#144 p

[refractionofspace]

[hyunllx]

SKZ's 2023

Here's to a safe and healthy 2024. Stay will be by your side, always

[alfazagato2]

P-Bandai 1/144 HG XM-XX Ghost Gundam

[pigeonsage]

So i’m finally rewatching vrains episode 4 for my screenshot redraws and I realised something, in almost all of Go Onizuka’s duels theres a plot point of him nearing disqualification because he struggled to stand up after loosing some life points, like it happens to him more than anyone else.

Anywayss I have decided that he used to be an actual wrestler, and an injury from a fight gave him issues with walking/balance so he took up duelling instead, that doesn’t mean that it isnt still difficult for him to do the physical part of speed duelling. Explains why hes the only one that had to physically train in order to try out speed duelling too

[bryan360]

Nice moment during May 1st of 2013 that he shared. Wonder how well they get along; especially after first time they’ve met.

(BTW, I got nothing to bring something from May 1st; via “On This Day” post. I tried hard to search throughout my photo app or my blog/page, but they always be next time. Hopefully for tomorrow.)

[revuetraversees]

Pierluigi CAPPELLO, Allez le dire à l'empereur (Mandate a dire all' imperatore), poèmes traduits de l'italien par Giovanni Angelini. Préface de Gian Mario Villalta. Edition bilingue. L'ours de granit, janvier 2024, 144 p., 15€

Une chronique de Marc Wetzel Pierluigi CAPPELLO, Allez le dire à l’empereur (Mandate a dire all’   imperatore), poèmes traduits de l’italien par Giovanni Angelini. Préface de Gian Mario Villalta. Edition bilingue. L’ours de granit, janvier 2024, 144 p., 15€  Le pur lyrisme de Pierluigi Cappello (1967-2017) est certes sans illusions sur lui-même, car – dit le poème éponyme (p.21) – le lyrisme ne…

[adhdheather]

i cant believe i just abandoned dark shadows like that while watching the phoenix arc, i rlly need to start marathoning that show again

[commetombeunarbre]

Fetisjisme van het atomaire.

[maeve-is-annoying-about-books]

House of Leaves, Chapter 9; P. 120-145

So the characters knocked a hole in my book.¹ We'll call this part the Descent, even though it happened after the literal descent down the stairs.

I... think? It's impossible to tell what the hell is going on. The side bars and this insert box are growing into ever-longer lists of nonsense. I feel very sure that people far more patient than I have gone through them and added their significance to their literary critique. I, however, choose to regard them as winding passages in a labyrinth. Useless information trying to drag me away from the goal ahead by promising something this book constantly teases you with. Understanding.

And these side-passages just keep getting worse, too. They're at all angles and intersect what little "normal text" there is left. I feel like I'm looking for Holloway in here. Hell if I know why at this point, maybe it's more accurate to say I'm looking for Jed and Wax. They haven't shot anyone in a paroxysm of panic.²

These parts with Hallway³ feel like an ongoing commentary on machismo. While Will has his eyes on him as the biggest threat in the room, it's actually Wax who kisses Karen in secret. In this same vein, Hallway is the first one to let his fears and insecurities overwhelm him. Turning it into mindless violence against his own... friends? Not friends, I feel like if they were then this wouldn't have happened and that's kind of the point.

I can imagine what this means for him. It seems that things in the house waste away when they're out of sight, out of mind.⁴ You think that there's some Minotaur running around wrecking it, but it might just be the pain of forgetting. Like words wearing away on a page. Of course... there might still be a Minotaur, I don't know for certain, but the thought of being forgotten in the endless cold is the more frightening of the two.

Slight fear of the cold here, it took a lot of work to get to a point I could deal with it normally again. Once again the house has targeted my old fears, digging them up and putting them in front of me in just the most horrific sorts of ways. But the quiet kind. It's just passages and walls and the dark. The liminal horror on display is incredible, in both concept and execution. The insane formatting only further immerses me in being lost as fuck down here.

Do I even want to talk about Johnny's interlude? It certainly adds to the visual noise of the house but I couldn't focus on it at all. Like his words are just another one of those trick paths that's keeping me from going forward. Yet it's also the last "solid ground" for the remainder of this part of the live read. Everything after begins to devolve into random asides and footnotes. there are passages about Magellan and Hudson and photograph manipulation and... It's just a wall of vaguely thematic absurdity. Even Johnny gets in on it with TNT.⁵ Even as the hole int he wall describing how un-house-like the house is fades into darkness. The only thing that it's definitely not lacking.

We'll continue our exploration, or escape, next time. I'm sorry for breaking it down to this degree but I find that I have a lot to say in these intervals.

[aces-and-angels]

title: waiting for a ceasefire by raghad qanou

disclaimer: i do not vet/verify campaigns myself. please do your due diligence and double-check credible sources to see if a campaign is legitimate. (+ let me know if anything i've shared is from a known scam account). everyone listed below has reached out to me in some way + been vetted by one or more of the following (unless stated otherwise): @/nabulsi, @/el-shab-hussein, @/90-ghost, and/or @/ibtisams. follow them for the latest updates on vetted campaigns.

verifications are (and should be) done by qualified individuals. (read el-shab-hussein's post here). then check their 📌 for additional resources.

if you can, please consider donating to any of the gfm's listed 🖤

here are the stats as of 9/20:

key: 0-25% raised= red | 26-75% raised= orange | 76-100% raised= green (linked are the campaigns + verification sources + tumblr accounts of the families)

raghad + family -> not currently accepting donations; watch for any new developments

acct: @rhq274* | @rhq2744 verification source (no. 221) *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

***omar + family: $6,565/$60,000 (amount needed for orange= 15.6K)

***special note: omar's original gfm, which had already raised thousands of dollars, was unexpectedly terminated- forcing him to launch a p/p/l to recuperate his donations (his og campaign was vetted by el-shab-hussein/nabulsi, #127)

acct: @omargazablog verification source

***rania + family: £2,565/£35,000 (amount needed for orange= 9.1K)

***special note: rania's original gfm, which had already raised thousands of dollars, was unexpectedly terminated- forcing her to launch a p/p/l to recuperate her donations (her og campaign was vetted by el-shab-hussein/nabulsi, #154)

acct: @ranibra71 verification source (no. 154)

ayyad family: $39,973/$50,000 (79%)

acct: @aymanayyad82 verification source (no. 144)

noha + family: $18,328 CAD/$70,000 CAD (amount needed for green: 53.2K)

acct: @nohaibrahim* | @abeeribrahim2006 verification source (no. 240) *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

dina + family: $12,645 CAD/$50,000 CAD (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @dina179 verification source

intisar + family: $18,887/$40,000 (amount needed for green: 30.4K)

acct: @bshaeromars-blog verification source (no. 231)

ahmed's family: £10,653/£30,000 (amount needed for green: 22.8K)

acct: @ahmed-ziad verification source

alaa family: €12,205/€100,000 (amount needed for orange: 26K)

acct: @alaakh9* | @alaakh99 verification source | verification source *= account deactivated

khalaf family: €31,040/€55,000 (amount needed for green: 41.8K)

acct: @mahmoudkhalaff* | @supportgaza | @mahmoudkhalafff verification source (no. 151) *= account deactivated

karam + family: €75/€7,000 (amount needed for orange: 1.82K)

acct: @karamrafeek | @karamrafeek2* verification source | note: karam's original gfm has been closed, has opened a new campaign with a smaller goal amount *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

israa + family: $7,167 CAD/$48,000 CAD (amount needed for orange: 12.48K)

acct: @israa-azaiza* | @isra-elazaiza verification source (no. 236) *= account deactivated

saleh family: €8,412/€20,000 (amount needed for green: 15.2K)

acct: @mide404 verification source | also vouched for by @/bilal-salah0 <- verified by el-shab-hussein/nabulsi no. 132)

muhammad + family: €17,420/€82,000 (amount needed for orange: 21.32K)

acct: @mohammed-atallah* verification source *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

munna + family: £14,460/£30,000 (amount needed for green: 22.8K)

acct: @monashamali verification source

al-sharif family: $10,858/$60,000 (amount needed for orange: 15.6K)

acct: @mahmoud-sharif verification source

shehab family: €10,564/€25,000 (amount needed for green: 19K)

acct: @mohammedshehab* | @mohammedshehab111* | @mohammedshehab333* verification source *= account shadowbanned/suppressed/deactivated note: family likely has more accounts than those listed above

amal alanqar + family: €9,350/€50,000 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @amlanqar verification source

ismaeel family: €10,014/€25,000 (amount needed for orange: 19K)

acct: @m0hammed1 verification source <- originally vetted by ibtisams. however actual link to her post is no longer active since her account has been deactivated

khaled + family: $16,554 CAD/$20,000 CAD (82%)

acct: @khaleedgaza* | @rajaagaza verification source *= account deactivated

aseel + family: $29,470/$50,000 (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @aseelooooo* | @aseelooo2* verification source *= account deactivated

doaa + family: kr216,636 SEK/kr300,000 SEK (amount needed for green: 228K)

acct: @doaa-jad* verification source *= account deactivated

yousef + family: €15,767/€23,000 (amount needed for green: 17.48K)

acct: @omarhillis* verification source (no. 206) *= account deactivated

muhammad al-habil + family: €30,149/€50,000 (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @alhabil | @aya2mohammed verification source (no. 166)

asma + family: €6,529/€80,000 (amount needed for orange: 20.8K)

acct: @asmadirsblog verification source

eman + family: $26,585 CAD/$80,000 CAD (amount needed for green: 60.8K)

acct: @emanzaqout* | @emanzaqoutt verification source *= account deactivated

balousha family*

*= family has multiple campaigns to cover needs of different family members; please take a moment to read through each gfm in its entirety campaign 1: €20,674/€52,000 (amount needed for green: 39.52K) acct: @5735765 campaign 2: $3,742/$40,000 (amount needed for orange: 10.4K) acct: @ahedhassan99* campaign 3: $10,920/$60,000 (amount needed for orange: 15.6K) acct: @tamer200333 campaign 4: $3,395/$25,000 (amount needed for orange: 6.5K) acct: @noorbader777* verification source (no. 124) verification source <- apollos-olives has only verified on a situational basis + boosts already vetted gfms- do not ask them to verify/vet new accounts/campaigns *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

hanaa + family: £19,225/£50,000 (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @henomohammed* | @hanaajad123 | @heno-mo* verification source (no. 246) *= account shadowbanned/suppressed/deleted

mahmoud helles + family: €12,199/€50,000 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @mahmoud92hells* verification source (no. 198) *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

asmaa + family: €21,189/€45,000 (amount needed for green: 34.2K)

acct: @asmaayyad | @samayyad15 | @esraayyad14 verification source note: asmaa's sisters have made accounts to help promote their family's campaign; @/esraayyad18* *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

amjad + family: €10,935/€25,000 (amount needed for green: 19K)

acct: @amjad20011 verification source (no. 86)

ahed + family: €7,125/€80,000 (amount needed for orange: 20.8K)

acct: @ahedalshaer | @ahed-posts | @ahed-family* verification source (no. 407) <- the butterflyeffect project; info on org. below cut *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

youssef + family: $8,719/$15,000 (amount needed for green: 11.4K)

acct: @yousefjehad* | @yousefjehad0* | @yousefjehad3 verification source (no. 255) | verification source (no. 132) <- bees and watermelons; info on org. below cut *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

jehad family: $4,830 CAD/$40,000 CAD (amount needed for orange: 10.4K)

acct: @ahmad-syam-blog verification source (no. 171) <- bees and watermelons; info on org. below cut

hazem + family: €58,825/€70,000 (84%)

acct: @hazempalestine verification source <- vouched for by @/bilal-salah0 <- verified by el-shab-hussein/nabulsi no. 132)

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below cut are links to other grassroot organizations that vet/verify gfms:

el-shab-hussein + nabulsi's google sheet

operation olive branch

about us: Operation Olive Branch is a volunteer-powered grassroots collective committed to the collective liberation of ALL peoples. We connect with and amplify families and mutuals and orgs in an effort to support their critical needs, which include but are not limited to their mutual aid requests. This global solidarity initiative is steered by a diverse core council of advocates from occupied Turtle Island which include Palestinian activists, the Jewish grandchild of a holocaust survivor, and everyone else in between.

gazafunds

about us: Gaza Funds is a project that connects people to crowdfunding campaigns for individuals and families from Gaza. We are a global team of (mostly) Arab and Palestinian engineers, students, writers, and academics working to help get exposure and traction to fundraisers created for people in Gaza, Palestine. We are not an organization or a charity. We do not create fundraisers and we do not collect money on behalf of them. Our work on this project is completely voluntary. We created this site as a way to give others quick access to these fundraisers for informational purposes only.

operation poppy flower (now also linked in oob's sheet)

mission statement: Our goal is to fulfill as many fundraising campaign goals as possible through crowdfunding. Please do not underestimate the power of crowdfunding: small amounts of money donated by large amounts of people. Collectively, we can all play a SIGNIFICANT role in securing the safety of our beloved brothers and sisters in Gaza.

operation watermelon

about me: Hello there! I'm the person behind Operation Watermelon. My family hails from Rameh and Nazareth, and like many Palestinians, we're spread out across the globe. Born and raised in the United States by my migrant parents, I've always felt a strong connection to my roots and a need to contribute to the cause back home. Combining my skills in 3D printing, design, and e-commerce seemed like the right way to make a difference. So, here we are. Operation Watermelon is my way of merging my passion with purpose, creating items that not only tell a story but also contribute to a cause close to my heart. It's about doing what we can, with what we have, wherever we are in the world. Thanks for being part of this journey.

project watermelon

instagram based account from google sheet: Project Watermelon has personally vetted each and every donation link on this sheet. We are the creators of the spreadsheet and are the ones who maintain it. We can only provide technical support for GFM and we do not set up GFM pages.

strawberry seeds collective

from google sheet: Each fundraiser listed has been vetted by one of our volunteers and/or another reliable source. 100% of the donations made to these fundraisers go to the family or human(s) that need them. All funds are intended to provide food, medicine, shelter, and/or evacuation funding. Each fundraiser represents hope, life, and peace for the humans they aim to support - so please take a look around, and thank you for making the world a little kinder. ♡

ottawa4palestine

from google sheet: Although our team at Ottawa4Palestine has carefully vetted every link on this sheet, we acknowledge that we are fallible and may occasionally overlook errors. If you notice any discrepancies, please don't hesitate to contact us. Ultimately you are responsible for your financial decisions and the recipients of your donations. While we have assessed and communicated with each family listed here, we cannot be held liable for your choice to contribute to the GoFundMe campaigns below.

camps breakerz crew

mission statement: Camps Breakerz was founded in 2004, with CB Crew supporting the children and youth living in Gaza. Camp Breakerz offers therapeutic dance as a trauma informed practice, teaching children the art of creative expression through movement. In light of the recent and ongoing aggression, CB Crew have decided to mount a community crowdfunding initiative to further serve our people during this time of crisis.

gofund(water)me(lons) | linktree

run by yahya aka thelastturtle on instagram.

flowersfromfalasteen | linktree

instagram-based account; bedaar organization; platform to share stories of people from palestine/help them build their fundraiser campaigns

the butterflyeffect project

about us: The Butterflyeffect Project believes in the power of ordinary people to create meaningful and postive change in the world. Each week we select two campaigns to amplify on our social media accounts, with daily posts sharing the story. We choose neglected campaigns that aren't receiving the attention and support they need. We have also created this list of verified campaigns for people to donate to and spread awareness for. We have a strong vetting process so that you can be certain your money is going to people who truly need it.

bees and watermelons | linktree

mission: we are a collective of people around the globe who came together to spread awareness on the palestinian cause, amplify palestinian voices and reach for help in order to provide support; we believe in collaboration and true collective community

[painregretsandsunday]

Drawing Sunday every day 'till his release!

Day 144 - Horror night

Little halovian siblings watching some scary movies. And well... at least one of them will have nightmares that night :P

I originally planned to draw it for Friday 13 buuuuuut... I didn't

[alfazagato2]

P-Bandai HG 1/144 WMS-03 Maganac Abdul and Rasid Customs

[gunsandspaceships]

Prometheus's Heart

Tony Stark - Prometheus

In most interpretations of the myth of Prometheus, we find a version that the titan chained to a rock had his liver pecked at every day by an eagle or vulture.

For a time it was actually believed that the liver was the seat of life and pleasure in the body. Thus the bird torturing Prometheus flew in every day to take away his very life and the desire for it. But the immortal titan could not die and continued to suffer for centuries or even millennia.

There is one issue with ancient sources - some of them talk not about the liver, but about the heart. One of the earliest works of art depicting Prometheus shows the eagle pecking at his chest, rather than his abdomen, where the liver is located.

Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC – AD 17) in his work "Fabulae" also mentions the heart, not the liver.

Fabulae 31 "The shining eagle which was eating out the heart of Prometheus he [Herakles] killed with his arrows."

Fabulae 144 "Because of this, Mercurius [Hermes], at Jove's [Zeus'] command ... set an eagle to eat out his heart; as much as it devoured in the day, so much grew again at night..."

There is an explanation for this confusion: in ancient times, the liver and heart competed for the title of the most vital organ in the body. Some people believed that the center of life was in the liver, while others believed that it was in the heart. Sometimes one of them would gain a temporary victory. Before Galen (129–216 BC), who insisted that the liver was the most vital organ, Aristotle (384–322 BC) considered the heart to be the center of life in the body. It was already established in their times that the heart "generated the innate heat of the body" (Findlen P. "A History of the Heart").

The myth of Prometheus was not born in the time of Galen though. This was much earlier, when people knew little about the liver, but could hear and feel the heart in their chest. The heartbeat and warmth were present while the person was alive and disappeared when the person died.

"The word “liver,” or “hepar” in Greek, was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry. For example, the phrase “hit in the liver” is comparable to the modern phrase “struck in the heart,” meaning to mortally wound someone". ("Understanding The Liver - A History" Chen).

The beaks of shrapnel that pecked at Prometheus' heart every day:

The Arc Reactor - "The source of heat and life" from "Eternal Atomic Fire" running Prometheus' heart:

[athena-gunpla]

HGFC 1/144 P-Bandai Neo-France Mobile Fighter GF13-009NF "Gundam Rose" 🌹🇫🇷

Been looking forward to building this for like 3 months now! Originally I ordered this in July, but the package got lost in the mail and it took a really long time for the company to send a replacement.

This kit is part of a P-Bandai redesign series by suit designer Yasuhiro Imagawa for G-Gundam's 30th Anniversary. It looks like the series will include remakes of the original No-Grade Shuffle Alliance kits, and hopefully will include a remake of the current HGFC Shining Gundam as well.

The kit is beautifully designed, with excellent colour separation despite having a very small parts count, containing only 7 sprues in total. The only colour correcting stickers are red vents on the arms and knees, well covered with foil stickers that also cover the core booster's windshield and the Gundam's eyes.

Each piece is large yet well detailed, and everything goes together super securely. Just like Bandai's most recent kits, it doesn't use any PC parts, helping it stay stiff and hold more complex poses.

The kit comes with two beam blade effect parts, open and closed fist hands, and an open pointing hand. There's also a neat gimmick with the booster, which can detach from the back and transform into the core booster groundcar.

The main gimmick of this kit is the inclusion of a trans light blue action base 5, as well as four rose-bits, a host of blue effects parts, and attachment stands for the base. This is way more impressive than the usual base included in gunpla kits, and allows you to show off the rose-bits in a variety of dynamic poses.

Overall I was really impressed with this kit. It avoids being overly complex while also feeling super premium and looking great on the shelf. Next up - Gundam Maxter!

[cuties-in-codices]

musical instruments and music theory

illustrations for boethius' 6th c. treatise "de musica", einsiedeln, 10th century

source: Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 358, p. 144, 214, 206, and 213

[revuetraversees]

Michel Ducobu,Seul & Seule, M.E.O. 2024, 144 p., 17 €

Une chronique de Sonia Elvireanu Michel Ducobu, Seul & Seule, M.E.O. 2024, 144 p., 17 € Vieillesse et solitude   Poète, prosateur, dramaturge belge  contemporain dont l’œuvre a remporté beaucoup de prix, Michel Ducobu tente l’expérience du roman avec Seul & Seule, (M.E.O, 2024), après avoir publié des récits. Il y peint d’une manière inédite la vieillesse, la vie d’un solitaire qui regarde…