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Capuan Venus 2.01 detail 3, Mark Klink, 2019

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Totem, with MoVA

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not sure if anyone is interested in this but here is a list of the most joyfully vital poems I know :)

You're the Top by Ellen Bass

Grand Fugue by Peter E. Murphy

Our Beautiful Life When It's Filled with Shrieks by Christopher Citro

Everything Is Waiting For You by David Whyte

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Is Alive! by Emily Sernaker

Instructions for Assembling the Miracle by Peter Cooley

Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

Barton Springs by Tony Hoagland

Footnote to Howl by Allen Ginsberg

Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman

Tomorrow, No, Tomorrower by Bradley Trumpfheller

At Last the New Arriving by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

To a Self-Proclaimed Manic Depressive Ex-Stripper Poet, After a Reading by Jeannine Hall Gailey

In the Presence of Absence by Richard Widerkehr

Chillary Clinton Said 'We Have to Bring Them to Heal' by Cortney Lamar Charleston

Midsummer by Charles Simic

Today by Frank O'Hara

Naturally by Stephen Dunn

Life is Slightly Different Than You Think It Is by Arthur Vogelsang

Ode to My Husband, Who Brings the Music by Zeina Hashem Beck

The Imaginal Stage by D.A. Powell

Lucky Life by Gerald Stern

Beginner's Lesson by Malcolm Alexander

Presidential Poetry Briefing by Albert Haley

A Poem for Uncertainties by Mark Terrill

On Coming Home by Lisa Summe

G-9 by Tim Dlugos

Five Haiku by Billy Collins

The Fates by David Kirby

Upon Receiving My Inheritance by William Fargason

Variation on a Theme by W. S. Merwin

Easy as Falling Down Stairs by Dean Young

Psalm 150 by Jericho Brown

Pantoum for Sabbouha by Zeina Hashem Beck

ASMR by Corey Van Landingham

A Welcome by Joanna Klink

From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee

At Church, I Tell My Mom She’s Singing Off-Key and She Says, by Michael Frazier

Hammond B3 Organ Cistern by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Sorrow Is Not My Name by Ross Gay

You Can't Have It All by Barbara Ras

We Were Emergencies by Buddy Wakefield

To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably In the Next Stall by Kim Addonizio

Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller

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Mark Klink - Head Wireframe 11.01 .. had to render this on the cpu.. my Nvidia 4090 with 24 gigs ran out of memory! - 26-09-2024

Source: Glitch artists collective - Facebook

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MLP POKEMON TEAMS

((Did that shit in three days))

MANE 6

Twilight Sparkle - Espeon, Noctowl, Starmie, Cosmoem, Alakazam, Hatterene

Rarity - Leavanny, Carbink, Purugly, Milotic, Roserade, Tsareena

Apple Jack - Stoutland, Tauros, Hydrapple, Breloom, Blaziken, Ampharos

Rainbow Dash - Turtwig, Noivern, Jolteon, Braviary, Staraptor, Hawlucha

Pinkie Pie - Alcremie, Mime Jr., Shuppet, Totodile, Ludicolo, S. Drifloon

Fluttershy - Leafeon, Buneary, Blissey, Vivillon, Whismur, Bewear

Royalty

Celestia - Solgaleo, Aurorus, Togekiss, Heliolisk, Solrock, G. Rapidash

Luna - Lunala, Musharna, Banette, Lunatone, Sableye, Absol

Cadence - Diancie, Sylveon, Aromatisse, Clefable, Gardevoir, Wigglytuff

Flurry Heart - G. Ponyta, Flabebe, Popplio, Raltz, Spritzie, Hatenna

TWILIGHT'S REFORMED PROJECTS

Sunset Shimmer - Delphox, F. Pyroar, Scrafty, Incineroar, Flareon, Larvesta

Starlight Glimmer - Salazzle, Hypno, Misdreavus, Gothitelle, S. Umbreon, A. Marowak

Trixie Lulamoon - Liepard, Toxipex, S. Zorua, Mismagius, Weezing, Weavile

SIBLINGS

Shining Armor - Gallade, Aegislash, Aggron, Empoleon, Dragonite, Bastiodon

Spike - Gabite, Goomy, Dratini, Fletchling, Fraxure, Bagon

Big Macintosh - Mudsdale, Appletun, Torterra, Emboar, Bouffalant, Dugtrio

Maud Pie - Relicanth, Golurk, Armaldo, Gigalith, Rampardos, Rhydon

Limestone Pie - Boldore, Sableye, Scrafty, Morpeko, Poochyena, Duskull

Marble Pie - Litwick, Phantump, Espurr, Baltoy, A. Vulpix, Morgrem

CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS

Apple Bloom - Applin, A. Deerling, Bulbasaur, Togepi, Dedenne, Eevee

Sweetie Belle - Noibat, Swablu, Kirlia, Jigglypuff, Chatot, Eevee

Scootaloo - Torchic, Emolga, Klink, Rufflet, Cubone, Eevee

VILLAINS

Nightmare Moon - Spectrier, Crobat, Dusknoir, Absol, Lunatone, Minior

Discord - Blacephalon, Gyrados, Dracovish, Inkay, Honchcrow, Swalot

Queen Chrysalis - Zygarde, Zoroark, Vespiquen, A. Grimer, Hypno, Meowscarada

King Sombra - Darkrai, Spiritomb, Grimmsnarl, Obstagoon, Runarigus, Mightyena

Lord Tirek - Yveltal, Houndoom, Malamar, Emboar, P. Tauros, Tyranitaur

Cozy Glow - Hoopa, A. Ratata, Inkay, Zubat, Impidimp, Purrloin

Stygian - Marshadow, Mimikyu, Litwick, H. Zorua, G. Yamask, Banette

Day Breaker - F. Arceus, Volcarona, Rapidash, Typhlosion, S. Salazzle, Talonflame

MOVIE VILLAINS

Adagio Dazzle - Pheramosa, Liepard, Salazzle, Lopunny, Kingdra, Florges

Aria Blaze - Nihilego, Dragalge, Gengar, Luxray, Hydreigon, Noivern

Sonata Dusk - Mew, Lumineon, Goodra, S. Ampharos, Clefairy, Altaria

Midnight Sparkle - G. Articuno, Chandelure, Mismagius, Gothitelle, Starmie, Reuniclus

Gaia Everfree - Virizion, Meowscarada, Serperior, Shiinotic, Tsareena, H. Liligant

Wallflower Blush - Celebi, Meganium, Floragato, Decidueye, Sunflora, Maractus

Tempest Shadow - Naganadel, Toxtricity, Sableye, Murkrow, S. Umbreon, Grimmsnarl

ANTAGONISTS

Diamond Tiara - Spritzee, G. Ponyta, Hatenna, Glameow, Munna, Indeedee

Silver Spoon - Klefki, Ferroseed, Indeedee, Skitty, Abra, Piplup

Gilda - Mandibuzz, Fearow, Hawlucha, Skarmory, Braviary, Honchcrow

Lightning Dust - Salamence, Crobat, Staraptor, Pidgeot, Noivern, Scizor

Babs Seed - Scraggy, Pancham, Riolu, Machop, Stufful, Scyther

Mane-iac - S. Tsareena, Shiinotic, Serperior, Seviper, Milotic, Roserade

Suri Polomare - Delcatty, Meowstic, Roselia, Ariados, A. Ninetails, Glaceon

FEMALE SIDE CHARACTERS

Moon Dancer - A. Raichu, G. Slowking, Umbreon, G. Rapidash, Mimikyu, Baltoy

Minuette - Sharpedo, Mawile, Bruxish, Gibble, Chewtle, Totodile

Lyra Heartstrings - Elgyem, Cradily, Sigilyph, Chimecho, Goodra, Stonejourner

Bonbon - Inteleon, Greninja, Espurr, Nickit, Ditto, Klefki

Derpy Hooves - Spinda, Furret, Azurill, Slurpuff, Pidove, Bewear

Cheerilee - Cherim, Liligant, Meganium, Aromatisse, Whimsicott, Ribombee

Zecora - Gourgeist, Oranguru, Sigilyph, Claydol, Xatu, Trevanant 

Spitfire - Fearow, Skarmory, Golbat, Vikavolt, Pidgeot, Scizor

Fleet foot - Zubat, Swablu, Gliscor, Gyrados, Noibat, Staravia

Cherry Jubilee - Cherubi, Combee, Lurantis, Florges, Steenee, Bellossom

Tree Hugger - Sprigatito, Exeggutor, Tropius, Venusaur, Tangrowth, Maractus

The Cakes - Daschbun, Alcremie, Slurpuff, Bounsweet, Dipplin, Cherubi

Ember - Haxorus, Garchomp, Dragapult, Salamence, Flygon, Dragonair

MALE SIDE CHARACTERS

Soarin - Corvisquire, Kilowattrel, Cramorant, Golbat, Swellow, Murkrow

Bulk Biceps - Machamp, Bewear, Hariyama, Blaziken, Conkeldurr, Snorlax

Flash Sentry - Exploud, Charizard, Zebstrika, Bisharp, Hariyama, Weavile

Thorax - Araquanid, Beedrill, Masquerain, Heracross, Ariados, Beautifly

Thunder Lane - Luxray, Aerodactyl, Manectric, Jolteon, Sir Fetch'd, Emolga

Snips/Snails - Turtwig, Chimchar, Ratata, Wimpod, Trubbish, Shuckle

Flim/Flam - Diglett, Thievul, Flapple, Unphesant, Magnemite, Sudowoodo

Star Swirl - Golurk, Polteageist, Mismagius, Beheeyem, Alakazam, Unknown

Cheese Sandwich - Raichu, Mr. Mime, Drampa, Toedscrool, Lechonk, Chatot

Dr. Whooves - Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, Roaring Moon, Iron Jugulis, Flutter Mane, Iron Moth

Sunburst - Delphox, Claydol, Solrock, Kadabra, Unknown, Indeedee

APPLE FAMILY

Granny Smith - S. Applin, Sawsbuck, Flygon, Bayleaf, Gogoat, Eldegoss

Bright Macintosh - Mudsdale, Tauros, Stoutland, Appletun, Trevanant, Diggersby

Pear Butter - Bellossom, Whimsicott, Marowak, Mudbray, Leafeon, Petilil

Braeburn - S. Dipplin, Bouffalant, Dubwool, Excadrill, Brambleghast, Herdier

Sugar Belle - Alcremie, S. Fidough, Aromatisse, Togepi, Slurpuff, 

YOUNG 6

Ocellus - Fomantis, S. H. Zorua, Cutiefly, Raltz, S. Ditto, Budew

Sandbar - Cottonee, Bounsweet, Turtwig, Oddish, Eevee, Treeko

Gallus - S. Gallade, Braviary, Corviknight, Bisharp, Gimmighoul, Jolteon

Silverstream - Brionne, Smeargle, Mime jr., S. Dratini, Skitty, S. Vaporeon

Yona -  Leavanny, P. Tauros, A. Vulpix, Floette, Kirlia, Hatterene

Smolder - Charmander, Sableye, Stufful, Scraggy, Impidimp, Pangoro

FAMOUS/MUSIC PONIES

Photo Finish - Espathra, Roserade, Lurantis, Tsareena, Leavanny, Florges

Sapphire Shores - Quaquaval, Dragonair, Vaporeon, Finizen, Froslass, S. Gardevoir

Coloratura - Primareena, Lapras, Gothorita, Sableye, Frosmoth, Mimikyu

Octavia - Swanna, G. Oricorio, Kirlia, F. Meowstic, Kricketune, Chimecho

Vinyl Scratch - Exploud, Toxtricity, Rillaboom, Obstagoon, Accelgor, Chatot

Daring Do - Kabutops, Heatmoor, Tyrantrum, Ariados, Spiritomb, Zangoose

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Hypocrite

Kaveh X Reader Feat: fluff, pining, kaveh being a sweatheart, overworking, etc

Summary: Both you and Kaveh have a tendency to overwork yourselves. So, one night while you're busy at work, he approaches you...

(Sorry I've been gone so long, school and work have been kicking my ass, i havent even gotten to play 4.1 yet)

It was nights like this you were glad the Academia’s library was open all night and day. Papers and scrolls were spread over one of the tables of the back as you scribbled down notes, concepts and theories. It must’ve been hours since you moved, except for the occasional retrieval of another book to add on to your bibliography. 

Your hair was a mess and the bags under your eyes made it seem like you hadn’t slept in weeks but this assignment was one of the most important in your career. Your critical eyes focused on the pages but your stomach felt hollow, making it harder and harder to anchor yourself to the words.

The sound of the doors opening could be heard all the way from the back but you paid it no mind, one of the other people here decided to turn in for the night. That was until the familiar silhouette of a blonde loomed over your notes and cleared his throat. “Yes, Kaveh,” you spoke coldly, no warmth left after the ridiculously long hours you had already spent in this tomb of knowledge. 

“I know you have a deadline but you should get some rest, (Y/N),” he spoke adamently, the pose of his shadow shifting to put a hand on his hip. 

“Funny,” you sarcastically spout, looking up to him with a sly smile and your chin on your hand, “I didn’t know you came from a place to judge.”

The man timidly looked away, stammering, “no, no I am not. That’s why I brought you this.” Lifting his other arm, he showed a small bag that smelled of curry. You smiled, moving stuff out of the way before opening the bag and pulling out one of the two small containers.

“Chai or coffee,” he asked, pointing in the direction of the small drink bar the students recommended the Academia add when Azar was dethroned from Grand Sage and Nahida took back her power.

“Chai,” you smile, watching the man walk over and fill two mugs and bringing them back over. Looking at the cups and containers of curry, you raised a brow as Kaveh pulled a chair close, “you’re staying?”

The young man nodded. “I know better than to try and pull you away from your work,” he relented, pulling out several sketches and drafting supplies as he sat opposite of you. Your eyes sat on them for a brief second; Kaveh’s detailed notes and several eraser marks were caught in your careful eye. 

Gingerly setting them aside as to not stain the pristine pages of parchment, your attention was brought back to the man in front of you. Opening the containers caused the brilliant smell of Kaveh’s cooking to hit your nose and make your stomach growl like a starving tiger coming in for the kill. 

Sliding the cup into your hand, fingers gently grazing and making both of you turn slightly pink. Clearing his throat, he stutters, “Besides, if you can’t beat them-”

“Join them,” you finish with a soft smile on your face. Lifting your mug, Kaveh follows suit as the two cups tap in a satisfying ‘Klink’.

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Average Ages Of Mass Shooter’s Victims

It's a long list, so I added a page break.

7.0 - Patrick Purdy

7.4 - Thomas Hamilton

9.0 - Charles Roberts IV

13.4 - Salvador Ramos

13.8 - Wellington de Oliviera

14.3 - Jaylen Fryberg

14.5 - Li Zhongren

15.4 - Adam Lanza

16.0 - Ethan Crumbley

16.3 - Victor Hoffman

16.6 - Dylan Klebold

16.8 - Kosta Kecmanovic

17.0 - Robert Smith

17.8 - Tyler Peterson

18.0 - Michael Clark

19.6 - Nikolas Cruz

19.9 - Eric Harris

20.0 - Elliot Rodger

20.1 - Larry Ashbrook

21.0 - Matthew Murray

21.6 - Mauricio Garcua

23.0 - Steven Kacmierzak

23.3 - Travis Reinking

23.6 - Tim Kretschmer

23.7 - Marc Lepine

24.1 - Matti Saari

25.3 - Dimitrios Pagourtzis

25.3 - James Huberty

25.7 - Vladislav Roslyakov

25.8 - Chase Garvey

26.2 - James Holmes

26.5 - Gonzalo Lopez

26.8 - Pekka-Eric Auvinen

26.8 - Seung-Hui Cho

27.0 - Noah Esbensen

27.7 - Timur Bekmansurov

28.2 - Jeff Weise

28.3 - Michael Silka

28.5 - Ruslan Akhtyamov

28.8 - Wesley Higdon

29.3 - Sterling Hunt

29.4 - Omar Mateen

29.8 - Muhammad Abdulazeez

30.0 - Charles Whitman

30.0 - Colt Gray

30.8 - Kimbrady Carriker

31.7 - Phasid Trutassanawin

32.0 - Todd Kohlhepp

32.6 - Anderson Aldrich

32.8 - Chris Harper-Mercer

33.1 - One Goh

33.2 - Connor Betts

33.2 - Howard Unruh

33.3 - Ryan Palmeter

33.7 - Solejman Talovic

33.8 - Thomas McIlvane

34.8 - Audrey Hale

35.0 - Cedrid Ford

35.3 - Snochia Moseley

35.7 - Richard Farley

35.7 - Richard Poplawski

35.8 - Chai Vang

36.0 - Robert Dear Jr.

36.3 - Mark Essex

36.4 - Nidel Hasan

37.0 - Noah Harpham

37.3 - Radcliffe Haughton

37.9 - James Pough

38.0 - Ivan Lopez

38.2 - Gary Martin

38.4 - Mark Baton

38.7 - Patrick Sherill

38.8 - Leo Held

39.3 - Joaquin Roman

39.5 - Maurice Clemmons

39.6 - Stephan Paddock

39.7 - John Parish

39.7 - Michael McLendon

40.1 - Gian Ferri

40.2 - Andre Bing

40.4 - Edward Allaway

40.7 - Albert Wong

41.0 - Gavin Long

41.0 - Jonathan Sapirman

42.0 - William Bonner

42.3 - Michael McDermott

42.4 - Lyndon McLeod

42.8 - Eduardo Sencion

43.0 - Zane Floyd

43.2 - Ian Stawicki

43.6 - Micah Johnson

44.3 - George Sodini

44.3 - Terry Ratzmann

44.9 - Jennifer San Marco

45.0 - Randy Stair

45.1 - Samuel Cassidy

45.4 - Brian Uyesegi

45.7 - Jiverly Wong

45.8 - Herman Klink

46.1 - Robert Card

46.3 - Timothy Hendron

46.6 - Ahmad Al Aliwi Al-Issa

47.0 - Brandon Hole

47.3 - Kenneth Tornes

47.5 - William Baker

48.4 - Zephen Xaver

48.7 - Ronald Taylor

48.8 - Anthony Ferrill

49.4 - Robert Hawkins

49.8 - Joseph Wesbecker

50.3 - Carl Brown

50.7 - Jimmy Lam

50.8 - Isaac Zamora

51.0 - Douglas Williams

51.0 - Kevin Neal

51.2 - Andrew Engeldinger

51.3 - Amy Bishop

52.6 - George Hennerd

53.8 - Connor Sturgeon

53.8 - John Neumann Jr.

54.1 - Scott Dekraai

54.4 - Omar Thornton

54.6 - Robert Long

55.0 - Jarrod Ramos

55.2 - Charles Thornton

55.5 - Jared Loughner

55.8 - Aaron Alexis

55.7 - Jason Dalton

55.9 - Wade Page

56.1 - Dylann Roof

57.3 - Anthony Polito

57.6 - Arcan Cetin

58.3 - Chunli Zhao

59.1 – Patrick Crusius

62.0 - Robert Crimo III

62.1 - Payton Gendron

66.9 - Huu Can Tran

73.8 - Robert Bowers

79.3 - Robert Stewart

83.3 - Beau Wilson

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where are your troubles now? forgotten? (Resistance, s2 e12)

(POV you’re watching the Barbie intro but it’s Star Trek screenwriters. Please indulge me.)

Once, in another century, there was a show called Star Trek Voyager. (Cue 2001: A Space Odyssey music.) A lady and two dudes created it. Occasionally other ladies cowrote episodes. But by the time Season Two rolled around, there were not so many ladies. Actually there was just Jeri Taylor, and by god she tried. But one lady cannot be all things to all people.

Then in November 1995, a great miracle happened. A new lady was hired to write a teleplay. It was fresh, inventive! Something was happening!

Her name was (music crescendos)

L I S A K L I N K

I don’t know much about Lisa Klink, except that “Resistance” marks the beginning of her multi-season involvement in Voyager, and that she was a five-time Jeopardy winner. (I do not watch Jeopardy, I would not be good at Jeopardy, but Jeopardy people are nevertheless my people.) Mostly I know that I turned on “Resistance” and, despite my general disinterest in the show’s production history, immediately asked: who the FUCK wrote this?

“Resistance” is not a perfect episode, but after half a season of flailing, it is a revelation. Klink, writing the script for a story by Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin J. Ryan, has a clear vision of what Voyager can be - a show that’s grounded, emotionally resonant, and trusts its actors. 

I am partial to the gritty, Blade Runner-inflected, Firefly/BSG brand of science fiction television, so when we started in media res, our heroes in civvies doing deals in an outdoor market, I died and went to cyberpunk heaven. (Neelix’s coat alone is worth the price of entry.) Instead of swanning across the galaxy like tourists in a slightly under-resourced cruise ship, the Voyager gang are finally the scrappy underdogs they ought to be.

This is our second Janeway episode of the season, and the first episode, perhaps of the series, that really gives her a character mandate beyond “strong but feminine captain who loves her dog.” Mulgrew has her work cut out for her, acting against JOEL FUCKING GREY, but they’re both marvelous. Waking in the home of the enigmatically batty Caylem (in a claustrophobic sequence whose stagey absurdism recalls a Beckett play), Janeway slowly grows to understand that Caylem, who’s decided she’s his daughter, might be her best ally for escape. The growing emotional connection between the two is so tender and understated; as a writer, Klink has mastered the light touch.

Janeway and Caylem end up collaborating with the local resistance movement to rescue Torres and Tuvok, who have been imprisoned by the lawful evil overlords of this world. Our characters genuinely feel like they are in big trouble! Torres and Tuvok’s prison stint is rough. (I did enjoy B’Elanna’s beatnik dissident prison garb. She looks like it is approximately 1956 and she is a French student who has been arrested for throwing a baguette at a cop.)

The only weak sequence is the prison break itself, which feels too easy and relies on a tired “sex worker disguise” subterfuge. But the ending is so satisfying and will break your heart.

Once Janeway’s back in uniform, it feels like we’ve truly been on a journey, one that brings to mind iconic episodes like “The Inner Light.” Voyager is a long way from home, and I want these characters to go through transformative experiences. The boldness of this episode gets us a little bit of the way there.

A radical reimagining of Voyager, and the best episode of season two in my estimation. I award this one 4.5/5 melon hats.

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lich gale is sososo sexy, i think more people should talk about him

skeletal hand tracing your back and shoulder blades, whispy hair floating around his face like smoke. voice rougher than usual, and markings from the netherese orb have clawed deeper into his skin. instead of a warm olive undertone gracing his skin, a bruising blue purple sits under it. one eye turned indigo as a proud achievement of lichdom, both eyes lidded and trained only on you. a small smirk, revealing sharper canines, beard and mustache curling around his cheeks and upper lip like a cage, keeping those canines in line.

his shuddering breathing as he smells the weave on you, almost getting drunk on the electric hot smell alone. gripping your hips, bone on skin, as he stuffs his face into your collar bone, finding the source of the weave - a necklace, enchanted by a small town sorcerer (something he could do in his sleep, he notes, ever cataloguing). catching the pendant in his teeth, and pulling, chain klinking against the movement. he inhales, and the magic arcs, wafting and snapping into his mouth and nose. he moans, eyes rolling, magic coursing though his system as he feels it empower him.

the lich kneeling between your legs, pillow under his own. your foot is in his lap, as his hands rub your calf muscles and dip lower to your ankles - all covered by smooth leather, enchanted and thick. he lifts and bends your leg to meet his mouth, unhinging his jaw. he lolls out his tongue and licks, long fat stripes along the toe of the boot. his skeletal digits skirt along the dark leather heel, and he places the toe of the boot into his mouth. tongue flat against the sole of the new boot, he closes his jaw. he sucks the magic from the shoe lewdly, and if you weren't watching him, you wouldve thought he was sucking a cock as quietly as he could.

he leans back, magic in his blood, pulsing through the orb, and sighs oh so happily. he levels you with a stare and runs his tongue along the top row of his teeth. "i wonder if there is any other magic you have parading in front of me." he leans into you, and you smell ozone, a sea breeze, the smell of a storm coming - his faint breath from his un-death skirts along your neck and ear, cold. "shall i check, my love?"

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[jamesusilljournal]

heads 0119, Mark Klink, 2023

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Confessions

Rant about anything

Confession: I don't think Villain Louie would be the powerful mastermind that so many in the fandom would paint him. To me, Villain Louie would a mixture of Mark Beaks and Doofus Drake since he would no longer have his family to guide him

Rant: Okay, let me rant about the most confusing crossover/cameo in the history of fictional crossovers and cameos. The time when Colonel Klink from Hogan's Heroes appeared on Batman

I'm sure an explanation is needed before I get into the rant so here it goes:

Batman is a DC superhero that is alter ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne who witnessed his parents die in front of him at a young age thus beginning a his path to use what he has to make sure no one went through the tragedy that he witnessed. He had an intentionally campy tv show in the 60s where he and his trusty ward Dick Grayson protect Gotham City as the Dynamic Duo, Batman & Robin, from the villain of the week. The show was known for having cameos by various celebrities as well as characters from other tv shows

Hogan's Heroes was a sitcom from the same era of television about a group of POW Allies that are held prisoner at Stalag 13, a POW camp in Nazi Germany that holds the record of never having a successful escape despite being run by the incompetent Colonel Klink with his first officer, the cowardly "sees nothing" (and honestly is more of a neutral than a Nazi) Sergeant Shultz. The reason why there is no escape because the prisoners, lead by the charming wise-ass American Colonel Hogan, have their own underground base underneath the POW camp where they have contact with other Allies in London, around Germany, etc. and often work with other Allies to get people out of Germany, blow up bridges, spy on the nazis, etc. Hogan and his men have accomplished many things such as hiding and restoring an Ally Officer's plane from within the camp, convinced a bunch a Nazi officers (including a member of the Gestapo) into thinking the war was over, gone to France so many goddamn times, started an avalanche while chained up in an inn, hid an entire tank in one of the barracks, had a very small role info about the Manhattan Project away from the Nazis, made a pizza to convince an Italian officer to join the Allies (that same officer returns in a later episode and is played by a different actor btw), and invented the gonculator. OH and did I mention that this WWII show had a laughtrack? Because it did because it's a sitcom

So I ask you dear reader. HOW THE HELL DOES COLONEL KLINK, A NAZI OFFICER FROM WWII KNOW BATMAN, A HERO WHOSE SHOW TAKES PLACE IN THE 60S!!!??

There are so many questions here. How did these two meet? Colonel Klink pretty much spent his life in Germany. He has avoided combat. If it's the 60s, why Colonel Klink still in the Nazi party. The dude would surrender to the Allies with his hands up and be like "Colonel Hogan is my best friend and I'm on your side!" the second WWII ended. Batman and Robin also clearly know Colonel Hogan, so they must know about their operation right? I mean how could they not? Both Americans, both I HOPE are against the ideals of the Nazis, yet they are concerned about Klink's safety. Why doesn't Batman do more to help out the allies of WWII? Do Hogan and his men know Batman's true identity? Probably not. Strangely enough I can Kinch from Hogan's Heroes communicating with Batman via and that's how Hogan and his men communicate with Gotham's protector, but also Colonel Klink does too? Do they talk on the phone? Does Batman also have a similar relationship with Klink like Hogan does where like they're sorta friends but using Klink's incompetence/status/connections to help benefit the Allies? Has Batman ever been to Stalag 13? Like in his costume and all? There are just so many questions I have from this less than minute of television history.

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Pokémon ‘Selkie’ AU

Little au concept that I’ve been cooking up. Thought to share!

So while I use the term 'selkie', it's more than just a seal-pokemon skin and just referring to all pokemon skins that follow this au. Might figure out a different term later since all I can think of is maybe 'PokeWalkers' or 'Pokemen' at the moment. But for now I just use ‘Pokémon Selkie’.

So these selkies are beautiful humanoid beings that wear the pelt of a pokemon. Which in turn they gain similar abilities while wearing that pelt. Depending on the intent and how they wear the skin, it can instead cover only partial parts of the humanoid body, creating a form similar to mers, nagas, satyrs, centuars, harpies, etc… However, in this partial form their powers are not as strong or cannot have access to all their moves.

Even with the skin off, there's always something 'off' that could be noticed if looked closer enough. A trait of the pokemon their skin is lingers slight. Like eyes, lashes, claws, fangs. The more powerful the pokemon, the more small traits linger. Legendary and Mythic Pokemon Selkies are like the fae when it comes to their humanoid appearance. Extremely beautiful, but also alien. These types of selkies will still have access to most of their moves and abilities even when out of their skin(mostly glamour to look more human)

The pokemon skins that are used by selkies are pokemon based on animal creatures. So pokemon based on objects like magnimite or klink do not have selkie skins.

To tell a selkie wearing their skin completely from a normal pokemon is due to an odd coloration or marking. Not shiny(though there are selkies that have a shiny pokemon skin), but could be like a primarina having burnette hair or a charizard having freckles. There’s also a difference in size, like a Arcanine selkie is smaller than a regular Arcanine and a Raichu selkie is bigger than a regular Raichu.

The other oddity is that selkies cannot be caught by pokeballs as they are actually humanoids. The only way they could be caught is if they forgone their entire humanoid self and permanently decide to be full pokemon…. or if the skin by itself was hit by the pokeball

Stealing a selkie skin is similar to the myth where they have to follow whoever owns the skin. To return the skin is a major sign of trust and could be considered a heartfelt marriage proposal. Any selkie that gets their skin back on their own will usually leave completely instantly.

The skin 'evolves' like normal pokemon, but it's by age, not by level.

This is what I got so far!

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Mark Klink - still making theses ... - 07/03/2024

Source: Glitch artists collective - Facebook

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June 12th 1429 saw an army led by Joan of Arc defeat the English at the Battle of Jargeau.

I've posted about Joan of Arc and indeed the 100 year war before, the Scots were heavily involved with both the Maid of Orléans and the long conflict between France and England.

Joan had helped lift the Siege of Orléans the previous month, where Scots are known to have been present, Jargeau was a small town on the southern bank of the Loire river in central France, about ten miles east of Orléans., this was Joan's first offensive action during her short life.

While I can find no evidence that there were Scots at the battle, I would be surprised that there would have been none, they would however have been ordinary foot soldiers , certainly there were no Knights.

So what's the point of the post? Well just another wee connection with Scotland had with Jeanne d’Arc, as she is known in her native France, the banner she carried into battle was painted by a Scot called Hamish Power or Hauves Poulvoir as the French knew him. Joan asked Hamish to paint her her standard and pennon, to her designs, Power has been described as a displaced Scot, living in Tours.

The standard was 3 feet wide and 12 feet long. The image was a field of golden lilies with an image of "the King of Heaven seated upon a rainbow, and holding in one hand the world in the form of a globe, the other being raised in a gesture of benediction. Before Him, to right and to left, were the kneeling figures of Michael and Gabriel, each presenting to Him a fleur-de-lys. Joan's motto "Jhesus-Maria was written in letters of gold on this rough material. " on the reverse was " an escutcheon: a field of azure charged with a silver dove holding in its beak a streamer with the words "De par le Roy di Ciel." The standard was the "fluttering sign" to which her army could rally when dispersed in confusion of battle.

The Pennon depicted the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary receiving from the Archangel Gabriel a double lily, which was the twofold symbol of France and of chastity. It was carried by one of her squires to mark her position in the field.

Joan spoke about the banners at her trial, testifying that it had been created by the command of God and that she was given instructions about the design by Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret who told her to take it and bear it boldly.

When Joan and the dauphin rode to the Reims Cathedral for the coronation on July 17, 1429, she rode with a Scots Guard of 60 men.

She later stated that she preferred to carry her banner into battle so that she would not have to kill anyone. "I loved my banner forty times better than my sword. And when I went against my enemy, I carried my banner myself, lest I kill any. I have never killed anyone."

Joan carried her banner at the coronation of Charles VII in the Cathedral of Reims and was later questioned at her trial about having it there to which she responded: "It had borne the burden; it was quite right that it receive the honour."

You can find more about the remarkable lady that Joan of Arc was at this great site below, the klink takes you to part of her testimony when she was found guilty of witchcraft and heresy by pro-English bishop Pierre Cauchon, who sentenced her to be burnt at the stake. She died on 30th May 1431 aged just 19.