#tiara terminology

[mageofspacemultiverse]

Mage's Fan Homestuck Classes - Waste & Remnant

Hey, it's been a while since I've done a world-build post, and there's no better time like 4:30 AM EST to put this out there for nobody to see >:3c

So just for fun, I decided to try my hand at making my own non-canon classes for fun. With the help of the lovely @memurfevur I managed to compress descriptions down (I hope). This was just a bit of fun for me, but either way, introducing the following two classes for my world-build:

The Waste - Passive Alignment

A Class with a high potential for [Aspect] who consistently will not/cannot utilize [Aspect]. A Waste is characterized by an individual with all the necessary tools to excel in their Aspect, but consistently misuse or under-utilize their skills. (ie: a Waste of Time may have a step-by-step instruction on how to complete a task, but refuses/fails to do so resulting in further frustration). A Realized Waste must come to terms with the short-coming that they have imposed upon them by [Aspect] and work around it.

The God-Tier Outfit for a Waste is a hooded leotard bearing the Aspect symbol with a circular window over the heart, and a visor seemingly made to restrict the user's vision.

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The Fragment - Active Alignment

A Class with a low potential for [Aspect] who consistently over-exert [Aspect]. Fragments are quick to burn-out trying to perfect a desired [Aspect], even though they consistently lack the tools to succeed. (ie: a Fragment of Space may be the kind to improvise or attempt to change a situation that does not require a change, out of stubbornness or desperation, leading to direct and adverse consequences).

The God-Tier Outfit for a Fragment is a simple tunic bearing the Aspect symbol that falls to the individual's shins (and underwear underneath), along with wearing a simple Aspect-coloured tiara anointed with a diamond-shaped cutout.

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Both the Waste and Fragment are similar as self-sabotaging classes, but this sabotage by the individual is expressed in different ways. It can be easy for Wastes and Fragments to be vilified due to their persistent handicap. A negative Waste/Fragment can surrender to their weaknesses, or continue the struggle without growing or adapting out of stubbornness. A positive form of the Realized Waste/Fragment can accept their disadvantage and try to use this lack of Aspect to their advantage in a way they see fit.

Some of the terminology is a bit loosey-goosey, but I'm really excited to have this as part of my lore and hope to expand on it a bit more at a future date. =3 thanksy!!

[aturinfortheworse]

some new anatomical/medical terminology that poses questions i had never considered

hypochondriac. meaning "below cartilage." ????

saggital. meaning like an arrow. for some reason this is one of the anatomical planes.

i was gonna say that "coronal" as a plane is also on thin fucking ice but it turns out the coronal plane is the same plane that a tiara would sit on. as in, if you cut someone in half with the blade parallel to their tiara, you would be cutting them along the coronal plane. so that's fine actually.

altho i'd say a crown sits on the transverse plane so....

[ieatsurveys]

87.

What was the last thing you took a sip of? Water. Do you enjoy knitting? 🧶 No. ....and if yes, what was the last thing you knit, and when? Does anything itch on your body right now? My chin. Would you describe yourself as macho? Lmaoooo, not at all. What is one thing that you haven't done yet, but that you want to do sometime? Hmmmmm, travel to more countries. Have you ever vacationed in Oahu? 🏝️ Nope. Have you ever had any problems with your knee? Yes. What is one thing you do often, but not every day? Erm, can't think of an answer.

When was the last time you wore a tiara? Um, when I was like 7, haha. What was the last thing you arrived late to? Work. Have you ever visited the White House? Not inside, but visited the outside of it. Do you think you look better pale or with a tan? Tan. Do you like onions? 🧅 Yes. When was the last time you hosted a party, and what type of party was it? Games and pizza party. What are you sitting on top of right now? I'm laying in bed. Took a mental health day. Will go into work later. When was the last time you wore a skirt? I wear sundresses, but not skirts. If you have one, who is your BFF? I don't really use this terminology. But, I would say it WAS Cathy, but her and I aren't friends anymore. I would say Tabitha currently. Have you ever driven a hot rod? Define hot rod ;) hahahahahaha. YOU CAN'T ASK QUESTIONS WITHOUT SARCASTIC DIRTY RESPONSES.

Are you allergic to dust mites? Nope.

What do you think of "America" as a girl's first name? Laaaaaaaaame.  When was the last time you competed in a race, and what kind of race was it? Relay race when I was in elementary school. Who was your first celebrity crush? Shane West. Do you own a feather boa? Sure don't.

When was the last time you wore a feather boa? Never. Do you own a paint palette? 🎨 I don't. Have you ever swam in Lake Erie? Nope. What was the last fruity thing you drank? Don't remember. Are you evil? Nah. Do you ever wish you had been born in a different era, and if so, which one? 1800s.  Name one souvenir you have that you got while on vacation. A mug.  Have you ever been to Iowa? No. Have you ever been to Peru? No. What did you eat for breakfast this morning? Leftover pizza. Did you know Thailand used to be called Siam? Nope. Are you in any pain right now? Nope. What is one thing you find difficult to manage? Money. Have you ever slept inside of a barn? Nope. Would you rather travel to Spain or Thailand? Thailand. What was the last type of deli meat you ate? Turkey. What is one book that you have read multiple times? It's a book called Carolina. It's literally falling apart. Is there a Ben in your family? Yes. Have you ever swam in the Atlantic Ocean? 🌊 Yes. Have you ever swam in the Pacific Ocean? 🌊 Yes. Which ocean would you rather swim in: the Atlantic or Pacific? 🌎 Neither. Oceans scare me. Are you feeling high-strung about anything right now, and if so, what? No.

Have you ever purchased a lottery ticket? No. Say something in Spanish. Don't tell me what to do. Is there ever sleet where you live? Yes.

[tiaramania]

Crown Princess Victoria’s Nocturnal Creatures Tiara

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore her Nocturnal Creatures Tiara by Maria Nilsdotter in a picture celebrating her Straight Person of the Year Award from QX Magazine’s Gaygalan Awards.  She first wore it in June 2020 in photos released for her 10th wedding anniversary with Prince Daniel.  

From Nilsdotter’s website “Drawing inspiration from the mysterious qualities of nocturnal creatures, the Nocturnal Creatures Tiara is a balance of delicate details and elegant form. Handcrafted in sterling silver with oxidized detailing, and adorned with lustrous freshwater pearls and lemon quartz leaves.”  

I think it brings up the interesting question of what is considered a tiara.  Where’s the line that says this is a tiara or a jeweled headband or hair jewelry?  I considered this hair jewelry when Victoria first wore it and didn’t even make a tiara alert for it but the designer clearly considers it a tiara.  For me if it stood up a bit from the head instead of lying flat then I would have put it in the tiara category in my mind.  I don’t think there’s a clear cut answer and everyone’s is going to be different but it’s interesting to think about.  Aside from that it’s a beautiful piece even though there are spiders on it.  The carved lemon quartz is particularly stunning and unique.  I mostly love that Crown Princess Victoria’s playing around with other types of hair jewelry that may not be considered a traditional tiara and I wish more royals did that.

[lantern-bug]

All the vessel ocs from the series! There are...so many of them.

This shows the mask shapes and the cloak panels for all the vessels. Cloak idea comes from this post

Written descriptions under the cut! There are spoilers up to the currently posted chapter.

Quick terminology note: I use ‘panel’ to describe the individual leaves of a cloak, e.g. Ghost has two cloak panels. Carry on.

In order from left to right, top to bottom.

Min–Can be seen in the Pantheon of the Knight cutscene. Two short straight blunt horns, face’s edges are rounded angles. Two cloak panels, oval with serrated edges.


Miri–inspired by a shade seen in game. Two medium-height slightly curved horns, points tipped outward. Cloak panels shaped like fat tears.


Moe–inspired by a shade seen in game. Rounded mask with two down-curving horns, slightly narrower at the horns. Single cloak panel, the back is long and pointed.

Three–Four horns: inner ones longer, pointed, and angled upwards; outer ones short, rounded, and angled between outward and upward. Rounded rectangular face, vertically oriented. Two panel cloak split into three rounded segments.


Branch–Two medium length horns tipped with three points, two curving outward and one curving on the same line as the rest of the horn. Long, slightly angled face. Cloak inspired by gingko leaves, rounded edge. A combination of odd sprouting habit and wrinkles in the material creates the illusion of straight edge.


Soft–four round nubs for horns, two on each side. Round oblong face. Two cloak panels, each in a rounded rhombus shape with a longer bottom half, tips pointed.

Six–>Bud–six horns arranged similarly to a tiara, front-oriented, with the outer ones shortest, the middle ones tallest, and the innermost ones in between. Two cloak panels, edged by five rounded lumps.

Strand–>Mallow–The Greenpath vessel. Squared head with two small cheek horns on each side, upcurving. Cloak composed of thin grassy strands.
Soft–four round nubs for horns, two on each side. Round oblong face. Two cloak panels, each in a rounded rhombus shape with a longer bottom half, tips pointed.

Brook–Lost Kin. Three asymmetrical horns. Left to right–longest curves out then in and out at the tip, other is slightly shorter and curves inward, the shortest on the right side. Semi-rigid cloak resembles reeds and can deflect damage, but is heavier than the average cloak. Tallest vessel.

Shell–>Flower–three rounded cheek ridges on each side, vaguely shaped like the sterotypical butterfly’s wing, rounded crown and chin. Rigid cloak, like a cactus, with pointed tips, provides significant protection from damage at the cost of some mobility.


Tall–>Petal–two long thin curving horns, rounded face. Cloak panel shape inspired by the broadleaf plaintain, curved into a figure-eight.

Shard–a vessel with lightning-shaped horns, three kinks with the tips pointed inwards, rounded lengthwise oval face. Cloak is shaped like shamrock leaves/hearts. They have crystals and Void-stained eggshells hanging from their horns.


Zin–two upcurved round-tipped horns, the light of which has been sharply bent inward. Rounded face, narrower toward the horns. Six paneled cloak, two in the front, two in the back, two on the sides, formed into long thin pointed shapes, like bay leaves.


Zoom–Four mismatched medium sized horns; the ones on the right are pointed, with the taller one on the inside and the shorter on the outside, and the ones on the left have rounded tips and are more curved, with the outside longer and the inside sprouting from the longer one. Long face, straight sides but rounded chin.


Not shown in the picture: Ghost–our favorite Knight, the PC. Thin long-ish horns with two points at the very tip, rounded-square face. Their cloak panels are tear-drop-shaped. The Pure Vessel–the vessel who became the Hollow Knight in canon. Two long, thick horns with one inner prong each, branching half-way up. Cloak has scalloped edges, the lumps are small.

Heights, tolest to smolest: Brook, Petal, Bud, Shard, Pure Vessel, Flower, Miri, Zin/Branch, Zoom/Ghost, Min, Three/Mallow, Moe, Soft

[thecozywhaleshark]

Min Yoongi and the Curse of Merlin

Chapter 1: My Great Something Ancestor Ruins A Perfectly Good Nights Sleep

Summary: In the legend of King Arthur, it is told that he will rise again when the world needs him most. Well, that time has come and Arthur must be gathered, but Merlin is unavailable - in fact, he has been dead for thousands of years. Instead he must rely on his descendent, a disgruntled Min Yoongi, to gather the freshly-risen “Once and Future King”, settle him back into the world, and help him become great again.

Word Count: 1221

Listen, I didn’t want to end up inside a volcano in Italy, but when your ancestor appears to you at midnight proclaiming that King Arthur's time has come and you are destined to collect him, you can either accept your fate and bring yourself to a loony bin or take a trip to Italy.

Or in my case, you use option three - ignore it.

That is, until your ancestor shakes you awake and gives you a cloak telling you to “wear the goddamn thing and don’t forget to hold my hand” before he forcibly takes you there through spiritual power or whatever.

This is how it went down.

I live alone. I have nice apartment, I have a decent job. Some people think I'm weird, but I'm not crazy. At least I don't think I am. I'll leave that up for you to decide.

A few weeks ago, when Merlin appeared in my bedroom for the first time, I was a little drunk, a little sleep deprived, and 100% not having it.

As far as I can remember, he came in all, "BEHOLD IT IS I-" and I was all "Why the fuck should I care who you are," and passed out, thinking  it was all just a dream when I woke up the next morning.

That is, until the next night.

It was 3am when I woke up to see the same figure from my "dream" the other night leaning down in front of me.

"Excuse me," He said, flicking me on the forehead. "You're being terribly rude."

I winced, squinting at him in the dim light. "Are you supposed to be the ghost of Christmas past or present?"

He blinked. "What?"

"The ghost of Christmas yet to come then. Okay." I snuggled deeper into my bed, pulling the covers over my head. "I'll spare you the trip Santa. Who dies if I don't change my ways?"

The covers are pulled from my head and he peered down at me. "King Arthur."

I couldn't help but snort and curled deeper into a ball. "Thas' a new one. I'll tell Dickens.."

I was so close to sleep but before I could, I was being pulled out of bed and onto the floor.

"Listen here you nincompoop - I have no time for this today." The ghost reprimanded, putting his hands on his hips.

"Yeah, and I have a job that starts at 8am, I could say the same thing for being awakened." I winced, sitting up on the floor and rubbing my head, which had been hit particularly hard against the wood floors.  

"Your job doesn't matter -"

"Tell that to my landlord and the student loan department," I rubbed my eyes tiredly.

I suddenly felt like I was slapped by a blast of cold air. "Manners!" He huffed, shaking out his coat.

I took a moment to look him over. He was wearing this huge dark cape full of what looked like runes, a silver circlet, and a neatly trimmed beard.

"What are you supposed to be?" I asked, tilting my head. "Jesus wore white and I certainly don't remember Gandalf wearing a tiara."

He reached up to the top of his head and touched the circlet. "It's not a tiara."

"It looks like one."

"It's a mark of status, of distinction."

"Cool."

He stared at me for a moment, seemingly studying me. "What's your name young man?"

I shrugged, "Min Yoongi.Yours?"  

He huffs, shaking out his robes again. "You don't recognize your own ancestor?!"

"Should I?"

He sighs. "What year is it?"

"Uh, 2019."

"Great gods! No wonder you don't recognize me!" He smiles then, for the first time and holds out his arms. "I am Merlin."

I blink. "As in, King Arthur Merlin, Merlin?"

He nods enthusiastically. "Exactly! I am your great great great great great great great..." he begins counting on his fingers and I decide to crawl back onto my bed, resting against the wall as he continues. "Great great great great great..."

I'm jerked from my sleep again by a shout of "GRANDFATHER!" and open my eyes to see him still staring at me, grinning happily.

I squint at him. "You don't look like Merlin."

"What do you mean? Of course I look like Merlin! How can I not look like Merlin when I am Merlin?"

I point at his head. "Merlin has a wizard's hat.You know, pointy, blue, covered in stars" I make a triangle over my head with my arms. "Also he has a staff with a big glass ball on the end."

I gesture to his head and down his arms. "I see no pointy hat or big stick. So how can I really be sure you are who you claim to be?"

Something flashes in his eyes and he steps back, murmuring something under his breath. "Let's try this again, I. AM. MERLIN." He claps his hands and thunder booms, cold winds swirling around him and lifting his cloak.

After the wind dies down, I shake my head to try to clear the ringing from my ears. "Cool party trick, gramps. Got any more?"

"You want more?" He grabs my arm, yanking me out of the bed and unclasps his cape, wrapping it around me.

"Un-uh I don't want your funky voodoo cape," I grimace, reaching for the clasp, but Merlin swats my hand away.

"Just put up the hood."

He yanks the hood over my head and tugs the cloak tighter around me until I feel as snug as a bug in a rug. It's suffocating.

"This smells like eggs." I crinkle my nose and try to move my arms, but great grandfather Merlin holds my arms down.

"It's sulfur."

"More like 'suffer,'" I grumble, accepting my fate and trying to breathe through my mouth.

"It's one of the scents of magic, get used to it." Merlin walks around me, straightening the fabric and making magical adjustments to the hemline and any loose threads. "I got used to it many many years ago! As the only magician in Camelot, it was known to be my scent and a very distinguished one at that." He says proudly, coming around to put his hands on my shoulders.

"Weird flex, but okay."

"I don't understand that terminology, but I will take it as a compliment."

He gives me one more once over before holding out his hand. "Take my hand."

I peer at his ghostly fingers and shake my head. "You know what, I'm good."

"Just hold my hand, goddammit." He curses, reaching into the folds of the cloak and grasping it.

"You wanted more? I'll show you more." He begins to chant under his breath, and the cold winds pick up once more, swirling around the both of us a cloud of flickering lightning.

When the clouds settled, I realized we were no longer in my bedroom in Seoul.

"What the F-" I yelped, looking around the cavern we seemed to be in. The walls pulsed red around us, and I got the eerie feeling that I was inside of someone, or somethings, heart.

Grinning from ear to ear, Merlin let go of my hand and took a few steps forward over the black rocks beneath us.

"Welcome," his voice boomed, echoing through the caverns surrounding us, "To Mount Etna."

[priincesspacificaarchive]

💍 + regular dipcifica *

WEDDING MEME||ACCEPTING

where they get married

where they live in cali idk??? probs on a beach? idk for some reason i haven’t thought of their wedding that often???

when they get married ( ie what time of day, what month and season etc. )

summer. summer’s always they’re time together so summer just makes sense. maybe june, around pioneer’s day? so they have something good to celebrate instead of her family’s fraudulence.

what traditions they include ( do they get married under a chuppah and crush a glass, garter toss, ‘something borrowed, something blue,’ etc. )

something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue probs. also if jewish!dipper still applies then those too. and paz has an ampola fan! I LOVE THOSE.

what their wedding cake looks like

it’s like, five-tiers and white buttercream on red velvet cake. it’s got like, baby blue and lavender-tinted seashells and a typical bride/groom topper. 

….who smashes cake into whose face

they do that weird “crossing their forks around each other but still eating off their own fork” thing actually.

who proposed to who first

dipper, the sap. she was halfway through med school too! 

who walks down the aisle and who waits at the altar ( or neither )

paz down the aisle, dipper at the altar. this all changes big time if dipper is jewish okay.

what their wedding dresses / suits / other look like

she’s wearing this white ballgown style with a corset top with a lot of crystal gemstone things. like the whole bodice is covered. there’s also lines of the crystals down the gauzy skirt. she uses lavender accent pieces. he wears a black tux and a lavender bowtie. 9its been a while since i’ve watched say yes to the dress okay the terminology left my brain.)

what their wedding colour scheme is and what sort of decor they have

color scheme is like…lavender and baby blue bc it can be and also color-coding and ALSO aesthetic.

what flowers are in the bouquet ( if applicable. bonus: what do the flowers mean?)

petunias (meaning your presence soothes me), something light blue, probably wrapped in baby’s breath (meaning -) bc a lot of bouquets get wrapped in something like that to keep it together. also ampola flowers bc purto rican tradition.

what their vows are ( eg poetry, traditional, improvised etc. )

they wrote their own. paz’s are along the lines of like “so we used to hate each other and now we’re standing here and it’s just amazing how much time can change things.” and she makes inside jokes and promises to love him until the end of the world. “but then you’re on your own i am not holding mcgucket’s hand again.” dipper’s are rly sappy and sweet and he makes her cry and he says something along the lines of loving her until the end of the world and then “but then ur on ur own okay i don’t care if u get turned to stone” and they’re laughing and everyone from gf knows it’s a joke and they finish with the typical “i dos”

if anyone’s late to the wedding

it’d be so characteristic of mabel to rush in during the speak now part but she’s standing next to dipper so she can’t. otherwise idk???

who’s in the bridal parties / groomsmen / other

dipper has mabel and robbie. paz has wendy and tambry.

what their bridal party / groomsmen / other are wearing

wendy and tambry wear straight-down, almost gauzy lavender dresses with baby blue accents and accessories. mabel wears a same stye dress in baby blue with lavender accents and accessories. robbie wears a black tux and baby blue tie. 

who gives speeches at the reception ( bonus: what do they say? recount a sweet memory or two between them? tell an embarrassing story? )

mabel tells embarrassing but sweet stories, wendy recalls the first time she caught them together. robbie uses the whole thing as a lead up to threatening dipper not to hurt her even tho it’s been at least a decade and maybe half of a second one. the floor opens up and ford recounts some sweet memory of the two of them. stan tries to make jokes the whole time but walks away trying not to cry. soos spends ten minutes trying to compare them to anime characters. it’s like an hour and a half of speeches alone as most of gravity falls recount watching them grow up and fall in love and the whole thing makes them embarrassed and cry at the same time.

who catches the bouquet( s )

mabel! she then winks at wendy and it’s…ridiculous.

what their wedding photos are like ( are they sweet, with the couple holding hands or kissing or ~gazing into each others eyes~? are they silly, with a snapshot of the ‘cake-smash’ moment? or are they artistic, with one of them facing the sunset or holding their bouquets? )

mostly sweet ones of them smiling or kissing. there’s one taken by chance with paz chasing after him in her heels and he’s like, fucking giggling as he takes off with her tiara. the next one is her glaring up at him as he sheepishly puts it back in her hair. just a lot of photos to document their relationship. mabel puts them in an album and has it waiting on their kitchen table when they get back from their honeymoon.

what sort of food they have at the reception

since paz is (possibly) the only one w heritage at this wedding he let her do the food planning according to tradition and everyone is like, pleasantly surprised that it works as well as it does.

who cries first during the ceremony

they both make it through the walk down the aisle but then they’re standing there and it’s real and they’re both crying. pretty crying though so they don’t ruin the photos too much.

how wild their reception gets ( who dances the best, who gets drunk first, etc. )

the main three steal the mini putt golf cart again for fun and drive it through the reception for like, half an hour laughing their heads off.

what their rings are like

pacifica’s wedding ring is a simple silver band, while her engagement ring is silver with a big white diamond center, surrounded by lavender-colored gems. dipper has a thick-silver band with an inscription. pacifica’s engagement ring also has an inscription. they both say “you’re the worst.” with a heart shape next to it.

what sort of favours they have ( heart shaped sparklers, mini champagne bottles, personalised candy etc. )

pacifica’s are lavender tiara-shaped candles and dipper’s are mini journals to write in about what happens that night of memories that person has of them. also capias bc i LOVE that idea!

where they go for their honeymoon

i feel like they’d go on a cruise

something memorable that happens during the party / ceremony ( do they run out of ice and someone goes to get it in full formal wear on foot, does anyone fall asleep in the middle of the party, etc. )

tambry and robbie are found sleeping in a coat closet as the night is winding down. wendy and mabel draw on their faces.

who officiates the ceremony

i think it’d be ford for some reason. if jewish!dipper is a thing he gets to hire the rabbi.

what song their first dance is to

i want at least one of these to be in spanish but idk if that’s gonna happen bc i….don’t speak spanish. but i thought this song had a gorgeous enough vibe for it. plus y’all know paz would be scouring websites and things for songs for this dance and then asking dipper if he’d like them. i’ve just always seen first dance songs as soft and slow and a time to reflect on being married you know? so this one would be performed live and slowed-down a bit.

who gives who away as they walk down the aisle

honestly paz gives herself away okay. she’s been w/o parents this long and she doesn’t need them now. but suddenly stan has stood up and takes her by the hand and just calmly passes her to dipper like it was all planned and for half a second she’s rly confused but then she’s swept up in the ceremony. she asks him at the reception and he just shrugs and goes “you’re family. it’s what we do for family.” and that’s it so she’s even more confused. but also rly touched.

[glowingjesusgirl]

Chocolate Coins

By Jana K. Rego-Heins

 I stood nervously in front of the class in a royal blue bedazzled, sleeveless ball gown, white evening gloves with a tiara perched regally on my head. The one minute PowerPoint clip from a scene in the movie, The Count of Monte Cristo, was coming to an end. The clip is the scene where “Zatara” aka “Edmond” (Jim Caviezel) and “Jacopo” (Luis Guzmán) find themselves in an underwater cave on an island knee deep in hidden treasure: gold coins, gold crowns, and all sorts of precious jewels. Suddenly, with the same enthusiasm and delight that Jacabo displayed in frolicking in the immense treasure, I grabbed a handful of chocolate “gold” coins and flung them out into the classroom full of students. To my surprise and dismay, the students were not trying to catch them in greedy, hungry delight as I had envisioned in my preparation for the past several weeks, but instead, they were ducking from the “coins” for fear of injury as though my intent were to pelt them with solid gold shrapnel. What had gone wrong?!

Clearly this was not the reaction I had been anticipating.  

What brought me to this absurd moment?

In the spring of 2012 in an ongoing effort to complete my bachelor’s degree, I enrolled in a freshman level communications class. Although I was a senior, taught several classes of medical terminology, various massage classes and was the interim massage therapist program coordinator at Illinois Central College, I had missed this very basic general education requirement.

Truth be told, I was excited about the class. I had chosen a section of

Communications 110 taught by Professor Joseph Chianakas. Professor Chianakas was not only an outgoing, dynamic, all around funny guy, but he had also been the high school communications instructor for four of my seven children before he had accepted a position at Illinois Central College. I had become acquainted with him through parent teacher conferences for my children. Oddly, I felt pressure to perform well because my children had all done well in his classes. I did not want to be the one in our family to get less than an excellent evaluation from him.

The first day of class Mr. Chianakas went over the syllabus and described the three public speaking assignments that had to be completed successfully to fulfill the class requirements. Many groans, concerns, and complaints ensued. Mr. Chianakas words of comfort were that there would be several weeks of lecture and discussion before any public speaking began. True to his word, during the first few weeks the class examined the definition of and various forms of communication. We discussed the differences that cultures and subcultures had on communication styles, body language, and personal space. We also discussed the sympathetic “fight or flight” response that affects almost all public speakers to one degree or another, and coping tools for the adrenaline rush.  

Finally, after two and a half weeks, we received our first speaking assignment.

We were to give a five minute persuasive speech about a movie, music video, or video game. We had to use a one minute clip from the movie, music video, or video game in a PowerPoint presentation as well as at least fifteen still shots using different transitions, animations and formatting styles in the PowerPoint for visual aids.  Additionally, Mr. Chianakas said he wanted us to have an attention getter in our introduction. He stressed this several times. He wanted us to do whatever it took to capture the audience’s mind right from the start. The first presentations would start in three weeks. I was one of two non-traditional students in the class, and almost everyone else was already trembling, so I volunteered to present first. I really wanted to impress Mr. Chianakas, clearly an issue of family and personal pride was at stake.  

The movie choice was easy, The Count of Monte Cristo. To make sure I really liked it I watched it again with my husband, Kris, who had never seen it. I took notes of possibilities for the one minute clip and ideas for the still shots. As I pondered the assignment, a vision began to form for my introduction. I would present in costume as a Countess wearing a fancy ball gown, evening gloves, a tiara, and I would toss out to my audience gold coins made of chocolate!  

I knew that making the PowerPoint was going to be the most time consuming aspect of preparation since I was unfamiliar with some of the tools we were required to use. I learned how to take a clip from a YouTube video and insert it into the presentation. I also learned to use the animations for entry and exit of slides and different frames and shadows for the pictures. It was exciting to discover features of PowerPoint that I had never used before. Once I was satisfied that I had met all of the requirements for the presentation I began pulling together the elements of my attention grabber.  

My daughter Angela had been in the prom court or prom queen all four years in high school, so I had quite a collection of tiaras and dresses from which to choose. Any of the dresses would look ridiculous on me because I was a 50+ year old woman playing dress up in a ball gown, but I finally selected a strapless, royal blue, silver bedazzled full length dress that laced up in the back. I remember making the comment when I bought this particular dress for Angela that it was so expensive and beautiful I was going to find some occasion to wear it myself, I joked that maybe I would use if for a wedding dress if I ever got married again. With the costume chosen I felt that so far my plan for a “big opening” was going well. The finishing touch would be the chocolate gold coins to toss to my classmates. I was getting so excited about this introduction that I could not sleep at night. My desire to impress my children’s speech teacher/college professor was now bordering on obsession.

I began my quest for chocolate gold coins about a week before the presentation. My initial efforts to find the prize were at Dollar General, Walmart, Walgreens, Target and the like. If it had been Christmas time I probably could have found them at any of these stores, but it was now couple of weeks before Easter and there were none to be found. I refined my search to specialty stores like Party Barn and Party City. Much to my chagrin I could not find chocolate coins anywhere! Time was running out, I was only a day away from my presentation! On the edge of panic, I contemplated changing the introduction, but every other idea I came up with paled in comparison to the chocolate coins. Additionally, I had already made my PowerPoint presentation with the one minute clipped scene to jibe with the chocolate coins intro. What was I to do? I did what I have found is the best thing to do, I asked Jesus to help me. This was not a fancy formal prayer, more like a sigh, "Jesus help me!" I was a little embarrassed praying for such an insignificant thing, but impressions came that if it was important to me then it was important to Him. Somehow, I expressed to Him my growing concern that I had not been able to find the chocolate gold coins. All I understood in response was that He was listening and He was the provider, yet I had no clear direction except to keep looking.

I went back to Target because it was the department store closest to where I worked. (This was the equivalent of looking under the streetlight for a coin that you lost in the dark end of the street.) I ventured over to the seasonal section with a bit of renewed hope, after all, it was Easter time and even though gold coins did not fit the Easter story, I thought perhaps I might find thirty chocolate silver coins, I could make that work, but no. I then searched the candy aisle, again nothing but Easter egg M&M’s and traditional candy. I was beginning to feel like all was lost. I did not have time now to come up with and prepare for an alternative for my “big opening”. I was wondering why I had been so stubborn and had not changed my plan a week ago when there would still have been opportunity...

I was in a pouting daze wandering around the store when I came to myself standing in the baking aisle facing rows and columns of flour. There was self-rising flour, all-purpose flour, unbleached flour, bread machine flour, cake flour, etc. Rousing myself to full alertness I wondered what had brought me to that aisle. I am allergic to gluten and have not been in the flour aisle for years. I stood staring at the rows and columns of different types and brands of flour in different sized bags and then chastised myself for wasting time. I needed to be doing something, pouting was not going to solve this problem, and neither was staring at bags of flour, but what was I to do now! I took one more look at the rows and columns of flour began to turn away. As I turned I noticed that all of the columns were adjacent to each other, bag touching bag in each row, except for a hand width space about the middle of the second row. Something drew me to that unexplained space. It was not big enough to be a missing column of flour bags, too narrow. Why was there a space there? I looked closer and nothing was there as far as I could see. I was strangely intrigued by this. I am not sure why I was so intrigued, or why I even noticed it, but I soon found myself sticking my hand into the nothingness, reaching far back to find out what, if anything, was there. At full arm extension, my shoulder pressed against the surrounding bags of flour, I reached with my fingers and touched something. It felt like fine plastic netting, like the kind of fine plastic netting which contained the chocolate coins of my childhood Christmas stockings. Puzzled, I closed my hand around the netting covered objects and drew them out of the darkness of the flour filled shelves into the light. Opening my hand I squealed with delight! I put my arm back into the crevasse and touched more netting. I pulled that out too. Over and over I repeated this process squealing with more delight each time, because there hidden in the abyss in back of all the bags of flour were at least ten bags of chocolate gold coins! I was blown away! Barely able to contain myself, I quickly took my treasure to the cashier. When she tried to ring the coins up, she said that her register did not recognize the item, the coins were not in the system. I laughed and said of course they were not in the system because Jesus had just made them for me. She did not quite know what to think of that response. Smiling and ready with good customer service, she charged me a dollar a bag and rang them up manually. I broke out in praise songs as I left the store. Even in this, a matter of pride, Jesus proved exceedingly faithful to me!

Now, in front of the class, I was seeing that the chocolate coins may have been too much of a success, the students’ first impression was that they were being bombarded with heavy coins that could injure them. I broke character and paused my “big opening” for just an instant to calm the audience and exclaimed, “It’s okay, these won’t hurt you, they are only chocolate!” As soon as the students perceived that they were not in physical danger they began to smile and collect the chocolate coins. From that point on the presentation was a great success. During the Q&A following, one of the students asked me if I was “Mercedes”, the Countess, from the movie. I was flattered and amused. Mr. Chianaka’s comment at the end of the Q&A to the students was, “The bar has been set high for the rest of you” and to me, “Wow, now I know where your kids get it from!”

Thank you, Jesus, you are the God Who Provides in every need, even the little ones!

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Follow the Science in Plan Corona

Thursday December 2nd 12.2/ 2.12 2021   336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain   Waning Crescent Illumination: 5%.  2 days until Solar Eclipse

Notice that the Latin for Coronal Plane is Plana Coronalia. It is shocking cuz I just noticed it while looking up the English. Everybody has been saying that Corona means crown. It's a place where you place your tiara or half Crown. But to have a Coronal View is something to think about.

But this idea of a plan that views and separates the front from the back is mind blowing. Is it a parallel plane of existence on the y axis, in the middle section? Is it the origin, center of dimensions? looking to the z axis direction, vector."

The Chi Ro Cross depicts the 3 dimensional nature of dominion and the Alpha is the front and Omega is the last. The motto for this standard and motto is In Hoc Signo Vinces" (In this sign you shall conquer). Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ) So the X is Greek letter Chi and the P is the Greek letter Ro.

Like XP in Windows operating system. Chi Ro is the first two letters of the Greek word Christ.

Alpha is A the front letter and Omega is the last back letter. The left has the Alpha and the Right has the Omega. So moving forward, projections, futures compared to the past is based on your seat of view. Throne direction, and seat of power is the Plan Corona. It's pretty obvious that those who separate people with social distancing and mask the front of their faces at the Jaws of the skull Mandible and Maxilla).

Or a plane like airplane that supposedly got lost or hit/crashed into mountains/towers was coronal.

Most people are allergic to science. They don't study it or major in it unless they are forced by mandates for graduation. It's presented blandly, just like finance and religion. Until 3,2,1 Contact and Bill Nye the Science Guy came around, the populace avoided it.

Nevertheless, these topics are so important to each and every one of us. Ignorance is not bliss when you are unable to empower yourself with this knowledge. Need it to decode, demystify, and decipher most of the madness impacting us.

IT IS OUR BRAINS THEY ARE AFTER. The code words of the brain's anatomy is present in our new normal reality TV lives terminology.

coronal suture on the skull bone

the line of junction of the frontal with the two parietal bones of the skull. Synonym(s): sutura coronalis [TA]

Brain STEM-new world stem curriculum Science Technology Engineering and Math is the focus for children globally as well as CORE Curriculum Exams.

CORONAL PLANE-

For a human, the mid-coronal plane would transect a standing body into two halves (front and back, or anterior and posterior) in an imaginary line that cuts through both shoulders.

A coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections.

Ventral- is used to say front side of the and animal on belly or walking on 4 legs. Vent-has to do with Air. Window. Ventilators were a big part of the news in 2020. Lack of them, them producing more, sharing with countries. Creating air, Pneuma. Front of the class, front line, Shut the Front Door, Enter through front door, etc.

Dorsal-is used to say the back side of an animal. Dors sounds like Doors. Gates. Portals. The way in and out of something. The back door. Back of the Bus. Backside. IT's pretty anal, to be so stiff and inflexible, bbbuuuttttt some puns need to end. Baby got BACK. Dora- gold, gift. El DORado. Dora the Explorer. Finding Dori. In Biblical Hebrew translation, Dora is Freedom. Eudora

I was a nerd and balanced art with science. Majored in Chemistry and Oceanography. Fun to me. I pursued 3 doctorates; 2 in medicine and one in religion, and one master's in science education degree. Maybe this training helped me decode so much of the propaganda against us in our entertainment and media.

Further Genetic studies on the Coronal Suture of the Skull. Gain and loss of function.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27034231/

https://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/chi-rho.html

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Understand the basic terminologies linked with couture wedding dresses in Chicago

Winnie Couture, the reputed bridal shop in Chicago, is renowned for its vast collection of modish and traditional patterns of wedding gowns. Today, this blog is here to teach you the basic and common terminologies that are associated with wedding dresses in Chicago.

We believe that being prepared with your homework will always assist you to not only understand what the style assistants are saying and explicitly explain to them what exactly you are scouting for in a couture bridal gown from Chicago.

Bell sleeves

This is one of the most prominent sleeve design amongst wedding dresses in Chicago. In this, the fabric flares as it reaches the end and typically lacks pleating. Being one of the retro-styled sleeves, this can be stitched into any length.

Trumpet

Well, resembling the shape of a trumpet is this silhouette of bridal gown in Chicago that has a snuggly fit bodice till the thighs. It gradually takes the shape of the trumpet instrument and flares down at the bottom. You can customize it with a sheer net back which will perceive as a stunning backless gown. And lastly, do not skip choosing a dewy finish makeup look with loose beach waves.

Ballerina

Ballerina falls under the category of hemline, and brides in their 20s have a penchant for these. Falling right above the calf or ankle gives the appearance of traditional ballet dancers. Pair it with a T-strap heel and lacey veil to steal the attention.

Tea-length

Calling it just a common style of hemline would be an understatement. These days bridal shops in Chicago are overflooded with tea-length wedding gowns as younger brides are going gaga on this modish trend. This way, you not only get to ditch the traditional long gowns but also get the opportunity to restyle them again and again on various occasions. Often women carry it with jackets or simply a crossbody bag with neon shade heels.

Bateau neckline

You might have heard it as Sabrina’s neckline. This runs as a swoop joining both the shoulder lines. The beauty of the style is that it aligns well with both sleeved and non-sleeved wedding dresses in Chicago. Rock a dazzling bateau neck gown with a twisted French bun and an arresting tiara made with natural petals. Trust us, your guy would go weak on the knees again!

Tulip sleeves

Synonymously known as petal sleeve, this is fabricated out of a single seam only. In this, the cloth is overlapped and stitched like the petals of a tulip flower. These kinds of sleeves are perfect for the ones who are on the hunt for wedding gowns that can add some volume.

Blusher

A blusher is a veil that is accompanied over the gown to cover the face before taking the vows, and later on, it is flipped over the head. This is just a short piece of netted fabric.

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The flag of Vatican City was adopted in 1929. The flag is modeled after the flag of the earlier Papal States, a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula from 754-1870 directly under the sovereignty of the Pope. The flag is emblazoned with the Vatican coat of arms which includes the papal tiara, the gold and silver keys to heaven, and a red cord connecting the keys. All are symbols of the Papacy; the tiara being worn by popes since the 8th century (though last used in 1963) and the keys being given to St. Peter, the first pope, by Jesus Christ. The yellow and white bicolor also refers to the keys, as in heraldic terminology there is no distinction between yellow and gold or white and silver. The flag is one of only two square national flags, the other being the flag of Switzerland.

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Hey, I hope this isn't a stupid question but why doesn't the queen wear a crown during important events such as the state visit? I guess tiaras are a type of crown but if all the princesses wear tiaras shouldn't there be a difference between them and the queen?

The crowns are only used for coronations and the state opening of Parliament.  It’s been that why for as far back as I can remember and the UK is the only country that still wears them at all.  Also, tiaras aren’t really a type of crown.  A tiara is just a very formal piece of jewelry but a crown has an actual ceremonial purpose.  I go into the differences more here.

I don’t see a need to differentiate further between the monarch and everyone else but even if QEII wanted to wear a crown to show that she’s the monarch there’s a very practical reason why she wouldn’t actually do it - the weight.  The Imperial State Crown weighs 1.06 kg /2.3 lb and St. Edward’s Crown weighs 2.04 kg/4.5 lb.  When she spoke about wearing the Imperial State Crown for BBC’s The Coronation, she said that while wearing it you can’t look down because you’re neck would break.

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can I ask 13, 14, & 15 for elemental chess trilogy? for either the series as a whole or each individual story, whatever you'd prefer. :)

You certainly can. :) The answers will probably disappoint, however.

13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn't listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

I didn’t listen to anything at the time, and to be honest, I can’t even think of anything to suggest. Some of my fics have playlists, but not these guys.

14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

For the most part, I just wanted to tell a story and offload some of these headcanons. I guess I wanted people to learn a little about real-life alchemy and stuff, hence the terminology titles, but that’s really all I can think to say.

15: What did you learn from writing this fic?

That revolving the point of view is actually a great way to tell a story. I had never tried it before but it worked incredibly well. 

Also, write a good enough fanfiction and people will insist you wear a tiara. ;)

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Not sure if you're into Harry Potter but in the last book/movie one of the horcruxes is Rowena Ravenclaw's lost diadem. I've always wondered, it is incorrectly called a diadem isn't it? It looks like a regular tiara to me. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can find pictures in a quick google search. :)

Harry Potter anon here, once again. Since I mentioned the diadem thing, could you explain what’s the difference between a diadem and a tiara, please?

I do know what you’re talking about and it’s fine to call it a diadem.  In modern English, tiara and diadem are used interchangeably with tiara being more common.  Sometimes you’ll see a tiara that has more historical importance called a diadem or it got called a diadem a long time ago and the name just stuck.  In some other languages it’s more common to use diadem or a word more similar to diadem.  We had a really cool discussion a while back about which word is more common in different countries.

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is there a difference between crown and tiara? like could I refer to a tiara as 'crown' for example?

There is a difference between a crown and a tiara.  I go into a bit more detail here and here.  For my peace of mind, please don’t call a tiara a crown because I would have to hold myself back from correcting you and it would eat away at me but I’m a huge nerd who cares way to much about tiaras and no one else would probably even know the difference so really you could call it whatever you want.  Whew, this ask got away from me.