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the-radio-demon-blog · 9 months ago

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Hmm. I'm glad my Krampus experience was better than yours then then.

Oh yes, I'm sure I'd get along well with Husk and Angel Dust. I'll have to share photos of my little Christmas village during the holidays. Hah...I remember I had a dream once that Angel and I were just watching dumb tik toks and giggling like mad...and he kept calling me Shortcake. Now I want someone to call me that irl. 😅

I'm not typically one for parties. I either stick like glue to one or two people I know...or if there's any kind of pet, I will disappear to hang out with it. I found goats and chickens at a cousin's outdoor wedding once. After dinner, no one saw me again. 😂 That being said, Charlie's costume party actually sounds fun! Maybe I could crash it for a bit this year. Idk if you're aware, but Florida absolutely contains portals to hell, which is why I'm able to pop in from time to time. I suppose because I'm super *not* dead, I just sort of get...popped back home after a bit. Lol. I love dressing up. My last Halloween costume, I was Beetlejuice. Wore a black and white striped dress, my friend did my makeup and we spray painted my hair green. 😁

A lottery! Intriguing. Maybe a bit alarming for us over worlders. Hah. Though, things are pretty bad up here. We'd probably barely notice any chaos a demon visitor would cause! Hah!

I'm very curious, what do you think you would do up here if you won this lottery? 🤔

Oh bad Stanley! We need to have a chat. No eating pets. I support Angel Dust's chasing him off with a bat if he tries to eat Fat Nuggets again. Are you not feeding him enough pedophiles, Alastor??

We're opposite ends on The Shining. I've only watched the movie and not read the book. I know King is brilliant, but I think I got halfway through one his books once. Surprisingly not a huge fan of most horror. But it's only bc...none of it scares me, so I usually feel kind of disappointed? I'll like those kinds of movies if they're well written/have some humor/have a good aesthetic. The art school bitch in me is sated by beautiful camera work and colors. Haha. Oh, recommendation, watch Crimson Peak.

Hahah. Don't worry. I won't be calling you Big Al. Was only teasing. I don't like it either. Hah.

No offense taken at the drunk comments. I suppose it hasn't been a bad experience for me since I've never been so drunk I wasn't unaware of what I was doing. I used to go to bars a lot (had a lot of musician friends then...I've been to a frankly obscene number of open mics) so I feel you on being subjected to obnoxious inebriated people. I generally drank a coke...or if I was feeling particularly feisty...a Shirley Temple. 🤣 You'd be amazed the side eye and teasing I'd get for that order. Never cared, those things are tasty!

I promise to not call you the c word again. Though, if you piss me off, I will definitely call you the *other* c-word. Heh. Will just settle on calling you dapper, eh? It's an excellent and underused word in modern times.

Appreciate your discretion and care in the imaginary unwanted drunk cuddle scenario. Lol. That is, dare I say it, rather sweet. You are surprising!

I also quite enjoy our conversations, so thank you! 😊

Work was alright on Friday (I left early for another baseball game so that helped, lol). I was training a new hire all day. He's great; laughs at my jokes (v important), is COMPETENT. He gave me candy! PLEASE DON'T QUIT I scream internally.

Let's see...I have a sort of a joke for you. Hopefully you appreciate a nerdy joke like I do.

oh shit - i was time travelling and accidentally killed an ancient italian. doesn’t matter tho everyone was killing each other, when in Reme do as the Remans

And for today's photo I present this chaos table covered in several dozen Halloween decorations. They're here until I get them all set up nicely, hopefully this weekend.

https://imgur.com/a/GEn1kDX

I really need to think of a song rec again. I haven't seen any on your tumblr for a while...*sad face*

I'm off to pick up a werewolf! I will not be elaborating.

After while, crocodile 🐊

I can imagine Angel Dust doing something of the like. At least he gave you a somehow respectful nickname: Shortcakes. Compared to Smiles.

Hah, well you and I are very different. I would rather spend time with people than pets. However I suppose to each their own. People entertain me far more, pets are simply loving. Oh well, I hope your cousin's did leave some tempting animals to play with. It was on them that you didn't return to dinner. Hah!

Yes, Charlie's costume parties are always fun. Oh well, I would love if you could pay the hotel a visit! Charlie would absolutely not mind if you showed up for a Halloween party! We've had an unfortunate amount of Floridians accidently end up in Hell and it usually ends badly for them. Hah, well, thank goodness you haven't run into our rather lively denizens! Beetlejuice? My, that's a rather fun outfit!

If I won the lottery? I'm sure I would wreck some havoc on New Orleans for the sake of it and take a canoe out on the Bayou. Terrify a few loitering teenagers. I'm not quite sure if I am being honest what I would do.

I am feeding Stanley plenty of pedophiles! It seems he has an insatiable appetite and he seems to crave beloved pets. KeeKee is far smarter than the pig to stay out of Stanley's way. I can arrange a chat between you and him if you so desire.

I am not a big fan of movies but sure, I'll give it a shot when I happen upon a chance. Hmm...none of it scares you? Interesting. I am personally not one to be scared of silly movies or books however I did find myself deeply invested in the fate of the characters. In the Shining book if I recall correctly, the father cared far more about his family in the book than in the movie where he was a raging horrible maniac. I could go on about it but I shall end it here.

Hmm...it wasn't a bad experience to be out of control of your own body? That is personally not something I would enjoy but to each their own, dear. I'm not one for Shirley Temples but I'm sure its tasty for you!

Yes, I would prefer to be called dapper. I've never been one to love cuss words but they surely have their place and time.

Why is it surprising? It's the only rightful thing to do. I know quite a quite a few people that would disgustingly take advantage of a situation like that, unfortunately. Common human decency is truly dead.

Yes, its always important to have a competent coworker. There's a surprising lack of that in the working world. He gave you candy? My, my. Yes, I do hope he doesn't quit either.

Hah! That's an absolutely delightful joke, dear!

Oh my, that is quite a lot of Halloween decorations! My mother would have a stroke if you saw it. Charlie I'm sure would be absolutely ecstatic! I wish you luck.

See you later, my dear, alligator!

PS: As much as I do enjoy our conversations, could you perhaps make your letters a bit shorter?

#alastor #hazbin alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #ask blog #ask #send asks #ask answered #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel #asks open

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sensenoi · 5 years ago

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Rating Every Single Name of the Wind Cover

Why? Because I can. I am not a graphic designer, just a person with opinions.

Criteria for consideration: Must be a cover in a published edition of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Hardcover, paperback, and ebook are all fair game, as are foreign language editions. Some editions reuse the same cover art, in which case I only rate one cover. Some editions modify cover art from another edition. If the differences are substantial, I’ll rate both.

Kindle March 2007 Edition

Ah, the famous shirtless redhead cover. This cover is a bit infamous in the fandom for being both bad and cringey. This is not good art. It’s cheesy. The shirtless aspect is silly, and the windswept hair is so windswept, you’d think Kvothe was in a tornado. Nice balance with the title and author text, although it looks like the title and author text are slightly off center.

3/10

Hardcover April 2007 Edition This is just a zoomed in crop of the above cover, which is a little lazy. It does make for a better cover image, except the creepy goat man bust has nothing to do with the plot of Name of the Wind. So I suppose they cancel out.

3/10

Mass Market Paperback April 2009 Edition

I despise this cover. It’s a lazy design, and the photo manipulation is terrible. Points I guess for good title text placement. But the photo manipulation is so! So! Bad! This is also the start of the trend of a hooded, cloaked figure with his back to the viewer staring out into the void. It is a bad trend.

2/10

Paperback UK June 2008 Edition

We’re still with the hooded, cloaked figure, but at least he’s facing front this time. I like the embellishment on the ‘W’ in the title text, although it gets a little pumpkin viney. Overall, it’s an ok cover. It doesn’t make me cringe, but it doesn’t grab the viewer’s interest, either.

4/10

Paperback Spanish May 2009 Edition

Same image as the previous cover, but this one is uncropped and has a different plant border. I’m not sure how successful the changes are. On the one hand, shrinking the image of the figure makes the figure look more mysterious, which is good. But on the other hand, this is a bad plant border. I thought there was some corn on the right side for a minute.

4/10

Hardcover 10th Anniversary October 2017 Edition

10th Anniversary edition got fancy, and it shows. I love the ruin influence in the title text, which is a great callback to the use of ruins in the novel and also a more creative and unexpected choice than making the title text leafy. That being said, the “of the” in the title text is very oddly formatted and doesn’t fit the style. The cover illustration is pretty great, with lots of symbolism for old fans while still maintaining visual interest for new readers who are browsing and happen to pick the book up. The Cinder statue is delightfully creepy and much more relevant to the novel than the dumb pan statue from the earlier cover.

9/10

Paperback Turkish March 2007 Edition

Another trend starting here: Cloaked figure staring out at a city in the distance. I like the painting, at least what I can see of it. I find the choice to crop out most of the painting really bizarre. Is this supposed to be a telescope we’re looking through? And the leaves look like lily pads. The title and author text leaf embellishments are quite nice here, but I don’t know why there’s a metallic color shift. Overall, a poor use of space.

4/10

Hardcover German March 2007 Edition

Oh look! A cloaked figure staring at a city. What a surprise. I rather like the title text design, which is pretty creative and a good way to make the title visually appealing. I wish the city in the painting weren’t so damn faded and distant – I think it’s a mistake to keep the visual focus on the figure exclusively and only hint at the city beyond.

6/10

Paperback Portuguese September 2009 Edition

This cover is terrible. I would say the worst, but there’s more still to come. Anyways, this is incredibly bad. We’re once again with the hooded, cloaked figure with his back to the viewer, which is a lazy and uninteresting pose. The image is badly photoshopped and looks like an alternate movie poster for The Blair Witch Project. There’s nothing interesting about the image, nothing that interests the viewer. The title font isn’t boring, I guess. That’s the only good thing I have to say about this. 1/10

Paperback Portuguese July 2009 Edition

Still another cloaked figure staring off at a distant city, but this is one my favorite versions of this trope. The city is far enough in the middle distance that the figure is the main focus, but we can still see enough of the city to see that it’s cool looking. I’m glad to see the bridge from the books, which is a nice detail. The title text does a good job of filling in the empty space of the painting without crowding the other elements.

9/10

Paperback French November 2009 Edition

This is the same cover image as before, but it’s been cropped so that the figure is centered. I don’t like the change – the balance is better when the figure is off center. Also, the title text is way too big and dominates, which is unfortunate because the Spanish cover had such a lovely balance throughout. 7/10

Hardcover Dutch July 2007 Edition

Yet. Another. Hooded figure. Staring. At a city. Wow. This one has a tree, at least. The image is… fine? I might be kinder to it if I hadn’t seen several better iterations of this right before. Because so much of the image is shrouded in fog, there’s very little to go on in terms of visual interest. And while I don’t mind the shadowed, muted color scheme, it also means that there’s very little to distinguish the cloaked figure and make him intriguing. The shadow initials behind the title text is horrific and obscures the title somewhat, so docking a couple of points for that. 5/10

Hardcover UK January 2017 Edition

Ahahahaha. This looks like the My Neighbor Totoro edition of Name of the Wind. It’s very silly and lighthearted, but wholly inappropriate for a book whose reading level is above first grade. If this was a kid’s book, I’d give it full marks. But Name of the Wind is very much for adults, and this cover is way too young and childish.

1/10

Paperback Polish August 2008

YIKES. I cannot figure out which scene or location from the book this image is trying to evoke, which makes me think the cover artist did not have the book or a text excerpt to work from. What the hell are those weird horse skulls? Why is this taking place in a desert? Why is the texture so bad? So many questions. And the effect on the title text is bad.

0/10 YES WE CAN GO LOWER THAN 1

Hardcover Russian 2010 Edition

This looks like the cover to a Dungeons and Dragons manual. I suppose that’s supposed to be from the Dracchus scene with Denna, but the image doesn’t look quite right for Name of the Wind. It’s just so generic fantasy. I also don’t like how the image is cropped top and bottom to make way for a very generic marble background. Still, the image is colorful and exciting, even if it could be the cover for any fantasy novel ever.

5/10

Paperback UK 2011 Edition

What the FUCK happened here? Who let this shit happen?

-10/10

Hardcover Finnish August 2010 Edition

Ooooh, more Miyazaki fanart! This is actually quite lovely, and it fits the tone of the books much better than the kids book cover from before. I love how soft and gentle the painting is. Notice the color balance. I don’t know if this cover really ‘grabs’ you or draws interest, but it’s one of my favorites of the bunch.

10/10

Paperback Bulgarian October 2010 Edition

I reserve the right to change my opinion later, but this may be the worst contender in the cloaked and hooded figure from behind category. I actually had to double check that this wasn’t a reused image from the mass market paperback edition, but nope! This is a brand new cover image, and it’s absolute shit. The lighting is so dark it’s impossible to make out details, the balance is way off, and the cover and title text are placed over the figure (aka the only object of interest) instead of the boring, generic storm clouds.

0/10

Hardcover Lithuanian 2011 Edition

YIKES times two. This cover art is truly awful in ways I didn’t know could still happen. Kvothe’s face looks ‘off’ because the facial proportions are all wrong. The blue mystical katana is bizarre because there’s no magical sword, much less a katana, in the story. And is that a photo of Stonehenge in the background? With yet another hooded figure?! I do like the gold foil of the title and the golden dragon embellishment, but the rest of this is such shit.

0/10

Paperback Serbian February 2011

And we’re back in the safe territory of a cloaked figure staring off at a distant city! All these covers are starting to run together, but this is a new cover art. It just looks like all the others. Once again, it’s fine. The city is a little too distant and greyed out to hold interest, and the figure is kind of generic.

5/10

Paperback Italian 2008 Edition

I do not know what happened here. Who is this figure supposed to be? I cannot for the life of me figure out which character this is. It’s a shame, because it’s well-done art with a cool character and costume design. The title and author text obscure the image, though, and the shadow on the text is so extreme it’s hilarious.

0/10

Hardcover Hungarian 2009 Edition

This is just boring. There’s no information conveyed here, nothing interesting or arresting to attract the viewer’s attention. The translucent overlay on the title is an odd choice.

2/10

Paperback Persian 2016 Edition

I believe this was originally a fanart of Kvothe (correct me if I’m wrong please), but it’s a good one. The tree shadow in the back is distracting and obscures the handle of the lute on his back, though. I wish there was more here – it feels very spare in an unintentional way.

6/10

Hardcover Georgian 2016 Edition

Cloaked and hooded figure staring off into the distance, check. I’m not crazy about this one – the art is very soft in a blurred kind of way, and it reads as a little humdrum. The tower in the distance is quite dull – it looks like a modern office building.

4/10

Hardcover Italian October 2016 Edition

The title text is a little too high – I don’t like how it covers the figure’s chin. It’s not a bad idea to make Kvothe’s green eyes a focal point, and it’s certainly more of an original idea than most of these covers have shown. But the muted color pallete drags the whole mood down. It’s not evocative, just kind of damp.

5/10

Hardcover 10th Anniversary French November 2019

I LOVE this cover. It’s gorgeous. I love the gold foil, love the text, love the clouds. It’s stunning and timeless. Amazing.

10/10

Hardcover Latvian October 2013 Edition

It’s a cloaked figure with a city in the distance, but he’s NOT looking at the city! What!! I’m rather surprised at how few covers feature Kvothe actually playing the lute – this may be the only one, actually. I don’t like the bottom fade, and I think the design is a little generic fantasy. But it’s a nice balance, and the title text is fancy and eye-catching.

7/10

Paperback Polish 2017 Edition

This cover artist also clearly wasn’t working off an excerpt from the book. The character design is so off and unlike Kvothe, except for the cloak. Wall texture looks like a photo manipulation, which is cheap. This whole thing is bad.

0/10

Hardcover Russian 2015 Edition

What is with the Stonehenge imagery? And why is that guy floating off of Stonehenge in a modern hoodie? Why is that one leaf in the top right so huge? Why is the title text red and difficult to read? At least there’s a broken lute, I guess.

1/10

Paperback Chinese May 2012 Edition

This is incredibly lazy and the photoshop job is terrible and generic. Zero effort was put into this cover.

0/10

Hardcover Russian 2011 Edition

I’ve been pretty harsh on Russia, mostly because the Russian covers have been terrible. This is ok-ish. It’s very generic fantasy, and the castle looks like Hogwarts. But it has visual interest, even if the title text color is garish.

2/10

Japanese 2017 Edition

I quite love that they turned Kvothe into an anime character. And he’s doing stuff, too, and not just staring out into the middle distance. There’s so much imagery of the broken lute in these covers, so it’s refreshing to see the other part of this scene – when Kvothe loses his shit and finally calls the name of the wind. Fun cover, good artwork. The red title text works here because it matches Kvothe’s hair.

9/10

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frghten · 6 years ago

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i have defeated death once again & am back w some new muses !! so if you’d like to plot w any of them throw this post a like and i’ll hop into ur ims !!!! ( some random info is below the cut for now, as i’m working on getting muse pages updated )

oscar ‘oz’ park. 32. pediatric nurse who works at a children’s hospital. big goofball energy. absolute NERD, his living room is littered with all kinds of comic book and scifi collectibles. would probably forgive you if you literally stabbed him in the back but will destroy u if u hurt his friends. has a big ole mut that he would lay down his life for. rlly wants to be a dad but has yet to find a partner, so he’s been considering adopting on his own or fostering.

dakota gold. 20. costume design student who turns actual literal garbage into cool ass pieces. lit dumpster dives for old clothes that people trashed instead of donated and upcycles them we stan. dreamer extraordinaire. will not take no for an answer. the girl who says “i’m gonna have to ask you to stop being mean to my friend” when her friends are being hard on themselves. u know molly n amy hyping each other up in booksmart? that’s her 24/7. always wears vibrant colors and a bright smile to match.

tatum everett. 35. film location scout. a hopeless romantic who watches romcoms alone every night but he would NEVER tell. workaholic. speaks like 6 languages. drinks way too much expensive coffee. patronizes a lot of art galleries and has a house full of paintings and sculptures but don’t ask him abt them because he knows literally nothing about art other than he ‘thought that one was pretty’. will SCHOOL YOU in scrabble.

knox daniels. 36. large animal vet & proud goat mom. we love a farm lesbian baybee!!!! not only is she a large animal vet but she has her own little farm ( w goats, chickens, bee hives, n some simple produce ) and a little farmhouse coffee shop in front of it bc she really doesn’t know when to stop. always has too much on her plate but likes it that way. can be argumentative; it’s her way or the highway. but she’s always willing to put her money where her mouth is. just..... this is a mess but i lov her a lot ok.

#some1 stop me #i'm not putting this in the tags bc i'm Scared #but anyone who happens upon it is welcome uwu

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twistednuns · 4 years ago

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January 2021

Creating art is about growing the world and increasing its reach, and it has more to do with the act of creation itself than what is actually made. Anything that animates us creatively in a positive way — be it the grand design of a great architectural wonder or the Big Bang of a child’s drawing — is a re-enactment of the original creation story. Whether we realise it or not, making art is a religious encounter as it is our attempts to grow beyond ourselves that energise the soul of the universe. (Nick Cave on shitty art)

Seeing the old library guy having dinner table with his wife. They even lit a candle. How celebratory.

Writing a birthday message for Frank about my new beginnings and first days of the year.

Making my nails look as if I had dipped my fingertips into a jar of silver glitter.

How black and glossy blueberries suddenly become after being coated in my warm coconut porridge.

Shinto does not strictly divide the world between material and spiritual, nor between this world and an alternative perfect realm, but instead emphasises that intuitive spirituality facilitates the fusion and equilibrium of all realm. - Why Haruki Murakami is so very Japanese

Sporting a hickey on my neck like a basic 16-year-old.

Going new paths (on my daily walk).

Feeling really grateful for the habits I established last year. A daily walk, taking helpful supplements, flossing, hair and face masks before every shower. Cold showers! A reasonable bedtime. I'm incredibly excited about forming new habits this year! The first ones to tackle are meditation, strength training and a daily creativity practice.

Suddenly imagining the taste of strawberry sauce. Anticipating the first spaghetti ice-cream of the year.

Loving kindness meditation (!) and smiling meditation. Spotify's Wake Up/Wind Down podcast is really quite good, too.

Cracking the impossibly hard to reach spot in my back by twisting and stretching my right leg (who knew).

The first tulips of the year on my nightstand. I chose a dark yellow, almost ochre.

Sparkling water with passion fruit juice. All I could think of during the last minutes of a long and cold walk. Getting undressed. Stretching. Meditation.

Vivid dreams of diving. How I miss being underwater. At least I got to do it in the nightly virtual reality show, eh?

Walking in a winter wonderland. I hate snow but I do admit it's quite pretty when the whole forest is covered in white.

A friendly nod from the delivery guy with the amazing curls.

Running into the neighbourhood's wild cat. Giving him a good scratch.

My new salt crystal lamp. I love its warm light.

The random house on a street nearby with the word nest next to its doorbell. Is that really the family's name? Or just what they call their house? (I would totally get that as nest is one of my favourite words)

Kalimba covers. With cat. Wholesome.

Sinking my face into a pair of warm tracksuit pants which had been drying on the heater. The warmth and the fresh laundry smell were so nice.

Plucking icicles.

The fact that the sidewalks aren't quite as icy and slippery anymore (I hate having no proper grip when I'm walking).

A gorgeous animal atlas with really pretty drawings in one of the boxes with free stuff people often put out these days.

Sarah Wilson. I could hardly put her new book down and immediately started reading her book about anxiety when I was finished. In a way I feel really connected to her. What an inspiring woman! Another thing I love is how she structures her books. She merely numbers her paragraphs, some only a few lines long, some a few pages.

The taste of strawberries. It's hard to describe but somehow it lights up my brain? Can I say that?

Osteopathy. I don't know what she does or how she does it but Laura has magic hands. My body feels completely healed after a session with her.

Simply walking everywhere. I get my steps in and don't have to deal with annoying public transport or my shitty bike.

Peeking out of my shell: looking at people I came across on an early walk and saying good morning.

Little yellowhammer birds on my balcony. I've never seen them before around here. And the tiniest bird on one of my walks through the forest. Perhaps a wren?

Dreaming of India. Visiting a local family, inquiring about a "somatic reading" (whatever that is) but deciding that it was too expensive and watching them prepare food instead. Talking to the grandmother. Riding to their restaurant on the market in a little wagon together.

Lying in bed after taking a shower, bathing in sunlight.

Dorky donkey confetti paper tissues.

A very soothing video of a cat purring loudly got me through a lousy Thursday. I kept coming back to it every couple of hours and it actually helped.

I'm currently watching Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix. It was a bit hard to get into it at first because it's SO different from the series with Melissa Joan Hart I used to watch as a teenager but ever since that cheerleading scene where Sabrina and Ros perform to RUN DMC's It's Tricky I'm absolutely sold.

The other day there was a lady just standing at the edge of a field, watching her dog run around in the snow, enjoying the sunset. A very peaceful image.

More tulips: red ones this time, a smaller variety. I loved watching them blossom.

Collecting ideas and yellow objects for a yellow-themed letter.

These baby blue and pink sunrises I have been seeing lately.

A new magic trick: summoning dogs by simply holding their gaze for a while.

I hate snow. I really do. But I love how bright the light suddenly is. I smile apologetically at people shovelling snow when I walk by. The other day I stood under a branch when a couple shook the tree and let the snow fall down. I would have been mad if it hadn't been for my umbrella.

When the first and last bits of light colour the tree tops in a warm, gold and orange colour during sunrise and sunset.

The smell of my armpits (have we all stopped using deodorant during lockdown and are suddenly able to smell our armpits or is it just me) made me remember kids carnival parties at our local sports club. We wore cheap costumes made from synthetic fabric and were all super sweaty from running around all day as princesses, vampires and cowboys on a sugar high.

Learning the reason why snow melts faster under trees.

Listening to the New York Times' The Daily podcast. More speficially the Sunday Read (which mostly seems to feature the topics I'm really interested in). There was the wonderfully whimsical episode about the Cloud Appreciation Society. I'd never realised that Joni Mitchell's song Both Sides Now is about seeing shapes in clouds ("pareidolia"): Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air / And feather canyons every where / Looked at clouds that way. Then there was this other episode about Moonstruck, a movie starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. At the end they keep playing the film music for a while before the episode slowly fades out. I was walking down a snowy alley and felt like the heroine in a late 90's movie (which I could also describe as end-of-century now, how peculiar).

Pelvic floor training. I have more strength, I'm taller and it somehow keeps straightening my back? I'm really impressed of how effective it is and am planning on learning more about the Cantienica method.

I know I'm late to the game but last night I watched the whole first season of Emily in Paris in one go. I needed something to cheer my up and, oh my, did Emily deliver. Well, not really her, but Paris. Everything about the serious can only be described as delicious. The food, the man candy, the fashion, colours and backdrop. While watching I kept thinking about outfit planning, exotic cuisine, roadtrips, kissing strangers, enjoying the good life. Oh how much I miss it. I feel awfully trapped in my apartment these days. One last thing I need to highlight: Sylvie, played by Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, who is the real star of this series for me. She is just SO chic.

More light! I actually stand a chance to get home before sunset now when I head out late-ish for one of my daily walks.

A good talk with Lena. Home-made ramen. Watching en episode of Planet Earth and Blue Planet each.

Sourdough pizza with goat cheese, honey and fresh truffle.

#january 2021 #2021 #january #personal #present perfect #things i love

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aion-rsa · 4 years ago

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Best Holiday Gifts for Geeks in 2020

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To quote indie rock legends The Mountain Goats, 2020’s mantra seems to be “I’m going to make it through this year if it kills me.” We will all collectively breathe a sigh of relief once New Year’s Day hits, and a side effect of wanting the calendar to change is the desire to just get the holidays over with as soon as possible. Reality being what it currently is, most of us can’t (nor should we) see our friends and family right now. But that doesn’t mean we have to humbug our way through the next month. Small seasonal commemorations, even if it is just you and a tree straight out of A Charlie Brown Christmas, will be the norm this Yuletide. And that’s not ideal, but it’s okay given our circumstances.

Online shopping makes the arduous task of gift-purchasing, for those who can this year, easier—and safer—than ever before. Taking all of these factors into account, we’ve compiled the following geeky gift guide of largely inexpensive items that will make anyone’s holiday a bit brighter. Whether you are shopping for loved ones or just treating yourself (you deserve it, especially this year), these nerdy items will bring a smile to your face as we endure the end of 2020 together, with thoughts of better days to come at the forefront of our minds.

Star Wars: The Child: Animatronic Edition

Price: $59.00

The breakout star of this year’s Toy Fair (whoa, February feels like a million years ago), Hasbro’s animatronic replica of The Child exists somewhere in that uncanny valley between Furby dolls and Disney park professionalism. In other words, this is as close as you’ll ever get to having your own Baby Yoda to hug, and the character’s inherent cuteness is absolutely on display here. A terrific value for its reasonable price tag, The Child features screen accurate sounds and movement that somehow avoids the clunky creepiness that far too often bogs down these types of toys. (Remember the animatronic E.T. from a few years back? Shudder). There’s also fun features build into the bebe, including one that puts him to sleep when you lie him on his back. Love him or loathe him, and if it’s the latter you are a monster, Baby Yoda is here to stay. This toy is a loving tribute to the mysterious asset, and a must own this holiday season.

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Gremlins Countdown Calendar

Price: $39.96

Over the past couple of years, Advent calendars have become more popular than ever with licenses from Star Wars to Harry Potter offering up a fun way to countdown to Christmas. Jakks Pacific has done these one better, by presenting a Gremlins calendar that covers through New Year’s Eve. This monster of a product features 31 collectibles—everything from Gizmo wearing a Santa hat to the Electricity Gremlin from Gremlins 2: The New Batch to slime packets because gross. Better still, the packaging folds out to recreate the movie theater from the original film in which you can seat your new Gremlin pals as they plot their next bout of chaos.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: From a Certain Point of View

Price: $22.70

If you’re the type of person who revels in Star Wars Expanded Universe minutiae, and if you are reading these words you probably are, The Empire Strikes Back: From a Certain Point of View is the book for you. Del-Ray’s second volume of stories that tell stories on the fringes of what we witnessed on screen in the original trilogy has gathered a jaw-dropping assortment of writers (among them Amy Ratliffe, Kate Cook, Charles Yu and original Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta) for this anniversary collection of 40 stories — one for each year since the film hit theaters. Weaving together familiar events and characters with the larger Star Wars mythos, these stories aim to present new perspectives on familar events in Empire. An audacious task that would seem blasphemous were it in less talented hands.

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Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Price: $17.99

The second of two non-canon Doctor Who films released in the 1960s, this adventure sees the Doctor, his niece Louise and granddaughter Susan, and an unwilling policeman named Tom who stumbled upon the Tardis while trying to catch some jewel thieves, thrust into a future where the Daleks have ravaged the Earth. This being Doctor Who, 2150 London looks nearly identical to its 1966 counterpart—right down to its hilariously incongruous product placement. Peter Cushing delivers a charming performance as the Doctor, even though the heavy lifting action wise is left to Bernard Cribbins as Tom. (Cribbins would return to the franchise in the revival series as Donna Noble’s lovable grandfather Wilf). Unlike its predecessor, 1965’s Dr. Who and the Daleks, this film moves along at a swift pace, with some fun betrayals and story developments that are better than they have any right to be. The real stars of the show here though are the Daleks—louder and more inept than we’ve seen them before or since. This movie is an absolute oddity, mostly disconnected from Who lore at large yet campy and fun enough to please the most finicky Whovian. For a stocking stuffer this year, you can do no better.

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Back to the Future: The Official Hill Valley Cookbook

Price: $22.95

Featuring recipes for Hoverboard Cookies, Maggie McFly’s Biscuits and Cider Jelly, and Doc Brown’s Time-Altering Chicken Pot Pie, Insight Edition’s Back to the Future cookbook aims to bring you the best dishes and cocktails in history. This one is perfect for a movie marathon of all of Marty and Doc’s time travel adventures!

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Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

Price: $29.39

Unpopular opinion alert: This year’s best sci-fi revival wasn’t Star Trek: Picard but Red Dwarf: The Promised Land. Airing in the U.K. on the appropriately named Dave channel, this new feature-length special brought back Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, and The Cat for an adventure that contained (future) echoes of classic Red Dwarf installments like “Queeg” and “Dimension Jump” while telling an entirely new story—one about what happened to the rest of the feline race that spawned from Lister’s smuggled cat from the show’s pilot. Unlike recent iterations of the show, this standalone tale mostly focuses on new bits instead of rehashing the past. As a result, Red Dwarf hasn’t been this good since original co-creator Rob Grant left in 1993 following the show’s epic sixth season.

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Aliens Bishop Reaction Figure

Price: $14.99

Part of Super7’s retro-inspired Aliens line (all of which is worthy of your attention), this 3 3/4 Bishop figure lets you recreate the moment when the Alien Queen ripped the poor android in two. Truly a fun toy for the entire family.

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The Child Chia Pet

Price: $19.99

Is this Baby Yoda-inspired Chia Pet the only good thing that happened this year? Because it certainly feels that way.

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Japanese Spider-Man T-Shirt

Price: $25.84 – $28.19

Thanks to Disney+’s Marvel 616 documentary series, the world is finally discovering the magic of Toei’s Supaidaman series. Otherwise known as Japanese Spider-Man, the tokusatsu show featured a very different version of Spider-Man fighting monsters and the sinister Iron Cross Army with the help of his giant robot and Spider-Car. Seriously. It’s amazing. While vintage merchandise from the show goes for a small fortune and a Blu-ray release weirdly doesn’t exist, the best way to show off your love for this unique take on Spidey is the above T-shirt, available in sizes from small to 2XL. Yeah yeah yeah, wow!

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The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Price: $31.99

From Abrams Books comes a lavish behind-the-scenes visual tour of the world of The Mandalorian. Writer Phil Szostak’s fascinating, matter-of-fact writing style gives this hefty tome most of the weight here, but it is the production art and model work by Doug Chiang and associates that will take your breath away. Yes, there are early concept designs and insights into Baby Yoda (which is what this book primarily refers to the character as), but equally interesting are the little details— from costume facts to detailing the creation of the series’ creatures. Since this release only covers the first season, we can expect future volumes. Endlessly merchandising Star Wars, that is the way.

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The Most Stylish Early Learning Centre We’ve Ever Seen!

Interiors

Sasha Gattermayr

Both outdoor and indoor murals were painted by Ben Maitland, aka Boxcar Benny! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

The bones of the Brutalist buildings were left exposed at points, only intervened with in order to install floating acoustic ceilings in each room. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

47 different interior paint colours were used in total! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Each room is designed according a natural theme: river, sun, star, meadow, forest and cloud. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Hi Danielle! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Customised goat hair rugs are installed in each room. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Raw exposed concrete clashes with bright interior paints in all the right ways. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Marmoleum is a natural blend timber made of 40% recycled materials. It is used for the flooring throughout the centre. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

A totally mesmerising stairwell! The fluorescent glass pendant lights designed by Copper are shortlisted in the lighting category of The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Photo – Sean Fennessy.

An indoor climbing frame made totally from logs! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Geometric patterns tesselate the walls and carpets. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Each room is a tactile wonderland, from coloured tiles to blushing curved murals! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

The front desk. Photo – Sean Fennessy.

The Brighton Street early Learning Centre is tucked into the residential hub of Cremorne, just next to Richmond Primary School and Barkly Gardens! Photo – Sean Fennessy.

Though she is a self-admittedly shy person, Danielle Brustman‘s exuberant, immersive spaces betray none of her introversion.

The interior designer’s totally unique, theatrical designs draw on her background in film-set production, which allows a sense of drama and narrative to seep into her imaginative spaces.

With an expansion into furniture and lighting design now under her belt (the experimental ‘Chromatic Fantastic‘ furniture range she designed for an exhibition at Sophie Gannon Gallery is shortlisted in the Furniture Design category for The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards!), her work expands beyond the ‘traditional’ interior design trajectory.

On the back of her most recent project, the Brighton Street Early Learning Centre, we chatted with Danielle about the evolution of her practice.

Hey Danielle! Let’s get right to it, what have you been up to since your truly iconic Rigg Prize room in 2018?

The Rigg Prize was such a turning point for me. It really helped me solidify the kind of designer I wanted to be, as well giving me a platform to show my work to a much larger audience.

It’s been a busy couple of years. In late 2019 I was very fortunate to be the recipient of the inaugural Bank of Melbourne studio residency at Collingwood Yards (formerly the Collingwood Arts Precinct). I took up this wonderful studio space in February, and have absolutely loved working from there. It’s been a real oasis in this challenging corona time.

Earlier this year I presented a new collection of furniture and lighting pieces titled ‘Chromatic Fantastic’ in the Designwork 04 exhibition at Sophie Gannon Gallery as part of Melbourne Design Week. The collection consists of modular colour cabinets, a wall light and room jewellery. The work explores the sensorial relationship between colour, musical notation and scale. (Editor’s note: This cabinet is shortlisted in the Furniture category of The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards this year!)

You design lighting, furniture and installations as well as interior spaces in your ‘broad spectrum’ practice. How do all these disciplines inform each other when you’re designing a space?

These disciplines are so interconnected. As an interior designer, furniture and lighting are key ingredients when it comes to creating a bespoke scheme. Being invited to create an interior installation for The Rigg Design Prize gave me a real opportunity to try my hand at furniture and lighting design, so I have more recently extended my practice to include these. I figured as well as presenting an interior space I may as well design and make the bulk of furniture within it. It was a good decision as it has set something in motion for me that I am very excited by and extends the scope of what I can offer, but I am very much a beginner and have a lot to learn about manufacturing and production.

There is a German term ‘gesamtkunstwerk’. It is used in architecture “to signify circumstances where an architect is responsible for the design and/or overseeing of the building’s totality: shell, accessories, furnishings, and landscape.” I think this is a really interesting approach to interior design. There is something heightened and very appealing to me about interiors with a consistent and singular design language where furniture, fixtures and surface treatments within a scheme talk and refer to each other. Designing a family of lights and furniture for a client is a real privilege and can elevate an interior scheme to something more integrated and signature.

Despite studying Interior Design at RMIT, you’ve come to your practice from a set design background. Do you think a sense of theatricality and performance has influenced your work?

I worked as a set designer for many years after graduating, mainly in theatre and occasionally in film. I was drawn to the colourful world of theatre-making, where I was able to collaborate with artists from various disciplines. These included performers, directors, musicians, dancers, lighting designers and costume makers. I learned about different ways in which theatre practitioners could transform the visual and atmospheric qualities of a space through the use of colour, light, material and sound and was very excited and inspired by these effects.

I think my background as a set designer heavily informs my interiors work. I am interested in storytelling and creating narrative and spectacle through spatial design. I am also interested in spaces that offer a sense of saturation, immersive experience and escape from the mundanity of everyday living. There is definitely a sense of theatricality and the fantastical to my work. I am naturally a fairly shy person and prefer to work backstage and behind the scenes. The bolder, more performative side of my personality comes out through my design work.

Is the process for designing an education space different to the way you approach other interior design projects?

The brief and scope for the Brighton Street Early Learning Centre was so exciting. I regularly use colour in my interior design work and sometimes have to keep a bit of a check on how far I go with colour application. With this project however, I figured it was the perfect canvas to really go for it, and treat each wall, bench surface and material with a whole range of colour blends of varying hue and material. There are hand-painted murals in all rooms, the Marmoleum flooring is inlaid with graphic shapes that relate to themes in each room, and the bathroom tiles are laid in gradated spectrums of colour.

Children are so imaginative and less inhibited than adults. It made complete sense to me that these spaces ought to be filled with both stimulating and inspiring visuals. I wanted to push the colour palette to its limits, I wanted it be complex and colourful while still adhering to a level of sophistication, gentleness and balance. It was also important that the staff would enjoy the interiors as much as the children.

Colours and materials that are often used in education can be a bit crude and institutional. I wanted to completely break away from that model and present child-friendly spaces that felt more personalised and fun. In total, we specified 47 interior paint colours.

Where there any key references or inspirations you drew on for Brighton Street Early Learning Centre?

We wanted the centre to a have a hand-made, natural and unique feel about it, so each play room had been allocated a motif. These included river, lake, meadow, forest, star, sun and cloud. I used these themes to come up with a narrative, palette and treatment for each space. It was important that the rooms had their own character and feel. It was also important that the flow between the spaces was cohesive. Ultimately I wanted these spaces to be nurturing and stimulating.

The interior scheme included several graphic wall murals, all hand painted by Ben Maitland. I hope they are a source of inspiration and creativity for the children. As a designer it was most enjoyable to be able to allocate giant pastel coloured rainbows to the walls!

What’s in the works for the future?

It’s such an uncertain time. Luckily, I have a few residential interior design projects in the works. I am currently working towards an exhibition scheduled for later this year and there is also the opportunity to exhibit in Milan in 2021. Fingers crossed.

Brighton Street Early Learning Centre is located at 68 Brighton Street, Richmond in Melbourne. For more information visit their Instagram here.

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Thank you @kitmeh18 and @selkispice for indulging me and asking about this au

Nadia:

The smartest. Literally knows everything a preschooler could know and is not afraid to show it

She already knows how to read and it’s one of her favorite pastimes. Sometimes if Portia a classmate that she likes asks her she will read to them

Gets really upset when the teachers compare her to her sisters who were in the class before her

The teachers like her a lot becasue she is very polite and clean

Plays sword fighting and pirate games with Julian and Portia sometimes at recess. Does not like playing house much but will of Portia asks her too

Avoids Lucio like the plague (lol) unless he’s willing to play king and queen with her

Always has the best snacks with her and very good about sharing them

Gave Portia a ring pop and asked to marry her at one point. They held a play wedding and everything (Lucio was not invited but he crashed it anyway)

Lucio:

He is 100% the bratty entitled child who acts out for attention becasue he isn’t getting enough at home

Nadia and his parents know each other so he and Nadia have been to each other’s houses which, to him, now means they are married

Gets frustrated really easily and throws tantrums because he doesn’t know how else to express his feelings

Was a knight for Halloween last year and decided his costume was the coolest thing ever and he was never going to take it off. Lasted about a week before he decided that maybe he would take it off except for the cool armor part that goes on his arm. He wears that to school every day becasue he thinks it makes him look cool

He once ate some paper to try and look cool but then Asra told everyone that goats eat paper and he got stuck with the nickname goatboy which he absolutely hates

Cries when he gets frustrated or confused

Has promised to bring snacks to a dozen or so kids but so far has not followed through on his promises at all nore does he intend to

Draws on himself with marker

Got really sick and was out of school for a week. When he came back everyone pretended he had died and was now a ghost

Asra:

A fucking wild child. Absolute chaos deacon. This kid makes the teachers heads spin

He will nap anywhere at anytime except when it’s actually nap time which is of course the time where he is loudest

Talks to literally any animal he sees? And has such realistic conversations with them that some of the teachers are honestly just like??? I guess we have a student who can talk to animals now. Clearly this is just a whole ass magic child we got here

He has escaped the classroom and booked it home so many times that the school had to hire a security guard specifically to keep him in the building

This kid pulls the fire alarm. He steels the teachers pens and eats the uncooked macaroni off of other children’s art projects

Asra is solely responsible for the ban of glitter at the school

Says he has a new boyfriend or girlfriend every day depending on who gives him the best snacks

Starts “secret” clubs all the time and does not let Lucio join any of them

Muriel:

Muriel is a foster kid and just recently started living with his new foster father the bread man so he joins the class a few months late

He is very very shy and doesn’t talk or play with the other kids really

Despite actually being very nice a lot of kids are afraid of him becasue he looks big and scary

Asra however, is not afraid and pretty much immediately adopts Muriel as his new best friend on sight

The two of them talk to animals together at recess

Eventually Muriel and Portia become friends. They play gardening games together and Portia makes him daisy chains which he keeps in his room at home

Absolutely hates Lucio and avoids him at all costs becasue he’s loud and makes Muriel uncomfortable. Lucio keeps trying to talk to him despite this

He forgot to bring a snack one day and Nadia gave him some of hers which he was really grateful for. After that they become odd friends.

Julian:

Gives almost all his snacks to Asra every day so he can be his boyfriend

Loves to play pretend more than anyone in the class and has a very active imagination. His favorite games to play are adventure games like pirates or Knights. He also likes to play doctor

Fake bug kid. Pretends to like bugs to make friends with Asra and Lucio but is actually terrified of them

Likes to come to school in costume and has at least 20 different capes at home for various occasions

Gets hurt somehow every single day. This kid has single handedly caused a shortage of band aids within the class

Julian doesn’t cry if he gets hurt in fact usually he doesn’t even notice he’s hurt until Portia points it out to him but if he hears a sad story bring out the waterworks. This kid sobbed for an hour straight after Bambi’s mom died

Will do pretty much anything if he’s dared to. He once scaled the fence around the playground and got stuck at the top after Asra bet him he couldn’t

Sometimes the teachers really wish he was more like his sister but usually they like him becasue of how eager he is to help out around the classroom

Portia:

Is actually technically not old enough to be in the class but Mazelinka thought she was smart and mature enough to go in early and she also didn’t trust Julian to be in the class by himself

Do you want information about cats???? Go to Portia. This girl knows everything there is to know about felines and will talk about them for hours

Do NOT let her and Asra spend any time together without strict adult supervision or the results will be absolutely catastrophic

Nadia is her best friend and she has already asked Mazelinka when she is allowed to marry her

She is really good at art. He drawings are always really pretty and she loves making things. Always has the best markers

The teachers absolutely love her becasue of how good she is at making sure everyone is included in games

Actually the queen of tag

Valerius:

Lucio’s best friend

Literally just spends the whole class judging people and drinking grape juice

Not amused by Julian but has a grudging respect for Nadia

I think about my arcana preschool au way to much

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1. What is something you always wear, even in the shower? I used to have three rings that I literally wore 24/7, which means I even wore them in the shower, for years. Sometime last year I took them off for some reason, and I just didn’t end up putting them back on. They’ve been off ever since, so now I don’t have anything I always wear.

Cool story, I know.

2. What is your favorite thing to wear to sleep? Comfy pants and a baggy shirt. <<< Same.

3. What is/was your favorite stuffed animal growing up! Growing up I didn’t have one, but now my favorites are all my giraffe stuffed animals that I have.

4. Have you read any book more than 5 times? No. I’ve read a lot of books that I really enjoyed, but I’ve never reread any. For some reason I can’t do that with that books? I don’t know why.

5. How did you feel after your first kiss? It was awkward, but it was my first and all I knew. I was giddy about it, lol.

6. What type of underwear do you prefer? Cotton.

7. What was the first movie you’ve seen in a movie theater? I don’t know, but the first one that comes to mind is Stuart Little. I know that’s not the first, though. It was probably a Disney movie.

8. What is your state or country’s minimum wage? I think it’s $10.50.

9. What moment in time did you truly feel ‘awe-inspired?’ Uhhh. I don’t know.

10. What is your least favorite food? Chinese food.

11. What is your favorite constellation and why? I don’t have one.

12. If you could have any hair style you wanted, what would it look like? I like my length, but I would add some layers.

13. Gold, silver, or bronze accessories? Silver.

14. Do you have any allergies? Latex and tangerines.

15. Do you like the smell of cedar wood? I do.

16. Shower curtain, or door? Mine has sliding doors.

17. Do you wear slippers? Nope.

18. What is your favorite pattern? Plaid.

19. Do you watch any big sports games? Nope.

20. Can you play any instruments? No. :/ I used to be able to play some piano, but it’s been too long now. I’d need a serious refresher. I wish I kept up with it and took it more seriously. I’d love to be able to play.

21. If you could learn any language that you don’t already know semi-fluently, what would it be? I do know some Spanish, but I’d like to be fluent in it.

22. What is your favorite topic in history class? There’s a lot of interesting topics throughout.

23. Do you believe in love at first sight? No.

24. Name one dream that ruined your day when you woke up. I’m sure there’s one that had me in a bad mood or upset after I woke up, but I’m blanking on an example right now.

25. Have you ever burned yourself? Yes. Not fun.

26. Do you own a hair dryer? Yeah, we have one. I don’t use it, though.

27. What age did you learn to make toast? Uhh. I have no idea. Probably pretty young since it’s super easy.

28. What color is the mat in your bathroom? Brown.

29. Name something in your bathroom you constantly run out of besides toilet paper. There isn’t anything else that we constantly run out of, though. Not anything on the same level as toilet paper.

30. What kind of watch do you wear? I don’t wear one. I just use my phone.

31. How much did the shirt you’re wearing right now cost? I’m not sure because it was a Christmas gift.

32. Are you still friends with anyone from middle school? Yeah, my friend Amanda.

33. Do you hope to advance at your current job? I’m unemployed.

34. Would you like to marry whoever you’re seeing right now? I’m not seeing anyone right now.

35. Have you ever thought to yourself that you’re the luckiest person in the world? I felt that way with Ty, as cheesy as it probably sounds.

36. What is your favorite color to paint your nails? Black, honestly.

37. What time of day do you most enjoy looking at the sky? Like evening time when the sun starts to go down. When the sky has pink and yellow and orange mixed in.

38. What is your dream vehicle? I don’t have one.

39. What was the best thing you ever did for your parents or legal guardians or parent figures? I’m not sure. You’d have to ask them.

40. Have you ever worn a suit? No.

41. Would you rather make 2d or 3d art? I suppose 2D. That is if I could actually make any kind of art at all.

42. Have you ever made a list of questions for Tumblr? No.

43. Do you prefer candles or incense? Incense.

44. If you marry, would you do a tradition wedding, or get hitched? I don’t know. I don’t even know if I’ll ever get married.

45. What is the weirdest thing you’ve done with binder clips? Nothing weird that I can think of.

46. Do you still go trick-or-treating? No.

47. Have you ever won a costume contest? I’ve never been in one, but I’m sure I wouldn’t have won any.

48. What is something you’ve done every summer for as long as you can remember? Complain about the heat? ha.

49. Do you touch things for no reason? Uhhh. Maybe? I don’t know. Probably more so absentmindedly.

50. Do you eat candy corn? Yup. I actually really like candy corn in small quantities. <<< Same! Because it’s so sweet I can only have a little at a time as well, but it is good.

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New Orleans | January 2017 | 5 Days in 1 Minute

Day 1

Central Business District

· SAN to MSY | Direct flight. Stop-overs are unfun. Uber or cab, don’t shuttle.

· Hyatt Regency - Check out the spots in the hotel. Chef John Besh has eatery Borgne in the lobby. Woke up to the sight of the Superdome. Didn’t see Drew Brees.

· It’s a small city. Uber it. Or walk everywhere, but not at night…as suggested by one of our Uber drivers, Ayesha – “Tis daaangerous!”

Warehouse District

· Cochon Restaurant – Lots of eateries established from abandoned warehouses. Fancy-ish pork-centric food by Chef Donald Link. Vague [hip] menu descriptions.

o Fried gator

o Rabbit & dumplings

o Porchetta w/ slaw

Day 2

French Quarter

· Jackson Square – Music everywhere. Stop & listen to all the performers even for just a little bit. Hip hop brass, country blues, old skool jazz, 10 year old kids playing drums on plastic tubs w/ the cadence of pros 3 times their age.

· Café Du Monde | Beignets & café au laits…b/c you have to. Grab it to-go & eat on a bench next to the Mississippi River.

· The Presbytere | Louisiana State Museum – The horrors of Hurricane Katrina & the resolve of the people of NOLA. The history of Mardi Gras, carnivals & interesting costumes – some like whoa & some absolutely frightening. Fats Domino’s piano is there as well.

· Walk around the Quarter. Take in the architecture. See all the street performers. Notice all the ‘buzzed’ people. You can walk the streets w/ an open container of alcohol. Bars serve drinks in plastic cups. Horses. Tours on horse carriages - if that’s your thing.

· Laffite’s Blacksmith Shop | 200 year old blacksmith shop that is now a bar. Get a pint. Do not get a ‘Cup of Cherries’…cherries soaked in everclear.

· Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo | Souvenirs & stuff.

· Doreen Ketchens aka Queen Clarinet | She plays w/ her band on the street. Rad.

· Carousel Lounge at the Hotel Monteleone | The bar seriously is a ‘carousel’ that spins. Or grab a posh lounge chair or couch w/ your significant other. Order a New Orleans classic – The Sazerac.

· The Faulkner House | Author William Faulkner wrote his 1st book ‘Soldiers Pay’ in this house. Now it is a bookstore. Neat.

Warehouse District

· Emeril’s | Chef ‘BAM!!!’ Lagasse’s original resto. Hospitality was excellent. So was the boar.

o House made andouille & boudin sausages – braised collard greens, turbodog onions, whole grain mustard, house worcestershire sauce

o Andouille crusted gulf drum – grilled veggies, shoestring potatoes, glazed pecans, creole meuniere

o Local wild boar – fettuccine verde, cocoa tomato sauce, pumpkin, holy trinity salsa

o Emeril’s banana cream pie – graham cracker crust, caramel sauce, chocolate shavings

Frenchmen Street

· Frenchmen Art Market | Street art, vendors, twinkle lights. Jazz clubs & bars surrounding.

· The Spotted Cat Music Club | Fun jazz club in a dive bar setting. Way rad.

Bourbon Street

· Hidden within the Erin Rose Irish Pub is the tiny sammich counter Killer Po-Boys. Grab a pint & a late nite pork belly po-boy.

Day 3

Central Business District

· Mother’s Restaurant – A walk from the hotel. Stand in line at this old skool NOLA staple for non-fussy creole eats served by happy peeps.

o The Famous Ferdi Special Po-Boy – ham, roast beef, the original debris w/ au jus gravy.

o Shrimp + Oyster Po-Boy – cabbage, pickle, mayo, creole & yellow mustard, tartar & hot cocktail sauce on the side.

o Grits

Arts District of New Orleans

· The National World War II Museum – See everything. Spend a few hours. Amazing museum.

· Walk around the Arts District. Museums and galleries. Rad graffiti. The General Lee statue. Walk into Louisiana’s own Rouses Grocery & check out the produce & meats. Pick up some seasoning spices as souvenirs.

Warehouse District

· Restaurant August | Chef John Besh’s fine dining flagship restaurant. Order a la carte…OR SPLURGE and get both the tasting menus. See & taste what the best chefs in NOLA can do.

o Tasting of Farmers Market Vegetables

o The Restaurant August Degustation Menu

Day 4

Garden District

· The Lafayette Cemetery – Search for the undead or re-enact scenes from the action comedy “Double Jeopardy” starring Ashley Judd which was filmed here.

· Commander’s Palace| A NOLA institution since 1880. Old skool, elegant, kinda gaudy but fun. There was a Travel Channel camera crew filming when we had lunch. Our server said that they film so much in here that he doesn’t bother to ask “for what” anymore.

o Plaquemine satsuma citrus salad

o Creole gumbo du jour – Andouille & chicken gumbo, scratch stocks, dark roux, holy trinity & rum barrel hot sauce

o Cornbread crusted Des Allemands catfish – sauté of Cajun andouille, Vidalia onions, red beans, roasted tomato, tomato red butter & smoked corn grits

o Sugarcane lacquered south Texas quail – charred chili & popcorn rice boudin w/ tasso braised cabbage, sugarcane-rum vinegar glaze & Crystal hot sauce pepper jelly

o Ponchatoula strawberry shortcake – strawberries macerated w/ cane sugar, warm buttermilk biscuit & Chantilly whipped cream

o 25 cent martinis. A tradition & a must [limit 3 per person – you won’t need any more].

· Garden District Houses – Stroll around & check out the 19th century homes & try to burn off some of the butter, cream & calories you’ve eaten so far on this trip. Can’t believe the amount of butter that everyone serves just w/ the bread starter down here.

· Garden District Book Shop – Neat little shop. Signed copies of everything. Guest author events all the time. Also…Anne Rice everything…everything.

Magazine Street

· La Petite Grocery | Another James Beard Award hype resto [like all the places in this list – minus Mother’s] by Chef Justin Devillier housed in a building that used to be an 1800s grocery store. Made from scratch elevated classics.

o Fried green tomatoes

o Pickle jar

o Snapper special

o Seafood stew

French Quarter

· Preservation Hall – Stand in line & wait to watch & listen to the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Mos def a highlight on this trip. Amazing 1 hour set of up-tempo New Orleans style jazz.

o They only let 100 people in per show. People watch while in line– it’s the best. We saw Satan trying to get into the Pat O’Brien Pub next door. There was also a dude selling beers from a cooler in the front of the line at the entrance of the building. “They don’t sell beer up in there, get it here!” People did. The hall did not stop him at all – good business trade.

Day 5

Central Business District

· Willa Jean | A bakery & restaurant by Chef John Besh. He has like 12 restaurants.

o Roasted beet salad – arugula, pistachio, citrus, goat cheese vinaigrette [by this point in this trip, our stomachs were screaming for salads, salt & acid to cut thru all the butter]

o Smoked salmon tartine – fresh cheese, capers, red onion, hardboiled egg, marbled rye

o Fried chicken sammich – serrano slaw, Hawaiian roll

o Cold brew coffee

o The WJ bloody mary

· MSY to SAN | Direct flight. Stop-overs are super lame. Sleep on the plane. Or watch ‘Deadpool’ on your iPhone.

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