#lyman plant house

[lovingsylvia]

Exhibit: "The Bell Jars: Lyman Conservatory and Sylvia Plath’s Botanical Imagination"

September 15, 2023 through June 28, 2024 at Smith College Botanical Gardens, Northampton, MA

"The Bell Jars: Lyman Conservatory and Sylvia Plath’s Botanical Imagination tells this story, shedding new light on Plath’s life and work while also examining the power of interspecies encounters between people and plants. Using archival materials and Plath’s literary work as a guide, this exhibit invites visitors to inhabit Lyman as Plath once did. Cross-pollinating the humanities and natural sciences, we hope to examine Plath’s botanical imagination and Lyman’s role in cultivating it."

For more information on the exhibit, see The Botanic Garden website at: https://garden.smith.edu/explore/exhibits/temporary-exhibits/bell-jars-lyman-conservatory-and

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Description & photo: https://garden.smith.edu/

[asongofgoldenfireandblackblood]

Wanted Site Connection:

home — navigate — wanted — discord — apply — directory — faq

Ceryse is particularly wanted by her best friend Princess Helaena, as well as by Prince Aegon, Princess Rhaenya, Prince Daeron, Dowager-Queen Alicent Hightower, Ser Garmund Hightower, and Lady-Regent Clarice Tyrell

We are a No-Dance!AU and politics, family, and court-drama focused RP. To join, check out our main site, and find out who our court would like to see most on our Most Wanted Page, send us a raven with any questions and once you're ready apply, and then join us for plotting and OOC-chat on our Discord!!

Note: Character traits, faceclaim, and details are suggestions and can be reworked to a certain extent if discussed with the current members of the RP!

Character Bio Below The Cut

The younger child of the late-Lord Florent and Lady Perianne, Ceryse is 27 years old, and serves as a lady in waiting to Princess Helaena Targaryen. She has been married to her husband, the grandson of Lord Lyman Beesbury and heir to House Beesbury, Ser Garlan, for a decade, with whom she shares four children, their eldest Alerie, identical twin boys Brandon and Emory, and a younger daughter, Victaria, and their whole family has mainly resided on Dragonstone with Princess Helaena and her husband Prince Aegon since the latter couple took possession of the seat over two years ago. The closest friend of Helaena since the pair were toddlers, Ceryse's favorite hobby is gardening, and when she is not spending her time with the Princess and some combination of both's children, she is sure to be found tending to her plants. She often gets extremely engrossed in her gardening, taking great pride in her work, and also has a fondness for moths, something she shares with the Princess of Dragonstone. She is known for her sweet, sociable, and sensible personality, but has also been whispered to be excitable, ignorant, and strange. Suggested faceclaim: Francesca Del Fa in Medici: Masters of Florence

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #39: March 19th - March 25th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from March 19 - March 25, 2023! Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

Challenges/Prompts:

No challenges, prompts, or events that we know of this week! Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from March 19 - March 25.

Bradley Whitford posted photos of his pets: 1 | 2

Josh Malina posted a photo of himself doing press for Leopoldstat.

Rob Lowe posted photos from the premiere of his new Netflix series, Unstable.

Rob Lowe posted photos of himself in Egypt. 1 | 2

Rob Lowe posted a photo of himself and his dog, Daisy.

Richard Schiff posted a photo of himself and The Good Doctor co-star Christina Chang.

Donna Moss Daily: March 19 | March 20 | March 21 | March 22 | March 23 | March 24 | March 25

Daily Josh Lyman: March 19 | March 21 | March 22 | March 22 (2) | March 22 (3) | March 22 (4) | March 23 | March 24 | March 25

No Context BWhit:  March 19 | March 20 | March 21 | March 22 | March 23 | March 24 | March 25

@janelmilfoney: March 20 | March 24

@down_brad_: March 21 | March 25

This Week in Canon:

Welcome to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.

Season 1, Episode 17: The White House Pro-Am aired on March 22, 2000.

Season 5, Episode 17: The Supremes aired on March 24, 2004.

Season 6, Episode 20: In God We Trust aired on March 23, 2005.

Season 7, Episode 14: Two Weeks Out aired on March 19, 2006.

Editors’ Choice: 

This week we’re featuring fics inspired by The Supremes, or centering around Evelyn Baker Lang and/or Christopher Mulready!

Penumbra by Ladybug_21 | Rated T | Evelyn Baker Lang & Christopher Mulready | Complete | A contentious U.S. Supreme Court oral argument unearths the secret that nearly tanked Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang's nomination by the Bartlet White House over a decade earlier. At ideological odds with her closest friend on the Court, and fearful of the turmoil that a leak to the press might cause, the Chief Justice turns to a former Bartlet Administration senior staffer for help.

 3000 Miles by Dipenates | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | Sam comes back to help his former White House coworkers prepare for the nomination of two new Supreme Court Justices. This brings painful reminders of a past relationship.

 Looking Over My Yesterdays by mcgarrygirl78 | Rated T | Evelyn Baker Lang, Nancy McNally | Complete | "I just hope you didn't tell them we smoked that plant."

 I Love Her Shoes by izzywrites  | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete I "When it's over I'll buy you some shoes" + "I love her mind, I love her shoes."

 enumerated powers by jazzjo | Rated G | Evelyn Baker Lang & Christopher Mulready, C. J. Cregg/Evelyn Baker Lang | Complete I The Fourteenth Amendment and the ways it changes Evie Baker Lang's life, from fifteen to fifty seven.

or,

Four tectonic events.

S5 E17 The Supremes by JDPostEpisodeChallenge, starbuckmeggie | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete I Post Ep by StarbuckMeggie

 Big Picture by LizaCameron | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete I A missing scene from The Supremes.

 Details by eMetiB [archived by westwingfanfictioncentral_archivist] | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete I Missing Scene/Post-ep for The Supremes

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

on call by phos3 for payback16 | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Domestic Days by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

as long as you love me by lunedecroissant | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

don’t talk (put your head on my shoulder) by flowersinapril | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Next to Me by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Unexpected by KateJaneAusten | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Full Bloom by ABSea | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

 Other Pairings/Gen Fic

it started off with a kiss... now it ended up like this by imawkwardlysoc | Rated G | Sam Seaborn/Original Female Character | In Progress

Wait For Me by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

A Different Life by PreppyPrincess5103 (JAG crossover) | Rated M | Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie/Sam Seaborn | In progress 

It’s In The Mail by GoneScribbling | Josh Lyman & Donna Moss & Toby Ziegler (no pairings listed) | Complete

 C.J./Danny

Ten Weeks by Jxjxjx | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | In Progress

None of Us are More than Caretakers by onekisstotakewithme for daylight_angel, miabicicletta, Luppiters, hondagirll | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | In Progress

Multiple Pairings

Here’s How I Remember It by whatsuptheregail | Rated M | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, Carol Fitzpatrick/Original Female Character(s) | Complete

fathers and sons by rearviewmirror | Rated T | Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete

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[plethoraworldatlas]

As U.S. senators prepare to vote on a bipartisan bill proponent say will accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced nuclear reactor technologies, the Union of Concerned Scientists warned Monday that the legislation would increase the chances of a "catastrophic" meltdown by weakening the Nuclear Regulatory Commission—an agency already ridden by conflicts of interest.

Upper chamber lawmakers are expected to vote this week on the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, introduced last year by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and passed by the House of Representatives in a 365-36 vote on February 28.

Proponents of the legislation argue it will facilitate U.S. nuclear leadership, develop and deploy new reactor technology, preserve existing nuclear energy, and more.

However, critics including the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) argue that the bill threatens the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), some of whose officials have long been criticized for their dangerously close ties to the industry they regulate. Additionally, NRC advisers have been accused of undisclosed conflicts of interest.

"It's extremely disappointing that, without any meaningful debate, Congress is about to erase 50 years of independent nuclear safety oversight by changing the NRC's mission to not only protect public health and safety but also to protect the financial health of the industry and its investors," UCS director of nuclear power safety Edwin Lyman said in a statement Monday.

"Just as lax regulation by the [Federal Aviation Administration]—an agency already burdened by conflicts of interests—can lead to a catastrophic failure of an aircraft, a compromised NRC could lead to a catastrophic reactor meltdown impacting an entire region for a generation," he continued.

"Make no mistake: This is not about making the reactor licensing process more efficient, but about weakening safety and security oversight across the board, a long-standing industry goal," Lyman contended. "The change to the NRC's mission effectively directs the agency to enforce only the bare minimum level of regulation at every facility it oversees across the United States."

"Passage of this legislation will only increase the danger to people already living downwind of nuclear facilities from a severe accident or terrorist attack, and it will make it even more difficult for communities to prevent risky, experimental reactors from being sited in their midst," he added.

[conchavalentina]

HARRIET STRONG

I selected Harriet Williams Russell Strong as the topic of the blog because she was an amazing person.  She has a strong connection with water conservation as she created a system for water storage and flood control. Also she is an important figure in the Whittier family.

She was born in Buffalo, New York, on July 23, 1844. In 1852, her father moved her family west to California. Once again, Harriet’s family moved in 1861 to Carson City, Nevada, where she met her future husband. She married Charles Lyman Strong at the age of nineteen, this pair bought 320 acres of land from Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, in 1867. They built a house on the ranch, but after some time Charles became bored and tried to start a new mining business. Regrettably, he failed and made a huge debt that lend to his suicide in 1883. Even though all of this Harriet continued her life, raising her 4 daughters, and even accomplished a number of amazing things.

She became interested in ways to irrigate dry land,  while living in her property “Rancho del Fuerte”. In search of a stable crop,  Harriet came upon walnuts. Walnuts require constant moisture in order to thrive so she designed an irrigation system for her walnut grove. By 1887, her walnuts began to flourish and, at 25 miles long, became the largest in the county, earning her the moniker “Walnut Queen”. Also in this year she patented her invention of a system of dams and reservoirs for water storage and flood control. In 1917, she went before the Congress and presented a plant that she had designed to dam the Colorado River.

She made a lot of impact in agriculture. That much, that her irrigation and conservation inventions allowed walnuts to flourish in the semi.arid Southern California soil. In addition, Strong advocated for water conservation and women’s rights all of her life, Sadly, on a trip back to her ranch in September in 1936, Harriet Russell Strong was involved in a fatal car accident. In 1935, the Hoover Dam was completed using some of Strong’s ideas that she presented in the Congress years before. In 2001, Strong was elected to the National’s Women Hall of Fame.

There exist some connections between Strong’s inventions and nowadays water conservation. Her system “dams and reservoirs” makes some plants grow a lot and it makes it easier to plant onto semi-dry lands. And we use it for the growing of different plants only because we have more technology than before and that makes better opportunities to create things. Also the way that she stores water is a bit similar with the drip irrigation system, the differences are that she’s were located in ways that the water will go to the plants until needed and the current one is that this one goes to the roots with the help of a plastic tube.

In conclusion, Harriet Strong was an astounding woman that fought with all her might not only for water conservation but also for the rights for womens. She invented a system that helped a lot in her time and ours. The government used her ideas to improve agriculture. These days, humans created new ways for water conservation and storage but we still use in some parts of the world her system. And until the day she died she went with her beliefs.

[cyberbenb]

Governor: At least 6 dead, 5 injured after Russians shell Lyman in Donetsk Oblast

At least six people have been killed and five others have been injured after Russian forces targeted the city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast with multiple rocket launchers, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on July 8.

According to Kyrylenko, the attack began at around 10 a.m. local time. In addition to civilian casualties, a house and a shop were damaged.

The Interior Ministry reported that among those killed were two men and four women. Three women and two men were injured.

As of Kyrylenko's update, police and paramedics were still on site to provide necessary medical assistance.

Lyman was liberated by Ukrainian forces last fall.

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Lyman on July 8, 2023. (Photos: Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrlenko / Facebook)

Over the past 24 hours, two people were also injured in Avdiivka by Russian attacks, as well as one person in Katerynivka, one person in Dalnie, and another person in Novomykhailivka.

Prior to this morning's attack on Lyman, Kyrylenko reported that a total of 1,596 people have been killed in Donetsk Oblast and another 3,809 have been injured since the start of the full-scale invasion.

These numbers do not include the casualty rates in occupied Volnovakha and Mariupol, as they are currently impossible to calculate. The actual casualty numbers are much higher.

Ukraine war latest: Pentagon unveils $800 million aid package, approves cluster munition for Ukraine

Key developments on July 7: * Pentagon announces $800 million aid package * US approves cluster munitions for Ukraine * Zelensky arrives in Turkey * Russia excludes IAEA experts from Zaporizhzhia plant’s reactor rooftops * NATO to agree on package ‘to bring Ukraine closer,’ says Stoltenberg *…

The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek

[biglisbonnews]

Lyman Estate Greenhouses in Waltham, Massachusetts The rest of the Lyman Estate can be visited once a month for a small fee, but you should know that the true belle of the ball is free to everyone. From the parking lot take a left and enter the greenhouses.  The greenhouses at Lyman Estate are some of the oldest ones left in the country, and though it's not officially on the map, you can visit Theodore Lyman's first attempt at horticulture, the bark-pit greenhouse from 1793. Since then, he and his family have added different structures: a grape house in 1804; a place for growing camellias in 1820; an old sales house in 1840; and an orchid house in 1930. You can still see all the old heating pipes and water tanks, giving the place a perfectly picturesque vintage look.  Today, the greenhouses are still functional and grow everything from succulents to pomegranates to pineapples, to the orchids and air plants you can purchase at the end of your visit. Make sure to bring a camera!  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lyman-estate-greenhouses

[serendipitous-smithie]

Smith College Chrysanthemum Show

Every November the Botanic Garden has a Chrysanthemum show for two weeks. Because I have class in the Lyman Plant House, my class got to be among the first to see this years spectacular display. I also went again when I had more time with my friend Catherine, and took my camera to get some cool shots of the amazing variety of mums. 

[addierose444]

Celebration 2021 and Terrarium Making

Compared to my typical week, this week was very academically relaxed. The explanation here is that two of my main classes didn’t have their typical weekly assignment due this week. (You can read about my current classes here).  After my hectic week last week where half of my time was devoted to working on the prototype for my software engineering project, this was a welcome break of sorts. With that being said, it’s also a stressful week due to course registration challenges. To read more about course registration, click here. In this post, I’ll be sharing a little bit about what I did for fun this week. (In all honesty though, while I don’t always want to be doing homework, I do enjoy academics more than most people).  

On Thursday night, I attended the 30th annual Celebration. Celebration is a collection of student performances with the express purpose of celebrating queer identities. It takes place in front of Wilson House in mid-November and started in response to some homophobic and transphobic incidents. During my first year, I performed at Celebration with the ukulele club which you read about here. I had more fun this year as it wasn’t nearly as cold and because I got to just enjoy the show with friends. This year there were performances by a capella groups, dance groups, and quad houses. The event is full of tradition and includes a candlelit vigil. Unrelated to the event itself, I also got the opportunity to meet my philosophy professor from last semester for the first time in person!

On Friday night, I attended an event at the plant house with a friend. (You can read an entire blog post about how our entire campus is a botanical garden here). The first activity was making terrariums. We started by adding a layer of gravel to little plastic fishbowls. I chose some blue and green gravel, but it isn’t really visible in the final product. Next up was a sprinkling of charcoal that acts as a natural filter for the water. We then filled the fishbowl halfway with soil, moistened it with water, added our plants, and decorated it with pebbles. Finally, we covered the terrarium with plastic wrap, secured it with a rubber band, and poked a few holes. 

Afterwards we made ginger tea! I also got some hibiscus and peppermint teas for later. I was really excited about the ginger tea because I remembered really liking it during my first year when I visited for my first-year seminar. In addition to tea, there was baked brie and an awesome cheese board with nice cheeses from my home state of Vermont! The other main activity was a scavenger hunt, which we actually didn’t participate in.  

[leeenuu]

Photos from the past few days:

Clothes hung in a closet of a destroyed house after a Russian rocket, hit by Ukraine's anti-aircraft system, stroke in a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, April 28, 2022. The strike came as parts of southern Ukraine prepare for a further advance by Russian forces who seek to strip the country of its seacoast. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Anna Shevchenko, 35, reacts next to her home in Irpin, near Kyiv, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The house, built by Shevchenko's grandparents, was nearly completely destroyed by bombing in late March during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In her beloved flowerbed, some roses, lilies, peonies and daffodils survived. "It is new life. So I tried to save my flowers," she said. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Roughly 130 evacuees from Mariupol — including Anna and her 6-month-old son, Svyatoslav — arrived in Zaporizhzhia, in southeastern Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 after spending weeks hiding in bunkers underneath the Azovstal steel plant. (Lynsey Addario/The New York Times)

Clean-up crews prepare to work at the site of an explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, April 29, 2022. Russia struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

An elderly woman sits on a bus with her dog during evacuation from Lyman, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian pregnant woman Alyona, 20, holds her son Sergei, 1, as they wait for boarding during an evacuation of civilians in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Irpin Territorial Defence and Ukrainian Army soldiers hold flowers to be placed on the graves of comrades fallen during the Russian occupation, at the cemetery of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A woman looks out from a bombed-out apartment in central Kyiv on Friday, April 29, 2022 after an overnight Russian missile strike. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)

A child sits in a car as his family waits to be processed upon their arrival from Mariupol at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

[vermillioncrown]

which acnh villagers would mdzs characters like best? ruby and dotty sound like easy answers to lwj's dreamies, but who'd appreciate coco?actually, which personality types do zyx (meaning you) and dbd characters like?

all villagers are just a combo of animal, personality, and hobbies, but it's their interaction w other villagers and your day-to-days and a player's projection that gives them life

(why i have an irrational hatred towards wart jr., i'm only tolerating him on my island until i get his portrait then i'm shipping him off to my friend)

(this little plague ruined my park in acnl by planting his home right behind mine. literally, only a buttcrack's worth of space and he STILL manages to ruin everything. and had the gall to get uppity about the neighborhood that he destroyed)

(also frobert has invaded my ww town, and i forgot what he did but i wanted frobert the probert dead)

(with the way my houses are spaced out in nh and the fact you actually get a choice, there aren't many conflicts between my villagers, but my friend fucking hated baabara bc that bitch made every one of her villagers cry, and she couldn't kick her out bc her boyfriend that shared the island loved that mean ole bitch lmao)

(i said i was gonna share my island w verm bf, but he knew before i did that i was a tyrant and he'd rather wait for his own switch and own island, but i spent over 24 hrs w three different map planners to sculpt his desired wizarding enclave ; - ;)

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(i'm almost willing to pay real people money for tiansheng, fuck all those people and their fucking shino and sasha)

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let's say this is a combo of dbd/college au lol, and i'll go over the characters given most screen time

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zyx: you can pry kiki and dobie from her cold dead hands. cranky villagers are the funniest, and then jocks, and then normals. says she goes dreamie hunting (cats and wolves), but gives up at the sight of a villager that makes her laugh (benedict and his little face). hurts her feelings to think about villagers not having homes, but is the first to say "EW NO" when on a mystery island. stinky is a rising favorite. somehow has a bunch of chickens on her island without meaning to??

(zyx's juniors - sa runyi: soleil, likes a sassy girl; li shanghui: lionel, thinks he's well-behaved; yan xichao: jitters, looks haunted and down for fun)

zxz: cannot stand snooty or smugs. he's the guy that got raymond and marshal (at different times) and bonks them w his net. loves a good jock, sisterly, lazy, or normal type, just uncomplicated folk. most orderly island of everyone. bonus points if they have a cute little smile. he loves lyman bc that's one of the villagers he overheard zyx say "EW FUCK I'M LEAVING" to. and of course he has drago and phoebe (longlei and yueling)

(zxz's juniors - jiu liwen: barold, he's relaxed and weird-cute; zhao xiucheng: merengue, bc she's cute-cute and sweet-natured)

lwj: again, i think he's a c'est la vie player, gearing more towards tiny, prey-type villagers. there are preferences but he's not going to chase anyone out to make room. keeping it mostly unterraformed, just minor adjustments to fit infrastructure for traversing the island. villagers come and go on their time (once he learns of wwx's dogphobia, he will deny them residence on his island w a heavy heart). it's just fortuitous that dotty hasn't asked to leave yet. finds cole relaxing, likes to sit w him once the sit reaction is there. coco has asked to leave, but he said no every time until...

wwx: he'd appreciate coco. in fact, he likes all the weird looking villagers (and not just basic bitch weirdos like pietro, we're going after the tier 4 and below weirdos and coco is the only tier 1), but no dogs/wolves. he gets gifted coco by lwj when he's ready for her (wwx is always fucking with his island and villager composition, but he also likes them going to friends and other islands instead of back to the void). another one he has a soft spot for is hopkins (segue: also wwx is the only person here that thinks zipper t is hilarious and not creepy). he manages to get all the hybrids first, caught the dupe trick asap

jc: this is the only place he can drown in dogs. between him and jzx (good), they have a good amount of dogs and wolves that they can have a civil conversation when jc has to accompany jyl to visit the jins. he also has a bunch of frogs (henry has a little spot of honor at the beautiful lake on his island). found kyle himself, will never admit how happy he was that wwx gave him butch (wwx got stuck w butch as one of the mandatory move-ins)

jzx: again, dogs and wolves. starting villager mac, best bud forever. he has a winner's luck w mystery islands. fang, whitney, audie; lucky, goldie, cherry - jzx is privileged irl and privileged in animal crossing. everyone on his island is spread apart (they all have lavish yards and shit) so that they can't argue with one another bc our king hates conflict resolution. judy lives there until he can muster the guts to talk to jyl like a normal guy and gift her

lqy: she has a smattering of different villagers, has dreamies (pudge bc his little face invokes a bit of necessary schadenfreude to survive her peers irl), but doesn't feel it's necessary to put in real manhours into hunting them down. diligently breeds flowers without time travel, is the second to get all hybrids after wwx ("come get your non-cheater flowers here!"). grows to love her villagers as they live on her island, hazel is the queen

[veworpurchase]

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Note while the “L” sight and smooth barrel began to appear on mid-range serial number Savage 1928’s they appeared on lower numbered Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport guns. Even after the smooth barrels began to be fitted, the finned style barrels continued to sporadically appear through the entire serial number range until the end of production. As with the rear sights there was no defining line on the type of barrel that was installed on any particular serial number range on Auto-Ordnance Thompsons. In early production the finned barrel was still fitted on the Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport guns, but was eventually replaced by the easier to manufacture, smooth barrel that began to appear at the 85,000 serial number range. However, there was no defining line where the use of the Lyman adjustable sight was discontinued, as they continued to appear sporadically throughout the entire range of serial numbers. On the Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport produced Thompsons the “L” style rear sight began to appear on guns at approximately the 80,000 serial number range. The parts that were manufactured in house by Auto-Ordnance were stamped with the letters AO or AOC.Īs production continued the Auto-Ordnance Thompsons, like the Savage manufactured guns, also began to be fitted with the simple stamped fixed “L” style aperture rear sight. There were many Savage and other subcontractor manufactured parts used to assemble the guns produced at the Auto-Ordnance plant. The early manufacture Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport guns, like their Savage counterparts, were fitted with the finned barrel and the adjustable Lyman rear sight. A similar AO prefix serial number was applied to the rear of the trigger frame. The letters AO preceding the weapon’s serial number on the left side of the M1928A1 model’s receiver will easily identify an M1928A1 Thompson that was produced in the Auto-Ordnance’s Bridgeport, Connecticut plant. The 1928A1 Thompson Submachine Guns being produced at Auto-Ordnance’s Bridgeport plant were identical mechanically and in appearance to those being made by Savage in Utica, New York. As a result, the Auto-Ordnance Corporation opened their own factory in 1941 to help fill the Ordnance Department’s requirements for the weapon. Due to the complex construction of the Thompson, Savage had a difficult time keeping up with the ever-increasing demand. In 1939, Savage Arms was contracted by Auto-Ordnance to manufacture the weapon. 1928A1 Thompson Submachine Gunĭuring WWII there was an overwhelming demand for the Thompson Submachine Gun, to supply both U.S. Here at OpticsPlanet, we make it our responsibility to receive the most suitable solution for all your specifications, and featuring the Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks Auto Ordnance Thompson 1927 A1 Forend is one thing that we are happy to offer.The Thompson Submachine Gun ID Guide, Part V: The Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport U.S. Made utilizing some of the most useful attainable components and design, these Rifle Parts from the product specialists at Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks will last you an unbelievably long time.īoyds Hardwood Gunstocks has been making superior quality merchandise for a very long time, and the Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks Auto Ordnance Thompson 1927 A1 Forend is their very own means of demonstrating exactly how much they care.

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Greek Pantheon Aesthetics

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APHRODITE: laughter-loving, sweet smiles, dressed in silk and satin, flower in their hair, thrives on attention, sees the world as a runway, unapologetically sexual, the sea washing their ankles, in love with love, stirrer of passion, cunning concealed by painted lips, secret daggers, doves, revolution in their kiss, delighting in the waves, flirtatious winks, strolling along the beach, staring wistfully from a balcony, this is how to be a heartbreaker, your girlfriend thinks they’re attractive, wants to be adored, gets turned on by danger

APOLLO: glitz and glamour, art galleries, turning the volume up, being made of gold, neatly-organized music sheets, notebooks filled with poetry, bathing in the sunlight, the powerful urge to create, collecting vinyl records, beautiful cover of Wonderwall, playing multiple instruments, tasting like sunshine, healing touch, speaking in prophecies, smile mingled with wrath, shunning lies, sporting shades, hanging out at music festivals with their friends, sleeps naked, arrow to the heart, paint brushes, probably has a Tinder account

ARES: armed for battle, wants to raise a dog with their significant other, soft spot for children, gives piggyback rides, scarred body, blood on their hands and face, willing to fight the world for the ones they love, fights against injustice, warm hugs, well-worn combat boots, boxing gloves, bandages wrapped around bruised knuckles, fist raised in protest, ignites revolutions, fear is a prison, more sensitive than what their tough shell may have you think, exhausted, damaged goods, force to be reckoned with, red roses,curses under their breath

ARTEMIS: keen senses of a hunter, freckles like constellations on their skin, piercing eyes, disheveled braid, moonlight peeking through the shadows, the calm of the forest at night, lying on the grass and staring at the stars, mother doe and her fawn, protecting their kin, the moon shimmering on a still lake, quiver full of arrows resting against the bark of a tree, running with wolves, bonding while circled around a campfire, not being much of a people person, arrow hitting its target, popping egos, patience on 3%, touches heaven and returns howling

ATHENA: discerning gaze, unreadable face, the patience of a life-long teacher, quiet museums, owl perched on their finger, armor that intimidates, eye for architecture, plays the sims for the sole purpose of building houses, studied the blade while everyone else was busy getting laid, big fan of logic, loves brain teasers, go-getter, balls of wool displayed on shelves, ancient buildings, sweaters in neutrals and cool colors, hair done up, can kill you with their brain, heads to the library often to research, sharpened pencils, abs that can cut steel, stoic statues, pottery classes

DEMETER: soil-covered hands, smile that can bloom flowers, skin loved by the sun, being the mom friend, can lift you and all of your friends, flowers kept in the pockets of overalls, takes pride in their beautiful garden, speaks to their plants, leaves rustling in the wind, stalks of wheat, picking fruit, greenhouses, heart as strong as a mountain, values simplicity, daisies dotted across a collarbone, curls crowned with flowers, folded pile of sweaters in warm hues, pulling out fresh-baked bread out of the oven and the smell wafting through the air

DIONYSUS: drunk shitposter, on their sixth glass of wine before you’ve even finished your second, seductive smirks, untamed curls, rich fabrics on dark skin, sleek-furred panthers, theater masks, stage productions, receiving a standing ovation, rose caught between their teeth, being the baby of the bunch, wild parties that last from sundown to sunup, creeping vines, inspiring loyalty, grand opera houses, masquerade balls, rolls of film, shattered chandeliers with broken glass scattered across the wine-spilled floor, pouring champagne into flutes, lives for the applause

HEPHAESTUS: the calloused hands of someone who knows labor, sweaty brow, flame burning in their eyes, inventive mind, broad shoulders, steampunk goggles, nuts and bolts stored away in little boxes, ashes, striking a match, blueprints for future projects, fixing up a busted up car and giving it cool upgrades, wrestles with bitterness, work boots have seen better years, wrinkled plaid shirts, iron melted by blazing fire, huge jackets, crafting masterpieces, greased-stained overalls, fascination with robotics, pain is fuel, stack of weaponry, even their muscles have muscles

HERA: resting bitch face, dressed to the nines, cows grazing on a pasture, cool rain, loving and hating fiercely, hand clutching a string of pearls, large chandelier with glittering crystals, plays the sims for the sole purpose of killing off their sims, romance to realism, pictures of the sky while flying on a plane, files that under fuck it, downs glasses of wine as they relax with a scented bubble bath and netflix, like their selfie or you’re grounded, knows 57 convenient ways to murder a man, dark eyes that penetrate your soul, marble and gold

HERMES: devil-may-care smile, ink-stained hands, always up-to-date on the latest technology, will steal your french fries, does it for the vine, shitposter, puts googly eyes on everything, meme hoarder, long drives on the highway, ma and pop diners, spontaneous road trips, folded maps, fingers dancing across the keyboard of a laptop, shooting hoops on the basketball court, chatting up strangers as you all journey to your own destinations, goes jogging in the morning, mixes red bull with coffee, menace on april fool’s, hoodies and sneakers

POSEIDON: storm with skin, colorful coral reefs, waves crashing against the shore, the sea casting its spell, stroking the soft fur of a cat, their heart pounding as their horse’s gentle trot speeds into a gallop, tousled locks, clothes smeared with paint, owns several sketchbooks yet always yearns to own more, leather jackets, fondness for diy projects, handwriting that flows across the page, nimble fingers playing the strings of a violin, velvety singing voice that haunts your dreams, mood as ever-changing as the sea, the roar of a motorcycle, compass with a spinning arrow

ZEUS: thunder in their heart, running on coffee, flash of lightning, natural charisma, eloquence, badass in a nice suit, aficionado of history, force of nature, lenny face, pretends that they don’t have feelings but they do, nightmare-filled nights, proud arm around their lover’s waist, high-rise buildings, planes soaring through a cloudless sky, technician on the piano, maintains order, strong handshake, juggling multiple events on their busy schedule with apparent ease, most likely to be voted class president out of their peers, expensive watch, like a boss

tagging: @spiritedgrxce, @oerhishall (Wynona), @coerulus, @thestormlioness, @goldnwulf, @fifthbornforrester, @smalljonumber, @lastxdragon, @burnedkingdom (Lyman)

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Best Things to Do in New London, CT

Limiting New London, CT to ten top things to do is rather hard in this town known for its history, arts, and scenery. New London is one of the earliest English settlements in Connecticut, being established in 1649. New London was long considered to have the best deep water port on Long Island Sound, therefore, having Naval and Coast Guard bases up to the present day. New London was the home of famed playwright Eugene O’Neill and has sizeable art offerings including the Eugene O’Neill Theater, the Garde Arts Center, the Hygienic Museum, and more. New London is also the home of one of the top colleges in the United States, Connecticut College. Keeping all this in mind, let’s look at some of the best offerings for things to visit and do in New London. 

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is housed in an impressive building that was commissioned by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father Lyman who was a prominent shipping merchant in the area. The museum houses many paintings from the Hudson River School who were a group of American landscape painters in the early 19th century. Their scenic canvases depicting certain vistas of the  Hudson River Valley are incredibly awe-inspiring and fantastic. This truly American aspect of art is housed at Lyman Allyn as well as other paintings and art including an impressive collection of American 18th-century silver and furniture. Winslow Ames was the famed curator of the museum for many years and he amassed an impressive collection of paintings and other works whose focus was largely the 16th through 19th centuries in European and American art. Included in your visit, one should stop by the Deshon-Allyn House, a historical home located on the museum’s site built in Federal style and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Connecticut College Arboretum

Located next to the Lyman Allyn Museum on Route 32 is Connecticut College which houses the Connecticut College Arboretum. Founded in 1931, the Arboretum hosts several different horticultural collections including the Native Plant Collection, the oldest collection that displays plants, trees, and shrubs native to Northeastern North America and the Connecticut Shoreline; the Caroline Black Garden which contains a collection of plants, trees, shrubs and other flora from around the globe;  the Lincoln and Lillian Dauby Gries Conifer Collection which displays local trees and shrubs;  the Nancy Moss Fine Native Azalea Garden which contains several species of natural and hybrid flowers, and more.  The Arboretum runs guided tours of several of the collections. Additionally, the Arboretum holds an Arbo-Fest twice a year in the spring and fall which includes music. 

Ocean Beach Park

Ocean Beach Park is an excursion-for-all founded in 1940 after the hurricane of 1938 devastated New London’s beaches and buildings along the shore. The Park has a half-mile beach with a host of attractions for people of all ages. There is a nature trail to hike, an enclave of old-time amusement rides, an arcade where you can win prizes, an Olympic-sized pool, a mini-golf course, a snack area, a  gift shop, and more. Ocean Beach is a fabulous venue for weddings and has seasonal evening time entertainment.

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House of the Dragon Gets its First Lannister, Signaling an Epic Early Battle

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The rains of Castamere shall soon weep o’er the hall that is House of the Dragon. That’s because HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series has just cast some interesting new characters, some of whom notably bear the Lannister surname, indicating a deviously game-changing presence. Indeed, with the prequel set to showcase the build-up to a historically protracted bit of royal Targaryen infighting known as the Dance of the Dragons, House Lannister still has a role to play, even some 200 years before the events of the main series.   

As officially announced, House of the Dragon has added characters Ser Harwin “Breakbones” Strong (Ryan Corr), Lord Jason Lannister/Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall), Grand Maester Mellos (David Horovitch), Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish), Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), Lord Lyman Beesbury (Bill Patterson) and Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes). Yet, amongst the group, Hall’s Lannister presence immediately raises a red, lion-emblazoned flag, seeing as it confirms the presence of the most sinister, habitually-backstabbing family in Westeros—which is saying something. Yet, the casting is especially notable, since it will have the actor in the dual duty of playing both Jason and his twin brother Tyland, the latter of whom, officially described as “a crafty and calculating politician,” will live up to the family’s reputation for being a conniving catalyst for war.

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Indeed, while the series is set several generations before the beheading of Ned Stark, the Red Wedding, the sacking of Highgarden, and other infamously imperious examples from the horrendous house’s proverbial greatest hits album, George R.R. Martin’s literary lore—outside the main A Song of Ice and Fire Novels—points to a significant Lannister presence that shapes the overall events of House of the Dragon, specifically regarding an early moment in the Dance of the Dragons war, the Battle at the Red Fork. During this period, Jason Lannister is the Lord of Casterly Rock and, despite being a relatively young man, is the head of the family. Yet, he’s a somewhat benign figure, who’s simply living the typical life of a Westerosi aristocrat, married to Lady Johanna of House Westerling, with five daughters and a son (not counting the obligatory bastards, obviously). Thus, in a fate not typically dealt to a Lannister, Jason is destined to find his house thrust into war due to circumstances not of his own doing. Moreover, he’ll fatefully find himself on the front lines of the aforementioned battle, which will shape the fate of the family for generations to come.

Said circumstances stem from twin brother Tyland, who’s indicatively nicknamed “the Hooded Hand.” This role will have Hall performing more in line with the kind of manipulative, unrepentantly-covetous Lannister family members we know, such as Tywin, Jaime and Cersei. Pertinently, the ambitious Tyland has risen in the ranks of Westeros to serve as Master of Ships for King Viserys I (Paddy Considine); a position from which he will surreptitiously plant the seeds of an eventual civil war in the minds of would-be supporters of Aegon II Targaryen to supplant the lawful royal succession of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), who, as youths, the two brothers once attempted to woo to no success. In fact, Martin’s lore chronicles Tyland’s deceitful rise to Master of Coin to even becoming Hand of the King.

At this point, we are going to risk some potential show spoilers (notwithstanding any alterations to Martin’s lore), avoiding the extensively egregious ones, specifically when getting back to Lannister household head Jason. That’s because, upon the eventual Dance of the Dragons, Tyland’s machinations resulted in him being Master of Coin to the throne-usurping Aegon II, a position that automatically forced House Lannister as a whole to back the Greens, the side that—represented by a green version of the Targaryen’s three-headed dragon—went against Rhaenyra’s lawfully-backed rise, with her supporters dubbed the Blacks. For Jason, this will result in him having to lead a battle that will prove watershed—both figuratively and literally—for the war in the Battle at the Red Folk, tasked with braving an obstructive river, using costly strategies against enemies from the Western Riverlands in their native homeland that, despite their success, went against Sun Tzu’s fundamental lesson on terrain.

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On an interesting sidenote, Jason/Tyland actor Jefferson Hall is actually a returning alumnus of the Game of Thrones universe from very early on. He played the two-episode-spanning Season 1 role of a knight representing House Arryn, named Hugh of the Vale. The role, while intrinsically minor, ended up with a brutally memorable climax in Episode 4, “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things,” when he faced the Mountain, Gregor Clegane, in the Hand’s Tourney. Putting it delicately, the tilt did not go in his favor, and the not-so-delicate end result was the Mountain’s lance being broken off into Hugh’s throat, yielding a slow, hard-to-watch, blood-spewing death. It was a crucial early moment for the show that further signaled its unremittingly brutal tone. The actor has since put in a memorable run on History’s Vikings, appeared in FX on Hulu miniseries Devs, was pit against Tom Hardy on FX’s Taboo (as seen in the title image), and even appeared on the big screen in director Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. While Hall won’t run afoul of the Mountain again, his impact on House of the Dragon stands to be monumental this time around.

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Regardless, House of the Dragon’s arrival of the Lannister family further forges connections to the story DNA of Game of Thrones, which it will certainly need in order to recapture the global fandom that scattered away since the main show’s 2019 conclusion—which many still qualify as controversially disappointing. Auspiciously, the prequel is partly under the purview of franchise royalty in Miguel Sapochnik, who shares showrunner duties with Ryan Condal, both of whom are executive producers alongside George R.R. Martin and Vince Gerardis. The 10-episode-ordered inaugural season is scheduled to hit HBO sometime in 2022.

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I have the best job ever!

As I mentioned before, I’m working in Admissions giving tours this summer as well as working with College Relations doing social media work (such as writing this blog!) for most of the summer! I LOVE giving tours––telling prospective students and their families about why I love Smith and all of the amazing opportunities and resources here is so rewarding.  Another great part of my job is taking pictures of fun places on campus. My coworker Minji is running the Smith College Instagram this summer (follow @smithcollege!! ), so when we’re not giving tours we go hang out and take pictures in amazing spots on campus.  Here are some of the places we visited in the past week: 

The boathouse and dock at Paradise Pond!

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The Lyman Plant Conservatory!

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Beautifully decorated bathrooms in the downstairs of the Museum of Art! 

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Stay tuned for more pretty pictures! Our campus is amazing, and I’m truly thriving! 

-K