#lydia schmidt

[incorrect-web-novels]

I really enjoy that DPA seems to be explicitly making the point that religion itself doesn't matter. Or, more specifically, religion doesn't make someone good or bad. Olivia Lanze was still a relatively good person before and after denouncing her faith, along with the Grace Club, which focused solely on doing good deeds. Riverriere Lanze and the Nameless Order want power, which is easier to get via religion, but at the end of the day, both Lydia Schmidt and them don't care about the gods or what they want; they don’t even know anything about them. The Demon Gods are Bad, and the Human Gods are Good because the demons are bad, and the humans are good. Towan/Kier chose both Reinhardt and Olivia to wield Tiamata, but Reinhardt is Bad while Olivia is Good (to Lydia).

Believers and fanatics are fundamentally human, and there's no possible way to prevent their humanity and biases from affecting their faith. To believe in a God is to believe in yourself and how you view the world, and it can actively stop you from seeing the world as it truly is. You fundamentally stop accepting the person or God you believe in because you "already know who they are."

Olivia - who is functionally a god to many people - rejects her faith, and no one can accept it. She can't reject her faith because that would be rejecting the people who believe in her and the Five Gods Church. "You have to be perfect because if you're not, it would mean I was wrong to support you, and I can’t be wrong."

And I think it's so interesting that the author made this point BEFORE we actually meet anyone of the "Demon God Church" (if we meet any at all), who are humans misunderstanding who the demons actually worship.

Idk, there's quite a bit of media that makes a similar - if not the same - point, but I think DPA did it really well.

[mysharona1987]

Like this woman legitimately looked at Aunt Lydia and thought: Career Goals.

[skyesdaisys]

character's i write for

welcome to my list of characters where i have many of them from many fandoms that i write for

requests: temporarily closed

bolded names are ones i really wanna write for

yellowjackets (shauna shipman, jackie taylor, lottie matthews, taissa turner, van palmer, nat scatorccio, laura lee, callie sadecki)

dc titans (dick grayson, jason todd, kory anders, gar logan, donna troy, dawn granger, hank hall)

fear street (deena johnson, sam fraser, ziggy berman, cindy berman, kate schmidt, alice hart, simon kalivoda, tommy slater, young!nick goode)

teen wolf (scott mccall, stiles stilinski, isaac lahey, malia tate, kira yukimura, lydia martin, liam dunbar)

american horror story (violet harmon, kit walker, lana winters, zoe benson, madison montgomery, kyle spencer, misty day, cordelia goode, jimmy darling, tristan duffy, ally mayfair-richards, kai anderson, winter anderson, mallory, brooke thompson, montana duke)

the summer I turned pretty (jeremiah fisher, belly conklin, taylor jewel, shayla wang, conrad fisher)

miscellaneous: maeve rojas (one of us is lying), leighton murray (the sex lives of college girls), miguel diaz (cobra kai), brooke davis (one tree hill), maeve wiley & ruby matthews (sex education), kate bishop (hawkeye), roronoa zoro (one piece live action), daisy johnson (agents of shield), zach dempsey (13 reasons why), nate archibald (gossip girl)

another thing i'd like to add, i wouldn't mind writing poly ships x reader like dickkory, jackieshauna, stalia, sameena, lottienat, jaygar, etc. (or a poly ship with crossover characters like dick grayson & kate bishop for example)

i will write for fluff, angst, and maybe smut (there's only so much i am comfortable with though) if you ask nicely. and i only write for fem & gn readers

and as a reminder, you guys can request for the following fandoms for oneshots, headcanons, or just sending your fluffy or horny thoughts in my inbox (i don't judge)

[outermaybanks]

soooo im seeing some of my mutuals prepare for kinktober, and ive been a long time enjoyer but i've never written for it before and i want to try to do as many days as possible butv im a college student so i want to get a jumpstart and queue things, and that means i need 31 ideas and im sure i could come up with plenty but idk abt 31 unique ideas especially bc i got jj brainrot and don't want to only write for him!!!

i plan to eventually write for other fandoms im in, i've just really been on an obx kick so i havent gotten to it, but by the time october comes around i hope to have branched out so here's some other fandoms im in and characters im interested in writing for and if you see a character you like and can think of a kink you want to see with them (that isn't something ive listed as stuff i wont write) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send in requests or reply to this otherwise i fear kinktober will just be a lot of jj and you guys learning abt my personal kinks lmao

fandoms im actively in: hunger games, the walking dead, outer banks, yellowjackets, true blood, the umbrella academy, stranger things

characters i want to write for: jj maybank, rafe cameron, pope heyward, sarah cameron, john b routledge, kie carrera, finnick odair, johanna mason, peeta mellark, daryl dixon, natalie scatorccio, lottie matthews, eric northman, klaus hargreeves, eddie munson, stiles stilinski (teen wolf), mike schmidt (fnaf), lydia martin (teen wolf)

if u see a fandom im in but not the character u like honestly i'd probably still write it as long as im familiar with the character

[medium-observation]

JANUARY RELEASE

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour

November 11, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Megan McGinnis (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Veronica Fiaoni (Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Kris Roberts (Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout), Lee N Price (Ensemble), Michael Biren (Ensemble), Haley Fish (Ensemble), Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua (Ensemble), Sean McManus (Ensemble), Nevada Riley (Ensemble) Trevor Michael Schmidt (Ensemble), CorBen Williams (Ensemble)

Notes:

My love letter video for this show. a lot of wideshots to capture the beauty of it all. Veronica's second show as Miss Argentina.

NFT Date: July 1, 2024

Screenshots:https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3gPs

Video is $20

Hadestown - First US National Tour

June 24, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

J Antonio Rodriguez (Orpheus), Hannah Whitley (Eurydice), Matthew Patrick Quinn (Hades), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Persephone), Nathan Lee Graham (Hermes), Belén Moyano (Fate), Nyla Watson (Fate), Dominique Kempf (Fate), Colin LeMoine (s/w Worker), Shavey Brown (Worker), Ian Coulter-Buford (s/w Worker), Courtney Lauster (Worker), Racquel Williams (Worker)

Notes:

Really beautiful video with a head sometimes in frame on the left. The cast was fantastic!

NFT Date: July 1, 2024

Screenshots:https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAK5bY

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[busstop]

Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024: ‘Nighthawk’ (1h14:23)

Based on an Original Concept by John Galliano. Directed by Sasha Kasiuha.

Artistic Image Director - Alexis Roche. Styling Défilé - Olivier Rizzo. Casting Director - Jess Hallett.

Make Up & Make Up Concept - Dame Pat Mcgrath. Hair & Hair Concept - Duffy.

Défilé Movement Director - Pat Boguslawski. Défilé Shoes By Christian Louboutin For Maison Margiela Artisanal

Invitation Design Direction – Olu Odukoya. Nighthawk Poster - Tom Kan

Sound Direction And Design - Jeremy Healy With Tom Linden & Cheekypaul

Production / Paris - 109. Film Premiere Production - La Mode en Images. Livestream and Défilé video direction - Bureau Future

Voice-over Of Mr. Galliano Conducted By Anders Christian Madsen

Voice-over Of Mr. Galliano Recorded By Tayo Popoola

Voiceovers By Joseph Bader (Soho Voices)

Voiceovers By Jamiyla Ocasio (Damn Good Voices)

Cast:

Abdrahamane Tambadou

Achol Ayor

Alvar Af Schulten

Anna Iris Dobson

Antoine Brabant

Canlan Wang

Charlotte Hommes

Chuol Khan Dak

Colette Kanza

Daimy Van Betuw

Dara Gueye

Diya Zhang

Dugyeong Kim

Elise Schmidt

Eliza Petersen

Emeline Hoareau

Finlay Robinson

Frederic Bittner

Gwendoline Christie

Hamin Yu

Hannah Motler

Jill Kortleve

Jordan Barrett

Julia Nobis

Jum Kuochnin

Kim Kardashian

Léa Julian

Leo Levy

Leon Dame

Lina Zhang

Lucky Love

Lulu Tenney

Lydia Celesta

Maggie Maurer

Mamuor Majeng

Maya Sieron

Michael Zielinski

Monica Bellucci

Naomi Apajok

Natasha Poonawalla

Nyaduola Gabriel

Nyakier Buong

Olga Sherer

Rachel Renou

Rejoice Chuol

Rezi Simonova

Sanija Dalecka

Sascha Rajasalu

Sherry Shi

Tess Mcmillan

Thomas Riguelle

Tish Weinstock

Valentine Charrasse

Vika Shoom

Yeray Allgayer

Yilan Hua

Yulia Bezryadina

[palmviewfm]

mw counterparts?

this  list  got  a  little  bit  longer  than  anticipated.  as  there's  soooooo  many  counterparts  to  consider  choosing  from  !  so,  i  put  it  under  a  read  more  for  you  !

counterparts:  monica  geller, ross geller, joey  tribbiani,  chandler bing, janice litman, mike hannigan, ursula buffay, aria  montgomery,  emily  fields,  spencer  hastings,  mona  vanderwaal,  alison  dilaurentis,  caleb  rivers,  maya  st  germain,  toby  cavanaugh,  betty  cooper,  veronica  lodge,  cheryl  blossom,  archie  andrews,  reggie  mantle,  toni  topaz,  tabitha  tate,  quinn  fabray,  rachel  berry,  brittany  pierce,  olivia  baker,  layla  keating,  jordan  baker,  jaymee, spencer  james,  lucas  scott,  peyton  sawyer, brooke  davis,  quinn  james,  julian  baker,  anna taggaro, rachel  gatina,  blair  waldorf,  serena  van  der  woodsen,  dan  humphrey,  nate  archibald,  callie  adams  foster,  mariana  foster,  buffy  summers,  willow  rosenberg,  tara mclay, kendra young, faith  lehane,  cordelia  chase,  heather  mcnamara,  marissa  cooper,  summer  roberts,  seth  cohen,  angel, anya jenkins, ryan  atwood,  taylor  townsend,  elena  gilbert,  caroline  forbes,  bonnie  bennett,  stefan  salvatore, anna zhu, enzo  st  john,  sandy  olson,  betty  rizzo,  frenchy,  danny  zuko,  marty, jan, sonny,  jackie  burkhart,  donna  pinciotti,  eric  forman,  laurie  forman,  belly  conklin,  sloane  peterson,  ferris  bueller,  duckie  dale,  bianca  stratford,  kat  stratford,  patrick  verona,  mia thermopolis, sabrina spellman, harvey kinkle, libby chessler, barbie  roberts,  ken  carson,  jenna  rink,  allie  hamilton,  noah  calhoun,  brandon  walsh,  david  silver,  brenda  walsh,  kelly  taylor,  donna  martin,  conrad  fisher,  jeremiah  fisher,  steven  cokin,  taylor  jewel,  sarah  cameron,  jj  maybank,  john  b  routledge,  kiara  carerra,  pope  heywood,  cleo, topper  thornton,  prue  halliwell,  paige  matthews,  piper  halliwell,  phoebe  halliwell,  meredith  grey,  arizona  robbins,  jackson  avery,  callie  torres,  april  kepner,  derek  shephard,  alex  karev,  cristina  yang,  lizzie  stevens,  callie  torres,  jo  wilson,  addison  montgomery,  lexi  grey,  atticus  lincoln,  nancy  drew,  lucy  grey,  sam  montgomery,  austin  ames,  jen  lindley,  pacey  witter,  dawson  leery,  katherine  pierce,  rebekah  mikaelson,  hayley  marshall,  tatum  riley,  sidney  prescott,  casey  becker,  tara  carpenter,  samantha  carpenter,  beca  mitchell,  chloe  beale,  jessica  day,  winston schmidt, cece  parekh, laney  boggs,  dewey  riley,  gale  weathers,  georgina  sparks,  elle  woods,  francesca  bridgerton,  daphne  bridgerton,  penelope  featherington,  sookie  stackhouse,  karen  smith,  regina  george,  gretchen  weiners,  janis  ian,  cady  heron,  aaron  samuels,  dj  tanner,  stephanie  tanner,  marcia  brady,  cindy  brady,  greg  brady,  carrie  bradshaw,  cher  horowitz,  kirby  reed,  jim  halpert,  michael  scott,  kelly  kapoor,  pam  beesly,  peter  parker,  mary  jane  watson,  analise  keating,  olivia  pope,  tony  stonem,  effy  stonem,�� joey  donner,  john  bender,  allison  argent,  scott  mccall,  lydia  martin,  olive  penderghast,  maggie  greene,  marty  mcfly,  bella  swan,  alice  cullen,  charlie  swan,  emmett  cullen,  jacob  black,  carlisle  cullen,  esme  cullen,  jane  volturi,  morticia  addams,  donna  and  sophie  sheridan,  lorraine  banes,  jennifer  parker,  sam  winchester,  luke  danes,  dean  forester,  tristan  dugray,  lane  kim,  paris  geller,  logan  huntzberger,  jeanie  bueller,  simon  basset,  kate  sharma,  colin  bridgerton,  shiv  roy,  gerri  kellman,  roman  roy,  olivia  benson,  clary  fray,  isabelle  lightwood,  jace  herondale,  simon  lewis,  daphne  blake,  shaggy  rogers,  velma  dinkley,  fred  jones,  cinderella, ariel, tiana, jasmine, tom  wambsgans,  kendall  roy,  greg  hirsch,  lestat  de  lioncourt,  louis  de  point  du  lac,  and  claudia  !

[darkpeacemusic]

Rules for my asks/requests

Plz read before asking for requests

Fandoms and characters I will accept (so far):

Stranger Things (Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas, Max, Eleven, Nancy, Steve, Jonathan)

Slashers (Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Candyman, pennywise (1990), Ghostface (Stu and Billy), Billy Lenz, Carrie, Chucky, Tiffany, Michael Myers, Bubba Sawyer, Jennifer Check, Norman Bates, Sinclair Brothers, Harry Warden)

Five Nights at Freddy’s (both games and movie) (Michael Afton, Mike Schmidt, Vanessa A., Vanessa Shelley, any animatronics except BB and JJ, Gregory (platonic only), Cassie (platonic only), Abby Schmidt (platonic only), Henry Emily)

Beetlejuice (Lydia Deetz, Beetlejuice)

Final Girls/Guy (Nancy Thompson, Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, Ash Williams)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Edward, Al)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa)

South Park (Kenny, Kyle, Butters)

Creepypasta/Slenderverse (Ben Drowned (platonic only), Jeff, Liu, Sully, Jane, Ticci Toby, Masky/Tim, Hoodie/Brian, Kate the Chaser, Laughing Jack, Eyeless Jack, Slender brothers (platonic only), Sally (platonic only), Dr Smiley, Nurse Ann, Nina, Candy Pop, Jason the Toymaker, The Puppeteer, Clockwork, Rouge, Wilson, Zalgo (platonic only), Nathan, Bloody Painter, Kagekao, Jill, Sadie, Hobo Heart, Cat Hunter, Chris the Revenant, X-Virus, Dollmaker, Frankie the Undead, Judge Angels, Lifeless Lucy (platonic only), Lost Silver (platonic only), Glitchy Red, Dr. Locklear, Lulu (platonic only), Killing Kate, Evan, Lauren, Jeff (from EMH), Jay Merrick, Alex Kralie, Amy, Jessica Locke, Seth Wilson, Will Grossman)

DCEU (Bruce Wayne)

MHA (Deku, Bakugo, Tokoyami, Kirishima, Denki, Jirou, Iida, Todoroki, Awaiza (platonic only), Mina, Tyusu, Momo)

MCU (Tony Stark (platonic only), Steve Rogers (platonic only) Peter Parker, Natasha Romanoff, Thor, Loki, Bruce Banner)

Harry Potter (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Snape, Dumbledore (platonic only), Nevel, Remus, the Weasley twins (Fred and George), Luna, Ginny, Draco)

Boyfriend to Death 1 + 2 (Strade, Ren, Lawrence, Sano, Vincent, Akira, Cain, Damien)

Till Death Do Us Part (Chris, Marcus, Aria, Jack, Ellen)

Alice Madness Returns (Alice)

What I will write

General headcanons

X reader headcanons

Oneshots

Canon x canon headcanons (as long as it's appropriate)

Fluff

Angst

Gender neutral reader

Child reader (plantonic)

NSFW/Smut

Poly (only if the characters are the same age and are not related to each other)

S/Os with certain mental illnesses (eg anxiety, OCD, depression)

What I will not accept

Any specific gender reader (Cuz I don’t want to offend anyone by accident)

Rape

Abuse

Parent S/O

Trans S/O (again trying not offend anyone by accident)

Incest

Pedophilla

Pregnant S/O

[zoueriemandzijnopmars]

Het is Kinderboekenweek! En nu ben ik benieuwd:

Pin me hier niet op vast, maar volgens mij zijn dit ze allemaal

Keesje Kruimel, Hans Dijkhuis

Viermaal J en Janus, Hans Andreus

De blauwe boekanier, Tonke Dragt

Het kleinste sprookjesboek , Annie M. G. Schmidt, Mies Bouhuys, Eleanor Farjeon, Pieter de Zeeuw, Hans Christian Andersen en de Gebroeders Grimm[12]

Arthur en de lettervreter, Henk van Kerkwijk

2 is te veel, Henk Barnard

Ogen op steeltjes, Jan Wartena van Staatsbosbeheer

Het verdwenen plakboek,?Het Schrijverscollectief, bestaanden uit: Jan Riem, Ries Moonen, Arie Rampen, Fetze Pijlman, Hans Dorrestijn, Karel Eykman en Willem Wilmink

Wie je droomt ben je zelf, Paul Biegel

De tram is geel het gras is groen, Gertie Evenhuis

De klepel of de klok, Mies Bouhuys

Spook tussen spoken, Willem Wilmink (1980)

Je eigen tijd, Hans Dorrestijn, Alet Schouten en Willem Wilmink

Retourtje ver weg

Mijnheer van Dale en juffrouw Scholten, Kees Fens

Een tijdje later, Willem Wilmink en Paul Biegel

Houden beren echt van honing?, Midas Dekkers

De zaak Jan Steen, Karel Eykman

Die van hiernaast en van de overkant. Kinderen en boeken in Europa, Marja Baeten en Paul Arnoldussen

Duizend dingen achter deuren, Joke van Leeuwen

Het eiland daarginds, Paul Biegel

Jorrie en Snorrie, Annie M. G. Schmidt

Het wonder van Frieswijck, Thea Beckman

Het raadsel van de Regenboog, Jacques Vriens

Het weer en de tijd, Joke van Leeuwen

Fausto Koppie, Anke de Vries

Bombaaj!, Els Pelgrom

De huiveringwekkende mythe van Perseus, Imme Dros

LYC-DROP, Paul van Loon

Mijn avonturen door V. Swchwrm, Toon Tellegen

Bikkels, Carry Slee

Eiber!, Sjoerd Kuyper (2000)

Ik ben Polleke hoor!, Guus Kuijer

Boris en het woeste water, Rindert Kromhout

Het Zwanenmeer (maar dan anders), Francine Oomen

Swing, Paul Biegel

Wat rijmt er op puree?, Edward van de Vendel

Laika tussen de sterren , Bibi Dumon Tak

Kaloeha Dzong, Lydia Rood

Vlammen, Hans Hagen

De wraak van het spruitje, Jan Paul Schutten

Mees Kees - In de Gloria, Mirjam Oldenhave

Bert en Bart redden de wereld, Tjibbe Veldkamp

Het Akropolis Genootschap & De slag om bladzijde 37, Tosca Menten

Je bent super... Jan!, Harmen van Straaten

Zestig spiegels, Harm de Jonge

Per ongelukt!, Simon van der Geest

Oorlog en vriendschap, Dolf Verroen

Kattensoep, Janneke Schotveld

De eilandenruzie, Jozua Douglas

Haaientanden, Anna Woltz

De diamant van Banjarmasin, Arend van Dam (2020)

Tiril en de Toverdrank, Bette Westera

Waanzinnige boomhut verhalen, Andy Griffiths

Ravi en de Laatste Magie, Sanne Rooseboom

[lxstreign]

Howdy !m 24 and welcome to my blog! I have gone back and forth on using this or not but decided I needed to finally let it go. anyways I overwhelm myself a lot so i’ve decided this time around Im only going to have four muses, some with alt fc but for the most part this will be it. 

anyways! I’d love to write with you and please don’t hesitate to reach out! Im looking for all types of partners, open to nsfw  , but I also love world building and lovey dovey plots too ! I also do Cannon and non Cannon characters! 

blog will contain a mixture of nsfw and none. Most nsfw will be discord however im kind of picky about discord so just ask!! never hurts to try

wanted| plots| inspo| open starters

*OC MUSE LIST UNDER CONSTRUCTION*

checklist:

Replies redoing muse page

highly mused&inspo queued for a while

Rules:

I really don't have many

Don't be a dick

no god modding

MINORS DNI!! i am a grown ass bitch and do not need the problems, Im sorry 9/10 things will be left untagged.

remember this is for fun, activity sometimes in and out.

Don’t use me for all males . I love my male muses and always want to play them however don’t use me .

Muses: 

Ricki Monroe fc- Francia raisa

Jayden Hart fc- main fc Madison Bailey alt fc: Zendaya

Jude Harkness fc- Michael Evans Behling

Tucker ‘TC” Callahan fc- Sebastian Stan/ Timothee Chalamet

Special Muses *only used when High muse*

Sybil Callahan fc:Aubrey Plaza

Fritz Stark fc:Mason Gooding

Artie Mori-Darren Barnett

Cannon Universes I do

Marvel

Stranger Things

Greys Anatomy/Station 19

9-1-1/9-1-1 Lone Star

Vampire Diaries/orginals

Chicago Med/Fire/PD1

Twilight

degrassi

One Tree Hill.

and many more!

CANNON CHARACTER LIST

Kate Bishop

Yelena  Belova

Tony Stark

Natasha Romanoff

Steve Rogers

Wanda Maximoff

Carol Danvers, 

Loki(selective)

Gamarora 

Wanda maximoff

Mary jane Watson fc switches.

Groot (fc:thomas Doherty)

Bucky Banes

Peter Parker 

Lydia Stark (oc, Olivia Orbien)

Greys:

Andy Herra 

Maya Bishop

Travis Montgomery

Theo Ruiz

Ben Warren (Michael B Jordan fc)

Victoria Hughes

Jo Wilson

Sloan Riley (sydney Sweeney)

April Kepner

Atticus Lincoln

Derek Sheppard

Amelia Sheppard

Meredith Grey

Alex Karev

Mark Sloan

Jackson Avery

Lexi Grey

Levi Schmidt 

Carina Deluca

Andrew Deluca 

[incorrect-web-novels]

Being a fanatic was a strange thing. You called yourself a servant of the gods, and yet you did things according to your will. Lydia Schmidt intended to kill me. She didn’t actually say it, but it was so obvious that I didn’t even need her to confirm it. Lydia Schmidt, who had obediently followed me with such intentions, discovered that it was actually the Champion of Towan she was trying to kill. Lydia Schmidt, who believed her faithfulness to be second to none, had to admit to herself that she had tried to kill the Champion of Towan without recognizing him. Fanatics didn’t doubt their gods. Usually, they didn’t even doubt themselves. It seemed that they believed in the gods, but in the end, what they believed in was themselves. They believe in their righteousness because of their faithfulness to gods. But for Lydia, the facts that were laid out to her directly contradicted her beliefs. The person she was trying to kill was actually chosen as a champion by the gods. But the moment she accepted it as truth, Lydia Schmidt would be forced to admit that she was wrong. And fanatics couldn’t do that. If they could, they wouldn’t be fanatics in the first place. Hence. Lydia Schmidt couldn’t admit that her course of actions was in contradiction with her faith. Without deviating from her dogma, she had to convince herself of a truth in which her attempt to kill me was right.

- The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Chapter 318

I am thoroughly enjoying the deconstruction of religion in this arc. Lydia Schmidt is my favorite character study rn

[resolviendolaincognita]

The melody of memory: the ancestral hymn that united two continents

In the summer of 1933, linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890-1972) and musicologist Lydia Parish visited Amelia Dawley in Harris Neck, Georgia. This was a coastal community of Black landowners from the Gullah ethnic group. Turner recorded the song sung by Dawley, which the community had known for ages without understanding its meaning. This marked the beginning of a journey to their roots.

Origin of the Gullah Language

Turner was interested in Gullah culture, which had remained isolated from outsiders, especially white people. The Gullah people were descendants of slaves from plantations in South Carolina and Georgia, comprising individuals from the Mandingo, Bamana, Wolof, Fula, Temne, Mende, Vai, Akan, Ewe, Bakongo, and Kimbundu ethnic groups.

Turner hypothesized that their language was either an archaic or childlike form of English. To uncover this part of American linguistic history, which he would publish in "Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect," he first had to earn their trust. Through his research, he realized that Gullah had no trace of English and reasoned that it could have survived similarly to Pennsylvania Dutch, a dialect of German preserved through relative isolation. The study of their language indicated a common origin with the languages of Jamaica and Barbados, suggesting it originated from some part of West Africa. After years of studying their creole languages and African languages, he narrowed his search down to the Mende and Vai languages.

Among the data he recorded, in chapter 9 of his book, he published Dawley's song, considered the longest known African language song in the United States. Its meaning was unknown, but in 1941, his Sierra Leonean student Solomon L. Caulker recognized the repetition of the term "kambei" ("grave") in the Mende language. Thanks to this revelation, Turner was able to publish a translation of the funeral song:

Ah wakuh muh monuh kambay yah lee luh lay tambay Ah wakuh muh monuh kambay yah lee luh lay kah. Ha suh wileego seehai yuh gbangah lilly Ha suh wileego dwelin duh kwen Ha suh wileego seehi uh kwendaiyah.

Come together, let's work hard; the grave is not yet finished; let its heart be perfectly at peace. Come together, let's work hard; the grave is not yet finished; let its heart be perfectly at peace. Sudden death commands everyone's attention, oh elders, oh heads of families. Sudden death commands everyone's attention, like a distant drumbeat.

Turner's works became reference materials, but general interest in the Gullah people experienced a pause. Anthropologist Joseph Opala, who had lived in Sierra Leone for years and studied the ruins of slave trading centers, was the one who revived the interest.He began with the records from the Ball plantation in South Carolina and the slave ship and auction records discovered in New York, which showed a complete trace from Africa to the present day. In his documentary Family Across the Sea (1989), he gathered Emory Campbell and several Gullah leaders for a trip to Sierra Leone.

The Return of the Funeral Hymn

However, although enthusiastic about the idea, Sierra Leone felt it was not enough. They needed clearer links. That's when they collaborated with ethnomusicologist Cynthia Schmidt to find the origin of Dawley's song. They searched the district where they estimated its most likely origin, but found no one who knew it. This changed in the periphery, in Senehun Ngola, where they found Bendu Jabati.

Bendu Jabati had heard this song sung by his grandmother, who told him it was sung in honor of the ancestors. It was a hymn sung at funerals, associated with a very important ceremony for the Mendé: the Tenjami ("Crossing the River"). Knowing that it was a cultural element that could be lost, his grandmother taught it to him, along with the movements to show her mourning. The custom was for the men to prepare the grave, while the women pounded the rice. It was performed on the third day of a woman's funeral or the fourth of a man's, symbolizing the bridge between the world of the living and the dead. Relatives spent the night and part of the next day at the burial site performing the final rites. After preparing and eating rice, participants completed the ritual by turning over an empty pot of rice, leaving it on the ground as a farewell. This ceremony disappeared after World War I, when soldiers recruited by the British Army introduced Islam and Christianity upon their return.

The meeting took place in 1997 between Mary Moran (1921-2022), daughter of Amelia Dawley, and her family, with Bendu Jabati. They were welcomed by the president of Sierra Leone in Freetown and taken to Senehun Ngola, where they met Bendu Jabati. By that time, they had the full text of the song provided by Sierra Leonean linguist Tazieff Koroma and translated by him, Edward Benya and Opala. In Sierra Leone, the song was slightly different, possibly because of the development of the language over the intervening centuries. When Mary Moran and Bendu Jabati met, it proved that this hymn had survived another generation. This encounter was shown in the documentary The Language You Cry (1998).   

A wa kaka, mu mohne; kambei ya le'i; lii i lei tambee. A wa kaka, mu mohne; kambei ya le'i; lii i lei ka. So ha a guli wohloh, i sihan; yey kpanggaa a lolohhu lee. So ha a guli wohloh; ndi lei; ndi let, kaka. So ha a guli wohloh, i sihan; kuhan ma wo ndayia ley.

Come quickly, let us work hard; the tomb is not yet finished; his heart has not yet grown cold. Come quickly, let us work hard; the tomb is not yet finished; let his heart be cool now. Sudden death cuts down the trees, borrows them; the remains slowly disappear. Sudden death cuts down the trees; let it be satisfied, let it be satisfied, at once. Sudden death cuts down the trees, borrows them; a voice speaks from afar.

Recognizing a Slave Girl

In Sierra Leone, however, they wanted an even more concrete connection: the name of a slave who had left their homeland. Despite the difficulty of the task, Opala found in the Martin family papers the name of Priscilla, a girl who was taken from Sierra Leone to Charleston in 1756. Although it is unknown exactly how she was obtained, contemporary records speak of abductions by other Africans, especially from enemy kingdoms, such as the Fula, Mandingo or Susu. They were kidnapped, prisoners of war, people convicted of crimes or sold to pay debts. In exchange, the British offered them guns, gunpowder, clothes, rum, metal goods and various trinkets. Of the 40 British slave castles or fortified trading posts in Sierra Leone, he would have passed through Bunce Island, the largest and only major castle on the Rice Coast. She would have come from the interior to the coast walking naked or with rags and bound hands. Before traveling by sea, she would have been branded and auctioned off. After surviving the rough voyage across the Atlantic on the ship Hare, she would have stayed 10 days in quarantine, being one of the few people in good condition, and then put to work in a rice field. Although the Hare was a British ship owned by the London owners of Bunce Island, New-York Historical Society records said it was an American slave ship owned by Samuel and William Vernon, two of the wealthiest merchants in colonial Rhode Island, sailing from Newport, Rhode Island.

In America, Priscilla would have fallen in love a decade later with the slave Jeffrey, with whom in 1770 she had three children and, in 1811, after his death, about 30 grandchildren. Her descendants continued to work on the plantation until early 1865, when the plantation was taken over by the Federals. Henry, one of his freed descendants, took the surname Martin and had ten children with Anna Cruz. Of these, roofer Peter Henry Jr. was born in 1886 and had Thomas P. Martin in 1933. At the time of the investigation, he was to have been the one to make the trip, but he died and was replaced by his daughter Thomalind Martin Polite, a 31-year-old speech pathologist at a primary school. Their reunion in Sierra Leone was shared in the documentary Priscilla's homecoming (2005).

In conclusion, although slavery attempted to erase the identity of its victims, they have the power to preserve the customs that connect them to their roots through the centuries. The song itself bridged the gap between the two shores, reuniting through their descendants those who had been separated.

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[medium-observation]

November Release

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour

October 31, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Megan McGinnis (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (u/s Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Kris Roberts (Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout), Lee N Price (Ensemble), Eric Anthony Johnson (s/w Ensemble), Haley Fish (Ensemble), Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua (Ensemble), Sean McManus (Ensemble), Katie Lombardo (s/w Ensemble), Trevor Michael Schmidt (Ensemble), Corben Williams (Ensemble)

Notes:

Good capture of Halloween! This was filmed on the aisle so you can see some people getting up and walking around at times. LOTS of latecomers during ready set I had to get up to let people into the row, so there is no video there. The guy in front of me wouldn't stop moving so his head can come in and out of frame at times but it's always worked around.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1KLh

Video is $20

Mean Girls - Second US National Tour (Non-Equity)

October 26, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Natalie Shaw (Cady Heron), Maya Petropoulos (Regina George), Kristen Amanda Smith (Gretchen Wieners), MaryRose Brendel (Karen Smith), Alexys Morera (Janis Sarkisian), Ethan Jih-Cook (Damian Hubbard), Joseph Torres (Aaron Samuels), Shawn Mathews (Kevin Gnapoor), Kristen Seggio (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), Justin Phillips (Principal Duvall), Justin O'Brien (Mr. Heron), Justin O'Brien (Coach Carr/Glen Coco/Math Moderator), Thalia Atallah (Dawn Schweitzer), Victoria Mesa (Lizzie Therman/Caroline Krafft), Lucas Hallauer (Tyler Kimble), Jonah Nash (Christian Wiggins), Mikey Corey Hassel (Shane Oman), Oshie Mellon (Sophie Kawachi), Megan Arseneau (s/w Caitlyn Caussin), Brandon Moreno (Jason Weems), Tyler Jung (Marwan Jitla), Reagan Kennedy (Taylor Wedell), Joi D. McCoy (Rachel Hamilton)

Notes:

Nice Capture of the new non-equity tour! There can be a head in the way at some points but it's worked around well. The video can be somewhat grainy at times due to how far I was + how dark the show was. Overall a great video of this incredible cast.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1e1L

Video is $20

Come From Away - Second US National Tour (Non-Equity)

October 30, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Addison Garner (Beverley/Annette & others), Shawn W. Smith (Kevin T./Garth & others), Andrew Hendrick (Claude & others), Danny Arnold (Oz & others), Hannah Kato (Janice & others), Trey DeLuna (Kevin J./Ali & others), Stanton Morales (Nick/Doug & others), Molly Samson (Diane & others), Candace Alyssa Rhodes (Hannah & others), Kristin Litzenberg (Beulah & others), Kathleen Cameron (Bonnie & others), Jason Tyler Smith (Bob & others)

Notes:

Incredible capture of the new non-equity tour. No obstruction, very little washout in wideshots. Overall a perfect video of a great new cast.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1DyY

Video is $20

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[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut is a list of all my canon characters, from every fandom, organized by such. I figured I would go ahead and put this up, as well as an oc muse one, for my oc and canon starters so that way it's easier for y'all to see who is included without going to every separate muse list.

The Vampire Diaries

Freya Celeste Mikaelson Elijah Daniel Mikaelson Niklaus Ryder Mikaelson Kolton Nathaniel Mikaelson Henrik Alexander Mikaelson Hope Andrea Mikaelson Malachai Silas Parker Olivia Mae Parker Silas Xavier Salvatore Damon Luca Salvatore Stefan Lance Salvatore Jeremiah Steven Gilbert Katherine Maria Pierce Qetsiyah Zione Bennett Bonnie Sheila Bennett Marcel Leon Gerard Hayley Jane Marshall Elizabeth Anne Forbes Josette Olivia Saltzman Ryan Nicholas Clarke Landon Maxwell Kirby Aurora Violet De Martel Aiden Matthew Lawrence Tyler James Lockwood Alexia Rae Branson Sebastian Killian Jones Milton Gabriel Greasley Benjamin James Kenson Lorenzo James St. John Vincent Keith Griffith Sean Kieran O'Connell Lucien Maverick Castle TEST MUSES Dorian Lee Williams Sophie Danielle Deveraux Monique Marie Deveraux Evangeline Amaya Sinclair Inadu Tayen Labonair Rafael Alexander Waithe Finch Taylor Tarrayo Cleo Ada Sowande Penelope Eden Park Jade Ivy Young

Containment

Jake Holden Riley Katie Selene Frank Jana Christine Mayfield Teresa Violet Keaton

Teen Wolf

Mieczyslaw Noah Stilinski Scott Gregorio McCall Christopher Henry Argent Allison Artemis Argent Lydia Sophia Martin Jackson William Whittemore Derek Samuel Hale Cora Avery Hale Camden Matthew Lahey Isaac Michael Lahey Vernon Dallas Boyd Danny Keahu Mahealani Malia Elizabeth Tate Kira Jade Yukimura Theodore Christian Raeken Jordan Tyler Parrish Aiden Jacob Steiner Mason Cade Hewitt Brett Lee Talbot Garrett Cole Williams Nolan Andrew Holloway Bobby Adam Finstock Marin Sophia Morrell Braeden Valerie Bardot Deucalion Damien Hemming

Supernatural

Dean Michael Winchester Castiel James Novak Claire Grace Novak Jack Kellan Kline Gadreel Dustin Ward Rowena Jane MacLeod Fergus Roderick MacLeod Belphegor

DC Comics

Bartholomew Henry Allen Nora Francine West-Allen Bart Joseph West-Allen Sara Caitlin Lance Dionysus Arbios Kara Aileen Danvers Winslow Jordan Schott Jr. Clark Joseph Kent Mon-El Lar Gand Querl Dox Music Meister Harleen Frances Quinzel Pamela Lillian Isley

Marvel

Joaquin Miguel Torres Peter Django Maximoff Pietro Django Maximoff Wanda Marya Maximoff James Buchanan Barnes (pre-serum and super soldier) Steven Grant Rogers (pre-serum and super soldier) Michelle Julia Jones-Watson Peter Benjamin Parker Gwendolyn Maxine Stacy Peter Benjamin Parker Jonathan Spencer Storm Kate Bishop Natalia Alianovna Romanova Yelena Fyodorovna Belova Brunnhilde Valkyrie Loki Laufeyson Stephanie Grace Rogers (genderbent steve) Jamie Belladonna Barnes (genderbent bucky) Samantha Trinity Wilson (genderbent sam) Theodosia Audra Odinsdottir (genderbent thor) Lady Loki Laufeyson (genderbent loki)

Stranger Things

Jonathan Ross Byers Nancy Diana Wheeler Steven Michael Harrington Robin Rae Buckley Edward Joseph Munson Argyle Eduardo Diaz Jane Eleanor Hopper Dustin Jace Henderson Lucas Charles Sinclair Maxine Elizabeth Mayfield

Misc

Nicholas Sean Miller Winston Saint-Marie Schmidt Reagan Marie Lucas Leonardo Winston Hamato Michelangelo Chandler Hamato Samuel Nicholas Drake King Benjamin Florian

9-1-1

Athena Grant Howard Han Henrietta Wilson Maddison Juliet Buckley Evan Jones Buckley Edmundo Anthony Diaz

Book Babes

Major Jay Kitahara Lieutenant Lorelai Cathwell Sergeant Major Alary Johann Corporal Erik Mendel Devin Nesta Archeron Elain Archeron Feyre Archeron Rhysand Darling Azriel Cassian Amren Morrigan Gwyneth Berdara Eris Sargon Vanserra Lucien Vanserra Helion Luciano Meridian Tamlin Avri Desrosiers Thesan Addae Koitla Viviane Anera Agnarrson

[palmviewfm]

mw counterparts?

i'm  so  glad  you  asked  !  please don't mind the fact that this list is quite the long one ! so  as  for  counterparts  i'd  really  love  to  see:  claire  standish,  allison  reynolds,  john  bender,  kat  stratford,  bianca  stratford,  joey  donner,  patrick  verona,  cameron  james,  heather  mcnamara,  logan  huntzberger,  luke  danes,  lane  kim,  tristan  dugray,  clary  fray,  jace  herondale,  simon  lewis,  beca  mitchell,  chloe  beale,  jessica  day,  winston  schmidt,  cece  parekh,  laney  boggs,  brock  hudson,  dean  sampson,  mackenzie  siler,  taylor  vaughn,  simon  boggs,  rachel  green,  monica  geller,  ross  geller,  chandler  bing,  joey  tribbiani,  ross  geller,  cher  horowitz,  dionne  davenport,  scott  mccall,  allison  argent,  lydia  martin,  lucas  scott,  peyton  sawyer,  brooke  davis,  rachel  gatina,  ryan  atwood,  marissa  cooper,  sidney  prescott,  gale  weathers,  casey  becker,  kirby  reed,  tara  carpenter,  sam  carpenter,  dewey  riley,  tatum  riley,  sabrina  spellman,  francesca  bridgerton,  penelope  featherington,  daphne  bridgerton,  simon  basset,  kate  sharma,  colin  bridgerton,  harvey  kinkle,  summer  roberts,  seth  cohen,  nate  archibald,  blair  waldorf,  serena  van  der  woodsen,  dan  humphrey,  georgina  sparks,  belly  conklin,  jeremiah  fisher,  conrad  fisher,  taylor  jewel,  elena  gilbert,  katherine  pierce,  stefan  salvatore,  bonnie  bennett,  enzo st john, tyler lockwood, hayley  marshall,  caroline  forbes,  danny  zuko,  betty  rizzo,  sandy  olson,  frenchy,  buffy  summers,  cordelia  chase,  faith  lehane,  prue  halliwell,  paige  matthews,  phoebe  halliwell,  piper  halliwell,  meredith  grey,  arizona  robbins,  derek  shepherd,  alex  karev,  cristina  yang,  izzie  stevens,  jackson  avery,  callie  torres,  april  kepner,  amelia  shepherd,  jo  wilson,  addison  montgomery,  lexi  grey,  atticus  lincoln,  betty  cooper,  veronica  lodge,  archie  andrews,  jughead  jones,  cheryl  blossom,  toni  topaz,  reggie  mantle,  kevin  keller, bella swan, edward cullen, rosalie hale, alice cullen, carlisle cullen, jacob black, paul lahote, sam uley, emily young, esme cullen,  nancy drew, frances  'baby'  houseman,  johnny  castle,  emily  fields, maggie greene,  daryl dixon, rick grimes, samantha jones, carrie bradshaw, olivia pope, mona  vanderwaal,  aria  montgomery,  spencer  hastings,  caleb  rivers,  toby  cavanaugh  and  alison  dilaurentis  !