#except for this ENT PA

[wallabywannabe]

I called the ENT office to leave a message to ask if I could get started on antibiotics or something because the pain is getting worse and I don't want to wait 6 days until my appointment, and the front desk person was like, "ok what's you're date of birth?" and I gave it to her and she kept trying to tell me happy birthday! And I was like oh yeah thank you that's very sweet but really not what I care about right now!

A diagnosis for my birthday? Could I be so lucky?

[pompadourpink]

Les temps du présent

Le présent de l'indicatif/présent simple

The indicative present is used to

describe what one is currently doing (présent d'énonciation): je travaille - I'm working (as we speak)

describe a fact (présent de vérité générale/historique): les chats sont des animaux - cats are animals

describe an ongoing fact that started in the past (présent duratif): il pleut depuis hier - It's been raining since yesterday

describe the scene (présent de description): le soleil est caché aujourd'hui - the sun is hiding today

describe a habit (présent d'habitude): je cours tous les dimanches - I run every sunday

describe what just happened (présent de passé proche): je viens d'arriver - I just got there

describe what is about to happen (présent de futur proche): je suis là dans une minute - I'll be there in a minute

give an order (présent d'injonction), alternative to the imperative present: tu rentres tout de suite ! - You get home immediately!

make a story feel real (présent de narration): il y a six ans déjà que mon ami s'en est allé avec son mouton. Si j'essaie ici de le décrire, c'est afin de ne pas l'oublier. - It has been six years since my friend left with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is so that I will not forget him. (Le Petit Prince)

express a possibility (présent d'hypothèse): si tu es gentil, tu auras un cadeau - if you're kind, you'll get a present

La conjugaison

First group (-er except Aller): je marche, tu marches, il/elle/on marche, nous marchons, vous marchez, ils/elles marchent

Second group (-ir with -iss- in the plural forms): je finis, tu finis, il/elle/on finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils/elles finissent

Third group (everything else): typically je cours, tu cours, il court, nous courons, vous courez, ils courent; long -oir verbs: je veux, tu veux, il veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils veulent; -indre/-soudre verbs: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent; other -dre verbs: -ds, -ds, -d, -dons, -dez, -dent; -ttre: -ts, -ts, -t, -tons, -tez, -tent; -rir, -llir: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent

Auxiliaries: je suis, tu es, il est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont + j'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont

N.B. Many third-group verbs are irregular because they used to be two different verbs (ex: Être comes from both Essere - to be and Stare - to stand) that eventually became one and consequently have two bases and can have up to five stems. Always double-check for different, stems, extra letters, accents, etc.

Notable exceptions:

The vowel -i- cannot be between two other vowels in the first and second person plural so it will turn into -y- (vous croyez, nous voyons)

In -cer and -ger verbs, the first person plural changes to allow for the correct pronunciation (nous lançons, nous mangeons); c > ç, go > geo.

In -aître verbs, only the third person singular keeps the accent (elle naît).

Le présent progressif

The progressive present is an emphasized version of the enunciation present and is therefore used to describe an ongoing action that started recently and is actively being done as the narrator is speaking.

It is built by putting together the subject, the verb Être conjugated in the indicative present tense, the adverbial locution "en train de" (in the progress of), the infinitive form of the verb of action, and possibly an object.

Je suis en train de manger, j'ai bientôt fini - I'm eating, I'm almost done

Est-ce que tu es en train de travailler? - are you working?

Nous sommes en train de faire nos devoirs - we are doing homework

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Le conditionnel présent

The present conditional is used

to express a wish: j'aimerais retourner en Italie - I'd love to go back to Italy

a suggestion: tu devrais partir tôt - you should leave early

a hypothesis: il pourrait rentrer demain - he could come home tomorrow

to casually share one's opinion: je n'aimerais pas qu'on me dise ça ! - I wouldn't like it if someone told me that (can be a way to aggravate a situation)

to ask something politely: je voudrais un café - I'd like a coffee

to refer to the future in the past: elle a dit qu'elle arriverait tard - she said she'd arrive late

La conjugaison

Conjugating the present conditional is easy for the first two verbal groups: just add the terminations to the infinitive of the verb. If the verb ends in -e, remove it: prendre > je prendrais. Fun fact: you can build the imperfect tense by removing -er- for the first group and turning -ir- into -iss- for the second.

First group (-er except Aller): je marcherais, tu marcherais, il marcherait, nous marcherions, vous marcheriez, ils marcheraient

Second group (-ir with -iss- in the plural forms): je finirais, tu finirais, il finirait, nous finirions, vous finiriez, ils finiraient

Third group (everything else): typically: je courrais, tu courrais, il courrait, nous courrions, vous courriez, ils courraient; auxiliaries: je serais, tu serais, il serait, nous serions, vous seriez, ils seraient + j'aurais, tu aurais, il aurait, nous aurions, vous auriez, ils auraient

Main irregular verbs: auxiliaries + aller - j'irais, devoir - je devrais, pouvoir - je pourrais, recevoir - je recevrais, savoir - je saurais, tenir - je tiendrais, venir - je viendrais, voir - je verrais, vouloir - je voudrais

N.B. Make sure to not mix it up with the simple future tense, they're similar!

L'impératif présent

The present imperative mood can only be conjugated in the second person singular and the first and second person plural. It is used

to give an order: viens ici tout de suite - come here right now

a suggestion: appelle-le tout de suite, non ? - maybe call him now?

a plea: s'il te plaît, pardonne-moi ! - please, forgive me

to ban someone from doing something: ne touche pas à ça ! - do not touch that

La conjugaison

Warning: it often looks like the indicative present - without a subject. If so, in the second person singular, the verb will require a final -s only if the current final letter is a consonant. Certain verbs cannot be conjugated, like vouloir.

être: sois, soyons, soyez; avoir: aie, ayons, ayez

va, allons, allez; finis, finissons, finissez; marche, marchons, marchez

N.B. Pronouns can be added: a reflexive verb will come with a tonic pronoun and a dash in a positive sentence: Lave-toi !, and a direct object pronoun in a negative sentence: Ne te vexe pas !; when referring to a portion -en: Prends-en un peu ! (an -s will be added for the liaison to be possible), and to a place, -y: Vas-y !

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L'infinitif présent

is the neutral form you find in dictionaries: courir, marcher, prendre

is found after prepositions À, De, Pour and Sans: c’est sans dire, viens à la maison pour dîner !, on part sans perdre de temps

is found after a conjugated verb: il voulait partir tôt (the second verb can be the first element of the sentence: courir nous fatigue)

expresses an order, advice, prohibition: frapper avant d’entrer

expresses anger, surprise or a wish: m'excuser, moi ? plutôt mourir !

expresses doubt in an interrogative sentence: que faire de ce garçon ?

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Le participe présent

The present participle works like an adverb and either expresses an action that happens at the same time as another action, that is possibly the consequence of that action, or describes the subject. It is built by removing the termination of the verb and replacing it by -ant.

Les employés possédant une voiture peuvent se garer dans la rue - the employees who own a car can park in the street

Étant déjà en retard, je décide de courir - being already late, I decide to run

N.B. To get the right pronunciation or avoid a mix-up with an adjective, it can be necessary to modify or add letters when building the present participle. For example: convaincre > convainquant (as convaincant is the adjective), diverger > divergeant ([ʒ], as divergant would be a [g] sound).

Movie: La Piscine - Jacques Deray, 1969

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[luzxii]

OMORICK AU REFS PART 2!!!! PLUS MORE I NFO ON THE REALWORLD GANG AS I HAV ENT REALLY TOUCHED ON THEM AS MUC H

- With the "three days left counter", it instead refers to the exact anniversary of Patty's pa ssing, the day after Halloween. Rick does not plan on moving. Instead of a sleepover, Streb er invites the gang to join him at the haunted house.

- The majority of the gang was not as deeply affected by Patty's death as the Omogang was of Mari's, they were not nearly as close with her and it was more the aftermath that caused change.

- Radford and Kevin changed the least out of the gang, except Radford now works at a DV D and videogame store rather then the theat re.

- Hanna was less affected by Patty (though she was of course sad about it and extremly worried for Rick) but was much more heavily affected by Rick's out of the blue breakup with her. Rick soon finds out after reuniting with the gang that she had already found a n ew partner. Rick taking that... not very well.

- Hanna hasn't at all moved on from Rick, ha ving forced herself to get a new partner in at tempts to stop how hurt the sudden departu re made her,she still doesn't have the same c onnection with her new girlfriend and is truly still in love with Rick deep down. Though Ric k saw this as her already having forgotten ab out him, not knowing the real context. Plus t he breakup was very impulsive on Rick's part and not something he wanted or thought thr ough in the slightest.

- Streber was affected the most by the event besides Rick. He deals with things differently then Basil. His personality is around the sam e, except theres a tense aura around him. His optimistic and carefree nature having disipat ed. The pressure of having to hide an act of manslaughter drove him to cope through his inventions, spending days alone in his house creating. He became less social and more clo sed off, not wanting to risk anything slipping out.

- Hanna still treats Rick with love and affecti on, she missed him dearly.

- Some of Radford's actions mirror Kel's role in some regard, though only to the extent of being the one to knock on Rick's door. He st ill sees Rick as a good pal even after years a part.

- Kevin, Rads and Rick used to be a trio of so rts, Kevin hadn't changed much at all since R ick isolated but seems to have a bit of anger towards him for ditching them for such a lon g time, though is interally more concerned t hen anything.

part 1 of the refs right here check em out!!

[myhealingera]

Two weeks after this photo was taken, I received a phone call that nobody ever wants to receive.

I was dealing with a slew of health issues: an inability to lose weight, hair loss, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue so intense that getting out of bed felt like a miracle, and severe brain fog. My joints were in so much pain that I found myself using a heating pad for most of the day.

I consulted my aunt, who is a pediatrician, and she reviewed my recent blood work. She observed that my TSH levels were consistently borderline high, often surpassing the normal threshold. Encouraged by her insight, I visited my OBGYN and shared my symptoms. She ordered hormone testing and referred me to a rheumatologist, given that lupus runs in my family. The results indicated elevated TSH, DHEA, and C-reactive protein levels.

I then saw a remarkable rheumatologist who conducted over 120 tests. All came back normal except for my thyroid antibodies, and I was diagnosed with arthritis in my hands. Around this time, my neck began to swell, feeling as though something was stuck in my throat. My primary care physician scheduled an ultrasound, which revealed swelling in my neck and a lymph node, and identified a nodule or "ectopic" tissue.

Returning to my primary care doctor, I was told my lab results were normal and advised to follow up in a year, despite continuing to experience swollen lymph nodes and being told that the neck nodule was unrelated to the swelling. At this point had been to urgent care 3 times, completed 3 rounds of steroids, a z-pack, and tested negative for mono, Covid, and strep.

Despite my tendency to avoid conflict, something felt off, and I knew I wasn't okay.

I requested a referral to an endocrinologist, which I received, but they couldn't see me until after Christmas. Not wanting to wait, I found another endocrinologist who could see me on Halloween. At my first appointment, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism. She ordered a biopsy "to be safe," emphasizing that a finding warrants investigation. Even at the hospital for my biopsy, the PA questioned its necessity given my primary care's advice to wait a year.

On 12/22, my endocrinologist informed me that the biopsy results were suspicious for thyroid carcinoma. I returned on 1/5 to discuss the findings.

They had sent my sample for Afirma testing, a genetic test for medullary thyroid cancer, due to the unusual results and the aggressive nature of the potential cancer.

I was then referred to an ENT, who suspected the nodule might actually be a lymph node. A CT scan confirmed this suspicion, revealing a lymph node suspicious for thyroid cancer, yet with no nodules on my thyroid itself.

The decision was made to remove the lymph node, with intraoperative pathology consultation to decide whether to also remove the thyroid.

On 2/24, the lymph node was removed, but pathology was indeterminate, leading to the decision not to remove the thyroid.

The following week, I was informed that my results had been sent to a larger university hospital for further analysis and a second opinion, an ominous sign according to my ENT.

Ultimately, it was confirmed as papillary thyroid cancer that had begun to metastasize to the lymph nodes, indicating occult thyroid cancer, typically undetected until it spreads to the lymph nodes. Likely, there are microcarcinomas on my thyroid undetectable by imaging. Thus, another surgery is required.

My complete thyroidectomy is scheduled for 4/24.

Honestly, none of this truly sank in until I received a call from the hospital's oncology department to schedule a radiation consultation for post-surgery RAI treatment.

It’s been an incredibly tough start to the year, to say the least.

[drmohankulhari]

Best ENT Doctor in Jaipur: Expert Care for Ear, Nose, and Throat Health

Expert Care for Ear, Nose, and Throat Health

When it comes to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) health, finding the best specialist is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. ENT disorders can range from common issues like sinus infections and earaches to more complex conditions such as chronic sinusitis, hearing loss, and throat problems. Jaipur is home to a range of experienced ENT doctors who are dedicated to providing exceptional care for patients with ENT concerns. This blog will explore what makes an ENT doctor the best in Jaipur and why specialized care is crucial for addressing ENT-related health issues.

Importance of Seeing an ENT Specialist

ENT doctors, also known as otolaryngologists, specialize in diagnosing and treating disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. These areas are interconnected, and problems in one area can often affect another. For example, chronic sinus issues can lead to headaches and ear infections, and allergies can impact both the nose and throat.

Common conditions treated by ENT doctors include:

Sinusitis: Inflammation of the sinuses causing pain, pressure, and difficulty breathing.

Hearing loss: Whether due to infection, injury, or age, hearing loss needs careful evaluation by a specialist.

Tonsillitis: Recurring infections of the tonsils that may require medication or even surgery.

Nasal blockages: Issues such as a deviated septum or nasal polyps can obstruct breathing and lead to other complications.

Throat infections: Chronic sore throats, hoarseness, or swallowing difficulties often require expert care.

In more severe cases, ENT doctors also address conditions like head and neck tumors, thyroid problems, and balance disorders.

Traits of the Best ENT Doctor in Jaipur

Choosing the best ENT doctor involves considering their qualifications, experience, and patient-centric approach. Here are a few traits that define top ENT specialists in Jaipur:

1. Extensive Training and Expertise

A leading ENT doctor in Jaipur will have a robust educational background, including specialized training in otolaryngology. This includes years of clinical experience treating a wide range of ENT conditions, both common and complex. Advanced certifications, fellowships, and ongoing professional development are also indicators of a specialist who is committed to providing the highest standard of care.

2. State-of-the-Art Facilities and Technology

ENT issues often require the use of advanced diagnostic tools and treatment techniques. The best ENT doctors in Jaipur are equipped with modern medical technologies, such as endoscopic imaging, audiology equipment for hearing tests, and laser tools for minimally invasive surgeries. This allows for precise diagnosis and effective treatment tailored to the patient’s needs.

3. Compassionate, Patient-Focused Care

Medical expertise is only part of what makes a great doctor. The best ENT specialists are known for their compassionate approach, taking the time to listen to patients, explain their conditions, and discuss treatment options in detail. Personalized care helps patients feel more comfortable and confident in their treatment journey.

4. Comprehensive Treatment Options

Whether the condition requires medical management or surgical intervention, a top ENT doctor will offer a comprehensive range of treatment options. This might include medication for allergies and infections, surgical procedures like septoplasty or tonsillectomy, and non-invasive treatments such as balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis.

5. Positive Patient Reviews and Testimonials

One of the best ways to evaluate an ENT doctor’s reputation is through patient reviews. Positive feedback from previous patients can provide valuable insight into the doctor’s success rate, communication style, and overall quality of care. In Jaipur, several ENT specialists have earned high ratings for their expertise and dedication to patient well-being.

Why Jaipur is a Hub for Quality ENT Care

Jaipur, as the capital city of Rajasthan, is known for its excellent healthcare infrastructure. The city is home to some of the best medical professionals, including ENT specialists, who serve both residents and patients from surrounding regions. Many ENT doctors in Jaipur are affiliated with leading hospitals and medical centers, ensuring that patients have access to world-class treatment options.

Jaipur’s top ENT clinics also emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare. This means that ENT specialists often collaborate with other medical experts, such as allergists, audiologists, and speech therapists, to provide holistic care for patients. For conditions like sleep apnea or throat cancer, this collaborative approach is essential for successful treatment outcomes.

Conclusion

Finding the best ENT doctor in Jaipur can make all the difference when it comes to ear, nose, and throat health. Whether you are dealing with chronic sinus infections, hearing issues, or throat problems, seeking specialized care from an experienced otolaryngologist is crucial for long-term relief and optimal health. Jaipur’s top ENT doctors offer a combination of clinical expertise, cutting-edge technology, and compassionate care, making them the trusted choice for patients across the city and beyond.

If you or a loved one is experiencing ENT-related issues, don’t hesitate to schedule a consultation with one of Jaipur’s leading ENT specialists. The right doctor can help you breathe easier, hear better, and live a healthier, more comfortable life.

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[enfrancaismaintenant]

Réponse 1 Quiz "quizz" 1.2.3 Module Orthographe

Bonjour à toutes et à tous

Cette semaine, je vous ai proposé 3 quizz issus de notre module, Le Français Pas à Pas: Module orthographe.

Voici les réponses aux quizz et quelques explications.

Quiz 1

La question : Quels sont les mots masculins.

Liste de mots proposés:

A. Eclair. B. Avion C. Omoplate. D. Pétale. Apostrophe.

Explications

Eclair: Le mot éclair est un mot masculin. Généralement les mots se terminant par air et quelques fois aire sont des mots masculins.

Avion: Le mot avion est masculin. Les mots se terminant par une consonne sont généralement masculin. Il existe bien évidemment des exception : une région.

Omoplate: Le mot omoplate est un mot féminin La majorité des mots qui se terminent par "e" sont féminins

Pétale : Le mot pétale se termine par un "e". Mais attention c'est un mot masculin. Ce mot apparait dans le dictionnaire français au 18ème siècle. Le genre n'est pas fixé. Il sera donc défini comme masculin par l'Académie Française.

Apostrophe : Le mot "apostrophe" est féminin comme la majorité des mots qui se terminent par "e"

Pour ce quizz : Les mots masculins sont A. B. D

Quiz 2 :

La question : Quels sont les mots féminins ?

La liste de mots : A. Antidote, B. Acné, C. Horaire D. Algèbre. E. Argent

A. Antidote: Le mot "antidote" se termine par un "e" mais il est bien masculin. On parle d'un antidote.

B. Acné: Le mot acné est bien féminin. Il se termine en "é". La majorité des mots qui se terminent en "é" sont féminins.

C. Horaire: Le mot "horaire" est masculin. La majorité des mots qui se terminent en "aire" est masculin. Un exemple: dictionnaire

D. Algèbre : Ce mot est bien féminin. Il se termine par "e"

E. Argent : Ce mot est bien masculin. Il se termine par une consonne. et par "ent".

Les mots féminins sont B et D

Quiz 3.

La langue française nous offre de nombreuses surprises. Certains mots changent de sens en fonction du genre

Questions: Quels mots changent de sens en fonction de leur genre ?

Liste de mots

A. Voile. B. Manche. C. Acre. D Perce-neige. E. Merci.

A. Voile :

Sens féminin : Une voile est une partie d'un bateau. Un bateau à voile

Sens masculin : Un voile est un morceau de tissus cachant une partie du corps ou un objet

B. Manche

Sens féminin. Une manche est une partie de vêtement. Il existe aussi un autre sens mais nous allons l'expliquer ensuite

Sens masculin. C'est une partie d'un objet. Le manche du marteau.

C. Acre: Il existe en réalité deux mots. Un adjectif : piquant qui peut se mettre au féminin ou au masculin. C'est un adjectif épicène. C'est à dire que sa forme ne change pas au féminin ou au masculin. Voir le cours sur le genre et le nombre des adjectifs. Si c'est un nom: il est au masculin. Il s'agit alors d'une unité de mesure.

D. Perce-neige. Cette fleur est au masculin. un perce-neige

E. Merci.

Sens Masculin : Un merci est un remerciement : Merci de lire ce texte.

Sens féminin : Sens de pitié. il est à la merci de son agresseur.

Les mots qui changent de sens en fonction du genre sont

A. B. E

C: tout dépend de la fonction du mot :

Si c'est un nom il est masculin. Un acre est une unité de mesure

Si c'est un adjectif : cela dépend du nom.

Voici les réponses de ces différents Quizz. N'hésitez pas à me contacter pour plus d'explications.

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A très bientôt

@enfrancaismaintenant

[corydaggerofficial]

A Message From Juliet Simms

I have struggled with my voice my entire life. It’s something I haven’t really talked about because I’m ashamed to admit weaknesses in myself (which I know is also a bit of a flaw😆) I tend to live my life by “the smile now, cry later” method. Due to never having any vocal training as a kid I learned to sing entirely on my own with no guidance except for the heroes in my headphones and stereo. Having no knowledge of proper technique, I ended up developing some pretty bad habits that have been extremely hard to kick. BUT thanks to my singing lessons and hard work the past few years I am growing as a singer and finding my struggles are dissipating. Then early last year I was told by my ENT that I had developed vocal nodules again but not due to singing - this time, turns out my speaking voice has been the biggest outlier & volatile accomplice with what they call “the singer’s secret assassin”; Acid Reflux. The two combined have been pretty painful, and relentless. Instinctually i speak in a manner that scrunches my vocal chords together creating tension and harm. Thus began another daunting problem to solve with my voice. I began speech therapy amongst taking better care of my body to keep the reflux at bay. I’m not telling you any of this to garner sympathy or pull a woe is me because there are bigger problems in the world right now and people who suffer from far worse battles then what I’m dealing with. The reason I’m telling you this is to simply be open with you and because when you love something, as much as I love singing, there shouldn’t be anything in the world that gets in the way or prevents you from doing that thing. Happy to report my speech therapy has really been working and the reflux has simmered. I checked in with my ENT this week and the nodules have completely disappeared✨

Love yourself, take care of yourself, grow & keep moving forward. “Qui n’avance pas, recule” - William Blake

[mythicalsecretsanta]

12 Days of Christmas... Almost (E)

This gift is for: Cal (AKA @mythicalamity) Surprise! Keeping this secret from you for the last month wasn’t easy! Thank you for being the kindest, most loving friend I’ve ever had in this fandom and for being a pretty spectacular person in the real world as well. Merry Christmas, Cal! From your Secret Santa, @fanbabble​

Link to AO3, or read below:

The Holiday season was in full swing at Mythical, as much as it could be at least. The virus had put quite a damper on festive activities across the world and Myth Ent was no exception. There were lights strung up and a Christmas tree, but there would be no company Christmas party this year, no cookie exchange, no getting together at each other’s homes for dinner parties or gift swaps. The mood in the office was a little low and Link found himself looking for ways to encourage positivity and the good feelings of the season. That’s why when Stevie suggested a secret santa gift exchange, Link took the idea and ran with it. Employees would play secret santa leaving their secret giftee presents for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Not only would this game bring a bit of fun into the office, but it could also be done safely as social distancing was a literal part of the rules. You couldn’t reveal your identity to your giftee until the final day of the exchange. It was perfect!

Rhett was less than excited about the prospect. He complained to Link about not wanting to participate. He was nervous he wouldn’t know what to get the person he chose or how to keep the secret. Rhett’s enneagram three-ness was getting in the way of him enjoying himself again. He was worrying too much about impressing the person he got, rather than letting himself relax and have fun with the idea. Link finally convinced his friend to participate. 

“How would it look if one of the owners of the company didn’t play along?”

“Fine. But if my gifts turn out to be duds and ruin someone’s Christmas it’s your fault!” Rhett said as he stood to join Link and walk down the hall to the Mythical kitchen for the name exchange.

Chase mixed the names of everyone in a Santa hat. The in-office folks would be in one drawing and the staff who were working virtually would draw amongst themselves. In all there were about 15 names in the hat that Chase held shut in his grasp. The group took turns reaching their hands in to pick a slip of paper with their giftees name written on it. The PAs went first, followed by the camera men, then the directors, followed by Chase, Stevie, and finally Rhett and Link. 

Rhett stuck his hand into the Santa hat. His gaze was trained on the little opening. 

“No peekin’!!” Link smacked his arm and scolded him. 

“I’m not! Besides There’s literally only one name left in the hat, Link.” 

The kitchen filled with the crew’s laughter. 

“Can’t exactly pick and choose who I want, man.”

Rhett glanced at his friend and then looked at the little slip of paper. The apples of his cheeks became more obvious as a small smile spread across his face. He grasped the paper close to his chest and then tucked it into the pocket of his jeans. 

Everyone in the kitchen celebrated the exchange with a cupcake whipped up by the Mythical Kitchen and then retreated back to their personal space to finish up the day’s work. 

Before the office door was even fully shut Link was in Rhett’s space. 

“Who’d ya get?”

“What?! I’m not telling you. It’s not fair.” Rhett sat down in his office chair and opened his laptop.

“Come on, Bo. Tell me. I got…”

“STOP” Rhett put his hands up to his ears as if to block out what Link was about to reveal. “I don’t wanna hear it. Let’s do this right. Keep it a secret.” 

“Since when do you care about keeping this kinda stuff secret? You usually can’t wait to tell me everything and anything,” Link was teetering on the fine edge between annoyed and amused.  

“Well this year is different. If this is one of the only ways the company gets to celebrate then I wanna do it right.”

“Fine,” Link huffed. He flopped down on the leather couch and draped his arm over his eyes. “You don’t want to tell me, that’s your business, but don’t come begging for gift ideas when you come up dry.” And with that healthy dose of snark the smaller man settled in for an afternoon nap. 

The next day Link walked into their office and threw his jacket over the back of the gray chair that sat by the door. He put his backpack on the floor by his desk and was just about to head to the office kitchen for a cup of coffee when he noticed a box sitting by his desk lamp. He picked it up and examined it. 

“Dang, my santa must get here early.”

It was only 7 AM and Link had just arrived to an empty building. The box was wrapped in shiny green paper and tied with an elegant red bow. He turned it over in his hands looking for some kind of tag or label. When he found nothing, Link slipped the ribbon from the package and pulled off the lid. Inside was a perfect golden pear tucked into a pillow of soft fabric. Link wasn’t sure what to do with the gift so he sniffed it to confirm it was a real piece of fruit. He lifted the pear out of the box and saw that a small note was hidden underneath. He held the pear in one hand and opened the slip of paper with the other. 

“On the first day of Christmas,

My true love gave to me,

A partridge in a pear tree”

-You may be a “sweet peach” but I think we’d make a great “pear”  Love, Your secret admirer

Link read over the note three times before he could totally comprehend what it said. He turned it over to look for any kind of identifying mark or signature. There was nothing to be found. He blushed hard and tucked the note into his pocket. It had been a long time since he had had anyone in his life, much less a Love, but he knew no one at Mythical felt that way about him and even if they did it would be totally unethical to pursue anything. Link was sure it was just some kind of joke by one of the writers and tucked the green box into his backpack before heading off to get his coffee.

When Rhett came in half an hour later, he was all nervous energy and talking 90 miles a minute. He said it was because he had almost gotten into a car accident on the way in. He had found his Secret Santa gift sitting on the back of the toilet in the bathroom and showed it to Link. 

“It’s gotta be Jordan, man,” Rhett said as he held out the bag for Link to inspect, “Who else would give me a bag of cotton candy?” 

Link peeked inside the gift bag and said, “Seems kinda obvious, but it’s possible.” He couldn’t help but let his thoughts wander back to the little green box he had received and the love note that it contained. 

“Earth to Link,” Rhett took the bag back and set it on his desk. “You alright man?”

Link shook his head to clear his mind and refocus on the man before him. “Oh yeah, sorry. Must need more coffee.” He held up his empty mug and headed toward the office door. 

As he reached for the doorknob, Rhett asked quietly, “Did you get your first gift yet?”

Link paused and laughed without looking back, “Yeah, pair of socks. Womp womp,” then he headed out the door.

Over the course of the next few days, Link continued to receive themed gifts from his Secret Santa that left him giddy and baffled at the same time. The first two were silly, Turtle and Dove chocolates for Day 2 and three fried chicken legs for Day 3. They were both accompanied by notes that talked about how much the gifter liked Link and they were both signed “Love, Your secret admirer.” Link still wasn’t sure what to make of the declarations, but he played along and let himself feel special for the moment. Even if he was still convinced it was all a joke. Until Day 4 that is. 

On Day 4 Link walked into the office late to find a small book tied up with a ribbon. “Native birds of the National Parks” The gift was incredibly thoughtful and one that he would definitely use on future adventures. A folded piece of paper was tucked inside the chapter about Denali National Park. It read,

“On the fourth day of Christmas,

My true love gave to me,

Four calling birds”

- Bird calls are beautiful, but the idea of calling you mine is even better.  Love, Your secret admirer

Link opened the book again to the page about the birds of Denali. There was only one person he had ever told about wanting to visit the park covered in glaciers and snow. Rhett. Could his secret admirer be Rhett? Link’s head swam with the possibility. 

He had been in love with his best friend for most of his life, but he had kept it hidden away out of fear of losing the one person in the world who was most important to him. Surely, Rhett was not the person who was his Secret Santa. Link felt a burst of warmth spread across his chest as he let himself entertain the idea for a moment. What would it be like to finally feel those arms around his body? To finally kiss Rhett’s lips? To own his heart as well as his friendship?

As he stood there lost in his own thoughts, the man in question came barreling into the office. Link stuffed the book into his desk drawer and turned quickly to face his friend. 

“Hey, Rhett, how’s it going?” 

Link did his best to maintain his cool. He watched his friend as he moved about the office getting settled for the day. He assessed his behavior for any clues or signs that he might be the “Secret Santa Secret Admirer.” 

“Pretty good. I added some new reps to my workout and now my abs are killing me.” Rhett rubbed his hand across his stomach. His t-shirt pulled taught and drew Link’s eye to the spot. Link felt his breath catch from the promise of what was underneath. His eyes roamed over the broad chest and thick arms. The way the shirt sleeves hugged Rhett’s biceps was criminal. Link knew he would have to control his thirst better if he hoped to get any hints about what role Rhett actually played in all of this. He cleared his throat and got a hold of himself. 

“What time did you get here this morning?” Link asked as casually as he could. He fiddled with the monitor on his computer to appear slightly uninterested in Rhett’s response. 

“What? Just now. You saw me walk in.”

“I thought maybe you came in and left again.”

Rhett turned and opened his laptop. He busied himself with things on his desk while it booted up. 

“Nope. Just rolled in.”

“Oh cool,” Link paused before adding, “How’s your secret santa going?” 

Rhett reached for a pen and knocked his coffee mug off balance spilling yesterday’s brown stuff over his desk and onto his lap.

“Shit!”

Link jumped up and grabbed the roll of paper towels he kept by his desk. He pulled off a handful and held them out to Rhett. 

“Can you clean this up for me, Buddyroll? I have to go over to wardrobe and find some different pants to wear or I’ll smell like an old coffee pot all day.” Rhett grabbed the towels and dabbed at the wet spot that stretched across his thighs. 

“Yeah, go ahead. I got this.” Link began to mop up the spilled coffee as Rhett headed out the door. His interrogation would have to wait for another day.

Days 5 and 6 were once again oddly funny gifts. If Rhett was the secret admirer it would make sense because he was the funniest person Link knew. A lifetime of laughter with Rhett had been the tradeoff for hiding the fact that he loved the man immensely. The idea that his love might be returned was more than Link had ever let himself hope for. 

The notes included with the gifts were just as tender as the previous ones. Day 5’s onion rings were accompanied by a slip that described Link as “more valuable than a golden ring” and day 6’s half dozen eggs had a note that read “You are a good egg, who makes my heart happy.”

Link enjoyed the sentiment, but nothing struck him as particularly suspicious. Day 7 was, however, a game changer.

That morning as Link walked past the dark studio a glimmer caught his eye. He set his backpack and Jade down and walked onto the GMM set where he found a string of origami paper birds strung together on a piece of gold silk ribbon. The swans were hanging across the back of the set from wall to wall. There must have been at least 50. Each bird’s wings was dipped in silver glitter and twinkled in the low light giving the set a magical air. Link stood back and took in the beauty. 

When he looked closer he saw each swan was made of sheet music. Link held one small bird in his fingers gently and examined it. He would recognize those chords anywhere. It was Merle. These paper swans were made with sheet music of Merle Haggard’s song, “Always Wanting You.”

“This has to be a gift,” Link whispered to himself. 

Link held his breath, afraid if he moved he would scare away the one idea he wanted to be true most in the world. That his secret santa was not only Rhett, but that the man was in love with him as well. 

A larger piece of paper flapped at the end of the string of birds. Link grabbed it and saw that his name was indeed on the front of the folded slip. He opened it and read:

“On the seventh day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

Seven swams a swimming”

- Like Merle said, “Always wanting you, but never having you makes it hard to face tomorrow.”   Love, Your Secret Admirer

Link couldn’t believe what he was reading. This had to be confirmation that Rhett was his secret admirer and secret santa. Jade sniffed at his shoes as if she were looking for the answer to a question he didn’t know. Link gently took the chain of birds down, gathered his things, and headed back to his office. 

When he opened the door, he was surprised to see the big man sitting at his desk already. He was speaking loudly on the phone about a new project they were working on. 

“No, damn it. I don’t want to cut that part! I purposely included it to help the flow of the story.” 

Rhett’s voice bounced off the brick walls. His tone was harsh. Link thought better of questioning him right now and tucked the birds into his backpack. He sat back on the couch and opened his laptop for the day. Jade snuggled into Link’s side and he petted her head mindlessly. His thoughts were only of Rhett. As he waited for his computer to boot up, Link watched Rhett. 

“It has to be him. Who else would use Merle?” Link thought to himself, “Oh you’re being an idiot. Everyone knows you love Merle Haggard, dummy. It could be anybody.” 

Link sunk down into the leather cushions and sulked. Not knowing for certain was exhausting. Only 5 more days to figure out this mystery. He glanced down at the paper swans one more time and smiled softly. 

Day 8 brought a bottle of chocolate milk and a note that read, “You’re the milk to my cookie” 

Link drank it in front of Rhett at lunch to see if he would get a reaction. Nothing. Well, with the exception of the way those green eyes sparkled when he belly laughed at a joke or the way Rhett put his hand on Link’s back as they left the office to head to record an episode of Ear Biscuits. Link noticed those things, but he couldn’t be sure if they were a reaction to the milk or to being close to Link in general. 

Link had caught Rhett in a lingering gaze more than once since the Seven Swans gift. And when they were alone together it felt like a spark was fizzing between the two of them. Something was going on, Link was sure of it. He just needed a little more proof before he could confront Rhett. His friendship was entirely too valuable to risk on an assumption.

On day 9, Link climbed into the driver’s seat of his car. He reached down to grab his sunglasses and was surprised to find something extra resting on the console. It was an old school cassette tape. Just like the kind he and Rhett used to exchange in high school. They would spend hours making the tapes and then driving down the back roads listening to their creations and singing at the top of their lungs. If he was honest, those times were when he first fell in love with Rhett. 

Link flipped the cassette over in his palm. On the outside of the case where the album art would usually be, was his name. Link immediately recognized it as Rhett’s handwriting. He opened the case and found a piece of paper folded in fourths tucked inside. It read:

“On the ninth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

Nine ladies dancing.”

- I kept trying to find a funny pun for this day, but all I could focus on was singing these songs with you as we drove down the highway in North Carolina. I’ve tried to hold out to the end of the 12 days, but this secret is an old one and I don’t want to keep quiet anymore. If you feel the same, find me in the office at work and tell me. If not just toss this cassette in the trash and pretend it never happened.  Love, Your Secret Admirer 

Link was quiet for a moment and then, “Rhett! It’s Rhett! He loves me!” Link yelled at nobody in particular. Just saying the words out loud made him feel less like it was all a dream and more like it was real life. He threw his things into the passenger’s seat. In his flustered state he tried to check the time on his sunglasses and put his phone on his nose. He shifted into reverse and sped down the block. 

Link’s heart was pounding in his chest. He was breaking every speed limit on the way into Burbank, but he did not care. Let a cop try and stop him now, nothing could keep him from getting to Rhett. Link pulled into the parking lot in record time and he bolted out of his car and through the studio doors. He was running at full speed back to the office he shared with Rhett. His Rhett. Link took a deep breath and pushed the door open. 

The office was empty. Where was he? Link knew he didn’t pass him on the way through the building. He stood still for a moment and wrung his hands trying to think of what to do next. Just when he was starting to worry that Rhett had panicked and ran, he heard footsteps coming down the stairs of their loft. 

Link watched as Rhett appeared slowly, first feet, then legs, torso, and finally that glorious head of hair. 

“Link…” 

Rhett barely got the word out before the smaller man was launching himself across the office and into his arms. He melted into the embrace and pulled Link tighter against him. They took just a moment to look into each other’s eyes before their lips met. The kiss was strong and full of promise. Link opened his mouth to deepen the kiss and the passion kicked in. Rhett lifted Link up with his hands under the smaller man’s thighs and carried him to the couch. 

They pressed heated kisses into skin and hair. Marking their love on the other’s body wherever they could find purchase. Hands roamed pulling hair and grabbing biceps. And when Rhett laid Link down on their couch and pressed his body to the cradle of Link’s hips there was no denying that both men were hard with desire already. 

Link gasped with the sensation of being so close to Rhett. The feeling of his hard cock pressed against Rhett’s made his head swim and he pulled back to catch a breath. Rhett took the opportunity to say something he’d been holding in for decades.

“I love you. I love you. I love you.” 

Each declaration was punctuated with a kiss. Link’s collar bones, his neck, his temple.

Link pulled Rhett close and whispered into his ear, “I’ve loved you my whole life.”

It was all the permission Rhett needed. He worshiped Link’s body and rocked against him until they were both finishing in their jeans like teenagers. Sticky and satisfied the pair laid together on the couch exchanging lazy kisses and gentle touches. Trying to make up for all the lost time they denied themselves. 

Link was half asleep and half in awe of the way Rhett looked. He laid silently and listened to Rhett as he said, “I can’t believe it worked. I thought for sure you’d throw the cassette away.” 

Link ran his fingers through Rhett’s curls gently. 

“You doubted me? Haven’t you figured it out yet, Bo? All you have to do is be the brave one and I’ll follow your lead.” He placed a kiss on Rhett’s tshirt right about his heart. “Thanks for being the brave one.” Rhett kissed the top of Link’s head and grunted in affirmation.

Link snuggled into Rhett’s chest and closed his eyes. Just as he was about to doze off the smaller man popped up and looked Rhett in the eye. 

“Don’t think just because you love me, you’re getting out of giving me gifts. I have three days left and I want my secret presents.” Link flashed his crooked grin and poked at Rhett’s side. 

Rhett let out a booming ho-ho-ho laugh before pulling Link back down against his chest.

“You can have anything you want, Link. Diamonds, rubies. I don’t need any presents though because I’ve already got the most valuable gift of the season… you.”

[aidedemarchesetudiantes]

Comment faire mon inscription en master avec e-candidat ?

Lors du second semestre de L3 commence la période importante des candidatures en master. Aujourd'hui, on va aborder le fonctionnement de la plateforme e-candidat et tout ce qu'il y a à savoir pour la prendre en main le plus facilement possible !

Ici on abordera le sujet des candidatures en master pour plus de clarté mais sachez que la demande de réorientation possible dès la L2 et jusqu'au doctorat suit la même démarche.

Dans un premier temps, il est à noter que chaque université possède son calendrier de candidature : en général, toutes les universités (le cas des écoles sera évoqué plus loin dans l'article.) ouvrent leurs candidatures au semestre B, mais pas forcément aux mêmes dates, il faudra donc bien faire attention aux différentes dates inscrites sur le site de l’université en question.

Qu'est-ce que c'est "e-candidat" ?

e-candidat c’est une plateforme permettant aux étudiants de postuler à des formations de l’enseignement supérieur (réorientation dès la L2 ou candidature en M1/M2 et doctorat). Chaque université possède sa propre plateforme : l’Université de Lorraine possède donc ecandidat.univ-lorraine.fr et l’Université de Strasbourg quant à eux ont ecandidat.unistra.fr . Pour trouver le site correspondant à l'université que vous souhaitez, il suffit simplement de taper dans votre moteur de recherche "Nom de l'université + e-candidat".

Remarque : e-candidat n'étant pas une plateforme regroupant les offres de formation de toute la France, il faut donc vous renseigner à l’avance sur le master que vous souhaitez viser, l’université dans laquelle il est proposé et donc de quelle plateforme e-candidat il dépend.

Pour chaque master proposé sur une plateforme e-candidat différente auquel vous souhaitez candidater, il faudra créer un nouveau compte et donc à chaque fois remplir les mêmes informations sur votre profil pour accéder à l’espace “offre de formation” et ainsi candidater. Si vous êtes étudiant dans l'université dans laquelle vous souhaiter candidater, vous aurez uniquement besoin de vous connecter avec vos identifiants habituels (identifiants ENT). Par contre, si vous êtes un étudiant d'une autre université dans ce cas vous aurez besoin d'entre votre nom, prénom et une adresse mail valide.

Astuce : noter dans un document Excel ou autre, toutes les candidatures réalisées en mentionnant sur quelle plateforme et vos identifiants et mots de passe pour ne pas vous perdre parmi toutes vos candidatures.

Comprendre les offres de formation sur e-candidat.

Deux types de formation sont proposées sur e-candidat, “formation initiale” (FI) et “formation continue” (FC).

La formation initiale est réservée aux étudiants poursuivant leur formation, c'est-à-dire un étudiant déjà inscrit l’année passé dans un cursus universitaire.

À l'inverse, la formation continue est proposée pour les professionnels, salariés ou personnes actives souhaitant reprendre leurs études via une validation d’acquis, ou souhaitant rejoindre une formation en lien avec leur travail actuel et avec un aménagement d’étude pour celui-ci.

Ensuite pour une même formation, vous pouvez aussi trouver “classique” et “alternance” si la formation est donc proposée aussi en alternance.

Une fois vos informations personnelles remplies vous aurez donc accès à toutes les offres de formations. Pour chaque formation il sera précisé les dates de candidatures, le nom du diplôme préparé (licence, DU, master, licence professionnelle), et régulièrement des mots-clés associés à la formation.

Vous pouvez postuler à plusieurs formations proposées par la même université, pensez juste à bien personnaliser vos lettres de motivations. Aussi, si vous postulez dans plusieurs master différents (sans lien apparent entre eux) faisant parties du même département (langue, art, lettre, biologie, …) justifiez bien vos choix en fonction de votre parcours et votre projet professionnel.

Première étape de la procédure pour candidater via e-candidat : constituer son dossier.

Une fois votre choix mis sur une ou plusieurs formation proposées vous devrez donc constituer votre dossier. Il est possible de le commencer et le reprendre plus tard simplement en “enregistrant” sa candidature.

Les documents nécessaires.

Les documents sont à déposer en PDF (a préférer) ou JPG, en cas de plusieurs pages ou documents à déposer dans un même emplacement : passez par un logiciel pour fusionner les PDF (disponible gratuitement en ligne comme www.merge-pdf.com)

En cas de dépassement de la taille autorisé : il faudra compresser votre document. (www.smallpdf.com/fr/compresser-pdf)

Les documents requis peuvent dépendre de la filière visée, mais aussi de votre niveau d’étude.

De manière générale, il vous faudra vous munir ;

Copie du diplôme du Baccalauréat.

Relevé de note du Baccalauréat.

Relevé de note de chaque année réalisée dans le supérieur.

Le(s) diplôme(s) acquis (si c’est le cas : L2, L3, M1, M2).

Votre CV.

Une lettre de motivation personnalisée au master demandé.

2. Les documents facultatifs.

Les documents facultatifs sont les suivants :

Lettre de recommandation.

Formulaire de renseignement.

Documents supplémentaires (attestation de réussite, d’expérience, de formation, de langues, …).

Copie de la carte d’identité.

Pour certaines pièces vous pouvez renseigner si le document demandé vous concerne ou pas avec le bouton “non concerné par cette pièce”.

Seconde étape de la procédure : candidater.

Une fois toutes vos pièces déposées vous pouvez donc appuyer sur “transmettre ma candidature” si vous souhaitez toujours candidater, en cas de changement d’idée vous pouvez “annuler la candidature”. Enfin, je vous recommande de télécharger votre candidature pour vous assurer -en cas de problème- de pouvoir justifier de votre dépôt de candidature mais aussi des documents transmis.

Une fois votre candidature transmise vous pourrez suivre son avancement et son statut.

En attente : vous n’avez pas encore transmis votre dossier de candidature.

Réceptionné : vous avez transmis votre dossier et il a été réceptionné.

Complet : votre dossier est complet, toutes vos pièces justificatives sont correctes.

Incomplet : il manque des documents dans vos pièces justifications ou l’une d’entre elles est illisible ou non recevable.

Il vous revient donc de regarder régulièrement l'avancée de votre dossier. Encore une fois, je vous recommande de tenir un document Excel ou un document clair regroupant toutes vos candidatures avec les informations importantes (nom de la formation, lien e-candidat avec les dates de période de candidatures, date de votre candidature et une case libre pour le retour à votre candidature. )

Remarque : Il peut aussi être demandé d'envoyer/déposer son dossier en version papier (assez rare mais possible), c’est une information qui vous sera affichée directement et à bien prendre en compte.

Les résultats d'admission.

Une fois votre candidature mise en "réceptionnée" il faudra attendre la publication des résultats (le temps de réponse va jusqu'à septembre).

- Avis favorable : félicitations ! Vous êtes accepté dans la formation souhaitée. Il vous revient alors de choisir d'accepter en confirmant votre candidature ou de vous désister et ainsi laisser votre place à quelqu'un d'autre.

- Avis favorable sous réserve : votre candidature est acceptée sous réserve que vous puissiez fournir des documents complémentaires ou manquants à l'administration.

- Liste complémentaire : votre candidature n'est malheureusement pas retenue en liste principale, cependant vous êtes placé sur liste complémentaire et lors d'un désistement vous monterez dans ce classement. Votre numéro de rang vous sera communiqué à côté de la décision. Cependant, vous ne pourrez pas suivre votre avancement dans la liste, vous serez uniquement notifié en cas de passage en liste principale ou si celle-ci est complète.

- Avis défavorable : malheureusement vous n'êtes pas accepté dans cette formation. Le motif de refus vous sera alors spécifié à côté de la décision, dans certain cas il est possible de refaire une candidature à un niveau inférieur (candidature en M2 refusée mais possibilité de rejoindre le M1).

Point sur les candidatures en école (commerce, ingénieur, ...) IEP, Sciences Po.

Seules les candidatures pour des universités passent par e-candidat (sauf exception mentionnée sur le site de l'école visée). Pour une poursuite d'étude dans une école, un institut ou autre il faudra alors suivre la procédure prévue par l'école elle-même expliquée sur son site internet. En général, le calendrier de candidature commence bien avant celui des universités avec e-candidat, je vous conseille donc réellement de regarder dès la fin de votre L2 si ce sont des options qui vous intéressent ou pas. Pour illustrer mon propos, les deadline à Sciences Po Paris sont autours de 10 janvier.

Pour finir, les candidatures en master sont toujours une source de stress immense lors de l'arrivée au second semestre de L3. C'est pourquoi, se préparer à l'avance peut être une bonne solution pour gérer au mieux se stresse, le site mit en place par le Ministère de lʼEnseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de lʼInnovation est vraiment bien pour réaliser toutes les options qui s'offrent à nous : Trouvermonmaster.gouv.fr .

Je me permets aussi de vous rappeler qu'en cas de refus à toutes vos candidatures, il est de votre droit de faire appel de ces refus au rectorat sous 15 jours après la réception de votre dernier refus.

En cas de question, problème rencontré avec la plateforme ou quoi sachez que vous pouvez vous tourner vers nous mais aussi vers l'administration de vos universités et des universités visées. Elles sont là pour ça. Je vous souhaite une bonne chance pour la poursuite de vos études et surtout d'avoir le master de votre choix ! 😀

[vanguardofparadox]

S[Es]sion [No]t[Es]:

I’ve been o[U]t here a while exploring beyond [Th]e F[U]r[Th][Es]t Ring, [Th]e endl[Es]s [No][Th]ingn[Es]s of [Pa][Ra]dox S[Pa]ce between different S[Es]sion’s Medi[U]ms, [Th][At] I sometim[Es] don’t [Th]ink abo[U]t my own S[Es]sion for Wip[Es] [At] a time. It’s been [At] least 413 days since I last visited it, so I fig[U]red [No]w is as good a time as any for me to recap where I c[Am]e [Fr]om.

My n[Am]e is Hrisch Seprex, and I [Am] [Th]e Chief Explorer of Alternia’s Inter-Dimensional [Th]re[At] Ass[Es]sment te[Am]. When [Th]e Alternian Empire learned of [Th]e existence of [Pa][Ra]dox S[Pa]ce, Her Imperial Cond[Es]cension herself decided [Th][At] it m[U]st be inv[Es]tig[At]ed and f[U]lly [U]nderstood to find o[U]t if it was a new [Fr]ontier for Alternia to conq[U]er, or a new b[At]tle[Fr]ont [Th][At] m[U]st be defended against [At] all costs.

[Th][At] was over 612 Sweeps ago. Fo[U]r trolls [U]sed a piece of software masq[U]e[Ra]ding as a g[Am]e to gain acc[Es]s to [Pa][Ra]dox S[Pa]ce, ca[U]sing a massive meteor storm in [Th]e proc[Es]s. Fort[U]n[At]ely, [Th]e Planetary Defense Grid saved [Th]e planet [Fr]om [Th]is fiery s[Pa]ce-born c[At]aclysm, and [Th]e Cond[Es]ce’s military managed to stop [Th]e “G[Am]e” before all fo[U]r trolls co[U]ld enter.

[Th]is g[Am]e expr[Es]sed itself in [Th]e form of an inter-dimensional s[Pa]ce called [Th]e Medi[U]m. It was a planetary system wi[Th] seve[Ra]l planets all inhabited by fantastical alien [Ra]c[Es]. As [Th][Es]e fo[U]r rebel trolls fo[U]nd [Th]eir plans for dimensional crossing being [Th]warted by HIC’s troops, [Th]eir te[Am] coh[Es]ion snapped, and [Th]e goldblooded mastermind behind [Th]e g[Am]e code released a ~ATH vir[U]s [Th][At] killed every[Th]ing in [Th]eir Medi[U]m and [Pa]rtially c[Ra]shed [Th]eir S[Es]sion.

J[U]mping ahead to [Th]e pr[Es]ent, I was recr[U]ited for [Th]e Inter-Dimensional [Th]re[At] Ass[Es]sment te[Am] after discovering a robot [Th][At] had origin[At]ed [Fr]om [Pa][Ra]dox S[Pa]ce. I was told [Th][At] I wo[U]ld be modifying [Th]e g[Am]e code to r[Es]tart [Th]e failed S[Es]sion. On [Th]e orders of [Th]e Cond[Es]ce herself, I wo[U]ld [Th]en have to enter as a player along wi[Th] [Th]e Jadeblooded Hemophage [Fr]om [Th]e original fo[U]r (her Rebellio[U]s Dre[Am]s somewh[At] c[U]rbed after spending h[U]ndreds of Sweeps as a [Po]litical prisoner).

Over all [Th]ose sweeps, o[Th]er trolls had managed to [Pu]rge [Th]e ~ATH vir[U]s [Fr]om [Th]e S[Es]sion and even mapped o[U]t [Th]e Medi[U]m by expeditions [Th][At] made [U]se of a device called a t[Ra]ns[Po]rtalizer [Th][At] had been fo[U]nd in [Th]e r[U]ins of a temple near [Th]e hive of one of [Th]e rebels. [Th]ey were also able to g[At]her all [Th]e b[U]ilding m[At]erials released by [Th]is mass extinction event.

We also fo[U]nd o[U]t [Th][At] [Th]is g[Am]e had been played in m[U]ltiple timelin[Es], and we were somehow considered to be an offshoot b[Ra]nch of wh[At] was considered to be [Th]e “Alpha Timeline”. Except [Th][At] all divergent b[Ra]nch[Es] were s[U]p[Po]sed to wi[Th]er off and die o[U]t, and somehow o[U]rs hadn’t.

We didn’t have e[No][U]gh players to properly r[Es]tart [Th]e s[Es]sion however. [Th]e g[Am]e, which had to be modified to even consider me to be a candid[At]e for being a player, had classepected me as a Rog[U]e of Doom. [Th]e Hemophage prisoner who was to accom[Pa]ny me had originally been classpected as a Maid of Blood, b[U]t after my modific[At]ions, [Th]e g[Am]e was tre[At]ing her as a Knight of S[Pa]ce.

(Nei[Th]er of [Th][Es]e m[At]ched [Th]e classpect of her co[U]nter[Pa]rt in [Th]e “Alpha Timelime”. In fact, [No]ne of [Th]e fo[U]r players did. [Th]is co[U]ld be beca[U]se o[U]r Alternia was so vastly divergent [Fr]om [Th]e o[Th]er [Th]ey were effectively different trolls entirely. [Fr]om wh[At] I [U]nderstand, in [Th]e o[Th]er timeline [Th][At] we have d[At]a on, [Th]ey had a dozen players, instead of o[U]r q[U]artet of rebels.)

[Th]e Cond[Es]ce had forbidden anyone else b[U]t me and [Th]e Rebel Dre[Am]er of a Jadeblood [Fr]om being players in [Th]e r[Es]tart S[Es]sion, so I had to get cre[At]ive. [Th]ro[U]gh some shenanigans involving Time T[Ra]vel and Ectobiology, I was able to make a [Pa][Ra]dox Clone of myself whom [Th]e g[Am]e assigned [Th]e classpect of Prince of Time, giving o[U]r r[Es]tarted S[Es]sion a Time player to go along wi[Th] o[U]r S[Pa]ce player.

One [Th]ing I didn’t co[U]nt on wo[U]ld be my Prince of Time [Pa][Ra]dox Clone [Th]en [U]sing time t[Ra]vel to go back in time and set [U]p all [Th]e divergenc[Es] of o[U]r timeline [Fr]om [Th]e s[U]p[Po]sed “Alpha”, before ret[U]rning to join [Th]e S[Es]sion wi[Th] [U]s. A second [Th]ing I hadn’t seen coming was [Th]e fact [Th][At] [Th]e Ectobiology eq[U]ipment wo[U]ld a[U]tom[At]ically make a second [Pa][Ra]dox Clone, who ended [U]p being classpected as a Seer of Void.

[Th][At] backstory o[U]t of [Th]e way, let me get to [Th]e act[U]al d[Es]cription of my Medi[U]m. As I said, [Th]e Alternian Military had intervened before [Th]e original g[Am]e S[Es]sion was completely started, and all life in [Th]e Medi[U]m was wiped o[U]t.

[Th]e first player to enter was [Th]e goldblooded “Mastermind” behind [Th]e g[Am]e. His split personality manif[Es]ted into two different dre[Am]selv[Es] wi[Th] differing classpects, Heir of Mind and [Pa]ge of [Ra]ge. His planet was [Th]e Land of Flare and Calcite, comprised of clear crystals [Th][At] do[U]ble-re[Fr]act any light. He prototyped his Kernalsprite wi[Th] a dead serverhive. [Th]is had [Th]e effect of making [Th]e [U]nderlings and King and Q[U]een [No]n-mobile, b[U]t if yo[U] got too close to [Th]em yo[U] co[U]ld still be st[U]ng by be[Es].

He was followed by [Th]e rebels’ “M[Es]siah” fig[U]re, a m[U]tant-blooded Mage of Heart. His planet was [Th]e Land of Cherri[Es] and Longing, which s[Po]rted for[Es]ts of cherry-blossom tre[Es]. He prototyped his Kernalsprite wi[Th] [Th]e Blood of his similarly rebellio[U]s Anc[Es]tor, a s[Am]ple of which had been reverse-alchemitized by [Th]e “Mastermind” o[U]t of [Th]e inexplicably tall [Pa]ir of [Pa]nts [Th]e heretical seer of an Anc[Es]tor been wearing [At] his exec[U]tion. Re[Po]rtedly [Th]e plan was to try to [U]se [Th][At] blood to be able to acc[Es]s [Th]ose seer [Po]wers in some way.

[Th]e [Th]ird and final entry of [Th]e original S[Es]sion was [Th]e rebels’ leader, an Oliveblood whom styled herself as “[Th]e Lion[Es]s”. Her classpect was Witch of Bre[At]h, and in an [U]n[U]s[U]al de[Pa]rt[U]re [Fr]om [Th]e p[At]tern for Bre[At]h players, her planet was [Th]e Land of Rivers and Savannah. ([Th]e prevailing [Th]eory [Fr]om [Th]e analysis te[Am] is [Th][At] [Th]e Rivers are standing in for [Th]e [U]s[U]al meteorological phe[No]me[No]n, beca[U]se [Th]ey’re still a close metaphor for Bre[At]h’s [U]nrelenting drive and direction of [Pu]r[Po]se.) She prototyped her Kernalsprite wi[Th] a “Magic C[U]e Ball”, an artifact associ[At]ed wi[Th] [Th]e Green Moonman’s failed rebellion, [Th]e one r[Es][Po]nsible for HIC banning ad[U]lts [Fr]om [Th]e Alternain Homeworld.

Many aspects of [Th]e SGR[U]B Rebellion tried to borrow historical weight [Fr]om [Th]e t[Ra]itors [Th][At] had come before. In addition to [Th]e m[U]tant-blood anc[Es]tor mentioned above, and [Th]eir ti[Es] to [Th]e Green Moonman fig[U]re, [Th]e fact [Th][At] [Th]ere were fo[U]r core conspir[At]ors was an echo of [Th]e Tet[Ra]rchs’ Rebellion [Th][At] had immedi[At]ely preceded [Th]em.

As I had mentioned, [Th]e fo[U]r[Th] player was stopped before she co[U]ld enter. Had my Rebel Dre[Am]er com[Pa]nion, who [At] [Th]e time called herself “[Th]e Primagen” entered, [Th]ere were plans to [U]se a dead M[At]riorb for her Kernalsprite’s prototyping.

When I r[Es]tarted [Th]e S[Es]sion after modifying [Th]e g[Am]e’s code, my initial entry as [Th]e Rog[U]e of Doom gave me [Th]e Land of F[U]sion and Enigmas, a planet littered wi[Th] c[Ra]zy [Am]alg[Am]s of items [Th][At] have been haphazardly combined via [Pu]nchcard alchemy. [Th]is land is also [No]table for [Th]e n[U]mero[U]s faeri[Es] darting [Th]ro[U]gh [Th]e air.

My Jadeblood Rebel Dre[Am]er of a [Pa]rtner was given [Th]e Land of Cobbl[Es]ton[Es] and Pen[U]mb[Ra], an a[Es][Th]etic [Th][At] I feel might better have s[U]ited [Th]e Maid of Blood classpect [Th][At] she’d been originally assigned. As a S[Pa]ce Player, she sho[U]ld have had a land wi[Th] [Fr]ogs instead; [Th]is was [Th]e first evidence [Th][At] my g[Am]e modding had beg[U]n to ca[U]se glitch[Es] in [Th]e g[Am]e’s systems.

For my [Pa][Ra]dox Clone, [Th]e Prince of Time, his planet was [Th]e Land of M[U]shrooms and Perc[U]ssion, a landscape of tree-sized m[U]shrooms, inters[Pa]ced wi[Th] b[U]ilding-sized dr[U]ms, cymbals, and be[At]box[Es] of all kinds, incl[U]ding a snare dr[U]m [Th]e size of a small city. [Th]is is a [Pa]rtic[U]larly hostile planet, as hidden in [Th]e crown of each of [Th]ose giant m[U]shrooms is an explosive [At]omic device, and sho[U]ld a tree topple [Fr]om [Th]e vibr[At]ions of nearby dr[U]mming, [Th]e device deton[At][Es]. Even so, [Th]is Land gave my mission vital inform[At]ion for o[U]r initial navig[At]ion beyond [Th]e F[U]r[Th][Es]t Ring.

As for [Th]e second [Pa][Ra]dox Clone, [Th]e Seer of Void, [Th]e g[Am]e glitched o[U]t entirely when trying to gener[At]e [Th]e planet for his entry, likely [Th]e r[Es][U]lt of all my t[Am]pering wi[Th] [Th]e codebase. Instead of a proper land, he was given a planet-sized Perfectly Generic C[U]be, which [Th]e g[Am]e labelled as [Th]e Land of Perfection and Genericisim.

Yo[U]’ll [No]tice [Th][At] I haven’t mentioned wh[At] prototyp[Es] we gave any of o[U]r Kernelsprit[Es]. [Th][At]’s beca[U]se we waited [U]ntil [Po]st-entry for [Th]e prototyping proc[Es]s. Everyone was in agreement [Th][At] [Th]ree Seprex[Es] were two too many, and we [U]sed a chain of self-prototyping shenanigans to fix [Th][At] problem:

1. All of Seprex’s Dre[Am]selv[Es] were killed. 2. Two of [Th]e Dre[Am]selv[Es] were [U]sed to prototype [Th]e Jadeblood’s Sprite, and [Th]e remaining Dre[Am]self was [U]sed as [Th]e first tier prototype on one of [Th]e Seprex[Es]’ Kernelsprit[Es]. 3. [Th]e Jadeblood’s f[U]lly prototyped Sprite^2 was [Th]en [U]sed as [Th]e second tier prototyping on Seprex’s Sprite, merging all [Th]ree dre[Am]selv[Es] into a com[Po]site Sprite^3. 4. [Th]e Rog[U]e of Doom, Prince of Time, and Seer of Void all were allowed to achieve God Tier, merging wi[Th] [Th]eir dre[Am]selv[Es] into one re[U]nified persona (Yo[U]rs tr[U]ly.)

[Th]is still left two [U][Np]rototyped Kernelsprit[Es]. [Th]e dead singly-prototyped Sprit[Es] [Fr]om [Th]e first s[Es]sion were collected. [Th]e Serverhive Sprite and Magic C[U]e Ball Sprite were prototyped on one of Seprex’s remaining Kernelsprit[Es], reviving [Th]em, incl[U]ding [Th]e fact [Th][At] [Th]ey each had tier two prototyping slots open. [Th]ose two open slots were [Th]en [U]sed to prototype a f[U]lly [U]pg[Ra]ded “[U]ltim[At]e” Alchimeter (wi[Th] integr[At]ed t[Ra]ns[Po]rtalizer & ectobiology f[U]nctions) in [Th]e first slot, and in [Th]e second, [Th]e hardware for AI-DARA (Artificially Intelligent D[At]a Analysis Rec[U]rsive Algori[Th]m) v.2.35, [Th]e Artificial Intelligence reverse engineered [Fr]om two identical robots, one fo[U]nd by [Th]e original SGR[U]B rebels and [Th]en capt[U]red by [Th]e Cond[Es]ce’s troops, and [Th]e o[Th]er one [Th][At] I had fo[U]nd prior to being recr[U]ited.

As for [Th]e final Kernalsprite, it remains [U]n-prototyped back on LOPAG. RD has been promised [Th][At] for her co-oper[At]ion on [Th]e mission, when it is complete, [Th][At] final sprite will be prototyped wi[Th] [Th]e dead sprite belonging to “[Th]e M[Es]siah” of her original player gro[U]p, as well as [Th]e dead m[At]riorb [Th][At] she’d originally wanted to [U]se. It hasn’t yet been decided wh[At] she will be allowed to [Pu]t into [Th]e final prototyping slot [Th][At] will be open. AI-DARA has s[U]gg[Es]ted [Th][At] her newly [U]pg[Ra]ded Sprite form wo[U]ld be [Th]e optimal choice, b[U]t as wi[Th] many [Th]ings abo[U]t my exploring com[Pa]nion, [Th][At]’s [No]t a decision I’m a[U][Th]orized to make.

By ab[U]sing [Th]e prototyping mechanic as we have, we’ve managed to achieve seve[Ra]l [U]sef[U]l benefits. As I [Am] technically RD’s Sprite, she can s[U]mmon me wi[Th] her Sprite Pendant. Similarly, as AI-DARA is technically my sprite, she can be be stored in My Sprite Pendant, giving me [U]lt[Ra]-[Po]rtable acc[Es]s to bo[Th] her k[No]wledge base and predictive f[U]nctions, as well as a whole Phernalia Registry’s wor[Th] of eq[U]ipment.

One o[Th]er c[U]rio[U]s property abo[U]t my home Medi[U]m: While [Th]ere are 7 Planets total in [Th]e system, [No]t co[U]nting Derse and Prospit, [Th]ey are s[Pa]ced in [Th]eir orbits between Skaia and Veil as if [Th]ere were 8. RD has taken [Th]is as a sign [Th][At] o[U]r s[Es]sion was meant to have a Land of {something} and [Fr]ogs, b[U]t we have to find one and bring it back. I do [No]t disco[U][Ra]ge her independent search for [Th]is, as s[U]ch activity still aligns wi[Th] o[U]r mission.

[lascldynamic]

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To summarize, the solution is (in Windows 7): That functionality probably assigns the number keys to different layouts, so Win7 is swallowing CTRL + SHIFT + 0 and trying to change my keyboard layout (I don't have any non-default layouts set) instead of passing the shortcut to Excel.Īfter following the resolution in that KB article, the issue is fixed, and unhiding columns via the keyboard in Excel 2010 works as expected. That thread eventually comes up with this Microsoft KB article, revealing that, in Vista (and apparently Win7 as well), CTRL + SHIFT is hooked by the Regional/Language settings to change keyboard layouts. Googling "Excel Ctrl Shift 0" brought me to this thread on the ExtremeVBTalk forum.

[baillawyer]

OFFENCE OF TRESPASS

Section 362 Whoever, entering into the immovable property belonging to the other person so as to takepossession of such property in whole or in any part or entering into such property to do anyact  disturbing the  peaceful  possession  of  such  person,  shall  be imprisoned  not  out  of  oneyear or fined not out of two thousand Baht, or both.

Section 363 Whoever,  so  as  to take  hold of the immovable property  belonging  to  the  other person  foroneself or  the third person, removing or destroying the boundary mark or such property inwhole  or  in  any  party,  shall  be  imprisoned  not  out  of  three  years  or  fined  not  out  of  sixthousand Baht, or both.

Section 364 Whoever, without reasonable cause, enters or hides himself in a dwelling place, store-houseor  office  under  the  possession  of  the  other  person,  or  refuses  to  leave  such  place  afterhaving been  told to do  so by the person having the right to forbid him  from ent ering, shallbe punished with imprisonment not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding two thousandBaht, or both.

Section 365 If the offence under Section 362, Section 363 or Section 364 be committed:

By an act of violence or threat to commit an act of violence;

By a person carrying arms or by two persons upwards pa rticipating; or

By  night,  the  offender  shall  be  punished  with  imprisonment  not  exceeding  fiveyears or fined not exceeding ten thousand Baht, or both.

Section 366 The offences  in  this  Chapter,  excepting the offence under Section 365,  are  compoundableoffences.

[mentalhorticulture]

How It Began - Now

Well, I figure if I’m going to keep recording my experiences on here, I should probably establish my Origin Story of my bullshit experience with this illness.

After moving back to my hometown to help take care of my mother in September of 2017, I started working a new job and moving into my new place. One morning I woke up and was extremely dizzy. I felt like I was wasted or had a horrible hangover. I shrugged it off for a bit, thinking that maybe it was the stress from all of the commotion, but as I was starting to get settled into my new job while managing the dizziness, I would have episodic periods of feeling extremely lightheaded, nauseous, and like I could not think or stand or see straight. During my first week, I left in the middle of the day and called my mother to come pick me up, since I did not trust myself driving. We called the doctor and I saw a PA in the office who told me I either have Lyme or a viral ear infection. They did a full blood work-up, including 6 tests for Lyme, and nothing came back positive. He told me it was probably a viral ear infection, and that it would just go away on its own. I struggled for almost a month before it fizzled out and I shrugged it off, thinking it must have been an ear infection.

Then around Valentine’s Day, I had to make a long drive to pick up my partner who was attending school at the time, and go visit where we used to live to see friends and go to a concert. The morning I had to leave, I woke up, and the dizziness was back. I was so mad, but I had to keep going. I worked all day, left work, drove all night to pick up my partner and go to the concert. I was weak and dizzy, but eager to see my loved ones. I had a beer at the concert, but could not stay out dancing or drinking like I usually would have done if I were feeling better. The next morning I woke up and the vertigo/dizziness was all consuming. I was so nauseous, and could not lift my head up. I fell multiple times as I was trying to get dressed or go to the bathroom. I eventually ended up in what I can only describe as a “gravity vortex” where I cannot do anything except lie flat on the ground and feel like I am getting sucked into the floor. I can’t move my head, arms, legs, and I can barely speak. After a while we decided that I should not drive back, and my partner had to cancel class the next day to drive me home.

Every day, the dizziness, light&sound sensitivity, confusion, fatigue, floaters, disorientation, EXHAUSTION, etc. etc. etc. continued until I decided to call my doc again. I was getting lost on my way to work. I was mixing up words. I was passing out on the floor whenever I exerted any amount of extra energy. I was fucked up. I saw the same PA as before, and he told me I must have been taking too many supplements (I told him I wasn’t taking any), and that all my blood work was clear, so it must be something in my environment that I am ingesting. He rolled his eyes and said, “If you really want to, you can go see an ENT, but I would just keep a journal of what you’ve been doing/ingesting.” The next day I called back and got a referral to an ENT. 

My ENT was great! Super informative and wonderful. Gave me a bunch of options of what it could be and was my first beacon of hope. Maybe it was just a bunch of lose crystals in my inner ear! Maybe all I would need is an MRI to confirm that and some physical therapy and I’m golden! Maybe it’s a vestibular tumor, but who knows! Alright, let’s get this MRI done, STAT then!

Well, my inner ear was crystal clear, but the nurse called me back and said,

“You don’t have anything in your inner ear, but you do have 6 non-distinct white matter lesions. With someone of your age, this is usually indicative of Multiple Sclerosis. We are referring you to a neurologist, STAT.”

I have family members with MS. They are both quadriplegics, one was bedridden, and the other operates her motor chair with her mouth. I knew what MS looked like. I was on lunch at work, went into the next room, closed the door, and asked the nurse to repeat everything back to me on the report again. I hung up the phone, went outside, drove to Hannaford for some reason, and had a massive breakdown in the parking lot.

Fast forward, the neurologist dicks me around and decides my MRI is not urgent enough to be seen right away, because my lesions are benign. I see my neurologist two months later, and he says the same thing to me he had his nurse tell me over the phone. “Could be migraines. Could be MS. Does it look like MS? Not necessarily. Could it be? Yes.” And proceeded to order another MRI of my brain and cervical spine WITH contrast this time to see if there is any new inflammation. However, their office is so backed up, that I can’t get an MRI for another month. So, I just got my second MRI (first with contrast) this past Monday, June 18th... after experiencing a relapse of all of this bullshit since February. It has been nothing short of maddening.

IF this MRI shows any changes from the last one, it is possible that I can be diagnosed with MS without a spinal tap, which would simultaneously be horrible and a relief.

I fucking hate being in this state of limbo.

I fucking hate not knowing if it’s migraines, Lyme, some fucked up autoimmune, etc. etc. or Multiple Sclerosis.

For now, they’re just throwing meds at me and seeing which ones work. I’m on Meclizine and Diazepam for the dizziness, and they started me on Topamax (some sort of GABA inhibitor/anticonvulsant, I believe), but had to immediately take me off of it since it was quite literally making me lose my mind. Now I’m on Nortriptyline as a maintenance med (an SSRI), which has been giving me some relief. I have also started reading The Wahls Protocol, and have been adhering to a nutrient-dense paleo&keto diet, which has also been pretty helpful. Moreso than the meds at this point, actually.

Right now, my dizziness level has subsided to about a 2 or 3 daily, my confusion/focus issues are waining, my fatigue is improving, but NOW my muscles are fucking with me. It’s hard to carry my laptop bag from the car to my office - my shoulder starts to give out. My back is in a constant muscle spasm. My arms and legs get extremely tired and crampy by the end of the day. And, at times, my feet and fingers go numb or burn, like I have just touched a hot stove.

My neuro never made a follow up appointment, but I see my primary on Monday. Perhaps I will have more direction then. Maybe my MRIs will have answers for me. Just maybe.

[eventuallyme]

my life ends at 21:

honestly, where do we go from here?

you don’t know what you want to do.

this whole year

these past few years

you’ve been trapped in your head

chasing the little goals that fill you with brief purposes

that distracted you from the inner emptiness.

that was your life.

you’ve lost sight of the future.

living day by day

trying to be happy

appearing as happy

and yet

there’s an inner void inside of you

A DREAD

why?

but why?

you follow all the steps

of self development;

therapy, diet, exercise

and yet

something in you

is broken?

you’re not in turmoil with your inner self

the denial and conflict that held you back before

now, maybe just a little grudge

a disagreement

“it’s gonna be okay”

but will it?

you keep hoping

you’ve addressed the despair

but nothing seems to pull you out

except company; pure escapism.

but that all goes when you go

when you graduate

when you’re no longer relevant.

those you’ve left behind

for the greater good

will have turned their bitter backs on you

but you were just following protocol

but the blame is on you.

down you sink

with the weights and expectations

“you should’ve listened”

“it’s all your fault”

“lazy, ungrateful, unloved”

you’re now alone.

no passion

no friends

no happiness

no one

pure emptiness

e m p t i n e s s

you don’t want to die

but you don’t want to live

withering away in a purgatory

that forever chases happiness

is this the life that you chose?

is this who you are?

[jbgravereaux]

La Mémoire et la Mer,                        de Léo Ferré

Fleury , Le Quichotte, 22 juillet 2014 : ...La Mémoire et la Mer, titre trouvé par Jean-Pierre Chabrol un jour où Ferré lui avait livré chanson nouvelle en sa contrée cévenole, une portion d’un vaste poème où il piocha d’autres fois encore.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            En voici le premier couplet-refrain :                                                                                                                               La marée, je l’ai dans le cœur Qui me remonte comme un signe. Je meurs de ma petite sœur, De mon enfant et de mon cygne. Un bateau, ça dépend comment On l’arrime au port de justesse. Il pleure de mon firmament Des années-lumière et j’en laisse. Je suis le fantôme Jersey, Celui qui vient les soirs de frime Te lancer la brume en baisers Et te ramasser dans ses rimes, Comme le trémail de juillet Où luisait le loup solitaire, Celui que je voyais briller Aux doigts du sable de la terre.                                                                                                                               Il y aurait beaucoup à dire sur cette simple strophe. Par exemple sur le type de rimes.                                                                                                                                                                                            On y trouve des rimes riches (trois phonèmes ou plus : signe / cygne, etc.), suffisantes (deux phonèmes : cœur / sœur, etc.).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Je ne vois pas ici à proprement parler de rimes pauvres mais je note que Ferré fait rimer « Jersey » (il s’agit de l’île anglo-normande) qu’il prononce « jèrzé ») avec « baisers » et juillet (jüiyé) avec « briller ».                                                                                                                                                                                          Ce méridional, sans doute par souci d’hypercorrectisme, ferme à tort des sons « è » en « é ». La tendance du Midi est d’ouvrir les voyelles et ainsi de mettre des « è » là où il y a des « é » dans le français courant. Il en met donc mais trop, à tort...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ...Mais à la rigueur on peut dire que « Jersey » rime avec « juillet » et « baisers » avec « briller ».                                                                                                                               Je note que par rapport à la versification totalement classique, Ferré ne se préoccupe pas de l’alternance rime féminine/rime masculine. Moi aussi j’y déroge. L’important étant de rester globalement cohérent au moins au sein d’une même poésie. Quitte à déroger d’y déroger franchement mais pas comme en exception.                                                                                                                                                            Par contre j’évite de déroger à la règle de la finale féminine devant une consonne. Cela dit, dès le XIXe siècle, il existait chez certains auteurs des types d’alexandrins à six+un pieds (e final) plus six pieds. Je n’ai pas d’exemple présentement.                                                                                                                             Mais je rappelle ici que l’alexandrin originel (cf. mon petit livre sur le sujet, disponible pour qui le demande : Causerie sur l’alexandrin épique, le « e » dit « muet », etc.) était en fait un raccourcissement de l’octosyllabe traditionnel. L’alexandrin était moins un vers de douze pieds que deux fois un vers de six pieds, ces vers pouvant être aussi bien à rimes féminines que masculines. Mais le jour où il remplaça le décasyllabe (à césure quatre plus six pieds) comme vers noble en français, il avait perdu cet aspect.                                                                                                                             En clair, à ses débuts le premier hémistiche de l’alexandrin était soit de la forme classique à six pieds (sans « e » au sixième pied) soit de la forme six pieds + un (un « e » ou « es » etc. final , de rime féminine). Pour le dire autrement, ce septième pied surnuméraire exista du temps où, pour gagner de la place sur les parchemins, ou pour pouvoir utiliser des parchemins pas trop larges, on disposait l’alexandrin sur deux lignes. Il semble donc que dans la prononciation l’on faisait fi de l’éventuel « e » muet à l’hémistiche comme on faisait fi déjà d’un éventuel « e » à la fin du vers.                                                                                                                             Mais revenons à Ferré, où il n’est pas question d’hémistiche mais simplement du « e » en cours de vers. Dans la strophe précédente il déroge deux fois à la règle du e final devant consonne qui connaît des tolérances classiques ou post-classiques, mais pas celle-là, tolérances quasi archéologiques de nos jours où tout part en morceaux, dans : « La marée je l’ai dans le cœur » ; « Des années-lumière et j’en laisse ».                                                                                                                               Je veux bien ­ façon de parler ­ intégrer aux exceptions un mot comme « années-lumière » en compagnie, par exemple, des présents en « -ent » et des imparfaits en « aient ». Mais, par contre, « marée » est un peu différent dans le sens que dans « année-lumière », « année » ne peut être dissocié de « lumière » mais que « marée » peut être suivi des mots les plus divers. Question de travail ou de talent pour remédier à l’imperfection. Certes, il est également si facile de passer sur de tels « e », en relecture rapide, édition rapide. Il m’est arrivé cela.                                                                                                                           Cela dit, lorsque l’on fait « sauter » autant de « e » du corps des mots, on se préoccupe peu des « -e » et « -es » qui suivent une voyelle en finale de mots. Mais on peut noter qu’ici, par ailleurs, Ferré n’élimine aucun e final derrière consonne (petit-e, pleur-e…).                                                                                                                                                                                      Jouer avec les « e muets » à sa guise facile d’autant l’écriture, surtout dans la chanson, chanson contemporaine avant tout car dans la chanson d’avant, jusqu’aux années quarante, une bonne partie des paroles respectaient le e instable. Y compris dans la chanson la plus populaire. Respect des mots aussi avec peu d’emprunts, du moins peu d’emprunts récents ou de mode aux langues étrangères.                                                                                                   Personnellement, je pense qu’à défaut de garder le même nombre de syllabes sur une mélodie, il conviendrait de faire comme en italien ou en espagnol, etc., tant dans les livrets et chansons que poésie normée et sans soutien de musique. Quand nécessaire, rajouter des notes, sans briser le rythme. Dans la chanson, quitte à s’adapter, mieux vaudrait jouer, je pense, sur la musique et les notes que sur l’exactitude du nombre de pieds.                                                                                                                             Si la rime appelle le sens et renforce en même temps la musique poétique, de même la mélodie et le juste rythme musical devraient conforter non pas le bon nombre de pieds d’un poème, mais l’exactitude d’une bonne diction, d’une diction soignée des mots. Je parle de la chanson dite de qualité.                                                                                                                         Mais venons en présentement à quelques « déformations » de Lamé, Moiré, l’Amer (sic) :                                                                                                                               À : La marée, je l’ai dans le cœur Qui me remonte comme un signe… Fera écho : L’amarré gelait dans le chœur… Kim, heureux, monte comme un cygne… Le cygne de Léda bien évidemment...                                                                                                                         Boby Lapointe - Méli-mélodie - YouTube Léo Ferré - La mémoire et la mer - YouTube                                                                                                                                                  quelques réflexions à propos de la poésie de léo ferré. - lequichotte