#Black Friday 2016 Deals

[darknight3904]

A preview to part two of the Gojo x Zenin!reader I wrote.

Warnings: None

September 2016 (Gojo: 26 You:25)

"Shut up Megumi!"

Tsumiki's room door slamming is loud enough to rattle the entire house.

"Not again..." Gojo groans from his spot on the couch.

Today was his first day off in months, he wished you were here and snuggled into the couch with him but instead, you were off on some mission with Nanami and that kid he was training, Ino was it?

Gojo wished you were here so you could deal with whatever the Fushiguro siblings were fighting about now. You had always been better at diffusing the situation that he was. After all, he'd often end up instigating more problems since Megumi was so funny-looking when he got mad.

"What's going on now?" Gojo asked the dark-haired boy

"Nothing. I just told her that her hair was weird looking today. Where is-"

"She's out on a mission with Nanamin. I'll be handing dinner tonight so go start your homework and apologize. " Gojo said

"You sure you can handle that without burning the place down?" Megumi asked

"Of course I can! I'm the strongest sorcerer alive...I can handle a little dinner."

"Goodnight, Zenin-san!" Ino called out the window as the car drove away

He really was a lovely boy, strong too. Nanami had trained him well. The walk up the sidewalk to your shared home with Gojo and the kids was your last sliver of peace though as you could already hear yelling.

What horrors awaited you on the other side of this door?

"Megumi, would it kill you to help out?"

"Yeah probably. That pot is gonna overflow."

Your feet quickly carry you to the kitchen where Satoru is standing amongst...well you're not really sure what he's trying to cook.

"What's going on?" You ask

"You're home!" Gojo called excitedly, "How's Nanamin?"

"He's great. What's all this?" You ask gesturing to a pan that's been burned so bad its normally white bottom is black with charred food.

"He's trying to make dinner. He's been trying for almost two hours." Megumi says

"Satoru you're 26, can't you cook anything?" You ask as you pull your hair up, ready to take the spoon away from him

"I can cook. " He defends

"Frozen chicken nuggets don't count." You laugh

"Hey!"

Gojo watches as you toss what he was working on, to be frank, he's not sure what he was trying to make at this point. It had started as pork katsu and then evolved into a disaster.

"What's wrong now?" You ask as you rummage through the fridge.

"I wanted to have a nice meal ready for when we got back from your mission. Like you do for me." Gojo says

You can hear the pout in your boyfriend's words.

"It's alright, Satoru. It's the thought that counts." You assure him

"Next time you go away, I'm going to make the best dinner ever." He declares, resting his chin on your shoulder as you fill a pot up with water.

"Well, Nanami and I have orders for Friday...so I'd get learning, Satoru." You smile.

"Perfect. Friday night, my dinner will be even better than yours. I'm going to go pick out a recipe on my laptop." He declares marching off to who knows where.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Of course, Megumi." You say, the boy rarely asked questions, so you were always excited to answer them when he did.

"Can you get someone else to cover your mission on Friday? I think if you leave him alone with the kitchen again he might blow us all up."

The rest of this is out now. Check it out here

My Masterlist

[gerardpilled]

My mcr shirt collection 😝

I don't mean this as a form of flexing/bragging, really I just like cataloging stuff. Also, it might give people some ideas of what to hunt for? I’ll explain where I got everything as best as I can/remember!

Frank solo shirts:

• cross anchor shirt - bought at a 2014 show.

• Friday the 13th parody “I hope I die before they save my soul” shirt - bought at a show in either 2015 or 2016

Gerard solo:

G “warm and fuzzy” - bought online in 2015 maybe? I cropped it but sadly it's a little short now.

G “Gerard Way” white shirt - I think this was apart of a package deal when you bought the CD? Bought online in 2014!!

Hesitant Alien crewneck - Bought online in 2014!! I love this one, it's so soft I wear it to sleep often.

My Chem:

“Newark, NJ” Castle shirt - Bought on depop probably around 2016. This particular one I think was sold as a 10 year anniversary version of the original design back in 2011. there’s a Roman numeral X on the back to mark 10 years.

“Ride it like you stole it” hearse shirt - bought at a hot topic outlet store in upstate New York in 2014! One of my faves

"Wanted" Killjoys shirt - Bought either on ebay or depop back in probably 2017ish!! another one I cropped. I only started to wear this more recently, but I love the design.

“Take it like a man” electric chair re-release shirt. From the 2022 online re-release.

projekt revolution shirt with your dates on the back - newest find! Bought in a record store in New Jersey just last month.

Skeleton mask shirt - found at a local flea market! I think it was originally sold during the black parade era and was actually a series of misprinted shirts.

"Gerald" Bathroom shirt - Gerard's Mystery shirt from the 2022 tour. Bought at the 2nd Toronto date!

Milky Way shirt - Mikey's Mystery shirt from the 2022 tour. Bought at the same date!

+ Bonus

Gerard's 2010 Comic Con Hawaiian shirt - Yes I'm counting this!!! Although not exactly his shirt, it's the same fabric pattern. Bought on a vintage store website back in 2016. I wear this all the time lmfao

[sadgirlautumn]

Hi Autumn! I’m going Black Friday shopping for the first time ever (refused to for years cause I worked retail) cause I’m trying to find a pretty top and jewelry to wear to a big event that’s tomorrow night. Which made me wonder, if you could have any kind of jewelry in the world, what kind would you love to wear? Hope this message helps cheer you up!

My sister is 9 years older than me so she used to go Black Friday shopping with her friends (little did I know she was helping my parents acquire gifts for me lol) and I would get so jealous! The first time I went Black Friday shopping I think I was 11 or 12 and I was so disappointed that it wasn’t like super sales in tv shows/movies where people are running around fighting each other for stuff. 💀 We also went wayyyy over board for Christmas that year I remember our back room’s floor was halfway piled up with Christmas stuff and I used to sneak in to admire my things because I couldn’t actually have them yet lol.

ANYWAY! Clearly this event kind of forced you into Black Friday shopping but I hope you find something really nice and get a good deal! I always love the idea of clothes shopping (because I really do love fashion) but I’m so picky that I struggle to find anything I actually like let alone love. I wish I was more of a jewelry person because i actually do have a nice opal ring and sapphire necklace with a matching bracelet because my dad loves jewelry shopping but I always worry I might damage them (especially the ring since opals are very sensitive to temperature changes). One of my favorite pieces of jewelry I’ve seen is actually from Taylor’s 2016 Grammy look. I was really obsessed with it from the moment I saw it!

I really like anything with pretty colors and designs (which is probably why opals are my favorite stone!)

[tilbageidanmark]

MOVIES I WATCHED THIS WEEK #203:

6 IRANIAN FILMS (4 MORE BY JAFAR PANAHI):

🍿 "You're not a kid any more. You're nine years old!.."

I've seen about 30+ Iranian movies in the past few years, and many (by Panahi, Kiarostami, Farhadi, Forugh Farrokhzad, Mehrjui, Makhmalbaf, Etc.) were superb. But CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, my first film by Majid Majidi, is by far the best one of the lot. It was the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award, in 1998. It also had the saddest opening, two of the most convincing kid actors, and in general was one of the best films about children I know [together with Truffaut's 'L'Argent de poche' and Nils Malmros' 'Tree of knowledge'.]

Ali's family is so poor, that when he loses his little sister's only shoes, they don't dare tell their parents that, and restore to both using his one worn pair to go to school, one at a time. It's heartbreaking and absolutely marvelous. The trailer. 10/10.

🍿 My 6th feature by Jafar Panahi, was his 1995 debut film, THE WHITE BALLOON, with a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. 2 years before 'Children of heaven', it's very similar in topic, location, style. It too tells of a brother and sister of similar ages, who live in a similar poor neighborhood, and told in a similar kid-friendly feel. They even have a gold fish pond in their front yard, which becomes the focal point of the story. But the innocent adventures of the 7-year-old girl who tries to buy a gold fish was nearly too tense for me. Her heartbreaks and simple joys were pure and sad.

A girl, a gold fish and a snapshot of Iranian society explains how the sub-genre of Children Films enables filmmakers to deal with their theocratic society.

🍿 Panahi's THE ACCORDION (2010) is another sad story about two children, who panhandle in the streets of Tehran, playing the accordion and a tablas, trying to make some coins. Poverty, mistreatment (and abuse) of children are impossible for me to watch. A heartbreaking 9/10!

🍿 In WHERE ARE YOU, JAFAR PANAHI? he again clandestinely films himself and a friend in his car, talking about the state of cinema in Iran, as they drive to place flowers on Abbas Kiarostami’s grave.

(I think it was a 2016 initiative from from The Pompidou Center, which commissioned a bunch of directors to film similar personal essays, Tsai Ming-liang, João Pedro Rodrigues, Bertrand Bonello, Jean-Marie Straub, Etc.)

🍿 Because of Panahi's precarious political status under the repressive regime, he's been driven into filming secretive, no-budget short-form home movies on his cell phone. Like the guerrilla-style HIDDEN (2020) where he drives with his daughter and another female artist into a Kurdish village. There's a young woman there with a golden voice that the producer wants to use in a theater piece. Maybe Panahi can help convince her parents to let her do it? The mundane trip ends with a powerful shock. 8/10.

🍿 I was excited for FRIDAY MOSQUE, a 2014 experimental short by a young female Iranian, but it was nothing but a silent, black and white "meditation about spirituality". Abstract, flickering shapes of the exact type that French dadaists did 90 years earlier. 1/10. [*Female Director*]

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The devastating RED, WHITE AND BLUE was nominated for this year's Best Short Oscar, but didn't win (And it's obvious why). A young waitress in Arkansas, a struggling single mom, is barely scraping enough money together so that she can drive out of state for an emergency abortion. The horror that is America today is impossible for me to watch. And I don't have it in me to follow up on it either. Thanks No Thanks, 'Hoots', for the recommendation. 9/10. [*Female Director*]

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2 MORE BY MEXICAN DIRECTOR LILA AVILÉS:

🍿 "Shall I tell you my wish?... I wish for daddy not to die."

TÓTEM (2023), only her second feature (after the mesmerizing 'The chambermaid', which like this one was universally-acclaimed and won a bunch of awards). An inquisitive 7 year old girl (Shown Above) is watching quietly as her bustling family is preparing a last birthday party for her dying father.

I don't have it in me to see more sad stories about the indignities girls have to go through: Thank Dog, it's a natural death here, which must have been expected. And the artistic way Avilés tells the story makes it a delight, nearly a devastating joy to see: It is deeply emotional and cerebral at the same time, it's subtle, it goes in tangents without disclosing too much or explaining anything (A truckload of paintings is hauled away, a psychic lady is conducting a shamanic ritual, the girl releases garden snails in the house, so many animals wonder around, a sky lantern burst in fire...) It follows an ordinary, messy household, but in the end it comes back to the suffering daughter and her mystical father. The trailer. 9/10.

🍿 I've seen half a dozen of the Women's Tales that Italian fashion house Miu Miu had sponsored since 2011. Some were better than others: Agnès Varda's, Hiam Abbass's, Lucrecia Martel's, Lynn Ramsey's. Lila Avilés's EYE TWO TIMES MOUTH from last year was not. The "Geometric" musings about various medias (a woman who works at a modern gallery but whose real love is opera) were too artsy-fartsy.[*Female Director X 2*]

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“What about Toto Primitera? Nicola Scardaci? Iano Nicocia?…”

MAFIOSO (1962), my first black comedy with Alberto Sordi. A surprising gem that must have inspired Coppola when he worked on the first ''Godfather'. (He delightfully copied the "La porta!" moment, the McCluskey assassination, Don Vincenzo, the waiting car, the Cannolis, the shady underlings whispering, the out-of-it pretty wife... I wonder how many times he'd seen it.) Also, a Nino Rota music score. A newly cut trailer. Brilliantly quirky. 9/10.

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2 WEIRD ONES FROM BELGIAN NICOLAS KEPPENS:

🍿 EASTER EGGS is a dark, very dark animation about two super-awkward teenagers, one older than the other, and their like-hate/abusive relationship. Like toxic Beavis and Butt-Head. It's rendered in an elegant Daniel Clowes style, and in a painful, magic realistic framing. Stark Flemish emptiness where the owner of the local Chinese restaurant hang himself in his bird cage, and the boys want to catch his escaped parrots so that they can buy a mountain bike with the cash. Recommended! 9/10.

🍿 WILDBEEST is another dry, little masterpiece. A fat, middle-age, middle class Belgian couple goes on a Safari in Africa, but gets abandoned by their tour-guide, because the man shoots a wild impala the tour guide likes. It's unique, funny, unpredictable, completely original. Recommended! 10/10.

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DEATH OF A BUREAUCRAT (1966), my first ridiculous film by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, one of the greatest Cuban directors. A surrealist black comedy, Richard Lester meets Luis Buñuel, about a young knucklehead nephew who's trying to fight an endless Kafkaesque system. It even includes a major free-for-all raucous brawl that starts with a stolen casket and ends with a massive pie fight in a cemetery. 💯 score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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"There is someone screaming".

Re-watch ♻️: After the failure of his second feature 'Gilliap', Roy Andersson went into a 25 year self-imposed film exile, and instead made a living directing commercials. His 1991 WORLD OF GLORY was his comeback film, and introduced his new, fully-formed, now-famous artificial, stilted style. It's as bleak as a weekend spent with Rudolf Höss's real estate broker, or Hannah Arendt's shrink - World of Gory, indeed. 10/10.

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"Isn't life torture?..."

First watch: SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954), only my second film by Kenji Mizoguchi (after 'Utamaro and His Five Women'). I did not expect the cruelty, misery and lack of mercy in this dark tale of slavery.

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3 DIFFERENT INDIAN FILMS:

🍿 Somebody at "IndieWire" pulled a list of the "100 best musicals of all time" out of their, ehm, ear, and I thought I'll take on some of the less obvious choices and the ones I haven't seen yet.

PYAASA (1957) is the highest Bollywood offering on this list (No. 5), out of 9 overall Indian suggestions. But it didn't connect with me at all; A couple of the acts, like "Johnny Walker" singing 'Sar Jo Tera Chakraye' (colorized) and 'Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein' were okay, but the melodramatic soap opera about a depressed and impoverished "Poet" was ridiculous and tedious.

🍿 KANDITTUND! (SEEN IT!) (2021) is a uniquely-drawn tale of a 89 old fabulist grandfather, a village fabricator of far-fetched ghost and other home-grown stories. Original style can be compared to the best of indie animations anywhere! 9/10. [*Female Director*]

🍿 Also, the 2004 Oscar-nominated short LITTLE TERRORIST, a straight-forward political fable about a little Pakistani boy who crosses the border to India, after chasing a cricket ball that was tossed across the fence.

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Re-watch ♻️: Don Herzfeldt's 3-chapter masterpiece IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY (2012) (Including EVERYTHING WILL BE OK and I AM SO PROUD OF YOU). Depressed stick-figure Billy is having trouble sleeping again and he's afraid he is losing his mind. But somehow he survives again and again - until he dies. Experimental, surreal, transcendental - and so sad. 💯 score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Also, his WORLD OF TOMORROW (2016) which by now I've seen about a dozen times, and is probably my second best movie of all time (After 'The Conversation'). "You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead.” ♻️. 10/10.

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3 BY JAROMIL JIREŠ:

🍿 THE JOKE (1969), the last politically-overt tragicomedy of the Czech New Wave, which (like 'The Ear') was promptly banned after the Soviet invasion. Based on a novel by Milan Kundera, it's a bitter tale of revenge and payback gone wrong.

🍿 UNCLE (1959), a cute joke short about a home burglar whose plans are thwarted by a toddler in a crib. 8/10.

🍿 The experimental THE HALL OF LOST STEPS blends a narrative of two young lovers who say goodbye at a central train station together with newsreel footage from Nazi extermination camps and warnings of nuclear holocaust. It's an impressionistic montage of fears of atrocities which were pervasive in 1960.

Next: His 'Valerie' and 'The Cry'.

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THE EARLIEST TRUFFAUT / GODARD:

🍿 THE MISCHIEF MAKERS (1957) was Truffaut's first "real" film (in that his earlier short 'A visit' is lost). 5 boys all fall in love with a young woman, are jealous of her fiancé, and to show it, they harass them both. Many of his typical occupations are already preset here: A nostalgic look at preadolescence, the romantic nature of love, the visual clarity, the beauty of life in a small town. 7/10.

🍿 Truffaut and Godard directed A STORY OF WATER together, and I wish they had done more of it. It's a whimsical, light romance that was shot during the 1958 floods around Paris. 7/10. I said it before (about somebody else): How I wish that I never seen any of Truffaut's films, so that I could discover him again for the first time!

Also, a lovely 1960 Interview he gave after the success of 'Les Quatre Cents Coups'.

🍿 A FLIRTATIOUS WOMAN (1955), Godard's first short, shot in Geneva. A married young woman regrets picking up a stranger in the street. M'eh.

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WASATI (2016) is a Saudi short which is based on a true event, when a group of extremists attacked the performers at a theater in Riyadh. But from there, the story turns into different tangents, some odd, some mystical. It's nearly good.

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$1,000 A MINUTE is a daffy "comedy" from the height of the depression (1935), offering a 'Get rich fantasy' story to the struggling masses. An out-on-his-luck newspaper man is promised $10,000 if he can just blow through $720K within 12 hours. It's a very low-quality screwball farce: None of the writing, directing, acting, jokes, car chases, slapstick, romance and execution is any good. 1/10.

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THROW-BACK TO THE ADORA ART PROJECT:  

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(ALL MY FILM REVIEWS - HERE).

[moistvonlipwig]

19 for the book meme!

19. 5 book recs

Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada. 2016, historical fantasy. The tale of three polar bears (a grandmother, a mother, and a son) who are skilled writers and performers in Germany, the third of whom is the famous Knut of the Berlin Zoo.

How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišić. 2006, historical fiction/magical realism. A novel with autobiographical elements about a young boy whose family flees Bosnia for Germany during the Bosnian War and his attempts to make sense of it all.

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. 1959, post-apocalyptic science fiction. Centuries in the future in the aftermath of a 20th-century nuclear war that devastated the planet, an order of monks is dedicated to preserving the pre-apocalyptic scientific knowledge that has since been suppressed by the rest of society.

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. 2018, short story collection. Mostly speculative fiction & often dealing with themes of racism, capitalism, and violence. My personal favorite stories: "Zimmer Land," "Friday Black," "How to Sell a Jacket as Told by IceKing," and "Through the Flash."

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. 2012, magical realism. A cat and his human go on a journey to find the cat a new home for reasons the cat doesn't understand. Narrated by the cat.

[iriel3000]

2016 Friday Recs - Week 2

Happy Friday! Some reading recommendations for your enjoyment. No particular order and more to come.

With the lack of scenes together in CACW, we really rely on these writers to get us through!

United We Fall by CoffeeAndArrows/@z-tomaz

This was all so wrong. It wasn't supposed to be like this.

Needy by INMH

Clint is injured, and wants Natasha to give him a hand. She resents the pun more than anything else.

In Common by HoneyBee95

Bucky is concerned about Natasha's relationship with Clint Barton, and is unsure about how to deal with his conflicting emotions, as the two get closer.

One Kind of Healing by Bragikke

Clint is not dealing with the aftermath of New York & Loki. Natasha helps.

Liar by orphan_account

They're running out of time. Nat's injured, and Clint knows they're anything but safe right now...but little white lies never hurt anyone, right?

Ready to Pretend? by ernyx

There's only so much you can fake, really.

Names Are For Lovers, Aliases Are For Us by seriousfic

When they first met, she was Natalie and he was Hector. Then Hawkeye and the Black Widow got to know each other.

If you are one of the authors or know them on tumblr and they are not properly tagged, please let me know in comments and I'll add them. Please feel free to click the Iriel3000fridayrecs link below to browse more categories.

[brookston]

Holidays 1.5

Holidays

American Divorce Day

Apple Howling Day

Carnival begins (Old Bohemia)

Carnaval Blancos Negros, Day 2: The Day of the Blacks (Colombia)

Dia de la Toma (Spain)

Eve of Wonder

Fair Deal Day

Fathers' Day (Оци; Serbia)

501st Legion Day (UK)

Flint Day (French Republic)

FM Radio Day

George Washington Carver Day

Get on the Computer Day

International Declutter Day

International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)

Joma Shinji (Kamakura, Japan)

Kappa Alpha Psi Day

Little Cold begins (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)

Monopoly Game Day

Mr. Ed Day

National Bird Day

National Day of Dialogue

National Don’t Talk Day

National Ellen Day

National Screenwriters Day

National Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

Nellie Ross Day (Wyoming)

Night of the Magic Camel (Southern Syria)

Red Hackle Anniversary Day of the Black Watch

Review Your Wrestling Holds Day

Right of Self Determination Day (Pakistan)

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney; Australia)

Tucindan (Serbia, Montenegro)

Turn Up the Heat Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Can Opener Day

Granny Smith Day

National Keto Day

National Whipped Cream Day

Sausage Day (UK)

Strawberry Day (Ichigo No Hi; Japan)

Take the Cake Day

Whipped Cream Day

1st Friday in January

Gals Night Out [1st Friday]

Thermopolis Day (Wyoming) [1st Friday]

Independence & Related Days

Ajdinland (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Monarchy of Craztonia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Pitchfork Union (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Seirlandia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Avian Day (Pagan)

Befana (Ancient Roman Goddess)

Burning of the Evergreen (Pagan)

Charles of Mount Argus (Christian)

The Eve of Epiphany (Christian; Transition Between Christmas & Carnival Season)

Feast of Poseidon (Ancient Greece)

Festival of Kore (Greek Goddess of Good Fortune & Zeal)

Festival of Lares Compitales (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pyrotechnics

Gerlac of Valkenberg (Christian; Saint)

Hayao Miyazaki (Jayism)

Hoots the Owl (Muppetism)

International Sarcasm Day (Pastafarian)

John Neumann (Catholic Church)

Ludwig II Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lycurgus (Positivist; Saint)

Mungday (aka Hung Mung’s Day; Discordian)

Nicolas de Staël (Artology)

Noche De Reyes (Three Wise Men; Mexico)

Nones of January (Ancient Rome)

Old Christmas Eve

Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)

Telesphorus, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Trettondagsafton (Epiphany Eve; Sweden)

Tucindan (Old Serbian Pagan Folk Festival)

Twelfth Day of Christmas

Twelfth Night

Twelve Holy Days #11 (Aquarius, the lower limbs; Esoteric Christianity)

Twelvetide, Day #12 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]

Ullr Festival (Norse)

Umberto Eco (Jayism)

Verbal Abuse Day (Pastafarian)

The Voyage of Hathor to See Her Seven Sisters (Ancient Egypt)

Yves Tanguy (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [4 of 71]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [4 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 5 [3 of 72]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [4 of 60]

Premieres

All My Children (TV Soap Opera; 1970)

Any Rags? (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

Armed Forces, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1979)

Buddy the Gob (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Cavalcade (Film; 1933)

Chica Chica Boom Chic, by Carmen Miranda (Song; 1941)

Come Dance with Me!, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1959)

The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies, by Clark Ashton Smith (Short Stories; 1935)

Desire, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1976)

Dog, Cat and Canary (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

The Dud Avocado, by Elaine Dundy (Novel; 1958)

Giasone, by Francesco Cavalli (Opera; 1649)

Greetings From Asbury Park, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1973)

Happily N’Ever After (Animated Film; 2007)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (UK TV Series; 1981)

In the American Grain, by William Carlos Williams (History Book; 1925)

Lion Down (Disney Cartoon; 1951)

Lyrical Ballads, by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Book of Poetry; 1798)

Maze Craze (Atari 2600 Video Game; 1980)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series; 1976)

Nixon (Film; 1996)

The Shannara Chronicles (TV Series; 2016)

Stop! In The Name Of Love, recorded by The Supremes (Song; 1965)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Novel; 1886)

The Swiss Summer, by Stella Gibbons (Novel; 1951)

Three Little Bops (WB LT Cartoon; 1957)

Tiger Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

The Tortoise and the Hare (Disney SS Cartoon; 1935)

Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett (Play; 1953)

What’s Sweepin’ (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1953)

Who’s Kitten Who? (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

The Wiz (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Today’s Name Days

Emilia, Johann (Austria)

Emilijana, Gaudencije, Miljenko, Radoslavl (Croatia)

Dalimil (Czech Republic)

Simeon (Denmark)

Lea, Leana, Liia (Estonia)

Lea, Leea (Finland)

Édouard (France)

Emilia, Johann (Germany)

Syglitiki, Theoni, Theopemptos (Greece)

Simon (Hungary)

Amelia (Italy)

Sīmanis, Zintis (Latvia)

Gaudentas, Telesforas, Vytautas, Vytautė (Lithuania)

Hanna, Hanne (Norway)

Edward, Emilian, Emiliusz, Hanna, Symeon, Szymon, Telesfor, Włościbor (Poland)

Sinclitichia, Teona, Teotempt (Romania)

Andrea (Slovakia)

Amelia, Emiliana, Juan, Simeón, Telesforo (Spain)

Hanna, Hannele (Sweden)

Apollinaria, Teon (Ukraine)

Ladarius, Ladd, Laird, Lamont, Lane, Tania, Tanya, Tatiana, Tatyana, Tawni, Tawnya, Tia, Tiana, Tianna, Tonya (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 5 of 2024; 361 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 1 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 24 (Wu-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 23 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 5 White; Fryday [5 of 30]

Julian: 23 December 2023

Moon: 35%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 5 Moses (1st Month) [Lycurgus]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 16 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 15 of 31)

[yue-muffin]

I'm back! Not that I really announced I was taking a break in the first place, lol. The last few months have been A Lot, so I'm trying to get back into the things that make me happy and less stressed.

In Genshin news, I now have Nahida and Neuvillette. Lost the 50/50 both times, but Neuvillette took 154 wishes to get after going all the way up to 80 pity and losing it to Keqing. But I adore Nahida, she's precious and I regret not going for her sooner. Also, my poor Fischl is finally out of C0 hell lol.

I also have an alt account which is more low pressure and I use to enjoy the story and take my time with everything, and got much luckier with Zhongli there. It's a silly account where I might try to C6 Venti or something haha. He and Zhongli are still two of my favorite characters, though their cons are so lackluster compared to the newer 5*s.

So, I also ended up getting a PS5 on a Black Friday deal, which is huge for me. I haven’t gamed on a console since the Wii/PS2 (which I purchased used years after its release). I usually prefer handheld systems, but there is so much I missed out on over the years. Originally, my plan was to save up and wait for the PS4 to lower in price a little….and as you can see, I waited so long, they came out with the PS5! And it’s 4 years into the 5’s life as well lol. 

So, I figured, why wait when there’s a sale. Plus, I keep seeing all these games come out that don’t have a Switch port (and even if they someday get them, there’s no guarantee it will be as well optimized as Nier Automata was).

The first games I got were Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy Type-0. I actually followed FFXV all the way up to its release date back in 2016 (wow that many years ago??), but obviously I couldn't play it lol.

And Final Fantasy Type-0 is my baby. I got a PSP just to play it, and while Fire Emblem if (fates in the US) was what got me started really learning to read Japanese, it was Type-0 that got the ball rolling. I even imported the novels AND started my first translation project (which I never finished...I might try again just for my own sake. my reading ability has really tanked from lack of use).

Looking back, I have absolutely NO IDEA how I managed to survive playing that game all in Japanese, when my Japanese wasn't that good. I've been playing the PS4 port the last few nights and it's honestly rough even in English (with jp voice over of course). There are a lot of moving parts in Type-0, lots of messages pop up in real time while you fight and you can't pause the game to read them.

I feel the camera is actually more janky, though supposedly they improved it lol. Also, I think the button mapping is different and it's throwing me off. I didn't think muscle memory would be that strong after so many years, but uh apparently it is. I keep dying because I'm hitting the wrong buttons lol.

Thank goodness you don't have to connect to the member's site anymore to get certain items/clothing. It's all in game. That's a relief. You have no idea what I went through to get that set up back in the day lol.

Anyways.

Any recommendations for games I must get on the PS4/5?

[microprokey0]

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[xprojectrpg]

This Day in X-Project - November 22

Natasha Romanoff's birthday.

2015: Jubilee makes a journal entry asking if anyone knows a good wedding planner. Jubilee e-mails Kurt about where they could possibly hold their wedding. Along Came A Spider: Matt and Clint are at family breakfast with Steve and Andre when Clint gets an unexpected text message; Clint gets to Snow Valley, and finds two people he can actually trust with the intel he's currently carrying; Wanda e-mails Doug asking if he wants to help her and Clint with an extraction in Romania. The Hedgehog and The Fox: Twenty nautical miles out of Svendborg Skibsværft, Cutter disciplines Donal for his failure.

2016: Gabriel makes plans for Black Friday. Maya announces that she’ll be spending more time in her tree house. Miles has some wishful thinking regarding college admissions.

2017: Laurie posts about being thankful for things. Maya posts about coming back to school soon. Ev posts about being away for a little while. While helping Gabriel with his GED studies, Clint reveals he and Angel have broken up.

2018: Thanksgiving.

2019:

2020: Garrison announces re-certification sessions for those wanting to remain or become X-Men; Maya asks about joining the team.

2021: Clint texts Matt to ask about his loss of gold stars. Alani enlists Angelo in her quest to take self-defense seriously.

2022: Artie meets Illyana in the kitchen and they make a deal - money and ID for Illyana in exchange for a favour in the future.

2023: A Haven to Call Home: Hope A. posts to the X-Teams forum about draining Radha’s accounts, as well as those of her brother; Hope A. speaks of dividing this money amongst the victims and the former innocent members of Haven; Hope A. meets Madin to discuss some of the money taken from Rahda's estate. Liam asks the mansion about good places to buy clothing. Warren visits Haller, he’s lucky he’s in a coma. Rogue posts to the journals again about being back. Jessica texts Match about a box of puppies in the office. Liam texts Kyle about Squirrel Parkour.

[toughgirlchallenges]

Geraldine McFaul: 54, shares her inspirational solo 2,000-Mile Trek from Glasgow to Rome: a journey of challenges, courage, kindness, and personal transformation.

In 2023, Geraldine at the age of 54, embarked on an awe-inspiring journey of a lifetime: a 2,000-mile solo walk from her home in Glasgow to the historic city of Rome! Raising funds for Dementia UK and Mary’s Meals in memory of her Mum & Dad.

This remarkable adventure wasn't just about covering the distance; it was a test of resilience, determination, and the kindness of strangers. Along the way, Geraldine pulled a trailer, camped under the stars, and experienced countless acts of kindness from the people she met, affectionately referring to it as being 'kindnapped' – kidnapped with kindness.

One of her biggest challenges was the daunting prospect of crossing the formidable Alps. Despite her initial trepidation, Geraldine pushed forward, only to realise that the alternative route offered even more daunting mountainous terrain. Undeterred, she pressed on, conquering each obstacle with unwavering determination and a steadfast spirit.

As her incredible journey drew to a close in the historic streets of Rome, Geraldine experienced a truly unforgettable moment – a surprise meeting that added an extra layer of magic to her already extraordinary adventure.

Now, Geraldine joins us to recount the highs, the lows, and the life-changing moments of her epic pilgrimage. 

Listen to Geraldine as she shares her inspiring story of courage, resilience, and the transformative power of human connection.

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Show notes

Who is Geraldine 

Working as a freelance risk consultant 

Her early years and growing up

Doing a few walks unto 300 miles, walking from Cardiff to London, walking between the 7 cities of Scotland. 

Not being a super fit person and why walking works for her

Going at slow pace and getting out and about

Deciding to walk from Glasgow (home) to Rome in 2016

Why Rome

Taking 2 years to tell people 

Being encouraged by friends 

2016 - her mum being diagnosed with Vascular Dementia 

Losing her mum in April 2022

Making a commitment to herself

The planning and preparation and why it wasn’t a big factor

Deciding on a start day in May

Having 2 rules for the walk, not carrying a rucksack and not walking over the alps

Deciding to get a buggy and getting a Black Friday deal 

Doing what is right for her body 

The gear

Not letting herself think long enough to have any concerns or fears 

Joining a few walking groups

The issue with wild dogs 

Buying a GPS tracker 

The practicalities of the trip in terms of taking time off work and paying for the trip

The start - May 6th 2023 

What was running through her head at the start

Walking past the cemetery to visit her parents before starting

Having company at the start

Getting into a daily routing over the first 500 miles

The uncertainty while walking daily

Kidnapped with kindness ‘Kindnapping’

Magical moments while walking

The plan for getting over the Alps…..

The mental side of the challenge 

Picking up a camino from Canterbury to Rome the Via Francigena.

The practical aspects of getting herself and her trailer over the alps

The pressure of walking with other people and choosing to walk at her own pace 

Getting to Rome and feeling excited about arrived

Being met by her friends at the finish

Remembering the moment when she completed the walk and how all emotions overwhelmed her

Have an incredible Italian tour guide and getting to see all the sites

The final surprise 

Being presented to Pope Francis 

The adjustment of going back to work after the end of the adventure

Missing the daily routine while walking

Raising money for charities 

Mary’s Meals

Dementia UK

How to connect on social media

Final words of advice - “do it at your pace - your pace is the right pace for you”

Why you are much more capable than we think we are. 

  Social Media

Instagram: @ged_home2rome 

Facebook: @HometoRome 

Just Giving Fundraising Pages:

Mary’s Meals: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geraldine-mcfaul1

Dementia UK: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geraldine-mcfaul 

  Check out this episode!

[swldx]

BBC 0528 8 Jan 2024

6195Khz 0500 8 JAN 2024 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) in ENGLISH from SANTA MARIA DI GALERIA. SINPO = 55333. English, pips @0500z fb newsday preview. @0501z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel after warning that the Gaza war could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts, while Israel vowed to continue fighting until Hamas was eliminated. The UN official said famine was “around the corner” as people in Gaza faced the “highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded”. Gaza had become “a place of death and despair”, said Griffiths. “Hope has never been more elusive.” A public health disaster is unfolding as infectious diseases spread in overcrowded shelters, Griffiths said. US Congress leaders have reached a deal over the total amount of spending for the rest of 2024 as they seek to avoid a partial government shutdown, local media report. The deal now needs approval from the House of Representatives and Senate. They have less than two weeks to finalise funding and stop the suspension of some federal services. Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko goes on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The trial takes place under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows a foreign country to prosecute crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide regardless of where they were committed. Sonko was interior minister in The Gambia -- a small West African nation ruled with an iron grip by Jammeh from 1994 to 2016. He has been in custody since his arrest in Switzerland in January 2017 after applying for asylum following his sacking as a minister. Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon. The US aviation regulator said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s must be grounded for checks after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday. Alaska said flight disruptions are expected to last into next week. United Airlines has grounded 79 planes. Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Golden Globe Awards, taking home five awards including the top prize. Meanwhile, Barbie won the inaugrual box office achievement award, after grossing $1.4bn (£1.13bn) worldwide. German farmers are angered by the government's plans to slash agricultural subsidies. Blockades are expected to paralyze transportation across the country, posing a nightmare for commuters. In Australia, NSW police say that more than 250 lizards worth around $1.2 million on the black market in Hong Kong have been found during the bust of a crime gang. @0506z “Newsday” begins. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 185°, bearing 49°. Received at Plymouth, United States, 7877KM from transmitter at Santa Maria di Galeria. Local time: 2300.

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.5

Holidays

American Divorce Day

Apple Howling Day

Carnival begins (Old Bohemia)

Carnaval Blancos Negros, Day 2: The Day of the Blacks (Colombia)

Dia de la Toma (Spain)

Eve of Wonder

Fair Deal Day

Fathers' Day (Оци; Serbia)

501st Legion Day (UK)

Flint Day (French Republic)

FM Radio Day

George Washington Carver Day

Get on the Computer Day

International Declutter Day

International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)

Joma Shinji (Kamakura, Japan)

Kappa Alpha Psi Day

Little Cold begins (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)

Monopoly Game Day

Mr. Ed Day

National Bird Day

National Day of Dialogue

National Don’t Talk Day

National Ellen Day

National Screenwriters Day

National Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

Nellie Ross Day (Wyoming)

Night of the Magic Camel (Southern Syria)

Red Hackle Anniversary Day of the Black Watch

Review Your Wrestling Holds Day

Right of Self Determination Day (Pakistan)

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney; Australia)

Tucindan (Serbia, Montenegro)

Turn Up the Heat Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Can Opener Day

Granny Smith Day

National Keto Day

National Whipped Cream Day

Sausage Day (UK)

Strawberry Day (Ichigo No Hi; Japan)

Take the Cake Day

Whipped Cream Day

1st Friday in January

Gals Night Out [1st Friday]

Thermopolis Day (Wyoming) [1st Friday]

Independence & Related Days

Ajdinland (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Monarchy of Craztonia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Pitchfork Union (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Seirlandia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Avian Day (Pagan)

Befana (Ancient Roman Goddess)

Burning of the Evergreen (Pagan)

Charles of Mount Argus (Christian)

The Eve of Epiphany (Christian; Transition Between Christmas & Carnival Season)

Feast of Poseidon (Ancient Greece)

Festival of Kore (Greek Goddess of Good Fortune & Zeal)

Festival of Lares Compitales (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pyrotechnics

Gerlac of Valkenberg (Christian; Saint)

Hayao Miyazaki (Jayism)

Hoots the Owl (Muppetism)

International Sarcasm Day (Pastafarian)

John Neumann (Catholic Church)

Ludwig II Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lycurgus (Positivist; Saint)

Mungday (aka Hung Mung’s Day; Discordian)

Nicolas de Staël (Artology)

Noche De Reyes (Three Wise Men; Mexico)

Nones of January (Ancient Rome)

Old Christmas Eve

Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)

Telesphorus, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Trettondagsafton (Epiphany Eve; Sweden)

Tucindan (Old Serbian Pagan Folk Festival)

Twelfth Day of Christmas

Twelfth Night

Twelve Holy Days #11 (Aquarius, the lower limbs; Esoteric Christianity)

Twelvetide, Day #12 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]

Ullr Festival (Norse)

Umberto Eco (Jayism)

Verbal Abuse Day (Pastafarian)

The Voyage of Hathor to See Her Seven Sisters (Ancient Egypt)

Yves Tanguy (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [4 of 71]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [4 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 5 [3 of 72]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [4 of 60]

Premieres

All My Children (TV Soap Opera; 1970)

Any Rags? (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

Armed Forces, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1979)

Buddy the Gob (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Cavalcade (Film; 1933)

Chica Chica Boom Chic, by Carmen Miranda (Song; 1941)

Come Dance with Me!, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1959)

The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies, by Clark Ashton Smith (Short Stories; 1935)

Desire, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1976)

Dog, Cat and Canary (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

The Dud Avocado, by Elaine Dundy (Novel; 1958)

Giasone, by Francesco Cavalli (Opera; 1649)

Greetings From Asbury Park, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1973)

Happily N’Ever After (Animated Film; 2007)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (UK TV Series; 1981)

In the American Grain, by William Carlos Williams (History Book; 1925)

Lion Down (Disney Cartoon; 1951)

Lyrical Ballads, by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Book of Poetry; 1798)

Maze Craze (Atari 2600 Video Game; 1980)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series; 1976)

Nixon (Film; 1996)

The Shannara Chronicles (TV Series; 2016)

Stop! In The Name Of Love, recorded by The Supremes (Song; 1965)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Novel; 1886)

The Swiss Summer, by Stella Gibbons (Novel; 1951)

Three Little Bops (WB LT Cartoon; 1957)

Tiger Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

The Tortoise and the Hare (Disney SS Cartoon; 1935)

Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett (Play; 1953)

What’s Sweepin’ (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1953)

Who’s Kitten Who? (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

The Wiz (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Today’s Name Days

Emilia, Johann (Austria)

Emilijana, Gaudencije, Miljenko, Radoslavl (Croatia)

Dalimil (Czech Republic)

Simeon (Denmark)

Lea, Leana, Liia (Estonia)

Lea, Leea (Finland)

Édouard (France)

Emilia, Johann (Germany)

Syglitiki, Theoni, Theopemptos (Greece)

Simon (Hungary)

Amelia (Italy)

Sīmanis, Zintis (Latvia)

Gaudentas, Telesforas, Vytautas, Vytautė (Lithuania)

Hanna, Hanne (Norway)

Edward, Emilian, Emiliusz, Hanna, Symeon, Szymon, Telesfor, Włościbor (Poland)

Sinclitichia, Teona, Teotempt (Romania)

Andrea (Slovakia)

Amelia, Emiliana, Juan, Simeón, Telesforo (Spain)

Hanna, Hannele (Sweden)

Apollinaria, Teon (Ukraine)

Ladarius, Ladd, Laird, Lamont, Lane, Tania, Tanya, Tatiana, Tatyana, Tawni, Tawnya, Tia, Tiana, Tianna, Tonya (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 5 of 2024; 361 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 1 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 24 (Wu-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 23 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 5 White; Fryday [5 of 30]

Julian: 23 December 2023

Moon: 35%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 5 Moses (1st Month) [Lycurgus]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 16 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 15 of 31)

[xprojectrpg]

This Day in X-Project - November 22

Daniel Lone Eagle's birthday, Natasha Romanoff's birthday

PHASE 2

2015: Jubilee makes a journal entry asking if anyone knows a good wedding planner. Jubilee e-mails Kurt about where they could possibly hold their wedding. Along Came A Spider: Matt and Clint are at family breakfast with Steve and Andre when Clint gets an unexpected text message; Clint gets to Snow Valley, and finds two people he can actually trust with the intel he's currently carrying; Wanda e-mails Doug asking if he wants to help her and Clint with an extraction in Romania. The Hedgehog and The Fox: Twenty nautical miles out of Svendborg Skibsværft, Cutter disciplines Donal for his failure.

2016: Gabriel makes plans for Black Friday. Maya announces that she’ll be spending more time in her tree house. Miles has some wishful thinking regarding college admissions.

2017: Laurie posts about being thankful for things. Maya posts about coming back to school soon. Ev posts about being away for a little while. While helping Gabriel with his GED studies, Clint reveals he and Angel have broken up.

2018:

2019:

2020: Garrison announces re-certification sessions for those wanting to remain or become X-Men; Maya asks about joining the team.

2021: Clint texts Matt to ask about his loss of gold stars. Alani enlists Angelo in her quest to take self-defense seriously.

2022: Artie meets Illyana in the kitchen and they make a deal - money and ID for Illyana in exchange for a favour in the future.

[govindhtech]

Tech Revolution RTX 3080 vs GTX 1070 Discover the Giant Leap!

Roll up to compare the RTX 3080 vs GTX 1070, two popular graphics cards. Nvidia’s GTX 1070 was one of the first GTX cards, released in 2016. After several years, Nvidia has released various new GPU cards, including the RTX 3080, which is popular. You may be asking if the 1070 to 3080 graphics card update is worth it if you want better performance and smoother frame rates. This quick guide should show how much RTX 3080 and GTX 1070 differ in features, performance, and pricing.

GTX 1070 vs. RTX 3080 specifications

The stats comparison of RTX 3080 vs GTX 1070 illustrates how much the update may improve PC performance. The GTX 1070 only has an edge in TDP and basic clock speed. TDP is 150 watts for GTX 1070 and 320 for RTX 3080. The GTX 1070’s basic clock speed is 1,506 MHz, slightly higher than the RTX 3080’s 1,440 MHz.

The 1070 also has a 2,002 MHz memory clock, compared to the RTX 3080’s 1,188 MHz. The effective memory clock speed of RTX 3080 is 19 Gbps, while GTX 1080 is 8 Gbps. Besides these few aspects, the RTX 3080 surpasses the GTX 1070 in every manner.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 offers almost 5x the floating point performance, as seen in the table. With 29.77 TFLOPS, the RTX 3080 outshines the GTX 1070’s 5.78. Additionally, the RTX 30-series card has 67.8 GPixel/s more pixels. GPU architecture is another major distinction. RTX cards use the 8 nm Ampere architecture, whereas GTX cards use the 16 nm Pascal architecture.

RTX 3080 has 10 GB VRAM, whereas GTX 1070 has 8. The RTX 3080 wins again with 284.4 GTexels/s greater texture rate. You get three times the memory bandwidth test with the RTX card’s 760 GB/s vs the GTX card’s 256.

Visual and texturing characteristics are better on RTX 3080 vs GTX 1070. It features ray tracing, improving games. Also, most RTX 3080 GPUs support DLSS. This lets them produce games at a lesser quality and update the pictures to run near-natively. Thus, upgrading to GeForce RTX 3080 may improve gaming experiences.

GTX 1070 vs. RTX 3080

From the specs comparison, the Nvidia RTX 3080 performs better due to its more cores, shading units, boost clock speed, etc. A combination of these variables boosts Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 performance.

Indeed, RTX 3080 performs better at all resolutions. GTX 1070 averages 93.6 FPS at 1080p, whereas RTX 3080 averages 232.4 FPS, approximately 150% higher. In 1440p and 4K, GTX 1070 performs at 68.5 FPS and 40.6 FPS, whereas RTX 3080 performs at 173.0 and 105.0 FPS.

Consider upgrading to the best CPU for the RTX 3080 to maximize your gaming system’s performance. If you prefer Team Red to Team Green, the AMD RX 6800 XT is the RTX 3080’s AMD counterpart.

RTX 3080 versus GTX 1070 cost

Similar to specifications and performance, card cost varies greatly. The RTX 3080 launched in September 2020 for $699. However, GTX 1070 launched in 2016 for $379. Since these cards are older, you may be able to find them online for less than MSRP. Check our top Black Friday GPU deals page for discounts on any of these cards.

Final verdict

Upgrading from the GTX 1070 to the RTX 3080 improves visuals and FPS. Despite its age, the GTX 1070 can run modern games like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Modern Warfare 3. If you don’t need a GPU update, your 1070 should last for years. The RTX 3080 is a major upgrade over the GTX 1070 due to its revolutionary architecture and ray tracing.

Read more on Govindhtech.com

[techchristie89]

5 Killer Strategies to Enhance eCommerce Revenue in 2022

In this era of evolving consumer preferences, with more than 51% of Americans favoring online shopping over traditional in-store experiences, the significance of eCommerce has never been more apparent. As industry forecasts predict, the eCommerce sector is set to soar to remarkable heights, with sales projected to surge from $335 billion in 2015 to a staggering $523 billion by the close of 2022, accompanied by an impressive annual growth rate of approximately 9.32%. 

Against the backdrop of the current global eCommerce industry growth rate of 14%, these statistics underscore the compelling urgency for businesses to embrace digital commerce as an essential component of their strategies. If you're seeking a trusted partner for your eCommerce application development journey, look no further than our expertise at sphinx solutions, the leading eCommerce application development company dedicated to empowering your digital success.

In light of these technological advancements, the significance of ecommerce development services India has become paramount. As a result, retail stores that fail to establish an online presence are at risk of fading away in the fierce competition. With smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even wearables occupying a central role in our lives, the preference for online shopping among today's generation has soared. These devices serve as the preferred mediums through which shoppers engage in their online purchasing journeys.

As a leading custom software development company in India, we understand that an eCommerce store isn't just about products—it's about delivering an unforgettable shopping journey through a seamless, efficient, and user-centric interface. Meeting these expectations is the cornerstone of success. 

However, within the realm of eCommerce development, only a handful of companies truly innovate and redefine industry norms. These trailblazers aim to expand their horizons, elevate customer interactions, and reshape the landscape of online transactions.

If you are interested in witnessing the growth of your online and retail store – more than ever, it has become essential for you and for the eCommerce startups to stay abreast with the upcoming trends. Here are the top five eCommerce strategies that eCommerce companies should focus on 2017.

Strategy #1: No More Cyber Monday and Black Friday – Focus on Holiday Shopping

Online shoppers have spent a whopping $465.5 billion alone in the month of November, recording a 13% increase from 2015s holiday sales. Despite concern over election results, Americans spent a total of $12.8 billion in just five days starting from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday.

Adobe Digital projected that Black Friday sales for the year 2016 will reach $3.05 billion. However, about $300 million additional sales took place forfeiting the predictions made by Adobe Digital. This year, Black Friday did a record a breaking sale of $3.34 billion. Even Cyber Monday sales reached a new milestone when Americans set a new record by spending $3.45 billion in a day. While Black Friday recorded an enhanced growth of 6.4%, Cyber Monday did the same by recording a 21.1% increase over 2015.

The interesting thing that happened during this year’s festive shopping season is, many eCommerce stores offered attractive discounts and schemes way before Thanksgiving Day. Additionally, many stores continued their Cyber Monday and Black Friday sale for two or three more days. This clearly suggests that eCommerce companies need to start prioritizing the entire November month and not just Cyber Monday or Black Friday sale.

According to Google, more than 80% Canadians start their holiday shopping before Halloween. In addition to that, more than 85% retailers in the US, start advertising their sales from November first week. These all facts lead to one killer strategy and that is to concentrate on catching these early shoppers by initiating attractive deals from the start of November in 2017. 

Implementing interactive strategies, promotional ideas, offers, and building momentum right from the start is the best way to earn more during the holiday season shopping.

Strategy #2: Real-Time Customization – Let Shoppers Adapt to Dynamic Shopping Experience

You might have noticed that due to predictive technology, search results often differ from person to person. Likewise, in 2017, each individual shopper must be provided with a unique shopping experience.

The technology has become predictive; thus, each user will get unique access to content, product recommendation, and add-ons. It will be chosen depending on the user’s preferences, geographic location, demographic groups, past purchase history, market trends, and brand interactions. Moreover, every visit of the user will be entirely different, as it will be in lieu of the previous one and as per the merchant’s current promotions.

Predictive analysis is already gaining momentum in eCommerce sphere. Each eCommerce site collects a huge amount of consumer data through customer interaction, from their profiles, persona, and user behavior.

With the use of predictive analysis, it is possible to understand buyers purchasing habits and preferences. Moreover, by evaluating other customer’s behavior having a similar profile, you can easily predict what his/her next purchase could be.

Currently, the technology is available on a few eCommerce platforms like AgileOne, Emcien, Windsor Circle, Rich Relevance, etc. The technology is very much lucrative for retailers. Focusing on the use of predictive analysis, especially in the B2B sector where orders and large and sales cycles laborious. By implementing predictive analysis, your online store will definitely increase customers, sales and in client onboarding.

Relieve buyers from unwanted notifications and annoying recommendations. Instead, replace them; make them predictive. Recommending irresistible products and offers to the buyers that will lure them to take action will define the success of your eCommerce business in 2017.

Strategy #3: Data-as-a-Service – A Long Alley with Beautiful Coves

“Uncertainty is one of the greatest obstacles in online shopping”.

Ordinarily, 92% online shoppers rely on ratings, reading reviews, and comments made by other users to make a decision. Make it a point to add as much information about the product as you can including pictures, reviews, description, specifications, etc. This will help in eliminating the reluctance from shopper’s mind to buy the product.

The adoption of data aggregator is must in 2017. It will compile data on millions of products along with pictures, price comparison, specifications, reviews, comments, and UPC codes. Products with detailed information and authentic reviews enhance buyers trust in the product, which leads to a successful sale.

Try using some of the advanced data aggregators. These aggregators have a huge database of products, which also helps buyers in recommending the perfect fitting product. For example, a data aggregator with the database on clothing pieces is supposed to suggest even the perfect fitting size to the customer. As an eCommerce entrepreneur, you just have to link your online store with the data aggregator, which will then keep on updating product information.

Strategy #4: The Era of Artificial Intelligence – People will Love to Interact with Bots

Chatbots have already made an impact in 2016. Nevertheless, in 2017, these bots are supposed to become the first point of contact between consumers and brands. With the appropriate use of chatbots, eCommerce businesses can enhance the number of platforms wherein the brand can transact, offering guided as well as interactive browsing.

Deploying a fully automated chat agent will answer consumer’s questions, and the consumer will simply love to get their queries resolved then and there. In 2017, a little transformation in chatbots will happen to make them more interesting and interactive. These advanced bots will supposedly play a critical role in the automated phone system.

Due to chatbot integration, users are expected to spend 5 to 30% more time on your eCommerce site. The surge in average time spent by a user will eventually result in dramatically increasing the buyer conversion rate by up to 5 to 10 times.

Strategy #5: Social Commerce – Break the Boundaries of Traditional E-commerce Practices

Transforming mobile web to store app is the biggest achievement of 2016. Limiting your online store in the boundaries of e-commerce site might result in disapproving results. 2017 is the year to discern and remove these boundaries. These days Social commerce is gaining much attention.

Social commerce is a trend that allows users and e-commerce entrepreneurs to advertise, browse, compare, purchase and sell products and services. Simply, it is a third party tool helping to buy and sell products in social media.

Expanding your online store beyond the boundaries of the e-commerce website to reach social media platform must be your priority task in 2017.

It will help you in boosting conversation between a customer and your online store resulting in increased reach of rendered products and services. Comments and likes will help in increasing average user engagement time, which will generate usable social collages eventually boosting conversions.

In Conclusion

Today customer is the king and he/she will not settle for anything less. An eCommerce retailer is required to win the customers, which is possible by offering consumer-friendly options and awesome shopping experience. Therefore, adopt these strategies in your eCommerce store for retaining customers, increasing reach and enhancing profits. Remember valuing customer’s time and money is an important aspect, these strategies are just about that.

As per my understanding, 2016 has already been a healthy year for eCommerce industry. As we move into 2017, many such predictions, traits, and trends will be acknowledged as the new normal to move forward and to achieve growth. If you have a similar killer strategy that would enhance the profits of an eCommerce store, please share your ideas below in the comment box.