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UPDATE! check the source link or HERE for #24 gifs of nicholas galitzine as himself in a mercedes benz game show which brings the total to #117 gifs. all gifs are 268 px by 165 px and made entirely from scratch by me for roleplaying purposes. please REBLOG this post if you found it useful and check my rules for more information.

[beldamgifs]

━━ * ⊹    in this gif pack are 150 gifs of NICHOLAS HOULT in various interviews and youtube videos. they are sized at 250 x 140 px, but can be turned into gif icons if requested. these were made by me from scratch and anyone is welcome to use them. if you like these gifs then please feel free to buy me a kofi, while this is not required, it is highly appreciated. i hope you enjoy ♡

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[the-maidofmischief]

hi there! i love your icons and i saw someone request nicholas galitzine ones! could you do this one in purple please? https://www.instagram.com/p/C5B75zmN9wR/

sure!

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little animal crossing doodles i forgot to upload here! the bottom 3 are @nicolas-px, @lheozy, and @lolimoogs‘ in order 

[penciltipworkshop]

The Pizza Party Podcast featuring: Pan-Pizza, Izzy, Nolan, Jim, Ken, and Guest Nicholas 

I always love listening to the podcast. It always makes me laugh.

Pan: http://pan-pizza.tumblr.com/

Nolan: http://nolanbartworks.tumblr.com/

Izzy: https://twitter.com/artistizzy?lang=en

Jim: http://jimforce.tumblr.com/

Ken: http://kenneththinks.tumblr.com/

Nicholas: http://nicolas-px-art.tumblr.com/

[thranduils]

Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins in Tolkien, in theaters May 10, 2019

[diamcndheart]

♡ ;  nicholas braun in succession gif pack.

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TW: EATING & DRINKING.

[austin-mahones]

Harvolas icons

Here are 21 icons of Harvolas (Harvey Kinkle and Nicholas Scratch) from the show Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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OCS Test Prep

As you probably know by now, Academics play a HUGE role at OSC. From what I've been told there is much time to review material and it can be challenging to stay alert during lectures. At the end of Mini-OCS my Captain created a mock exam for the candidates  to get a feel for the real thing. I've recreated it below for my over achievers out there, best of luck. xo

Complete the 5 paragraph order skeleton: (click here to review!)

Orientation

Situation

______________

______________

______________

______________

_________

Friendly

T:_____

S:_____

U:_____

A:_____

L:_____

E:_____

Concepts of Operations

_________

_________

_________

_________

B:_____

B:_____

B:_____

B:_____

_________

_________

2. Weapons Safety Rules  

Treat every weapon as if it were ________.

Never ________ at anything you do not ________ to ________.

Keep your finger ________ and ________ the ________ until you are ready to fire.

Keep the weapon on ________ until you ________ to ________.

3. List the typical ranks for the following billets:

Rifleman: _________

Squad Leader: _________

Platoon Commander: _________

Company Commander: _________

Battalion Commander: _________

4. Match the Fire Team symbols

Rifleman

Automatic Rifleman

Fire Team Leader

Asst. Automatic Rifleman

5. Name the following Fire Team Formations

______________

______________

6. The Core Values of the Marine Corps are:

_______________

_______________

_______________

7. The Commandant of the Marine Corps is now:

Major Samuel Nicholas

General A. Lejeune

General Robert B. Neller

Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

8. The Marine Corps birthday is:

July 4, 1776

November 10, 1775

July 4, 1775

November 10, 1776

9. The birth place of the Marine Corps is:

Tun Tavern

Parris Island

8th and I Marine Barracks Washington DC

Marine Corps Quantico

10. The attack on New Providence, Bahamas was the first _____ conducted by the Marine Corps:

Foreign engagement

Aerial assault

Amphibious landing

Offensive combat

11. In what battle did the Marines receive the nickname Tuefelhunden (Devil Dogs)?

Iwo Jima

Tarawa

Hue City

Belleau Wood

12. Write-out any three General Orders:

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

13. Which are the 5 major terrain features used in land navigation:

Water, Ridge, Mountain, Saddle, Road

Hill, Ridge, Valley, Saddle, Depression

Roadway, Field, Hill, Water, Valley

14. Using the acronym for assistance, list the 14 Leadership Traits:

J_______

J_______

D_______

I_______

D_______

T_______

I_______

E_______

B_______

U_______

C_______

K_______

L_______

E_______

15. Fill in the Enlisted Rank structure:

E-1 ___________

E-2 ___________

E-3 ___________

E-4 ___________

E-5 ___________

E-6 ___________

E-7 ___________

E-8 ___________

E-8 ___________

E-9 ___________

E-9 ___________

E-9 ___________

16. Fill in the Officer Rank structure:

O-1 ___________

O-2 ___________

O-3 ___________

O-4 ___________

O-5 ___________

O-6 ___________

O-7 ___________

O-8 ___________

O-9 ___________

O-10 ___________

17. There are 11 Leadership Principles, name 2:

_______________________________

_______________________________

18. The 6 Troop Leading Steps (BAMCIS) are:

B: ___________________

A: ___________________

M: ___________________

C: ___________________

I:  ___________________

S: ___________________

19. What are the four main components that make up a MAGTF:

___________

___________

___________

___________

20. Write out each of the following Marine Corps acronyms/abbreviations:

MEU: ___________________

MEU (SOC): ___________________

MEF: ___________________

MEB: ___________________

CASEVAC: ___________________

CAX: ___________________

EGA: ___________________

FARP: ___________________

FMF: ___________________

FRAGO: ___________________

HQMC: ___________________

LZ: ___________________

MAGTF: ___________________

MOUT: ___________________

SNCOIC: ___________________

OCONUS: ___________________

PMO: ___________________

PX: ___________________

MCB: ___________________

MCAS: ___________________

RFI: ___________________

TAD: ___________________

VTOL: ___________________

21. "From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli..." is the beginning to what?

_________________________________________

22. True of False: The Marine Corps Service A uniform is allowed to be worn on liberty in public:

True

False

23. Do the following uniforms call for medals or ribbons?

Dress Blue A: _________

Dress Blue B: _________

24. Utilizing the map and each option in the word bank, identify the Marine Corps unit at each lettered location:

A: __________                     A:__________

B: __________                     D: __________

C: __________                     C: __________

D: __________                     E: __________

F: __________

*Answer Key

1. Complete the 5 paragraph order skeleton: (in-depth review is here!)

Orientation

Situation

Mission

Execution

Admin & Logistics

Command & Signal

Enemy

Friendly

T: time

S: size

U: unit

A: activity

L: location

E: equipment

Concepts of Operations

Task

Coordinating Instructions

TCMs or Security

Timeline

B: beans

B: bullets

B: bandaids

B: bad guys

Signal

Command

2. Weapons Safety Rules  

Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.

Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.

Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

Keep the weapon on safety until you intend to fire.

3. List the typical ranks for the following billets:

Rifleman: Private / Private First Class

Squad Leader: Corporal / Sergeant

Platoon Commander: 2nd Lieutenant / 1st Lieutenant

Company Commander: Captain

Battalion Commander: Lieutenant Colonel

4. Match the Fire Team symbols

Rifleman - D

Automatic Rifleman - C

Fire Team Leader - A

Asst. Automatic Rifleman - B

5. Name the following Fire Team Formations

Wedge

Column

6. The Core Values of the Marine Corps are:

Honor

Courage

Commitment

7. The Commandant of the Marine Corps is now:

Major Samuel Nicholas (traditionally known as the first Commandant.)

General John A. Lejeune ( "The greatest of all Leathernecks)

General Robert B. Neller

Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller ( had the longest tenure as Commandant )

8. The Marine Corps birthday is:

July 4, 1776

November 10, 1775

July 4, 1775

November 10, 1776

9. The birth place of the Marine Corps is:

Tun Tavern

Parris Island

8th and I Marine Barracks Washington DC

Marine Corps Quantico

10. The attack on New Providence, Bahamas was the first _____ conducted by the Marine Corps:

Foreign engagement

Aerial assault

Amphibious landing

Offensive combat

11. In what battle did the Marines receive the nickname Tuefelhunden (Devil Dogs)?

Iwo Jima

Tarawa

Hue City

Belleau Wood

12. Write-out any three General Orders:

5th General Order - To quit my post only when properly relieved

7th General Order - To talk to no one except in the line of duty

9th General Order - To call the Corporal of the Guard in any case not covered by instructions

13. Which are the 5 major terrain features used in land navigation:

Water, Ridge, Mountain, Saddle, Road

Hill, Ridge, Valley, Saddle, Depression

Roadway, Field, Hill, Water, Valley

14. Using the acronym for assistance, list the 14 Leadership Traits:

Justice

Judgement

Decisiveness

Integrity

Dependability

Tact

Initiative

Enthusiasm

Bearing

Unselfishness

Courage

Knowledge

Loyalty

Endurance

15. Fill in the Enlisted Rank structure:

E-1 Private

E-2 Private First Class

E-3 Lance Corporal

E-4 Corporal

E-5 Sergeant

E-6 Staff Sergeant

E-7 Gunnery Sergeant

E-8 Master Sergeant

E-8 First Sergeant

E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant

E-9 Sergeant Major

E-9 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

16. Fill in the Officer Rank structure:

O-1 2nd Lieutenant

O-2 1st Lieutenant

O-3 Captain

O-4 Major

O-5 Lieutenant Colonel

O-6 Colonel

O-7 Brigadier General

O-8 Major General

O-9 Lieutenant General

O-10 General

17. There are 11 Leadership Principles, name 2:

Keep your Marines informed

Know your Marines and look out for their welfare

18. The 6 Troop Leading Steps (BAMCIS) are:

B: begin the planning

A: arrange for reconnaissance

M: make reconnaissance

C: complete the planning

I:  issue the order

S: surprise

19. What are the four main components that make up a MAGTF:

Common Element

Ground Combat Element

Aviation Combat Element

Logistic Combat Element

20. Write out each of the following Marine Corps acronyms/abbreviations:

MEU: Marine Expeditionary Unit

MEU (SOC): MEU- Special Ops Capability

MEF: Marine Expeditionary Force

MEB: Marine Expeditionary Brigade

CASEVAC: Casualty Evacuation

CAX: Combined Arms Exercise

EGA: Eagle, Globe and Anchor

FARP: Forward Arming and Refueling Point

FMF: Fleet Marine Force

FRAGO: Fragmented Order (change in op order)

HQMC: Headquarters of Marine Corps

LZ: Landing Zone

MAGTF: Marine Air Ground Task Force

MOUT: Marine Ops on Urban Terrain

SNCOIC: Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge

OCONUS: Outside Continental United States

PMO: Provost Marshal Office (police)

PX: Post Exchange

MCB: Marine Corps Base

MCAS: Marine Corps Air Station

RFI: Request for Information

TAD: Temporary Active Duty

VTOL: Vertical Take-off Landing

21. "From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli..." is the beginning to what?

Marines' Hymn

22. True of False: The Marine Corps Service A uniform is allowed to be worn on liberty in public:

True

False

23. Do the following uniforms call for medals or ribbons?

Dress Blue A: Medals

Dress Blue B: Ribbons

24. Utilizing the map and each option in the word bank, identify the Marine Corps unit at each lettered location:

A: 2ndMARDIV (NC, Camp Lejeune)         A: 2nd MAW (NC, Cherry Point)

B: HQMC/OCS (VA, Quantico)                    D: 1stMAW (Japan, Foster)

C: 1stMARDIV (CA, Pendleton)                  C: 3rd MAW (CA, Miramar)

D: 3rd MARDIV (Japan, Smedley)              E: USN/USMC FLIGHT SCHOOL

F: __________

[ncody]

Copyright © 2022 Nicholas John Cody. All rights reserved.

Long Fall Break

Characters

Mom

Null, son

Fiero, friend of Null

Luke, friend of Null

The Crone

1.

[Mom, Null, Fiero, Luke enter the Cabin stage right, carrying baggage.]

Mom.    Here we are. Hope it’s all still in one piece!

Null.    Whoa! Smells like rotten eggs in here!

Luke.    Oh, that’s nasty. Smells like something rotten.

Fiero.    Yea. Whew! Smells like something died in here.

Luke.   It smells like more than one thing died in here.

Fiero.  It smells like something died, was brought back to life, and then it swallowed raw sewage and died again.

Null.    It smells like Fiero’s feet after soccer practice!

Mom.   Enough! Sweetie, open the windows. And the ones in the kitchen too.

Null.   Yes, your Highness. [Exits stage left to the kitchen].

Fiero.   Don’t open the windows! [Everyone pauses]. You’ll contaminate the entire world!

Mom.   Let’s turn on these fans too. There’s the switch.

Null.    [returns with a plastic bowl] Found ‘em. Three dead mice. [Shows everyone the bowl] They were all huddled together. As if they were bracing for impact.

Luke.  Impact from what?

Null.   From Death. [Laughter for all others]

Mom.    Poison maybe. Throw those outside in the trash. The bowl too. [Null exits stage left]. There, it’s clearing up already. It’ll be better before too long. Now look, you are Null’s best friends. See if you can talk some sense into him, would you please? He’s had a rough spell. You know that better than anyone. Use these three days wisely [Null re-enters] By Monday, you’ll all be back bracing for the impact of your final exams. [Gives washing hands gesture to Null] Soap and hot water, in the kitchen, now.

Null.    Yes, your Majesty.

Mom.    I’ll be back tomorrow morning with some breakfast for you guys. Don’t stay up too late because you promised to help with the weeding tomorrow.

Fiero.   Give me the weed cutter and I’ll flattened the lot in an hour!

Mom.   Fiero, you’re an angel. Now everyone, before I go, I know ya’ll don’t wanna hear this, but we gotta go over the ground rules one last time. [Collective groans]

Null.    [Null re-enters from kitchen] Collective groans! The Three Nos!

Mom.    Yea, yea, yea. Listen. No drugs or alcohol: I promised I wouldn’t search your bags, so this is an honors system. Number two, no swearing. Keep it clean, ok? Number three, No Phones! At least until Monday morning. Those things are making mush of your brains. I pity your generation. Try it Mom’s Way J

Fiero.    Huddle up! [The three friends huddle up.] “Let’s get this done!”

Mom.  That’s the spirit! If you’re looking for something to do, admire the sunset! You won’t have to wait long. Smooches, Muah! Muah! Muah! Be good! [exits stage left]

2.

Null.    [Slouching in a chair] I can’t believe we actually agreed to this.

Luke.  Ah, it won’t be so bad. Maybe there’s a boardgame or something we can play.

Fiero.    Let’s shoot something! Tell me you guys at least have a BB gun in this place. No? Then what about bathroom cleaner? And some baking soda. I can make a wicked explosion from that stuff.

Null.    We’re not supposed to have any fun. It’s against the rules. We’re supposed to suffer and nearly die of boredom. I guess so that we see the value of…I forgot what.

Luke.    Not true! Your mom just wants us to uncover--or is it recover--our latest humanity.

Fiero.  “Latent humanity.” What we left behind, buried, or whatever, when we started using our phones. Your mom is so philosophical!

Null.  I’d rather get caught up on my sleep. Or is that one of the Nos too?

Luke.  Dude, you sleep way too much as it is. I’m sure we can find something to do.

Fiero.    Halo Apocalypse, that’s my playground. Enjoy your little vacation away from Living Hell, my friends. When we get back to the PX [peering through a sniper scope], your skulls are mine. I don’t know if I can make it three whole days without shooting you guys in the head.

Luke.    Because you’re a wussie sniper who is much, much too afraid to engage a close-quarters specialist.

Null.    If I don’t get expelled first…

Fiero.    [to Luke] Mr. Shotguns, how charming you look through my scope. Shame to make a mess out of your pretty head.

Luke.  Three days of trash talking! That sounds productive!

Null.   Look, there goes the sunset.

Fiero.    It looks like an A bomb!

Luke.   Seriously, guys. There’s got to be something to do around here. [searching the cupboard] Hey! This’ll do. Anyone for Risk?

Fiero.    Ohhh! World domination, that’s right in my line.

Null.    No dice.

Luke.  Oh, come on. Let’s play at least one game. It’ll pass the time.

Null.    No dice.

Luke.   What’s the matter with you? Mr. Depressed, depressive, depressing… Break the spell, bro!

Null.   I mean there’s no dice in the box. I remember from last year. We couldn’t play. I don’t know what happened to them. They just weren’t there.

Luke.  Major bummer!

Fiero.  Maybe we could use a coin? Coin toss to determine battle outcomes instead of a die roll?

[All three pat their pockets but find nothing.]

Null.    No nickel. No dime. No quarter.

Luke.  Not one red cent. [Fiero and Luke mull around the cabin, searching].

3.

Fiero.    Fiero finds the boom box! Not sure how much boom this thing’s got though. It’s pretty tiny!

Null.    Good luck finding any music. We cleaned this place out after my dad…[pause] Yea.

[Fiero and Luke exchange looks.]

Luke.   I’ll check the kitchen. Might be something in those drawers.

Null.   Doubt it.

Fiero.    We don’t need no stinking cds, no boom box, we got OURSELVES. [Fiero starts imitating the start to Another One Bites The Dust. Luke returns empty-handed. The beat is contagious. Almost against his will, Null starts to warm up his dance moves. Fiero and Null continue, looking at Luke.]

Luke.   I ain’t pulling off no Freddy Mercury. Sorry to disappoint. Gimme something easier. Maybe Johnny Cash?

Fiero.  Ok, dig this. [Whistling the opening to “Delirious”]

Luke.   I get delirious, whenever your near. Lose all self control baby, just can’t steer…

Null.   Hey wait a sec. You guys hear that? [Slight sound of cat’s meow offstage].

Fiero.    Hear what?

Luke.    Shh!

[Sound of meowing gets a little louder].

Null.   Sparkles? [Null runs stage left into the kitchen. Brings back a phone making the meow sounds. Fiero and Luke laugh and point at Null.]

Fiero.    Got you, man. You should have seen your face. Sparkles???

Null.    You bastards!

Fiero and Luke.    Language!

Luke.   That’s my backup phone. Did you think Sparkles followed your mom’s truck and ran the entire 90 miles to get here?

Null.    Man, it’s a reflex. When I hear my sweetie pie, I just drop everything and serve! Anyway, I thought we agreed, no phones?

Luke.   It’s hardly a phone now. No connection. Besides, it’s about 10 years old. I think the Calculator App works. Yep, that’s about it. Multiplication anyone?

Null.    You’re multiplying my boredom.

Fiero.  Funny, you weren’t supposed to bring your phone, and I wasn’t supposed to bring THESE. [Shakes a small jar of pills].

Luke.  Whoa! Not sure I like the sound of that. Shake it again.

Null.  Will they help me get to sleep?

Fiero.  Get this. I’ve never had one, but these are used to treat schizophrenia. Bomb, right?

Luke.   No way. Count me out. Pills that treat illness probably have the opposite effect on the sane, right?

Fiero.    Wrong. I googled it. One of them just makes you giggly. Two is like rainbows and unicorns. And three is NOT advised.

Null.   Man, I’d rather drink tap water.

Fiero.    We can do both. [smiles and gives Null one. Luke holds up two fingers. Fiero and Luke exchange knowing glances.] Uno, dose, tres for me! Down the hatch.

Null.   Where the hell did you…

Fiero and Luke.   Language!

Null.    Get schizophrenia drugs???

Fiero.    Online, duh! These are called placebos. [More knowing looks exchanged with Luke].

Null.   Isn’t that the stuff that a baby in the womb lives off of?

Luke.   Dude, that’s the placenta. [Laughter]

Null.    Can’t feel anything yet.

Fiero.   Duh! It’s only been 20 seconds. Besides, some of these powerful ones don’t take effect for about 10 years. Then, without even knowing why, you’ll start doing odd, bonkers things, like buying a mini-van and attending Taylor Swift concerts.

Luke.    Did the smell go away, or did we just finally get used to it?

4.

Null.    Hey, do you guys remember when we fought that orc hunting party in the Underdark?

Fiero.  Oh man, and they had a troglodyte!  Nobody could swing their swords because we were all retching too hard. It’s really, really is hard to puke and run at the same time. Why didn’t we bring our old D&D books! This long weekend would have been perfect! One last adventure…

Luke.    First of all, it’s been ages. Second of all, since Matteo ditched us for freaking West Point, we have no Dungeon Master, and third, if my wizard becomes any more powerful, you’ll all be consigned to shining his boots in retirement.

Null.   If we were all puking, how could the orcs stand it?

Fiero.  Nose plugs?

Luke.   Anyway, you know I was just teasing you. Your cleric had the greatest all time save, bro! Back when my wizard could only cast cantrips. [Extends hands magically] Boil water!

Fiero.    The Crone! Yea, what an adventure! Blast from the past. We were on Death’s door there.

Luke.   [Points to Fiero]. Your ranger was out of arrows. And blinded on top of it all! My wizard was in the grips of the Crone’s Weeping enchantment. And my brother’s barbarian—Mosh! He named his barbarian Mosh!—was Gold Struck and counting coins in a corner of the dungeon.

Null.  Man, Matteo wasn’t pulling any punches with that old witch. No doubt.

Fiero.  After you saved the day, everything became more obvious. But up until then…the clues were super subtle. How did you know what to do?

Null.    Believe me, I was gripping my mace, ready to go down fighting. She had her back to me too, and I was just about to throw a haymaker. Which we know now wouldn’t have worked at all anyway.  And then, I don’t know. Maybe it was how Matteo described her, and yeah, she had scraggly, greasy grey hair, but something about how he described her reminded me of my mom. I don’t know, man! I just had gut feeling.

Luke.    Sheer genius! Who decides to cast a heal spell on the enemy in a Boss fight? Heal True, for the win! [fist bump with Null.]

Fiero.    Lucky I wasn’t playing the cleric. I woulda swung the mace for sure! [Laughter]

5.

Fiero.    [Swatting at a mosquito]. I think the little suckers are more vicious out here. I’ve definitely lost half a pint of blood tonight.

Null.    I wish mosquitos were big enough to punch. [Makes a feeble jab].

Fiero.    Oh yea, that vicious jab would definitely do the trick. Lucky for them they are so small.

Null.    That stuff you gave me still isn’t working.

Fiero.    That’s because it was baby aspirin. We were just trying to fake you out; bring you out of the doldrums.

Null.    Wouldn’t that be nice. Take one little pill and become a new person, with all new memories.

Luke.   Hey, I know something we can try.

Null.   As long as it isn’t homework.

Luke.   Well, it’s not exactly NOT homework. [others groan] I wrote a one-act play for Mr. Pepper’s Creative Writing class, and I’m not sure about the ending. It’s called Long Fall Break.

Fiero.   Sounds like a meteorite! Long…Fall…Break! [acting it out with her hands, then Exits].

Null.   Everyone dies, just like the dinosaurs.

Luke.    Come on, I’m almost finished.

Null.   You and your half-finished projects. They’re never-ending. Literally!

Luke.   Hey, at least I start some of them! Look at you, Mr. Living Dead. Besides, it’s basically finished. I just need your feedback on the ending.

Fiero.   [Enters carrying a plunger]. Anyone got a headache? Come over here, I can fix that. Just lay down with your ear facing up.

Null.   I’m the living dead. I don’t get headaches.

Fiero.    Well, you got ears, don’t ya?

Luke.    Please, guys! Let me think of the ending here…It starts with the entrance of The Crone.

Null.    What? What are you bringing that up for again?

Luke.  Because I want to use her in my play. Her Mind Control is such a wicked super power!

Fiero.    I’d rather be able to shoot fire…[interrupted by a meow sound, and they all pause] balls.

Luke and Null.    [flatly] Language. [All look stage left for the source of the meowing].

Null.   Luke, turn that off. Why do you always have to be messing with me?

Luke.   [Looking down at his old phone] It’s off. Battery is dead. [Holds up dead phone to Null]

[Null runs off stage—exits stage left—sound of the back door can be heard. Fiero half pursues].

Luke.    Man, I’m never gonna get this project done. Let me see. My wizard draws his magic circle [makes gestures on the floor with his hand], performs the spell somatic of the incantation, and intones, “ULU SUL, LAN GOL, HASOMAH!”

[Null shouts off stage] I think there’s someone coming!

Luke. [Sighs] Give me a second, I’ll go get him. [Luke exits. Fiero listens, almost pursues, then pauses center stage].

Fiero.    What? You seriously think it’s Sparkles? Quit tripping! You know it was just BABY ASPIRIN, I gave you guys, right?

[A figure cloaked in black rises from behind Fiero. She touches Fiero’s head. Fiero collapses.]

The Crone.   What is this place? A theater…Mhmm. Yes, it is. What is the meaning of this? Who brought me THROUGH? [The Crone points to someone in the audience.] Are you at fault?

[Audience member shies away.] Ha, ha. I don’t know what’s going on.

The Crone.    Is that why you’re crying? Why are you crying?  [Audience member breaks down.]

[Enter Luke.].  Fiero, oh that’s a wicked cloak. Ok, so you stand over here. [The Crone approaches him.] I said stand over here.  Wait, where did you get a jedi cloak?

The Crone.    Are you the wizard?

Luke.    Umm, I’m a college sophomore.

The Crone.   Open the door. I said:  Open the Door. OPEN THE DOOR!

Luke.   Oh god, umm, gesture of the incantation, utter the verbal component, “ULU SUL, LAN GOL, HASOMAH?”

The Crone.    [Looks over her should, stage right and sees the door. She casts a spell and Luke begins hopping up and down.]

Luke.   Oh, oh, hot feet, hot feet!

The Crone.  [Looks up by Lecture Hall entrance] My Other is coming. [She exits through the door, stage right].

[Fiero wakes up and looks confusedly at Luke who is sitting on the stage, fanning his feet.]

[Enter mom carrying a lit birthday cake, followed by Null].

Mom.    This was supposed to be a surprise! What were you doing outside?

Null.    I thought I heard Sparkles, so I went to check.

Mom.    Sparkles??? What would she be doing out here? Sparkles is at home, silly. Probably sleeping.

Null.   Long story.

Mom.   Well, tell it to me. We have time. But first, let’s all gather round so you can blow out your candles. [Mom and Null stand by Luke and Fiero, center stage].

Null.     [Big smile] WORST. BIRTHDAY. EVER!

[nicholaslepinski]

Nicholas Lepinski - 8 Tips to Ensure a Successful Military Career

Once you are in, you need to make the most of it. According to Nicholas Lepinski, The following eight tips can help you get the most from your military career.

Pay Attention Remember, you are fresh out of basic, which means you have no clue what you are doing. When your first-line supervisor tells you to do something that flies in the face of what you learned in basic, nod your head in a sagely manner and do what they tell you.

Educate Yourself Free promotions stop at E-4. The only way you're going to advance is if you convince your service that you are better than your peers. Take civilian college courses if you can and enroll in military correspondence courses if they are available.

Relax, but … Don't forget you're in the military now, not back on the block. Unless you're going on a deterrent patrol aboard a submarine packing nukes, the military is essentially a 9-5 job … Except that you can go to jail if you're late for work.

Keep Your Affairs in Order The unit commanders can be very unforgiving to individuals who make their commands look bad. Stay out of debt, don't bounce checks at the PX, don't drink and drive, don't fight with the locals, etc.

Motivation vs. Excessive Flattery There is a very fine line between being motivated and being a "yes man.'' Don't cross it. Doing your job and doing it well will prove that you're motivated. Following the first sergeant around and volunteering for every detail that comes down from battalion will prove that you're a sycophant (polite term for a butt-kisser) and only doing things to try to gain favor.

The Rumor Mill You will learn quickly that the military runs on rumors. Unfortunately, rumors are usually wrong and can be deadly for morale. If you hear a rumor, take it for what it's worth -- not much. Since you don't know the truth, don't spread the rumor; and whatever you do, don't let rumors mess with your head. Again, rumors are about 10% truth and 90% fiction.

Not Like Me In boot camp, there were no individuals. You were forced to work as a team or suffer the consequences. After boot camp, unit cohesion is not automatic; you have to work at it. You already know from boot camp that you can work successfully with people from all backgrounds and cultures.

No Excuses Never offer an excuse. Your commanding officer or NCO doesn't want to hear your excuse unless they ask for it. Any reason you may offer will be treated as an excuse. "Yes, sir'' or "yes, ma'am'' (or "Sir, yes, sir'' or "Ma'am, yes, ma'am'') is always the best response.

About the Author: Nicholas Lepinski from Ramsey New Jersey is a competent, safety conscience and polite licensed plumber, who is committed to his trade, profession and his customers. He spent 4 years as a Lance corporal in the United States marine corps, after that worked in sales and volunteered with various charities as well as in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. He also love to work out, run, volunteer, enjoy the outdoors, and spend time with his daughter and wife.

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Saint Nicholas Church, Karlóvasi, Samos, Greece by Giorgos Trivizadakis Grivas on 500 px.

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How is your niece Nicholas? Did she get a restraining order on you?

Not yet. Me and my “niece” @nicolas-px agreed to not get her family or the police involved in our “relationship”

[the-maidofmischief]

hi there! could i ask for some blue icons of nicholas galitzine from his latest magazine shoot? https://vxtwitter.com/filmupdates/status/1771551111595401521?s=46&t=Zw88lHblCFspKVgiJJg8fQ

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[justnicholasthings]

To all of Nicholas' loyal supporters: Sarah Pierce, one of Nick's nurses from the oncology unit, is shaving her head to provide funding for families who have to travel to Louisville to seek treatment for their child with cancer. Sarah is part of an amazing team who performs nothing short of a magic act each and every day by making 7 West at Norton's Children's Hospital one of the most uplifting places on earth. They defy all of our preconceived notions by providing hope, happiness, love, and friendship to these amazing, yet fragile, children ​in what most people think of as a sad, depressing environment. I can only tell you that I often wake up on 7 West to start a new day of helping Nicholas fight leukemia in a great mood, full of joy and energy from the atmosphere that is nothing short of miraculous thanks to the efforts of nurses, staff, and doctors who know how to do magic. Please consider making a donation in honor of Sarah, her soon-to-be-bald head, her colleagues, and kids like Nicholas! http://foundations.nortonhealthcare.com/site/TR?px=1119834&pg=personal&fr_id=1181&et=uLFVOKpEnUuBGOBRtyu04w&s_tafId=8728 Thanks for your consideration and your loving concern for Nicholas, Ray

[manabie]

MACHINE HALLUCINATION : NYC from Refik Anadol on Vimeo.

The question of why we collect, record, and share our quotidian experiences has always been entangled with the formal and aesthetic concerns about how to represent reality, totality, and the depth of human imagination. Nineteenth century poet and critic Stéphane Mallarmé famously said that everything in the world existed to end up in a book. Revisiting Mallarmé’s proposition in her 1977 collection of essays, On Photography, Susan Sonntag wrote, “Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” More recently, Jonathan Zittrain, the co-founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and society, suggested that “internet architecture” lacked a definable center and instead relied on “an extraordinary collective hallucination.”

Refik Anadol Studio’s most recent synesthetic reality experiments deeply engage with these centuries-old questions and attempt at revealing new connections between visual narrative, archival instinct and collective consciousness. The project focuses on latent cinematic experiences derived from representations of urban memories as they are re-imagined by machine intelligence. For Artechouse’s New York location, Anadol presents a data universe of New York City in 1025 latent dimensions that he creates by deploying machine learning algorithms on over 100 million photographic memories of New York City found publicly in social networks. Machine Hallucination thus generates a novel form of synesthetic storytelling through its multilayered manipulation of a vast visual archive beyond the conventional limits of the camera and the existing cinematographic techniques.

The resulting artwork is a 30-minute experimental cinema, presented in 16K resolution, that visualizes the story of New York through the city’s collective memories that constitute its deeply-hidden consciousness. The exhibition does not tell the story of today’s New York, but, instead, foresees what may come, through the machine intelligence’s bridging of the gap between the present and a vision of the near future. It is a hopeful vision about the evolving relationship between machine and man, and provides an alternative to the conventional narrative of an apocalyptic future. As both an entertaining and enthralling experience, the machine’s hallucination can expand our capacity to dream, and help us envision things that we otherwise could not see or imagine.

Location Artechouse: New York, New York Commissioned by Artechouse.

Date September 6, 2019 - February 7, 2020

Credits Refik Anadol Nicholas Boss Maurizio Braggiotti Efsun Erkilic Carrie He Daniel Seungmin Lee Toby Heineman Ali Emre Karacali Efe Mert Kaya Pelin Kivrak Danny Seungmin Lee Ho Man Leung Kyle McLean Alex Morozov Christina Moushoul Raman K. Mustafa Julia Thompson HyeJi Yang

Sound Design Kerim Karaoglu

Public Relations Laura B. Cohen / LC Media

Specs 18 Channel Video 32 Channel Sound Custom Software 13689 X 7418 px resolution 30 minutes