#7 May

[aster-blogging-dracula]

For those wondering what excatly our friendly, completely normal, human Count was reading today:

(Hint: Mina´s favorite book)

[dateinthelife]

7 May 1965

On this date, comically large props are used to create the illusion that Paul McCartney's character in Help!, also called Paul, is very small.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Relatives and friends of Americans who died on the battlefields of Europe weep as the SS Lawrence Victory, carrying the bodies of 4,184 war dead back to their homeland for reburial, moors at the Brooklyn Army Base, May 7, 1948.

Photo: John Lent for the AP

[dracula-dictionary]

Dracula Dictionary, May 7th

Hampton Court: a palace in London, built by Henry VIII in 1514

toilet glass: a mirror for a dressing table

London Directory: a list of people in businesses in London with the streets where they can be found

Red and Blue books: financial records for the United Kingdom

Whitaker's Almanac: a reference book about many topics like education, government departments, health and social issues, and the environment

Army and Navy Lists: lists of people who serve in the army or navy, including their names, ranks, and ships they serve on

Law List: a list of names and addresses of people who practice law, also includes information that's useful to lawyers

boyar: a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility

"without his doors": outside

"I dare be sworn": I would bet

remissness: showing neglect or inattention

Bradshaw's Guide: a series of railway timetables and travel guide books

patronymic: a surname that comes from the given name of the father (here Dracula just means Jonathan's last name)

Quatre Face: French phrase that means "four-sided"

kodak: a pocket camera

gaiety: entertainments or amusements

voluptuousness: the quality of sounding or looking extremely beautiful

gay: happy

battlement: a low wall on top of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through

casement: a window that is attached by hinges at the side

malignant: evil in nature or effect, malevolent

saturnine: gloomy

preternatural: beyond what is normal or natural

[greendayauthority]

[nerosunero]

7 May 2024, Dublin. TCD Students stand with Palestine

[lostamber]

May 7th.

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 7 May:

1689 – James II arrives from exile in France and addresses the Irish Parliament. Thanking them for support, applauding their courage and vowing to “venture my life…in defence of your liberties”. Thus begins the events leading up to the Battle of the Boyne. 1689 – James II’s predominantly Catholic Irish parliament which is in session from this date until 18 July, implements various measures…

[wiiildflowerrr]

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7 May 2018

[aster-blogging-dracula]

If anyone is interested in knowing about where bram stoker got his information abrout transylvania seen on these past week from, pages 200 to 233 of this edition of bram stoker's notes show an annotated version of what we know he gathered (including the sources he checked) (there's also a few handwritten annotations on these pages about (mostly unused) ideas bram had for the plot (although the first section of the book ellaborates on this much further)

These 33 pages cointain a few spoilers on the editor's annotations below each each transcription (and the rest of the book is obvously full of spoilers for the entire plot), so new redears beware

(examples:)

[malenjoyer]

WE'RE SO BACK

[newyorkthegoldenage]

On May 7, 1945, the word went around: Germany had surrendered. The war was over! New Yorkers lost no time in celebrating, although V-E Day wasn't until May 8.

Photo: Weegee via the Jewish Museum

[anonpolls]

Thanks for the question, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[greendayauthority]

Green Day on this day: 7 May

[nerosunero]

7 May 2023, Dublin. Sunday

[oediex]

I'm on the train to the seaside. The Belgian coast is but a lousy 65 kilometres and doesn't look like much, but I always love being close to the endless waves of the North Sea.

It's where my youngest sister settled, and there happens to be a straight connection from my town to hers. Less than two and a half hours of empty space. A gift that makes me grateful teleportation is a thing of the imagination only.

The journey would take a little shorter if I transferred twice, but it would take away the uninterruptedness of this stretch of time that I covet. It might be better for my back, though, if I did, occasionally, have to remove my bottom from my seat. Food for thought.

When I walk from the station to my sister's place, there are birds flying silhouetted against the steel blue sky, and daisies, arguably the most modest of flowers, scattered among the green grass.

Spring is here. The sea is calling.