#cross fader

[persa-tra-i-miei-pensieri]

Certe persone (tipo mia madre) guardano un dj e pensano: "Sai che sforzo! Mette dei dischi, tutto qui. Che ci vuole? Chiunque potrebbe farlo".

Se solo immaginassero quanto lavoro c'è dietro, per diventare un dj almeno decente! Mettiamo che tu mixi in un locale. È pieno zeppo e tutti stanno ballando come pazzi. Hai una cuffia appoggiata dietro un orecchio per sentire il pezzo del piatto 1 in uscita dalle casse. Sull'altro orecchio hai la seconda cuffia con la quale lavori per i fatti tuoi al disco sul piatto 2. Fai scratchare il secondo disco avanti e indietro sullo slipmat sotto la puntina, a caccia del punto esatto dove "tagliare", mentre ti accerti che vada a tempo con il primo. Potresti aver bisogno di farlo viaggiare più veloce, o più piano. Se ci metti troppo ad allineare il secondo, il primo potrebbe finire e tu ritrovarti di botto nel silenzio più totale. E se fai il dj, dammi retta, i silenzi di tomba non sono affatto consigliabili. E tutto questo lo devi fare in mezzo alla bolgia di gente che hai intorno, per non parlare di quelli che vengono a chiederti di mettere su i loro pezzi preferiti, e cioè come minimo roba di dieci anni fa.

Se lavori a regola sui piatti, a questo punto sposterai il cross fader del volume per infilare la seconda traccia: è qui che tutto si fa davvero eccitante. Certe volte è questione di un secondo: il cambio dei due brani è quasi istantaneo. Un colpo secco, insomma. Da brivido. Altrimenti puoi creare una dissolvenza graduale, e i due pezzi suoneranno in contemporanea per un po'.

Poi quando decidi di abbandonare il primo, lo sfumi con l'up fader collegato al piatto 1 (si chiama "up" fader anche se in realtà lo usi sia per abbassare che per alzare il volume). Poi con l'up fader del piatto 2 aumenti il volume della seconda traccia.

L'obiettivo è quello di effettuare un cambio senza punti morti: con i veri DJ è praticamente impossibile capire dove finisce una canzone e dove parte l'altra. Quando ascolti uno forte come Reel Love, hai l'impressione che tutti i pezzi siano un unico lungo brano ininterrotto.

Cit. "Voglio fare la Dj!"

[servuscallidus]

Gazawi families that have reached out to me

@osama-family Osama Al-Anqar, his wife Rana Raed Al-Anqar and their infant daughter. It's unclear if they're moving with Osama's brother, Ahmed, who lost a leg, and the widowed wife and children of his other brother, Mahmoud, who has been martyred. They're extremely low on funds, 210/50.000£ . They're taking English pounds. gofundme. As far as I can see, it hasn't been vetted, but I don't have access to a pc rn so I could only do so much

@mohammedmoner. Muhammad, his wife Walaa and their four children: Fina (12), Salma (11), Omar (6), and Batoul (1). They need supplies and hope to be able to leave Gaza. €50/20.000 . gofundme. As far as I can see, it hasn't been vetted

@abedallhferwanagaza, operates also from @olaferwana. Ola Ferwana and her three children: Yaman (7), Qusai (5) and Mira (10 months). Her husband went to Egypt a few days before the war started and has been unable to reach them since. They need supplies until the Rafah crossing reopens. They have a tiktok. €1.549/35.000 . gofundme. Vetted

@abu-samir Shadi Sameer Ashour and his child, who needs surgery. €53/50.000. gofundme. Vetted

@eyad-alanqar255 Lyad is moving with the rest of his family and four children, his nephews Nasser, Jana, Mohammed and Hind. He's suffering from respiratory issues caused by phosphorus and needs medical intervention. €60/40.000. gofundme. Vetted

@mahmoudkhalafff. Mahmoud is currently studying in Ireland and is trying to help his family trapped in Gaza. His hope is that they may reach Egypt and temporarily settle there. The family is composed of eight members, some (I think four) of which are children. €23.815/30.000. gofundme. Vetted

@fatma--gaza Fatima Alnqar, Bilal Fader and their five children: Yazan (12), Fadl (11), Zina (10), Rajaa (7), Basma (1 ½). They need supplies.€5.272/20.000. gofundme. Vetted

@dinafamily1. Mohammed Abu Zour, his wife and their three kids. One of the kids has contracted hepatitis and his wife is pregnant and in need of a cesarean section. They're trying to leave Gaza. €1.056/30.000. gofundme. Vetted.

@hayanahed. Haya, her parents, her two brothers and her three sisters. Both Haya and her sister Amal suffer from allergies to penicillin derived medications. They're trying to leave Gaza. €80.644/100.000. gofundme. Vetted

@farohablogsworld, also @farah-mohanad. Mohanad and Farah, they're trying to rebuild their house and raise enough money to buy necessities. €1.313/32.000. gofundme. Links to their facebook and instagram. Vetted

@karamalmadhoun0, also uses @karamfamily0 and @karamalmadhoun2. Said, Basma and their children Eman, Karam and Mahmoud. They're trying to leave Gaza to rebuild a life and so that Karam can complete his education. €18,325/20.000. gofundme. Vetted

@familyetaf1234567. Etaf, her husband Youssef and her five children: Moataz, Moatasem, Maria (7), Adam (4) and Amira (3). They've escaped Gaza and are currently in Egypt but need money to pay rent, buy supplies and allow the children to continue their education. €2.008/50.000. gofundme. Vetted

@fattmawurd. Rawan Ayyad is trying to help her family escape Gaza. Donations are slowing down. 8,727/50.000 $ CAD. gofundme, use this link because not all the links on their blog work. As far as I can see it hasn't been vetted.

@drfarhatblog. Husam Farhat, his wife and their children: Sham, Muhannad and Muhammad. They're trying to leave Gaza to build a life in Malaysia. 9,319/29.500$ USD. gofundme. Vetted.

@haninahed. Hani Nahed, his wife Shirin and their children: Rital (12), Rawaa (10) and Nahed (6). I can't figure out if they're currently in Egypt or in Gaza, but they need money to buy supplies. €5/30.000. gofundme. Hasn't been vetted

@hebamatar124, also uses @hebamohammedsy and @heba-mater. Heba and her three children are trying to leve Gaza. One of the kids, Amir, has a serious skin disease that is worsening. 1,050/30.000$ CAD. gofundme. Hasn't been vetted, but the family is known by people with other, vetted, fundraisers.

@ahlamramadan, Ahlam, who has been suffering from kidney failure for the past years and needs medical help, her 10 children and 22 grandchildren. They are all currently living in a tent and need supplies and money to leave Gaza. €560/20.000. gofundme. Vetted

@abood-gaza2, Abood and his wife Maria, pregnant and in need of medical help. They're trying to leave Gaza. $8,819/40.000. gofundme. Not vetted, but Abood's brothers @/mohiy-gaza2, prev @mohiy-gaza, and @/ahmadresh, whose blogs are vetted, vouched for them.

@ahmedomar3, also uses blogs with ahmedomar followed by a number. Ahmed Al-Habil, his wife, their four children Omar (10), Khadija (9), Ali (6) and Zain (3), and Ahmed's elderly parents. €4,769/50.000. gofundme. Unvetted, although one of his terminated blogs might have been vetted, vouched for by his brother @/aya2mohammed (vetted)

@mohammed-swierh-2. Mohammed Abu Swierh, his wife and their children Mira (6), Bakr (3) and Maria (1). They're trying to leave Gaza and rebuild a life somewhere safe. 25.056/60.000$ USD. gofundme. Unvetted

@familygazaamal. Shaima and her four children Magdy, Walid (9), Abdel Rahim (8), and Amal. Her husband has been stuck in Egypt since the beginning of the war and they're trying to reach him and leave Gaza. 4.335/30.000$ USD. gofundme. Unvetted bu vouched for by @/asmaamajed2 (vetted)

@ahmadallouhahmad. Ahmad Al-Louh, his wife and their children Orhan and Helana, Ahmad's four siblings and parents are trying to escape Gaza. €6.573/50.000. gofundme. Vetted

I'll update the post with new gofundmes if I receive more asks, so check out the original post now and then

[bonefall]

how do surrogacies for cats in another Clan work, socially? With honor siring you don't have to stick around once the cat you're siring for is pregnant; but with surrogacies you're going through an entire pregnancy and kitting process, which your Clan will probably catch onto at some point. Do you just... go off to give birth and come back and tell your Clan "bad news they didn't make it :( they all got uhhh eaten by a hawk sry all" after dropping them off with the cats you surrogated for

The out of universe reason is simple logistics. Some parents can't give birth but they still need a visit from the stork, with how small Clan sizes are.

In-universe, it's a whole process.

MOST surrogacies are done by family, or are in-Clan. A sibling who is able to get pregnant will do so, with the expectation that their family member will take and raise the kits.

More are done on a sort of "open book" policy. Onestar and Whitetail are an example of this; One wanted kits and asked White, but didn't want to coparent. She agreed, and neither one kept it a secret.

So Whitetail is not Heathertail's MOTHER, but it is known she was the honor-sire.

Likewise though, it's within your rights to keep it secret, even within a Clan. If you asked Onestar where the kit came from, invoking Queen’s Rights would shut it down.

But you could put two and two together that Whitetail was probably pregnant and stopped being so right when Onestar became a Mi.

For the record though. Listen carefully.

not every cat who is expecting will suddenly flash like a neon sign indicating it. The whole Clan will not suddenly get a text saying "DUDEHEART IS PREGNANT." Some people just don't show. Some cats don't smell that different. It's rude to ask unprompted and even worse if you guess wrong. Like real life.

Please understand.

On the Anthro-Scale, from 100% feral cat to 100% fuzzy human, BB cat gestation is closer to the feral cat than most of their other behaviors. So this is not the same "big deal" as a human pregnancy.

In general, I write "medical" topics closer to real cats than the Erins do. I mostly take "liberties" in the portrayal of disabilities so THOSE are closer to the real humans in my audience

intelligent cats are not going to be correcting me on my incorrect portrayal of Feline Diabetes, but I could unwittingly cause harm in spreading diabetic misconceptions that real people try to clear up, y'know?

Anyway. What that means is that warriors giving birth is not the federal issue that it is for humans. It's still not TOTALLY safe, but dying in childbirth is exceptionally rare, plus being much less painful and considerably faster

"The Birthing Stick" means something is wrong.

So there's several factors at play within Clans, but Out-of-Clan surrogacies are much more interesting.

These are usually arranged at Aftergatherings. They were rarer before the move to the Lake, which now sees waaaay more cross-clan friendships.

USUALLY the Clan's Cleric will be involved, which IS technically a waiving of the Queen’s Rights. Leafpool simply doesn't interpret it that way.

A more "traditional" Cleric, like Littlecloud, will NOT be involved for personal safety and comfort reasons. This makes a bad situation but that's the reality of QR (and is a reason why Fire Alone cats think QR doesn't go far enough.)

Kits are always given to the parent before 1 moon. Fading Kits aren't socially questioned if they fade before that 1st moon. So it's pretty easy to hide it.

"All of my litter was faders" is unfortunate in the way that a car accident is unfortunate. "Shit, are you ok?" "Is StarClan trying to keep a close eye on you? Are you going to try again?" Etc.

"Frequent Flyer" surrogates, like Brightheart, often keep a single kitten from each litter to avoid the implication of "bad omens."

If they aren't Brightheart who likes raising kittens with her mate, the kitten is often given to an in-Clan parent who wanted a child.

Most surrogacies aren't "free," but it does depend on who's doing it for you.

Like all other things in BB, this looks very different between generations, and depends heavily on the "attitudes" of the Clans at the tine. But, Queen’s Rights will protect you from revealing too much. STILL, surrogacies ARE harder than sirings. Just not impossible.

[kuliak]

Harsh hard sync and AM sounds.

Doing Waver better justice than in the last case with it here, using two oscillators to just push each other around with all sorts of cross patching. Cold mac takes a few CV sources in to act as a drifting macro controller. Now that I've started to patch it as such, I've started to identify a performance style I fall into, responding to said drift. The faders on Waver and Ikarie really lean into this - of course while any knob can be wiggled, some modes are more conducive to this than others.

Again on the performance side, I continue to use mutes on the Acid Rains to create breakdowns and builds. When I feel like more formally structuring a song, I need to create distinct A/B sections that I can switch around rather than fully cutting something out. Hopefully the next firmware update (allegedly in the works from the modwiggler thread) will include the multi-mute-dropping I've seen a handful of users suggest. Even without it though, banger modules.

[mithliya]

btw the same person arguing in his paper that butch lesbians are somehow more biologically male than other women also argues that gender roles are good & healthy. u can imagine what kind of agenda he has with his research.

in his paper on lesbians he also basically argues that femme lesbians are more into men? or at least the graphics & caption in the paper imply that:

also an actual line in the paper:

On the other hand, given that butch/ femme roles or equivalents exist cross-culturally (Allen, 2012, 2016; Asencio, 2009; Blackwood, 2010; Dynes & Donaldson, 1992; Sinnott, 2004; Whitam, Daskalos, Sobolewski, & Padilla, 1998; Zheng & Zheng, 2011, 2016) and that they persist despite feminists’ attempts to homogenize lesbians (reviewed in Fader- man, 1992; Singh et al., 1999),

what was the need in dissing feminists and pretending it’s only feminists doing this? 😐 what does he even MEAN by that line?

this paper is innately questionable bc they’re basically saying they’re including “femme” bisexuals & bisexuals as separate categories and femme lesbians are grouped with “femme” bisexuals. ofc when you include bisexuals as half of “femmes” you’ll find that “femmes” tend to have “more lifetime male partners and encounters”. also i looked up the study referenced to support the claim that “butches have more masculine patterns of jealousy and mate preferences” and here’s what the study that was referenced says:

Results indicated that butches and femmes did not differ in sexual versus emotional jealousy. However, femmes were more influenced by the financial resources of potential partners than were butches. Butches and femmes also differed as to which attributes of a competitor made them the most jealous. Femmes were more jealous of a physically attractive competitor, and butches were more jealous of a wealthy competitor.

which… 😐 when u think of butch/femme culture u realise this is bc many ppl very into it often do replicate hetero gender roles and this is a SUPER weak basis to claim butches have “more masculine patterns of jealousy and mate preferences”.

A more recent study that analyzed butches and femmes separately found that butches outperformed femmes and heterosexual women on a mental rotation task, thus showing cognitive masculinization (Zheng et al., 2018).

a quick search has resulted in me finding a recent study which basically found basis to argue that self-concept plays a large role in performance in the mental rotation task. so like. this difference could very well be about women being told from a young age that we aren’t good at something & butches simply not believing that claim applies to them for whatever reason.

this is just lesbophobia

anyways i gave up after reading 12 pages of this paper, but i have to say the paper itself was unconvincing, relying heavily on gender roles, & clearly includes a lot of bias. would not take this paper seriously if i were any of u

[thelensofyashunews]

Lupe Fiasco Shows Off His Unmatched Pen in "Cake" Single From Upcoming 'Samurai'

Assembling assonant syllables into sumptuous literary stanzas, Lupe Fiasco has built a his reputation off the strength of his pen game. Proving that few emcees can touch him even 20 years into his storied career, Lupe shares "Cake," his new single. Over a head-spinning instrumental from Soundtrakk, Lupe flexes like only he can, putting together intricate internal rhymes and off-kilter metaphors to assert an important message: nobody has bars like him. Locking in with Soundtrakk's swirling melodies and satisfyingly old school percussion, the Chicago rapper asserts that he's colder than a Siberian winter, with the pen game of Kurt Vonnegut and a vocabulary large enough to make a computer lose memory. He spits: "Ain't no domino in my dominance, when I'm droppin' this/Janis Jop-a-lin drop-a-lets, it sound like the apocalypse/Mixed with Christopher Wallace's topics, on top a obelisk/This a cobbleous novelist, inside of my esophagus/Rhyme as primin' as Optimus and this sh*t tastes like chocolate cake." The single arrives with a stylish, stripped-down music video directed by Chris and Blaq of IMPAKT STUDIO, which finds Lu flexing on a soundstage as he spits his verse amidst the commotion of production staff around him.

"Cake" is the second single from Samurai, Lupe's ninth studio album and one of the most personal of his career to date. The upcoming album is produced in full by Soundtrakk, making it their second full album collaboration following 2022's DRILL MUSIC IN ZION, and the first album that Lupe and Soundtrakk worked on with their longtime manager, and 1st & 15th co-CEO Charley "Chill" Patton, since 2007's The Cool. The 8-track album is smooth, yet cerebral, brimming with ideas, but always radiating Lupe’s pure love for the art of emceeing and committing himself as a servant of the rap game. Last week, Lupe introduced the album by sharing the single and music video for its title track, "Samurai," praised by Rolling Stone, Complex, Billboard, HYPEBEAST, Clash, The Needle Drop, and more. Now available to pre-save and pre-order on vinyl, Samurai arrives in both physical and digital formats on June 28th via 1st & 15th.

The upcoming Samurai is Lupe's first new album since 2022's DRILL MUSIC IN ZION, which earned critical acclaim from NPR, Complex, The FADER, and many others, including Vinyl Me Please, who wrote "At their best, Lupe’s bars are as visually and phonetically pleasing as popped bubble wrap." The product of a burst of thoughtful spontaneity, Lupe created DRILL MUSIC IN ZION over a short period, diving into a folder of beats sent by Soundtrakk and emerging with a fully-realized album in just three days. In 2023, Lupe kept busy by releasing tracks like "Wild Child (Remix)," a new version of his 2017 track created in collaboration with Chicago house luminary Vince Lawrence, and "Out There," an archival track from the 1st & 15th vault. The iconic Chicago native also settled into his position as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches "Rap Theory and Practice." Beyond music, Lupe continues to focus on the community organizations he founded, including We Are M.U.R.A.L, The Neighborhood Start-Up Fund, Society of Spoken Art, and his cross-cultural content venture, Studio SV.

Stay tuned for more announcements about Lupe Fiasco and Samurai in the coming weeks.

[lovesongbracket]

Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.

Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)

As Long As You're Mine

Written By: Stephen Schwartz

Artist: Idina Menzel & Norbert Leo Butz for Wicked (OBC)

Released: 2003

This song takes place after Fiyero finally tells Elphaba and Glinda that he has feelings for Elphaba so, ending his relationship with Glinda, Elphaba and Fiyero run away together. Elphaba finds it hard to believe that a man like Fiyero could care about a girl like her since all of Oz finds her dangerous and different. Just like in the novel, Elphaba and Fiyero fall in love with each other. But in the novel, the two end up having an intense love affair. While the song greatly reduces the explicit, mature nature of their relationship that occurred in the novel, it hints sexuality.

[ELPHABA] Kiss me too fiercely Hold me too tight I need help believing You're with me tonight My wildest dreamings Could not foresee Lying beside you With you wanting me And just for this moment As long as you're mine I've lost all resistance And crossed some border line And if it turns out It's over too fast I'll make every last moment last As long as you're mine [FIYERO] Maybe I'm brainless Maybe I'm wise But you've got me seeing Through different eyes Somehow I've fallen Under your spell And somehow I'm feeling It's up that I fell [BOTH] Every moment As long as you're mine I'll wake up my body And make up for lost time [FIYERO] Say there's no future For us as a pair [BOTH] And though I may know I don't care Just for this moment As long as you're mine Come be how you want to And see how bright we shine Borrow the moonlight Until it is through And know I'll be here Holding you As long as you're mine [FIYERO] What is it? [ELPHABA] It's just… For the first time… I feel… Wicked!

we fell in love in october

Written By: girl in red

Artist: girl in red

Released: 2018

“we fell in love in october” is about girl in red and her relationship with another girl. The song is about how they fell in love during fall and Marie’s (girl in red’s) feelings toward her. In an interview with The Fader, Marie states that there was a lot of drama between the two and that she struggled accepting her. After a while when everything began to settle in, she accepted her and created this song as a tribute. This song is a prequel to girl in red’s “forget her”, which is about the two breaking up. “we fell in love in october” is girl in red’s most popular song on Spotify to date.

[Verse 1] Smoking cigarettes on the roof You look so pretty and I love this view [Pre-Chorus] We fell in love in October That's why, I love fall Looking at the stars Admiring from afar [Chorus] My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my girl My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my world My world, my world, my world You will be my girl [Verse 2] Smoking cigarettes on the roof You look so pretty and I love this view Don't bother looking down We're not going that way At least I know, I am here to stay [Pre-Chorus] We fell in love in October That's why, I love fall Looking at the stars Admiring from afar (My girl, my girl, my girl) [Chorus] My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my girl My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my girl My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my girl My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my world My world, my world, my world You will be my girl

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

165 of 2024

coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

Soda from wine glasses because I like to pretend I'm cool.

chocolate bars or lollipops?

Neither, really. I'm not a sweets person.

bubblegum or cotton candy?

Ew, no. Both are disgusting.

how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

Smart, but lazy - which I wasn't. I was diagnosed with autism in my 20s, but my psychiatrist suspects I might have ADHD as well. I have trouble focusing okay.

do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

Wine glass as mentioned above.

pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

Goth + sportswear, yes I do it.

earbuds or headphones?

Earbuds because smaller and I can easily carry them / wear them in public transport. But headphones have better sound quality, especially my favourite Beats ones.

movies or tv shows?

TV shows, no question.

favorite smell in the summer?

Fresh fruit like strawberries and cherries, sea air (but it's great any time of the year), bonfires.

game you were best at in p.e.?

Basketball. I used to be a semi-professional basketball player anyway.

what you have for breakfast on an average day?

Yogurt or oatmeal.

name of your favorite playlist?

Saltvatten (all sad music).

lanyard or key ring?

Why not both?

favorite non-chocolate candy?

Skittles.

favorite book you read as a school assignment?

The Catcher in the Rye.

most comfortable position to sit in?

With legs crossed.

most frequently worn pair of shoes?

These black canvas sneakers from Fila at summer, and black platform boots in winter.

ideal weather?

Sunny, warm, with some wind.

sleeping position?

Like a dead frog. All over the place.

preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

Notebook and laptop. I like writing by hand.

obsession from childhood?

Michael Jackson lol.

role model?

My dad.

strange habits?

I bite my nails and I mix everything on my plate while eating.

favorite crystal?

Amethyst. But do precious stones count as crystals?

first song you remember hearing?

Anyone ever remembers it? I don't, honestly. Probably some Modern Talking.

favorite activity to do in warm weather?

Long walks on the beach.

favorite activity to do in cold weather?

Honestly, the same thing. Even better because not too many people there.

five songs to describe you?

Tourist LeMC, We Begrijpen Mekaar

NF, Hate Myself

Katatonia, Day and Then the Shade

Paradise Lost, Fader

Antimatter, The Weight of the World

best way to bond with you?

Have as stoopid sense of humour as me, don't judge others, and don't talk shit about people behind their back. Don't patronise or condescend. Don't be a Captain Obvious, too.

places that you find sacred?

My hometown, the city I was in today, one Polish city by the sea, and that's it.

what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

What does this actually mean?

top five favorite vines?

Do you mean that old website by any chance?

most used phrase in your phone?

I have prediction turned off.

advertisements you have stuck in your head?

Thankfully none. That would be awful.

average time you fall asleep?

Somewhere between 22 and 23.

what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

I don't remember which was the very first one, but probably kid on the internet. Or maybe Doge.

suitcase or duffel bag?

No difference for me personally, but we have suitcases.

lemonade or tea?

Lemonade all the way.

lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

Never tried lemon pie, so probably cake by default. Wait until I finally try, though. Maybe I will change my mind. :P

weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

I graduated long time ago, but probably eight years old kids selling weed. For real.

last person you texted?

My dad. I sent him a photo from our trip.

jacket pockets or pants pockets?

Pants pockets 4 lyfe.

hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

Hoodie, always and forever.

favorite scent for soap?

Honey.

which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

Sci-fi, definitely.

most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

Underwear is very much okay.

favorite type of cheese?

Gouda, but young. But I like mozzarella and plain cottage cheese, too.

if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

Sour cherry.

what saying or quote do you live by?

I'm never gonna put boundaries on myself ever again. I'm never gonna say I can't do it. I'm never gonna say 'maybe'. I'm never gonna say, 'I don't think I can.' I can and I will. - Nadiya Hussain

what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

Inside jokes with my sister.

current stresses?

My dad's cancer is my biggest concern right now.

favorite font?

That one that resembles typewriter. I'm in love with it.

what is the current state of your hands?

Left is partially paralysed and currently my fingers are somewhat relaxed (yay), right hand is okay but a bit shaky, both are warm.

what did you learn from your first job?

That nothing is impossible.

favorite fairy tale?

Snow White.

favorite tradition?

Polish Christmas dinner.

the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

I suffered a double stroke that put me in coma, but with my hard work and help from physiotherapists, I can walk again like nothing happened at all. Just my hand is still partially paralysed and it will stay like that forever. This is just one, but definitely has a big impact on my life. I became disabled within seconds.

four talents you’re proud of having?

Photography, scientific mind (good at physics the most), good ear for music, and I can't think of anything else.

if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

No idea. Never thought of it.

if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

I don't know, I'm not much an anime person.

favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

"-...what a nightmare I had. I dreamt you wanted to eat my brain.

-But you don't have any brain.

-...are you sure?

-Absolutely.

-Oooh what a relief."

Never fails to make me laugh. XD Husband talking to his wife.

seven characters you relate to?

Morwenna Chynoweth, but I can't think of any more.

five songs that would play in your club?

Some metal, that's for sure. Doubtful I would ever have a club, though :P

favorite website from your childhood?

Something about cats.

any permanent scars?

Yeah. Three scars from brain surgery (I have metal plates in my head), one on my forehead from hitting the table when I was one year old, two small scars from knee surgery when I was 19.

favorite flower(s)?

Tulips all the way. I love irises, too. Also hyacinths (that scent!).

good luck charms?

I got a cros and a little train car with the old name of my company on it. I have them attached to my work keys.

worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

Mojito. Ew.

a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

Cheetahs purr and meow.

left or right handed?

I was left-handed by nature, but my left hand is disabled now.

least favorite pattern?

Zebra print.

worst subject?

Creative writing. I just can't.

favorite weird flavor combo?

I don't think there's anything weird in what I eat.

at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

I don't take such things. They interact with my medication.

when did you lose your first tooth?

I don't remember, 7 or something?

what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

Fries. Yeah I'm biased. But I also love mashed potatoes with butter.

best plant to grow on a windowsill?

Anything that's not poisonous to cats.

coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

Coffee from the gas station.

which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

I don't have a licence, never had.

earth tones or jewel tones?

Jewel tones, definitely.

fireflies or lightning bugs?

Isn't it the same?

pc or console?

PC.

writing or drawing?

Drawing, or handwriting.

podcasts or talk radio?

Is there a difference anyway?

barbie or polly pocket?

I've never played with dolls.

fairy tales or mythology?

I like both.

cookies or cupcakes?

Cookies. Cupcakes are meh.

your greatest fear?

Death.

your greatest wish?

To be healthy again.

who would you put before everyone else?

My sister. And my dad.

luckiest mistake?

My first ex.

boxes or bags?

Depends on what we need them for.

lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

Overhead lights.

nicknames?

Jelle.

favorite season?

Summer all the way. Long days and warm weather.

favorite app on your phone?

Spotify, YouTube, Find the Cat.

desktop background?

A photo of my beloved late cat Victoria.

how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

A few for sure.

[arcticwolfpaws]

Chapter 4: Let the dove guide you

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59577487/chapters/151948336

P.O.V: Rose Constantine

Location: Happy Harbor, Rhode Island

Time: 7:30

I stood in front of a holographic projection of the world, it was strangely beautiful but even still it did little to calm my anxiety about this, there was a good chance that I would end up where Da was before I could finish the magic, But… I hoped, I don’t know what I am going to do if that happeneds.

“So explain to me, how this is going to work?” Robin asked his arms crossed, the room was starting to fill with every one, I took a deep breath,

“It’s a t’eory… and if it’s wrong… well… I don’t know.” I told him feeling my nerves start to eat at me, kid was announced and he was the last person I was waiting for, I took a deep breathe and suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder, I looked over to see the Atlantian with a reassuring smile on his face.

“Right… so…” I took another breathe, “I can use two types of magic, dat I ken use, dat of meh Faders and… well meh moders, ‘er magic… is mer…. Wild,” I turned to robin who seemed to have a brow raised, “Do ya ‘ave, w’at I asked ya to find?” I asked and he nodded holding out his hand and letting a small dove fall from his hand only for it to be caught by what looked to be a silver chain and I perked up at that, Silver, of all the metals there are silver was the easiest to work with.

“Perfect,” I reached to take it but he pulled it away, I paused at that, I needed it if I was going to do this why was he?

“Is she going to get this back?” He asked firmly and I blinked at him, why wouldn’t she? Then again the occult magic sometimes ate what was needed to create the spell so I guess it was a fair question,

“Aye, it will remain in one piece.” I promised and he frowned a little before handing it to me, I took in the small silver dove and gently took it off the chain.

“So why was it important that it belonged to Zatanna?” He asked his tone a bit more stern I scrunched my nose before I spoke,

“Because, Items have a sort of memory, many of them know der owners and actually da fact dat it is silver is even better as silver remembers better then most t’ings.” I told them, I could see several of them perk up getting excited. I pulled the little bird from it’s chain and handed it back to Robin who looked anxious. I cupped my hands around the little silver dove and whispered to it. “Lil’ bird your master ‘ad to go, but da fog grew to t’ick and new day are lost, lil’ bird yer memory ‘olds were ‘as yer ‘eart flown?” I asked it I squeaked as the silver dove darted out of my hands with such speed and force that getting in it’s way would have hurt. It flew around the globe before settling in Siberian wilderness. “Setting coordinance.” Robing stated rushing over to the control panel, “ken you zoom in?” I asked him and he seemed to pause but the orb zoomed in and the small bird followed giving us an exact location, I breathed but I was still waiting for the hole to open and pull me in. A hand placed it’s self on my shoulder and I jumped spinning to find the Atlantian standing there he looked surprised and then suddenly worried as he realized why I was so jumpy. He gently rubbed my shoulder as he stepped past me speaking calmly,

“While I told Batman that this was a possibility he decided that it was to dangerous,” He stated and everyone seemed unbothered, Did they just regularly ignore what they have been told? I wondered as Kaldur kept speaking, “So, you know what that means, We need to do this quickly suite up and get ready.” He stated firmly and those who weren’t already suited the chance to change, I wasn’t sure I had winter cloths to use and started thinking on that when robin spoke,

“Rosy, Catch.” I turned just in time to be beaned with a bag and Robin was grinning, I picked up the bag, “Bat girl is going to want that back so try not to tear it,” I wanted to question how the hell he knew my size or this bat girls size but I shook it off and headed to my room.

As I came back out I saw that I was the last to finish and heard Kid whistle, only to have him be quickly hit by Artemis. He pouted and rubbed his shoulder and stuck his tongue out at her.

“Alright let’s go.” Kaldur stated and I found myself following every one else,

“You think you’ll stay on the team after this?” Miss M asked and I shrugged, truth be told Da would never let me, however I don’t think I could explain that to them and have them understand, they seemed like the type to kick up a fuss and That didn’t seem like it would help.

“I umm… dunnot knew.” I told was being honest I didn’t as much as I’d like to say that I would be staying I couldn’t.

“You are more then welcome to stay if you want.” Kaldur told me as I sat down, on the strange ship, “Miss M can you link us up?” He asked and the next thing I knew there was an almost dizzying about of chatter, Kaldur must have noticed and he spoke again, ‘Are you okay? You look a bit startled.’ His tone was soft and everyone else died down waiting to hear me.

‘Just a little startled it was a bit loud’ I told him then paused, ‘’ow does dis work?’ I wondered and Kal spoke amusement in his tone…. Or well I guess he thought.

‘It’s a mental link, we can hear one another thoughts, you can block and filter what we hear however, it takes some getting use to.’ his voice was soft and Super boy spoke up adding to what was being said,

‘S’why I don’t speak much. Normally talking here.’ I glanced to him his eyes were forward but I nodded,

‘Oh…. I just kind of t’ought he didn’t like me’ I sighed internally revealed that I hadn’t made a bad impression,

‘I don’t know you well enough to have an opinion.’ I froze feeling me cheeks heat, and pulled my legs to my chest,

‘S-sorry.’ I squeaked dying on the inside.

✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

P.O.V: Rose Constantine

Location: unknown location Siberia

Time: 5:15 pm

I had stayed quiet for the rest of the fly as I was completely embarrassed, but we landed in thick snow, as everyone got up I followed them having no idea what we were going to do, as the back of the ship opened every one pressed the symbles on there chests and there suites changed color, I slowly pressed the bat on my own chest, quickly as I did the suite turned white,

“Woah.” I mumbled amazed as it happened however, everyone else had started moving and I clumsily followed almost falling into a pile of snow, ‘W’at’s de plan?’ I asked tilting my head Kal was quick to answer.

‘Robin will get us in to the house then we look around see if we can find out, who’s doing this and where the others are.’ I nodded and we followed robin to the small cabin, As we got closer I watched lights dance in the air… it wasn’t northern light’s this was different and strange,

While I was distracted by the strange lights, Robin manged to get the window open and those who could climb in easily did,

‘Rosy, come on.’ Robins voice hissed dragging my attention back to the window, I darted over and tried to climb in only to struggle to do so, after a moment but Artemis helped me up, when I gave her a small smile she patted my back,

‘Sorry, I saw something odd…’ I trailed off as I spotted another light dancing in the air, I took a few steps forward wanting to follow it but Robin’s voice grounded me.

‘Wait what did you see?’ He asked, I paused trying to find the right words,

‘Like… a light?’ I told him and Robin and kid both gave me a funny look, but Kal spoke,

‘Rosa, you are the most attuned to magic… could you be seeing magic?’ he asked and I shrugged robin gave Kal a look,

‘Kal her name is Rosy.’ Oh, I didn’t even realize that the idle magic hadn’t affected Kaldur he furrowed his eye brows as he spoke,

‘Wait I had thought that was just a nickname you’d given her,’ He asked a blue wisp of light floated in front of me like it wanted me to follow it so, I did as the boys spoke, I answered them.

‘No, Kaldur is right, it’s… hard to explain…’ the light lead me to a door that I hadn’t seen at a distance and I opened it stepping through,

‘Wait, what? I could have sworn your name…. Are you messing with me?” Robin asked, there was a pause before speaking again, As I stepped into the door I saw the flight of stairs leading down and I was quick to follow my way down.

‘It’s… well it’s a magic problem….’ I explained slowly but there was a long moment of quiet, as I got to the bottom of the stairs it looked like any other cellar, boxes and crates were piled high.

‘What? You mean that it li-Wait… Where are you?’ I was forced to duck behind those boxes pressing the bat on my chest to turn the suite black so I could hide better, I held my breathe,

‘Explain. later hide!’ I warned them as a man passed me wearing a purple sheet, he walked past me and up the stairs.

‘Woah! Were did he com from?’ Kid asked,

‘That’s Felix Faust,’ Robin, stated like we should know the name, however we didn’t, I headed to were the strange man had come from, and found a hatch in the floor, I took a deep breath. As the light seemed to urge me to go down but I stopped myself, informing the others.

‘I think I just found the mages, but I’m going to wait on you guys, I… have no idea what I’m doing.’ I told them and robin was quick to reply.

‘Good call, stay hidden and wait for us.’ Robin stated and I slipped back behind some of the crates doing my best to ensure that the cape wasn’t visible.

[maximuswolf]

Tune ID looking for old house track

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[subuwu-dyke]

She's just a girl trying to give you a hand...

[mediamonarchy]

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[libidomechanica]

And, do not yet

A limerick sequence

               1

Many-colour nor as I. And, do not yet. So much in vain: his Fame. Now,    if to shade, only    generous battery of broken-heveded queen. What dismay.

               2

But theme; and vain. Their specially use antic rest and altar music’s cheste. A    crystal broken with less    who limit passion summons and the faileth inharmony.

               3

Al weeds, and sacred Providences that rode under Cather, and fire. If    not alone are tried; and    freaks. That I wolde Romayn tolde, that hands twice a little; on cross.

               4

When the first singe, already, won’t thought wished as ill will be men taught a second    merry this skies; hardships    with mine of infers have you? Caught—for author to than I.

               5

Pervades they almost by chroniclers seems secure hinges e’er shells for which    as harmony. Then    curious to purpose, the bloosmes their own Idoll Monarchy.

               6

Then call—the wooing still divers, dull, and Grecian; were recesses when her    hapless and left he shrewe!    In his adventure bar, in son. Pleasure his Cellars old Wise.

               7

Which canto me sages was his question hour soul of this; give wak’d the tack’d    by which they mightier    staid long-dew of pestilent to pleasuring cold, we find moon.

               8

With a stride, and, that is, in the fynde that Standard is melancholy. Forget    the good fellow; some    far-fam’d Gulbeyaz’ angry would forbid! I can solemn hourish!

               9

And there to public strive was by the good-bye. Beneath half an undone: hem    like Feinds, is working she    din of uryne, and prose— I have seene, not in her care no cas.

               10

One of the beginning wit or a gold, never dinners that contact; and    balconies not quit help    me God, and peaceful starfish. Because than infancy, Nancy.

               11

) To such when mortals of prove to spyen? And makes us is a castlereagh,    and bleeding; the city.    But display’d a vertues Foes, snatch’d with them a feyned away.

               12

The child flowers; where wilderness, and Despairing. Of fame. There lined way to    wel I hated quite small    my war of court a sight, I beating damn, when Ambitioners.

               13

The chosen last lovely beautiful. The two day when them the shod ill, and,    after thogh he lond dissolved    sound so be minute. Yes!—On the limbs, but thou else true—tears!

               14

But now warriors budders quest. He told into a deal of brother, the way    a words o’er; and pushing    men whose do yourselves then, how to his Masters of the you wake!

               15

My bosom beneath rose, no single he lovely used, ever grief for must    for there’s mine ailment:    for a kiss aged enough! How cross-grain’d—his her time the meal?

               16

Where well or to him, a Tyran shapen and thered, thapostel wal, it    hath those from thee, whom her    eyes, wit, now art! But the wine-and-twenty time things mystery.

               17

The whose head: an insoled, the second catch me, gold blood find, his below,    and cold, and powers them    to behaviour: their longer purveiance intense at the rose breed.

               18

Turkeys usher through. Genius,—when Kings, and song sun and heart grown with fader    of light, although on his    world, we know not, thou see the hell, and their city womman kill.

               19

Quiet brows! I leaves, huge fit she sacred Life beneath awful yawns his fo;    lucia, leering wind a    should his dore you by shame on, when the disease: and a placements.

               20

Hail, Poesie! My love declares, two little bare, pursu’d, like must controul; and we    holds ye may finely Niobe,    promised her eyes, with a long the column mischeivously death.

               21

Whose beneath the unresister, died shepherd, so wikkedness of the must    I wounds, love up his mine,    and also sparing in all was out of charms. The chills, that shroud!

               22

Hence had somewheretofore them and rash and of war of its clothes, to    rear’d to seemed silken from    the glide! Nor this ground believes his fatal to no mean Rebell.

               23

I doubt na, but them, the breeze is a little billia, do you love. So I    still violent, so being    of the cottage tomb, the lasses impart the baser of love.

               24

No winna she, what Occasion, a yellow, from the lady’s strike insteady    splendour which her blaste.    Narrows giv’n, her like a bathos’ vast, the first to Saul the die.

               25

In detain; the Sultan’s signs, by God! Prince we were right renews: wHose flocke, and,    but heaven before. He    glooming Chevaliers, and feet, they hope of unfulfill’d me felt.

               26

Yen to their ale, and than though the Morning such the moan! A man though my bonds    ungration, fired with    the mazie the cheek, and made, went then the streaming of his vain.

               27

Their babe rose, although his still the dapple- trees al by hours caught fight, be told    manure from me, who leve,    a fop through a rib, a nose. Tis must fair, had yet, lo!

               28

Leve, and books, when I can planted in. ’St hold man, most link by the day by    the rhyme, were hand, present    upon its his Leaves, escaped her vocabulary.

               29

He—being statue we what in the eye, for syk unneth, which but t were    thou are this grow pleas’d. Thought    quite told the worlds the frequestion my feather’d him Kingly Death!

               30

Death-like Caravage Sardanapalus. Thus I were not their silverly    around som tymes which    requisited no doubt if any into that—nor some place.

               31

As done, sunk enerv’d then he wags new faint eyes to his chest faces so    censorious;—it is here beheld    mens yet was brough, but by though white dickey—Trust come again!

               32

Would not mount our sincertain ech of there plays, and down injure to die. The    kiss hands upon he sing,    whan had face is soul break, and no one white barel-ful of six.

               33

Like saugh distancy, Nancy; is it, who can, when a slight, and Mrs. His    perish’d a high. But mine    him, always youth’d they gazed, build wheels may beth maladies, that brough.

               34

Whose his fifty towers, and thus the time reduce, at mere come by Arch-Attest    lace. She name, when hem    free as to the she, didst the dew fall ornamented to me.

               35

Eyes where it lived to sleepe. God, I know was does either die; of the convulsive;    I was a bower,    how mekely time shadows lightning. Was in her he said, fly!

               36

Such light be thou can in silent of her summons any witness may the    sigh, is no man, where bedded-    down heart as a sweete wyn! Is not from desolate his stead!

               37

Among roses. Only fair Annie’s coarse with likeness, a much music, from    piety, like humbled,    pure divesters of strife, a good golden growth, I carry me.

               38

When shewing, that you waking before? But where was well ash to taste;—they can    Crave. Or threat he serve it    from the laid with luck, and has he taste to sin as o’er his life.

               39

I have only daring life seen the wanton dismay. Which God, and your by    others, pistols, and thus    than that Art when each misers find is I doubled Faiths could one.

               40

And and wounded in the into a company, for, as if t was takes    me, he thirty smother    care I. Thou so deem’d his glories may love I leve nor the caged.

               41

And smooth people grottos, full sixty forced they went optics; and I unseen    there in thy day came more    with, agrees? Each amiss; and midnight, love, too, she had all third!

               42

But this country’s pampers the Crowds engage; thurgh is not sit a Bird accounted    cloudy Cupid of    whom Foes. Blind eyes, adventury do appears, nor broken-head.

               43

Thus of Nether ranks of wyves the gold, far a-down by his child, beside    of this to my beareth    me. If I stablish’d, and led then fee’d ill, the touch but London.

               44

With bloody crave. Boats, ’ and every little palms, or waters; thereformally.    For they may give reward    the hold their crew; prolong’d for the strugled intensive helde.

               45

Till of glory maid, ordain; starve, good society. Just present from Juan,    sure was tired into    the hopes to frete his eye and no less and friend, dark telling gout.

               46

And by black from our heard once more torrent trees! Pitiful to the globe, yet    in the gnaw, he lead and    as he master hours wasted on thresh’d o’er thing since would away!

               47

Fain with stinging home in! Eggs, coarsely wedlock and with care of hours too    much resign or glance to    have done, but who had felt humbled Faiths Defenderness, the roar?

               48

To know. Even went; not so thought, sacred Life doth which that womman nun, follow,    fret again. In shore?    Their she hadde enchant guest, was said the rose lands, pursue he seene.

               49

And that a prison, was she lang, there undisguise, the midst what Orpheus    sleep himself refused; and    for you. While t’other none the worth, some swore; and spanning inster.

               50

Perhaps in the ten yet still thine, in his joy from purblind there none of ill-    resemblance and quiet.    Your one where much gently gravity, and she’s there well, woman.

               51

When delights to virgins to forbad, but not too refinest Allan! Was    when his long blind their    marriages he took an hour eyes, when tis the view’d his Friend; and fate?

               52

At the humble awaken field to base, I hadde a confidel, and these    grave me, and flank’d her pains    and other days. Snows, it pierced her heard or small is but Scrifice.

               53

Through to sea tis Adonais dissipation! I never neck; her had been    a piece of so much; and    keep. Yet so the limpid laps, ne cloak, An air stirrups, just thee!

               54

I’m no win, turned at their silver others. The fring the tongue and fruitles are    supportune flock, as of    Dash, and that broke, that our seas wisdom’s confliction in faith too!

               55

Economy: on a sworn, bathings and awful sacred hirelings them    take the faultless vessel    bound! My advance rule hope of thilke sandal his faint loss of sway.

               56

In hungry the Governed appetite freak’d with me by his—acquaint—strange and    their power made that warlike    in your grape, out off these deep. Night skin lily, love; and milk.

               57

Can; for difficult to be lot have doth lawn all flow probably that saddens    all end. She same object,    rove; they every sinner; and, fragrant with loss of solemnly.

               58

Earth, in his danger, past embroider’s hospital, quick, as in ever: its    both to grown a the worse    to himself shame smal, and plight. A thought thy deem than Accused too.

               59

Which renown the Golden still stood tell; I heart, and freedom of possessor,    who redress. Word till without    the right: in his guest, for Loyalty thou three? Sacrifice.

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His prison wherewith pale, thou the case, let its come, O Annie, Annie’s    carry memory reason    to the blowes; and on hour own hear to spear being new.

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Back into one, and smile still be, bene espyed. As your price, has necessors    in more shore resounds    fra kith a thou art will film half and all from Fez, when I thinks?

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Then the alderman, for that momentest why your of rose, thou, who who speaks,    they wander I finds, a    train dream of a young day, Sir, their lieth. Yet its cling to Betray.

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He various Progressionate fortable. Woo: that everybody’s    quiet, such after loss    of burnt&blasted on, something! Yet loves, whose viewless at last tieth!

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High-borne that awkward the purest sought; then we he is my shall find a troops,    so bright Supreme was he    had no pain, a thy tale ivy in the can be knock’d. Been tea!

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A things her seen speak? Than woke thou may his own, he ruled and shock, thy bones, that    none downward for the that    ye leak and love delight neuer destroy. He coud heaven st.

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And keeps besides, of three hungry, and dose of mourn it good Kings. Some before    made the hous tremble. She    was, for high toil and t is salt see cast, safely clerk, was well.

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Which their choice I scaled the infrequently we very strick’d: and their been throught    as watch when if forth from    Empire, too, she but twenty? And hide he sat by divine.

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Had God or found, all it grown braided the sung, ev’ning Post? However moist    vows and Self-destroyes, for,    and they should weak; and we music, you have well, all thy love sheet.

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From your foolish women; come thought o’clock and pleased and your arm rais’d her—must    being at a shapel.    Are still the end; and, to lover they were master through her in.

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You here half sleeping as ye may fingerbread a gem,—this man? Al red banks    of Mars, shall I felt. Cooling    preach ’T was quence is; beside their voice of Eternity!

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In Julia, do the Spain, and night, they’ve taughts, hors from they drawn by the city,    when thy naming suppose,    the which he lain that we almost abate: the Sultan, ’ as too.

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Expense, in Julia goes do to me, some fewer back again. And in armour,    long; a row o’er a    flame took to Persian with; a grace, as the Ringle an approche.

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Another; neither trembling of a stoics—men while pride of National;—but    why, unless grown by the    same; for Polititian, all his an or less again. And tree.

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Of a communion, Natures Holy Land. So Wordy stories, and drown with    Pedrillo’s flashing slow    still be, which thing low, giveness, he’d distress, are than that Greek.

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Of place? Long low down with tempt shall find one sacred by a Niggard to song,    longing his your and ranks:    and have that breeze; nor years who’ve crush, into dispute we may go?

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Least be very level see, I weeping, he forsworn form’d to a wede: yes;    a, beneath myn estaat    astrologien, as much morning sun. Give my thrumm’d with his gore.

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Thought; which in jest. I’m not under stour; which in one so wild as I tremble    guess’d to weddyng wynd. So    has been propriated half bare as Psyche ere stand, complete O!

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In Sicilia shining, Drinking. Reward quarrel. Gave the woman that’s skies    away, do not in the    devil, when it be as the help would save, and tumbler is state!

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So cool as yet to she one, would tye. Allotted, and ever a ane to    be could not, or all from    aught, and thus is sort, they lies gave his her voice in my hope ends.

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For every was—for her.—That their baron the only gentle is produce    his Russians, air, he sea    acted why I say, that sit witnesse relieving devours!

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Out, by God dissentines with denied the view set the bring her dinna    ease of pow’r away hour    was fail. He rest by for the watched its devil the countrymen.

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My who till a spaniel tame. Is at Henry and flush with to unlocking    century don’t that can    plann’d, courself in a Persians, yet love’s hate antipathy truth.

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How koude byte and the look on Sunday shame. In accurs to a pleases; heau’ns    endite, his lyf, for them,    which thing even let it may you pleased, and so that watch’d holly!

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MATOMA & BULLYSONGS TEAM UP ON ELECTRIFYING NEW SINGLE “SODIUM SKY”

Norwegian cross-genre record producer and DJ Matoma, known for global hits like “All Night” with The Vamps, “I Don’t Dance” with Enrique Iglesias, and his RIAA Platinum-certified breakout hit, Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G’s “Old Thing Back (feat. Ja Rule),” has teamed up with multi-Platinum writer and musicianBullySongs for a new upbeat club single, “Sodium Sky.” The thrilling, new track is the lead single of his forthcoming album, ‘Love For The Beat, which represents a return to Matoma’s club-inspired roots. 

"We wrote 'Sodium Sky' to capture the feeling of pure escapism, being somewhere on the dance floor or in the depths of nature losing yourself to an environment of good energy." - Matoma

Following Matoma’s most recent release “Bittersweet,” “Sodium Sky” sets a new tone for his music. With its upbeat sound and gentle vocals, it will make the crowd melt. This track is the gateway to another universe where fans can bask in the positive energy. It’s that time of year when people need the reminder to live in the moment and dance the night away, and “Sodium Sky” is a hypnotic track that will draw the audience into its euphoria. “Sodium Sky” is only a taste of Matoma’s new sound and sets the stage for his upcoming album ‘Love For The Beat.’

Matoma is well-known for expressing positivity through his music and through his charitable donations. Last April, he showcased three billboards on the i-10 highway to Coachella; originally intended for promoting his new music, but with the tragic war continuing in Ukraine, he decided to put them towards raising funds and awareness for Ukraine humanitarian aid organization Music Saves UA.A video of the billboards via a drone flyover can be found HERE. Matoma’s billboards received widespread global news coverage from mainstream outlets including NME, The FADER, The Independent, MSN, Yahoo News, and Metro UK.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2015 with his RIAA gold-certified single, Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G’s “Old Thing Back (feat. Ja Rule),” which has gained close to 8 million views, Matoma has established himself as one of electronic music’s most inventive stars. “Sodium Sky” sees Matoma continuing to innovate and deliver massive collaborative efforts following his previous singles “Bittersweet,” “All Night”featuring British pop band The Vamps, “Good Vibes” featuringHRVY, “Easy To Love” with Armin van Buuren and Teddy Swims, and “Summer Feeling”featuringJonah Kagen,which scored record numbers of streams in their first week.

"It’s great to be working with Matoma again and getting high off his crazy energy. We wrote 'Sodium Sky' during lockdown, dreaming of better days ahead."- BullySongs

Since gaining popularity, BullySongs has built a reputation as an extremely creative and prolific writer and artist having been streamed over two billion times on Spotify alone. His first international hit was “No Money” by Galantis which also features his elder son on vocals. In 2018, he co-wrote “Lullaby” by Sigala & Paloma Faith. The track became a Brit-nominated UK top ten hit. In that same year, he also co-wrote “Blah Blah Blah” which is the biggest streaming release to date for Armin van Buuren and has gone platinum in multiple territories. Since then, BullySongs has continued to work with some of the most popular artists including Tiësto, DVBBS, blackbear, 24KGoldn, ITZY, Monsta X, and Little Mix.

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Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.[1] The mixer is plugged into a PA system (for live events) and/or broadcasting equipment (if the DJ is performing on radio, TV or Internet radio) so that a wider audience can hear the turntablist's music. Turntablists atypically manipulate records on a turntable by moving the record with their hand to cue the stylus to exact points on a record, and by touching or moving the platter or record to stop, slow down, speed up or, spin the record backwards, or moving the turntable platter back and forth (the popular rhythmic "scratching" effect which is a key part of hip hop music),[2] all while using a DJ mixer's crossfader control and the mixer's gain and equalization controls to adjust the sound and level of each turntable. Turntablists typically use two or more turntables and headphones to cue up desired start points on different records (Greasley & Prior, 2013).DJ Qbert manipulating a record turntable at a turntablism competition in France in 2006World premiere of the Tri-Phonic Turntable, July 14, 1997, LondonRecord producer DJ Jazzy Jeffmanipulating a record turntablein England in 2005.

Turntablists, who are often called DJs (or "deejays"), generally prefer direct-drive turntables over belt-driven or other types, because the belt can be stretched or damaged by "scratching" and other turntable manipulation such as slowing down a record, whereas a direct drive turntable can be stopped, slowed down, or spun backwards without damaging the electric motor. The word turntablist is claimed to be originated by Luis "DJ Disk" Quintanilla (Primus, Herbie Hancock, Invisibl Skratch Piklz).[3] After a phone conversation with Disk, it was later popularised in 1995 by DJ Babu[4] to describe the difference between a DJ who simply plays and mixes records and one who performs by physically manipulating the records, stylus, turntables, turntable speed controls and mixer to produce new sounds. The new term coincided with the resurgence of hip-hop DJing in the 1990s.

According to most DJ historians, it is has been documented that "DJ Babu" of the "Beat Junkies" / "Dilated Peoples" was the one who originally coined the term "turntablist". In 1995 while working on the groundbreaking mixtape "Comprehension", DJ Babu hand wrote the name "Babu The Turntablist" on hundreds of copies of this mixtape to describe his style of DJing, while working on the track "Turntablism" with "D-Styles" and DJ Melo-D, Babu would say "if someone plays the piano, we call them a pianist, if someone plays the guitar, we call them a guitarist, why don't we call ourselves Turntablists?" found in the documentary "Scratch (2001 film)" which was released in 2001.

John Oswald described the art: "A phonograph in the hands of a 'hiphop/scratch' artist who plays a record like an electronic washboard with a phonographic needle as a plectrum, produces sounds which are unique and not reproduced—the record player becomes a musical instrument."[5] Some turntablists use turntable techniques like beat mixing/matching, scratching, and beat juggling. Some turntablists seek to have themselves recognized as traditional musicians capable of interacting and improvising with other performers. Depending on the records and tracks selected by the DJ and their turntablist style (e.g., hip hop music), a turntablist can create rhythmic accompaniment, percussion breaks, basslinesor beat loops, atmospheric "pads", "stabs" of sudden chords or interwoven melodic lines.

The underground movement of turntablism has also emerged to focus on the skills of the DJ. In the 2010s, there are turntablism competitions, where turntablists demonstrate advanced beat juggling and scratching skills.