#A Litigious Town

[istanbulmarket]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[usefullistanbul]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[goldenhornist]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[istanbulobelisk]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[istanbulsurf]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[istanbulhistorical]

A Litigious Town

Constant Lawsuits in Tirnova

Tirnova is known for having many lawsuits. It might be something in the air, or maybe it’s just the way things have always been. But no other town in Bulgaria has as many legal disputes as Tirnova. The courts are always busy. However, it’s not because the people of Tirnova are dishonest or greedy. They take pride in their reputation for lawsuits, and even the street in the town where lawyers work is famous.

The Lawyers of Tirnova

The lawyers in Tirnova have shops, just like stores that sell goods like cigarettes. In the windows, there are stacks of dusty books, but they also make sure there’s space where people can see them working. The lawyers are often sitting at their desks with papers in front of them, a cigarette in their mouth, and a cup of coffee nearby. If they have a client, they’ll sit by the window, where passersby can watch them talk. If not, they sit in front of the window, staring blankly across the street, but always ready in case anyone needs legal help. In Tirnova, if a person isn’t going to court regularly, people think something is wrong with them Ancient Bulgaria Tour.

Pride in the History of Tirnova

The Historic Significance of Tirnova

The people of Tirnova are very proud of their old town. For two hundred years, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Tirnova was the capital of Bulgaria. The kings lived there, and I stumbled over the crumbling walls they built to protect the city from invaders. This is where revolutions were planned, and where kings died in battle. In 1257, during a bloody time when kings and princes were killed, the first National Assembly met there, and Constantine Ticho was chosen as king.

Although Bulgaria’s power weakened over time, and other cities like Sofia became more important, Tirnova never forgot its role as the heart of Bulgaria. It still insists that it is the most important town in Bulgaria and deserves respect.

Tirnova’s Influence in Bulgaria

When Prince Alexander was forced to leave his throne by Russia, the three men who became the Regency came from Tirnova. When Prince Ferdinand was chosen as the new ruler, he didn’t truly become the prince until he had visited Tirnova and been proclaimed there.

The people of Tirnova are proud of their history. A man from Tirnova may seem calm and lazy while sitting at a cafe playing dominoes, but when the conversation turns to their town’s history, a spark of pride lights up his eyes.

[mabelsguidetolife]

york is getting ever closer to finding out who killed laura palmer ANNA GRAHAM

[horsesarecreatures]

I had a weird dream that I went to France, and visited a place with a really unromantic name. It was called “the thirteen villages from the 1300s” or something like that. It was on the coast and I wanted to get to the beach, but all the tourists were forced to go through this weathered looking building from the outside that had ornate dark wood paneling on the inside. The municipality wanted to force all tourists to listen to a historic tour in French, and to make them pay attention all windows were boarded up, blocking the view from the nice beach. It was really annoying. Then somehow during that tour I lost both my shoes, and I went to the American secretary at the front desk to see if she had them. She only had one. Then this annoying so-called lawyer popped out of nowhere with like a 80 page memo, trying to convince me to sue the secretary for theft of the one shoe. I said, “I don’t really think she stole them”, but the litigious pest kept following me around for the rest of the dream and I couldn’t lose her. I never did make it to the beach. 😂

Then I had a second dream that I was at the shore house, but it was in some future post-apocalyptic society. Most of the houses and infrastructure were flooded and destroyed by climate change, so the town was basically just a few decrepit houses on a marsh. There were street gangs and modern pirates everywhere. It was a ghost town, basically, so there were no more municipal services. Down the “street” (it was really a waterway by this point) from me was a dump on the coast. I was happy because I kept finding “treasures” to resell. These included bikes, an expensive boat anchor that unfortunately kept sinking my kayak when I tried to take it home, and a large white wooden birdhouse on a huge pole. The birdhouse was also a stereo or radio or something, as it had music coming out of it. I do not think such a thing would serve birds well in real life. 🤷‍♀️

[tempus-fugit-memento]

John Proctor (60)

August 19th, 1692

“The Magistrates, Ministers, Jewries and all the People in general, being so much inraged and incensed against us by the Delusion of the Devil, which we can term no other by reason we know in our own Consciences, we are all innocent persons..”

Many may know him for being the tragic hero in Arthur Miller’s 1953 play “The Crucible”, however what many do not realize is that the real John Proctor is very different from his stage counterpart. The real John Proctor was not a young Daniel Day Lewis, but rather a 60 year old farmer and tavern owner who got caught up in young girls allowed to go mad.

John Proctor was born on October 9th, 1631 in Suffolk, England to John and Martha (Harper) Proctor. John was their first born, between his birth and 1651 the couple would go on to have 8 more children . In 1635, when John was just 3 years old him and his family immigrated to New England aboard the ship(s) Susan and Ellen. The family settled in Ipswich MA, where John spent his childhood and some of his young adulthood. In 1652, John married a woman named Martha (last name unknown) and the two would go on to have 4 children, however out of those 4 only one would survive to adulthood, his son Benjamin. Martha sadly died in childbirth in 1659. In 1662, John then went on to marry Elizabeth Thorndike and have 7 more children. The family moved from Ipswich to the Western part of Salem Town (today Peabody) in 1666. He owned an impressive amount of land there that included a house on Ipswich Rd. The Proctors obtained a tavern license in 1668 and they opened up a Tavern out of the home. Elizabeth sadly passed away in 1672 and not long after John would remarry to Elizabeth Bassett in 1674. They would go on to have 7 children, one of whom dying young. Elizabeth was from Lynn, MA with a less than ideal past. Her Grandmother, a Quaker Midwife named Goody Burt, was suspected of witchcraft previously, something that may have played a role in what was to come in 1692.

John and his sons would spend hours tending to their large and extensive property while the women tended to the house and tavern with the help of their 20 year old servant, Mary Warren. John was known for being a good businessman who could comfortably work with anyone, regardless of who they were, earning the respect of many who knew him. That does not mean that there were not some problems. One of those problems came from neighbor Giles Corey, who lived to the West of the Proctors. The relationship was litigious, even suing each other on more than one occasion. One time John accused Giles of setting fire to his house, later turning out that one of John’s sons was careless with a lantern. Giles also accused John of seeking liquor to Natives from the tavern, which was illegal at the time. Despite the feud, the two were known to have shared a drink together from time to time. Some speculate the source of the tension between the two was the land which John owned being so close to Giles property. Giles was not the first person, however, to bring up issues with the Proctor’s Tavern. In 1678 the family was charged for allegedly accepting items in pawn for drink, however it is unclear how much truth this holds. Another problem goes closer to home. According to son, Benjamin, John would come home at an “unreasonable time with a wooden bottle of rum and drank to drunkenness”. Mary Warren would speak of arguments between John and Elizabeth that happened with some frequency.

When the trials of 1692 began, John was skeptical and did not shy away from letting people know about his skepticisms. It should come as no surprise that he was furious when Mary Warren’s fits began. It was said that he “kept her busy at the spinning wheel and threatened to thresh her if she tried that again..” all under his watchful eye, which seemingly did the trick until John was called away from home, and the fits began again.

On March 25th, 1692, John encountered Samuel Sibley at Walter Philip’s Tavern while on his way to Salem Village. The two had a conversation about how things in the town were and Samuel informed John of how bad the night before was, including his maid’s afflictions. Mary had stayed overnight after court, and that was where John was going. Samuel was not expecting John’s response, which was that he was going to “fetch his jade home and thresh the Devil out of her” and that he would have rather “given up fourth pence than to let her go in the first place..” John warned that if the girls were allowed to continue, “we should all be devils and witches quickly. They should rather be had to the whipping post.” “Hang them!” He said in exasperation, “Hang them!”. His words would later come back to haunt him.

While whatever he did to Mary once home “Cured” her of her afflictions, leading her to tack a note on the meetinghouse door giving thanks, it led to her also being suspected of witchcraft. On April 11th, 1692, while his wife Elizabeth was on trial having been accused and arrested, John found himself amongst the accused. While in attendance, the accused began to list all of the things his wife had afflicted them with, obviously angering him. He was heard muttering that if “John Indian were in his custody, he would soon beat the Devil out of him”. Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam Jr, writhing and twitching, blamed John and called him a wizard, soon all except for Elizabeth Hubbard were in fits. By that time, John was taken into custody. Several afflicted claimed that John’s specter tormented them, and claimed so up until his death.

While in jail, John witnessed and brought to light one of the more disturbing things officials did to the innocent. Martha Carrier’s two sons, 18 year old Richard and 16 year old Andrew, were accused and brought to Salem Village. After adamantly denying the accusations, both brothers were taken from the meetinghouse and brought to a different chamber where they were tied “neck and heels till the blood was ready to come out of their noses”, this happened until they would confess. This is the same torture John’s son, William, who also found himself accused would experience. He recounted this all in a letter which was sent to the Boston Magistrates, begging them for their help.

On August 2nd, 1692, John would sign a new will while in Salem Jail, omitting his wife. It is speculated that their trials occurred that day and due to the fact that they were both convicted, he believed that neither would survive or maybe their marriage was as unhappy as the rumors said. The only real surviving testimony against John is from the afflicted, including Mary Warren. It was at this tie that two petitions surfaced, one with nineteen signatures from Salem and another with thirty-two signatures from Ipswich, all vouching for John and Elizabeth. Sadly, this would be no use. John and Elizabeth were both found guilty and sentenced to hang, however, Elizabeth was found out she was pregnant, something which saved her life. Expectant Women could not be executed, so she was granted a delay until she gave birth, should she survive the ordeal of childbirth, but by that point the trials had ended. John would not be so lucky.

The night of August 18th, 1692, John made one final plea, saying he was “not fit to die”, but this would also prove unsuccessful. The next day on August 19th, John Proctor, George Burroughs, George Jacobs, Martha Carrier and John Willard were taken out of the jail and carted up to Gallows Hill, where one by one they maintained their innocence and forgave their accusers and begged that no more innocent blood be shed. One by one, they each hung. Thomas Brattle wrote that “In the opinion of many unprejudiced, considerate and considerable spectators, some of the condemned went out of this world not only with as great protestations, but also with as good shews of innocence, as men could do.” He then signals out John Proctor and John Willard with special praise for “their whole management of themselves” before their deaths. The bodies were cut down from the tree and put in a shallow grave, where family members would allegedly retrieve the bodies under the cover of night and bury them privately. Nobody knows where John’s body is, however it is likely that he is buried in “Proctor’s Tomb”, located opposite 310 Lowell Street at the Lowell Street on-ramp to 128.

Elizabeth survived the trials, giving birth to a son whom she named after his father and the two were released from prison. The family was given £150 in restitution for not only John’s imprisonment but for Elizabeth’s as well in 1711 by the General Court of Massachusetts.

John’s legacy lived on through his children, his son Thorndike rebuilt the family home in the exact spot, in the exact way as the original which is still standing today, though closed to the public as of December 2024. Gallows Hill was later renamed Proctor’s Ledge and a simple memorial was built at the site.

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Express: The 'rebranded' Sussexes with their 'relaunched' website are more narcissistic than ever by u/Von_und_zu_

Express: The 'rebranded' Sussexes with their 'relaunched' website are more narcissistic than ever The 'rebranded' Sussexes with their 'relaunched' website are more narcissistic than ever. Harry and Meghan brazenly exploit their ties to the British Royal Family at every opportunity or ignore whenever it suits them, writes Christopher Smithers.This was a delicious piece and very well reasoned, in my opinion.The dynamic duo from Montecito appear to feel that it is somehow their God-given right to live in the lap of luxury, all the while dispensing wise words from their lofty perches - based on their vast experience of... what exactly? \***The book, if you believe you can call it that, is billed as unflinchingly “honest”. Oh really? Well, you’d have fooled me because much of the “unflinching honesty” has been debunked as decidedly dodgy in substance, up to being an outright load of porkies.Many commentators, including this one, sincerely believe Haz to be so enraged to the point of losing his grip on reality much of the time. He seems to be subject to the whims of his wife every time she clicks her fingers too.His maniacal litigious pursuit of the tabloid press perhaps shows his obsessive sense of victimhood more clearly than his other self-centred traits.Playing the victim, seeking sympathy as a driving force for ultimate empowerment seems to be something that he has in common with his wife as well. The result of all this might seem to expose a tendency toward stratospheric narcissism on the part of both, wouldn’t you say?\***None of their perceived great achievements were accomplished solely on their own merit, were they? There is a common denominator that links everything they do or say.The direct ties to the British Royal Family, a fact that they seem to brazenly exploit at every opportunity or ignore whenever it suits them. But without it then who are they? Well, in my opinion, they’re just like a pair of empty barrels making an awful lot of noise.\***The Haz and Megs show hit the town to promote the Invictus Games, which they now want to commercialize apparently. Someone who makes “TV deals” to tap a source of revenue has been retained too. Might not a wholly vulgar description of these events then become appropriate? Philanthropy for profit seems to resonate rather well, but you can make up your own mind.Even a cursory glance reveals that their website is emblazoned with the prominent display of the Sussex Coat of Arms, coupled with extensive use of their titles throughout. Is this trading on their royal status for commercial gain? Is this in violation of their agreement and promise to the late Queen? Well, you be the judge.What planet are these two living on if they honestly believe Harry’s family will take them seriously, much less welcome them back into the fold with open arms, all sins forgiven?It beggars belief that anyone could fall for this!https://ift.tt/MWN934k post link: https://ift.tt/ERWchlQ author: Von_und_zu_ submitted: February 19, 2024 at 08:18PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

[twelvelms]

I haven't ever really talked about The Wizard Books and the author that wrote them on here. I grew up loving those books and it is a devastating thing to navigate as a grown up trans guy. It's partly because I live in the UK and said author is particularly litigious, and I'm a trans person with a precarious income whose job is to make shows for the internet, and I want to avoid attracting the author's attention if I can.

Though I loved those books, I've always been pretty critical of their central thesis. Part of what was interesting about the earlier books to me were the flaws in wizarding society, the moments where ministry propaganda seems to bleed through into conversations between children. How horrifying and fascinating a thing, I thought! I wonder where this is going.

By the later books in the series it was clear that these flaws weren't a part of the central message of the book in the way I thought they were, and I found that really disappointing, and then. Well. We all know what happened next!

When I was younger, I loved wolfstar. I had my house scarf and tie and I read and reread the books so much my copies began to disintegrate. When I missed a delivery of Order of the Phoenix, I rode my bike 3 miles into the town over where the postoffice returns place was, even though I never cycled on roads because I'm functionally blind in one eye and have no depth perception so I can't tell how far away the cars are. These books were a huge inspiration to me as a child; they're part of the reason I've been a writer since I could reliably hold a pen, and they're one of the reasons I was inspired to make Twelvelms.

If you go back far enough on the Spirit Box Radio tumblr, you'll probably still find posts I made prior to the start of the show about some of the characters in those books, talking about some aspects of them I found interesting that I felt were overlooked.

If you're looking at my list of influences for this show and thinking that these books are a glaring omission from them; yeah. I've deliberately not put them into any of the copy, even where I'm talking about the kind of works which inspired me to make this one because I don't want to bring a painful conversation into focus, and because I don't want to accidentally say something that might catch the attention of the author of those works, and because those works are EXTREMELY popular and if I compare anything I do to them, even to cite them as inspiration, there's a risk I'd look incredibly cocky.

In the world of Twelvelms, the system is broken. Propaganda bleeds into conversation. The characters have grown up with strange beliefs baked into everything they think is true about the world and how they interact with it, and many of those beliefs are harmful. Twelvelms University is a magical and exciting place with hidden rooms and Roman baths in the basement and hallways that whisper to you in the depths of the night. But it's also an institution that fundamentally fails the scholars inside of it.

The people in charge in this world are wrong. The fact the main characters end up in the positions that they do is a bad thing. They should never have been asked to make the choices they are forced to make in this show, but they are. The system is against them, and they didn't notice until they started to ask why things are the way they are.

Why is mage society so completely isolated? Why are half-mage children asked to leave their homes at 13 if they show a talent for magic? Why are Happeners - mages who are born into unmage families - forced to abandon their old lives, set up somewhere new, often in proximity to the most powerful mages in the Alliance? Why is it that when things went wrong in the past, there's suddenly a lack of certainty and information about how it happened and who was responsible?

These questions are at the heart of the story of the show and the world that it is set in.

[mynewrock]

The Canonization

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love,         Or chide my palsy, or my gout, My five gray hairs, or ruined fortune flout,         With wealth your state, your mind with arts improve,                Take you a course, get you a place,                Observe his honor, or his grace, Or the king's real, or his stampèd face         Contemplate; what you will, approve,         So you will let me love. Alas, alas, who's injured by my love?         What merchant's ships have my sighs drowned? Who says my tears have overflowed his ground?         When did my colds a forward spring remove?                When did the heats which my veins fill                Add one more to the plaguy bill? Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still         Litigious men, which quarrels move,         Though she and I do love. Call us what you will, we are made such by love;         Call her one, me another fly, We're tapers too, and at our own cost die,         And we in us find the eagle and the dove.                The phœnix riddle hath more wit                By us; we two being one, are it. So, to one neutral thing both sexes fit.         We die and rise the same, and prove         Mysterious by this love. We can die by it, if not live by love,         And if unfit for tombs and hearse Our legend be, it will be fit for verse;         And if no piece of chronicle we prove,                We'll build in sonnets pretty rooms;                As well a well-wrought urn becomes The greatest ashes, as half-acre tombs,         And by these hymns, all shall approve         Us canonized for Love. And thus invoke us: "You, whom reverend love         Made one another's hermitage; You, to whom love was peace, that now is rage;         Who did the whole world's soul contract, and drove                Into the glasses of your eyes                (So made such mirrors, and such spies, That they did all to you epitomize)         Countries, towns, courts: beg from above         A pattern of your love!"

by John Donne

[blonde0chaos]

A stupid thought I had the other day. I want walkable cities so bad it's scary. I want sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, and fully integrated pedestrian/car/bike traffic signals like I saw in Rotterdam. HOWEVER! I also acknowledged that property owners don't want side walks and sort of agree with that.

For example, I bought a piece of land in a golf subdivision at a tax deed auction in January. Part of why I bought in that area was how impressed I was with the bike lanes around town and how pedestrian friendly it seemed. When I was talking to the lady at the county she commented how nice it was that my parcel didn't have a side walk in front of it. The reason being, even though I own the land, the sidewalk falls on an easement so it's open to public use. Which means I couldn't prevent people from entering and crossing my property BUT I'm also liable for any injuries that occur on my property. This wouldn't be a big issue if AMERICANS WEREN'T THE MOST LITIGIOUS PEOPLE ON EARTH. There have been legal cases of people suing home/buisness owners for injuries sustained on side walks. Hell there was a guy who sued a home owner for hurting himself in their yard after he jumped their fence while running from the police. Even if these cases get thrown out by a judge, it's time, stress, and money spent by the property owner. Which discourages people from wanting sidewalks.

This video points out that not only is our road system HIGHLY flawed so is our legal system. In America there HAS to be someone to blame. I think a part of the problem is we're not incentiving property owners to help maintain public walkways. If we offered property owners legal protections similar to "good samaritan" laws for CPR certified folks, it would open people up to the idea of sidewalks more.

Unfortunately, we'll have to lean on private property owners to host sidewalks at the end of the day. Cities/counties/municipalities aren't keen on directly owning the land sidewalks sit on because every parcel of land has to pay property taxes at the end of the year. The city/county/etc is more open to footing a one time payment for the sidewalk its self (looks good on a ballot after all) but they're less keen on paying for the sidewalk AND paying the property taxes on it.

None of this is a "be all end all" fix to our deeply flawed road ways. It's just some proverbial fat to chew on.

the things that are reported matters. the language used matters. what is left out of the story matters.

[furelisie]

The Canonization

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love,

Or chide my palsy, or my gout,

My five gray hairs, or ruined fortune flout,

With wealth your state, your mind with arts improve,

Take you a course, get you a place,

Observe his honor, or his grace,

Or the king's real, or his stampèd face

Contemplate; what you will, approve,

So you will let me love.

Alas, alas, who's injured by my love?

What merchant's ships have my sighs drowned?

Who says my tears have overflowed his ground?

When did my colds a forward spring remove?

When did the heats which my veins fill

Add one more to the plaguy bill?

Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still

Litigious men, which quarrels move,

Though she and I do love.

Call us what you will, we are made such by love;

Call her one, me another fly,

We're tapers too, and at our own cost die,

And we in us find the eagle and the dove.

The phœnix riddle hath more wit

By us; we two being one, are it.

So, to one neutral thing both sexes fit.

We die and rise the same, and prove

Mysterious by this love.

We can die by it, if not live by love,

And if unfit for tombs and hearse

Our legend be, it will be fit for verse;

And if no piece of chronicle we prove,

We'll build in sonnets pretty rooms;

As well a well-wrought urn becomes

The greatest ashes, as half-acre tombs,

And by these hymns, all shall approve

Us canonized for Love.

And thus invoke us: "You, whom reverend love

Made one another's hermitage;

You, to whom love was peace, that now is rage;

Who did the whole world's soul contract, and drove

Into the glasses of your eyes

(So made such mirrors, and such spies,

That they did all to you epitomize)

Countries, towns, courts: beg from above

A pattern of your love!"

[salvadorcavendish]

Full Name: Salvador Cortes Cavendish.

Nicknames: Sal.

Pronouns and Gender: He/him, cis man.

Birthday: September 4th, 1990.

Birth place: Aurora Bay.

How long have they been in town?: On and off for most of his life / has always been based in California, just not necessarily always Aurora Bay.

Sexuality: Bisexual.

Housing: Crystal Cove Condominiums.

Occupation: Owner of Lost Spirits.

Family: Aurelia Cavendish (sister), Atticus Cortes (maternal cousin), Gus Wells-Cavendish (son).

tws for biography: violence, law enforcement, arrest, injury, blood.  

BIOGRAPHY.

first born and only son of carmen cortes and currently unknown bio father.

while salvador’s mother’s saw his conception and impending birth as an overwhelming potential mistake, her employers at the time she saw it as an opportunity.

with all the means and money in the world, luca and eloise cavendish's life was only lacking in one department, their yet to be grown family. attempts to conceive had been a fruitless struggle and they solved it the way they did best -- by seizing an opportunity and throwing money at it.

carmen didn't need much convincing to agree to the adoption, innately aware that they could give her child the kind of life that would never be accessible to her and so without her family's blessing or backing, she agreed.

five months later salvador cortes cavendish was born, named by his birth mother before being handed off to his adoptive mother.

five years later in what seemed like a small miracle in itself, his sister aurelia came along naturally and rounded out the family.

despite being handpicked by the cavendish's before even being born, being raised by them was no easy feat for sal, unattainable expectations were the foundation of his life and meeting targets was seen as the only plausible outcome.

the only reprieve he got from his parent’s often suffocating ideals was when he was with his sister. from the day she was born, the only goal he placed on himself was to be someone that she could look up to and rely on. 

despite how much control his parents tried to exercise over his temperament, no amount of long talks about manners and instruction could stifle the anger that resided deep in him. he was never good at regulating it, but he could keep himself in check for the most part, even if that did mean he got comfortable lying about where cuts and bruises on his knuckles came from and why friendships for him seemed to come to a sharp and drastic end. 

always excelled in academics, especially in physics, mathematics and anything in the realm of engineering.

wanted to be an astronaut when he was a child, but after one too many times of his father tutting and telling him he had his head in the clouds like it was an insult, he settled on aiming to be an aerospace engineer. 

was a little bit of a wayward teen and liked to push the limits of both his parents patience and his own luck, which resulted in him nearly being arrested at 18 which he narrowly avoided by a generous check and a litigious. that was a wake up call for him and he decided to focus his all on the future he had been working towards. 

took it incredibly hard when his mother passed suddenly in a car crash when he was 19 years old and tried to throw himself into his studies to avoid dealing with it.

graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from massachusetts institute of technology before he went on and did a masters for two years after that. 

at 26, after a slew of internships and short term employment opportunities in industry, he finally got his dream job and uprooted his life to california to work as an aerospace engineer at nasa’s neil a. armstrong flight research center in edwards. 

he was back and forth to aurora bay as much as he could be to check in on his sister, never missing a holiday or a family event, but by thirty he was certain his life was no longer there. 

fate would have other ideas when that same year he found out he was going to be a father with his long-time friend louie. after some initial apprehension and uncertainty in himself about whether or not he could be a father, sal was on board and their song august orion wells-cavendish (gus) was born in 2021.

with his career on a steady incline, sal had eyes on how he could move up internally, but that all came crashing to an end with more damage than any test flight gone wrong he had over seen at the end of october 2022. 

during a routine ground test for an aircraft, a comment from a co-worker he had never gotten along with had him seeing red. the reports of the incidence afterwards read that it was unprovoked and vicious, resulting in broken bones and blood on the cement but even when he had been dragged off of him by three members of site security, sal hadn’t been able to see it as anything more than an inevitability. 

his dismissal was immediate and absolute and he knew there was no salvaging his career with nasa. with nothing else holding him in place and the possibility of a criminal charge that would further impede his employability, sal knew it was time to come home. 

he’s been back in aurora bay full time ever since. 

PERSONALITY.

+ quick-witted, intelligent, precise. 

- violent, hot-headed, inconsiderate. 

FUN ADJACENT FACTS.

father to a three year old called gus, possibly the only thing in his life he doesn’t feel like he’s actively failing at. 

became the owner of lost spirits as an act of sincere defiance to his father for years of ongoing pressure for salvador to step up and take over the family business that he's always felt was more lia's birthright than his.

was never charged for the october 2022 assault and is certain his father had something to do with it though he refuses to say either way.

used to go to egypt every summer with his mother until he was 21. 

his favorite beer is stella and no, he doesn’t mean artois, he hates that one. 

has told people he’s an astronaut before to get laid / avoid having to get into explaining what it is he actually does (did).

fond of alcohol but is more hesitant with drugs, knows from experience they don’t mix well with his personality. 

CURRENT CONNECTIONS.

older brother of @cavenshh

baby daddy of @louiewells

father of @delilahcarreno + @buddywellls' nephew

​older cousin / big brother vibe to @atticuscortes

childhood / current friend of @connievanderbilt

former almost brother-in-law of @presleyfarrow

close friend of @eddieferguson

aerospace engineering dweebs with @nellie-eddowes

SPECIFIC WANTED CONNECTIONS.

childhood friends: self explanatory, the folks he goes way way back with. can go any way dynamic wise. 

california based muses not restricted to AB: folks he would have known over the last near decade he was living/working elsewhere in state. can be friends/co-workers/exes whatever the heart desiresss.

customers: come buy some booze so he pretend he's not in a deep flop era. will he be pleasant about it? streets are saying no KJSHGSHJ 

more to be added! 

GENERIC WANTED CONNECTIONS.

connections wise he’s pretty much an open book right now, but some baseline ideas that can be springboarded off are:

friendly.

a best friend(s) / ride or dies / close friends / childhood friends / friends / drunk friends / new friends / people he knew from massachusetts when he studied there / people he knew from california when he worked there. 

romantic

flirtationship / friends with benefits / one time hook ups / tinder matches / unrequited crush (can be either way) / exes from high school / exes from his twenties / exes on good terms. 

antagonistic.

enemies / former (best) friends / exes on bad terms / frenemies / rivals / negative influence / people he’s fought with (can be several, for a variety of reasons from serious to downright stupid). 

[stealmyheartaway]

i worked for a little school district in a no-name unrecognizable rural town that disney brought legal threats against for the choir singing songs without permission, and i have a friend whose school had legal contact from nintendo because a clip of the band playing nintendo music without permission got a few thousand views on youtube... and these are just my personal anecdotes as a relative nobody >_>'

both companies have a pretty well documented history of coming out of nowhere, swinging ridiculously hard at potential violators of their intellectual property rights. disney fans are notorious snitches: the same form where artists can request permission to use disney IP in projects has an option for non-artists to report use of disney IP without permission

i'm not saying anyone should respect IP holder rights and trademark law, they're majorly stifling of human creativity and wouldn't exist in a world where capitalism wasn't so dominant, but it's incorrect and, worse, pretty irresponsible to say 'hey go put your fan works up for sale without much forethought it'll be fine' when you have no idea whether it will be or not. anyone who wants to make money from a fan work should be seriously invested in learning about how they can do so in a manner that won't get people in suits at their house with a cease and desist and/or gag order

also, just in recent memory, i can point to tumblr user pukicho who had to pull from sale and redesign that one little doodle shirt because someone decided it was too recognizable as pikachu and thus too much of a legal risk to let sell

there's a whole trend on twitter of replying 'i want this on a shirt' to disney content in order to get bots that generate shirts from twitter images to make shirts featuring disney IP because disney is notoriously litigious about that sort of thing. i don't want to be mean i'm not trying to kick your shit in i promise but why would you double down. was your internet experience up until now truly so different from mine and all of my friends' that you had no idea how big a deal this could be. is this bait or trolling or just mistaken what's up [rhetorical question]

Guys I don't think Disney would have cared if you drew Mickey as an anime girl with big boobs or his saying I did 9/11 before this year. The main difference is you can now slap pictures of him on anything and put him on mass production and sell it. Companies never give a shit about fanart. If you're going to waste your time smugly drawing a character you don't like at least put it on redbubble