Genghis Khan? Nah, Genghis Will!!

Poison Ivy 16 (2023) variant by Otto Schmidt

But you didn't learn to count from 0

List of things I’ve learnt studying computer science and programming.

1. Computers are shit.

2. If you ever think you are dumb, why? Computers are literally just bits of fucking sand and people still love them.

3. You can’t trust humans.

4. You can’t trust yourself.

5. you can’t trust data.

6. forget about trust.

7. words don’t look right after you read them a million times over

8. programmers are gods

9. programmers are fucking stupid

10. hate

11. I’ve wasted my life

The X-Men by Lukas Werneck

going thru phone pics and found this thing that was tacked up next to the toaster at my old job, if anyone needs some light toast eating reading material

Remember, remember (5th of november? Nope) that hispanic people have TWO surnames if not more as aristocrat descendants like the Duchess of Alba: María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza Fitz-James Stuart, Silva, Falcó y Gurtubay

Below you will find #155 hispanic surnames. I’ve kept this list mildly popular, but there are a few uncommon ones in there too, and definitely quite a few underused in roleplay. The list is in alphabetical order. If you need help naming your hispanic character, please refer to this post.

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UPCOMING UK/EUROPE tour

i’d like to ask for your help in getting the word out on the tour i’m currently doing.

as you know: it’s…different. it’s just me and a piano (okay, and a ukulele sometimes), telling some of the most honest, hardest (and funniest) stories i’ve ever told. i’ve had a rough eight years: abortions, marriage, childbirth, miscarriage…the death of my very best friend to cancer. WHEEEE. FUN.

but the concert is fun. it’s hard and fun. this isn’t a “concert” as much as it is an intimate catch-up over a bottle of wine, with some of the most personal songs i’ve ever written, and a ton of humor to make the medicine go down.

i know a lot of you already have tickets, but the UK tour is now only about 50% sold out, and the european tour is about the same. some of these halls are HUGE and there’s no chance i’ll sell them out, but i’d like to make sure the halls are at least half full. why did this happen? eh. some very risky and probably slightly erroneous booking choices.

on this tour i will be visiting several cities i’ve never played before including essen, cork, offenbach am main, bexhill, cardiff, limerick, york & dunfermline.

this is such a personal show, and trying to hand-sell it to people who have NEVER seen me before is not an easy task.

it’s why the word of mouth element of spreading the word is so, so, so important.

this is where you come in. if you live in any of the countries that i’m about to hit….HELP ME.

below are some digital show flyers as well as links to the facebook events (where you can RSVP!) and tweets you can share about the shows. if you live within driving distance of any of these shows (or even if you have friends who do) please feel free to SHARE, INVITE and RETWEET to help get the word out. i will be thankful. your friends will be thankful. we will all be thankful. —–

here are the dates, ** in front of the ones that could most use a push.

Sept 04 - Amsterdam - Meervaart  SOLD OUT Sept 06 - Berlin - Admiralspalast  SOLD OUT **Sept 11 - Munich - Kongressaal   **Sept 13 - Offenbach - Capitol   Sept 14 - Vienna - Konzerthaus  SOLD OUT **Sept 15 - Graz - Stefaniensaal **Sept 18 - Stuttgart - Theaterhaus **Sept 19 - Essen - Colosseum **Sept 20 - Antwerp - De Roma **Sept 24 - Hamburg - Laeiszhalle **Sept 25 - Leipzig - Haus Auensee Sept 26 - Prague - Hybernia **Sept 27 - Luxembourg - Conservatoire Sept 28 - Paris - Bataclan Oct 11 - Copenhagen - Bremen Teater Oct 12 - Stockholm - Södra Teatern  SOLD OUT **Oct 16 - Bexhill - De La Warr Pavilion **Oct 19 - Cardiff - St. David’s Hall **Oct 20 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange **Oct 23 - Cork - Opera House **Oct 24 - Dublin - National Concert Hall **Oct 26 - Belfast - Ulster Hall **Oct 27 - Limerick - University Hall **Nov 01 - Dunfermline - Carnegie Hall **Nov 02 - Glasgow - City Halls   Nov 03 - Manchester - Albert Hall **Nov 04 - York - Opera House **Nov 07 - Newcastle - Tyne Theatre **Nov 24 - Braga - Theatro Circo Dec 05 - London - Union Chapel  SOLD OUT Dec 06 - London - Union Chapel  SOLD OUT Dec 13 - London - Union Chapel  SOLD OUT Dec 14 - London - Union Chapel  *NEW SHOW JUST ADDED!

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ARE YOU INSPIRED TO HELP ME OUT???

YES????

ok!

here are flyers you can share online. FULL EURO/UK TOUR:

IRELAND……

UNITED KINGDOM…..

GERMANY…

FACEBOOK EVENTS!!!!! share them far and wide!!!! please say something personal about the show and album, that always helps.

you can see the full list of events by going here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/amandapalmer/events

here are the facebook event RSVP links for each show:

SEPT 4 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/264701577764592/?ti=icl

SEPT 6 Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/375468023007747/?ti=icl

SEPT 11 Munich, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/266864334244005/?ti=icl

SEPT 13 Offenbach am Main, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/410747979733318/?ti=icl

SEPT 14 Vienna, Austria: https://www.facebook.com/events/2281207468870424/?ti=icl

SEPT 15 Graz, Austria: https://www.facebook.com/events/954726294724620/?ti=icl SEPT 18 Stuttgart, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/264987671063892/?ti=icl SEPT 19 Essen, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/380972189365018/?ti=icl SEPT 20 Antwerp, Belgium https://www.facebook.com/events/304880093506117/?ti=icl

SEPT 24 Hamburg, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/342235476389855/?ti=icl

SEPT 25 Leipzig, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/1872830226178929/?ti=icl

SEPT 26 Prague, Czech Republic: https://www.facebook.com/events/1200917240085286/?ti=icl

SEPT 27 Luxembourg, Luxembourg: https://www.facebook.com/events/377549716390842/?ti=icl

SEPT 28 Paris, France: https://www.facebook.com/events/382809662298276/?ti=icl

OCT 11 Copenhagen, Denmark: https://www.facebook.com/events/827034520978278/?ti=icl

OCT 12 Stockholm, Sweden (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/145594809720780/?ti=icl

OCT 16 Bexhill, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/240588620154232/?ti=icl

OCT 19 Cardiff, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/616587492127206/?ti=icl

OCT 20 Cambridge, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/2728840140459354/?ti=icl

OCT 23 Cork, Ireland: https://www.facebook.com/events/367243520776932/?ti=icl

OCT 24 Dublin, Ireland: https://www.facebook.com/events/236071094012144/?ti=icl OCT 26 Belfast, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/576296159509248/?ti=icl

OCT 27 Limerick, Ireland: https://www.facebook.com/events/2542225752458783/?ti=icl

NOV 1 Dunfermline, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1990517654396342/?ti=icl

NOV 2 Glasgow, Scotland: https://www.facebook.com/events/360854294749081/?ti=icl

NOV 3 Manchester, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/553672878485289/?ti=icl

NOV 4 York, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1027476790785166/?ti=icl

NOV 7 Newcastle upon Tyne: https://www.facebook.com/events/396313434246442/?ti=icl

NOV 24 Braga, Portugal: https://www.facebook.com/events/390340044856131/?ti=icl

DEC 5 London, UK (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/355777715151340/?ti=icl

DEC 6 London, UK (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/329877554299264/?ti=icl

DEC 13 London, UK (SOLD OUT): https://www.facebook.com/events/2223949414328698/?ti=icl

DEC 14 London, UK (NEWLY ADDED!):

https://www.facebook.com/events/523527078396797/

use TWITTER!!!! it’s easy. just make sure you’re logged in and go share and retweet these tweets…..

UK/Ireland: https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1160954444273586177?s=21 https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1160954445523488769?s=21

GERMANY: https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1158415991694602241?s=21

FULL DATES: https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1101455833685200896?s=21

NORTHERN IRELAND: https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1141673254115057664?s=21

THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION LANDING PAGE: https://nointermission.amandapalmer.net SHOWS PAGE: http://amandapalmer.net/shows

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Just to add that if your atacker is a woman, go also to the groin. The idea that women are inmune to groin attacks is false. Also punching a boob should hurt a lot.

Other good pointers:

if your attacker is male, go for his junk - especially if he’s wearing loose pants. There’s no sportsmanship when it comes to assault so fuck them balls UP

punching pretty much ANYWHERE in the face is going to actually hurt you a LOT (just think - you’re punching your bones into their bones and ow). If you’re going for the face, my suggestion is to strick upwards with your palm.

see that meaty portion highlighted in red? There’s a lot of muscle and fat right there which makes it excellent for striking. Hold your hand as shown and aim for the nose or chin (though I’ve been told in extreme circumstances, doing this to the nose can be fatal but I’ve never really heard if this is true or not) and just aim upwards

other delicate areas: 

the shin (hurts like a bitch if you kick it right - also, you can hit this spot if you’re being held in a choke-hold and if your attacker has to move in order to stop you from kicking him, he’ll have to angle his body so as to expose his stomach and crotch to the wild spastic jabbings of your elbows)

the solar plexus (either jab while holding your hand in a sort of spear position or use your elbows - unless you’re super strong, your punch probably won’t wind your attacker. Your elbow or a spear hand will, however)

Originally in (most) martial arts, you hit the solar plexus because it supposedly contained an important chakra. Now we know that it actually also contains like a bunch of necessary organs that are exposed just below your ribs and is also (roughly) where your diaphragm lives so getting punched there is not pleasant.

the clavicle (from experience, getting hit in your clavicle HURTS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. If you strike downwards with your knuckles, the person might just cry. Like I did.)

the ear (this is probably the best place to punch besides the throat. It’s all cartilage so it probably won’t hurt you all that much and most people will be like “DUDE YOU PUNCHED ME IN THE EAR WHAT THE HELL”)

the kidneys (this is harder to hit without training but if you somehow get your attacker’s back to face you, try to hit’em in the kidneys. Again, from experience, this FUCKING HURTS. You can’t really hit the kidneys from the front with any effect but from the back it is super painful)

if you’re held in a choke-hold, try turning your head so the forearm isn’t pressed into your throat. If you can position yourself right, you can sort of force your chin into the crook of the elbow, making you able to still receive (limited) oxygen and provide time for you to kick some shins or elbow some spleens and shit

It’s like...

In the three-part Captain America storyline from Tales of Suspense #66-68, written by Stan Lee and drawn (and thus likely cowritten) by Captain America co-creator and Jewish-American World War II veteran Jack Kirby, Captain America is brainwashed by the Red Skull into becoming a Nazi – not Hydra, an honest-to-god World War II-era Nazi – and only snaps out at the last moment. Seems worth noting given Marvel fandom’s sudden, very specifically demarcated interest in honoring Kirby’s legacy.