Eleanor Konik @eleanor@mastodon.theubergroup.org

I #amreading Religions of Rome by Mary Beard, et al. It's a highly academic text lent to me by a friend, intended for undergraduate religious studies students, I suspect. Once upon a time, I was once such student -- I still enjoy delving into the topic, so I think I'm going to #liveblog my reading of the text.

#religion #mythology #history #rome

This is my Cycle 35 #bulletjournal spread for my writing and critique obligations for The Ubergroup, my writing group on Scribophile. Created with #microline archival pen and #tombow brush pen, it's a very #minimalist and practical way to keep track of what I need to do and when I need to do it by.

I've pretty much gotten away from weekly and daily and monthly spreads and more typically organize my #bujo according to the tasks at hand.

My husband and I went to a restaurant near historic Roanoke Island and it was the most tragic experience in Southern cooking I have ever experienced -- and this with a recommendation from the museum employee! The coffee was ancient and bitter, the catfish was completely unseasoned, and the ribs had their sauce applied afterwards :( Delicious salad, and the meat was tender and quality, but the preparation was absolutely tragic.

#vacation

Apparently StumbleUpon is transitioning to Mix.com and I was prepared to hate it but it's... actually showed me a couple of really interesting articles.

Unexpected twist!

I wrote this #blog post about not being able to find a word I wanted to use in my novel. I wound up talking to a linguist and a philosopher (and my social network here on Mastodon (thanks everyone!) about all the possible words that could mean a prophecy came true. Here's the breakdown of my search, including different religions, cultures, and languages... and what I wound up going with!

https://eleanorkonik.com/prophecy-foretellings-true/

#religion #language #linguistics #bloggersofmastodon #research #blogpost #amwriting

A friend of mine, Laura Creedle, wrote an amazing book about #neurodivergent characters: #adhd and #autism respectively. It's really wonderful, trad published, and just had its price get reduced at Amazon. Consider picking it up if you've been looking for #representation or just want to read a cute #romance about incredibly realistic characters -- Laura herself has ADHD and has a wonderful blog about living with it.

#bookrecs

http://adhd-writer.com/blog/

Sometimes, if I'm not careful, handwriting on paper hurts my hand. It's one of the reasons I've collected pens for so long -- I'm forever in search of something that writes smooth and legibly, without smearing, without hurting my hand.

My #microline pens are really nice but if I get going too much, and write with more speed than deliberation, my wrist aches after less than a page.

Typing is faster but not as tactile.

#amwriting

Does anybody else find it kind of weird that one of the most commonly used bibles in the English-speaking world is copyrighted by a corporation that brought in thirteen million dollars in revenue last year?

#religion #bible #capitalism

source: https://www.biblica.com/about/corporate-statements/

#wordpress #help needed:

I am trying to figure out how to share my draft with people without pushing it live or password protecting it or requiring a login.

When I share the link to the preview, my friend just sees a blank page.

Suggestions?

Update: A friend-of-a-friend just mentioned that it ties into the #Greek concept of logos, which for my purposes puts the cart before the horse.

I'm less familiar with other prophecies in the #Jewish tradition. How is their "fulfillment" referred to in non-Greek languages?

#torah #tanakh #TaNaK

Are there any #biblical #scholars I'm connected to on here? I'm looking for the original word in Matthew, which gets commonly translated as "fulfilled" when referring to how Christ's birth (etc) fulfills prophecies.

#prophecy #research #amresearching #amwriting #bible #religion #help

Today I cleaned out and purged and organized my file cabinet and memento board. Found some hilarious things, including a "happy 21st birthday" card from someone named Michelle in Florida who I think I may have known from an IRE MUD way back when, notes from law school a lifetime ago, an unopened (valid!) college transcript, a happy birthday card addressed to my first boyfriend, and health insurance paperwork from the 2000s.

#teacherlife #summer #cleaning #organization #productivity

Does anybody know of any word in any language that means "this fulfills the prophecy" or "a prophecy has been fulfilled" or something of that nature? Does this concept exist anywhere?

Verraine has a class of mages who are prophets and I feel like in a world where that is true, there would be a WORD for the moment when the prophecy is fulfilled. But "fulfilled" is too broad/vague.

#help #linguistics #amwriting