#gift-guide for Classicists

[jeannereames]

So, Princeton UP has a whole bunch of these, some more tongue in cheek than others. But they're essentially thematic, new translations of (largely but not exclusively) Greek and Roman authors on various topics. These are what I'd call pocket "back-of-the-commode" reading books. Ha. Short little collections. Amazon is having a nice sale on at least some of them (albeit not this one), if you're thinking about holiday presents. In my pique at Jeff Bezos, however, I'm linking to the PRINCETON UP page, where you can then pop over to look at the whole collection. I put the one on loving animals on my Christmas list. Ha.

[uwmspeccoll]

Classic Lessons in Love

Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC-AD 17/18), more familiarly known as Ovid, was a Roman poet most famously known for his mythological history of the world, Metamorphoses. His satirical and sometimes dark take on all the intricacies of love and relationships is exhibited in Ars Amatoria. The Art of Love is a 1971 English translation edition of Ars Amatoria, translated by English classicist and scholar of Latin poetry B. P. Moore (1877-1955), with pen and ink illustrations by British artist Eric Fraser (1902-1983). The edition was designed by Robert L. Dothard and printed at the Press of A. Colish in Mount Vernon, NY, for members of the Limited Editions Club in an edition of 1500 copies on specially-made, oyster-white, mould-made paper crafted at the Arches mill in France.

In the first book of Ars Amatoria, Ovid guides men on how to successfully find a woman. In the second book, we see Ovid's advice shift towards maintaining a healthy relationship with one's partner. The third and final book, produced two years after the first two, focuses on advice for women on how to win and keep the love of a man. The work, however, was considered salacious and was banned by Emperor Augustus, with the charge of it being immoral, and is one of the few examples of the Roman government censoring a Roman author’s writing.

The topic's typical scenarios are presented engagingly, incorporating elements from Greek mythology, daily life in ancient Rome, and universal human experiences. Ovid offers hilarious advice, such as how women can keep their lovers from becoming neglectful by making them artificially jealous. He also advises men to never argue with their mistresses, as it could lead to expensive gift-giving in order to reconcile. When it comes to the sexes, it seems some things never change!

-Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern

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[zerogate]

The American horror and science-fiction writer Stephen King has written about his occult understanding of the creative writing process as an archaeological event through which one discovers and digs up a preexisting story, which he compares to a dinosaur skeleton buried in the ground.

More extraordinarily still, he considers the craft of writing as a form of effective telepathy whereby one’s mental state comes to transcend not only space but also time through the magical medium of the published text. A published story, for King, is a narrative state of mind “caught” in a text and waiting to be precisely reactivated—word for word—two, ten, even twenty years later down the space-time continuum.

Writing and reading stories for Stephen King, in other words, mimic or replicate paranormal processes. King may or may not have been aware that it was the British classicist and psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers (1843–1901) who first coined and theorized the term telepathy, in 1882, and that Myers opened his autobiographical essay, “Fragments of Inner Life,” with convictions very similar to King’s own.

For Myers, however, the book is not so much a telepathically communicated story designed to entertain future generations as a collective séance offered to inspire present readers and guide them toward their individual roles in the evolution of human consciousness. This is how he puts it in his very first sentences, intentionally published only after he died and so quite consciously spoken beyond the grave:

I believe that we live after earthly death; and that some of those who read these posthumous confidences may be among my companions in an unseen world. It is for this reason that I now address them. I wish to attract their attention and sympathy; I wish to lead men and women of like interests but of higher nature than my own to regard me as a friend whose companionship they will seek when they too have made their journey to the unknown home.

Myers also happened to believe, as he immediately explains to his readers in his next lines, that there exists a kind of cosmic record or “photograph” of all that is thought and felt, and that therefore his own whole past “will probably lie open to those with whom I have to do.” Here he is drawing on the precognitive and clairvoyant data of early psychical research, which can indeed suggest as much, particularly when it is read through the writings of one of Myers’s most beloved classical authors, Plato.

As explained in texts like the Phaedo—whose study “at sixteen effected upon me a kind of conversion,” Myers explains—Plato taught that when the soul learns some profound truth, it is not creating or constructing this truth but in fact remembering something it already knew in a preexistent life. This is what the Greek philosopher called anamnesis, that is, learning-as-remembrance.

Similarly, Myers thought that certain forms of knowledge—mathematical, geometric, and poetic knowledge in particular—preexist their human discovery in this other realm, and that such knowledge can be “brought down” into the world through the birth of a particularly gifted soul or genius. We are back to Stephen King’s dinosaur-stories, “buried in the ground” and awaiting a sufficiently sensitive writer to discover and re-express them in a roar.

-- Jeffrey J. Kripal, Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred

[rockislandadultreads]

Mythology Picks to Check Out

Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You by Ann Shen

From the beloved author and artist behind Bad Girls Throughout History comes this lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality. Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home. Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune and prosperity. These powerful deities and many more are celebrated in gorgeous artwork and enlightening essays that explore the feminine divine and encourage readers to empower themselves. Ann Shen's signature watercolors make Legendary Ladies a unique, gift-worthy homage to the mighty women within.

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton

Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For more than seven decades readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the enchanting world of mythology -- from Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom. This deluxe, hardcover edition is fully-illustrated throughout with all-new, specially commissioned art, making it a true collector's item.

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

The tellers of Greek myths--historically men--have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil--like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world's suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandora's Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman's perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters.

The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore by Michael Dylan Foster, Shinonome Kijin (Illustrator)

Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity.

[doctornilaybailey]

📜𝙳𝙾𝙲𝚃𝙾𝚁 𝙽𝙸𝙻𝙰𝚈 𝚈𝙰𝚂����𝙼𝙸𝙽 𝙰𝙺𝚂𝙾𝚈-𝙱𝙰𝙸𝙻𝙴𝚈 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲𝚂📜

Trigger Warnings: Mentions of Bullying, Abuse, Abandonment, Placenta Previa, Attack, Pregnancy

📜𝙱𝙰𝚂𝙸𝙲 𝙸𝙽𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽

FULL NAME: Nilay Yasmin (Fahri nee) Aksoy-Bailey ; Ye'or, יאור

PRONUNCIATION: Nil-eye Yas-min (Fah-ri) Ahk-soy-Bay-lee ; Yee-oar

MEANING: 

📜Nilay: Turkish, “Moon of the Nile” 📜Yasemin: Turkish from Persian origins, “Gift from G-d ; Jasmine (flower)” 📜Aksoy: Turkish, “Pure lineage” 📜Fahri: Turkish, “Honorary ; Titulary” 📜Bailey: British, “Berry clearing ; Bailiff ; City fortification” 📜Ye'or: Hebrew, “It Will Shine ;  River Of Light ; The Nile ; Egypt” ; This name is associated with the Nile River in Egypt, which is a transliteration of the Egyptian word 'iotr, simply meaning watercourse (Genesis 41:1, Exodus 1:22, Isaiah 19:7).

REASONING: When Nilay had been found on the orphanage steps, there had been no information on her name or her birthday. The people at the orphanage named her Nilay Fahri, a name that’s rather fitting for her love of Egypt and her career. As for Ye’or, Richard and Jasmine helped chose her Hebrew name after she converted not too long after being adopted and feeling at home with the Baileys. Knowing that the name was associated with the Nile River and Egypt, they thought it was fitting considering her name being associated with the Nile River.

NICKNAME(S): Nile (by Elijah)

PREFERRED NAME(S): Nilay or Doctor Bailey

BIRTH DATE: August 3rd, 1989

AGE: Thirty-Five

ZODIAC: Leo

GENDER: Cis-Female

PRONOUNS: She/Her/Hers

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Demiromantic

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual

NATIONALITY: Turkish, Egyptian (primary) ; Brazilian, British (secondary)

ETHNICITY: Turkish

CURRENT LOCATION: Blue Harbor, Illinois, United States of America

LIVING CONDITIONS: Good, stable

TITLE(S): Doctor

📜𝙱𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳

BIRTH PLACE: Mardin, Turkey (assumed)

HOMETOWN: Varied due to living around the world since being adopted by the Baileys: Primarily Mardin, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt; and London, England, United Kingdom

SOCIAL CLASS: Upper Class/1%

EDUCATION LEVEL: Post-Graduate

FATHER: Richard Bailey (Adoptive) ; Adem Aksoy (Biological)

MOTHER: Jasmine Bailey (Adoptive) ; Ceren Aksoy (Biological)

SIBLING(S): Theo Bailey (Adoptive Older Brother) ; Evrim Aksoy (Biological Fraternal Twin) ; Safiye Aksoy (Biological Younger Sister)

BIRTH ORDER: Theo Bailey (35) ; Evrim Aksoy (35) ; Nilay Bailey (35) ; Safiye Aksoy (29)

CHILDREN: Hatshepsut Alexandria Bailey (7) ; Rhiannon Nurbanu Falvey (2)

PET(S): Oliver (Gray tabby) ; Eve (Black bombay) ; Kemet (White and gray freckled cat ; Unknown breed)

OTHER IMPORTANT RELATIVES: Elijah Falvey (Nilay's Partner and Rhiannon's Father)

PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS: Isabel Guzman (dated for five months prior to Eli)

ARRESTS?: None

PRISON TIME?: None

📜𝙲𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙴𝚁 & 𝙸𝙽𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴

CAREER(S): Egyptologist, anthropologist, archaeologist, classicist, Assyriologist, author, content creator, and curator of the History of Egypt Wing and The Hall of Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations at Blue Harbor's Chambers Museum.

PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME: The Bailey Wealth

SECONDARY SOURCE(S) OF INCOME: Museum Wing Curator at Blue Harbor's Chambers Museum ; Content Creator on YouTube and Instagram ; Royalties from her books and documentaries she's hosted and participated in.

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT PER YEAR: The limit does not exist, she's rich-rich.

CONTENT WITH THEIR JOB (OR LACK THEREOF)?: She’s in love with her careers, but would love to do more as well.

PAST JOB(S): 

📜Blue Harbor, Illinois, USA: Professor at Blue Harbor University (September 2020-May 2023) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Conservator at Egyptian Museum (December 2010-May 2014) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Tour Guide at Egyptian Museum (July 2008-December 2010) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Gift Shop Attendant at Egyptian Museum (September 2004-July 2008)

SPENDING HABITS: Claims to be good at saving money, but that is a massive lie. Always buying something for Eli and their girls, for the furbabies, and buying books, plants, or items for the house, whether decor or renovation items.

MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION: Her family, if we’re going literal. Trinket-wise: A locket consisting of pictures of her, Eli, Hattie, and Rhia; a necklace with a gold Rhiannon pendant from Awe Inspired in honour of Rhia that was given to her by Elijah to match the same pendant he has; her vintage, Sephardi-inspired golden and sapphire Magen David she’d gotten for her Bat Mitzvah; any of her Awe Inspired Egyptian, Athena, and Lilith jewelry collection; and her Clio, Greek Muse of History necklace from Common Era.

📜𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙻𝚂 & 𝙰𝙱𝙸𝙻𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚂

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Above Average

OFFENSE: Above Average

DEFENSE: Above Average

SPEED: High

INTELLIGENCE: Extremely High

ACCURACY: High 

AGILITY: High

STAMINA: High

TEAMWORK: High

TALENTS: Polymath, able to store extreme amount of information; Polylingual, knows seventy languages; Athletic; Artistic, can sing, play three instruments, and has some light drawing and painting skills; Detail-oriented, whether for the museum concerning her wings or for her own home; Empathetic and emotionally intuitive; Knows how to ride a horse; Knows how to fence, shoot an arrow, and how to shoot a handgun; Knows how to fight.

SHORTCOMINGS: She’s been struggling with her memory slightly since her attack back in summer 2021, still able to remember things she learned and experience beforehand, but sometimes struggles to retain some information since then; Her health has been unbalanced since her first pregnancy with Hattie, making it easier for her to become extremely sick; Has the potential to have placenta previa again for any future pregnancies after Hattie and Rhia.

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: Sixty spoken languages, primarily Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic (all dialects), English, Ladino, Armenian, Syriac, Kurdish, Yiddish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. Knows around ten dead languages, such as Coptic, Latin, Koine Greek, Pontic Greek, Aramaic, and a couple of others.

DRIVE?: Yes.

JUMP-STAR A CAR?: Yes.

CHANGE A FLAT TIRE?: Yes. 

RIDE A BICYCLE?: No.

SWIM?: Yes.

PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?: Piano, harp, and oud; Wants to learn more Mediterranean instruments, both ancient and modern.

PLAY CHESS?: Yes.

BRAID HAIR?: Standard braid, French braid, and fishtail braid primarily. Working on learning more.

TIE A TIE?: Yes.

PICK A LOCK?: Yes.

📜𝙿𝙷𝚈𝚂𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙻 𝙰𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 & 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲𝚂

FACE CLAIM: Hande Erçel

EYE COLOR: Dark brown

HAIR COLOR: Dark brown/Soft reddish-black (Hande’s hair colour in Halka)

HAIR TYPE/STYLE: Curly (Hande’s curly hair in the beginning of season two for Sen Çal Kapımı)

GLASSES/CONTACTS?: Reading glasses

DOMINANT HAND: Ambidextrous

HEIGHT: 5’0”

BUILD: Slender and athletic

EXERCISE HABITS: Has been taking Krav Maga and self-defense classes since late 2021. Does yoga, running, hiking, swimming, horseback riding, kayaking and canoeing, archery, HIIT, dancing, and pilates.

SKIN TONE: Light Olive/Beige with Olive and warm undertones, can become extremely tan in the summer.

TATTOOS: Twelve, more to come

📜When Nilay was 19, she got a tattoo of her Hebrew name: Ye'or, יאור. It means “It Will Shine/The Light of the River/The Nile” and is located on the back of her neck. In the same spot as Hande's butterfly tattoo. 📜She has a small Ancient Egyptian-inspired Lotus outline tattoo on her lower back. The Lotus flower is regarded in many different cultures, especially in eastern religions, as a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the human condition: even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters, the Lotus produces the most beautiful flower. She got this when she was 20 in Egypt.  📜While in Turkey a few weeks after leaving Egypt during summer break, she got both an Evil Eye and Hand of Hamsa tattoo on her right inner arm above her elbow. The Evil Eye is meant for protection, as well as the Hand of Hamsa. Nilay had gotten this as a way to connect with and honour her Turkish roots while also tying in her Jewish upbringing and culture, along with her Egyptian culture. 📜On her right side, she has the cartouche of Pharaoh Hatshepsut tattooed on her. In honour of her favourite historical figure. 📜On her right thigh, she has a tattoo of an Egyptian Cypress tree with pearls on the branches. Underneath it is Shajar al-Durr’s name in Arabic. Shajar al-Durr became the sultana of Egypt on May 2nd, 1250 and ended the Ayyubid reign and started the Mamluk reign. Her name means “tree of pearls” in Arabic. 📜On her left thigh, she has an outline of the Atik Valide Mosque tattooed there. The complex was one of the many accomplishments of Nurbanu Sultan, the Haseki Sultan of Sultan Selim the Second, her legal husband, and Valide Sultan of Sultan Murad the Third, her son.  📜Nurbanu is another one of Nilay’s favourite historical figures, alongside Hatshepsut, Shlomtzion/Salome Alexandra, Empress Theodora, and Shajar al-Durr, so it made sense to her to have a tattoo in honour of Nurbanu. 📜She’d gotten those three tattoos when she was 21. 📜Before she left for Egypt, she got a small blank Polaroid picture tattooed on her left side. A few months after Hattie was born, she got a tattoo of an Egyptian lotus in the blank picture with Hattie’s birthday in Roman numerals written underneath. 📜Right next to her tattoo dedicated to Hattie, she has a dove tattoo featuring a mama dove and two baby doves sitting on an olive branch, dedicated to her girls. 📜Along with those two tattoos dedicated to her daughters, she had gotten another set dedicated to them: both of their initials (HAB and RNF) tatted on her right wrist. 📜She got both of those tattoos when she was 33, a couple of weeks before her 34th birthday in 2023. 📜After the premiere of her first docuseries that she hosted, she got her eleventh tattoo in honour of the next step in her career: the Egyptian goddess, Aset/Isis, located on her chest beneath her breast, like Rihanna’s. 📜She’s has a small rainbow next to her Polaroid with the lotus and the mama & baby doves duo, in honour of Rhiannon.

PIERCINGS: Standard lobe piercings (both), upper lobe piercings (both), auricle piercings (both), helix piercing (left), stomach piercing, and nipple piercings. Debating on getting a Medusa piercing.

MARKS/SCARS: 

📜Has a couple of minor scars from playing around a lot as a child. 📜Has some minor burn scars on the palms of her hands, knees, and shins from when a group of her bullies stuffed her in a metal dog kennel during a hot day in Cairo, causing the kennel to become overheated and the metal to leave some thin one-inch burn scars. 📜Her most prominent scars are on her stomach. She has a scar that’s become light now on her lower abdomen from her Cesarean-section to deliver Hattie, though it was reopened for her C-section op with Rhia. 📜She also has around five, scattered one inch scars in various places on her stomach, due to her attack back in July 2021 and being stabbed multiple times.

NOTABLE FEATURES: Her big brown eyes, her short height, her smile, her nose.

USUAL EXPRESSION: Either a soft smile on her face or furrowed brows while deep in thought.

CLOTHING STYLE: Varies on her mood, activities, and the season. Typically bohemian/global-inspired and items from global brands, adventurer, vintage, artsy, casual, comfy athletic, dark and light academic, but can also glam it up for the occasion.

JEWELRY: Is a major necklace and ring girl. Prefers gold jewelry. Loves to layer her necklaces and can typically be seen wearing her locket, her Rhiannon pendant, a gold and sapphire Magen David, and a gold Chai (“life),חי.

ALLERGIES: None.

DIET: None, will eat anything.

PHYSICAL AILMENTS: Placenta previa and migraines.

📜𝙿𝚂𝚈𝙲𝙷𝙾𝙻𝙾𝙶𝚈

JUNG TYPE: Extraverted Thinking - Principled, idealistic, objective, rational.

JUNG SUBTYPE: Introverted Feeling - Sympathetic, pleases others, may be dependent, reserved.

ENNEAGRAM TYPE: ENFJ - The Teacher

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine

ELEMENT: Fire

PRIMARY INTELLIGENCE TYPE: Existential, Logical, Naturalist, Interpersonal, and Linguistic primarily, but she connects with all of them (Kinesthetic, Spatial, Musical, and Intra-Personal).

APPROXIMATE IQ: 200

MENTAL CONDITIONS/DISORDERS: Depression, anxiety, PTSD, migraines, memory problems, and night terrors.

SOCIABILITY: Pretty sociable, but needs moments away from too many people.

EMOTIONAL STABILITY: Typically level headed, though feels passionately and can be prone to anxiety.

OBSESSION(S): Learning and gaining more knowledge and wisdom.

COMPULSION(S): Learning everything and anything. Getting so lost into her work to the point of forgetting to take care of herself yet always remembering to take care of others. Suffers from the delusional “How hard can it be?” syndrome when it comes to DIY-ing and renovating her home, and being bad at asking Eli for help or accepting his help. Buying way too many plants and things for the house. Always wanting to adopt every single animal she sees, including the wild animals. Would adopt a rabbit if Eli wasn’t against it.

PHOBIA(S): Arachnophobia and acrophobia. Has a fear of dog kennels. Fear of not being enough and being others', especially the people she loves, second choice. Is afraid of losing her memories completely one day.

ADDICTION(S): Can one be addicted to learning?

DRUG USE: Minor marijuana use occasionally, typically through gummies. Occasionally smokes shisha.

ALCOHOL USE: Once in a while, is more of a social drinker.

PRONE TO VIOLENCE?: No, has only intentionally been violent once in an attempt to defend herself during her attack.

📜𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙼𝚂

SPEECH STYLE: Formal and intimate, medium tone.

ACCENT: Primarily Egyptian with a light southern Turkish accent. Her voice is inspired by Egyptian actress, Yasmine Sabri, and Hande Ercel's.

HOBBIES: Spending time with her family, spending time with her friends, practicing her Judaism, staying active in the community, horseback riding, learning anything and everything, learning a new language, reading, doing research for her projects, dancing, exercising, filming for either her YouTube/Instagram content or for documentaries she participates in or hosts, decorating her and Eli's house whenever inspiration strikes, historical reenactments, ghost hunting, cleaning tombstones at the local cemetery, visiting the old graves with flowers, and researching the residents at the cemetery so that their memories and stories could live on.

HABITS AND QUIRKS: Keeping her thoughts to herself, sometimes struggles to stand up to herself but has gotten better about that, and avoiding those she believes dislikes her. Tends to play with one of her necklaces when deep in thought or is anxious. When passionate, she can become quite a rambler, going on a tangent without remembering to take a breath until she done. During her rambles, rants, and tangents, she also tends to speak with her hands (or, well, speaks with her hands in general; she's Turkish, Egyptian, and Jewish, what do you want from her?). Is very shy and polite when you first meet her, but once you get to know her? Loud, absolutely loud and energetic. She is not yelling, she is simply talking. (Again, she's Mediterranean and Middle Eastern; old habits die hard.)

NERVOUS TICKS: Playing with her Magen David.

DRIVES/MOTIVATIONS: Her family being happy and getting to accomplish all of her career goals. 

FEARS: Losing her family, not being enough, being in a coma again and losing large tracks of time, losing all of her memories entirely, heights, spiders, dog kennels, and her attacker coming back.

POSITIVE TRAITS: Intelligent, motherly, compassionate, kind, passionate, artistic

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Insecure, fearful, self-conscious

SENSE OF HUMOR: Depends on who she's with; She could be reserved and gentle or playful and an absolute menace.

DO THEY CURSE OFTEN?: Sometimes, depending on who she’s with.

CATCHPHRASE(S): *rambles about ancient history, particularly Ancient Egypt*

📜��𝙰𝚅𝙾𝚄𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚂

ACTIVITY: Spending time with Eli and the kids, learning about history and other cultures, going to synagogue and practicing her Judaism

ANIMAL: Cats, owls (sorry, Eli!), snakes, and horses

BEVERAGE: Tea, primarily chai or Turkish tea

BOOK: Chasing Chariots: Proceedings of the First International Chariot Conference by Dr. Andre J. Veldmeijer (Editor) and Prof. Dr. Salima Ikram (Editor) ; Lore by Alexandra Bracken ; Eureka, Ariadne, Atalanta, and Hera by Jennifer Saint ; Lilith by Nikki Marmery ; Secrets of the River duology (What The River Knows and Where The Library Hides) by Isabel Ibañez

CELEBRITY: Elijah Falvey, her parents, Doctor Salima Ikram

COLOR: Egyptian blue, gold, amethyst purple, bohemian black, pearl white, blush pink, teal, emerald green, and sage green

DESIGNER/BRANDS: Awe Inspired Jewelry, Common Era Jewelry, Plato's Fire Jewelry, Olithica Jewelry, MARCOZO Jewelry, Rebus Signet Rings, Catori Life Jewelry, Caesar Archivum Jewelry, Cleopatra’s Bling Jewelry, Thistle and Spire, Inkkas Shoes, Ethnotek Bags, Pure World Bags, Wondery, Peruvian Connection, REI, Aventura, Patagonia, BANGS Shoes, Firm Abs, Toms Shoes, Nike

BEAUTY BRANDS: Tesori D’Oriente (body, primarily their Egypt collection), Joon (hair), Amika (hair), Fable and Mane (hair), Viori (hair), Eternal Muse (hair), Saphira Hair (hair), Saltair (hair and body), The Mane Choice (hair and body, primarily their Ancient Egyptian collection), Blue Lagoon Skincare (hair and skincare), Global Beauty Secrets (hair, body, and skin), AHAVA (hair, body, and skin), Rituals Cosmetics (hair, body, skin, and beauty), Korres (hair, body, skin, and beauty), FieldTrip (skincare), Ra Egyptian (skincare), Whind (skincare), Aavrani (skincare), Khalm Skincare (skincare), Kosterina (skincare), Mount Lai (skincare and beauty tools), Hathor Organics (hair, body, skin, self-care, beauty, and misc), Nefertari (hair, body, skin, self-care, beauty, and misc), Juvia’s Place (makeup), Zeesea (makeup, primarily their British Museum: Egypt collection) 

FOOD: Chicken potstickers, General Tso's Chicken, Jasmine Rice, and Nashville hot chicken tenders

FLOWER: Lotus, Damask roses, daisies, orchids

GEM: Pearls, peridot, emeralds, moonstones, rose quartz, lapis lazuli, rubies, gold

HOLIDAY:  Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Shabbat

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: Her Jeep

MOVIE: The Mummy by Stephen Sommers ; The Mummy Returns by Stephen Sommers ; The Prince of Egypt by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells ; As Above, So Below by John Erick Dowdle

MUSICAL ARTIST: Amethyst (primarily Elijah Falvey), Ofra Haza, Lord Huron, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, The Lumineers, Hadise, Helena Paparizou, Noa Kirel, Brunette, Sirusho, lots of Eurovision contestants/music, Yasmin Levy, Sarah Aroeste, Alabina (Ishtar and Los Niños de Sara), Light in Babylon, Eleni Foureira, Evangelia, Mor Karbasi, La Zarra, Hiba Tawaji, Nutsa Buzaladze, LADANIVA, Slimane

QUOTE/SAYING: “History has its eyes on you.” - Hamilton

SCENERY: The Nile River with a view of either the Giza Pyramids or the temples in Luxor or Aswan, the Kotel/Western Wall/Wailing Wall, the Mediterranean Sea, or the Red Sea

SCENT: Eli’s shampoo, body wash, and body spray; milk and honey; Damask rose; pomegranate; pistachio; saffron; argan oil; oud; vanilla; cinnamon; mint; lavender; orange; orange blossom; eucalyptus

SPORT: Futbol

SPORTS TEAM: Brazil’s national futbol team

TELEVISION SHOW: Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century) ; Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (Magnificent Century: Kösem) ; Netflix’s The Club ; Netflix’s The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem ; Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ; Shahid’s The Grand Hotel: Secrets of the Nile

WEATHER: Sunny, warm, light breeze

VACATION DESTINATION: Egypt, Greece, Turkey ; Mediterranean region

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GREATEST DREAM: To be happy with her family, make more history-changing discoveries, expand her career more, and write more books.

GREATEST FEAR: To lose her family, to go into another coma and lose a large track of time, to not be enough.

MOST AT EASE WHEN: In organized chaos and doing something.

LEAST AT EASE WHEN: Standing still and doing nothing.

WORST POSSIBLE THING THAT COULD HAPPEN: Losing her family completely.

BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Her children.

BIGGEST REGRET: Not telling Elijah about her feelings sooner and ending up leading on someone she cared up, and ending up hurting them in the end.

MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Having her first time involving her first kiss and sex being a drunken one night stand with a man she never met, doesn't remember what he looks like, yet also doesn't regret it because it led to her having Hattie. So, a massive win, in the end.

BIGGEST SECRET: She doesn't fully feel alive. After her multiple brushes with death, Nilay has often had moments where she couldn't know for certain if she was alive or not. She doesn't talk about it with anyone because she doesn't want to scare her loved ones that she oftentimes feel more like a ghost than a living being.

TOP PRIORITIES: Her family and loved ones, her Judaism, her careers.

[eidolonclassicsjournal]

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Desperate Measures RuneScape Quest Guide

The Desperate Measures Runescape mission is essential for the Elder Gods arrangement, and can be a long one to finish. At first uncovered back at Rs 2007 Gold, it fills in as the continuation of the Desperate Times mission, and is the first journey that expects you to utilize the Archeology expertise. It is classed as a transitional mission, and you will get an accomplishment for such upon finishing.

Mission Rewards for finishing Desperate Measures in RuneScape

Before we start the guide itself, how about we look at what prerequisites you will require before beginning Desperate Measures in RS3.

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Urgent Measures RuneScape Quest Requirements

To the extent thing prerequisites go, you will require 100 orthenglass, just as The Measure which you will get during the mission. It is suggested that you have something that will give you admittance to a classicist's workbench rapidly, for example, a paleontology diary. Snappy admittance to The Heart will likewise be helpful, so take The Heart transport or desert ornament 2.

In the interim, expertise prerequisites for Desperate Measures should see you with at any rate a combat level of 75 in RuneScape, however this isn't a need.

Urgent Measures RuneScape Step-by-Step Quest Guide

So to get the mission in progress, you have to go north of the Burthorpe Lodestone to Seren's Council. Head up to the first floor of the mansion and address Seren, who will arrange you to make a beeline for the Anachronia headquarters to converse with Mr. Mordaut. Do as such, and he will illuminate you where to discover Charos and Thok, who are simply toward the north.

Dragonkin Artifacts

In light of that, head toward the north and go to the dragonkin door down the two arrangements of stairs. Address Thok and you should play through the adventure of slaughtering dinosaurs before going down the way towards the camp. Thereafter, talk with Laniakea on your way into the camp, at that point address Charos. Just toward the south of Charos, uncover at that specific spot and you will get a harmed Dragonkin gadget. You have to fix this at a paleontologist's workbench, which you will require 50 orthenglass to get the Dragonkin gadget. When you have it, take it to Charos and show it to him.

This will trigger another spot appearing at the north, so exhume here to get the Dragonkin tablet (harmed). Utilize 50 orthenglass at the paleologist's workbench again to get the Dragonkin tablet, at that point go to Charos again to show it to him.

Hannibus Shared Memory

Your next stop is Hannibus' farm close to Prehistoric Potterington to flaunt your recently discovered gadgets. Hannibus will have the option to interpret the tablet, and you will be told to meet him over toward the upper east. Othe nce you have discovered him, he will reveal to you that the remains are occupied by the Nodon, who accept that they could rest through the curse instead of the all the more squeezing endeavors made by the Dactyl. Hannibus clarifies that the Nodon are in a mutual dream, one which you can be shipped into.

In side the fantasy, you will see two Nodon caretakers showing up. Converse with Hannibus, who will advise you to follow the first Dragonkin who will go to a northern entryway in the remains in the wake of leaving the room, and uses the expression "Hepencaraun" to get into the lower chamber. Return to Hannibus and enter the fantasy once more, and this time watch the other Dragonkin input a code on the arch toward the southeast. Go over and examine the arch once the Dragonkin is gone to get the image you need. Once outside of the fantasy once more, experience the images until your character remembers one as the right image, at that point converse with Hannibus once more. This will permit you to access the lower chamber, since we know the expression.

The Kindra Council Memory

After you get inside, enter the following dream by conversing with Hannibus. This is the Kindra Council Memory, which can be begun by running up the eastern way and addressing Hannibus. The chamber's gathering will begin, and the four groups of Dactyl, Syrtes, Nodon and Aughra will talk before vanishing. Two Nodon will remain notwithstanding, and will see that you and Hannibus are here in the fantasy. They will be educated that Kerapac is anticipating obliterating Gielinor, and you will be shared a dream of how Kerapac's tests have rankled the Elder Gods, which prompted the authoritative of the Dragonkin to the Stone of Jas.

Thereafter, you and Hannibus will be back in reality where you will be welcomed by Thok and Charos. Not long after Kerapac will seem realizing what your arrangements are. While Hannibus endeavors to dissuade him, Charos and Thok will go on the attack. You can attack Kerapac, however no harm will be managed. He will clarify that you won't have the option to attack him successfully because of the intensity of the Needle, and chooses to save you before encouraging to benefit as much as possible from your last minutes.

Hannibus will propose that you clear through the World Gate, however Charos points out that you wouldn't have the option to get out in sufficient opportunity. Head to Burthorpe and let Seren know Kerapac's arrangements. Seren will recommend that you converse with Primrose, the previous watchman of the Needle.

Primrose can be found in her home west of the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. Here you will be told that it appears to be that the Needle has become mindful and is really controlling the gatekeepers. Fumes the entirety of the conversation choices at that point return and address Seren, who at that point recommends going to address the maker known as Jas. You will be told to meet her outside of the Heart and to demand a group of people with her, after which she will acknowledge your solicitation.

Experience the visit choices with Jas and she will reveal to you that while she knows about Kerapac's arrangements, she can't mediate because of his harmful hindrance. She will anyway give you the Eye of Jas, which can be utilized to stop Kerapac.

Dinosaurs and Base Camp Defense

Return to Anachronia and converse with Charos close to the lodestone. Kerapac has clearly flown into a well of lava, and now can control the dinosaurs that are on the island. Normally, he has chosen to send some your way at the camp, where everything except the archeologists have gotten away.

Converse with Thok with your hands void to get his stick, after which you should guard the camp from five influxes of attack. You can utilize your partners' individual aptitudes to focus on specific dinosaurs. You can utilize Thok for weighty attacks, or Hannibus can utilize mind control. Charos then can utilize the intensity of fire, while Laniakea who has gone along with you has a blend of spears and toxic substance vials.

Breaking into Kerapac's Laboratory

Address Charos before doing so again when you are close to where you began on your mission. You will be told to look at the force originating from the radio. He will at that point give you The Measure to support you, and you should find him multiple times in the Ruins with the Measure so as to advance.

The first area can be found through the passage toward the north of Charos. Next, go to the start of the dexterity course and tail it round until you end up experiencing a cavern, after which Charos is in the clearing toward the north. The following area is toward the west of the lodestone, before going north-west to the Dragonkin ruins. At last, the last area is simply toward the east up the stairs from where you simply were.

Lab Security

Head back to the area where you first observed Thok and Charos, and you will see that there is presently a passageway. Because of the intensity of shadow anima, just one of you will have the option to go through, else it would mean unavoidable passing. You will be educated that the gift regarding Guthix has made you an ideal possibility to experience without being torn separated.

Inside, the security is being fueled by four arches. Every arch is opened by utilizing images that speak to the name of an Elder God, which you can work out by the number of images are there and the number of characters there are in the name that you are searching for. By discovering the name of each room, you would then be able to apply them to the pertinent arch. In view of that you should now have the option to explain the arch riddle and deactivate them likewise.

Crushing the Black Stone Dragon

You will be welcomed by a cutscene once you have deactivated the four arches. You can enter the aspect of the lab toward the north where a level 91 Black Stone Dragon goes about as the security. This is a comparable battle to that of the one in Dragonkin Laboratory, however it will be a lot simpler. You are as yet going to require some food and not too bad combat hardware, yet you don't need to stress over it being as solid as it was in that other battle. It won't bring dark hands either, which is another heap off. You won't have to utilize dragonfire assurance, however you will see that the mythical beast itself lashes out with a winding of fire.

When the winged serpent is down, Kerapac will show himself and be irate with you as not out of the ordinary, with him expressing his aims of sparing all universes while yielding only one. Utilize the Eye of Jas to allow Jas to toll in, which asserts the control of the Needle and Kerapac. This leads for Kerapac to ask for death, however Jas rejects the solicitation. Kerapac will at that point recommend you leave before the lab crumples around you.

Getting away and Completing the Desperate Measures RuneScape Quest

You will presently have two minutes to get away. Go toward the east where there are three enormous rocks that will trap you. Nonetheless, since the monster is dead, your partners are permitted in. You will be supported by Charos and Thok, who will assist you with getting away from the lab by crushing the stones that block your way. Hannibus then will agree with you down a particular stance way. It will be a moderate encounter as rocks keep on falling. Outside of the lab you will see a cutscene, where the Elder Goddess Ful emerges from the fountain of liquid magma to annihilate it, alongside the lab.

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Home (A Place to Belong)

Whew, in before midnight! This drabble is for the WonderTrev Drabble-Thon day one. Read it on ao3 or below the cut!

Home A Place to Belong 

i. Diana Prince lives in Paris. Paris is not her home. Diana has a penthouse apartment bathed in sunlight and decorated in a style her assistant calls a little on the nose for a classicist. Diana buys fresh bread in the open air market beside her building. She walks to work. She sits below the Eifel Tower and remembers how much bigger it seemed last century. She has neighbors and colleagues and friends who welcome her into their homes. Diana studies their art and peeks in their cabinets. Rich or poor, single tenants or families. The differences don’t matter. Diana is searching for what makes them the same. Her neighbors and colleagues and friends live in their homes. So Diana lets out her apartments in Metropolis and Athens and moves all her possessions to Paris. She takes a long weekend to discover the nooks and crannies of her home, delighting at the ingenuity all around her. She burns lavender incense until she can close her eyes and transport herself by memory to her mother’s chambers. She makes her mark on the place when she forgets that the counter can feel the heat of a pan even if she cannot. She weaves a blanket for her couch. In a way, Diana prefers hotels. There is no mystery there, no ineffable quality that she lacks. ii. Every ten years, Diana finds her way home to Themyscira. No map or compass to guide her, she sets sail from Crete and lets the gods decide where the wind will take her. Sometimes the journey back and forth is fraught. When the gods have nothing to teach her, the journey is over in what feels like an instant. She talks to Steve on the water. He is easiest to conjure there, having spent the longest days of their lives together at sea. He talks back if the gods are feeling generous. Or cruel. It is always difficult to decide which. On Themyscira, ten years means little. Change is a foreign concept befitting a foreign isle. Diana dispenses gifts to her old friends. Biographies of revered generals for Phillipus, which Artemis treat as great comedies. For Epione, textbooks and medicines to puzzle over. Venelia likes bits of cloth with pretty designs and gives back prettier kisses in return. Her mother only wants Diana’s stories. When they walk roads lined by statues, her mother wants to know Diana remembers the gods and Amazons, her ancestors both. Diana recites their stories back to her and tells her how she drew strength from them in battle. When they visit Antiope’s shrine, lit by a hundred candles Menalippe keeps burning day and night, her mother wants to hear of the training Antiope gave her in secret. The wisdom she imparted and the bruises. The love they still nurture. When they sit together in Diana’s childhood bed, her mother brushes her hair and hums. She does not ask for stories. If she did, Diana does not know what she would tell her. The first time she returned, storm-soaked and half-drowned, she’d sat here in her mother’s lap and wept for a hero all too mortal. What more could she say? Diana has known other men. There was a woman, an archaeologist and explorer, decades ago. Bruce Wayne intrigues her. She has no cause to weep for them. Every ten years, Diana considers staying on Themyscira. Given a century, perhaps she could get used to the stopped flow of time again. Only, the Amazons give her strange looks when she lingers. They know what she is now. They above all others understand the rules of worship and sacrifice. The man who fell from the sky gave his life so that Diana might save his kind. As a goddess, Diana must honor that and so honor the Amazons. There are times when that mission gives Diana purpose and clarity. There are times when she wants to curl up on her childhood bed and listen to her mother’s lullabies. She cherishes both feelings. Themyscira has become her home in the nostalgic way of men. A home to long for when she is absent. A home that seems smaller upon each return. A home that is no longer hers. iii. Steve Trevor grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma both times. The second time, he moved to Colorado when he joined the Air Force and London to work for ARGUS. When Steve refers to home, invariably he means Guthrie. After Diana's shock at finding him again — his shock at having his past life restored — finally wears into a comfortable, daily surge of gratitude, she goes with Steve to Guthrie. He walks her down Main Street to show off buildings touted to be unchanged since the first decade of the twentieth century. “They’re kidding themselves, God love ’em,” he says with such a boyish cheer she stops him right then to soak up his humor, his resilience.

No one gives their embrace more than a passing glance. “The mores have changed, too,” she says, adoring how she can make a twenty-first-century man blush.

The Trevor farm is older than Main Street. Steve kicks a rock down a path he says he always felt like he had to follow as a kid never knowing why. He has a shovel with him this time. At the end of the path, he digs up a dented tin box full of baseball cards and hand-carved slingshots and other boyhood treasures. Steve staggers, and Diana holds him up. She wraps her arms around him from behind while he laughs so hard she shakes with it. “I’ll be damned,” he keeps saying, “What the fuck?” He is two men with the same soul. All Diana can do is love him twice as fiercely.

His father has Steve’s eyes. His other father had his eyes and his mouth, Diana recalls from her previous visit. She came to deliver the Medal of Honor that Steve’s great-aunt keeps with the other honors bestowed on the Trevor family soldiers next to their photographs. Steve shakes his head, bemused, at the resemblance. His great-aunt, who Steve might have held in his arms had he returned from the War, grins that wide, crinkled Trevor grin. Patting Steve’s hand, she proclaims there are too many double-cousins in the Trevor line. Patting Diana’s hand, she insinuates it’s time for more ‘exotic’ blood.

"I'm mortified," Steve says later from a too-small desk chair. Diana finds faded posters of Linda Carter and Lucy Lawless behind his closet door. He amends, “I’m mortified for a lot of reasons.”

Diana assures him, “I’m charmed,” and takes a seat on his lap. She makes him tell her about homework and his middle school crushes while she traces his features and commits it all to a memory longer-lived than both his lives put together.

iv. The battle is over. Steve almost died three times: once for his partner, twice for her mission. Diana finds him at the mouth of a nearby cave, barking orders over a radio and inexplicably shirtless again. She stays in the sky, hovering until he realizes the glare he feels is not the sun. He looks up. Winces. Sets the radio aside. Diana hits the ground with enough force to crack the earth. Steve winces again. “I found your shield,” he offers, sheepish. Through clenched teeth, she demands, voice elevated, ears ringing from the blows she took, “Are you a Kryptonian? The King of Atlantis? A cyborg? Do you have super speed or powers of any kind?” “Bruce Wayne doesn’t — ” “You are not Bruce Wayne, you are Steve Trevor!” Diana advances on him, taking him firmly by his biceps. “I cannot watch you die again! I won’t.” She is shaking with post-battle fatigue and the horror of a razor-close call. “It hurts too much, Steve.” Steve cups her trembling jaw in his hands. “I’m sorry, I know. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I can’t — I can’t be a spectator. There isn’t a version of me who can stop himself from helping you. There’s not. Diana.” He strokes her face. She strokes his. She knows this about him. Diana loves him for it as much as it terrifies her. Looking into his bright blue eyes, breathing the air he breathes calms her enough to say, “I’m having Bruce make you a tactical suit. Your whole unit.” “Waller’ll love that,” Steve replies, and then, “I’ll wear it. Anything. Just — I know I’m not them, the Justice League. Believe me, I know it. Just let me be on your team, okay?” “Of course,” Diana croaks, hating that she brought up the comparison. “You were on my team first,” she reminds him and he laughs, nods. They keep the original daguerreotype in their bedroom in Gateway City. Shaking rubble from his ash blond hair, Steve says, “Let’s go home,” and hugs her tight. Diana draws him to the ground where their exhausted bodies can intertwine. Neither feels compelled to move.

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Hey, you know what, we could create a “smell you first” policy in order to dictate and keep us all safe and smell you to discover your level of activism correlating with a smell indicator of sorts so we could have different smelling volunteer coordinator type duties including shaming those that stink and the guidelines of oppressive practices as to ensure smelly people don’t come into the treehouse and it’ll be guided by paid coordinators that do the same exact half ass job but shame the volunteers as lesser than activists unpaid lower class smellers smelling the smelly and every now and again paid smell you first coordinators have to randomly and rather loudly tell “EVERYONE NEEDS JOBS AND TO BE EMPLOYED AND SHOWER ALL DAY EVERYDAY BECAUSE I SAID SO” while offering no real solutions as to how we get jobs and when questioned fall back to the smell you first space’s policy of shaming smelly people for not showering or being employed despite any of real life short comings brought about by mental illnesses or a poor economic market geared to benefit white rich men not willing to dismantle patriarchy and abolish white supremacy…whoops that last part is me clearly but hey you know what I should cool off in the shower I barely stand in because I’m grieving mentally ill and probably should just go back to the job some white middle classicist centre left (undereducated unable to support people’s mental health without abusing ableism or stigma) person keeps stealing from me #fucksakes we should be supporting and uplifting our struggles as strengths but nope I smell and don’t work so my qualifications to be an activist aren’t quite there yet…

Okay shots fired I’m growing tired of these bullies fake people and worse so-called friends

This one started in a rhyme caught in time though it tastes bitter like a lime y'all just acting like a critter on stolen lands just a rat caught in a trap

Running your mouths bashing a Trans feminine Native that’s fully loaded and creative this bullying isn’t debatable your actions are unrelatable just another act of the tactless minds of the colonizer deranged to me y'all are now estranged cut off from my life publicly exposed for attacking the Savage even though I’m ready to ravage the walls of whitewashed hatred your minds are outdated it’s debated if you can judge me my roots are many a ten thousand year old cedar tree some days I even feel free I’m a voice in the wind a choice to know it's a low blow of how I was happier outside the institution than I was ever stuck in one just snakes in the grass acting all brass not giving insight only more fucking sickened plight crushing the light I’m about to say goodnight to my studies because of these so-called buddies just snakes in the grass

everyone calling for my silence of this tick though I’m just fucking sick of this violence against me and my friends and those that pretends to be

I’m mentally ill from taking the imperial pill such a pull to find out I’m just working for a darkened bull

I’m so cold it’s a story foretold of your evil shots fired I’m about to explode Indigenous resistance I’m cheering you on the most you’re not the ghost just a host to genocide

Children in many remote regions struggling mothers have no options fathers don’t know what to do many turn to the mills or oil sands canada created these Indian Act tribal bands authorities of the reservations don’t have a clue even though it’s because this colonized shoe no this glass slipper don't fit not even a little bit it's not fair trade it isn’t Cinderella I'm the driver of the pumpkin carriage time to end this abusive marriage to the state we just can’t relate to your hatred

Our people in pain but others just tell us to shower pull ourselves up by the bootstraps worse corrupt leaders playing craps toiling with our land this is our final stand though people in the world gripe slander we should just get full time jobs people we called friends thinking we’re just lazy slobs not knowing the hurt that pierced our souls covered up by weight of ghouls and trolls

Knowing many have no access to water the daughter prays to the mother that is our earth she gave birth to us all so we could sustain but now millions of Natives live in distain and squalor whitewashed societal shame complaining the Indian is just lame caught with words recorded my warrior spirit isn’t tame shots fired I’ll never retire or bow down to the clown of a bully because my grandparents and Elders wouldn’t have it protect and guard our lands with love share your gifts Creator above demands obedience to spread that compassion and even through the dread and the sludge fuck you I’ll never budge

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Ballroom e Youkoso – 22

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Ballroom e Youkoso – 22

「リーダーパートナー」 (Leader Partner) “Leader Partner”

I must confess this episode of Welcome to the Ballroom had me a bit worried for a while. Having just bounced off a two-week flashback sequence right at the height of the competitive drama, the last thing I wanted was another one – especially with only three eps left after this one. So when we drifted back in time to Kugimiya-san’s childhood, a part of me inwardly groaned even before I knew how that story was going to play out.

As it turned out, I needn’t have worried about that so much – Ballroom handled this flashback much more adroitly, allotting only half an episode to it rather than the bulk of two (maybe because it concerned an adult man rather than a young girl with a crush on another one, but hey – gift horses). This show has still been a bit too exposition-by-explanation heavy lately – between Kugimiya and Hyoudo’s nonstop voice-over narration, I was starting to get a bit fatigued. But at least the exposition doesn’t get in the way of the narrative progressing.

It was already clear that Kugimiya-san was a pretty dark guy, but from the moment he followed that crooked-tailed cat to old man Edachu’s dance studio and surrendered to fate. But make mo mistake, his has been a dark ride. To hate something so much as to want to die just to be released from your compulsion to continue it – that’s pretty grim stuff right there. I think there are a surprising numbers of performers (athletic and otherwise) who broadly share Kugimiya’s “Hell” trait of feeling physically ill at the idea of being watched and judged by all those strange eyes. But the more specific element of this for Kugimiya is the notion that his dance – which is really his teacher’s dance – is too old and tired to be beautiful.

Ballroom e Youkoso does love juxtaposition, and there can be no question that the Tatara-Chinatsu pair is as different as can be from the Kugimiya-Idogawa pair. We saw glimpses of that last week and all the more so this – this is old vs. new in more ways than one. Kugimiya and Idogawa dance in an adult style that accents their experience and stature, classical and poised – to which the kids can only respond with pure dynamism. Not only is their quickstep footwork not complicated like the older pair, they’re basically doing a speeded-up version of their waltz routine with a lot of crazy upper-body movement thrown in for seasoning. And for the most part, it seems to be working.

I’ve been trying hard to wrap my mind around this (to me) strange concept of competitive dance dynamics, and more specifically partnerships. In a sense, it helps me to relate it to Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. If one looks at the male as the performer and the female as the rakugo itself, perhaps Kugimiya is like Yakumo – a pure classicist who accents the pure form of the art. And Tatara is like Yotarou – he approaches his performance with an almost total lack of ego, which means he adapts his style to his partner the way Yotarou lets the personality of the original work supersede his own interpretation of it.

This notion of how partners interact has always been the core of the story with Ballroom, but with Tatara and Chinatsu it’s come to totally dominate thematically. As Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing” (these kids have good taste, liking that one) blares from the PA, something finally seems to click. As Hyoudo tells us, if the man is the guide, then the woman’s role is to be the power – and it’s Chinatsu who’s been overpowering Tatara all this time. He needs to find a way to bear up under the weight of that, to guide that raw power – because like it or not, in a dance partnership that’s his job. Whenever Tatara wants to lead Chinatsu is jama (in the way), because she’s more powerful and has a better notion of what kind of dance she wants than he does. Whether Tatara can become her ideal partner the way he did with Mako will determine whether they have a long-term future as a partnership.

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How to Discover Your Child's Learning Intelligence

Finding the way people learn best has been a mission of sociologists, educators, guardians and understudies for a considerable length of time. In 1983, Howard Gardner created seven particular and particular learning insights. Every knowledge spoke to an alternate approach to exhibit scholarly capacity. Until this point ever, generally just those people that were "book-savvy" and did well in a conventional scholastic setting were considered of high insight.

Gardner recommended that there were different approaches to gauge unprecedented knowledge (Wikipedia, hypothesis of various insights). Most degree programs in instructing or training incorporate discourse of Gardner's "various insights" yet couple of government funded schools really grasp the hypothesis with a specific end goal to better teach understudies. As a parent you can decide your tyke's learning insight and utilize this information to offer new ideas in a way that will fire your kid's advantage and creative ability. In spite of the fact that Gardner at first included just seven insights, an eighth was presented at a later date and an extra two have been considered despite the fact that they are not right now incorporated into the various knowledge hypothesis.

The Original Seven Intelligences: Visual/Spatial - People with a visual/spatial knowledge have an uncanny capacity to decipher visual data. They think in pictures and utilize mental pictures to recollect things. When endeavoring to gain some new useful knowledge, these students appreciate the utilization of graphs, pictures, recordings, and maps as opposed to course books or addresses.

On the off chance that your youngster is keen on and great at building confuses, composing, drawing, painting and bearing sense, he or she might be a visual/spatial student. Individuals who have visual/spatial insight would likely be content with a profession in the visual expressions, engineering, inside outline, or designing.

Verbal/Linguistic - Individuals with a verbal/semantic knowledge are particularly great at tuning in and understanding the subtleties of dialect. These students tend to think in words rather than pictures and get the most advantage from reading material and note taking.

A verbal/phonetic tyke is normally simple to perceive. They adore talking and recounting stories. As often as possible their comical inclination is progressed for their age; they have remarkable recollections; and they are extraordinary at winning contentions. As you can envision, verbal/etymological students are appropriate as essayists, educators, attorneys or government officials.

Legitimate/Mathematical - Logical/numerical students can utilize numbers, rationale and reason superior to others. They think in connective examples and are to a great degree inquisitive. In the event that your youngster is continually making inquiries (more than the normal kid) and is the sort to explore different avenues regarding things in new and irregular ways, you are most likely managing a legitimate/numerical student.

Actually these people are gifted at math. Moreover they are great at taking care of issues and managing unique ideas. Professions that are workable for this sort of insight incorporate researcher, bookkeeper or PC software engineer.

Substantial/Kinesthetic - Athletes and firefighters both likely have real/sensation knowledge. Favored with great adjust and coordination, these students convey through development. Youngsters and understudies with substantial/sensation knowledge learn best by taking care of items and physically performing assignments. They are capable at moving, sports, acting specialties, and working with their hands.

Melodic/Rhythmic - Learners with a melodic/cadenced knowledge thing in sounds and musical examples. They are more receptive to the sounds around them whether purposeful (as with tuning in to the radio) or important, (for example, the sound of winged creatures twittering). Kids with this sort of knowledge appreciate singing, applauding, playing melodic instruments, rhyming and making cadenced examples. Any vocation way managing the structure or creation of music would be perfect for a melodic/cadenced student.

Relational - Learners who have a relational insight think that its simple to identify with others. They are sympathetic and for the most part endeavor to keep up peace inside a gathering. On the off chance that your kid is delicate to the inclinations of others and practices empathy, participation and peace-keeping with others, he or she is likely a relational student. Conceivable occupations incorporate salesman, government official or guide.

Intrapersonal - On the other side of relational students, intrapersonal students can reflect upon themselves, their condition of being and their relationship to the things and individuals around them. This is presumably the most troublesome insight to perceive without particular preparing. People with intrapersonal knowledge have a tendency to float towards profession ways like rationalists, specialists and scholars.

The New Eighth Intelligence

Naturalist - This eighth insight was incorporated by Gardner subsequent to hurling the thought around for a spell. The naturalist knowledge empowers individuals to perceive, order and draw upon specific components of the earth (ibid.:48). The vast majority know somebody who just appears to be more sensitive to nature, to being outside, and to the earth. Conceivable vocation ways for a naturalist student incorporate rancher, nursery worker, geologist or classicist.

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Interior Design Contributor Series: 13 Interior Design Books You’ll Want On Your Coffee Table

Today we are pleased to introduce our interior designer, Olivia Mitchell Brock, as our Interior Design Contributor. Olivia is an amazing interior designer and preservationist here in Charleston. She founded Torrance Mitchell Designs in 2012 and runs an inspirational interior design blog, Lacquered Life. You can also follow her on Instagram, @lacqueredlife. Olivia uses her in-depth architectural and design expertise to peel back the often dilapidated  layers of a building, to reveal the heart of her canvas. She meticulously researches the origins to discover the character of the structure: what period it came from, trials it has endured, as well as its unique quirks and features. In summary, Olivia’s design practices are anchored in the roots. This allows her to explore ways to reinvigorate the intended life of the structure, while simultaneously incorporating desired theme and design inspiration from her clients. She is fascinated by the historical context surrounding the origins of buildings, and enjoys the thrill of delving into the past. Her keen eye for detail and relentless search for meaning are key to her craft. If you are looking for the perfect paint pallette, inspiration for a room makeover, or ideas on how to style like a pro, look no further. Olivia is eager to share her expert interior design tips and tricks with you!

  Much like with our house, we’ve put our confidence in her to lead us through our Interior Design series. We asked her to pick some topics that she’s passionate about that she thinks you all with love. We now have a laundry list of great ideas that we are excited to get to. Towards the top of that list is today’s topic, Interior Design Coffee Table Books. Olivia can take it from here.

    Want to know even more about Olivia? We did a fun Q&A with her on GMG Now. Click here.

    From Olivia

We live in a digital age. We’ve converted our cds to MP3s, our photographs to jpegs, and our books to our Kindles. Gone are the days where we put on a record, took photos to be developed, or flipped through a book. As a preservationist, and all around lover of history, I mourn the loss of those days, and as a result, surround myself with tangible objects … like books. I was always a voracious reader, a hobby for which now I must confess I use a kindle, but as a designer and lover of all things aesthetically pleasing, I will not relinquish my design books. Instead, I hoard them; use them for decoration, or even as furniture – for these books are my friends, my allies, my co-workers – and I couldn’t bear to be parted from them. So for those of you looking for a little push, or even a shove, to go buy some coffee table books (for atop your table or as a table); here are thirteen books that I cannot live without.

  Beautiful, Mark D. Sikes

If #blueandwhiteforever is any indication, Mark Sikes and I are always and forever on the same page and on every page in his book. Organized by color scheme – “Natural Territory”, “Blue and White Forever”, “Garden Green” – Beautiful is exactly that. A master of layering, and a lover of stripes, this book should definitely be #topofthestack.

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Beautiful, Mark D. Sikes

If #blueandwhiteforever is any indication, Mark Sikes and I are always and forever on the same page and on every page in his book. Organized by color scheme – “Natural Territory”, “Blue and White Forever”, “Garden Green” – Beautiful is exactly that. A master of layering, and a lover of stripes, this book should definitely be #topofthestack.

Shop it here!

Tom Scheerer Decorates, Tom Scheerer

Master of the “high / low” mix, and a keen eye for mixing patterns and time periods, Tom Scheerer has long been my favorite. It is very rare during any project that I have done, that I don’t come back to this book for inspiration. Oh, and don’t forget to take off the dustjacket … its caned.

The House in Good Taste, Elsie de Wolfe

This book should be required reading for anyone interested in decoration. It is easily one of the most quotable texts on interiors, and Elsie’s commentary is priceless. My copy is a fabulous shade of orange, great for an accent on a side table.

Buy this book.

The Great American House, Gil Schafer

Gil Schafer is quite possibly my favorite living architect. A true classicist, Schafer uses history to inform his contemporary designs, creating stories about the people who would have lived in the house were it historic. Oh, and the cover is an interior shot of Gatewood House here in Charleston.

Buy this book.

Mark Hampton on Decorating, Mark Hampton

Chock full of advice, and like Elsie heavy on the priceless commentary, this book often seen on top of every decorator’s stack. Hampton was an amazing illustrator as well, and the book is full of his beautiful drawings.

Available on Amazon

In With the Old, Jennifer Boles

This book is the chicest encyclopedia you have ever seen. With beautiful illustrations, Boles explains and highlights the A-Z of decoration. An extremely attractive primer.

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Decorating the Way I See It, Markham Roberts

I love this book so much because Roberts’ work is so varied. For every room and every project he so clearly interprets his client’s style and personality, and that in itself is a gift. It is a one-stop shop for design inspiration, coupled with fantastic introductions to each project with great recommendations from the designer.

Order this here

Albert Hadley: The Story of America’s Preeminent Interior Decorator, Adam Lewis

As a history nerd, I love a biography, and this is essentially an illustrated biography of one of the greatest decorators of all time. Peppered with commentary from Mr. Hadley, original sketches, and photographs, this book not only provides endless amounts of inspiration, but also tells a great story.

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Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America’s Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration

The title of this book is essentially spot on – a master class on interior design from 100 of the top designers in America … need I say more? Each designer has written an essay – Timothy Whealon on “Antiques”, Bunny Williams on “Comfort”, Steven Gambrel on “Authenticity” – accompanied by a photo of their work. This is like a degree in a book.

Buy This One

A Field Guide to American Houses, Virginia Lee McAlester

I had to throw one book in the pile that is a little less decoration, a little more preservation. McAlester’s book, and its most recent reprint, is the perfect reference tome when you’re wondering “what style of house is that?” With descriptions that include taken-in-the-field photos and line drawings of specific architectural elements, you will want to peruse it over cocktails after every evening dog walk.

Order this for your preservationist friends

Rooms, Amelia Handegan

My absolute favorite local decorator, Amelia Handegan has had the pleasure of decorating some of the most important historic interiors in Charleston, and yet her designs are fresh and not without contemporary accents. She’s an inspiration for those of us with a love of the historic … with an edge.

This book is one you will want

The Way Home: Reflections on American Beauty, Jeffrey Bilhuber

There’s nothing I like or appreciate more than the look of a “lived in” interior … and Bilhuber delivers this every time, with panache. Whether it’s a wandering camel, or the foliage strewn about the seagrass, The Way Home is “lived in” luxe, and the desire to capture that vibe always keeps me coming back for more.

Order this book

Billy Baldwin Decorates, Billy Baldwin

Who knew that photos in black and white could feel this fresh? The late, great Billy Baldwin was so much more than a decorator … a tastemaker? a trendsetter? An icon. In this book, he espoused his design advice, and 35 years later every word still rings true. All it takes is one look at the cover – a Moroccan rug, a parsons table, Arbre de Matisse – to know how relevant he still is.

Buy this classic book

  What are some of your favorite Coffee Table Books (Interior Design or Not)? We’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment and don’t forget to read our Q&A with Olivia.

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