#elamination

[souloperatorpod]

Fareeha Elamin (She/Her, Age 43) played by @/DaliaRamahi is the as necessary as they come. For what community is complete without a medic?

(art by @/noahdeaart on twitter)

#podcast #souloperatorpod #audio drama #fiction podcast #horror podcast #character art #dalia ramahi #Fareeha Elamin

[thingsreadinthedark]

Currently reading this and boy…

Let me tell you something — the first 80% of this book was amazing. This last 20% is just wild. Throwing everything away in your life at 21 for what.. after admitting you were a self-hating African? I don’t know. I don’t knowwwwww. It’s a bit wild to me.

Like your mom on her deathbed and you worried about your GF with mono? YOUR MOM had a HEART ATTACK she coulda died? Wild. Wild. I’m sorry.

Especially after talking about how he transformed yourself into “Stan” so you didn’t have to use your real name for all of your youthful school aged life out of what immigrant shame?

Let me tell you, I will give him one point for being brave and telling these stories.

It’s funny because… he doesn’t go into why his parents were adamantly against his relationship. He just basically makes them seem like umm reverse racists? He got punched in the face in a pit where they got blood and was like yah that’s normal?!

You know — I have been in 100 mosh pits, broke my leg at a show and no one has ever drew blood from me, a Black woman, at a concert. With their fist or body? That shit seems next level.

I recently listened to this amazing podcast episode about the experience of living in your truth. Writer D. Watkins speaks about the importance of living in your truth and “not selling your soul for grant money” — there’s something special about living your truth when it’s so easy to sell yourself out for others.

Abdelmahmoud discusses his love of country music. I love country music, but then he talks about his ability to not understand relate to hip hop in the early parts of his life. Also not aligning himself to Blackness although he was coded as Black after coming from the Sudan to the super white area of Kingston, Ontario. I don’t want to be the identity police but this book is giving quietly anti-black, white-is-right. It’s hard to get out of that mentality when you’ve been steeped in it. I get it. It’s still disturbing to me.

It’s an interesting memoir, but it’s giving self-hate. Just to me. Just to me. I’m realizing that this is a book written for those trying to cement their experience in another’s community. I hope he found that space he was living for.

Hanif Abdurraqib can discuss his love for all types of music and women without needing to jump into whiteness. I’m surprised that these folks are aligned as similar writers when they’re not. Anyway, this has been a weird reading experience.

#currently reading #recently finished #Elamin Abdelmahmoud #chantel’s reading notes #chantel’s reading diary #recently read #goodreads #bookblr #reading notes #black booklr #book tumblr #black book blog #readers of tumblr #booktok

[canadachronicles]

I'm absurdly happy both Tom and I immediately guessed Oscar Peterson!

Source: CBC Q's Instagram Page

#Tom Power #Elamin Abdelmahmoud #Guessing Game with Tom and Elamin #CBC Q #Music #Canadian Music #Canadian Musicians #Canadian Singers #Canadian Artists #CBC #Canadian Broadcasting Company #Canadian Broadcasting Corporation #Canadian Instagram #Canada Chronicles #Instagram

[houseofpurplestars]

April marks 6 months of the Israeli genocide in Palestine, 1 year of the war in Sudan. Over 32,000 killed in Gaza estimates are over 50k killed in Sudan*. Liberation in Palestine + Sudan will require the entire complicit multi-lateral system from the UN to the AU be abolished.

— Nisrin Elamin (@minlayla77) April 1, 2024

#free sudan #eyes on sudan #free palestine #palestine #sudan #keep eyes on sudan #liberate sudan #us politics #un

[judgingbooksbycovers]

Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces

By Elamin Abdelmahmoud.

#Son of Elsewhere #Elamin Abdelmahmoud #books #book covers

[snejkha]

Elamin Starblossom and Prince Sirius in the purchased clothing adopts for @kaviardose // Thank you so so much//

#my dumb art #fullbody commission #fullbody commission ref #kaviardose

[are-we-at-baldurs-gate-yet]

Act 3 truly has some glorious NPC names, here's a (still growing) list of my favorites so far:

Sauceman Chorizo

Flant Borlley

Muttonchops Dorryss

‘Plumes’ Fronkin

Spool

Stinker

Salamander

Ch’kk’ch

Ooltheg

Splatters Doolug

Felgi Diggums

Cinnamon

Slow-Butt

Punkins

Hiccups Bortun

Syllabub ‘Shimmer’ Fran

Borgus Elamin

Hoots Hooligan

Angry Mar’hyah

Oyster Boy Dringo

Hunkers Boolean

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldur’s gate 3 #the npc names in this game are truly glorious #10/10 writing #whoever was in charge really just wrote a whole shitpost huh

[thestudentfarmer]

Hello hello,

Garden update a bit today!

I tried something new in the garden that involves making a thick cornstarch slurry, coolng it complelty and mixing the seeds in.

Take the mix, put it in a piping bag and use the slurry to make even rows of seed.

I did this with carrots, radish and lettuce.

The radish and the carrots are starting to have some sprout pops! :D. (Radish above, carrot below)

The transplanted (bush variety) beans.

Mixed among them seen sprouting, is sunflowers 🌻

The sunflowers popped way sooner than I was expecting and I cannot wait to see their sunny faces :D

As well we got a lil grid set up for the suprise pumpkin plant.

Other lil doings~

I am attempting to make a jacket :)

Got most my base peices cut out (some mild trim work necessary on the cuffs and bottom stretch bit), got to get the inner liner cut out and a zipper gotten

The inner liner I'm going to try and use an old bedsheet that's a soft blue.

The girls are laying pretty good, so far we've gotten 3 flats total :D. With luck we will continue with plentiful flats (and we can started elaminating eggs purchases when I grocer shop 🥳)

And last but not least, a lil seed start update!

Eggplants, these seeds are around 9ish? Years old. I kept them in not ideal seed saving storage but they've suprised me so far with how resilient they've been. I hope we get a few good ones for seed saving.

Broccoli or cabbage (they both look the same at this stage) I'll be transplanting them soon so as to not get them too spindly.

Nasturtium. There will probably be ground planted at the same time as the broccoli.

That's it for now everyone :) I'm off to work on a breakfast cassarole before I get to work on either cutting some boards for another raised bed, working on the above pictured jacket or possibly collect up some more sweet potatoe leaves to blanch and tuck in the freezer for later.

🌻🌱 Happy Homesteading 🌱🌻

9 29 2023

#homesteading #self sufficient living #thestudentfarmer #studentfarmer #self sufficiency #food #garden #gardening #low waste #chickens #backyard flock #smalls scale differences #urban homesteading #urban gardening #urban farming #space saving garden #pumpkin #pumpkins #nasturtium #edible flowers #carrot #carrots #radish #variety bush bean #bean #sunflower #sunflowers #farm to table #farm to fork #learning skills

[sleepybunnymel]

Rise of beasts autobots in humanformer designs!

extra details on the designs under the cut

Marz 'mirage' gomez the current spy specialist of the team, former rich boy while a bit dense on things his heart is in the right places and cares for his new found family with the autobots, My mirage is mixed afro-puerto rican and white, with burn scars from his fight with scourge as well as losing a foot, Ci Ci 'arcee' elamin the main scientist of the team as well as a teachter and culture studies expert, she's friendly and gentle with those she caes for and ready to fight anyone who wants to hurt the people she loves, My arcee is blasian and muslim american, Jackie 'wheeljack' rivera, the teams mechanic and secondary scientists, wheeljack is that of a wise guy and isn't the best at first impressions but he's got your back nonetheless...just make sure to take cover when he's testing a new experiment, My wheeljack is indigenous peruvian, he's autistic and has vision problems, Sthephen 'stratosphere' haddington, the teams transportation, a former pilot and the oldest member of the group he's everyone's grandpa and makes to many jokes about his own bad heart, My stratosphere is jewish and scottish, he has a bad heart and uses an oxygen tank as well wheeljack made special for him, Bee 'bumblebee' pax, the teams scout and youngest member a head strong young adult with a strong sense to protect people who can't protect themselves, My bumblebee is afro-indigenous (chickasaw) and nonbinary, they use ASL and forearm crutches, Orion 'optimus prime' pax, the leader of the group, Oriong is gentle but rough due to the experiences he lived, he wants to insure safety for his family and loved ones, that goal blinds him at times, My optimus is native american from the chickasaw tribe, he's trans and bisexual, the scarring on his face is from his near death fight with megatron, its a mix of burns and close range contact with a weapon which caused the lost of the majority of his left ear as well

#mel draw's stuff #transformers #optimus prime #mirage #arcee #wheeljack #bumblebee #stratosphere #I know it sounds silly but I do truly love its a series where i see not only myself in but my community and its just...idk its a fun thing #and it means the world to me because i was a lonely native kid growing up and it helped that loneliness a little

[souloperatorpod]

Diversity and representation are very important to us here at "Soul Operator"! Check out some of the awesome roles available specifically for POC and queer VAs!

We would love to see more auditions for the following roles:

Sandra McLain (She/Her, Age 62) is the community’s leader. She has been the longest resident of the community, at least that anyone can remember. She has a Southern accent, could certainly be pictured with a cowboy hat, though she is lacking one. Black VA’s preferred.

Anisha Amin (She/They, Age 21) is a tinkerer. They have decided that the best use of their time in this place is the fashioning of tools, helping to make life a bit easier in whatever way she can. Particularly in the area of weaponry. Arab VA’s preferred, bilingual especially!

Jenny Park (She/Her, Age 27) is one of the recent additions to the neighborhood, along with her husband Liam. Despite not being able to remember where they came from, she is desperate to get out of this place as soon as possible. Korean Va’s preferred.

Connie Laughten (She/They, Age 15) is Dean’s best friend in the neighborhood. They live alone, so they spend a lot of time with Dean to avoid the loneliness. A joyful kid who always has something nice or positive to say about the people around her. Trans-Fem Va’s preferred.

Fareeha Elamin (She/Her, Age 43) is the neighborhood medic. She is a hijabi, still very in tune with her faith. Arab/Muslim Va’s preferred, ability to speak Arabic required, in addition to being able to help with transcription and translation.

Full details here: https://t.co/MjlNcIKq9I

#podcast #souloperatorpod #casting call #open casting call #audio drama #podcast audition #va auditions #va auditions open #audiobook #auditions open #arab voice actor #trans voice actor #black voice actor

[xeniawatson]

Found a new podcast with Martin talking about The Responder which is now available in the US via BritBox. Nothing new, questions are the same as always but then again I could listen to him read a telephone book.

https://m.soundcloud.com/house-of-crouse/elamin-abdelmahmoud-martin-freeman?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

For the same reason he’s blessing Times Square at the moment.

#martin freeman #the responder bbc #tony schumacher #timessquare #SoundCloud

[vielle-art]

Elamin, for @kaviardose

#art #vielleart #artists on tumblr #character art #digital art #oc art #not my oc #artwork #dnd ocs #dnd art #druid oc #dnd Druid #mage #mage art #he’s just got a slutty outfit and I love it #hipwindows #commissioned piece #commissioned art #commissions open #oc art commissions

[mysymmetry]

2023 Reading List updated Jan 8 March 13 April 10 May 29 July 5 July 31 August 22 Dec 14

Read So Far: Play It As It Lays, Joan Didion All of This Could Be Different, Sarah Thankham Matthews Readme.txt, Chelsea Manning The Book of Grief and Hamburgers, Stuart Ross Burntcoat, Sarah Hall The Best American Essays 2022, ed. Alexander Chee Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones Very Cold People, Sarah Manguso Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud Happy Place, Emily Henry Couplets, Maggie Millner Strange Loops, Elizabeth Harmer Milk Fed, Melissa Broder Tides, Sara Freeman Biography of X, Catherine Lacey The Guest, Emma Cline No One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood Ripe, Sarah Rose Etter How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell Homebodies, Tembe Denton-Hurst Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin Trust, Hernan Diaz The Fake, Zoe Whittall Anon Plz, Deuxmoi Utopia, Heidi Sopinka Death Valley, Melissa Broder

Currently Reading: A Little Life, Hanya Yanigahara The Best American Essays 2023, ed. Vivian Gornick Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson

Want to Read: Love and Other Puzzles, Kimberley Allsopp (on hold @ city) Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang (on hold @ city) Lioness, Emily Perkins (on hold @ city) Monsters, Claire Dederer (on hold @ city) Body Friend, Katherine Brabon (avail @ SA Lib) A Real Piece of Work, Erin RIley (not avail @ SA Lib) Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood The Light Room, Kate Zambreno Lurch, Don McKay Started but Haven't Finished

Saving Time, Jenny Odell Really Good Actually, Monica Heisey My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, Jenn Shaplan Bliss Montage, Ling Ma Death in Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh The Hurting Kind, Ada Limon A Single Rose, Muriel Barbery We Have Always Been Here, Samra Habib Pathological, Sarah Fay The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline Animal Person, Alexander MacLeod My Face in The Light, Martha Schabas Pure Colour, Sheila Heti Satched, Megan Gail Coles A Lover's Discourse, Roland Barthes The Country of Marriage, Wendell Berry

[tax-repellent]

So, Zavier, how does it feel to carry the burden of being the hottest, charming and smartest person in the gang

The gang? Do you mean my family?

Well, you know,

@kauser-elamin ha.

[bookaddict24-7]

REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!

Books I’ve read so far in 2022!

Friend me on Goodreads here to follow my more up to date reading journey for the year!

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241. This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Okay, I wasn't sure what to expect with this one because I went in fully blind, but omg, I LOVED it. It did such a beautiful job of talking about a teen boy's sexual identity and mental health and I think everyone should read it. The last time I felt like this about a book was with DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY. Both books deal with complicated feelings toward friends and with the struggle a family faces when they encounter one of their members experiences a mental health crisis. Also, this book was very sex positive (which I think is something that is important because the younger readers who might relate to the MC can see the gay sex or the allusion to it doesn't have to be a taboo subject.) The experiences of this MC can be relatable to many teenagers and I think that this is important, especially because with social media, teens aren't as naive about the topic of sex as they once were. I really, really loved this book and while it had moments that pulled at your heartstrings, it had genuinely funny moments, too. I found myself laughing a few times at the one-liners and the commentary about the people in the MC's life. I highly recommend this one, especially for any teenager that is currently trying to understand their changing lives, sexualities, identities, and mental health.

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242. Dragon’s Lair by Chantal Fernando--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Okay, so this book is on the audible plus catalogue and I downloaded it on a whim…holy crap. It wasn’t perfect, but I forgot what trash I was for motorcycle clubs. This is way sexier than it had any right to be and also…listen, I know a lot of people hate the surprise baby trope, but hi, I love it (not a spoiler). I loved seeing the MC come out of her shell as she gained more freedom from the chains of her life before her one night stand. This was quick, dirty, and dangerous. Also, I WILL add that if I ever met this kind of man in real life, I would run the other way. They’re just hot on the page 😉😝

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243. Arrow’s Hell by Chantal Fernando--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The ANGST. I loved this one because of that forbidden romance feel, the fact that the love interest is processing his grief, and that the MC is a badass who will absolutely not let him get away with his shit. The spice was also…like an arrow to the heart. 😏 Loved this one, even if the men have questionable ways of treating women. Like I said in the last review: never in real life, just in fiction. 💅🏽

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244. Tracker’s End by Chantal Fernando--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ah, Tracker. The one who was trying to steal our hearts from the very beginning. We could see this couple coming from a mile away, but I love that we actually get to see their growth. I do think that Tracker is probably the most eh guy of the three so far because he IS a reformed super player. (All of them are, but I feel like he was the one who took a while to let that lifestyle go). There’s a particular scene where I was yelling “are you SERIOUS, Tracker?!?” I wanted to slap him. I really liked this MC—especially because of her little secret that slowly starts seeping into her not-so-secret life. That was a fun twist. I also like how possessive she becomes because it goes so against her perceived nature. I want to read the next one but it’s not part of the Audible Plus catalogue 😭

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245. Son of Elsewhere by Elamin Abdelmahmoud--⭐️⭐️

I have read a few autobiographies this year, so I was excited to read this one—especially because it deals with an immigration experience. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed reading about the jarring realities of being one of the only BIPOC people in a white community and essentially erasing your race so you can fit in, I found that the book as a whole was a bit choppy. I get that this memoir is told in sections, but I think this really hurt the flow of the writing. The going back and forth in the timeline based on the theme of the chapter took me out of the experience many times, often leaving me wishing that we could continue one stream of his life rather than him chopping it up and starting from scratch in the next chapter. The plus side: he sounds and sort of writes like Simu Liu, which was a big plus because I both loved his autobiography and his voice when reading for the audiobook. I’d still recommend this one because the general experience and story is an important one. The style of writing and flow just didn’t match my interests.

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246. King of Wall Street by Louise Bay--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was in the mood to keep reading another spicy book, so I tried this one and while it wasn’t perfect, it delivered! I love a good smutty book about a single dad resisting that one woman who can change everything for him. I think the female MC was a little chaotic, but I don’t blame her because the male MC needed a little bit of chaos in his life (especially after he was such an asshole to her.) This one didn’t have a lot of depth to it, to be honest, but it’s a fun, quick, and dirty read.

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247. Key Player by Kelly Yang--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love Kelly Yang's writing. I think her books are incredibly important reads--not just for the younger readers in our world, but also for the adults who need more stories full of lessons that I think everyone should be reminded of every once in a while. I will say that this addition to the series gave me a little bit of anxiety because of the actions of one character and where their arc would go because of said actions. But I also knew that I needed to trust the process because the books in this series never let me down. It's wild to see how far the little family in this series has come! I was so happy for them when they succeeded at what they wanted, and so heartbroken when they weren't able to succeed in their goals. We were also shown how internalized racism can affect us and how grief and the fear of guilt can also change us. I did enjoy that this book focused so much on one particular character and their journey--it made the series feel more well-rounded. If this was the last book in the series, I would be content with that ending. I'll always recommend a Yang book--she's an incredible, empathetic, and gifted author. A definite must-read!

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248. Just A Bit Twisted by Alessandra Hazard--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

Re-read October 2022 This was one of those books that I’ve been craving for the past year or so. Sometimes there are certain books that you just want to re-read and experience the wildness again. Just like the first time I read this, this was addicting and though some aspects of the relationship were a little on the darker side, I was loving it all over again. This series will forever hold a special place in my heart.

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249. Going Wild by Lisa McMann--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this one, even though it was slightly different than what I was expecting. It reminded me of all the Marvel origin movies I’ve loved because it’s this character actively figurine out what her powers are and the limits she faces in that journey. There was one instance with some new friends that threw me off because it felt random and like it came out of nowhere. But in the end, I loved it because it also gave me Shazam vibes (may be a spoiler if you know Shazam.) Will hopefully read the sequel one day!

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250. Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this one because it had that classic story of proving everyone wrong. I’m a sucker for characters being seen as weaker when they’re actually one of the best at what they do. And what made that even better? It’s that it’s a girl proving everyone wrong. It was super anxiety-inducing, however, how bad the sexism, misogyny, and bigotry was. I loved the character growth of both the MCs around this, but it was still nerve wracking. Loved the rep of these two girls falling for each other—it’s the classic tale of quarterback and cheerleader and I LOVED it. Will have to keep an eye out for the next title by this author 👀👀

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Have you read any of these books? Would you recommend them?

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Happy reading!

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[clementine-kesh]

[transcription: I am a student of migration stories. I am pulled toward accounts of lives rearranged by the journey from one place to another. If you tell me you are an immigrant or a child of immigrants, we are going to spend some time together because I will want to hear of the ways you've had to stretch yourself to find your footing.

Your story might include yearning for a home you haven't seen in some time (if ever); it might also feature the hard work of adjusting to new expectations. But neither the yearning nor the adjusting are the point. Instead, I am interested in the constant calculus of how much of yourself to allot to each homeland, and how you navigate the anguish that comes with giving one of them less. This is Elsewhere.

Elsewhere is the sharp contrast between the here and the there.

Elsewhere is when you are compelled to note the differences in weather and temperament and attitude and air between a once-home and a now-home, just because you walked past burning incense that reminded you of another world.

Elsewhere is not a vast land, but rather a sharp edge you inhabit. It's identity as a volcano: Elsewhere is the hot, frothing outcome of two tectonic plates constantly crashing into each other.

There is violence in this two lands trying to outdo one another. But in the fissure there is also order: yes, there are earthquakes and tremors, but frequently there is a brief truce. Fragile compromise.

When neither is raging for attention, you might find yourself teetering but steady, perhaps even recognizing the patterns of your sway.

Perhaps you pitch a tent in the dislocation. Perhaps you begin to recognize, then eventually categorize, what triggers feelings of insufficiency.

Perhaps you take Hindi classes at night, or have a tattoo of a word you can't say in a language you don't speak. Elsewhere is an orientation, an emotional frequency, a chaotic compass that waits until you take a step in one direction, then immediately points in the direction behind you. /end transcription]

excerpt from son of elsewhere by elamin abdelmahmoud

#currently reading #son of elsewhere #when i tell you i opened this book in pearson airport and it destroyed me right on the spot…