#LANMAN

[theplumtreeiplant]

Tình cờ lướt qua một bài viết ngắn ngắn của em nào đấy, thấy ngợi khen những em "đa đoan" với "lo vẹn tròn bổn phận", rồi "rạch ròi", rồi "an nhiên", v.v.. trời, muốn đâu-cái- điền vậy đó :))

Gọi là sự thanh tỉnh thì có vẻ hợp, chứ đa đoan là cái nỗi rì mà vậy cưng?

[noneofanything]

Sáng mở zalo ra thấy câu "Hôm nay bạn thế nào?"

Mình chán. Hiện tại thứ gây chán cho mình nhiều nhất hẳn là công việc. Mình thấy bớt hẳn những niềm vui từ công việc. Cảm giác mình được trả lương chủ yếu để nghe những lời mình không muốn nghe, giao tiếp những kiểu giao tiếp mình không muốn, chấp nhận những ánh m��t, cử chỉ và hành động mình không muốn nhận. Làm việc với những con người, những tính cách mà nếu ở bên ngoài công ty mình chắc chắn hạn chế triệt để kết nối với họ. Sáng nay mình bước ra khỏi nhà với tâm trạng như vậy. Và vẫn phải tiếp tục công việc này ít nhất một năm nữa. Chả biết làm sao để vực dậy tinh thần, chìm nghỉm rồi. Đang nghĩ, hay là kiếm cái giếng cạn nào đó chui xuống ngồi thu lu một thời gian xem có ngẫm ngợi được điều gì khai minh hay không. Ảnh hưởng do đang chìm đắm trong cuốn Biên niên kí chim vặn dây cót. Kaka. Thôi, quay lại với công việc, với sân khấu công ty đây.

[blackmoreops]

How to fix You can't access this shared folder because your organization's security policies block unauthenticated guest access error on Windows 11

If you have the following error on Windows 11 “You can’t access this shared folder because your organization’s security policies block unauthenticated guest access error” while accessing shared folder (in my case it was a shared folder on my Unraid NAS).   Then Run window (Win + R) and typed gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor. Navigated to Computer Configuration -> Administrative…

[mymidwestheart]

[mitjalovse]

Martin Glover doesn't have a brand he's associated with outside his nickname. Thus, I don't think he has a preferred style, he moves within many of them, yet him working with Heather Nova does show that his loyalties lie in alternative rock music. I mean, he produced her most famous album, Oyster, which could be described as the most 90's of the 90's platters in the similar vein. Still, that shouldn't suggest she's terrible – she's highly uneven as the review at Allmusic says, because her highs are incredible, though her lows do detract us from them. Nonetheless, we should applaud the fact she continues to work, whereas many of her contemporaries turned to the nostalgia circuits. She moved within the mainstream, but she didn't become swallowed by that.

[fromthespaceamundo]

Puff Q&A

As published in The Times (Munster, Indiana) on August 8, 2000:

You asked the questions and we passed them along. Check out what the girls had to say to you. Q: Blossom, why do you always wear a red bow in your hair? Kayla Rosiar, 6, Calumet CH Blossom: Because I'm the leader and it goes wonderfully with my long red hair. Q: Bubbles, why are you a little afraid of bugs? They are harmless. Reyna Ortiz, 9, Hammond Bubbles: Bugs are gross, gross, gross! Except for ladybugs, of course. They're sweet and pretty. Q: Buttercup, what Is your favorite thing about kicking evil butt? Victoria Hanson, 11, Valparaiso Buttercup: Everything. I like kicking and punching and showing those bad guys that bad doesn't get you anything but trouble.

Q: Blossom, is it hard having two sisters that are the same age as you? How do you keep them out of your stuff? Jesslyn Truesdale, 7, Calumet City Blossom: No, it's not hard, since we've been together from the beginning. And since Bubbles and Buttercup have completely different interests, it's not hard to keep them out of my stuff. Buttercup likes stuff like punching bags, Bubbles likes crayons and I like books. Q: Bubbles, why do you think Buttercup is mean to you? Miranda Russell, 13, Valparaiso Bubbles: I think she's jealous because she can't color like me. Buttercup: Yeah, right. Q: Dear Buttercup: Why are you so angry all the time? James Oppolo, 5, Hammond Buttercup: I'm not angry. I'm just tough on crime and criminals. Q: Did you have a mom? I'm asking all of you. Allison Penilla, 9, Schererrille Blossom: Nope. Bubbles: Just the Professor. Buttercup: And he's the best dad anyone could ask for. Q: Why doesn't the mayor have a real name like George? Lauren Rental, 10, Hammond Blossom: It's just easier to call him the Mayor. Then he remembers what his job is. Q: Why don't they show the mayor's secretary's face? Kaitlyn Jagar, 10, Hammond Blossom: Ms. Bellum? Buttercup: We see her face all the time. Bubbles: She's beautiful. Q: Bubbles, can you talk to animals? Elizabeth Lanman, 5, Munster Bubbles: Yes, I can speak squirrel and monster and all other animal languages. Q: Dear Bubbles, I want to know if flying is fun. Selena Castillo, 4, Hammond Bubbles: Flying is the funnest. I get to see all the beautiful colors from way up high! Q: Buttercup, why did you pick green for your outfit? Trisha Madura, 5, Munster Buttercup: 'Cause green is awesome. Much stronger than that pink and blue that Blossom and Bubbles wear. Q: Blossom, what do you do in school? Tiffany Madura, 7, Munster Blossom: I like reading and writing and math. Anything to make my young mind grow. Q: Do you like Britney Spears? Karlie Figiel, 5, Hammond Blossom: I like classical music. Buttercup: I like rock. Bubbles: I like birdies singing. Q: What was your first show about? Kelsie Figiel, 7, Hammond Blossom: Well, there was that battle with Roach Coach. He wanted to take over the world, with his army of roaches. Buttercup: That was so cool! Bubbles: No, it wasn't! It was gross! All those bugs! Yuck! Q: How do the Powerpuff girls stay big and strong? Because they fight Mojo Jojo so much? Ellen Wyand, 4, Crown Point Blossom: We stay big and strong because we are superheroes. Bubbles: Thanks to Chemical X. Buttercup: But beating up Mojo sure doesn't hurt.

[mimi-0007]

Ms. History buff. Lesson 3 ::: George D. Cottle

Cottle owned the successful Virginia City Union Hotel and actively promoted the civil rights of black residents. One of his more notable battles stemmed from a dispute with a white person over the legal ownership of a piece of property. Cottle helped to form a committee that successfully pressured to have the constable judging the case, Patrick Lanman, arrested when he refused to allow Cottle's black witness the opportunity to testify.

[titleleaf]

My favorite genre of Murray & Lanman Florida Water advertisement is "gorgeous overstuffed scene with weird animal scoping out perfume" but I will also accept scenes with people lounging around and fucking around with their hair, because that's what I do 90% of the time when I'm wearing Florida Water.

[parfumieren]

Three Eaux de Cologne (Guerlain)

Tomas -- the cheerful philanderer of Milan Kundera's novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being -- adheres to a self-written code of ethics when arranging his many liaisons. "The important thing," he claims, "is to abide by the rule of threes. Either you see a woman three times in quick succession and then never again, or you maintain relations over the years but make sure that the rendezvous are at least three weeks apart".

Tomas breaks his own rule by remaining with (and even marrying) the tormented Tereza-- but the woman who "understands him best" is Sabina, an artist with whom he shares a bond untrammeled by jealousy or possessiveness. While Tereza represents all that is heavy and serious, Sabina personifies the weightlessness of freedom from attachment. Over time, her ephemeral quality proves contradictory to both Tomas and Tereza, for while she slips in and out of their lives, they cannot forget her-- nor she them. There is something about Sabina which lingers in memory, if not in actuality.

If Sabina were a fragrance, could she be anything but eau de cologne?

When something lovely, brief, plentiful, and refreshing is called for, eau de cologne is the obvious answer. Other fragrance compositions are "heavy" -- complex, deliberate, meant to be taken (and worn) seriously. Cologne is "light" -- a fleeting pleasure intended for impromptu use.

Yet for all its transience, eau de cologne can make a deep impression on the psyche. Many perfume wearers I've met tell of the indelible mark made in their memories by a certain fragrance worn by an older relative. More than half the time, that fragrance is an EDC. The paradox inherent in eau de cologne is that one enjoys so brief a time with it-- but once the bond is established, loyalty lasts a lifetime.

The first eau de cologne released by Giovanni Maria Farina in 1709 set a new standard in fragrance composition and usage. The rules were simple: take a base of orange blossom, peel, and leaf essential oils. Combine them variously with other citrus oils (lemon, lime, mandarin, grapefruit, bergamot), herbs (rosemary, thyme, lavender, artemisia), and florals (usually indolic white flowers such as jasmine or narcissus). Dilute the result in a disproportionately large amount of alcohol (up to nine parts out of ten). Lose the inhibitions, and start splashing it on.

Guerlain's introduction to the eau de cologne playing field came fairly late in the game (1853), by which time the genre was well-established. Guerlain's contribution was the use of stronger aromatic fixatives such as musk and cedar, which preserved the airiness of the classic EDC format while extending its life by a crucial heartbeat. Aside from Farina 1709 Original, 4711 Kölnisch Wasser, and Lanman & Murray Florida Water, the Guerlain series of eaux offers about the best introduction to the eau de cologne aesthetic that I can think of.

Over the last two weeks -- during which the East Coast became a veritable EZ-Bake Oven and the B.O. factor among the public I serve reached an all-time ascendancy -- I've thoroughly enjoyed flitting back and forth between Impériale, Fleurs de Cédrat, and Eau de Guerlain. If breezy, fresh, and fruity is the antidote to summer doldrums, I never needed it more than now.

Created in 1853, Eau de Cologne Impériale is the oldest of Guerlain's colognes. It kicks off with an intense lemon-lime accord, vibrant and exuberant, before revealing its beautiful-but-brief verveine-and-orange-blossom heart. Of course it lasts no longer on skin than it has taken me to type these words, but it's not meant to. One only needs a momentary boost to avoid slipping into a hot-weather case of the vapours.

Eau de Fleurs de Cédrat requires a little more time to appreciate. This one's a sorbet, creamy in texture but not milky in the slightest, with the dryness of powdered sugar and a mild animalic element which keeps it on skin somewhat longer than its counterparts. Its name is a subtle play on words, touching on cèdrat (citron) and cèdre (cedar), both of which it contains. Whether one is more prominent than the other appears to be a matter for the weatherman to decide. On a cooler day -- if you want to call 90°F "cooler"! -- I found much more orange blossom filling the air around me. During a scorcher, the emphasis is on cedarwood. Either way, enchantée.

What can be said about Eau de Guerlain that could possibly further embellish its well-deserved reputation? In descriptive terms, one could call it a delicious lemon-creme and herbal eau de cologne, and stop right there. Who needs more?

Well, I do.

Having never really tried my hand at layering before, I enlisted the Guerlain eaux within the last week for a running experiment in this time-honored perfume practice. Impériale and Eau de Guerlain were close enough in temperament so as to seem destined to be together, while Fleurs de Cédrat -- while playing well with others -- did just as well on its own. I would like to say that nothing could beat the three eaux layered together, one on top of the other. But as it happened, a bottom layer of Tauer's Lonestar Memories propelled the trio into a new and unexpected paradise. (Who knew that Guerlain could benefit from a touch of the dude ranch?)

Sabina, maybe. At the close of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, she too has migrated toward the setting sun-- settling fitfully on the West Coast, where she continues to create despite the alien quality of life around her. Upon learning of Tomas' and Tereza's demise, she writes a will stipulating that her cremated ashes be dispersed to the four winds, so that she may "die under the sign of lightness".

As she has lived, so Sabina will live on-- faithless, free, and true to her inner nature. She would, says Kundera, be lighter than air.

Scent Elements: Hesperides and herbs

[tipsycad147]

HEARD OF FLORIDA WATER? HERE'S WHY IT'S THE ONE THING YOUR RITUALS ARE MISSING

By Sarah Regan

If you've never heard of Florida water, let's get one thing out of the way first: No, this is not the water you'll find in the state of Florida. Rather, it's a special liquid that's believed to help enhance any number of rituals.

Here, we dive into what makes Florida water so potent, the best ways to use it, and how to make it yourself.

Florida water is an alcohol-based cologne first used in the early 1800s as a perfume. More recently, it has become a staple in mystical practices, explains the author of Revolutionary Witchcraft Sarah Lyons. It's primarily made by the company Murray & Lanman and carries a very citrusy, floral scent.

As Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch and Bewitching the Elements, adds, it was given the name "Florida water" because the Fountain of Youth is said to be somewhere in Florida. She and Lyons both note that today, it's used for offerings, cleansing, and more and is popular among those who practice hoodoo, rootwork, and American folk magic.

Spiritual uses of Florida water

Here are 20 ways you can incorporate Florida water into your own practices, according to Herstik and Lyons.

Note: Florida water is flammable, so always be mindful when using it around candles.

Offer it to your ancestors or guides on your altar in a bowl.

Have some in a bowl nearby when communing with ancestors or guides and asking them for advice.

Place a small bowl of Florida water on your altar as an offering of self-love.

Wipe your mirror with diluted Florida water, and then do a self-love ritual of your choosing in front of the mirror.

Energetically cleanse yourself with Florida water by spraying it around you or putting a bit on your wrists.

Energetically (and literally) cleanse ritual tools like crystals with a bit of diluted Florida water to give them a refresh.

Use it to cleanse your altar and anything on it by diluting some with water in a spray bottle and spraying on your altar, then wiping down.

Use it in your usual floor cleaner to cleanse your home and wash away negative energy.

Fill a small bowl with spring water, Florida water, and a piece of a bluing square if you have one. Place the bowl by your front door to draw out negative energy from your home. Replace the water once a week.

Use it as the water element in rituals, along with a candle for fire, a crystal or rock for earth, and incense for air. (It's considered powerful to have all four elements present when doing rituals.)

Dilute Florida water with spring water in a spray bottle and use the spray to cleanse any room in your home.

Spray some diluted Florida water around you or your space before you begin a tarot reading.

Spray some diluted Florida water around you or your space before meditating.

Anoint yourself with a bit of Florida water (emphasis on just a bit!) if you want an energetic refresh or a boost of creativity and inspiration.

Use it alongside any spells or rituals for attracting love to increase the potency of the spell/ritual.

Wear a bit like perfume whenever you want protection.

Keep some in your workplace or on your desk to welcome positive energy and banish negativity.

Spray some diluted Florida water and patchouli essential oil on your cash for extra abundance.

Add a bit of Florida water to your laundry (especially bedding if you frequently have nightmares) for protection.

Place some in a bowl on your nightstand to more easily remember your dreams.

How to make it yourself

The beauty of Florida water is it's super simple to make yourself and very customizable based on your intention. Herstik and Lyons do recommend getting it from a credible source if you want the "real" thing, though they're not against making your own. Here's what you'll need:

Materials

1 cup vodka

1 orange peel (or lemon peel)

1 lemon peel

8 to 10 drops of your essential oil of choice. (Traditional oils for Florida water include lavender, lemon, bergamot, and ylang-ylang)

A handful or two of fresh herbs of your choosing (i.e., mint or basil)

1 cinnamon stick (optional)

Method

Combine all your ingredients into a glass container and seal it.

Let the mixture sit for a full lunar cycle (29 days).

Optional: Make it on the night of a full moon and let it charge under the moon's light. Even if you don't make it on the night of a full moon, you can still place it under moonlight when the next full moon comes around.

Where to buy Florida water

If you'd rather skip over the DIY and go with an already-made option, Lyons highly recommends buying it from people who practice hoodoo, rootwork, and American folk magic, "since those are the traditions that first began using it in magic."

Herstik adds that you're likely to find Florida water in your local Botanica stores or witch shops at very reasonable prices, so be sure to check there first.

The takeaway

Whether you're doing a ritual, cleansing your home, or making an offering to your ancestors, incorporating Florida water can be a way to make the ceremony even more powerful.

[artemlegere]

"How impressive is the eloquence of silence! Sweet indeed is the voice of woman - the fireside song of those, who are near and dear to us. Sweet, the sounds of morning and evening twilight. Sweet, the million melodies continually floating over the bosom of Nature. But there are hours in the life of every man when the music of silence is dearer to him than all.:

~ Charles Lanman, "Musings," 1840

🌼I Amplify the Silence • Jim Tsinganos

[adventuresinclientservice]

What's wrong with advertising?

Roberta and I really enjoyed our time last Fall visiting Bucharest so I could speak at the International Advertising Association’s annual conference.  After we returned home, in a moment that combined hubris with wishful thinking, I decided that the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity should be my next stop.

I figured I’d be one of the few Account weenies speaking at a Creative conference, perhaps arming me with novelty as an advantage (how many Creative Directors can one listen to?).  Plus, I was drawn to my topic, “Genius Needs Collaborators” – an idea that had its genesis as a blog post -- where I claim collaboration is:

“the jet fuel that sparks moments of true genius.  We witness it in songwriting, watch it on the athletic pitch, see it in the science lab, observe it in the writer’s room.” 

I thought it sufficiently provocative to warrant attention, so in a “Why not?” moment, I applied.

When the Cannes evaluators kept me waiting, there was cause for hope.  Even so, I prepared for the likely “No;” in that, the evaluators did not disappoint.  So much for hubris.

There’s no shame in trying and perhaps next year I’ll try again, although I imagine an anonymous Account person with little agency doesn’t have much of a chance of acceptance against the John Legends, John Hegartys, and David Drogas of the world.

I wasn’t at the conference, but read about it; what got my attention was an ADWEEK story headline, “Where Are All the Women?  Men Overwhelmingly Took the Cannes Stage to Accept Awards.” 

Where indeed.

I wrote about this very matter more than eight years ago, in a post celebrating my pioneering Creative Director step-mother-in-law, Francine Wilvers, along with those who preceded her, not to speak of the women with whom I partnered during my agency years.  My intent was to counter a photo of Advertising Age’s “A-List” that included exactly one (token) woman in it. 

As my former colleagues Sandy Sabean and Kristi Faulkner point out, “85 percent of buying decisions are made by women, yet 85 percent of creative departments are populated by men, most of whom don’t have a clue how women think, feel, decide, and buy.”

Perhaps those numbers are different now – maybe there are more women creative directors -- but the Cannes photo suggests otherwise.  

If you’re wondering about that speech I wasn’t able to give at Cannes -- “Who are ultimate collaborators?” -- I have an answer for you: 

Women.

Are there men who are as effective as women?  Of course; I’ve worked with several. 

But it’s the women who are the true performers here.  For me it began with my first boss in advertising, the patient and wise Kristen Wainwright; continued with my near-genius colleagues Cami Edlund and Jane Gardner; included my idea-a-minute and mesmerizing presenter Creative partner Christine Bastoni.  

I haven’t even mentioned Shelley Lanman and Carole Weitz, the co-Creative directors who not only rescued my creative department from near-irrelevance, but also elevated it to where its prowess was worthy of Ammirati & Puris’ well-deserved reputation.

All of the women with whom I’ve had the privilege of working rank among the best innovators, idea creators, problem solvers, and, from what I’ve witnessed, leaders.  What I’ve experienced is not the exception; it’s the rule.

Will advertising ever recognize this?  Will it change?  Will women, at long last, get their due?

I used to be an optimist, telling you, “Yes, it will change and here are the steps to make it happen.”  If, however, I choose to be truthful, a realist, I know it won’t, and they won’t. 

And that, sadly, is what’s so terribly wrong with advertising.

[music-crush]

April March

Happy birthday Elinor Lanman Blake aka April March!

[magdalene-spirit]

In the very word Witch is the true meaning of the one who knows the truth or the one who has true knowledge.

Although Witch has truly been distorted & misused. it is the one who was warred on & persecuted. If you relate to Witch deep down you relate to the feminine aspect of consciousness in this form or expression as the one who stands for what is true no matter what.

The one is willing to burn & die for her knowing, for the Soul.

Therefore as modern With, or knower of truth of trees, it is not possible to turn a blind eye on the persecution of people or groups in this world at this time.

The task of the truth knower is simply to stand firm & upright as tree in that knowledge.

When we know it, we emanate it. When we emanate it we will speak it in our life. When we speak it we will act accordingly within the means of our own life context.

The word Witch associates via the part "wit" with "vid" with "vidya" (from old English via Indo European & Sanskrit) which means knowing & knowledge. The association with Witch as knower is also what we today associate with her, some secret or other knowledge.

Not everyone agrees, but the reader used here affirms the link (Charles Lanman).

Secondly "wit", again becomes "vid" in Dru-id. The one who can see. Who has the knowledge of the oak, or the tree.

The tree = the truth (the law), & today once again the

truth, no longer seen, is written or spelled on leaves, or the pages that leaf through in a book.

This commutation & fractalisation of concepts is how the reality works & there are many such examples, if we open are eyes to read the foundation idea, that then reiterates itself in ancient & modern contexts.

The dreaming consciousness is symbolic & metaphoric & not so literal.

So we play with words to say what we know, & words the our creative spells for our play.

Although the Witch has been turned upside down, She is indeed the true knower. The one with true knowledge.

Whether you are aware of it or not the trees are keepers of true knowledge in a vast library of sorts, ancient & present, like leaves on trees a book has a spine with pages with written words in it (spells you could say). The word is the origin.

The Veda, held in a higher realm, is written down by Seers in books, & paper is the gift of trees.

[nomiruiz-tattooal-andi]

Lanman & Kemp Florida Water Story