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is there a canon ending you have in mind for Eli and Boone?
god yeah. i'm gonna put this under a cut because it turned into a long one. this is not just the ending but the stuff leading up to it. word vomit galore
just want to reiterate this is all in my insaneo mode head and simply fnv eli's timeline as far as i'm concerned
in a nutshell eli decides an independent vegas is ultimately the best for the residents. he has a hard time deciding between an ncr rule (a somewhat more organized freeside and new vegas, and potentially more resources aside from energy), but seeing firsthand the idiocy operating under the monolith, incompetence, and corruption, does he decide to help the followers of the apocalypse establish control over the area with the help of the king, since julie farkas and the king are both actual people of authority who the people of freeside respect.
when eli tells boone he's not going to help the ncr, boone's conflicted. he's been following eli around because (1) eli makes good on his promise re:fighting the legion, (2) eli is a legion magnet because caesar + lanius hate his guts and keep sending hit squads after his ass, and (3) he genuinely thinks eli will die without him. (none of this is related to the fact that boone enjoys his company, obviously. not even a little bit. obviously.) he's torn between the ncr, the only system he knows, and the person who stands as the trigger of the largest political change in the region. is he responsible for changing this person's mind? does he want to change eli's mind? he doesn't know shit about the ramifications of the ncr leaving, nor the ncr staying. is he just following orders again? despite what happens at bitter springs (hopeful ending) he can't really let the idea of the nation he grew up with go.
so at the end of second battle of hoover dam, the ncr gets chased out (mostly). eli still doesn't really know where boone stands regarding the ncr, because for all his talk and bluster he doesn't want boone to dislike him for prying (which has happened already before). forgive him, he's got a big fat crush that won't go away on the guy. he's tired. he's hungry. he's thirsty. but all he can do is think, "boone's going to follow them back." which is when the picture above happens. he snaps back to his senses obviously, because what right does he have to ask something like that?
but boone stays. eli goes to talk to julie and he's there. eli sits at the tops in benny's workshop for days, programming and reprogramming systems for the securitrons and tinkering with finer motor controls and he's there. eli negotiates with the crimson caravan and he's there. eli is confused but yknow. what is he going to do talk to the brick wall of a man about his feelings??
boone sees what eli does for the people of freeside. even helps, sometimes, even though the only thing he thinks he's good at is killing. he thinks, is this what being better is? is this what amends are? but like a reoccuring rash he gets the Itch. thinks about the ncr. about manny. they could enlist back into first recon, easy. he goes back to novac to look over things he'd left there, things he used when he'd freshly left first recon, spends the night in his old room.
only he can't sleep. he can't sleep because he can't hear the sound of eli playing some shitty video game on his pipboy. he can't hear eli and veronica arguing over which snack is the best for the road, or eli tuning ED-E to different frequencies to see what he can pick up. he can't see eli going to the bathroom what feels like every 5 minutes because of his wacked out digestive system. he can't hear eli cursing as he tries to take off his leg brace only for something to get stuck, and then him rustling around for his tools, not being able to find the right one, and then jamming whatever he can find in the joint to get it unstuck.
so he goes back to new vegas, and when he sees eli's smile when eli sees him, dirty and sweaty from working, he knows it's an easy choice to make.
(yes they eventually do h*ld h*nds. when is that? i don't know. when IS that. someone tell me please)
after that eli and boone stay in vegas for a bit to get everything as stable as possible, even though it's an uphill, impossible challenge, and then i think eventually eli's curiosity would get the better of them when he's a little older and he'd leave to find different things to prod and look at with boone at his side :^)
#asks#anonymous#are they ever gonna be official.................... who knows......#lego talk#oc: eli#craig boone#fallout tag#doodly thingy
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Over the last week I’ve been plotting a couple ideas for what they have “cooking” and so here’s my list:
- they are putting out a new book or touring
This immediately popped into my brain when they said they were going to be doing something….buuuuttt…I don’t think this is a realistic time line though for either. Like a tour or a book takes TIME and I don’t think they planned that far ahead—they just started the gaming channel not that long ago. It took a little bit to get dan even on board too. Also, their script that was seen in their messages to each other looked pretty short to be some sort of part of a book or tour?? Idk
- some sort of YouTube special or streaming service thing?
Again idk if the timing of this is right. This would take some time to put together and idk if they would want to do something like that after hometown whatever the hell the name of it was. Didn’t they say they didn’t like doing this or something? Maybe im getting my lore mixed up
- PODCAST
This is a DEFINITE possibility. I saw this suggested the other day by @starredhowell …I think they’re on to something. Podcast is not too much time to produce, fans asked for it and would watch it, etc... They could have different guests on there too. Think Brittney broski’s royal court type vibes—I think they could definitely put this into action
- something for pride??
They said to look out next month tho which is July so I’m not sure. I do think it’s sus tho that dan didn’t say anything for the 5 year anniversary for BAG……..
- HOUSE TOUR WITH ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
I cant stop thinking about this and need to put it out here. Think of like the vibes of Tan France’s open door video or David and Lily Harbour’s house tour. This would be SO cool to see them explain why their house is the way it is in a professional way. I could literally just see them being like yeah this is the master bedroom look how cool it is, this is the architect we worked with blah blah blah. It would be dope and I will be SAT watching it. But at the same time do they need a script for something like this??? I don’t think they would hype up a video like this the way they have been
- rebrand? New channel?
I’ve given it some thought and I don’t think they would create a whole other channel when they have DAPG already. Like I get splitting it up into actual games and then phan content but I feel like we don’t need to do that. There isn’t enough of a demand / complaints about how they “don’t game” on the gaming channel to rebrand. Everyone who is subscribed loves anything they put out. Would be cool tho and I see it being a possibility that they rename it to something else instead of games to reflect what they’ve been doing. But I think how they’ve been hyping up whatever they’ve been “cooking” it just wouldn’t be something small like renaming the gaming channel
Overall, it sounds like they have been putting some hard work into what they are cooking so it can’t be something simple. I’m so excited to see what they do
Let me know what you think!
#Zack yaps#sorry this was long but Ty for reading#dan and phil#amazingphil#dan howell#phan#daniel howell#dan and phil games#phil lester#amazing phil#dnp
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2023 Writing Round Up!
tagged by @jesuisici33. Thank you!
Writing Round-Up: Share what you wrote this year! It can be works you posted to Ao3, Wattpad, Tumblr, or anywhere else! You can share everything you wrote or just the ones your most excited about.
Fewer stories this year, but they were all mostly much longer. I genuinely cannot believe that Knave 2 was this year, it feels like so long ago, but apparently was just February. I also can't believe I wrote it in two months. I think maybe Knave 3 kicked my ass so much I forgot that Knave 2 wasn't longer ago.
February
The Knave of Hearts . . . he said he'd steal no more (February 25, 2023 | 60,161 words | Rated E | Tarlos | White Collar AU)
Do you know where Tyler was the night of the 10th?"
"TK," he repeats stubbornly.
Mattheson looks up. "What?"
"His name is TK. Nobody calls him Tyler except his mother.”
Mattheson makes an ostentatious show of noting the correction in the file, although it hasn’t made a difference the last seven times Carlos has said it. "So, the night of the 10th, do you know where Mr. Strand was?"
June
We Were in Screaming Color (June 25, 2023 | 66,639 words | Rated E | Tarlos | Season 4 Interstitials)
All the conversations we didn't see in Season 4
July
The square root of sixty nine (July 6, 2023 | 11,630 words | Rated E | Tarlos)
5 times TK asked for consent + 1 time Carlos did
August
A Secret is a Strange Thing - Owen, Gwyn, Enzo (August 5, 2023 | 5,793 words | Rated T | Tarlos adjacent)
character studies - six kinds of secrets each person kept
October
to be at home in fragments (October 9, 2023 | 3,488 words | Rated G | Tarlos)
collection of tumblr prompts
November
The Knave of Hearts . . . brought back the tarts (November 17, 2023 | 65,951 words | Rated E | Tarlos | White Collar AU)
It starts so innocuously that it’s hard to pinpoint, even in hindsight. But he thinks that maybe it was his father’s birthday, sitting on the porch waiting to digest lunch before they embark on cake. TK is sketching a line of Steinlen style cats to march along the walls of Marisol’s bedroom. [ . . .]
His father laughs at the two of them. “That reminds me actually, a friend of yours stopped by to visit me the other day." TK freezes in reaching for his ice tea, and Carlos’s father arches an eyebrow. "Tulson. Agent Tulson stopped by my office. Who did you think I meant?”
TK exhales and picks up his glass. “The mind boggles. What did Matt want?”
“Wanted to ask if I’d heard any rumors about a new art thief nosing around town for targets.”
Think It Over, Think It Under (November 30, 2023 | 12,864 words | Rated T | Tarlos adjacent)
6 conversations TK had with his sisters-in-law + 1 conversation Carlos had with his sisters
December
Once Upon a Bus coming soon - the bus driver AU
tagging @ladytessa74, @chicgeekgirl89, @chaotictarlos, @strandnreyes, @paperstorm, @rmd-writes, @louis-ii-reyes-strand, @reyesstrand, and @welcometololaland
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SAVIOUR COMPLEX (PT. 6)
(Pt. 5)
Rated: M
TAGS: language/past abuse/Mark Hoffman being a c*p/reader is normal and wants a normal life/Mark is protective bc it's his job but he's also problematic/because he's a c*p/Detective Gibson
**NOTE: Hey guys. Thank you so much for interaction with this fic, and I’m seeing a lot of new followers. I love that!! But I really need to stress right now how I do not support/endorse C*stas M*ndylor as a person or his opinions. He’s racist and I enjoy and only enjoy Mark Hoffman’s character. If you are a C*stas Stan, I highly encourage you to maybe cease interacting with this fic. **
Legs bouncing under the table. Hot coffee between your hands. Your makeup is smeared and not for any of the reasons you had hoped.
Ted is dead. The rhyme would be hilarious if you weren’t shitting bricks. You’ve been sitting in this interrogation room for 45 something minutes without a single word. Maybe they’re sweating you out. Can’t imagine why. You couldn’t talk if you wanted to without your nerves shooting up from your stomach.
You have no idea where Mark is. He had taken you back to the station with him but by the time you got there, someone was pulling you in for questioning. You couldn’t help but wonder if Mark’s in the same spot as you one room over.
Finally, finally, the door opens. A plain looking detective enters with a folder, sleeves rolled to his elbows, and takes a seat across from you.
“What time is it?” You ask weakly. He pauses like he wasn’t expecting you to talk first. He checks his watch.
“Uh, 2:37.”
You nod mutely and stare at the mirror over his shoulder.
“Can I ask a question?”
“Sure.”
“Why do you guys still do the one way mirror thing?” You nod to over his shoulder. “Everybody knows what it is because of the movies. So why bother?”
The detective just stares at you. You wonder if he’s stupid.
“You gonna tell me your name?”
He blinks, flips open the folder.
“I’m Detective Gibson. Sorry you had to wait so long.”
“Did you have more people to hassle?”
“That’s not fair. None of them were his ex.”
“But I still wasn’t top of the list?”
He digests your comment before chucking. “Alright, you got me. So we wanted you to sit for a little while.”
“A waste of your time and mine,” you mutter.
“Yeah, seems that you had a hot date with Detective Hoffman, is that right?”
“You gonna book me for conflict of interest?”
“Booking? Getting a little ahead of ourselves. I haven’t even had a chance to tell you what’s in the folder.”
“Nothing of substance.”
“No?”
“No, because there’s nothing there. Let’s just get this first bit out of the way. You don’t intimidate me. Am I here because you think I killed Ted? Is that it? You have a stack of 8 by 10 glossy photos of me with a black eye? How about a broken arm? And yet he never got booked for it.”
“Sounds like a motive.”
You chuckle humorlessly and bury your face in your hands.
“Uh-fucking-believable. Where’s Mark? You shaking him down, too?”
Gibson is quiet again, then shuffles the papers.
“Do you know where you were on July 9th?”
“Last Monday? Depends on the time. Probably work. If not work, home. Hey, you know who you could ask? The person you guys have had tracking my every move for two fucking weeks!”
He’s not smiling but you can tell the fucker is satisfied with your outburst.
“Admissible in court?” You scoff. “I don’t get it. That’s where I was. You don’t have a case. Let me go home so I can mourn and take off my makeup.”
He cocks his head. “Mourn?”
“He was a piece of shit but he was a human being, and I used to love him. I don’t care. No one deserves to die in one of those fucking monstrosities.”
“You draw a pretty clear line, morally.”
“Yes, it’s all a part of my master plan. Can I please go home?”
“Just a few more questions.” He pulls a specific photo. “Take a look at this for me.”
You look, and then grimace at the image. It’s Ted, his arms separated from his body, laying face down in a pool of blood and viscera.
“Jesus,” you groan. Tears start to pool at the corners of your eyes as you force your head over your shoulder.
“You barely looked.”
“I saw enough. Stop fucking with me. I told you all I know. I cut ties with him after his last stint. I don’t do anything. I’m a waitress. I don’t have friends, I don’t leave my apartment. I don’t do anything.” You realize halfway through your memorized spiel that you’re crying. “I don’t know why this shit is following me around but I don’t want it. Any of it. Please just let me go home.”
There’s silence as you shake and let the tears fall from your eyes.
You feel a hand come to yours and you jerk it away like it burned you, suddenly turning back to Gibson with a fury.
“Get the fuck away from me!” You hiss, backing up in your chair. Gibson raises his hands.
“Woah, okay, easy. Alright. I see no reason to keep you any longer. Come on.”
He replaces the papers in his folder and you both stand. You keep your distance but as he holds the door open you realize he’s going to make you pass him. You tense as you do so, feeling his scrutinous eyes on your back. You hate him, he’s an asshole, but you can’t get a read on him. Whatever. You’re exhausted. All you want to do is go home and sleep.
You stumble out of the interrogation room and into the main room of the station, heels in hand. The few people present are watching you. You only have eyes for the door at the end of the hall.
But then a hand is between your shoulder blades and you feel Mark’s heat next to you, smell his cologne. But he doesn’t follow you.
“What the fuck is your problem, Gibson!?”
You turn and Mark has Gibson's collar in a vice grip. Gibson shoves Mark’s hands from him and pushes his chest.
“I’m doing my job, Hoffman. Don’t forget, you’re a suspect too, and in danger of ‘reassignment’. Right?”
“You better keep your nose outta things before something happens to it.”
“Is that a threat?”
You grip Mark’s forearm and spin him around, digging your heels to peel him down the hall.
“Mark, come on, please. Please, let’s just go home. Please.”
Mark’s eyes land on you and they soften. You can’t even imagine what you must look like but you don’t care. You squeeze Mark’s arm.
He turns back to Gibson, straightens out his jacket, runs a hand through his hair, and then he’s walking you out of the station with his hand having returned to your back, content to let it remain there.
The trip back to your place is silent. You don’t even remember the last time you had your shoes on. You go straight for the bathroom and shut the door behind you, locking it. Take off your makeup. Brush out your hair. Stare at yourself in the mirror until your reflection becomes blurry and your knuckles are white as you grip grooves into the sink.
You pee, peel off your panty hose, strip down to your underwear.
Hoffman is leaning against the wall outside the door and he does a very good job hiding his reaction at your bare skin. You sigh anyway.
“Sorry- I wasn’t even thinking…”
“No, don’t worry about it. Come on. You need water?”
You nod and drag your feet to your bedroom. Distantly you can make out the sound of your sink in the kitchen. You manage to take off your bra- some scanty thing you’d picked out for Mark, and slip on a band tee. Mark returns to your side. He’s removed his jacket, rolled up his sleeves. He has a guiding hand taking you to your bed and you run your hands along his thick forearms.
“Alright, come on,” Mark half warns/half suggests you under your covers. If you were any more cognizant, you’d hate the way he’s walking you around like a child. But child or not, you need comfort.
He tries to turn away but you grab his wrist.
“Please, don’t leave. I don’t want to be alone.”
Mark sighs. “I don’t think…”
“No, not that. Just lay down with me, please. Or sit. Just please don’t leave me.”
Mark leaves your vision and you don’t turn your attention from the window that scared you shitless last week. Then you feel the bed dip at your back. Feel Mark’s strong arms slip across your stomach and rubbing circles into your shoulder.
You turn in to face his chest. Fiddle with the buttons on his shirt. Inhale the smell of him. You run your fingers along his jaw and press your nose to his. He doesn't move; in fact, his breathing has all but stopped.
You press wet lips to his but he doesn’t return. Just presses his lips together until you pull away.
“Not right now, sweetheart. Trust me, you’ll thank me in the morning.”
But he does kiss you on the forehead and you settle for curling into him and let his presence send you into sleep.
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What to expect from the stock market this week
Last week, the review of the macro market indicators saw with the 2nd Quarter of 2024 in the books and heading into the holiday shortened week, equity markets showed resilience with a rebound from a pullback and large caps and tech names holding at the highs. Elsewhere looked for Gold ($GLD) to continue in consolidation after the record move higher while Crude Oil ($USO) consolidated in a broad range. The US Dollar Index ($DXY) continued the short term move to the upside while US Treasuries ($TLT) continued in their secular downtrend. The Shanghai Composite ($ASHR) looked to continue the downtrend while Emerging Markets ($EEM) consolidated under long term resistance.
The Volatility Index ($VXX) looked to remain very low and stable making the path easier for equity markets to the upside. Their charts looked strong, especially on the longer timeframe. On the shorter timeframe both the $QQQ and $SPY were showing signs of a possible reset on momentum measures as both were extended. The $IWM continued to lag in a long term channel.
The week played out with Gold pushing up out of the descending triangle while Crude Oil moved up out of consolidation. The US Dollar met resistance and pulled back while Treasuries found short term trend support and bounced. The Shanghai Composite had a weak bounce and fell back while Emerging Markets moved up towards the May high.
Volatility held near the lows of the year. This created a positive environment for equities and by Tuesday they started rising. This resulted in the SPY and QQQ printing 3 more all-time high closes to end the week. The IWM continued to move to its own drumbeat though and fell back Friday, all within the long consolidation range. What does this mean for the coming week? Let’s look at some charts.
SPY Daily, $SPY
The SPY came into the week in a digestive consolidation after making the top in mid-June. It continued Monday getting tighter to the 20 day SMA on the daily chart. Tuesday it moved higher, printing a new all-time high, and followed that up with new highs Wednesday and Friday. The Bollinger Bands® are opening higher now with the RSI strong and bullish and the MACD crossing back higher and positive.
The weekly chart shows the break higher from the short consolidation. The RSI is strong and bullish with the MACD positive and rising. The target from the Cup and Handle at 560 is above with the 161.8% extension of the retracement of the 2022 drop at 562 and the 200% extension at 613 above that. Support lower sits at 549.50 and 545.75 then 542 and 537 before 533 and 530. Uptrend.
SPY Weekly, $SPY
With the first week of July in the books, equity markets showed strength from the large cap and tech focused S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, but continued churn from the small caps. Elsewhere look for Gold to continue its consolidation in the uptrend while Crude Oil consolidates in a tightening range. The US Dollar Index continues to drift to the downside in consolidation while US Treasuries move lower in their downtrend. The Shanghai Composite looks to continue the short term move lower while Emerging Markets remain in broad consolidation.
The Volatility Index looks to remain very low and stable making the path easier for equity markets to the upside. The charts of the SPY and QQQ look strong, especially on the longer timeframe. On the shorter timeframe both the QQQ and SPY have reset momentum measures and both are also looking strong upon reversing. The IWM continues to be dead money, going on 30 months now. Use this information as you prepare for the coming week and trad’em well.
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The Haunted Atlas
Lizzie Borden House - Fall River, Massachusetts
41° 42′ 2.09″ N / -71° 9′ 21″ W
House where gruesome axe murders took place in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. Daughter Lizzie Borden was charged with murdering her father, Andrew J. Borden, and her stepmother, Abigail, by hacking them to death. She was tried and acquitted. Her family house is now a bed and breakfast.
History
Borden was born in Fall River on July 19, 1860, the third child of Andrew J. Borden and his first wife, Sara. When Lizzie was three, her mother died. Andrew subsequently married Abigail. Andrew was a successful businessman and banking executive, who owned a business that made and imported coffins. He made money off the misfortunes of the American Civil War, buying the real estate of widows who could no longer afford their properties, renting it back to them, raising the rent, and evicting them.
The Borden home in Fall River was constructed in Greek Revival style in 1845 at 92 Second Street, in a middle-class neighborhood. Borden bought it in 1872. Tight-fisted, Andrew ran his family the way he ran his business, subjecting his wife and daughters to harsh frugality. The house had no running water, flushing toilets, or electricity, even though all were available at the time. Borden considered them to be unnecessary luxuries. The family used whale oil lamps, chamber pots, and heated water on the stove. Borden was also known for being cheap about food, forcing his family to eat slightly rancid meat rather than throw it out. The Bordens often had digestive problems. It is likely that all members of the family were severely emotionally repressed. Lizzie grew up a religious and devout child and taught Sunday school. She and her sister Emma were spinsters. Prior to the murders, the elder Bordens suffered unusual stomach problems, and Abigail voiced her suspicions to their family doctor that someone was trying to poison them.
On the morning of August 4, 1892, Abigail was upstairs and Andrew came home early because he was not feeling well. Their bloody bodies were found, Andrew in the parlor and Abigail in the guest chamber, both severely hacked in the face and head with what appeared to have been a small hatchet. At the time of the killings, the maid, Bridget Sullivan, was outside washing windows and then was resting in her room upstairs on the third floor. She heard an alarmed Lizzie call to her to come down, for her father was dead in the parlor. Lizzie said someone had entered the house and murdered him, and she had found his body. Sullivan and a neighbor, Adelaide Churchill, who came to their aid discovered the body of Abigail, similarly hacked to death. Abigail's body was cold and Andrew's was warm, indicating that Abigail had been killed first.
At first, suspicion landed on a Portuguese laborer who had appeared at the home earlier in the day and asked for his wages. He was sent away by Andrew, who told him to come back later. After several days, suspicion shifted to Lizzie. Emma was out of the house at the time of the murders and the maid was upstairs. No one could account for Lizzie's whereabouts but herself. She claimed to have been outside in the barn at about the time Andrew was killed—but no footsteps or traces of her presence were ever found in the dusty barn. The details of her story kept changing. The murder weapon was never found. Lizzie’s clothing was not examined, out of a sense of propriety at the time.
At an inquest on August 9, Lizzie gave confused and contradictory answers to questions. A family friend said she had seen Lizzie burn a blue dress in the kitchen oven, claiming it was covered with "old paint." Bridget testified that Lizzie had worn a blue dress on the morning of the murders. A druggist claimed that on the day before the murders, Lizzie had attempted to buy prussic acid. The grand jury returned an indictment.
Lizzie was charged with double murder and pleaded not guilty. Her trial began on June 5, 1893, in New Bedford and proved a sensational event covered by the media. The Bordens' skulls were admitted as evidence, causing Lizzie to faint. Emma testified that Lizzie had been close to her father and had had cordial relations with her step-mother, even though Lizzie coldly called Abigail "Mrs. Borden" instead of "mother" or similar endearment.
The court refused to allow key evidence that supported the prosecution's case: Lizzie’s testimony at the inquest and the druggist's testimony. Lizzie had not been advised of her right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
The jury deliberated for one-and-a-half hours and returned a verdict of not guilty.
In the aftermath of the trial, community debate ranged over the verdict. Though legally cleared, Lizzie found herself effectively cut off from the rest of the community. People shunned her. Gossips could not help but comment that Lizzie and Emma had a financial motive to murder Andrew and Abigail—and to make certain Abigail was dead first. Had Abigail been murdered second, her family would have inherited Andrew's money, not Lizzie and Emma.
The sisters bought themselves a nice home in Fall River, which Lizzie named "Maplecroft." They moved there, and rented out their family home until 1918, when they sold it. They became active in the theater world and participated in the social circles frequented by actors, artists, and writers. In 1905, Emma left Maplecroft and went to live on her own, eventually settling in New Market, New Hampshire. There she changed her surname to Smith. Reportedly, she said she could no longer bear to be with Lizzie. Lizzie remained at Maplecroft for the rest of her life, dying at age 67 in 1927. Emma died nine days later. They are buried by the graves of Andrew and Abigail in Fall River's Oak Grove Cemetery.
The murders remain unsolved. Lizzie is the most likely suspect, but no direct evidence ever tied her to the gruesome crime. She never made any confession later in life. How the maid could have been oblivious to the sounds of two people being brutally murdered also has never been explained.
The Borden house was a private residence until 1996 and then became a bed-and-breakfast. In 2003, it was purchased by Donald Woods and Lee-ann Wilber, who renovated the interior.
Haunting Activity
Bridget's bedroom on the third floor and the staircase near it are active areas, with cold breezes and the displacement of objects in the room. Lee-ann Wilber, who sleeps in Bridget's room on occasion, has felt tapped and prodded and once felt as though the ghost of a sad, depressed person passed through her body.
Visitors and guests have reported taps and prods and fleeting glimpses of apparitions and shadow people. Some have taken photographs showing purported anomalies, such as mist and orbs. The parlor, the scene of Andrew's murder, is particularly active, as is the bedroom of Abigail. Doors open and shut by themselves. In the kitchen, coffeepots have moved on their own and one broke of its own accord in the sink.
Two ghost children have been reported in the house. They are believed to be James and Sally, children who lived next door to the Borden house and died in a well.
Text from The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, Third Edition by Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Checkmark Books - 2007)
#lizzie borden#haunted locations#ghosts#spirits#apparitions#fall river#massachusetts#borden house#the haunted atlas
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The ineffable Charles P. Pierce on truth and presidential health.
From the CPP Weekend newsletter:
The First President To Tell The Truth About His Health
On July 1, 1893, a certain Commodore Elias Benedict prepared his yacht, the Oneida, for an unusual mission out on Chesapeake Bay. The yacht’s saloon was repurposed as a surgical suite. A team of six was recruited to perform the surgery, including a dentist named Ferdinand Hasbrouk, who would serve as the anesthesiologist. The patient, a rather obese man, 56 years of age, was suffering from a carcinoma of the mouth.
The patient was named Steven Grover Cleveland, and he was the 24th president of the United States, having already been the 22nd president of the United States, guaranteeing him a place in every trivia contest until the end of time. The operation was performed under maximum security. From the Health Sciences Library of the University of Arizona.
However, there were political considerations. A nationwide depression had just gotten underway and in the name of strengthening the economy, the president was leading a movement to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and uphold the gold standard. In August, the president had to address Congress and thus, he had to be able to recover from the surgery’s effects by that time. It was already late June. Furthermore, the president was concerned that reports of his condition could prove even more unsettling, so the surgery would have to be done in secret.
The economy was sinking into the bust cycle of the boom and bust financial system of the age. (Today, we know it as Project 2025, section 4.) The Panic of 1893 had struck in February, and it would last for the next four years. In addition, it was gradually coming to light that Chester Arthur, Cleveland’s predecessor the first time around, had been debilitated by Bright’s disease throughout his term of office. Arthur, in fact, was already dead. Cleveland’s political concerns were well-taken, but he never was the same after the surgery.
Twenty-six years later, in the middle of a barnstorming railroad trip aimed at raising support for the new world he wanted to build, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed in Pueblo, Colorado, and then collapsed entirely six weeks later with a stroke that permanently disabled him. The rudimentary political spin system of the time went into action almost immediately. Wilson was said to have suffered an attack of medical gobbledegook–“a nervous reaction in his digestive organs.” Upon returning to Washington, Wilson went into seclusion, and his wife, Edith, pretty much ran the country. From PBS:
Everything changed on the morning of Oct. 2, 1919. According to some accounts, the president awoke to find his left hand numb to sensation before falling into unconsciousness. In other versions, Wilson had his stroke on the way to the bathroom and fell to the floor with Edith dragging him back into bed. However those events transpired, immediately after the president’s collapse, Mrs. Wilson discretely phoned down to the White House chief usher, Ike Hoover and told him to “please get Dr. Grayson, the president is very sick.” Grayson quickly arrived. Ten minutes later, he emerged from the presidential bedroom and the doctor’s diagnosis was terrible: “My God, the president is paralyzed,” Grayson declared.
Protective of both her husband’s reputation and power, Edith shielded Woodrow from interlopers and embarked on a bedside government that essentially excluded Wilson’s staff, the Cabinet and the Congress. During a perfunctory meeting the president held with Sen. Gilbert Hitchcock (D-Neb.) and Albert Fall (R-N.M.) on Dec. 5, he and Edith even tried to hide the extent of his paralysis by keeping his left side covered with a blanket. Sen. Fall, who was one of the president’s most formidable political foes told Wilson, “I hope you will consider me sincere. I have been praying for you, Sir.” Edith later recalled that Woodrow was, at least, well enough to jest, “Which way, Senator?” A great story, perhaps, but Wilson’s biographer, John Milton Cooper, Jr. doubts its veracity and notes that neither Edith nor Dr. Grayson recorded such a clever rejoinder in their written memoranda from that day.
Edith Wilson insisted to her dying day that her role in the last two years of the Wilson administration was nominal. This is almost assuredly a barefaced non-fact, as the work of subsequent historians has shown.
Everyone knows about how FDR’s people, aided by an acquiescent press, kept a lid on the president’s inability to walk. What they were less able to conceal was how truly sick the president was during his last years in office. From the University of Arizona:
On March 28, 1944, Roosevelt received a complete physical including a cardiac examination. Dr. Howard G. Bruenn handled this. Bruenn’s diagnosis was that the President was suffering from “hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, cardiac failure (left ventricle), and acute bronchitis. (Bruenn, p. 580). Bruenn recommended a week or two of rest, the use of digitalis, a lighter, salt-free diet, and codeine for the cough and a moderate loss of weight. However, given the president’s schedule, this was not carried out right away. McIntire thought the use of digitalis was going too far. In Ferrell’s account, Bruenn found himself against the Surgeon General and a team of leading doctors at Bethesda, including Officer in Command John Harper, Executive Officer Robert Duncan, radiology head Charles Behrens, and Paul Dickens, a professor of medicine at George Washington University. Also involved were two honorary medical consultants, James Paullin and Frank Lacey. These latter two conducted another examination of the president on March 31st. Bruenn held firm on the need for digitalization and after three meetings and a threat to remove himself from the case, he was authorized to begin. Within ten days, Roosevelt showed remarkable improvement. Bruenn found himself making frequent visits to the White House.
Since then, we’ve had Eisenhower, whose doctors were relatively upfront about his major heart attack, in 1955, but buried the news of his stroke two years later. John Kennedy’s myriad concealed medical conditions would fill a book, and indeed has filled several. What’s less well known is the fact that Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon Johnson, felt so ill that he had to be talked into running for his own full term in 1964. From The Political Effects of Presidential Illness: The Case of Lyndon B. Johnson:
More serious, Johnson was rushed to the hospital at 2:26 a.m. suffering from chest pains and a cough. Vice President Humphrey was telephoned at 3:30 a.m. in Minnesota with the news that the president had been hospitalized with chest pains. Humphrey was not alone in his fears that Johnson had suffered another heart attack, a prospect he found "particularly frightening because Lyndon had suffered a serious one ten years before." Many years later, Humphrey complained that Johnson “for some bizarre reason, refused to let any medical facts be given to me immediately. Instead. The orders came to me that he wanted me to fulfill my scheduled weekly commitments so that no one would think his illness was serious." When Humphrey left home later that morning, he still did not know whether Johnson had suffered another heart attack, how critical his condition might be, or whether he would soon be succeeding Johnson as president. He later wrote that "it was an awesome prospect, a terrible shock, compounded by not knowing what precisely was happening" (Humphrey, 1976, p. 314). Perhaps the shock was further compounded by the fact that although Johnson had intended to enter in arrangement with his vice-president, he had not, at that time, done so.
More recently, it was an open secret in Washington that President Ronald Reagan was probably a symptomatic Alzheimer’s patient throughout his second term. Interestingly, given our current state of affairs, the first real public manifestation of it came in his first debate against Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale in 1984. From the AP (via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette):
For Reagan, the age issue faded in his first term as any health questions focused on his recovery from a nearly fatal assassination attempt in 1981. He seemed headed for an easy reelection. And debates seemed natural settings for the smooth-talking former Hollywood actor. But his performance in the first showdown with Mondale in the 1984 campaign brought the age issue roaring back. The president, then 73, rambled and hesitated. He seemed to lose his train of thought at one point, and appeared tired at others. No one had seen him perform publicly in such a way, recalled Jaroslovsky, who co-authored a story headlined: “New Question in Race: Is Oldest U.S. President Now Showing His Age?”…
…Then, as now, Mr. Jaroslovsky said, the embattled president’s supporters provided vigorous spin. Reagan’s operation said he had been tired. There was sniping about the staff overpreparing him, Mr. Jaroslovsky said. Mr. Biden’s team cited fatigue from two overseas trips that had exhausted even younger staffers. It was a bad night, they said. Blame flew at the president’s aides. Democrats on Capitol Hill griped that Mr. Biden's performance had damaged their chances at the polls. And press critics asserted that reporters had failed to hold the president and his staff to account.
Reagan managed to deliver a spoon-fed wisecrack at the beginning of the second debate, and everybody loved good ol’ Dutch again. But, in Washington, there were real concerns. In their book Landslide, an account of his second term, authors Jane Mayer and Doyle McManus revealed that an aide to then incoming White House chief of staff Howard Baker named James Cannon had been dispatched to discreetly investigate whether or not the provisions of the 25th amendment regarding forcible presidential abdication might be in order and, more spectacularly, Cannon believed that it should be considered.
I bring all of this up to prove a point–namely, that the next White House that is completely honest about the president’s health will be the first. (Do people really believe the big ship of fools that was Donald Trump’s medical team?) The concocted melodrama around the president’s dismal showing in the campaign’s first debate–Hi, Dutch!–has served nothing but to obscure the clarity necessary to make what is a terribly difficult call. If I seem to wax overly historical, it’s because I find it more edifying than the hysterical.
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Today it's officially one year since I got the covid infection that gave me long covid. I thought I'd have a lot of feelings about it, but I kinda don't. Maybe I'm also just really tired and sleepy today. It definitely feels like a year with how much it has become my new normal.
It's weird to think back to myself doing that little test. It was my first covid infection. I had just had the flu in December so I was annoyed that I was sick again. I remember hoping it wouldn't last too long. I had a concert in a couple of weeks and I didn't even think about the fact that I might miss that.
I did miss that, just like I missed a concert in July and a concert in September. My initial infection turned from something that felt like a bad flu into pneumonia. I remember 5 weeks in getting antibiotics for the supposed bacterial infection I had on top of covid, and being hopeful that this would finally get me back on my feet just like when I had pneumonia a couple of years ago. It did not. Some symptoms got better and others stayed. My fever didn't go away and my fatigue and breathlessness didn't either. I thought I just needed some more time and to build up my stamina. But week after week passed and all my attempts to exercise were rudely met with even more sickness. I got new symptoms, like dizziness, heart palpitations, sweating, random rashes, digestive issues and brain fog.
For a time I called what I had "middle covid". I was told that for some people it just takes a little longer to recover. Eventually I hit the 3 month mark, and I was told that most people who hit this mark recover within 6 months.
I started occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Both were a mixed bag of helpful and not helpful. My occupational therapist at times treated my condition more like a psychological problem and physiotherapy was often too intense for me.
I got sicker and sicker until I got to a point where I spent whole days in a dark room, unable to move, unable to listen to music, unable to talk to people and sometimes unable to eat. I barely made it to the bathroom a few steps away. These days were the scariest days. I felt like my body was falling apart more and more every day. Sometimes I worried that I was going to die if it kept going like this.
Luckily things slowly got a little better over the next couple of months. Now my flair up days are often less severe and I can spend my days quite well from the comfort of my bed. I sleep a lot. I have a lot of pain. I am tired all the time. But I occasionally get to go outside. I make my way downstairs to have dinner with my family once a day. I try to shower every week. I chat with my internet friends and find a lot of meaning in making art. I once again can listen to music and podcasts.
At this point in time I am grateful for stabilization and not getting worse. The idea of things getting better feels far away and impossible. Honestly, I don't like to think about the future. I don't like to think too much about what I can't do anymore. I try really hard to make my life meaningful, even though it has become small.
So that's a year of long covid. I guess I do have quite some feelings about it after all.
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Radiating Desires - Prologue
It had only been a month ago when all humans were the same size, co-existing among each other and living a normal life. The 9-5 job cycle had been ingrained in their brains that there had never been a thought of what if it all ended? And end to the same cycle, same routine, the same elements of human life that existed for centuries. That was until the crash.
July 28th, 2030 was when it all happened. A UFO from a distant galaxy crashed near Groom Lake in Nevada. The craft had been unlike the size of any that came before it; it’d been comparable to the size of New York City. Almost like an asteroid, the impact had been heard all across the globe and with the hit, a wave of radiation burst from it. At first, no effects had been felt. Only once the sweating, fevers, and body aches set in, it’d only been downhill from there; well, subjectable based on how you were affected. Nothing had been noticed until the men stayed the same size while the women of this world became various sizes; ranging to 5’0’ft tall to a mere 3 inches of height. The men had experienced a change in how their hunger was expressed and felt. The mere smell of a woman sent them into a frenzy of desire to consume and digest. And they wouldn’t dare quit until the deed was done.
Whether you’re at the mercy of them or not, good luck. These creatures won’t rest until their bellies are turning girls into bunches of fat.
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The details for the rest of the upcoming Japanese Blu-Ray release of TIGER & BUNNY 2 have been revealed over on the official website. All Blu-ray volumes will include English subtitles for the episodes - details of each volume include:
Blu-ray Volume 5 – episodes 14 – 16 – release date: 26th April 2023
Audio Drama #5 "Who is the Quiz King? Contents: The Fire Sky and Origami Rock buddy pairings appear on a buddy quiz show. Which buddy pairing will be crowned the King of Quizzes?
Extras include:
- Simultaneous cast watch party episodes 14 – 15 – hosted by Hiroaki Hirata and Masakazu Morita, with guest(s); Nobunaga Shimazaki. - WILD TIGER Special Birthday Party 2022.8.14 - Featuring: Hiroaki Hirata, Kenji Tominaga (Wild Tiger suit actor) Masakazu Morita, Hikaru Takahashi (Sky High suit actor) - Special booklet (16 pages)
Blu-ray Volume 6 – episodes 17 – 19 – release date: 26th May 2023
Audio Drama #6 “Rookie Hero Remote Meeting” Contents: With the spread of the rumoured "X," an infectious disease that causes the NEXT ability to go out of control, the new heroes and Dragon Kid hold a remote meeting hosted by Subaru.
Extras include:
- Simultaneous cast watch party episodes 17 – 19 – hosted by Hiroaki Hirata and Masakazu Morita, with guest(s); Inoue Gou, Mariya Ise, Yuichi Nakamura. - Barnaby Special Birthday Party 2022.10.30 - Featuring: Hiroaki Hirata, Kenta Nitta (Barnaby suit actor) Masakazu Morita, Hikaru Takahashi (Sky High suit actor) - Special booklet (16 pages)
Blu-ray Volume 7 – episodes 20 – 22 – release date: 28th June 2023
Audio Drama #7 “Hero's Love Course” Contents: In the break room of the training centre, Keith is struggling with how to approach a woman he is interested in. Karina and Ryan, who are curious about Keith's love story, give him some love advice.
Extras include:
-Simultaneous cast watch party episodes 20 – 22 – hosted by Hiroaki Hirata and Masakazu Morita, with guest(s); Inoue Gou, Yoshihiro Ike. - TIGER & BUNNY 2 Special Jet: Unveiling at STARFLYER - Digest video - Special booklet (16 pages)
Blu-ray Volume 8 – episodes 23 – 25 – release date: 28th July 2023
Audio Drama #8 “Noisy People of Sternbild” This involves all the heroes – details of the plot to be revealed at a later date.
Extras include:
- Simultaneous cast watch party episodes 23 – 25 – hosted by Hiroaki Hirata and Masakazu Morita, with guest(s); Minako Kotobuki, Yusa Koji and production staff; Nishida Masafumi, Mitsuko Kase and Masakazu Katsura - Special booklet (16 pages)
Source: TIGER & BUNNY website
#tiger and bunny#tiger & bunny#tiger & bunny 2#tiger and bunny 2#merchandise#anime#blu-ray#bluray#home release#news
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For the WIP ask game: what is Theron Shan and Birthdays about?
Thanks for asking!!!
I've sat on this for months now. Sorry about the wait! In part, I was wrestling with what it was going to be during the last stages of the Yavin fic and the beginning of the Ziost fic. By that point, it was starting to spiral....
Ok, lemme start at the beginning. This is the Carbonite Years fic I'm currently working on. Initially, it was just Theron Shan and his birthdays (which sucked) over the five years Eva was gone. Birthday 1 was him telling her to leave, Birthday 2 was video evidence she was dead, Birthday 3 was finding out the truth, Birthday 4 was leaving the Republic, and Birthday 5 was writing a soppy letter in some field out on Yavin.
....That's not how it turned out.
Basically, Gary from Analytics from the first chronological fic, Who She Is in the Dark, decided to tell me he and hubby Colton (Theron got them a mixer for their wedding) finally found a surrogate and were going to have the kid they'd planned for over the last 6 years. Yes, right slap in the middle of the Eternal Empire's control of the Republic. "Well, the only way the kid's life could go was up from here."
Then Theron's therapist -- and yes, I do make him get one -- turned into Frank, who is useful to the story but also clawing at the edges of other things.
And then Jonas Balkar decides to be introspective and everyone needs a good year to digest that.
And then Juli the Bith from Accounting needed to fill a baby prep class for the local family planning center.
And then the overall "Death of the Republic" theme sort of plonked along in my head, to the point where there is a devolution of powers and faith in institutions to the point where Theron leaves. Checking in on him once a year doesn't give us the perspective to see how someone who so ardently supported the Republic would just leave. In the comics, in the book, and in SoR, Theron pretty much dismisses leaving the Republic or his service to that government. That's just... never going to happen.
And then it does. And he leaves everything behind. Everyone behind, including Trant, the one consistent person in his life since he was a new recruit to SIS.
How do we get to that point? Corruption is part of the Republic -- we saw it the class stories. The Empire is always a threat -- why not now? Why leave? For what? Some popsicle out on Zakuul, who may or may not have had a combative relationship with Theron? (Obviously, I chose the Neutral-LS Rep romance option (easier than others), but imagine Theron having an absolute crap relationship with a Dark Side Imperial -- there is some legwork to be done on the headcanon/writing end to make it make sense.)
Then you add on the personal toll of who lives and who dies over the years, and who do we just lose contact with.
As a result of all this swarming, I decided we didn't just see Theron on his birthdays; we see him on Eva's as well. I imagine that Eva and Theron have their birthdays about 3-5 months apart, so whatever happens on his birthday -- we see the fallout on hers.
As a result, the 5 chapter format quickly became 10 -- His Birthday 16 ATC then Her Birthday 16 ATC and so on. I have it plotted to His Birthday 21 ATC, which is the last birthday without her. Eva is back just in time to turn 26 (finally) in 21 ATC, 5 years later than anticipated. (I did write a short fic for that for Eva's birthday celebration awhile back). I'm currently toying with the transition to Eva's pov after defrost.
So that's the fic that's currently up and running right now over on AO3. (linking to the tumblr post because tumblr doesn't like external links)
#swtor fan fiction#theron shan#theron shan x smuggler#oc: eva corolastor#askbox#thanks for asking!#I'm so sorry I am SLOW
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I’m waiting for my install of The Sims 4 to update with the new stupid EA launcher and am drinking a beer and digesting the weekend and planning this week and it got longer than I expected
Had off Friday and got my hair cut for the first time since July. Did laundry and hung out with my dad for a bit. Got a new dish from the local Chinese restaurant that was like 40% onions. Gross. Saturday I swept & vacuumed the house (stabbed the shit out of my finger on a pushpin that was stuck in the vacuum hose), cleaned the kitchen, and hung out with my friends & boyfriend. We saw the FNAF movie in the evening, which was fine. The animatronics were very cool and the story was accessible whether you were familiar with the games or not. I liked Foxy’s weirdly intimidating “dum-de-dum”, the YouTuber cameos, and the end credits song. I only ever watched like two playthrough of the first game and didn’t realize Foxy’s area was right next to the main stage? I thought he had his own room. Today I could not get motivated until the afternoon but made myself go out for a walk (and PokeGo), grocery shopping (soup was on sale!), and raked leaves.
Tomorrow I have a meeting at work at 10, then have to leave by 3:30 to make sure my mom’s dog gets to the vet by 5… Tuesday is Friendsgiving at my other office so Monday night I also have to bake two things (probably chocolate zucchini bread and a gluten-free cinnamon coffee cake)… Wednesday is normal I think. Thursday is a teleconference training 9-11, then a staff meeting on the afternoon???
Friday the current gov’t budget runs out and I haven’t heard yet about congress signing another continuing resolution yet so we may shutdown /blows a raspberry into my palm
my agency has prior-year funds that can be used to keep our salaries up which is COOL except I also had to work through the 2018 shutdown while my mom’s agency was furloughed. :/ I should be grateful to have job security and a paycheck while other people may not get paid until the end of the shutdown. But still. I want some time off where I don’t have to worry about my stupid email inbox.
Anyway while all this is going on, I’m basically waiting for my mom to let me know my aunt passed away since she was sent to a hospice facility last Sunday and the plan was for her to go back home on Friday to, you know. It sucks and even tho I’ve been waiting for this since she got diagnosed in the late spring, I feel like my pre-grieving is going to go about as well as Roman Roy’s did.
Here’s a picture of my cat if you read all that, her name is Piper.
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Hyalophora Cecropia
The cecropia moth is the largest North American moth. It has a wingspan of 5-6 inches.
The cecropia moth is found in open areas with trees.
The cecropia moth is found east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. The cecropia moth is found in New Hampshire.
The cecropia caterpillar eats the leaves of many trees and shrubs including ash, birch, box elder, alder, elm, maple, poplar, wild cherry, plum, willow, apple, and lilac. The cecropia moth does not eat. It's only purpose it to mate. It has no digestive system and a non-functioning mouth. It only lives for a few weeks.
The female cecropia moth lays rows of eggs on both sides on a leaf on a tree or shrub. The eggs hatch in 10-14 days and the caterpillars begin eating the leaves of the host tree or shrub. The cecropia cocoon is crescent shaped and is attached to a tree branch. There is one generation of cecropia moths born each year.
The cecropia moth is mostly nocturnal and is rarely seen in the day.
Why is it called a Cecropia moth?
It is named after a mythological king of Athens called Cecrops I. This king was supposed to be half-man on top and half serpent or fishtail on the bottom. Despite his fearsome looks, he introduced civilization to the ancient Athenians.
The Cecropia is not only the largest moth in size but the heaviest in weight. It can weigh as much as 0.1 pound or 1.6 ounces.
Males are believed to detect pheromones given off by females as much as a mile away.
Bolas spiders mimic these pheromones, and when the male arrives the spider kills and eats him.
They are univoltine, which means there’s only one generation born each year.
One of the best ways to find a cecropia moth cocoon is to run your fingers through the grass at the base of apple or cherry tree saplings.
The Cecropia Silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) is a large moth which may be seen in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York from late May through July. [1] It is also called the Robin Moth. [2] With a wing span of 11-15 centimeters (4 5/16 - 5 7/8 inches), this is the second largest moth in North America. [3] The body of the Cecropia Silkmoth is red with a white collar and a series of white bands on the abdomen. [4] The wings are dark brown with crescent spots. [5] The Cecropia has rounded wing tips and feathery antennae. There is a vertical stripe on the wing with three color layers: black, white and reddish orange. This distinguishes the Cecropia from the similar Columbia Silkmoth, which lacks the reddish-orange layer on the vertical line. [6]
he Cecropia Silkmoth's habitats include urban and suburban environments, as well as meadows and fields, scrub, shrub, and brush lands. [12][13] This insect ranges from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, west across southern Canada and the eastern United States to the Rocky Mountains. [14] The Cecropia Silkmoth has become less common than previously, apparently because of habitat loss, pollution, herbicides and pesticides, and disease. [15] The Cecropia is one of several silkmoth species that are thought to be declining in the northeastern United States. [16]
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Kaiba Brothers Lost at Sea? - Duelist Digest
Thousands of fans have congregated around Kaiba Corp’s main headquarters in anticipation for the Kaiba Brothers’ return from America. Most of them in particular are here in anticipation for Mokuba’s birthday celebrations this Friday on July 7th.
Kaiba Corporation’s liaison had reported difficulties in reaching the jet earlier this morning, though this is attributed to a nearby storm system affecting the Pacific Ocean. KaibaCorp still anticipate both their CEO and vice-president’s arrival later tonight.
Update: As of midnight 7/7/2023, there still has been no word of the Kaibas arriving.
Many have expressed concern for the brothers’ safety and are requesting the police to investigate for foul play, given KaibaCorp’s tumultuous history involving the control of the company.
We at Duelist Digest hope for the best.
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Kaiba Brothers Missing: Tokyo Times
There has still been no sign of the Kaiba brothers as of July 8th 2023. Japan, America, and South Korea have all dispatched teams for a search and rescue in the Pacific Ocean.
KaibaCorp reports that the jet the Kaiba Brothers are on is equipped with a lifeboat and floatation system in case of emergencies and that there were no distress signals sent prior to loss of contact. The current theory is electronic equipment failure.
Other conflicting theories are also in play.
One of them casts doubt on Seto Kaiba’s ability to fly a jet, especially one that is believed to be experimental.
Another theory is that boaters in the area report seeing a streak of light in the sky - and it is believed that it was the Blue Eyes Jet heading on a course that wasn’t towards Japan. Combined with that theory, local militant groups in the surrounding area have given a statement that they shot down the Jet with a surface-to-air missile.
As of right now though, no wreckage or debris has been found.
The Tokyo Times will keep Japan appraised during these tumultuous times.
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On KaibaCorp Stocks : Forbes Japan
KaibaCorp closed at 19,000 yen from 18,000 yen today on 7/7/2023, a little over a 5% increase. This is surprising news given that most speculators were expecting the stock to tank after the CEO and vice-president’s mysterious disappearance over the Pacific Ocean.
It is still unclear why KaibaCorp remains on the uptrend. The majority shareholder and CEO Seto Kaiba is known as the driving force of the R&D department, having developed both the hologram tech for the Duel Arenas and the more recently revealed Duel Disks. The vice-president Mokuba Kaiba meanwhile is known for handling the more everyday affairs of the company including its public relations and has popularity rivaling his brother’s in the Capumon and streaming communities. Losing either of them would result in severe instability in the company, much less losing both of them.
Will KaibaCorp continue to remain on the rise? Many say no.
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You seriously are missing out the best time to buy Kaiba Corp stock - BEBD Investment Blog: 7/6/2023
BEBD here with some urgent investing advice, given recent news of Seto Kaiba and his brother disappearing over the Pacific Ocean.
If you own KaibaCorp stock, I’m sure you have heard everyone telling you to sell it before it tanks to kingdom come. I am here to tell you to do the exact opposite. Right now is actually the best time to buy.
“But why BEBD are you telling me to do the opposite of what other people are telling me to do? Are you a shill?”
First of all, if KaibaCorp went bankrupt every single time the Kaiba brothers fell into danger, it would’ve been bankrupt a dozen times over by now. The fact it is still a Japanese powerhouse is a testament to the fact that the Kaiba brothers are just good at surviving whatever is thrown their way, and I’m willing to bet things won’t be any different.
Second of all, it always seems like after Kaiba is put in some sort of danger, KaibaCorp comes up with some crazy technological advancement immediately afterwards as if Kaiba is some crazy Saiyan monster except it’s his brain that levels up.
Seriously.
Kaiba’s mysterious disappearance after his visit to Domino City? The Solid Vision system got developed almost immediately afterwards, the foundation of holotech.
Kaiba going reportedly comatose after Death-T? The 2nd-generation duel arenas.
Kaiba and his brother allegedly getting kidnapped during Duelist Kingdom? The prototype Duel Disk - which eventually became today’s Duel Disk - hologram technology with a flick of your wrist.
All you short sellers betting against Kaiba are going to really suffer for it.
As for me, I bought quite a bit of stock, and I’m sure I’ll be laughing all the way to the bank. Don’t be stupid, go buy more KaibaCorp stock. Or at the very least don’t sell what you have. That’s my advice.
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Suspicious Disappearance at the Game Shop: Inquirer Japan
Given the recent disappearance of the Kaiba Brothers, the Domino Inquirer has decided to visit Seto Kaiba’s biggest rival, the King of Games Yugi Mutou to get his opinion on the matter. However, upon seeing the Kame Game Shop which the King of Games reportedly works in, it appears to have been closed. There are reports of a suspicious white-haired lad seen loitering around the shop after Mutou’s and Wheeler’s apparent disappearance from the neighborhood. Is there a connection between the disappearance of Kaiba brothers and the King of Games and his friend? You have used up all of your free articles for the month. Please buy a subscription for $3.99 a month ( or $39.99 a year, 15% off!). Your subscription goes to paying the Inquirer staff and allowing you to get the juiciest gossip on your favorite celebrities.
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Wellness Wednesday:
Picture Me Rollin'
We are officially 186 days into the year - Only 179 days remain - The Year, My Challenge, is half way complete.
I cannot see/feel the metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel, but I feel confident I will still travel ahead full steam.
In other news - I had a banger of a week. Lots of PTO from work, took 2 massive - but - highly needed day time naps (truly reset my brain), hung out with family and friends, some awesome fireworks and...
I saw Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny.
I've been waiting a long time and... I was not awed - but - I wasn't upset either. It was a okay flick with some nice moments - just not "Wow-wah-wee-wah!" moments. It's a movie that wasn't need, but I enjoyed because it removed some of the stank that was Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Lastly, I treated myself to (aka signed up for a free trial) Comixology Unlimited - in this last week I have been tearing into some comics. Never felt so satisfied.
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27th CHECK-IN:
Current Goals:
Lose 52 lbs
Completed as of 4/12/2023
New Goal: Maintain or Continue on The Weight Loss Path
Avoid "Junk Food"
Minimize Take-Out / Fast Food Consumption
Short Term:
Vegetarian-ish Diet: Completed
End Date: 4/09/2023 - 46 Days Total
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Stats from June:
Food:
Salads: 21
Bags of Popcorn: 18
Oranges: 15
Leftover Meals: 6
Cans of Soup: 1
Take Out: 0
Candy/Sweets: 0
Workout:
Jumping Jacks: 6,000
Push-Ups: 3,000
Glute Bridges: 3,000
Assisted Push-Ups: 3,000
Reverse Leg Lifts: 1,500
Leg Kickbacks: 1,500
Sit-Ups: 1,500
Plank (mins): 75 mins
Squats: 0
Weight Loss:
Weightloss This Month: -10.8 lbs
Average Weightloss per Week: -2.7 lbs
Total Weightloss: -76.2 lbs
Entertainment:
Movies Watched: 12
Favorite from the Month:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
Hours of Television Watched: ~ 19 hours (The Bear; Clone High; Ink Master; Samurai Jack; The Righteous Gemstones; Crime Scene Kitchen)
Reading
Books:
Books Completed This Month: 0
Book Title(s) Completed This Month: -n/a-
Book Total for the Year: 2
Comics:
Comics Completed: 5
Trades Completed: 6
Comic/Trade Titles Completed:
Afterlife with Archie Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale
Afterlife with Archie (Issues 6-10)
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 1 (2016-2018)
The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power (2015)
Doom Patrol (1987-1995) Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage Vol. 1
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol. 1: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Book 1
Magazine(s):
Magazine(s) Completed: 1
Magazine Titles:
Readers Digest July 2023
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Meal Tracker:
THURSDAY
Lunch:
(2) Hotdogs on Sweet Hawaiian Hotdog Buns
Large Plate of Buffalo Chicken Fries
- Nacho Cheese
- Sour Cream
(2) Glasses of Chocolate Milk
Snack:
(4) Bowls of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn
(2) Handfuls of Sahale Pomegranate Vanilla Flavored Cashews Glazed Mix
(2) Handfuls of Sahale Pomegranate Flavored Pistachios Glazed Mix
Supper:
Chicken and Pepperjack Cheese on a Toasted Everything Bagel
FRIDAY
Lunch:
StarKist Deli Style Tuna with Pepperjack Cheese on a Croissant
Handful of Wonderful's Smokey BBQ Pistachios
Snack:
(4) Bowls of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn
Supper:
StarKist Deli Style Tuna with Pepperjack Cheese on a Croissant
(2) Small Oranges
(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk
SATURDAY
Lunch:
American Pasta Salad
(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk
Snack:
(2) Large Bowls of Wonderful's Shelled Salt & Pepper Pistachios
Supper:
(2) Johnsonville Chili Cheese Smoked Sausages on Hawaiian Buns
(2) Scoops of Macaroni Pea Salad
(2) Spring Pasta Salad
SUNDAY
Lunch:
Santa Fe Style Salad
Handful of Wonderful's Salt & Vinegar Pistachios
(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk
Snack:
Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn
Supper:
Cesaer Salad
(2) Small Oranges
(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk
MONDAY
Lunch:
Spinach Dijon Salad
Handful of Good & Gather's Tex Mex Trail Mix
Supper:
Chef Salad
(5) Slices of Smoked Pork Loin
(2) Scoops of Potato Salad
(1) Scoop of Spring Pasta Salad
(5) Cubes of Watermelon
(2) Small Oranges
TUESDAY
Lunch:
Chef Salad
(1) Small Orange
Snack:
(3) Cups of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn
Supper:
Santa Fe Style Salad
(1) Small Orange
WEDNESDAY
Lunch:
(1) Johnsonville Chili Cheese Smoked Sausage on a Hotdog Bun
(2) Scoops of Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad
Snack:
Bowl of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn
Supper:
(8) Pieces of Rana's Chicken & Roasted Garlic Ravioli
- Prego Roasted Garlic Alfredo
- Black Pepper
- Crushed Red Pepper
(6) Rich Farm Mozzarella Sticks
- Michael Angelo's Marinara Sauce
(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk
(2) Small Oranges
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Workouts:
THURSDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]
FRIDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]
SATURDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]
SUNDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]
MONDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]
TUESDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [5 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 set of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]
WEDNESDAY
(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]
(100) Glute Bridges[4 sets of 25]
(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]
(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 Sets of 50]
(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]
(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]
(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]
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WEIGHT TRACKER:
Starting Weight (Noon, 1/01/2023): XXX.X lbs
Weight at Last Check-In, 6/29/2023: -3.0 lbs
Weight As of Noon, 7/05/2023: -1.0 lbs
Total Weight Loss: -77.2 lbs
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Closing Thoughts:
The Good:
Had a good time chilling with family and friends this week.
Also had some awesome R&R, which quelled my sleep hunger pains.
The Bad:
Although I caught up on some sleep - I feel like I headed down a rocky yet again.
The Ugly:
After the 4th July festivities I was truly hit with devastating cravings. Missed out on a lot of good looking food. My dread expanded thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas that are yet to come.
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Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! #21: “Resurrection” | July 28, 2008 - 12:30AM | S03E01
Assessing the quality of an episode of a sketch comedy program is basically a numbers game. An otherwise lackluster outing can have a sketch on it that is so funny that it overshadows every other sketch, leaving one feeling like the entire episode was pretty good. If an episode doesn’t have a single great or even good sketch, it’s certainly a “bad” episode. That’s what I mean when I say that this is a bad episode. Not a single sketch gets off the runway. Everything leaves me cold.
Before this episode aired, I recall this show seemingly “catching on”. Articles introducing Tim & Eric to the masses seemed to spring up with higher frequency this summer, most of which were promoting the upcoming season and, more specifically, this episode’s premiere. It could be that they made this episode like any other, assembling an assortment of sketches of varying quality and winding up coming up shorter than ever before. Or, it could be that they consciously tried to create an episode for the people who read about them in the New York Times and wanted to give them an easily digestible version of what they do. The quality of this episode is so low to me that I’m inclined to think the later.
This is the second time Tim & Eric did a season opener that directly references the events of the previous season’s finale, as if there was high demand for questions to be answered. The cliffhanger itself is part of a gag, and continuity is only mock-serious on this show. In this one, Tim is miraculously resurrected at the graveyard. Eric is quickly bored by Tim’s glowing ethereal float, checking his watch and dozing off and stuff. The heavenly effects end abruptly, and Tim just walks away with Eric in a nonchalant manner. It’s very jokey, and not terribly original. It’s honestly a pet peeve of mine when a character visibly does the watch-checking thing to suggest that something has been going on too long, especially if it’s only been going on for about 5 seconds. Right off the bat, the first episode of the season begins with what might be my least favorite sketch of theirs so far.
The next sketch of note is the Dick Dousche Penile Cleansing Rag. This one has a lot of low-hanging fruit as well. It’s essentially a parody of female hygiene product commercials, but featuring a Pep-Pep and his son. It immediately begins with the Pep-Pep sniffing his son’s penis. Funny on paper, I guess, and I’d probably laugh if that were riffed out on Cum Town. But everything in this episode feels like an amateurish approximation of a Tim & Eric sketch. The last joke of the sketch is Dick Dousche saying “that’s my real name. That’s how we’re getting away with this”. It’s the kind of joke they don’t usually tell, just lobbed over home plate. Later they cut to some outtakes of Dick Dousche messing up, and they are sorta funny but this also comes off as more mean than funny.
This one also has a mostly laugh-less Steve Brule sketch where he burns his mouth on a panini. There’s a moment in the sketch where he mindlessly repeats the phrase “cowboy boot” out of it’s previous context, and it cuts to his straight-woman co-host, perplexed and doing an extended quizzical take. It's the kind of thing that's an earmark of less-challenging comedy and I don’t like seeing it here AT ALL. John C. Reilly seems lackluster in this sketch as well, like he’s trying to keep his voice down or something. Man, just about everything in this episode rubs me the wrong way. It’s remarkable.
The through-line of the episode is Tim has a newfound power where he can conjure up a little ceramic tiger statue. The scene that explains this is also rather poor. Tim & Eric seem slightly bro-ier in some of the dialogue reads. Tim calls them “crappy” statues, which again telegraphs their usual humor to a degree I’m just not comfortable with. This bit trails off in a very stupid-but-unpleasing way: They high five at the prospect of selling these statues (conjuring them out of nothing means no production overhead) and say some goofy nonsense word, and then they do a deliberately slow trot off screen with cartoony sound-effects. It just seems completely uninspired.
At this point, it feels like I’m being tested. Like, on a shallow level, this episode perfectly resembles a typical Awesome Show episode. I recall a story about Dino Stamatopoulis feeling disgruntled working at Late Show with David Letterman. He was leaving the show, and as a defiant door-slamming act he submitted a bunch of Top-Ten jokes that were meant to be cruel parodies of the typical jokes that get on. To his dismay, they were favored over his sincere attempts at joke writing and most of them made it into the show. This sorta feels like that; a cynical attempt to expose the stupidity of the more casual fans watching.
The final scene, the ending of the tiger statue arc, isn’t too objectionable. By process of elimination, it’s maybe the strongest scene in the show. But MAN, this episode is dogshit.
There is ONE THING in this that makes me laugh, and I actually quote it A LOT. It’s the scene where Tim & Eric hatch their plan to sell the “crappy” statues. Tim says something like “one hundo a day. That’s FIVE hundo a week… that’s rich!” Eric weirdly caps it off by repeating “that’s rich” in a very tossed-off, clipped way. It’s like “that’s rish”, so they can quickly get to their dumbass trotting routine. Seeing those two men trot. It makes me sick. But with hundo talk, they were off to the races.
The next episode’s better, though. So there’s that.
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