#brian giles

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[nyaskitten]

Gripe x Kalmaar and Ras x Rapton being two ships that co-exist is a v funny thought to me...

[simstryingtheirbestok]

When I instructed each contestant to dance with Undine, I was not happy about it, because two of them were already there in the living room with her, and one of those two was Andrew. Most of the rest of them were outside, swimming or hot-tubbing and what not. Whatever outdoorsy people do in an island paradise--it's not like I would know.

But look who raced in from soccer practice!

It's Jian Wei!

Youssef: This isn't fair. I was in the kitchen washing up after these animals.

Jian Wei was all the way outside the house, Youssef. He just runs fast, and he got to Undine first. Fair's fair.

Undine danced with most of the guys. I don't think she got to every last one of them before the clock struck noon, but here are the ones she did nab.

(Banners: @oasislandingresident! tysm again!)

He looks awfully smug for someone who just broke a 4000-Simolean plumbing appliance. Also, he can't dance for shit so that's why it looks like he, uh, isn't. He just does the head-nod/shoulder-shrug thing.

That's a little better.

Not bad, Carlos.

Will this be enough to make up for boring her into unconsciousness yesterday? Probably not, but he gets his 30 minutes fair and square all the same.

Now we're talking!

In fact, let's have a couple more photos of these two, because I wish to make an observation:

Carlos. See him pacing around in the background at the left, considering windows to look out of? That, and occasionally brooding on the hollowness of life--these are the only things I ever see him doing. I've had Sims with the Brooding trait before, but Carlos is defined by it. He broods, therefore he is.

[geekcavepodcast]

Invitation to a Murder Trailer

Miranda Green, an amateur detective, along with five strangers, is invited to the remote mansion of billionaire Lewis Findley. “What do they all have in common? What’s become of their absent host? And who just murdered one of the guests in cold blood? Now Miranda must hunt for hidden clues, interview witnesses, and find the killer — before she becomes the next victim!” (Lionsgate)

Invitation to a Murder stars Mischa Barton, Chris Browning, Seamus Dever, Bianca Santos, Giles Matthey, Grace Lynn Kung, Amy Sloan, Alex Hyde-White, James Urbaniak, and Clark Carmichael. Stephen Shimek directs from a screenplay by Gérard MIller, Brian O’Donnell, and Jerome Reygner-Kalfon.

Invitation to a Murder releases on digital and on demand on April 25, 2023.

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Gargoyle by Moonlight, Mother Russia, and Seven Years in Darkness highlight CEX Publishing in September

Gargoyle by Moonlight, Mother Russia, and Seven Years in Darkness highlight CEX Publishing in September #comics #comicbooks

GARGOYLE BY MOONLIGHT Written by TIMOTHY BACHIllustrated by BRIAN ATKINSCover B BRIAN ATKINSCover C BRIAN ATKINSRetailer Price: $5.99On Sale 09/27 Cursed to turn into a gargoyle every night, Gary Doyle fights creepy-crawly demons, all the while determined not to let these battles turn him into a monster. Monster-punching urban fantasy with heart—a comic that’s like Hellboy on Yancy Street! For…

[mariacallous]

Mormons!!?!?

https://www.rawstory.com/news/kamala-harris-mormons/

A group of Kamala Harris supporters convened in a virtual call Tuesday evening. It was an eclectic mix with attorneys, lawmakers, podcasters, singers and a mayor. There were, certainly, Democrats on the speaker lists, but also Republicans who have decided to step away from their party’s ticket this year.

What connected all of them? Their Latter-day Saint faith.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may be a substantial force in presidential outcomes in deeply red Utah and battleground Arizona, according to speakers, including Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, John Giles, who is Republican, but is a vocal Harris supporter; former Democratic U.S. representative from Utah Ben McAdams; and Salt Lake City Democratic legislators Sen. Luz Escamilla and Rep. Brian King, the latter also being the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Utah.

Data shows that Latter-day Saints are poised to support Harris “more than any other presidential Democratic ticket in 60 years,” said Jacob Rugh, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at church-run Brigham Young University, during the call. He cited his research and past races that have moved the needle left in Utah and Maricopa County in Arizona.

“My geospatial analysis shows that areas heavy with LDS chapels in the east valley were most likely to flip blue (in 2020),” Rugh said on Tuesday. Nationwide, in 2020, 1 in 3 Latter-day Saint voters picked the Biden-Harris ticket, and the majority of the faith’s millennial and Gen Z voters chose the Democratic ticket, according to Rugh.

The 2020 Biden-Harris ticket performance in Utah “was the best of any Democratic ticket since 1964. Salt Lake County flipped blue in 2016 and, in 2020, voters did what others said was impossible by flipping four precincts blue in Provo,” Rugh said. He predicts they “will flip even more in 2024.”

There are 2.1 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, according to data from the church. It’s the most prominent faith in Utah, which has historically voted red. There are also more than 442,800 members in Arizona.

About 1,400 people tuned into Tuesday’s call, a first from a group called Latter-day Saints for Harris-Walz, which on its social media boasted of as many as 2,600 registrants. The event came the same day Harris announced she had picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.

The remarks from presenters, mostly from Utah and Arizona, were preceded by a prayer. Speakers also cited scripture as they spoke about the character of the Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, and to explain why, in their view, the most Latter-day Saint-aligned candidate is Harris.

Mostly, it was a discussion on how to organize to elect Harris. After all, Rob Taber, an organizer said, Latter-day Saints “from missions and ministering, (are) pretty good at reaching out to people and building bridges.”

However, Taber also advised those on the call not to use ward or stake membership lists when reaching out to people because that violates the church’s neutrality policy.

“But you can share on social media how you’re feeling. This actually does make a big difference,” Taber said.

‘Examine the character’

Ask Mesa Mayor John Giles why he decided to support a Democratic candidate and he may cite the arguments he made in an op-ed he wrote in Arizona Central criticizing Trump’s refusal to accept the outcome of the 2020 election and his disinvestment in cities like Mesa, and where he called on other Arizona Republicans to choose “country over party this election.”

But, he may also mention an admonition he heard at a Latter-day Saint church meeting that encouraged members to be good citizens, to participate in elections and to “examine the character of the candidates.”

“Man, I sincerely hope that we get that admonition this election season, because I think that would help our brothers and sisters to look with fresh eyes at this election,” Giles said on Tuesday.

Giles also cited the church’s stance on defending the U.S. Constitution and how different that perspective is from Trump’s view, he said.

Trump is “more than willing to compromise the rule of law and the United States Constitution to further his own gains,” Giles said. “I think that we have a particular mission as Latter-day Saints to step up and point those things out to our friends inside the church and outside as well.”

Some of the attendees, such as McAdams, said they vote Democrat “not in spite of our religion, but because of our religion,” arguing that “negativity, divisiveness, rage, political violence, discrimination and racism are not of God.”

Utah Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla said that, as she was preparing to teach Sunday School, it was clear to her that Trump may not be aligned with Latter-day Saint doctrine. She quoted Elder Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the church’s First Presidency.

“He said ‘knowing that we are all children of God, give us a divine vision of the worth of all others and the will and ability to rise above prejudice and racism.’ The current candidate for the Republican Party is literally working tirelessly to create prejudice and racism against Americans,” Escamilla said. “And that alone is a reason why all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should be supporting Vice President Harris for President of the United States in the 2024 election cycle.”

Utah gubernatorial candidate Rep. Brian King also praised Harris’ running mate, arguing that Walz fits into the model he likes to see in the country’s candidates and elected officials.

“He’s the kind of candidate that leaders of our faith have called for us to support, a person of integrity, compassion, with a commitment to service,” King said. “I’m so glad that Vice President Harris has revealed her own personality so clearly in her choice of running mate.”

[its-ya-girl-phoeni]

"Bonnie, you can't speak Italian just because you have a mustache."

@zay-does-things

Ngl, I like the idea of Bonnie mimicking Peppino's in-game voice clips

[i-am-the-oyster]

I Am The Walrus

Soooooooo goooood.

They should never have tried to remaster it, there's a magical swirling effect that they couldn't reproduce and Giles should have admitted defeat!

The footage of the band playing it from MMT is so good, especially that thing Paul does where he swings his arm around to point at Ringo.

My personal theory is that this song is not gibberish at all, but is about Brian and his death, but John has intentionally obscured that fact. The stories about John trying to write something impenetrable were constructed to help obscure the real meaning.

I'm sure I read a description of this being the first song they worked on after Brian died, and John being emotional about it (can't remember who or where from though). And I don't think the inclusion of the lines from King Lear are as accidental as they're made out be either, including "What, is he dead?".

It occurred to me recently that "jooba jooba" could have originally been "Jew boy Jew boy" which would have been in character for John.

[albiclalepsza]

When they made that change uptown and... Giles??? joined the band

Patti and Bruce joining Brian Kirk and the Jirks for Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

[dykeademia]

mcr buffy question: Who do you think would be Franks Giles/Watcher? I don't really know much about MCR managers, and I don't think all members of Misfits/Black Flag in full makeup will fit in this AU. Any thoughts?

hmm ive thought about this a lot bc i have absolutely no idea who fits into the giles role - maybe brian schechter? but he's basically the same age as the band members so idk.

if i ever wrote a fic for this au id probably just leave frank without a watcher - lots of angst potential if he doesn't have that guiding figure to watch out for him!

[nyaskitten]

Additionally; if I had a dime for every time a royal kills their parent (both voiced by the same guy btw) and then gets rid of their sibling so they can assume complete control of a kingdom, only to disregard its people, I'd have two dimes.

DR SPOILERS!

Zeatrix is a goofy-ass fucking name. Why'd the favorite child get the lame name???

Also... Beatrix really blew up her fucking father huh. Like she killed him, kaboom and all!

[simstryingtheirbestok]

The morning of day 2, Undine woke up at her usual time of 5:00 a.m. so she could get bathed and make breakfast before the clown army arose at 6.

The first thing that happened was that Basic Brian, the Clumsy Sim, broke one of the all-in-one bathrooms. Fortunately (for me), he was the last Sim to use one, so everyone else was already spruced up. Unfortunately (for Brian), Troy had harsh words he wished to share about this.

In the background, Dietmar calls a repairperson while Carlos gazes out the window, broodingly.

I might have some harsh words for Brian myself, because he has some nerve complaining of dirty surroundings. Who dirtied them, BRIAN?

All right. Everyone out of the bathroom! The repairperson is here and Undine made waffles!

After breakfast I wasn't quite sure what to do with everyone. I mean, I wrote down the rules, sure, but do you think I read them? I certainly didn't recall them.

Part of the problem was that I had assumed a Sunday morning move-in, but they actually all moved in on a Tuesday. Okay then--they'll have one-on-one dances for half a Sim hour each, until the noon witching hour; then, at 3:00 p.m., we'll all go to a game at the stadium. As a group! Won't that be fun? Groups always work well in this game and are never bugged at all.

But first, we dance! ¡bailamos amigos!

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Rare Omens Comment Fest 2024 continues! Day 25-27, we’re asking you to leave comments on fanworks that feature: Series 1 + Series 2 Characters!

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Feel free to check out our AO3 collection, Rare_Omens: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Rare_Omens

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WELCOME TO THE CLUSTER

MY READERS WILL BE WRITTEN AS FEMALE OR GENDER NEUTRAL AS I AM MORE COMFORTABLE THAT WAY !!

all names are in alphabetical order per their fandom order in the character section <3

FANDOMS I LOVING WRITING FOR — buffyverse. fast and the furious. horrorverse. marvel universe. supernatural.

CHARACTERS I WRITE FOR IN SAID FANDOMS — angel / angelus, buffy summers, cordelia chase, darla, drusilla, faith lehane, rupert giles (occasional), spike, the master, wesley wyndam-pryce, willow rosenburg, xander harris (occasional). brian o’conner, dominic toretto, han lue, letty ortiz, mia torretto, roman pearce, tej parker. ash williams, beetlejuice, billy butcherson, charles lee ray, danny johnson, jason dean, lydia deetz, otis driftwood, sarah sanderson, the lost boys, thomas hewitt, tiffany valentine. billy russo, bucky barnes, eddie brock / venom, frank castle, miguel o’hara. charlie bradbury, claire novak, dean winchester, rowena macleod, sam winchester.

MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS — dorothea pinegrove, hope mason, caspian james, violet ashby, amber hollow, terrance bran.

p.s. i love y’all and these characters but some of these names are the same for different characters so please specify who you are talking about in requests! just please specify in your requests so i can write them properly <3

[the-secret-garden1]

PALESTINE UPDATES 🇵🇸

I've seen lot's of videos and articles highlighting which politicians are supporting Israel. So I'd like to highlight some of the politicians in Australia that are on the right side of history. So when you get in your booth you can look for those that share your values, and that actually represent you. The one's that aren't for supporting a genocide.

Here's a list of the 49 members of Parliament who signed the latest petition:

Dr Anne Aly MP, Federal Member for Cowan

Mr Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne

Hon Linda Burney MP, Federal Member for Barton

Hon Mark Butler MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide

Ms Terri Butler MP, Federal Member for Griffith

Senator the Hon Doug Cameron, Senator for New South Wales

Ms Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo

Ms Sharon Claydon MP, Federal Member for Newcastle

Senator Sam Dastyari, Senator for New South Wales

Senator Richard Di Natale, Senator for Victoria

Senator Patrick Dodson, Senator for Western Australia

Mr Steve Georganas MP, Federal Member for Hindmarsh

Mr Andrew Giles MP, Federal Member for Scullin

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator for South Australia

Mr Ross Hart MP, Federal Member for Bass

Mr Chris Hayes MP, Federal Member for Fowler

Mr Julian Hill MP, Federal Member for Bruce

Mr Stephen Jones MP, Federal Member for Whitlam

Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore Senator for South Australia

Ms Justine Keay MP, Federal Member for Braddon

Ms Susan Lamb MP, Federal Member for Longman

Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Federal Member for Fenner

Senator Sue Lines, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Gavin Marshall, Senator for Victoria

Senator Nick McKim, Senator for Tasmania

Mr Brian Mitchell MP, Federal Member for Lyons

Senator Claire Moore, Senator for Queensland

Ms Cathy O’Toole MP, Federal Member for Herbert

Mr Graham Perrett MP, Federal Member for Moreton

Senator Louise Pratt, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Lee Rhiannon, Senator for New South Wales

Senator Janet Rice, Senator for Victoria

Ms Michelle Rowland MP, Federal Member Greenway

Ms Rebekah Sharkie MP, Federal Member for Mayo

Senator Rachel Siewert, Senator for Western Australia

Senator Lisa Singh, Senator for Tasmania

Hon Warren Snowdon MP, Federal Member for Lingiari

Ms Anne Stanley MP, Federal Member for Werriwa

Ms Susan Templeman MP, Federal Member for Macquarie

Hon Matthew Thistlethwaite MP, Federal Member for Smith

Senator Anne Urquhart, Senator for Tasmania

Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP, Federal Member for Calwell

Senator Larissa Waters, Senator for Queensland

Senator Murray Watt, Senator for Queensland

Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, Senator for Tasmania

Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Federal Member for Denison

Mr Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle

Senator Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia

Mr Tony Zappia MP, Federal Member for Makin

For more information check out:

newmatilda.com