#Storm - Mars

[ladiemars]

my d&d character and her long-term low-commitment casual boyfriend

[homecoming]

deaf west's american idiot, photographed by jeff lorch.

[jules-sixx]

I saw you posted something about the Nikki/Courtney drama. Is it all to do with those screenshots or is there more to it? Because they're very old screenshots AND that person could just be spreading lies 🤔 I keep seeing mentions of a tiktok video but can't find the video itself. Just curious... Thank you!

there is more screenshots of courtney being rude to a donna fan page while clearly knowing it wasn’t donna herself and storm sixx (nikki’s daughter) exposing the abuse she went through. that was the max of photos i could add so i’ll add the others on this one. Liz Crokin, person who posted the tweets was definitely not lying. She was Courtney’s best friend for over 15 years so she would definitely have had the inside scoop.

[vertigoartgore]

Krakoa era's Storm (with her very cool X-Men: Red look designed by Russell Dauterman) by artist Dima Ivanov (2022).

[live-laugh-ukotoa]

just finished new c3 episode this. this means dorym is gonna become canon next episode right right. right? RIGHT? im manifesting.... manifesting....

[theofficialastronomy101]

Actual photo from mars spacecraft taking a picture of an approaching mars dust storm

[verysmallcyborg]

MARS (BULKY) PORTS AHOY!

three (3!!!) treats for my fellow mars bulky users, in pirate / corsair-esque flavor - several ports of sneef's mashups

all are dyeable (DUAL DYES!!)

all are long glove compatible

Buccaneer

(Lighter) Drunken Sailor

Storm Admiral

enjoy :]

[colonelpancakes]

Chronic pain is so funny I'll be sitting there wondering why I feel like my bones are dissolving in acid and then I'll hear thunder and go ah. That makes sense.

[loversj0y]

me, goin to pick up my friends, blaring JORT STORM by slimecicle (the hit 80s group that never existed)

[ronthedunedain]

Look at this gorgeous shot of a dust storm seen on the tallest volcano of Mars, Olympus Mons!!

Photo taken by the ESA's Mars Express satellite and processed by the always excellent Andrea Luck.

Credits:

Image Processing: AndreaLuck CC BY Raw Data: ESA/DLR/G.Neukum-FUBerlin

[wayti-blog]

Cloud atlas of Mars showcases array of atmospheric phenomena

(This image displays two atmospheric phenomena: the white curved lines are gravity wave clouds, while the brown areas are dust lifted from the ground by wind. The color shift visible in the dust lifting event might be indicative of very fast winds, a phenomenon currently under investigation by other members of the team. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin.)

"Cloud enthusiasts have a new tool to investigate striking formations in the skies above the red planet. A browsable database of 20-years-worth of images of clouds and storms, created by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Berlin, is helping scientists better understand how and where features arise in the Martian atmosphere and what they can tell us about the climate of Mars and other planets.

The Mars 'Cloud Atlas', which is available to the public, has been presented this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024 in Berlin by Daniela Tirsch of DLR.

(An example of cloud streets over Vastitas Borealis, a large area near the North Pole mostly devoid of craters. . Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/A. Cowart)

The images in the Cloud Atlas have been captured by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) instrument, which has been in orbit on board the European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft since 2005. Although Mars has a very thin atmosphere, numerous cloud formations and dust storm phenomena can develop from water and carbon dioxide ice crystals as well as dust particles.

"Clouds on Mars are just as diverse and fascinating as those we see in our skies on Earth, with some features unique to the red planet. One of my favorite phenomena are the beautiful 'cloud streets'—linear rows of fleecy clouds that develop around the huge volcanic Tharsis rise and the northern lowlands in northern spring and summer. While they resemble cumulus clouds on Earth, they are formed under different atmospheric conditions," said Dr. Tirsch. "We also see impressive dust clouds that can spread hundreds of kilometers—a phenomenon we luckily don't experience on Earth."

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[ravensarca]

Something's Brewing

algo se esta gestando

[venacoeurva]

I know Skyrim would have just exploded if they did this, but I’m visually playing with this concept, but if they made Alduin Bigger, like substantially, blanketing the sky in some areas like an oppressive heavy cloud moving in he would have been so much more intimidating and they would have likely had to do something other than “Dragon number 34838947394 but in special nord heaven this time”

[vertigoartgore]

2024's X-Men Vol.6 #33 (Legacy Numbering : Uncanny X-Men #698) trading card variant cover by Russell Dauterman & Matt Wilson.

[aurorawest]

Reading update

Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love - 3/5 stars

The Fate of Stars by SD Simper - DNF at pg 32

A Gathering Storm by Joanna Chambers - 4.75/5 stars

I kept getting the Madame Leota room from Haunted Mansion stuck in my head as I was reading this (not a bad thing!). This book has a surprisingly low rating on the Storygraph, and I'm not going to torture myself by looking at the reviews, but I'm assuming it's because of the power discrepancy between Ward and Nick. Clearly it didn't bother me as I really enjoyed the book!

Dionysus in Wisconsin by EH Lupton - 4.75/5 stars

At some point I might get tired of Mid-Century Modern romances, but not this day. This book was super fun, with an interesting world and lovely characters. And a Midwest setting! I've spent a lot of time in Madison, Wisconsin, where this book is set, so I got the added bonus of knowing most of the places pretty well. There was even a shoutout to an obscure piece of Madison history, the Lost City in the Arb. I have to get the second book in the series now!boy

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan - 3.25/5 stars

I gave this book an extra quarter of a star for being written in 2003, when it would have been genuinely pretty groundbreaking. Reading it in 2024, it's very twee and pretty cringey (the queer utopia town would have been a magical fantasy in 2003, not so much now in a lot of places). When Levithan credited Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat books in the acknowledgements, I though, ah. No wonder. Hated those as a teen.

All that said, there's some genuinely lovely writing in this book, and it has its place in the queer canon.

The Greywacke by Nick Davidson - 5/5 stars

Super interesting nonfiction about the discipline of geology and how the early geologic epochs were figured out. Also gave me an idea for a historical romance about gay Victorian geologists.

Home Grown Talent by Joanna Chambers & Sally Malcolm - 5/5 stars

I think I loved this one more than the first in the series. The social media scandal was perfect, in that it was exactly as absurd as every social media scandal is, and thus hilarious, but also chilling in how even something so stupid can ruin people's lives.

The First Bright Thing by JR Dawson - DNF at pg 1

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves - DNF at pg 30

Reuben's Hot & Cold by M Arbon - 3/5 stars

Slight Foxing Around the Edges by Melissa Polk - DNF at pg 132

Restored by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Balefire by Jordan L Hawk - 4.75/5 stars

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues by Jess Everlee - 4/5 stars

The Mars House by Natasha Pulley - 5/5 stars

See my brain vomit about this book here. If you've been around here for any amount of time you know all Natasha Pulley's books make me feral. Absolutely no exception here. I cannot believe her first UK publisher dropped her over this book. Idiots! It's wonderful just like everything she's ever written.

In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney Kaye - DNF at pg 181

The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason - DNF at pg 21

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun - 5/5 stars (reread)

Just as good as the first time I read it!

Exhalation by Ted Chiang - 4.5/5 stars

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic - DNF at pg 84

Crisped + Sere by TJ Klune - 4.75/5 stars

It actually kind of makes me mad that this series isn't Klune's most famous work, because it's real good. At this point it seems kind of unlikely he's going to continue it, but man, I'd love another book.

These Silent Stars by Chani Lynn Feener - DNF at pg 68

Trailer Park Trickster by David R Slayton - 5/5 stars

See below.

Deadbeat Druid by David R Slayton - David R Slayton - 5/5 star

I LOVE this series. Love love love love. Absolute must read. If you're a fan of KD Edwards's The Tarot Sequence, this series is right up your alley. It seems like there will be more after this initial trilogy, and there's also a spinoff book coming soon which I'm super excited for. Read them!!

[live-laugh-ukotoa]

"we and the air ashari have a smth smth" DORYM CANON SPREAD THE WORD /JOKE (not yet)