#c: 259

[nevermeyers]

“When it's your time to go, make sure you're surrounded by others”

[pattern-scans]

[my-castles-crumbling]

falling - @rosekillermicrofic - word count: 259

It took him too long to get the guts to say it. To admit that he was only hurting himself by answering Barty every time he called. To be honest with himself and accept that the mind-blowing, unimaginable, surreal moments in Barty's bed weren't worth the excruciating pain of having to lean after. So when the phone rang, Evan steeled himself and picked up.

"Come over? I need you."

He knew what that meant. He knew what, exactly, Barty needed. "I can't, Bee," he whispered, hating himself for saying no. For refusing the man that he wanted more than anything. But Barty didn't want him in the same way.

"What? But- Rosie, what? Why? C-c'mon, I need you."

"Bee, I can't," he almost whined, his resolve already waning at Barty's begging. "I-"

"Why?"

The question rang into the silence of the line, and Evan took a deep breath, reasoning that their friendship was probably far beyond repair anyway. "I'm falling for you, Bee. Like, properly. And...I can't do things the way you want them. I can't keep coming over and then leaving."

Barty's silence felt horribly like rejection, and Evan felt tears spring to his eyes. He scrubbed at them furiously, wishing he hadn't said anything, until Barty said. "Come over, Evan."

"I told you," Evan said, feeling annoyed, now, "I-"

But Barty took a breath, and when he spoke again his voice was softer. More emotional. "No. I mean, come over. And then stay."

And once he processed the words, he couldn't get out the door fast enough.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Waistcoat Panel

c.1615

England

Victoria & Albert Museum (Accession Number: T.259-1926)

[narujenreacts]

Who else wants to join me? c:

Also, I just want to let you all know I'll be doing a livestream on my YouTube channel on the day EP8 premieres. I'll be starting 4hrs prior and for each hour I'll be holding a giveaway for ONE piece of MD merch of the winners choosing. Then after EP8 is done I'll continue streaming so we can all talk, rant, cry about the episode and MD as a whole together. c:

We also have a Discord server that has a dedicated MD section! One of the channels is even called "md-venting-and-coping-circle" lol.

[die2diet]

big city diet

In large cities like London, New York or Paris it’s easy to get your step count up, but there’s also tempting restaurants around every corner.

Now you’re sharing a tiny apartment with your boyfriend and schnauzer dog working a 9-5 office job.

SPO

BREAKFAST

You wake up at 7.30, work starts at 9 and you need time to do your makeup and walk the dog. so aiming for the 8.40 train you just chug 2 cups of black coffee

4 c@l

LUNCH

After working for some hours you head into the break room to unpack your lunch- a caesar sallad (with only chicken and lettuce) and brew some more coffee, to drink it without milk.

48 c@l

DINNER

After a long day at work you’re pleased to discover your boyfriend already boiled some eggs and cooked tofu. you scrape out the yolk, microwave 7 broccolis and cut an apple

184 c@l

(with 55g tofu)

Exercise

at 7 pm you pack extra clothes and a towel to head to the gym to go on the treadmill for 45 minutes, then you shower and walk home.

SNACK

you come home again, tired, having walked a total of over 20k steps. Snacking on some grapes and then having a cup of chamomile tea before going to bed at 11pm.

TOTAL: 259 KC@L

[loveyni]

adoring BOYFRIEND!boynextdoor masterlist

💌 some ways in which each of the boys loves you

pairing. boyfriend!bonedo x gn!reader genre. pure fluff, comfort, a little bit of angst if you squint 💭 a/n. suffering from adoring bnd disease nd i just had to share my headcanons w everyone~~ i will be writing more for bnd in the future, so please follow if u enjoy my work!! likes, reblogs, & feedback are dearly appreciated<333

🫂 personal favorite

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idol!myungjae x gn!reader w/c. 248

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non-idol!sungho x gn!reader w/c. 259

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idol!riwoo x gn!reader w/c. 233

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: August

August, eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.

It was named for the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar, in 8 bce.

Recorded from Old English, the name comes from Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’.

Its original name was Sextilus, Latin for “sixth month,” indicating its position in the early Roman calendar.

One of the earliest evidence for august is from 1594, in a translation by Robert Ashley, translator and book collector.

August is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin.

As an adjective

1. [1594-] Inspiring or worthy of respect (originally on account of birth or position in society); impressively eminent or respected; imposing, reverend, worshipful. Sometimes as an honorific epithet.

"To mingle with a body so august." —Lord Byron, Two Foscari iv. i, in Sardanapalus 259

"We have a human sufferer in Him—the augustest indeed that ever shared our flesh and blood." —R. C. Trench, Sermons in Westminster Abbey xiv. 152

"I would happily relax my hold if you honorably promise to accompany me to my august superior whom I unworthily serve." —H. H. Skinner, Jiu-jitsu 40

2. [1602-] Inspiring reverence and admiration; impressing the emotions or imagination as magnificent; solemnly grand, stately, majestic.

"The funeral was long remembered as the saddest and most august that Westminster had ever seen." —T. B. Macaulay, History of England vol. IV. 534

"[It] renews its ancient glance with an auguster beauty." —J. Martineau, Essays Philosophical & Theological 2nd Series 149

"Little open emotion was evident in the august halls of the Court." —B. Doherty, Gun Control on Trial vi. 110

3. Having great importance and respect in society 4. Marked by majestic dignity or grandeur

Synonyms & related words

baronial, colossus, cosmical, dignified, distingué, exalted, formidable, Homeric, magisterial, opulent, palatine, pantheon, personage, redoubtable, resplendent, splendiferous, titan, uncrowned

Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 ⚜ Writing Notes & References

[whencyclopedia]

Zenobia's Rebellion in the Historia Augusta

The Historia Augusta (Great History) is a Latin work of the 4th century CE that chronicles the lives of Roman emperors from 117-285 CE. Among the many stories related is the history of Zenobia of Palmyra and her challenge to Roman authority which was crushed by the emperor Aurelian in 273 CE.

Zenobia (b. 240 CE, death date unknown) was the wife of the Syrian governor and founder of the Palmyrene Kingdom, Odaenathus (r. 263-267 CE) who was killed (or intentionally assassinated) on a hunting trip in 267 CE, leaving his young son Vaballathus (b. 259 CE, d. c. 273 CE) as successor. As Vaballathus was too young to reign at the time, Zenobia became regent for their son and expanded the kingdom of Palmyra into an empire.

Her rise to power took place during the chaotic period known as the Crisis of the Third Century (235- 284 CE, also known as the Imperial Crisis) when the central government was weak and various Barracks Emperors succeeded each other rapidly in rule. In this climate, no one noticed - or had the power to deal with - Zenobia's steady expansion of power until Aurelian (r. 270 - 275 CE) came to power and ended her ambitions, drawing the Palmyrene Empire back under the control of Rome. The story of Zenobia's rise and fall is given in a number of ancient works and, among them, is the Historia Augusta.

Historicity of Historia Augusta

While today the Historia Augusta is recognized as largely fictional (some scholars even giving it the label of "historical fiction"), it was considered reliable history in its time and for many centuries afterwards. The famous historian Edward Gibbon (l. 1737-1794 CE) accepted it as an authentic record of the ancient Roman history and relied on it extensively in his six-volume work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire which, like the Historia Augusta, is largely viewed as inaccurate in the modern day. Both of these works, however, had significant impact on the audiences who read them or heard them read.

Rather than regard Historia Augusta as largely fictional, it would perhaps be better to consider it in the same light as one would the genre of ancient Mesopotamian naru literature. Naru literature began appearing around the second millennium BCE in Mesopotamia and is characterized by stories featuring a well-known figure from the past (usually a king) as the main character in a quasi-historical tale, which either extolled the king's military prowess, told the tale of his life and reign, or, more often, used the king to exemplify the proper relationship between human beings and the gods. The main character (king) was always an actual historical figure, but the story was either fictional or slanted in a particular way in order to achieve a desired impression.

While the Historia Augusta is not as concerned with the gods as it is with the Roman emperors, the same paradigm applies in that the tales of the Roman rulers are given as "teaching moments" through which one learns what it means to be a good monarch or a poor one, a great man or a failure. The work is certainly biased in its presentation but is understood to have drawn on reliable historical sources for its narratives. The focus of these narratives, however, is always on how effective - or paltry - a given emperor's reign was understood to have been. This model applies not only to the Roman emperors, however, but also to their adversaries and, most notably, to the Queen Zenobia of Palmyra.

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[myargalargan]

A Classical Polinalysis: Ep. 1

Alright, here's the first in the series of episode-by-episode analyses I mentioned when I shared the playlist I made of all the Classical pieces used in Bridgerton season 3!

The tracks on the playlist are all in order of when they appear in the show, and here are all the pieces that were used in episode 1:

Mozart’s Kleiner Trauermarsch ("Little Funeral March") in C minor, K. 453a

Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: IV. Allegro 

Haydn’s String Quartet No. 43 in G Major, Op. 54, "Tost", No. 1, Hob.III:58: III. Menuetto. Allegretto 

Scarlatti’s Sonata in G Major, K. 259, L. 103 

Mozart’s String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, “Haydn”, No. 3, K. 428/421b: IV. Allegro vivace 

Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro 

Haydn’s String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1, Hob. III.1, “La chasse”: I. Presto 

Haydn’s String Quartet No. 30 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, Hob. III:38, “The Joke”: IV. Presto

As I was looking into all of these, I started to see a bit of a theme emerge, and that theme is…

It started when I identified that the music playing in the background after Penelope flees Lady Danbury’s ball is a string quartet nicknamed “The Joke.” But then I started seeing how more and more pieces were falling into the pattern. The use of a scherzo (the Italian word for “joke”) from one of Beethoven’s quartets. Music reviewers describing the sense of humor in Haydn’s quartets. Even the funeral march Francesca plays at the start of the episode is kinda tongue-in-cheek! 

So what's so noteworthy (hah) about this theme…?

Well, let’s get into it… 😏

The first Classical piece we hear, Benedict very helpfully identifies for us: it’s Mozart’s “Funeral March,” which Francesca is playing just before her debut into society. And this of course is meant to be ironic, Francesca acting nonchalant about the whole event while drowning out the calls for her attention as she pounds out some intensely dour tunes—the musical version of the “this is fine” meme. But even taken by itself, without the context of this scene, the “Funeral March” is something of a joke. The full title is “Kleiner Trauermarsch” or “Little Funeral March”—a reference to the brevity of the piece but which also makes it sound diminutive and cutesy and sort of takes the edge off the severity. And then it has a silly little subtitle of “Marche funebre del Sigr Maestro Contrappunto” or “Funeral March for Mr. Master Counterpoint” (where “counterpoint” refers to a musical technique of having two or more distinct melodic lines playing simultaneously—the “Funeral March” doesn’t make use of this technique, but Mozart often did, so there’s a theory that Mr. Master Counterpoint is a joking reference to himself). All this to say, Mozart’s “Little Funeral March” has been said to be a bit of a satire on the overall funeral march genre, so despite what would seem to be a heavy and melancholic piece of music, we get our first “joke” establishing our episode 1 theme. 

Next, we have a few pieces playing in the background of the garden party: Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, which is playing while Colin flirts with the first set of ladies and as the Featheringtons arrive (and Colin seems to search for Pen while Pen watches him from afar); and Haydn’s String Quartet No. 43 in G Major, which plays while Francesca describes her ideal match to the other debutantes, and the Ladies Bridgerton discuss her and Eloise. 

The Beethoven quartet isn't known for being humorous; however, like much of the music used in this episode, I find that it has a jaunty, lilting quality reminiscent of tittering laughter. At the start of the piece, you can almost imagine the ladies of the ton giggling behind their hands and then, when the deeper strings come in, the heartier laughter of the gentlemen. Which is fitting, since this piece is also playing as Cressida first appears on the scene, fully intending to make some cruel quip about Penelope's appearance.

On another level, I really like this piece in the background of Colin’s obnoxious flirting because it’s one of Beethoven’s earliest string quartets (his second ever, despite being numbered first in the opus), and at the time, the string quartet was a very well-established musical form with highly-regarded masters. So Beethoven, still early in his career, was just starting to break into an already mature musical tradition and trying to make his mark there. Which, to me, has similar vibes as Colin returning home after his travels and trying so hard to be the man society expects him to be. 

The Haydn quartet, on the other hand, definitely fits into our “joke” theme. Haydn was seen as something of a musical humorist and prankster, and the way that comes through in Quartet No. 43 is with the irregular phrasing used in the third movement (which is the movement used in the episode)—the phrases are an uneven five measures long, rather than the more typical and predictable four. This movement is a minuet, and the minuet is supposed to be a dance movement, but due to the asymmetrical phrases, one review I read (from Hyperion records) noted “dance this music at your peril.” Which, granted, is a little extreme, but! Nevertheless, the sentiment conveys the prankiness of this piece pretty well.

(As a bonus, the piece that plays in the background when Colin and Pen finally do talk is called “Elegant Country House” by film composers David Arnold and Paul Hart. If you’re interested, you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5W99XxuEvJMbWW1HrvTYK4?si=019fef5f8fda4d61 It’s classical in style but is a contemporary piece so I didn’t put it on my playlist and or in this analysis.)

The next batch of joke-themed music occurs at Lady Danbury’s ball, but real quick before we get there, I just wanted to note that the Italian sheet music Francesca receives from Colin is Domenico Scarlatti’s Piano Sonata in G Major. (And even this piece has some tinkling passages that might bring bell-like laughter to mind.)

Now, onto the ball! 

As the Bridgertons enter, we hear the fourth movement of Mozart’s String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major. This is a piece that continuously throws the listener for a loop. The beginning has these broken two-note gestures that give a sort of start-stop-start-stop feeling to the intro. Then, just as it jumps into a fast passage with a bunch of runs, the whole thing gets interrupted by the start-stop gestures again. Later, those two-note gestures come back, but even that pattern gets interrupted. The whole thing feels twisty and turny in a way that recalls that prankiness of the earlier Haydn quartet. (And, actually, this piece is the third of a set of six quartets that Mozart dedicated to Haydn, so it seems likely he was doing a bit of an homage to his mentor’s reputation as a musical jokester.)

Then, while Penelope tries (and fails spectacularly) to flirt with that group of dubious gentlemen, and while Eloise talks embroidery with her fellow debs, we have the third movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 2 in G Major in the background. This is the scherzo movement, literally the joke movement. Scherzos are so-named because they were typically short, light, playful pieces of music, injecting a bit of levity and danciness in between more complex, dramatic, or emotional movements of a larger work. Although scherzos were a very common musical form at the time, they do not appear frequently on the Bridgerton soundtrack. In fact, I didn't see a single other scherzo used in season 3 even among the many string quartets that appear on the song list. So it feels remarkable in this context. 

Following this, we have Haydn’s String Quartet No. 1 in the background while the dudebros are asking Francesca what makes her “tick.” The thing I find interesting about this piece during this particular scene is that the quartet is nicknamed “La Chasse” or “The Chase,” and the sort of braying quality of the strings is reminiscent of hunting bugles. A bit of a sardonic metaphor for the marriage mart, perhaps… (Predator? Or prey?)

Then finally we have Haydn’s String Quartet No. 30 in E-Flat Major, “The Joke.” The piece earned this nickname because the final movement, which is what's used in the show, has several fake-out endings, where a musical line will conclude, there's a pause long enough for the audience to think they should start to applaud, and then the music starts back up again. To the point that when the piece finally does end, the audience would hesitate to clap, assuming they're about to get punked again.

This piece plays very quietly in the background after Penelope flees the ball and Colin follows her outside. In fact, it starts playing right around the moment Pen calls herself a spinster, it’s playing in the background when she says, “I am the laughing stock of the ton even when I change my entire wardrobe,” and then it ends right after she accuses Colin of being cruel. And I feel like this is such a perfect use of this piece. 

First, because it fits so well with Pen feeling like a joke to all her peers. Her insecurity about this pervades the entire episode and is the catalyst for her transformation, and the music in the background throughout the episode tells this story, with the usage of satirical and humorous pieces finally culminating in a work that’s literally titled “The Joke” as the soundtrack behind Pen’s self-flagellation. 

But also, I love how quietly the music is playing in that moment. Of course it makes sense that it’s quiet, since we’re outside with Colin and Pen and the musicians are inside. But y’know what else is inside? Anybody who would laugh at Pen. Penelope is understandably upset with Colin for what he said the previous year, for doing the frat boy thing and jeering with his broskis about her courtability. But here, now? Whatever ridicule there is from the ton about Penelope is back inside that ball. Colin—outside, with her—is not laughing anymore. 

Speaking of Colin… Not only do I love the “joke” theme in the music as a representation of some of Penelope's inner conflict, I love it for Colin’s, as well. Because let's face it...he's a bit of a joke right now. His farce of a personality. The cringey flirting. He doesn't suffer in society the same way Penelope does, but Lady Whistledown certainly finds him worthy of ridicule.

Both Colin and Penelope are struggling to find their place in society and end up on the receiving end of jabs and teasing as a result. The "joke" theme is a really effective way to set up the narrative arc that each of them will go through to find confidence in themselves, ultimately shedding the superficial (sometimes laughable) image that society had of them both.

♥

Finally, credit where credit is due, here are some of the analyses and reviews I read to prepare for this post:

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 1: https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Ludwig-van-Beethoven-String-Quartet-No-1-in-F-major-Op-18-No-1/

Haydn's String Quartet No. 43: https://musicatmenlo.org/files/2018_CBII.pdf

Mozart's String Quartet No. 16: https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/mozart-string-quartet-kv-428/#move4

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 2: https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W11615_66401

Haydn's String Quartet No. 1: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/haydn-string-quartets-op-1-nos-1-6

[sailorsenshishitposter]

Choso x Reader

⚠️ Spoilers for chapter 259 kind of

Choso:

You are anemic, are the oldest sibling or suffer from frequent insomnia and panic attacks.

First Date:

You were on your way home when you heard a soft noise. You thought that maybe it was a kitten hiding from the rain but what you found in the alley was in actuality closer to a sopping, wet cat. You found a man huddling under a cardboard box. He looked like he hadn't slept in days and seemed almost catatonic but the weirdest part was the tattoo across his nose. "Um... are you okay?" It seems like you woke him out of his mental breakdown. He began to wipe away his remaining tears. "... I need to find my brothers..."

"You lost your brothers? Don't worry, I'll help you file a missing persons report at the police station. For now, I'm taking you back home with me." Before he could protest, you picked him up bridal style and walked back to your apartment. After unlocking the door, you placed him on the couch and covered him in towels. "What are you doing?"

"Drying you off. Now hold still!" Suddenly he was hit by a strong wave of warmth (your hairdryer) and began to slowly drift off. He woke up to the feeling of his hair being redone. You then held out a mirror to him. "I'm not that good at pigtails so I hope it's okay!" Fastened at the sides of his head were two purple ribbons that matched his outfit. "I'm #### by the way. What's your name?"

"Choso..." Your stomach then started to growl. "Are you hungry? I can make you something to eat if you'd like." He wasn't sure what you were talking about. "What is hunger?" Your eyes nearly popped out of your skull. "You're joking right? Anyway I'm going to make some chicken nuggets." You then went to turn on your air fryer. Suddenly Choso let out a blood curdling scream. "WHAT'S WRONG!?" He then pointed towards your kitchen appliance. After turning it off, you went to comfort him. "I'll put on something calming..."

Before Choso could contemplate what a television was, he suddenly saw fire before his eyes. "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Looks like you weren't going to ever put the fireplace channel on again. You then saw blood starting to pour from his tattoo. "What the fuck? Hang on, I'm going to get something!" A minute later and you returned with a bag. "What is that...?"

"Did you live under a rock or something?" You began to tear the package open when you heard him respond. "It was more like a tube..." Was he some kind of weird test tube baby? "That still doesn't answer my question. By the way, how old are you exactly...?" You then looked into his eyes and realized that none of this was a joke. "I believe I'm a hundred and fifty years old at this point."

You began internally panicking when Choso asked what you held in your hand. You could either tell him the truth or lie and you found the second option was looking like the safest bet. "These are... 'bandaids'.. (yeah let's go with that). People use them to help with bleeding." You then took the clean menstrual pad and began to place it over his tattoo. "That should help. Now what do you mean about being over a century old?"

He then told you of his life and existing with his nine younger brothers. "I recently lost Eso and Kechizu..." You then pulled him into a hug. "I'm sorry for your loss!" It sounded like there were only seven left now and you refused to ask if they resembled the dwarves from snow white even if your curiosity was killing you. "It's... alright. I still need to find the rest of them and my youngest half brother..."

"Half brother?" Choso then smiled. "Yuji... It was only recently that we met but I need to find him!" Yuji? That couldn't be the same boy could it? You then pulled out your phone. "It wouldn't happen to be Itadori, would it?" Choso would ask you what you were holding but he was too busy staring at an image of a boy with pink hair that was eating worms. "THAT'S HIM!" He then grabbed you by the collar of your shirt. "How do you know my brother!?"

"Calm... down... can't... breathe-" After he loosened his grip, you told him about how you were both students at Jujutsu High. "Let's go!" said Choso as he dragged you by your arm. You were now seated on top of the half curses back while he began to do the Naruto run. You made it to your school with a very anxious Choso. "Where could he be!?" Just before you could tell him that he was probably in his room, you bumped into someone and fell over.

You looked up and saw that you had run into the asshole otherwise known as Naoya Zenin. Choso was now helping you up. "####, are you alright?" The blonde scoffed. "She may be dumb but at least she has looks. Now if you excuse me, I'm off to harass my cousins-" Naoya felt something hit him and he felt blood drip from his now broken nose. "How dare you! Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!"

"All WOMEN ARE QUEENS!" Choso then raised his fists. Naoya was ready to fight and shouted "IF SHE BREATHES, SHE'S A THOOOOOOT!!!" Just as the half curse was about to use Supernova, the other man fell down. "Hi Mrs. Maki's mom!" Naoya now lay on the ground, bleeding out from a knife to his back. She then looked at you. "Please don't tell Gege that I was here!" She then went off screen. "Well that's one problem taken care of!"

The two of you rushed to Yuji's room and opened the door. Inside was a very confused Yuji and Todo. "####, what are you doing here?" You then pointed to the man next to you. "Brotha, are we going to finish our mukbang or not!?" Something then snapped inside Choso's mind. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY BROTHER!? I'M HIS ACTUAL ONII CHAN!" The two of them began to brawl while you setup your phone. "I'll help you film that video for your YouTube Yuji."

"Thanks! Ahh, the foods getting cold!" Yuji then began to swallow all the food, not even bothering to chew it. His jaw began unhinging like a snake. Now all that was left were the hot dogs. He finished a twelve pack in one gulp and then started feeling ill. "You okay?" You were about to get him some tums (you refused to let him use chalk as a substitute again) when you noticed black tattoos appearing. "Crap!"

"It seems the brat truly is an idiot. Those weren't hot dogs, they were twelve of my fingers!" It seemed like Yuji wouldn't be back for a while. "I wonder if anyone has every done a mukbang involving human meat before? Let's see if this goes viral." Sukuna then set his fingers into position. "Shall we?" It was now time to bring out his malevolent kitchen tools."EVERYBODY RUN!" you screamed. "OPEN!"

It was now two weeks later and the scandal about your school went viral in sorcerer circles. Yuji itadori, the main culprit, was no where to be found while Sukuna opened up a restaurant with his faithful servant, Uraume. Coincidentally, they were bombarded with one star reviews on Yelp. The main review at the top was from none other than Satoru Gojo. "He burnt my fries and my shake. I'd ask for a refund but in the end I just decided to give it all away to Ijichi." This is why he should have just let Uraume be the one to cook.

[usafphantom2]

We leave the great 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham with B 24s below. That is the final arrival from the 1943 Groups, flying 259 missions and losing 58 a/c taken down by the enemy. The 453rd claimed 42/12/19/ e/a (enemy aircraft). #WWII

@FrancesBekafigo via X

[cryptidtrashpan]

day 259 yes more cyberpunk au, Nines is 'N' in this au and he always wears a motorcycle helmet. he likes to keep his face hidden and also he rides a motorcycle its easy to keep it on. He also has this crush on Gavin that he thinks he keeps hidden but his brothers know. Gavin may also have a lil crush but he's not saying anything.

C and Sixty like observe and bet on who will make the first move.

[transmutationisms]

original anon here tysm for the recs ! if the marxist frameworks was too limiting im also completely fine w general postcolonial botany readings on the topic :0

A Spiteful Campaign: Agriculture, Forests, and Administering the Environment in Imperial Singapore and Malaya (2022). Barnard, Timothy P. & Joanna W. C. Lee. Environmental History Volume: 27 Issue: 3 Pages: 467-490. DOI: 10.1086/719685

Planting Empire, Cultivating Subjects: British Malaya, 1786–1941 (2018). Lynn Hollen Lees

The Plantation Paradigm: Colonial Agronomy, African Farmers, and the Global Cocoa Boom, 1870s--1940s (2014). Ross, Corey. Journal of Global History Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 49-71. DOI: 10.1017/S1740022813000491

Cultivating “Care”: Colonial Botany and the Moral Lives of Oil Palm at the Twentieth Century’s Turn (2022). Alice Rudge. Comparative Studies in Society and History Volume: 64 Issue: 4 Pages: 878-909. DOI: 10.1017/S0010417522000354

Pacific Forests: A History of Resource Control and Contest in Solomon Islands, c. 1800-1997 (2000). Bennett, Judith A.

Thomas Potts of Canterbury: Colonist and Conservationist (2020). Star, Paul

Colonialism and Green Science: History of Colonial Scientific Forestry in South India, 1820--1920 (2012). Kumar, V. M. Ravi. Indian Journal of History of Science Volume: 47 Issue 2 Pages: 241-259

Plantation Botany: Slavery and the Infrastructure of Government Science in the St. Vincent Botanic Garden, 1765–1820 (2021). Williams, J'Nese. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte Volume: 44 Issue: 2 Pages: 137-158. DOI: 10.1002/bewi.202100011

Angel in the House, Angel in the Scientific Empire: Women and Colonial Botany During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (2020). Hong, Jiang. Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science Volume: 75 Issue: 3 Pages: 415-438. DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2020.0046

From Ethnobotany to Emancipation: Slaves, Plant Knowledge, and Gardens on Eighteenth-Century Isle de France (2019). Brixius, Dorit. History of Science Volume: 58 Issue: 1 Pages: 51-75. DOI: 10.1177/0073275319835431

African Oil Palms, Colonial Socioecological Transformation and the Making of an Afro-Brazilian Landscape in Bahia, Brazil (2015). Watkins, Case. Environment and History Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Pages: 13-42. DOI: 10.3197/096734015X14183179969700

The East India Company and the Natural World (2015). Ed. Damodaran, Vinita; Winterbottom, Anna; Lester, Alan

Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950): Tobacco Betwixt Indigo and Sugarcane (2014). Kerkhoff, Kathinka Sinha

Science in the Service of Colonial Agro-Industrialism: The Case of Cinchona Cultivation in the Dutch and British East Indies, 1852--1900 (2014). Hoogte, Arjo Roersch van der & Pieters, Toine. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Volume: 47 Issue: Part A Pages: 12-22

Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans, and Ecological Exchange (2010). Newell, Jennifer

The Colonial Machine: French Science and Overseas Expansion in the Old Regime (2011). McClellan, James E. & Regourd, François

Colonial Botany: Science, Commerce, and Politics in the Early Modern World (2005). Ed. Schiebinger, Londa L. & Swan, Claudia

Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World (2004). Schiebinger, Londa L.

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Interesting Papers for Week 30, 2023

Adult-born neurons inhibit developmentally-born neurons during spatial learning. Ash, A. M., Regele-Blasco, E., Seib, D. R., Chahley, E., Skelton, P. D., Luikart, B. W., & Snyder, J. S. (2023). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 198, 107710.

Behavioral origin of sound-evoked activity in mouse visual cortex. Bimbard, C., Sit, T. P. H., Lebedeva, A., Reddy, C. B., Harris, K. D., & Carandini, M. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 251–258.

Exploration patterns shape cognitive map learning. Brunec, I. K., Nantais, M. M., Sutton, J. E., Epstein, R. A., & Newcombe, N. S. (2023). Cognition, 233, 105360.

Distinct contributions of ventral CA1/amygdala co-activation to the induction and maintenance of synaptic plasticity. Chong, Y. S., Wong, L.-W., Gaunt, J., Lee, Y. J., Goh, C. S., Morris, R. G. M., … Sajikumar, S. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(3), 676–690.

 An intrinsic oscillator underlies visual navigation in ants. Clement, L., Schwarz, S., & Wystrach, A. (2023). Current Biology, 33(3), 411-422.e5.

Not so optimal: The evolution of mutual information in potassium voltage-gated channels. Duran-Urriago, A., & Marzen, S. (2023). PLOS ONE, 18(2), e0264424.

Successor-like representation guides the prediction of future events in human visual cortex and hippocampus. Ekman, M., Kusch, S., & de Lange, F. P. (2023). eLife, 12, e78904.

Residual dynamics resolves recurrent contributions to neural computation. Galgali, A. R., Sahani, M., & Mante, V. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 326–338.

Dorsal attention network activity during perceptual organization is distinct in schizophrenia and predictive of cognitive disorganization. Keane, B. P., Krekelberg, B., Mill, R. D., Silverstein, S. M., Thompson, J. L., Serody, M. R., … Cole, M. W. (2023). European Journal of Neuroscience, 57(3), 458–478.

A striatal circuit balances learned fear in the presence and absence of sensory cues. Kintscher, M., Kochubey, O., & Schneggenburger, R. (2023). eLife, 12, e75703.

Hippocampal engram networks for fear memory recruit new synapses and modify pre-existing synapses in vivo. Lee, C., Lee, B. H., Jung, H., Lee, C., Sung, Y., Kim, H., … Kaang, B.-K. (2023). Current Biology, 33(3), 507-516.e3.

Neocortical synaptic engrams for remote contextual memories. Lee, J.-H., Kim, W. Bin, Park, E. H., & Cho, J.-H. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 259–273.

The effect of temporal expectation on the correlations of frontal neural activity with alpha oscillation and sensory-motor latency. Lee, J. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 2012.

Describing movement learning using metric learning. Loriette, A., Liu, W., Bevilacqua, F., & Caramiaux, B. (2023). PLOS ONE, 18(2), e0272509.

The geometry of cortical representations of touch in rodents. Nogueira, R., Rodgers, C. C., Bruno, R. M., & Fusi, S. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 239–250.

Contextual and pure time coding for self and other in the hippocampus. Omer, D. B., Las, L., & Ulanovsky, N. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 285–294.

Reshaping the full body illusion through visuo-electro-tactile sensations. Preatoni, G., Dell’Eva, F., Valle, G., Pedrocchi, A., & Raspopovic, S. (2023). PLOS ONE, 18(2), e0280628.

Experiencing sweet taste is associated with an increase in prosocial behavior. Schaefer, M., Kühnel, A., Schweitzer, F., Rumpel, F., & Gärtner, M. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 1954.

Cortical encoding of rhythmic kinematic structures in biological motion. Shen, L., Lu, X., Yuan, X., Hu, R., Wang, Y., & Jiang, Y. (2023). NeuroImage, 268, 119893.

Mindful self-focus–an interaction affecting Theory of Mind? Wundrack, R., & Specht, J. (2023). PLOS ONE, 18(2), e0279544.