#Scott DuPont

[kdiddy1]

SCOTT duPONT is a professional actor, host, and producer splitting his time between Hollywood, CA & Orlando, FL. Scott’s interest in health started while studying pre-med at Rollins College. Years later, it was revealed on America’s Health Network that Scott had the “youngest Fitness Age™ of anyone the network had ever tested to date” due to his diet, exercise, and lifestyle. Ironically, Scott was hired by over a dozen pharmaceutical companies to host training films & give presentations all over the world. In addition, for 8 years he worked for Medco, and the last 5 Scott has worked for Express Scripts where combined he’s met with over 15,000 individuals at health benefit fairs to answer questions about their prescription drugs. That profound experience led Scott to write his first health book: “Do These Things or You Will Die… 5 Secrets to a Long, Healthy, & Energetic Life!” which became a Best Seller on www.Booksman.com. Scott is also the author of several books of Inspiring Quotes (a series of 10 books which he’s already released 6) including “The Book of Inspiring & Thought Provoking HEALTH Quotes” he compiled with Dr. Larry Oexner and “The Book of Inspiring & Thought Provoking CANCER Quotes”.  duPont is now a specialist in Fitness Nutrition with a certification from ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) and enjoys helping people become healthy again. Scott’s latest book is titled: “There is NO HEALTH Pill!” and is touring the country to fulfill his MISSION: “THPill.com   Call in number is 646 9292870 Office number is 323 9577322      

[trulyatessfan]

2/3 Day 11: Benjamin (Project) for @turtlethebean Day 12: Baxter (Anger) Day 13: Maddie (Memories) Day 14: Fiona (Weapon) Day 15: Giulietta (Spring) for @asharkapologist Day 16: Gladys (Taking a break) Day 17: Gloria (Birthday) Day 18: Zoe (Vacations) for @blugnettabutterflies Day 19: Ashley (Comfort) Day 20: Belladonna (OC of my choice)

[yutopia-eleftheria]

Criminal Case Inkember 2024

Part 2 : Day 11 to 17

After Inktober 2024, let's get to Criminal Case Inkember, held by @inkembercriminalcase on Instagram ! This time, we have the choice between 2 characters for each Prompt, which I find amazing because this could develop your creativity even more ! You can even do it with both characters, or even others !

Here is the Prompt List :

RULES ! (I gave it to myself to add more "punch" and "difficulty", just like I did with Inktober, but less rules because it is already centralized into one Fandom) :

No duplicates of characters ! If a character is drawn in a Prompt, I cannot draw this character ever again, even if it's somewhat fitting for the theme (considering the amount of characters in these games, it should not be difficult).

"15" Classic Drawings, just like Inktober.

15 Minimalist Drawings, just like Inktober as well.

Switching between Classic and Minimalist : For example, if Day 1 is Minimalist, Day 2 will be Classic, and so on.

Note : 2 days of this Inkember will unfortunately be scrapped because of the Eternals Posters Series. Therefore Day 6 and 20 will be scrapped...Unfortunately...(Which also means that 2 Classic Drawings will be scrapped, and the order was adapted to Eternals to somehow fit with it).

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Day 11 : Benjamin / Elliot : Project

Character Selected : Benjamin Scott

Style : Minimalist (6/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 17 Minutes

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Day 12 : Baxter / Christy : Anger

Character Selected : Both

Style : Classic ("6"/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 1 Hour and 15 Minutes

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Day 13 : Maddie / Diego : Memory

Character Selected : Both

Style : Minimalist (7/15)

Added Characters : Charles Dupont

Time Taken : 5 Minutes

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Day 14 : Fiona / Finley : Weapon

Character Selected : Fiona Flanagan

Style : Classic ("7"/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 57 Minutes

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Day 15 : Giulietta / Seamus : Spring

Character Selected : Both

Style : Minimalist (8/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 25 Minutes

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Day 16 : Vinnie / Gladys : Taking A Break

Character Selected : Gladys Perrin

Style : Classic ("8"/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 1 Hour and 20 Minutes

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Day 17 : Gloria / Amir : Birthday

Character Selected : Gloria Hayes

Style : Minimalist (9/15)

Added Characters : None

Time Taken : 37 Minutes

[turtlethebean]

Some Bureau Shennanigans I Drew (Plus a Desert Bunny meme/comic)

3rd image has a small blood warning!

[dismaltouch]

ships for lauren 2.0

[herpsandbirds]

Hey, forgive me if this is a question already answered.. but what is your favorite bird?

Oh. my love, I couldnt possible answer that!

I will just show you 10 of my favorites right off the top of my head...

American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica), family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

photograph by Judy Gallagher

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeater), family Bucorvidae, order Bucerotiformes, Kruger National Park, South Africa

photograph by Bernard DUPONT  

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

photograph by Cee Z Fotography

Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii), family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, China

photograph by Peter Stubbs

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), family Eurypygidae, order Eurypygiformes, Costa Rica

This bird is the only member of its family. Its closest living relative is the Kagu of New Caldeonia.

Photograph by Giovanni Delgado Herrera

Kagu or Cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus), family Rhynochetidae, order Eurypygiformes, endemic to New Caldeonia

ENDANGERED.

This bird is the only member of its family. It is most closely related to the Sunbittern.

photograph by the_zoologist_barista The Zoologist Barista (@the_zoologist_barista)

Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica), female, family Heliornithidae, order Gruiformes, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

photograph by George Scott

White-throated Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta), family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes, Colombia

This species was once considered to be a subspecies of the Emerald Toucanet, but was split off as a separate species in 2008.

photograph by William Salazar Sanchez

Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Brazil

photograph by Ivan Cesar

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), male, family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, Louisiana, USA

Photograph by David Hollie

[adafruit]

🐍🎉 THIS Friday - August 16, 2024 - CIRCUITPYTHON DAY! 🐍🎉

Join the community of creators, hackers, educators, and more - celebrating python on hardware! The easiest way to program microcontrollers!

11am 3D Hangouts with Noe & Pedro 1pm Maker Chat: Guy Dupont 2pm CircuitPython Project Highlights with Paul Cutler & Tod Kurt 4pm JP’s Workshop 5pm Deep Dive with Scott 6pm CircuitPython Game Jam with Tim

Ladyada is doing a special event during the day (stay tuned for the time), AND there will be discounts at Adafruit, ALL DAY!

[issy5316]

my lgbtq headcanons for the CC characters

these headcanons are based on my au so please don't harrass men for my choices, if you have a problem with it, then you can take that awful opinion and shove it up your-

anyway, let's begin!

season 1:

david jeremiah jones: bisexual, intersex and transgender.

eduardo ramirez: straight ally.

nathan pandit: gay and transgender.

grace delaney: bisexual.

samuel king: straight ally.

alex turner: bisexual with a preference for girls.

cathy king: bisexual with a preference fo boys.

season 2:

amy young: pansexual.

frank knight: straight ally, still learning the ropes but he's supportive, as long as the person is nice to his friend or coworker, he's ok with it.

yann toussaint: bisexual.

hannah choi: lesbian.

roxie sparks: pansexual.

andrea marquez: aromantic.

russell crane: bisexual and transgender.

season 3:

jack archer: bisexual.

carmen martinez: lesbian.

lars douglas: bisexual.

angela douglas: bisexual.

ingrid bjorn: straight ally.

elizabeth ripley: straight ally.

armand dupont: asexual straight ally.

marina romanova: omnisexual.

elliot clayton: demiromantic bisexual.

jonah karam: bisexual.

michelle zuria: lesbian.

season 4:

arthur wright: straight ally.

isaac bontemps: straight ally.

maddie O'malley: bisexual.

richard wells: aroace.

viola pemberton: asexual.

evie holloway: lesbian.

rose zhao: lesbian in the closet.

diego del lobo: pansexual.

season 5:

diane parker: straight ally.

gloria hayes: straight ally.

martine meunier: pansexual.

rita estevez: bisexual.

rupert winchester: queer asexual.

amir devani: gay.

jasper everett: gay.

gabriel herrera: demisexual.

season 6:

christopher scott: straight ally.

zara tien: bisexual and poly.

janis rivers: straight ally.

theodore moon: bisexual and poly.

kai malano: bisexual and poly.

orlando ordelaffi: gay.

penelope sage: pansexual.

season 7:

jacob arrow: bisexual and demiromantic.

gwen harper: bisexual.

luke fernandez: questioning bisexual.

ben shepherd: gay.

priya desai: straight ally.

hope newman: asexual.

felix reed: pansexual.

season 8:

JP delacroix: genderfluid.

gauthier delacroix: demisexual and demiromantic.

hugo mercier: straight ally(still learning a few things so grab a chancla just in case)

carrie james: demiromantic.

nadia ben yamin: pansexual.

enzo traore: gay, still stuck in the closet.

emile bardot: asexual and intersex.

happy pride month everyone! and remember, you are beautiful no matter what anyone tells you!

you're not a monster

you're not a freak

you're a human being and deserve to be loved, you don't need to change yourself just to make someone happy, love the way you are no matter what someone tells you

[stormiclown]

Master post (& fics I’m planning to write)

Ladies and Gentlemen: My take on Adrien having his own antagonist like Marinette has Lila and Chloe. A new transfer students makes an enemy of the entire class, but Adrien seems to be his main target.

Part 1 Part 2 Headcannons

Status: Completed (maybe)

Let Her Eat Cake: A one shot in which Lila is exposed as Hawkmoth’s ally, which opens up questions about Francois DuPont. In other words, Bustier is accused of being Mayura.

Read Here

Status: Completed

Lila’s Reflection: A one shot in which Lila has a twin sister who she feels inferior against. Includes Lilanette, Male Marinette, and Lila angst.

Read Here

Status: Completed

Marion Dupain-Cheng: Ice Cold: So we know the umbrella scene where Adrien basically pulls his “sad boy” card to make Marinette feel bad for him? Realistically, she shouldn’t have fallen in love with him just like that. I think she should have been wary of him because of his association with Chloe or outright hate him after he scolded her for being happy that Chloe was leaving. Or in ’Bubbler’ when all he cared about was having a party and not that adults we’re literally being launched into the sky. Or in ‘Despair Bear’ after a day of forced niceties he laughed when Chloe insulted Mylene’s macaroons. Long story short, Marinette shouldn’t have tolerated Adrien for as long as she did much less have a crush on him. If she did, it should’ve been obliterated by now. (This is a Drabble)

Read Here

Status: Completed

A Beetle’s Blossom: The members of the Justice League have seen many things. The deaths and resurrection of some of their comrades, alien doomsdays, off planet missions, and the literal destruction of the world. But the boy who *strongly* resembles Bruce in more ways than just his appearance has them stumped, especially Bruce himself.

On AO3

Status: On going

Fics That Are Coming Soon

The Most Hated Girl in Paris: An AU where instead of getting off Scott free, Chloe is legally punished for the Train Incident and has to deal with the fact that’s she’s Paris’ most hated girl. She must decide if she wants to continue living this way or if she’s going to claw her way to redemption. Long term project.

Tumblr Concept

Status: Not started

Not So Miraculous After all: Tired of citizens justifying their reckless behavior with the Miraculous Cure, Ladybug stops using it, making sure that consequences get left behind.

Status: Not Started

The Fall of A Queen (C. Bourgeois): An Au where Andre isn’t re-elected as Mayor. This changes everything. Long term project.

Status: Not Started

Cuisine Paradise: Seeing as both their parents work in the food industry, Alya and Marinette decide to start a YouTube channel together to share their recipes; Marinette’s pastries and Alya’s dinner recipes. It all in good fun and they accidentally become famous. Long term project.

Status: Not Started

New Boy In Town (Remy Gasteau): The son of the Prime Minister transfers to Francois DuPont and takes an interest in Marinette. Extremely long term project.

Based on an ask I submitted to @mcheang

Status: Not Started

Civil War (Paris Edition): No matter how hard Lila tries, the class refuses to turn against Marinette, believing that Lila was just confused and there was a misunderstanding. In an attempt to get the girls to help her with Adrien, she insists that Marinette would go great with Luka. It was a brilliant plan— until war breaks out over the class. Lukanette vs Adrienette. Short term project.

Status: Not Started

Round the World Trip: After winning a series of contests, essay challenges, and competitions, Marion unintentionally earned his class a fully paid global trip over summer vacation. Includes Male Marinette and shenanigans. Mid-length project.

Status: Not Started

Damian’s Secret Brother: After ruining any chance at a brotherly relationship with Tim after his murder attempts, Damian Wayne is determined to prove that he wasn’t just a brutish assassin. The discovery of his newest biological brother provided him with the opportunity to show everyone that he could be civil with new family members. But he didn’t think he would get attached to the friendly baker’s boy who had ambitions to be a fashion designer. Male Marinette and bio-dad Bruce Wayne. Mid-length project.

Status: Not Started

[treleaven]

WITCHES: a new collection of drawings and portraits by original riot grrrl, filmmaker, and queercore zine queen, G.B. Jones. Featuring essays by Caroline Azar, Paul P., Leafshimmer, Jenna Danchuk, Blake Baron Ray, and Scott Treleaven – each exploring the history and heresy of witchcraft.

"… it has become easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine a different way of living in it. This is where the witch comes in. The question Jones’ drawings pose isn’t so much why witches are relevant now, as much as why they’ve never receded from humanity’s imagination. They live without recourse to orthodox beliefs; they exist free of nations and marketplaces; without sexual, gender, or age norms; in harmony with, and without fear of, the natural world. Constituting an incredible example of survival, in both their fictional and real incarnations, the witch’s persistence hinges on the radical simplicity of the threat they represent: a thriving deviant." – excerpt from What Witches Do by S. Treleaven

Heretic House and Midnight Mass present G.B. Jones Witches Book Launch & Reception Saturday March 1st 5pm to 8pm Cooper Cole Gallery West Gallery Space 1136 Dupont Street Toronto Free Event

[astra-galaxie]

what are some of your LGBTQ headcanons for some of the CC characters?

My LGBTQ headcanons for CC characters? Sure, I’ve got some! I’ll also list some characters' canon facts since I support them, but let’s see what non-canon ones I can come up with!

And disclaimer! These are my current LGBTQ headcanons; there is a chance that they could change as my story progresses!

Sexuality-based LGBTQ Headcanons:

Main Characters

Heterosexual/Ally:

Samuel King

Eduardo Ramirez

Frank Knight

Elizabeth Ripley

Angela Douglas

Elliot Clayton

Arthur Wright

Issac Bontemps

Diane Parker

Gloria Hayes

Gabriel Herrera

Penelope Sage

Priya Desai

Felix Reed

Gay:

Nathan Pandit

Amir Devani

Orlando Ordelaffi

Ben Shepard

Lesbians:

Hannah Choi

Carmen Martinez

Michelle Zuria

Evie Holloway

Rose Zhao (She and her husband married for none-romantic reasons)

Bisexuals:

David Jones (Has a preference for women ((and hasn’t realized his attraction to men yet…))

Grace Delaney (She tried to get Jones to realize his sexuality in high school but couldn't get him to understand…)

Alex Turner

Andrea Marquez

Yann Toussaint

Jack Archer (With a preference for women, but unlike Jones, he recognizes his feelings toward men)

Lars Douglas (He likes to call himself and Jack bi-bros and bi-buddies)

Marina Romanova

Jonah Karam

Cathy Turner

Nebet

Christopher Scott

Jacob Arrow

Hugo Mercier

Pansexuals:

Amy Young

Roxie Sparks

Maddie O’Malley

Charlie Dupont

Deigo del Lobo

Martine Meunier

Janis Rivers

Jean-Philippe Delacroix

Gauthier Delacroix

Enzo Traoré

Léa Bonnet

Polyamory:

Zara Tien

Theo Moon

Kai Malano

Nadia Den Yamin

Demisexual:

Russell Crane

Ingrid Bjorn

Rupert Winchester

AroAce:

Dick Wells (This man called science his mistress once, and I have headcanoned him as AroAce ever since!)

Hope Newman

Acesexual:

Armand Dupont

Viola Pemberton

Questioning:

Rita Estevez: Thought she was straight but started having feelings towards a certain woman…

Luke Fernandez: He thought he was straight, but after everything with Fabien de la Mort, he started questioning

Carrie James: Unsure of her sexuality

Émile Bardot: Unsure of her sexuality

Other Characters

Olivia Hall: Lesbian

James Savage: Demisexual

Edward Dante: Pansexual

Karen Knight: Bisexual

Nigel Adakue: Gay

Asal Hawaa: Bisexual

Katherine Woolf: Lesbian

Jasper Everett: Gay

Mia Loukas: Bisexual

Arthur Darkwood: Gay

Geroge Mathison: Gay

Cody James: Pansexual

Gender-based LGBTQ Headcanons:

Nathan Pandit: Transgender (female to male)

Alex Turner: Demiboy

Hannah Choi: Demigirl

Jean-Philippe Delacroix: Genderqueer

(I don’t have many gender-based headcanons yet…)

That’s everything I could come up with! And like always, I am open to hearing about your opinions, headcanons and suggestions on this topic!

[beabaseball]

Help support Gosling! I see lots of horse memes tumbling around, and if some of equestrian tumblr and equestrian peanut gallery tumblr (affectionate) can give her a hand, or at least pass it into other horse spheres of the internet, I'd appreciate it.

There are no graphic images are in this gofundme, just tubing and fluid swelling. ->

Gosling was born June 19th, 2023, a month earlier than she should've been. She was lively but unable to stand, with no suckling reflex. She had a small seroma on her chest, an umbilical hernia, and her legs were contracted. Though two vets came and a feeding tube was placed in her nose to give her colostrum, within hours she was dehydrated and weak. She was rushed to the Marian Dupont-Scott Equine Hospital in Leesburg, Virginia. Being premature, her digestive system couldn’t handle the colostrum and she developed pneumonia. She was kept for a week on IV antibiotics, tube fed, helped to stand, and taught how to nurse. When she came home, she could (with help) stand for a few hours a day and gradually grew more lively, but continued to have high fevers and required antibiotics three times a day. The seroma on her chest continued to grow, until there was concern it might split her skin. A homemade compression vest was made, antibiotics were switched multiple times, and blood was repeatedly drawn, but the seroma never shrank and no clear cause was discovered. At six weeks old, Gosling and her mother returned to the hospital to determine what to do about the seroma, since the usual treatments of compression and time were not effective. The doctors decided that in this case, the best course of action was to put off the umbilical hernia surgery, and lance and drain the seroma. On August 9th, 2.25 litres of fluid was drained from Gosling’s chest. The first week of care for Gosling’s life at the hospital cost 15,000 dollars. Veterinary care at home has cost almost 5,000 dollars since. We have not yet been given the bill for Gosling’s second stay at the hospital (where she remains as of this writing.) The financial burden is tremendous. Please help us care for Gosling through this difficult start. Information: Gosling is a purebred Cleveland bay filly. Cleveland Bays are a critically endangered breed of horse with approximately 1,000 purebreds in the world. Only about 15 foals are born each year, not enough to maintain current numbers. Because of this, fillies are incredibly precious to the future of the breed.

[spextr1m]

Criminal Case masterlist navigation

"Welcome detective to our bulletin board where we see one of headcanons!"

(It will update once I make headcanons, incorrect quotes or imagines-)

Signs:

Crossing - Either one of members betray, died, arrested or defect which excludes resigned

Italic - Means returning members like Jack will have post timeskip headcanons (Does that even make sense I hope so-)

Grimsborough

season 1 and 5

David Jones

Cathy Turner Diane Parker

Gloria Hayes

Martine Meuiner

Grace Delaney

Gabriel Herrera

Rita Estevez

Eduardo Ramirez

Amir Devani

Samuel King

Rupert Winchester

Pacific Bay

Amy Young

Russell Crane

Frank Knight

Roxie Sparks

Yann Toussaint

Hannah Choi

Andrea Marquez

The Bureau

Jack Archer

Elizabeth Ripley

Ingrid Bjorn

Elliot Clayton

Carmen Martinez

Johan Karam

Marina Romanova

Angela Douglas

Lars Douglas

Armand Dupont

Michelle Zuria

Grace Delaney

CFS (Concordian Flying Squad)

Arthur Wright

Isaac Bontemps

Maddie Dupont

Richard Wells

Charles Dupont

Viola Pemberton

Rose Zhao

Evie Holloway

Diego del Lobo

T.I.M.E

Jack Archer

Zara Tien

Nebet

Orlando Ordelaffi

Penelope Sage

Marina Romanova

Janet Rivers

Theodore Moon

Kai Malando

Christopher Scott

Supernatural Hunters

Jacob Arrow

Gwen Harper

Luke Fernandez

Headcanons 1

Ben Shepherd

Priya Desai

Hope Newman

Felix Reed

Parisian Police Squad

Jean-Philippe Delacroix

Gauthier Delacroix

Hugo Mercier

Carrie James

Nadia Ben Yamin

Enzo Traore

Emile Bardot

Lea Bonnet

[turtlethebean]

Criminal Case Rarepair Week Day 7: Bonding

Aka, two old grandpas bonding with their adoptive grandchildren.

Read it on AO3: Surprise Babysitting - Turtle_The_Bean - Criminal Case (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

“What’s on the agenda today, dear?” Armand Dupont asked, sipping his tea as his boyfriend, Rupert Winchester, walked into the kitchen.

“Well, you’ll be happy to know that both Amir and Jesper are returning to work today. Therefore, I have to look after Harpreet today.” Rupert replied, filling his mug with coffee and rubbing his nose bridge.

“Well, I wish you luck with that. If you need me, you may find me in my library.”

“Thank you for your help.”

“You’re-“ Just as Dupont was about to finish his sentence, a loud crash was heard from the hallway.

“DUPONT!” Dupont’s former coworker, Elliot Clayton, frantically burst through their front door with his daughter, Michelle Clayton-Scott, in tow, “Sorry for interrupting, but Amaya’s having another breakdown. Benjamin’s trying to calm her down right now, but I think we might have to take her to the hospital. Can you watch Michelle?”

“Of course.” Armand smiled, pretending as though he wasn’t just making fun of his boyfriend for taking care of a baby.

“Thank you so much. I promise I’ll make it up to you.”

The door closed, and Rupert immediately burst out laughing. Armand gave him the side-eye but knew full well that it was just karma at this point.

Armand got up off his chair and made his way over to the toddler who was standing in his hallway, slightly confused as to what exactly was going on.

“Good morning, Little Michelle.” He smiled, trying to soothe any worries she may have had.

“GRANDPA!” Michelle's face lit up as soon as she realised it was him, giving him a big hug.

“Oh, careful, careful. You know you little ones can be a bit rough on my old bones.”

“Grandpa!” Michelle ran into Dupont’s library, eventually returning with a book, “Book!”

“You want me to read to you?”

“Yeah!”

“Alright, but how about we wait a little while? We have someone else joining us later.”

“Who?”

“Well, it’s a baby. More specifically, Grandpa Rupert’s grandchild, Harpreet.”

Michelle stood for a few minutes, attempting to pronounce the baby’s name herself, but ultimately gave up and stomped away. Armand gave a little smile. He could tell which father she got her stubbornness from.

He caught up with the toddler as she was sitting on the couch, looking up at Rupert with the occasional glance down at the oxygen supply attached to his nasal cannula. He knew the young child must be curious, but he found history easier to explain compared to biology.

After about five or so minutes of awkward staring while Dupont finished his tea, Rupert got up to answer a knock at the door, taking the oxygen supply with him. Michelle got off her seat, making Armand assume she would be following Rupert, and walked over to him, tugging at his shirt.

“Hm?” He answered, putting his mug in the sink.

“Why Grandpa Rupert have a box?” The toddler enquired, tilting her head like a confused puppy.

“Oh, it’s because he needs oxygen.”

“What oxygen?”

“It’s the thing we have to breathe in to keep us alive. Grandpa Rupert can’t take it in properly, so he needs a little extra help.”

“Wow,” Michelle replied, seemingly losing interest, as she quickly saw Rupert with the baby and immediately rushed over to see it.

Rupert and Armand both watched as the toddler awkwardly climbed up onto the couch, receiving a little bit of assistance from Armand. She then crawled over a little bit to peek at the baby over Rupert’s arms. Once she was up there, Armand had a little clearing to sit himself down, taking the book Michelle had picked out to read while doing so. As the toddler noticed, she began to turn her attention away from the baby and towards the book being read to her.

“Now, let’s see what you picked out for us today,” Armand had a look at the cover of the book, “Ah, the Stuart Period. I see you’ve taken an interest in local history. A fine choice, I must say.”

The toddler simply smiled in return before climbing up to peek at the book as her adoptive grandfather read it aloud to her.

However, this peaceful time would be cut short as the quiet reading was interrupted by Harpreet crying.

“Oh, my apologies. I was warned that her diaper had only been changed once today.” Rupert explained, leaving the room with the baby in tow.

Armand chuckled and nudged Michelle, “I’m glad your fathers never got me to change your diaper when you were a baby.”

“Why?” She inquired.

“Well, one of your fathers works from home, so he didn’t really need me to babysit you.”

“Oh. Is that why you babysit me now?”

“N-no, dear. It’s just that you’re a bit too big to go places like the hospital now. Your fathers are afraid going there might affect you for the rest of your life.”

“Why?”

“Because I know at least one of your dads is very protective of you.”

“Why?”

“He doesn’t want you to be affected by your childhood in the same way he was.”

“Why?”

Armand tried to hold back a hearty laugh, “Well, I feel that you’re a bit too young to understand that. Even so, I don’t believe it’s my place to tell you. If you are so curious, though, I will tell you this – not everyone is fortunate enough to have good fathers like you do.”

“Did you have a bad dada?”

“No, I didn’t. I had a very caring father. Now, shall we resume our reading about the House of Stuart?”

“Hm…yeah!”

---

Rupert could definitively tell you why he never had children, and he had just experienced every single one of those reasons in one day. He has spent pretty much every minute of the day running around the apartment, trying to keep Harpreet clean, fed, and entertained.

Now, he finally caught a break after finally getting the baby to sleep. She would only sleep in his arms, but he didn’t care as long as she was asleep. He walked into the kitchen, where Armand and Michelle were both fast asleep on the couch. He sat down gently, trying not to wake any of them.

Maybe he should take a nap himself while he still could.

Just as he was drifting off to sleep, Rupert felt a small shake on his arm. He opened his eyes to see Michelle looking up at him.

“Oh, Michelle, I thought you were asleep.” He sleepily smiled at her.

“Can I hold the baby?” Michelle asked him, pointing at Harpreet.

“Hm? I’d usually ask her fathers for permission, but I think it’d be alright. Just be careful; she’s only a little baby.”

He gently lowered Harpreet into Michelle’s lap, keeping support of the baby’s head in case it dropped. He kept a gentle hold of her the entire time, afraid of what might happen if Michelle accidentally let go.

He watched as Michelle gently held Harpreet. The toddler smiled and cooed as if trying to communicate with the baby. Of course, she was asleep, so the communication wasn’t quite getting through. He saw a little sparkle in the toddler’s eyes, and it wasn’t just the lighting in the room. He almost felt comfortable enough to let her go, but he still wasn’t quite sure.

“Grandpa Rupert?” Michelle looked up at him yet again.

“Yes?”

“Um, when…um…Ha-Happy’s daddies coming back?”

“Oh, they’ll be back soon. Amir finishes work at five o’clock, and it is…four thirty.” Rupert almost cried hearing Michelle’s attempt at pronouncing Harpreet’s name.

“How long can I hold her?”

“Well, if you want, you can hold her until Amir gets back. That should be about forty minutes.”

“Can you hold her if she cries?”

“Of course I will. For now, though, she’s sleeping, and she seems very comfortable with you.”

“Yay! I like that she likes me.”

“I’m sure she’ll grow up loving her big cousin.”

“Who?”

“You, Michelle.”

“Oh. I’m gonna be the best big cousin ever! Even with Auntie Marina and Uncle Jonah’s baby!”

Rupert chuckled and gave her hair a little ruffle. “I’m sure you will, dear.”

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I watched Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, it was AMAZING except I really didn't like the plot but I think I wasn't the intended audience because nothing made sense to me (I think you have to be a fan of the comics and stuff for it to make sense?)

Animation absolutely blew me away though and Mathew Patel is my favourite character in the whole show XD A national treasure

Also also LOVEEEED all the Toronto references, can't believe they even had Dupont station!

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“The Fourth of the Future” color lithograph on paper by Henry Barkhaus (1865-1886), published in The Wasp, volume 15 (July-December 1885), July 4, 1885, pages 8-9 (from the collection of The Bancroft Library).

Celebrating the 4th: Chinatown's 1890 Coming Out Party

On this July 4, a cartoon inspired by the Chinese America of 1885 is considered both for both its satirical and prophetic qualities. For nearly a century (1856-1935), The Illustrated Wasp, later known simply as The Wasp, was among California's most popular tabloids. It thrived particularly in the late 1870s and early 1880s, especially under the editorship of Ambrose Bierce from 1881 to 1886. As a weekly publication, it covered San Francisco's social, political, and commercial scenes, featuring a mix of local and international news, social commentary, numerous advertisements, and topical humor.

The Wasp’s written content was often complemented and overshadowed by intricate full-page illustrations, many focusing on the contemporary issue of Chinese immigration. These illustrations vividly depicted the discrimination and prejudice faced by the Chinese, highlighting, according Bancroft Library curator Theresa Salazar, the “struggle to survive as individuals and communities as well as the issues that dominated the imagination of their white contemporaries.” Salazar writes about the vivid illustration which appeared in The Wasp on July 4, 1885, as follows:

“The cartoon, published just three years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, imagines the Fourth of July parade in San Francisco with racial roles completely reversed. The Palace Hotel is filled with Chinese occupants who look down on the parade, led by an Uncle Sam wearing a formal Chinese ceremonial costume and followed by a large American flag with a dragon supported by a string of Chinese firecrackers. A Chinese policeman beats a white tramp while Chinese boys throw stones at a white businessman. On the corner, the “Chinese Call” newspaper is for sale, an obvious reference to the San Francisco Call, just behind an orientalized Mexican selling tamales. In the building to the right a white barber is giving a haircut beneath a sign reading “M U G K DE YOUNG BARBER,” another obvious reference, to Michael H. De Young, the owner of the San Francisco Chronicle. In the room above, a Caucasian laundry advertises its services as ‘AH SCOTT WASHING AND IRONING.’”

Although Barkhaus’ illustration was patently satirical, some elements would prove to be prescient a century later, such as Chinese policemen, a parade down Market Street (currently part of the main procession for the city's annual Chinese New Year parade), thousands of Chinese American spectators (with more women, unlike 1885) lining the route in front of the Palace Hotel. Even the cartoon's mash-up with Japanese motifs, such as a dragon on a fanciful rendering of a Japanese-style mikoshi borne by loincloth-attired Shinto-esque adherents, would also presage Japanese American participation in future civic festivities.

In pre-1906 San Francisco, the Chinese community in Chinatown would have been well aware of American holidays such as July 4th. Independence Day celebrations appear in the earliest images of pioneer San Francisco.

Fourth of July parade passing in front of Old St. Mary's Church on Dupont Street in 1864. Photographer unknown (from the collection of the San Francisco Public Library). The description on the verso reads: “Day Before Bank Opened--Fourth of July parade 1864 on Dupont Street, now Chinatown’s Grant Avenue, San Francisco. Note Old St. Mary's Church, and sparsely built Telegraph Hill in background. This photo was taken just 1 day before The Bank of California first opened 100 years ago on July 5, 1864.”

Hence, the artist Barkhaus undoubtedly drew on his past observance of Chinese parades and foreshadowed Chinese participation in general July 4th celebrations just five years later.

Most Gorgeous Chinese Pageant Ever Witnessed in San Francisco,” photo feature from The Call Sunday Magazine Section, San Francisco Sunday, July 16, 1890, describing Chinese participation in San Francisco's observance of the July 4 holiday of that year. The photographers are uncredited in this 1890 spread. However, the square center photo of three children is identical to Hortense Schulze’s photo titled “Taking the Air with Sister,” copyright-claimed in 1899.

“Taking the Air with Sister,” 1890. Photograph by Hortense Schulze printed in The Call, July 16, 1890, and reprinted (with claimed copyright 1899) for the “Babies of Chinatown” article written by artist Mary Davison for The Cosmopolitan, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (vol. 28, no. 6) of April, 1900 (pp. 606-612).

As a feature story and photo spread in The Call newspaper of July 16, 1890, observed, Chinese participation in US Independence Day festivities appeared to have been “tentative” in San Francisco until the last decade of the 19th century. Chinatown was no stranger to elaborate processions through the neighborhood. However, as The Call’s story implies, the lack of participation in mainstream July 4 festivities had reflected hard, learned experience about Chinatown’s uneasy relationship with the rest of the city:

“On previous occasions, when the natives of the Flowery Kingdom were asked to participate in public spectacles – which asking was rare – they took part in a shy, tentative sort of way. Long years of neighboring with the citizens of San Francisco had taught them the lesson that the more they kept to themselves the better off they were. The consequence was, always, when the turned out in parade, they were few in numbers and poor in show. “This year, how different!”

The Call reported that the participation by the Chinese community in the July 4, 1890 celebration was due in large part to the “vision,” intervention, and influence of Chinese Consul General Ho Yow. Significantly, such participation was embraced by the Native Sons of the Golden State (later to be named the Chinese American Citizens Alliance), which organized a Chinese contingent for the parade, channeling the community’s natural capacity for processional logistics and showmanship.

In addition to the photos printed in The Call, images in the collections of the Stanford Libraries and Bancroft Library provide representative samplings of what a typical Chinese contingent carried, and how it appeared, when on the march for parades as Chinatown approached the turn of the century.

Untitled Chinese parade standard-bearers standing in a street in front of white onlookers, probably in San Francisco, c. 1900. Photograph by Hortense Schulze (from an album pending cataloging courtesy of the Manuscripts division of Stanford Libraries). This image is signed and numbered by Schulze in the negative.

Untitled Chinese ceremonial halberd-bearers walking past a gathering of other Chinese (with a mixed group of Chinese and white onlookers across the street and in the left of the frame, probably in San Francisco, c. 1900. Photograph by Hortense Schulze (from an album pending cataloging courtesy of the Manuscripts division of Stanford Libraries). This image is signed and numbered by Schulze in the negative.

Chinese bearing traditional infantry weapons prepare to march in a San Francisco parade. Photographer unknown (from the collection of The Bancroft Library).

Chinese bearing traditional infantry weaponry begin their march in a San Francisco parade. Photographer unknown (from the collection of The Bancroft Library).

Robed Chinese bearing ceremonial pikes prepare to march in a San Francisco parade. Photographer unknown (from the collection of The Bancroft Library).

As The Call reported in 1890, the “kaleidoscopic beauty” and pageantry of the Chinese procession left a lasting impression celebrants and spectators. The lessons learned in the July 4 parade would be reapplied by the Chinese as a tool of civic engagement with the broader community in subsequent years and, most notably, with the public celebrations of Chinese New Years starting in 1953.

As a 1907 photo from Oakland Chinatown indicates, Chinese pioneer communities outside of San Francisco applied their cultural traditions and joined in general American July 4th celebrations.

“Chinese in Parade, Chinatown, Oakland July 4th, 1907.” Courtesy of Ed Clausen Collection. Chinese join in July 4 celebrations a year after more than 4,000 Chinese survivors of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake and fire found refuge in Oakland, showing a rising spirit of Oakland’s transformed Chinatown.

Although Chinese celebrations were somewhat distinct from the mainstream American observance, fireworks appear to have been a common feature in both Chinese and American festivities. The Chinese community would set off firecrackers and fireworks, symbolizing not just the American independence but also their own cultural heritage, as fireworks are traditionally used in China to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck.

Richard Mark and Thelma Lee pose to light a string of firecrackers in San Francisco Chinatown on July 4, 1934. Photographer unknown (from the collection of the San Francisco Public Library).

July 4 celebrations in Chinatown carried a sense of resilience during an era of exclusion and discrimination. By participating in Independence Day celebrations, the Chinese community asserted its presence and contribution to American society to foster goodwill and improve relations with the broader American public.

During the war years, however, the US Independence Day took secondary importance to events overseas, particularly in 1944 when Chinese communities across the US used early July parades to collect money for war relief in China’s struggle against Japanese aggression.

San Francisco Chinatown observes “Triple Seven” on July 5, 1944, by collecting funds to support China’s war with Japan. Photographer unknown published in the San Francisco Call Bulletin (from the collection of the San Francisco Public Library).

During WW II, China and other diaspora communities commemorated San Ch’i,” or the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of resistance to Imperial Japan.

Overall, the July 4th celebrations in pre-1906 San Francisco Chinatown were a blend of Chinese and American traditions, marked by fireworks and cultural performances. These celebrations were not just about American independence but also intended to express cultural identity and belonging in the face of significant challenges.