#pluto (shadow aviator)

[local-apollo-kid]

3 07 and Pluto both use 07's fire as a party trick.

(Please ignore how bad this is. I drew it at like 3am)

[the-man-in-the-wind]

I’ve been asked to explain my kit and my workflow by @savage-daughter-of-nikitie.

I use either a Canon 80D, Canon 5D Mk IV or a Sony A7Riv with a sigma MC-11 mount converter. I also have a Canon 300D and a Canon 70D from both of which I have removed the internal infrared filter, so that I can shoot in the Infrared.

I have a number of tripods and LED light panels which I sometimes use, but for most general things I prefer to use natural light with perhaps a small reflector.

Lens-wise, my aviation photography is done using either a Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 OS DG Sports or a Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L MkI.

For other general photography such as landscapes and when I do portraits, (which I don’t post here). I have a range of lenses but my favourites are:

* Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8l USM

* Canon 50mm f/1.8

* Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6

* Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 (this won’t fit on the Sony / MC-11 combo)

For macro photography I generally use either a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM macro or, very occasionally, a Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro with a lot of light and a macro rail.

I occasionally use a Newer variable ND e.g to slow flowing water and I have various intervalometers, and all of the Pluto Trigger and Dripper kit for water droplets or complex triggering.

I also use my phone camera more and more and then achieve effects in Lightroom, Photoshop or Topaz AI

My workflow varies depending upon the type of photography. By way of an example, for the flower studies my workflow is:

1. Photos were taken on a variety of kit, mainly my phone.

2. Import into Lightroom

3. Square crop the flower and rotate to get the best light/symmetry/arrangement.

4. Use Lightroom’s Subject Mask to initially mask the flower and refine using brush addition/subtraction

5. Duplicate and invert the mask to effectively mask the background

6. Set exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks and saturation to zero. This removes the background allowing the flower to stand alone but gives me the option to recover the background should I wish to later.

7. At this point any issues with masking become very noticeable so I will often refine both flower and background masks once more.

8. Return to the flower mask and set the exposure, contrast, white balance, response curves, saturation and sharpness as required, to make the flower pop.

9. I often apply radial masks to even the exposure or highlight the inner or outer sections at this point.

10. Use the heal tools to remove pollen specs, imperfections or other issues. Lightroom’s content aware AI healing is extremely good these days.

11. I then catalogue, add metadata, and export to a number of private and public storage and distribution services.

I have two projects I want to start as we move into winter, life permitting.

Firstly, I want to try to do some star trails. Near where I live there is a park on an escarpment running east west, with a couple of stone crosses that can be photographed from the south with the Polaris (the North Star, which is the centre or rotation in the night sky) just above the top of one of them.

I also want to play more with my 70D and do some more IR photography. This makes warmer parts of the scene brighter and cooler darker and can lead to some eerie effects. I have a long standing desire to visit a certain chateau in France and photograph it in IR.

This is probably way more than you were asking for and I’m not sure is this is what you wanted to know, but I hope it helps.

[algumaideia]

Nico quotes- House of Hades

She glanced at her half-brother. Since they’d rescued him from the giants, he’d started to regain his strength, but he was still painfully thin. His black shirt and jeans hung off his skeletal frame. Long dark hair framed his sunken eyes. His olive complexion had turned a sickly greenish white, like the colour of tree sap.

In human years, he was barely fourteen, just a year older than Hazel, but that didn’t tell the whole story. Like Hazel, Nico di Angelo was a demigod from another era. He radiated a kind of old energy – a elancholy that came from knowing he didn’t belong in the modern world.

Hazel hadn’t known him very long, but she understood, even shared, his sadness. The children of Hades (Pluto – whichever) rarely had happy lives.

...

Nico sighed. ‘If I was on my own, I could shadow-travel. But that won’t work for an entire ship. And, honestly, I’m not sure I have the strength to even transport myself any more.’

...

Then there was Hazel’s half-brother, Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He sat back in his leather aviator jacket, his black T-shirt and jeans, that wicked silver skull ring on his finger and the Stygian sword at his side. His tufts of black hair stuck up in curls like baby bat wings. His eyes were sad and kind of empty, as if he’d stared into the depths of Tartarus – which he had.

...

The ship lurched as if it had hit an iceberg. Leo’s breakfast plate slid across the table. Nico fell backwards out of his chair and banged his head against the sideboard. He collapsed on the floor, with a dozen magic goblets and platters crashing down on top of him.

...

Frank tried not to flinch when he realized Nico was at his shoulder. The guy was so quiet and brooding he almost seemed to dematerialize when he wasn’t speaking. Hazel might have been the one who came back from the dead, but Nico was way more ghost-like.

You speak Italian?’ Frank asked.Nico shot him a warning look, like: Watch the questions. He spoke calmly, though.

...

'I’ll go with Frank,’ Nico offered. Frank’s eye started twitching. The war gods’ voices rose to a crescendo in his head: Kill him! Graecus scum! No! I love Graecus scum! ‘Uh ... you’re good with animals?’ he asked. Nico smiled without humour. ‘Actually, most animals hate me. They can sense death. But there’s something about this city ...’ His expression turned grim. ‘Lots of death. Restless spirits. If I go, I may be able to keep them at bay. Besides, as you noticed, I speak Italian.’ Leo scratched his head. ‘Lots of death, huh? Personally, I’m trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!’ Frank wasn’t sure what scared him more: shaggy-cow monsters, hordes of restless ghosts or going somewhere alone with Nico di Angelo. ‘I’ll go, too.’ Hazel slipped her arm through Frank’s. ‘Three is the best number for a demigod quest, right?’ Frank tried not to look too relieved. He didn’t want to offend Nico. But he glanced at Hazel and told her with his eyes: Thank you thank you thank you

...

Again Frank wondered about Nico’s past, but he was afraid to ask. He caught Hazel’s eye. Go ahead, she seemed to be saying. Nico needs practice talking to people.

...

Must’ve been hard on your mom,’ Frank said. ‘I guess we’ll do anything for someone we love.’ Hazel squeezed his hand appreciatively. Nico stared at the cobblestones. ‘Yeah,’ he said bitterly. ‘I guess we will'

Frank wasn’t sure what Nico was thinking. He had a hard time imagining Nico di Angelo acting out of love for anybody, except maybe Hazel. But Frank decided he’d gone as far as he dared with the personal questions.

...

She’d been thinking about herself, not Nico, but she followed Frank’s gaze to the top of the foremast, where Nico was perched on the yardarm. Nico claimed that he liked to keep watch because he had good eyes. Hazel knew that wasn’t the reason. The top of the mast was one of the few places on board where Nico could be alone. The others had offered him the use of Percy’s cabin, since Percy was ... well, absent. Nico had adamantly refused. He spent most of his time up in the rigging, where he didn’t have to talk with the rest of the crew.

...

Nico.’ Bob scowled at him, his eyes full of hurt. ‘Nico visited. Told me about Percy. Said Percy was good. Said he was a friend. That is why Bob helped.

...

This must have been the way Nico had seen Tartarus, and it had almost destroyed his sanity. Nico ... one of the many people Percy hadn’t treated well enough. He and Annabeth had only made it this far through Tartarus because Nico di Angelo had behaved like Bob’s true friend.

...

‘Dalmatia,’ Nico said, making Jason jump. Holy Romulus ... Jason wished he could put a bell around Nico di Angelo’s neck to remind him the guy was there. Nico had this disturbing habit of standing silently in the corner, blending into the shadows. He stepped forward, his dark eyes fixed on Jason. Since they’d rescued him from the bronze jar in Rome, Nico had slept very little and eaten even less, as if he were still subsisting on those emergency pomegranate seeds from the Underworld. He reminded Jason a little too much of a flesh-eating ghoul he’d once fought in San Bernardino. ‘Croatia used to be Dalmatia,’ Nico said. ‘A major Roman province. You want to visit Diocletian’s Palace, don’t you?

...

Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guy’s entire diet for the day. ‘It’s said to be haunted by the ghost of Diocletian.’ ‘Who was a son of Jupiter, like me,’ Jason said. ‘His tomb was destroyed centuries ago, but Reyna and I used to wonder if we could find Diocletian’s ghost and ask where he was buried ... well, according to the legends, his sceptre was buried with him.’ Nico gave him a thin, creepy smile. ‘Ah ... that legend.’ ‘What legend?’ Hazel asked. Nico turned to his sister. ‘Supposedly Diocletian’s sceptre could summon the ghosts of the Roman legions, any of them who worshipped the old gods.’

[...] Nico nodded. ‘The sceptre of Diocletian could make a huge difference. You’ll need my help.’ Jason tried not to show his discomfort, but his skin prickled at the thought of going anywhere with Nico di Angelo. Percy had shared some disturbing stories about Nico. His loyalties weren’t always clear. He spent more time with the dead than the living. Once, he’d lured Percy into a trap in the palace of Hades. Maybe Nico had made up for that by helping the Greeks against the Titans, but still ... Piper squeezed his hand. ‘Hey, sounds fun. I’ll go, too.’

Jason wanted to yell: Thank the gods! But Nico shook his head. ‘You can’t, Piper. It should only be Jason and me. Diocletian’s ghost might appear for a son of Jupiter, but any other demigods would most likely ... ah, spook him. And I’m the only one who can talk to his spirit. Even Hazel won’t be able to do that.’ Nico’s eyes held a gleam of challenge. He seemed curious as to whether or not Jason would protest. The ship’s bell sounded. Festus creaked and whirred over the loudspeaker.

...

Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. ‘If the others found out–’ ‘If the others found out,’ Jason said, ‘you’d have that many more people to back you up and to unleash the fury of the gods on anybody who gives you trouble.’ Nico scowled. Jason still felt the resentment and anger rippling off him. ‘But it’s your call,’ Jason added. ‘Your decision to share or not. I can only tell you –’ ‘I don’t feel that way any more,’ Nico muttered. ‘I mean ... I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I – I don’t ...’ His voice cracked, and Jason could tell the guy was about to get teary-eyed. Whether Nico had really given up on Percy or not, Jason couldn’t imagine what it had been like for Nico all those years, keeping a secret that would’ve been unthinkable to share in the 1940s, denying who he was, feeling completely alone – even more isolated than other demigods. ...

She thought about what the arai had said – how Nico di Angelo had been the only person to visit Bob in the palace of the Underworld. Nico was one of the least outgoing, least friendly demigods Annabeth knew. Yet he’d been kind to Bob. By convincing Bob that Percy was a friend, Nico had inadvertently saved their lives. Annabeth wondered if she would ever figure that guy out.

....

‘In Katoptris,’ she started, ‘I keep seeing that giant Clytius – the guy who’s wrapped in shadows. I know his weakness is fire, but in my visions he snuffs out flames wherever he goes. Any kind of light just gets sucked into his cloud of darkness.’ ‘Sounds like Nico,’ Leo said. ‘You think they’re related?’ Jason scowled. ‘Hey, man, cut Nico some slack. So, Piper, what about this giant? What are you thinking?’ She and Leo exchanged a quizzical look, like: Since when does Jason defend Nico di Angelo? She decided not to comment

...

He shivered. No. That was the pit speaking to him, sapping his resolve. He wondered how Nico had survived down here alone without going insane. That kid had more strength than Percy had given him credit for. The deeper they travelled, the harder it became to stay focused

...

Nico di Angelo stood in the shadow of the nearest column. He’d shed his jacket. Now he just wore his black T-shirt and black jeans. His sword and the sceptre of Diocletian hung on either side of his belt. Days in the hot sun hadn’t tanned his skin. If anything, he looked paler. His dark hair fell over his eyes. His face was still gaunt, but he was definitely in better shape than when they’d left Croatia. He had regained enough weight not to look starved. His arms were surprisingly taut with muscles, as if he’d spent the past week sword fighting. For all Jason knew, he’d been slipping off to practise raising spirits with Diocletian’s sceptre, then sparring with them. After their expedition in Split, nothing would surprise him.

...

Then you’ve got to convince the king of the South Wind to help.’ Nico’s voice seethed with anger. ‘I didn’t come all this way, suffer so many humiliations ...’ Jason had to make a conscious effort not to reach for his sword. Whenever Nico got angry, all of Jason’s instincts screamed Danger! ‘Look, Nico,’ he said, ‘I’m here if you want to talk about, you know, what happened in Croatia. I get how difficult –’ ‘You don’t get anything.’ ‘Nobody’s going to judge you.’ Nico’s mouth twisted in a sneer. ‘Really? That would be a first. I’m the son of Hades, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don’t belong anywhere. I’m not even from this century. But even that’s not enough to set me apart. I’ve got to be – to be –’ ‘Dude! It’s not like you’ve got a choice. It’s just who you are.’ ‘Just who I am ...’ The balcony trembled. Patterns shifted in the stone floor, like bones coming to the surface. ‘Easy for you to say. You’re everybody’s golden boy, the son of Jupiter. The only person who ever accepted me was Bianca, and she died! I didn’t choose any of this. My father, my feelings ...’ Jason tried to think of something to say. He wanted to be Nico’s friend. He knew that was the only way to help. But Nico wasn’t making it easy.

He raised his hands in submission. ‘Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you do choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that I’m really your friend and I’ll accept you. It’sbetter than hiding.’ The floor cracked between them. The crevice hissed. The air around Nico shimmered with spectral light. ‘Hiding?’ Nico’s voice was deadly quiet. Jason’s fingers itched to draw his sword. He’d met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that Nico di Angelo – as pale and gaunt as he looked – might be more than he could handle. Nevertheless, he held Nico’s gaze. ‘Yes, hiding. You’ve run away from both camps. You’re so afraid you’ll get rejected that you won’t even try. Maybe it’s time you came out of the shadows.’ Just when the tension became unbearable, Nico dropped his eyes. The fissure closed in the balcony floor. The ghostly light faded. ...

She was so giddy with relief it took her a moment to notice Nico, standing by himself, his expression full of pain and conflict. ‘Hey,’ she called to him, beckoning with her good arm. He hesitated, then came over and kissed her forehead. ‘I’m glad you’re okay,’ he said. ‘The ghosts were right. Only one of us made it to the Doors of Death. You ... you would have made Dad proud.’ She smiled, cupping her hand gently to his face. ‘We couldn’t have defeated Clytius without you.’ She brushed her thumb under Nico’s eye and wondered if he had been crying. She wanted so badly to understand what was going on with him – what had happened to him over the last few weeks. After all they’d just been through, Hazel was more grateful than ever to have a brother.

...

‘I’m not,’ Nico said. Everybody stopped eating. Percy stared across the circle at Nico, trying to decide if he was joking. Hazel set down her fork. ‘Nico –’ ‘I’ll go with Reyna,’ he said. ‘I can transport the statue with shadow-travel.’ ‘Uh ...’ Percy raised his hand. ‘I mean, I know you just got all eight of us to the surface, and that was awesome. But a year ago you said transporting just yourself was dangerous and unpredictable. A couple of times you ended up in China. Transporting a forty-foot statue and two people halfway across the world –’ ‘I’ve changed since I came back from Tartarus.’ Nico’s eyes glittered with anger – more intensely than Percy understood. He wondered if he’d done something to offend the guy. ‘Nico,’ Jason intervened, ‘we’re not questioning your power. We just want to make sure you don’t kill yourself trying.’‘I can do it,’ he insisted. ‘I’ll make short jumps – a few hundred miles each time. It’s true, after each jump I won’t be in any shape to fend off monsters. I’ll need Reyna to defend me and the statue.’

...

AT SUNSET, PERCY FOUND NICO tying ropes around the pedestal of the Athena Parthenos. ‘Thank you,’ Percy said. Nico frowned. ‘What for?’ ‘You promised to lead the others to the House of Hades,’ Percy said. ‘You did it.’ Nico tied the ends of the ropes together, making a halter. ‘You got me out of that bronze jar in Rome. Saved my life yet again. It was the least I could do.’ His voice was steely, guarded. Percy wished he could figure out what made this guy tick, but he’d never been able to. Nico was no longer the geeky kid from Westover Hall with the Mythomagic cards. Nor was he the angry loner who’d followed the ghost of Minos through the Labyrinth. But who was he? ‘Also,’ Percy said, ‘you visited Bob ...’ He told Nico about their trip through Tartarus. He figured if anyone could understand, Nico could. ‘You convinced Bob that I could be trusted, even though I never visited him. I never gave him a second thought. You probably saved our lives by being nice to him.’ ‘Yeah, well,’ Nico said, ‘not giving people a second thought ... that can be dangerous.’ ‘Dude, I’m trying to say thank you.’ Nico laughed without humour. ‘I’m trying to say you don’t need to. Now I need to finish this, if you could give me some space?’ ‘Yeah. Yeah, okay.’ Percy stepped back while Nico took up the slack on his ropes. He slipped them over his shoulders as if the Athena Parthenos were a giant backpack. Percy couldn’t help feeling a little hurt, being told to take a hike. Then again, Nico had been through a lot. The guy had survived in Tartarus on his own. Percy understood firsthand just how much strength that must have taken. Annabeth walked up the hill to join them. She took Percy’s hand, which made him feel better.

‘Good luck,’ she told Nico. ‘Yeah.’ He didn’t meet her eyes. ‘You, too.’

[dreamsclock]

I've got a couple songs to recommend for c!Dream if you'd like! Some are right on the money with lyrics, and others just have the right vibes for him - at least, for me, anyway. I have a penchant for angst, and his character is nothing but a tragedy to think on at times, so do with that what you will.

Way Down We Go - Kaleo

Villain - Aviators

It All Adds Up - Shinedown

Asking For It - Shinedown

Masks - Aviators

In the Shadows - Amy Stroup

Nothing Wrong With Me - Unlike Pluto

Far From Home - Sam Tinnesz

Creep (VIRTU Edit) - Ember Island

oooh i actually haven’t heard any of these, so ty for the unusual song rec !! i usually hate listening to new music but i love listening to new c!dream / dsmp songs specifically so this is gonna be awesome :D

i’ll defs give these a listen and add some in >:)

[bobmccullochny]

July History

 July 11 1796 – The United States took possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.

1798 – The United States Marine Corps was re-established (they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War).

1889 – Tijuana, Mexico, was founded.

1893 – The first cultured pearl was created under the direction of Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan.

1914 – Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.

1921 – Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court – the only person ever to hold both offices.

1922 – The Daisy Dell reopened as The Hollywood Bowl.

1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published in the United States.

1972 – The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky began.

1973 – Varig Flight 820 crashed near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA (The Federal Aviation Authority) banned smoking on flights.

1975 – Chinese archeologists announced the uncovering of a 3-acre burial mound concealing 6000 clay statues of warriors. The Terracotta Army and their regalia dating from 221 to 206 BC, near the ancient capital of Xian.

1977 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

1979 – America’s first space station, Skylab, was destroyed as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

1991 – The ‘eclipse of the century ‘ solar eclipse cast a shadow stretching 9,000 miles from Hawaii to South America, lasting nearly seven minutes in some

2012 – Astronomers announced the discovery of Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto.

[pwbi]

Ghost and magic healer for the ask meme!

Ghost- Favorite song. 

Oh boy, that’s tough. I honestly cant narrow it down to more than a few... dozen. I listen to a wide variety, so I’ll list a few of my favorites by genre. 

EDM: Tech Thieves (Fake, Enough, and Love), OSRSBeatz, Unlike Pluto, The Glitch Mob (Head Full of Shadows, fortune days, palace of the innocents, animus vox, take me with you, and of course- 7 nation army)

Rock/Metal: Foo Fighters (The Pretender), Blue Stahli, Avenged Sevenfold (Hail to the King), Three Days Grace (entire Outsider album). I also occasionally listen to Skillet, Starset, and some really heavy rock / metal when I go lifting.

Rap: Tom Macdonald (I Wish, Castles, Dear Rappers, Politically Incorrect), GoRemy (Call of Duty, Mario Kart, Arlington, etc.)  Eminem (Lose Yourself, Venom, Killshot, Till I Collapse, Not Alike, The Ringer) - all good workout music 

Classic: Beethovens 5th, Moonlight Sonato, Mountain King, Hazo (Ride), Fur Elise, 

Other random stuff I forgot to mention- CRX (Broken Bones, Slow Down), Siames entire album, Riot Games LCS music (Warriors, Legends Never Die, Rise), Pentakill (Lightbringer and Mortal Reminder), Bassnectar, Aviators, Falconshield (Rise Again, Unstoppable, This is War 2, 3, 5, and 6), Fall Out Boy, 全职高手 OP, Gan Lan Shu, OSRS music (Cellar Song, Attack 2, Dogs of War, Barbarianism, Trade Parade, Trade Parade, Autumn Voyage), The Score, OVERWERK (Toscata and 1230), Disturbed Sound of Silence, and finally APC 10. Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of of the war drums

Magic Healer- Pets

I do not currently have a pet, though I may be fostering a rabbit from the local ARL soon. As a kid my brother and I had 2 fancy rats though, named Crash and Squeeknibbles. Ironically the IGN I used for many years is a reference to them. Great pets! Absolutely loved both of them. 

They would often hide out around our big CRT, soaking up its warmth when they napped. It was super cute. 

[sleepyhighgothgf]

Moon, sweater, curly fry, both, 90s grunge, fat cat, chinese takeout, big dog, metropolitan, glossy nail, red lipstick, neither, neck kisses, fluffy fat cat, both, too much pepper, matte eye shadow, flower, jean jacket that looks like its been through a war, BOTH, lemonade, whiskey, dark aesthetic, silk velvet, ball gowns, both(more towards space), aviators, Artemis, nose piercing, electric guitar, doc martens, Haley Kiyoko, olive garden, both, peppermint, both, both, whole sleeve of tattoos, aristocats, cool leaf collection, music hoe, 80s windbreaker, skinny jeans, gold, flower crown, idk tbh, princess bride, "wanna cuddle?", Pluto, make her mixtapes

Lesbian ask game!

1. Sun lesbian or moon lesbian

2. Flannel lesbian or sweater lesbian

3. Curly fry lesbian or waffle fry lesbian

4. Thrift store lesbian or high brow lesbian

5. 70’s disco lesbian or 90’s grunge lesbian

6. Fat cat lesbian or hairless cat lesbian

7. Chinese takeout lesbian or pizza delivery lesbian

8. Big dog lesbian or tiny dog lesbian

9. MoMA lesbian or metropolitan lesbian

10. Matte nail lesbian or glossy nail lesbian

11. Red lipstick lesbian or dusty rose lesbian

12. Crop top lesbian or maxi dress lesbian

13. Neck kisses lesbian or forehead kisses lesbian

14. Fluffy fat cat lesbian or tiny hairless cat lesbian

15. Leather jacket lesbian or letterman jacket lesbian

16. Puts too much salt on food lesbian or too much pepper

17. Glitter eyeshadow lesbian or matte eyeshadow lesbian

18. Flower lesbian or succulent lesbian

19. Ugly cat print sweater lesbian or jean jacket that looks like it’s been through a war lesbian

20. Spaghettios lesbian or Kraft dinner lesbian

21. Hot chocolate lesbian or lemonade lesbian

22. Champagne lesbian or whiskey lesbian

23. Dark aesthetic lesbian or pastel aesthetic lesbian

24. Silk velvet lesbian or crushed velvet lesbian

25. Ball gown lesbian or tuxedo lesbian

26. Forest lesbian or space lesbian

27. Lennon glasses lesbian or aviators lesbian

28. Hestia lesbian or Artemis Lesbian

29. Nose piercing lesbian or belly button piercing lesbian

30. Electric guitar lesbian or ukulele lesbian

31. Converse lesbian or doc martens lesbian

32. Hayley Kiyoko lesbian or Mary Lambert lesbian

33. Olive Garden lesbian or Chiles lesbian

34. Tarot card lesbian or astrology lesbian

35. Peppermint lesbian or cinnamon lesbian

36. Playing-with-her-hair lesbian or getting-hair-played-with lesbian

37. Victim of tickle attacks lesbian or tickle attacker lesbian

38. Tiny tattoo lesbian or whole sleeve of tattoos lesbian

39. Lady and the tramp lesbian or aristocats lesbian

40. Cool Rock collection lesbian or cool leaf collection lesbian

41. Art hoe lesbian or music hoe lesbian

42. 80’s windbreaker lesbian or 80’s blazer lesbian

43. Mom jeans lesbian or skinny jeans lesbian

44. Silver lesbian or gold lesbian

45. Flower crown lesbian or snap back lesbian

46. Annie on my mind lesbian or rubyfruit jungle lesbian

47. Breakfast club lesbian or princess bride lesbian

48. “Wanna cuddle?” Lesbian or surprise hug attack lesbian

49. Jupiter lesbian or Pluto lesbian

50. Make her mixtapes lesbian or sketchbook filled with drawings of her lesbian

[emrysthemerlin]

PJO Headcannons

Nico and finding Camp Jupiter since I can't seem to get my brain to shut up. I do a multi-genderebended pjo story on fanfiction.net called Sunshine and Shadows and it goes into depth about this but fuck it I'm gonna do the thing here. Nico found Camp Jupiter mostly on accident. Shortly after the battle of the labyrinth Nico was ambushed by a hellhound and injured pretty badly before he could shadow travel away. He managed it but missed his target, DOA recording studios, and instead landed in the foothills outside Camp Jupiter. He passed out before he could do anything. Jason was on patrol, he was just a centurion then, and discovered a boy in bloodied tattered clothes being watched over by a woman literally standing in a fire. Vesta, the roman equivalent of Hestia, spoke for Nico and sponsored his entry into Camp Jupiter. The auguries denied Nico's entrance into the legion. The then Praetor wisely said that the gods had a different plan assigning Jason to watch over the son of Pluto for the duration of his stay, or at least till they could figure out what to do with him. Nico stayed only long enough for his injuries to heal. Pluto was the only reason Nico went back to Camp Jupiter before Hazel. He wanted a presence there and secretly believed that since Nico hadn't had any luck fitting in at Camp Half Blood he might stand a chance of finding happiness at Camp Jupiter. Nico has a penthouse apartment that he rarely uses in New Rome. Jason tried hard to befriend the son of Pluto. His reasoning was mostly the feeling that children of the elder gods should look after each other, something he learned from Thalia at a young age. Nico never let him get close, fearing that if he did he would wind up with another Percy problem. Reyna was wary of the child of death and never tried to get close to him but always suspected that there was something different about him. Nico was really only ever at Camp for senate meetings before bringing Hazel back. Once he brought her back he stopped by at least once a week to check on her even if she didn't know if. Nico is one of the last people who spoke to Jason before he was kidnapped by Juno. That conversation gave Jason the short lived (thanks to Juno) idea that maybe there were other children of the elder gods out there and that maybe they weren't as kind as him to Nico most likely due to Nico's parentage. Nico has an SPQR tattoo that he's been covering up with his aviator jacket. He's got three lines for the three years he's served as Pluto's ambassador. Ok it's nearly one am. Brain let me sleep.

[nyradsteam]

SOFIA Triton Occultation 2017

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft departed from Daytona Beach International Airport (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) for its first scientific mission to be flown over the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit to capture the shadow of Neptune’s largest moon Triton as it crosses the Earth’s surface. SOFIA (N747NA) is a specially modified 747SP. It carries an impressive 100-inch (2.5 meter) telescope inside its rear fuselage with crew stations designed to accommodate scientists and astronomers who study stars, planets and planetary systems and beyond.

Discovered in 1846 by English Astronomer, William Lassell, Triton is the largest of the 13 moons orbiting around Neptune. Triton orbits Neptune in a unique retrograde orbit. It is about 1,700 miles in diameter which makes it a bit larger than Pluto. Its surface is comprised of nitrogen and is know for its “cryogeysers”.

An occultation is an eclipse like event, which will occur today. During this event, Triton will pass by and conceal a star named UCAC4 410-143659 which will completely block the light. As Triton blocks the star’s light, it will cast a shadow on the Earth’s surface. Unlike an eclipse, occultations and the shadows are not visible to the human eye therefore, special telescopes with infrared capabilities, like SOFIA, are required to capture these significant events like this. SOFIA will capture this moment at an altitude of over 35,000 feet which is an important attribute. Water vapor in the atmosphere shields the Earth from most of the infrared light that comes from celestial bodies. This makes altitude and advantage for SOFIA. The higher altitudes in which SOFIA operates holds less water vapor therefore, SOFIA can capture pristine data. Ground telescopes with special instruments across Earth with be synchronized to capture this event. The data gleaned from this effort will be studied across the globe; making this the first time in 16 years in which Triton will actively be studied again. When discussing the importance of this astronomical event with a member of SOFIAs ground crew, his enthusiasm radiated. The flight crew enthusiam matched. SOFIA is an amazing blend of science, technology and engineering. (Aviation, Aerospace, Astronomy, Meteorology, Mathematics, Physics, etc.) and it's one of a kind. It's captures the entire STEAM spectrum.

I have an intimate background in commericial aircraft testing, certification & validation thus understand the engineering, modification and instrumentation complexities as well as the requirements around having a 19 ton (38,000 pounds) telescope mounted in its rear fuselage. This by far is an engineering marvel and all of the thought leaders, engineers and technicians that brought this aircraft to fruition have done a fine job. Photographs do not serve the airplane justice. It is magnificent in person as well as the wonderful scientists and crewmembers that support it. This type of technology is what inspires future generations. Our kids need to see and learn about SOFIA and other amazing engineering marvels like it. Just seeing things like this have the power to inspire them in the future to create and design new technologies and realize the infinite possibilities of discovery. NYRADspace

[local-apollo-kid]

Shadow Company's resident hair dresser has been on leave, so 3-07 hasn't been able to get their hair cut their hair for a while

Pluto is a bit... infatuated to say the least

[bobmccullochny]

History

July 11 1767 - US President John Quincy Adams, born July 11, 1767 in Quincy, Massachusetts, died on February 23, 1848 in Washington, DC.

1796 - The United States took possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.

1798 - The United States Marine Corps was re-established (they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War).

1889 - Tijuana, Mexico, was founded.

1893 - The first cultured pearl was created under the direction of Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan.

1914 - Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.

1921 - Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court - the only person ever to hold both offices.

1922 - The Daisy Dell reopened as The Hollywood Bowl.

1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published in the United States.

1972 - The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky began.

1973 - Varig Flight 820 crashed near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA (The Federal Aviation Authority) banned smoking on flights.

1975 - Chinese archeologists announced the uncovering of a 3-acre burial mound concealing 6000 clay statues of warriors. The "Terracotta Army" and their regalia dating from 221 to 206 BC, near the ancient capital of Xian.

1977 - Martin Luther King, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

1979 - America's first space station, Skylab, was destroyed as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

1991 - The 'eclipse of the century ' solar eclipse cast a shadow stretching 9,000 miles from Hawaii to South America, lasting nearly seven minutes in some

2012 - Astronomers announced the discovery of Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto.