#Green List Qualifications

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[visenyaism]

Dany advisor tier list?

Just for you I made you a rubric. I did not include “could reasonably be called a good advisor” because I think many of them would disqualify. Poor kid.

Here is my ranking based on said points.

12. Viserys- 3. Despite my best efforts to rig this shit, Viserys ends up last. I remembered the reason why Dany is attached to Jorah at all isnt because he is reliable or a good advisor but because he is only slightly more reliable and less of an active threat than Viserys at the time.

11. Warlocks of the House of the Undying- 3.5 if you count prophetic dreams as good advice.

10. Jorah- 4. Fun fact when I was reading dance for the first time and he showed back up again and was reintroduced hiring a sex worker who looks just like Dany I had to put the book down and go for an hourlong calm down walk up a mountain before I continued because I got too mad.

9. Hizdahr- 4. He understands how Mereen works and is pretty honest about it to Daenerys at the cost of. you know. trying to use her as a pawn the whole time and not caring if she lives or dies. Also maybe tried to poison her.

8. Green Grace- 5-6, depending on if she is the harpy or not. Even if she isn’t she has a clear vendetta against her and is actively trying to manipulate her.

7. Mirri Maaz Dur- 5. She did teach Dany some lessons worth remembering but made sure that those lessons would be traumatic enough that Daenerys would do the exact opposite of it forever and maybe engineer her own downfall as a result, which I guess does accomplish Mirri’s goal. Highest ranking of the people who have actively tried to kill her.

6. Irri and Jhiqui- 6. Why are they still interchangeable after 5 books. Can they get some character arcs. Please. Rank lower because they don’t give her much advice.

5. Rahkaro and the Bloodriders- 6. They don’t seem to give her much advice, but they don’t seem to get much screen time anyway. Again can the dothraki characters not have any depth is that not allowed.

6. The Shavepate- 6.5. may have tried to poison her, jury is still out. If he was in anyone else’s arc, you would be like wow he’s a terrible advisor, but this is a competitive category for Daenerys, so middle of the pack.

5. Daario- 6.5. Daenerys has questionable taste in men because she is fifteen and been through a lot so she thinks this is all her choice and very exciting. But someday when she is older, she is going to look back on this and realize that someone should’ve intervened.

4. Quaithe-7 pending more data on who she is and what she wants. What is your deal girl.

3. Barristan- 7. Half points for “not being a pedophile” and “understands westerosi geopolitics” those are dubious. He is knightpilled and societybrained to the point of near-delusion and the fact that he ranks so high speaks less to his qualifications and more to the fact that this poor girl has had some really terrible advisors.

2. Missandei- 8. but again she is eleven.

1. Grey Worm- 9. Thanks mister worm. Unfortunately Jacob Anderson was still wasted on your role in the show.

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 4, Wave 1, Poll 4

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave and round here.

Ambrosius Goldenloin-Nimona (Novel)

Qualifications:

He’s gay and has facial scarring

Addition by @yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt First I'd like to clear up that he does NOT just have facial scarring!! He has a visible walking disability, requiring assistance to stand and using a crutch. He appears mostly unable to bear weight on the left leg, and additionally the facial scarring visibly obstructs his eye adding possible partial vision loss to the list so. Just gonna leave this here not to let my boy be sabotaged with misinfo lol

Propaganda:

He’s such an asshole it's great. Still very gay though, he gets injured at the end, and also has facial scarring. He’s very different from the movie, much more of an ass, but still interesting.

Valerie Day-Paranatural

Qualifications:

She is Blind and a Lesbian.

she's blind and sapphic

Propaganda:

Agent Day is a Spectral (a humans who can interact with spectral entities like ghosts and spirits, and possess spectral energy, in her case Pink spectral energy) working for the Paranatural Activity Consortium. Her "Tool" (an object possesses by a weakened spirits that Spectrals can use to host spirits an directly use some form of the spirit's powers) is her cane. Due to the influence of the cane being possessed by her spirit partner, "Venus Guytrap" (a giant talking Venus flytrap that emotes through various marble statues wrapped in its vines), it appears as a green cane with a bouquet of roses at the top. As a manifestation of Venus Guytrap's powers, the cane can fire pink arrows that cause whatever they hit to fall in love with the first thing they see until the arrow is removed. As a Spectral, Agent Day can enter a "Heightened State of Perception" to converse & interact with her spirit in a mental state wherein time seems to move at a slower rate, to the extent that it almost seems to stand still for everything except her and her spirit partner (a phenomenon also known as a "Spirit Trance"). Spirit Trances also create an illusory alteration of the world surrounding the Spectral theme around the Spirit's aesthetics, and cause the Spectral's eyes to glow white, but neither of these aspects really affect Agent Day given that she a) can't see the illusory alteration to the world & b) often has her eyes closed anyways, making it so that no one else would be able to tell if she was in a trance in public so long as she stays still and does not talk while being sped-up relative to everyone else. Thanks to this, she utilizes Spirit Trance to occasionally have Venus Guytrap act as a "seeing-eye spirit" to performing certain actions, like reading off of a menu so that she can order lunch during her date with Dr. Mina Zarei.

i'm no good at propaganda so i don't have a lot to say but i think she's very good and also she made a train kiss someone once. what more could you want

[laurasimonsdaughter]

“Alright! Let’s just quickly go over your answers to our questionnaire in your application.”

As far as job interviews went, this one was rapidly moving up the list of utterly strange ones. For starters this was the fanciest office he had ever been in, and this was supposed to be an animal sanctuary. The amount of decorative pillows piled onto the chair he was currently trying to sit on would have been more appropriate for a lounge in a posh hotel.

The sanctuary manager – at least that’s how she had introduced herself – peered at the printed sheets of paper.

“So you have experience with animal handling?”

“During several internships, yes.”

“Wonderful. And horticulture?”

“I know how to keep a healthy habitat.”

“Excellent. And do you have any siblings?”

There it was, barely three questions in and already off the deep end. “Yes, three.”

The woman fixed two keen, dark eyes on him. “Three including you?”

“No, three besides me. I’m the second oldest, if that matters.”

“Ah! That’s alright then, Second of four, very good.”

By now he was looking at the manager with unrestrained wonder, eyebrows almost disappearing under his fringe.

“Well that all seems to be in order, just one more question—are you comfortable?”

He faltered, blinking. “I...well, to tell you to truth this chair could do with a few less pillows.”

To his amazement the manager’s face lit up with genuine delight. “Oh that is very good to hear. I do apologise for all that nonsense, but there’s rules against asking people about the circumstances of their birth, you know. Here, let me.”

He got to his feet, still rather stunned, and watched how the manager removed three pillows and, from underneath them all, a small green pea from his chair.

“There we are! Now, we’d be very glad to have you, you certainly meet all our qualifications, and I assure you we offer excellent terms and benefits. You clearly have plenty of experience with amphibians and birds, but you will need some on the job training, because apart from the usual frogs, swans and ravens, we also have clients in some of the rarer categories.”

“Clients? I thought this was an animal sanctuary,” he stammered.

“It most certainly is! Except our residents have not always been animals.” The manager smiled meaningfully. “You’d be surprised just how many people, especially royals, decide they would rather stay enchanted.” She looked a little embarrassed for a moment. “Which is of course exactly why I need to take certain precautions with my employees, you understand.”

He was pretty sure he did not at all understand, but he wasn’t about to admit that now. “Right.”

She peered at him again. “I do still need you to promise me not to fall in love with any of them.”

“Why on earth—”

“It’s happened before,” she said gravely. “We also have a couple of private parks, with a more human enclosure, I mean house, because we do get the occasional beastification.” She shook her head. “The last person we hired, well, our client was kind enough not to file an official complaint, on account of the whole finding his true love thing, but it was really very embarrassing.” He sat very still for a moment. “So, how many of those are there?”

“Beasts? Only two at the moment, since that unfortunate incident.”

“And your other...residents?”

“Hmm lets see, seven swans and seven ravens, three frogs, a stag, a hind, a fox and a bear. Well, and the cat, but she’s an exception, she lives in our head quarters and mostly looks after herself.” She gave him a rather worried look. “I haven’t scared you off, have I?”

He gave her a weak smile. “You promised me five weeks paid time off, so no you haven’t. But I am going to need some more information.”

“Wonderful,” she sighed. “In that case, let’s start with giving you a tour.”

[i-would-like-to-leave]

How many scenarios did Kim Dokja actually complete? Let’s count them!

Now, this depends on what we count as scenarios, for which I will be counting anything that came with the scenario window, defined by [these] or <these> brackets, that Kim Dokja actually got assigned, not just that he participated in, and scenarios he failed will be mentioned but not counted.

Main Scenarios:

#1 - Prove your Value

#2 - Escape

Point and laugh for failing not even two scenarios in

#3 - Green zone (Day 3)

#4 - Struggle for the Flag

Updated to: The King’s Qualifications

#5 - Disaster of Floods

This one is most likely on its own because the other disasters were all defeated before the official start of the main scenario, Disaster of Questions will be listed elsewhere.

#6 - ???

Updated to: Abandoned World

#8 - The Strongest Sacrifice

#9 - Demon’s Proof

Updated to: ???

Updated to: 73rd Demon King

#10 - 73rd Demon King

Same name as the updated #9, will be counted as separate as it may be an error and it’s a big enough difference in description I’ll let it go

#25 - Demon King Selection

#45 - Glorious Return

Will have to check whether or not he actually gets the scenario window in the 1863rd turn, let me know if he does

#46 - Proof of the Stars

#60 - Gigantomachia

#80 - Reincarnation Island

#84 - Great War of Saints and Demons

This scenario is written as both #80 and #84, I will count it as separate in this case.

#89 - Final Dragon of the Book of Revelation

Listed as its own thing, maybe because it is normally its own thing and not just a punishment for messing up in the Great War.

#94 - Journey to the West Remake

#95 - Owner of the [Journey to the West]

#98 - Candidate Ballot

These three could be counted as one because they are technically the same scenario, but they’re mentioned separately so…

#99 - Escape

The repeat in name… both with the holding/dropping by the neck… this time it is successful.

Updated to: Enemy of the Story

Updated to: ■ ■ ■

That’s 19 main scenarios… gotta love the three year time skip.

Sub Scenarios:

Food Acquisition

Kill the Guard

Welcome Prison

Elect a Representative

Forced Succession

Survival Activities

Disaster Prevention

Updated to: SSS-grade Hunt

Liberate the Slaves

Story Repair

Martial Arts Competition

Gourmet Association Betting

Skirmish

(Secretive Plotter) - ???

Updated to: End of the Regressor

Entertainment of Ruin

Myth Subversion

Seoul Revolution

Genre Selection

Workers’ Off-day

Failed. Shame him.

Capture the Squid

18 this time! Last category now!

Hidden Scenarios:

Commander Slayer

Theatre Dungeon

The King’s Road

United You Die, Scattered You Die

Artifact Trials

Scenic Walk

Snake Hunt

Self Proclaimed Revolutionary

Updated to: Fake Revoluntionary

I feel this should be counted as a failure because he didn’t actually complete it for himself, he completed it for Yoo Joonghyuk, but I might not as Yoo Joonghyuk did complete for him… fine. He wins this time.

The Kim Dokja Game

Updated to: Kim Dokja Proof of Identity

A Single Story

Escape the Demon World

World Adaptation

Survival Game

Snatching Modifiers

Verifying Agreement

I lost a shell by mistake

One Single Story

That’s 17 hidden scenarios!

Totals:

Overall, Kim Dokja completed 54 scenarios!

He failed 2 scenarios!

If you have something to add or think I’ve made a mistake, please comment what it is so I can add/fix it! Have a good day!

[murfpersonalblog]

IWTV S2 Ep8 Musings - The Ep8 Script (Pt2)

Thanks to slitwrstsavior sharing the script and @memorian for digitizing it! <3

Had to do Pt1 in chunks, cuz of Tumblr's 30-pic limit.

DANGIT. So this was INTENTIONALLY vague, not just some weird choppiness or cut footage.

Ohhhh.... They added just a tiny extra line--

But it's a SPICY line, cuz it implies that Les wasn't fully cooperating/on board with the rehearsal. BUT! Like I said, there's no effing mention/emphasis/indication that he was INJURED, either, which is an L.

They changed it--Louis looks UP, into the middle distance.

I'm fine with it either way--this scene had me and my bff SCREECHING.

Pet peeve, but the crew really should've been spritzing these vampires with a spray bottle of red blood, so we'd SEE the BLOOD SWEAT. (I was thinking about this when that post was circulating about vampire sex in IWTV fanfiction, like, AMC didn't show visual vampiric cues like Blood Sweat or blood (ejaculate) stains on the coffin lining--Les' was WHITE, and we KNOW Loustat was going at it in the coffins, so were they just reupholstering CONSTANTLY?) The books mention Blood Sweat all the time, all over their clothes, but the show just focused on Blood Tears (and ofc Les' ear hemorrhages).

OOOOOOOO.....!!! 👀 That highlighted bit was cut out! "You have grown warm again, filled with the love which you first came to Paris with." WUUUUT!?! So Armand's mind-wipe gaslighting BS against Louis was in the exact same vein as Claudia "finding her childlike wonder again"--which was IMPOSSIBLE, since ARMAND was the one that beat it out of her, Mr. 500 Performances, Mr. Sleep In Your Costume; Mr. They Gave Me A Choice; Mr. I Will Not Harm You.

I seriously suspect that every time Louis had an "outburst" like he said in 1x2, or "acted out," Armand would be like "Go back to your first night in Paris--forget all the bad stuff, just be warm & happy [with me];" but then Lou would FIGHT it (or rather: Daniel's constant prodding would PUSH Louis to fight it), and Armand would have to do it all over again. (My question's why didn't he just kill Daniel? Arrogance, I reckon--he severely underestimated just how good Daniel was; and "You can get lazy," like Lou said, cuz Armand didn't even bother to read Dan's thoughts to learn that the Talamasca was feeding Daniel all this extra information).

They cut that line, too--was Louis parroting him (fighting hypnosis), asking him (for clarification), or challenging him (indignant)?

That might also explain the new couches, LOL, if he wrecked them from the impact or bled on them or something.

(We already know Jacob improvised shaking Eric's hand.)

MLS = LePere Schloop?

Too bad we didn't get this--I wanted to see the main door/lobby of the penthouse (certainly not for my The Sims Dubai penthouse layout, no sir~!) .

They added extra lines about the hurricane being pre-July.

Uhhh.... This might imply certain things. Cuz I've been saying that the post-Paris timeline makes no effing sense (X X), and now we have confirmation(?) that Louis' had an Amex membership since 1951.... Even though Amex credit cards were only started in 1958, as a competitor for the Diner's Card that started in 1950 -- so was Louis an INVESTOR who helped launch the Amex credit card!? XD STFU, AMC! I thought y'all said No Forrest Gumpness!? XD

Also: HOW does Louis qualify for all these credit cards? (We saw he had a regular Amex Green Card in 1973 SanFran). According to Amex application qualifications, you need a US SSN or ITIN; OR a foreign credit card to apply.

And France isn't listed. (Unless anyone's French and has an Amex card who can correct me?)

SSNs have been issued since FDR (1936), so Louis SHOULD have one...but it would be from 1936-40 (pre-Mardi Gras), or after Paris () . Meaning on paper he'd be in his 80s in 2022, so I don't imagine he'd be a Black Card carrier for too much longer, unless he's got someone on the inside cooking the books for him.

Omfg AMC I hate y'all. got me out here overthinking effing PROPS.

They added a few lines about the green "pearly gates" of 1132:

And took out a few lines:

And took out an interesting bit of tea:

So the people of ~1940s NOLA thought Claudia was Louis' daughter (Claudia DPDL confirmed???) but the grapevine ALSO rumored that she was his child bride--OOF! 💀 (Which tracks with the AR pedo/incest stuff. Thank goodness they DON'T remember his name!)

Rolin keeps mentioning this smashed piano, but I HAVE LOOKED, but I also have crap eyesight (curse you, midnight gaming sessions), and I just don't frikkin see any smashed piano. HELP.

DEFINITELY not the Mayfair mansion though! XD DANG, I wish they'd included a few frames of gangs tryna rob the Garden District homes, coming up on the Mayfair house, and IMMEDIATELY booking past it like they'd seen a ghost. CROSSOVER, AMC, COME ONNNN.

Drats, I wanted to see Millennial Fledgling try to square up against Lou, and get one of Lou's patented condescending smirks. XD

And Les looked dirty, but he didn't look malnourished, sadly; which I'm still mad about.

In the FLOORBOARDS? OK, come through, BRUCE--I been saying this about Lestat, yet people wanna call me names!

New rule, AMC: NEVER remove Loustat lines. We need ALL the angst. Les out here like: ain't no way a baddie like Lou is SINGLE! XD

S3 BETTER show us Les watching the most vapid ish on Youtube, omg.

LOL

Drats--it might have been cool to see him with those huge pupils he gets when he's mad/hungry, but ah well; he still looked like a gorgeous BAMF.

EXCELLENT SCRIPT, EXCELLENT SHOW, GAAAAAAAH!!! ❤️

[incorrect-ulster-cycle]

Good morning:) in your last ask you mentioned red and green flag names when it comes to Ulster cycle works in an academic context. I've just started a master's degree in literature last semester and would love to get more information on both the Fenian and Ulster cycle but if I'm being completely honest, I feel overwhelmed and don't know who might be an instant red flag and who to trust. Help? I absolutely love your fics on ao3 btw, I always read them on my commute to and from uni. Have a great day:)

ehhh it's a little bit of a gut instinct at this point i gotta admit – if i know them personally they tend to go on the green flag list, if i've previously read and hated their work they're on the red flag list, lol. there are people who are contextual flags like, if someone is citing lady gregory as if she's a primary source, that's a red flag, but that doesn't mean lady gregory's work isn't useful for SOME things (textual reception etc). it's just Not a primary source. gantz's "early irish myths and sagas" is, like, a stripy flag – the translations are mostly okay though not flawless, but i would heartily recommend ignoring his introductions cos they're out of date if not incorrect. i'll still rec it as a collection of texts as it's the most accessible translation of most of what's in there, but it's a recommendation with caveats.

there is very little Popular writing about medieval irish lit that i would trust that isn't by people who also write academically on the subject. not sure there's any tbh. so googling the author and seeing their qualifications is a good start – if they're actively in a medieval irish department or similar then their work is likely to be solid even if i disagree with them on interpretations

unfortunately given the nature of the field you find yourself relying on unreliable materials more often than you'd like due to lack of reliable ones. like the number of times i find myself reading some 1870s shite cos nobody's worked on a topic since... 🙄 so learning how to filter the bullshit and make use of that imperfect material is fairly essential lol

i only got four hours of sleep so i am blanking on general recs right now but if you let me know more what you're looking for (editions? translations? discussions of specific elements, if so which?) i can offer some names and titles. i'll also go reblog some of the reading lists i've shared in the past for reference

[toastedcinnamonflakes]

Books of the USA

So, I've decided to make a list of books that take place in each state of the USA. These are all books that I have already read. My only qualification is that they take place in that state, nothing else matters.

Please recommend me books for states that I haven't covered yet!

Alaska

Alabama: Looking for Alaska, John Green

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

California: A single man, Christopher Isherwood

Delaware

Connecticut: On Earth We're Briefly Georgeous, Ocean Vuong

Florida

Hawai

Georgia: The color purple, Alice Walker

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland: The silence of the lambs, Thomas Harris

Maine: My dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russel

Michigan: Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

Massachusetts: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi: The little Friend, Donna Tartt

Nebraska

Montana: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, emily m. danforth

Nevada

New Jersey

New Hampshire: A separate peace, John Knowles

New Mexico: Love letters to the dead, Ava Dellaira

North Carolina

New York: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ohio: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

North Dakota

South Dakota: Carrie, Stephen King

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

South Carolina

Tennesse

Virginia: Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews

Texas

Utah

Vermont: The Secret History, Donna Tartt

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming: The Lake of Dead Languages, Carol Goodman

Edit: Please stop recommending Stephen King to me, I've found that he's not to my taste.

[dustydilf]

My list of celebrities that I believe are proud dads:

My Qualifications: (I don't have a dad)

Adam Sandler (just a girl dad)

Dan Povenmire (gets bullied by daughters <3)

Eminem (would set the world on fire for his girls)

Gordon Ramsay (also bullied by daughters)

Hank Green (science dad)

Mark Ruffalo (gold star honestly)

Mads Mikkelsen (does what his kids think is cool)

Neil Gaiman (literally in his insta bio)

Pedro Pascal (honorable mention)

Peter Krause (Oliver Stark's dad in spirit)

Rhys Darby (looks like he gets up to shenanigans)

Taika Waititi (absolutely bonkers parenting 10/10)

Thomas Gibson (being a dad is in his DNA)

[forgotteneilionora]

OOC | Coronations

ok so first of all i haven't run any of this by @thelongforgottenrealm -- this is 100% hc'ing and therefore may or may not be in any way accurate, but id mentioned i was thinking abt this vs @forgottenroderick's coronation which i think was quite different (tho tbf he's had multiple crownings so they're probs pr old hat for him atp alkdjsflksdfj) eilia has only had the one

anyway! ok so i have this hc that maybe astaira, given its value system, maybe used some of the ancient anglo-saxon forms of government, so this is highly inspired by the witan's and its election of rulers, etc!

ASTAIRAN SELECTION OF THE FUTURE RULER

so my thought was that maybe you aren't just ~born to rule in astaira and that you are, in fact, chosen and must accept this choice given that its v much a role of service in their culture etc!! so, like the anglo-saxon aethelings, im thinking that there was a pool of candidates, so before her election, eilia was only the heiress presumptive rather than the heiress apparent bc it has to be voted and ratified by the witan/great council of astaira, a council made up of all the other leaders and magnates of astaira, each in turn repping the interests of their own ppl to the best of their ability etc

anyway! aethelings in early anglo-saxon culture are anyone born to a noble family (eventually it became just sons of the king, and that's usually how its translated now, but initially it was more!), but im thinking maybe for astaira its a slightly different qualification -- you have to have completed a trial of sortsans well as having having displayed your abilities by performing charitable acts and such on a big scale etc as well as having submitted your name to a list for consideration etc, that sort of thing! -- that way anyone no matter the rank of their family, can apply, but it also means you're not automatically in the pool even if you don't wanna be since its a srs responsibility etc! now, no question it'd def be easier to do this if you're already backed wealth and power etc but yeah!! here we are!!

so anyway! eilia's been trained for this her whole life, she wants it, she's good at it, she gets chosen. a representative is sent to her to invite her to take the crown for astaira's sake, and she of course accepts. this would def also have a public ceremony of her formally accepting the crown etc.

CROWNING

ok so i def picture her coronation as having taken place during the spring. everything is beautiful and green! t he and i do feel like there's a humility sort of aspect like they used to do so!! i also feel like they brought live, flowering frees into the palace and into whatever shrine in which she was crowned in the sight of the guardians/symbolically BY the guardians, etc and that everyone who came to witness was wearing like...flower and ivy crowns and such and there were garlands of flowers strung everywhere and babbling brook ran along the path from the castle to the shrine and birds were singing and it was all v lovely and v natural and v astairan etc

eilia's purification in which she is taken by the hand by a seeress who brings her to the brook in question which, having its mouth at the shrine, is considered a holy spring, and wearing just her shift w her hair unbound etc she is sort of dunked/bathed and lets all the old run away from her so she can paproach her new role as queen w a pure heart. the seeress then drapes her own cloak around eilia and, however poor it may be, it is a gift from astaira, and a mantel of state

next, still led by the seeress, eilia goes on foot without any shoes, cloaked in her new mantel of state and processes from the brook by her castle to the shrine. singers and musicians accompany her and those all around her may offer her any goods they like, all of which become artifacts of state and her reign and is is thus clothed rarhter than in any guady ornaments of gold and such -- woool and cotton and such things are what she wears, handmade by her ppl for her to wear as their leader

lots of these items are traditionally bracelets of flowers and vines, gloves to keep her warm on her walk, shoes, etc -- all of these meant to be the sort of thing ur common astairan would wear so that, no matter how guady her lifestyle might become, she will know what iis to spend a day clothed as an ordinary astairan is, and noen of it is intended to be rich or fine etc tho special care is often given to crafting such objects as a thank you to the new ruler etc. ba sically, the theme of the day is simplicity, and everything she is given must be white

throughout the day, she is obliged to ask for anything she might want. if she wishes to eat, if she wishes to sleep at the end of the day, whatever! she will spend the rest of her life giving orders, so today is for receiving them

when she reaches the shrine, which is totally open so everyone can see, etc, a humble bench is carried and she is obliged to sit there and hear the wishes of anyone who wishes to speak for her new reign. this can be literally anything! a tiny child can stand up and say they love kittnes! an old man can tell her that his crops are dead but his sheep are still fairing well! a student can wax poetical about philosophy!!! needless to say, this takes hours and hours and in some cases this part has gone on for days w the new ruler sleeping on the wooden bench only to wake the next morning to hear more, still obliged to beg for food from the ppl around etc until ppl stop coming up w things to say! it p robs does tend to be longer the worse the previous reign was bc there are more needs etc and, since i hc that eilia's dad was a pr good ruler, i imagine eilia's was relatively short

anyway, once that's finished, the seeress sends someone, called the herald of the seer, to the new ruler to take them by the hand and ask once again if they are still willing to take all this on!!!! if they decline after all that, there's no shame and they can return to their life etc.

if they still accept the charge -- which obv eilia did! -- the herald of the seer takes eilia by the hand and leads her into the shrine. there, she first asks the ppl to pray for her, then prays herself, and finally presents the gifts which the ppl of astaira have given her to the guardians as a symbolic gesture of the mutual relationship between ppl/ruler/guardians etc

now dressed only in her shift, again, eilia is clothed in the heavy robe of state which is, by design, quite physically hefty to represent the burden of rule

the bench is then carried into the shrine and, in the sight of all w the doors still flung open etc, eilia is crowed by the seer. the crown is also quite heavy for the same reason

now crowned queen, eilia processes back to the palace and is feted all the way w dancers and singers and poets

all are welcome to the palace, where live blooming trees reach towards the star-painted ceiling and a living stream has been brought inside, w the doors and windows all open and anyone who wishes to enter free to do so

anyway yeah obv none of this is canon! these were just some idea i had!!!

also def hc that the seeress who crowned eilia was ~also aine whom arthur later beheaded at kil-kennar so! that's fun!!

[eurovision-revisited]

Eurovision 2006 - Number 23 - Kate Ryan - "Je t'adore"

More Belgium. They are having a lot of entries this year. This time it's the actual winner. Kate Ryan, another of the 2006 VRT girlbops and perhaps the one that punctured the girlbop balloon at Eurovision.

Kate (real name Katrien Verbeeck) has been having ever increasing success for the past four years. Singles and an album have hit the charts, not just in Belgium but across Europe. Her breakthrough was a debut cover of Disenchantée, but she followed that up with original compositions and even managed to get into the US Billboard dance chart with a cover of The Promise You Made by Cock Robin. Kate was a solid choice for Belgium. She could sing this material live, she looked good, she was relatively well-known.

Je t'adore is more of the same. It's Europop, filled with energy but at the same time harkening back to Eurovision past. Rather than ethno elements, it substitutes more Western pop and maybe that's where it went wrong. Somehow it doesn't feel hugely fresh. It fits the Eurovision template almost too perfectly.

It's not as if Belgium weren't really going for it here. It does manage to incorporate new staging elements including the illuminated microphone stands used as choreographic elements, that make it stand out from other fare. There's some rare pyro for 2006. Kate dances as she sings, hitting marks in way that most of the other entries don't have to. The routine is complex enough for it to be relatively hard to pull off perfectly.

Then there are the mistakes. Not only the camera cutting mishap, although I don't think there's ever been a Eurovision entry with a mistake originating from the mixing desk that has done well. The routine isn't quite polished enough and those microphone stands look like they're going to topple over in places, the lines they form aren't perfectly rectilinear.

After having won every stage of Eurosong '06 easily, Kate managed to finish only twelfth in the Eurovision semi-final and didn't get through to the Grand Final. It was only seven points off qualification, but that's not enough. It got points from lots of countries, but nothing higher than a seven. There were two many other different exciting things to vote for.

It was still a shock to many, the easy qualifier that failed, and a sign that if you wanted to do well with a girlbop now, it was going to have to be something extra. We'd seen it all before.

The good news is that this was only a minor blip in Kate's career. She went on to release something in the region of thirty singles, seven albums, had huge numbers of top ten songs in the Benelux countries and collaborated with Avicii among others.

One other mention for the song-writers here. Kate contributed alongside Lisa Greene, Niclas Kings and Niklas Bergwall. Lisa has written songs for many major names including Britney Spears, Girls Aloud and Kylie Minogue. Niclas Kings is someone who may come up again later in my 2006 list...

[pestcontrolblue]

5 Suggestions On Opting For The Right Kissimmee Pest Control Provider

Opting for the appropriate parasite control company in Kissimmee is vital for guaranteeing your home or business is actually free of cost coming from undesirable parasites. Along with many companies giving companies, it may be mind-boggling to decide which one will certainly finest fulfill your necessities. Listed here are 5 important suggestions to assist you by means of the method:

1. Study as well as Verify Qualifications

When picking a kissimmee pest control, regularly ensure they possess the correct credentials. Validate that the business keeps the required licenses, accreditations, and also insurance to function lawfully in Fla. Licensed bug control companies are actually needed to follow state regulations as well as use accepted techniques for parasite monitoring.

Look for accreditations from trustworthy associations, like the National Pest Control Organization (NPMA) or even the Fla Insect Administration Association (FPMA), which show the company sticks to market finest techniques. Also, ensure the company is actually insured to protect you in the event that of any kind of damages to your building or accident throughout the parasite control process.

2. Look at the Forms Of Infestation They Focus on

Various Pest Control Kissimmee suppliers provide services for different types of bugs. Some might concentrate on common house bugs like ants, cockroaches, as well as termites, while others might concentrate in more particular concerns, like bedbugs, rodents, or wild animals control.

Before deciding, assess the kinds of pests you are actually taking care of. If you're experiencing a termite infestation, for example, you'll require a provider that focuses in pest treatment and also prevention. Similarly, if you have concerns with mice or even creatures, try to find a supplier along with expertise in holding and also humane removal.

Make certain to inquire the firm concerning their expertise with your certain insect issue. A focused company will definitely have the tools, methods, as well as know-how to handle your insect concern extra properly than one that handles an extensive stable of parasites.

3. Read Through Testimonials as well as Seek References

Some of the greatest techniques to review a Kissimmee Pest Control provider is through going through consumer testimonials as well as requesting references. Appear for on the web assessments on platforms like Google.com, Yelp, and also Angie's List to find what other customers have experienced. Good feedback as well as testimonials are actually a great clue of reliable solution and also efficient parasite control techniques.

Furthermore, talk to pals, household, or next-door neighbors that stay in the Kissimmee location for referrals. Personal recommendations can easily give you insights in to the premium of service, consumer satisfaction, and the lasting efficiency of the treatments supplied.

Distrust firms with consistently adverse customer reviews or grievances regarding amateur actions, hidden charges, or even ineffective bug control treatments. A trustworthy firm is going to have a strong report of customer contentment and be available to addressing any sort of concerns.

4. Analyze Their Insect Control Methods

Various insect control providers use varying techniques, ranging from standard chemical treatments to a lot more ecological choices. If you possess concerns concerning chemicals or even yearn for an extra green approach, inquire the company about the methods they make use of.

Some providers may use integrated parasite management (IPM), which pays attention to lasting deterrence via a mix of all-natural, technical, and chemical strategies. IPM is actually a comprehensive technique that minimizes the dependence on chemicals and concentrates on getting rid of the underlying reasons for parasite concerns.

Be actually sure to inquire the company concerning the security of the products they make use of, particularly if you possess family pets, children, or allergies. A credible company will definitely be actually clear concerning the materials they utilize as well as explain the prospective threats, if any type of, involved.

5. Review Pricing as well as Company Deals

While price must not be the exclusive consider your decision, it is crucial to contrast pricing among various providers. Acquire quotes from various business and also examine what is consisted of in their service deals. Some providers deliver one-time treatments, while others may use ongoing bug control strategies, which could be actually even more cost-efficient in the end.

See to it to make clear whether the quote consists of an assessment, follow-up check outs, and any type of warranties on their job. A reputable pest control company will certainly supply translucent rates without any hidden expenses and also a crystal clear illustration of what companies you will receive.

Also, inquire regarding solution warranties. Numerous reputable parasite control carriers supply guarantees to guarantee the effectiveness of their treatments. If pests yield after treatment, the firm will re-treat the area at no extra cost.

Conclusion

Picking the right pest control carrier in Kissimmee involves cautious point to consider of many variables, featuring references, expertise, evaluations, methods, and also pricing. By observing these 5 suggestions, you can easily make certain that you select a reputable, effective insect control company that are going to deliver enduring remedies to your bug troubles. Making the effort to research study and contrast choices are going to cause satisfaction as well as a pest-free home or even organization.

All American Pest Control

1101 Miranda Lane, Suite 131

Kissimmee, FL 34741

(321) 337-0919

Kissimmee Pest Control

[homesimprovement]

How to Choose a Bathroom & Kitchen Contractor in Vancouver

Renovating your bathroom or kitchen is an exciting project. And, we know that hiring the correct contractor is not straightforward. After all, you want someone who understands your concept while also completing quality work within your budget. In this blog post, we'll look at how to select the best bathroom and kitchen remodeling contractors in Vancouver.

Start with research

Start by researching local contractors. Look for organizations with a strong reputation, favorable feedback, and experience with bathroom and kitchen renovations. Trusted platforms such as TrustedPros and HomeAdvisor provide a list of top-rated contractors in Vancouver. These platforms offer ratings, reviews, and quotations from professionals in your area.

Check Credentials

Before hiring a bathroom remodeling contractors in Vancouver, check their credentials. Ensure they are licensed, insured. And, in good standing with the local authorities. A reputable contractor will readily provide qualifications and references. Do not hesitate to request proof of insurance and licensing.

Evaluate Experience and Specialization

Find contractors who specialize in bathroom and kitchen renovations. Consider their years of experience, portfolio, and types of projects they've completed. Some contractors specialize solely in kitchen remodeling, while others excel at bathroom makeovers. Select one whose expertise matches your exact requirements.

Communication is important

Effective communication is required for every renovation project. A contractor who actively listens to your suggestions and replies to your inquiries promptly. And, keeps you updated throughout the process is invaluable. Schedule an introductory meeting to determine their communication style and response.

Request Detailed Quotes

Ask for detailed quotes from at least three contractors. A comprehensive quote should include labor costs, materials, permits, and any additional expenses. Be wary of vague estimates. A transparent breakdown helps you compare prices and make an informed decision.

Visit Showrooms and Past Projects

Visit showrooms or explore contractors’ websites to see their work firsthand. Look for design elements that resonate with your vision. Additionally, ask for references from your kitchen remodeling contractors in Vancouver and visit completed projects. Talking to previous clients provides insights into the contractor’s reliability and craftsmanship.

Discuss Timelines and Flexibility

Clearly define project timelines and discuss any potential delays. A dependable contractor will stick to a realistic timeline and react to unexpected changes. Avoid contractors who promise unrealistic deadlines or lack flexibility.

Quality Over Price

While cost is essential, prioritize quality over the lowest bid. A cheap contractor may cut corners. Resulting in poor results. Invest in a contractor who provides good craftsmanship. Even if it means paying slightly more. Remember that improvements are long-term investments.

Environmental Considerations

If eco-friendly practices matter to you. Inquire about sustainable materials and energy-efficient solutions. Some contractors specialize in green remodeling. Ensuring minimal environmental impact.

The Best Place to Find a Contractor: All Quotes

Finally, when you’re ready to connect with bathroom remodeling contractors in Vancouver , visit All Quotes. It’s a reliable platform where you can request quotes from multiple contractors simultaneously. Simply describe your project, and they’ll match you with qualified professionals in Vancouver.

In the end, we can say that choosing the right bathroom and kitchen contractor involves thorough research, effective communication. And, a focus on quality. With the right partner, your renovation dreams can become a reality!

[queer-in-a-cornfield]

A list of Thoughts™ I had in 2023:

-What is even the point of Arkansas?

- Why aren't there two cases of numbers?

- Humans like the taste of thinking they’re on fire and that’s just weird

- We need a word for when you're daydreaming at night

- Rob Cantor spelled backwards is not a palindrome and that feels wrong

-I think thyme should rhyme with stymie and for that matter, so should rhyme)

- Imagine a pollen waterfall

- What is the median word?

- V I O L E N T H A N D W A S H I N G

- How do the cars in Cars reproduce?

- What does human taste like?

- Plaque is like tooth zest

- Is there a raspberry emoji? (There isn't and I don't appreciate that)

- The respiratory system is my instrument

- 🎶Dun dun dududun dun dududun dun dudun dun dududun dun dududun dun dududun dun dududun dun🎶

- Is oxygen flammable?

- Someone should make jello ice cubes

- What is the word for the smell of a walk-in freezer?

- Where do blimps go when they aren't in the air?

- Do fish make sounds incomprehensible to us?

- Bottomless Dreaming (I do not remember what this means because I thought of it literally as I woke up)

- Who is the most average person?

- Is the trademark™️ symbol trademarked™️?™️??? (According to Max: Yes, by Alexander Trademark.)

- Why can 10/10 dentists never agree on anything?

- What percentage of the population is lawyers?

- Beanana

- What is the oldest surviving copy of a newspaper? (Not what is the longest running newspaper, but what is the oldest physical newspaper still intact?)

- ɪˈmæʤən ˈspɛlɪŋ jʊər ʧaɪldz neɪm wɪð aɪ-pi-eɪ ˈsɪmbəlz.

-I really want to bite my plant.

- Would Bill Cipher be invisible if you looked at him from the side? (Since he's 2D)

- Imagine if you could make wine bottles by jumping on grapes (Courtesy of Max)

-Queue should be pronounced qwehweh

- Trampolines are are when you jump on a strainer that is on top of another strainer. (Courtesy of Max)

- How many oranges are there? (Courtesy of Max)

- Imagine if there were just floating staircases to nowhere

- Rabbits are an unstoppable force

- What is the cold version of incineration?

- Wholesome blackmail should exist

- I hate that our eyes take in information from top to bottom because whenever I look at the map on my wall I see North Dakota first and that’s just not it.

- How many people were named Amerigo after the Americas became widely known as America?

- What was the greatest thing before sliced bread (pre-1928)?

- Pomelos are subject to the laws of physics

- Australians be like: “Our lord and savior vegemite”

- I want to grab a cloud with a hook and drag it along behind the car

- Unfortunate Roadtrip would be a really good band name

- You wouldn’t download a pie

- If you donate blood, do you tell the person drawing the blood "thank you" or "your welcome"? (Courtesy of Max)

- Grass does not care for international borders

- Why are mirrors slightly green?

- What is the texture of flame?

- What if Mickey was short for Mickolas?

- Beans is my favorite word.

- Trees are like naturally occurring lollipops except you can’t eat them and aren’t really anything like lollipops

- Is it possible to dissolve a brick?

- I know calling it Virginia was meant to be a compliment but like I personally would be miffed if a place was named after the fact I haven’t dated anyone

- We know what ranch tastes like, but then what does farm taste like?

- We have deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning, I say we complete the trilogy with seductive reasoning

- If the only qualifications for being a seagull are being bad at acting and not having lips then technically the only things that aren’t seagulls are people and desks (stupid f*cking bird reference)

- Is it possible to liquify a bird?

- Does pizza count as art?

- I’m so fine (both literally and figuratively, both sarcastically and sincerely. Bothception.)

- If Cam is short for Cameron then is Sam short for Sameron?

- Schrödinger’s AAA battery

- Five dudes, a gorl™, and a middle schooler walk into rehearsal…

- It’s been tomorrow since yesterday ended

- Ties are man ribbons

- Sugar is the letter Y of baking

- Balliscuits

- Desecrated Coconut

- Imagine if working out caused you to lactate (Courtesy of Alec)

- Dragon is not synonymous with pie

- (In the voice of the tiktok spongebob news fish) You’ve just been smargled

- What country has the most cities (incorporated places, not necessarily populous ones)

- Today is tomorrow’s yesterday and yesterday’s tomorrow and a tv show

- Soap soup

- Imagine a lightbulb with a smaller lightbulb inside and you can play lightbulb dice

- *British accent* Plunderbuckets and Billyhocks

- Rahrehksdee ;)

- Where does candle wax go???

- If you don’t specify the source of your organ meat, people would assume it’s human organs which is kinda weird

- What if air is a drug (if you don’t have it you go into withdrawals) (Courtesy of Max)

- What would a calorie taste like?

- Why are walruses like that

[gunlovingpacifist]

Now I have to block you because people on the right celebrate ignorance and Mooch of blue states. Them gunz ain't gonna feed your family......

I have posed this question a few times and never get a response

.... 🤔

Here is why I am a liberal...

Why are you a Republican?

The 40-hour work week, and thus, weekends!

Overtime pay and minimum wage.

Paid Vacations.

Women’s Voting Rights

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The right of people of all colors to use schools and facilities.

Public schools.

Public libraries

Public transportation

Public universities

Public broadcasting

Public police and fire departments

Worker’s rights

Labor safety and fairness laws

*Nixon gave us the EPA

Child-labor laws.

The right to unionize

Health care benefits

National Parks, Monuments, and Forests, “America’s Best Idea”

Interstate Highway System (Eisenhower (R) and Al Gore Sr. (D)

Safe food and drugs (via the FDA)

Social Security

NASA

The Moon Landing and other space exploration

Satellites

The Office of Congressional Ethics.

The Internet

National Weather Service

Product Labeling/Truth in Advertising Laws

Rural Electrification/Tennessee Valley Authority

Bank Deposit Insurance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Rights of the disabled (via Americans With Disabilities Act)

Family and Medical Leave Act

Clean air and water (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency).

Civilian Conservation Corps

Panama Canal

Hoover Dam

The Federal Reserve

Medicare/Medicaid

The United States Military

The FBI

The CIA

Peace between Israel and Egypt

Peace between Israel and Jordan

Veterans Medical Care

Federal Housing Administration

Extending Voting Rights to 18 year olds

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion/Separation of Church and State

Right to Due Process

Freedom of The Press

Right to Organize and Protest

Pell Grants and other financial aid to students

Federal Aviation Administration/Airline safety regulations

The end of slavery in the USA (The Emancipation Proclamation, The 13th Amendment)

Unemployment benefits

Smithsonian Institute

Americorps

Mandatory Food Labeling

Peace Corps

United Nations

World Health Organization

The Lincoln Tunnel

Sulfur emissions cap and trade to eliminate acid rain

Earned Income Tax Credit

The banning of lead in consumer products

National Institute of Health

Garbage pickup/clean streets

Banning of CFCs.

LGBT rights

Expanded voting access via polling places

Erie Canal

Bailout — and thus continued existence — of the American Auto Industry

Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Established the basis for Universal Human Rights by writing the Declaration of Independence

Miranda Rights

Banning of torture

The right to a proper defense in court

An independent judiciary

The right to vote

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Fair, open, and honest elections

The founding of The United States of America

The defeat of the Nazis and victory in World War II

Paramedics

Woman’s Right to Choose

The Civil Rights Movement

National Science Foundation

Vehicle Safety Standards

NATO

The income tax and power to tax in general, which have been used to pay for much of this list.

911 Emergency system

Tsunami, hurricane, tornado, and earthquake warning systems

The Freedom of Information Act

Water Treatment Centers and sewage systems

The Meat Inspection Act

The Pure Food And Drug Act

The Bretton Woods system

International Monetary Fund

SEC, which regulates Wall Street (weaked by conservatives)

National Endowment for the Arts

Campaign finance laws (weaked by conservatives)

Federal Crop Insurance

United States Housing Authority

School Lunch Act

Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act

Vaccination Assistance Act

The creation of counterinsurgency forces such as the Navy Seals and Green Berets.

Voting Rights Act, which ended poll taxes, literacy tests, and other voter qualification tests (weaked by conservatives)

The Brady Bill (5-day wait on handgun purchases for background checks)

Lobbying Disclosure Act

"Motor-Voter" Act

Civil Rights Act of 1968

Job Corps

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Teacher Corps

Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966

National Trails System Act of 1968

U.S. Postal Service

Modern Civilization

BIDEN WINS:

• Inflation Reduction Act

• CHIPS & Science Act

• PACT Act for veterans

• First major gun safety legislation in decades

• Took out the leader of al Qaeda

• Historic job growth (+12.8 million)

• Historically low unemployment

• Expanded the NATO alliance

• American Rescue Plan led to fastest jobs recovery in history

• Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

• Rallied our allies in support of Ukraine

•Once-in-a-generation infrastructure investments

• Student loan forgiveness

• Rural broadband investment

In not a republican. I lean right on one issue. The second amendment. Why's that hard for leftists to comprehend

[tender18infotechpvtltd]

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