#but also find the books that don’t exist specifically to instruct *you*

[logically-asexual]

new daydream involves like… emilie and gabriel finding the peacock miraculous and emilie going “okay let’s practice a bit” while they’re still camping and starting with like tiny little creatures and stuff, making them do things and then snapping them out of existence,, and then emilie gets ambitious and decides to try to make a human and makes nathalie,, and has a lot of fun telling her what to do but also seeing what she does when not receiving specific orders.

emilie figures out that they can convince her to have fake memories if she tells her to “remember” anything. she can also tell her to read a book and memorize everything in it and she will do it, so nathalie proves to be very useful during their return because the information they were carrying is way easier to access by just asking nathalie instead of looking through maps and books and notes and so on.

once they’re back in some populated place gabriel tells emilie that it’s time to stop playing and get rid of nathalie but of course… emilie has grown attached to her. and gabriel also feels really weird about snapping nathalie out of existence, because she seems so human, but tries to hide it and convince both himself and emilie that they can’t just. keep her around. because it makes no practical sense.

but emilie convinces him somehow that they should take her with them and pretend they met her during the trip and to get her a job with gabriel and so on. and gabriel tries to refuse but he can’t. and he can deny that nathalie has been a very helpful assistant during the trip. and they both know it’s… kind of wrong but it feels more wrong to just make her disappear.

so anyway they take pictures and make nathalie believe that she has been helping them the whole time and for nathalie it’s kind of like. when you’re in a dream or when you have memories blocked by trauma, where you’re not quite sure how you got to a place/situation but you don’t question it and as long as you don’t examine your memories closely you won’t notice the gap that’s there.

emilie is the one that has nathalie’s amok the whole time but doesn’t really order nathalie around after the journey back from tibet. but at some point gabriel tells her to do something and she does it with the same disposition as with emilie’s instructions. gabriel looks at emilie a bit confused but emilie says that she didn’t tell nathalie to do what he says, and she jokes that nathalie must just like him. (spoiler: she does 🥰)

and um. once in paris, as a boss, gabriel just does the same thing and asks nathalie to read information and remember everything, which is super useful for her job. since from the start they went with the “convince her she’s just another human” approach and they just can’t go back on that so they have to continue the lie and try not to ask too ridiculous things of her.

i guess they get on with their lives normally until emilie dies. or rather around when gabriel decides to become hawkmoth. because nathalie will know inevitably, so he takes the amok from where emilie had hidden it and carries it as a safety measure in case nathalie betrays him. which she doesn’t. so he pretty much forgets about it. until the end when he’s also lost restraint with giving adrien orders and he knows that nathalie doesn’t trust him anymore.

when she’s threatening him with the crossbow he says that he knew she would betray him and he prepared. he doesn’t even need to slap the weapon away like he does in the show, instead he just pulls out whatever object had the amok and tells her to put the crossbow down, and she does. so she panics about not being able to disobey and that’s when she passes out and once they’re in her bedroom he tells her the truth and it’s so shocking and

i guess he just tosses the object at her like “you can have it now, i don’t need it anymore” and just leaves her there with her entire world shattered.

and uh. you know. i like the idea

#gabenath #gabriel agreste #nathalie sancoeur #miraculous #my fanfic ideas (mlb) #kind of haha i don’t plan on ever writing this

[queerfandomtrifecta]

OFMD 2 and the opposite Blackbonnet parallels in ocean emotional symbolism.

Okay so I know I’m firmly on the OFMD critical side because of s2 but here’s a little bit of meta that isn’t just straight narrative criticism. I missed being able to find the depth in the show and (say what you will bout Ed and Stede’s (non-existent) arcs this season (and believe me I’ve got a LOT to say there)) Be that as it may, this is a Stede and Ed/Blackbonnet meta post.

Also lovelies, please don’t derail the reblogs/comments into what you think is wrong about my first paragraph above here or just generally being rude. It’s not about that, and either way please just make your own post about your disagreements, plz and thanks ♥️

But recently I saw another piece of meta discussing Stede’s line as he’s making Low walk the plank.

Low: “You’re gonna toss me into the sea?”

Stede: “Works for spiders. Works for men.”

And it really got me thinking.

I thought that line was a little bit… oddly specific with the spider thing? Until it clicked that in s2e4, Ed is talking to Stede Bunnet/Wolf in the forest about how he has a tattoo of a spider on his hand because he had a phobia of spiders.

So yeah, it’s sweet that Stede seems to have been implied that Stede is throwing the scary spiders overboard for Ed (or at least has firmly instructed the crew to do so always). Clearly Ned Low (aside from just being horrible all around to the crew) has really been extra terrible on a deeply personal level to Ed. So Stede decides he’s is gonna throw him off the ship. That seems sweet (I guess, but with the massive caveat of I SWEAR I thought they would go a different direction with Stede’s first kill that Ed begged him not to do, but apparently that was supposed to be read as a positive improvement on Stede’s character?? Like yeah Ned Low was shitty af but like I thought they were going somewhere very different with the resolution but… anyway. I digress… that’s a separate post.)

Anyway, getting back to the point. At this point, it seems like the things Ed doesn’t like/scare him/make him viscerally uncomfortable have to get off the ship. Immediately. Spiders. Ned Low. The guy on the fancy ship in s1 who he instructs fang to lash to something heavy and throw him overboard (after skinning him).

But like, when Ed was having the first Kraken breakdown, the first thing that he let go in the breeze to be blown away and inevitably he lose to the ocean was his red silken pocket square. Immediately after that was Lucius, the first man he’d encountered since he’d clearly been hurt by Izzy and decided to become the Kraken. Lucius is calling him Ed and chatting chipperly and casually after Ed’s had his breakdown from first Stede leaving then again from what Izzy said, and Lucius has a history of putting Ed in his place, so between that and wrong place/wrong time, to the ocean Lucius went. The next was all of Stede’s things personal things. Books, (presumably) clothes, who knows what else. After that, almost Stede’s entire crew were taken off the ship and marooned in the middle of the ocean (save Jim and Frenchie).

S2 Kraken era starts, and the crew are told to throw their hard earned treasure into the sea. Throw it overboard, too much plunder, we have to lighten the load to make it to the next target. Izzy conveys to Ed the answer is no, the rest of that scene happens, and then Ed says “throw this shit overboard and get suited up.” Presumably they do before/while cleaning up Izzy’s blood. Next episode we see Ed playing with the Stede/Ed wedding toppers that night, breaking down into tears, and then finally going to the broken window and throwing the toppers one by one into the sea. After Izzy’s leg is amputated and he’s discovered alive, presumably Izzy’s leg is given a burial at sea (it’s unclear but I’m assuming it can’t stay aboard the ship and either way Ed clearly can’t even bear to look at it when he tells him “take the fuckin’ leg.”)

After Ed presumes Izzy killed himself, Ed goes on deck and talks to Frenchie, who is clearly terrified and just offers to throw himself overboard into the sea to make things easier. Ed says no, go live, brother. All the meanwhile he’s fully suicidal and planning to sink the very last thing of Stede’s, The Revenge, it’s crew (some of which began as Stede’s) and himself (notably finally wearing Stede’s cravat once again for the first point all season) into the ocean, to be lost to the depths forever with everything else Ed can’t handle for one reason or another.

The morning after Calypso’s birthday, Ed throws his leathers into the ocean. He’s done with that life, wants no more pirating, wants to be a regular guy, so into the ocean his Blackbeard “costume” goes.

Ed is spending so much time letting or trying to let the ocean swallow up everything that’s too hard for him. To let it all sink to the depths or at least be off the boat and presumably dead ASAP.

But like, you know what Stede spent all that time throwing into the ocean? Beautifully written love letters in bottles to the man he loves. Bottles that floated away, not sank, and he hopped, impossibly, the ocean might just carry them to Ed in some romantic adventure hero, love-story-for-the-ages type way.

Ed seems to feel doomed to a life of piracy he wants out of from the moment we meet in in s1, so it only makes sense that the ocean would feel like the inevitable destruction of everything for him.

Stede chooses the ocean and says how much he misses it multiple times. Of course it would seem like hope to him.

The fact that those two were reunited while I was drowning underwater and Stede was a sea creature, a mermaid, coming down to meet him where he was in his struggle in that scene and they stay there, met in the middle in the depths of the ocean which clearly means SO much to both of them in different ways as the scene ends. Idk. Something about that.

Anyway. This felt like maybe something but idk at this point. I have my feelings about s2 but I legitimately miss being able to analyze stuff and write meta! So. Here. Have this Blackbonnet ocean parallels/possible metaphors/symbology train of though.

#ofmd spoilers #ofmd #ofmd season 2 #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ed teach #ofmd stede #stede bonnet #ofmd meta #ofmd speculation #ofmd critical #but just sort of #but I’m tagging it anyway lol

[scooptroopfanfic]

Cas with a C CH 1

Note: Before reading, please check the warnings for the story at Chapter Select

Cassie Harrington was a normal girl. A nerd but relatively chill about it. One that would only let her somewhat normal hobbies come out and keep the rest hidden at home. Well until today.

Turns out her parents are jerks. She found out from her brother who instead of being off to college had to stay in the small town he was from, slowly earning up enough money to leave while also taking care of her. Of course, she took a job at Starcourt to help. While Steve slings ice cream in a sailor outfit Cassie organizes the books in the bookstore while helping entitled mothers find their clearly special and not generic romance books.

She rolls her eyes, and she sets up her special table in the back hidden away from the rest of the world. Once it is up, she is going to bully her brother into telling his children that it exists. Turns out the kids bothered her boss enough by asking about DND books individually that he thought it was a trend with the kids so he got a small and humble display of them and instructed Cassie to put it up in the fantasy section in the back with things such as Lord of the Rings.

As Cassie begins her magic on the display, making it as artful as she can based on what little information, she can remember from the kids’ ramblings. She uses book stands to prop up the books proudly and makes sure they look as cool as Dustin told her it was to him. As she investigates the bottom of her box she smiles as she takes out the book. The kids were talking to her about this one specifically. She can’t remember if they already have it or not, so she shrugs to herself and makes sure to put it aside for her locker so that no one tries to grab it.

“I never would have expected a Harrington to play.” She hears a male voice speak from the bookshelves behind her. She sighs as she gets up with the last of the books she needs to put on display, refusing to turn around.

“It isn’t for me Munson. Just some kids my brother babysits.”

“I didn’t know he babysits.”

“There is a lot you don’t know about us Eddie. We aren’t all just our stereotypes.” She says as she reaches down to grab the last stack of books effectively ending the conversation… or so she thought.

“Hmm, maybe but I have yet to see that.”

“Maybe because you haven’t thoughtfully looked at people. Who’s to say.” She says with a shrug as she finishes placing the last couple of books. When she turns around, she can finally see the boy known as Eddie as he comes over to look at the table.

He’s still in his typical outfit from school which she doesn’t know how he manages with the intense summer heat with his three different longer layers on. He ends up moving around the table as he looks at the contents and almost seems impressed.

“Who are these kids who taught you so much about this?” Cassie laughs to herself. More recruits for his Hellfire. Not like she minded it. In fact, while most members of the club could be seen as weird or freaks by the popular crowds, she only really saw them as glorified drama kids after meeting her brother’s kids.

“I can show you later when they come by considering I know what you are here about.” She says with a faint smile. “And since I am closing, I guess I can let you use the break room tonight… if you come with the proper bribes.” As Eddie begins to open his mouth Cassie cuts him off in a low tone. “I am not asking for drugs or alcohol. I unlike my brother am not a degenerate. I just want some candy and maybe to watch?” This is the first time she faltered a bit in her tone.

She has always wanted to watch a game. After she learned about it from Mike and Dustin and saw how excited Will was to read out of his books, she realized the level of lore this universe has, and she just wanted a peek at it. After all, how is that different from one of her favorite fictional stories? The only significant difference is this story will be told by the actions and planning of a bunch of high school boys, which in her opinion sounds fun due to the demented mind behind it.

Eddie studies her for a bit. While he was messing with her a few moments ago he didn’t look at her. While her glasses hid her brown eyes away from the world from his angle Eddie could get a real read on her from them. After a few moments, he relaxes a bit.

“Thank you, Harrington.”

“I have a name.” Eddie’s eyes then have a mischievous glint.

“You do. One which you happen to share with a DND antagonist in fact. If you are going to be watching, would you be willing to read a script for me?” At this Cassie’s eyes shine with excitement as she starts to mess with her curly hair with her fingers. If she wasn’t in front of a kind of stranger, she would have pumped her fist from her luck. She was thankful that the fantasy section of the store was hidden away from the rest of the world as she calls herself a bit.

“First session and I get a role? Sounds like fun.”

“Just please don’t let me regret it.” He seemed hopeful but still on guard as he said it.

“I’m not like that. You may not know it yet, but you will soon, I always wanted to be a theatre kid anyway. Now is there anything else I can help you with?” She says as she points to her name tag with ‘Cassie’ in big looping pink letters showing she works here she hides away the book and heads to help Eddie check out.

Since then, Eddie and Cassie have started developing an odd sort of friendship as the summer went along. Cassie would let Eddie stay in the halls behind the bookshop after hours having set up a table for them and would occasionally voice some characters for Eddie that he may not be able to voice. Eddie would, in turn, teach Cassie about the intense and vast world of DND… and give her rides home post-DND session due to her brother leaving her for her mystery meetups.

At the beginning of their little arrangement, Cassie was just planning on walking home after the sessions. It had been going well the first couple of weeks and she made it home safe. After all, it was Hawkins, and rarely anything happened in Hawkins… except for the Lab, Will, Barb…

She winces at her own dark thoughts as she uses the keys, she has been given to lock herself out of the bookstore and let herself out into the white stark hallways behind it. Other than the table which has been neatly put against the wall along with the chairs there is rarely anything except for the occasional pipe.

While she knows she is alone she feels a familiar cold creep over her. It starts in the base of her skull and the tingles start spreading out to the rest of her body. She starts to move forward. It is hard for her to tell if it is voluntary or not because she can’t differentiate her own thoughts and feelings from whatever is happening to her. She wants to leave. She wants to go home. She wants to stop on the way. It is better if she just goes home, especially with how late it is, but what is one quick stop?

Where should she go? Gas station? She is hungry. Hotel? So, she can call her brother to pick her up and get her out of the inky blackness of the night. Brimborn? Why would she want to go there? It seems like a cool spot to hang out and cause mischief. Maybe get her reputation back after her brother practically made her an unsung princess in the school.

She didn’t even process herself moving. She just ends up on a random road that she is walking down the side of. It is a main road, but due to how late it is she can’t see any cars. All she can do at this point is continue walking. Towards Brimborn. Why is she even going there anyway? That is her destination, but why?

As she ponders this, she cannot stop her body from moving forward towards its goal. It is like she is in automatic mode. Like her body is a robot and unless someone intervenes, she will continue.

In the distance, she sees a light. One which is heading in the opposite direction of her and slowly getting bigger. The noise of a car cuts through the silence and Cassie just continues walking. She can hear metal music blasting out of the car. Something more to focus on other than what is happening. The light gets brighter and brighter and brighter until she can’t see anymore and stops on the side of the road trying to regain her sight.

The car screams to a halt next to her and the hazards are quickly turned on. As she can see again her body tries to start walking forward but runs into a wall of flesh. One that starts to shake her a bit.

“Cassie? Cassie? You’re kinda scaring me right now.” A familiar male voice says. Cassie blinks once. Twice. Three times. By the fourth time, her eyes start to focus again.

“Huh?” Cassie looks around taking in where she is, on the wrong road a few miles down. She rubs the back of her neck which is warm again along with the rest of her body. She looks to the source of the voice to see Eddie illuminated by the van lights.

“Cassie, what are you doing here?”

“Trying to get home.”

“You don’t have a car?”

“No. Only Steve has one and he tends to work earlier shifts so he likes to get home and sleep early, or that’s what he had been telling me.” Eddie sighs in disbelief as he walks her over to the car.

“Get in.”

“What?”

“It is almost midnight, and you are walking next to basically a highway. Jesus, I thought Steve picked you up. I’m not leaving you here.” Eddie says in a slightly sharp tone as he opens the door and gestures for her to go inside. Cassie sighs and after a moment she crawls in.

The first thing she notices after the cold seat is the familiar smoke scent, she can’t put her finger on. The van is in a cluttered state having tapes everywhere on her side of the car. Behind her is some of Eddie’s DND stuff she notices a few music-related things set up that she had forgotten the name of.

“Apologies. Wasn’t expecting a passenger.” Eddie says as he looks around sheepishly.

“No. It looks lived in. Like not in a bad way, just that you care about it, but not for the looks.” Cassie still is fully coming back to reality, so her words seem confused. “Thank you for picking me up.”

“It’s no problem. Have you been doing this every time we play?”

“Yeah. Normally I am more successful at getting home. This time, however…” She pauses looking for the reason behind why she took this path. “Don’t worry about it.”

“Now I am worried about it.” Eddie sighs. “I already feel bad for having you stay late when you could be partying with your friends.” Cassie looks at him confused before connecting the dots and it looks like a lightbulb has gone off.

“Oh! Are you talking about the party that Steve’s friends are throwing? Yeah, I don’t do those.”

“But-“ Cassie gives him a pointed look and he puts his hands up in surrender. “Fair enough.” He then flicks off the hazards. “Let’s get you home.” He then starts driving again and after a few moments, he does a sudden U-turn and starts driving towards her house.

Eddie turns up the music and after a few moments, he looks like he is about to change the channel when Cassie reaches over and turns it up.

“May not be my cup of tea, but you are the driver. Own it.” Cassie then lightly drums her fingers on the dash as she looks out into the darkness around her. Eddie smiles as he adjusts the volume how he likes it.

“How the hell did I not find you sooner?”

“Huh?”

“You seem like a cool girl.”

“I’m hurt, Eddie. ‘Seem’?” She says giving her most convincing fake pout.

“If you stay like this in the school year, I’ll get rid of that seems.”

“Deal. Now let the music play Munson.”

The duo has a mini-concert in the van as they dance and sing as much as they can while being in a car. As they pass by Brimborn they miss the abandoned car nearby marking Billy Hargrove in the area. As they quickly make their way through, they also miss the scream that lets out into the night, making the voice owner’s pain known to those who listen.

Eventually, the duo makes it to her street and Cassie looks around in fear as she tells Eddie to slow down the car and cut the lights.

“What’s wrong?” Eddie looks around skittishly.

“Steve is up,” Cassie says as she points to her brother’s room to reveal the light on in his room.

“What do we do?”

“We don’t do anything. You leave the area without being seen and I’ll sneak in.” Eddie gives her a look of disbelief which she returns in kind with a nod.

“Jesus. Looks like I’ll have to weigh the pros and cons of having you as an assistant Dungeon Master.”

“Wait. You promoted me from willing accomplice to assistant? I’m touched. Eddie really does care.” She clutches her chest and fake swoons. Eddie rolls his eyes slightly as he ruffles her slightly wild hair. “Hey.” Cassie then opens the door and is out into the night.

She slowly stalks her way up the driveway and to the door where she gently rummages in her pockets to find her keys and unlocks the door as quietly as possible. When she shuts the door, she turns around to see Steve peek his head out.

“You’re home early.”

“I found a shortcut.” She then gives him a confused look. “Didn’t you want to go to bed? Shoo.” She says as she waves him away. He looks unimpressed as he goes and shuts the door to his room. She then walks up the stairs takes a right to her room and flicks on the light.

It is a room that clearly has not been updated since her first year of high school. It still has all the pretty pastels that she adored up until a few years ago. The best way to describe this room in her words would be if a princess’s bedroom got thrown up on by a unicorn. Thank goodness for the books because otherwise, she would’ve torn down the walls already. Her bed at least is redeeming in her eyes with a white metal headboard made to look like plant vines and the covers which are a nice lighter shade of purple.

She immediately goes over to her bed flops down onto it and looks to the ceiling. She gently brushes the back of her neck where the cold feeling started. As she does so, she hisses in pain as she feels an intense heat and pulls her fingers back. When she looks at them, they seem normal however causing her to look in confusion.

“What the hell is happening?” She asks herself as she stares up at the ceiling fan turning. As she stares at it, she sees black particles start to fan out from it and start to slowly shower her. She doesn’t move watching it all happen.

“Oh. It’s you.” It doesn’t respond but she can sense the frustration.

“Well, if you actually communicated with me like those other times, I may actually be able to do something to help you.” She has a bit of a bratty tone as she crosses her arms over each other. She feels the frustration grow and she sighs.

“Fine. I’m sorry. Is it something I can do tomorrow?” She can sense the answer. No.

“Sorry. I really am, but what you did kinda freaked my friend out. If you would just clearly communicate what you want and when I can help.” As she says this, she feels the heat turn to a chill as her eyes glaze over.

All that she is shown is Billy Hargrove. She stops herself from gagging at the sight of him after all the bullshit he put her brother through, but she then senses it. Something is off. Billy can’t see her. Of course, he can’t in whatever space she has been taking to, but then she sees his veins turn black and whatever is in his body can look at and see her. It just regards her with a cold and calculating attitude.

“I will come for you when the time is right.” The creature says in a detached voice.

“At least you scored a powerful body.” Theo creature looks unimpressed as it glances down at itself with cold indifference.

“This wasn’t the one I was promised.” At this danger, bells go off in her head.

“Ah well give it time and planning and it will work out there buddy.” She says giving the creature a pat on the shoulder. It seems shocked for a second as she does so but instantly relaxes.

“I am an all-powerful creature. It will be easy to catch my prey.”

“Sure there bud,” Cassie says as she moves around to be in front of the thing. “Just be careful. Whoever the fuck bested you up last time is still out there, right?” At this, it growls.

“Yes…” it hisses out.

“Well as much as I love to be in your company buddy you aren’t the best at talking yet, so I am going to let you learn from Billy and company how to do so. Have fun in the new body, but not too much.” Cassie says and suddenly she is whisked away and back on her bed looking up at the fan, the dust particles gone.

She quickly reaches under her bed. After feeling around blindly she feels the box she is looking for and pulls it out. It has a nice intricate design with an ominous note on the top. When she opens it, she immediately pulls out the journal it and starts writing in it until she feels satisfied with the contents. As she shuts the box, she sighs to herself reading over the note.

Open if I end up dead or missing or both. -CAS

#eddie munson #eddie munson x original character #eddie munson x oc #stranger things fanfiction #oc #original character #stranger things fic #eddie #eddie my beloved #stranger things

[laurasimonsdaughter]

I recently refound an old picture book version of a Chinese folktale I read as a kid that I thought had interesting parallels to the lindworm story. Similarly to the lindworm, it’s about a childless couple, although they’re farmers, and the mother finds a cucumber floating down the river and eats it, without any specific instructions. She also gives birth to just a single dragon child, and the father cuts his tail off upon seeing him and freaking out because he doesn’t realize it’s his son, making the dragon flee to live in the river. The dragon is also a completely heroic figure, and actually defeats the evil dragon that rules the nearby river and becomes its guardian spirit, which is why the river’s name was changed to Heilongjiang (Black Dragon River). He also remains a dragon, although some versions have him temporarily return in human form after growing up just to troll his dad a bit.

Ohh that’s so interesting! Thank you for sharing @graygryphon!

I love that he stays a dragon! And that he’s heroic! But in Chinese folklore that is much easier of course, because their dragons seem to be able to exist in both shapes simultaneously. I’ve never heard of this story, do they give a Chinese title or origin for it? (Long shot I know, but I have to try)

The motif of eating something to get pregnant is very interesting. I’ve seen it all over the place but I don’t remember a cucumber. I’ve seen onions, flowers, roses, and I think a type of fruit but I can’t quite recall… 

#chinese folklore #love this a lot #yay for dragon babies #graygryphon #submission #dragon #dragons

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

What if the universe was made out of candy?

You are a scientist in charge of the most important experiment of your life, the first observation of the phenomenon that could change the course of science as we know it. You have spent years working on this, and you have spent more years reading about the phenomenon you are looking for. And when you finally see it, it's not the thing you expected.

You have a bad day.

(It's a bad day because you got stuck in a loop of The Twilight Zone.

You had started to doze off in your seat at your lab bench as the experiment wound down, and had been awoken from this lethargy at a very strange moment: you had just received a letter. It was signed by one of the world's most influential physicists, one of the greatest living mathematicians, one of the most accomplished and honored scientists of all time. That physicist was Yudkowsky, the author of The Instructions, and the recipient of the Nobel Prize, among many other honors. The letter read as follows.

My dear Sir,

I read your paper. The conclusions are sound, and I share your hope for the future. Nevertheless, as a rational being, I cannot help but note that these experiments appear to involve the generation and retention of massive numbers of particles which are not consistent with my theory of fundamental physics.

It is my opinion that you have made a serious error, which is the reason for my writing this letter. I will not presume to speculate as to the specific nature of the mistake. I do, however, note that you are relying upon theoretical constructs which are not strictly defined.

A theory of fundamental physics must describe particles such as electrons, protons, and neutrons, and a theory of space, time, and mass. The theory should include a description of elementary particles such as these, and of what is commonly known as the big bang explosion, in which all elementary particles were created. No theory of fundamental physics that I know of could be expected to include any description of a sugar crystal.

For this reason alone, the results of your experiment are impossible to explain. In addition, I note that the laws of physics as we understand them are strictly limited in their explanatory power. They cannot explain a great number of phenomena which are well known to exist.

This fact is, of course, well-understood among the physicists of our generation. A few years ago, a leading physicist publicly said, 'One day, people are going to look back and realize that they have misunderstood the role of quantum mechanics as the laws of physics for many years, and that we really have known that much about the universe that we don't understand. Physics will have to change, and we're in the process of changing it right now.' You may find this quote amusingly ironic when you read it shortly after the appearance of your paper. The physicist was, in fact, referring to the possibility of string theory!

In short, I am writing this letter because I am very concerned, and because I have read your paper. When I said 'this is a serious error', I mean it. When I said 'this is the reason for my writing this letter', I also mean it. When I said 'your results are impossible to explain', I mean it.

Yours,

ELI YUDKOWSKY

SIR,

Please return my correspondence with a copy of the latest issue of Physical Review. Until then, I regret that I will not be able to attend the symposium in your honor on Monday. I trust you to have sense enough not to run a stupid scientific experiment, as I feel that you must have learned not to do by now.

----

You spend weeks poring over your correspondence from Yudkowsky, who was in a very generous mood the entire time, and then, some time after your return to Earth, you finish reading a particularly interesting passage in a physics book, and you realize why you had been so worried. In the most technical part of that passage, the author describes a hypothetical experiment, one you had written about in your paper, and which Yudkowsky had criticized. He described the experiment as 'not strictly defined' in a manner almost indistinguishable from your own description of the experiment in the paper itself. In fact, the experiment did not even produce particles, but was rather a mathematical construct which could not be realized in practice by any conceivable experiment.

What happened was this. Yudkowsky had interpreted the terms'sugar crystal' and'sugar crystal' to be referring to a single object: a one-dimensional sheet of crystalline sugar. It was only later that this mistake was corrected: the mathematical construct does not represent any actual piece of sugar at all, but a hypothetical two-dimensional object constructed to behave mathematically like it. A crystal is simply the structure of a sugar molecule, without space between its atoms. You have never been able to find any such structure in a single sheet of sugar crystal -- for example, no two adjacent sugar molecules are ever the same, which is to say, they are not crystals. It turns out that it is impossible to find a one-dimensional physical object which is the same in every way as any given sugar molecule -- no matter how complicated or well-defined, how complicated the chemical groups attached to its atoms, etc. -- but there are certain properties of a two-dimensional object (which will now be discussed) for which it is possible to describe an entire collection of such objects as 'one and the same', though no object may ever actually instantiate the properties.

Here, then, was your mistake, your fatal mistake: you had defined your term'sugar crystal' to exclude any object that did not share all of all its properties with every single sugar molecule. A two-dimensional'sugar crystal' which did not even share some of these properties with every single molecule, in the broadest, most inclusive sense, would not be describable as a'sugar crystal.' A'sugar crystal' could not exist!

Now, if you could have been forgiven for wondering whether a concept so utterly devoid of physical reality could possibly be defined to satisfy the criteria of any sort of scientific object, you will now be even more confused. It turns out that the author of this book had misread the passage. This is not a mathematical object with the properties of a'sugar crystal' as described by him in a different part of this book. What he actually meant was that 'a sugar crystal' which contained the smallest possible physical object capable of being described as a'sugar crystal', but which contained no physical object at all elsewhere in the object, would have the properties of a sugar crystal.

This is a confusing concept to me as well. What, after all, is the distinction between a sugar crystal and a single molecule of sugar, if not this very distinction itself? Perhaps the author of this book would say that, if you cut a diamond in two, you would have a sugar crystal as well as a single sugar molecule, but the entire diamond could be described as a

[pigeonprobe]

Person/a Review

Elizabeth Ellen's Person/a begins with a preamble or overture of about 30 pages that is the text of the novel which also serves as blurbs, foreshadowing, hype, discourse around the work, an anxious justification of the future that numbs the content (something the narrator does with a hotel room too) and what one would think is the introduction of characters. Most of these characters do not exist outside of being someone the narrator can react against. 

This book demands you meet it on its level, which is a fiction piece that is explicitly inspired by real life events, some that may be easy to find footage or other information about. If you choose to follow the rabbit hole the instructions are provided. If the book is a work of fiction it’s poorly written, literally repetitive without impact, monotonous in tone, self aware and meta in a pathetic way, and it burns the edges off all passion. This could be trimmed down into something I call great. In its current form it is not great. I don’t get a sense that Elizabeth is trying to tell a story about a book that impacts her friends or her lovers or her child or children. These people barely exist in this space and outside of the rich relationship to the child, they only say don’t publish the work. These characters drink and discuss, but rarely is it about anyone but the subject’s work and when it is other work it is forgettable and not thematically important. The thematically important pieces that are not written by Elizabeth feel like the little dutch boy plugging his fingers in the flooding dam. This is insecure writing. It doesn’t feel vulnerable fully because of how self aware the book is. We are supposed to understand this as a heavily edited and still largely unfinished manuscript where someone repeats their memory about an obsession with a past lover. If Person/a 2: Person Harder came out in a few years I wouldn’t be surprised. I wouldn’t be surprised if Elizabeth made you reread all of Person/a again in Persona/2 while trying to write anything new. 

When the narrator blows up small behaviors to cover for larger ones as a pattern you wonder how much the author is aware of. If you don’t fall in the pitfall of looking for veracity you ask how much self awareness the author has. Maybe you need one for the other. The book is impossible to talk about if you meet it on its terms just like the narrator can’t be spoken to.  

What is there is escalating cruelty. This is a book explicitly committed to not learning a lesson. I am not trying to introduce the Hays Code for literature. People can write what they want. This endless longing to no point serves no purpose. I didn’t like In The Mood For Love so this specific type of feeling is something I know I’m turned off by. Recently I spoke with a former fling that I have thought about for five(?) years because I felt guilt. She said she didn’t remember what happened. When I clarified what happened she said lol don’t worry. We can be our own worst enemy. This narrator revels in being their own worst enemy. 

The narrator mocks suicide and addiction, something this ex flame has struggled with, all while self-aggrandizing her botched relationship as equal to suicide and addiction. She lusts for that fatality. I’ve struggled with both. I do wish suicide on my worst enemy and I feel bad about that. I know the weight. I don’t believe this narrator is lovesick. I don’t think this narrator knows how to love anyone. She is shallow in her own understanding of herself. Or this is all heavily edited to look like someone can’t even know themselves. Elizabeth the writer wants you to know that Elizabeth the character is nothing like Elizabeth the writer. Elizabeth the writer is a puppet in front of a real person we’ll never know. This does not read as the text of a master manipulator who knows how to paint a portrait of a completely separate person that people will mistake for real. 

Elizabeth the character paints herself a siren on the rocks. She has an irresistible charm that all men would fall in love with and she discards any man dumb enough to show it. She treats those who will stay loyal like garbage knowing they will stay loyal. She maintains a circle of people she seems to think of as lesser and unaware of manipulations. She is afraid of this ex flame because she thinks he could be her equal and more. An ex husband ran away on the honeymoon and she knew he’d come back. She knows someone will be doting on her. 

Her sexiness that is shown off across her published work as a selling point does not appear in the text. I did not know who Elizabeth Ellen was until I saw the Her Lesser Work cover art. I thought that if I was a different person I’d send her an e-mail. Now I’ve come to understand all communication and even discussion of her is fodder for her next great brushstroke. Some people find this to be one of the most vulnerable portraits of a person they’ve ever read. I don’t. I think the book is calculating. Her beauty doesn’t come across as radiant. She barely comes across as an embodied person in the text. She drinks and does not eat. When she eats it’s not much. There’s one acknowledgment of that in the book that feels pointed. I laughed out loud at a line about her crying into her own collarbone. 

The form of the book is insecure as well. It’s an extended rumination. Half finished redrafts of a novella to make a whole. There’s endless epigraphs and quotes from other artists. These bursts force me to reckon with the truth that I am reading the results of many better worker’s runoff. The self indulgence doesn’t have the strut of 70’s cock rock. There’s no hip hop glitz. There’s an explicit acknowledgement that Eminem is the best rapper because he raps about what’s real. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of rap music and something I’d expect from a woman that is largely known as an Ann Arbor person. I don’t want to read insecure and manipulative for 600 pages. It’s boring. You lay your pattern out too early. You completely understand why this person has time to sit alone and write these 600 pages because it sounds like they have no real friends. 

In the book she acknowledges class, but never alludes to being more than what a white woman born in the 60’s understands to be middle class. This character is not middle class. We know the author is not. We have all struggled in life. Coming into enough money to do whatever you want with your life is something that doesn’t invalidate past suffering, but can be acknowledged in a full complex manner. I’ve taken four hour bus rides to see exes. Those rides hurt my body. I slept like shit the night before and the night after bus rides. I felt like I  was in a temporary place and could never get my bearings. 20 dollars is a lot to me. My bus rides would cost 40 bucks minimum one way. I worked at a campus dining hall when I took those bus rides. I flipped burgers for nothing. I read marxist literature and the narrator is right to acknowledge her complete unwillingness to grow as a thinker or a person. She has enough confidence to mocks her partner for wanting to shut off his brain too. 

The elements that are formally experimental fall flat for me. Is he a writer or musician? Isn’t each of those both? Fuck off. Is my kid a boy or a girl? You’re not playing with it as much as you think. This book reads like a second waver’s attempted triumphant victory lap over the tyrannical man. Women being as bad as men can be isn’t revolutionary. It’s just people being bad. There’s not a real gender examination here outside of the literary scene image of a person. That’s barely mentioned and almost always just about fucking. Maybe the person desiring a heavy body like an Asperger’s blanket really is retarded. 

The mantra in my head is this book is rich in its blindness. The narrator writes about reading people whose work is as much off the page as it is on the page. I don’t think Elizabeth does that here. Sometimes it hits, but usually it’s hollow. I think her rote and mundane suburban anxieties usually lead people down rote and mundane questioning lines. 

I think the best part of this book is the relationship to the child. There are a few fleeting mentions of a feminist mom that stays with someone bad. I wish that was explored more. I know she has made work about that. I might read it. Both elements  remind me of my own relationship to my mother as a newly divorced beautiful woman in her 40s and 50s. My friends wanted to fuck my mom. My mom was occasionally too friendly with my friends. She never went to movies with us, but she’d watch them at home with us. Mock our stupid comments about the lack of realism in Zombieland. Who cares about realism in a Zombie movie? The relationship to Saul is unbelievable. Shark jumping. It starts off looking like a portrait of a woman’s madness, but ultimately when you compare it to the very hot feelings about Ian it’s floaty. This book pulls punches and self justifies and cowers. I think the bite is soft except the explicit intent to hurt a possibly real artist. The self criticism is even more shallow than your average pop mental health bestseller. 

Still, the attempt to know the child and the child’s attempt to help the mom find fulfilling love struck real chords in my heart. The child’s willingness to discard the father because of the mother’s self protective cold front struck chords in my heart too. This is where I feel the beating heart of the text. I know that’s not what the book is about. I worry for the child that reads this. Wanting to be the biographer of an ex flame and using a kid for story fodder hurts.

I want to care about Elizabeth the character and feel for her hurts and side with her. That’s why she includes that Bukowski stuff about being the hero of her shit. I don’t think anyone is the hero here. It’s an unreliable narrator losing grasp. 

The book insults you if you decide that this is something real. There is story truth and truth truth. I finished high school, barely.

For a long time I wanted people to write about me. I wanted to written about as a lover and I wanted to be obsessed over this way. After reading this I don’t. 

This is not what I expected from Elizabeth Ellen. I didn’t like it. If this is her. That’s sad. She was a mythic figure until I read this. If it isn’t, this is sad. It’s mostly bad writing. If you’re 40 and think this is what love is like I worry for you. We all struggle with strange feelings and wandering thoughts and ruminations on exes. We all want to fuck people on the street or creative peers. We want to fuck the people we can’t fuck. That’s age old. We can also move forward and find completely fulfilling love. This book is against that. This book calls for a new midwest loneliness. This book doesn’t even paint an image of the midwest. It’s hollow without intention. Cruel to create propulsion. I think this is an embarrassing exploration of what auto fiction can be and maybe that’s the point. 

This your loyal observer at Pigeon Probe. Remember to look up for the shit! 

[crimes-of-x]

The Crimes of X-Men (1963) #1

To begin our adventures into the legal issues the X-Men would inevitably run into if we were in the real world, we’re starting at the only logical starting point: X-Men #1. Published back in July of 1963, it appeared to be a simple teenage hero hijinks book, but if you look a little closer, not everything is as innocent as it see- why am i writing this like an actual news article this is tumblr

In X-Men #1, I have counted a total of nine definite crimes, listed under the cut.

Crime #1: The Danger Room. The Danger Room is inevitably going to be the source of so many questionable legal issues, but at the moment, the main thing I can pin down is the child endangerment. yeah we’ll be seeing a lot of that over the course of these blogs. Now, according to New York law, if you knowingly endanger a child under the age of 17 who you have guardianship of, you can be sentenced with up to a year in prison. My understanding is this counts for every separate incident. Xavier likely does have some level of guardianship over the kids at this point, as the parents all likely signed something for them to go to boarding school. Under certain circumstances, some courts might lump multiple of the instances together so that he would serve a shorter period, but for the sake of simplicity and my pure hatred for Charles Xavier, I’ve chosen to add one year to his sentence every time one of the children enters a dangerous course in the Danger Room. In this issue, the main victim would be Warren Worthington III/Angel, as he can be seen running through an obstacle course involving various projectiles and fire. Hank McCoy/Beast also goes through an exercise, but it’s much less endangering, more just gymnastics than anything else.

Crime #2: Again, a Danger Room related crime. This isn’t specific to the issue, but rather just the existence of the Danger Room itself. Booby traps, under most circumstances, are illegal. I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that the Danger Room more than counts under this. The issue regarding this is that in the US, I could only find one state with specific written laws, that being Arkansas. Since it’s a less common issue (or so I would assume), booby traps mostly fall under case law. This means that in court, a judge will decide the sentence based off previous instances rather than a written law. I am not a court, so I can’t really sentence this until they start luring people into the Danger Room and killing them.

Crimes #3-5: These ones are a bit less simple. Crimes #3-#5 deal with the students attacking each other. Crime #3, Scott Summers/Cyclops is seen operating the Danger Room controls, meaning he’s unleashing the fire and projectiles on Angel. Crime #4, Beast throws what appears to be a bowling ball at Bobby Drake/Iceman. Crime #5, Cyclops uses his eye beams against Beast and Iceman, albeit explicitly without the intention to kill (obviously). The complex bit is that all of this was under Xavier’s instruction. Due to them all being minors, their sentences would all likely be significantly decreased, but I’m not sure if court would really hold it all against them considering it was under Xavier’s instruction. Therefore, I’m not entirely sure I can hold any of this against any of them. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only one I’m going to hold accountable in this case is Cyclops, specifically because his is the only one that results in any noticeable injury when he slams Beast into a wall. Clearly it wasn’t too severe, as he’s back up and running pretty quickly, but I think I can count this all as some form of assault. Considering the severity of the injury, I don’t believe that Cyclops’ sentence would be that severe. For our purposes, I’m going to say around six months. Under New York law, a prison sentence for felony assault is an indeterminate term, meaning that a judge imposes a sentence with a minimum and maximum term, but that is math I will have to keep track of and I do not like that. I do, however, believe each of these could potentially be another year onto Xavier’s sentence due to his involvement in telling his children to fight each other.

Crimes #6-#9: Magneto does a lot of not great stuff. To be more specific, he tampers with government missile experiments, tampers with a tank, threatens force against an army base, takes over said army base, and launches missiles at people. This could probably count for a lot of crimes, but I’m keeping it all under one paragraph since they follow the same general theme. The missile experiment and tank can both be counted under sabatoge, which is a felony punishable by a term of not less than two years or more than 20 years. Considering both of these were pretty bad, we’re going to go the max sentence for both incidents, which would be 40 years. The taking over of the base would be a coup, which also counts for 20 years. For the missiles, the sentence I can find is up to 15 years. I would assume this would count for every separate missile, but I’m too lazy to count the number of missiles. Of course, with the circumstances involved, Magneto would probably just get an automatic life sentence, if not Death Row, but we’re going to add the years separately just for the hell of it. I never claimed to be accurate, in fact I claimed quite the opposite.

Honorable Mention #1: I have no proof of it, so I can’t technically count it, but I wanted to mention this one anyways. This one again involves the Danger Room. In my opinion, there is, more likely than not, some amount of unlicensed weaponry involved. It’s not like this is ever explicitly stated, however, so I can’t truly count this. Xavier does have connections to the FBI, in the form of Fredrick Duncan, however, so there is the possibility he does have licenses.

Honorable Mention #2: In real life, vigilantism is a crime. Clearly, this is what the X-Men are, especially at this point in time. Of course, I can’t really use this, however, for two main reasons. First off, it would get really repetitive really quickly, and I have trouble finding specific laws regarding sentences anyways. Second of all, it would appear the case would be somewhat different on Earth-616. Evidence in mind is Spider-Man, who the police have been shown to greatly appreciate, though I’m sure there are other instances in which this would be addressed.

Current Sentences:

Charles Xavier/Professor X: 3 years

Scott Summers/Cyclops: 6 months

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto: 75 years

The Proof:

#x-men #xmen #crimes of x #scott summers #cyclops #erik lehnsherr #magneto #charles xavier #professor x #marvel #marvel comics #xmen comics

[neuropsychiatristdoctor]

7 Amazing Secrets to Overcome the Schizophrenia Symptoms

Schizophrenia is a highly complex disease where the victim often interprets reality differently. Common symptoms of schizophrenia include confused behavior and thinking, hallucinations, delusions, and many more. But, by giving your loved one the Best Schizophrenia Treatment in Kolkata, getting rid of this disease is possible. Read on to find out the 7 surprising ways to overcome the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia.

Table of Contents:

Schizophrenia: Overview

Causes

Symptoms

7 tips to manage schizophrenia symptoms

Conclusion

Frequently Asked Questions

Schizophrenia: Overview

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder where the patient experiences things such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, confused thoughts, and so on. So, if your loved one has schizophrenia, book an appointment with the Best Psychiatrist in Kolkata for Counselling and see the difference. Depending on the victim’s unique condition, they design a treatment and medication that work best in their favor.

Causes:

According to research, there is no single reason that triggers schizophrenia in a person. In most cases, a combination of external factors and genetics can lead to schizophrenia in the patient. Plus, various psychological factors may also be responsible for the onset of this disease. Besides, daily cannabis consumption has a lot to do with the increasing risk of schizophrenia in a person.

Symptoms:

Schizophrenia can affect the way of thinking, behaving, and expressing emotions. Below are some of the common symptoms of schizophrenia.

1. Negative Symptoms: Social withdrawals, lack of hygiene and emotion, same facial expression, etc.

2. Disorganized Behavior: Childlike behavior, peculiar postures, excessive or useless movements, unresponsive to instructions, etc.

3. Disorganized Thinking: Irrelevant answers to questions, impaired speech, use of meaningless words and sentences.

4. Hallucinations: Seeing images, hearing voices, seeing or hearing things that don’t exist in reality, etc.

5. Delusions: False beliefs, including a feeling of being exceptionally famous, specific comments being made at the victim, a feeling of getting harassed or harmed, fear that a major natural calamity will appear very soon, someone is in love with the victim, etc.

So, if you notice any of these symptoms in your loved one, be assured that he or she has schizophrenia. In such a situation, it is essential to consult the Best Psychiatrist in Kolkata to get sound medical guidance and advice.

7 tips to manage schizophrenia symptoms:

To manage the symptoms of schizophrenia, here are 7 practical tips for people suffering from the disorder.

1. Eat Healthy: Eat a balanced diet of vitamins, proteins, minerals, and essential fatty acids filled with fruits, nuts, and vegetables. As a result, you will experience better focus, improved mood, and reduced fatigue.

2. Avoid Drugs and Alcohol: Substance abuse or alcohol consumption can worsen the symptoms of schizophrenia and interfere with treatments and medications. Even cigarette smoking can have the same consequences. So, if you have schizophrenia, make sure you are not into any form of substance abuse.

3. Get Sufficient Sleep: A person with schizophrenia generally needs more sleep than the usual eight hours, especially when they are under medication. So, make sure that you reduce your caffeine consumption and exercise regularly to ensure adequate sleep.

4. Exercise Daily: Regular exercise can help manage symptoms of schizophrenia and increase energy and focus. So, make sure you do a 30-minute exercise daily, or you can divide it into a 10-minute session thrice a day. You can choose running, walking, jogging, yoga, or dancing.

5. Reduce Stress: Intense stress can aggravate the symptoms of schizophrenia, making life difficult for the victim. It mainly happens due to the heavy secretion of cortisol, a stress-related hormone. By socially staying connected, exercising regularly, breathing deeply, and doing yoga, you can manage your stress levels reasonably well.

6. Seek Help: Family and friends play an essential role in managing the symptoms of schizophrenia. Workplace, school, or college social interaction can also significantly help. If these strategies don’t work, consider joining a schizophrenia support group, where you will find people sharing similar interests. It will calm your nervous system and make you feel more positive and confident.

7. Consult Doctor: Managing symptoms of schizophrenia all alone might not be possible every time. Therefore, you must see a good doctor and tell them the symptoms you are getting and the physical and mental challenges you face in your daily life. Accordingly, your medical provider will prescribe you the proper treatment and medication.

So, if schizophrenia is also interfering with your everyday life, don’t worry. Consult the Best Psychiatrist in Kolkata for Counseling for a personalized treatment unique to your condition.

Conclusion:

So, why wait? Start implementing the tips and ideas given above and get rid of Schizophrenia symptoms in the shortest time possible.

Happy Health!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. What are the top 3 symptoms of schizophrenia?

A. Hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech are the 3 significant symptoms of schizophrenia.

Q. Can I live a normal life with schizophrenia?

A. Yes, regular exercise, adequate rest, socialization, and on-time medical help will let you manage symptoms of schizophrenia and live an everyday life.

Q. When does schizophrenia start?

A. Generally, schizophrenia starts during the mid to late 20s, though the onset of this disease can begin in someone as late as in their late 30s also.

#psychiatrist #doctors #mentalhealth #mental heath support #psychology #mentalwellness #psychotherapy

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How to Learn Home Improvement Skills or DIY Skills?

How to Learn Home Improvement Skills or DIY Skills?

Introduction

Acquiring home improve­ment skills is a worthwhile investme­nt in both your property and your self-confidence­. Not only can it help you save money on profe­ssional services, but it also empowe­rs you to enhance your existing skills or start from scratch if you’re­ a novice. This article will provide guidance­ on acquiring the essential home­ improvement skills you nee­d.

For more: How to Learn Home Improvement Skills or DIY Skills?

How to Learn Home Improvement Skills?

Start with Basic Research

Before diving into any home improvement project, it’s crucial to gather knowledge about the specific skill you want to learn. Utilize resources like books, online articles, and video tutorials to understand the basics. Pay attention to safety precautions, tools needed, and common techniques.

Identify Your Home Improvement Goals

Clearly define your goals. Do you want to master carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, or something else entirely? Identifying your objectives will help you create a focused learning plan.

Attend Workshops and Classes

If you’re looking to improve­ your home improvement skills, local community ce­nters, vocational schools, and even some­ home improvement store­s often offer workshops and classes. The­se courses provide hands-on e­xperience and the­ opportunity to learn from knowledgeable­ instructors. It’s a great way to gain practical skills and knowledge in various aspe­cts of home improvement.

Learn from Online Resources

The internet is a treasure trove of information for home improvement enthusiasts. Platforms like YouTube and DIY websites offer countless tutorials and how-to guides. Make sure to choose reputable sources and follow along with their instructions.

Practice, Practice, Practice

Practice makes perfect. Start with small, manageable projects to apply what you’ve learned. As you gain confidence and experience, gradually take on more complex tasks. Remember to always prioritize safety when working on home improvement projects.

Build Your Tool Collection

Invest in high-quality tools specific to your chosen skill. A well-equipped toolbox is essential for successful home improvement. Start with the basics and expand your collection as needed for different projects.

Seek Mentorship

If it’s possible, try to find a me­ntor who has experience­ in the field. Learning from some­one who has practical knowledge can be­ extremely be­neficial. They can provide guidance­, helpful tips, and valuable insights based on the­ir real-life expe­riences.

Learn from Mistakes

Don’t let se­tbacks or mistakes discourage you. Home improve­ment is a learning journey, and it’s normal for e­veryone to make e­rrors along the way. Take the time­ to analyze what went wrong, dete­rmine the correct approach, and use­ that knowledge for future proje­cts.

Join Online Communities

To expand your knowle­dge and connect with others in the­ realm of home improveme­nt, consider engaging with online forums and social me­dia groups devoted to this topic. These­ vibrant communities provide valuable opportunitie­s to ask questions, share personal e­xperiences, and gain insights from fe­llow enthusiasts.

Stay Informed and Updated

Home improvement techniques and technologies are constantly evolving. Stay informed about the latest trends and updates in your chosen skill. Attending workshops and reading industry-related publications can help you stay current.

If you’re inte­rested in becoming a skille­d home improvement e­nthusiast but don’t know how to begin, you’re in the right place­. Whether you want to refre­sh your living space or take on a significant renovation proje­ct, home improvement can be­ an incredibly fulfilling journey. With the right mindse­t and some fundamental knowledge­, you can develop your skills and adeptly e­nhance the beauty and functionality of your home­.

How can I be good at home improvement?

Plan Ahead:

The first step to excelling in home improvement is thorough planning. Begin by identifying your goals and the specific improvements you want to make. Create a detailed list of tasks, set a budget, and establish a realistic timeline. Planning ensures that you stay organized and on track throughout the project.

Educate Yourself:

Home improvement involves a wide range of tasks from carpentry and plumbing to electrical work and painting. Take the time to learn the basics of these skills. You can find plenty of online tutorials, books and community classes to help you acquire the necessary knowledge.

Invest in Quality Tools:

Quality tools are essential for any home improvement project. Invest in a set of reliable tools that will make your work easier and more efficient. A good set of tools can last a lifetime and save you money in the long run.

Safety First:

Safety should always be a top priority. Before you start any project make sure you have the right safety gear such as gloves, safety glasses and a dust mask. Familiarize yourself with the safety guidelines for the specific tasks you will be performing.

Start with Small Projects:

It’s wise to start with smaller projects to gain confidence and experience. Simple tasks like painting a room, installing shelving or fixing a leaky faucet can be great starting points.

Take Your Time:

Rushing through a home improvement project can lead to mistakes and frustration. Take your time to complete each task carefully and accurately. Remember! the goal is to improve your home, not just finish quickly.

Ask for Help:

Don’t hesitate to seek help or advice from experienced friends, family members or professionals. They can provide valuable insights offer tips and even assist with complex tasks.

Learn from Mistakes:

Home improvement often involves a learning curve. Don’t be discouraged by mistakes; instead the view them as opportunities to learn and improve your skills. Analyze what went wrong and how you can avoid similar issues in the future.

Stay Updated:

The world of home improvement is constantly evolving. Keep up with the latest trends, technologies and materials by reading magazines, watching videos and attending home improvement expos or seminars.

Enjoy the Process:

Home improvement can be hard work but it is also a fulfilling journey. Take pride in the progress you make and the improvements you bring to your living space. Remember that each project adds value to your home and enhances your skills.

What should you do first in home improvements?

Assess Your Needs and Priorities

It is essential to take a step back and assess your needs and priorities before you dive into any home improvement project . Ask yourself questions like:

What are the main issues or concerns in my home that need addressing?

Are there any safety concerns such as electrical or plumbing problems?

Do I want to improve the aesthetics of my home increase its functionality or both?

For more: How to Learn Home Improvement Skills or DIY Skills?

[rijallaw]

Signs You Need To Hire An Eb1 Visa Lawyer

If you are a lawyer and you have had the sensation that you need to engage an eb1 visa lawyer, then there are certainly some indicators that you are picking up on at this point. In this essay, we’ll examine some of those signals so that you may better understand whether or not it would be beneficial for your company to hire an EB1 visa lawyer. As the company owner, you could be contemplating the employment of an eb1 visa attorney. Considering that it is a difficult operation, you will want to ensure that everything is carried out appropriately. Here are some indications that it’s time to get help from professionals!

You Don’t Understand The Process Or Requirements

The first thing you need to do is learn the ropes of the EB-1 visa application procedure. It may seem obvious, but immigration law is unlike following a book’s directions. Because your circumstance is unique, the immigration law provision that governs it is likely to be somewhat intricate. Before applying for an EB-1 visa, it is important to familiarize oneself with the specific criteria and conditions imposed by the United States government.

However, even the most thorough investigation will provide no results if you have no idea what you’re looking for. And if you aren’t at all acquainted with the procedure, you can find yourself caught up in something that seems much more challenging than it is. The good news is that specialists exist who have extensive knowledge of these visas and can assist and guide you through the procedure; moreover, they are willing to do so for a reasonable fee.

You’ve Unsuccessfully Tried To File On Your Own

If you’ve spent a lot of time and energy attempting to submit your application without success, it may be time to bring in the pros. A good indicator that you need an eb1 visa lawyer is if you’ve already attempted to resolve the issue on your own and have been unsuccessful. Employment-based first preference petitions are under a subcategory of employment-based immigrant visa petitions with their exceptional standards and processes established by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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[anime-dub-transcripts]

Hetalia: The World Twinkle Episode #15: In Those Days, Chibi-chan Was... Transcript

This episode has pressure points, Britain changing his religion, and Italy and Japan touring Vatican City.

Germany: Gut.

(Gut: Good → German)

Germany: I was able to finish work sooner than expected. Maybe I should take a vacation and go recharge myself. Huah!

{Caption #1: Pop}

Angel Italy: Yeah! We should go to Italy because Italy is super fun!  

{Caption #2: Italy}

High-pitched voice: Italy!

Germany: What? Italy? Why? I traveled there not too long ago! 

{Caption: Kekeke}

Devil Romano: Ehehehehe… 

(Voice: Kekeke!)

{Caption: Italy}

Devil Romano: Don’t worry about it. You don’t have a choice, stupid potato-eating bastard.

Germany: What? Wait, both of you are telling me Italy!

{Caption: Bam!}

German soldier: Oh!

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Italy: Rolling rolling rolling, rolling rolling rolling! Hey, Commander, I have a report for you. Sitting around in a tent is boring. It’s a serious problem for me!

Germany: How sad. So you can’t even make good use of your downtime? I have no choice; we can do something together. No snuggling or cuddling though.

Italy: Yay! You’re a great commander!

{Text on book #1: Even Italians can understand!}

{Text on book #2: Pressure Point Health Tips for Beginners}

Italy: Look, what do you think about trying this? Japan told me all about the pressure point stuff and he said you can get healthy just by touching specific points on each other’s bodies!

{Caption: Boing}

Britain: Ahahahaha! Oh yes, a piece of cake. Sneaking into those fools’ camp is nothing for me, for I am the great and powerful British Empire.

Germany: Guah!

Italy: EEYAH!

Britain: WAIT! WHAT IN BLOODY HELL?!

(Italy: Aah! Eeuh!)

(Germany: Uah! UAH!)

{Caption: Whoosh}

Britain: Hey, what’s going on in here?! Why are you fighting?! You two are friends, aren’t you?

{Caption: Limp}

Germany: Ist that Britain?

(Ist: Is → German)

Germany: This isn’t what it looks like, if it looks like anything! I was trying to follow instructions in this book!

(Italy: Eeeaaauuhhh…)

Germany: Apparently there are pressure points around your shoulder blades.

{Caption: Crack}

Italy: AAAAAAHHHHHHH!

{Caption: Owl}

Owl: Hooo!

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Chibitalia: Hetalia.

Narrator: This little tomato is Italy from a long time ago.

(Chibitalia: Ah! Ahha! Ahaha!)

Narrator: Back then, he cleverly and skillfully made his way through life. My, how things change!

(Italy: Aoh! Ah!)

Man: For you.

Chibitalia: Wow! Thank you, Mr. Medici!

Narrator: The boy was loved by someone who could TCB!

Chibitalia: Grandpa…

Narrator: Known as sexy Grandpa Rome, he left the boy a huge inheritance.

(Chibitalia: Ehauh! Euh!)

{Caption: An expensive cookie made of imported ingredients}

Narrator: Italy didn’t realize what a comfortable existence his life had been, but he was about to find out!

(Chibitalia: Ouh? Nom!)

{Caption #1: Entourage [Ancient Rome]}

{Caption #2: Whoa, this is uncomfortable}

{Caption #3: Those who follow around a person of power. They gather at the big shot’s house. Their work starts with morning greetings and ends when he goes to bed. The more they follow him around, the more they can receive rewards and advice from him. This big shot is called a ‘patronus’, which is where the word ‘patron’ comes from. By the way, it is said that it was also the entourage’s duty to get together and help the big shot when he was in a bind}

Chibitalia: Hetalia!

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Chibitalia: Britain, ciao!

(Ciao!: Hello! → Italian)

Child Britain: Hm?

Chibitalia: I have some scary news. Your boss has decided to change your religion. I don’t know if that would be all right. Do you?

{Caption: Shine}

Child Britain: Well, don’t be absurd, of course I think it will be all right.

{Caption: Twinkling}

Child Britain: After all, my boss is strong and very impressive.

Chibitalia: Oh. You think so?

Child Britain: Look at him! He’s as tough as it gets!

Britain’s boss: Hahahahaha!

Chibitalia: I guess Britain’s boss is pretty popular.

{Caption: Mew…}

Chibitalia: It looks like Britain is still doing well, even after the religion was changed.

Chibitalia’s boss: Ahem! That man shows no respect! An insult not to be forgiven. I’m left with no option!

Chibitalia: What are you going to do?!

Chibitalia’s boss: I shall make a statute that annoys him!

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{Caption #1: Exorcist [Vatican City and around the world]}

{Caption #2: Demons are not fun}

{Text in Romano’s speech bubble: Next}

{Caption #3: This is an occupation and rank that exists in the Catholic church. Their job is to rid a person of the demons possessing them and bring them back to a normal state. But rumor has it that there may be exorcists who say, ‘In most cases, it’s the person’s mental problem. It’s very rare to see someone who’s really possessed by demons’}

Romano: Hetalia.

Italy: That’s a legitimate historical fact!

Japan: Crazy.

Italy: Interestingly, each statute in Vatican City has its own special meaning.

Japan: Italy, may I ask a question? I’m curious as to why we are touring Mr. Vatican’s place so late in the afternoon.

Italy: This way we can take our time sightseeing since there’s no entry after five. We practically have the whole place to ourselves until 5:30!

{Caption: In Vatican City, you have about half an hour from the time admission is closed until they kick you out}

Narrator: At Mr. Vatican’s place, you have about half an hour from the time admission is closed until they kick your sweet ass out.

Italy: Also, Sunday afternoon is hell. Literally hell.

Japan: Literally hell?!

Narrator: Even though many people come during the weekdays, tourists who can’t enter Sunday morning due to Mass choose to go in the afternoon, so things get fairly crowded. Although it’s not literal hell, it can give you a panic attack.

Italy: I like to see sights. It makes my place seem very peaceful when the truth is I’m in a not great fix.

Japan: Seems like everyone’s having a hard time these days.

{Caption: Concerned}

Italy: Sí!

(Sí!: Yes! → Italian)

Italy: This scary guy wouldn’t let me clean my brother’s dirty room and since scary guys calling all the shots in politics now on top of me not having very much money and the shipping costs in Venice being high no matter what you’re buying, so…basically, I have no other choice but to accept my fate.

Japan: I feel you.

Italy: However…

{Caption: Sharp}

Italy: …I plan on protecting pasta with everything I’ve got! Bam!

{Caption: Bam}

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{Caption: See you! Ciao!!}

(Ciao!!: Goodbye!! → Italian)

Germany, Italy: Hetalia!

Cat #1: Meow.

Cat #2: Meow.

Italy-cat: Ciao, friends! Just call me Italy-cat. What?

(Cat #1: Meow)

(Cat #2: Meow)

(Ciao: Hello → Italian)

Italy-cat: Sí, I’m a real cat.

(Sí: Yes → Italian)

Cat #1: Meow.

Italy: Catch you later!

(Cat #1: Meow)

(Cat #2: Meow)

Italy: Ve ve ve ve!

Japan: Heum…

Italy: Ve…

(Cat #1: Meow)

Italy: Ve…

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Here’s the thing to remember about anti-racist book lists:

Read these, yes. But then read books that were not written as treatises on racism. Seek out Black art not only because it can teach you something about race but because Black people are simply doing extraordinary work.

Read Morrison as much for her prose and her mastery of pacing as for her politics. Read Ross Gay’s Book of Delights, an ode to little wonders and a reminder to look at the world with gratitude. Read Elizabeth Alexander’s stunning testament to grief and marriage, The Light of the World, and note the innovations in form as she mixes memoir with poetry and recipes, a collage meant to mirror her late husband’s paintings. Read NK Jemisin’s The Fifth Season and marvel at the worlds she builds.

Just a small reminder. Black art does not exist solely to educate non-Black people. Always be expanding your horizons.

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Let’s talk about •••

••• Spirit Work

Pt.1/2

• Spirit Work 101

Spirit Work is a term that was coined very recently, mostly having an upsurge with the new age witchcraft in social medias - that is not to say that the practice of communicating with spirits is new, rather, that such a term can be used in an overgeneralized manner. That in turn leads to misinformation about the topic.

•• So, what is Spirit Work?

Broadly, it is seen as a witchcraft practice where a person uses their abilities to communicate with spirits - people who have passed, guides, ancestors and such. What the term doesn’t clarify is that there are a multitude of ways in doing that, from religious practices to self developed methods as well as the target audience of that spirit work.

Taking a look at the word spirit we find the first divergence of intent: those stated before all fall in the category of deceased human spirits; then we have those who through their animistic or similar beliefs include the spirits of animals and all beings (and “things”) who once lived. Then, we have another category, those that communicate with the otherworldly and nature centred beings that have passed (though most commonly those are still alive), such as the Fae. Others include communication with deities in this practice, and lastly, we have another modality of those that work with the essence of spirits, be they dead or alive - they are included for they too have soul. • This is the first break, and as such themes and different styles of practitioners can already be found, most commonly used are Mediums, Healers, Channelers, Communicators.

Outside of that, we have believers and followers of certain religions that also have this designated space for that type of communication, though I won’t go into detail for this, Norse Paganism, Spiritism and African Traditional and Descending Religions, are some of them.

••• So, no, it is not a bad thing that this practice has been disseminated and made accessible to all practitioners, witches, pagans and heathens out there - but one must always take a step back and analyze the information they have as well as the intent they will follow in this path.

Spirit Work is no game, it can have serious consequences and that should not discourage you to try - rather, encourage you to be attentive and take it seriously.

• What not to do

This here, at least for me (but feel free to add on or disagree, the beauty of the community are the different methods after all) - are some of the absolute don’ts when practicing Spirit Work, divided in two topics as there is a theoretical and a practical side to it.

• Theoretical

Don’t immediately go following any instructions, no matter if they explicitly are for summoning, inviting or channeling or just imply that it’ll make your communication with spirits easier.

Because: You need to be 100% aware of what exactly you are doing, though there are some good sources, it is always good to double and even triple check ingredients, intents and procedures before starting anything.

Don’t begin anything if you don’t have contingency plans and a way to clear a possible mess up.

Because: When doing this type of work, you are the only thing you have control of - spirits can be volatile, especially if you’re starting communication with ones you never had contact with before. Plan ahead and certify yourself that even if something goes out of what was expected you'll be able to deal with it.

• Practical

Don’t call forth anything that you have no idea what and who exactly it is.

Because: There are opportunistic spirits that excel in impersonating. If your intentions are unclear when channeling or inviting someone or something they can and will take the chance. Be clear about who you are working with.

Don’t be rude or insistent towards spirits.

Because: Spirits deserve respect, and as such, you won’t want to anger an immaterial being just because of impatience. Treat them as you would like to be treated. Being firm doesn’t mean being rude.

Don’t keep your sensitivity channel open, if you can.

Because: The Spirit World is everywhere, and it exists alongside our material World. When working with spirits you’ll see that there are moments you need to distance yourself otherwise the input will be constant. Learn how to control and lock your sensitivity as it is being developed to minimize bothersome encounters or overload of inputs.

Don’t do your Spirit Work in any place - reserve a specific place for it.

Because: Not only is this a sign of respect towards the spirits you’ll be communicating with, but it also makes it easier for you to control, cleanse and protect that environment.

•• How to

Preparation and Protection

After that many Dont´s, we finally go towards the Do´s. Let me get this right, I by nature am extremely paranoid, and due to that I find preparation and protection essential to control variables, be confident and to keep calm - like this, I don’t fear the unknown nor the uncontrollable because one way or another I'm ready for it.

Now, once again, these preparatory and protective steps will depend a lot on what method of Spirit Work you’re practicing, but some of them are pretty universal and these are the one’s I’ll be passing on to you.

• To Prepare

A spirit worker's body and spirit must always be clear, attentive and sensible. To prepare you must do whatever rituals pertain to your practice, that prepare you emotionally, psychologically and spiritually to deal and work with spirits.

This might include meditation, trance work, cleansing rituals and so on - this takes off the layer of mundane impressions that could marr your interpretation and leave you like a clean slate through which the Spirit’s voice can be clearly understood.

Your working space should also be clean on any influencing energies, organized and quiet enough (or loud enough depending on your vertent) for you to focus solely on the presence you’ll be working with.

I particularly find that asking for permission and guidance from my guides always makes this preparation process easier, as that is their realm and their ponctuations, advice and warnings are always welcome.

• Being Protected

There are three points of protection: Your Body (which is the conductor of your energy), Your Mind (which contains your Spirit - though not all beliefs follow this) and Your House (or de place you do your Spirit work).

These three should be duly protected and warded as you see fit before you start your spirit work. Methods for those vary as they can be easily found around the internet, in books and such. I wouldn’t be able to tell you which method of protection and warding you’ll prefer, which you’ll absolutely trust to work and which will be ideal to your specific target audience with spirit work but, one advice: Never share all ingredients nor steps of your protection and warding spells.

You may realize that I rarely, if ever, post spells. The answer is simple: any spell can be counteracted, especially if people know everything you used.

And trust me when I say that these protection and warding spells of your for Spirit Working are ones you wouldn’t like to be tampered with.

•••• 👁 ••••

For now that’s it, this post was very broad as I talked about general warnings and things of importance that precede the practice of Spirit Working. It’ll be a short series of posts, with only two.

The second one will be more action centered, most likely bigger with explanations of what to do in each case of spirit working. Till then, yeah?

-Lou

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