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While I've had an interesting day being around him post surgery (especially since it was part of his vocal box that was removed, so he can't speak to communicate), it's really easy to deal with his stubbornness, and medication induced confusion. It can even be funny at times. But I can't be upset, because the cancer is gone and that means everything.
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and the solution was much easier to go through than I figured it would be. Working with a financial group kinda makes the whole process easier.
one of my friends I've known since forever had some good news! We both played together as children because we were both from unrecognized tribes. Just about a week ago, her family tribe was officially recognised. I miss her dearly but I am very happy for her!
Also I'm just happy. Things have been stressful lately with fam and money, still 2-3 weeks to go til schedule changes (I got mornings, woohoo, will be off by 3pm). But I'm happy and at peace and enjoying my time and what I'm doing, with work and Achaea and everything else. So rave for that.
181 is a little higher than 37, though
Despite missing out on getting to see @Amunet and @Carmell, I had a lovely week. I am now thankfully back in civilization, and excited for new Harbinger shit.
On another day we went to the Fortress of the Bear. They take care of bears there that cannot be released into the wild for various reasons. They have brown bears and black bears, though black bears are not native to Sitka, and you won't find them outside of the Fortress of the Bear on the island. We got to see them up close, they were so big and beautiful, and it was interesting to see how they interacted.
Alaska has a lot of Russian history as it belonged to Russia before Alaska was sold to the United States by them. So my grandma and I visited St. Michael's Cathedral which is a Russian Orthodox Church in Sitka. It's a very old historical site in Sitka, my grandma said her dad used to ring the bells there and she was even baptized there. The really old Icons and the old artifacts they have there are just simply amazing and beautiful. Wish I had the time to explain its history, but you'll just have to look it up if you're really interested. For someone who isn't religious, I still really appreciated the history there.
We went to several cemetaries to look for the graves of relatives such as my grandma's father, grandfather, grandmother, brother, and sister-in-law. First we went to the Russian Orthodox Cemetary which is the most depressing cemetary I've ever been to. We didn't find anything there, but it's extremely old and marked as sacred ground. The cemetary is very, very old with lots of sunken and ruined graves, no one is taking care of it. A lot of them can't be read, or the graves were destroyed by teenagers. We did get to see Princess Maksoutoff's grave while there, though. Then we went to the Sitka National Cemetary to see my grandma's brother's, sister-in-law's, and uncle's graves. Her brother died two years ago, her uncle a year ago, and her sister-in-law about twenty years ago.
We again visited the Totem Park another day to take the trail and see some history specific to my family's tribe and clan. We got to see the
We again visited the Totem Park another day to take the trail and see some history specific to my family's tribe and clan. We got to see the Kiks.ádi clan (frog clan) totem pole, which was really neat to see. It was placed where the Kiks.ádi people battled the Russians in 1804. We also saw where our clan's fortress was, but it no longer exists. We got to see many other totem poles along the trails, some of my favorites being the Raven memorial poles, and the Raven Shark pole.
On another day trip we took some boats out to Kruzof Island for some ATV riding. No one is allowed to live on this island because it is sacred, and our people believe dark spirits there. They only bury shamans and medicine men there, and there are lots of legends and stories about the island. I've never ridden an ATV before so I was pretty nervous, but it ended up being really fun and we saw lots of scenery. Also saw some wild bears on this trip, but not very close to us so we were safe.
One of the shorter but more fun trips we did was to the Sitka Sound Science Center. I love marine biology, and it was fun to see the types of marine life that live around Sitka in the aquariums. My favorite were the octopus and jellyfish, of course! :P There were some touch tanks with lots of cool and gross looking things. Then we checked out the hatchery, before moving on to our next destination, which was the Sheldon Jackson Museum. The museum had tons of Alaskan Native artifacts from all different kinds of tribes and groups, and definitely the most interesting museum I've been to that focuses on native culture, even moreso than the Smithsonian one in Washington D.C.
Later we went to the Old City Cemetary and successfully found my grandma's father's, grandmother's, and one of her grandfather's graves. That was really exciting because we were told we wouldn't find them because they were "probably" in the old cemetary that is closed off that they call the "Moose Cemetary." So we'd found all the graves we had been looking for, except one, which was her other grandfather on her dad's side.
The last museum we went to was the Russian Bishop's House which had more history and artifacts about the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, and in Sitka. It was interesting to see how prevalent the religion had become in Tlingit society, and how the Russians had impacted the culture. Later that day I went out by the beach and fed a bunch of ravens, which was really neat. They have a funny little hop when they walk around, and they liked to hoard food so they'd stuff their beaks as full as they could get it and would continue to try and get more so they'd keep dropping what they already had.
We had two more boat trips. The first was a wildlife tour. We saw a humpback whale, harbour seals, sea lions, lots of sea otters, and brown bears. The other was a six hour fishing trip. My uncle and I caught King Salmon. The rest of the fish that were caught were coho salmon, pink salmon, and rock fish.
Toward the end we had a big family picnic with my grandma's relatives on her dad's side of the family. Got to see and say goodbye to some people we knew, and got to meet a lot of other relatives we hadn't met before. My grandma's uncle Herb Sr. I got to meet, he's such a sweet man and is 89 years old. His memory is so sharp and so vivid, and he even has his own smart phone that he mainly uses to take pictures of all his photos in his house so he can tell people he meets his stories and things like that. Way back when he was younger he was a basketball star, and was even on the cover of Time Magazine. He has led an amazing life and I wish I had more time to sit and talk with him and learn more from him.
Super long trip, and yeah that's a lot to read, but if you got through it then kudos to you. If you ever plan on going to Alaska, Sitka is worth it and has tons of cool historical stuff. It does rain a ton, though. The entire island is in the Tongass National Rainforest.
On another day trip we took some boats out to Kruzof Island for some ATV riding. No one is allowed to live on this island because it is sacred, and our people believe dark spirits there. They only bury shamans and medicine men there, and there are lots of legends and stories about the island. I've never ridden an ATV before so I was pretty nervous, but it ended up being really fun and we saw lots of scenery. Also saw some wild bears on this trip, but not very close to us so we were safe.
One of the shorter but more fun trips we did was to the Sitka Sound Science Center. I love marine biology, and it was fun to see the types of marine life that live around Sitka in the aquariums. My favorite were the octopus and jellyfish, of course! :P There were some touch tanks with lots of cool and gross looking things. Then we checked out the hatchery, before moving on to our next destination, which was the Sheldon Jackson Museum. The museum had tons of Alaskan Native artifacts from all different kinds of tribes and groups, and definitely the most interesting museum I've been to that focuses on native culture, even moreso than the Smithsonian one in Washington D.C.
Later we went to the Old City Cemetary and successfully found my grandma's father's, grandmother's, and one of her grandfather's graves. That was really exciting because we were told we wouldn't find them because they were "probably" in the old cemetary that is closed off that they call the "Moose Cemetary." So we'd found all the graves we had been looking for, except one, which was her other grandfather on her dad's side.
The last museum we went to was the Russian Bishop's House which had more history and artifacts about the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, and in Sitka. It was interesting to see how prevalent the religion had become in Tlingit society, and how the Russians had impacted the culture. Later that day I went out by the beach and fed a bunch of ravens, which was really neat. They have a funny little hop when they walk around, and they liked to hoard food so they'd stuff their beaks as full as they could get it and would continue to try and get more so they'd keep dropping what they already had.
We had two more boat trips. The first was a wildlife tour. We saw a humpback whale, harbour seals, sea lions, lots of sea otters, and brown bears. The other was a six hour fishing trip. My uncle and I caught King Salmon. The rest of the fish that were caught were coho salmon, pink salmon, and rock fish.
Toward the end we had a big family picnic with my grandma's relatives on her dad's side of the family. Got to see and say goodbye to some people we knew, and got to meet a lot of other relatives we hadn't met before. My grandma's uncle Herb Sr. I got to meet, he's such a sweet man and is 89 years old. His memory is so sharp and so vivid, and he even has his own smart phone that he mainly uses to take pictures of all his photos in his house so he can tell people he meets his stories and things like that. Way back when he was younger he was a basketball star, and was even on the cover of Time Magazine. He has led an amazing life and I wish I had more time to sit and talk with him and learn more from him.
Super long trip, and yeah that's a lot to read, but if you got through it then kudos to you. If you ever plan on going to Alaska, Sitka is worth it and has tons of cool historical stuff. It does rain a ton, though. The entire island is in the Tongass National Rainforest.
Serious rave for finally getting to sit back, relax, and actually do something productive.
All I do is write papers and throw said papers away, as it is practice for when I get my job as a janitor with my fancy degree.
It's an exceptionally fun card game! If you haven't read up about it, you can here.
Some pictures of the actual boxes and contents...
As you can see, we've not opened the NSFW deck just yet.
Should be fun times and cursing and lots of NOPEs going around in the house this week!
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
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I think I'm pretty late getting on this train but hey I don't care. Sorely tempted to buy some of their merch...
I love Welcome to Night Vale. I just wish my internet would stop being so silly so I can enjoy it without the need to wait out because of an abrupt stop. :frown:
I just started listening to it as well when I am rowing. I love it to be honest. Just creepy enough to be fun and the perfect length.