate about kid icarus is how realistically pit’s outfit accommodates his wings
I've been reading through your blog and you're doing an amazing job at sharing diy and fixing tutorials. I had a question on weather or not you had anything on thigh bags? Or removable pockets, generally storage spaces to that aren't a backpack or a cross bag
You've got a few options if you don't like backpacks or cross bags. This post is not exhaustive, just a few ideas you could try.
Your back or torso might be a convenient place to keep a bag, but it's not everyone's cup of tea. Another spot that's pretty handy is your hip or thigh.
Free hip bag pattern (Stylin' Stacy)
How to turn thrifted purse into hip/thigh bag (Instructables)
Purse to clip-on belt/hip bag (EPBOT)
Free belt bag pattern (Melly Sews)
How to turn clutch into belt bag (Brit+co)
Free zippered belt bag pattern (Sew4Home)
(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a brown leather bag that's been clipped onto the belt loops of the wearer's jeans. Text: "EPBOT".]
Fanny packs are also an option: you can wear them both around your waist or across your body.
Fanny pack tutorial (Gathered)
Easy fanny pack tutorial (Sewing Times)
Free fanny pack pattern (Spoonflower)
Fanny pack video tutorial (Madam Sew)
(Image source) [ID: a fanny pack made out of a dark green fabric with white leaves and yellow leopards lies on a green background. A pair of sunglasses and a hair clip lie next to it.]
Aside from adding pockets to your clothes or enlarging existing pockets, you can also use tie-on pockets. They were commonly used in the 17th-19th century, either hidden between petticoats or worn on top of a skirt. Worth a try if you wear a lot of wrap skirts or pants!
Make your own tie-on pocket (V&A Museum)
Tie-on pocket moodboard (Pinterest)
Tie-on pockets (Bernadette Banner)
(Image source) [ID: close-up on a large tie-on pocket made out of a white fabric with red details, worn over a red and white striped petticoat and faint purple stays.]
If bags aren't your thing, there's always cargo pants! They're a type of pants covered in pockets. If you can't find any cargo pants, you can always make your own by sewing external pockets onto a pair of trousers. Make sure to use fabric that's strong enough to handle the weight of whatever you plan on putting in there.
Draft your own cargo pants pattern (Shwin & Shwin)
Add cargo pockets to pants (Sew Guide)
Cargo pants self-draft pattern (Marlene Mukai)
Add cargo pockets to pants (Sewing Mamas)
(Image source) [ID: close-up of the legs of a person wearing denim cargo pants. An external pocket with a button closure has been sewn to the side of each leg.]
There’s a theory that early Europeans started saying “brown one” or “honey-eater” instead of “bear” to avoid summoning them, and similarly my friend has started calling Alexa “the faceless woman” because saying her true name awakens her from her slumber
English has an avoidance register used in the presence of certain respected animals, which sounds fancy until you realize it’s spelling out w-a-l-k and t-r-e-a-t in front of the dog.
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My therapist gave me this to help me dive deeper into my emotions during sessions because I have trouble getting past my “primary” emotions:
I thought maybe it could help other people so. 🤷♀️
A side blog where I'll *try* to keep things organised.yeahthatsnotgoingtolastlong
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