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hotwaterandmilk · 1 year

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Our household suffered a loss over the Christmas period, so I'm going to post some random comments about stupid shit to help divert my focus away from being depressed.

New BLOOD+ Anthology!

I received my copy of this year's BLOOD+ Petit Event Anthology this week. The title of this year's volume is "Season Calls Me" and like, the previous anthology, it contains a solid mix of short comics and novels by the small band of active Japanese fandom members for the series.

There are a couple of great little comics (that actually feature my faves, surprisingly) plus, like last time, Fujisaku Jun'ichi and Ishii Akiharu participated as well so we got some great additional content that makes it worth the effort of BUYING RIGHT NOW. What do I mean by this? Brand new colour illustrations from Ishii again, baby!

David smiling is so awkward, I love it. Ishii you have truly blessed us.

I won't be scanning in these images because this is a brand new publication. I ask that you please support all the wonderful fans involved in this doujinshi and purchase your own copy before it sells out.

Kotobuki Tsukasa draws ADG art again!

Kotobuki Tsukasa drew a new version of his Aphrodite illustration that was used for the first Akihabara Dennou Gumi ED sequence. The pic will be featured on his Comiket postcard for this year (2023 is the 25th anniversary of ADG) and I reeeeeaaaaaally want it. Edit: He just posted, it's limited to 127 units & has asked people not to resell so there goes my chance lol. :(

Kotobuki doesn't have the original image anymore so he had to use an online pic as reference and honestly, I think it looks pretty great even without the full studio finish (I particularly love that he incorporated Hibari's expression into Aphrodite as this is the fusion version from the movie).

大切なものなんですか... (it's stuck in your head now, watch here)

In a comment to someone mentioning the possibility of an art book he did say he'd discussed it but it hadn't progressed further. Please, for the love of god, I need an art book to happen! I WOULD PREORDER THE SHIT OUT OF THAT! I just love my '90s anime girls with faces like half-sucked mangos that much, ok?!

I Have an Autographed Yamamoto Yohko Novel!

Honestly this isn't a huge deal, back when the novel series received a kanzenban release Shouji Takashi autographed a lot of books for fans and they surface again every so often for sale. I happened to score one and now I have his autograph.

I'm not a big autograph person, but because the series was canned in 2001-ish the 12th kanzenban volume is the only way to get Shouji's conclusion to the story so I figured two birds with one stone and all that (not that I can read anything these days).

Anyway, it's nice to have. Maybe one of these days I'll work on my TBR pile.

I had actually planned to spend my few days off over the New Year catching up on things, then everything kind of just went to shit. So instead of me achieving anything you get this post of random nonsense while I struggle to process my grief, sorry.

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mrshood123-blog · 4 years

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Wednesday 25th March 2020

Hitting a wall

Not gonna lie, today I woke up drained. So many feelings go through my body each day from happiness and excitement to worry and sheer panic. It’s exhausting but I am glad that there is some sort of normality and routine through this crazy situation. I have found that some comments I read or hear from others on Facebook and such like can be a great comfort in these uncertain times but people can also make my blood boil! I know they don’t mean it to come across as rude or anything like that but when you are already feeling tense and on edge, emotions are heightened and the smallest of things can make us burst into tears (or punch you in the face!)

Can I start by saying I don’t consider myself a ‘lucky’ one. I have a higher chance, than those working at home, of catching this god awful virus as I am with children who are most likely to have come into contact with people carrying Covid-19. Hearing things like ‘at least you are allowed out,’ ‘my kids are driving me mad at home’ and ‘it must be great having only a few kids in to play with each day,’ really isn’t what I need to hear. To those comments I would like to reply with this. Of course I would much rather be at home keeping safe rather than potentially carrying the virus back to my home and to my family. Who wouldn’t want time off in this glorious weather but Just because I am still working doesn’t mean I don’t care about my own families health. Everything has to be weighed up and put into perspective. But it is what it is and we all have to do what we can. Cherish the moments you have with your children- teach them life lessons; cook together, have fun, teach them morals and how to be a good human. We never know when these precious moments might end. (Although to be fair I might not be saying that when I do finish work this week and have my kids to deal with!)

It’s not that great having just a handful of kids each day at work. 6 hours of the same faces every day can be very testing! I would much rather have the 900 odd back in school and back to normal without all the dangers outside, but this is how it is right now and we just have to get on with it and make the best of a bad situation. Parents are putting their lives and their children’s lives on the line to help thousands of people that they don’t even know. They are much safer at home but they have put others first and shown us all what compassion and humanity is like. So for everyone out there that thinks the people who are allowed out are ‘lucky’ ask yourself would u really want to change places with them?

I have to say that work have been brilliant and the staff I am working with are amazing. It’s been a good way to get to know staff from the other school, they aren’t as bad as I thought lol!! We have been supported throughout in various ways be in in person, texts and emails and I do feel very appreciated.

Anyway, back to today, it was a fab day. I made a quiz for the kids last night which went down really well. The 4 rounds consisted of Disney, guess the logo, who’s that baby and finish the lyrics. A lot of the staff had sent me baby pics of themselves and the children had to guess who was who. A lot of fun had by all.

When arriving home I was informed that we are bleaching my husbands hair!! So I can’t see that going wrong at all!! His view is he isn’t going to see anyway for 3 weeks so why not!! What he doesn’t know is that of course I will be posting pics on Facebook for you all to see!!

Flicking through the news channels I see that the future king, Prince Charles has been confirmed positive to having Corona virus and that 440 people have now died in the UK. One being a 21 year old woman with no under lying health conditions. That’s a bit scary as from what I have read most people that have tragically died from this have all had an underlying condition. A new make shift hospital is to be open in London to help deal with this out break and have called on 250,000 medical staff and volunteers to join and help. 405,000 have volunteered in one day!! I take my hats off to those people who will come out of the safety of their homes when they have been retired or not in that profession anymore to help complete strangers fight this war. This is what I love about humanity, there are still decent and kind people willing to do something for others and putting others before themselves. Boris actually gave a mention to teachers today (all be it a very minuscule mention) in his briefing which I do feel has been lacking in his previous speeches. I am glad to see that people profiteering could be prosecuted. My local shop better be careful- trying to charge me a tenna for cheap big roll, you know the kind that your finger goes through! Gross.

Re-reading this back, I feel that I sound moany or that I am coming across that I want some recognition but that is not my intent. Everyone is doing as much as they can be it saving lives, delivering food and supplies, looking after children of key workers or staying at home so this virus can stop spreading. I am merely reporting my experiences and thoughts.

3 down, 2 to go! Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

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ne-nsw-stargrazing-festival · 7 years

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StarGrazing Attendees Info Pack 3:

20 April 2017

Positive preparation, all going ahead.

Other than iffy and uncertain whether, all is good. The oval and camping areas have been mown (twice). Two portaloos are in place, primarily for the public night, but also close and handy for late-night observing at the oval. Lots of other issues pretty much organised and sorted. A few last-minute issues to sort.

Below is a map of the Ben Lomond village and our management plans for the public night, Saturday 22nd of April. Hope it all works!

When you arrive:

We would like people to set up their telescopes on the main Oval. We are a little concerned we will have quite a few people turn up on Saturday night, and so the larger space of the oval keeps everything simple. There is plenty of area around the main Oval for camping.

Phone signal at the oval:

Previously, I have mentioned that the Optus phone signal, and wireless broadband signal, is strong throughout the oval and most of the village. I have been able to stream YouTube videos in the hall using a 4G Optus broadband modem with no difficulties.

I have since been able to check the Telstra signal at the Oval. It was a fairly consistent one bar and occasionally two bars for short periods over the full oval site. Probably slightly better on the northern side of the oval. I don't have a means to check level of broadband wireless signal.

T-shirts:

Personally, for those interested, I would like to see these happen. If this event goes ahead over coming years, you will all be founding members. Why not have a T-shirt or sloppy Joe for future bragging rights? However, it makes sense to take orders once your here given that we need your size and preference. We have not yet engaged with possible print places.

Accommodation:

Those who are not camping probably have your accommodation sorted. Just in case, I mentioned the farm stay “Silent Grove”. Since sending out info pack #2 I understand the whole cottage was booked by one family. However I have had indications since that they will no longer be becoming. So if you have not finalised accommodation, it might be worth a phone call to query the current status of that accommodation.

Some low level lights on the public night, why:

Good news. We have most of the LED village streetlights being turned off for the event. The lights at the local school appear to have been reduced.

Somewhat in contradiction, I want to advise in advance that we will be setting up some low level lighting just for the public night as guidance. The public night ends at 10 pm, and we can remove it then.

The reason for this is that we have no idea of how many people will turn up for the public night. We think there does need to be some demarcation of major walkways etc, even with people having cellophane covered hand torches.

To achieve low level orientation and guidance lighting, we will be trying a few solutions. From my past experience one issue I have wanted to seek some solution to is people stumbling into my telescope in the dark, and equally several people wanting to come have a look through my telescope but having no idea from which direction to approach. I have an experimental solution that may assist. Essentially some cotton rope soaked in green glow paint that can be arranged on the ground in an arc around your telescope as a fairly faint demarcation line that you can adjust as you wish easily. From experiment so far, the intense glow lasts less than 10 minutes, but a fainter level glow that I think will be quite sufficient for dark adjusted eyes does continue for a lot longer. It may not work, or be desirable, but I thought a solution along these lines worth an experiment.

Public Night:

As for the visiting public in general, we have arranged the public evening such that those attending will come to the Hall first. This is so that we can make mention of important things before people walk down to the oval. For example, no laser pointers please. No torches without red cellophane coverings. (We will have extra red cellophane and rubber bands for those that have not done so.) A few other “housekeeping” things.

I plan to have a list of Astronomy groups and other resources on the chair for each person. Given this night is about promotion of Astronomy, both as an area of knowledge, and as an interest that one may want to get involved in, this is our chance to connect people to regional Astronomy groups.

The talk, half an hour is the aim, will include a few things on Astronomy. It will be kept very basic and simple. Then we will direct people down to the oval at 7:00 pm. If the sky conditions are overcast, the talk will be longer to ensure those that have turned up feel that their time was not wasted. If there is a big turnout, we may have to do two sessions.

As mentioned, the public part finishes at 10 pm. We think most people will leave after an hour or two. We do plan to gently encourage and enforce the 10 pm end of the public night. If you have some keen people that you are happy to stay longer with you, then it is up to you. As one of the amateur astronomers just let them know their staying on is OK with you, and with your sanction, ok also by us organisers even though we are encouraging others to leave. We think this is the best way to go.

After 10 pm, the rest of this night, and the next 3 nights, is over to amateur astronomy.

Setting up equatorial mounts:

Particularly for newcomers, this task can be problematic. How does one determine true rotational Earth North. I will set up some markers that I think may help with identifying true north. As for angle from horizontal - we are at 30˚ 01’. So essentially 30˚. A nice simple number, and a standard 30/60 degree set square can come in handy.

Observer supports, late cold nights:

First, reminder that there is no 240 v mains power access available on the oval. We will set up a 240v recharging spot for small items like phones, laptops, etc. We will choose the weather shed as the closest covered point to the oval with mains power.

We also have organised to set up a ‘warm spot’, chairs and tables, soup, tea and coffee, those kind of ‘take a break’ human things, down at the Hall. This is sufficiently far away from the oval that the lighting in the room will not impact on observing at the oval. It is about 2 minutes walk.

Given this is a “test event” this year, the way we have set things up can be changed with discussion. See what works best.

Sunday 1 pm Lunch:

We do want to encourage amateurs visiting interested in the notion of an annual event here to come for an early afternoon lunch on Sunday. We are organising a hot meal, or if you have food you prefer, feel free to bring that. As organisers we think getting those interested together to share a meal and talk, is the best way to get feedback on what people think of this location in general, thoughts on the potential of the site, possible changes, downsides. And also just enjoy a little socialising. We will have people from different astronomical groups, so it is also a chance to learn about other groups. This lunch will be at the Hall. If this is not your think, just miss it.

Cloud and chance of showers peaks high Sunday day.

Anzac Breakfast:

One thing we did over look. The community will be holding an Anzac service and morning tea at the Hall - the Hall being the Ben Lomond War Memorial Hall - on the morning of Tues 25th. So we will have to relocate the ‘warm spot’ tea and coffee etc the night before. You are welcome to come along to the community service and morning tea. Anzac day is diligently remembered each year in this community.

Talks:

So far no one has indicated they want to give a talk in the Hall as part of the amateur astronomy 3 days. That is fine. If that changes, we can work out a time one of the afternoons for those staying more than one night.

Photo contributions:

Since we do hope to turn this into an annual event for this region, if you see any good photo opportunities, do take photos and share them with us if you are willing.

Weather:

I have sent out earlier this evening a weather review to all that have filled out the online survey and left an email address.

In short, the weather is not set to be stable and clear like we usually have this time of year. It is I think best described as ‘iffy’. We have had steady presence of cloud most days, but at night it has often cleared for extended periods. We are not expecting a major rain event and 4 nights of overcast skies. There is no cold front due to come through. Forecast sights suggest a gentle air mass from SE Qld, which typically means warmer milder nights for this time of year. Sunday day is not looking good, nor is the public night looking reliable. The most probable scenario outside of Sunday day, is scattered cloud, sometimes clear for a few hours, possibly some periods of overcast conditions for a few hours. This is how it has been. I have been going out checking quite regularly.

If there is an overcast night, one of the merits of this site is the hall and the ability to use that time in other ways.

One of the sites I use is the NASA Earth site, and looking at Total Cloud Water. The modelling is updated about every 24 hours and seems generally pretty good. Below are pics for 10 pm, April 22, 23rd and 24th.

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