#alexander barrow

[jetslay]

Happy International Kissing Day!

[saints-who-never-existed]

Episode Four: Random Rewatch Observations

1. Shout out to Sophia and Lady Jane, sticking it to Barrow re: Arctic geography, how far the Admiralty’s messages have reached, and his general condescension.

2. Their breath is visible in the air as they’re leaving the Admiralty building and talking specifically about Sir John. 

3. Jopson is hilarious even before his little innocent “Me, sir?” line when he first enters the scene saying “Sorry to interrupt!”. Like, yes, sorry to interrupt your busy schedule of sitting in the dark doing literally nothing, sir! Great stuff.

4. Also shout out to Little being very competent off-screen, already making plans to move Terrors over to Erebus before Crozier’s even thought about it.

5. Love Crozier just pissing directly in front of Jopson too – another obvious thing but it just makes me laugh.

6. I think I spy Little doing his patented Awkward Shoulder Pat of Comfort to someone as they all troop back onto the ship. He’s not in his slops a few moments later so it seems likely that it’s him and that he stayed behind to hold down the fort while they were out searching.

7. Another thing that’s been pointed out by others, but I love MacDonald’s annoyed table tapping – he’s so not in the mood.

8.  “Look out for yourself.” “Oh, I will…”

Like, oh I bet you will, Hickey, sweetheart…

9. Just a thought but Hickey’s “Who’s that?!” when he finds Strong/Evans on watch strikes me as unique. I don’t know if they had specific phrases or codes to challenge and identify each other when on watch but all I’m saying is that it would make sense if they did and it would make sense for that to be another thing Hickey doesn’t know.

10. Extra-gruesome to note that the legs and the torso appear to be facing opposite directions.

11. How do we all feel about Hickey’s whole spiel in front of the Captains, and the fact that Manson and Hartnell stay completely silent throughout it? Do we think he’s outright lying or what? The idea of them interrupting Silna in her attempt to take control of Tuunbaq isn’t completely outlandish in and of itself, after all – she tries to do just that two episodes later - and surely if he’s just making it up completely then the other two would challenge that to try and save their own skins?

12. Also have to laugh at Goodsir’s helpful “Food…!” when he takes Silna some ‘dinner’. Like, I think she realises it’s food, Harry, she just thinks it’s bloody horrible (which it is!).

13. I am absolutely obsessed with how puffy they both look here. Look at their little sticky-out tum-tums! Silly little Weeble men.

[tenth-sentence]

The barrow stood ready

on flat ground where breakers beat at the headland,

new, near at hand, made narrow of access.

"Beowulf" - translated by Michael Alexander

[llovelymoonn]

(i’m obsessed with you)

rainer maria rilke book of hours: love poems to god: “extinguish my eyes, i’ll go on seeing you” (tr. anita barrows & joanna macy) (via @derangedrhythms​) \\ anna akhamtova the complete poems of anna akhmatova: uncollected poems and fragments 1957-1966 \\ anna akhmatova poem without a hero and selected poems: “to alexander blok” (tr. lenore mayhew & william mcnaughton) (via @feral-ballad​)

buy me a chai latte

[geekcavepodcast]

"Summer of Superman" Details Released

DC Comics has dropped more info in its "Summer of Superman" publishing initiative for 2025, celebrating Superman's legacy.

The key titles for the "Summer of Superman" are Action Comics, Superman, and Superman Unlimited. Other titles in the "Summer of Superman" include Summer of Superman Special #1, Superman: The World, and Superman's Good Guy Gang. Also, April 18, 2025, marks Superman Day, with it's own list of curated titles.

Summer of Superman Special #1 from Dan Slott, Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, and Jorge Jiménez is an oversized issue that will tell a story in three acts. "The wedding of Lana Lang and John Henry Irons (a.k.a. Steel) serves as the backdrop for an outpouring of love and support from family and friends. However, their big day will also be big trouble, as threats from the past, present and future will spawn major new conflicts for the Superman family." (DC Comics)

Summer of Superman Special #1 goes on sale on April 16, 2025, and features a main cover by Jorge Jiménez and variant covers by Alexander Lozano, John Giang, Mahmud Asrar, Dan Jurgens, and Chrissie Zullo-Uminga.

Action Comics #1085, from G. Willow Wilson and Gavin Guidry, has Lois Lane sending Superman "to a scientific outpost in the Arctic to investigate a new technology that promises to halt global warming. But when Superman arrives, he quickly finds out that the outpost has been plagued by a villain who plans to melt humanity’s hopes for survival.

Action Comics #1085, featuring a main cover by Brad Walker and variant covers by Davide Paratore, Cully Hamner, and Danny Earls, goes on sale on April 9, 2025.

Superman #25 is an oversized issue from writer Joshua Williamson and artists Dan Mora, Eddy Barrows, and Eber Ferreira that celebrates the last two years of Superman. The issue will connect to Summer of Superman Special #1 and will set up a new storyline. Superman and Superwoman are recovering from their encounters with Time Trapper and Doomsday when Lex Luthor returns ready to fight for control of Supercorp and Metropolis.

Superman #25 goes on sale on April 23, 2025. The issue sports a wraparound cover by Dan Mora, variant covers from Guillem March, Jeff Dekal, Rafael Grassetti, Dave Johnson, Laura Braga, and Fico Ossio, and an April Fools' Day variant cover from Dan Hipp.

Superman Unlimited is a new comic book series from Dan Slott, Rafael Albuquerque, and Marcelo Maiolo. An asteroid showers the globe with Kryptonite. "Intergang, under new leadership, is on the rise, with practically all their foot soldiers carrying at least one clip of Kryptonite bullets on them. The asteroid left massive Kryptonite deposits to be mined, and it houses unlimited horrors yet to be unpacked. To survive, Superman will need to forge new alliances, new tech and new tactics if he hopes to carry on his quest for truth, justice and a better tomorrow!" (DC Comics)

Superman Unlimited #1, featuring a main cover by Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo, goes on sale on May 21, 2025.

Superman: The World follows in the same vein as Batman: The World and Joker: The World as creators from across the globe highlight the Man of Steel. Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks will be joined by 15 international creators.

Superman: The World goes on sale on June 24, 2025.

Superman's Good Guy Gang is a multivolume graphic novel series for early readers ages 5-7 from Rob Justus. Eight-year-old Clark Kent and his friends Hawkgirl and Green Lantern Guy Gardner become friends, start a club, "test their abilities, grow together and maybe even earn some good guy points along the way." (DC Comics)

Superman's Good Guy Gang #1 goes on sale on July 1, 2025.

In addition to the above comics, April 18, 2025, marks Superman Day and DC has curated a list of titles showcasing the hero for sale that day.

For sale at participating bookstores and online are All-Star Superman Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover featuring a new dust jacket by Frank Quitely and Superman Unchained Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover featuring a new dust jacket by Jim Lee.

For sale exclusively at participating comic book shops are All Star Superman #1 Special Edition by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Superman For All Seasons Book One Special Edition by Jeph Loeb and Time Sale, an excerpt from Jimmy Olsen's Supercyclopedia by Gabe Soria and Sandy Jarrell, and Action Comics #1 Golden Age - Size Facsimile Edition featuring an homage cover by Dan Mora.

(Images via DC Comics - Jorge Jiménez's Cover of Summer of Superman Special #1, Brad Walker's Cover of Action Comics #1085, Dan Mora's Wraparound Cover of Superman #25, Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo's cover of Superman Unlimited #1, Cover of Superman: The World, and Cover of Superman's Good Guy Gang #1)

[gvtted-ratz]

>request/idea rules<

requests: open

>MXTX<

literally just about any character from mdzs, tcgf, or svsss

>GAMES<

error 143

micah yujin

john doe +

john doe

duskwood 

richy rogers, phil hawkins, jake "hakermen", thomas, daniel "dan" anderson

nitro+chiral

just about any character from any games they have, just ask

killer frequency

forrest nash, henry barrow

the price of flesh

machaete, thomas (tom), jackal (jack/dean), derek goffard, matt goffard, mason heiral, dragon (jace/jason), komodo (mike/michael), the announcer (fox/ren hana)

studio investigrave games

rody lamoree, vincent charbonneau, protagonist, co-worker, normal guy, fake protag, fake co-worker

call of duty (+modern warfare 2)

könig, simon "ghost" riley, kyle "gaz" garrick, john "soap" mactavish, alejandro vargas, rodolfo "rudy" parra, gary "roach" sanderson

>HORROR/THRILLER<

slashers/antagonists

billy lenz (black christmas 1974), brahms heelshire, martin mathias (martin 1977), harry warden/the miner (og and remake), asa emory (the collector), jason voorhees (og and 2009 remake), michael myers (og and rz remake), lester sinclair (house of wax), vincent sinclair (house of wax), mark hoffman (saw 4/5), lawrance gordan (saw 2004), hannibal lecter (nbc hannibal), will graham (nbc hannibal)

final/”good” guys

arkin o'brien (the collector/the collection), nicholas "nick" henry jones (house of wax), peter strahm (saw 4/5), adam faulkner stanheight (saw 2004), david radford (saw 0.5)

>TV/MOVIES/WEB-SERIES<

the batman (2022)

the riddler/edward nashton

marble hornets (2009-2014)

masky/timothy "tim" wright, skully/jay merrick, alexander "alex" kralie, hoody/brian thomas

>WILL NOT DO<

• incest

• suicide

• ddlg/ddlb

• scat/urine

• pregnancy

• heavy angst

• age regression

• teacher/student

• sa/rape/non-con

• full smut/sex scenes

• illnesses/issues we're unfamiliar with (ask)

• underage/child anything (papa, uncle, child, etc. reader &/or character) - this includes childhood friend AUs

• fem reader (including pronouns/detailed anatomy due to high discomfort) - anything else is fine

>CAN/WILL DO<

• fics (1k+)

• past abuse

• headcanons

• past self-harm

• drabbles (100-1k)

• alpha/beta/omega

• polyamory relationships

• blood, gore, violence, etc.

• anything soft, comfort, fluff

• aus (soulmate, cafe, bookstore, etc.)

• some ships/otps/rarepairs (feel free to ask)

• death of character/reader (character/reader kills the other)

• nearly any pronouns (including neos, just provide pronouns)

• male/masc, gender-neutral, nonbinary, trans male reader, inhuman reader (this includes monster, alien, divine etc.)

• "steamy" scenes/dub-con <- will be posted on ao3 ONLY (link will be provided for requests)

[fromthedust]

Claudia Madden - Mirror - charcoal, colored pencil drawing - 2024

John Balsamo - Portrait - bronze

Charles Cordier - African Woman (detail) - bronze - 1851

Adolfo Wildt - Margherita Sarfatti and Mask of Pain (Self-Portrait) - marble - 1930 & 1909

Al Farrow - Egon Schiele & Louise Nevelson (details) - painted steel - 1990 & 1990

Antonio Canova - Napoleon (detail) - marble - 1803-06

Amedeo Modigliani - Téte de Cariatide (Head of a Caryatid) - drawing - n/d

Raymond Duchamp-Villion - Yvonne - bronze - 1909

Oscar Jespers - Paul - stone - 1942

Diane Ducruet - Passengers series (3 views) - photo montages of ancient sculpture heads with modern portraits - 2006

Christian Zucconi - Testa (Head) - Persian travertine, was, iron wire - 2014

Hans Bellmer - Poupée (Doll) - photography of his sculpted doll figure - 1937

Head of a queen - stone - New Kingdom 18th Dynasty - Egypt - 1351-1334 BCE

Connie Lucas Alexander - Head of a Woman - sandstone - 1982

Agrippina The Elder - marble - Roman - 14 BCE-33 CE

Mask - painted wood with human teeth - Inuit - Point Barrow - 19th century

Arachne - Borg mask - paper mache, mixed media, paint - 2005

Don Dougan - Anise mask & Son of Bryak mask - dyed ceramic & painted paper mache, mixed-media - 2010 & 2015

Don Dougan - Third Sister (detail) - ceramic face with mixed media - 2016

H.R. Giger - bronze

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.21

Holidays

Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

American Novel Day

Babinden (Day of the Midwife; Bulgaria, Serbia)

Concorde Flight Day

Derbyshire Archeology Day (Canada)

Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)

Feast of the Jolly Roger

Grandmother’s Day (Poland)

International Bon Jovi Day

International Playdate Day

International Sweatpants Day

Kiwanis Day

Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada)

Mariachi Day (Mexico)

Moss Day (French Republic)

National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day

National Check Your Coverage Day

National Cheesy Socks Day

National Conscious Uncoupling Day

National Day of Racial Healing

National Hugging Day (a.k.a. Hug Day)

National Hyaluronic Acid Day

National Max Day

National Press Day (Somalia)

One-Liners Day

Own Your Own Home Day

Postgraduate Student Day (Russia)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (Norway)

Race Against Dementia Day (UK)

Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year; Nepal)

Stephen Foster Day

Sushant Day (India)

Swiss Guard Day

Tatiana Day (Russia)

Thank Your Mentor Day

Tripps Festival Anniversary Day

World Save Pond Hockey Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Granola Bar Day

National New England Clam Chowder Day

Nature Celebrations

Fancy Rat and Mouse Day

Ivy (Friendship; Korean Birth Flowers)

Mount Hood National Forest Day

National Hug Your Puppy Day

National Squirrel Appreciation Day

Red Squirrel Appreciation Day (UK)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Bangsamoro Foundation Day (Philippines)

Flag Day (Quebec)

Ohio (Ottawa & Wyandot Tribes cede their land to U.S. via Treaty of Fort McIntish; 1785)

The Kingdom of Coleraine, a.k.a. Ríocht na hUlaidh Thair Nhua (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Quebec Flag Day (Canada)

Royaume de Nova Francia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

3rd Tuesday in January

National Superfoods Day [3rd Tuesday]

Printing Ink Day [Tuesday closest to 16th]

Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day [3rd Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tapas Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trusting Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning January 21 (3rd Full Week of January)

International Hoof-Care Week (thru 1.24) [Begins 3rd Tuesday]

NYC Restaurant Week (New York, New York) [thru 2.9]

World Kiwanis Week (thru 1.27) [Always Begins 1.21]

Festivals Beginning January 21, 2025

Eastern Idaho Ag Expo (Pocatello, Idaho) [thru 1.23]

International Hoof-Care Summit (Kansas City, Missouri) [thru 1.24]

Mile 0 Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 1.25]

Northern Green (St. Paul, Minnesota) [thru 1.23]

Sioux Empire Livestock Show (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) [thru 1.26]

Symposium for Professional Wine Writers (Meadowood, Napa Valley, California) [thru 1.22]

Feast Days

Agnes (Christian; Saint)

Alban (a.k.a. Bartholomew Row; Christian; Saint)

Anabaptist Day (Zurich, Switzerland)

Anniversary of the Elf Wars (Shamanism)

Carista: Day of Peace in the Family (Pagan)

Confucius (Positivist; Saint)

Demiana (Coptic Church)

Epiphanius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Fatty Arbuckle (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Feast of Yngona (Pagan Danish; Everyday Wicca)

Fructuosus of Tarragona (Christian; Saint)

Gobo Fraggle (Muppetism)

Iodha (Celtic Book of Days)

John Yi Yun-il (One of The Korean Martyrs)

Meinrad of Einsiedeln (Christian; Saint)

Patroclus of Troyes (Christian; Martyr)

Publius (Christian Saint)

Ravioli Day (Pastafarian)

Virnin (a.k.a. Vivian; Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 22 (Geng-Yin)

Day Pillar: Metal TIger

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Remove Day (除 Chu) [Auspicious]

Holidays:

None Today

Secular Saints Days

Ethan Allen (Politics)

Harriet Backer (Art)

Genna Davis (Entertainment)

Peter De Wint (Art)

Duncan Grant (Art)

Richie Havens (Music)

Jeff Koons (Art)

René Iché (Art)

Wolfman Jack (Music)

Antonio Molinari (Art)

Jack Nicklaus (Sports)

Patrick Robinson (Literature)

Telly Savalas (Entertainment)

Adriaen van der Werff (Art)

Moritz von Schwind (Art)

Joseph Wolf (Art)

Israel Zangwill (Literature)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 4 of 60)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [7 of 57]

Premieres

Adventures in the Skin Trade, by Dylan Thomas (Novel; 1953)

All Along the Watchtower, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1968)

Animals, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1977)

Attack of the Tree People (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #19; 1965)

Banana Formula, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 249; 1964)

Bon Jovi, by Bon Jovi (Album; 1984)

Boom Town or Destination Schwartz (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 250; 1964)

Buck Rogers (Comic Strip; 1930)

Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

Charlie Chan in Paris (Film; 1935)

Coo Coo, the Magician, featuring Flip the Frog (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1933)

Counterpart (TV Series; 2017)

Daily News (London Daily Newspaper; 1846)

Daffy’s Diner (WB MM Cartoon; 1967)

Dirty Grandpa (Film; 2016)

Down to You (Film; 2000)

The Dresden Files (TV Series; 2007)

The Duck Hunt (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Anime; 2011)

Franny, by J.D. Salinger (Novella; 1955) [Collected in Franny & Zooey in 1961]

Freaky Friday (Film; 1977)

Goliath II (Disney Cartoon; 1960)

The Helicopter (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1944)

Hurry-Gurdy Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, by Pat Boone (Album; 1997)

Jenůfa, by Leoš Janáček (Opera; 19904)

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (WB Animated Film; 2014)

Kiwanis International (Service Club; 1915)

Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series; 2016)

Let’s Celebrake (or Celebrate) (Fleischer Cartoon; 1938)

The Little Cut-Up (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1949)

The Mad Doctor (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Monte Carlo Car Rally (Auto Race; 1911)

No Strings Attached (Film; 2011)

One O’Clock Jump, recorded by Count Basie (Song; 1942)

Opel Manufacturing (Hessen, Germany Automobile Caompany; 1862)

The Phantom of the Opera (Film; 2005)

Portlandia (TV Series; 2011)

The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature, by William Hill Brown (Novel; 1789) [1st American Novel]

Ruby Tuesday, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1967)

Saved (Film; 2004)

Sideways (Film; 2005)

Toby Tyler (Film; 1960)

Tyrannosaurus Debt (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1996)

Unstoppable, by Sia (Song; 2016)

White Noise, by Don DeLillo (Novel; 1985)

Yanky Clippers (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

The Year of Living Dangerously (Film; 1983)

The Year Without a Santa Claus, by Phyllis McGinley (Children’s Book; 1957)

Zip ’N Snort (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Austria)

Maksim (Bulgaria)

Agneza, Janja, Neža (Croatia)

Běla (Czech Republic)

Agnes (Denmark)

Age, Agi, Agne, Agnes, Agneta, Aune, Auni, Ines, Neta (Estonia)

Aune, Auni, Netta, Oona (Finland)

Agnès (France)

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Germany)

Agne, Agni, Evgenios, Maximos, Neofytos, Patroklos (Greece)

Ágnes (Hungary)

Agnese, Ines (Italy)

Agne, Agnese, Agnija, Agnis (Latvia)

Agnietė, Galiginas, Garsė (Lithuania)

Agnes, Agnete (Norway)

Agnieszka, Epifani, Jarosław, Jarosława, Jerosława, Marcela (Poland)

Maxim (Romania)

Vincent (Slovakia)

Fructuoso, Inés (Spain)

Agnes, Agneta (Sweden)

Candid, Candida, Candace, Eugene, Slavko, Yaroslav (Ukraine)

Agnes, Ethan, Inez, Mayer, Maynard, Ynez (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 21 of 2025; 344 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 4 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar:

Druid Tree Calendar: Elm (Jan 12-24) [Day 10 of 13]

Graves Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 22 (Geng-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Coptic: 13 Tubah 1741

Hebrew: 21 Teveth 5785

Islamic: 21 Rajab 1446

J Cal: 21 White; Seventhday [21 of 30]

Julian: 8 January 2025

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 21 Moses (1st Month) [Confucius]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 32 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of January

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 2 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 7 of 29)

Schmidt Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 21 of 25)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 2 of 28)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Capricornus (Day 3 of 28)

Calendar Changes

Luis (Rowan) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 1 of 13]

[shion-yu]

Quick Guide to My (Modern) OCs, all whom live in the greater NYC area. Inspired by @suddencolds, I would so love to know if my guys look like how you imagined. Toyhouse links included for full biographies & lots more pics/IRL faceclaims, but really please imagine them however you like!

Albert Eugene Mikhael - "Al." Born December 10, 1979 in Ohio, USA. Jewish-American. Illustrator. Has Cystic Fibrosis. Ex-husband to Oliver (deceased), partner to Theo. [Picrew] [Toyhouse]

Theodore Marsh - "Theo." Born May 16, 1981 in Ontario, Canada. British-Canadian, 1/4 Trinidadian. Lawyer. Moved to the US for college.

Clifford Eugene Barrows - "Cliff." Born September 7, 1992 in New Jersey, USA. Japanese-German. Went to college for law, tutors occasionally. Has sarcoidosis and gastroparesis. Husband to Elliot, father to Amelia. [Picrew] [Toyhouse]

Elliot Rodriguez Herrera - Born on February 14, 1992 in Juarez, Mexico. Mexican, adopted at 6 years old to the US by an Italian-American family. Went to college for musical theater, now a successful vlogger and musician.

Ryoga Hassan Fujioka - "Ryo." Born June 3, 1997 in New York, USA. Japanese-Afghanee. Veterinarian. Partner to Alex. [Picrew] [Toyhouse]

Alexander Semenov - "Alex." Born March 22, 1997 in California, USA. American, 1/4 Russian. Orphaned and went to live with Shu at 12 years old. Musician, co-act to Elliot.

Shumei Wei - "Shu." Born August 28, 1974 in New York, USA. Chinese-American. Graphic designer. Father to Alex. Ex-boyfriend Julian, current boyfriend Paul. [Picrew] [Toyhouse]

[aimeedaisies]

Court Circular | 15th November 2023

Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen were present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the late Earl of Airlie KT (Lord Chamberlain to The late Queen Elizabeth II) which was held in the Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3, this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales was represented by Miss Helen Asprey.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were represented by Mrs Angus Galletley.

The Princess Royal was represented by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

The Duke of Kent was represented by Earl of St Andrews.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mr James Ogilvy and Miss Marina Ogilvy.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the late Earl of Airlie KT which was held in the Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited BAE Systems Submarines’ Submarine Academy and the University of Cumbria Campus, Barrow-in-Furness, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria (Mr Alexander Scott).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Marine Terminal, Cavendish Dock Road, Barrow-in-Furness.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, afterwards visited Barrow-in-Furness Citizens Advice Bureau to mark the reopening of Ramsden Hall in Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, this evening attended a Dinner at St George’s Hall, St George’s Place, Liverpool, to mark its One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

[citrinedecades]

1320 Decade Summary

As of the end of 1329, the main Barrow family counts 6 sims:

Brayden Barrow • 27 years old • Head of the family

Fatima Barrow • 27 years old • Head spouse

Romarin Barrow • 7 years old • Heir

Khalil Barrow • ?? years old • Evil child granted by the well

Celeste Barrow • 3 months

Edward Barrow • 3 months

The old Barrow farm houses 5 sims:

Rosemary Barrow • 45 years old • Family matriarch

Hubert Howe • 49 years old • Matriarch's spouse (not part of the legacy)

Cailan Barrow • 23 years old

Becca Barrow • 20 years old

Tristan Howe • 5 years old • Matriarch's son of 2nd marriage (not part of the legacy)

Three of the Gen 2 Barrow siblings remain unmarried:

Esther Barrow • 17 years old

Alexander Barrow • 16 years old

Alyson Barrow • 15 years old

The Townsend household counts 5 sims:

Brandan Townsend • 29 years old

Stefanie Townsend • 28 years old

Nicolette Townsend • 9 years old

Terra Townsend • 7 years old

Regina Townsend • Newborn (aged up to toddler for the picture!)

The de l'Orme household counts 2 active sims:

Adelaide de l'Orme • 36 years old

Frederik Jr. de l'Orme • 27 years old

The Pasquier household counts 6 sims:

Daisy Pasquier • 27 years old

Noah Pasquier • 25 years old

Hannah Pasquier • 7 years old

Christopher Pasquier • 6 years old

Dale Pasquier • 4 years old

Tiffani Pasquier • 2 years old

The Graves household counts 4 sims:

Harlan Graves • 31 years old

Adrianna Barrow • 20 years old

Cara Townsend • 9 years old • Illegitimate daughter of Harlan Graves & Sheila Townsend (mother of Brandan Townsend), not part of our legacy

Lavender Graves • 33 years old • Lover of Adrianna (not part of our legacy)

The Atwood household counts 4 sims:

Gabriella Atwood • 24 years old • Last surviving Barrow sibling of Gen 1

Corey Atwood • 24 years old

Shanna Atwood • 5 years old

Basil Atwood • 2 years old

The Baker household counts 6 sims:

Vasco Baker • 24 years old • Heir to Cecelia's line

Mariana Baker • 23 years old

Lino Baker • 4 years old

Dina Baker • 2 years old

Angela Baker • 1 year old

Zayne Baker • 22 years old

The Rochefort household (formerly the runaway Baker orphans) counts 2 sims:

Lucia Rochefort • 20 years old

Endrio Rochefort • 19 years old

The Verviers family counts 5 sims:

Lucan Verviers • 46 years old

Auguste Verviers • 19 years old • Heir to Gemma's line

Rosa Verviers • 25 years old

Ghyslain Verviers • 11 years old

Kristine Verviers • 2 years old • Possibly the child of Cailan Barrow

During this decade, there were 29 births, of which 17 are still alive.

Our average age at death is 10, but if we omit spouses from the statistics, it drops to 5.1.

We had a total of 12 deaths:

Joslyn Barrow (1320-1320)

Margaery Barrow (1320-1320)

Eva Pasquier (1322-1323)

Felix Barrow (1325-1325)

Elisha Pasquier (1325-1325)

Brian Townsend (1326-1326)

Violet Atwood (1326-1326)

Fred Barrow (1326-1326)

Rex Graves (1328-1328)

Mary Barrow (1327-1328)

Ennio Rochefort (1328-1329)

Benson Abeu (1329-1329)

44% of playable sims have made it past the age of 5 years old, compared to 61% in the previous decade.

The sim having gotten married the most often is still Gemma Barrow who was married 3 times (Hale, Verviers, Verviers).

The couple who has had the most children is still Frederik & Rosemary Barrow with 11 children (9 singles and 1 set of twins)

The sim who has died and been resurrected the most often is still Brayden Barrow with three deaths (cardiac explosion, murdered, cardiac explosion)

The average number of pregnancies per woman is 4, down from the average of 9 of the previous decade, which is explained by having more women included in the statistics now that Gen 2 has made it to adulthood.

The deadliest year so far was 1316 with 5 deaths. The years with the most births are 1327 and 1329, which are tied with 5 births each.

See you in 1330!

[scotianostra]

Margaret( Russell ) McIver was born on May 9th 1879.

“Maggie” went on to found the famous Barras in Glasgow..

Maggie was born Margaret Russell in 1879, to Margaret Hutcheson, a french polisher and Alexander Russell, a policeman, in either Bridgeton or Ayrshire sources differ. Maggie Queen of the Barras, had her first taste of business when she looked after a family friend’s fruit barrow in Parkhead. She was just 12 years old at the time.

Maggie met her husband and future business partner James McIver at the local fruit market. The couple ran a small business in the Calton, hiring out horses and carts to local hawkers, mainly women, on a daily basis.

After the first world war, the McIvers started organising Saturday markets on land that would become the present-day Barras market. In 1926, Maggie decided the market should be covered, as she was concerned about the health of the hawkers in bad weather.

When husband James contracted malaria during the war and died, Maggie was left to raise nine children and think of new ways to raise income.

She came up with the idea of opening a ballroom above the market, partly to give the hawkers somewhere to hold their Christmas dance. The Barrowland is now a world-renowned, much-loved and respected music venue, famous for its sprung floor and impressive list of performers.

Maggie asked former Bluebirds bandleader Billy McGregor to form a resident band for the Barrowland and it became Billy McGregor and the Gaybirds, a hit with Glasgow’s dancers throughout the thirties. Foxtrots and waltzes were the order of the day until American servicemen introduced jiving and jitterbugging during the Second World War.

When Maggie died in 1958, astute, caring and creative businesswoman Maggie McIver was a multi-millionaire.

The ballroom was burned down in a massive fire shortly after Maggie’s death, but reopened in 1960, with the famous neon signage erected around 1982.

The world-renowned music venue is still owned by Margaret McIver Ltd and has played host to some of the biggest musicians from across the world from David Bowie to Oasis, I was last there in September 2021 to see the late great Terry Hall and his band The Specials.

[paradise-bi-the-dashboard-lightt]

Bonnie and Clyde | West End Revival | April 1, 2023 | Matinee | NFT Through master until April 15

CAST: Frances Mayli McCann (Bonnie), Barney Wilkinson (alt. Clyde), George Maguire (Buck) Jodie Steele (Blanche), Cleve September (Ted), Dom Hartley-Harris (Preacher), Michael Cortez (s/w Bud/Archie), Julie Yammanee (Emma Parker/Stella) Kit Esuruoso (Sheriff Schmid), Pippa Winslow (Cumie Barrow/Governor Miriam Ferguson), Alexander Evans (Henry Barrow/Deputy Johnson), Lauren Jones (Trish), Robbie Scotcher (Captain Frank Hamer/Guard), Sydnie Hocknell, Charlie McCullagh, Chloe Saunders

NOTES: Its-all-green's master. NFT Throught master until April 15.

Tracked https://its-all-green.wixsite.com/trading/contact-rules

[fundiesimsfamily]

Church elections

The church elections are held. We have said goodbye to Leo Rogers and Timothy Barrow for their service to our church. We are happy to welcome Peter Clarkson and Alexander Goth in our meetings.

The church elders

[brookston]

Holidays 1.21

Holidays

Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

American Novel Day

Babinden (Day of the Midwife; Bulgaria, Serbia)

Concorde Flight Day

Derbyshire Archeology Day (Canada)

Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)

Feast of the Jolly Roger

Grandmother’s Day (Poland)

International Bon Jovi Day

International Playdate Day

International Sweatpants Day

Kiwanis Day

Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada)

Mariachi Day (Mexico)

Moss Day (French Republic)

National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day

National Check Your Coverage Day

National Cheesy Socks Day

National Conscious Uncoupling Day

National Day of Racial Healing

National Hugging Day (a.k.a. Hug Day)

National Hyaluronic Acid Day

National Max Day

National Press Day (Somalia)

One-Liners Day

Own Your Own Home Day

Postgraduate Student Day (Russia)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (Norway)

Race Against Dementia Day (UK)

Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year; Nepal)

Stephen Foster Day

Sushant Day (India)

Swiss Guard Day

Tatiana Day (Russia)

Thank Your Mentor Day

Tripps Festival Anniversary Day

World Save Pond Hockey Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Granola Bar Day

National New England Clam Chowder Day

Nature Celebrations

Fancy Rat and Mouse Day

Ivy (Friendship; Korean Birth Flowers)

Mount Hood National Forest Day

National Hug Your Puppy Day

National Squirrel Appreciation Day

Red Squirrel Appreciation Day (UK)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Bangsamoro Foundation Day (Philippines)

Flag Day (Quebec)

Ohio (Ottawa & Wyandot Tribes cede their land to U.S. via Treaty of Fort McIntish; 1785)

The Kingdom of Coleraine, a.k.a. Ríocht na hUlaidh Thair Nhua (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Quebec Flag Day (Canada)

Royaume de Nova Francia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

3rd Tuesday in January

National Superfoods Day [3rd Tuesday]

Printing Ink Day [Tuesday closest to 16th]

Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day [3rd Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tapas Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trusting Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning January 21 (3rd Full Week of January)

International Hoof-Care Week (thru 1.24) [Begins 3rd Tuesday]

NYC Restaurant Week (New York, New York) [thru 2.9]

World Kiwanis Week (thru 1.27) [Always Begins 1.21]

Festivals Beginning January 21, 2025

Eastern Idaho Ag Expo (Pocatello, Idaho) [thru 1.23]

International Hoof-Care Summit (Kansas City, Missouri) [thru 1.24]

Mile 0 Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 1.25]

Northern Green (St. Paul, Minnesota) [thru 1.23]

Sioux Empire Livestock Show (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) [thru 1.26]

Symposium for Professional Wine Writers (Meadowood, Napa Valley, California) [thru 1.22]

Feast Days

Agnes (Christian; Saint)

Alban (a.k.a. Bartholomew Row; Christian; Saint)

Anabaptist Day (Zurich, Switzerland)

Anniversary of the Elf Wars (Shamanism)

Carista: Day of Peace in the Family (Pagan)

Confucius (Positivist; Saint)

Demiana (Coptic Church)

Epiphanius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Fatty Arbuckle (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Feast of Yngona (Pagan Danish; Everyday Wicca)

Fructuosus of Tarragona (Christian; Saint)

Gobo Fraggle (Muppetism)

Iodha (Celtic Book of Days)

John Yi Yun-il (One of The Korean Martyrs)

Meinrad of Einsiedeln (Christian; Saint)

Patroclus of Troyes (Christian; Martyr)

Publius (Christian Saint)

Ravioli Day (Pastafarian)

Virnin (a.k.a. Vivian; Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 22 (Geng-Yin)

Day Pillar: Metal TIger

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Remove Day (除 Chu) [Auspicious]

Holidays:

None Today

Secular Saints Days

Ethan Allen (Politics)

Harriet Backer (Art)

Genna Davis (Entertainment)

Peter De Wint (Art)

Duncan Grant (Art)

Richie Havens (Music)

Jeff Koons (Art)

René Iché (Art)

Wolfman Jack (Music)

Antonio Molinari (Art)

Jack Nicklaus (Sports)

Patrick Robinson (Literature)

Telly Savalas (Entertainment)

Adriaen van der Werff (Art)

Moritz von Schwind (Art)

Joseph Wolf (Art)

Israel Zangwill (Literature)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 4 of 60)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [7 of 57]

Premieres

Adventures in the Skin Trade, by Dylan Thomas (Novel; 1953)

All Along the Watchtower, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1968)

Animals, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1977)

Attack of the Tree People (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #19; 1965)

Banana Formula, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 249; 1964)

Bon Jovi, by Bon Jovi (Album; 1984)

Boom Town or Destination Schwartz (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 250; 1964)

Buck Rogers (Comic Strip; 1930)

Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

Charlie Chan in Paris (Film; 1935)

Coo Coo, the Magician, featuring Flip the Frog (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1933)

Counterpart (TV Series; 2017)

Daily News (London Daily Newspaper; 1846)

Daffy’s Diner (WB MM Cartoon; 1967)

Dirty Grandpa (Film; 2016)

Down to You (Film; 2000)

The Dresden Files (TV Series; 2007)

The Duck Hunt (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Anime; 2011)

Franny, by J.D. Salinger (Novella; 1955) [Collected in Franny & Zooey in 1961]

Freaky Friday (Film; 1977)

Goliath II (Disney Cartoon; 1960)

The Helicopter (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1944)

Hurry-Gurdy Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, by Pat Boone (Album; 1997)

Jenůfa, by Leoš Janáček (Opera; 19904)

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (WB Animated Film; 2014)

Kiwanis International (Service Club; 1915)

Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series; 2016)

Let’s Celebrake (or Celebrate) (Fleischer Cartoon; 1938)

The Little Cut-Up (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1949)

The Mad Doctor (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Monte Carlo Car Rally (Auto Race; 1911)

No Strings Attached (Film; 2011)

One O’Clock Jump, recorded by Count Basie (Song; 1942)

Opel Manufacturing (Hessen, Germany Automobile Caompany; 1862)

The Phantom of the Opera (Film; 2005)

Portlandia (TV Series; 2011)

The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature, by William Hill Brown (Novel; 1789) [1st American Novel]

Ruby Tuesday, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1967)

Saved (Film; 2004)

Sideways (Film; 2005)

Toby Tyler (Film; 1960)

Tyrannosaurus Debt (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1996)

Unstoppable, by Sia (Song; 2016)

White Noise, by Don DeLillo (Novel; 1985)

Yanky Clippers (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

The Year of Living Dangerously (Film; 1983)

The Year Without a Santa Claus, by Phyllis McGinley (Children’s Book; 1957)

Zip ’N Snort (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Austria)

Maksim (Bulgaria)

Agneza, Janja, Neža (Croatia)

Běla (Czech Republic)

Agnes (Denmark)

Age, Agi, Agne, Agnes, Agneta, Aune, Auni, Ines, Neta (Estonia)

Aune, Auni, Netta, Oona (Finland)

Agnès (France)

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Germany)

Agne, Agni, Evgenios, Maximos, Neofytos, Patroklos (Greece)

Ágnes (Hungary)

Agnese, Ines (Italy)

Agne, Agnese, Agnija, Agnis (Latvia)

Agnietė, Galiginas, Garsė (Lithuania)

Agnes, Agnete (Norway)

Agnieszka, Epifani, Jarosław, Jarosława, Jerosława, Marcela (Poland)

Maxim (Romania)

Vincent (Slovakia)

Fructuoso, Inés (Spain)

Agnes, Agneta (Sweden)

Candid, Candida, Candace, Eugene, Slavko, Yaroslav (Ukraine)

Agnes, Ethan, Inez, Mayer, Maynard, Ynez (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 21 of 2025; 344 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 4 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar:

Druid Tree Calendar: Elm (Jan 12-24) [Day 10 of 13]

Graves Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 22 (Geng-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Coptic: 13 Tubah 1741

Hebrew: 21 Teveth 5785

Islamic: 21 Rajab 1446

J Cal: 21 White; Seventhday [21 of 30]

Julian: 8 January 2025

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 21 Moses (1st Month) [Confucius]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 32 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of January

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 2 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 7 of 29)

Schmidt Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 21 of 25)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 2 of 28)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Capricornus (Day 3 of 28)

Calendar Changes

Luis (Rowan) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 1 of 13]

[gentlyepigrams]

Avebury by Truus, Bob & Jan too! Avebury, England. Bob and Jan went on holiday to South West England. Avebury (/ˈeɪvbəri/) is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the third millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow, Windmill Hill and Silbury Hill. By the Iron Age, the site had been effectively abandoned, with some evidence of human activity on the site during the Roman period. During the Early Middle Ages, a village first began to be built around the monument, eventually extending into it. In the late medieval and early modern periods, local people destroyed many of the standing stones around the henge, both for religious and practical reasons. The antiquarians John Aubrey and William Stukeley took an interest in Avebury during the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively, and recorded much of the site between various phases of destruction. Archaeological investigation followed in the 20th century, with Harold St George Gray leading an excavation of the bank and ditch, and Alexander Keiller overseeing a project to reconstruct much of the monument. Source: Wikipedia.