#ikon holiday

[juhotonin]

I’m so carefree about Ikon’s concert in Germany…

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

"Also I noticed that Catherine who wasn't papped after her wedding had a rude surprise when she went for her mother's birthday in 2019."

Kate was papped loads of times after her wedding. Starting afew days afterwards when she was papped at her local Waitrose in Anglesey which everyone assumed to be an a staged papstroll with agreement of BP so media would leave her alone just as the royals used to do when they went on holidays. 

The frequency of her being papped dropped after her wedding, and then after 2014 following the success of her France papped photos court case. 2014 was the year that EU privacy laws were incorporated into UK law that made it easier to sue paps like that guy, Niraj Tanna, from Ikon pictures who'd made a fortune papping Kate starting the dating years right through to toddler George. 

Infact, it was Niraj Tanna stalking George + Nanny Maria when they were put and about in London that caused William to threaten to criminally sue him that finally stopped the family getting papped. 

Google his name and Kate, you'll see all the pictures he papped her and when they stopped. 

He was often labelled as the Middletons' dial-a-pap because of his uncanny ability to find Kate anywhere in the world unlike other paps, but the relationship got dicey after she sued him. He gave a public statement following the trial claiming that the secret of his success was that the Middletons had formed a relationship with him and called him to tell them where Kate would be.  

This first lawsuit significantly cooled whatever relationship they had, but he continued to pap Kate following her marriage right upto the second threatened lawsuit, this time by William. 

He stopped completely after that, claiming retirement as an active pap and instead concentrating on his photo agency. 

Ironically, one of the London paps hired by Meghan to be her go-to paps for a limited time came from his agency. This was the guy who papped her wearing the M H necklace and is often quoted confirming her staged papstrolls. She hasn't used him since she returned to LA. 

Ps: Niraj was the source of the Jecca/ married William. 

He used to tweet about them and hint at something between them including captioning a papped William + Jecca at a Spanish airport as William's Camilla implying that Jecca was to the WK marriage what Camilla was to the CD marriage. 

[the-strange-world]

Summer Vibes ☀️ Kpop Songs

Part 3

View - SHINee

CRAZY NIGHT - DKZ

Cupid - DKZ

LE VOYA9E - Kep1er

Gotta Get Back - P1Harmony feat. Pink Sweat$

LAVISH LIGHT - ALICE

VIBE - 1TEAM

Salty - THE BOYZ

Water - THE BOYZ

Whiplash - THE BOYZ

Only ONE - THE BOYZ

Jogging - LUCY

Watermelon- LUCY

Starry Night - MAMAMOO

Midnight Summer Dream - MAMAMOO

Egotistic- MAMAMOO

Summer Breeze - SF9

Airplane - Dreamcatcher

Cherry (Real Miracle) - JIU (Dreamcatcher)

AWay - Jeong Eun Ji

Hot Summer - f(x)

Holiday - A.C.E

Holiday - Girls’ Generation

HOLIDAY - WINNER

Holiday - SECRET NUMBER

Holiday - SEVENTEEN

Healing - SEVENTEEN

_WORLD - SEVENTEEN

Darl+ing - SEVENTEEN

‘bout you - SEVENTEEN

Holiday Party - Weeekly

Check It Out - Weeekly

Popping - ONF

Beautiful Beautiful- ONF

SEE SEA - HYOLYN

Pporappippam - SUNMI

IT’z SUMMER - ITZY

Blue Orangeade - TXT

Sunny Summer - GFRIEND

Vacation - GFRIEND

Talk & Talk - fromis_9

FUN! - fromis_9

Sea - Golden Child

Pump It Up - Golden Child

Your Ocean - LUMINOUS

LOVE SCENARIO - iKON

Let’s! - Hoppípolla

Summer 127 - NCT 127

We Ride - Brave Girls

After We Ride - Brave Girls

[flurrys-creativity]

Flurry's Tipsy Drabbles

Since the link space on the collaborative masterlist is limited, I made a sub-masterlist with only the drabbles I wrote.

All the other drabbles by the other amazing authors can be found here.

8 drops of poison - Ateez (OT8) - sfw, PG-15

Amber Moon - Hyunjin (Stray Kids) - sfw, PG-13

Astro Pop - Jinjin (Astro) - sfw, PG-13

Bijou - Huta (BtoB’s Minhyuk) - sfw, PG-13

Black thorn - Yunho (Ateez) - sfw, PG-15

Breakfast martini - Minghao (Seventeen) - sfw, PG-15

Cobra’s Fang - Kibum (SHINee) - sfw, PG-13

Damn the weather - Hwasa (Mamamoo) - sfw, PG-13

Flying Kangaroo - Chan (Stray Kids) - sfw, PG-13

Holiday Punch - Hajoon (The Rose) - sfw, PG-13

Old fashioned - Jinyoung (GOT7) - sfw, PG-13

Porchcrawler - Christian Yu (DPR Ian) - sfw, PG-13

Shark bite - Joshua (Seventeen) - sfw, PG-13

Suffering Bastard (1) - Johnny (NCT) - sfw, PG-15

  -> Dying Bastard (2) - Johnny (NCT) - sfw, PG-15

  –> Dead Bastard (3) - Johnny (NCT) - sfw, PG-15

Super Fox - Donghyuk (iKon) - sfw, PG-13

Swimming Pool - Lay (EXO) - sfw, PG-13

White Lady - Jessi - sfw, PG-15

[lgcmanager]

NOTORIETY TIERS 012

SCHEDULE TYPE: N/A RESTRICTIONS: only open to anyone who has 200 NOTORIETY and is an IDOL ( who debuted in a permanent group ), ACTOR, or MODEL.

as a reward for people’s dedication and hard work towards the rp, we have opened this for anyone who has met specific requirements. this new concept also allows for our members to plan their muses’ career outside of roleplay-sponsored events. more details about the notoriety tier can be located in THIS GUIDE created by ADMIN *! since this is a new concept for all of us, if you do have any questions pertaining to the guide, feel free to message the main!

for SEPTEMBER, we listed the muses that are eligible for this opportunity and the tier they belong in:

AHN JAEHWA ( @lgcjaehwa ): tier 7

AHN JAESUN ( @lgcjaesun ): tier 8

AHN YEIN ( @lgcyein ): tier 2

GONG HYEJOO ( @lgchyejoo ): tier 3

HAN JISOO ( @lgcjisoo ): tier 3

HAN KEEHO ( @lgckeeho ): tier 2

JEON HARU ( @lgcharu ): tier 7

KIM ALEX ( @lgcalex ): tier 4

KIM JINSEO ( @lgcjinseo ): tier 7

KIM JINYOUNG ( @lgcjinyoung ): tier 3

LEE HANBYUL ( @lgchanbyul ): tier 5

LEE JIHO ( @lgcjiho ): tier 7

LEE MINJI ( @lgcxminji ): tier 3

LEE YEJIN ( @lgcyejin ): tier 2

LEE YUSHIN ( @lgcyushin ): tier 5

LIM SANGHYUN ( @lgcsanghyun ): tier 6

MIN SOYOUN ( @lgcsoyoun ): tier 7

MOON HAYOUNG ( @lgchayoung ): tier 4

MOON SOMIN ( @lgcsomin ): tier 3

OH EUNHYE ( @lgceunhye ): tier 6

PONGSAK TEE ( @lgctee ): tier 3

SEO YURA ( @lgcyura ): tier 5

SHIN JIEUN ( @lgcjieun ): tier 3

SON EUNHO ( @eunholgc ): tier 2

SON NABI ( @lgcnabi ): tier 3

SU PARKER ( @lgcparker ): tier 2

WON YEONWOO ( @lgcyeonwoo ): tier 4

YAMASHITA ICHIKA ( @lgcichika ): tier 5

YANG AERI ( @lgcaeri ): tier 5

YOO DAEHO ( @lgcdaeho ): tier 3

for this cycle, most of the gigs will be scheduled for NOVEMBER-MARCH depending on the claims submitted. please keep this in mind with the details mentioned below AND when deciding on the gigs ( if you want to do one that is time-sensitive ).

GIG RESTRICTIONS

for FABULA and CRYSTALLIS, all of the members CANNOT redeem a commercial gig ( international or domestic ) due to Q4 plans.

for DRAMAS, we will only be allowing FOUR new dramas because these dramas will last until the end of 2023 and early 2024 ! 

as for SONGWRITING/MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT claims, here are a list of songs that are claimable:

458 - cix ( b-side/versus )

all the way here - ikon ( b-side/type zero )

collision - stray kids ( b-side/type zero )

draw (my time) - ichillin’ ( title track/nova )

generations - triple s ( title track/nova )

heroine - ive ( b-side/crystallis )

higher ground - wei ( b-side/type zero )

like a movie - ikon ( b-side/type zero )

my secret playlist - odd eye circle ( b-side/nova )

new world - ateez ( b-side/type zero )

sos - nct dream ( b-side/type zero )

welcome to my world - aespa ( b-side/crystallis )

wormhole: new track - n.ssign ( b-side/type zero )

in regards to the ARTICLES for the songwriting/producing claims, all of the details regarding when the songs will be released will be announced at the start of Q4 2023. we recommend that you wait until OCTOBER to submit the articles so that you have all of the necessary details. because of this too, we’ll be giving all of the songwriting/producing articles until OCTOBER 28, 2023 11:59PM EDT ( instead of the date mentioned below ) to be submitted.

as for the HOSTING gigs, here are the list of year end award shows that they can be a part of:

golden disc awards

KBS gayo daechukje

MAMA awards

MBC drama awards

MBC gayo daejejeon

melon music awards

SBS gayo daejeon

since it is early for the irl awards shows to announce dates for some of these events, if you plan on claiming any of them, it is advisable to write the article without a date attached to it and we’ll add it on our end when it’s announced.

for ALL gigs that are holidays/year end related ( eg. christmas covers ), you may claim them but please make a note in the form that it’s for that so we can schedule the gig accordingly.

NOTORIETY TIERS FORMS

please be sure to read THIS POST for more information on what activities you can claim and how to format your forms before you submit them to the lgcpoints blog by SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, 11:59PM EDT:

MUSE NAME · SEPTEMBER NOTORIETY TIERS NOTORIETY TIER: ( the muse’s notoriety tier ) CLAIM(S): ( number(s) + level(s) of each claim ) - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety

in addition to that, after your form has been accepted, you will have to do the second component, which is to write the article for each of the gigs. for this cycle, everyone has to submit their articles by OCTOBER 21, 2023, 11:59PM EDT ( unless this is for a songwriting/producing claim article, which will be due on OCTOBER 28, 2023 11:59PM EDT ). if you want ideas as to how the articles are typically written, you can refer OVER HERE. to make it easier for us, fill out the form below and submit it to the lgcmedia blog so that we can review and process it ( we also have the right to make any necessary changes to the articles to reflect whatever schedules the muse may have during that time ):

MUSE NAME · NOTORIETY TIERS - NOTORIETY TIER: ( the muse’s notoriety tier ) - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ) - TITLES: ( for the graphic, there are two titles so provide the title which will be used in the graphic and then a heading for the post ) - BLURB: ( 100+ words minimum ) - IMAGE: ( image you prefer to use for the article, optional ) * ## denotes the number of the activity ( so activity 1, activity 2, etc. ).

while this is optional, if you wish to include the comments for each of the articles ( one positive and one negative/neutral ) you are free to do so ( and it does save us a bit of work ). if your muse is taking multiple activities, then copy and paste the form above again. please submit all of them one time ( exceptions are the songwriting/producing articles ) so that we can process it easily!

[grumpymacaron]

What do your tags mean?

hi anon!!!! thanks for asking this question; i've always wanted to talk about it tbh fJKDLSAFSDHLKFDSH

this'll be long but here's an explanation for each tag! the tl;dr for them will be that they're all related to a song i like hehe

personal tags: asks: #✑ 러브레터 ೃ༄°

this tag says "love letter" in korean~

favorite aesthetic: #˚୨୧ 취향저격.ೃ࿔*:･

this tag says "my type"! it's kind of like a turn of phrase tho; i think it directly translates to like "shot of my taste" or smth FDJSKLFSDAJFK that being said, it's kind of a reference to an ikon song with this same korean title i really like!!! the english title is simply "my type" :-)

favorite tracks: #˚ ༘ ·˚ pink♡tape ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ

this tag is a reference to the greatest album of all time: f(x)'s pink tape B)

general aesthetic: #୨୧ 예쁜소녀 ˚ ༘

this tag means "pretty girl/maiden" PFFTJDKLFJSKALF but it's more a reference to my favorite song by my favorite artist: "i wish" by luna~

personal: #˚ ༘ ·˚ j♡lie.log ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ

now this one's kinda obvious; it's just my name but like as a .log file haha

wishlist: #✩ 12시 25분 ‧₊˚

this tag says "12:25"! it's a reference to Wish List by f(x) (a great song for the holidays)

mutual tags:

ann tag: #˚✧ 理智派 ✧˖*°࿐

this tag's for stuff that reminds me of my lovely mutual @ruoxin ♥︎ it's a reference to her favorite show, "the rational life" (理智派生活)!!!

dani tag: #·.✧ 𝚛 𝚞 𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚒𝚗'? ✧˖*°࿐

this tag's for stuff that reminds of me my funniest mutual @whitechocolate ☻ it's a reference to a song of the same name by her #1 man this random guy named baekhyun... i think

lilico tag: #✧ 달구나 ✧˖*°࿐

this tag's for my bestest buddy @dalgonamilk ♡ it translates to "oh, that's sweet~" but when said ("dal-gu-na~") it sounds like dalgona!!! (might be wrong on this, but this phrase might be the predecessor to the word "dalgona")

ri tag: #`✧ 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔦𝔠𝔢 ✧˖*°࿐

this tag's for everything that reminds me of my precious mutual @uknow ★ it's a reference to the song of the same title by tvxq!!!

rin tag: #✧ 𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮 ✧˖°࿐

this tag's for the sweetest girl on earth, @girlsgenerati0n ☆ it's a reference to a song w the same name by snsd!!!

winter tag: #˖✧ 0310 ✧˖*°࿐

this tag's for my sister from another mister, @yerinbaeks ⛄︎ it's a reference to the ough-iest of all yerin baek songs w the same name!!!

thanks again for letting me talk about my tags~ please check my mutuals' blogs out; they're all very wonderful people :o)

[elsalouisa]

"To enter the School of the Imperial Ballet is to enter a convent whence frivolity is banned, and where merciless discipline reigns. Every morning at eight, the solemn tolling of a big bell would put an end to our sleep. We dressed under the stern eyes of a governess, whose duty it was to see that all hands were kept perfectly clean, all nails in good trim, and all teeth carefully washed. When we were ready, we went to prayers, which were sung by one of the older pupils in front of an ikon underneath which a tiny flickering lamp was burning like a little red star. At nine, breakfast—tea, bread and butter—was served, and immediately afterwards the dancing lesson began.

We were all gathered in a big room, very high and well lit. There was no furniture except a few benches, a piano, and enormous mirrors. The walls were decorated with portraits of Russia’s sovereigns. After the small novices’ lesson, the elder, more advanced pupils had their turn, and the beginners withdrew to another room, where they pursued their work. At twelve the bell rang for lunch, after which we were taken out for a walk. Then more exercises until four o’clock, and then dinner. After dinner we enjoyed a period of leisure. Then came fencing lessons, music lessons, and from time to time rehearsals of dances which were to be performed on the stage of the Maryinsky Theatre. When we children had to appear in a ballet, we were taken to the theatre in great, well-closed cars. Supper used to be at eight, and an hour later we were sent to bed. On feast days were were taken to one of the Imperial Theatres: at times to the Theatre Michel, to see French plays performed by the French artists belonging to the Imperial company.

The most exciting days in our well-ordered life were those when the Emperor paid a visit to the school. In those times the imperial family used to mark their interest in the school by frequent visits. And then, to please the Empress, the children would perform a ballet on the school’s little stage. I can remember that one day, when I was a little girl, the Emperor Alexander and the Empress Maria, with other members of the imperial family, came to see one of those performances. At the end of the ballet we were allowed to go into the auditorium. The Czar took my little comrade, Stanislava Belinskaya, in his arms. He was so kind-hearted and unaffected, in all respects a true Russian! At that very instant I burst into tears. Naturally I was asked why I wept. And between two sobs I replied, with tears trickling fast down my cheeks: “I want the Emperor to take me into his arms too!’ Grand Duke Vladimir, in order to comfort me, took me upon his knee. But I was not satisfied, and went on weeping and repeating, “I want the Emperor to kiss me!” The Grand Duke laughed heartily. After the performance, the imperial family would come to the dining-room and have tea with us. We were not in the least embarrassed by their presence. The Emperor and Empress were so kind, so very much like a kind father and mother, that we were quite at ease with them, and altogether content.

Every Sunday my mother came to see me; and I used to spend all my holidays with her. During the summer we always lived in the country. We grew so fond of our little holiday cottage, that even now we have not the heart to give it up in favour of some more comfortable abode".

Anna Pavlova "Pages of my life"

[piapiatoss]

Profil Aktor dan Aktris Terkenal Dunia

Dunia perfilman selalu dipenuhi oleh bintang-bintang berbakat yang mampu menghidupkan karakter-karakter luar biasa di layar lebar. Aktor dan aktris terkenal dunia bukan hanya dikenal karena kemampuan akting mereka, tetapi juga karena pengaruh mereka dalam industri film dan budaya populer. Berikut adalah profil beberapa aktor dan aktris terkenal yang telah meninggalkan jejak tak terlupakan dalam sejarah perfilman.

1. Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep sering dianggap sebagai salah satu aktris terbesar sepanjang masa. Lahir pada 22 Juni 1949 di Summit, New Jersey, Streep telah memenangkan tiga Academy Awards dan dinominasikan sebanyak 21 kali, sebuah rekor yang mencerminkan bakat luar biasanya. Ia dikenal karena kemampuannya dalam memainkan berbagai peran, dari drama berat seperti "Sophie's Choice" hingga komedi musikal seperti "Mamma Mia!". Keahlian akting dan dedikasinya membuatnya menjadi panutan bagi banyak aktor dan aktris muda.

2. Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro, lahir pada 17 Agustus 1943 di New York City, adalah aktor yang dikenal karena dedikasinya dalam memerankan karakter-karakter kompleks. Ia dua kali memenangkan Academy Award untuk penampilannya dalam "The Godfather Part II" dan "Raging Bull". De Niro sering bekerja sama dengan sutradara Martin Scorsese, menciptakan beberapa film ikonik seperti "Taxi Driver" dan "Goodfellas". Kemampuannya dalam membawa karakter ke kehidupan nyata dengan intensitas dan kedalaman membuatnya menjadi salah satu aktor terbaik sepanjang masa.

3. Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio, lahir pada 11 November 1974 di Los Angeles, California, telah berkembang dari bintang remaja menjadi salah satu aktor paling dihormati di Hollywood. DiCaprio pertama kali menarik perhatian dunia melalui film "Titanic" pada tahun 1997. Sejak itu, ia telah membintangi banyak film sukses, termasuk "Inception", "The Wolf of Wall Street", dan "The Revenant", yang memberikannya penghargaan Oscar pertama sebagai Aktor Terbaik. Komitmennya terhadap peran dan dedikasinya pada isu-isu lingkungan menambah dimensi lain pada karirnya.

4. Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett, lahir pada 14 Mei 1969 di Melbourne, Australia, adalah aktris dengan jangkauan akting yang luar biasa. Ia telah memenangkan dua Academy Awards, satu untuk perannya sebagai Katharine Hepburn dalam "The Aviator" dan satu lagi untuk perannya dalam "Blue Jasmine". Blanchett dikenal karena kemampuannya menghidupkan karakter-karakter yang kuat dan beragam, baik dalam film besar seperti "The Lord of the Rings" maupun drama kecil seperti "Carol". Keanggunan dan keahliannya membuatnya menjadi salah satu aktris paling dihormati dalam industri ini.

5. Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington, lahir pada 28 Desember 1954 di Mount Vernon, New York, adalah salah satu aktor paling berbakat dan berpengaruh di dunia. Ia telah memenangkan dua Academy Awards, satu untuk perannya dalam "Glory" dan satu lagi dalam "Training Day". Washington dikenal karena kemampuannya untuk memerankan karakter-karakter yang kuat dan karismatik. Film-filmnya seperti "Malcolm X", "The Hurricane", dan "Fences" telah menunjukkan kedalamannya sebagai aktor dan komitmennya pada kualitas akting yang tinggi.

6. Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, lahir pada 4 Mei 1929 di Brussels, Belgia, adalah ikon film klasik yang dikenal karena kecantikannya yang anggun dan bakat aktingnya yang luar biasa. Hepburn memenangkan Academy Award untuk perannya dalam "Roman Holiday" dan dikenal luas melalui film-film seperti "Breakfast at Tiffany's" dan "My Fair Lady". Selain karir filmnya, Hepburn juga dikenal karena kerja kemanusiaannya sebagai duta UNICEF, menunjukkan dedikasinya pada membantu orang lain di seluruh dunia.

7. Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks, lahir pada 9 Juli 1956 di Concord, California, adalah aktor yang dicintai banyak orang karena peran-perannya yang hangat dan relatable. Hanks telah memenangkan dua Academy Awards berturut-turut untuk perannya dalam "Philadelphia" dan "Forrest Gump". Ia juga dikenal melalui film-film seperti "Saving Private Ryan", "Cast Away", dan "The Terminal". Kemampuannya untuk membawakan karakter yang beragam dengan kejujuran dan kemanusiaan membuatnya menjadi salah satu aktor paling disukai di Hollywood.

Para aktor dan aktris ini telah menunjukkan dedikasi, bakat, dan kerja keras dalam setiap peran yang mereka mainkan. Mereka bukan hanya menghibur, tetapi juga menginspirasi dan menggerakkan penonton di seluruh dunia. Dengan kontribusi mereka yang luar biasa dalam dunia perfilman, mereka telah mengukir nama mereka dalam sejarah sebagai bintang-bintang yang tak terlupakan.

[palmoilnews]

GRAINS-Wheat futures extend losses as crop forecast eases supply fears SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Thursday as harvests in the United States and elsewhere and higher production forecasts in major exporting countries eased supply fears, with the September contract slipping to its lowest level in two months. Corn and soybean futures also dipped amid easing concerns over a heatwave set to strike U.S. corn and soy crops. With the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) reopening after a public holiday on Wednesday, September soft red winter wheat WU24 was down 0.1% at $5.98-1/2 a bushel by 0245 GMT, having fallen as low as $5.97. The contract has fallen in four consecutive trading sessions and is down around 19% from a high seen last month. CBOT soybeans Sv1 dipped 0.1% to $11.73-1/4 a bushel and corn Cv1 was trading 0.6% lower at $4.47-1/2 a bushel. "Grains are trying to stabilise after the latest big drop in prices," said Ole Houe, director of advisory services at IKON Commodities in Sydney. "However, in the near term there is not much to stop prices from sliding further," he said. "There is plenty of wheat coming out of the United States and the Russian crop is stabilising." Russia's IKAR agricultural consultancy said on Wednesday it raised its forecasts for the country's wheat crop to 82 million metric tons from 81.5 million tons. Russia is the world's biggest wheat exporter. Adverse weather led to severe harvest downgrades last month that raised global prices. In Argentina, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange bumped up its forecast for wheat planting, saying higher wheat prices and lower input costs were pushing more farmers to sow the crop despite dryness in some areas. Germany's 2024 wheat crop is likely to fall 5.5% to 20.34 million metric tons year-on-year, but recent rain should have no major impact, the country's association of farm cooperatives said in its latest harvest estimate. Moving to corn, Ukraine's production estimate was revised upwards by 0.8% amid improved soil moisture levels across key cropping regions, LSEG Commodities Research said in a report. LSEG Commodities Research also slightly raised its Argentina corn production estimate as the country's harvest reached its halfway mark. A heatwave in the U.S. Midwest this week is raising concerns about the eastern Corn Belt's corn and soy crops, but agronomists said it should have limited impact on plants because they are still in the vegetative growth stage. Commodity funds were net buyers of CBOT corn, soybean, soymeal and soyoil futures contracts on Tuesday and net sellers of wheat, traders said.

[bloomette]

I'm gonna try for Ikon ticket on saturday 🥲 wish me luck...it's a waaaaay smaller venue than the one I went last time 🥲

I have hesitated a long time (because i would miss one day in my portugal holidays) but those silly guys made me SO happy after their concert in 2023...and I know it'll be the last time before their enlistment 🤧 i should do it for my spotify wrapped top 1 artist even if it means goodbye money 🙂‍↕️

[matthewwhitehouseunit6]

Evaluation

I have enjoyed working on my FMP for the past 10 weeks. I feel like I have done a good job at looking at artists and studios and using what I have learned from them into my own FMP, which is something I have struggled with in previous assignments. For example, I was fascinated by the work of Emmanuelle Moureaux, who inspired me to use the idea of binary code in my project. Next, I have felt like I have done a good job looking over ethics during my project. I have made sure that I have not used any copyright content and consistently review my project to make sure that it will not offend anyone. While doing my FMP I have made sure to consider what I am doing and if it could negatively impact on the environment. Doing this over the course of my project, I have Identified multiple parts of my project and adapted them to make sure they impact on the environment the least.

Over the past few years, it has frustrated me how people don’t go out and see the world as much as they would rather stay on electronic devices instead, as is because they can get believe they can get similar experiences from them. So, I wanted to further investigate this topic ad find out if it is just my experiences or if this was actually happening. While researching into my project I came across many alarming statistics, such as, every year there is a decline in how many people go on holiday. This research has inspired me to create a piece of art to show how digital devices are ruining the realism of reality. While doing my FMP I have done a good job at keeping to my project proposal, however I have come across many issues that I have had to find ways around or fix. Firstly, the biggest issue that I came across was timing of my project. This was an issue as I had set myself a project that would take a lot more time than we had. This was outlined to my while I was presenting my pitch presentation, so after among discussion, the idea was changed, and my projects scale was lowered. Another issue I came across was that to get black acrylic was out of my budget. I came across this by buying white acrylic which was a lot cheaper and spray painting it black. I think this worked well as it came out with a mat black finish.

During my project I have been inspired by many artists, one of the artists I have taken inspiration from is Sarstewart. Looking at Sarstewart work has inspired and driven me to use gradient map, this has been very important to my work as that is what I have used to create my images in my final piece. I have also taken a lot of inspiration from Emmanuelle Moureaux and their work with numbers and how they keep the numbers having such a digital look. Emmanuelle has been very important to my work as looking at his work as helped me to pick out a font and a format for how I do my final piece. Going to the Ikon gallery I found very useful as it showed me how I need to exhibit my work and to what standard my work needs to be. Different artists and exhibitions has given me a lot of knowledge and inspiration who without, my project would of not been as good.

Throughout my FMP I have learned lots of different practical skills. Firstly, at the start of the project I learned how to use the blend tool I enjoyed this however I did not find that it linked in very well with my project. Next, I learned how to use gradient maps, this was a very useful and enjoyable skill to learn. Gradient maps I have used a lot throughout my project in lots of different formats and was a very valuable skill to learn. I have also learned how to create glitch art, I found this very easy to do but brought out a very nice finish. I thought doing glitch art worked well with my project and although I did not use it I my final piece I am still pleased with what I made when using it. I also experimented with double exposure, I found that this was a very easy technique but came out with a result which was nice and links with my theme of my project. I also have experimented with PNG sequencing, I had a lot of fun doing this and I thought it linked in with my project, However as I was planning on making something physical this was not useful to me for my final piece. Finally, I experimented with digital collage, this was very interesting to do and would have been relevant to my project if I did not change it in accordance with the lack of time.

While doing my FMP I have had to create and present a pitch presentation. When creating my presentation, I thought that it could have made it better as I used a font that was hard to understand, and I should have gone into more detail. However, I was pleased with the layout and design as I thought that it was interesting to look at. When presenting I think I did a good a job at showing what my idea was and explained it clearly. Doing these presentations gives me the professional practice of pitching my ideas for when in the industry.

Over all I think that my FMP has gone well and I think that I have done a good job with following my project proposal. I think that my outcome reflects clearly on my topic and to what I said I would make. I am pleased with how my FMP has gone and although if I was to do it again I would change certain parts I am pleased with what I have achieved.

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[ikonislife]

Tiny Surprise.

-Donghyuk x Reader

-Christmas Drabble.

This was not what you had signed up for, all alone struggling with a cart filled to the brim and still browsing, correction, fighting your way through the aisle of the supermarket for grocery. If you have to argue with one more person about who was in line first, you will lose it, murderous rage lose it. The mall, the outlet, hell, even the dollar store should be packed but why is the supermarket feeling so much like black Friday at this moment. 

Wasn't it the norm to leave grocery shopping for holiday party till the night before Christmas? Isn't that why you took 3 days off ahead of time to shop? What perhaps even more annoying than the middle age woman that had been glaring daggers your way for grabbing the last pack of discounted plastic cups, the fact that your dear boyfriend nowhere to be seen despite promising left and right to help you prep. After all, it was his idea to have all of iKon gathering at your new home for a holiday party, a house warming of sort and to ring in the holiday season. You hadn’t think much about it, Donghyuk cares for his brothers more than even himself and it makes you happy to have someone so compassionate as a life partner. Of course you said yes in a heartbeat especially when he so lovingly promised to be there every step of the way to help. Except when time come for the hard work to be done, Donghyuk is everywhere but here, dissipated into thin air and even phone calls from his desperate girlfriend couldn't reach him.

After about an hour queuing to pay, you're just about done with life, just that much closer to cancelling the goddamn party altogether. You officially hate Mariah Carey after ‘All I Want for Christmas’ played for the 15th times, not even exaggerating, 15th times by the time you had left the store. 

Who care if all the boys had been looking forward to this all month, you're simply exhausted. Not even the bright blinking lights adorn by every possible objects along your way could cheer you up, not even the giant blow-up penguin cutely smiling with the Santa’s hat on, not even that. To make matters so much worse, your longing for a simple cup of hot chocolate with tiny marshmallow denied because apparently everyone else in this city also wanted the same thing. You’re not about to wait in line another hour, uh uh, not today. 

Yet another call missed by Donghyuk and your eyes beginning to flare red from frustration. If he didn't want to do the tedious task, at the very least picking you up would be greatly appreciated. Yet the reality is far from what you hope for as you continue to struggle your way to find a taxi, up to your neck with the holiday crowd and grocery bags.

By the time your body collapses onto the comfort of your couch, grocery bags litter their way like Hansen and Gretel breadcrumb trail, the golden sun had bowed out for the day leaving a darkening cloud of glittering snow dusting the Earth, leeching the gleamers of the plentiful holiday lights proudly worn by all the houses. A tired sigh left your lips, the cold slowly lulling your eyes to flutter shut as the couch consumes you into this warm embrace, never mind the fresh produces needing to be refrigerate... This must be what heaven feels like. 

When aching body finally risen from the place it had remained for a good 2 hours, the moon’s silvery gleam has beginning to reach its arms through your curtain. Groggy and completely sluggish from perhaps the best yet worst nap you’ve ever had, your body feel much like it had been hit by a truck, throat scratchy from screaming over the crowd at the market and well, your head hurts like a bitch. Needless to say, the moment your eyes were met with the sight of Donghyuk happily chomping down on a big piece of cake, the fire within your heart reignited, all the frustration of the world come raining down on your aching body and melted mind. 

“Where have you been?” Sounding off your grieve as patronizing as a drowsy, half asleep person could, you stand there with hands on your hips glaring to the best of your ability at a smiling Donghyuk.

“Baby, you’re awake” He cheers out, near running to your side for a big hug but his step halted at your flaring nostrils, probably looking much like a dragon about to blow. “I was going to carry you to the bed, but you looked so peacefully, I didn’t want to disturb-”

“Are you being serious right now?”

“Y/n...” Guilt, guilt written all over his handsome features as his gaze casts onto your wrinkled clothing, padded jacket still enveloping your body in its confinement, scarf barely hanging onto dear life. You had been so tired that the snow covered jacket has no chance to be hung as your body thrown itself into sleep. 

“NO, don’t Y/n me. And don’t you dare tell me to calm down. Are you being serious, Donghyuk. You promised me, you promised you’d be home to help me shop and wrap present. But where were you? None of the presents are wrap because I spent the entire day, THE ENTIRE DAY, Kim Donghyuk, fighting by way through the markets.” Arms flailing, fingers roughly carding through your knotted up hair, you didn’t know how else to express yourself aside from loudly ranting and making yourself as big as you can as if fighting off a bear. “I am so tired... Everyone else had their spouse with them and I, I-”

Before you could even finish the sentence, Donghyuk already has his arms around you, soft shushing and gentle hand petting away all the exasperation weighting down your smile away. His eyes tear up at the thought of you struggling all alone down the cold street of the city, wondering, waiting for him. 

“I just wanted to know if you were alright... The road is so slippery and, and there was an accident and you didn’t even answer my call. I just wanted to go home and see you but my taxi stolen, TWICE,  by jerks and I had to walk for so long... Some lady wanted to murder me for plastic cups, Donghyuk, plastic cups.” That’s it, you’re crying now. You didn’t want to cry because as angry as you were, it’s not his fault. God know how unpredictable his work schedule could be and no one could really control how long it would take for that perfect recording. With the comeback just around the corner, you should be thankful he’s even home every night to tuck you in and chat your insomnia away with his honey dripped voice. “I’m so sorry... It’s not your fault, baby. I shouldn’t have yelled. I was just frustrated.”

“Sweetheart, don’t apologize. I should’ve been there to be your snowplow through the market so you don’t have to and fight to death to defend your plastic cups.” What’s the deal with the plastic cup is, Donghyuk has no idea, all he knows is right now you just need a shoulder to cry on and for him to be there. “What do you say we spend the rest of the night watching movies and wrap present. I’ll help of course but I need to put together the tiny tent I bought for our new baby first, then I’m all yours.” 

“Okay... thank you for being here.” It took you a full thirty seconds before what he said even register... Did he just said new baby? “Donghyuk... What is that carrier over there?” And a full minute before you realize there, right by the couch where your comatose body had been, was a small grey plastic carrier, the kind that you’d put a small animal in. 

“Why don’t you go see for yourself.”

Hesitation lacing itself with every step you take, you crouch down to examine the small thing with great care before the most adorable sound known to mankind chimes through your home with its sweetness. The tiniest meow emanates out and your heart nearly stops, Donghyuk was now sitting just beside you with the brightest smile on his lips.

“Surprise” He mewls out softly, a delicate kiss upon your cheeks before he gently picks up the tiniest kitten you’ve ever seen. “I wanted to surprise you but the trip to pick up this little guy took longer than I thought. I completely forgot about holiday traffic and well, now you know why I didn’t make it home.”

You’re crying again but for a whole different reason, the tiny little ball of fur wiggles in your boyfriend’s arms, pawing lightly at his sweater, and melting your heart a bit more with every meow it gives. 

“Baby... I- How did you, I’m so happy.” 

“You’ve been talking about a kitten for so long and I just thought it was time. Wanna hold him?”

Before you could reply, Donghyuk already placing your tiny baby right on your lap. His fur incredibly soft and you imagine this is what cloud would feel like. He’s black as the night sky but the little white patches on his chest and face give the little guy just enough quirk to fit right into your little family. His tiny little paws white with milky pink paw pads as if he’s wearing tiny little socks, and the way his legs struggle to keep up just melt your heart away. 

For the next hour, all could be heard was the sound of amazement whenever the tiny one does something cute, which is everything, even if he’s just sitting there breathing. Donghyuk has settled himself on the couch, watching as you quite literally crawl on the floor as the little one runs amok. 

A soft content smile remains on his lips for the rest of the night and on his mind, the thought that one day right along side with your little furry companion, a baby of two will fill your lives with laughter and happiness. But for now, having you and the kitten is enough to make his heart swell. 

[choleraciemna]

A Christmas we deserve with Santa we never wanted and Rudolf we once had higher hopes for 😹

[ijinbeom]

iKON: New Kids: Begin (2017) for @ikonist !✨

[heavenlydark]

My universe, don’t fall like the petals on flower

Merry Christmas @randomgirlwriting !! I made you an edit of cosmos (ikon’s version) 😁 Hope u like it !! 💓💓💓