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hometoursandotherstuff · 3 years ago

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I know that I posted artist Sassy’s Georgian flat overlooking the sea, before, but I have no idea which blog it was on- the old one or this one. But, I want to revisit the Mother of Reinvention, anyway. The flat is a veritable cornucopia of rescued objects, family heirlooms, upcycled treasures and Sassy’s original artworks.

As soon as you enter the eye is drawn to a magnificent collection of vintage hats, coats and handbags on one side and beautiful Moorish pottery plates hanging on the walls on the other side.

Inspired by life in Spain, Sassy has no dinner service, but simply takes her decorated plates from the wall when entertaining!

The seafront home is a dreamy paradise of rescued, saved and upcycled treasures. “Necessity is the mother of invention. But I wouldn’t have it any other way because I love the thrill of finding things or reinventing them,” says Sassy.

An ornate French mirror is surrounded by some of Sassy’s artistic creations – pieces of religious iconography with playful twists of flowers, shells, crystals and lights, all in her signature pale color scheme of white, pink and blue.

An antique chest of drawers holds a series of family heirlooms and photographs.

Dominating the area by the window is a large sofa/day bed covered with pastel throws and richly ornate deep red and gold velvet cushions.

Sassy saves space by displaying beautiful items which are usually stowed away; bags are hung on door handles and jewelry is set out on a Georgian writing desk.

The French day bed is sourced from an antique dealer and is topped with bolsters which Sassy made herself with fabric remnants, bits of old duvet, vintage ribbons and sequin belts.

A collection of blue feathers in place of flowers. “They have some yellow bits on them,” explains Sassy, “but I had to turn them the other way to hide the yellow. I really am that specific about sticking to my colors.”

In a genius tip Sassy reveals the ‘cloches’ are made by using upturned inexpensive glass vases bought from TJ Maxx.

The kitchen sings with Spanish pottery, hanging vintage copper pots and occasional touches of whimsy in the form of a birdcage and ceramic roses.

Sassy lived in Spain when she was younger and fell in love with both the Moorish architecture and ceramics.

In what was Sassy’s daughters’ bedroom, she is currently working on her icon tin collection, a series of sardine tins glamourized with studs, shells and spikes.

Above the bed hangs Bubble-gum-queenie, Sassy’s twist on Chris Levine’s Lightness of Being portrait of the Queen.

An abstract painted cello case.

In Sassy’s own smaller bedroom collections of vintage dresses, shoes and belts line the walls.

It’s hard to imagine that this flat full of intrigue, wonder and joy was painted dark brown and green when she moved in.

Sassy’s painting, Homunculus was inspired by the book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.

https://priceless-magazines.com/interiors/the-mother-of-reinvention/

#recycled design #vintage decor #upcycled decor #maximalism #pastel decor #long post #artist's flat #artist's apt.#french artiist's apt.

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happysunnyflower · 2 years ago

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Yesterday I started a casual game testing the new Werewolf pack with this sim that seemed perfect for this pack.

Karina Cornucopia (yes, she is the sister of my Cornucopia twins)

Apprehensive, geek and snob

Karina was the third daughter of a great family, always the most correct and calm of her siblings. After graduating from university Karina needed a breath of fresh air Searching the internet she found a small cabin available in Moonwoodmill, she thought it would be nice to stay there in that small town in the peace and quiet of the forest. So she could finally finish writing her book, she could even feel inspired and find new ideas. The only problem is that Karina hates living surrounded by so much wildlife, but she didn't know that bugs were the least of her problems...

#maxis match #ts4 #simblr #the sims #ts4 gameplay #gaming #sims4 #ts4 werewolves #moonwood mill

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singull · 2 years ago

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I posted 1,803 times in 2022

That's 1,404 more posts than 2021!

62 posts created (3%)

1,741 posts reblogged (97%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@enberlight

@the-geek-cornucopia

@commander-krios

@5ummit

@ediediaz

I tagged 1,433 of my posts in 2022

Only 21% of my posts had no tags

#dracula daily - 285 posts

#video - 233 posts

#lmao - 222 posts

#marvel - 149 posts

#mcu - 147 posts

#star wars - 108 posts

#moon knight - 106 posts

#moon knight spoilers - 89 posts

#house of the dragon - 72 posts

#personal bloggity - 65 posts

Longest Tag: 135 characters

#but seriously tho parsing through what media i can still stand and what i can’t deal with due to the grief has been…it’s been something

My Top Posts in 2022:

BAHAHAHA, all my top 5 posts are like…text posts, most of them about me grieving. Snipped them so they’re not so looooong.

so my dumbass fumbled my glass dip pen and broke the tip off. D; ordered 2 new pens, but they haven’t been shipped yet. i wanna write in my journal with colorful ink again. Dx

anyway…at work the coffee company we were working with before opted to leave and we replaced them with a new company and ever since the new peeps started, the more i have realized just how much the burnout and anxiety i’ve been feeling about work has been related to the former crew we were working with bahahaha. i won’t go into details, but the company we were working with before wasn’t managing their coffee shop with us very well (despite the fact that apparently this was their busiest location like…????), the recent baristas just…weren’t great, and my boss and i were constantly having to answer for their bullshit (non-consistent hours, poor service, bad attitudes from baristas, etc).

i legit did not realize how much their fuckery was messing with me until they were gone for good. like a gotdamn weight lifted off my shoulders. i no longer feel so much anxiety about coming into work.

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i think what really gets me about the friendship breakup and how it went down and why it is going to be so difficult for me to get over it is because she basically stole my ability to say goodbye.

Read more at link.

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#singull’s year in review 2022 #personal bloggity

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ratsoh-writes · 4 years ago

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So I’m screwing around and I suddenly remember that the hunger games simulator exists! Well guess who put all the boys in it ;). My money is on either sugar or honey. It’s always the shy ones.

Day 1

Alright so far the cornucopia is full of cowards. Not a single death and everyone is just running for thier lives. Although sans, papyrus and star did team up which was pretty cool.

FKN PEACHES KILLED OAK IN HIS SLEEP?!!? peaches how could you 😭😭

Also I love how willow, edge, mutt and papyrus band together to steal all of ranchers stuff

Looks like oak is the only casualty. Poor baby. Looks like his narcolepsy did him in

Day 2

WILLOW CRIES HIMSELF TO SLEEP. Looks like someone found his brother

Also mutt decided to go for the baddest mafia man and kills butch but leaves heavily injured. I’m not suprised mutt went for him tbh

Friggin peaches is on a massacre. He teamed up with mal to kill off papyrus this time.

Also sans and Jupiter are holding hands and sugar convinced snipe to cuddle with him lol. Sugar must’ve had his charm turned up to 100

Hold up, cash made a bomb and killed willow sansn and coffee. Holy heck. Dammit cash.

And rancher is playing mind games here. He’s trying to force slim to kill either noir or gaster. Of course slim doesn’t want to kill anyone, SO RANCHER KILLS HIM IN COLD BLOOD what is with these farm boys?!??

So that’s 7 deaths: G, butch, papyrus, willow, sans, coffee and slim :(

Day 3

Oh shoot guys, somebody gave peaches a bomb. Better run

Also snipe killed mal with a hatchet. Tbh I’m not suprised.

And wine set LORD on fire?!?? WINE NO THATS YOUR BEST FRIEND why wine whyyyy

Basil repeatedly stabbed pop to death and probably puked right after

And cash you dumb*ss. He fell in a hole. The ultimate prankster dies from a hole. This is not the swapfell bros day

Now basil is questioning his sanity gee I wonder why

Honey accidentally set off a bomb. If anyone was wondering, he failed chemistry

And uh, so bruiser and wine are patching each other up. I guess in the hunger games your enemy is your friend lol

Total deaths 7: mal, lord, pop, edge, mutt, cash and honey

Day 4

Oh look at that, Star stabbed red this time like the little psycho he is

Green over here just humming out some tunes as the world burns around him

Basil and peaches are calling a truce. It’s because they can see the murder in each other’s eyes

And then basil dies from the cold like a pussy.

Oop, looks like peaches carnage is over. Wine pushed him off a cliff. Now wine is the baddest boy

Total deaths 3: red, basil, peaches

Day 5

Noooooo. So sugar was picking a fight with Jupiter, and friggin ace swoops in and is all “THATS MY ENEMY B*TCH” and beheads sugar.

Boss singing himself to sleep 🥺

Wine is climbing trees while he plans everyone’s murders

Wine is going even higher. He’s heading for the sky baby. He’s going to steamroll his way into heaven.

Oh shoot, three way fight between star snipe and rust. Rust won.

And rythm took out bad dad gaster in the most bad*ss way. Death by gladiator sword

Total deaths 4: sugar, star, snipe, gaster

Day 6

Noir over worked himself and passed out again. This is like the third time noir calm down

Fkn wine takes out rancher and Jupiter at the same time. He literally got both farmtale brothers. Gotta catch them all

Shoot, we just lost another mafia boy. Lilac strangled boss.

And now the feast: bruiser lilac and ace vs green Pluto and wine. Unfortunately wines geek squad was unable to stand up the the mafia brothers and a feral lilac so they had to go.

Also charm must’ve pissed rythm off because he couldn’t convince him to not kill him lol

Ace be picking flowers after his massacre

And rythm drowns. Oops

That’s 8 deaths this time: rancher, Jupiter, boss, green, Pluto, wine, charm and rhythm

Day 7

Yup, ace nailed noir right in the stomach. I knew noir wouldn’t make it. His chronic pain is too much of a hindrance

Just noir dying this time

Day 8

BRUISER KILLED ACE??!? And friggin rust climbed up a tree and watched like a little creep

And lilac decided to be a genius and jump in a frozen lake. Play stupid games win stupid prizes

2 deaths: ace and lilac

Day 9

alright this is it the final showdown. Who will win?? We’ve got:

Rust: with incredible physical strength, size and wilderness survival on his side

Bruiser: a trained mafia fighter, extensive experience and knowledge in weapons, and his only strategy is to fight dirty

............... and despite all that bruiser takes the same path as his moron best friend and falls into a hole

Rust wins by default lol

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spacecadet-sims · 4 years ago

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Hi, friends!

I’ve decided to create an offshoot of a specific fruit based legacy challenge. There was some problematic happenings within the simblr community, and the creator has since left, and their legacy challenge was deleted with their blog.

@tangymagnolia had the wonderful idea of revamping the challenge so that my legacy, and others’ legacies, and our hard work in developing them, wouldn’t be for naught. Luckily, I had written down the other legacy challenge, so I’ll be able to avoid directly copying generations.

This is not a copy of the original challenge, but an inspiration from it. If you were previously participating in that challenge, please take a gander at this one below the cut.

The challenge won’t be just around fruit, but everything will be edible in some way. I expanded the challenges to what you may find inside a cornucopia, and from what I’ve found, some cornucopias are more diverse than others, so I smashed them all together.

Feel free to tag me in your posts so I can follow along with your challenge!

Growing up, you found yourself to be equally liked and disliked by others. You had some close friends, but you also had some enemies. You felt misunderstood by your parents, but you knew they tried. After your 18th birthday, you decided to leave your old life behind and start anew somewhere else. You decided early on that you wanted to work in law, but how will you achieve your goals? Will you start from the bottom as a peon, or will you go to university to bypass it?

Generation 1 Goals:

○ Start a new save with a YA sim. Can be any gender, ethnicity, aesthetic, etc ○ Must have the Renaissance Sim aspiration ○ Must have the Bookworm and Ambitious traits, but can have any trait ○ Have at least 2 close friends ○ Have at least 2 disliked sims or enemies ○ If you’re going to university, major in a degree that goes toward the law career ○ Must live in a dorm ○ Have at least 1 party at your dorm ○ Must be friends with at least half of your roommates (you do not have to be enemies with the other half) ○ Try and keep your GPA 3.0 and over, but as long as you get your degree, it’s no big deal ○ If not going to university, join the law career ○ Can join either branch (judge or private attorney) ○ Must get to level 10 in your career ○ Get married before your birthday ○ Have at least 2 children ○ Have at least 1 hobby and max the skill ○ Have an okay relationship with your children, but not great

Your parents were hardworking busybodies, traits that would normally be idolized, but you felt a little neglected. Your relationship with your parents wasn’t horrible, and you didn’t necessarily want for anything, but you don’t feel like you have a connection to your parents. They missed key moments in your life: school plays, dance recitals, science fairs. You decided that wasn’t the type of parent you wanted to be. You do your best to remain sweet, kind, and fun.

Generation 2 Goals:

○ Must have the Super Parent aspiration ○ Must have the Family-Oriented, Cheerful, and Outgoing traits ○ Cannot have a “regular” job ○ Must make your living in any of the freelance careers ○ Spouse my have a “regular” job ○ Marry your high school sweetheart ○ Must have at least 3 children ○ Must have at least 1 set of multiples ○ Be good friends with all of your children ○ Help your children max out their toddler traits ○ Help your children complete their childhood aspirations ○ All children must go to college ○ Must throw birthday parties for everyone ○ Must max out the cooking skill ○ Must max out the baking skill ○ Must max out the parenting skill ○ Must have 3 hobbies ○ Must max at least 1 of these skills

Your parents were doting and pushed you to pursue your dreams. You love them, but you’re finally ready to be out on your own. Growing up, you found it sometimes difficult to make friends, especially if people didn’t take the time to get to know you. You’re finding that experience to be exemplified now that you’re out of high school.

Generation 3 Goals:

○ Must have the Computer Whiz aspiration ○ Must have the Gloomy, Clumsy, and Loner traits ○ Must go to college ○ Must live in a dorm ○ Must try and make friends ○ Can only have up to 5 good friends ○ Can have as many acquaintances or enemies as you want ○ Must be on the eSports team ○ Major in anything EXCEPT Computer Science ○ Once out of school, must join the Tech Guru career and follow the eSports branch ○ Marry your first significant other, but get divorced before your birthday ○ Do not marry again until Adulthood ○ Have 1 child OR 1 set of multiples per spouse ○ Must max the Programming skill ○ Must max the Video Gaming skill ○ Must max 1 more skill of your choice

Unlike your parent, you’re very charismatic. Everyone likes you, and you use that to your advantage. You’re popular, desired, and everyone wants to be your best friend. You find it very easy to succeed in whatever you do, especially in your romantic conquests. You can’t be tied to one partner.

Generation 4 Goals:

○ Must have the Serial Romantic aspiration ○ Must have the Self-Assured, Romantic, and Outgoing traits ○ Does not have to go to college, but can if you want ○ If you do send this sim to college, they have to major in Drama ○ Must join the cheerleading squad ○ Must be in the Drama Club during school ○ Must maintain a good reputation ○ Must reach the height of celebrity status ○ Get to level ten of the Acting career ○ Max out the acting skill ○ Max out the media production skill ○ Max out the charisma skill ○ Marry and divorce at least 5 sims ○ Do not marry after your 5th divorce ○ You may continue to have serious partners afterward, but you can’t marry them ○ Have at least 1 pregnancy per spouse ○ No limit on children ○ 1 pregnancy does not necessarily equal 1 child ○ Have a relatively close relationship with all of your children, but do not be best friends ○ Live in a mansion with hired help

You watched your parent seemingly struggle through love, and you decided that you didn’t want that. You didn’t want the fame or the spotlight, and you definitely didn’t want multiple divorces under your belt. You shared your parent’s ambition, however, and dedicated your passion to helping people. With the help of your parent’s wealth, you were able to get a great education.

Generation 5 Goals:

○ Must have the Academic aspiration ○ Must have the Genius, Unflirty, and Noncommittal traits ○ Must go to college ○ Must major in Biology ○ Must join The Brainiacs or the Debate Guild ○ GPA must be as highest as possible at graduation ○ Reach the top of the Doctor career ○ Must go to work with them at least half of the time ○ Master the logic skill ○ Master the wellness skill ○ Master the handiness skill ○ Master 2 other skills ○ Never marry ○ Adopt at least 2 children ○ Can have any number of biological children, if desired

Your parent wanted you to follow in their footsteps, and... you are. Just not in the way they expected. You’ve always had a deep compassion for animals. You love cuddly animals and the not so cuddly ones. You decide to dedicated your life to them.

Generation 6 Goals:

○ Must have the Friend of the Animals trait ○ Can have any traits as long as you have one or both of the following: ○ Cat Lover or Dog Lover ○ You don’t have to go to college, but you can ○ If you do, major in Biology or Communications ○ Own your own veterinary clinic ○ Maintain 5 stars ○ Have at least 1 large breed dog ○ Have at least 1 small breed dog ○ Have at least 1 cat ○ Have at least 1 small, caged animal ○ Have at least 2 of the following “pets” ○ Bees ○ Bugs (in the farm or otherwise) ○ Fish ○ Frogs ○ Master the logic skill ○ Master the pet training skill ○ Master the veterinarian skill ○ Master at least 1 other skill ○ Marry whenever you’re ready ○ Have at least 3 children ○ Have great relationships with your pets ○ Have great relationships with your children

Inspired by your parents, you lived a life of wonder and experimentation. You’re polite, but like to keep to yourself. You’ve studied and researched and you know there’s more to life than this. What else is out there? Will you be able to discover something new and exciting?

Generation 7 Goals:

○ Must have the Nerd Brain aspiration ○ Must have the Geek, Paranoid, and Perfectionist traits ○ Must go to college and major in Physics ○ Join the Bot Savants ○ Build a Servo ○ (Optional) Join the Secret Society ○ Reach the top of the Scientist career ○ Must live in Oasis Springs ○ Must travel to Sixam at least once ○ Have 4 children ○ Marry another scientist OR an alien ○ Master the robotics skill ○ Master the rocket science skill ○ Master the logic skill ○ Master the handiness skill

You are the apple of your parents’ eyes. You always do what’s right. You were always kind, polite, and helpful. You loved doting on your friends and family, and you knew that you wanted to devote your time to taking care of others.

Generation 8 Goals:

○ Must have the Successful Lineage OR Big Happy Family aspiration ○ Must have the Family-Oriented, Neat, and Goofball traits ○ You do not have to go to college ○ If you do, major in Psychology ○ Join the Education career and follow the Professor branch ○ Have no less than 6 children ○ Marry as a YA ○ Master the parenting skill ○ Master the gourmet cooking skill ○ Master charisma skill ○ Cook at least 1 meal per day for your family ○ Help your children with their homework ○ Have at least 1 family pet ○ Have a house with a white picket fence ○ Have at least 2 hobbies ○ Have good relationships with your children, except the gen 9 heir

You’re not like your parents. You’re not like your siblings. You defy authority and hate the status quo.You’re not sweet and darling and you won’t be held back by what’s expected of you. You’re going to make yourself known. You’re going to be infamous.

Generation 9 Goals:

○ Must have the Public Enemy aspiration ○ Must have the Evil, Mean, and Kleptomanic traits ○ Must go to college and major in Villany ○ Join the Criminal career and follow the Boss branch ○ Marry another criminal ○ Cheat on your spouse at least once ○ Have 1 child ○ Have a strained relationship with your family growing up ○ Do not speak to your parents after you age into a YA ○ Do not speak to your siblings after you age into a YA UNLESS they also have a negative trait ○ Do not help your child max traits ○ Do not help your child with homework ○ Be the head of a club ○ Club must be mean in nature ○ Have as many enemies as possible ○ Maintain a bad reputation ○ Master the mischeif skill

You’re not like your parents. You don’t want to cause trouble, and you’d rather not stand out in the way they’d like you to. You’re shy, reserved, and a little rough around the edges. You parents offered you no structure or stability in your life, and you’re craving safety.

Generation 10 Goals:

○ Must have the Bodybuilder aspiration ○ Must have the Active, Hot-Headed, and Bro traits ○ You tried to do well in school, but sometimes you’d forget to do your homework ○ Do not do any extra credit assignments ○ Join the Military immediately after high school ○ Follow either branch ○ Do not speak to your parents after aging to YA ○ Must live in Strangerville ○ Can complete the Strangerville storyline, but it’s not required ○ Marry someone in the military ○ Marry quickly after meeting ○ Have at least 1 child before wedlock ○ Have 4 children ○ Strongly encourage success in your children ○ Be strict with your children ○ Master the wellness skill ○ Master the fitness skill ○ Master the bowling or dancing skill

Your childhood was scheduled to a T. You had little room for failure, and tried your best to make your parents proud. But, deep down, you wanted to be free. You wanted to feel the wind in your hair and you wanted to explore the beauty that life has to offer.

Generation 11 Goals:

○ Must have the Eco Innovator OR Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration ○ Must have the Loves Outdoors and Green Fiend traits ○ Third trait is up to you ○ Must be in the scouts while growing up ○ Must have a part-time job as a teen ○ Must go to college ○ Must join the soccer team ○ Must live in a dorm ○ You have two options for careers: ○ If you want to be a Conservationist, major in Biology or Economics ○ Biology leads to the Marine Biologist branch ○ Economics leads to the Environmental Manager branch ○ Must live in Sulani ○ If you want to be a Civic Designer, major in Communications or Physics ○ Communications leads to the Civic Planner branch ○ Physics leads to the Green Technician branch ○ Must live in Evergreen Harbor ○ Go camping at least 4 times ○ Master the gardening skill ○ Have a vegetable garden with at least 3 different vegetables ○ Have a fruit garden with at least 3 different fruits ○ Have an herb garden with at least 3 different herbs ○ Have a flower garden with at least 3 different flowers ○ Master the fishing skill ○ Master the herbalism skill ○ Master the wellness skill ○ Master the flower arranging skill ○ Have 5 children ○ Number of marriages and parents to your children are up to you

You bring sunshine to the lives of everyone who surrounds you. You look back at your family tree and blossom under all of the lessons you’ve learned from their lives. You’re bright and sunny. You want to enjoy an easy life doing something you love while surrounded by those you love.

Generation 12 Goals:

○ Must have one of the creativity based aspirations ○ Painter Extraordinaire, Musical Genius, Bestselling Author, or Master Maker ○ Must have the Creative trait and at least one of the following traits: ○ Art Lover, Bookworm, Maker, Music Lover, or Perfectionist ○ If you have a free third trait, you may freely pick one ○ You do not have to go to college ○ If you do, major in Art History, Communications, Fine Art, or Language and Literature ○ Join the Art Society, if you go to University of Britechester ○ Master the comedy skill ○ Master the fabrication skill ○ Master at least 2 other creative skills ○ Have as many children as you want ○ Have as many spouses as you want ○ Must live in San Myshuno ○ Join any creative career

#ts4 #ts4 legacy challenge #ts4 challenge #ts4 challenges #cornucopia legacy challenge #dagdagsims #i hope you like this it took me two days to do lmao #this is what i'll be shifting the persopoulos family to after starting with odette's children

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aion-rsa · 4 years ago

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The Hunger Games Victors, Ranked by Winning Method

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The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy of dystopian YA novels by Suzanne Collins, that were adapted into a four-film series, with the third book being split into two films. The story follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who volunteers for the annual battle royale, the Hunger Games, after her sister Prim’s name is drawn. Like the gladiators of old, Hunger Games tributes are compulsorily drafted to fight to the death in dangerous arenas, for the amusement and appeasement of the masses. The games are both a reminder and a warning to the people of Panem to stay in line and what happens when you don’t.

With the Hunger Games series, Collins was looking to explore some themes of revolution, depicting the games as a political arena as much as a literal one. We see this depiction of the Hunger Games as a tool of political control ramp up in the second book/film in the franchise. In Catching Fire, President Snow wants to reassert control over the games, and make a statement to the people of Panem, so the 75th Hunger Games—the third Quarter Quell—only pulls tributes from the existing pool of winners. Everyone who participates has already survived—and killed—before. In Catching Fire Katniss and Peeta train and form alliances with other victors as they formulate a plan to survive (or not) in the arena.

As the book progresses, it becomes more and more apparent to both Katniss and the reader that many of the veteran victors heading into the games are not necessarily there to score a victory of survival but rather a political win that could further the growing, Panem-wide revolution against Snow and his cronies. With that in mind, we’re taking the time to rank the Hunger Games victors’ winning methods, from most to least provocative. Who wins the Hunger Games when the goal is not solely survival, but also making a political point?

6. Mags Flanagan

District: 4 Hunger Games Won: 11th Method: Playing an Angle

Mags (Lynn Cohen) was the first winner from District 4. She participated in the 11th Hunger Games, the first year they instituted the Victor’s Village. Her exact method for winning is unknown, but she was adept at with a fishhook, and weaving baskets, and likely used both (fishing) skills to secure her victory. She was a mentor to District 4 tributes and was close to Finnick. She volunteered for the third Quarter Quell in place of Annie Cresta, who is Finnick’s true love. Finnick wept when she died by going into the fog so that Finnick could save Peeta. Recognize a real g when you see one.

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Like many of the tributes of the 75th Hunger Games, Mags was drawn into a political fight she didn’t sign up for. Once Snow broke the rules by reaping victors, he invited the very defiance he hoped to suppress.

5. Johanna Mason

District: 7 Hunger Games Won: 71st Method: Delicate Deception

Johanna (Jena Malone) wins the 71st Hunger Games by pretending to be weak, so that other tributes ignore her while they take one another out. She viciously kills the remaining tributes, once the field is narrowed down. Her win was sound, and probably due to her popularity after the games, Snow wanted to prostitute Johana. When she refused, her family was killed as punishment. By the time of the third Quarter Quell, she is openly defiant of Snow and the games. She is angry, and she is vicious, and all the other tributes know to watch out for her.

4. Wiress & Beetee

District: 3 Hunger Games Won: Unknown Method: Shocking Subterfuge

Wiress (Amanda Plummer) and Beetee (Jeffrey Wright) are career tributes from District 3, the district responsible for Panem’s technological achievements. They formed an alliance with Katniss in the third Quarter Quell. Betee won his original game by setting electrical traps around the arena for his opponents. It’s never stated how Wiress wins her game, but it wouldn’t be a leap to guess that she outwitted the other tributes. She is the one who realizes the arena is a giant clock, which is pivotal to the allies survival.

Snow doesn’t appear to have a specific gripe against Wiress and Beetee, they are just casualties in his vendetta against Katniss. That said, choosing to reap previous victors and not fully recognizing their capabilities is a choice that comes back to bite when they break out of the arena.

3. Finnick Odair

District: 4 Hunger Games Won: 65th Method: Retiarri Realness

Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) is a career tribute from District 4, the wealthy district on the water known for fishing. He won the 65th Hunger Games at the tender age of 14, making him the youngest victor in history. Finnick is described by Katniss as being very handsome, and that coupled with his flirtatious personality caught the eye of wealthy sponsors who sent him gifts throughout the games. One such gift was his signature trident, which is fitting. Finnick appears to be modeled on the Retiarii, who were scantily clad Roman gladiators, who fought using fisherman’s tools—weighted nets, daggers, and tridents. Finnick, like the Retiarii, won his game by using nets to ensnare other tributes, and finishing them off with the trident. After his win, he was prostituted by President Snow, before being reaped into the 75th Hunger Games, alongside Mags, who volunteered in place of his true love, Annie Cresta.

Finnick won his game fair and square, but he was aided by donors who made the arena less treacherous and thus easier for him to survive. This doesn’t break any rules but it does limit some of the control the gamemasters have. Being well-liked has its advantages in the game, and being a popular victor means having a platform. This would threaten President Snow, as a popular victor who spoke ill of the games could change the sentiment of the games.

2. Haymitch

District: 12 Hunger Games Won: 50th Method: Arena Assault

Haymitch Abernathy (played by Woody Harrelson in the 4-film adaptation) was the second victor from District 12. He participated in the 50th Hunger games, the second Quarter Quell. He had an early advantage in the games by surviving the cornucopia bloodbath and coming away with a knife and backpack of supplies. He took down a few career tributes and was almost killed, but was saved by fellow District 12 tribute Maysilee Donner. They formed an alliance until they separated—not wanting to kill one another. Maysilee was attacked by vicious bird muttations, and Haymitch held her hand as she was dying, the same way Katniss did with Rue. Haymitch discovers the force field surrounding the edge of the arena, when he kicks a pebble at the cliff, and it bounces back. In his final knock out drag out with the District 1 tribute, he leads her to the arena’s edge. She throws her axe at him, he dodges, and the axe rebounds off the force field and hits her in the head instead. She dies, leaving Haymitch the victor.

While not an obvious or even deliberate act of defiance, using the arena’s force field this way goes against the intention of the gamemasters, who provide all of the tools inside the arena for tributes to use. Plants, bodies of water, and everything inside the arena is deliberately placed. The force field is a barrier, it isn’t meant to be acknowledged, and certainly isn’t meant to be interacted with. It shows that the gamemasters aren’t in control of everything, which shows weakness.

Like with Katniss and Peeta, President Snow doesn’t take kindly to Haymitch’s stunt, and has his entire family murdered as punishment. It’s hard to pinpoint what President Snow hates more, victors that come from poor districts or victors who win by outsmarting the gamemasters. What does seem clear is that Snow despises anyone or anything he can’t control. And winners who subvert the game in any way are punished in ways both obvious, and insidious.

1. Katniss & Peeta

District: 12 Hunger Games Won: 74th Method: Ride or Die

Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games, becoming the first duo victors, and only the third winners from District 12. Katniss survived the arena through her finely honed archery skills and her alliance with Rue, before she was killed. Peeta allied with Careers—tributes who train for the games—then turned on them. He also used camouflage skills, which gave us this gem.

After making it to the final two, and beating out District 2 career tribute Cato, the two refused to kill one another when the rules allowing for two victors was revoked. They each took a handful of deadly nightlock berries—which killed District 5 tribute Foxface—and threatened to swallow them, which would leave the game with no victors. They were both allowed to win.

Their win broke the established rules at the time, never mind that the rules had already been changed. Katniss and Peeta refusing to kill the other openly defied the gamemasters and President Snow, and they would pay the price for it. Snow strongly suggested they play up their romance during the victory tour, so the audience would see their defiance as an act of love for one another, not rebellion against the Capitol. He also decided the next Hunger Games, the third Quarter Quell, would only reap—involuntarily conscript— past tributes. This guaranteed Katniss would enter the games again.

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sempernap replied to your photoset “Cats on cushions. [Description: two images; in the first, Dearborn is...”

Wait, you have a donut, a tortilla wrap and a loaf pillow? No wonder your kitty is doing the loaf thing. Master of disguise.

You know, my interior decor is trending heavily towards breadstuffs....

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They are so cute! How do you stand it? I’d be �� all the time.

Oh believe me, I 100% am. Sometimes I look at them and love them so much that I vow definitely not to murder them the next time one of them pukes on the bookshelf. :D

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Love these babies! But I'm laughing at the poster above Polk's ear, which looks like nothing so much as...a penis.

AHAHAHAH I suppose it does, you’re right. It’s actually an airplane -- I think a Mustang? I’d need to look it up. That’s a poster for All My Sons, an Arthur Miller play I worked on in undergrad -- it deals with the fallout from war profiteering during WWII specifically in regards to airplanes.

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Marginally related - have you tried Canada dry’s new bold ginger ale?

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Do you live inside a honeycomb Sam?

That’s my “science room”! I thought the honeycomb wallpaper was appropriate, and also I like how warm it makes the room look.

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You shall have to make your own aquarium.

I wish! I was planning to until I realized they make one for you. My theme for my island is “tacky entertainment park” -- it’s basically built around the idea of cheesy roadside attractions you find off the highway. So there might be a Sharkland or something! Right now the two I’ve started building are Scale Land, where it’s basically just a maze path full of things that aren’t the right size (the small lighthouse, giant teddybears, etc) and Dino Camp, which is the campground they make you install, but all around it are dinosaur skeletons that are poorly and incorrectly assembled.

The first thing you see when you get off the plane are a) a pizza stand and b) a vending machine. :D

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She also looks like she’s about to jump off the bed and wants to make sure she can land in the convenient pile of laundry, er, I mean, haystack.

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Hi! I have a question I really hope you can help me with, I have a black character in a futuristic military and I have no idea what hairstyle would be good for her. She spends a lot of time under water, wearing a helmet, or doing hard exercise. Also, if I had her woken up suddenly would she be wearing any kind of night cap, if not how can I describe her hair and do it right

Black Hair in the Military

[Image of Black servicewomen: source]

Your best bet for a military setting would be a protective natural hair style. From Short-term buns, twists or braids to long-term braided styles or locs – For someone in training or active battle, styles that lay relatively flat, can be pulled down and back, won’t catch or snag, and stay out of the way would be ideal.

Military Hairstyle Considerations

Bun

Ponytail

Twists

Braids

Cornrows

Dreadlocks / locs

Hair kept short or shaven

Military Hairstyle Issues to consider

Straightened

I have seen Black military women and people with straightened hair. They likely have more access to hair maintenance depending on unit or assignment, or must use their free time to maintain the styles. There are salons on some bases, and some seek local salons depending on their station. Wet and sweat-drenched hair would want to revert back to its curly state, though, so having access to hair straightening methods to maintain the style is essential.

Major Tennille Woods Scott, U.S. Army [X]

Woods Scott has adapted her beauty regime under some pretty adverse conditions during her 12 years of military service. “In Iraq, I would relax my own hair every eight weeks, which was quite dangerous,” says Woods Scott, who served in the region in 2007 and 2008. “In the hour or so that it took, I was nervous, thinking, What if a rocket or mortar comes in?”

Hair Products

Your character might use local resources in the town they’re stationed and / or those that are on base to care for their hair. What they were initially allowed to bring may vary. If nothing local fits their hair needs, they might go towards natural resources that are generally more universal (coconut oil, shea)

[See: Caring for natural (curly) hair in a setting with no access to modern hair products]

Hair Regulations

For a time, the U.S. army banned many black hairstyles that are easiest to maintain and called them “unkempt.” Many Black people, especially women, struggled under these strict policies, including wearing wigs under their helmets to comply.

The ban has been loosened in many areas, although there are still regulations regarding length and keeping hair “well-groomed and neat.”

Sources and Articles:

US Army PDF: Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

The Navy Just Gave Women the Okay to Wear Locs, Ponytails, and Topknots

The U.S. Navy Finally Lifts Its Ban On Women Wearing Locs

Night Care

As for the nightcap, I cannot see why your character wouldn’t be able to wear one. A scarf and bonnet come on and off easily (Too easy…they often fall off in the middle of the night!) so it wouldn’t hold her up if she had to suddenly get up and go. Wrapping straightened hair is a common technique too.

Applying this to your futuristic military setting

Examine those rules (both the initial strict and the current regulations). See how Black people feel and felt about them, and consider how you would like to address this in your future military setting.

Could you fix these rules for the better or might it get worse? Your world building should determine if it would be an issue or not. It doesn’t need to be if you don’t want it to.

Featuring at least a few sentences here and there describing their hairstyle of choice, and a few maintenance activities would add realism and representation.

EX: Re-doing her braids during a slow day at the base, or waking up early to do so. Wearing a sleep bonnet; maybe she gets playfully teased by others for wearing a big, cheesy colorful bonnet. A lot of people who don’t know what they are think they’re shower caps.

Hair Stories from Black Servicewomen

I’d like to include a story from this vogue article:

A trailblazing generation of black military servicewomen is embracing the natural hair movement.

Black Women in the U.S. military talk about their natural hairstyle of choice and military service. 17 Images included. I’m only including one here so read the full article. It’s a brilliant resource!

Lieutenant Colonel Junel Jeffrey, U.S. Army

Jeffrey is the kind of risk-taking, chameleonic beauty who’ll turn a disastrous hair misadventure into an opportunity for total and complete reinvention.

The public affairs officer had no qualms about cutting off her long, chemically straightened hair after an abrasive relaxer treatment at a salon on her Army base in Germany caused extensive thinning. She now experiments with new, head-turning styles even under the most challenging circumstances, tracking down a natural hair whiz in Afghanistan to twist her curls. And when a $5 haircut at a barbershop in the Congo left her with what she describes as an Afro “shaped like a microphone,” she laughed off the jokes made by her comrades, cropping her hair close and bleaching it peroxide blonde.

“The recent change in regulations has given me more options,” she says. “It also says a lot about how the Army feels about inclusion. I feel like now it’s okay to be me.”

Disclaimer: I’m a Black American woman with no direct military experience. Those who do have this experience, or have a non-American experience as well, feel free to chime in.

~Mod Colette

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@itsthemagistra said:

I’m glad much has changed since I was in the military. I wasn’t allowed to have braids/twists but had no access to natural hair care products through training. Needless to say, I was constantly “out of regs” and getting written up for “faddish hair styles”. The worst part is that such judgments were case by case, meaning that it all depended on the point of view of the particular cadre member that happened to see me. Great fun, 10/10 experience.

@the-geek-cornucopia

I love youtuber Jackie Aina and she’s ex military so I think she did a video about black women and hair in the military. Military Hair and Makeup Tutorial

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@the-geek-cornucopia YOU GET IT

Say it with me:

In this house, we do not hate on canonical female love interests for the sake of our headcanon gay ships.

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Reminder, McMenamins has two new hazy IPAs waiting for your judgement and another arriving in the coming days

It's mid-April and you know what means - more beer! That's right, while many of you weren't out visiting a nearby McMenamins, the brewery released a couple of new Hazy (sometimes called Juicy) IPAs.

Starting with Captain Neon's Hazy Mango Double IPA, the brewery is happy to release this beer with over 650 pounds of mango puree. Bet your nearby Whole Foods doesn't have that much Mango laying around! Included in this beer is a cornucopia of hops ranging from Amarillo and Citra to Mosaic and Chinook. The result is a beer that the brewery has summed as a "powerful medley of bold tropical fruit scents and flavors elevate this Double IPA to a higher plane".

For the beer geeks out there, here's the ingredient breakdown, while retaining the family recipe.

Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, Rolled Oats, Acidulated

Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Chinook, Mosaic

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At 9.16% ABV and 65 IBU, this beer is in the can and on draft at your nearest McMenamins brewery.

Up next, the brewery snuck another beer into April, this past Friday, with the release of Lola's Hazy IPA.

Brewed in homage to our nation's first female police officer, Aurora "Lola" Greene Baldwin, the beer was made possible through the labors of The Pink Boots society - who strive to support and promote women in the brewing industry. So far the beer has inspired thoughts of berries and pine trees, namely in part through the use of Simcoe, Strata, Eukonot, and Pink Boots special blend of hopes (including Loral, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro, and Glacier). At 6% and 10 IBU, Lola's Hazy IPA will come across refreshing while still demanding your serious attention. Look for this beer on draft throughout the McMenamins brewery network.

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For those who want to be in the know, the following ingredients were used to make this beer.

Malts: Premium 2-Row, Wheat, Rolled Oats

Hops: Simcoe, Strata, Ekuanot, Pink Boots Hop Blend (Loral, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro, Glacier)

Finally, McMenamins is happy to confirm their upcoming beer, Sabertooth Kush IPA. With a pending release date of April 20th, this juicy IPA should boast some of those familiar qualities you expect from this style. Upon its release, one can expect notes of citrus, berries and black pepper with a resinous almost wood-like quality. As for ingredients, the brewery is keeping this one top secret until the beer is released but one should anticipate a 6.84% reward if they make the trip to the brewery.

For more information, including the nearest McMenamins near you, visit https://www.mcmenamins.com/.

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Our goal is to keep the past in the present, to celebrate and connect us all with the people and events that have helped define each McMenamins property. To that end, we research, interview and compile materials to identify and commemorate our properties and their surroundings.

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