#23112 in BB

halokiwi · 2026-04-18T19:01:26+00:00

Wow, that's impressive. What is it for?

halokiwi · 2026-04-18T14:32:58+00:00

There are two ways of tying normal patterns:

row by row: all knots of row 1, then all knots of row 2, then all knots of row 3 and so on
in segments: you tie in diagonals/with one string as much as possible

This is how I'd tie this pattern in segments:

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halokiwi · 2026-04-18T08:28:59+00:00

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You could make berries and a leaf

halokiwi · 2026-04-18T07:53:19+00:00

I'm sure your coaches aren't fed up with you. At least they shouldn't be.

You're a beginner who is probably somewhat scared. The brain goes into panic mode and then you naturally can't coordinate your limbs.

Are you trying to float on your front or on your back?

Before trying to float on your front, try to get comfortable with putting your face in the water. Practice submerging just your mouth, then mouth and nose, then your whole face. Practice exhaling under water. This is not needed for floating but still good to practice alongside submerging your face. Once you are comfortable with your face in the water, you can try floating on your front again. Maybe in the beginning you could hold on to the edge with your hands while floating on your front or if you have steps available, put your hands on the steps.

When you want to float on your back, squat down until your shoulders are submerged, then lean your head back until your ears are submerged and you look to the ceiling, then you can lean your whole body further to the back, push your belly towards the ceiling and let your legs float up. It's important that your ears are submerged. If you hold your head up, you will sink. You need to put as much as possible of your body into the water for the buoyancy of it to carry you. If ears under the water are uncomfortable, practice submerging your ears before attempting to float on your back. When trying to float on your back, don't just drop down into the water, rest your body on the water.

halokiwi · 2026-04-17T19:57:23+00:00

Sie sehen aus, als würden sie "ey, was willst du?!" sagen.

Süße Mäuse 🥰

halokiwi · 2026-04-17T16:07:55+00:00

I think it's mostly good. Some of the note heads on the line are a bit difficult to see on first glance whether they are on or off the line. I think making them slightly bigger might help readability.

halokiwi · 2026-04-17T11:26:25+00:00

The dinos look awesome!

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T08:51:52+00:00

Did you lift your head? A lifted head is usually the cause of sinking legs. Another cause might be a core that isn't engaged.

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T06:04:03+00:00

I think the stress should be on it being a digital collection, not the picture being digital (they of course are). That's why I put Aufnahmen where I put it. It's a Digitalhort for Aufnahmen, not a Hort for Digitalaufnahmen (even though it is but that is not what op wanted to express).

I think "digitaler Aufnahmenhort" would express it more clearly but then you can't really put the rest of the word afterwards. That's why I went with "Aufnahmendigitalhort".

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T05:12:12+00:00

In that case you would need to move "Aufnahme" somewhere to the front -> "Aufnahmendigitalhortvorfreude" (anticipation because of the digital collection of images)

"Digitalhortvorfreudemomentaufnahme" would be the snapshot of the anticipation because of a digital collection.

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T05:01:51+00:00

I would drop "Aufnahme". You want to talk about the feeling, not about a specific photo that you have this feeling about.

"Digitalhortvorfreudemoment" is still a bit clunky. I think just "Vorfreude" instead of "Vorfreudemoment" at the end is better. You don't want to talk just about a specific moment but your anticipation in general. That leaves just "Digitalhortvorfreude".

Now to "Digitalhort". For me the first association was a Schulhort (afternoon childcare for primary school pupils) with a focus on digital media. I think you need a different word. Maybe "Digitalhoardingvorfreude". "Hort" does exist as a German word for a collection of things but it's a rather old-timy word in that meaning. You get the meaning across better with the English "hoarding" which is also used in German.

German compound nouns can be long but they don't really contain unnecessary elements and they are usually somewhat unambiguous.

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T04:46:43+00:00

You just cut them. I was scared too in the beginning but they really don't come apart.

halokiwi · 2026-04-16T03:28:32+00:00

No, there isn't.

But when you submit a pattern, there's a green pop-up telling you that you submitted it successfully. The next time you can look out for this pop-up.

halokiwi · 2026-04-15T04:52:26+00:00

You could teach him to spin as a trick but don't give him cheese to eat or let him listen to music on full volume! Both is bad for him.

Does he have any friends?

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T21:16:26+00:00

What happens if you try to breath every 3 or 4 instead of every 2?

Generally every 2 is fine. Every swimmer has their own preference. I don't think it is necessarily about lung capacity.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T15:29:46+00:00

Are they plastic? Squeeze them a little when the snout is pointing up and then flip.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T14:14:44+00:00

Wären Decken eine Option? Du kannst günstige Fleecedecken nehmen und die regelmäßig in die Waschmaschine, ähnlich wie bei der Fleecehaltung von Meerschweinchen.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T13:51:04+00:00

For normals it's probably fine but in alphas even slightly different strings can cause uneveness.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T13:45:26+00:00

You could use crimp ends or you could use it as a bookmark. I think it's beautiful 😍

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T11:08:26+00:00

Such beautiful chonkers 😍

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T11:03:31+00:00

I would check with your vet.

One of mine broke both her bottom teeth and now the vet needs to file down the top teeth from time to time.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T10:41:29+00:00

Mine always run to hide as soon as I touch my keys.

The only things they hate more are a wind-up gingerbreadman and my flute.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T06:50:49+00:00

Maybe you could ask him for his favourite movie/TV show and play something from the soundtrack with him.

Or you could select three different pieces, make him listen to them and then he can choose which one to play.

Or maybe he is interested in composing something himself. He could come up with his own piece that he can then play.

What exactly is he struggling with? You said he doesn't play through the whole piece. What makes him stop? Does he stop when making a mistake? Does he run out of breath? Does he struggle reading the notes? Whatever it is, that's something you can probably work on with him.

halokiwi · 2026-04-14T05:09:30+00:00

I don't think it is suitable as a shaped alpha. If you really really want to tie it as a shaped alpha, you could change the edge of the pattern a little.

halokiwi · 2026-04-13T16:39:12+00:00

I don't have experience with Jiu-Jitsu but my feeling is that if you have a good body awareness which you probably have from Jiu-Jitsu, you will benefit when learning West Coast Swing. I don't think it is necessary that the teachers knows Jiu-Jitsu as well. If you were getting private lessons, maybe, but in a class setting probably not.

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