#Building 77

[mareislandfoundation]

A Ghost Story

Drive onto the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard located in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, head south and you will drive by many handsome brick buildings located in the heart of the first US naval base on the Pacific. Some are occupied with new businesses, some are vacant, and one is home to a ghost.

Lieutenant Commander Samuel Wilson died in Japan and was buried in China in 1891. Then he was exhumed to be buried in the Mare Island cemetery. Some say he has been wandering the former ordnance storehouse on the island ever since his body arrived back for burial months later aboard the steam warship USS Iroquois. We don’t know the circumstances surrounding the death of Lt. Cmdr. Wilson, but it couldn’t have been pretty. According to a 1930 story in the old “Vallejo Chronicle,” Lt. Cmdr. Wilson’s body hadn’t been buried long when it was exhumed and was shipped “well packed in three boxes.” The Iroquois was to be decommissioned and laid up at mid-channel off Mare Island, so her armament was shipped off to the ordnance storehouse, a two-story brick structure built in 1870 and designed by the same engineer that designed the granite dry dock, Calvin Brown.

Lt. Cmdr. Wilson left behind a grieving wife and seven years later she sent a headstone to the shipyard to mark her former husband’s grave in the cemetery. Things began to unravel when yard officials were unable to locate the grave of Lt. Cmdr. Wilson. Then, Mrs. Wilson traveled to Mare Island to find the missing body of her former husband. The search eventually located those three boxes in the ordnance storehouse where they had apparently been stored and forgotten. Lt. Cmdr. Wilson’s earthly remains were finally interred in the Mare Island cemetery, but that wasn’t the end of the story.

It seems Lt. Cmdr. Wilson either liked the ordnance storehouse or resented having been left there for seven years. Whatever the reasons, strange sounds were heard from the building, the fire alarm rang for no reason, and ghostly figures were reported moving around. In addition, an unusual pattern of unexplained accidents happened within the building. The strange occurrences so frightened the workers in the building that they successfully petitioned the Shipyard Commander to have the building illuminated inside and outside both day and night. The practice of illuminating the building when empty only lasted for several years, but workers were still reporting the building as haunted well into the 1980’s.

Dennis Kelly

[sorryiliketoscreenshot]

[athena-gunpla]

HG 1/144 E.F.S.F RX-77-02 Mid-Range Support Mobile Suit “Guncannon” Unit 104 (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.)

Been sitting on this kit for quite some time! While some older High Grade kits feel very much like starter kits, and often have rather flat or minimal detail, this kit from 2023 is almost as detailed as a RG kit (and at half the price!).

One detail I really like about this kit is the functional pistons under the cannons, which can expand and contract as you move cannons up and down. This gimmick makes the kit feel really premium, and is a cool detail considering older HG might've just had static molded parts. 2023's line-up indicates a very promising future for HG kits.

The Cucuruz Doan's Island version of the Guncannon is quite similar to the The Origin version, but has some neat extras including a full set of pre-posed hands (WFM collectors will know the frustration of HG kits missing the open hand pose) as well as an optional extra missile-pod backpack (for the Unit 109 alt. build, although I'm not removing my 104 sticker just to change the backpack).

The poseability of the kit is really impressive, and it's a very solid kit with appropriately stiff joints despite the reliance on polycaps (which is surprising for a 2023 kit!). It holds poses very well and the colour separation is super impressive.

Definitely something worth adding to your collection both in terms of build enjoyability and final look!

[astarionhistears]

[flavia-draws]

why is there only one song about a building and only one song about food on more songs about buildings and food. and howe can it be MORE if there's only one song about buildings on th 77. this post is a joke don't take it seriously

[singeratlarge]

IT'S INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY! STORY + SONG OF THE WEEK! “Workin’ on a Building” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/workin-on-a-building-live-9-02  …For years this gospel song has been a staple of my live set, and I’ve played it with equal fervor in dive bars, churches, concert halls, and wherever else. It’s believed it came from a 19th  Century calypso work song sung by slaves in the Caribbean, and that crossed into the lexicon of Negro spirituals. In the 1920s it became popular and is now a blues-gospel standard, famously played by BB King, Bill Monroe, Elvis Presley, The 77s, Swan Silvertones, and other notables. I learned it from the Blue Ridge Rangers/John Fogerty version, which he drew from the touchstone 1934 Carter Family record—Oddly, A.P. Carter copyrighted it and added his writing credit even though it was already credited to Lillian Bowles and Winifred O. Hoyle (with slightly different lyrics). Meanwhile, you don’t have to be a carpenter to get the floor plan of this song… https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/workin-on-a-building-live-9-02

#building #working #work #construction #contractors #gospel #spirituals #blueridgerangers #johnfogerty #CCR #carterfamily #billmonroe #elvispresley #BBKing #The77s #MichaelRoe #MikeRoe #12stringguitar #slideguitar #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #music #song #SeventySevens 

[wormytoast]

i have 2 relics on standby for my blade and i just need to wait for his rerun to get his lc to bring his crit rate back up to 70% 😩

[deadrlngers]

i was tagged by @indorilnerevarine and @denerims to take this quiz and by @florbelles @risingsh0t​ @arklay​ to do this quiz too for some of my ocs so i practically decided to put both together into a single post. thank you so much to everyone!! <3

tagging: feeling a little self conscious of tagging people so whoever wants to do any of these two or both just go ahead and say i tagged you!!

— OCS AS GREEK GODS

HECATE

double, double toil and trouble. yeah you don't really get much facetime in the myths but you're literally the god of magic and dogs so stay winning. mysterious goth energy, does she really do complete dark rituals or is that just her vibe. no one knows and you're not telling

HERMES

you literally were born and then invented mischeif. like you were a newborn and you immidiately inbented theivery and then lying. go you. you are the living embodiment of chaotic neutral. Yes people are so annoyed by you sometimes, but you are so unbelievably charming that you get away with everything. who doesn't love a charming rogue

ARTEMIS

i mean this in the kindest way possible, you give off huge autistic lesbian vibes. oh you're living in the isolated wilderness? hmm. only with women? yes uh huh. if we're following myths as metaphors you have literal trans egg cracking energy so doubly good for you.

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— OCS CORE

SILENT ADMISSIONIN

tarot, the fool is numbered 0 – the number of unlimited potential. as the protagonist, he is ever present and therefore needs no number as well as no introduction. the world revolves around you in ways that i can't begin to describe, though you'd shrug it off if i were to begin to explain. i need you to know that time is running out. if you want to get this done, you need to start now. sloth is your greatest enemy in this world, and you can only run so far from the opposition when you start with such a disadvantage. keep your head high, yeah? the kid you were is still in there somewhere. you need to show him that it was worth it.

CAUTERIZING RAGE

the house has burned around you, and you’re the only one left standing. is it gratifying to be the survivor? fear and anger are weapons in your capable hands, used only to serve your agenda of fighting back when deemed necessary. you're a powerful person, built from the ashes of your despair and your family's mistakes. with time, you'll bloom into someone softer, like the full blossoms that grow each spring and wither away with the leaves in fall. they won't disappear if you take your eyes off of them. you're enough.

ANIMAL INTUITION

loyalty is the saint you pray to. if you ever were stabbed in the back by your beloved, you'd probably apologize. to your enemies, you're fierce. to your allies, even fiercer. you cultivate a thick inner circle built on promises and devotion, fit only for the best of the best. it's impossible for most to even begin to dissect the type of person you are, owing to your unbreakable emotional walls and confusing philosophies. dream careers? body guard, movie star, unwitting pawn. don't let people get the best of that loyalty.

FRACTURED GLASS

no amount of orchestrated class is ever going to hide the fact that you’re doomed to be alone. you’re a puppet, you’re a weapon, but most importantly? you’re a fraud. your facade isn’t malicious, but that doesn’t change a thing. everything in your life is in your control now, and you chose to let yourself become stiff and distant. you’re guilty of everything you blame yourself for, and your misfortune is the fault of nobody but yourself. your selfish nature forges you into a man-made monster, so quick to blame and so desperate to escape consequence. i hope that you can become someone you’re proud of soon.

[alittlebitbethany]

Hello everybody for Day 9 of #averydollychristmascountdown Omri my #trulyme77 @americangirlbrand #doll would like to introduce you to Mr Minty a #buildabear #merrybuddies #candycane #plushie who was a gift from my parents. Image Description: a photo of a doll wearing a #christmasjumper holding a plushie candy cane. There is a #festivebackground. #agig #agigers #americangirl #americangirldoll #americangirlbrand #christmas #winter #xmas #dollsofcolour #boydoll #agdolls #dollphotography

[leasboyfriend]

playing kh2 with my fancy headset for the first time bc i need to inject Axel's voice directly into my brain

[garoujo]

There are 77 scarabs in the desert (I love the official interactive map)

wowwwwww ! i wanna know where all of these r hiding . i managed 2 find 14 (⑅˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈ ) thts mostly down 2 tighnari n his mini map tho < / 3 the scarabs must b scared of me !

[leoxxii]

that freddie dredd song was right. it IS too damn hot (getting fed up)

[shidoukanae]

WIP but here's a look at the funny Sun Emperor gal who i totally adore for a little project ive been working on in my free time (she's very pretty here im happy with how ive drawn her <3 <3 <3)

Helene's really cool af and tbh it really is a shame i don't draw her for as much as my brain is obsessed over her

[sayruq]

I figured I should list setbacks and consequences (including signs of internal collapse) faced by Israel in the past couple of months. I'll make this as chronological as possible. Add any you think I missed.

While Hezbollah targets Haifa, Golan Heights, and new settlements

Gaza continues to punish the invading army

More and more western publications are forced to admit that Israel cannot defeat the Palestinian resistance

“This is a very high number that encompasses many sectors. About 77 percent of the businesses that have been closed since the beginning of the war, which make up about 35,000 businesses, are small businesses with up to five employees, and are the most vulnerable in the economy,” Yoel Amir, CEO of Israeli information services and credit risk management firm, CofaceBdi, told Maariv. The report adds that “the most vulnerable industries are the construction industry, and as a result also the entire ecosystem that operates around it: ceramics, air conditioning, aluminum, building materials, and more – All of these were significantly damaged,” according to CofaceBdi’s risk ratings. The trade sector has also been severely affected. This includes the service sector and industries including fashion, furniture, housewares, entertainment, transport, and tourism. Israel is in a situation where “there is almost no foreign tourism,” the report said, adding that “damage to businesses is all over the country, and almost no sector has been spared.” This includes the agriculture sector, which is based mainly in the south and the north – both considered active combat zones due to the threat posed by the Palestinian resistance and Lebanon’s Hezbollah – whose support front against Israel has significantly contributed to the downfall of the economy. The CofaceBdi CEO estimates that 60,000 Israeli businesses are expected to be shut down by the end of 2024.

ICYMI, Yemen's armed forces have said they got a direct hit on Eisenhower, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, forcing it to leave the Red Sea

Israel's attack on Yemen is playing a role in bringing Yemen's civil war to an end.

Etc, etc.

The point of this post is to encourage everyone who reads it. Keep talking about Gaza, keep boycotting, keep protesting, keep resisting.

[prisonhannibal]

the loumand relationship was actually crazy I can’t believe it lasted for 77 years. like imagine dating a guy who’s clearly not over his ex to the point that he hallucinates him when the two of you are on dates and even in bed with you and he says no when asked if you’re companions and you don’t really have compatible lives because you are a coven leader and he doesn’t really gaf about all that or the theater AND he has a daughter/sister but you don’t wanna be a step parent and told her she should die. then you massively fuck him over and try to get him killed bc you don’t trust that the relationship will last, but he survives (because of his ex) so you apologize and he tells you he will never forgive you, and then you guys meet up with the previously mentioned ex (who is also your ex, allegedly) who calls you a gremlin and your boyfriend rubs it in his face that he’s gonna stay with you forever just to hurt his feelings. right in front of you. and you literally got his daughter/sister killed so there’s that elephant in the room forever. then you stay together for twenty more years while you lie to him the entire time about what happened in paris and he fucks and kills 100+ guys and you’re clearly mad about it but won’t tell him. you get into the worst argument ever where you’re both horrible to each other and intentionally bring up each others worst traumas to hurt each other and he reveals that he finds you boring and that spending twelve hours talking to some guy he just met about his ex was more interesting than being in a relationship with you for decades. so obviously you hold the guy hostage and psychologically torture him and then wipe both of their memories. then presumably the relationship continues in the same deranged fashion for fifty years, where you do stuff like build shelves he can’t even reach because you can fly and he can’t, but at least you got an ipad to play on in bed when the two of you are lying half a meter apart in bed. then he decides to bring back the same guy from 50 years ago to do another interview and you listen to him talking lovingly about your (allegedly) mutual ex and how good the sex was for hourssss. and somehow your solution to all of this is to make the marriage work by constantly lying, manipulating him, deleting memories from his brain and spinning a whole web of lies that you had to keep going for more than seventy years just so he wouldn’t leave you for the ex. WHY ARE THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER! why do you want to make this relationship last!! can’t even go to couples therapy because this is a whole new type of fucked that they don’t even teach in therapy school

[yappacadaver]

Something about when characters ‘ask’ for things in the most fucked up mentally ill way possible