Halo Reloaded: Infinite Earths...
John's eyes, hidden behind the reflective visor of his helmet, were fixed on a dazzling display of multiverse theory made real—a holographic atlas showcasing endless Earths. Some were like twins of their own, others more like distant cousins twice removed and adopted by aliens.
The light from the hologram threw weird shadows across his armor, making it look like he was wearing a disco ball instead of Mjolnir armor. That might've been funny if the situation weren't so mind-bogglingly complex.
"Quite the galactic pick-n-mix, huh?" Linda-058's voice cut through the silence. She had a way of sneaking up on him, despite her own clunky Spartan gear—though hers hummed faintly with new, somewhat eerie Forerunner powers. It was like she brought a bit of a sci-fi thunderstorm wherever she went.
John made a small adjustment to the image, zooming in on a particularly bizarre Earth covered in what looked like fluorescent pink and green stripes. "Each one’s an Earth," he said, his voice deep and matter-of-fact, as if he were explaining the offside rule rather than infinite worlds. "Some you wouldn't recognize without a label. That one’s been swallowed by an ocean. This one's in a permanent ice age."
Linda leaned closer, the blue and green reflections dancing over her visor as she studied the kaleidoscope of planets. "Which one's got the best beaches?" she joked before pointing to the most ordinary looking of the bunch. "And what about that one? Center stage?"
"Earth-Prime." John explained, pointing at the globe that looked like someone had taken their Earth and cranked up the drama and the decay. "That’s where I’m an old man—fifty. It’s a gritty place; hope’s a bit of a rare commodity."
Linda's helmet tilted, the universal Spartan 'I'm thinking' pose. "And where are we in this grand cosmic soap opera?"
"Earth-2163," John said, shifting to show their own blue and green gem in the sea of chaos. "Younger, a bit more hopeful... Ever wonder if it makes what we do less meaningful? Knowing there are infinite versions of us making different choices, fighting different fights?"
Linda took a moment, her gaze still fixed on the myriad of Earths spinning before them. It was a heavy question—one of those ‘3 AM staring at the ceiling’ types. "I guess it could make you think we’re just another rerun in an endless season of possibilities. But," Linda added, stepping beside John, her voice earnest yet carrying a hint of her usual dry wit, "if every choice spins out a new thread, then what we do isn't just a drop in the ocean. It's the entire ocean in a drop. Our choices matter here, John. Now. To these people. On this Earth."
"Yeah," Linda agreed, punching his arm lightly—the Spartan version of a gentle pat. "Besides, if we start second-guessing our choices because somewhere there’s a 'you' dressed as a ballerina, we’ll never get anything done."
John laughed—a rare sound in the Spartan repertoire. "Now that’s an Earth I’d pay to see."
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— our eight Princes :
Stray Kids' Bang Chan, Stray Kids' Lee Know, Stray Kids' Changbin, Stray Kids' Hyunjin, Stray Kids' HAN, Stray Kids' Felix, Stray Kids' Seungmin and Stray Kids' I.N
• getting ready for their first Met Gala with Tommy Hilfiger
— to remember, the dress code for this year was ❝ the Garden of Time ❞, for their first time invited on this iconic carpet, our Kids made history be being the first group, the first K-POP group and the first 4th Gen K-POP group to attend the Met Gala !
• Tommy Hilfiger x Stray Kids - Met Gala 2024
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Ilford ULF 2024 Special Order: Now with the FPP!
It’s that time of year again. For it’s 19th year, Ilford has opened up the ULF Special Order program. If you’re someone that is currently shooting or wants to shoot specialty sheet and roll film formats, you have until June 1st, 2024 to get in those orders. This program includes ultra large format and funky format B&W films in Ilford Delta 100, FP4 Plus, and HP5 Plus.
For an exact list of films available, here’s the official 2024 product list direct from Ilford:
Personally, I’m super excited to see this effort by Ilford to supply this very niche portion of the film community by offering ULF films year after year. If you haven’t participated in the ULF special order program before, it’s very simple. Check the List of 2024 ULF Program Dealers courtesy of Ilford, contact your dealer of choice, and place your order. Later in the year sometime in the late Fall, usually around Thanksgiving, the dealer you placed your order with will contact you and ship out your ULF film. If you’re not sure how much film to order for this, I’d recommend getting an extra box or two since this order window is yearly and there’s often not a way to increase your order after the due date (this year it’s June 1st!).
Now for the really great news. This year for the first time ever, The Film Photography Project is going to be participating in the ULF Special Order! If you’ve shopped at the Film Photography Store before you know what kind of crazy deals they offer and I’m happy to confirm that the same is true for Ilford ULF films! I’m going to be ordering more than my typical “year’s worth” with FPP and I hope you do the same.
Now get out there and shoot some BIG sheets of film! Oh, and hopefully you don’t run out before your ULF film arrives from the FPP Store!
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