One of My Weirder Dreams

I was at my elementary school and in the middle of one of the central causeways was a comically large wagon full of clothes, I took a brown cloak and put it on. The sun started to set, and a giant storm grumbled in the west, giving off a neon orange light like fire. Two demons, that looked like the two demons from Disney’s Hercules, flew down from this storm and started speaking at me, I couldn’t understand what they were saying but I knew they were insulting me, so I started running downhill toward home in the east.

As I was halfway down the hill, a giant volcano erupted in the distance in front of me and darkened all of the sky except for the horizon, which remained golden as it held the sun lying in the east at sundown. Once it finished spewing fire and smoke into the sky, a giant woman made of clay tore herself from the ground to the left of me. I ran faster than the wind could carry and emerged into an intersection closed off by wooden fences and I was suddenly joined by my brother.

We hurried to one of those fences and pushed our way through, we heard a spring behind us and saw a clown with a menacing grin jumping ten feet in the air on a pogo stick after us. We raced away passing through the houses and yards and fences, hoping that would stop him. He pogoed over each fence, slowly catching up to us. We ran and ran and ran.

Then I woke up, perfectly fine.

The Making of My Language

Four years ago, I decided that I wanted to make a language. I have, ever since I was little, had a love for language and especially loved hearing older forms of English. (Though, older at this time meant 1800’s, might as well call Icelandic from the 1930’s, Old Icelandic.) The first fall of lockdown, I decided I wanted to make a world full of fantasy peoples, gods, spirits and languages. I had it all planned out but over time my interest in making such a world waned, what stuck with me was the language: I had the makings of an alphabet, romanization, vocabulary and grammar. From the simplest words like “Vahna” meaning “fire,” to entire concepts like “Ehktae-avae” meaning the cycle of life and death. I was very proud, but it was imperfect, there is no true perfection, but it was far too clunky to regularly speak, its writing was unwieldy to write, and its grammar was so half-baked I could hear the yeast crying out to expand.  

I wanted this language to be both concise and specific enough to be used effectively, not needing a full sentence to say yes, but also not needing to memorize a thousand words to say the proper phrase. I first started with expanding my knowledge, finding articles via Wikipedia and Britannica. YouTube channels like Babelingua, Langfocus, M. Máire Ní Shúilleabháin, Simon Roper, Watch your Language, and Agma Schwa. With these I learned more concise ways to write my vowels, construct my verbs, and mark my nouns. Now “Fire” is now Vâna, and “The cycle of life and death” is Ėkteiâvei. 

The full process of creation has taken me four years now and is still ongoing, as such, I will not go into a large amount of detail on what I change and why, as this is not a guide. 

Cardiff Travel

This is Cardiff, and this is why you should visit.  

Cardiff is the Capital of Wales, one of the countries within the United Kingdom. It’s also home to its own native language, unlike England, called Welsh. I really love Wales and I believe it’s better than England (no offense).  

Top four places in Cardiff (City Center) to visit!  

Newport Market  

1. Comfortable clothing to wear. From soft T-shirts to warm sweaters.  

2. Plenty of delicious food to eat. From hot Welsh cakes to amazing lo mein.  

3. Gorgeous trinkets and keep-sakes. From varied flags to miniature globes.  

The Queer Emporium  

1. A shop full of books, clothing, pins, and flags.  

2. A place where one can learn the queer history of Wales.  

3. A place to relax, knowing that everyone is accepted here.  

Bird and Blend Tea  

1. Delicious tea to drink. With many different teas from “Moondrop Dreams” to “Welsh Cake Cwtch.”  

2. Free Wi-Fi and pastries to relax, along with seating to unwind.  

3. Placed in a quiet arcade where you can rest undisturbed.  

Cardiff Castle  

1. Gorgeous architecture and stone construction. With decorated interiors full of history to learn.  

2. Great courtyards to walk and pathways to explore, as it prepared for the first world war.  

3. Surrounded by the city you’re across the street from an endless number of shops for your every need.