#oppy sailing

[lymphomalass]

Do you ever wonder why artists paint the picture you're looking at...?

"Oppies at Trearddur Bay" was inspired by my desire to share joyful memories of summer escapades by the sea through my art.

Here, optimist dinghies are sailing at Bae Trearddur Bay, Ynys Môn / Anglesey on the North Wales coast.

These small, single-handed sailing dinghy were designed for use by young people up to the age of 15. They are one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered. They are sailed in over 120 countries!

The piece is worked in Daniel Smith pigment-rich watercolours, including one paint containing genuine Lapis Lazuli!

The A4 (29.7cm by 21cm) unframed original is available for £75 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £95. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

Or it's available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like bags, dresses, tops, scarves, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

[infinitegalahad]

AMERICAN PROMETHEUS AND HIS ATHENA - CHAPTER 5 (FINALE)

Pairing: J. Robert Oppenheimer x Female Identifying! Reader Summary: With a promise to keep in touch after Los Alamos, the two of you exchanged letters regularly. You shared your experiences, thoughts, and plans for the future. It was comforting to maintain that connection despite the physical distance between you two. And then the letters stopped. Word Count: 2.5k Warnings: N/A Notes: and with that, the story is ended! for the most part, the epilogue is coming very soon. as i always say, thank you so much for the support. waking up and seeing the reblogs, likes, and comments brings a smile to my face. it's gotten me back into writing, and i don't know hat i'd do without y'all's support. so once again, thank you ALL for being you're amazing selves and i love you all very dearly. this story has a special place in my heart. i gave oppie and the reader the best ending i could, and i try to continue that in the epilogue. this one is short, so most of it is up for the imagination. the epilogue with leaving a lot of room as well, so get ready for that very soon. if you've been here since the beginning, thank you, and i hope this is a good happy ending :]

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As the project at Los Alamos came to a close and the war finally ended, you found yourself at a crossroads.

You and Robert had naturally reconvened, once again turning serious, knowing that you wanted to continue your education and pursue further opportunities. Despite our strong connection, you believed you both needed to explore your paths.

With a promise to keep in touch after Los Alamos, the two of you exchanged letters regularly. You shared our experiences, thoughts, and plans for the future. It was comforting to maintain that connection despite the physical distance between us.

After living at home for too long, you decided to take a gap year and embark on a sailing adventure with your brothers in the Mediterranean. It was a chance to recharge, explore the world, and gain a new perspective on life. During that year, you occasionally received letters from Robert, updating me on his work and his struggles. He was going through a difficult phase, facing challenges and uncertainties.

While you understood that Robert was going through a rough patch, his emotional turmoil and busy schedule made it harder for him to maintain the same level of communication you had initially. Despite his love for you, he seemed to be withdrawing, perhaps out of a desire to shield me from his struggles. He often mentioned feeling like he had "hurt me enough," which you interpreted as his way of not wanting to burden you further.

Our relationship faced a significant strain during this period. I tried my best to be understanding and patient, giving him the space he seemed to need. However, it was clear that our paths were diverging, at least for the time being. You continued to pursue your education while he grappled with his own challenges.

Leaving behind the world of physics, you embraced a new chapter of my life by pursuing a Master’s in English at UVA. It was a drastic change from your previous field; you wanted to distance yourself. As you immersed yourself in your studies, news of Oppenheimer's security hearing reached you through various sources. His situation was a reminder of the complexities and challenges that can arise from your choices.

During this time, your correspondence dwindled, and I pondered the reasons behind it. Eventually, all of the letters stopped. You assumed Robert’s legal and personal troubles had taken precedence, making it difficult to maintain regular communication. It bothered you a little at first, but with your studies, you found yourself distracted. 

Groves reached out to you to testify at Oppenheimer's hearing. Weighing the pros and cons, you declined. It wasn't an easy choice, but you believed that your absence could offer a kind of distance that might be beneficial. Testifying could have complicated our strained connection, and you also saw no point or need to interact with the past. 

Eventually, you found yourself both connected and disconnected from the events surrounding Oppenheimer's hearings. While following the proceedings to some extent, your academic pursuits often took precedence. It was a balancing act between staying informed and maintaining your own academic progress.

Life has a way of moving forward, and as you worked toward your Doctoral degree, you built a new foundation for yourself. The hearings and the events surrounding them served as a reminder of the complex intersections between personal and professional lives, the consequences of one's actions, and the paths you each choose to take. 

You hadn’t heard from Hatomi since you graduated early from Berkeley. She’s found your number, and when you pick the home, she’s thrilled to hear your voice. She’s in Texas with her husband and newborn; congratulating you on graduating from UVA. Hatomi wants to come, and you’re happy to invite her for an escape. As you catch up, she mentions she’s bringing a surprise, but you don’t think much about it. 

As time flies, the day of your graduation is rather hot in early June. 

You never got to experience an actual graduation, so now was your time. The graduation perfectly fit UVA’s loud energy, the whooing, lots of alcohol, and an overall extension of the celebration. It’s boiling outside, and you are sweating in your dark cap and gown. Once you get your diploma, all you want to do is leave; but of course, Hatomi and your family make you stay for forced photos. Some of them are genuine, such as Hatomi hugging you crying and your brothers spraying you with champagne. They make you smile and laugh as if you were a child. 

Your parents are in conversation with other people when Hatomi drags your arm through the crowd. 

“There you are,” She mutters as she grabs your elbow and drags you to the crowd, “Robert! She’s right here.”

No. You force yourself to think it’s not what it actually is. There’s no way it can. Any minute you’d wake up and think that's some bizarre dream. 

But it’s not. 

The brown porkpie hat, an oversized suit hanging on his slender body, pipe, and bluest (and saddest) eyes you’ve ever seen are Robert, who stands right in front of you. 

His eyes widen, and so do yours. The two of you stare at each other in a state of happiness and shock. Hatomi checks her fake watch and says she has to leave, but she’ll find the two of you later, and in her words, most certainly with one another. She runs off, and you try to catch her before she leaves, but he’s gone with the wind. And for the first time in two years, you’re alone with Robert. 

“Congratulations,” Robert says with his hands on his hips. He wears a similar to suit to the one he wore on the first day of your Physics class at Berkeley, “I’m proud of all you’ve done, y/n.”

“Thank you,” You reply with a blush. You fiddle with your fingers as you come up with a response, “So, she invited you?”

“Yes, and no. I heard from some sources that you were down here, and well, I wanted to come and support you,” Robert admitted. He looked like he wanted to say something else, and so did you. 

“How have you been?” He casually asked, knowing that the response to that was lengthy. He was going to be, and both of you knew that. 

“That’s the question I should be asking you. Here, do you want to go somewhere more private?”

–

Right outside of the Rotunda on UVA’s campus is the more intimate place you can get. 

The grandeur of Thomas Jefferson's vision unfolds before you, a canvas where neoclassical elegance meets the lush embrace of the outdoors. While gardens bloom with nature's palette, from the elegance of the roses to the joyful vitality of wildflowers, the botanical companions of the Rotunda offer their form of inspiration. Trees stand as venerable witnesses, their branches swaying in the breeze as if whispering secrets only they have heard.

You and Robert sit by the water fountain, each smoking a cigarette from Robert’s container. As you sit side by side, the idea of grabbing his hand strikes you. You don’t grab it, but you notice that Robert looks older; more tired. 

“They humiliated you,” You mention, taking a blow of your cigarette. 

Robert looks over and holds back a long sigh. 

“I was a fool to think that the weapon would end all wars. It didn’t just end all war; but created more,” There’s regret and sadness to his voice. His eyes are still blue, but they lack the fiery spark you once saw. 

“I told them that the more they knew, the worse it would become–”

“And then they threw you to the wolves. You knew, everyone knew,” You alluded towards the scientists on the Los Alamos project. Not all of them.

As you watched and read about the trial, some of the very scientists Robert had worked with had turned against him; accusing him of being a communist and using the bomb for a Soviet advantage. All of the claims were false, only used as a way to bring Robert down for wanting to step back from creating another Holocaust. Strauus humiliated him, causing Robert to lose both his security clearance and his public image. Not That you ever liked Strauss that much anyways. 

When he contacted you, offering to pay a sum of money to testify against Robert and make it seem as if he took advantage of you and infected you with “red commy blood”. Seeing that word, you tore the letter up and threw it into the trash. You’re glad you did. 

Robert reaches for another cigarette and ensures his inhale is as long as his exhale. Robert puts his hands on the fountain’s concrete, an inch away from yours. It’s just like old times; he doesn’t say it, but he wants it. 

“Well, they voted against Strauss. If it had not been for Hill, I would have possibly gone to jail, or worse,” Robert remarked, “I heard you were one of the scientists who signed a petition to defend. Is that true?”

Robert thinks that you saved him, in which maybe, you did. You thought about the rejection to support him through the Trial was a topic for another conversation, so you simply told him that other scienets from the Los Alamos project reached out for your support, and you gladly helped. Robert thanked you, and for the first time, he genuinely smiled that day. He looks down at you with his gray, shaking hand reaching closer. 

“You look beautiful,” Robert remarks, his index finger covering your pinky. 

His gray eyes, vibrant with emotion, gaze down at you. His hand, which trembles slightly, inches closer, reaching out as if to bridge the distance between you both. The vulnerability of his gesture resonates, and as his shaking hand comes to rest, his index finger covers your pinky with a delicate touch. The gesture is small yet intimate, a connection that transcends words and speaks volumes of your bond.

His comment surprises you, and a soft blush spreads across your cheeks like you were once eighteen, when in fact you are on the cusp of your eighteenth birthday. His candid compliment, his words like a gentle caress, evokes an adolescent flutter within you. You meet his gaze with a smile, your palm instinctively opening so that his warm hand can envelop yours. His touch is a balm against the uncertainties that linger, offering a sense of comfort and belonging that grounds you.

Laughter escapes your lips as you respond, your words light and teasing. "Thank you. And, I must say, you don't look too bad for an old man." The playful banter between you is a testament to the ease with which you converse, the shared moments of vulnerability building a bridge between the past and the present. In his presence, you find yourself rediscovering a sense of youthfulness, as if the weight of time and age fades away, leaving only the unfiltered connection that pulses between you.

The exchange is more than words; it affirms the unspoken understanding and attraction that weaves between your interactions. In this moment, the age gap that might have once seemed significant melts away, leaving only the genuine connection and shared emotions that unite you and Robert.

“What are you doing after this?”

“After this?”

“No, sweetling. After Virgina.” 

You look at him and let out a dry chuckle, shrugging your shoulders. Your leg slightly shakes. You really don’t know. 

Robert senses that, and contemplates his words for a second before speaking, all while holding your hand. 

“Y/n. Come with me to Princeton.”

He turns his body towards you. A smile grows bigger on your face, and as you laugh, he grabs his hands and holds them close to his chest. 

“I’m being serious. There’s a school you can teach English at if you wish when I’m at Princeton. I have a house there as well; we could both live quite comfortably,” Robert began to promise, “If that is what you wish. I promise I won’t be silent again, y/n.”

The weight of Robert's promise hangs in the air, each word a promise that dances on the precipice of your heart. His proposition carries both allure and uncertainty, a tantalizing glimpse into a future that might hold comfort and connection. The notion of teaching English at a school and living in a house by his side in Princeton sounds like a dream woven from the fabric of possibilities.

His hands, warm and steady, envelop yours in a gesture that feels both grounding and beseeching. His eyes, a reflection of his earnestness, search your face with an intensity that speaks of the depth of his commitment. His words carry a fervent sincerity, a vow to never repeat the silence that once separated you.

Yet, a tempest of emotions swirls within you, a whirlwind that tugs you in conflicting directions. The prospect he offers is appealing, a chance to share a life alongside him in a world of comfort and security. But the echo of past uncertainties lingers, a reminder that trust is a delicate thread that can easily fray.

His plea for your trust echoes through your mind, and you find yourself looking down, grappling with your own feelings and insecurities. The question of what you truly want, not just in this moment but in life, looms over you like a specter. 

The struggle is both internal and profound, a reflection of the complexities that color your relationship with Robert. You love him, but could you truly love him?

As you seek an answer within the depths of your thoughts, his gaze remains unwavering, a testament to his patience and his desire for your understanding. And then, a sentence that breaks the silence. 

"Marry me, then."

The words hang in the air like a suspended breath, each syllable laden with a weight that carries the potential to reshape your future. His proposal is unexpected and profound, a leap of faith that surpasses promises and stakes a claim on shared tomorrows. His intense and unwavering gaze meets yours as he waits for your response, his vulnerability laid bare.

In this moment, the path forward seems uncertain yet beckoning, a crossroads that holds the possibility of embracing love and commitment despite the hesitations that have held you back. The decision is yours to make, a choice that could rewrite the narrative of your connection with Robert, weaving together the threads of trust, uncertainty, and the profound desire to be known and cherished.

You’re silent, with your mouth in a o shape, thinking of what you should do. You think for a good while and look down, before looking right back at Robert. You’re not going to say yes–but you’re also not going to say no. 

“There’s a courthouse down the block. I think it’s open until five on Saturdays.”

Robert is breathless and looks down in disbelief, before turning to look back at you. A spark of realization ignites within you two, the reality of the situation crystallizing in your mind. The choices before you are clear, and a surge of determination surges through you. Time is of the essence, and the chance to seize the future you both desire hangs in the balance.

“What’s the time?”

Through his tight and reassuring hold, you glance at your watch. 

“4:35 pm.”

Robert smiles at you, and you smile back. 

“Then we best should hurry, my bride.”

[sunnixsunshine]

UUUUUUUH heres the one piece au/thing!!!! Ive got time skip designs for these guys so far but Im still figuring certain things out. Plus slight changes for when they enter the grandline but those are going thru a few revisions rn :d

Ive been having a loooooot of fun talking about this with my friend over on discord lol, it takes place roughly 300 years after Luffy’s story. Yoko, reincarnated Luffy himself, is the captain of the Smiling Pirates. Theres also Oppie, a descendant of Usopp, very book and sailing smart, the crew’s navigator. Greer is a military pilot, a talented shooter with impeccable aim, Nami’s descendant. Both Silas and Mamoru are descendants of Zoro and Sanji(we ship zosan, we’re having some cringe fun lol) cousins with differing personalities ut shared trauma. Silas learned to fight defending his family farm, hes the crew’s cook. And Mamoru has possible brain damage from using his head one too many times— literally. Trained boxer and in deep debt.

More stuff to em but i dont wanna put it all in one post, but there are more crew members/characters under the cut!!

In order:

1) Silphion is the crew’s doctor, Mint is his late daughter. Fin is the bunny. I wanna show him off now, but I wanna draw some stuff for their story :)

2) “Captain” Hopper* of the Jasmine crew. He’s Yoko self proclaimed enemy. He doesnt have his own crew, unless you count the puppy dog and guinie pig. Got a high bounty from a mistake with cannon trajectory ending in the marines calling him Huggy the pyromaniac. Cant confirm if hes a descendant of Buggy or related in some other way. Cries more than he fights. Not taken seriously by anyone around him. Theres sooooo much more I wanna say but hnnnnngh I cant rnnnnnn

3) Oppie’s dad Auden. Joined the marines for the free boat. Not serious about it, literally got thru everything just for the boat. Only desire was to get to chill on the open water. BUT dont underestimate him, Auden is a marine captain and not canned for a reason. Never was around for Oppie for long but sends gifts thru the mail all the time. Its not his fault, his ex is just a huge jerk :( literally just wants to cloud gaze, dont tell him to go catch his pirates…

*Hopper IS NOT his final name, its his stand in name for now. Probably. I havent found a better name yet lol

[jesfern]

I have been seized by the desire to look for dinghy sailing content on tumblr and I am struggling, because the sailing tag is mostly enormous ships, and I can't search for any specific boat individually because they all have stupid names and all the posts I've found tag 'sailing' and the type of boat separately.

Like sure man, I'll try looking through the 'laser' tag, I'm sure I will find entirely boats and no laser beams at all. One of the boats I found a few posts about is called a 420. Do you see why this might be a problem? I haven't even dared to look in the topper tag. (which is the boat I mostly sail)

The only boat I can find a consistent amount of content for is oppies. The problem with this is that oppies suck. They are wooden boxes you put your 8 year old in so they can sail. Most people over the age of 13 do not fit in one. I hate them.

Anyway if anyone who sees this wants to talk about boats I am willing to interact.

[denimbex1986]

'It’s probably for the best that the release of Dune Part 2 has been pushed back until March of next year. I mean, if you had a major blockbuster like that starring Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet would you want it to premiere without stars doing publicity? The move also means Barbie will likely dominate the crafts with less competition from friendly fire. That is, with the exception of Visual Effects, which might have been Dune 2’s to lose. The thing is, though, Oppenheimer’s visual effects will likely win, considering they’re practical and astonishing...

There is nothing wrong with CGI, particularly, but come on. Practical effects for the win. The voters must be made aware of how exceptional the work is — they can’t just lazy-vote this category on the basis of “that looks neat!” They have to be TOLD what a big deal all of this is. If the Oscar team do that, Oppie should sail through this category for the win...

Barbie’s success is remarkable, as is Oppenheimer’s. But did you ever think Sound of Freedom would top Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?...

Killers of the Flower Moon is very much a film that sits in exactly the right place for the modern-day Left – it confirms how vicious and malicious so many white people were to Native Americans in this country as recently as 100 years ago. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer pushes back somewhat against the kind of authoritarianism we see on the rise — thought policing, censorship, expanded political powers, and witch-hunt-like paranoia. It isn’t that it’s only on the Left, it’s just that the Left has all of the power and they’re using it to their full advantage, which has choked the life out of art...

Having film critics and Oscar voters measure success only works if they aren’t insulated from the rest of life on the outside, which is where we find ourselves today.

On the other hand, there stands Barbenheimer to prove me wrong. Two films that popped unexpectedly and created a cultural phenoms unto themselves that everyone felt excited about participating in. Just in time for the crippling strike.

Onward to Predictions!

Here are Erik Anderson’s latest Best Picture predictions:

Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) (-) Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) (-) The Zone of Interest (A24) (▲) Maestro (Netflix) (▲) Barbie (Warner Bros) (▲) Anatomy of a Fall (NEON) (▲) The Holdovers (Focus Features) (-) The Color Purple (Warner Bros) (▼) Saltburn (Amazon Studios) (▲) May December (Netflix) (▲)

And here are Gold Derby’s combined predictions and odds:

Oppenheimer Killers of the Flower Moon Past Lives Barbie The Color Purple The Holdovers Maestro The Zone of Interest Anatomy of a Fall Saltburn

And here are mine for this week: Best Picture

Barbie (directed by Greta Gerwig, and co-written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach) Oppenheimer (written and directed by Christopher Nolan) Killers of the Flower Moon (directed by Martin Scorsese, co-written by Scorsese and Eric Roth) The Killer (directed by David Fincher, written by Andrew Kevin Walker) Past Lives (written and directed by Celine Song) The Holdovers (directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson) Poor Things (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Tony McNamara) The Color Purple (directed by Blitz Bazawule, written by Marcus Gardley) Rustin (directed by George C. Wolfe, written by Dustin Lance Black and Julian Breece) Anatomy of a Fall (directed by Justine Triet, written by Arthur Harari, Justine Triet)...

Best Director Greta Gerwig, Barbie Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon David Fincher, The Killer Celine Song, Past Lives...

Best Actor Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Bradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Alts: Michael Fassbender, The Killer; Joaquin Phoenix, Napoleon; Adam Driver, Ferrari...

Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling, Barbie Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers John Magaro, Past Lives

Supporting Actress America Ferrera, Barbie Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers Tilda Swinton, The Killer Alts: Jodie Foster, Nyad; Taraji P. Henson, The Color Purple; Vanessa Kirby, Napoleon...

Adapted Screenplay Oppenheimer Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon The Killer Poor Things

Editing Oppenheimer The Killer Killers of the Flower Moon Barbie Zone of Interest

Cinematography Oppenheimer Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon The Killer Saltburn

Sound Oppenheimer Barbie Napoleon Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning The Color Purple

Production Design Barbie Oppenheimer Napoleon Saltburn Priscilla

Costume Design Barbie Wonka Oppenheimer Napoleon Priscilla

Visual Effects Oppenheimer Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Napoleon Wonka Poor Things

Original Score Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer The Killer Dune: Part Two Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse...'

[candyradium]

never mind this is reminding me of teaching sailing. specifically oppies. there is just no wind awareness or main sheet control. the rudder is still up. god bless

[charminglyantiquated]

Don't know how useful this is for our author as it's a rather specific one - but the yacht crew I was on used to call our day trip passengers 'oppies'. Started as a joke because most of us learnt to sail in optimist dinghies - which are designed to be sailed solo without assistance so it's the crew sailing oppies for the day. Really stuck after this one very lovely but very loud lady kept thanking all of us for the opportunity and someone replies with 'oppies like this are rare.' and she was delighted thinking she'd just learnt some fun new slang for opportunity.

thanks! @purlturtle

And oh yeah that's something to tap into - nicknames or not, there's almost no crew who's been working together more than a few weeks that doesn't have a dense, indecipherable tangle of injokes and weird boat-specific slang. Off the top of my head, from various previous crews of mine -

shit yeah boy howdy

don't let's be churlish

dumpy-ass furls

describing foggy days as 'juicy'

beauty movement (praise)

schoonin' real good real hard real sweet

get her up on a plaaaane bub

the whole pickle Thing

lying to passengers about our personal backstories

old galen the murderous lobsterman

fair winds dick!

None of which are necessarily funny out of context (or even in it) but all of which contributed to and came from each particular crews' very specific ?culture, I guess?, which inevitably grew increasingly opaque to non-crew as the season wore on.

And all of them are now completely gone, since those shipmates have scattered to other boats. It's strange to think no one on Bagheera now knows the local night heron was named Steve, or remembers the reason we were so passive aggressive to one particular lobster boat on the radio, and the pickle was (understandably) tossed out by the new captain, and there's no one celebrating Fisherman Friendship Fridays anymore.

[starr-fall-knight-rise]

Humans are Space Orcs “Curiosity”

Report ID 2241571

Author Krill

*long silence, shuffling of papers.*

You know, after all these reports, all this anger, and….. Confusion… I can finally say that I have found something that I find quite… beautiful about humans.

It isn’t much in the way of how they behave, how they move, what they do, but more about how they feel, how they think... Did you know that humans have spent thousands of years naming star formations, even before they knew what stars were, they saw pictures in the sky, and named them….creating stories for them. Even on the ground with no possibility of making it to the stars, they still looked up.

Did you know that the humans had detailed maps of their moon and the neighboring planet Mars before they had detailed maps of the ocean sea floor? It’s like there is something out there that’s pulling them further and further away from Earth. They never WATNTED to go under sea as much as they wanted to go into the stars.

The truth is apparent in the words they use when naming their spacecraft, sure they could name them space 1, 2 and 3 (And they often did) but sometimes they had other names.

A.    Explorer = A human word defining a person who goes into unknown territory on purpose simply to learn things about it…an adventurer.

B.    Pioneer = A person who is the first to explore or settle a new area.

C.    Ranger = A person that ranges wide over a large area

D.    Scout = A person that goes ahead to gather information

E.    Mariner = someone who sails on body of water

F.    Hitchhiker = someone who catches a ride with someone else to get to a specific destination, or just to travel.

G.   Surveyor = Someone who investigates or examines something

H.    Sojourner = person who stays someone temporarily

I.      Pathfinder = someone who finds the way

J.     Challenger = a rival or someone who engages another in a contest. (Humans will never stop their quest to the stars….. no matter the cost…. The terrible…. Terrible…. Cost.

K.    Messenger = someone who brings a message or information to another

L.    Voyager = from the word voyage which means to take a long journey by sea or (now) by space.

Can’t you see, how they throw their own attributes onto machines, naming them after humans that had done the same, despite the fact that no human would be capable of preforming this mission? They place their hopes and dreams onto a machine and thrust it into space hoping beyond hope that they will find something out there as they stare at the same set of stars they have watched for thousands of years

They have been fascinated by the power of space in such a way that their own mythology named the stars, dubbing them in the name of their gods, first their planets, than their missions.

a.     Titan =  The fathers of their gods

b.    Atlas = a Titan who held the sky on his shoulders

c.     Apollo = the god who pulled the sun across the sky

d.    Phoenix = a mythological bird made of fire who, when stricken by death, rose from the ashes. (Not so different form the humans rising from the ashes of war to rebuild when they would have been destroyed)

e.    Pegasus = a mythological winged horse. A creature that should never have possessed wings (a little like the humans I think.)

Every moment, the humans have spent naming their hopes and their dreams without even knowing it, connecting their discoveries to themselves, to their long dead gods (not dead because they haven’t been forgotten.

a.     Odyssey from the name Odysseus, from an ancient human epic detailing the spiritual quest of a man attempting to return home from long years at war.

b.    Discovery = to find something new that no one has ever seen before.

c.     Curiosity = the desire to learn about soemthing simply for the sake of learning, to know, and to understand it (even if that means launching yourself into space with the potential of never coming home)

d.    Opportunity = a set of good circumstances which make it possible to do something. (perhaps to survive years longer than one technically should have)

Did you know the humans send songs to their rovers? Or they used to, even though the metal will never truly understand the meaning, they still send their transmissions supporting a lifeless thing as if it were human, and eventually saying goodbye.

And then they started to travel themselves conquering their nearest planets on ships, no longer relying on metal, but on themselves.

a.     Survivor = a person who defied odds that should have killed them

b.    Seeker = someone who looks for something

c.     Honor = respect

d.    Hope = a desire for things to be better tomorrow.

e.    Enterprise = a difficult undertaking or project (A callback to a hope humans have harbored for many years, when they could only daydream about interstellar travel) Enterprise was the first interstellar spacecraft)

At the core of every species, there is an attribute that wins out above all others, For the Vrul, it is logic, for the Rundi, it is peace, For the Drev it is persistence, but for the humans…. it is their inner curiosity, their wonder.

*…*

*…*

And then there is the asshole who named his ship USS Stabby.

*laughter*

Sorry I was a little late Oppy, Promise I was thinking of you :)

[twosoulfishbowl]

Hingham

Choppy, sloshing waves toss the sail boat moored in the turbulent harbor.

Fiberglass hull squealing but keel keeping a semblance of balance. Boats are built to withstand weather.

Below deck, drowning in my thoughts.

stumbling and pushing on the wall like a drunkard - I look out the porthole.

A man on the docks kneels at a tripod under smokey clouds, camera aimed at the darkening water

And me, just another piece of the scenery.

(C) Sheila Mercon, 2019

[tonystarkbingo]

Week Two fills!  We have a TON of them again, so please click on the readmore to see what amazing things your fellow creators came up with this past week!

Title: The Ups and Downs of Dadhood Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: T5 - bathing/showering together Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff Summary: Tony has absolutely got this dad thing handled. One way or another. Word Count: 1415

Title: Hospitality is Overrated Collaborator: schroedingersfox Link: AO3 Square Filled: Square S2 - Snowed In Ship: Loki and Tony Rating: Gen Major Tags: canon divergence, hunting related animal death Summary: For the briefest of moments halfway between seconds, Tony was able to contemplate that, perhaps, this wasn't the smartest thing he had ever done. Ahead of him, among the trees a short distance away, a bewildered man stood staring. The man adjusted the body of a small deer on one shoulder and stepped closer. “Stark,” Loki said. His mouth quirked. “To what do I have the honor?” Word Count: 1660

Title: Tony Stark BINGO Fills Collaborator: StrangeMischief Link: AO3 Square Filled: ALL SQUARES FILLED! Ship: IronStrange Rating: Teen Major Tags: drabbles Summary: All my Tony Stark BINGO fills in one spot. Word Count: 2586

Title: I'd Thought You'd Never Ask Collaborator: yourselenite Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 -  meeting alternate universe counterparts Ship: WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: dimension travel Summary: Somehow Tony jumps dimensions, but he gets to meet someone special Word Count: 514

Title: Vampires and Teenagers Have a Lot in Common Collaborator: tisfan Link: AO3 Square Filled: A5 - Writing Format: Diaries & Journals Ship: Tony Stark and Janet Van Dyne Rating: Gen Major Tags: Fluff Summary: someone appears in a vampire outfit and the others have to seriously figure out if they have actually been turned into a vampire or not Word Count: 852

Title: Inhale, Ex-sail Collaborator: justanotherpipedream Link: AO3 Square Filled: K1 - AU: Steampunk Ship: Stony Rating: Teen Major Tags: steampunk AU Summary: "Rich pirates decked out in top-of-the-line black market gear,” grumbled Tony, ”why don’t I have the budget to make those again?’ Rhodey inched back so that he and Tony were back-to-back. “We’re apparently law abiding citizens now, which means having to pay taxes.” Tony scowled. “Urg, right. Remind me why I wanted to do that again?” Rhodey rolled his eyes. “What was it you called him last time? Your sweet tart? Your apple pie in the sky? The wind beneath your wings? Hopefully he’ll fly here fast enough so we don’t get killed. Or worse, mugged.” Word Count: 1826

Title: Demon in a Bottle Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: Tumblr Square Filled: T4 - image of Tony raising his glass “to peace” in Afghanistan Ship: None Rating: Teen Major Tags: Alcoholism Summary: Moodboard for Tony and his alcoholism

Title: With Your Hands Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: Tumblr Square Filled: R3 - image of IM1 Tony wielding the Iron Man gauntlet Ship: None Rating: None Major Tags: None Summary: Moodboard for Tony and his hands

Title: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Collaborator: FreyaS Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 - De-Aging (Any) Ship: Stony Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Underage, explicit sexual content, high school AU Summary: “Gentlemen, might I remind you this is the library?” A voice interrupted. Tony jerked and fell backwards out of Steve’s lap and they both turned to look into the less than amused face of the librarian, Mr Coulson. “Please for the love of God, leave before I have to explain to Principal Fury why the school’s football star and resident genius both got detention,” Mr Coulson said. He had a hand over his face, as if trying to block the sight in front of him. (Or: Steve and Tony can't keep their hands off each other and everyone else suffers the consequences. Also known as that inevitable high school AU.) Word Count: 11428

Title: Just About Perfect Collaborator: 27dragons Link: AO3 Square Filled: T4 - Kink: Cock Rings Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: explicit sexual content, bondage Summary: Bucky thinks Tony can come while wearing a cock ring. Tony’s not so sure. (100% pure PWP smut) Word Count: 841

Collaborator: monobuu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: T2 -  takeout/pizza Ship: None/WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: Fluff, art Summary: Tiny Tony and Bucky with a chinese takeout container

Title: Browse With Confidence Collaborator: James Link: AO3 Square Filled: T5 Lost Their Powers Ship: IronStrange Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony might have lost his genius - or at least his computer. Word Count: 1609

Title: Tinker With That Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3 - nightmares Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: nightmares, PTSD Summary: The missing scene after Tony's PTSD nightmare in IM3. Word Count: 637

Title: Lab Buddies Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: K5 - Science Bros Ship: Science Bros Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary:  Tony and Bruce are working together on a project in Bruce's lab. Tony gets himself a lab coat. Bruce... is a little less than impressed.

Title: Thinking Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: R4 - robots Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: Just a usual day in the workshop. Tony is trying to think out a problem, and Dum-E and U want to play around.

Title: Tar and Feathers Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - free space Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: It was just like in those old cartoons he used to watch as a kid. He just never thought it would happen to him though...

Title: Looking out into Space Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: T2 - image of Tony in space Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: Off all the things he thought he would and could do when he goes to space for the first time... this wasn't it. He wouldn't have chosen this to be the way he was in space either, lost and feeling alone. He wouldn't have chosen any of this.

Title: A Monument To A Hero Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: S1 - graveyard Ship: none Rating: non Major Tags: art  Summary: The hero Tony Stark died fighting to save the people of Earth. The people in turn constructed a monument in his image.

Title: Tame Your Demons Collaborator: SierraNovembr Link: AO3 Square Filled: S5 -  Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: child abuse, violence Summary: He builds his picture of Tony one detail at a time, until the flash-blindness from Tony’s brilliance starts to ease and Bucky sees things in the shifting shadows. Tony is a man of many shadows, some old and deep. Word Count: 1841

Title: Bent, Not Broken Collaborator: ShippersList Link: AO3 Square Filled: A4 - nightmares Ship: Stony Rating: Teen Major Tags: implied/referenced child abuse Summary: A momentary loss of control is all that’s needed for Tony’s world to come crumbling down. Luckily for him, Steve is there to catch him. Word Count: 2658

Title: Can we live that real life Collaborator: cutebutpsyco Link: AO3 Square Filled: R3 - Thor Ship: Tony Stark and Thor Rating: Teen Major Tags: canon divergence Summary: Canon Divergence: Instead of the short movie of Thor in Australia during Civil War, he goes back at the Compound, just while Tony is back from Berlin to recruit Peter. Word Count: 1329

Title: K5- Workshop Troubles Collaborator: thudword Link: AO3 Square Filled: K5 - workshop troubles Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, bot feels Summary: All Tony wants is a chance to rest. But DUM-E has other ideas. Word Count: 1028

Title: A Very Muppet Conundrum Collaborator: SbiderSlut Link: AO3 Square Filled: S3 - Humour Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, crack Summary: In which Tony Stark wakes up, and the world has become a Sesame Street set. Long story short: Everyone, including his fiancé, looks like a Muppet. Yes, it is as ridiculous at it sounds. Word Count: 1832

Title: Heroes for Oppy Collaborator: shadowgrl94  Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - Free Space  Ship: WinterIron, Iron Dad and Spider Son Rating: Gen Major Tags: bot feels Summary: Peter was in the car with Happy on the way to the Avengers Compound when he heard this news. "What?!" He scrolls through Twitter. Then his facebook. Then his Tumblr and Insta. "No. No. No. No. No!"  Word Count: 737

Title: Wanted: Mom Friend Collaborator: singingwithoutwords Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 -  AU: Sci-Fi/futuristic Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: The crew of the Starlit Spear just want their human to not accidentally kill himself. Is that really so much to ask? Word Count: 1797

Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: mistrstank Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Marriage! Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, wedding Summary: In which Tony and Bucky have a very special day, DUM-E is a regular disaster and Tony's friends are a bunch of trolls. Word Count: 6806

Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: TheKitteh Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3 - Never Again Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, wedding Summary: In which Tony and Bucky have a very special day, DUM-E is a regular disaster and Tony's friends are a bunch of trolls. Word Count: 6806

Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: FeignedSobriquet Link: AO3 Square Filled: Square K3 - Day in the Life Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, art, slightly lemon Summary: WinterIron art

Title: There's Always Next Year Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: R4 - Cheesy Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, Valentine’s Day Summary: Five times Tony's Valentine's Day plans totally failed... and one time it all went perfectly. With a few successes from Pepper! Word Count: 5193

Title: Scandal Collaborator: katling Link: AO3 Square Filled: T4 - Past Tense Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: canon diverget, not Team Cap friendly Summary: Tony knows the return of the Rogues is going to cause a scandal, no matter what the President's polling data says, however James decides that they'll counter a scandal with a bigger, better, more shiny scandal. Tony approves. Word Count: 1433

Title: Missing You Collaborator: Ironspider Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K4 - Missing You Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: M Major Tags: implied underage Summary: Moodboard

Title: Sounds Like A Plan Collaborator: katling Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3: Rocket Raccoon Ship: background Pepperony Rating: Teen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony's not sure what to make of the walking, talking raccoon in his workshop but he's tired, upset and determined that Thanos has to die. Rocket agrees and a plan is formed. Word Count: 568

Title: Coffee, Curses, Kisses Collaborator: wakandan_wardog  Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4: FIRST KISS Ship: WinterIron, Clintasha Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, flirting Summary: Tony Stark drags himself out of his workshop on a regular Thursday morning. Well, mostly a regular morning. Except for Clint Barton lying on the breakfast bar in themed underwear. The theme is new, the rest is depressingly familiar. Ok, so maybe the rose petals are new too. (What the hell, Clint?) It's enough to make a billionaire grateful for the Avengers Alarm. Wait a minute, magic too? Fuck, this is just not Tony's day. (Until it really, really is.) Word Count: 1614

Title: Take My Heart in Sweet Surrender Collaborator: shadowgrl94 Link: AO3 Square Filled: R2 - Cheesy Ship: WinterIron, Vision/Wanda, Carol/Rhodey Rating: Teen Major Tags: none Summary: 5 Times Tony and Bucky treated each other on Valentines Day and 1 time they didn't (on valentines day that is) Word Count: 2168

Title: Ice cream Castles Collaborator:  lilithenaltum Link: A03 Square Filled:  K2 - holding hands Ship: Tony Stark/Shuri Rating: Teen Major Tags: Hurt/Comfort, angst Summary: He didn’t deserve you,” Tony says with a vicious edge to his voice. Neither of them did, really. Word Count: 3,186 

Title: The Pull of the Past Collaborator: dracusfyre Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Misunderstandings Ship: Loki/Tony Stark Rating: Gen Major Tags: PTSD, panic attacks Summary: Stephen has Tony come over to fix a sink and things go very sideways. Word Count: 2149

Title: But did you do it? Collaborator: panna-acida Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - Free Square Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: AU no powers Summary: “But did you do it?” Minute of silence stretched in the little cell, after the other man voice, James, call me Bucky, reached his ears soft and soothing like velvet. Word Count: 557

Collaborator: lbibliophile-mcu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K1 - Arc reactor Ship: none Rating: G Major Tags: bot feels, art Summary: DUM-E knew Valentines cards were supposed to show a heart, so that’s what he drew. 

Collaborator: monobuu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: A4 - Hogwarts AU Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony as the four Hogwarts Houses

Title: we can't save everyone (but we can try) Collaborator: ironspider Link: AO3 Square Filled: A4 - image of Tony zip-tied to bedframe in IM3 Ship: Tony Stark and Maya Hansen Rating: Teen Major Tags: minor character death Summary: Maya Hansen dies unable to make amends for her wrongdoings. Tony Stark watches her die. Word Count: 633

Title: Thanks Fur Everything Collaborator: calmena Link: AO3 Square Filled: S1 - Werecreatures Ship: WinterIron Rating: Mature Major Tags: shapeshifters, fluff Summary: In which Bucky begins to bond with a dog in Stark's lab, and the dog turns out to be... something else. Word Count: 2147

Title: A Very Muppet Conundrum Collaborator: SbiderSlut Link: AO3 Square Filled: S3 - Humour Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, crack Summary: In which Tony Stark wakes up, and the world has become a Sesame Street set. Long story short: Everyone, including his fiancé, looks like a Muppet. Yes, it is as ridiculous at it sounds.  Word Count: 1832

Title: Cold As Snow (But Just As Soft) Collaborator:  Gothic_Lolita Link: AO3 Square Filled:  K5: Graveyards Ship: Maria and Tony Stark, Tony Stark and Bucky Barnes Rating: Teen Major Tags: implied/referenced character death Summary: Tony hated winter and the memories that came with it. He hated visiting cold graves and dead bodies. But sometimes, it was worth the while. Word Count: 1259

Title: helluva 'vacation' Collaborator: rainbowshoes Link: AO3 Squares Filled: S1: Shipwrecked (Ch 1) R5: Desert Island (Ch 2) K3: Merpeople (Ch 3) S5: Carnival (Ch 4) A1: Arc reactor angst (Ch 5) A2: Infinity gems (Ch 6) R3: Science and Magic (Ch 7) K1: Shapeshifters (Ch 8) S2: Heat fic (Ch 9) Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: PTSD, nightmares, panic attacks, explicit sexual content Summary: Pepper and Rhodey join forces against Tony and force him to take some time away from SI after Stane and the palladium poisoning incident. So, for his vacation, Tony gets his yacht and takes it out on the open ocean all by himself. He has to get over his ‘thing’ with water, after all. Only then, there's a storm… Word Count: 19618

Title: Lights (Guiding you Home) Collaborator: mistrstank Link: AO3 Square Filled: K1 - AU: Canon Divergence Ship: IronHubands Rating: Teen Major Tags: angst, fluff, pining Summary: Rhodey's terrified of losing Tony and it seems every time he's not looking, Tony's dying or almost-dying. Or, in which the author looks at Rhodey through Tony's experiences in the MCU and cries over how many times we almost lose our boy, Tony. Word Count: 2626

Title: I’ll Show You the Darkest Parts of You Collaborator: mistrstank Link: Tumblr Square Filled: S2 - Wanda Maximoff Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: fan edit gif Summary: “Ultron can’t see the difference between saving the world and destroying it. Where do you think he gets that from?

Title: Forests and Centaurs Collaborator: ceealaina Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Centaurs Ship: WinterIron Rating: Mature Major Tags: mild smut, Fluff and crack Summary: Tony’s not quite sure where he is, or how he got here. And something seems just not quite right. Word Count: 1370

Title: School Time Legends Collaborator: SyoshoHiataki Link: AO3 Square Filled: T2 - Peggy Carter Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Peggy Carter has punched Nazis, dealt with sexist military leaders and had to teach Steven Grant Rogers how to properly throw a punch. The thing she hates more than that? Stupid rich self entitled people.... Word Count: 835

[noisykate]

Another day, another bay.. Reflections on the Balearics

23 August 2017

We’re now in Estepona, in a marina for a couple of days, meeting up with some friends of Mike’s from the ‘old’ days when he used to work. We took them out on the boat, but broke all known seasickness records, inducing projectile mal-de-mer in child 2 in flat calm in under 40 minutes. Hey ho. Child 1, manfully unaffected by said mal-de-mer, made a good job of steering, taking the boat into the wind to get sails up and down, and holding a course under motor. 

I flew home for Mum’s 80th, a lovely ‘do’ in a country pub, with all the family there. Good to see everyone. Rushed up to London to see Shirley for lunch, to sort our post, and to have a quick look at a house Rachel and Nathan might buy. The usual hateful petty humilations through the airport, this time including being left shoeless and blinded; some jobsworth having demanded I remove my (prescription) sunglasses, leaving me standing shortsightedly in the middle of the space, unable to locate my tray. 

Mike had moved the boat to Porto Christo for my return, and we had a nice meal out for his birthday, before setting off for Gibraltar. The new Birkenstocks I bought for him on a rainy day in Colchester, fit fine. Managed to persuade him to bin the old ones. Hooray. Also bought some for myself, to replace the ones Rachel had bought me, which I loved. Shoes which fit me! Drum Roll! TaDah!

The Balearics are already fading in memory - some wonderful days, some stunning scenery, lots of time spent with friends, some interesting trips - but ultimately I feel the balearics are now ‘done’, and I currently have no great interest in returning in the future. Perhaps it is the ‘small(ish) island’ effect - the local culture, such as it is, has been diluted and distorted by the massive influx of tourism, and holds only limited interest and attraction. 

The Palma Bay motorboat set especially are best avoided - arrogant, noisy, rude, and in the smaller boats often incompetent. Being near them is stressful, and their spending power is so absurd, just by being there they make everything more expensive. We had a chat with one motorboater - lives on his 45′ £400,000 boat, paying £18000 a year for a marina space for it. He doesn’t take it out much because ‘the (40HP Williams) rib is more fun’. The main boat did ONE engine hour last year. ONE!? The annual service for his engines (twin outdrives, about 250 litres per hour at full chat) cost him £10,000. No wonder the marinas and swindleries are uninterested in our miserable little requirements. 

I’m sure there is more there to discover, but where I would happily return to the Baltic, or the atlantic coast of northern Spain, I would not rush back to the balearics. Fine for a week or so, but lacking depth for longer. There is an interesting history to all the islands, but after the excellence of the offering in Cartagena, the presentation of Spanish history elsewhere in Spain is pretty much non-existent. There are ruins on Minorca which are apparently over 3000 years old, but with nothing more than a blip on a map - no signs, no information, indifferent access - it takes more determination than either of us have to sustain an interest in tracking more of them down. We did look out some of them when we visited while on Wally’s boat a year or so back; the caves on the north coast were particularly good. 

Wally’s boat, incidentally, is exactly where we left it, and is now effectively derelict. As predicted, sadly. Poor little boat. 

We have had a few cracking sails since the last post, and have done several longish legs; Minorca to Mallorca, then Ibiza, then the Mar Menor (more below), a short hop to Cartagena, then a long one to Cabo de Gata to the absurdly overpriced and under-resourced marina at San Jose. Another long one to Estepona, the first 24 hours in cracking winds, averaging 7 knots with following winds and a pleasant helpful swell, then 12 hours motoring in little or no wind.

The anchorage outside the Mar Menor is a truly bizarre place; somebody spent a lot of money piling a maze of piers for a large marina, and the project was then abandoned. The pilings are now rusting away, but provide excellent shelter from all directions, if a slightly Mad-Max-on-water atmosphere, with no access to the shore, conversations from unseen fishermen rolling out from the banks, and water sloshing in and out through the rust holes in the piling. 

We stopped off in Cartagena, for fuel as much as anything else - the 12 hour motor having hammered our reserves. It was lovely, meeting up with some old friends, and surprisingly nostalgic revisiting some favoured winter haunts. We spent a lovely evening with Neil and Gail on Gleda, a wharram catamaran Neil built himself. Link to Neil’s blog:  http://thegledaproject.com - well worth a read.

We donated the Oppy to them, as we can’t take it with us any further, and I didn’t want to abandon it somewhere where somebody might find it and imagine it more capable than it is, and get themselves into trouble. It has been huge fun having it, and loads of people have had a go in it, especially various children last winter, and I was sorry to see it go.

The list of winter jobs now covers two foolscap pages, that’s four columns single spaced. Mostly trivial, some less so, and some go-nowhere-til-fixed. Top of the list: the AIS power supply has packed up. (AIS allows us to see nearby ships through fog and darkness, with much more accuracy and information than radar.  It also has a ‘stalking’ app, which allows you to track where we are via the internet. For any who have not yet found it - go to ‘vesselfinder’ on the internet, and type in the boat name.) Replacement for the power supply is currently looking like a very reasonable £20, but there is the usual drama of ordering stuff for delivery to a non-residential address. Hey ho. First world problems. 

Tomorrow we head off to Gibraltar, to make a start on the list of jobs. 

[lymphomalass]

Here's hoping memories of summer might warm your Blue Monday!

Sam aka LymphomaLass

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[traleebaysailingclub-blog]

Great morning in @traleesportscomplex setting up for the Tralee Enterprise Town hosted by @bankofireland Paul is all set and ready for your Q&A's call out, quiz him....you never know you might find yourself sailing on Tuesday! #TBSC #sailing #TrySailing #Fenit #BOI #Tralee #Oppie #PromotingTheSport #upforanadventure (at Tralee Regional Sports Complex)

[vasilinaorlova]

imperatrix Ekaterina, o!

a goat                                               there was a thunderstorm in the lyceum’s garden                           when I dreamed these lines                                                                   the garden was royal blue and deep                                                                       (Vrubelesque) green,                                                                        under a looming threat of thunder                                                                        I half-woke (for from half-sleep                                                                        one could not fully awake, since                                                                      the sleep was not full either) and                                                                  I found out that there is a                                                                 jelly fish of lines                                                          amorphous form, not even promising                                                   the magnificence that I glimpse,                                          unless I invite you (which I do)                              specifically with my additional explanations that really      do not                                             help that much. (well, they do of course) clepsydra. timepiece: liquid measuring time (and vice versa) cataleptic                                                                 a face of sun lethargic                                                                   in the medieval gravures Cleopatra, annoyed by the bowl with grapes--every day, every single day the same bowl with the same grapes, this is insane, everyone would have their nerves snapped. (very visible.) form. majestic. a beast--a huge dog, I want to say, dog dog, but maybe a mastiff, if they only existed at the time, enters the hall. it carefully carries in its teeth a Cleopatra's slipper, holding it carefully in its terrifying molars.                                                        much like it is in the dra

don’t flatter yourself, you have not broken the spell: wings of children, and  there was no spell.                                                     so is the moon, la luna you were not charmed:                                              only the moon              there were no charms.                                               has only one eye you were merely afforded a glimpse                          as a rule into the reality that, it turns out, you rightly suspected, existed. and this is not to be forgotten.                                    луна

I will be associated first with Russia, and then with Texas. evil fate. playful

I sail with ease                                                           кораблик of saliva. via dolorosa                                                с парусом is all in bloom: red roses                                            бригантина iron nails                                                                    I just saw these words I parted with my dolors                                              in my native language and I acquired a pearl.                                              funny how the native

Sybil’s Book, handwriting of course                           language is something should be calligraphic but - - - (I don’t know when I’ll type it, probably I’ll do it post-mortem.)                                                           undeniable

system of retorts,                                                 lispy beastsomething to cogged wheels,                                                    of the Apocalypthewhich   running rubber rope,                                             ipse venitthere really   rotating mirrors and one crystalline ball.                                         lilliputiancouldbeno                                                                                tulipexplanation

                                                                               или яbutitjustis                                                                                залипла*forwhatitsworth

“Some died without speaking, others spoke without dying; some died in speaking, others spoke in dying.” (Rabelais)          I dont know hilarious                                                            anthems to autumn                                                                          sang long into winter. prophecy                                                          ex libris: (self-                                                                 an ink agglomeration  fulfilled)                                                             of ice and flowers.

it was a secret bar in Austin–a tribute to the bootlegger past–you had to know the code to open the door, and it was advertised on the web as a repair office for floppy disks. it was recommended to call them if you had floppy disks that would not open. 2017. needless to say, there was no telephone either. the everydayness of tireless transliteration: Nabokov uses the fancy “ï” to represent Russian letter “ы.” “Dïmnïy iris” and such (“smoky iris”; “дымный ирис,” Bloc’s phrase). Nabokov does a lot of crazy stuff. what else to expect from a writer who he does not think French warrants translation. usually “ы”’s official representative is “y” in English, but of course “ï” attracts so much more attention. Nabokov is a primal attention seeker. Nowadays searching engines won’t recognize it as an “ы” substitute, that’s the obstacle if I should wish to to adopt this Nabokovian practice (of all Nabokov’s legacy). On the English-language (skewed) keyboards “ï” is as gloriously absent as “ы” itself.

he wrote to me 14.875 letters. (why not 15.712, I wonder)

toilet bowl white elephant fallopian tubes

pelican reviving its dead fledglings by its blood. the allegory of what? of about everything you wish to read in it.

all these pompoms                                             “imperatrix Ekaterina, o!”**                pompous                                               Vasily Trediakovsky, 1732 … I told you, not the best style imaginable and empress Sisi’s dresses were so much better: simpler, plainer, lines clearer sigh

endless fascinations. ha ha ha this is truly and really hilarious. poor possums. I would never. foams and forms.

indeed my observations of the (English-speaking) BDSM community on the web suggest that dominant women do not necessarily want or demand sexual services first and foremost; they seem to be wanting to get their stuff done, plainly. how prosaic. the figure of a dominant woman is a figure of denial.

(as such, dare I add, it is a completely patriarchal role. there seems to be no escape for women; inevitably they’d perform the overarching structures of patriarchy by their very existence.)

imagine a dominatrix, a formidable, strong woman (she's got to be strong, it's a standard thing: strong legs, arms). in a resplendent latex costume. splendiferous.                                                         Daffodils galore, I would imagine                                                       Trumpet-shaped crowns, why that really does captivate                                 Numerous varieties, imagination                                                             Great numbers. all those sleek creatures                                                              what a voracious imagination you have. a flying lobster        and a rider: a proud foot  on the carapace                                                        a little half-animal encrusted                                                                   half-bird with sapphires.her mantle is billowing,                         eats a flower one breast full,                                                               from a shiny page another’s empty and free, she holds a sail unfurling, a stubborn fabric seeking to depart,and a loyal lamb follows jumping                                                                         from one cloud to another, a fleur-de-lis in teeth.                                                                                            bureaucracy                                                                                            of crying                                                      scrupulous scribbling if I had to pick up a monster to fight, I’d choose a gigantic moth with grand antennae. I am asked if such monster will spew its antennae as a porcupine, a daring darter, throws its quills- - - well, 

______________________ *or I am stuck (Rus) **translation is of course mine but there is not much to translate to be fair, this line, which gave rise to the numerous parodies in Russian literature, is exactly “императрикс Екатерина, о!” it sounds very twenty-first century, if you ask me. Trediakovsky belonged to the period when literary Russian was brewing and melting and was about to be wrought into paragons of gorgeous smithery. Trediakovsky undoubtedly belonged to the circles of modernists which were to emerge much later.

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デザイナーが持っていたい、すごいフリーフォント素材53個まとめ 2019年4月度

  この記事では、最近公開されたばかりの新作フリーフォント素材をまとめてご紹介します。デザイナーが持っておくと便利なスタイルを網羅したコレクションで、使い勝手の良い万能スタイルから、ユニークな手書きブラシ、筆記体フォントまで幅広く揃います。

  高品質な素材のみを厳選しているので、入力した文字にフォントを適用するだけで、雰囲気をガラリと変え、魅力的なデザインに仕上げることができます。デザインアイデアに悩んだときに、参考サンプル例として目を通してみると良いでしょう。

    デザイナーが持っていたい、すごいフリーフォント素材まとめ

  こまどり

小さくかわいい小鳥のイメージで作成した日本語フォントです。本文よりも、ちょっとした言葉や見出しなどに使っていただくと、紙面がカワイイ雰囲気になります。

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      きなりゴシック

華奢で有機的なシルエットのフォントで、繊細で優しい雰囲気を表現したい際に活用できます。無料ミニ版には、ひらがなとカタカナ、感じ1006字が収録されています。

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      Public Sans

どんなデザインにも使いやすい万能サンセリフ書体は、アメリカの政府機関向けサイトのデザイン指針として制作された、読みやすさにこだわったフォント。9つの異なるウェイトが用意されています。

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      Helvetica Now

人気定番フォント「ヘルベチカ」を、現代のタイポグラフィーに適したスタイルで描きなおした新作書体セット。Blackウェイトを無料ダウンロードできます。

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      San Francisco

Appleのシステムフォントして使われているSan Franciscoの他に、スマートフォンなどの小さな端末用に最適化された SF Compact Text と SF Compact Display、2つのバリエーションもまとめてダウンロードできます。

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      Three

やや縦長スタイルのコンデンス書体で、異なる3種類のウェイトが一緒に収録されています。

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      Point Soft Font Family

丸みのあるやさしい雰囲気のサンセリフ書体で、無料デモ版では2ウェイトをダウンロードできます。

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      Cabo Rounded and Slab Font Duo

スッキリとしたエレガントな雰囲気のフリーフォントで、サンセリフ書体とスラブ書体を組み合わせたフォント・デュオ。

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      Aquawax Pro Font Family

長めの文章テキストを表示するために開発されたサンセリフ書体で、使い勝手の良いシンプルなデザイン性がポイント。

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      Grafier Serif Font Family

ビンテージで手書きな風合いのロゴを作成したいときに使いたいフリーフォント。

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      Made Canvas Font Family Demo

高級感のあるモダンなセリフ書体で、3つの異なるウェイトが用意されています。qiba

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      Ignite Sans Serif Font

2019年に注目されているレトロ、ビンテージスタイルに最適な縦長なフリーフォント。

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      Fonseca Font Family

1920年ごろのアールデコスタイルを再現した、太字のアンティーク調サンセリフ書体。

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      Acherus Grotesque Font Family

幾何学スタイルのグロテスク書体で、デモ版としてRegular と Reguar Italicsを無料ダウンロードできます。

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      Astronaut Typeface

使い勝手の良いシンプルなサンセリフ書体で、どんなデザインにも合わせやすい万能スタイル。

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      Neuron Spatial Typeface

細いラインで描いたSF、未来的なスタイルで、フォントの太さに応じて6ウェイトが用意されています。

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      Luxuria Font Family

縦長のスラリとした美しいスタイルが特長のフリーフォントで、あらゆる高級感のあるデザインに最適な書体。

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      Designer Font Family

縦長スタイルのシンプルなサンセリフ書体で、未来的とレトロさを組み合わせた新しいスタイル。

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      The Bewlay

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      Free Font – Explorer

不揃いで手書きしたようなラフな雰囲気を演出できるフリーフォントで、アルファベット大文字と数字、記号に対応しています。

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      Gasolyn Vintage Font Family

テクスチャのザラッとした質感をつかった、ビンテージ＆レトロ系フリーフォント。

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      GEORGEA Typeface

ザラッとしたテクスチャの質感をフォントに追加した、ビンテージスタイルの太字サンセリフ書体。

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      GLIFORD Typeface

レトロビンテージスタイルのサンセリフ書体で、やや丸みのあるフォルムが特長のフリーフォント。

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      Handa Sans Font Family

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      Hesland Vintage Font Duo

モダンでビンテージな雰囲気のヒップスター系レトロフリーフォント。

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      Majestic Romance Script Demo

手描きの風合いを残した、モノラインの筆記体フリーフォントで、手作り感のあるデザインに最適。

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      Jadyn Maria Signature Font

美しい筆記体と、コントラストきつめのセリフ書体を組み合わせたフォント・デュオ。

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      Stereohead Brush Font SVG

乾いた筆ブラシで書いたような風合いをそのまま残した、ダイナミックなブラシSVGフォント。

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      Sailing Heart Brush Font

まるで署名サインのように走り書きした、ブラシスタイルの筆記体フリーフォント。

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      Pathway Script Font

エレガントさとビンテージをセットにした手書きブラシフリーフォント。

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      Festival Free Hand Drawn Brush Script

躍動感のあるパワフルなデザインがほしいときに便利な、筆ブラシで描いた筆記体フリーフォント。

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      Oppy Sahra Script Font

手描きの良さをそのまま残した手作り筆記体フォントで、ビンテージやオールドスクールな雰囲気を演出できます。

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      Royal King Typeface

フォントにデコレーションを加えた、ビンテージスタイルのフリーフォント。

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      Sycamore — Display Font

500以上のグリフ文字を収録した、エレガントで美しい高級感のあるフリーフォント。

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      NineTails Typeface

ユニークな手書き筆記体スタイルで、レギュラー版とインライン版の２種類が用意されています。

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      COET Font Family

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      36 Days of Type

After Effectsで利用できる、アニメーション付きのアルファベットフリーフォント。

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      Free Vintage Floral Letters

アルファベットと花柄を組み合わせたビンテージスタイルの飾り文字で、Illustartor用Aiファイルの他に、EPSとPNGでダウンロードできます。

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      Qiba Serif Font

スタイリッシュでミニマルスタイルのセリフ書体で、コントラストがはっきりとしたストロークが特長。

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      Severi – Free font

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      GoldinFinance Typeface

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      Ferghaus Sans Font

アールデコなどレトロ、ビンテージスタイルでモダンな太字フリーフォント。

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      Allorta Sans Serif Font

ファッション性の高い、細字のサンセリフ書体で、美しいデザイン性を実現した縦長スタイルが特長。

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      Maryatha Script Free Demo

インクのにじみ具合も見事に再現された、高級感たっぷりな手書き筆記体フリーフォント。

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      Daytonia Script Font

手書きした筆記体の美しいスタイルが特長で、ロゴやアパレルデザインにも適したデザイン。

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      Sarodime Script Font

エレガントでロマンチックな雰囲気の筆記体フリーフォント。

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      Quinn Wilmet – Free Hand Drawn Brush Font

通常版とイタリック体含めて、4スタイルが用意されているブラシ筆記体フォント。

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      Set Sail Studio Newsletter

無料メルマガに登録することで、3種類のブラシスタイルのプレミアムフォントを無料ダウンロードできます。

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      En Garde Free Font

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      The Rock Brush Font

乾いた筆ブラシでペイントした筆跡をそのまま残したブラシフォントで、サクッとロゴやメッセージを伝えたいときにも。

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      Dirty Rock Typeface

判子をスタンプしたような、ザラッとしたグランジ感を残したディスプレイフォント。

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      黒薔薇シンデレラ＆赤薔薇シンデレラ

黒薔薇は、漢字等をかなに合わせて、縦長+棘加工を施した上でぎゅっと詰め、赤薔薇は、M+らしさはそのままにもっと激しくトゲトゲさせているそう。

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      大正活字っぽい？フォントT5

梅明朝をベースに源雲明朝とOradano明朝とGL-築地5号とむつきを混ぜたフォントです。

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    フリーフォントをもっと探したいひとへ

  当ブログでは、特に人気の高かったフォントを中心に、ジャンルごとに分けて整理しています。以下のエントリーも参考にしてみると良いでしょう。

http://bit.ly/2GALpqh

  日本語フリーフォントを探しているひとへ。

http://bit.ly/2USvpcU

http://bit.ly/2GxxKjv

  ここ最近の人気フリーフォントを確認したいひとはこちら。

http://bit.ly/2USvr4w

http://bit.ly/2GALrOV

  最近アップデートし、新しいフォントを追加したスタイル別フォントまとめはこちら。

http://bit.ly/2USvrS4

http://bit.ly/2GvH8nY

http://bit.ly/2UWeWVi

  人気の筆記体フリーフォントを探しているひとはこちら。

http://bit.ly/2GALudz

http://bit.ly/2USvtcE

  サムネイル@ : こまどり | きなりゴシック – ヤマナカデザインワークス

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YA DO KNOW IM NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT UNICORNS RIGHT?

so theres more than unicorns I'm a sailor i sail almost every weekend and have been since the summer 2016 i have enjoyed the sailing challenge and i would like to share with my 0 followers so.. don't get confused if a post a picture of a boat if its my oppi the sail number in 5530 and has whatever printed on the side so if thats there you know its me if i get another boat i will make sure to share updates ⭐︎ tomorrow i am having a party so i will keep you updated on that ⭐︎ signing of Charlotte