Japanese-American taiko drumming brings a lot of the rhythms of jazz into the traditional Japanese art, so Benny Goodman + taiko is actually not that big of a stretch.
Still, this is pretty dang cool!
I could not have said this better myself.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
Characters: Julian Bashir, Elim Garak
Additional Tags: Post-Canon Cardassia, Fluff, Happy, chatty
Summary:
“The issue arises when he steps out of the shower and looks at himself in the mirror. Well, to be accurate, it doesn’t arise: it stands out in all directions from his head.”
Cardassia is hot, and Julian Bashir is doing his best to deal with the summer - but honestly, can he really be expected to function looking like this? As always, Garak has a suggestion.
Silly and fluffy and light and really very chatty. Written for the pure pleasure of dialogue. I think I have, perhaps, read too much airandangels (is there such a thing?).
Theory about a classic swedish joke about the norwegian language
Swedish speakers jokingly claiming that the norwegian name for banana is “guleböj” (=yellow bent thing)
(Which is btw NOT the norwegian language actual name for banana)
Reveal a deep seeted desire among swedish speaker to start calling banana “guleböj” in swedish. Secretly we all desire to start calling banana “yellow bent thing” instead of the current name “banan”.
We just want to invent a swedish language word for banana, but it is a secret desire of us, so we must pretend norwegian says this!
Thanks to listening to my very niche swedish shitpost
i wanna introduce n’y’all to an adorable lil bug with an uh………uh…..
interesting name…
its got eyelashes!!!!! big eyes!!!!
it looks so sweet!!!! and its um….called the…..
the european cockchafer.
it still looks so cute though!!!
more of this adorable bug with an unfortunate name:
i love cats
you have long cat (serval)
ear cat (sand cat)
small evil cat (black footed cat)
spherical cat (pallas cat)
cat who probably watches makeup tutorials on youtube (caracal)
very round cat (leopardus guigna)
water cat (fishing cat)
cat with socks (leopardus colocolo)
grayscale cat (geoffroy’s cat)
and let’s not forget revolver cat (ocelot)
I love them all
Our mom, Dee, Fandom Grandma, wrote this for you and asked that we share it after her passing.
Oh my darlings. My fandom friends, my fandom family.
This is a difficult message to write.
It has become clear that treatment can no longer help me battle the cancer that has invaded my body, and it’s time to prepare myself to say goodbye to those I love.
That includes all of you.
I have struggled mightily with how I should do this. Should I tell you now, so you will not be blindsided by my passing? Would telling you burden you unnecessarily ahead of time? I don’t want you to worry about me. I want my last few months or weeks to be an opportunity to give as much love and kindness as I can, to cheer on your wonderful fan art and writing, to share as many memories of the early days of fandom as I am able, and to enjoy the fun I have in being with you.
So after much thought, I’ve decided to ask my children to let you know of my passing when it happens. If I hurt anyone with the suddenness of that announcement, I hope you can forgive me and know that I meant well by this decision.
I hope you know that you have enriched my life immensely in what turn out to be my final months. What fun it has been to be a fan among fans again! I feel so lucky to have discovered modern fandom and this community when I did. You have taught me so much. You’ve impressed me, moved me, made me laugh, and brought a whole lot of happiness to my days.
I hope you know how honored I feel to have been embraced by you as your Fandom Grandma and your friend. It’s humbling to be given this opportunity to care so openly, so freely. I am touched by this, daily, more than I can say.
I know that some of my adopted family here are not in happy family situations in their off-screen lives. It troubles me that I will not have further opportunity to tell you how special you are, how unique, how precious. That you are worthy of love and happiness. Please know that wherever I am, my caring about you and believing in you will still go on.
Dear beautiful hearts — and that means every one of you — please be kind to yourselves. And to each other. Please, please keep fandom a place where we are welcoming to newcomers. Where we value each other, even if we don’t agree on specific ideas.
And please go on enjoying fandom, as long as it is meaningful and positive for you. I hope many of you will be fandom grandparents to the generations that will follow! Please keep writing and creating art. Keep our traditions alive. I’m passing the torch of this historic fandom on to you now.
You are amazing. I love you. I know you will make me proud.
winterfireice