#12/2006 revolver

[earlycuntsets]

"DEATH COMES RIPPING" - SPOOKY ISSUE

'THE BLACK PARADE, THE TRIUMPHANT NEW ALBUM BY MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE MAY HAVE A TRAGIC STORYLINE, BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED WITH WHAT THE BANDMATES ENDURED TO BRING THE DISC TO LIGHT

PHOTOS BY JON WIEDERHORN PHOTOS BY JUSTIN BORUCKI

STANDING ON A BALCONY nine floors above the teeming streets of New York, Gerard Way overlooks the city in which My Chemical Romance began assembling their ambitious new album, The Black Parade. The newly peroxide- blond frontman takes a deep drag from a cigarette and exhales with a sigh. He knows he shouldn't smoke, but it's his only remaining vice.

"If I hadn't been sober, I think The Black Parade surely would have killed me," says Gerard, who climbed on the wagon in 2004. "We were going insane the whole time, and I had to cling to my sobriety to stay even a little lucid. The album became like this beast that was consuming us."

Following up a release as successful as 2004's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, which sold 1.4 million copies in the U.S. alone, is never an easy task. And the various scares the band experienced as they worked on the new record-drummer Bob Bryar had a near-fatal staph infection, Gerard seriously injured his foot, and some restless spirits at the studio where they recorded kept them all on edge-did not help matters. And neither

did MCR's decision to make The Black Parade (Reprise) a concept disc. Together, Gerard and his bandmates-Bryar, guitarists Frank lero and Ray Toro, and bassist Mikey Way (Gerard's younger brother)-decided to craft a record about a dying young man who is visited by a cast of strange characters that help him examine his short life.

But diving into the conceptual deep end proved well worth the hassle. The Black Parade is not only MCR's most realized offering; it's also one of the most eclectic, enjoyable rock records of the year. One listen to tracks

like "House of Wolves," "The Sharpest Lives," and "Dead!" makes it clear that My Chemical Romance can still rip a good metallic punk tune. But the bandmates are now equally influenced by epic albums like Pink Floyd's The Wall, David Bowie's The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, and Queen's A Night at the Opera.

"A lot of bands from the scene we came from try to strip down their music to 'keep it real," Gerard notes. "But the real you is what you've always had inside you and what you strive to be. So when we started compiling the material we had written, we were like, You know what? This has to be a huge, theatrical record."

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE started working on ideas for The Black Parade in the back of the bus while on 2005's Warped Tour, after which they flew to New York and rented a rehearsal space for two months. And that's when things started to get weird.

"I was living in Queens, and I had to commute on the subway every day," Gerard says. "I was suddenly very scared and paranoid. I felt more like an outsider than I ever had, and I had no confidence, which is bad when you're trying to work on a record. And I had no anonymity because there were a lot of teenagers on the train." In reaction to the young fans he encountered on the underground,

Gerard wrote "Teenagers," a T. Rex-style romp with the chorus line, "Teenagers scare the living shit out of me." "The song came directly from commuting when school let out and being so terrified of them," the singer says. "I was like, Wait a minute. These are the same people that listen to our band. Why am I scared? And I realized it was because they're scared, too. Teenagers are made to feel like they can only solve their problems with violence. They lash out at each other in a really volatile way." After several months experiencing the joys of mass transit, MCR had completed only a handful of songs and felt like a change of scenery (and climate) might do them some good. "I couldn't keep working in New York," says Gerard. "We wanted isolation."

id: Gerard leads the way to what will likely be the band's second platinum record

So the group relocated to Paramour Mansion, outside of L.A. Nestled high in the hills, the deluxe estate overlooks the trendy Silver Lake area and boasts spacious rooms, a gorgeous pool, lush gardens, a state-of-the-art recording facility-and a few special guests.

"The place is definitely haunted," Gerard says. "Doors would slam, and the faucets would turn on. You'd get a bath drawn for you of freezing-cold water in your room, and you wouldn't know why." As unnerving as its mischievous spirits could be, the Paramour was also inspiring, and contributed to the haunting vibe of songs like "The End" and "This Is How I Disappear." More important, it led Gerard to come up with the bleak, surreal concept for the record. "I would have these night terrors, where it would feel like someone was choking me, and my heart would stop and I would stop breathing," he says. "I would wake up in the middle of the night and write these notes to myself, and one of them read, 'We are all just a black parade.' So I started thinking about how this band is kind of a black parade, like a funeral-procession rock thing. And I used that idea to piece together this story about the idea that when you die, death comes for you however you want." Gerard molded his concept into a narrative about a character he dubbed the Patient, whose strongest memory from childhood is of his father taking him to the city to see a parade. Two songs into the album, he dies, and the black parade comes for him.

"During the rest of the story, he meets this entity of death and all these characters, like Mama, who represents anyone who's ever lost their son in a war," Gerard explains. "It's almost like these Canterbury Tales, where he goes along on this journey, and at the end he decides whether he wants to live or die." With the concept in place, My Chem made the songs as sweeping and theatrical as Gerard's lyrics. They accomplished this, in part, by combing through their own eclectic record collections and pulling choice elements that would set them even further apart from other melodic punk bands.

The first two minutes of "Welcome to the Black Parade" stemmed from Gerard's love for Broadway musicals, the horns in "Dead!" came from Mikey's interest in Blur and Britpop, and the jaunty feel of "Mama" was informed by Tom Waits and Nick Cave. But the most poignant moment on the record, "Cancer," was (unlike its morbid moniker) something of a pleasant surprise. "I was very upset about something in my personal life, and that's when that song came out," Gerard says. "It was really spontaneous, and it was recorded pretty much live with Rob [Cavallo, the record's producer] on the piano and me in the vocal booth. Then we added layers of drums, which gave it a certain urgency. It's the song I'm most proud of because it was the most pure emotion we've ever captured, and it gets such an immediate response. You can't shake what the song is about."

As the CD approached completion, some members of the band began to show signs of nervous exhaustion. The group was scheduled to fly to England to play the Reading Festival, and as the date grew near, Toro, who has a fear of flying, got noticeably agitated. Then, after the band tracked "Welcome to the Black Parade," which was originally called "The Five of Us Are Dying," the guitarist lost it.

"I thought I had this premonition," Toro explains. "I was flipping through the TV channels, and on the news. there would be something about a plane crash, and every time I woke up in the morning, the clock would say 9:11. I was playing Tomb Raider the night before the flight, and on the level I ended up at, there was this whole flashback to a plane crash. So right before the flight I was like, 'That's it. I'm not flying."

Despite his misgivings, Toro boarded the plane, and when My Chemical Romance returned to L.A. (all of them still very much alive, thank you very much), The Black Parade was completed without further incident. Listening back to the record, the band members were in awe of what they had achieved and eager to share it with their fans. "There was a real confidence that came to us," Gerard explains. "Having survived it, we felt like we were changed forever. I feel different as a performer now, and I think we really finally discovered who we were as a band." But just because MCR were done with the record didn't mean that it was done with them. About a month later, the band was shooting a video for "Famous Last Words" with director Samuel Bayer (Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins) on a set featuring walls of flame, when-seized by the moment-lero grabbed Gerard's throat from behind and wrestled him to the ground. The singer rolled one way; his foot went the other. "It bent completely backwards, and I heard a crack and felt this agonizing pain," Gerard recalls. "I tore all the ligaments in my foot, but I got up and continued to perform." "I didn't know what I was doing," says lero, shaking his head. "I wasn't trying to hurt him. I felt awful. I still do." Gerard's injury was serious, and he still walks with a cane, but it paled in comparison to what happened to Bryar. At the end of the shoot, the pyro was so intense, the drummer could feel his leg burning, but he stuck it out for the rest of the song. By then, he had a nasty third-degree burn. And the misfortune didn't stop there. Bryar didn't take his antibiotics regularly, and he failed to keep the wound clean. By the time the band got back from a brief tour of Japan, the burn was severely infected. Then Bryar's face swelled up and, after doing the MTV Video Music Awards preshow telecast and a special club show, stumbled into a hospital emergency room in intense pain. "I thought I'd be there for 10 minutes, but as soon as they saw me, they got all serious and gave me an IV and said they had to do a CAT scan," recalls Bryar."They did all these blood tests and kept me there for 14 hours." Doctors discovered that Bryar's leg infection had spread to his blood and caused an abscess in his face that was creeping dangerously close to his brain. If it had been left untreated for another two days, he could have died. "The whole thing was such a nightmare," Bryar says. "This doctor stuck my cheek with a needle about six inches long and the width of an IV tube. Then he went in and out of the inside of my mouth with the needle about 10 times. Fortunately, the treatment worked, and Bryar left the hospital three days later. With tragedy averted, My Chem are now focusing on touring for The Black Parade. They'll be in Europe for most of November, and when they get back at the end of year, they'll start rehearsing for a U.S. arena tour that starts in February. "We want to put on a full show with props and staging like The Wall," Gerard says. And MCR plan to keep the Patient alive long after they're done touring for the CD. "I would love to see the story turned into a play or a musical, and it could easily be a movie," enthuses Gerard. "Making this record, we cut ourselves open every day, pulled out every organ, and lay them on a table so it would be something we're completely happy with. We want The Black Parade to exist for a long time." "The whole hole thing nightmare. This doctor stuck my cheek with a needle about six inches long and the width of an IV tube." -BOB BRYAR

"I felt more like an outsider than I ever had, and I had no confidence, which is bad when you're trying work on a record."

-GERARD WAY

12/2006 revolver - mcrhollywood on flickr

[officialaemondtargaryen]

Twenty Questions For Fic Writers

Thank you for the tag @st-eve-barnes (ily)

1. how many works do you have on AO3 tumblr?

i am fairly new to a03, so my only fic on there currently is 'a fine line'. all of the rest of my works are here, on tumblr. so i'm going to just going to change a03 to tumblr for the sake of this little quiz.

2. what's your total AO3 tumblr word count?

approximately 115.2k, there are more because i have removed things from my masterlist that you can still find out there but i'm re-writing those currently for other characters.

3. what fandoms do you write for?

currently only writing for HOTD. previously, i have written for marvel, stranger things, the walking dead, and my very first fics were about members of bands that i loved.

4. top five fics by kudos:

age of consent (eddie munson) || a fine line (hotd) || casual (eddie munson) || i wanna hold your hand (bucky barnes) || dinner & diatribes (hotd)

5. do you respond to comments?

i try my absolute best to! comments fuel me in a way that i don't think anyone understands.

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

it isn't anything that i have published but after 'a fine line' (which is also pretty angsty) i'm going to roll out a new series called 'leave it untold' which will have the angstiest ending i've ever written.

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

most of my fics have a happy ending.

8. do you get hate on fics?

i have only ever received two hate comments. one was warranted. the other called my oc a 'fat cow'.

9. do you write smut?

it's hard for me to NOT write smut.

10. craziest crossover?

i'm not a huge fan of crossovers.

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of and hope it never happens. i work really fucking hard on these fics, like my world revolves around these stories. it's all i ever think about.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

i have not!

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, but i'd be happy to collaborate. or at least try!

14. all time favorite ship?

me and aegon ii targaryen.

15. what's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

i'm terrified of not finishing 'a fine line'. i'm going to, but it's not complete and i'm just scared that i'm going to let everyone down. fun fact about that story is that it started as a steve x reader x bucky (marvel) fic. someone liked the first chapter so much that they messaged me and asked me how i envisioned it ending. i told them the entire plot. so someone out there knows how it ends.

16. what are your writing strengths?

scene building (in my personal opinion)

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

transitioning between scenes

18. thoughts on dialogue in another language?

i am bad enough at english, i don't think i personally could pull it off. but if there was a fic out there that i liked and it happened to have dialogue in another language, i wouldn't be opposed to reading it.

19. first fandom you wrote in?

emo bands of 2006.

20. favorite fic you've written?

at this point in time i'm going to say 'age of consent' because it's a finished series. it gained me a lot of new friends and followers. but as far as how passionate i am about a fic... it's 'a fine line' hands down. the way that fic has taken hold in my brain. it's so personal to me, too. i started writing it in a time where i was so uncertain of myself and what i wanted. and what i have planned for it is really good, i think.

no pressure tags: @madame-fear, @lovelykhaleesiii, @inthedayswhenlandswerefew, @sapphire-writes <3

[queerstuffonscreen]

Bad Girls (1999-2006) [I]

Episode length: 60-90 min.

Country: UK

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Bad Girls was a British television drama series, set in the fictional women’s prison of Larkhall, and featured a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing.

Season 1

Episode 1: Them and Us

Episode 2: Drug Wars

Episode 3: Love Rival

Episode 4: The Victim

Episode 5: Tangled Web

Episode 6: A Big Mistake

Episode 7: Playing with Fire

Episode 8: Falling Apart

Episode 9: Pay Back Time

Episode 10: Love Hurts

Season 2

Episode 1: Tug of Love

Episode 2: Shit Happens

Episode 3: Visiting Time

Episode 4: Looking for Love

Episode 5: Mistaken Identity

Episode 6: Losing It

Episode 7: The Set-Up

Episode 8: Babes Behind Bars

Episode 9: The Leaving

Episode 10: Family Plan

Episode 11: Rough Justice

Episode 12: Facing Up

Episode 13: Oh What a Night!

Season 3

Episode 1: Back From the Brink

Episode 2: The Turn of the Screw

Episode 3: The Chains of Freedom

Episode 4: False Identity

Episode 5: Blood Ties

Episode 6: Do or Die

Episode 7: The Great Escape

Episode 8: Uninvited Guests

Episode 9: Common Criminal

Episode 10: Chapel of Love

Episode 11: Battle Lines

Episode 12: Tough Love

Episode 13: Revolving Doors

Episode 14: Fronting Up

Episode 15: Cat & Mouse

Episode 16: Coming Out

Season 4

Episode 1: Fight or Flight

Episode 2: Unholy Alliances

Episode 3: Behind Closed Doors

Episode 4: Fait Accompli

Episode 5: Only the Lonely

Episode 6: Sweet Sixteen

Episode 7: Pillow Talk

Episode 8: Prison Issue

Episode 9: Baby on Board

Episode 10: Family Matters

Episode 11: Battle Lines

Episode 12: Appearances Sake

Episode 13: True Colours

Episode 14: Hard Knock Life

Episode 15: Marriage of Invonvenience

Episode 16: Curtain Call

Season 5

Episode One

Episode Two

Episode Three

Episode Four

Episode Five

Episode Six

Episode Seven

Episode Eight

Episode Nine

Episode Ten

Episode Eleven

Episode Twelve

Episode Thirteen

Episode Fourteen

Episode Fifteen

Episode Sixteen

Season 6

Episode One

Episode Two

Episode Three

Episode Four

Episode Five

Episode Six

Episode Seven

Episode Eight

Episode Nine

Episode Ten

Episode Eleven

Episode Twelve

Watch on Freevee

See Bad Girls post II season 7-8

[spookyoregon]

A Beautiful Gate to Hell Part 2

In modern times, Crater Lake has not been able to shake the reputation of it's legends. From the time of being "discovered" by white settlers and into this current year, death and mystery continues to surround the lake. From missing people, to missing aircraft there are a multitude of recorded events that continue to add to the idea that Crater Lake is really a gate to the underworld.

The Missing Persons Missing person stories have become a popular topic on the internet in the last few decades thanks in large part to David Paulides and his conspiracy theories revolving around national parks. As Crater Lake falls under this category, the stories of people just disappearing have been around since the 1850's. In 1853, three explorers went in search of a missing miner who, allegedly, knew where a gold mine was located near the lake. John Hillman has the distinction of being the first reported casualty in the common era, allegedly falling to his death when his horse lost it's footing. The gold mine has never been discovered.

In 1947, a Mr. Cornelius was on the side of the caldera with his wife. He handed his affairs to his wife and fell, or jumped, into the caldera. Being badly beaten, he still had enough strength to drag himself to the lake's waters and drowned. It is unclear if this was an accident or a suicide.

Charles McCuller wears the grim mantle of being the most spoken of missing person in Crater Lake. In 1975 he journeyed to the lake to take photos of the area during winter. He was never seen alive again. The FBI was involved in the search but no trace of him was found until a year later. His remains, only shin and foot bones, were 12 miles from where he had last been spotted in 1975. While his death was ruled natural, the odd nature of his remains was remarked by park rangers to be like "he melted away".

In 2006, an 8 year old boy went missing. Sammy Boehlke disappeared within minutes of his father, Kenneth, losing sight of him near Cleetwood Cove. The search for him lasted months and again included the assistance of the FBI, but no trace has been found of him to this day.

This is only a few of the many individuals who have gone missing in Crater Lake. It is worth to note that Crater Lake is vast, cold, has dense wood, and keeps a snow pack year round. The snow and cold can cause people to slip or do strange things in the throes of hypothermia.

The Missing Aircraft In 1945, a F6F Hellcat crashed into Crater Lake, taking it's pilot with it. While the plane was discovered in 1946, the remains of the pilot were uncovered only in 1970. A park ranger discovered the pilot's skull under a log, appearing to be staring right at him.

In 1975, Dave Nunn with two student pilots went missing over the lake. Jean Nunn, David's wife, recalled being woken up at 9:30PM that night to the feeling of a hand on her leg. When Jean contacted the Klamath Falls Airport, it was revealed the plane was lost at 9:20PM. The aircraft and it's passengers were discovered in 1982 near Huckleberry Campground. In Dave's pocket was a folder piece of paper that read: "Lose not thine airspeed, lest the ground rise up and smite thee."

In 1995, a helicopter carrying three men to Las Vegas crashed into the lake. It sank immediately, taking it's passengers with it. The bodies have not been recovered from the lake, nor has the helicopter been found. It is believe it shattered on impact with the lake and the pieces are too small to be seen on radar.

The Haunted Topography Wizard Island is the newest volcano cone to emerge from the lake, approximately 7,300 years ago. The island has a reputation for having fires randomly appear on it. Some of these fire alleged to have figures standing around it, but at no point has the fires been actually discovered on the island.

The Old Man is a 35 foot tall mountain hemlock that first began to journey in the waters of the lake 400 years ago, but first documented in 1896. The tree stands upright in the water, three feet above and the rest below. Moss that normally grows on the bottom of the lake also grows on the tree. The cold and clear waters allow individuals to see whole of the tree deep into the lake. Old Man is also reported to control the weather around Crater Lake. In 1988 when a submersible planned to explore the lake, Old Man was tied up to keep from accidentally floating into the craft. The weather grew ugly with heavy winds and storm clouds. When the tree was released to meander around the lake, the weather calmed. Allegedly, this is also why park rangers no longer stand on the tree.

sources: Ancient Origins, Crater Lake Institute, Only In Your State, KTVL, Offbeat Oregon

[eaglesnick]

IS CAPITALISM WORKING?

The economist Kate Raworth has said:

“For me capitalism is an economic system that prioritises, above all, delivering profit for the owners of wealth.”

The owners of wealth  – big shareholders, landowners and financiers - ensure this takes place by "capturing" the legal and political system “so that it can secure and reproduce privilege."

Corporations, on behalf of their shareholders, use lobbyists, public relations firms and thinktanks to influence the political- economic agenda. They use the press and other media outlets to craft the message they want the government of the day to hear.

But the problem is worse than that. It was recently revealed that

“One in five new Tory MPs have worked in lobbying or PR for corporate interests, new openDemocracy research reveals today. Opposition politicians have called our findings “deeply worrying”. (OpenDemocracy: 21/12/19)

Having Tory MP’s, "deeply connected to privileged corporate interests" is  not that surprising, but this problem is not restricted to the Conservative Party. In 1997, Tony Blair exempted Formula One from a ban on tobacco advertising, after the Labour Party received a  £1 million donation from the head of the sports governing body.

This was not a one-off. The “cash for honours” political scandal shocked the nation when it was revealed that the Labour Party was accepting large donations from individuals in exchange for seats in the House of Lords. Rich people were quite literally buying a place in government.

Luckily, the land owning aristocratic class do not need to buy their way into Parliament - they have a hereditary" "right" to help shape the laws the rest of us have to live under. Even though the number of hereditary peers entitled to sit in the House of Lords was reduced under the House of Lords Act of 1999, there are still 91 hereditary peers.

“As of November 2022, there are 4 dukes, 25 earls, 15 viscounts, 45 barons and 2 Lords of Parliament among the 91 hereditary peers entitled to sit in the House of Lords.”  (Wikipedia)

On top of this, we have 25 “Lords Spiritual” who also have an unelected  “right" to sit in the House of Lords and shape the laws we have to abide by. The Church of England is the 13th largest landowner in Britain, holding commercial property, ranging from shopping centres to car parks, as well as the land churches occupy. In 2006 the Church of England’s portfolio was estimated to be worth £4.3bn. It is hard to believe this does not influence the way they help frame and vote for new legislation in Parliament.

Cash for questions  - MP's being paid large sums of money to raise an issue in Parliament - is another way the wealthy influence politics, and scandals involving both Conservative and Labour peers have been exposed at heart of government.

 “The new cash-for-access allegations against two former Foreign Secretaries, Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind, suggest little has changed inside parliament’s culture since the scandals that led to Liam Fox’s resignation as Defence Secretary in 2011, and the damage to the Labour Party that followed the former Transport Secretary, Stephen Byers, being caught on camera in 2010 saying he was a “cab for hire” who would work for £5,000 a day.” (Guardian: 23/02/15)

As this was not enough, we have the corrupt practice of the revolving door between government and big business: politicians and civil servants moving freely from politics to business and vice versa. Here is one description of how this works:

“Elected and appointed officials working in government may use their time in office to generate connections with legislators they can call on as contacts after they enter the private sector. Business can send members of its companies to alter policy and regulations to its benefit. But one large group is left unprotected and out in the cold by the Revolving Door -- the everyday members of the general public. If democracies are established to serve the public interest, how is the Revolving Door legal?” (howstuffworks: What Is the Revolving Door)

We can see from the above that our economic-political system allows undue influence by the already wealthy, a rich elite who have disproportionate power over all of our lives, and who shape laws to protect their privileges.

From the former non-dom, non-tax paying wife of our Prime Minister, to the tax avoiding Tory Chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, we see the system working to the advantage of the wealthy. From the energy companies  making obscene profits in a rigged market, to the water companies given permission to continue pumping raw sewage into our rivers and onto our beaches until 2050. From the continued deregulated of the finance sector in the  pursue profit at any cost, to public school charity status, saving the wealthy millions in additional school fees for their already privileged children.

On their educational website “Bitesize”, the BBC proudly inform our children that:

“Democracy is one of the key principles of the UK’s constitution. It ensures that everyone’s voice counts when the government makes a decision.”

If only that were true.

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday.

Most women prefer to have sex in the dark.

There’s a fountain in Italy that dispenses free wine 24/7.

Smiling is 70% more attractive than wearing make-up.

The average man has 11 erections a day and nine at night.

Other people are not having as much sex as you think they are.

Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand and write with the other.

Every Pixar movie contains a reference to the Pixar movie that comes after it.

For every $1000 a record company makes, the average musician gets $23.40.

Women are more influenced by how a man smells rather than how he looks.

Sex acts as a tranquilizer and can be up to ten times more effective than Valium!

Volkswagen's best-selling product isn't a car, it's their Currywurst Pork Sausages.

Singing helps form and strengthen the emotional bond between a group of people.

The Russians arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics because they were using the wrong calendar.

The penis has about 4,000 nerve endings. The clitoris has between 8,000 and 15,000 nerve endings.

In 1932, a 56-year-old man named Thomas Earl was fired, mauled by a bear, and shot by the police, all on the same day.

Lonely people take longer, hotter showers or baths to replace the warmth they're lacking socially or emotionally.

No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn't bring you what you want, it taught you what you don't want.

Shakira was rejected for her school choir in the second grade because her music teacher thought she sounded "like a goat".

You have a second brain in your gut called the Enteric Nervous System. This is where the term 'gut feeling' comes from.

The actor John Cazale acted only in five films, all of which either won or were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Respect people who find time in their schedule to see you. Love people who never look at their schedule when you need them.

In 2018, Munafri Arifuddin ran unopposed for mayor of Makassar, Indonesia. He lost the election to "None of the above".

The word ‘vulva’ and the brand name ‘Volvo’ come from the same Latin word ‘volvere’, meaning ‘to turn, twist, roll, revolve’.

A statue of Hercules in Arcachon, France, has had its penis stolen so often it’s been given a detachable one for ‘special occasions’.

Vaginas are only 3-5 inches deep. Anything more than that presses on other organs like your bladder, which can make you pee during sex.

You are under no obligation to be the same person you were a year, month, or even 15 minutes ago. You have the right to grow. No apologies.

Researchers at the University of California confirmed that when you are in love, everyone other than your beloved really does seem less attractive.

Masturbating regularly can improve focus and concentration by increasing neurotransmitters involved in learning, memory and motivation.

Studies show that slow music makes people shop leisurely and spend more, while classical music encourages people to buy more expensive items.

A study of Swedish jackpot lottery winners has found that, after a win, men are more likely to get married and women are more likely to get divorced.

In the 1990s, Denzel Washington stepped in and paid the fees for a kid who couldn't afford to attend Oxford's summer theatre program. That student was Chadwick Boseman.

It takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an extra 40 hours to become a real friend, and 200 hours in total to become a close friend.

In 2006, Croatian band Let 3 were fined for performing nude in public. Their defence that they weren’t naked because they had cork plugs in their anuses was not accepted by a judge.

In 1987, sales of Corona dropped because of a rumour that Mexican brewers were peeing in the beer before shipping it to the U.S. Against the odds, Corona was able to trace the rumour back to its source, a Heineken distributor.

George Miller had his wife Margaret Sixel edit ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’. She had never cut an action film before and Miller said, if it were edited by the usual guys, it would look like "every other action movie we see". She went on to win an Oscar for ‘Best Film Editing’.

Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.

[joannmathews]

Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight   ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines My second December repeat post is of Margaret “Mattie” Eloise Knight. She is quoted as saying, “I’m only sorry I couldn’t have had as good a chance as a boy.” Knight wasn’t like the average girl who played with dolls and wanted to be a wife and mother. Her world revolved around tools and machines. She was born in 1838 and at age 12, invented a safety device that prevented the shuttle from falling off a loom. She couldn’t patent her invention because she was too young to get a patent. Flat-bottom bags are part of our shopping experience and most of us, I’m sure, have never questioned how they were invented. Look back to Knight, who wanted to find a way to make bags easier to fold. In 1867, while working at The Columbia Paper Bag Company in Springfield, Massachusetts, she saw the machine had problems, so she invented a machine that cut, glued and folded a bag so its bottom was flat. There’s more to the story. She made a wooden model and asked machine shop worker Charles Annan to make an iron model of her design. He stole her design and had it patented. She filed a lawsuit against him and got the patent in 1871.  She and a partner then established the Eastern Paper Bag Company, acquired two more patents that made the production more efficient and then mass-produced paper bags. The machine is displayed in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Among her other inventions: 1883 -  dress and skirt shield 1884 - clasp for robes 1885 - barbeque spit for cooking meats 1890 - shoe cutting machines 1894 – window frame and sash  Bio: Born February 14, 1838, in York, Maine When her father died, the family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire 1850 - Left school and began working 1867 – Moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and worked at Columbia Paper Bag Company 1880s-1890s – focused on inventing household items 2006 – Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame Knight never married. She died on October 12, 1914 at the age of 76. More information: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3-lgR2EHUc biographies.framinghamhistory.org/margaret-e-knight www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/margaret-e-knight My ebooks are available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com: Honoring 23 Black Women, Recognizing 23 Notable Mothers, Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists    

Margaret E. Knight, Inventor (Boston Sunday Post, March 31, 1912, p. 4) Women and Adversity: Margaret E. Knight   ‘Woman Edison’ Inventor of Machines My second December repeat post is of Margaret “Mattie” Eloise Knight. She is quoted as saying, “I’m only sorry I couldn’t have had as good a chance as a boy.” Knight wasn’t like the average girl who played with dolls and wanted to be a wife and…

[showbizndentertainment]

All Jason Statham Movies, Ranked 🎥🔥

1. Spy (2015)

2. Furious 7 (2015)

3. The Bank Job (2008)

5. Snatch (2000)

4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)6. The Italian Job (2003)

7. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

8. The Beekeeper (2024)

9. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

10. The Fate of the Furious (2017)

11. Wrath of Man (2021)

12. The Expendables 2 (2012)

13. Crank: High Voltage (2009)

14. Crank (2006)

15. Safe (2012)

16. Cellular (2004)

17. Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

18. The Transporter (2002)

19. The Mechanic (2011)

20. Transporter 2 (2005)

21. Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)

22. Blitz (2011)

23. The Meg (2018)

25. The Expendables (2010)

24. Redemption (2013)

26. Homefront (2013)

27. Death Race (2008)

28. Transporter 3 (2008)

29. Parker (2013)

30. Mean Machine (2001)

31. The Expendables 3 (2014)

32. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

33, Wild Card (2015)

34. Kil-ler Elite (2011)

35. Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

37. Revolver (2005)

36. John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001)

38. London (2005)

39. Expend4bles (2023)

40. The One (2001)

41. War (2007)

42. Turn It Up (2000)

43. 13 (2010)

44. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

[chiefhugo-slade]

Hugo "Chief" Anderson - Son of Nike

Name: Hugo "Chief" Anderson (2006-2011) Age: 30 Godly Parent: Nike Affiliation: Competitor, Alumni Species: Demigod Abilities: fierce speed, godly tenacity, and the will power defying all odds Biography: see below!

Bill Anderson was a champion in his own right. He was a hockey player with dreams of the NHL! He was the star forward in his high school team where he was invited into the AHL but he always strove for greatness. He would have made it too, oh yes, if it wasn't for that one game, that one injury: his Achilles tendon destroyed by an opposing player's skate.

He could almost hear the Fates cutting his string too soon.

Nike pitied him, having watched him from afar, and took the injured player under her wing and into her bed. First with a son Hugo Chief, and then with a second child Riley.

Between their fathers competitive nature and their mothers never ending drive for a win Chief was on his way to the Junior Olympics representing Minnesota. A bus load of 12 year old boys being chased by a monster does shake things up a bit. Beaten with hockey sticks the monster stood no chance and Chief was dragged off to Camp Swynlake.

On the cusp of the war Chief found himself fighting for a cause; and wasn't going to quit until the enemy was taken out! Fighting along with his half siblings and allies. Rallying the House of Nike Chief felt like their rightful leader. A true Hero...even if he wasn't considered one at the end of the war. Rigged. Nobody saw what he did out there against those monsters. Riley and his father gave him his deserved accolades. A winner amongst winners. Now back for the reunion Chief had only a few things on his mind. Boasting around with his younger sibling and entering in the competition. Coming out as victor bringing glory to House Nike and the Anderson's. Will Chief hear his sibling out? See why they want to find glory and purpose with The Hunt? Does happiness really live inside of a gold plated trophy? Can Chief finally get a reality check? Does life really revolve around House Nike?

[crespanub]

Annotated Bibliography

Name: Anthony Crespan                                                Genre: Fiction- Classic/Contemporary, Short Stories, Historical Fiction

1. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Heller, J. (1961). Catch-22. Simon & Schuster

Short Summary of the text:

Catch-22 is set during World War II and follows Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Force bombardier, who is stationed on the fictional mediterranean island of Pianosa. The story revolves around Yossarian’s desperate attempts to stay alive by avoiding combat missions. The term “Catch-22” refers to a bureaucratic absurdity, where airmen can be grounded if they are considered insane, but must request to be grounded, which is seen as a rational act, proving their sanity and thus making them ineligible to be relived from duty.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The novel explores themes of war, the absurdity of bureaucracy, and the struggle to maintain personal integrity in an irrational world.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 11-12

2. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Vonnegut, K. (1963). Cat’s cradle. Holt, Rinehart & Winston

Short Summary of the text:

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut is a satirical novel that explores themes of science, technology, and religion. The story is narrated by John (or Jonah), who sets out to write a book about the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. In his research, he becomes involved with the family of Dr. Felix Hoenikker, a fictional co-creator of the atomic bomb and inventor of Ice-Nine, a substance capable of freezing water instantly and irrevocably. As John delves deeper, he uncovers a web of absurdity and danger, culminating in a global catastrophe.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The novel explores themes of the pursuit of scientific knowledge without moral consideration and the human tendency to seek meaning in a chaotic world.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 11-12

3.  Title of Text: (cite APA):

Fitzgerald, F.S. (1925). The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Short Summary of the text:

Set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy and mysterious man who throws lavish parties in hopes of reuniting with his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, a bond salesman who becomes Gatsby’s neighbor and confidant. Through Nick’s eyes, we see the decadence and moral decay of the era, as well as the tragic pursuit of the American dream.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The themes associated with The Great Gatsby are love, ambition, and the illusion of the American Dream.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

Annotated Bibliography

Name: Anthony Crespan                                                Genre: Non Fiction/ Informational-  Content area (Science or History), Informational text ( primary texts; articles; biographies)

1. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Wiesel, E. (2006). Night (M. Wiesel, Trans.). Hill and Wang. (Original work published 1958)

Short Summary of the text:

Night is a memoir of Elie Wiesel’s experiences as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust. Wiesel describes his life in the Romanian town of Sighet, his deportation to Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, and the brutal conditions he endured.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

Themes associated with Night include the horrors of the Holocaust, loss of faith, dehumanization, silence and indifference, as well as survival and guilt.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 11-12

2. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Frank, A. (1993). The diary of a young girl (D. van der Rol & R. Pressler, Eds.; B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday, Trans.). Doubleday. (Original work published 1947)

Short Summary of the text:

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank provides an account of a Jewish teenager’s life while in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Written between 1942 and 1944, the diary details Anne Frank’s experiences as she and her family, along with four others, live in secrecy in Amsterdam, Holland. Anne describes the daily struggles, fears, and hopes of living in hiding, as well as her thoughts on adolescence, identity, and human nature.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The themes aligned with The Diary of a Young Girl include the horrors of war and persecution, the struggle for identity, the resilience of the human spirit, isolation and companionship, and adolescence.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

3.  Title of Text: (cite APA):

Brown, D. J. (2013). The boys in the boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Viking.

Short Summary of the text:

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown tells the true story of the University of Washington’s rowing team, composed of nine working-class American boys who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The story focuses on Joe Rantz, a young man with a difficult past, and his journey to find belonging and purpose through rowing.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The themes associated with The Boys in the Boat are perseverance and resilience, teamwork and unity, social class and inequality, and the power of sport.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

Annotated Bibliography

Name: Anthony Crespan                                                Genre: Diversity/ Multi-Cultural

1. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Hosseini, K. (2003). The kite runner. Riverhead Books.

Short Summary of the text:

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini follows the life of Amir, a young boy from Kabul, Afghanistan. The story begins with Amir’s childhood in the 1970’s, where he forms a friendship with Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. However, their bond is tested by jealousy, betrayal, and the societal divisions of class and ethnicity. Against the backdrop of Afghanistan’s tumultuous history, Amir embarks on a journey of redemption as he seeks to atone for his past mistakes and confront the guilt he carries for betraying Hassan.  

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

Themes expressed in The Kite Runner include loyalty, forgiveness, the consequences of choices, and the enduring bonds of friendship and family.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

2. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Cisneros, S. (1984). The house on Mango Street. Vintage Books.

Short Summary of the text:

The House on Mango Street is a coming-of-age novel told through a series of vignettes. It follows Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in a poor, Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. Through her observations and experiences, Esperanza reflects on her surroundings, the people in her community, and her dreams for a better future.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The themes associate with The House on Mango Street include identity and self-discovery, home and belonging, gender roles and feminism, poverty and socioeconomic struggles as well as cultural heritage and assimilation.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

3.  Title of Text: (cite APA):

Thomas, A. (2017). The hate u give. Balzer & Bray

Short Summary of the text:

The Hate U Give is a novel by Angie Thomas that details the story of a sixteen-year-old Starr Carter, who navigates between her impoverished, predominantly black neighborhood and the wealthy, mostly white prep school she attends. Starr’s world is shattered when she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed best friends, Khalil. As the sole witness, Starr faces intense pressure from all sides, including the police, her community, and her school.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

Themes discussed in the novel include identity and code-switching, the power of voice and activism, family and community, justice and injustice, as well as friendship and loyalty.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

Annotated Bibliography

Name: Anthony Crespan                                                Genre: Social Issues

1. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Lewis, J., Aydin, A., & Powell, N. (2013). March: Book One. Top Shelf Productions

Short Summary of the text:

March: Book One is a memoir that recounts the early years of civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis. The book begins with Lewis’s childhood in rural Alabama, where he developed a sense of justice and learned about the power of nonviolent protest. It then follows his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on key events such as the Nashville sit-ins, where he and other activists challenged segregation at the lunch counters.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

Themes associated with March: Book One include civil rights and social justice, leadership and activism, courage and resilience as well as nonviolent resistance.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

2. Title of Text: (cite APA)

Yousafzail, M., & Lamb, C. (2013). I am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. Little, Brown and Company.

Short Summary of the text:

This memoir of Malala Yousafzai, details her heroism standing up against the Taliban. The story chronicles Malala’s childhood in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, her passion for learning, and her activism for girls’ education. The story recounts the events leading up to the Taliban’s assassination attempt of Malala in 2012 and her recovery as well as continued advocacy afterward.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

Themes expressed in this book are education and empowerment, courage and resilience, gender equality, identity and belonging, as well as tolerance and understanding.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

3.  Title of Text: (cite APA):

Morrison, T. (1970). The bluest eye. Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Short Summary of the text:

The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young African American girl growing up in Ohio during the Great Depression. Pecola longs for blue eyes, believing that they will make her beautiful and desirable both romantically and to a society that idolizes whiteness. As Pecola grapples with the trauma of racism, abuse, and neglect, Morrison weaves a narrative that exposes the devastating impact of internalized racism and societal beauty standards on individuals sense of self-worth.

YA Universal Theme(s) text is aligned with:

The novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the quest for acceptance in a world marked by prejudice and injustice.

Appropriate for Grade(s): 9-10

[motioncapturelucian]

Creative Practice:

Art, Design and Communication

Unit 6 Project Proposal

Candidate Name lucian

Candidate Number

Pathway computer Games Design and Development Year 2

Project Title King Midas and the Thief

Section 1: Rationale

(approx. 150 words)

For this project I have decided to explore the process of animations made specifically with motion capture software.The aim of this project is to gain understanding and skills in this area, such as how to use motion capture software with rigged skeletons and implementing this into unreal engine to be used in a game. I will also be looking into different motion capture software to see how they work differently and what would be better to use. This also means i'll be looking at what software produces the best skeleton that is most compatible with other skeletal rigs 

Section 2: Project Concept

(approx. 250 words)

My concept is a game that uses motion capture from a kinect using the product to be animations for a non built game even though i have not made a game for this the animations are going to revolve around that idea - For the project i plan to develop motion capture, To produce a technical showroom that uses the unreal engines render program, My theme - The animation showroom will focus on human movement and interaction, the animations will incorporate movements inspired by The film Indiana jones, this also takes inspiration from military and combat situations like reloading, shooting even just the looks, i plan to create a minimum of 10 fully animated and rigged assets - the based game that will influence this is going to be zombie themed from the using of items or the interactions

Extended Diploma

In Art and Design

Unit 3 Project Proposal

Section 3: Evaluation

(approx. 100 words)

I am going to be posting this onto my blog talking to my examiners and getting feedback from my peers

Proposed Research Sources and

Bibliography

(Harvard Format)

The Mummy. (1999). Universal Pictures.

The Da Vinci Code. (2006). Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Gaumont, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

National Treasure. (2004). Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures.

Jumanji. (1995). TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113497/.

Journey 2 - The Mysterious island. (2012). Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark. (1981). Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire. (2001). Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Project action plan and timetable

Week

Date Week Beginning

Activity / What  you are intending to do - including independent study

Resources / What you will need to do it - including access to workshops

1

05/02/24

Research

Google, Tumblr,

2

12/02/24

Research

Google, Tumblr,

3

19/02/24

Research

Google, Tumblr,

4

26/02/24

Research,Recording/Mocap

Google, Tumblr, Kinect desktop

5

04/03/24

Research,Recording/Mocap

Google, Tumblr, Kinect desktop

6

11/03/24

Recording/Mocap

Kinect desktop, Blender

7

18/03/24

Modelling, 

Blender

8

25/03/24

Modelling, 

Blender

9

01/04/24

Modelling, Recording/Mocap

Blender, Kinect desktop, 

10

08/04/24

Modelling, Recording/Mocap

Blender, Kinect desktop, Unreal

11

15/04/24

Modelling, Recording/Mocap

Blender, Kinect desktop, Unreal

12

22/04/24

Final details

Blender, unreal

[earlycuntsets]

12/2006 revolver scan & video

@lettersfrombeyondthegrave mentioned that the description above doesn't match what happened here:

from the front, not behind. feat. gerard serenely drinking his water with a new broken bone.

[tc-fmp]

GARRY'S MOD

Garry's Mod is a sandbox game developed by Facepunch Studios. It, in it's base "sandbox" mode, has no objectives and revolves around the player experimenting with different physics-based items and objects. Garry's Mod has inspired me to slightly alter my game's concept, as it is hugely popular and is still retains a large presence today despite being created in 2006.

Quoting a review [1], Garry's Mod "is really just a giant toy box". This is quite evident by looking at some of the creations that are possible in the game - for example:

The screenshot above was taken as promotional art for the video game, but is very much possible within the game. I like this aspect of the game and I intend to add features to my game which have been inspired by Garry's Mod.

1: Rose, D. (2024). 15 Best sandbox games PC. (online) PCGamesSN. available at: https://www.pcgamesn.com/15-best-sandbox-games-pc [Accessed 12 April 2024]

[lesbianrobin]

gonna make a post ab something nobody else cares about as per usual! as a bit of a redneck it bothers me when people use "glock" to refer to all guns SO i am gonna provide a wittle bit of info relevant to the st fandom.

if ur writing st fic where people use guns: nancy has a soviet makarov (which is a semi-automatic pistol) that she got off one of the dead dudes in s3, and a smith & wesson revolver stolen from lonnie byers in s1. in s3, she uses a remington 12-gauge shotgun that belongs to hopper when the meat flayer attacks the cabin. the shotgun that she saws off in s4 is a winchester model 1200. hopper also uses a smith & wesson revolver in s3 and that would presumably be his personal weapon, not something issued by the hawkins pd. most people in hawkins, like hopper and lonnie, would probably favor american manufacturers like smith & wesson, colt, and remington. jason threatens lucas with a colt python.

it's also likely that a lot of citizens in hawkins would have hunting rifles. if you want a specific model to namedrop, one of the most popular rifles of all time is the winchester model 1894 (or model 94), which was produced from 1894 until 2006. they're often used for hunting deer and if someone says "deer rifle" they are probably talking about the model 94 or something very similar.

anyway that's ab it that should be like the basics u need for any fic casually involving guns in hawkins. if you have no personal experience with firearms and ur gonna write about actually loading and firing i'd recommend you watch a lil youtube video of someone loading/firing the type of gun you're thinking about. i will say that loading a handgun magazine can be deceptively difficult if you have small hands at least in my experience because it seems like a lot of them are manufactured with Dude Hands in mind. anyway that's all bye pls nobody unfollow me for having fired guns before <3

[candela-540]

Has Ian Flynn been wanting to tell Sonic Fronteirs' story since 2009?

Sonic fronteirs is out, and after 5 long years personally I believe it to be worth the wait! This has been a massive step in the right direction for the Sonic video games and I can only hope Sega will use this as a foundation to keep building on the quality in future titles.

A lot of credit for fronteirs goes to the head writer Ian Flynn, who has been writing for the sonic comics since 2006.

Being an avid fan of the comic book series in his run in both archie and idw I can fully attest to the quality of his writing for the sonic the hedgehog franchise.

Because of aforementioned familiarity with Ian's work I couldn't help but notice a few parallels between an unresolved plot point that was set up in the archie sonic universe series way back in 2009 and the main story of sonic fronteirs.

For those who don't know, sonic universe was a spin off of the main archie sonic comics and focused on side stories from the same continuity. The story in question is sonic universe issues 9-12 written by Ian Flynn himself. This issue revolves around knuckles, and starts with him and his partners searching through ruins on angel island that supposedly pre date the echidna civilization.

The following is taken from sonic universe 9 and 10:

The rest of the arc focuses on the conflict between knuckles and the main villian, however this plot thread was left hanging implied to be touched upon later. In 2017 Sega announced that they were ending their partnership with archie and the sonic comics were canceled, So they never touched back on these ruins (Note: without real world legal issues interfering with the plot). Unfortunately we will never know if these ruins belonged to the ancients or not in the archie continuity.

Anyways, I personally believe that Ian may have taken this forgotten plotline and used it as the groundwork/ inspiration for sonic fronteirs' story. At the same time I could be completely wrong but it is still neat to see the parallels between the two stories. If you're interested in reading more on the snippets above just search up sonic universe 9-12 , it's a very enjoyable read (though you may need some context on the archieverse to understand it)

Stay safe and have a wonderful day!

[ilovetheideaofu]

The Skarsgård children about growing up with their mother's alcohol abuse

My Skarsgård is the mother of six children after the 32-year marriage to Stellan Skarsgård. During the children's upbringing, she suffered from alcohol abuse, something that her youngest son Valter Skarsgård now shares his views on.

Stellan Skarsgård and My Skarsgård had six children during their marriage, and the majority of them are not hidden gems. Several of the siblings have chosen to follow in their father's footsteps. We often see Alexander, Gustaf, Bill and Valter in feature films, on the big screen, in Swedish series or in Hollywood itself.

Eija and Sam are the two in the crowd who do not engage in acting today.

Valter Skarsgård on how his mother's abuse affected him

Valter Skarsgård, who is now 26, is now a guest on the podcast Nemo meets a friend , and tells about growing up, when a large part revolved around mother My's alcohol abuse. In the podcast, he is asked how her addiction has affected him.

- Incredibly much, my whole personality of course, he says and explains that her addiction lasted during basically his entire upbringing.

My Skarsgård herself has previously told about her alcoholism, which gained momentum after she suffered from cervical cancer in the late 90s, and alleviated her anxiety and fear with vodka.

Since 2006, My has been sober, and since then she has held sobriety courses as an alcohol and drug therapist - a course that Valter took even before he had even started consuming alcohol.

My relationship with alcohol and all that stuff ... I'm really not some kind of absolutist. I can drink sometimes, but I'm vigilant. If I have been on the Way out West type and you have been drunk for two or three days in a row, then I become like 'god, now I can not drink for two months because I am starting to feel that now it's balling out'. I am incredibly attentive and very aware, which is very good.

The support from the siblings

His older brother Gustaf, 41, has also had problems with alcohol. He started drinking at the age of 12, and suffered from substance abuse problems until he was 30. Seeing both his mother and his brother go through what they went through meant that alcohol was not glorified for Valter, quite the opposite.

- I got to see the warning flags quite early. I guess I have a pretty realistic view of alcohol, he says.

Some who really existed as support while growing up are his siblings.

- Dad worked all the time, mother was in the condition she was then. It becomes clear that you grow up without any security and as a child you need it, and then I had my siblings, but my sister is only three years older than me, he explains and adds:

But you have learned from it too. I'm so grateful for the family I have now and how everything is today so I do not know if I would necessarily have wanted to change anything, but it is clear that it has left its mark.