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13 Sign Resources - Pisces

With permission from Kim Lovelace herself, I will share with you all here directly the 13-sign info that's been most helpful for me in creating and navigating Deep Soul Astrology/Fate Weaver Astrology. All of the signs resources with the title "13 Signs Resources" can be found on the same website. I put them altogether here for easier access. First will be from Kim Lovelace, second from the late Eric Seligson (her mentor and friend), and last from Walter Berg, whose chart we use in astroapp.com.

Kim Lovelace

Pisces ~ March 12 to April 18

Tough being an Aries? No wonder. True Pisces is an old soul and a diva with way too much empathy and perception. Inside a secret world, Pisces is in a reverie that expresses all human experience going back to the primordial fishes, and Pisces is the pool of sensuality and the bitter dregs of wretched excess. Of all human experience, (and they are great mimics of it) the Pisces most feels the sorrow and melancholia of those who are at the bottom of the food chain--and all helpless creatures. Pisces has ways to survive in a hostile ocean; quiet murmuration with the school to erode all boundaries to love; hide and find a safe personal hidey-hole; OR grow teeth and eat your enemies before they eat you.

Eric Seligson

PISCES, THE EMPATH (ETA PISCIUM)

MARCH 12 - APRIL 18

This position increases that side of human nature that belongs to feeling, emotion, and sensation and makes these active and important in their character. Pisces are able to sympathize with others, and are naturally humane, charitable, and helpful to those who are in trouble or sick. Pisces is Neptune, the masses. Many Pisces find themselves as care givers, or offering succor to people who can emotionally drain them. Enmeshment and loss of boundaries is a day-to-day occurrence with Pisces. If you have a hidey-hole, an escape door, or can physically dump the toxins that others leave in you, you can re-emerge strengthened with your truly awesome unconventional love. A Pisces who feels trapped and restricted is as helpless as a goldfish in a bowl. Yet the temptation, like all other losses of identity and avoidance of conflict, is too great, and the Pisces will succumb to a dominator or protector to make their choices easier.  A sure sign that you are being victimized by bullies or tyrants is depression and dependance on escapism, avoidance, or medication, drugs, alcohol, etc. Worst case scenario is the Pisces who yearns for an out of body experience to escape the chronic infections they can't deal with.  Those Pisces who avoid being netted or have leapt out of the trap can usually manipulate their way to power, and can find themselves as entertainers, actors, singers and working in the entertainment business. Since they are natural mimics and very talented in their own right, Pisces have no trouble acquiring the skills necessary to bedazzle, bemuse, or bewitch their audiences. One has only to google how many (13-sign) Pisces are famous for their art, to see how they dominate this field.

They are easy-going, adaptable, and the perfect host, but they can be taken advantage of easily, by everybody and anybody, anytime. Pisces are too open to suggestion when young, and are often damaged for it. Their ONLY CHANCE at real success is the reversal of roles. The Pisces can turn the tables on their tormentors and become a diva --even a prima donna-- in his or her own right. They can emotionally control the people and the environment around you and can avoid being bullied by them as long as you please them. It's the story of Scheherazade, who avoids death with 1,000 stories to charm her tormentor. Using her skills to manipulate his feelings, she used passive aggression to meet the threat of death. If they don't mold people into the people they want around them, who are good to them--they will mold YOU to suit their needs, and abuse you.

It's really that simple, unless they can live as an emotional manipulator and embittered wannabe, there is really no mid-way, no balance, it's a tightrope and they are guaranteed to fall one way or the other. If they entirely act by instinct, they will be swallowed up and lose themselves to the mass, as a catalyst for the greater need and eternity. If they wait and prevaricate without direction, all will be lost, and they will be captured and dominated. Their only hope is to resolve to make what they want happen by acting on only those decisions which will ultimately help them find their path and stay on it. To find this path, they must acknowledge and act upon the guidance of their Moon's Nodes and what insights they can get from astrology, philosophy, psychology, and politics, or any other other field that does not limit their imagination (which is death for them). Intellectual understanding can root them in the real Universe, and make their powers enormous and viral. The evolved Pisces is a gifted leader, whom people follow blindly, not out of fear, or even respect--but returning to themselves the pure love that they have given.

The message to ALL Pisces is: find your thing, whatever it is, and do it with all your heart and soul--and force them to come to you, as if from a wellspring which they may drink. This is the DIVA.

From the book of Pisces:

"Pisces’ Neptune represents the mysterious subconscious. Quiet, fleeting emotions emanate from Pisces like mist from an ethereal lake, or sometimes furiously, like snow flurries in a blizzard. Pisces can reveal their agitation by roiling the emotions of others, and it is easy to engage and involve the unwary. Pisces' lovers become hopelessly dependent and possessive about Pisces, and try to domesticate and deconstruct the essence of Pisces’ emotions. Yet these are shrouded in an impenetrable Neptunian fog that erodes the barrier between the subconscious and the conscious. Everything is an illusion but for the moment. Love and music help Pisces feel joy, connection, lust, power, and, of course, sorrow. Pisces abandons itself in abandonment. Anyone watching Pisces run the gamut of emotions finds it overwhelming and excruciatingly intimate. The only connection that Pisces cans fully trust is love, and as that ethereal quality is only for the dreamers, then Pisces dreams on and on."

Walter Berg

EXTRACT OF SUN SIGN PERSONALITIES  FROM WALTER BERG'S THE 13 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

THE TRUE PISCES

1st Sign of the Zodiac / 12 March – 18 April

Ruling Planets: Neptune & Jupiter

Element: Water

Quality: Mutable

Best Signs for Love: Aries, Leo, (Libra, Aquarius)

Personality

The vast expanse and hidden depths of the boundless oceans represent the fluid and changing nature of the True Piscean. You are emotionally very sensitive and can even sense the feelings of others. Some have called this gift you have 'empathic'; it is so strong that you are said to possess a sixth sense. Let us be honest. True Piscean, you bear little resemblance to your traditional Star Sign profile: Selfish, aggressive and quick tempered. How could anyone have said such things about some one as sensitive and receptive to others needs as you are? The True Pisces replaces one Star Sign (Aries) as well as keeping almost one third of 'old Pisces'. Jupiter, one of your ruling planets, represents the life principles of expansion and growth, complementing your True Piscean sensitivity. Neptune (your other ruler) is the god of the ocean and of the underworld waterways and influences you in the most subtle ways through a process of refining and reflecting, giving you clarity of vision.

The True Pisces is now the first Star Sign of the Zodiac and not the 12th/13th. This is important to you. Being first and not last enhances your self confidence and self esteem. Come on, True Piscean, you have much self worth and can now go for it in a big way. You are adaptable and able to enjoy variety. Enjoying variety does not make you restless or fickle, as your traditional Star Sign may have indicated. No way! Being involved in many different activities and projects, enjoying a wide range of cultural and sporting interests, (as you always have done but were afraid to admit to), makes you a very interesting person.

Your easy going nature attracts others to you. Friends who need a shoulder to cry on will inevitably come to you. You have a kindness, sympathy and depth of compassion not matched by any other Star Sign. You possess an inner strength but you can, if you are caught off guard, be moved to tears. It is said that you cannot bear the suffering of others. Through your empathic powers you do actually feel and share the suffering of those in anguish, whether physical or emotional. You are more than a witness, and this is why you recoil as you register others despair.

Your empathic power leads you into the world of the psychic. Yes, your interest in the mystical and psychical can now be explained in the light of your True Star Sign, and this may come as a shock to you. All those leanings you have felt towards transcendentalism and mysticism and your interest in astrology (which has been there all the time) are understandable. You no longer need to feel uncomfortable about it! Be yourself! Go with your mystical feeling and explore worlds that others can only dream of, or have no conception of at all.

The two fishes of Pisces are joined together and are pulling in opposite directions – typical of the dual nature of the True Piscean. There are numerous references in the New Testament to fishes and the positive teachings of all antiquity – love, self reunification and service to others – are embodied in them. You are, indeed, a combination of paradoxes and opposites. You are fishing among lots of alternatives and searching for vision and a mystical connection.

Your enigmatic behaviour may appear bizarre to others, but to you everything is relative. Your double edged approach often allows you to see both sides of an argument, and this ability breeds tolerance. It is good that fanaticism is alien to you – if only more of the ruthless characters from history had been true Pisceans, wars, territorial claims and bigotry could not have occurred. This wide viewpoint does not judge. You appear to be indifferent. You fail to take a stance even when abuse is thrown at you. Issues that are important to others can never be taken too seriously by you, because you have knowledge, through your gift of empathy, of all aspects of an issue. You appreciate the beauty of the whole crystal in your hand, where others see just one surface at a time. Your lack of worldliness is compensated for by your inner life and imagination. You have no limits. Many great creative scientists, composers and artists were True Pisceans. Your imagination, like the ocean, seems boundless. You hold the secret of life and the key to the unconscious: this is why you sometimes have a problem coping with reality. You tend to over look simple things; not paying a utility bill, leaving the oven switched on until the meal burns, letting the care insurance expire, etc.. The idea of being limited, trapped in a human body, is irritating to the True Piscean.

Your instinctive nature makes you take decisions spontaneously rather than taking a careful approach and planning your actions. However, you are a safe, solid person whom others rely on. You will always be there for others and your boundless world of dreams rather than reality will endear you to others.

Some time ago I was at a loose end. A True Piscean friend of mine suggested, on the spur of the moment that we head out into the country for the afternoon. 'Sounds good to me.' I said. We took my car and left around noon. About 30 miles outside of the city we passed an empty car parked by the road side. My True Piscean friend asked me to stop. I pulled over. 'What's the matter?' I asked. But I could see the expression on her face, looking into the distance, almost trance like and I knew something was wrong. 'I have a feeling.' She replied. We both walked towards the parked car and I was shocked to see the driver slumped over the passenger seat, unconscious! He had fallen from view. I rushed back to my car and phoned for an ambulance while my friend administered first aid. The driver had suffered a heart attack! He is fine now, but had my True Piscean friend not been with me, he may not have survived. This is what I am talking about when I say you are instinctive and that other people, even strangers, can rely on you.

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Bad movie I have Charade 1963

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Pasan a dominio público los derechos del autor austríaco Francisco R. Pastoriza          En los últimos años del siglo XIX y primeros del XX coincidieron en la ciudad de Viena una serie de personalidades relevantes de las artes y las letras europeas que hicieron de la ciudad la capital cultural del viejo continente. El sicoanalista Sigmund Freud, los músicos Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schönberg y…

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Sally is annoying. Barry kills people. 

Sally Reed and Bary Berkman, Barry (2018-2023) || “‘Barry’: Bill Hader and Alec Berg on Season 3’s Themes and Why Sally Deserves Better” (May 22, 2022, Indiewire) || Skyler White and Walter White, Breaking Bad (2008-2013) || “Barry Star Sarah Goldberg on Unlikeable Women, Murderous Men, and 'Mensch' Bill Hader” (April 25, 2016, Elle) || Betty Draper, Megan Draper and Don Draper, Mad Men (2007-2015) || “Bill Hader on HBO's 'Barry'” (April 15, 2023, NPR)

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Topping off #InternationalChameleonDay with this collection of pâte de verre glass chameleons by Amalric Walter (French, 1870-1959) & Henri Bergé (French, 1870-1937), all c.1920:

1. paperweight H8.5cm

2. tray (vide-poche) H8.5 x L15 x P11.2 cm

3. tray (vide-poche) L25.5cm

4. pendant 60x60mm

"This French pate-de-verre (glass paste) pendant is a rare survivor of 'artistic' jewellery of the 1920s. It was made by Amalric Walter to designs of his friend Henri Berge at their glass studio in Nancy, Lorraine, which produced decorative glass objects for discerning clients between 1919 and 1935. Walter and Berge excelled at using the complex technique of pate-de-verre casting, which they perfected while working at the Daum glassworks before the first World War. They pressed layers of coloured glass granules into wax moulds before firing them the kiln. The technique offered endless colour combinations and Walter experimented with the chemicals used to colour the glass, even using uranium to achieve the bright yellow seen in this pendant. Their products varied in price and complexity and while they were often replicated in series, each piece was hand finished and unique with subtle design and surface variations. A distinctive characteristic was the use of naturalistic motifs which were becoming simpler as the modern Art Deco style began replacing Art Nouveau in the 1920s. Issued alongside chameleon paperweights and bowls, this pendant is an example of this stylistic transition. When sold new, it was probably suspended on long silk cords to complement fashionable Jazz-era dresses. Some of these pendants however, might have never been worn as they were also admired as art pieces and displayed in the home."

[info via Powerhouse Collection]

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Unraveling the Tapestry of Cellular Energy: A Comprehensive Voyage through the Electron Transport Chain 🧬⚙️

Prepare for a deep dive into the labyrinthine pathways of the Electron Transport Chain (ETC), where molecular machinations weave the intricate tapestry of cellular respiration. In this odyssey, we'll navigate the complexities with surgical precision, leaving no nuance unexplored.

1. Prelude at Complex I (NADH Dehydrogenase):

The ETC's overture commences at Complex I, where NADH, a product of glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, surrenders its high-energy electrons. Traverse the serpentine route of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and a succession of iron-sulfur clusters, witnessing the orchestrated dance that propels electrons toward the enigmatic ubiquinone (Q).

2. Interlude with Succinate (Complex II - Succinate Dehydrogenase):

As the symphony progresses, Complex II takes the stage with succinate as its protagonist. Succinate dehydrogenase, fueled by succinate from the Krebs cycle, orchestrates a parallel electron flow. Behold the ballet of electrons navigating iron-sulfur clusters and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), converging upon ubiquinone (Q) in a seamless choreography.

3. Cytochrome Waltz (Complex III - Cytochrome bc1 Complex):

The narrative crescendos at Complex III, the cytochrome bc1 complex, where Q takes center stage. Through a series of mesmerizing redox reactions, Q gracefully shuttles electrons to cytochrome c. This transient dancer becomes the ethereal messenger, ferrying electrons with finesse towards the climactic rendezvous at Complex IV.

4. Grand Finale with Complex IV (Cytochrome c Oxidase):

In the climactic finale, Complex IV, personified by cytochrome c oxidase, awaits the electron ensemble. Watch as electrons, guided by a cascade of copper and iron centers, engage in a captivating pas de deux with molecular oxygen. Witness the alchemical metamorphosis as oxygen is humbly transmuted into water, marking the zenith of our electron saga.

5. Proton Symphony and ATP Synthesis:

Simultaneously, the proton symphony unfolds as protons, displaced during electron transit, accumulate in the intermembrane space. This sets the stage for a grand energy transfer. The finale crescendos with protons flowing back through ATP synthase, a molecular turbine, culminating in the synthesis of ATP—the lifeblood of cellular energy currency.

References:

1. Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2014). Molecular Biology of the Cell (6th ed.). Garland Science.

2. Nelson, D. L., Cox, M. M. (2017). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (7th ed.). W.H. Freeman and Company.

3. Berg, J. M., Tymoczko, J. L., Gatto, G. J. S., & Stryer, L. (2019). Biochemistry (8th ed.). W.H. Freeman and Company.

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13 Signs Resources - Aries

With permission from Kim Lovelace herself, I will share with you all here directly the 13-sign info that's been most helpful for me in creating and navigating Deep Soul Astrology/Fate Weaver Astrology. All of the signs resources with the title "13 Signs Resources" can be found on the same website. I put them altogether here for easier access. First will be from Kim Lovelace, second from the late Eric Seligson (her mentor and friend), and last from Walter Berg, whose chart we use in astroapp.com.

Kim Lovelace

Aries ~ April 19 to May 13

It's hard to believe you could be mistaken for a contented Taurus. True Aries can’t stand complacency, even if it’s comfortable, and would rather fight a bloody battle or butt heads. How could Aries, the life of the party, be trapped in a stagnant pond? Life is a never ending banquet of temptation to Aries. Aries is an explosion waiting to be ignited. Number One! Winning is everything, and losers are contemptible. Aries' credo is simple: "only birth matters in life, only fighting for life is real, only the victorious life is remembered."

Eric Seligson

ARIES, THE HAMMER (HAMAL)

APRIL 19 - MAY 13

There's a sublime simplicity in Aries: always ready for conflict. Aries cleaves others in thralls of self-possessed courage. Most Aries lead with their head and have scars to prove it. Aries IS Athena, before she was stripped of her gender by Ptolemy, and the sign reflects the fierceness of the angry female. Aries doesn't draw her strength from duty or design, or through intellect, like the other cardinal signs Capricorn, Cancer or Libra. She does it from a righteous fury and a need to slay the violating opponent. She is the huntress wolf, protecting the perimeter and providing the kill for the pack. She will always be the point guard, the scout, the explorer, the pioneer. Often Aries must climb that peak, out on a limb, risking everything on an impulse and by instinct. "To delay action is the same as death", is the rallying cry of Aries native V.I. Lenin that catalyzed his Bolshevik comrades to begin the Russian revolution. For Aries, timing is everything.

Mars as the ruling planet, and dominating the first house of personality, compels Aries to blast past introversion, prevarication, weakness and incompetence. The Aries undergoes a brutal initiation process to assume her power and supremacy over all others. She must learn to practice selflessness, forced humility before the powers that be (whether the patriarchy or her own gods) meanwhile sharpening her sword. Unlike the ordinary pilgrim and believer, Aries challenges the gods that she fears the most (and others follow), as if her prize of life is conquering the high peaks of Olympus that once held her in awe.

This is why the boss who has an Aries employee should always fear for his job, and Aries' lovers must always worry that when passions cool Aries will seek new sexual vistas. This is a fairly fortunate position for vitality and she has a robust constitution. Aries is the beginning of the Solar Zodiac but because of the precession of the equinoxes is so longer the harbinger of Spring, and has advanced into the 12th house sphere of the dark winter months of seclusion.

Aries ambitions aim high and they are quick to sense and take advantage of opportunities. Aries will casually move on from the smoking ruins that their scorched Earth policies create, wondering what the fuss is all about. Aries can be either a sexual predator or a sexual victim, which spotlights their range and their cupidity. This range of roles can and does shock anyone who thought they were on sure footing with the hard headed entrepreneur.

For Aries, it's the top of the mountain or death. They get to the top by one brazen leap after another. Yet Aries is also capable of filling positions of responsibility and prominence and can direct and manage other people skillfully. She insists on equal enthusiasm and compliance from family, partners, bosses and followers. Aries’ natural position is in the forefront, and that is where she gravitates. She only takes the back seat to draw a bead on a worthy opponent.

Aries is a hard working asset for any person or cause that she feels is worth the self-sacrifice of losing her ego. She calculates not the odds of winning, but the nobility of the cause and her own rewards. This is a fairly natural position for vitality, a relentless drive to rise in life at all costs. For the Aries, the message is: you can only be stopped by yourself.

They treat themselves with the same ferocity as one would an opponent. Met with opposition, the Aries can only respond with the anger of a soldier. Smote the enemy! The soul, however, cannot be dominated through annexation, and must reveal itself of its own free will. Because everything depends on self-confidence derived from recognition and public acclaim, Aries has but one unconditional lover and unconquerable foe: herself. All other comers can be confidently routed in the field by the ferocity of the Aries total-war strategy, and victory or death philosophy.

From the Book of Aries

"Aries is Joan of Arc, who loses herself into a cause greater than herself. Driven by her self-pronounced connection to god; hers is the story of the female exalted in war, the female who uses force and domination to achieve her goals. Joan saved the insipid Dauphin, gave him France and he returned the favor by conspiring against her with the church and had her burned at the stake. This is a common Aries theme of hopeless sacrifice.

The sign of Aries is also the living 90 degree square, an aspect of tension and stress-- and instant release. The difficulties at the beginning are the requisite calisthenics that build confidence and strength for the battle. Aries does it for the journey, as well as the payoff. The male Aries is a natural hero, or a cad, he will fight under any banner so long as it suits his needs, and fulfills his appetites. This male Aries is the relentless warrior that Jason himself couldn't vanquish because every time he threw him to the ground, he would rise again, stronger still. Jason finally won when he held Aries above his head-- Aries was no longer able to draw sustenance from the Earth. In Greek mythology, this was the only time that Aries has ever been beaten, because the Aries style of savage, full-on attack only works when Aries has the element of surprise."

Walter Berg

EXTRACT OF SUN SIGN PERSONALITIES  FROM WALTER BERG'S THE 13 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

THE TRUE ARIES

2nd Sign of the Zodiac / 19 April – 13 May

Ruling Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Quality: Cardinal

Best Signs for Love: Pisces, Scorpio, Ophiuchus (Taurus, Virgo)

Personality

'I want the best and I want it yesterday' could well be the slogan of the True Aries. You're an impatient and self assertive Sign and will travel far through enterprise and sheer will power. Those born on the 19th or 20th April, you were and still are Aries. You are now joined by those born after 20 April (formerly Taureans).

The True Aries is not stubborn, nor do you slavishly adhere to rules. Good lord, no! Your old Sign qualities were quite mistakenly attributed to you. Your (true) go-getting attitude is not, however, really about self advancement though it often achieves that result), you can also be a champion for the underdog. You like to promote worthy causes. Championing others can heighten your reputation in the hierarchy of politics, business and in society generally. Yet you are not a self seeking person.. After all, you are quite blunt and to the point, often upsetting others by your forthright and I must say, often rude remarks. You won't cowtow to anyone to safeguard your position. George Bernard Shaw once said: 'The secret of success is to offend the greatest number of people,' but go easy, please!

It is worth noting that your ruling planet is Mars, the god of war, and you are a true warrior with a pioneering and adventurous spirit. You like to take chances and many will see you as foolhardy rather than courageous. Your previous ruling planet was Venus, whose energy was supposed to make you unfocused. How untrue! You are a Positive and a Cardinal Sign: self expressive and enterprising. The True Aries is larger than life, go ahead and capable of achieving results fast.

In common with all Fire Signs, True Aries is also a child in spirit and this, of course, means that you can behave like a child, either in the most mean spirited way or in the most 'innocently generous' way. When you have plans (perhaps a business plan) you can get heated up and become wild over the various facets to your plan. You throw yourself into the project and your energy and enthusiasm appear unlimited. Often others get tired just watching you run around, chasing one project after another.

You seem naturally courageous and fearless and have a will of iron. You may often be unaware of the fact that others might wish to put forward a different idea from your own. You perceive this as a conflict and are unable to look objectively at it. Your horizons become closed and you are genuinely hurt when others challenge you and call you selfish. Aries is the Ram, and the horns of a ram are symbolic of your character: thrusting, aggressive, leader of the flock, always ready to accept a challenge.

Life with the True Aries may be difficult. If those around you do not like action, high energy and a hectic life, they may assume that you are totally selfish and, perhaps, hyperactive. You may be quiet for a period, but you will, without warning, jump to your feet and charge off to the next project with as much energy as if this were your first and most exciting enterprise. It is the spirit of competition, the urge to win in any situation that drives the True Aries on. Not only do True Arian's have this power in business but also in the mental realm, as scholars. You love a challenge and you love to win. One problem for you to watch is that when you fail to see the other point of view you can easily become disillusioned and bitter. Others may not share your values, yet this you refuse to recognize.

Your generous nature can land you in trouble, because you mostly trust people. You believe the best about them. When others have in in for you and begin stabbing you in the back, you are genuinely bewildered by their actions. You are not devious. You have no time for underhand plots and petty vendettas. You would do well to remember, however, that some people are like that.

An acquaintance of mine came to see me last autumn. She was feeling down and slightly paranoid. She informed me that her business partners were conspiring against her to ruin a promotion deal she was setting up. Some way into our conversation it became apparent that she had not consulted her colleagues first about the promotion and had, in effect, forced her plans through. When other team members raised objections she took it personally and assumed they were attempting to disrupt her campaign. I said to her: 'You are a True Aries. Try consulting with other team members and use a little applied psychology on them. Say how much you value their opinions and input' This she did, after which her promotional campaign and her working relationships were much more successful. If you do not compromise with life or people, this attitude may not serve you well. In a bygone age when societies were more tribal, you could go out and conquer and spread your message. Today we live in complex societies and a balance, a happy medium, must be the goal.

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The secret of OnlyFans: It's much more than porn (Marta Biino and Madeline Berg, Business Insider, Jan 18 2024)

"OnlyFans has become a place for users — the majority of whom are men — to fill their emotional needs.

Many creators on the platform aren't just selling photos and videos; they're selling connections.

"Microtransactions" — such as pay-per-message chatting or custom content — pay-per-view videos, and tips account for over 50% of OnlyFans' revenue, which hit over $1 billion in 2022, the last year for which data is available.

Walter, for instance, pays hundreds of dollars whenever he chats with Farrah.

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Sweetheart has made well over half of the $2.6 million she's earned on the platform since 2020 from direct messages.

"The queen of sexting," as she calls herself, spends up to eight hours a day chatting.

She said she'd developed such close relationships with her "boyfriends" that she doesn't ask them for money for daily content — they give her a spontaneous "tip" depending on their interaction with her.

OnlyFans creator Jade Nicole has a free account with safe-for-work photos and another account — with a $14.99 a month price tag — with more explicit content. Clients pay extra to message her, unlock pay-per-view content, and receive custom content.

For $600 a month, Jade offers the "girlfriend experience": near-constant messaging and access to her personal-cell number.

(…)

The idea of finding companionship in sex work is nothing new, and many experts said that OnlyFans is an evolution of phone-sex lines, strip clubs, and chatrooms — all places where men have sought connection.

The difference with OnlyFans, though, is the accessibility: No longer do people have to hide in bathrooms with a running faucet to call a phone-sex operator or sneak out of the house to go to a strip club.

"The more advanced the technology becomes, the more problems we see," Weiss said.

(…)

A lot of it comes down to masculine norms — specifically "normative male alexithymia," which is characterized by difficulty in recognizing and expressing emotions.

For some, it's easier to open up on OnlyFans than it is to be vulnerable to family or friends.

"They could consider themselves above the woman because she's a sex worker, and that enables them to feel OK about violating the masculine norms," Levant said."

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Introduction of The Legacy of Inkwell Isles AU world

Locations:

Intergovernmental international organization:

Characters: 

King of Games (The King's leap), Baroness von bon bon, Rumor Honeybottoms, Mayor of Inkwell Isles..., etc.

The major societies :

Characters: 

Sally stageplay, Dr. Kahl, Hilda Berg, Captain Brineybeard, Beppi the Clown (Maybe ?) , etc.

Characters: 

Chalice (Charlotte the loving cup), Walter Watterson, Utena Teacup, E. Kettle, Saltbaker,  Ludwig, Wolfgang, Silverworth(Forkington?), Tipsy Troop, Chips Bettigan, Mr. Wheezy, Pip and Dot, Pirouletta, Mangosteen, etc.

Characters: 

Ribby and Croaks, Grim Matchstick, Wally Warbles, Werner Werman, Cala Maria ( Mermaid/sea monster), Hopus Pocus, Phear Lap, The Howling Aces, Esther Winchester, Porkrind, etc

Characters: 

Cagney carnation, Deadly Daisy, Murderous Mushroom, Terrible Tulip, Toothy Terror, Aggravating Acorn, The Root Pack, cactus girl,  etc.

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*Some of the Inkwell Isles bosses that I haven't shown, are from other societies (smaller than the major four ).

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"In der Rosengartenwand" 

Photo by Walter Schmidkunz (German, 1887-1967) of fellow alpinist Paul Preuss (Austrian, 1886-1913)

Luis Trenker, Meine Berge (Berlin: Verlag von Th. Knaur Nachf., 1935)

[wearebackbagels]

Spies/assasins au

(The cathegories are loosely based on the one used in Traveller combined with some categories from DnD, here is the link if you want to have the explanations for each category https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_(role-playing_games)  it could be good for some of these tbf)

( The scale used for rating is like the pH-scale, to get out of the 1-10 shit, which means 7 is neutral, anything higher than 7 is above the norm, anything less is lower than the norm, all ratings start out on 7 and can deviate from that. )

#001 [ Zirnheld, Andre ] Sniper- ’elite’, trained combat assassin.

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: wetjobs, infiltration, impeccable aim. 

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)  

Strength x/14 [^]____7 ____

Dexterity x/14  [^] ____8____

Endurance x/14[^]____7____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____8____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____9_/_7____

Education x/14 [^]____7____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____7_/_7____

Notes: (good at keeping it silent and fast).

#003 [ Sadler, Mike ] Field ag, wheel artist, weapons/explosives specialist.

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: photographic memory, good orientetion ability, can drive any vehicle there is.

 (Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months) 

Strength x/14 [^]____7____

Endurance x/14 [^]_____6____

Dexterity x/14 [^]___9___

Intelligence x/14 [^] ___11___

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^] ___10_/_11___

Education x/14 [^]____-____

Charisma/ social standing x/14 [^]___7_/ _9____

Notes: (agent does not have a drivings licence).

 [ Berge, Georges ] Cobbler, interrogator.

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: -

(Following ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months):

Strength x/14 [^]____{8}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{7}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{7}___

Intelligence x/14 [^]____8____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____-_/_-____

Education x/14 [^]____10____

Charisma/ social standing x/14 [^] ____10_/_12____

Notes: -

 [ Mansour, Eve ] Intelligence officer, case officer, grifter, field agent {former}

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: persuation, recruition of agents.

 (Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____{6}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{6}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{8}_____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____13____

Wisdom/ experience x/14 [^]____12_/_11____

Education x/14 [^]____10____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____12_/_10____

Notes: (always assume agent is one step ahead of you)

[ Stirling, David ] Case officer, agent handler, interrogator, field agent {former}

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: 

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____{7}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{8}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{6}____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____9____

Wisdom/ experience x/14 [^]____9_/_10____

Education x/14 [^]____5____

Charisma/ social standing x/14 [^]____13_/_11____

Notes: (not good at interrogation)

#006 [ Essner, Walter ]  Field ag, raven and infiltrator. 

Mentionalbe skills/specialities incl: multilingualism, honeypots.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____4____

Endurance x/14 [^]____5___

Dexterity x/14 [^]____9____

Intelligence x/14 [^] _____9____

Wisdom/ experience x/14 [^]____8_/_12____

Education x/14 [^]____-____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____4_/_5___

Notes: (can talk dirty in 4 different languages)

#002 [ Riley, Patrick “Pat” ] Field ag, undercover agent and disguise coordinator {occasional}

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: kidnapping, break ins, sewing.

(Results from recrution) (ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____10____

Endurance x/14 [^]____10____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____7____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____7____

Wisdom/ experience x/14 [^]____7_/_9____

Education x/14 [^]____7____

Charisma/ social standing x/14 [^]____7_/_10____

Notes: (won’t bail you out)

[ Jordan, Augustin ]  Cryptologist, handler, interrogator and field agent/assassin {former}

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: decryption, encryption.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____{7}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{6}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{8}____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____10____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____8_/_8____

Education x/14 [^]____8____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____13_/_12____

Notes: (keep agent away from weaponary at all times) (caution: agent uses unorthodox methods of interrogation)

[ Lewes, Jock ]  Scientific intelligence providor, weapons coordinator, inventor of arms. 

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: explosives, very creative ways of solving problems.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____{5}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{8}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{4}_____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____14____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____7_/_{7}____

Education x/14 [^]____12____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____9_/_12____

Notes: the following can not be stressed enough: agent is not allowed access to ANY chemical compounds whatsoever. (If agent offers medical attention, refuse, agent is not a trained medic and does not know the difference between a broken arm and a dislocated shoulder)

007 [ Mayne, Robert “Paddy”] Field ag, hard man, sniper, 

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: bang-and burn operations, assassinations, could kill you with a butterknife, works well under pressure, creative.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____11____

Endurance x/14 [^]____10____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____9____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____10____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____~9_/_10____

Education x/14 [^]____-____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____7_/_~12____

Notes. Difficult to work with ( is fucking crazy)

008 [ Seekings, Reginald ] Field ag, special operations agent.

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: hand to hand combat, wetjobs, break ins, good with people.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____13____

Endurance x/14 [^]____12____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____9____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____7____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____6_/_9____

Education x/14 [^]____6___

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____~6_/_10____

Notes: (WILL throw hands if deemed necessary, which agent often does)

[ Fraser, William “Bill” ]  Tech operations officer, surveillance specialist.

Specialities incl: jailbreak, ciphers.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____{5}____

Endurance x/14 [^]____{4}____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____{5}____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____12____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____-_/_-____

Education x/14 [^]____-____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____6_/_8____

Notes: (agent most likely has your IP-address as you read this, change all passwords on all platforms you use as soon as possible)

004 [ Bruckner, Herbert ] Field ag, mole, infiltrator, double agent. 

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: impersonation, manipulation, clandestine operations.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____8____

Endurance x/14 [^]____7____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____7____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____12____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____10_/_11____

Education x/14 [^]____-____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____4_/_4____

Notes: (untrustworthy) (keep any unnecessary information away from agent)

[ Kershaw, David “Dave”] Surveillance and data analyst.

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: code breaking, ciphers.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____6____

Endurance x/14 [^]____7____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____6____

Intelligence x/14 [^]_____8_____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]_____-_/_7____

Education x/14 [^]____6____

Charisma/ social standing x/14 [^]____7_/_7____

Notes: (smokes good pot)( works well with agent Fraser)

005 [ Cooper, John “Johnny” ]  Field ag, raven, plant, undercover agent.

Mentionable skills/specialities: Infiltration, honeypots {occasional}, undercover jobs.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____6____

Endurance x/14 [^]____6____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____7____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____9____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____8_/_10____

Education x/14 [^]____10____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____4_/_10____

Notes: (can sharm his way into the pants of anyone)

[ McGonigal, Eoin]  Handler, instructor and trainer of recruits, field agent {former}

Mentionable skills/specialities incl: lvl 8 aim, good with people.

(Ratings are based on results from tests made during recrution aswell as observations made within the last six(6)+ months)

Strength x/14 [^]____7____

 Endurance x/14 [^]____7____

Dexterity x/14 [^]____8____

Intelligence x/14 [^]____10____

Wisdom/experience x/14 [^]____12_/_12____

Education x/14 [^]____11____

Charisma/social standing x/14 [^]____7_/_13____

Notes:-

Actors and media.

Tom Hygreck --- Veni Vidi Vici (2017)

Tom Glynn-Carney --- Stilts (2019)

Virgile Bramly --- Kill Skills (2016)

Sofia Boutella --- Hotel Artemis (2018)

Connor Swindells --- VS (2018)

Paul Boche ---()

Jacob Ifan --- Bang (2017 -)

César Domboy --- The Walk (2015)

Alfie Allen --- John Wick (2014)

Jack O’Connell --- ‘71 (2014)

Theo Barklem-Biggs --- (?)

Stuart Campbell --- Clique (2018)

Moritz Jahn ---()

Bobby Schoefield --- Locked Down (2021)

Jacob McCarthy --- The Last Summer (2019)

Dónal Finn ---()

[alanjporterwriter]

Books Read in 2024 #27 - “A Night To Remember” by Walter Lord

After visiting the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge TN earlier in our road trip we thought this classic tale of the ship's fateful encounter with an iceberg might make for an interesting listen.

The first part of the narrative from the sighting of the berg to the final fate of the ship is gripping. But then (if you'll pardon the pun) the author seems to veer off course as the story jumps around in both timeline and approach leaving the reader (or listener in this case) a little confused.

Written in 1955 it has been superseded in some areas by more recent research and evidence from the dives to the wreck. It also carries some viewpoints and statements that don't sit too well from today's perspective.

But that aside it is at heart a very human telling of a tragedy that still haunts and fascinates us.

[aufundab]

Etappe 75: Saint-Dalmas - Lac du Boréon (23,1 km; 1401 hm)

Heute ist es soweit, ich biege auf die Zielgerade ab 💪 Tatsächlich verlasse ich meine eigentliche Route über den GR 5 nach Nizza und folge ab hier dem GR 52 nach Menton (etwa 40 Kilometer südöstlich von Nizza)

Einige Wanderer und auch Einheimische hatten mir zu diesem Schritt geraten, da der GR 5 auf den letzten 3 Etappen hauptsächlich durch Vororte von Nizza verläuft, durch zahlreiche Industriegebiete und schließlich fast einen Tag durch Nizza selbst. Der GR 52 ist zwar um eine Tagesetappe länger, hat dafür aber landschaftlich nochmal einiges zu bieten und am Ende läuft man von einem Berg die letzten 1000 hm direkt ans Meer - dies sei ein würdiger Abschluss sagten alle.

Etwas wehmütig verabschiedete ich mich daher am Morgen von meinen belgischen Mitstreitern, an deren abendliche Gesellschaft in den Unterkünften ich mich bereits ein wenig gewöhnt hatte. Auch sie überlegten auf den GR 52 zu wechseln, blieben ihrem Motto

„Ein Silberrücken gibt niemals nach“ jedoch treu (sie hatten auch feste Rückflüge von Nizza gebucht) und so trennten sich unsere Wege nach dem Frühstück.

Nach etwa 100 Metern (!) erreichte ich bereits mein erstes Tagesziel, die Bäckerei im Dorf hatte verdammt leckere Schokocroissants im Sortiment

Dann ging es für etwa eine Stunde einigermaßen kühl durch ein kleines Waldstück

später dann ohne Schatten

aber mit einem herrlichem Blick zurück zur Ortschaft Rimplas und meine Wegstrecke der letzten zwei Tage

Gegen Mittag kam ich am Col du Barn auf 2452m an und genehmigte mir neben reichlich essen auch ein kleines Mittagsschläfchen

Ich hatte alle Zeit der Welt, denn es ging fast nur noch bergab und ausnahmsweise hatte ich mich mal in der Unterkunft angemeldet

Gegen 16 Uhr traf ich dann am Lac du Boréon und wenig später im gleichnamigen Gîte D‘Etape ein und genoss mit Walter aus den Niederlanden ein frisch gezapftes Blondes

🍻

Hier am Lac Du Boréon lege ich auch einen Tag Pause ein, denn am Samstag morgen trifft in Nizza ein etwa 80 Kilogramm schweres Hilfspacket aus der Heimat für mich ein, auf das ich mich sehr freue!

[bimboficationblues]

who are your favorite communist theoriticians?

I am fully an edwadist political-legal theorist. I will note that I haven't been reading much theory recently, but my stuff to read piles up. So I do think my perspective has been stagnating but I'm hoping to launch back into it when I'm done with my move and started my new job and all that shit

major intellectual influences: Marx, Fanon, the Fields sisters, Beauvoir, Adorno, Bloch, Walter Benjamin, Pashukanis, John Holloway, Mikey Heinrich, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari (those three are more like fellow travelers but I love an insane French anti-psych post structuralist queen)

people doing interesting shit these days: Mark Neocleous, Sophie Lewis, Cinzia Arruzza, Simon Choat, W.C. Roberts, Geoff Mann, Kirstin Munro, Juliana Gleeson, Kathi Weeks

people on the agenda: Cedric Robinson, Postone, Nicole Pepperell, Aaron Jaffe, Jairus Banaji, Ashley Bohrer, Soren Mau, Bonefeld, Pitts, Backhaus , Simon Clarke, Chris Arthur, Harry Cleaver, Jason Read, Mariarosa Dalla Costa, Heather Berg, Chris Chitty, Sohn-Rethel, Cyril Smith, Chris O'Kane, Amy De'Ath, Andreas Malm, Heide Gerstenberger, Nate Holdren

[tamayokny]

When the Titanic brushed by, several tons of ice crumbled off the berg and landed on the starboard well deck just opposite the foremast. This was Third Class recreation space, and the ice was soon discovered by steerage passengers coming up to investigate. From her cabin window on B Deck, Mrs. Natalie Wick watched them playfully throwing chunks at each other.

A Night to Remember by Walter Lord