#first time using VAM for reference

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Happy Celebradiation @overseeer!

I think Huskie should also undergo an inspection from time to time so that one or two screws can be tightened. My oc Maya would definitely not miss the opportunity with such rare technology. Fallout exchange event by @falloutfandomeventhub ❤️

[meanbossart]

Oh boy, VaM is kind of a trial and error experience LOL I couldn't really show you how to use the interface and stuff without a whole video or something, but it's not THAT difficult to get a hang of if you just give yourself a day or two to play around, not to mention the number of tutorials you find out there. Luckily, if you only want to use it as a reference software that makes the process far easier (to this day I have no idea how to animate on that thing, since that's not what I use it for)

As for how I use it, it's pretty self explanatory - if there's a complicated pose I want to draw but I'm either having trouble with it, or just want to double-check angles/anatomy, I will use it as a resource! I use for most of my "proper" pieces (y'know, the nicer looking ones) and every once in a while for my silly comics if I'm having trouble with a pose.

Lets use this drawing for example (the character on top of DU drow belongs to @namespara )

I don't draw a lot of mud-wrestling (shocking, I know) but I had an idea of the kind of pose I wanted them to be in. So the very first thing I did was make a rough sketch of what I was envisioning:

I often do a rough sketch first, even If I know I'm going to be pulling the program up because A) It's less tedious than adjusting the models over and over again until I pick a pose and B) because sometimes I'll decide I don't need the reference, after all, and so that's 30 minutes I'll have spared myself of playing around on the software.

Now, this is a pretty complicated pose! It's in a weird angle and the bodies are making contact in ways I'm not used to depicting, so I did choose to whip out VaM for this one. I went into the program and after some messing around, I flopped my little dolls together like this:

Now something really cool about VaM is that you can completely customize your models, and if you have the patience, I would definitely encourage you to do so! Obviously, you don't have to make picture perfect replicas of every single character you have, but as you can see here I have made a DU drow "decoy" to help me better understand some of his features when I draw him: he has a strong brow, a short nose, a square jawline - these are all going to look a very specific way from certain angles, and I might not always be sure of how to draw it right! So it's useful to have models that bear SOME semblance to the character so you can better understand how different viewpoints will affect their bone structure and mass.

Also thank fucking god for the elf-ear slider. Figuring out how to draw those shits from certain angles was a huge pain in the ass when I started drawing DnD races.

So, with the reference in hand, I go over the sketch again:

Now you may notice that I don't stick to the reference 100%. There's three reasons for this:

posing on VaM is tedious as hell. You can get something incredibly natural looking and picture-perfect to reference from if you wish, but it's going to take you hours to do. So, for the most part I just slap guys together until the results are "close enough" and use that.

In my opinion, you should always aim to ENHANCE your reference material, not replicate it exactly!

While VaM is a PRETTY DANG GOOD source of anatomical reference, it isn't perfect, I often supplement it with further reference from real life resources or make tweaks based on my own knowledge where I catch it falling short (and, antithetical to what I just said, I sometimes fuck the anatomy up further on purpose if I think it looks better that way LOL it's all jazz baby).

Then lines, color, yada yada. I don't have a tutorial on that and I don't think I could make one, because my process is chaotic as hell, but I do at times use Virt-a-mate as loose reference for lighting too when coloring - waaaaayyyy less so however, because that process is even more tedious and I feel like I often get better results by just winging it. It is a feature of the program though, and I'm sure it would be helpful for someone who has a difficult time visualizing lights and shadows. I only started using this program a few months ago, so I happened to already have a pretty good understanding of that kind of thing and just don't personally feel like I get much out of that particular mechanic.

Here's a few other examples of pieces that I made reference for (WARNING: Suggestive)

Now, for the question many of you may want to ask:

"Can I trace this junk?"

And to that, I say: Buddy, you can do whatever the hell you want with the reference material you created.

However,

If your goal is to learn and improve your art, and to recreate realistic proportions and anatomy from memory, tracing won't help you.

Developing your own style, your muscle memory, and personal technique will all be hindered by choosing to trace instead of drawing from observation, so I would encourage against it. Hell - even when tracing is employed as a technique, it's usually by high-skill realism & concept artists who are looking to either cut some corners, save time, or just double-check their own proportions in order to improve further - if you try tracing as a beginner, you will most definitely find the result to still look stiff and "off".

So trust me, there is so much more to be gained from drawing from observation. Make note of tangents, compare proportions, use all the elements of the picture to dictate where and how things should go - it will be a far more rewarding experience.

Hopefully this has been helpful! VaM is a really cheap program (you get it on the guys' patreon for I think 8 dollars, just google it!) and it's definitely been worth my money as an artist since I found it. Learning to use it can be a little intimidating at first glance, but as I said above you only really need a day plus one or two tutorials to get a hang of the interface.

A fair warning though, IT IS A SOFTWARE MADE FOR VIRTUAL SEX/ADULT ANIMATION So when looking it up expect to see a some spicy content.

[snackugaki]

...visdev really is my enrichment activity for i am just a bored tiger in my enclosure, looking to figure out how to get this steak out of this metal ball.

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my tmnt au (where everyone made it past their 20s, splinter’s alive just old, venus is here, and they deserve some goddamn respite and shenanigans)

tmnt au part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4

tmnt au omake 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

lny visit 1 | 2

also uhhh... i guess still idw, next mutation, and like 1 mirage spoiler? mostly for the kids who haven’t but were planning to read/watch

you’re about to perceive so much

p r e p a r e

so close to getting this AU looking as crunchy as i want it, almosttttt tttthhhhhere...!

just somewhere tasty between Mignola’s use of deep black shadow, what MTV Liquid Television woulda greenlit re: The Maxx, a dash of 2007, 1 part Next Mutation, 2 parts funny proportions

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh str ugglingggg

Leo’s shortest because haha (family baby gang, get rekt)

this is so much thought for something I’m just doing to give these turtle ninjas some softness and the genx/millenial pop culture references gag comics

Splinter is full of ghosts

(specifically the onryo borne from the murdered Yoshi Hamato and Tang Shen [because oroku saki a bitch])

[ redacted ] and Tang Shen’s ghost gained control and guided Splinter to raise the boys in love and not [ redacted ] to [ redacted ] in [ redacted ]

Splinter was just a regular little rat... who on his 1000th birthday witnessed the death of his friend/unwitting master and his wife, and thus transformed into a wrathful kyūso (minus the kitten eating) and chased Shredder until losing his trail in New York

Shredder’s fuck around and Splinter’s rampaging as the find out caused the tengu to repo some of the mysticism from ninjutsu

now all the (remaining) ninja clans debuffed and mad about it

The tengu bestowed the ninja the ability to summon shit (kuchiyose), enact mystical effects upon people and objects (kuji kiri), going invisible, minor flight (actually just qinggong/light body technique), and manipulation of the 5 elements, and creating doubles (bunshin)

but again, Shredder fucked up so now ninja can like barely control anything bigger than a lit torch or a 16 oz bottle of liquid and that’s if you got in enough hours to do even that

I mentioned elsewhere but for me in any AU I make, Venus is a cultivator and the more I think about it the more I will die on this hill, not only does it fit better than her being a “shaman” or “shinobi” it’s sick as fuck

Jennika’s origin was pretty fkkn metal, she still falls in with the Foot, gets shanked, Leo gives blood-- bam, turtle time

Jennika goes to hang with Venus in China and get a better understanding of her new turtle body

Keno’s here, still tried to infiltrate the Foot (with Jennika) but bugged out when she couldn’t stay without being made (Jennika refused to leave womp)

teaches Leo some arnis techniques for Leo’s dual wielding; Donnie also just in case his bo is shattered... again. :)

Irma has made all the boys blush at least twice

Irma is also soap opera buddies with Splinter

they meet up at least twice a month to gab, gush, and groan over what’s currently going on in their stories, when Venus visits she also joins in, Irma also has a conversational grasp on Japanese and Venus’ regional dialect because of these visits

April has a full out shoujo manga romance with Chu Hsi

and he’s a hot dragon prince uhuhuhuhuhu

Irma is privy to all the steamy details

keeping Leo and Karai as character foils

both received scars from one another

both released each other from sealing wards from [ redacted ]

now they just meet every so often to eat the greasiest fast food and unclench of an hour

Raph still gets his ass worked by Ninjara, folded like an omelette sat on a lawn chair

Vam Mi is also here, she’s fought first (because honestly she should’ve been either brought in earlier in the season or had a few more episodes because that shit coulda resolved better)

Venus is brought to NYC for this antagonist instead of Dragonlord escaping (and murdering her father figure forcing her to seek out his friend Splinter for aid)

Donnie doesn’t take the news of real vampires or real magic well

Donnie and Venus have a knock down drag out fight over it (because they’re 17 at this point and being li’l shits to each other about their respective fields of expertise)

“The nerds are fightingggggg!” cries Mikey, Leo and Raph don’t believe it so imagine their surprise when they get a demo in real time on how scary competent staff fighters are

Leo gets Splinter when one of Donnie’s missed strikes cracks the concrete

Splinter breaks them up like talking a walk in the park and it’d be comical if they both weren’t bleeding from the mouth and peppered with swelling contusions

Venus begins accepting Donnie when his tech prevents her from becoming a thrall of Vam-Mi

Donnie begins accepting Venus when she uses a massive amount of chi to manipulate gravity just before he becomes street pizza when Vam-Mi throws him off a bridge

they also combine skill sets to save Mikey so there’s that

Venus goes from calling Donnie, “Horatio (derogatory)” to “Horatio (affectionate)”

they now have a dumbass long-as-fuck handshake that’s unforgivably nerdy 

April is still a magic drawing-brought-to-life baby, Venus puts her in a painted scroll when she starts phasing in and out of existence (she and Chu Hsi have a great time in the scroll... while everyone is shitting bricks until Venus and her sect stabilize her and get her made real, Pinocchio style)

April’s grandmothers gifted Venus 2 pieces of jade jewelry, and her family’s recipe for sweet potato pudding respectively for saving April

the boss fight against Dragonlord is dope as fuckkkkk, Chu Hsi is being cool as fuck, fiddled with some concepts* that has Leo and Karai being a champion of Genbu, Raph for Byakko, Mikey for Suzaku, Chu Hsi’s retainer (a good dragon, wink wonk) steps in for Seiryu because Donnie and Venus are siphoning and redirecting an enormous amount and variety of mystical power

*i’m just pulling from fushigi yugi honestly

splinter, the boys, and venus (and others) mutating from mutagen laced toxic waste was a pure accident

Splinter was investigating a lead on Shredder’s movements concerning the Foot the same night an animal liberation sleeper cell ‘freed’ some animals from the back of a pet store (that was a front for black market domestic and exotic animal trafficking) that is also the same night a stolen truck driven by some corporate spies filled with a competitor’s chemical waste, which then collides with said liberation sleeper cell’s truck and... ooze happens

Leatherhead, the Mutanimals, Mondo, Mona Lisa, Slash also get mutated from the events of that night, either leading up to or following the aftermath

plus some others etc etc

Venus still washes down the gutter, gets rube goldberg pinballed onto a crate of plums where Chung I finds her and still gets named Mei and taken to live in China and eventually learns to cultivate

Tokka and Rahzar get made, and unmade ala TMNT II; the mutagen made them a little silly tho, April adopts Rahzar and passes him off as a low content wolfdog, Leatherhead takes in Tokka

April went through a couple of major changes so now she’s a journalist with a computer programming background who now does a podcast as an informal neighborhood news reporter with a segment for chatting with people from around the street

Mikey’s the most frequent guest and co-hosts sometimes; Donnie troubleshoots free of charge

Venus brings her province’s regional delicacies when she comes to visit, Splinter and Leo both get pu er tea cakes (she managed to get one the same age as him; Splinter is too old so she got the oldest she could find, Leo has so many tea pets and a nice yixing collection); Raph, Keno, and Casey fight over the pickles, meat jerkies, and chili oil; Mikey has an artillery of cool shirts and a lifetime supply of haw flakes, Donnie has a mountain of doodads with increasingly specific uses, April gets neat accessories and the occasional care package sent with Venus from her grandparents, uncles, and aunties; Irma gets neat frames and coats that never fail to get a “Where did you get that??”

Raph rides a Kawasaki Ninja because it’s funny

A lot of bodegas give Mikey free snacks because the bodega cats love him, and he’s also saved some from being run over or ripped apart by stray dogs or the few large angry raccoons

Donnie’s the only one of his brothers to wear both a top and bottom with shoes because once he figured out how to integrate a motherboard and miscellany wiring onto clothing... he’s been a walking computing menace ever since

Splinter does his best to enjoy his time with his sons (because as a kyūso, he knows the chances of outliving his precious sons is very high (ᴗ‿ᴗ✿)  ...give or take one of the many opponents and obstacles his sons take on takes him out first ( ◕ᴗ◕✿ ) )

god whathefuck, I was just going to make silly comics for them. how did it come to this.

[juniperhillpatient]

Scream 6 re-watch thoughts (SPOILER alert!)

-there are so many details & references in this movie! I feel like I’ll catch more every time I re-watch

-quinn’s fake death is hilarious on re-watch. I love the kirsch siblings they’re so fucking funny. she didn’t have to fake be on the phone worried about the killings while ethan loomed behind her ominously for danny to see. iconic. theatre kid vibes. I bet richie sometimes let them be in his movies & they loved it & got all cutely excited

-on that note we were robbed of more quinn & ethan interactions 😭 I’m not sure what I would do to change this because obviously the mystery has to be kept alive but I love them & I wish I could see more of them being siblings

-the script is actually SO smart. every bit of dialogue between the heroes & villains before Ghostface is revealed is so well done with the consistent theme of “you fuck with my family, you die” except you don’t KNOW til the end how important some of those dialogue moments were. Idk just brilliant

-the parallels with this being a story about siblings killing for their sibling & the way the lines between Sam & Ghostface are blurring! ooh it’s so well done

-I love the carpenter sisters & the meeks martin twins i don’t care how corny the whole “core four” “we’re a family” thing is. inject it into my blood I love found family I love siblings who have a fun or complicated dynamic & would do anything for each other. the core four’s dynamic is my life actually

-I’ve seen a few people who didn’t like the final battle but this was possibly the best final battle of the entire franchise to me so far & I’m extremely confused by this bizarre take. like. I’ve seen it said a few times now but I don’t get it. Ethan & Wayne’s deaths were iconic. the whole “you have to let me go” thing. the reveals. the way I fucking CALLED it the first time I watched oh I KNEW it as soon as Quinn mentioned a dead brother! the synchronized knife swipe!!!

-the SYNCHRONIZED KNIFE SWIPE!

--the SYNCHRONIZED FUCKING KNIFE SWIPE! 🔪🔪🔪🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖🔪🔪🔪

-have I mentioned the synchronized knife swipe???

-Ethan’s death was so sexy sorry to his fan girls but I could watch Tara twist that knife into his skull all day

-Sam & Billy are the father daughter duo of all time I love you badly cgi’d skeet ulrich & I’m being totally sincere

-Chad almost dying should be a thing in every movie. I want him to have Vam Palmer Yellowjackets same ability to defy death it’s so funny to me

-“more main cast members should’ve died!!” I get this. I do. it’s a tough one. but. Ummm consider this. it’s secretly a feel good found family movie??? and also I don’t want my characters who I love to die 🥺 thanks for considering! the movie was perfect argument over forever

-my biggest critique is that my girl quinn had such a fucking lame death they could’ve had Sam & Tara team up on her, they could’ve done anything! sorry to Wayne & Ethan girlies but she was the most fun & charismatic Ghostface of the movie & her death was wasted. that’s literally my only issue with the entire movie.

-and I guess they could’ve done more with nyc & also I’m sad there was no beheadings except a mannequin but like… oh well. those things I can move past pretty easily. the did do a lot with nyc. the alley scene, the subway scene, the convenience store scene, & the ladder scene between apartments were all amazing. gale’s battle with Ghostface was a bit lame but I’m not sure what I would change since I don’t like. want Gale to die lol (maybe a little tiny bit I did but it’s complicated)

-Kirby’s role was perfect I love her & Hayden’s facial expressions are almost as good as David arquette’s

-anywho Sam wearing her daddy’s mask & using her daddy’s weapon & being a boss ass bitch was great. the gray tank top is my actual favorite character ❤️❤️❤️

[cvmplex]

Data to Know About ACLS instrument in Riverside

Data to Know About ACLS instrument in Riverside

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ACLS program organized by an AHA- accredited institute uses a substantiated and adaptive algorithm to let scholars gain mastery in advanced cardiopulmonary life support by following an effective path. scholars continue to follow an adaptive literacy path substantiated by their regular inputs. scholars' performance and tone- reported position of confidence will increase affiliated to every inquiry. preceptors also present the course content as tone- directed literacy content, cognitive assessment, and examinations.

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[pg-clubstep]

Level: “VAM” by realflaaroni

In one of my previous level reviews, we talked about a level where you could tell exactly what you were looking at, but had no idea what it meant. This level is the opposite. You know what the meaning is—the level was made for fun, while also being a creative outlet for the creator—but you have no idea what you're looking at.

We start in the first real part: in Chinatown. This may seem out of place, until you consider that the level uses a popular hip-hop song by a Chinese music artist. The creator, Flaaroni, is a popular GD YouTuber that's (half) Chinese. Also I'm Chinese too, so I feel I have a unique connection with this level.

What's interesting is the buildings appear to be run-down. This is not unique to this level, as some combination of "urban environments" and "dark and gritty" appear in all of Flaaroni's levels. Also, you can see how the "soot-covered" effect from his 2nd level was reused here, as well as the wooden posts from his 3rd level.

You pass buildings such as a Chop Suey place, a Kung Fu place, a Boba place, a KBBQ place, and a Dim Sum place. There's also a park and a Dragon Gate. Even the decoration continues the theme, as the gameplay is made of wooden posts, red lanterns are used as decoration, and the ground spikes are reminiscent of metal picket fences.

The reason a giant turd explodes is because, as the lyrics of the song say, "I’m gon let this SHIT BLAM if you not vam."

Next, a pink cat cube sitting on a Monobloc chair gets locked up, and a message appears reading "OBJECTIVE: RESCUE". This is a reference to the official music video. Despite how ridiculous the situation is, the goal is now clear: by the end of the level, you must have rescued the cat cube.

Now, we finally reach the part which caused a lot of drama on Twitter. What is this supposed to be? For some people this reminds them of the "3D Pipes Screensaver," for others it reminds them of Rainbow Road. Personally, this reminds me of the "Christmas Chaos" snake parkour from Mineplex (gone too soon 😢).

The complaint a lot of people seemed to have can basically be summed up as "I like the part, I just don't like the song." Now, regardless of whether or not you like hip-hop, I'm going to come to Flaaroni's defense and say the song is an integral part of the level.

For one, by the time Flaaroni built this part, I don't think he could control whether it was this song or not. He says in his video description, "I discovered the song about 9 months ago... then things just spiraled out of control from there, and here we are now." The song is why he made this level. He designed it with this song in mind.

Furthermore, the song holds significance to him. Flaaroni also says in the description that this song "was [his] gateway drug into hip hop". But most importantly, the song builds up things later in the level. Admittedly, this rainbow part could exist without the song—but the rest of the level wouldn't make sense without it.

In the next part, we enter a mansion, which has portraits of what appear to be lizard people. There's Kevin, there's Gary, and then... there's Richard. Japanese characters which mean "menacing" begin to appear, warning you of what's about to come. We rescue the pink cat cube, but a question looms.

Who's Richard, you may ask? Well...

"Ok that boy a fucking goofy he a RICHARD"

Lyrics guide a clown emoji onto a lizard person's face, as a Smash intro introduces him as RICHARD! The bossfight is made all the more memorable as lyrics support what you're seeing on-screen. When the song says "lizard," indeed you are fighting a lizard. As the song says "DINNER," Richard extends his head out to eat you!

Once you slay Richard, the level ends running down a road outside of city limits. Transmission towers stretch off into the distance (continuing a theme of "utility poles" that has existed in the 1st and 2nd levels). The ground spikes reminiscent of metal picket fences from the beginning of the level reappear—although they eerily have what appear to be lizard skulls on them?

Flaaroni only started his creating comeback a year and a half ago, and this is only his 4th level. His levels are dark and gritty, and when you go in with that mindset, that's okay. He's already started work on his next and 5th level, so I recommend supporting Flaaroni as a creator, as he seems to be creating things we've never seen in this game before.

[weaversweek]

Perfect Pop 5c - Belinda Carlisle

To call your greatest hits album Best of Belinda Volume 1 is provocative. It’s a challenge. A challenge to yourself, that you're going to come up with at least another album of hits. A challenge to the public, that this is a staging post in your career, filling your contract with the record company before you move elsewhere.

The album sold well, a week as the best-seller, and number 28 for 1992. "Little black book" was lifted as a new single to market the collection. "I plead insanity" was earmarked as a second single before Christmas, but never quite made it to the stores. The sharp-edged dance tune had been on the album Live Your Life Be Free, was slightly remixed, may have got onto The Chart Show, but never came out as a single.

Was that the end for Belinda? Not at all. The album Real in 1993 was Belinda's first for Virgin Records. Lead single was "Big scary animal", written by Belinda with Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's and Ralph Schuckett from Todd Rundgren's band. It's a decent pastiche of a Nowels and Shipley song, the build-up, the belting chorus, the tremendous sense of fun and freedom.

And here’s a provocative thought. Real is Belinda Carlisle doing alternative rock once more.

The album came out at that fascinating time - after Nirvana and all the grunge had gone mainstream, but before the form ossified with Hootie and the Goo Goo Dolls. 1993 was post-grunge in a liquid state, resonating with Belinda Carlisle the alt-rocker from a decade earlier. File Real alongside works from 4 Non Blondes, Belly, and the Breeders; a record that could only have been made by an American woman in 1993.

Whatever the cause, Virgin decided not to release any more work from Belinda Carlisle, and that was that.

The end of Belinda Carlisle? Nonsense! The Go-Go's worked together again, a full album came out in late 1994. Belinda's solo career resumed in 1996 with A Woman and a Man. It's not a record Belinda remembers with fondness, she believes it was horribly compromised by her various addictions; I agree it’s weaker than the previous work.

"In too deep" was the lead single, written by Rick Nowels. The first time we'd heard Carlisle sing Nowels in five years, and it was like coming back to meet an old friend. They haven't changed a bit! Pounding piano riffs, a rising verse, and - vam! - a chorus to belt out and be heard halfway around the planet. Long notes mean anyone can join in, even us.

Like most of the songs on A Woman and a Man, "In too deep" was a cover - the first version was by the Kiwi singer-songwriter Jenny Morris.

Dave Tickle was responsible for the production on the album, and it's a bit gloopy - he needed to give Belinda more space to breathe, particularly on the album's soft ballads. And the choice of songs was poor - a pedestrian cover of "Jealous guy", naff closer "The ballad of Lucy Jordan", uncomfortable Roxette song "Always breaking my heart".

Not on the album, "Falling into you", which ended up being nabbed by Céline Dion like a discarded sack of potatoes.

"California" was the final single off the album, written by Rick Nowels, Maria Vidal, and Billy Steinberg. The song is imbued with mid-90s references - the death of River Phoenix, an earthquake in early '94 - and generally pines for the California of the singer's memory. Backing vocals come from Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, passing the torch of California rep to a next generation.

And that really was the end of Belinda Carlisle as a big hitmaker. A live album to the fanbase in 1999, and 2004's "A Place on Earth" was another collection of great hits, filling the promise she'd made a dozen years earlier.

The end of the hitmaking career, but not the end of Belinda Carlisle...

[frustrated-writer-skyeknight]

The Little Vampire ➡️ The Vampire Brothers Plotbunnies

RuDony    

GregAdam

Instead of Gregory getting hit by Rookery’s light, it’s Rudolph.

Gregory is the one who follows him.

Gregory is “19” in a sense

Rudolph is “15” in the same sense.

Adam and Tony are 15 years old.

So aged Up. I don’t know Gregory’s age from 2017 movie so he could be aged up, aged down or whatever here for all I know.

Tony’s parents have been dead for years.

Adam’s family has taken him in, Tony being the first to become Adam’s friend even before Adam got popular due to his “Big foot” gene.

Tony’s into Urban legends and Cryptids so he’s usual hobby is to go hunting for where they’re rumored to hide.

Adam usually comes along to humor him. At least now with his abilities he can make it easier to escape if needed.

Since Gregory was the one not incoherent from injuries sustained, he had the good sense not to return to the catacombs and lead Rookery to where the rest of the clan were.

At the chase though, they ended up crashing into a camp site where Adam and Tony were.

Tony had been psyched to meet actual vampires.

Adam less than psyched, holding the scruff of Tony’s hoodie to prevent him from getting near the two undeads.

Rudolph and Gregory, of course, are wary of the two mortals.

The wariness was is lessened to an extent when Tony’s quick thinking managed to help lead the monster hunters astray.

Adam and Tony were in Germany together for vacation. There’s been a mixed up so the Harrison parental’s flight is in a week after the boys.

The Airline offered to pay the excess fees I the lodgings since it was fully booked in flights to be adjusted for them to go together.

(I do not know how airlines work so just pretend these things happen lol)

Once they were in the clear, they had to find a place for Rudolph and Gregory to hide. Luckily, Tony found an abandoned crypt the other day while Adam was back at the bed and breakfast talking to his parents.

Adam’s still not yet sure why he’s actually going along with this. If it were up to him, he would’ve let those hunters know about the vampires. But he didn’t want Tony getting mad at him.

Gregory thought it was a good chance to feed on the mortals while they slept after setting a new camp nearby, and be actual vampires for once. (Tony didn’t want to go back in case the vampires disappeared forever before he really got to ask them things).

Rudolph reprimanded him, saying that they’d be captured by now if not for them.

Tony helps the two vampires find something to eat. That’s why even when they found out they’ve been locked in, Gregory and Rudolph couldn’t break out of the crypt, because their vampire super strength was weakened.

Which was good, in retrospect, when Gregory realized it wouldn’t do to cause a scene especially when they’re hiding from vampire hunters.

Adam didn’t know how he felt about having Tony help them, especially when it meant feeding an animals. Almost like a sacrifice and animal abuse.

Then again, it wasn’t so much different from when humans eat hamburgers, steak and ribs.

Until much later, and the two cows they fed on came back alive as sort of vampires too. So in a way, sort of some differences in that front.

While feeding on cows, Gregory and Adam ended up talking. It started with Gregory finally, and officially, giving his thanks for their help in hiding them especially when Rudolph was injured.

Gregory: He’s been my brother ever since, even before we’ve been turned. It gave me such the fright when he got caught by those beams.

Adam: You were humans?

Gregory: Yes. Orphans, victims of a war. Our clan leader found us left for dead, and decided to turn us. We’ve been with the clan ever since.

Adam: Wow that... That’s not what I’ve expected.

Gregory: If your only reference is this Count Dracula Tony goes on about, I’m not surprise. You’ve been friends with him long, I take it?

Adam: Yes. He’s been my only friend until much recently. After I’ve gotten some others when they find that my other abilities cool, but Tony’s the only one who’s been there even before. You could say I kinda see him as a brother too.

Gregory: He is a nice mortal... You’re a nice one too... For a mortal.

Adam: Thanks... I think.

Gregory: Much obliged.

Adam: ...

Gregory: ...

Adam: Hey, I have an idea. If you’re up for it. (refer to this Headcanon)

Meanwhile, Tony and Rudolph are exchanging questions with each other. During this conversation, Rudolph tells Tony that if he ever needed help, he could just whistle and Rudolph would come help, so long it wasn’t day because then the sun would get him.

Tony didn’t have a heart to remind him that he and Adam were only around temporarily.

Once night falls once more, Rudolph takes Tony flying.

Tony: Next question, can you turn into a bat?

Rudolph: Well, yes and no. Vampires can, but not my brother and I; we weren’t born vampires, you see. Only those who are born vampires can turn into bats, so I can’t.

Tony: Vampires can be born?

Rudolph: Hey, it’s my turn to ask something. Why the interest in the undead?

Tony: I just am, I guess. I mean, most people just... Like things, there isn’t usually a story behind it. Though, there is this one thing my mom telling me my first words were “vam-vam” considering the amount of movies on vampires those who babysitted me watched,

Rudolph: How disturbing. Humans sit on babies? 

Tony: Hey, now it’s my turn with the question. Which was the one I asked earlier.

Rudolph: Yes. And humans sit on babies?

Tony: We do not, it’s an expression for when older people watch and take care of babies. And I want more elaboration on that yes, dude.

Rudolph: Vampire babies are born like humans are, much faster in span though. What takes human years to achieve in an infant’s development, it takes vampire babies months. And once matured, they continue growing but can slowly and they can maintain an age form for however long they want when they’ve finished vampire puberty.

Tony: I see. That’s kinda a shame.

Rudolph: Why?

Tony: I always thought being able to fly was the coolest thing about being a vampire.

Rudolph: Who said I couldn’t fly? *Starts to float*

Tony: WOW! That is so...

Rudolph: Cool?

Tony: Yes!

Rudolph: Want to fly then?

Gregory and Rudolph lost track of time spending it with the humans keeping them in hiding. In fact, they totally forgot of returning to the clan.

It took Anna searching them out. She managed to escape when the monster hunters did happen to find the location of their hide out.

Anna flirts with Tony. For some reasons, this annoyed Rudolph more than it grossed him out.

They made a plan to free the Clan, with them splitting to groups; Rudolph, Tony, and Anna would free the clan while Adam and Gregory distract the monster hunters.

In the process of escaping after liberating the clan, Anna gets hit by the same beam that struct Rudolph before. Tony gets captured in his attempt to give Rudolph an opening to take his sister and escape.

That’s all I got for now. You can drop asks if you like.

[meanbossart]

Asks about VaM, art advice, and miscellaneous stuffs

HI! Real quick please refrain from referring to Sad Sack as S/S for the uh... Obviously reasons LOL We call it "sads" for short!

If what you're asking for are recommendations for a website to host that kind of thing, Neocities, Twitter, Itchio and as you mentioned AO3 are all perfectly good options! Patreon too (depending on how gnarly you're planning on getting) but I'd suggest keeping that as a secondary host option because I don't think it lends itself super well for getting your work circulating. I believe Bluesky allows that kind of thing too, but I'm not too sure since I don't use it.

Now, If you're asking about public reaction rather than guidelines, anywhere you go you might find people that don't jive with the work you do 🤷 just be upfront about the type of content you're making right off the bat to avoid having anyone stumble upon it by accident to the best of your abilities, otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much. I know we're constantly exposed to examples of overwhelming harassment and "dogpilling" happening to others but... Truth be told, most of us won't ever get to the size/internet level of fame where we experience that. I think the threat is a little bit... Overstated, nowadays. Not to mention that most of the time people are getting harassment for things that have nothing to do with their work, and rather relating to their behavior and attitudes. Play smart, be responsible, and be honest! Whatever comes next is in god's hands LOL

Thank you for the ask! Not sure I was of much help 😅 but frankly when you're just starting out it's best to focus on getting the work done first and just throwing it out there, wherever it may be. You can worry about technicalities like that later!

I GOT YOU MAN the full sketch is now up on my patreon!

YES AND YES WHETHER IT BE STORIES OR ART OF DU DROW AND YOUR CHARACTERS SLAMMING PINTS TOGETHER BE MY GUEST PLEASE

I love seeing everyone's take on my weirdo so much, anything is honestly welcomed!

AW DUDE thank you so much! Especially for suffering through the mammoth of a story that ANE turned into - writing has never been my strongest point so I'm always shocked to hear from people that enjoy it 🥲

About the booze question, honestly I'm not picky at all, I usually go by price and by that I mean whatever is cheapest LOL but I prefer a dry white as far as types go.

You only have to pay for it once! You get a code that unlocks the software and all of it's features and you're free to cancel your subscription after that. At some point the code might change or there might be an update that requires subscribing again - but that seems like a very rare occurrence so I wouldn't worry about it.

OH NO I HAVE DEFINITELY TRACED MY OWN REFERENCE BEFORE, but not entire poses! When something is challenging I'll make a point of drawing it out the usual way.

I can remember a couple of instances from Nick and mine's comic where I traced pictures I took of myself, just as a time saving measure. Again like I said in the post, there are several ways to employ tracing your own material that is perfectly acceptable. I have also traced bare-bones 3D backgrounds that I made for the same reasons.

I know you specifically asked about tracing when something's complicated, but I still wanted to be upfront to demystify the practice under different circumstances. The rule of thumb is to never use it when you know it would be inhibiting your skill development!

Happy to hear you wanted to pick up the skill! I definitely understand the urge too LOL since playing BG3 and becoming so invested in the stories and characters my art has improved a ton, simply from forcing me out of my usual style and making me want to capture different moods and scenarios - finding something you're passionate to draw is, frankly a great damn start.

I replied to a bunch of asks asking for pointers and advice a while back, one of the questions was very similar to yours and I still stand behind the advice I gave then. Hopefully you can find something helpful here! https://meanbossart.tumblr.com/post/740543514692173824/some-art-advice-asks-ive-been-meaning-to-reply

HMMM I don't usually think of myself as the best teacher/tutorial guy, but funnily enough I can think of a few things about this topic that I could elaborate on lol. If I do that in the near future, I'll put it up on my patreon (for free as with everything else.)

If there are any specific things about it that you (and anyone else who would be interested in it, for that matter) find challenging and would like for me to focus on, let me know!

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That's all for now folks, and as usual thank you so much to everyone who's left a nice compliment, word of encouragement or funny tidbit in my inbox as well! I can't reply to you all individually, but I see and read all the messages I get c:

HAVE A LOVELY REST OF YOUR WEEK

[yogaadvise]

How to Clear Your Chakras and Free Your Energy

If you have actually been feeling less important and energetic or in a psychological funk, it's feasible that you have a chakra that is blocked or stuck. Contrary to prominent belief, chakras are not the most recent fad in the yoga exercise world, but instead an ancient system for recognizing your body's energy.

The chakras lie in the central network of the energised back, sometimes referred to as the sushumna. This major course of energy circulation (nadi) starts at the base of the spinal column and runs up to the crown of the head.

What precisely are these chakras and also just how would certainly you understand if you were stuck?

Signs of Blocked Power at Each Chakra

1st Chakra: Being diminished of first chakra energy really feels like a survival crisis. You can't obtain based since you are embeded your head. By contrast, if you have also much energy at the root, you can become money grubbing or excessive in habits. These are misdirected efforts to get grounded.

2nd Chakra: When a person is embeded their sacral chakra, they deal with being ruled by their emotions or the opposite of this, which is feeling numb or out of touch. There's additionally a correlation to libido (or the absence thereof) at this level. Imagination and also enjoyment are both located at this energetic level.

3rd Chakra: This chakra is commonly taken into consideration the power center, and also when out of balance, self-worth might be reduced as well as decision-making can feel out of control. Temper flare-ups are also common when power isn't moving well here.

4th Chakra: The heart chakra, when streaming with power, really feels loaded with love, concern, mercy, as well as acceptance. When there's a clog at this power degree, rage, jealousy, despair, or self-hatred can be a lot more prominent.

5th Chakra: This chakra is the resource of talking your most genuine reality. When power is obstructed or low below, fear of not being approved or of being evaluated ends up being a trouble. You may also really feel out of touch with your viewpoints and also needs and have difficulty in making choices.

6th Chakra: The word Ajna implies "beyond knowledge," and when this chakra is open, you experience expanded creativity, clairvoyance, and also intuition. When there is a blockage at this degree, there can be a tendency to be over-involved in dream or creativity. Absence of emphasis or clouded judgment can also occur.

7th Chakra: The crown chakra links you to the broader global power, so when this location has a block, seclusion or emotional distress can occur. This may provide as a lack of ability to set or follow up on goals or a general absence of direction and sensations of disconnection.

How to Get Energy Flowing

When energy is stuck in a particular chakra, assistance get it moving once more via these tips:

1st Chakra (Root)

Element: The origin chakra is related to planet, so strolling barefoot in the sand, lawn, or dust can be beneficial. Any kind of time invested in nature is practical for this chakra.

Nutrition: Eat healthy red foods like tomatoes, beets, berries, and apples.

Wear and Decorate: Use accents of red and also wear red jewelry, apparel, or shoes.

Sound: lam

2nd Chakra (Sacral)

Element: The sacral chakra is connected with water, which implies swimming or spending quality time by bodies of water like lakes as well as seas is beneficial.

Nutrition: Consume orange foods like carrots, oranges, melons, or mangoes.

Wear and Decorate: Surround on your own with orange devices or tones.

Sound: vam

3rd Chakra (Solar Plexus)

Element: The solar plexus chakra is connected with the component of fire, so delight in relaxing a bonfire or take in brilliant sunlight.

Nutrition: Eat yellow foods like bananas, ginger, turmeric extract, pineapple, and corn.

Wear and Decorate: Wearing yellow apparel, jewelry, as well as devices would be beneficial.

Sound: ram

4th Chakra (Heart)

Elements: The heart chakra is related to air, so breathing deeply will help to get rid of the energy at this level. Drive with the windows open, fly a kite, or take a watercraft ride.

Nutrition: Eat eco-friendly foods consisting of broccoli, avocado, and also leafy greens like kale or spinach.

Wear and Decorate: Accent your life with all tones of green.

Sound: yum

5th Chakra (Throat)

Element: The throat chakra is related to ether (similar to spirit), so sitting in an open room under a clear skies is a fantastic method to obtain this energy streaming appropriately.

Nutrition: Eat blue foods like blueberries, currants, dragon fruit, and kelp.

Wear and Decorate: Use all blue tones.

Sound: ham

6th Chakra (Third Eye)

Element: The 3rd eye chakra is connected with light. To balance as well as open this chakra, rest in tranquility in the sunshine or unwind in a window as the sunlight pours in.

Nutrition: Consume indigo foods consisting of purple kale, grapes, as well as blackberries.

Wear and Decorate: Putting on indigo garments or jewelry and also enhancing with accents of this color will certainly be useful.

Sound: sham

7th Chakra (Crown)

Element: The crown chakra is associated with all the aspects, so linking with your integrity instead of a solitary aspect is the recommended technique. Hang around in meditation, shouting, or prayer.

Nutrition: At this level, the nutrition is no more for the physical body. This chakra is not nourished with food, yet with spiritual techniques. Exercise self-reflection as well as curiosity.

Wear and Decorate: Using violet garments or fashion jewelry and decorating with accents of this color will certainly be useful.

Sound: om

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Watch "Invitation" on YouTube

GREETINGS, SOMEPEOPLE = ZOMBIE POLE MASSES, THE REASONS THAT THE CHILDREN THAT YOU HASBIN AND WIF COUPLES PRODUCED ARE CALLING YOU'S DEAD AND ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMY = DAD AND MOMMY = DEAD AND MUMMY ARE BECAUSE, NOT ONLY ARE YOU HUMANS MENTALLY DEAD AND BECAUSE, OF YOUR COUPULATIONS OF PARTAKINGS OF YOUR FORBIDDEN FRUITS IN YOUR MILK CARTONS OF EATHE = ( D ) EATH THEIR IS A PRICE TO PAY THAT FOR THOSE VIOLATIONS GENESIS CHAPTER 3 VERSE 3 IS REFERRING TO ALL YOU MALES AND FEMALES ZOMBIE POLE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW INDEFINITELY WHICH RENDER EVERY COUPULATING HASBIN AND WIF SPIRITUALLY DEAD ALSO, BY TAKING ON THE SPIRIT REALITY OF THE LORD = LOWROD IN CHEESES CRIES BEING COUPLES ESPECIALLY WHEN PRODUCING SEED. YOU'D HASBIN AND WIF'S SOMEPEOPLE = ARE DEAD TOO BECAUSE, WHEN TIME TO EAT IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR MORGUES MUMMIFICATION PRESERING THOSE ANIMALS AND HUMAN PARTS BECAUSE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KINDS OF MEATS SOMEBODY ELSE = ZOMBIE BADDY HELLS PUT IN PACKAGES. THEIR IS BY NO DOUBT THAT YOU'S ARE IN GENERAL HUNAN ZOMBIE POLE EVEN THOSE BEING SINGLE WITHOUT COUPULATINGS SEEING HOW YOU'S EAT FLESH AND BLOOD LIKE A ZOMBIE PLUS, YOU'S ALL ZOMBIE POLE ARE VAMFIRES ARE ALSO, DEAD. VAM = EATING THE FLESH AND BLOOD OF ANIMALS AND HUMANS AND LEE = DAIRY LEE MILK AND MILK BY PRODUCTS = A FAMILY = VAM LEE YOU ARE THE COMPOSITION OF WHAT YE EAT. THEN, THE CHILDREN CALL THE WOMAN A MUMMY BECAUSE, OF THEIR ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRAPPINGS OF THE DEAD PARTICLES FOR THEIR PRESERVATION FRESHNESS FOR FUTURE USE WHEN UNWRAPPINGS OF THOSE FLESH AND BLOOD LIMB DECEASED ORGANISMS. THE WOMANS HASBIN CALL THEM NOT ONLY WIF BUT, ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES SEATAH ALSO BECAUSE, WHEN THEY UNWRAP THEMSELVES THEY HAVE A SAVOR FOR FUNKY SENSATION TO TAKING YOUS TO FUNKY TOWN. WOMEN SAVOR THE WAY THEY DO ASS A REMINDER FROM THE ANGELS THAT BY PARTAKINGS OF THOSE FORBIDDEN FRUITS THAT ARE FORBIDDEN FRUITS THAT YOURE GOING TO DYE SPIRITUALLY FOR LOVE IS DEATH SURPRIZE BECAUSE, YOUS SOMEPEOPLE = ZOMBIE POLE DO NOT KNOW THESE TRUTHS BECAUSE, LOOK AT WHERE YOUS GET YOUR SCHOOLINGS FROM E JEW GAY CHI ANU BEING FRAUDSTERS AND LIERS THAT PAINTS FOR YOU ALL A FALSE REALITY WITH THERE CHARACTER ROLE PLAYS, VARIOUS GAMES SOMEPEOPLE = ZOMBIE POLE PLAY, SUCH AS, POLITICS, MIS E JEW GAY CHI ANUL, TRICKS OF DECEPTION AND MAGIC BY PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, FALSE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND SOCIAL CONGREGATIONS. WHEN EVERY NATIONALITY ARE CHRISTIANITY = CREASE CHEESE AND NUTTY WHEN, WOMEN ARE CREASE TUCKS AND FOLD AROUND VAGINA WITH CHEESES WHEN CLIMAXING WITH CRIES AND SAME GOES FOR MEN WHEN NUTTY WITH CLIMAXINGS CRIES ARE THE LORD = LOROD IN CHEESES CRIES. WHEN HASBIN AND WIF'S COUPULATINGS PRODUCING SEED, THUS, BECOMES THE SAVIORS OF A DULL T ZOMBIE POLE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY IN THEIR PREVIOUS LIVES HAD DYED IN SPIRIT FIRST THEN PHYSICALLY AWAITS ANOTHER SET OF PARENTS TO SAVE THEM BY THEIR PARENTS DYING IN THEIR PLACES, SO THAT, THEY CAN BE CHANGED INTO THE CHILDREN THAT HASBIN AND WIF'S COUPULATIONS PRODUCE THEN FOR THEIR NEW SET OF PARENTS CAN DYE ON THE SPIRIT GROSS AND TAKE OR TRADE PLACES WITH THEM FOR THESE DEAD A DULL T SPIRITS AWAITS THOSE RESURRECTIONS = RAISE THE ERECTIONS OF THEIR LORD = NEW FATHERS IN CHEESES CRIES = NEW MOTHERS IN ORDER TO BE BORN = PORN AGAIN THROUGH HASBIN AND WIF'S CHRISTIANITY = CREASE CHEESE AND NUTTIES LOVE FOR THOSE HOLY GOSPELS = HOLEY GAS SPELLS = HOLEY FOR WOMEN ART HOLEY ORGAN GAS SIM SPELLS = MEN AND WOMEN'S LOVE FOR THOSE HOLEY ORGAN GAS SIM SPELLS. ALL SERIOUS INQUIRIES EMAIL: tyronebyron528@gmail.com OR 556zafulladem@gmail.com

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Ever see steel 1944 with error too?

It’s time to remind readers that many minor though extremely noteworthy error coins can be found and admired at coin shows. The upcoming Florida United Numismatists show in Tampa should be no different. I’m going to take you for a tour of some of the errors I have seen at shows in recent months to whet your appetite.

Brad Hawthorne of Michigan walked up to the CONECA table (where I and the gang answer questions) in late November at the Michigan State Numismatic Society show and asked us if we’d like to see a pair of 1944 steel cents.

Who wouldn’t?

Two steel 1944 cents walking into the Michigan show in late November. The two pieces were in ANACS slabs. Brad Hawthorne owns both. The one graded AU Details Net EF-40 had a Strike Through error on the reverse (see arrows). It was probably struck through grease. The one graded UNC Details Net AU-50 had no errors on it and is simply shown in the slab.

In short order he laid the pair down certified in the old small ANACS holders. What I found very interesting is to learn that over the course of many years of buying themin he had owned nine Philadelphia and four Denver issues. That’s 13 of these valuable rarities. Most collectors cannot hope to own even one.

One of the pieces Hawthorne had with him also sported a neat Strike Through error on the reverse (probably struck through grease).

My job was simply to admire it and photograph it for you. Enjoy.

There is a small Cud over the I in LIBERTY on this 1926-D Standing Liberty quarter.

Another really neat error to come in was a 1926-D quarter with Major Die Break (Cud) over I of LIBERTY from Dave Sutton of Mich. Cuds on Standing Liberty quarters are downright rare with only six listed in The Cud Book by Sam Thurman and Arnold Margolis. It was not listed there or in any of the other five books I have that list Cuds.

This is a Double Struck in Collar Flipover. In a nutshell what it means is you can see the obverse date 3 in the shield. The obverse became the reverse when the coin was struck a second time but the surviving obverse detail can still be seen.

Longtime friend Vaughn Pierson turned up with a beautiful 1903 Indian Head cent that was Double Struck in Collar Flipover. You can see the second date on the reverse to the right of the shield.

Richard Bateson turned up at a show last February with a wonderful example of a 1955-S Lincoln cent struck on an Improper Alloy Mix planchet. This type of error occurs when the metals (in this case copper, tin and zinc) do not get mixed properly and areas too rich in zinc and/or tin cause the copper to show streaks of a golden hue.

Off Center with Curved Clip planchet.

Keith Francis had a boatload of nice errors and one that caught my eye was a 198(2) zinc cent that featured a nice Off Center along with a good-sized Curved Clip planchet. His coin weighed 2 grams indicating that the clip took up a full half gram.

197X Double Struck Lincoln. The second strike is Off Center and fully struck overlapping onlo another planchet that had already entered the striking area.

Francis also had a 197(X) Double Struck Lincoln cent. The centered strike a centered weak strike and the second strike Off Center and fully struck overlapping onto another planchet that had already entered the striking area.

This is a 1962 nickel Struck on a Split Planchet that split away before the strike.

His next coin was a 1962 Jefferson nickel Struck On a Split Planchet that split away before the strike.

The outer silver-colored layer was missing when this New Jersey quarter was struck.

Jack Kozlowski brought a 1999-P New Jersey State quarter that was Missing Clad Layer Before Struck. It’s always neat to see the reverse missing the clad layer and he was happy to learn it was genuine.

Bruce Hubbard’s Capped Die Strike found in circulation is worth about $20. The reverse of a Capped Die Strike will be normal.

Bruce Hubbard brought a No Date nickel (Type 1 Obv&Rev) Struck Through Late Stage Capped Die. Earlier specimens of a coin struck from a capped die will show anything from strong to gradually weakening and mushrooming images of the reverse. As the coin that is stuck (capped) to the upper die continues to spread and thin the reverse design will gradually thin out and the obverse will begin to dominate. Early stages that show the reverse are referred to as Brockages while later stages after the revere has been obliterated are called Capped Die Strikes. On this one none of the reverse shows to any degree and Jefferson’s head is starting to show through.

This is a 1983 cent struck from a very late die state Capped Die Strike. Because you can see the date it is proof it is an even later die stage than the nickel above.

CONECA and MSNS YN member 13-year-old Emmanuel “Manny” Salas found a 1983 Lincoln cent struck from a very late die state die cap. As you can see on this one the date is now visible making it an even later die stage than Hubbard’s nickel. As an aside Manny and all his brothers and sisters won YN exhibit awards this fall at MSNS.

This is a Mid-Stage Brockage showing elements of both obverse and reverse on the obverse.

Just to be clear I’ll show a mid-stage Brockage where you can see plenty of the reverse design melding with the obverse design. For some reason you can make out the date on this one as a 1972 but the mintmark is not discernible. I’m not sure who submitted this one as it has been a few years.

What looks like mirrored doubling is due to the proof half dollar being struck the first time, resulting in machine doubling damage and then that damage was flattend by the second strike of the planchet by the die.

Another error that came in that is actually quite minor but interesting is a 1962 proof Franklin half dollar. This coin exhibits what is called Double Strike Flat Field Doubling. This occurs when Strike Doubling a.k.a. Machine Doubling (technically a form of damage that occurs just prior to or during ejection of a normal single strike coin) is then flattened out by the second (or third) strike required to mint a proof coin. Because it occurs before the final strike it is a true error but few collectors understand what it is or collect it.

A repunched CC mintmark is seen on this 1884-CC Morgan silver dollar.

Finally we look at an 1884-CC Morgan dollar exhibiting a nice Repunched Mintmark from Bateson that I believe he found at this show. The first underlying “C” is prominently to the west while the second “C” shows ever so slightly to the east. This one is listed as VAM-5.

Readers finding any new varieties are encouraged to report them to Numismatic News editor Dave Harper at David.Harper@fwmedia.com.

Ken Potter is co-author of “Strike It Rich With Pocket Change” and has been a frequent contributor to “Numismatic News.” http://koinpro.tripod.com.

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Chakra Cleansing and Balancing

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Balancing our energy centres (chakras) can support us in our lives in so many ways.

Chakra is the Sanskrit word for “wheel,” referring to the various energy centres in the body. As we move through life we find ourselves at different places on the wheel so understanding the power we hold in each energy centre teaches us where we get stuck. Energy blocks can keep us from feeling grounded, connected to our personal courage, expressing our creativity, following our heart, speaking our truth, listening to our inner voice, or connecting to our higher self.

It is through our five senses that we experience the world and each chakra bath is created to activate each of your nervous systems sensory organs; sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste. Taking time for ritual, to be still with ourselves fully (body, mind, and spirit), is sacred. In today’s we are pulled in so many directions through technology and do not heed the call for a renewal of spirit.

As we move through our final month of winter, Pisces dons us with the dance of light and water. We can feel the energy of the quickening waters ~ mixing past thoughts, sensations, and feelings together as she inspires and illuminates our imaginations.

As we approach our gentle, watery, New Moon in Pisces (March 17th) followed by the Spring Equinox, a day balanced with light and dark (March 20th), I encourage you to work with the energy centres of balance, water, and light. There is power to working with the energies that the Moon and seasons represent ~ and now is a beautiful time to work with your Root (balance), Sacral (water) and Third Eye (light) energy centres.

Here is what each chakra is teaching you:

Our Root Chakra  (Muladhara) is the Gateway of the Earth. This is the first chakra, your Life Force Center, located at the base of the spine. How do you connect with your physical body and feel about your presence here on earth? This is the energy centre where we build our foundation for grounding, safety, security, stillness, courage, individuality and health, all needed for personal growth and transformation. When you stabilise the root chakra the rest of the chakras naturally come into a more balanced state ~ without a good foundation a structure does not have much to stand on and it is the same with the body. The colour of this chakra is RED, the Element is EARTH, the Sound is LAM and the sense is SMELL. To connect to this energy centre dance, go barefoot on the earth, clean your house to clear clutter and make space for the new, cook a meal or hug a tree!

Our Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) is the Gateway of the Moon. This is the second chakra located in the lower abdomen (just below the belly button). Home of creative and sexual energies. This is the centre where you experience pleasure ~ so important in the development of your creativity, passions, joys, and enthusiasm. It is where we learn the sacred masculine/feminine dance (yin-yang balance). This energy centre, also known as the dwelling place of the self, brings fluidity to your life allowing you to accept change, be present to your creative juices, transform thoughts into action, and connect to your self-confidence and strengths. The colour of this chakra is ORANGE, the Element is WATER, the Sound is VAM and the sense is TASTE. To connect to this chakra do something that brings you pleasure: play, create, and be sensual!

Our Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) is the Gateway to Liberation ~ to the inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness, I like to call it the gateway to Magical Inspiration! Known as the Intuitive Energy Center it is located at the brow between the eyebrows, near the pituitary gland, eyes, and nose. This is where we hold our hopes, dreams, and visions and learn to balance the physical and spiritual world within and around us. Opening this centre helps you to separate the real from the imagined, the vital from the unimportant connecting you to your knowing. The colour is INDIGO BLUE, the element is LIGHT, the sound is SHAM, and the sense is INTUITION. To connect to this chakra mediate, pray, believe in your visions, trust your own intuition ~ this is your moment ~ make it one you love to recall!

Connect with your body and the power of water, botanicals, and crystals to cleanse, clear and enliven your chakras.  Your chakras are energy centres that you can tap into at any time to teach you about the physical and spiritual body you live in. To connect with these centres will empower you to find your compassionate, passionate, courageous, powerful, sensual, divine, loving self!

I love the beauty and caring that comes between the moments of starting and ending the ceremony. Balance your chakras through this gentle ritual and take a step toward your own self-empowerment and healing in this present moment. Join me in a ceremony to activate each of your sensory organs; sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound to connect you deeply to your energy centres.

Goddess Bless! GrannyMoon

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Hands-On With The Breitling Endurance Pro Watch For Athletes

Whether you’re a fighter pilot, a civilian aviator, or just a dyed-in-the-wool tool watch enthusiast, there’s a pretty good chance that your first brush with Breitling was one of its Professional watches – a broad line of stylish quartz-powered references that has remained one of the brand’s core collections since its informal debut as the Aerospace in 1985. Over the last three and a half decades, the Professional umbrella has evolved dramatically, from the entry-level Aerospace to more feature-rich offerings like the rugged Chronospace, the state-of-the-art Exospace, and the mighty Emergency – a legendary adventure watch capable of summoning a helicopter (ie: the world’s most expensive Uber ride) for when things go really sideways. Given its cool, modern aesthetic and long legacy of highly accurate, multi-function utility watches, the Professional line is a natural home for Breitling’s new Endurance Pro – another category-specific tool watch, this time designed with athletes in mind.

With regards to its Professional collection stablemates, the new Endurance Pro probably has the most in common in both proportion and functionality with the Chronospace Evo – a fully analog spin-off of the ana-digi hybrid Aerospace Evo. Though marketed at pilots, the modern Aerospace was already an excellent multi-sport & adventure watch (and a perfect cycling watch, I’ll add), thanks to its light weight, easy wearability, and multiple functions. The new Endurance carries that torch, reportedly with design input from Breitling ambassador and three-time Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno, yielding a reference that mixes in a few new elements, including a Breitlight carbon fiber composite case that’s 30% lighter than titanium, a bi-directional rotating compass bezel (likely cribbed from the Chronospace Military), and a subtly updated aesthetic, which appears to be reflecting the new art direction for the Professional collection as a whole.

Now it doesn’t matter if you’re a professional athlete like Frodeno or a fitness enthusiast logging miles between a regular nine-to-five, if you run, swim, or ride bikes and appreciate watches, you already know that finding just the ‘right’ watch to keep you on-time and your wrist tanline dutifully maintained during training season can be a tricky affair. An oversized dive or pilot watch might have the shock countermeasures requisite to keep an automatic movement running accurately, but these larger designs often trade legibility for weight – and a distracting, top-heavy watch is hardly the right choice, especially during longer or harder efforts. Conversely, though a cheap, battery-powered watch might be the safest concession (especially in the instance of a crash or a fall) in this instance, it undoubtedly lacks that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ that many athletes seek out when it comes time to personalize their gear or riding kit.

Obviously, most professional athletes tend to train or race with GPS-enabled digital devices that measure efforts and comprehensively track workout data, but just as a professional divemaster might wear a digital dive computer on every outing, the Endurance isn’t meant to replace such a device, it’s meant to supplement it. By the same token, I ride with a Wahoo Roam, which displays power, heart rate, VAM (when climbing), along with distance and elevation metrics, but I leave the day’s timekeeping to the wrist, as I simply prefer to wear a watch. Plus, I’ve had head units die on me while out on a ride, and at least being able to get home in time for brunch is never a bad thing. Two is one, and one is none, right?

Ultimately, I’m particularly impressed that Breitling has actually touched on the elements of not just what makes a sports watch cool, but one that’s actually useful in practice – y’know, as a sports watch. In keeping with the traditions I’d come to expect from Breitling, it’s detail-rich, quite masculine by design, and extremely well made. And in the same traditions, it’s also large and legible at a glance, but hardly unwearable – thanks to the impressive lightness of its 44mm x 12.5mm Breitlight case, which weighs a scant 35 grams without its rubber strap (funnily enough, the strap weighs about the same, adding 30 grams to the total package). And it’s powered by a quartz movement – which, though perhaps not the first choice for many watch enthusiasts, is actually in practice, a much safer and more accurate option from workout to workout.

Piggy-backing off the Chronospace Evo, the movement in question deployed for the Endurance is an in-house manufactured 1/10th of a second quartz chronograph calibre, though unlike the aforementioned, the Endurance uses Breitling’s Caliber 82, which trades the Evo’s 24-hour register at 9:00 for a 30 minute counter. This is a thermo-compensated, COSC-certified Chronometer movement, and it’s awfully nice to see some brands still catering to HAQ (high-accuracy quartz) watch fans – in addition to the athlete community.

Specifications

Brand: Breitling Model: Endurance Pro Dimensions: 44mm x 12.5mm Water Resistance: 100 meters Case Material: Breitlight Crystal/Lens: Sapphire (double-sided AR coating) Movement: Breitling Cal. 82 (thermo-compensated, COSC-certified SuperQuartz) with hour, minute, second, date, 1/10th second and 30-minute counters Power Reserve: 3 – 4 year battery life Strap/Bracelet: Rubber or recycled nylon (Econyl) NATO strap Price & Availability: $3,000 USD

Like the rest of the Aerospace Evo collection, the new Endurance is water resistance to 100 meters, making it plenty sweat and swim-resistant for any workout. And with a 22mm lug width and a 52mm lug-to-lug measurement, it also has a near-identical footprint to the existing Aerospace, though the sculpted lines on the case are a lot more refined, with deep, twisted lyre style lugs that create a cool beveling on the 9:00 side of the caseband. And thanks to the subtle patterning of the Breitlight material, the whole case has a very warm and organic look and feel on the wrist – an effect that’s contrasted beautifully by bright pops of blue, yellow, orange, red, or white. Other embellishments like the crown’s grippy rubberized surface, the steeply sloped pulsometer chapter ring (a fun touch, though I can’t imagine any serious athlete discarding their Whoop for this), and the gold-hued 3-6-9 & Breitling wing elements all lend a very cohesive, premium feel that I can only best describe as ‘distinctly Breitling.’ Speaking of which, the lone design criticism I could probably levy at the new Endurance, is with the applied 3-6-9 markers. These have long been one of my favorite stylistic flourishes of the Professional collection, and cutting each of them off to make room for other dial elements feels a bit like design heresy.

Available in a multitude of colorful strap and dial options, and built around an ultralight composite case, the design brief for the Endurance feels a bit like it’s paying homage to the original fiberglass-cased TAG Heuer F1 watches from the late eighties which were also marketed for sporting use. In many ways, this particular reference was the first Swiss watch for an entire generation of cyclists, who might remember them being worn by the stars of the American 7-Eleven cycling team, like Bob Roll, Davis Phinney, and Andy Hampsten. Unlike the rather crude F1 watches (nostalgic as they may be) though, the Endurance is a sleek, premium, and far more modern affair that strikes just the right balance between style and utility. And with a price of $3,000, it’s certainly not an inexpensive choice, but it’s a markedly more practical, period-correct option for watch fans looking for the perfect ride companion for that new Tarmac SL7. breitling.com

For the next two weeks, the global athlete community can participate in Breitling’s Endurance Pro Challenge on the fitness app Strava, with the aim of completing 500 minutes of any sporting activity (running, cycling, swimming, or any combination are all fair game) in the two weeks following the time of this writing, to be put into the *ahem* running to win a Colnago bike, a Breitling Endurance Pro watch, and a Breitling cycling kit. Why 500 minutes? Well, it’s a little essentially an eight-hour window, and around the same amount of time it would take an elite triathlete to complete an Ironman – luckily, you’ll be able to break it into as many sessions as you need, such as long as you’re done in the 14 days following the 26th of August. Breitling’s own professional athlete squad, including three-time Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno, and multiple cycling Grand Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali will both be participating in the challenge.

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How To Practice Beginners Chakra Meditation

How To Practice Beginners Chakra Meditation

A few weeks back, I had shared how to teach kids about the Chakras in your kids . Today’s post is all about how to do it.

As you may know already that our body has many chakras or energy vortexes, but the seven main ones lie on the spine. Mooladhara, Swadisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddhi, Ajna and Sahasrara. Each of these chakras have their own beej mantras, their colours and their symbols.

Let’s learn how to activate these chakras.

Position-

Sit cross legged or in any comfortable position. Note that the spine needs to be straight. Close your eyes and keep your hands in gyan mudra on your lap.

Take a few deep breaths in and out from your nose before starting. Make sure you are wearing clean clothes and clean quiet and environment when you sit down to meditate.

Mooladhara– Located at the base of the spine, the beej mantra to awaken this chakra is ‘LAM’. You start your meditation from here. Initially, when you start practicing chakra meditation you can use two fingers to guide you. Later, with practice you will be able to guide around with your mind. Put two fingers at the base of the spine and chant the beej mantra, 7-8 times concentrating all your thoughts to this point. You will feel heat being generated here.

Move on and guide the fingers slightly above to the Swadisthana Chakra which is- located two fingers below the navel, the beej mantra to awaken this chakra is ‘VAM’. Chant the beej mantra 7-8 times before moving on.

Next is the Manipura Chakra which is- located above the navel, the beej mantra to awaken this chakra is ‘RAM’. Move your fingers here and again chant the beej mantra 7-8 times before moving on.

The next chakra is the Anahata Chakra– located in the centre of the chest, the beej mantra to awaken this chakra is ‘YAM’. You should repeat the beej mantra 7-8 times again to awaken this chakra. Chant these mantras aloud and sometimes doing a group creates a lot of positive energy in the room.

Further on, located in the throat is the Vishuddhi Chakra. The beej mantra to awaken this chakra is ‘HUM’. Repeat it a few times and try and feel the heat generated.

Next is the Ajna chakra which is located in between the eyebrows. Repeat ‘OM’, 7-8 times to awaken your third eye.

Finally, without the fingers move your concentration to the crown of your head and focus on the Sahasrara chakra. There is not beej mantra to awaken this chakra. This is the space of silence. Stay here for as long as you can and try and feel the calm and oneness with the superior being.

At the end of the meditation, rub your palms together generating heat, cup your eyes and slowly try opening them. Fold your hands and say namaste before moving out of the meditative state.

Benefits-

In order for our bodies to function in an well, all of our seven chakras need to be balanced and which will allow our energy to flow smoothly through our bodies. It will also bring in a lot of relaxation.

Apart from this each chakra has it’s own benefits. Opening the Mooladhara chakra, you get over your fears.

Opening the Swadisthana chakra, you get over your anger, guilt  and so on. Refer to this article to know and understand all benefits;

How To Explain The Chakras To Your Child- Energy Centre Of Our Body

Do let me know if you have any questions on Chakra Meditation.

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