#capitan pony

[amartianonmars]

Somepony on Instagram said that Picard would like Discord, I'd say they're not entirely wrong. (For those of you who don't know, John De Lancie is Discord's voice actor and also a strong source of inspiration for his character despite the fact that John avoided using his 'Q' voice for his lines)

Bonus Panel

Worf's really not happy that Q also likes Fluttershy.

Description under the cut.

[Image ID: 4 panel greyscale comic. The first panel is of Picard's hand holding a brush and dusting 2 photo images of My Little Pony toys. A Discord figure sits on the left of a Fluttershy toy on the top shelf.

The second panel is of Picard wearing a bathrobe and happily humming to himself, flowers surrounding him, his arm extended out to his left while he resumes his dusting.

The third panel is of Picard, now visibly annoyed with his eyes shut, his arms extended inward as he sighs while Q sits perched on his back wearing a red engineering uniform. Q wraps his hands around Picard's shoulder after appearing out of thin air and leaving a lipstick imprint on his bald head. He sensually says into Picard's ear, "Jean-Luc, did you miss me, Mon Capitan"

The fourth panel is of Q scrambling up Picard's shoulder excitedly, pointing at the Discord figure Picard was cleaning and exclaims, "Oh look it's me! Where'd you get this" Picard in shock looks up and exclaims," Wait, what?"

There is a separate comic panel at the end of the caption. It is a greyscale panel of Q holding up a Fluttershy toy photo in his left hand, the right hand petting the toy with his pointer finger. He coos at the toy, "My darling Fluttershy! How I've missed you so. The background is a light grey with sparkles at the left of the comic, the comic turning into a dark grey as Worf stands at a distance towards the right of the panel. He is holding a bat'let in his left hand and is visibly angry with a grey cloud around him. End ID]

[handeaux]

Cincinnati’s Kit Kapp Mapped Uncharted Waters, Popularized Indigenous Art & Was Forgotten By His Hometown

When Amor Smith “Kit” Kapp Jr. died in Florida at the age of 86 in 2013, not a single Cincinnati news outlet carried an obituary or, in fact, any mention at all. The oversight was remarkable since Kit Kapp had been featured in more than 60 Cincinnati news stories between the 1940s and the 1970s.

Almost every day of Kit Kapp’s long life was worthy of a news story somewhere. He was born in 1926 to Loretta and Amor Smith Kapp Sr. in Walnut Hills. His father was a lumber dealer and the marriage was rocky. Loretta sued for divorce twice. The second time, it took. Throughout high school and college, Kit lived with his father.

As a youngster, Kit was bedridden with scarlet fever. He told his father he wanted to build a boat, so Amor Kapp Sr. drove down to the Ohio River and took photos of a towboat. Dad told the Cincinnati Post [18 December 1955]:

“I put those pictures on a drafting board and we started to build. That darn boat took nine months to make, but Kit still has it. It has 144 miniature lights that work and a miniature paddle wheel.”

Inspired by the towboat project, Kit launched his own business, the American Model Company, to sell model boat kits to hobbyists while still a student at Anderson High School.

While living in Mount Washington, Kit walked down to Coney Island and pestered the concessionaires into letting him exercise their ponies and horses. He was just 15 when he signed up to work on a dude ranch in Oklahoma. The next summer found him at a “real” ranch in Arizona. Diving into the cowboy culture, Kit became fascinated by the guns of the Old West and managed to become, at age 17, the youngest person licensed as a firearms dealer by the U.S. government. He boasted that he owned more Smith & Wesson sidearms than any collector in the country.

Kit enrolled at the University of Cincinnati in 1944 but was almost immediately drafted into the Army. He served as a paratrooper in an airborne division based in Japan during the post-war occupation. While overseas, he discovered two new passions: mountain climbing and the Ainu, an indigenous people found in the far northern reaches of the Japanese archipelago. Typically, Kit located every book published on the Ainu – 15 in total, all in Japanese – and hired Japanese students to translate them. He amassed a significant collection of Ainu artifacts and set about connecting Japanese scholars at Hokkaido Imperial University with anthropology faculty at UC.

Returning to UC after his discharge as a sergeant, Kit convinced the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity to climb Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the contiguous United States. But, when the time came for the expedition to depart, Kit found himself alone. He told the Cincinnati Post [24 June 1947]:

“A couple of my fraternity brothers were going along, too, but they apparently thought it was just a lot of talk and made other plans for the summer. So I’m going alone.”

On his way west, Kit climbed Signal Peak in Utah and El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He summited Mount Whitney, hauling a 63-pound pack, and then climbed nearby Mount Muir, not as tall but treacherously steep. According to the Post [29 December 1952]:

“He reached the peak, then gazed down on 1200 feet of sheer precipice. The descent was more a rock-grasping operation than anything else. Kit’s foot slipped and he went tumbling. The whole slope seemed to slide with him. In the best mountain-climbing manner, he stuck out his arms and spread his legs to provide the best brakeage possible.”

Kit ended up with a twisted right leg, a heel pried from one boot, and a determination to find another mountain to climb. Instead, he bought a cheap automobile and drove it through Central America. He blamed it on Burton Holmes.

Almost forgotten today, Burton Holmes was something like a Depression-era globe-trotting Rick Steves. Holmes filmed exotic locales and traveled the country narrating his movies in very popular and remunerative lectures. In April 1946, Holmes presented a filmed tour of Mexico at UC’s Wilson Auditorium, extolling the fine automotive route along the new Pan-American Highway, but warning his audience not to attempt driving further into Central America, because it couldn’t be done.

That sounded like a dare to Kit Kapp. Boasting, as he put it, a bankroll “just thick enough to see through,” Kapp bought a 1929 Model-A Ford for $64 in 1948 and drove it all the way to Costa Rica. As a friend later wrote:

“Claiming to be a journalism student, Kit succeeded in meeting and interviewing the presidents of both Nicaragua and Guatemala during his trip. His car survived the journey back to the US, despite suffering 18 bullet holes passing through a small revolution in Nicaragua.”

Kit changed 51 flat tires and somehow made it back to Cincinnati without the benefit of second gear just in time to enroll for his junior year at UC’s College of Business Administration. Soon after graduation in 1950, Kit sold his model boat company and his firearm collection and bought a 41-foot ketch he named Fairwinds and sailed for the Caribbean. The original Fairwinds was wrecked in a gale, so Kit acquired a 50-foot “bugeye” ketch and christened it Fairwinds II.

With St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a base, Kit launched a charter company, hauling tourists around the area, eventually wandering farther and farther afield. Along the way, he met and married his first wife, the former Lois Fatzinger of Palmerton, Pennsylvania. After a decade running charters, that marriage dissolved, and Kit decided that he would rather go exploring than stick to a charter’s set schedule. He told the Post [18 December 1965]:

“I decided to get out of the high rent district. Running a charter boat is like running a sea-going taxi.”

Instead, he offered expeditions to crew members who paid him for the privilege of exploring rarely visited islands and coasts.

“I make plans ahead of time and if anyone wants to go along they pay $200 for two weeks. They work, but not hard. They help clean up, aid in survey work, help carry equipment on the island beaches. We work about five hours a day, then we swim or loaf.”

Many of those expeditions were sponsored officially by the Explorer’s Club of New York. That organization designated Kit as a fellow of the society. Among his regular customers was physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Kit’s travels took him into previously uncharted waters near the coast of Panama, and it was here that he generated his most culturally impactful discovery.

Kit’s efforts to survey the San Blas Islands off the north coast of Panama led to a lifelong interest in the Guna tribespeople who lived there. The Guna (or Kuna) produced unique fabric designs known as mola, vibrantly colored and intricately layered fabric pieces worn by the Guna women. The process involved in creating molas is often described as “reverse appliqué,” in which pieces of fabric are cut away to reveal layers underneath. Kit was among the first outsiders to appreciate and study these dynamic artworks and to bring them to the attention of scholars worldwide. His self-published 1972 monograph, “Mola art from the San Blas Islands” remains the definitive introduction to the art form.

During dozens of voyages around the San Blas Islands, Kit’s quest for reliable charts inspired him to seek out, collect, study and sell antique maps. Some of the maps he found were quite valuable. One sold at auction for $34,000. By 1967, Kit had accumulated a substantial inventory, enough to mount an exhibition in Jamaica. During the opening reception for that exhibit, Kit met his second wife, Valerie, born on the Isle of Wight, who helped coordinate his buying and selling trips to England and the Continent.

As Kit and Valerie shared their discoveries in Guna art, their travels brought them to Cincinnati, where they coordinated a landmark exhibition of molas and ritual Guna statuary at the Studio San Guiseppe at the College of Mount St. Joseph in 1972. Enquirer [13 February 1972] art critic Owen Findsen was impressed:

“Leaving the ethnology to Captain Kapp, the Mola can be seen as a pure art form. One must be taken by the intense coloring of many of them which can set up visual vibrations to compete with the Op artists. And the designs are clever in the same way that the pseudo-primitive art of Paul Klee is clever, by its directness and its innocence.”

The colors and patterns of mola fabric art filtered into popular fashions throughout the 1970s. Women around the world wore clothing and carried handbags replicating Guna mola designs, usually with no awareness of the original source.

As a dealer in antique maps, Kit built a reputation as a discerning connoisseur and befriended several other influential collectors. British map dealer Simon Hunter was one such colleague. He recalled:

“Kit was a very astute buyer, but he was also a most entertaining character whose good humor and traveler’s tales made it impossible to resent the large discounts he invariably managed to obtain on his many purchases.”

All the while he was buying and selling maps, Kit earned acclaim as a formidable scholar who also had the expertise to create his own maps. His many academic publications include analyses of maps, inventories of known charts and monographs on native peoples. Worldcat lists more than 40 publications under his name, with at least a dozen publications being maps of previously unfathomed waters.

After 25 years devoted to collecting and selling maps, Kit and Valerie decided that their business, no matter how successful, was detracting from the time available for exploring their beloved Caribbean. They pivoted toward selling by consignment through other dealers, rather than issuing their own catalogs. The sheer volume of their collections necessitated buying a house with a large garage on land, and they settled in Nokomis, Florida.

Over the years, significant honors accrued. In addition to the prestigious Explorers’ Club, Kit was awarded a permanent card for the British Museum Reading Room and memberships in the Royal Geographical Society, the Adventurers' Club of New York, the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Geographical Society.

After Kit’s death in 2013, his widow discovered more than 60 cartons of uncatalogued Guna art that he had packed away since the early 1970s. While itemizing that substantial collection, she discovered a room covered by a false wall in the garage with even more fabrics and statuary. Much of this new inventory is now available through various auction houses.

[angelariasdominguez]

§ 3.281. El poni rojo (Lewis Milestone, 1949)

Una película infantil, familiar, para todos. Una tierna historia sobre la amistad, el afecto, el compromiso con los otros, con tus semejantes y contigo mismo.

Unos actores inmensos, una gran Myrna Loy y un extraordinario Robert Mitchum, grande y más noble que nunca. También brilla Louis Calhern, el villano de La jungla de asfalto, de John Huston, que es de un año posterior.

El guión está firmado por John Steinbeck, y  se construye desde una novela suya del mismo nombre. 

Tiene ese punto infantil, grávido, poco dramático, suave y un punto de inconsciencia. Pretende seguir la estela de Capitanes intrépidos (Victor Fleming, 1937), pero no consigue esa sensación de absoluta pureza que consigue esa gran obra maestra del cine de todos los tiempos.

La banda sonora es muy noticiable, acompaña toda la cinta. Es de Aaron Copland, uno de los primeros grandes de la composición de bandas sonoras.

Me encantan los vaqueros de Mitchum, de una modernidad inaudita. Descoloridos por el centro, muy oscuros por los lados, ceñidos en la cintura y algo estrechos sin ser strench. Preciosos.

[askostimuriorphanage]

Crystal Clear:  (sigh) Aye aye captain . . . 

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Mod: For those of you who don't remember , Capitan Hope is a retired commodore , living next door to Ostimuri´s orphanage

[nnay-naee]

I'm sorry.

I'll keep you updated on this.

[timeless-hollywood-classics]

Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis; August 10, 1923 – October 14, 2020) was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium.

Fleming was born Marilyn Louis in Hollywood, California, to Harold Cheverton Louis, an insurance salesman, and Effie Graham, a stage actress who had appeared opposite Al Jolson in the musical Dancing Around at New York's Winter Garden Theatre from 1914 to 1915. Fleming's maternal grandfather was John C. Graham, an actor, theater owner, and newspaper editor in Utah.

She began working as a film actress while attending Beverly Hills High School, from which she graduated in 1941. She was discovered by the well-known Hollywood agent Henry Willson, who changed her name to "Rhonda Fleming".

"It's so weird", Fleming said later. "He stopped me crossing the street. It kinda scared me a little bit -- I was only 16 or 17. He signed me to a seven-year contract without a screen test. It was a Cinderella story, but those could happen in those days."

Fleming's agent Willson went to work for David O. Selznick, who put her under contract.[5][6] She had bit parts in In Old Oklahoma (1943), Since You Went Away (1944) for Selznick, and in When Strangers Marry (1944).

She received her first substantial role in the thriller, Spellbound (1945), produced by Selznick and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. "Hitch told me I was going to play a nymphomaniac", Fleming said later. "I remember rushing home to look it up in the dictionary and being quite shocked." The film was a success and Selznick gave her another good role in the thriller The Spiral Staircase (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak.

Selznick lent her out to appear in supporting parts in the Randolph Scott Western Abilene Town (1946) at United Artists and the film noir classic Out of the Past (1947) with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas, at RKO, where she played a harried secretary.

Fleming's first leading role came in Adventure Island (1947), a low-budget action film made for Pine-Thomas Productions at Paramount Pictures in the two-color Cinecolor process and co-starring fellow Selznick contractee Rory Calhoun.

Fleming then auditioned for the female lead in a Bing Crosby film, a part Deanna Durbin turned down at Paramount in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), a musical loosely based on the story by Mark Twain. Fleming exhibited her singing ability, dueting with Crosby on "Once and For Always" and soloing with "When Is Sometime". They recorded the songs for a three-disc, 78-rpm Decca album, conducted by Victor Young, who wrote the film's orchestral score. Her vocal coach in Hollywood, Harriet Lee, praised her "lovely voice", saying, "she could be a musical comedy queen". The movie was Fleming's first Technicolor film. Her fair complexion and flaming red hair photographed exceptionally well and she was nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor", a moniker not worth much to her as she would have preferred to be known for her acting. Actress Maureen O'Hara expressed a similar sentiment when the same nickname was given to her around this time.

She then played another leading role opposite a comedian, in this case Bob Hope, in the The Great Lover (1949). It was a big hit and Fleming was established. "After that, I wasn't fortunate enough to get good directors", said Fleming. "I made the mistake of doing lesser films for good money. I was hot – they all wanted me – but I didn't have the guidance or background to judge for myself."

In February 1949, Selznick sold his contract players to Warner Bros, but he kept Fleming.

In 1950 she portrayed John Payne's love interest in The Eagle and the Hawk, a Western.

Fleming was lent to RKO to play a femme fatale opposite Dick Powell in Cry Danger (1951), a film noir. Back at Paramount, she played the title role in a Western with Glenn Ford, The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951).

In 1950, she ended her association with Selznick after eight years, though her contract with him had another five years to run.

Fleming signed a three-picture deal with Paramount. Pine-Thomas used her as Ronald Reagan's leading lady in a Western, The Last Outpost (1951), John Payne's leading lady in the adventure film Crosswinds (1951), and with Reagan again in Hong Kong (1951).

She sang on NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour during the same live telecast that featured Errol Flynn, on September 30, 1951, from the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.

Fleming was top-billed for Sam Katzman's The Golden Hawk (1952) with Sterling Hayden, then was reunited with Reagan for Tropic Zone (1953) at Pine-Thomas. In 1953, Fleming portrayed Cleopatra in Katzman's Serpent of the Nile for Columbia. That same year, she filmed a western with Charlton Heston at Paramount, Pony Express (1953), and two films shot in three dimensions (3-D), Inferno with Robert Ryan at Fox, and the musical Those Redheads From Seattle with Gene Barry, for Pine-Thomas. The following year, she starred with Fernando Lamas in Jivaro, her third 3-D release, at Pine-Thomas. She went to Universal for Yankee Pasha (1954) with Jeff Chandler. Fleming also traveled to Italy to play Semiramis in Queen of Babylon (1954).

Fleming was part of a gospel singing quartet with Jane Russell, Connie Haines, and Beryl Davis.

Much of the location work for Fleming's 1955 Western Tennessee's Partner, in which she played Duchess opposite John Payne as Tennessee and Ronald Reagan as Cowpoke, was filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, (known as the most heavily filmed outdoor location in the history of film and television). A distinctive monolithic sandstone feature behind which Fleming (as Duchess) hid during an action sequence, later became known as the Rhonda Fleming Rock. The rock is part of a section of the former movie ranch known as "Garden of the Gods", which has been preserved as public parkland.

Fleming was reunited with Payne and fellow redhead Arlene Dahl in a noir at RKO, Slightly Scarlet (1956). She did other thrillers that year; The Killer Is Loose (1956) with Joseph Cotten and Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps (1956), co-starring Dana Andrews, at RKO. Fleming was top billed in an adventure movie for Warwick Films, Odongo (1956).

Fleming had the female lead in John Sturges's Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) co-starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, a big hit. She supported Donald O'Connor in The Buster Keaton Story (1957) and Stewart Granger in Gun Glory (1957) at MGM.

In May 1957, Fleming launched a nightclub act at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. It was a tremendous success. "I just wanted to know if I could get out on that stage – if I could do it. And I did! ... My heart was to do more stage work, but I had a son, so I really couldn't, but that was in my heart."

Fleming was Guy Madison's co star in Bullwhip (1958) for Allied Artists, and supported Jean Simmons in Home Before Dark (1958), which she later called her favorite role ("It was a marvellous stretch", she said).

Fleming was reunited with Bob Hope in Alias Jesse James (1959) and did an episode of Wagon Train.

She was in the Irwin Allen/Joseph M. Newman production of The Big Circus (1959), co-starring Victor Mature and Vincent Price. This was made for Allied Artists, whom Fleming later sued for unpaid profits.

Fleming travelled to Italy again to make The Revolt of the Slaves (1959) and was second billed in The Crowded Sky (1960).

In 1960, she described herself as "semi-retired", having made money in real estate investments. That year she toured her nightclub act in Las Vegas and Palm Springs.

During the 1950s, 1960s, and into the 1970s, Fleming frequently appeared on television with guest-starring roles on The Red Skelton Show, The Best of Broadway, The Investigators, Shower of Stars, The Dick Powell Show, Wagon Train, Burke's Law, The Virginian, McMillan & Wife, Police Woman, Kung Fu, Ellery Queen, and The Love Boat.

In 1958, Fleming again displayed her singing talent when she recorded her only LP, entitled simply Rhonda (reissued in 2008 on CD as Rhonda Fleming Sings Just For You). In this album, which was released by Columbia Records, she blended then-current songs like "Around The World" with standards such as "Love Me or Leave Me" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". Conductor-arranger Frank Comstock provided the musical direction.

On March 4, 1962, Fleming appeared in one of the last segments of ABC's Follow the Sun in a role opposite Gary Lockwood. She played a Marine in the episode, "Marine of the Month".

In December 1962, Fleming was cast as the glamorous Kitty Bolton in the episode, "Loss of Faith", on the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Kitty pits Joe Phy (Jim Davis) and Peter Gabriel (Don Collier) to run against each other for sheriff of Pima County, Arizona. Violence results from the rivalry.

In the 1960s, Fleming branched out into other businesses and began performing regularly on stage and in Las Vegas.

One of her final film appearances was in a bit-part as Edith von Secondburg in the comedy The Nude Bomb (1980) starring Don Adams. She also appeared in Waiting for the Wind (1990).

Fleming has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.

Fleming worked for several charities, especially in the field of cancer care, and served on the committees of many related organizations. In 1991, her fifth husband, Ted Mann, and she established the Rhonda Fleming Mann Clinic for Women's Comprehensive Care at the UCLA Medical Center.

In 1964, Fleming spoke at the "Project Prayer" rally attended by 2,500 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The gathering, which was hosted by Anthony Eisley, a star of ABC's Hawaiian Eye series, sought to flood the United States Congress with letters in support of mandatory school prayer, following two decisions in 1962 and 1963 of the United States Supreme Court, which struck down mandatory school prayer as conflicting with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Joining Fleming and Eisley at the rally were Walter Brennan, Lloyd Nolan, Dale Evans, Pat Boone, and Gloria Swanson. Fleming declared, "Project Prayer is hoping to clarify the First Amendment to the Constitution and reverse this present trend away from God." Eisley and Fleming added that John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Roy Rogers, Mary Pickford, Jane Russell, Ginger Rogers, and Pat Buttram would also have attended the rally had their schedules not been in conflict.

Fleming married six times:

Thomas Wade Lane, interior decorator, (1940–1942; divorced), one son

Dr. Lewis V. Morrill, Hollywood physician, (July 11, 1952 – 1954; divorced)

Lang Jeffries, actor, (April 3, 1960 – January 11, 1962; divorced)

Hall Bartlett, producer (March 27, 1966 – 1972; divorced)

Ted Mann, producer, (March 11, 1977 – January 15, 2001; his death)

Darol Wayne Carlson (2003 – October 31, 2017; his death)

Through her son Kent Lane (b. 1941), Rhonda also had two granddaughters (Kimberly and Kelly), four great-grandchildren (Wagner, Page, Lane, and Cole), and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was a Presbyterian and a Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election.

Fleming died on October 14, 2020, in Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, at the age of 97. She is interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.

[ghost-go-roasty-mctoasty]

You: "purple headed yogurt shooter." Me: 👊💢👩‍🦱🔫

You: >:(

Me: >:)

Me: baloney pony, beaver basher, custard launcher, dude piston, heat-seeking moisture missile, luigi, mayo shooting hotdog gun, meter long king kong dong purple-helmeted warrior of love, single barreled pump action bollock, wing wang doodle, yogurt shotgun, arbor vitae, worst leg of three, Capitan Standish, milkman, Jimmy, Russell the one eyed muscle, Dora the explorer,

[godess-ofthe-underworld]

Love Finds A Way

(sequel to “See You Again”) ( A Hary Hook X Reader story)

Part 6

Harry sauntered into the chip shop after his encounter with the former occupants of the Isle.  His mind still drifted to Hadley and her scared expression as he pointed his hook in her face.  He mentally kicked himself as he promised her long ago that he would never point his hook at her face.

 He groaned as he sat down at a table, kicking his feet up and rubbing his hands down his face slightly smearing the eyeliner around his eyes.

He only put it on because he knew Hadley liked it, she always said it made his eyes seem more menacing, and maybe it would her her to break if she saw it but no such luck.

Uma came around from the back and saw Harry propped against the table.  She knocked his feet down, startling the young pirate and causing him to yelp as the chair fell to the floor.

“Well? Is she coming?” Uma asked crossing her arms.

“Yeah I don't see why they wouldn't. I gave them a pretty irresitsable ultimatum.” Harry grunted.

“ Wait.. wait. Who's they?” Uma raised an eyebrow.

“ Mal.” 

“And?” 

Harry didn't respond right away, he just continued to look at the floor.

“Harry!” 

Harry mumbled something as Uma rested her hands on the table.

“What was that?” She tilted her head.

“ Hadley.” Harry spoke, his voice was low and his eyes stayed put on the floor not daring to look at his Capitan.

“Did I tell you to invite the hot head?!” Uma shouted

“ I did it for meself!’ Harry roared as he forcefully stood up, knocking over the chair. 

Uma laughed.

“Oh Harry.  She left you remember? She doesn't care about you.  It's been six months, get over it.” Uma shot.

Each word cut into Harry's chest like a searing red-hot knife. 

“ I know.” He whimpered. 

“ Just remember where your loyalties lie.” Uma growled.

 Uma sauntered away from the table, leaving Harry to pick up his chair.

He sat back down and slammed his head on the he table top groaning as he did.

An hour past and the time for Hadley and Mal to arrive neared closer.  Meaning Harry grew more nervous and Uma grew more agitated.

She slammed a tray of fried fish on the table in front of a witch causing some to spill onto the table top.

“ Hey! I wanted the fried clams!” The witch complained.

“ And I wanted a sea pony. Life ain't fair!” Uma retorted, making the witch jump back.

Harry was tapping his hook on the table when the two swing doors flung open.

All heads turned to the two new additions to the shop, some gashping and some growling.

“ We're baaaack.” Mal and Hadley sung still standing in the doorway.

Harry's head shot directly to Hadley as he stood up. 

Uma laughed as she went to stand by harry.

“Losers, party of two. Right this way please.” Uma gestured to an empty table in front if them.  Uma pushed a chair towards mal, who caught it before it hit her.

“ Place still stinks.” Hadley commented, wrinkling her nose at the putrid smell of fish.

“Oh I'm sorry. We're down a Butler today.  Princesses.” Uma scoffed.

Hadley went to pull up an empty chair when a large hand covered hers.

Hadley looked up to see Harry had grabbed her hand, his blue eyes seemed stone cold.

“Let's go. We need to talk.” Harry stated looking anywhere but at her.

Hadley looked to Mal as Harry drug her from the shop by her wrist.  

He took her to an alley next to the shop.  He let go of her arm and started pacing in front of her.

Hadley cast her eyes to the wet, muddy ground, kicking some rocks around. 

“Why?” Harry voice broke through the silence causing Hadley to snap her head to look at him.  He'd stopped pacing and was standing in front of Hadley. 

When she opened her mouth to ask what he meant he silenced her with his hand.

“You promised me you wouldn't.  You promised we would get out of here together.  It's been six months Hadley and I've heard nothin’ from you.  You're over there living the perfect little life not giving a single care about me.  You left me here hoping that you'd come back. Did you even think about me when you chose to stay? Hm? Cause you weren't wearing the necklace then.  Just like you aren't now.  What? Did you forget I existed the minute you stepped foot in Auradon?  Did you ever care about me at all?” Harry's voice got louder and louder and by the time her finished ranting.

Hadely stepped forward. “ That's not true.. I-I-” 

“ Save it.  You lied to me.  I waited six months.. six months for you to come back here.  And now the only reason you're here is to get you precious King and princess back.” 

“Harry..-” her voice came out broken and quiet.

Before Hadley could return any answers, Mal came slamming out the doors of the shop. 

“Hadley! Let's go!” Mal shouted.

Hadley turned back to Harry not sure of what to say.  She backed out of the alley keeping her eyes on him.  She watched as his head hung and his shoulders slumped as she backed up.

“I never forgot you Harry.” She whispered.

Harry looked up just as her hair flicked around the corner.

Hadley jogged to keep up with Mal who seemed unsettled.

“ Mal wait up! What happened in there?” Hadley panted as she caught up.

Mal stopped and sighed “ Uma wants the wand, in exchange for Ben and Ruby.” 

Hadley stared wide eyed as Mal walked on.

'great here we go again with the whole wand thing’ Hadley groaned out loud rushing to catch up.

A/n: Hey guys! forgot it was Friday again yesterday... oops.  anyway here is Part 6.  if you liked this part and would like part 7 please like and comment.  aslo if you would like to read the illustrated version you can do so on my Wattpad (@phelpsphan).  As Always if you would like to be added to the tag list please message me. <3 <3 <3 Summary: You would think that six months in Auradon would do any villain kid good.  Well, not Hadley.  After the events of the Coronation, Hadley's mood took a downward spiral; and for one reason, guilt.  She'd broken a promise and left her best friend on the Isle of the Lost.  How will she handle seeing him again when certain circumstances bring her back to the Isle? Will she finally tell him what she really feels?  

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in Descendants.  Hadley and the plot between her and Harry are mine. 

Tag list: @unded-bride

[werewolf-cuddles]

Fuck it, I’m bored so let’s see just how weird and varied my music choices can get by putting it on shuffle and seeing which songs come up.

My Little Pony - Stop The Bats! (The Living Tombstone’s Remix)

Danganronpa 2 OST - Monokuma Overclock

Metallica - Die, Die My Darling

SiIvaGunner - Victory! Daft Punk ft. Pharrell (Extended Mix)

The Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?

My Chemical Romance - Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back

Imagine Dragons - Warriors

Persona 5 OST - Encounter

Iron Maiden - Mother of Mercy

Disturbed - Stricken

Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

HOME - Decay

Rembrants - I’ll Be There For You

Crash Twinsanity OST - Ice Climb (Unused)

Dan Salvato - Dreams of Love and Literature (Early Sketch)

DJ Hero OST - Pjanoo by Eric Prydz vs Somebody Told Me by The Killers

Ke$ha - Die Young

Dragonforce - Prepare for War

Kanye West - Stronger

Dragonforce - Soldiers of the Wasteland

Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman

Linkin Park - Lost in the Echo

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper

30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War

Kanye West - Power

SAINT PEPSI - Around

Fun. - Stars

OPM - El Capitan

Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish

Danganronpa X Crypt of the Necrodancer OST - Wonderful Dead (2-2)

If anybody else wants to do this, that could probably be fun.

[jamiemurraysdiastemamademylife]

Happy Birthday @stan-the-man-4ever !🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 I wish You all the best, have great time today 🎁🎉😙

[lexxryott]

Introducción

Soy Lexx. Me apasiona el arte y la astronomía.

En este blog voy a estar subiendo dibujos propios, sólo por gusto y amor al arte, claro que probablemente llamar “Arte” a lo que hago sea demasiado por lo pronto. Por el momento voy a estar haciendo fanarts, pero ya verán a futuro mis planes son mucho más grandes, igual hacer fanarts es muy divertido, así que probablemente lo siga haciendo.

Ahora voy a proceder a nombrar de lo que voy  hacer fanarts, mis fandoms, y lo que más disfruto.

Empezaré por My Little Pony y South Park.

A ver, esas dos son bien diferentes. Resulta que las series animadas para adultos en realidad no son lo mío, pero un día una animadora que sigo en YouTube subió una corta escena de South Park re-animada por ella. Fue tan genial, la vi muchas veces, y me anime a investigar un poco sobre la serie, leí muchos artículos, vi varios videos sobre los peores capítulos y leí muchas criticas que fueron las que, finalmente, me animaron a realmente ver la serie. Así que hasta ahora he visto las dos primeras temporadas y me han encantado, es una autentica maravilla esa serie. Básicamente lo que hago es verla e ir anotando los momentos que vale la pena re-dibujar en mi estilo, así que eso es lo que haré acá empezando por esas dos primeras temporadas.

Sobre My Little Pony. Debo decir que solía criticarla bastante y me irritaba que personas cercanas a mí disfrutaran tanto de ella. Pero en los últimos meses, o más bien, el último semestre he seguido cuentas en Instagram que, curiosamente, también la disfrutan y sin querer le cogí cariño y empecé a verla desde el inicio. Es curioso porque según sé ya terminó, me pasa muuucho eso, como no cuento con demasiado tiempo para series voy muy atrás respecto a lo normal. En fin, decidí hacer algo parecido a lo que haré con South Park, pero acá además del re-dibujo, será un cambio mayor. Siempre he pensado que las ponies están algo, quizás muy, humanizadas en está última versión de Friendship is magic, así que decidí hacerles una versión con cuerpos más humanos pero que no sean humanas, sino una especie de hadas, unas con magia, otras con alas, y otras terrestres. Con Cutie Marks, no en sus rostros, no en su ropa, sino en sus muñecas, que probablemente se muestren sobre la ropa cuando tengan un buso o algo encima. Me parece una idea encantadora y que vale la pena intentar. Será como dije en el caso anterior, voy viendo capítulos y escojo escenas.

Vale y en cuanto a series, mi favorita actualmente es Campamento de verano o en inglés Summer Camp Island. probablemente les haga algunos fanarts, especialmente a Max y Erizo, son mis personajes favoritos y los shippeo, además

Haré algunos cambios en la historia a series y cómics que en un punto me decepcionaron. Normalmente el daño es en aspectos románticos, porque creo que mis ships son muy raros o algo, pero nunca resultan, y lo peor es que la pareja que sí queda, la veo como algo que está totalmente mal, por donde se le mire. Me arruina la historia y normalmente la dejo, especialmente en el caso de los cómics. Las series a las que les haré esto serán SVTFOE (Star vs las fuerzas del mal) , porque siento que puedo darle un giro interesante y mejor a la serie, en ciertos sentidos, y sí el starco me parece algo muy forzado. Naruto, en realidad amo Naruto, es una serie muy importante para mí, sólo me gustaría que hubieran mejores personajes femeninos, y menos forzados para mi amado Naruto, lo que haré será crear un personaje nuevo y contar la historia desde su perspectiva, mas o menos. Y dos comics Hooky y Super Secret, pueden encontrarlos en WebToon. Hooky fue bastante molesto una vez introdujo a Monica, si bien el cómic seguía valiendo totalmente la pena, su relación con Dorian me irrita cantidad. Ella sólo coquetea mientras lo manipula y lo molesta al mismo tiempo, me irrita su forma de coqueteo, me hubiera encantado que al menos hubieran mostrado una amistad entre ellos, pero pasó al amor casi al instante. Me parece que la persona para Monica es Will, él es con quien debería estar, están perfectos juntos, pero en el cómic muestran como sí lo quisiera como un hermano o algo así. Todos disfrutan tanto las parejas del cómic que me abrumé y me sentí fuera de lugar, decidí dejarlo. Super Secret probablemente no sea tan conocido, pero tiene un estilo de dibujo super dulce. Trata de una chica cuyos vecinos son monstruos, lo que me molesta es que termina en una relación algo forzada con su mejor amigo, cuando había otro chico que me parece que hubiera estado bien sí se hubieran dado otra oportunidad. La protagonista y su amigo son muy lindos como amigos, pero como algo más no me parece realmente.

Vale, sí alguien sigue acá voy a continuar ahora con los juegos, realmente son solo dos juegos para celular. Moe Ninja Girls, esta es una historia genial sobre un ninja legendario que es el mejor de su generación y deja su aldea para vivir una vida normal en el instituto, pronto se da cuenta de que no puede dejar de ser un ninja por completo. En este caso lo que haré será dibujar escenas que no nos muestran y que valen totalmente la pena ver. Y Blustone, es sobre unas personas que viven en un lugar muy apartado y muy frío, entre la nieve, para tener energía deben buscar unas piedras azules y volar en equipos con sus capitanes trabajando en equipo. En este caso dibujaré al protagonista, que amo, me encanta inmensamente, me agrada mucho, y algunas escenas que se me ocurran con otros personajes que me encantan y vale la pena verlos más.

Creo que ahora sólo me falta mencionar los cómics de WebToons. Tengo tres favoritos, el primero, Room of Swords (léanlo por favor), me encanta lo amo, y dibujaré fanarts de los personajes y seguro de mi ship Kodya x Gyrus, probablemente sea de lo primero que publique. El segundo, Odd Girl Out, mmm, no creo que dibuje nada de este, pero el estilo de dibujo me encanta, tercero y último, Acception (también léanlo por favor),  probablemente dibuje algunos personajes en mi estilo, y algún ship.

Si alguien leyó todo lo aprecio mucho, sé que no es muy agradable leer textos largos en Tumblr, o virtualmente, aunque hay quien lo prefiere. Bueno, sé que suena como muchos proyectos pero espero poder dibujar de todo un poco. También, aún estoy aprendiendo, especialmente en cuanto al dibujo virtual, pero espero poco a poco mejorar y que lleguen a disfrutar y sentir, esos dibujos o “arte” sí algún día merecen la palabra.

Saben, sí no querían leer todo, o no quieren, pueden leer las letras en negritas para ver de qué voy a estar dibujando.

Gracias por leer.

[fanfictionlive]

I'd like help brainstorming:

My idea is to have the Avengers and X-Men Crossover.

The plot will follow this timeline:

Part I:

o Captain America: The First Avenger. X-Men: First Class. Agent Carter. X-Men Origins: The Wolverine. Captain Marvel. X-Men: Evolution. Ironman. Ironman 2. The Incredible Hulk. Thor. The Avengers.

Part II:

Ironman 3. Thor: The Dark World. Captain America: The Winter Soldier. X-Men: Apocalypse. Guardians of The Galaxy. Guardians of The Galaxy: Volume 2. Antman. Deadpool. Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Part III:

Capitan America: Civil War. Spiderman: Homecoming. Black Panther. Antman 2. Doctor Strange. The Wolverine. Thor: Ragnarok. Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Endgame.

Major Relationships:

Tony Stark/Pepper Potts.

Logan Howlet/ Emma Frost.

Steve Rodgers/Peggy Carter.

Steve Rodgers/Sharron Carter.

Charles Xavier/Moira MacTaggert.

Raven Darkholme/Thor Odinson.

Note: Bold indicates movies that storylines will have to be majorly improved or will be expanded upon.

Would anyone mind helping me brainstorm? I just want advice.

Also, for far too long has the X-Men and the Avengers crossovers have been sub-par and as a Marvel fan, I am quite frustrated with the fanfic authors who have not even scratched the surface for having the X-Men in the Infinity Saga. And on Archive, there are over 2,000 "X-Men and Avengers crossovers" yet in reality there only like ten and while those are good stories they are not anywhere close to Cigar. I want to change that because for one I can and because I want other Comic Fanfic writers to follow suit.

Apologies for the last ranting paragraph, but back to the matter at hand: please comment and ask questions about this work so I can begin planning this project. Thanks!

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[askostimuriorphanage]

I've been wanting to post this here for a while

Here we have Capitan Seashore Valdovis Hope. Former former commodore of her majesty's navy, now a retired officer living a peaceful life in Wings Dream as Ostimuri's Orphanage neighbor

Unfortunately , in the past few years the Captain has grown homesick for the sea , and wishes she could go back to her former job.

The only problem with that , is that  there's not really that many openings for a commanding navy officer, so she has to conform with living the sailor life , from an inland city

Which it wouldn't be so bad , if it wasn't for the weird habits she has accumulated over the years , like turning her house into a boat for example, calling her beleaguered maid  Crystal Clear "First mate" and FIRING A CANNON from her roof twice a day. . .

But she only fires blanks , so she says... , and the little foals seems to like her , so no pony can really complain about her.

[adilord-draw]

The Pony Body Gift [½]

For Christmas, I made for my friends a super -not- special gift for her !

A draw of her Ponysona (The pony representation of the guys-girls), It”s take to me a lot of time… But Me and my friends -More my friends- are happy to see the final results !

The name of the recipient is credited in legend.

[ephemerally--yours]

M A Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 9

I didn’t know if I wanted to write this post for two reasons: 1) The weather started warming up before I was able to draft a proper piece and 2) This was a jacket that went to outlet, so it’s no longer available. Yet, here we are with cloudy skies and mild rainfall. 

I had initially gone to the outlet store to see if they had any leftover Guccighost or Coco Capitan collections. However, because of a misunderstanding, the sales associate presented me this piece after I had asked for “the handwriting collection.” I was initially taken aback by how bold this denim jacket was with its allover print and cheetah print (leopard? I’m not well-versed in my felines) pony hair collar.

Honestly, this piece was so far out of my comfort zone that I would never have picked it up myself. However, the sales associate INSISTED on me trying it out and needless to say, I never took it off. As soon as I slipped my second arm into it and straightened out the jacket, my life was changed. I know that’s dramatic, but it’s the truth. However, I was heavily deterred by the price point. Up until that point, I had never spent so much money on anything with such a bold design. I typically invest in more muted pieces that could be deemed a classic that would age well, but I couldn’t say no this jacket. Luckily for me, I was at the outlet store, which offers a 50% discount off the retail price tag. However, after MUCH deliberation and 20 minutes of walking the store in the jacket, I ended up leaving with it!

This is also one of my favorite pieces of outerwear that I bought in the last year, so I genuinely felt that it would be a disservice to the jacket if I didn’t feature it one way or another. I know this jacket isn’t for everyone, and it’s SOOOO different from anything I’ve ever bought but that’s why I’m absolutely in L.O.V.E!

Ephemerally yours,

The Mess:

Jacket – Gucci

Shirt – H&M

Jeans – Uniqlo

Boots – Saint Laurent

[socalsojourner]

30 Best Things To Do in L.A.

(From the post on Curbed LA Website) There are so many kid-friendly places to see in Los Angeles, where do you begin? As the second-largest urban region in the United States, LA offers families more activities and adventures than many small countries, but that doesn't mean they are all worth the time.

Sure, you could spend a week at Disneyland, but that's not really what the city is all about. Take some pointers from the locals and see Los Angeles County as they do: Full of vibrant cultural opportunities, art, amazing outdoor spaces, and yes, even public transportation.

The weather in LA also means that a family vacation is worth the trek at any time of year. With moderate temperatures year-round, the city is a dream for kiddos who love to run and play outside in the sunshine. And even in places that are designed for kids—like Griffith Park or the children's garden at the Huntington—adults will find plenty to pique their interest.

Whether you're age two or 62, behold, the 30 best destinations in Los Angeles for families and kids.

1. Descanso Gardens

1418 Descanso Dr La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011(818) 949-4200

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If you're looking to beat the heat, this bucolic retreat is just the place. Full of lily ponds, roses, and leafy trees, Descanso Gardens lets kids roam free and explore the natural world.

Don't miss the Enchanted Railroad, daily story times, and the family-friendly concerts in the summer.

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2. Kidspace Children's Museum

480 N Arroyo Blvd Pasadena, CA 91103(626) 449-9144

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With 3.5 acres of interactive exhibits including an indoor imagination workshop, an ant colony climbing structure, and an interactive greenhouse, the Kidspace Children's Museum is one of the top destinations for LA kiddos.

Don't miss the outdoor Arroyo Adventure area, where children can learn about ecosytems by climbing a giant hawk's nest, building dams, and exploring a mud kitchen.

Pro tip: Bring a change of clothes, towel, and water shoes; things can get messy.

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3. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

301 N Baldwin Ave Arcadia, CA 91007(626) 821-3222

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Hop on the free shuttle from the Gold Line and head to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden for gorgeous mini-hikes and a variety of hands-on activities.

Kids love the roaming peacocks, bookworms story time, and the family adventure classes offered monthly. Older amongst us will recognize the house used in the 1970′s - 1980′s TV show, “Fantasy Island,” and the bell tower where Herve Villechaize (”Tattoo”) rang the bell and shouted “Da Plane, Da Plane!” (see picture above)

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4. Griffith Park

4730 Crystal Springs Dr Los Angeles, CA 90027(323) 665-3051

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Griffith Park has something for everyone, whether it's hiking to the Hollywood Sign, exploring the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, searching the sky at the Griffith Observatory, or taking a ride on the historic merry-go-round.

But one of our favorite things to do is to take the kids to the Griffith Park Pony Rides, where for $3 a ride, children can choose from slow, medium, or fast ponies. Griffith Park also boasts three different train rides: a larger locomotive operated at the Griffith Park & Southern Railroad, a smaller train rolling out of the Travel Town railroad, and the L.A. Zoo Choo Choo train.

Pro tip: Local parents flock to The Trails Cafe for picnic-style seating and plenty of pastries and sandwiches.

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5. TreePeople

12601 Mulholland Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210(818) 753-4600

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Located on 45-acres of Goldwater Canyon Park in the Santa Monica mountains, TreePeople offers nature trails and experiential education with the goal of teaching kids environmental stewardship.

Daily admission is free, but check the website for special events like moonlight hikes, group dog walks, and native plant walks.

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6. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Rd San Marino, CA 91108(626) 405-2100

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The Huntington consists of an extensive library of rare books, three separate art galleries, and a botanical garden that covers more than 120 acres.

Kids will love exploring the desert, Japanese, rose, and Chinese gardens while a conservatory provides middle-school-age students exhibits on botany. But for the little ones (2 to 7 years old), the Helen and Peter Bing Children's Garden is not to miss.

Children can splash in the water, explore a fog grotto, climb through a prism tunnel, and even dance in a circular rainbow room.

Pro tip: Bring a swimsuit or change of clothes to take advantage of all the fun.

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7. El Capitan Theatre

6838 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028(818) 845-3110

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Families love the old El Capitan Theatre, a glittering example of cinema that opened in 1926 on Hollywood Boulevard.

Beyond hosting "Tiny Tot Tuesdays" for parents with toddlers, the theater also adds something extra to any film experience. Expect to see Disney cast members, live singing, and the delighted faces of children as streamers and confetti fall from the ceiling.

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8. Los Angeles River

570 W Ave 26 Los Angeles, CA 90065(323) 221-9944

Despite a long history of neglect, the LA River is in the process of a revitalization that aims to reconnect the river with the vibrant urban core it passes through.

From biking, picnicking, fishing, horseback riding, and even kayaking, the LA river has it all (except swimming). Rent bikes from from Spoke Cafe and pedal down to the Frog Spot where you can listen to live music, drink beer, and wander down to wade into the river.

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9. Time Travel Mart

1714 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026(213) 413-3388

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Older kids will get a kick out of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a time travel-themed retail store with the slogan, "Whenever you are, we're already then."

Run by 826, the founders of the Superhero Supply store in Brooklyn and the Pirate Supply Company in San Francisco, the Echo Park version sells humorous gifts from the past, present, and future.

The front of the store boasts its quirky collection, while the back houses the non-profit tutoring center where 20 to 30 students receive instruction each day.

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10. Echo Park Lake

751 Echo Park Ave Los Angeles, CA 90026(213) 847-0929

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Located in central Los Angeles with a stunning view of Downtown, Echo Park Lake is a favorite destination for strolling, fishing, and picnicking. But the best part is the pedal boats available for rent.

For just $5 per kid and $10 per adult, you can paddle around the lake for up to an hour.

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11. Los Angeles State Historic Park

1245 N Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90012(323) 441-8819

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After being closed for more than three years, this Chinatown park has reopened with a whole new look. Families will love the new perks of a $20 million renovation: A stunning pedestrian walkway, picnic areas, wetlands, a public fruit orchard, and an elevated lookout point.

Even better, the park’s also added a ranger station and a welcome center with the always-important bathrooms.

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12. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

5801 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036(213) 763-3499

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The La Brea Tar Pits boast the worlds most famous ice age fossil site conveniently located in the Miracle Mile district.

Kids can take an excavator tour of the tar pits to see what the scientists are digging up, then head into the museum for exhibits on the Ice Age or a 3D film showing how animals become trapped in tar.

There's also a fossil lab where budding scientists can see what happens after fossils are extracted from the tar. Pack a picnic and have lunch in Hancock Park, right in the middle of all the tar pit action.

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13. Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036(323) 857-6000

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As the best art museum for kids in the Los Angeles area, LACMA delivers on top-notch art in a family-friendly environment.

Start in the spacious Modern Art galleries on the second floor of the Ahmanson building, burn off energy in the LACMA sculpture garden, see the illuminating Urban Light sculpture, and don't miss the Boone Children's Gallery for painting and story time.

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14. Grand Park

200 N Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 972-8080

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Located in Downtown Los Angeles, between the Music Center and City Hall, the 12-acre Grand Park is an urban oasis complete with fountains, tons of green space and drought-tolerant landscaping, and bright pink benches.

Kids will love the splash pad and the whimsical playground that looks like something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book.

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15. Aidan's Place at Westwood Recreation Center

1350 S Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025(310) 473-3610

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One of the city’s best accessible playgrounds, Aidan’s Place is a great spot when the weather gets warm thanks to a series of misters connected to the play equipment.

Children of all abilities can play in a sand castle, ride a zip line, and enjoy a fully-accessible pretend airplane cockpit. On the hottest of days go early or late; a lack of shade can keep the playground hot.

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16. Angels Flight Railway

350 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013

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If you have kids who love old-timey transit, it doesn’t get any better than Angels Flight—a tiny railway that climbs up and down Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles.

The two train cars are 116-years-old, and, after nearly four years of laying dormant, they just started running again. The short ride costs $1 each way.

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17. The Los Angeles Public Library

630 W 5th St Los Angeles, CA 90071(213) 228-7000

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Book lovers beware: You might want to stay in the children's section of the Downtown public library forever. Wander amongst the stacks, enjoy the rich wood shelves, gawk at the colorful California history murals, or opt for one of the many story times.

Older kids will like the computer zone and the young adult section that contains a well-curated list of recommendations.

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18. The Last Bookstore

453 S Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90013(213) 488-0599

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As California's largest used and new book and record store, the two-story Last Bookstore is part Harry Potter wonderland, part sci-fi spectacle, and part artist loft.

It's been called everything from LA's best bookstore to one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Hit the kids section on the first floor and then take a stroll through the "Labyrinth" on the second floor, a quirky area of used books organized by color that even features a book tunnel.

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19. Hauser & Wirth

901 E 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90013(213) 943-1620

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This recently opened, 116,000-square-foot complex in the Arts District is one of six Hauser & Wirth art centers located around the world devoted to contemporary art and modern masters.

Kids and parents alike will enjoy the art and the amazing indoor and outdoor spaces, and the onsite restaurant is not only kid friendly, it also boasts 12 rare-breed chickens that are sure to delight the younger crowd.

Not feeling a sit-down meal? Bring your own lunch and picnic in the garden.

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20. CicLAvia

525 S Hewitt St Los Angeles, CA 90013(213) 355-8500

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If you happen to be in Los Angeles during a CicLAvia event, drop everything and take the kiddos to this virbant car-free street festival.

Working with the city, CicLAvia temporarily opens streets to all Angelenos to bike, walk, skate, dance, and play. Free to the public, it's a giant, family-friendly party that turns streets into parks.

While the route varies each event in order to explore different parts of the city, during each CicLAvia you can expect friendly people, fun costumes, and a really good time. Check the website for upcoming dates.

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21. Annenberg Community Beach House

415 Pacific Coast Hwy Santa Monica, CA 90402(310) 458-4904

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For any parent who wants to take the hassle out of a beach day, grab a few beach chairs at the Annenberg Beach House.

Located at Santa Monica State Beach on 5 acres of oceanfront property, the beach house was originally a private mansion with 100-plus rooms and a marble swimming pool; it was designed by architect Julia Morgan, and developed by William Randolph Hearst, for his mistress, actress Marion Davies, in the 1920′s.

Today, no membership is required to enjoy a splash pad, children's play area, gallery, historic pool, and guest house. Older kids will also love the beach volleyball courts and soccer fields, which are a must-do in the winter.

While the pool is only open from May to October, the beach house runs Pop Up Pool Days throughout the year and offers beach amenities year round.

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22. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 W Exposition Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90007(213) 763-3466

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This natural history museum impresses with more than 35 million objects, some as old as 4.5 billion years. But while the exhibits are stunning and the dinosaurs are massive, the museum also delivers on the little things, like tiny chairs for tiny people.

Check out the rotating exhibits and don't miss the Nature Lab, a hands-on science lab with live animals and touchable specimens suitable for kiddos of all ages.

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23. California African American Museum

600 State Dr Los Angeles, CA 90037(213) 744-7432

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Located on the eastern end of Exposition Park, near Downtown, the California African American Museum aims to showcase under-represented artists of color. Ever-changing exhibits give kids a taste of the arts, and a robust family program hosts mixed-media workshops for all ages on select weekends.

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24. California Science Center

700 Exposition Park Dr Los Angeles, CA 90037(323) 724-3623

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Kids like the IMAX theater and the rotating exhibits at the California Science Center, but the real draw is the space shuttle Endeavour on display in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion.

The museum is in the process of building Endeavour a new home, but in the meantime you can still see the NASA shuttle that traveled to space 25 times between 1992 and 2011.

Note that timed reservations are required to see Endeavour on weekends, holidays, and high attendance weeks.

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25. Tongva Park

1615 Ocean Ave Santa Monica, CA 90401(310) 458-8310

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Santa Monica's $42.3 million Tongva Park opened in 2013 to rave reviews, especially given the 6.2 acre park's stunning transformation from parking lot to ideal outdoor space.

Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the people behind New York's High Line, the park boasts 18-foot observation decks, winding walkways, rolling hills, and expansive lawns.

Don't miss the playground and splash pad in the southeast quadrant of the park.

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26. Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

1600 Ocean Front Walk Santa Monica, CA 90401(310) 393-6149

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Run by the nonprofit Heal the Bay, this under-the-radar aquarium on the Santa Monica Pier is home to 100 species of marine animals and plants.

Kids rave about the interactive exhibits, the mesmerizing "moon jellies," and watching aquarium staff feed the horn and swell sharks.

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27. Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park

1727 E 107th St Los Angeles, CA 90002

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Just off the busy 105 Freeway, the Watts Towers are 17 interconnected sculptures that stand up to 100 feet tall.

Designed by Sabato Rodia, an Italian immigrant who built the structures from 1921 to 1954, the towers are a great draw for kiddos and parents alike.

Children under 12 are free on the guided tour (adults cost $7), and there are also art classes and exhibitions in the nearby art center.

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28. Aquarium of the Pacific

320 Golden Shore #100 Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 590-3100

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With more than 11,000 animals in more than 50 exhibits, the Aquarium of the Pacific offers way more than a few fish in a tank. Kids can get up close with a penguin, touch over 150 sharks in Shark Lagoon, and feed colorful birds in the Lorikeet forest.

Pro tip: Consider reserving a spot in the Animal Encounters to feed a sea lion or other creatures.

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29. Battleship USS Iowa Museum

250 S Harbor Blvd San Pedro, CA 90731(877) 446-9261

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As the West Coast’s only battleship open to the public, the USS Iowa Museum lets kids explore maritime history in an interactive way. Kid-friendly tours show all the exhibits on board, and a must-do scavenger hunt is a highlight.

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30. Children's Book World

10580 Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064(310) 559-2665

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Kids and adults alike will love this cozy book store with more than 80,000 titles and loads of interesting stuffed animals and educational toys. Find your way using the helpful age-appropriate sections and check the website for story hours.

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