#Louise Vale

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2022: Heinz Winkler, cuoco e imprenditore italiano. Nato a Bressanone, nel 1978 si trasferì in Germania Ovest. Divenne il più giovane chef a ottenere tre stelle nella guida Michelin, nel 1981, a soli 32 anni, oltre che il primo italiano in assoluto. Nel 1991 aprì l’Hotel Residenz Heinz Winkler ad Aschau in Chiemgau: l’annesso ristorante ottenne tre stelle Michelin. Si specializzò nella cucina…

[longwuzhere]

Some cool Easter eggs I caught watching My Adventures with Superman that I want to show to people so they can be in on it with comic book readers

My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 7 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here and here

My Episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 10 easter eggs and refences in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

(SPOILERS if you haven't seen the show yet):

Lois Lane has a cut out clip of Vicki Vale. Vicki Vale is a journalist in Gotham City. Her first appearance was in Batman #49 (1948) as seen in the panel here (W: Bill Finger, A: Lew Sayre and Bob Kane, I: Charles Paris, L: Ira Schnapp).

Looks like Jimmy is a fan of Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. Good video game taste.

Jimmy mentions a psychic starfish and the one starfish in the DC universe who is psychic is Starro the Conqueror, who's first appearance is in Brave and the Bold 28 (1960) (the cover art here is done by Mike Sekowsky, Murphy Anderson, and Ira Schnapp) and has the power to mind control people.

Lois, after barging into Perry White's office about a story, mentions Mt. Simonson. This is a neat name drop to Superman: The Man of Steel writer Louise Simonson, one of the nicest comic book writers you'll ever meet. She helped co-create John Henry Irons a.k.a Steel with artist of the Superman: The Man of Steel comic, Jon Bogdanove (really hope we get to see Irons in this show too).

Jon Bogdanove also gets a name drop here as does...

Dan Jurgen, comic book writer and artist on the Superman comic in the 90s (also one of my favorite Superman artists).

Now who are these kids that call themselves the Newskid Legion? Well, they are a VERY deep DC cut and reference to the Newsboy Legion back in the 1940s. The group was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, LEGENDARY comic book creators.

The page here is from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (1986) with the art by Jack Kirby and Karl Kesel. Most of the Newskid Legion is named after the Newsboy Legion members

Gabby and Big Words here share names with their Newsboy Legion counterparts as does Flip Johnson...

who shares names with Walter "Flip" Johnson here on the cover of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson #137 (1971) which was done by Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, and Gaspar Saladino.

Patty, the cartoonist of the Newskid Legion homages this panel from Adventures of Superman #500 (1993) (W: Karl Kesel, P: Tom Grummet, I: Doug Hazelwood, C: Glenn Whitmore, L: Albert DeGuzman), the first appearance of Superboy, Conner Kent/ Kon-El.

But who is the one below that drawing? We'll his name is in Big Word's word puzzle, in the show. It's Jim Harper, the Guardian.

Jim Harper becomes the Newsboy Legion's legal guardian despite their causing trouble for him. The page here is from Star Spangled Comics #7, the Newsboy Legion and the Guardian's first appearance, by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Whitney Ellsworth. You might've seen the Guardian on the recent Young Justice cartoon.

When Lois, Clark, and Jimmy go investigate about the smuggled robots in Metropolis, Jimmy makes a reference to super intelligent gorillas in France. This is a subtle hint at Monsieur Mallah, the Doom Patrol villain who will be in the show along with his partner, the Brain. Both made their first appearance in Doom Patrol #86 (1964) .

The cover art here is done by Arnold Drake, Bob Brown, and Ira Schnapp.

Later in the episode we see Clark receive his powers and he is surrounded with electricity, giving off Superman Blue vibes when in the comics, Superman gained electricity powers and became Electric Blue Superman who's first appearance was in Superman #123 (1997) (cover art by Dan Jurgens, Joe Rubenstein, Patrick Martin, and Todd Klein.

Link to Episode 2 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 3 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 4 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 5 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 6 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 7 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here and here

Link to Episode 8 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 9 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

Link to Episode 10 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

[superdogbiter]

Feel free to also explain in the tags why you chose what you chose like how would each character deal with Wally Darling and Home along with the other residents

[elvendeity]

[moonshynecybin]

who do you think would deal better with being isekai'd into omegaverse, marc or vale? alternatively which is more compelling

most beautiful ask. in the world. so funny. ummmm i think. vale is maybe more compelling because his issues with it would be. perhaps unsolvable and endlessly complex. guy who is a lil weird about gender, not terribly into the concept of marriage, and is pretty fundamentally adverse to being. shall we say emotionally legible/vulnerable. exposed. and omegaverse as a genre is all about exposure. its all. giving into the base instincts of your body and those same instincts giving you away to the object of your affections. its going into heat and the person youre in love with is the only one available to help you through it. its scenting someone and that being a crystal ball of their emotions and bodily state ESPECIALLY ie how much they want you specifically. its needing someone so bad you are literally insensate. its getting bonded 5ever and ever irrevocably, OFTEN in the heat of an instinctual moment without the relationship negotiation that happens irl. a genre centered around a betrayal of the body/heart to the mind, in many ways

now imagine you didnt actually grow UP in an omegaverse so you have no toolbox to DEAL with all that. sensory input off the SHITS. and. like suddenly and without WARNING now vale can feel in his CHEST exactly how distressed marc marquez is about every one of their interactions. and how much he wants his ass. like truly every part of his hind brain is like jesus christtttttt i should be inside him right tf now im a terrible alpha. and then the higher part of his brain is like what the fuck. what the fuck. i am not responsible for marc, what the fuck. and oh hey theres a bump on my penis i need to ask people about this right the hell now. thats vale. so i see this as a somewhat fraught comedy of sex errors where his ADHD ass is treading horny water trying to learn alpha manners and also. much more complexly. not fall into all of the traditional alpha expectations/roles. that little trap of gender. because at heart vale is a little trickster who loves to buck expectations!!! and maybe his journey here is realizing that he can just be himself comma sex freak. and that leaning into those "alpha" traits doesnt mean he is conforming lmao he can still have his own unique version of his family. learning the norms of a society and what makes sense to him and what still doesnt. sorting through the weeds of it. and that being vulnerable rules sometimes. and that marc loves him. because that last one is kind of hard to ignore now... again because of that emotional and physical vulnerability that comes with the genre... honestly him knowing all of that about marc without having to actually TALK about it may solve some of their problems tbh. like why work through all that verbally when you can sniff them and then fuck them. kind of the omegaverse fantasy in quite a few ways

marc. jeez louise. i think would HATE it more. at first. control freak 9000. maybe has to miss races for heats. suppressants arent legal. experiencing weird omega sexism if we want to go that route OR. my favorite. has been lying to the press about his status since he presented. tiniest 15 yr old youve ever seen: im an alpha ! :3 uh sure bud. sure. i bet. SO actually maybe he falls into a world where hes just been white-knuckling it for the last billion years during race weekends and most of the paddock kind of KNOW (scent blockers only go so far...) but are lowkey afraid to call him on it dlkjdfljldsfd... similar to vale in this scenario, he sort of has to learn how to omega— and when his heat hits during summer break and his ass start leaking in the middle of the spanish equivalent of walmart, he finds a psycho little ziploc bag of sweaty vale shirts under his bed and he genuinely is like girl what the hellllllllllll.... wiggin out. and his next heat he turns up to race with truly NO practice managing it all, so its way more obvious than normal and the farce is growing thinner and vale literally pulls him aside to be like hey are you GOOD ? but in that valentino not that i care about your ass kind of unspeakably divorced way and marc is like woag. bc a pheromone truck just ran him over. eyes glassy face flushed sweaty as hell mouth a little open.... and he opens his mouth to make an excuse and nothing comes... and then obviously they fuck like its the end of the WORLD

and like i DO think marc pulls out of it more cleanly than vale overall, bc something in HIS lizard brain would be deeply soothed by like. excelling at being an omega. getting an A + in being a bottom. doing that for vale, specifically in the context of pushing his body to the absolute LIMIT to do it.... hes locked in. its go time. and then theres the insane possibility of vale putting his mouth on his neck and them getting basically soulbonded forever where they have to have crazy sex every few months ? hes like ummmm okay. i could get used to this for a while lmao

[gamelpar]

CLONE TROOPER TECH - PLAN 99 || WHEN HAVE WE EVER FOLLOWED ORDERS?

Forgotten Anne / The Bad Batch s2e16 / You’re Gonna Go Far, Noah Kahan / Frankenstein, Mary Shelley / Loss, Hilda Doolittle / @whereicarusfelll on tumblr / Welcome to Night Vale / Nintendo “Quit Screen” message / The Worm King's Lullaby, Richard Siken / Departure, Erika L. Sánchez / Twilight, Louise Glück / full composition of tbb s2 cryptic messages, @KinerMusic on twitter

a tribute to the final episode of the bad batch arriving tomorrow!

[chemicallywrit]

Happy Audio Drama Sunday! What a delightful and spooky Halloween week. As usual, this list is not comprehensive, but this is what stood out to me this week. Some spoilers ahead, in the shape of vibes~

🩸Hemophobia did NOT disappoint. My word. The strange disconnected way the story was told; the fact that the sermons were more coherent and clear than the action; the Extremely Teenage Teens. Man. I cannot wait to listen to this next episode.

🦀 THE SILT VERSES. Every day I think about Faulkner. The person he is. The apostle and the fool. Jeez louise. I can’t tell if he’ll save the faith or obliterate it and take everyone down with him. @thesiltverses

🌊 Modes of Thought In Anterran Literature - is that Felix Trench??? On the one hand, hearing a familiar voice does break the immersion a little, like the most unnerving part of this show is how real it feels; on the other hand, Felix did such a good job, the immersion break didn’t last long. This new character sucks, i love him.

👻 Palimpsest!!!! New palimpsest!!!! Easily one of my favorite single-narrator shows, and this one is set in the 1920s, which is one of my favorite historical periods. They’re also very good at a horrible subtle twist, so I can’t wait to hear more about this ghost.

😈 Kakos Industries is literally always good, but I really feel for Corin being like “PLEASE leave me alone on Halloween.” Man, this show is funny. Why isn’t it more popular. Please listen to Kakos Industries. They’re on hiatus, there’s no better time to catch up. @kakosindustries

🍔 Mayfair Watcher’s Society always knows how to get to me. It’s like, the absolute corruption of the Normal into something horrific and wretched is the point of the show, especially when it’s something you always suspected was messed up. Like a fast food job. I shudder.

🌲HALLOWOODS JEEZ. Mx Wellman did in fact try to kill me. I survived. I WISH SOME OTHER FOLKS HAD. @hellofromthehallowoods

❄️ Red Valley. Man alive. One of the things I love about this show is how there are no real heroes, but this season from the POV of the villains—the architects of the apocalypse, in a lot of ways. Creeps. It’s delicious. Today’s episode, watching Clive finally reaping what he sowed, was absolutely glorious. @redvalleypod

🦷 Welcome to Night Vale - HOBOY. Idk if the return of Kevin is going to be a plot point, but it’s the perfect idea for a Halloween ep. Chilling work as always, Kev! It’s also fun to listen to him seethe about his loss of power.

🅿️ Podcube is always a delightful treat, but this week had a fantastic little bit of sound design, which I���m told is this sound designer’s first attempt at such a thing. He did a great job! I love this show, everyone listen to PodCube. @podcube

👑 Malevolent: We’re Back To The Horrors. I’m honestly relieved. Arthur having friends and family is so scary, I keep waiting for something horrible to happen to them. And now something has! Which is not to say more terrible things won’t happen, but i feel like the other shoe has dropped. This is not a criticism at all, Harlan is so good at this.

🌞 I finished Fall of the House of Sunshine this week and…it made me cry? This goof goof show made me CRY? It really is just You Make Your Own Meaning The Musical, isn’t it? If this show had to have a moral, then “even if all you can do is something small, it matters” is a pretty good one. The fact that there was a moral at all is pretty miraculous. I’m going to go listen to the soundtrack a million times now.

🧛🏻‍♂️ Re: Dracula is coming to an end in just a few days and here is a secret: i haven’t heard these last few eps yet. Tal and Stephen finished working on them while I was in the thrall of New Job, so I get to hear their excellent sound work new with you. I am so excited for the final showdown, let’s GO. @re-dracula

🧟‍♀️ The Dead premiered this week! Go subscribe to it, it’s about to get REAL WEIRD. We did some table reads for the next story this weekend (and we have one more today!) and if you think zombies on a plane are scary…

Go check it out!

Now that all is well on the job front, I hope to get back to recording Inn Between soon, because I Want It To Exist. If you want to help us out or you just like what I got up to today, please drop by my ko-fi!

[beardedmrbean]

More details about a railway line linking Oxford to Cambridge have been unveiled.

In Cambridgeshire, two new tunnels are being proposed and artist impressions of the new stations at Cambourne and Cambridge South have been released.

East West Rail (EWR) stated Cambridge station would be renovated, but said trains would turn around at nearby Cherry Hinton "to ease pressure".

A public consultation on the proposals has been launched, with people encouraged to share their views.

EWR aims to create a railway connecting the university cities via Milton Keynes and Bedford. The section between Oxford and Bletchley is due to open next year.

The project has been criticised by many local residents and politicians, but was given its backing by the government in the autumn Budget.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said the scheme would create "more than £6bn in economic growth", 28,000 new jobs and tens of thousands of new homes.

"Today marks a major milestone for the project as we encourage communities to have their say on this transformational line that will offer so much more than simply getting people from A to B," she added.

Designs showed trains would run from 06:00 to 00:00 on Monday to Thursday, ending an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays.

On Sundays, services were planned for between 07:00 and 23:00.

EWR said it expected up to four trains per hour to run along the route.

Following a previous consultation, plans were drawn up to build a tunnel east of Cambourne, beneath the A428 and the proposed Bourne Airfield development and Highfields Road.

If approved, another tunnel would be built through Chapel Hill near Haslingfield.

But some stations along the Marston Vale section, between Bletchley and Bedford, could be closed under the plans.

EWR argued there would be "a three fold increase in services" along this stretch if it consolidated these stations and built new ones.

'Expensive'

The scheme has not come without criticism.

Among those to have raised concerns include the Lib Dem MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings.

Speaking prior to being elected in July, she told the BBC it was a "botched job" and "hugely environmentally damaging".

Stephen Mallinson, from Little Eversden, said there should be an independent inquiry into the route.

He added: "EWR have chosen the most disruptive, the most expensive, the most environmentally-damaging route into Cambridge that we could have found".

The consultation on the updated proposals runs for 10 weeks, from 14 November to 24 January.

[lunamagicablu]

“Pensa allo sviluppo di una rosa a partire da quando è ancora un timido bocciolo. Fiorendo nel pieno del suo splendore e fino all'ultimo petalo, essa è sempre bella, sempre perfetta, sempre in mutamento. Lo stesso vale per noi. Siamo sempre perfetti, sempre belli, sempre in mutamento. Facciamo del nostro meglio con la comprensione, la consapevolezza e la conoscenza che abbiamo.” Louise Hay art by_xrebelyellx_ ********************* “Think of the development of a rose from the time it is still a timid bud. From its full bloom to its last petal, it is always beautiful, always perfect, always changing. The same is true for us. We are always perfect, always beautiful, always changing. We do the best we can with the understanding, awareness, and knowledge that we have.” Louise Hay art by_xrebelyellx_ 

[salonduthe]

Vale, Louise Gluck (22 April 22 – 13 October 2023)

[mthguy]

Maestro Leonard Bernstein’s “Make our Garden Grow” from Candide is one of the most beautiful and stirring anthems ever composed.

The song holds a deep and inspirational meaning. The lyrics weave together the aspirations and determination of the characters to find purpose and meaning in their lives. Through the symbol of a garden, the song signifies the desire to create something beautiful and life-sustaining amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the world.

The opening lines, spoken by Candide, acknowledge the flawed nature of humanity and the world we inhabit. He states that they are not noble and that they cannot live in beautiful harmony because such a utopian existence does not exist. However, despite this realization, he expresses a commitment to do their best and live out their lives, acknowledging the limitations of their own abilities.

Jamie Bernstein, the Maestro’s daughter, has written, “the soaring chorus seems to be telling us that growing our garden is a metaphor for the flowering of mankind itself.”  

This rendition, performed at BBC Proms in 2015, by the John Wilson Orchestra under the direction of John Wilson; Scarlet Strallen; Julian Ovenden; Louise Dearman; Lucy Schaufer and the Maida Vale Singers.

[twsted-princess]

A Dilemma

To celebrate one hundred ships with my main girl, really I wanna thank all my friends for tolerating my bullshit and making many of my favorite memories. Y'all are the best.

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This is bad. This is really, really bad. Melanie stared up at her ceiling, there was a small hole that needed fixing but that wasn't on her mind. She couldn't sleep. Not with her brain racing in every direction. The thoughts in her head were clear as day as she listened to Grim snore. Rolling over to her side, stuffed toy in hand she reached for her phone. Patting around until she found it and turned it on while laying back in her original spot. Her fingers typed the password and headed to the text button, then immediately tapped on her group chat. The one she shared with her closest friends. She quickly sent a message, most of them are sleeping so they probably won't see it but it was important. 'Could we meet up after school tomorrow? There's something I need to say.' Mel then turned her phone off, placing it aside and closed her eyes. Hoping to get at least some sleep in before what might happen tomorrow.

The phone went off a few times for the rest of the night as she slept not as well as she'd like. Soon it was morning, the usual routine. Get ready for school, do some chores, get whatever work Crowley's needs done, then classes followed by more work and then lunch. Lastly more classes until the final bell rings. She got up from her seat as Kirsten walked over to her. "Ya ready?" She asked as the brunette collected her things, Mel nodded and the two were off. Louise poked his head out from the chest pocket to see Melanie. He was concerned, he knew she had something on her mind but he didn't want to pry. But she seemed happy talking to Kirsten about whatever was on their minds as they walked down the hall. Keres saw the two and waved them down as they stood around with the rest of the crew. The girls headed over to the small crowd before Melanie gestured for them to follow her. "So what's the big rush Mellomar?" Keres asked as they headed out into the front courtyard and down the path to the Ramshackle. "I'll explain but....it's important." Melanie smiled weakly and the gang followed.

At the dorm the group sat down on the squeaky not super comfortable couch and chairs with Carol grabbing drinks from the fridge so that they can quench their thirst. Melanie sat in her chair, holding the lemon lime soda can as Keres was the first to speak up. "Sooooooooo you gonna tell? We won't judge." they smiled at the princess who patted her leg with her hand, fighting the creeping thoughts in her head. "Well...........um..........." She couldn't even look at her friends and Louise stared up at her. "Your highness it's ok." He watched her brows furrow before nodding. Taking a breath she squeaked out a simple phrase. "I think I'm in love." Louise gasped as the gang stared at her in shock, turning than into joy. "Congratulations!!!" Melody squealed as she clasped her hands together while Nyphy shot her a thumbs up. Keres and Kirsten shared a smirk as the Idia's right hand woman spoke up "About fucking time." Carol grinned as Louise stood there in awe. She's in love???? Well......this is new!!! But he gave Melanie a big grin and went off "Who is it? They ought to be a good pick!!" She then looked away, twirling two fingers around with her cheeks turning pink. "There's.........a problem with that." The group then looked confused as she muttered "I like............a lot of people." Carol looked to the group before gazing back at Melanie. "It means you just have a big heart, but I am curious of exactly who you fell for."

The gang listened in as she recounted her recounting her tales. There was one with a naga girl that lives in the Ramshackle that she's known for a while, another with a carny bear guy from Savanaclaw. Carol was the first to know that folks the princess fell for. Fabio, the rabbit beastman and one of her students. He was a sweet guy, the perfect candidate really. Then she heard Kumo's name. Sure he was a thief but he treats the both of them with respect so she guessed he wasn't too bad. Then came Fennec, another decent guy who would treat Mel right even if he's a wanderer. But then....Tyler. She frowned at the thought of him being with her best friend. Hate.......is a strong word but she thought he was a real ass. But he seemed to be good around Mel so she bit her tongue and sipped her soda. More stories flowed as the princess gushed about a fox boy from that Wanou dorm Leroy keeps visiting.

More stories poured in from Melanie as she talked about even more folks she's experienced. From the sleepy first frog loving boy from Sombraj and another Savanaclaw student, this one was a female hunter. Nyphy was paying attention but she couldn't help but look at the clock. She wasn't gonna take long right? Granted none of them really had something planned but as Melody and Carol asked more questions she could feel herself doze off. Then she heard Eric's name. She knew him....sort of. He's a vice leader at Hourglass Station and she knew they've been penpals as Mel had shown her a letter from him. So she got the hots for him? She thought about it before smiling to herself, Eric's bro's gonna have a field day with that knowledge. Reagan was also not totally paying attention but she enjoyed listening to the others cheer her on. Darcy then came up and she blinked. He's that Scarabia tutor, weirdo but not a bad guy she guessed. Melody herself was cheery as can be. Cooing over her friend's crushes and pushing her to spill more of the tea. With a warm smile she listen to the stories seeing Mel blush and get flustered. She heard a familiar boy with a penchant for flirting and gardening, that had to be Sylvain. He's a great guy!! Then she heard another HSA student who tends to hoverboard! Oh that would be Saphira! Another great pick! But then Mel mentioned two folks at once, well of course she knew a sleepy man with a son and a moth mom any day of the week. Daido and Amalya, both wonderful choices!!

Lacie yawned, stretching her arms to the sky and drudging down the hall. Trying to talk to demons sure can knock you out. She rubbed the hour long nap sleep from her eyes as she headed down the hall, what she needed was food. Maybe some mango or berries, anything sweet. But as her sliper clad feet guided her to the treasure trove of sugar she could hear giggles and someone talking. She knew who it was, her dorm leader but when she peeked around the corner she wasn't expecting people over. Or even what the blue eyed senorita was talking about. Crushes.....oh well. Gossip is gossip and Lacie was interested. She leaned against the wall out of sight as she listened in. Mel was gushing about this pretty girl with a beautiful singing voice in Pomefiore until she heard someone familar.

A tough lion girl from Savanaclaw and an ice cold siren from Octavinelle. Kiara and Veil, she shouldn't be that surprised. Then it was also the brooding beauty from Ignihyde who wanted to punch Idia, she chuckled to herself knowing it was Isidoros. The rest she all knew very well too. Lovette Diasomnia's vixen, Scarabia's forlorn mother Nasira, Octavinelle's chill son of the sea Nerus, the wolf of Arachninox Jinrou, Crowley's own son Erza, and especially the knightly feline Catherine with her pesudo boyfriend the friendly dragon Jasper. She smirked to herself seeing her friend get this red but her sly enjoyment turned to surprise when she talked about Pyxis. So she's got a thing for the masked man? Well this is exciting but before she could leave.......she heard her own name leave Melanie's lips. Oh.....oh wow. She felt her own face grow very warm as she heard her best friend talk about how she really had feelings for her.......and also Lyre. Well......this is....a lot. Lacie then quickly rushed back to her room, this needs some processing.

Maequlie smiled as the gang talked. It had been a while now but the conversation seemed to flow on. She watched as Louise chirped in here and there as Melanie talked about her loves, he looked happy but she could tell he was a little concerned over certain names coming up. Carol, Keres, Orion and Melody were still chatting but Nyphy had curled up in her chair scrolling through her phone and Kirsten had gone up to pace around the dorm. The jester grinned before taking a sip of her water as she listened to more tales. About a gentlemenly bat man, a dramatic fae, a sly incubus and a sake loving demon from another school. She chuckled to herself as her friend then spoke about someone she had an inkling of a vindication. Buka, the demon from Terrovania. She's seen them lingering around her before so it seems to be mutual. Then another Terrovania, stoic giants Deidra and Naya came from Mel's lips. So there was a type if it hadn't been obvious already. After some gushing there was more where that came from. The tough wolfman Eduardo, crafty Benedict, sly Hassan, the quiet Tahanii, and princely Yuu-Mun. All were nice, although Maequlie was giggling to herself. This'll be a fun show.

Orion blinked, then blinked again. They've been here for like........an hour? Hour and a half? Time seem to be an enigma as she slouched back in her spot on the couch. There was a smile on her face sure but really at this point it was out of bewilderment. How the hell did she not notice Mel was crushing on this many fucking people? And she was still going? It was almost amazing she hadn't been caught yet. She talked about a fox queen from Diasomnia, a flowery wizard from RSA, the less douchey half of a set of twins at Pomefiore, another fox girl, and owl girl and then two fucking demons???? The sea deity listened on baffled over what she was hearing until she heard someone really familiar. Shima and Mika????? Daido's brother and clone???? "You gotta be shitting me....." Orion grumbled before Melanie looked over to them slightly worried. "Is....there something wrong?" she asked but the starry face teen shook her head.

"Nah you're good, it's nothing." Mel watched with a concerned glance as Orion chugged down the last of her cola before getting up to grab another. The table was already covered in soda cans and a large bag of chips as the princess continued with Melody's encouragement. As Orion took another cola out she was listening as Jacob was brought up. Jacob, Jacob............oh yeah that rich nerd's brother. They've gotten into fist fights before, hits like a motherfucker. But as she took a sip she heard a name. MINNIE??????? AND KALA?????? The group looked over to see Orion spit her drink out and look back wide-eyed. "YA MEAN THOSE TWO MONSTERS TRYNA KILL EACH OTHER!!?!?!!?!?!?!?" Melanie looked in shock as Carol rubbed her temple. "We can clean that later...." Orion ignored the mess as she rushed back, climbing over the couch and looked at Melanie dead in the eyes. "Please tell me there's more." she said seriously, leaning forward causing Melanie to shy away not looking them in the eye. "Well......" She then went on to talk about Ajax and Galland the rival dorm leaders of Cybernetta. Those two........well one's nice and she's surprised that Mel's still alive from talking to the other. Then it was.......Roya and Namor. More Gracery folks. "Mel I'm gonna be honest, you're either the bravest or the dumbest bitch I've ever met.....and I'm friends with Melody."

As Melody called out her sister from another mister Keres smiled. They were just as baffled as everyone else. God it was a fucking roller coaster and it's still going. The chip bag was almost empty, there was like two cookie sleeves open and more bottles of water and soda pop. Carol had joined the squad of Nyphy and Reagan in not really paying attention but listening in but everything's fine. Everything is dandy and all is good in the world. Mel continued on and they of course knew people. The little princely Adam from Terrovania, grumpy Midge from Tetravania and the overly cheerful (and slightly feral) Marinus from Octavinelle. But then they perked up at the name Bora. Oh Bobo!! They're buddies with him! He's a great coworker and a super sweet guy!! They leaned in for more info on him and Mel provided but then there was Lee. She's an RSA dorm leader, they didn't know her super well but from when Mel's saying she seemed like a nice lady. Then of course, there was more. A mega grump but sweet dude named Kevin was next and they were interested until.......Florence came up.

A frown came over Keres's face and they barely held back a scoff. "What's wrong?" Melanie asked concerned but Keres shook her head. "Nothing. I just don't like him is all." Granted he was a good guy but him being a nurse gave them the heebie-jeebies. But they let her talk before moving the topic to.....another eyebrow-raiser. Sue.......the trashtalking, rabble rousing "Look at me funny and I'll rip your arm off" dorm leader-ish of Terriauria. Ok.......? They could sorta guess their friend has a thing but even Louise was surprised. He did grimace when Kala and Minnie were mentioned, likely bad experiences. Of course they didn't really wanna push him but Mel did share a look of "we can talk later" with the mouse. But then more drama. Macros..........that kinda sneaky but weirdly charming guy from RSA.......alrighty then. He was......odd, but kinda hot so Keres didn't judge until................"ACHILLES?!?!?!?!!?" Keres screamed, jumping onto their feet. Oh no. No. No no. No no no no no no no no no no no!!! Not that assface!! Melanie squeaked, almost jumping back at Keres. "B- But he....." the perfect tried to calm them down but Keres looked confused, insulted and more or less bewildered. "He's tried to kill me. Multiple times." Mel started sweating until Keres sighed. "You really are a piece of work Mellomar." they said before sitting back down and chugged their soda down.

Kirsten sat there, absorbing the chaos and chatter. Great. Awesome. She now has all the backmail material she could ever hope for. Mel really didn't have to open her mouth but she did and now she has consequences. Kirsten loved her friend, she really did. But man this is the worst thing she could possibly do. She was zoning in and out the whole time. Occasionally piping in with a comment about one of Mel's crush or just getting up to walk around cause holy fucking shit it's been two damn hours and she's still talking about boys. Upon getting back from her fourth walk around she sat back down as Keres lost their shit over Melanie finding the guy who takes skulls as trophies cute. Honestly he was kinda hot but eh whatever. As she grabbed the cookie sleeve, taking a couple out and watching the chaos unfold it slowly winded back down. Mel then stopped looking at her friends worried "Should...I stop talking?" she asked as Carol looked to everyone. "If you want to that's fine." Keres nodded in agreement as Orion got up to stretch but Kirsten looked at Melanie. "That's not everyone right?" The princess gulped, she was caught. "There can't be more......" Nyphy sighed with everyone now glancing over at Mel. "Go on, you dug this grave. You're laying in it." Kirsten was serious as Mel trembled. "O-Ok....."

She went for hopefully the last time. And the first one was already caused an uproar. "Kierron!?!?!?" The group aside from Kirsten shouted. The leader of Kombatra?!?!? The guy who hosts a yearly blood sport?!?!!? Melanie looked away thoroughly embarrassed, she couldn't really explain herself here. But wait! There's more! Some were decent options. Guys like Erza, Brick, Vladimir, Citron, Celadon, Ferdinand, and Michi were respectable. Octavius, Tobias, Misha, Philip, Maurice, Dusk, Midas and Jupiter were all nice guys and Louise was extremely excited hearing Jirou's one of her interests. But then there.......questionable fellows. Folks like Johan, Fraiser, Kakia, Song Fenhua, and Mars. Then Ruben, Derrick, Solomon, A'rachk, Emile, and Lucifer.........not awful but they certainly have issues. Kirsten was enjoying this, partly in a sadistic way seeing Melanie squirm but she couldn't help but sigh. Mel's got a bleeding heart that's for sure, this couldn't get worse. Oh how wrong she was. Candice. Miko. Micah. Arsene. Cervos. The spectral girl watched as one by one the group lost it. Then she slowly rose, walking over to Melanie who squirmed back. "Uuuuuu-" She was then punched straight to the tit. "You're a fucking dumbass."

Johan watched from above, his presence unseen by the girls as Louise ranted and raved and Kirsten just stood there in an angry huff. Melanie, the one who confessed her feelings for him embarrassed and apologizing for wasting her friend's time while nursing herself pained chest. Odd girl. But a charming one at that.

[tanoraqui]

Director's cut on any section of In Heart, please!

From the last scene of chapter 2:

Fëanor snorted. “You are such a Vanya. Though I suppose it’s more Olwë’s—oh."

“...Fëaná–mmr!”

Fëanor kept his hand slapped over his brother’s mouth. “Hush. I’ve– yes. Yes. Nolo, you Noldë!”

Fëanor isn’t even particularly malicious here, they’re basically getting along, and still he’s using “Vanya” as an insult—and a line later, with absolutely genuine enthusiasm and appreciation, using “Noldë”—my best attempt at gender-neutral ‘wise/knowledgeable person’, not necessarily “one of the Noldor” but probably interchangeable with “Noldo”—as the highest praise he can muster for someone who just had a genius idea.

He removed his hand, replaced it fiercely and briefly with his lips, then shook Fingolfin by the shoulders.

“My work in the sky! Nolofinwë, we can’t go through his front gates—there’s too much fire—and we can’t go around them—too many spies, too much cold, too much chance for ambush—and we can’t undermine the whole thing—every thrall we’ve questioned, corrupted and true, agrees that that earth is beyond poisoned. But above! When his fell monsters tried to sink the ships, we had no defenses, but when the Eagles dropped you, they had none, either! We’ll attack from the sky!”

“What– how?” Fingolfin asked, reeling from prophecy and Fëanor’s brilliance and violent shaking.

Zeugma! Also, lol at Fingolfin faintly stunned by a combination of the spiritual experience of prophecy, the emotional experience of Fëanor’s earnest praise and appreciation, and the physical experience of Fëanor literally shaking him very hard (with no intended harm whatsoever! Fëanor is just very energetic right now!)

Fëanor gave a savage grin.

“I’ve made excellent progress with explosives, hidden from the enemy in a vale in the southwestern Echoriad. We will rain fire.”

I seriously thought about ending the chapter there. I still think it might’ve been stronger. But I REALLY wanted to include the tiny one-scene subplot/reveal that this whole very intense, relationship- and strategy-changing conversation has been happening while Maedhros and Fingon are just obliviously necking below, and then their exasperated dads—tabling, for the moment, all their drama about that relationship—get to bond further over busting them.

Speaking of…

“Oh, thank erudition,” Fëanor said with feeling. “I thought you were tolerating this for some reason.”

My collection of Elvish curse words is really lacking in equivalents to “geez louise” and “thank goodness”, ie, phrases that are partial or entirely nonsense which serve as mild swears because they’re easy to rapidly verbally shift to when you actually started saying something more serious (“jesus christ” or “thank god”, there). “Sweet Erudition” is the best I’ve come up with, though it only makes sense with translation convention��but it’s so good! It’s a smooth extension of “Eru” AND it makes sense that Noldor in particular would invoke “the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship” as a concept!

He stalked back to the edge of the balcony and looked straight down at the lovers embracing on the bench below. One was bright-haired, one dark with gold glimmers half-undone in their mutual passion. Both remained entirely too wrapped up in one another, body and soul, to notice observation.

“Maitimo Nelyafinwë!” Fëanor thundered.

Maedhros shrieked and leapt to his feet, sending Fingon sprawling on his back. Fingon landed on a pair of discarded outer robes, wine-red and cobalt-blue. Beside Fëanor, Fingon’s father snickered softly.

“Is this behavior befitting the Crown Prince of the Noldor?” Fëanor demanded harshly. “And are you aware, in all your linguistic studies, of the difference between a secluded courtyard and a private one?”

Fingolfin leaned over the railing and called, “And I hope you boys are using protection! Your mothers would kill us if you eloped, you know.”

“Yes, we– That is, we didn’t– This is a- a misunderstanding—”

Fingon grabbed Maedhros’s hand and dragged him away at a sprint before Maedhros could stutter his cunning way to explanation or excuse, proving that discretion was indeed the better part of valor.

/snicker

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (1-7 Oct 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🙂 Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe (Phil Plait, author & narrator) - The Bad Astronomer paints pictures of what the sky would look like standing on the surface of other planets, asteroids, etc.

😊 Initiation (Sex Wizards #1) (Alethea Faust) - erotic BDSM fantasy - actually a bit more plot & worldbuilding than I was expecting tbh, entertaining

😞 Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery #1) (Louise Hare, author; Georgina Campbell, narrator) - This isn't a mystery the MC investigates, it's a mystery that happens TO her. She was tediously passive, seeming really rather naïve & foolish (esp given her age and life experience) and entirely in denial about pretty much everything that happens to her (since she's being actively framed for murder). However, the very short interval chapters from the killer's perspective did hook my interest and left me genuinely curious about the mystery. At about 44% I jumped to the end to see how the mystery resolved. I'm counting it as read since I did read over 50% of it.

😍 A Most Agreeable Murder (Julia Seales, author; Fiona Hampton, narrator) - comical pastiche/parody mashup of: Jane Austen (specifically), regency-set/gothic novels (in general) & Agatha Christie/country house mysteries - funny & entertaining, deftly done. Very Nightmare Abbey vibes in the absolute best way. I enjoyed all the caricature characters but 'overlooked tedious (but secretly a [redacted]) sister' Mary was my fave, absolute gothic queen

💖💖 +94K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

I'm dating the least inquisitive man in Ottawa (GlitterCity) - Rachel Reid's Game Changers: Troy Barrett/Harris Drover (but really mostly gen), 4K - cute, really nailed the character voices

Tinder Is the Night (rohkeutta) - MCU: stucky, 6K - hilarious, forever fave [reread]

Stay (fandomfluffandfuck) - MCU: stucky, 31K - silver fox/old guard Dom Steve subbing for newbie Dom Bucky - great character voices, hot af sex!

bitten hand guides best (frankoceansmoonriver) - The Witcher: Geraskier, 33K - lovely little fic with werewolf!Jaskier & witcher Geralt

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Make Some Noise - s2, e1

Dirty Laundry - s3, e2

Only Murders In The Building - s3, e10

Deadloch - s1, e1-8

Our Flag Means Death - s2, e1-3

D20: Burrow's End - "The Red Warren" (s20, e1)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Stoatal Recall" (s15, e1)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Re: Dracula - October 1: Not My Own Master In The Matter

Welcome to Night Vale #235 - Book Club

What Next: TBD - Inside Crypto's House of Cards

Re: Dracula - October 2: Play for the Stake of Human Souls

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Searching for Squids with Dr. Sarah McAnulty

Ed Zitron's 15 Minutes In Hell - Episode 9 - David Roth

Re: Dracula - October 3: The Holiest Love

Into It - Tech Bros Laid the Foundation, but Women Built Social Media

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Enchanted Woods

Switched on Pop - In Defense of Crunk

Re: Dracula - October 4: It Is Like Death

Vibe Check - Freedom, Cut Me Loose!

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Baobab Fare

⭐ Shedunnit - Agatha and Plum

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Wilhelm Scream Remix

⭐ Song Exploder - Alvvays "Archie, Marry Me"

Re: Dracula - October 5: Baptism of Blood

Today, Explained - Caste away

Re: Dracula - October 6: My Affairs of Earth

Dear Prudence - My Girlfriend Is Always Late! Help!

Endless Thread - Find A Grave: Social Media Icon

Into It - Are Bed Bugs and Katy Perry Out for Blood?

Today, Explained - Who shot ya, Tupac?

Switched on Pop - Metro Boomin Wants Some More

ICYMI - Stop Snitching on Main

⭐ One Year - 1955: The Hiroshima Maidens

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Troubadours From the Tribe

Alternative Radio • 2000s

Foundations of Metal

Rob Zombie Radio • 2000s • Familiar

Metal Radio • 1980s

Manowar Radio

"Give It Away" [RHCP] Radio • Familiar

Stand And Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & The Ants {1999}

[andiatas]

"Miss" on "miss" on "miss": -One time is an accident

At least three yellow cards. When do they get red?

Photo: Helge Mikalsen / VG

Princess title on specially made gin bottles. This is not the first time that Märtha Louise (52) and her fiance, Durek Verrett (49), have broken the agreement with the Royal House on the use of titles in a commercial context.

Here is the whole story shortly summarised.

May 2019: There is a storm around Princess Märtha Louise and the shaman Durek Verrett when they embark on a joint workshop and lecture tour in Copenhagen and several places in Norway under the name "The Princess and the Shaman". The marketing received criticism from several quarters.

August 2019: The Palace engages in dialogue with Märtha Louise regarding the use of her title and her business activities. Märtha Louise informs the press that she does not want to use the princess title in a commercial context.

November 2022: The Royal House develops new rules for how Princess Märtha Louise and her fiancé can interact on social media. The princess's title must not be used in connection with their business activities, but Märtha Louise retains the title of princess.

The rules mean in practice that the princess and Verrett must refrain from:

Mentioning this association through, for example, @/tagging

Use of the princess title

Or use of images or mention of other members of the Royal Household in channels where commercial activity also occurs.

This includes interviews whose primary purpose is to draw attention to commercial activity, it says on the Royal House's website.

Nevertheless, the couple has broken these rules several times.

January 2023: Only two months after the new arrangement, Durek Verrett talks about the King, Queen, and Crown Prince Haakon in live broadcasts on Instagram and TikTok. At the time, the communications manager at the Royal Court, Guri Varpe, said that the royal family continued to talk to each other while the arrangement was being worked out.

May 2023: Durek Verrett reposts an Instagram video joking about his new song and King Harald. In a message to VG, he admits the mistake and lies flat. Verrett himself points out that he has now broken the agreement twice: once in a live video and now in this episode.

But all good things come in three?

Wednesday, June 26, 2024: The couple presents a specially made gin from Oslo Håndverksdistilleri and drinks they will serve at their wedding in August. They have invited the press themselves. The princess title is used to market the gin.

"The gin was made for the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett," they write on their website. They break the agreement with the royal house for at least the third time. The exact text can be found on the bottle VG obtained Thursday morning.

Märtha Louise's manager, Carina Scheele Carlsen, calls the princess's marketing "a miss".

- Therefore, the title has now been removed from the website and will also be removed from the next batch of bottles, she wrote in an SMS to VG on Thursday.

The bride and groom stated that they would receive no profit from selling the drink. But how many "misses" can the couple have before there are consequences?

Royal house expert Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen believes Märtha Louise and Durek should "watch out for these misses".

- Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern.

When asked how rules can be broken without having consequences, Schulsrud-Hansen replies that it is "very difficult".

- The agreement with the Royal Family is not bound by any law. It's just an agreement that needs to be upheld.

The Royal Palace has not responded to VG's inquiries about the gin or breach of the agreement but refers to the Princess's manager.

She has not responded to VG's inquiries, specifically concerning repeated breaches of the agreement with the Royal Family.

Translation and editing for clarity by me of an article by Filippa Vale Frogner for VG (Verdens Gang), published on June 27, 2024, at 18:54.

[chez-mimich]

INSEGUIRE OPERE

La Triennale di Milano e la Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporaine di Parigi hanno stretto una intensa collaborazione e allestiscono mostre di grande interesse. È il caso per esempio di quella di uno dei più grandi scultori contemporanei, Ron Mueck. La scorsa estate ho avuto modo di visitare la sua mostra alla Fondation del Boulevard Raspail e sabato scorso ho visitato la stessa mostra (con qualche variazione) alla Triennale. È sempre molto stimolante per me vedere una installazione d’arte allestita in due contesti diversi, poiché l’opera assume, inevitabilmente, sfumature diverse se non, addirittura, significazioni diverse. Mi era capitato di notarlo la prima volta con “La Venere degli stracci” vista al Castello di Rivoli e rivista al Louvre, così come con la celebre mappa del mondo (“Map”) di Mona Hatoum fatta di carbone arso vista al Beaubourg e rivista alla Fondazione Prada. E ancora con opere di Louise Bourgeois viste alla Tate Modern di Londra e riviste a Parigi. Questa volta è capitato con “Mass” il gigantesco cumulo di teschi umani che Ron Mueck ha posizionato nella Hall principale della fondazione parigina e ha riallestito al primo piano del Palazzo della Triennale. Nell’esposizione parigina i teschi (che sono enormemente più grandi di un teschio originale), complice la bella stagione, ma soprattutto l’architettura “trasparente” di Jean Nouvel, mi davano l’impressione di un gigantesco “divertissement”, scanzonato, dissacrante. La possibilità di vedere anche dall’alto l’installazione, i riflessi del sole e l’ombreggiatura del lussureggiante giardino della Fondation, facevano di “Mass” un gioco più che un “memento mori”. Non così a Milano dove, una cupa giornata d’inverno e la razionale,ma gelida architettura di Giovanni Muzio (1933), nonché l’occhieggiamento inquieto della Torre Branca dalla finestra, mi hanno fatto apparire l’opera come un cupo monito alla nostra vita terrena. È davvero incredibile come un “contesto” possa contribuire a determinare il senso di un’opera. Certo questo vale anche per il “Tondo Doni” regalo di nozze di Agnolo Doni a Maddalena Strozzi che probabilmente doveva stare a capo del letto e non su una parete degli Uffizi, ma a maggior ragione vale per le opere d’arte contemporanea. Come suggeritomi da un’amica (e dallo storico dell’arte Philippe Daverio), è meglio cimentarsi in esercizi come questo anziché infilarsi in un museo per vedere (molto superficialmente) migliaia di quadri che sono stati dipinti da migliaia di artisti in centinaia di anni a cui noi poi possiamo concedere solo uno sguardo distratto. Provate anche voi a inseguire un’opera d’arte (non importa quale e non importa dove) e l’arte vi apparirà per quello che veramente è, uno specchio profondo dove ritrovare o perdere noi stessi.