#ml pedestrians are wonderful

[siderealsandman]

just finished reading mending warped designs and im so sorry bc you probably heart this a lot so i mean it in the most respectful way possible but... are you abandoning that fic? 😭 or are you just on an undefinite hiatus?

i NEVER read fics that are unfinished, but after finishing T&C, i simply HAD to venture into that alley. and im not disappointed. as much as i hate angst, your writing and world builiding is simply miraculous, for lack of a better word. the work you've done is a masterpiece, and i mean it. might be the best work of fiction ive ever read. it would be a real shame to abandon it, but i understand if you have things that are more important :) your health and happiness should be your utmost priority ❤️

that being said, i really do hope you choose to continue writing it. masterpieces don't just appear, they take a lot of work and dedication and im so, SO glad you took the time to put in the effort to create something so beautiful.

best of wishes xx

Thank you so much! I appreciate all the love and feedback I've gotten on my ML fics over the years.

With Miraculous I feel like I kinda grew out of the setting/fandom (doesn't help that most of my friends I met in it moved on) but overall T&C came from a place of frustration with canon I no longer feel. That and MWD had me with the worst case of writer's block that I resolved by writing something else (two something else's).

I have the last scene of MWD written but need to put together the connective tissue which I find it hard to get in a headspace to write. When I have time to write, I typically want to tend to The Games of Divinity or Devil Summoner: Akechi Goro. I do plan on finishing it...but can't promise when.

If you're interested, however, I do have the final scene below

Context: Marinette and Adrien are at a party with the rest of the heroes when Dr. Oliver attacks again, leading the pair of them to leave and take down their enemy while Team Paris rests.

Despite the crowds of people fleeing for their safety, Marinette was in a better mood than she had been in for a long time. 

"Now this feels familiar," Adrien mused, tugging Marinette out of the way of a pack of panicked tourists. "Everybody in their right minds is running away from danger, and here we are running towards it." 

"Must be something wrong with us," Marinette chuckled. 

"Of course there is," Adrien said, tugging her into an empty cafe. "If we were normal, we wouldn't have volunteered." 

Two flashes of light later and Ladybug led her partner out the other entrance and onto the rapidly emptying street. "I wonder what the venn diagram of lunatics and superheros looks like." 

"It's basically a circle," Chat Noir said as some of the people fleeing for their lives slowed down to take a picture.

"Go get em Ladybug!" One person yelled as they ran to safety. 

"Kick his ass Ladybug!" 

"Good to see you're back Ladybug!" 

"Oh my god Ladybug!" 

"Ladybug, can I have your number-" 

"Hey, you know what's cooler than Ladybug? Not being destroyed by dinosaurs; get to safety before someone T-Wrecks you," Chat Noir said, shooing a small crowd of pedestrians towards a bunker. "Go on, get! Jeez, you need to have a word with your fan club about personal safety." 

"Don't tell me you're jealous of all the attention I'm getting," Ladybug chuckled. 

"I've spent the last four years deliberately trying to avoid attention," Chat Noir sniffed. "Besides, Paris is kinda slow to forget; I'm sure most of these people still think I was up to something fishy with Hawky." 

"I get the crowds of screaming fans, you get all the superhero clout," Ladybug said, awkwardly waving at a crowd of passing tourists all delaying their escape to snap pictures of the newly returned heroes. "Somehow I think you got the better deal." 

"Now who's jealous?" Chat Noir asked, rubbing the back of his neck. "They'll come around…I'll make sure of it." 

Ladybug nodded, noticing the furtive glances sent Chat Noir's direction. "Yeah…ditto." 

Ladybug stopped in the middle of the street, watching Chat Noir's back as he stepped past her. "Hey…are you sure about this?" 

"What, running solo against a guy with some lab-grown dinosaurs?" Chat Noir chuckled. "What's there to worry about?" 

"No, I meant…" Ladybug trailed off with a shake of her head. "Forget it." 

"I know what you meant," Chat Noir said, glancing over his shoulder. Somehow, the spectral eye that looked her over didn't seem as threatening as it used to be. There were glimmers of Adrien, her Adrien, under the overwhelming mantle of Chat Noir. Enough for Ladybug to latch on to as he smiled. 

"I'm here because I want to be," Chat Noir said, turning around and leaning on his staff. "Because I want to try…I don't need to be sure about anything else." 

That doesn't scare you? Ladybug thought. 

Who says it doesn't? Chat Noir thought back with a wink. "You should spend a little less brain power worrying about me, Ladybug; we're gonna need those smarts to send these creeps back to the Jurassic period." 

"I thought I'd let you take the lead on this one," Ladybug said, falling back into step beside Chat Noir. "Give you a chance to flex your own brainpower." 

"And I thought I told you I have one strategy," Chat Noir said. "Everything else is just tactics. Besides, what is the correct strategy to deal with a man who has living fossils at his beck and-" 

A pterodactyl shaped drone swooped low overhead, launching an electromagnetic rocket at the door of a nearby bank and blowing it clean off its hinges. 

"Wait…those are the dinosaurs we're supposed to be fighting?!" Chat Noir huffed, glaring at the drone as it zipped away. 

"Yyyyyeah?" Ladybug said. "What's wrong?" 

"They're…they're robots!" Chat Noir said. "Just…just some stupid robots!"

 "What did you think he had actual dinosaurs for us to-" Ladybug stopped short as she saw the almost heartbroken look on Chat Noir's face. "Oh…oh my god, you actually thought we were fighting real dinosaurs?!" 

"I've seen weirder stuff than that!" Chat Noir said, huffing as Ladybug doubled over, clutching her stomach as uncontrollable peals of laughter echoed off the mostly empty street. "I was told this was a professor who uses dinosaurs to rob banks but apparently he's just a nerd with a Transformers fetish!" 

"Oh…Oh, I'm sorry, is this beneath you?" Ladybug laughed. "What, you fight dragons for a couple of years and suddenly you're too good for robot dinosaurs?" 

"I'm the apex predator; not some…some…ugh, I'm so disappointed I can't even metaphor correctly!" Chat Noir growled. 

"His Majesty only deigns to sully his little kitty paws with real monsters, thank you very much," Ladybug wheezed. "Theeeeee Apex Predator needs worthwhile prey; none of this toy-aisle garbage."

"Shut up," Chat Noir laughed, completely oblivious to the dinobot stomping down the street behind him until the hot gust of steam from its nostrils washed over the back of his head. Something about the way Ladybug laughed had a funny habit of making him forget the kind of danger he was in, even after so much time apart. 

"No, don't even bother!" Chat Noir said, ignoring the robotic snarl that came from the dinobot. "It's ruined! This whole day is totally ruined! I thought we were going up against someone worth our time but all we got is a model kit builder and his army of toys!"

"Hey!" A booming voice shouted as a large pterodactyl drone descended, powered by hovering jets that only seemed to piss Chat Noir off more. The top opened and out stepped an equally angry looking professor in a black lab coat and goggles. 

"And I'm guessing that's our target," Ladybug said, flicking the gigantic T-Rex in the nose as it leaned in closer to her and leaving a divot in the machine's steel frame. 

"Who dares question the paleontological engineering genius of-" Dr. Oliver stopped as he spotted Chat Noir. "...Chat Noir?" 

"No, I'm a very disappointed kitty who wanted to chase lizards today," Chat Noir said. 

"And…" Dr. Oliver pointed at Ladybug. "Wait, when did you get back?" 

"Three days ago; haven't you heard?" Ladybug said, bumping her shoulder into Chat Noir's. 

"I was in jail on bank robbing charges," Dr. Oliver said. "They only played football and reruns of terrible BBC baking shows." 

"Well, here's the only news story you need," Ladybug said. "Ladybug and Chat Noir are back in Paris." 

"And more than ready to stick our Little-foots up your tin can tailpipe, you tacky old veloci-loser!" Chat Noir spat, cracking his knuckles. "Get my hopes up, will you…" 

"You got your hopes up," Ladybug pointed. 

"And I'm taking it out on him!" Chat Noir said, brandishing his baton in the perturbed professor's face. "Come out of the Zord with your hands in the air and I'll see if we can get you some Land Before Time DVD's to entertain you in prison." 

"But…how?!" Dr. Oliver stammered. "How are you…I-I thought you two were finished!" 

"We were, but…" Ladybug spared a smile for her partner. "Life…finds a way." 

The hiss of dozens of whirring servos drew her attention to the small pack of robotic velociraptors that closed in around them. At the far end of the street, a large mechanical triceratops angled three cannons in their direction while a small pack of pterodactyl drones whirred overhead. 

"So…little guys are worth one point?" 

"Big suckers are at least five," Ladybug agreed. 

"And the big guy has to be a dime," Chat Noir said, teeth flashing as he snapped his staff out to full length. "No cheating now." 

"I trust you'll keep me honest," Ladybug said, springing into the air alongside her partner. They hung for a moment in mid air, suspended above the encroaching crowd of mechanical monsters, before diving like twin falling stars into the melee, back to back as it always should have been. 

[iamforevercaptured]

Princess Fragrance s1 e14

in case anyone was actually curious about #freethejaffacakes i did eventually get them open. ate two. called it good. have not revisted the jaffa cakes again lol. i do like them tho, so they may reappear bc im pretty sure im the only one who eats them in the house even though i was not the one who bought them?? idk. let watch the next ep. (also guys comment on my posts! id love to hear your thoughts on the episodes!)

adorable moment of ladynoir even if its him wanting to touch her and her giving him dirty look. my precious children lol

im sorry but I WOULDVE LOVED TO SEE THE MAGICIAN OF MISFORTUNE??? he looks so cool guyssss not sure what his goal was with vanishing the Eiffel tower but still

AH who do i take my bug-mouse to when she's sick?!

omg IVAN SAME

jeluka & rose are adorable and jeluka is so supportive of her bi gf.

probably marinette: be sneaky be sneaky *falls and screams walking into class*

rose totally saved mari from another bad excuse omg

“...quiz on lab safety. again.” what a mood.

DOES THIS MEAN HE STAYED LATE TO HELP PEOPLE AT THE SCENE? awwwww chat noir is a gift

alya being a #1 wing woman and while i support it, MARI WAS BARELY IN CLASS SHE DOESNT HAVE NOTES EITHER ALYA

“then dont breathe on him” im dying.

he moves to catch her. guys rewatch that a few times. HE MOVES TO CATCH HER. bless

i like how chloe’s idea of impressing the prince is to give him some weird toy she found on the side of the road like...um really?

oh rose no, baby, retreat.

i kinda love how dramatic they made this sequence bc thats how it would probably feel to a high school girl with a crush.

THIS DOOR GUY IS SUAVE WOW lol

AY ITS MARINO #spoiler?

her design was really weird tho. very um alien villain princess chic??

ah a moment to remember that they are all jus kids wow

Prince Ali being clueless due to culture and language barriers is awesome. while it can be cliche i think its cool that they utilized it in this ep bc it allowed him to let chloe’s crap slide right off of him and enable him to be a bit more of a “kid” then the rest of the kids in this ep...hopefully you get what i mean.

i love how her early remark was literally just to set this up lol karmas a bitch chloe.

no kidding mari. RANDOM DANCING BUTTON TO THE RESCUE!

adrien is done with your gluttony plagg but omg his little scream bless

reinforced door...guys uh she controls a gas. that reinforced door is not gonna protect you.

the little move away from chloe and her reaction is wonderful omg

Chloe you know what that is. dont ask stupid questions omg.

They still move away from her omg

BUDGET LB

CHLOE HES YOUR FATHER lol

can i just say. the pedestrians in the last few eps have been wonderful. bless you sidewalk man lol

also can we stop for a moment and appreciate chat’s face as he looks at the bowls lol

WHO IS DRIVING? ok i totally thought it was gonna be chat bc what happened to keeping the prince SAFE??? thats not safe driving lady.

also yes im enjoying smelly chloe and everyones reactions bc of how ridiculous they are omg

CHAT NOIR IS DOWN

Mari is learning yay, but seriously how long does this take bc they got to the bridge and im imagining they walked from the car so...uh cartoon logic??

Master Fu! what kind of cat? uhhhhh. I WANNA KNOW HOW HE HELPED TIKKI

im getting wedding vibes?

“MY PADLOCK” ya getting some really weird wedding vibes guys

best part of this ep? the reveal of the nose clip on lb LOL

look at our ladynoir cuties!

is anyone else getting doctor who poison sky vibes?

not sure how that worked but ok then

hold up, im losing it over chat’s “waiting for a command” state being so catlike. like what even?

and the advisor lady’s reaction is wonderful

awwww rose and her celeb crush. but lol chloe had a bad day wow

I like that this is the first ep we really see Master Fu interact with them before beginning the origins episodes. I mean hes there in the background but this was his first direct interaction as far as we know after the origin episodes (which are next in ep order). also i have so many questions about like how the ladybug magic fixes things but people forget what happened under the spell of the akumas and while being akumatized. like id love to know at what point people stop remembering things. is it at the point of being put under the akumatized people’s control? just like how akumatized people blank out at the point of being akumatized? also my brain is totally working that whole the miraculous holders get some characteristics of their miraculous animals head canon. I wanna see more of Adrien accidentally acting cat like, or mari just randomly eating a bug and suddenly realizing that alya is staring at her for it. 

[woodfinder8754]

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[mingyaus]

@ starbucks pt. 2: t-o-b-a-n-g-t-a-n

series part of the john john cock @ _________ series. see the series masterlist (or even my full ml!) for more.

➫ a series of times when jungkook’s name gets messed up on accident (bc Americans kinda suck).

genre fren fluff, reader insert (x jungkook, but in a friendly way)

summary where you and jungkook fail and succeed. 

word count 476

author’s note final one for this week! stay tuned for more additions!!

Jungkook’s regular Starbucks order is a Venti (yes, a Venti because he’s a thirsty boy) hot chocolate. Even on the warmest of days, he’ll get it and you’ll ask him why he’s getting a hot drink, then he’ll just make you wonder even more by ordering it extra hot.

Today, the first anniversary of your friendship (but you two don’t know that because you don’t keep track of that sentimental stuff), is an early Pacific Northwest winter morning. It’s a little chilly, but it’s nothing your matching black windbreakers can’t handle. You didn’t mean to match, you just do.

“Screw you.” He whispers under his breath while grabbing his order from the counter. He says those somewhat malicious words, but he’s laughing because you just said a mildly offensive, yet funny joke. You take one look at his cup and start laughing even more. Thank God you’re facing away from the baristas. Jungkook quickly curses them even quieter than when he insulted you. Then he turns to you making a frowny face and shaking his head because you’re still laughing.

He blames your non-stop laughter on the Portland baristas. They can never spell his name right. Today it’s spelled “John John Cock” in very clear bubbly handwriting.

“Psh, I bet at least one of them is a BTS fan, or at least a former one.” You quickly go back to the counter to grab your drink and sit next to Jungkook on one of the bar stools facing the street full of pedestrians and the occasional biker.

“Be quiet, I think not. They all like, uh, what’s an indie alt group?”

“Vampire Weekend, Portugal the Man, The Head and the—“

“Yes, yes. That’s right. Too busy listening to those to hear BTS.”

“Next time we visit, I’ll prove you wrong!”

“Try me.” He smirks taking a sip, then sighs. “I mean even if they can’t spell my name right, then at least they can speak better English than me.”

“Well, you’ve got two languages and they don’t.” You praise him on his English improvement. He’s been in the US for about two years, on and off trying to get a taste of this American life before going off to the military.

“Hm, I guess.” The boy stares at the street and just shrugs his shoulders.

“Don’t downgrade yourself! Your English is so good now.”

“I can’t even say the word toboba, tob, tobag—“

“Tobabagin?”

“Ugh, not you’re saying it wrong too. Tobbe, tubagon?”

“Tobu—no. I can’t even say it either.”

“Let me spell it. T-o-b-b-o-g-a-n.”

“Well done,” You look up from your phone, which you were using to check his accurate spelling. Then you click on a video to play the correct pronunciation.

“Toboggan,” You phone mutters in a robotic voice.

“Toboggan.” The two of you repeat simultaneously, then let out light giggles while finishing your drinks.

[confusedisastrongword]

Uncle Oli

When I woke up again, I was dizzy, but awake nonetheless. Oli, Uncle Oli I assumed, wasn’t there. His stuff however was, just a spare jacket and a briefcase, he probably just walked away.

Looking out the clear window, there was a young man, similar age-looking as me, staring at me like I was the most fascinating person ever. Our eyes crossed and something snapped, he looked away, whispering to the girl next to him. I couldn’t make out the words but their body language and expressions told me nothing but fear and suspicions.

Looking around me, it was eight, in the morning I deducted from the sunlight shinning through the window. Then back to the boy, they were gone without a trace. My brain snapped again, without another thought, I fell back into darkness.

“Wake up Penelope, wake up” I heard a voice.

“They want to talk to you about the explosion, the one that killed Mags”

Snap, I was woke. 

The light was warm and yellow, I slowly pried open my eyelids and found the source of the voice calling out to me. “There you go sunshine, the police just want to ask you a few questions, then they will be out of your hair” Uncle Oli said with a smooth voice, as if coiling a baby to stop crying.

I tried to speak but my throat was too dry for anything to come out. “Throat….dry” I whispered, and he brought me some ice chips from the bedside table. I took a few in and was ready to give simple answers, hopefully so I can sleep again, my body aches all over.

“Do you know Margret Lorene?” No, but my mother did.

“Have you met her before?” No, never.

“Why did you visit her?” My mom told me to.

“Why so? Are they close?” I don’t know, she told me to give her a gift.

“What was the gift?” I don’t know, I didn’t look.

“Where did your mother and Ms Lorene met?” In my hometown, Pansuade.

“Pansuade, where is it?” It’s near Ohio and Pennsylvania.

“I have never heard of such a place -” “It’s a small quaint town, not much people know it unfortunately.” Uncle Oli interrupted. “I am from there as well, that’s why I am here, her mother, Mags and me, we are all childhood friends. Some left the town for the city, some stayed behind. Didn’t change the fond memories we had. We would never do any harm to her.” He continued defensively but with a hint of reminisce of the past, promptly ending the conversation.

“Thank you for your help, we will approach you again if needed.” With that, they walked away. “Do they think I kill Aunt Mags with that gift? What is in it anyways?” I asked. “Nothing to worry about, just focus on getting better.” He assured me, smoothing out my hair like mom used to do when I was little and scared of the thunder.

Looking out, he was there again, the boy in the morning. He looked at me and Uncle Oli, his eyes were brown, dark brown, but when he blinked again, it was grey, grey like the skies when it is about to rain.

Blink, again it’s back to brown. His piercing eyes stared intensely straight into mine, it’s like laser vision. His view shifted to Uncle Oli.

“What are you looking at?” Uncle Oli asked. I look back to the window, he was gone, without a trace, again, like a ghost in the wind. “Nothing” I blinked a few times. Was he never there, am I seeing things or what is it. “Whatever is going on, I promised your mother I will take care of you, so sleep, you will feel better tomorrow.” He said patting me head.

“Wait, what about mom’s gift, she has the dates planned and everything.” I asked him. “I will get those for you. Gimme your keys.” I took my keys from my locked compartment next to my bed. “Sweet dreams, sleep tight” he said as he left.

Now looking through my locked compartment, most of my belongings that were on me at the time of the explosion was there, except my glasses. Where are they, and what does the puzzle mean. Why aren’t my parents here? Wondering, I slept again. 

Soon enough, there was a second explosion in the city, as reported on the news showing in the patient room. Another was killed. Looking at the bandages on my arms and legs, I am glad I got off with a few minor injuries. The doctor said I can be released already this morning but Uncle Oli insisted that I should stay for a few more days, because I had nobody to care for me at my one-person apartment. So adamant he was, I agreed.

The second explosion was Mason Lopez, another middle-aged person. The police said it is possible that it is a planned attack from the same person that killed Aunt Mags, or if it is a serial killer after people with the initials M.L.. Nothing is confirmed but they haven’t arrested anyone yet.

Uncle Oli continued to help me deliver gifts from my mother, he wouldn’t tell me much of the details, say he won’t bored me with them. We talked a little, I found out he and my mom were neighbors, same school throughout kindergarten to high school, pretty common as Pansaude is so small, it only has one school of each kind, he moved here while he was 18 and he is now a private detective that occasionally works with authorities. He wouldn’t tell me the specifics but he said he is pretty good at his job and will definitely go a full background check if I have a boyfriend.

Speaking of boys, the weird eye-colour changing boy is here, constantly. Weird. He feels familiar, like someone I knew but forgotten. 

Still, no signs of mom or dad, coming to see their daughter in the hospital. I tried calling them a few times, but given the town’s outdated signal tower, it never went through.

Another day goes by and there is another explosion, this time, it is Mathew Lo. I guess I am not longer a suspect as they consider these as a series of attack and I was bedbound for the other two. Still, I can’t help but feel fishy about the whole thing. Uncle Oli, however, reassured me it is all well, that New York wasn’t ever the safest place but still it is safe enough for most people, some are just unfortunate.

Soon enough, by the fourth day, I went home.

“The ML attack continues today with the fourth victim found dead, but not an explosion this time, by poison. Authorities have yet to announce any details of the investigation nor confirm any arrest of suspects. The city is in fear, especial for those with the same initials.” The TV news continued on as I pack my belongings.

“The hospital said they couldn’t find your glasses, they were there when they pick you up but was mixed up in the processing of saving you or something. So I picked you up a new pair.” Uncle Oli told me while handing me an identical pair of glasses. “Your mother called, I told her you are fine and not to worry. She said she wants to come but is tied up at work, I assured her you are okay but I guess parents are parents. They said they will come to check on you when they get the chance.”

Looking at my new glasses, there was a scratch at the metal handle, exactly like my old ones. Why is he lying to me or am I just seeing things. I honestly don’t know anymore. We took a cab to my apartment, Uncle Oli has already stocked my fridge with one-week worth of food and took my mom’s gifts. “You should focus on resting, I will take care of the gifts. You should be lying down, not walking around!”

Exhausted but not sleepy, I turned on the TV and let noise fill up the room. Looking out the windows, I never got the chance to enjoy the view before being admitted into a hospital room. There were cars parked on the side of the road, with trees filling up the sidewalk giving pedestrian a light shade, a light breeze to blow away the heat, everything seemed balance and carefully planned. It is New York after all, places are as small as it is, you have to plan every inch I guess.

Yarning, ready to succumb to the drossiness hitting me slowly, I look out the window once again, the find the weird boy staring at me with intent across the street. I waved, trying to be friendly, I mean weirdness aside, he is cute. He looked at me puzzled, his lips have a light tug upwards, nodding gently but with hesitance.

Is he stalking me? Did I just wave to my stalked? How did he know I live here? Can this be a coincidence or am I just too naïve to recognize the red flashing lights? Questions begin to flash before my head as I fell into turmoil of fear. Looking out again, his lights were turned off. Alarmed but scared, I closed my blinds, double-checking the locks on my front door, going back to my bed, there was a paper airplane quietly sat on my bed.

It wasn’t there a minute ago, how did that paper airplane flew passed the blinds? I shakingly opened the neating folded plane, only to reveal two lines: 20:37, 73 2nd Street. Don’t tell Oliver.

[oliveratlanta]

The 12 most Atlanta things that happened in Atlanta in 2019

Curbed Atlanta

From an interstate “cash storm” and Super Bowl-related controversies (again), to (another) rejection of mass transit

What a year it’s been for residential real estate, transportation, commercial development, and generally wild happenings in Atlanta. In terms of transition, 2019 felt like the year when momentum reached a tipping point, and many things residents knew would soon come finally began to materialize, or move in a direction that allows no turning back.

Then again, these worries and aspirations have come before. So before any major declarations are made about our long-awaited arrival as America’s greatest city ever, let’s take a minute and look back at the biggest things—or most Atlanta things—that happened in ATL since New Year’s Day 2019, and think about where we’re going from here.

An armored truck makes it rain on Interstate 285

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For Atlantans, it was a dream come true—and extreme test of willpower. On the evening of July 9, a Garda armored truck’s doors swung open and released more than $175,000 near Ashford-Dunwoody Road, in the Perimeter area. One man, Randrell Lewis, returned to authorities all $2,000 he says he picked up, even posing for a photo op with proud Dunwoody police afterward (and becoming a subject of some intense social media debate). Though it’s obviously illegal to take money that belongs to someone else, it left all of us who were unfortunately not there to “witness” the cash storm, wondering what our individual consciences would guide us to do. One guess: pull over.

“Beltline Kroger” debuts

Curbed Atlanta

The social Kroger patio, upon opening in October.

Some nostalgists will never call it anything but “Murder Kroger.” Others look at the brave new world signaled by the long-awaited opening of the 60,000-square-foot Atlanta Beltline location of America’s biggest grocery chain, situated between Ponce de Leon and North avenues, and see vibrant new life. It’s sleek and modern, with a glassy exterior to match the mixed-use development at 725 Ponce, a Starbucks inside,a “pub” offering tapped craft beer and flights of wine, an outdoor seating/sipping area with Eastside Trail pedestrian views, and a satellite of the beloved B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue, whose original Atlanta location burned down in March. It’s a new beginning for the questionably nicknamed store for sure, but it does leave one question: What good are all those Kroger Plus Card fuel points now?

The rise of Tyler Perry Studios

You’re entitled to your own opinion of Tyler Perry movies and the critical importance of Madea to the filmmaking craft. But you can’t deny that Perry finessed one of the greatest Ws in history by purchasing 330 acres of the former Fort McPherson U.S. Army base for $30 million in 2015.

Tyler Perry Studios

Soundstages at the studios, with downtown and Midtown Atlanta beyond.

With seemingly endless rolling hills, 12 giant sound stages, and plenty of historic buildings at his disposal, Perry went from successful filmmaker to legitimate Hollywood mogul, hosting a star-powered dedication gala attended by Oprah, Denzel Washington, Jay-Z and Beyonce, and many other elite figures in black cinema. And while it isn’t currently open for public tours (although that’s in the plans), we did get a retouched exit sign on SR 166 letting commuters know where to turn if they’re looking for one of the largest film production studios in America. Not to mention, a couple billboards from an enterprising young actress who clearly understood the power of location in advertising.

A ballyhooed Evander Holyfield statue goes missing

Hanlon Sculpture Studio

The chiseled likeness in question.

After almost two years of promises, it turns out the real deal on that Evander Holyfield statue intended to be erected downtown is TBD. The bronze version of the real-life-chiseled, Bowen Homes-raised boxer, universally beloved by Atlanta and proudly name-dropped in rap songs by André 3000, Snoop Dogg, and others, never made it to its intended place of permanence in front of the Flatiron Building, even though it cost nearly $100,000 to create. Who knows if the MIA effigy will end up there or anywhere other than where it’s currently being stored (if you see something, say something), but a representative from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’s office recently predicted it’ll be installed somewhere by year’s end.

ATL sports gonna ATL sport

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The Bravos on October 9, in the process of losing Game Five of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in historic fashion at SunTrust Park.

We’re used to it by now. Fans of Atlanta’s football, basketball, and baseball teams get hyped up listening to overly confident sports journalists, then watch as we get somewhere near the first round of elimination. Of course Atlanta United changed this narrative significantly with their MLS Cup victory (and decidedly Atlanta-centric choice of afterparty venue), which did a lot to justify the construction of Mercedes-Benz Stadium for residents who aren’t named Arthur Blank.

But this year we’re back to falling behind, and maybe it wouldn’t feel so bad if each team didn’t recently get a brand new facility in which to lose so predictably. That’s not to minimize the teams or question their willingness to play with winning in mind, but still. A new house is a new house, and the more we let folks come in our home before wiping their feet on the rug, so to speak, the less we’ll enjoy being in these places. Just ask any of the thousands of people not sitting in those stands on game days. That said, hometeam forever! Go ATL UTD! Go Hawks! Go Braves! Go Falcons! No really… go.

No Gwinnett MARTA

Back in March, it was hard for anyone hoping to see MARTA expand into Gwinnett County to not feel a little disheartened at the result of a consequential referendum. But 54 percent of voters rejected the addition of more transit, including heavy rail, in the northeast metro Atlanta county. While some voters claimed in news stories to be in favor of increasing public transportation options, the “no” votes ranged in reasoning from tax increase aversion to lack of comfort over total cost versus benefit. Whatever the case, the result is that a new MARTA station that would have been located just north of Doraville’s near Jimmy Carter Boulevard will not come to pass, at least in the immediate future. Is that a good or bad thing? Depends perhaps on your daily commute, but either way, it’s democracy, folks!

South Downtown announcements

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The tentative, overarching vision for Gulch redevelopment Centennial Yards.

Once Atlantans collectively sobered up and realized Amazon wasn’t interested in our offer to move HQ2 to town (and perhaps that wasn’t such a bad thing), the lower downtown area began to show true signs of widespread investment. It’s possible that so much hype around the possibility of Bezos and co. bringing the online retailer to Atlanta made folks realize they’d better come up with something. And now, with Underground Atlanta, the Gulch, and South Downtown ostensibly getting ready to undergo big changes, it appears that if Amazon’s decision did nothing else, it broke the inertia and analysis-paralysis that continued to keep Atlanta in the bottom tier of American cities whose downtown districts were living up to potential. Should even half the plans come to fruition, a wave of restaurants, retail, residential, and office spaces will result, lending an entire new experience in terms of walkability in the long-overlooked area. When it comes to big ideas, Atlanta excels, , Atlanand this is the epicenter of them right now.

A (very brief) pop-up bike lane

If you weren’t on your bicycle on 10th Street near Piedmont Park from October 21 to the 26th, you may have missed the chance to ride in a temporary, one-way, pop-up bike lane heading toward Peachtree Street. Not that no one noticed the bulky white and red plastic dividers usually signalling construction, or the increase in traffic resulting from making the lane inaccessible to automobiles, but in traditional Atlanta fashion, it certainly seemed to be over and done pretty quickly. There hasn’t been much said about the results of the test since it ended, although one might assume that some choice words were expressed by those whose passenger vehicle commute involved the already jammed corridor for those six days. At least we can assume it made e-scooter fans feel safer, while showing that the city is thinking about solutions to Atlanta’s infamous traffic problems and non-motorist protections. Maybe it’s more of a “see you later” than a goodbye to the idea, but either way, perhaps it’s another case of a good thing gone too soon.

Paris on Ponce fire

Those out of town during the Thanksgiving holiday had to learn from a distance that one of Atlanta’s most irreplaceable places, the exactly 100-year-old building that houses vintage furniture and decor shop Paris on Ponce, was badly burned in a two-alarm fire.

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While the damage was major—the roof and interior were most significantly affected, destroying a number of shops inside the warehouse space—the owners hope to rebuild and are asking for support from the community via a GoFundMe campaign. And with Atlanta’s history of being figuratively and literally lit, the good news is that no one was hurt and that there’s likely a future for the funky Ponce de Leon antique store.

Brian Littrell couldn’t have it that way (lol)

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Scene of the alleged shenanigans.

It may not have shocked many people to learn that Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (a.k.a. the nice one that parents probably would’ve trusted with their daughters the most) was living in a town like Milton. But it certainly shocked local authorities to learn that the Kentucky-born crooner was actually renting out the property—although it’s not even clear he owns it—to others looking to throw shindigs and soirees, which the huge mansion is not allowed to host due to Milton zoning laws. The drama has calmed down a bit since the initial crescendo of voices from the city, who denied Littrell’s request to receive a permit to host such events going forward, and then realized that when he wants something a certain way, he’s gonna go for it, or at least demand to be told why not.

A West End house asks $650K

If there was ever an example of how far the Beltline has strayed from any plan to be inclusive of all Atlantans, regardless of net worth or income, it’s been the arrival of housing prices in the historic area crossing the half-million-dollar mark. (Or in at least one case this past summer, WAY over that mark.) And these houses, while renovated to look very nice and located in close proximity to the Westside Trail, weren’t exactly so pricey until a couple years ago, when asks began creeping into $400,000 territory—and selling even higher—as more Atlantans began to realize that West End was a thing.

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The Beltline’s Westside Trail.

Obviously opinions vary on what the true value should be for such a beautiful and convenient part of town, but what’s absolutely clear, at least to anyone who’s lived in the (currently) predominantly African-American community the past several decades, is that it certainly means change is coming. But with many of the homes staying on the market for several months, maybe things are on course for a correction? Only time, and public real estate listings, will tell.

Atlanta (the city) wins Super Bowl LIII

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Centennial Olympic Park’s climbable, oversized Vince Lombardi Trophy and platform, where Welcome to Atlanta basically played on loop for a week.

Well, unlike a certain local sports team that won’t be named (again) in this story, Atlanta delivered a big victory in the Super Bowl. Looking back, it was a tremendous lift, and everything seemed to go exceptionally (if uncharacteristically) well, considering this is a city where less than two inches of snow can break civilization. VIPs were entertained, traffic did not melt down, MARTA operated as well as could be expected (pretty efficiently, actually), and security from downtown to the Vine City area kept everyone safe and in reasonably good spirits, depending on how your team performed.

There was, however, a pretty big story involving a West End building whose strangely timed demolition occurred on the Friday of Super Bowl Weekend, and it was not lost on Atlanta’s community of street artists that this building happened to feature a mural of Colin Kaepernick. In response, a team of creatives, led by the first mural’s creator, Fabian “Occasional Superstar” Williams, painted eight new ones in time for the “big game,” which made national news. All in all, it was a great showing of what Atlanta can do with big hosting responsibilities, and it bodes well as we look to the Final Four, World Cup, and other major sporting events to come.

source https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/12/18/21026781/atlanta-2019-year-review-things-that-happened

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In less than 300 words, explain why you are a good candidate to work at MIRI.

(Not actually serious answers, mostly just stuff that occurs to me when I'm bored, but I think they are funny and I do not want to leave them unanswered)

My only real skills or knowledge about AI are:

grad school physics, which in hindsight is totally over-specialized, but has produced some results

undergrad/grad math (I've worked through almost all the classical/modern mathematics I've studied, although I admit I probably don't know the "right" way to reason about a lot of it). I have a lot of experience with proofs, but my intuition for what kind of structure a proof needs is pretty fuzzy

grad school CS, where I focused on AI safety, and on formal verification of systems, for the last ~5 years.

Other stuff that might be relevant, but that I don't know enough about to describe:

various "hard" CS concepts

computer architecture

systems programming (e.g. C/C++), though I learned most of it as a hobby

software engineering in general, although that stuff only applies to one (small) thing that I've done professionally

ML, although my intuition is that deep learning is probably an over-hyped idea that won't pan out

some of my CS education is about more specialized AI-relevant topics – e.g. I really wanted to learn how to design neural network architectures, and had to learn that stuff by studying the math literature, which was the only way to really understand it (I'm told that I know too much math because this is the case? – I still am not sure). (It's easy to spend a long time reading some paper and not get much out of it because the authors didn't really "get it" either, so your intuitions will be muddled. Also, it's harder to get that stuff right the first time.) I've had the opportunity to actually build some NNs from the math, but the experience was underwhelming and I'm not sure if I really "got it"

I have done research in "hard" CS (machine learning) for the past year, but I did it mainly for the money (at my undergrad school, they were a big source of my tuition bill), and don't expect it to contribute much to the overall value I can provide as an employee. (I'm thinking this is probably correct because I'm a physics grad student with a lot of math skills, which is not at all what I think most people working at MIRI are)

I did some work this summer tutoring kids in an online high school course that used python (and in retrospect I should have tried to do something with it, I had a lot of experience with coding, although I didn't really know much about Python), and I've also taught high school calc 1 courses using Python as well as a course in computer science (analogous to intro CS but not necessarily the same material) at my local uni, so I've had exposure to other kinds of math teaching.

My biggest advantage might be that I've got a reputation as someone who thinks about the question in a serious way (which seems like part of the problem) – I may have done some good research work, but in my grad school work I tended to talk about a lot of stuff that sounded impressive even though it was pretty obvious and obvious-sounding.

(This is related to my habit of constantly wondering why things I do are "impressive" even when they're totally pedestrian and uninteresting)

I'm not totally sure whether my "intuitions for what kind of structure a proof needs," described in the first bullet point, are the "right" ones, and whether any of the stuff I've done is at all valuable.

I think the thing I'd be the most valuable to MIRI at would be as a general intellectual/problem-solving facilitator. (I do not speak the language of AI theory, I don't have experience with this, but I know a fair bit about a lot of things I'm sure would be relevant to the problems they're trying to solve) This would be useful, I think, because MIRI doesn't really have people in that position who seem to be well-suited to it; they mostly have technical people whose expertise is narrowly-focused.

MIRI has the reputation of being run by people who are smart and really hardworking – I wouldn't say this is just an exaggeration, but it is definitely not the case that they have the sorts of people who are "well-suited" to intellectual work that involves math, and so I'm not sure how they plan to fill this gap. (As a consequence, the sorts of people who are not well-suited to the work there can end up feeling like some of it isn't serious, and like there are some weird weirdos in the mix who think they're getting something out of it and don't realize they're not actually contributing anything useful)

(I have a feeling that this is a very general problem that exists not just in MIRI but also in the world – there are lots of things where the people who are really good at that work don't get to have the full story told to them because nobody is around to do it and so nobody can convince them that the things they do are valuable in the first place)

There may be people who think like I do about AI-related math, and that's why they think they're a good fit to work at MIRI. This may be false – I have been wrong about a lot of things in the past, so I might be just the wrong person to ask here. If there are people like me in MIRI, I want to know about it, and I'll definitely bring it up if I see/talk to them. (I'm also curious if there are people like me in MIRI, so I'll keep an ear open to see if I can figure it out)

If any of my answers were unclear, or if there is a specific point I should bring up, feel free to say so and I'll fix it or elaborate.

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The novel Good Omens was first published in 1990. And this is my original copy.

Unless you’ve been asleep for the last few months (if so, are you a snake, by any chance….?) you will have noticed that there’s recently been a very popular television adaptation of the much-loved book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman: Good Omens.

I have always loved this book, and I love the TV show even more. Obsessed? Erm. Anyway. Can I wring a science-themed post for my blog out of a story about a demon and an angel saving the world from Armageddon? Of course I can.

Here goes. There’s a moment in the second episode of the TV adaptation* when the demon, Crowley, is driving his Bentley very, very fast, and the angel, Aziriphale, says: “You can’t do ninety miles an hour in central London!”

This caused a bit of confusion for some non-British viewers§. Not the idea that you can’t, or at least shouldn’t, drive extremely fast in a built-up area, but rather the fact that Britain is a European country, isn’t it? At least, for the moment. Don’t the Europeans use the metric system? Shouldn’t he have said one hundred and forty-five kilometres per hour?

So you thought Brits used the metric system? Haha.

I mean, okay, we do. Scientists in particular are quite keen on it. But we also use imperial units really quite a lot. And coincidently, this all arose just after the politician Jacob Rees-Mogg issued a style guide to his staff declaring that they must “use imperial measurements” — which at first sounds typically Victorian of Rees-Mogg, but actually… if your aim is to at least try to be consistent, he might, just might, have a point…

Allow me to try to explain.

Firstly, a little clarification: the “metric system” is an internationally-recognised decimalised system of measurement, that is, a system where units are related by powers of ten. I stress this because “metric” and “decimal” do not mean quite the same thing, which is relevant when it comes to money. The metric system takes base measurements — kilograms, metres and so on — and says that all versions of those measurements can only be connected by powers of ten, and must not introduce new conversion factors. So, grams (1000th of a kilogram) and tonnes (1000 kilograms) are both metric, but a pound (0.454 of a kilogram) is not. Scientists know this as the SI system of measurements. Okay? Right. Let’s get on to the amusing cocktail of units the British have to cope with in their every day lives…

Britain loves inches.

Length The length of small-ish objects is measured in centimetres and millimetres. Sometimes. Except the diameter of pizzas, the sides of photos and photo frames, and the diagonal of laptop screens and televisions — all of which are almost always given in inches. Screws, as in woodscrews, are often given in  fractions of inches. Let’s not get into jewellery, for that way madness lies.

Longer objects are measured in metres and centimetres, except for the height of people, which is almost always quoted in feet and inches. Chippies (that is carpenters, not people that cook fish and chips — keep up) tend to colloquially use feet and inches for planks of wood. For example, “I need a bit of six by nine” — meaning a piece of wood 6 feet long and 9 inches thick.

What do you mean, how do you know which one is 6 and which one is 9? You’d hardly have a 9 ft piece of wood that was only 6 inches thick, would you?☨

People do sometimes use metres for short walking distances, e.g. “it’s fifty metres to the shops”, however Brits also like to use yards, a yard being 3 feet. But that’s okay, because a yard is close enough to a metre as to make little difference to a casual walking estimate, so they’re pretty interchangeable.

Marathons are measured in miles. Shorter road races use kilometres.

The sorts of distances involved in lengthy travel are always measured in miles. The distance from Oxford the city to Oxford Street in London, for example, is about 55 miles. No British person would ever describe this as 88.5 km. Speed, as we saw in Good Omens, is thusly described in miles per hour (mph). For the record, the speed limit in a built-up area such as Oxford Street would normally be 30 mph, or sometimes (more and more frequently) 20 mph. Crowley was indeed driving ridiculously fast, but then, he has demonic magic to help him avoid both pedestrians and police.

Miles are also used for marathons. However, not for shorter running races, which are often described as “5k” or “10k” meaning, obviously, 5 kilometres or 10 kilometres. The cynics may wonder whether this is because 5 kilometres sounds longer than 3 miles, but I’m sure runners aren’t concerned about such vanities.

Is all of that clear? Okay, let’s move on…

Weight Weight (physicists: I mean mass, yes, you’re very clever, shhh now) of people is measured in stones and pounds (there are 14 pounds in a stone). Except for babies, which are little and are therefore measured in pounds, because everyone knows a baby ought to weigh somewhere in the region of 7 pounds or so, and if you quote a baby weight in kg, Brits have no idea whether to gasp, coo, or wince sympathetically.

The weight of food is mostly measured in kilograms and grams (or possibly grammes; it’s essentially the same thing) these days, although a lot of people still favour pounds and ounces. This leads to oddities, such cake recipes which call for 225 g of butter (half a pound). There are, by the way, 16 ounces in a pound, because it would be far too easy if it were consistent with the pounds/stones thing, wouldn’t it. Oh, and Brits have quarter pounder beefburgers in restaurants — none of that ‘Royale with cheese‘ business for us, thanks.

Larger weights are mostly quoted in tonnes, because that’s easy, but sometimes we use tons as well, which has the added amusement of sounding exactly the same when you say it out loud. 1 tonne is about 1.1 tons, so it’s not too much of a problem unless you’re planning a really big building project. Very large amounts are sometimes given in hundredweight, which sounds metric, doesn’t it? It’s not. A hundredweight is 50.8 kg, or 112 pounds. Did you think it would be 100? Yes, well, there are reasons.

Once again, let’s not get into jewellery. If we start on carats we’ll be here all day.

Beer, blood and milk are measured in pints.

Volume Small volumes of liquids tend to be measured in millilitres or (particularly for wine) centilitres. The exceptions are beer, blood and milk — which are given in pints. Wandering into a British pub and asking for half a litre of beer is guaranteed to cause everyone to stop what they’re doing and stare at you. As will asking for pint of blood, for different reasons.

Larger volumes are measured in litres. We’ve mostly given up on gallons, now that all the fuel stations quote their prices in pence per litre because it looks cheaper that way.

Chemists like to be awkward, though, and use cubic centimetres — written cm3 or occasionally cc just for fun — for small volumes of liquids, and dm3 (cubic decimetres) for litres. 1 cm3 is 1 ml and 1 dm3 is 1 litre, so there’s really no reason for any of this other than to confuse students.

Temperature Temperatures are mostly quoted in Celsius (aka centigrade, well, more-or-less), and most Brits these days have a fairly good feel for that scale. But Fahrenheit still gets rolled out when either a person or the air gets hot. A midsummer’s day might reach ‘100 degrees’ (that is, a little under 38 oC) and someone with a fever might also be described as ‘having a temperature of over a hundred’. Once it gets chillier, however, we’re firmly back to Celsius, because ‘minus five’ sounds a lot more dramatic than 23 oF.

In case you’re wondering, no, I did not choose this particular picture of a thermometer by accident.

In case you thought you were on safe ground here, don’t forget there’s also Kelvin (where 0 oC = 273 K) which is the SI unit of temperature and very popular with physicists. And, if you’re cooking, the mysterious ‘gas mark‘ — which is more-or-less unique the U.K. and which is based on some sort of occult formula. (Gas mark 6 is about 200 oC or 400 38 oF.)

Energy Energy is measured in Joules. Except when it comes to food, where it’s measured in calories. Actually, kilocalories, but everyone just calls them calories. There’s meant to be a capital C to help tell the difference, but no one ever remembers. This is all fine.

Pressure Are you sure you want to go here? Okay. FINE.

Tyre pressures are quoted in pounds per square inch, that is, PSI. Most British car owners can probably tell you roughly what their tyre pressures ought to be in PSI, even if (having learned metric at school) they have a somewhat shaky grasp of what either inches or pounds are.

Atmospheric pressures are usually quoted in atmospheres, because everyone knows what that means (sea level is one atmosphere, give or take). Of course, that’s not the SI unit, which is Pascals: 1 atmosphere is 101,325 Pascals, which is a bit unwieldy, so scientists often use bars, where 1 bar is 100,000 Pascals, and thus 1 atmosphere is more-or-less 1 bar, which, for once, is sort of helpful (no, really).

Blood pressure is usually quoted in mmHg

But then there’s also Torr, which arises from the historical practice of using mercury to measure pressure. 760 Torr is 1 atmosphere, while 1 Torr is 133.32 Pascals. Blood pressure, of course, was traditionally measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer, but just in case you thought you were on top of this, 1 Torr is nearly, but not quite, the same as the measurement in that case, which is mmHg, 1 of which is equal to 1.000000142466321 Torr.

Money British money is decimal (but not metric, for the reasons described back at the start there), but only became so in 1971. If Rees-Mogg has his way I’m sure we’ll be back to pounds, shilling and pence before we know it.

It’s all your fault, isn’t it, Crowley?

In summary…. Since no one in this country is going to give up miles any time soon, if you want to be consistent about units it makes a certain kind of sense to insist on sticking to imperial, I suppose. As much sense as imperial measurements make anyway, which is not much.

You do have to wonder how we ended up with such a confusing mixture of measurements. It’s almost… demonic….

* Page 51 of the original print edition, second line up from the bottom. Obsessed? No idea what you mean. § And possibly non-British readers of the book in the 1990s, but Twitter didn’t exist then, so any puzlement went largely unnoticed. It was a quieter time. ☨ would# you? I don’t bloody know. Apparently it’s obvious. # or, indeed, wood.

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8 Ideas for Marketing Your Home

When the time comes to sell your home, most people rely on a real estate agent to handle the marketing using industry standard channels. This is an option, but there is more marketing you can do, either on your own or in cooperation with your agent. This article gives you eight simple suggestions for spreading the word about your home sale.

  Tips for Marketing

Establish a landing page website to advertise your home. This is a great place to post information, including your best photos and videos. You can even allow potential buyers to submit viewing appointment requests.

  Use your personal Facebook page to promote your home sale. If your agent hasn’t already done so, create a great walk-through video that showcases the best features of your property and post it here.

  Post pictures and a description on your local Facebook Marketplace group. This free page will spread the word to people in your area—just make sure real estate postings are allowed in the group. Your area might even have multiple Marketplace groups that will each reach different people.

  Push your post out further by using paid ads through Facebook or Instagram. You don’t have to be a big company to post ads; any individual can do it. You can set your own budget and tailor the ad to reach only people in your area. Ads are a great way to generate interest or increase attendance at an event like an open house.

  Send out postcards to local people announcing the sale of your home. Do you have apartments or other communities near you? Send them your information, too. Order postcards online (sites like Shutterfly or Tiny Prints will send them directly to you), use a local printer, or print on quality photo paper at home.

  Use community boards, bulletins, or newspapers. You can put an ad in with a local newspaper for a small cost, but post a flyer for free at most churches, libraries, or coffee shops. Just make sure to get permission first.

  Place signs in public places with high traffic. A plain corrugated plastic sign with metal stakes is simple and effective. Keep it short and us large print. “For Sale. 3/2, $200k, [your phone number],” for example, is all you need. Put these at stoplights, grocery store parking lots, or pedestrian malls—anywhere people might slow down enough to see them. Keep in mind the signs might be removed by store management or code enforcement officers.

  Publicize any work by well-known people or businesses. The local architect who drew up the blueprints for your house? The acclaimed interior decorator who transformed it from a house to a home? The award-winning landscape architecture firm that designed your grounds? Ask your realtor to include their names in the MLS listing, email distribution lists, and any other promotional material you use.  

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Who said that? Teacher’s Edition

Earlier this week, I had written a post and pulled a number of comments from this blog. It was fun to look through and grab them. I never figured that I’d write this post so I didn’t formally keep track of who said what when I copy/pasted them although I think I know. I do have someone who is only happy to correct anything I do so I went back and made sure that I got things right. Where the commenter had a website or blog listed beside them, I’ve included a link back if their comment inspires you to read their blogging.

Some folks recognized their writing and responded but there was a request for the answers. So, here goes.

Looking back at 2018, I smile at some of the wonderful comments that have appeared on this blog in response to some of my posts.

Do you see yourself in there? Do you see others?

1 I had forgotten about that commercial! Thanks for the umm… blast from the past, Doug! I was surprised that it did have a “violent” part. That part didn’t stick in my memory, but the “blue” light did! Sorry to hear of your incident! Here’s to more uneventful walks with the dog..  I had a good smile with Andrew’s comment too. I have searched youtube to confirm quotes and lines from TV shows and movies as well… just to be sure   A recent attempt was: “It’s cold enough out there to freeze your Winnebago!” Like Aviva, I have always wondered about how graphic a message needs to be to stick. I worry that it goes too far at times, especially in consideration of young children. I guess there might be individual differences in regards to what will “hit home”, but…

Sheila Stewart – sheilaspeaking.wordpress.com

2 Oh, going to have to try this one out – looks like a lot of fun! (and I will suggest it to some people I know, since I don’t have a classroom to play in right now). Thanks, as ever!

Lisa Noble – madamenoble.wordpress.com

3 Thanks for including me Doug. Still fighting that bug, but class back up to 65%! Listened to the show (twioe) last night…awesome as always. Got a chuckle over Stephen’s mention of “the Good Room” and all the banter between you, as always. Keep on keeping on!

Ramona Meharg –mymonkeysmycircussite.wordpress.com

4 Love the post. It made me think about what my role is. Probably a lot more Bluesman than thought leader I guess. But really I started to think that is just important to do what I can do and let other people think about labels. I’m just a teacher with opinions and a blog. That’s good enough for me I think.

Alfred Thompson –http://blog.acthompson.net

5 Hi Doug, and all:) Here is my addition – if I ever hear the word Wheelhouse again it will be too soon. Also I will probably get in trouble for this but I don’t like all the Like a Pirate business. For heaven’s sake. Pirates are real. They steal and murder people. I am working on another blog post, a more thoughtful consideration of the word “modern” – which really has an existing definition and has been co-opted more recently to mean “contemporary.” I know, I am so fussy:)

Anne Shillolo

6 I like Broadway http://fontsgeek.com/fonts/Broadway-Regular, but I have a weakness for art deco fonts. It’s too decorative to read though, but good for posters and titles. For reading I usually go for arial but recently have been preferring Trebuchet https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/microsoft/trebuchet/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiKrUBRD6ARIsADS2OLn1B3-UN6EjbTMRsPmw2xTQWIwFrCXNtyTxAmFoh7p_XYxWjXX_lzYaAlJVEALw_wcBit’s nice and clean. Oddly, if I’m going for a computer styled font I use something like Courier which is a web friendly way to imitate those old fixed width fonts https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/microsoft/courier-new/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiKrUBRD6ARIsADS2OLnfMx1LblHmfXsmRm32zv_x9kHDMf5_ySTNErPWQ_7GmrGvY-qQCsMaApnbEALw_wcB If you’ve never messed around with fonts, you’re missing something.

Tim King-plus.google.com/+TimothyKing

7 My teaching partner and I used to do ‘a theme’, back when themes were a thing in kindergarten, around EGGS at Easter time. We did different experiments with eggs each day – how many books can we stack on a raw egg before it breaks, what happens when you soak an egg in vinegar, sinking and floating eggs, spinning eggs (raw eggs wobble, hard cooked eggs spin) and so on. We read lots of books about animals that hatch from eggs. My favourite was always “Chickens aren’t the only ones” by Ruth Heller. Like you, many of our children didn’t celebrate Easter but they were seeing eggs and bunnies everywhere in stores and on TV.

Lisa Cranston – educationandinspirationblog.com

8 Thank you for capturing two days of amazing learning and connecting for us Doug. It was a pleasure to finally have some conversation time with you and I am glad Steven Hurley didn’t beam us up with his modern day transcorder. Appreciate the power that comes in building bridges in this business and you sir are a bridge builder. Looking forward to our next conversation. W

Will Gourley –escheweducationalist.wordpress.com

9 Our mornings begin with the fragrance of espresso filling the air. Milk is heated, the espresso is added to the hot milk and voilà, the magic potion is ready. When we go out, we seldom stop to buy coffee anywhere. We caddy thermos cups of our home brew. If we run out of the elixir…tea it is. When we have friends join us for a formal meal, we usually end the meal with a demitasse of espresso…except for the tea drinkers. We like it that espresso has a lower caffeine content than drip coffee: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question645.htm Of course, current science might draw different conclusions.

Noeline Laccetti – nlaccetti.wordpress.comx

10 … that look of betrayal on my wife’s face when I mentioned that I am trying to quit with coffee. She, up to several years ago, hated the stuff. Hated the smell, the taste, the satisfied look on my face as relaxed through my second or third cup in the morning. I guess it was my fault. Someway somehow, she now can’t start her day without it. My attempt at scaling back my caffeine consumption has put my life is in danger. I shouldn’t have mentioned it. I shouldn’t have even written this post. If my blog goes dark for a while its because I am in hiding. Tell my wife, I was wrong … oh so wrong …

Chris Cluff

11 Hi Doug, thanks for sharing your learning from the Ontario Summit. To add to this already great resource, here is a link to all of the presenter’s resources from the weekend: https://edtech.team/OntarioResources18 – Lots more goodies there!

Emily Fitzpatrick

12 I saw this presentation at SIGCSE and left with mixed feelings. The session was pitched as ML for CS teachers with little CS knowledge. The pizza app is cool but I left thinking that there was a big missing piece which was the actual under the hood ML. It looks great as a tool where the teacher is already knowledgeable but I don’t know how much serious mileage a class will get out of it beyond being a cool demo if the teacher doesn’t already know the subject.

Mike Zemansky – https://cestlaz.github.io

13 I love to sew, but hardly have the time. I go by feel when choosing fabric for any project or any “already made” clothes. I don’t care what it’s called – I only care about how it feels and how well it will wash. I do not remember the fabric you’re talking about, though I feel as if I should. My mom used to see for me, so I likely had many things made from it.

Lisa Corbett –alotalot.wordpress.comx

14 Morning Doug, this brought to mind attendance tracking of students and how if they are going to leave or walk out consequnces mean nothing. The reason you give them to stay is far more powerful. I think folks need to understand the purpose but more importantly if you leave the impression, regardless of this is it’s purpose that people’s whereabouts are what we are starting with and not the culture of a welcoming, inclusive and non intrusive learning environment, the same thing will happen as it does in a secondary school…they opt out as it is no longer about the them but the system they exist within.

Kelly @thebeastedu 

15 Good morning Doug! (and Jamie) I’m glad you guys keep your eyes open when you’re out for your walks. There’s no doubt that keeping an eye out for other vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians (and dogs) is a critical responsibility for motor vehicle drivers. I was pleased to read your “exit, stage left“ quote, And even happier when I saw that you had included a picture of SnagglePuss. You are smarter than the average bear.

Andrew Forgrave

16 I don’t remember exactly when Chrome came out, but I do for Gmail. I went straight to eBay and bought an invitation so I could join. It cost me $5. The invitation also included another new Google service. Do you remember what it was?

Peter Beens –beens.org

17 I noticed this too when watching cartoons with my nephews. There also seemed to be a whole lot of yelling. Okay now I’m sounding like the old guy who just wants the kids to get off his lawn. I loved the old Hanna-Barbara cartoons from the mid-60’s. Space Ghost, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, the original Scooby-Doo, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, The Herculoids, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour – that one was pretty weird, but I did teach some of my grade 6’s the theme song, Jonny Quest and the Jetsons. I kind of thought we’d be living like the Jetsons by now. At least I thought they would have finished repairing all the roads.

Colin Harris –plus.google.com/+ColinHarrisdigitalnative

18 Hey Doug, As always your posts seem so timely. Today on my way home from church I noticed a few trees in the neighbourhood who have started to show your beautiful fall colors. I couldn’t help but recall several projects that I had to complete as a child where we would go out into the neighbourhood and find several fall leaves. We then needed to place the leaves in between two pieces of wax paper and iron them . To be honest, I don’t recall what the intended learning outcome was… But what I do remember was that it was a project that my mom and I needed to do together (hot irons and safety) . Sometimes it is those unintended outcomes (special time with a parent) which are just as meaningful as the curriculum outcomes.

Sue Bruyns –susanbruyns.com

19 I have never heard of Qwant until you mentioned it. I also gave it a try and I must admit that it is a very impressive search engine. I used the Brave web browser in the past; I had no issues with it. In my case, I utilise the Google Chrome web browser, because I use certain extensions. The Brave web browser loads quickly.

Renard Moreau –renardsworld.wordpress.com

20 Hey! This is the fourth time visiting now and I personally just wanted to say I truley enjoy reading your blog site. I’ve decided to bookmark it at reddit.com with the title: %BLOGTITLE% and your Web address: %BLOGURL%. I hope this is alright with you, I’m trying to give your great blog a bit more coverage. Be back shortly.

superstar femme orange (Trick question – this is from spam caught and someone who doesn’t know how to use their software – notice the spam format of the message. I won’t share the URL that they claim to be from)

21 Do you worry about free services going away after a while? = Sometimes. I’m still wounded about the closing of Bitstrips for Schools (which I liked waaaaaay better than Pixton – sorry, Pixton). It went so fast that I couldn’t collect all the old comics I wanted to archive (so Jacob, if you are reading this, please let us grab our files for a quick, one week period, please!) What is your contingency plans in case that happens? = Wish I had one! Do you backup your online presence in case it goes away? = I print my blogs as a birthday gift to myself once a year. I did a Twournal for the first part of my tweeting, but I’d love to back up all my Tweets in a print format. Now you’ve got me paranoid Doug!

Diana Maliszewski –mondaymollymusings.blogspot.ca

Thanks to those who took time to share a comment throughout 2018. I hope that I can write on topics that will continue the efforts in 2019.

So, how many did you get right the first time?

Who said that? Teacher’s Edition published first on https://medium.com/@DigitalDLCourse

[onewheelneil]

France day 4

Got up at 8:30 and did my morning routine and headed to the train to get to the museums. On the way I bought a banana and inhaled that for breakfast. I got to the trains which they call RER in Paris that aren't quite subway because they go a lot faster. I had to transfer once to get to the museum I wanted. Museum d'Orsay is a famous museum for its post impressionist and impressionist paintings. I figured out the train system without too much trouble and when I got to the museum there was a loooooooong line of people waiting to get in. Which is normal on the first Sunday of the month since it is free! Once the museum opened people started slowly walking in. There was guard letting like 5 people in every 30 seconds so I might be outside for a while. Once I got in and went past security I got a map and started my tour of the museum. From the map I learned that the building used to be a railway station back in the 1950s. There is a huge clock overlooking the entrance to the museum. There is a beautiful arrangement of sculptures in the middle with galleries lining the sides. I immediately went to the top to see the great impressionist paintings before it got crowded. They had a huge collection of Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Pissarro, Morisot, Sisley, Cassatt, Manet, Degas, Fantin-Latour, and Bazille paintings. It was a wonderful array of different paintings and I studied each one. On the way down there were 3 little displays on how the architecture of the building was established. On the second floor there was a terrace of sculptures with paintings from the Nabis movement artists Vuillard, Bonnard, Denis, and Vollotton were displayed. Then a gallery of Neo Impressionism with artists Luce, Signac, Cross, Russelberghe, Lemmen, Seurat, and Angrand. There was an exhibit on Gaugin who had a new idea and his followers included De Haan, Bernard, and Sérusier. There was a big section on Van Gogh with his many famous paintings. The sculpture terrace featured acclaimed sculptists like Rodin which I know my mom likes. There was an exhibit in old furniture design with intricate woodworking something that my dad loves. Then a gallery on Symbolism and Naturalism paintings. On the first floor was a nice gallery of Toulouse-Lautrec and other painters from the older times. After I had seen everything I exited and headed to the Museum orangerie which was just across the street. It was famous for its huge display of Monet's famous water lilies painting. The display was absolutely humongous and it took up two separate rooms. In the basement was a gallery on other famous painters such as Renoir, Derain, Cezanne, Modigliani, Matisse, Picasso, and Rousseau. Their collection was pretty big and they had a description of each painter. They had a temporary exhibit on dadaist art from Africa. This was a huge movement during the First World War that went back to barbaric times. They had old statues and masks and art pieces from the era. Once I was done with that museum I exited and walked down the famous Champs Elysees all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. There were police blockades blocking part of the street so pedestrians could walk free along the road. There were street performers and lots of shops and restaurants along the way. Finally I reached the Arc and its massiveness left me in awe. I walked around for a bit before deciding to get food near my hostel. I took the subway back to my hostel area and found an Italian restaurant that had a good selection of pizza. I got a Regina pizza which had ham and mushrooms on it. I also ordered Orvieto wine. A solo bottle 375 ml is about 4 glasses. It was pretty good and with the pizza. The pizza was decent enough and I was hungry so I ate every bit of it. Afterwards I almost ordered the creme brûlée but I decided not too since it was an Italian restaurant and didn't want to waste money on an ok brûlée. I want the best. So I finished and paid and went on my way. I needed to reserve a seat for the train to Antibes tomorrow where I would see a friend who is studying there from America. I got to the nearest train station and they said that their computers were down so I needed to go to the other one which was only a 5 minute walk away. I got there and waited for my number to be called. Luckily they went fast and I was up there in a second. I got my ticket and headed back to my hostel for a nap. Once I woke up me and another roommate in the hostel went out for drinks. I had some free shots coupons from my hostel so we used that. Their free shot of the day was bubblegum vodka. It was absolutely gross as it sounds. I hated it but it was free so I sucked it up. Afterwards we had some beers and talked about our lives and what we wanted to do in the future. We had about 3 beers before I had enough and then another guy from the bar joined in our conversation. Shortly after we decided to hike up to the top of the Sancre Cœur. It was beautiful looking at all the lights of Paris below us. We hung out there for a while. I wanted to head back to bed and the other guys continued on. I said my goodnight and went back to my room before passing out cold. Thanks for reading!

[evnoweb]

Who said that?

Looking back at 2018, I smile at some of the wonderful comments that have appeared on this blog in response to some of my posts.

Do you see yourself in there? Do you see others?

1 I had forgotten about that commercial! Thanks for the umm… blast from the past, Doug! I was surprised that it did have a “violent” part. That part didn’t stick in my memory, but the “blue” light did! Sorry to hear of your incident! Here’s to more uneventful walks with the dog..  I had a good smile with Andrew’s comment too. I have searched youtube to confirm quotes and lines from TV shows and movies as well… just to be sure   A recent attempt was: “It’s cold enough out there to freeze your Winnebago!” Like Aviva, I have always wondered about how graphic a message needs to be to stick. I worry that it goes too far at times, especially in consideration of young children. I guess there might be individual differences in regards to what will “hit home”, but…

2 Oh, going to have to try this one out – looks like a lot of fun! (and I will suggest it to some people I know, since I don’t have a classroom to play in right now). Thanks, as ever!

3 Thanks for including me Doug. Still fighting that bug, but class back up to 65%! Listened to the show (twioe) last night…awesome as always. Got a chuckle over Stephen’s mention of “the Good Room” and all the banter between you, as always. Keep on keeping on!

4 Love the post. It made me think about what my role is. Probably a lot more Bluesman than thought leader I guess. But really I started to think that is just important to do what I can do and let other people think about labels. I’m just a teacher with opinions and a blog. That’s good enough for me I think.

5 Hi Doug, and all:) Here is my addition – if I ever hear the word Wheelhouse again it will be too soon. Also I will probably get in trouble for this but I don’t like all the Like a Pirate business. For heaven’s sake. Pirates are real. They steal and murder people. I am working on another blog post, a more thoughtful consideration of the word “modern” – which really has an existing definition and has been co-opted more recently to mean “contemporary.” I know, I am so fussy:)

6 I like Broadway http://fontsgeek.com/fonts/Broadway-Regular, but I have a weakness for art deco fonts. It’s too decorative to read though, but good for posters and titles. For reading I usually go for arial but recently have been preferring Trebuchet https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/microsoft/trebuchet/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiKrUBRD6ARIsADS2OLn1B3-UN6EjbTMRsPmw2xTQWIwFrCXNtyTxAmFoh7p_XYxWjXX_lzYaAlJVEALw_wcBit’s nice and clean. Oddly, if I’m going for a computer styled font I use something like Courier which is a web friendly way to imitate those old fixed width fonts https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/microsoft/courier-new/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiKrUBRD6ARIsADS2OLnfMx1LblHmfXsmRm32zv_x9kHDMf5_ySTNErPWQ_7GmrGvY-qQCsMaApnbEALw_wcB If you’ve never messed around with fonts, you’re missing something.

7 My teaching partner and I used to do ‘a theme’, back when themes were a thing in kindergarten, around EGGS at Easter time. We did different experiments with eggs each day – how many books can we stack on a raw egg before it breaks, what happens when you soak an egg in vinegar, sinking and floating eggs, spinning eggs (raw eggs wobble, hard cooked eggs spin) and so on. We read lots of books about animals that hatch from eggs. My favourite was always “Chickens aren’t the only ones” by Ruth Heller. Like you, many of our children didn’t celebrate Easter but they were seeing eggs and bunnies everywhere in stores and on TV.

8 Thank you for capturing two days of amazing learning and connecting for us Doug. It was a pleasure to finally have some conversation time with you and I am glad Steven Hurley didn’t beam us up with his modern day transcorder. Appreciate the power that comes in building bridges in this business and you sir are a bridge builder. Looking forward to our next conversation. W

9 Our mornings begin with the fragrance of espresso filling the air. Milk is heated, the espresso is added to the hot milk and voilà, the magic potion is ready. When we go out, we seldom stop to buy coffee anywhere. We caddy thermos cups of our home brew. If we run out of the elixir…tea it is. When we have friends join us for a formal meal, we usually end the meal with a demitasse of espresso…except for the tea drinkers. We like it that espresso has a lower caffeine content than drip coffee: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question645.htm Of course, current science might draw different conclusions.

10 … that look of betrayal on my wife’s face when I mentioned that I am trying to quit with coffee. She, up to several years ago, hated the stuff. Hated the smell, the taste, the satisfied look on my face as relaxed through my second or third cup in the morning. I guess it was my fault. Someway somehow, she now can’t start her day without it. My attempt at scaling back my caffeine consumption has put my life is in danger. I shouldn’t have mentioned it. I shouldn’t have even written this post. If my blog goes dark for a while its because I am in hiding. Tell my wife, I was wrong … oh so wrong …

11 Hi Doug, thanks for sharing your learning from the Ontario Summit. To add to this already great resource, here is a link to all of the presenter’s resources from the weekend: https://edtech.team/OntarioResources18 – Lots more goodies there!

12 I saw this presentation at SIGCSE and left with mixed feelings. The session was pitched as ML for CS teachers with little CS knowledge. The pizza app is cool but I left thinking that there was a big missing piece which was the actual under the hood ML. It looks great as a tool where the teacher is already knowledgeable but I don’t know how much serious mileage a class will get out of it beyond being a cool demo if the teacher doesn’t already know the subject.

13 I love to sew, but hardly have the time. I go by feel when choosing fabric for any project or any “already made” clothes. I don’t care what it’s called – I only care about how it feels and how well it will wash. I do not remember the fabric you’re talking about, though I feel as if I should. My mom used to see for me, so I likely had many things made from it.

14 Morning Doug, this brought to mind attendance tracking of students and how if they are going to leave or walk out consequnces mean nothing. The reason you give them to stay is far more powerful. I think folks need to understand the purpose but more importantly if you leave the impression, regardless of this is it’s purpose that people’s whereabouts are what we are starting with and not the culture of a welcoming, inclusive and non intrusive learning environment, the same thing will happen as it does in a secondary school…they opt out as it is no longer about the them but the system they exist within.

15 Good morning Doug! (and Jamie) I’m glad you guys keep your eyes open when you’re out for your walks. There’s no doubt that keeping an eye out for other vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians (and dogs) is a critical responsibility for motor vehicle drivers. I was pleased to read your “exit, stage left“ quote, And even happier when I saw that you had included a picture of SnagglePuss. You are smarter than the average bear.

16 I don’t remember exactly when Chrome came out, but I do for Gmail. I went straight to eBay and bought an invitation so I could join. It cost me $5. The invitation also included another new Google service. Do you remember what it was?

17 I noticed this too when watching cartoons with my nephews. There also seemed to be a whole lot of yelling. Okay now I’m sounding like the old guy who just wants the kids to get off his lawn. I loved the old Hanna-Barbara cartoons from the mid-60’s. Space Ghost, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, the original Scooby-Doo, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, The Herculoids, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour – that one was pretty weird, but I did teach some of my grade 6’s the theme song, Jonny Quest and the Jetsons. I kind of thought we’d be living like the Jetsons by now. At least I thought they would have finished repairing all the roads.

18 Hey Doug, As always your posts seem so timely. Today on my way home from church I noticed a few trees in the neighbourhood who have started to show your beautiful fall colors. I couldn’t help but recall several projects that I had to complete as a child where we would go out into the neighbourhood and find several fall leaves. We then needed to place the leaves in between two pieces of wax paper and iron them . To be honest, I don’t recall what the intended learning outcome was… But what I do remember was that it was a project that my mom and I needed to do together (hot irons and safety) . Sometimes it is those unintended outcomes (special time with a parent) which are just as meaningful as the curriculum outcomes.

19 I have never heard of Qwant until you mentioned it. I also gave it a try and I must admit that it is a very impressive search engine. I used the Brave web browser in the past; I had no issues with it. In my case, I utilise the Google Chrome web browser, because I use certain extensions. The Brave web browser loads quickly.

20 Hey! This is the fourth time visiting now and I personally just wanted to say I truley enjoy reading your blog site. I’ve decided to bookmark it at reddit.com with the title: %BLOGTITLE% and your Web address: %BLOGURL%. I hope this is alright with you, I’m trying to give your great blog a bit more coverage. Be back shortly.

21 Do you worry about free services going away after a while? = Sometimes. I’m still wounded about the closing of Bitstrips for Schools (which I liked waaaaaay better than Pixton – sorry, Pixton). It went so fast that I couldn’t collect all the old comics I wanted to archive (so Jacob, if you are reading this, please let us grab our files for a quick, one week period, please!) What is your contingency plans in case that happens? = Wish I had one! Do you backup your online presence in case it goes away? = I print my blogs as a birthday gift to myself once a year. I did a Twournal for the first part of my tweeting, but I’d love to back up all my Tweets in a print format. Now you’ve got me paranoid Doug!

Thanks to those who took time to share a comment throughout 2018. I hope that I can write on topics that will continue the efforts in 2019.

Who said that? published first on https://medium.com/@DigitalDLCourse