#stephane chow

[ninja-muse]

2025 Release TBR

🏳️‍🌈 - queer MC     🇨🇦 - Canadian author    ⭐️ - BIPOC MC 📘 - have an ARC bold - new added

The Songbird - Stacy Lynn Miller (historical fiction) - January 7

Rebellious Grace - Jeri Westerson (historical mystery) 🏳️‍🌈 - January 7

The Betrayal of Thomas True - A.J. West (historical mystery) 🏳️‍🌈 - January 14

The Amber Owl - Juliet Marillier (fantasy) - February 25

Immortal Gifts - Katherine Villyard (fantasy) 📘 - February 25

The Fourth Consort - Edward Ashton (science fiction) - February 25

Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy (cli-fi) 📘- March 4

The River Has Roots - Amal el-Mohtar (fantasy) 🇨🇦 - March 4

May Contain Murder - Orlando Murrin (cozy mystery) 🏳️‍🌈 - March 11

The Duke at Hazard - KJ Charles (historical romance) 🏳️‍🌈 - March 11

Malinalli - Veronica Chapa (historical fiction) ⭐️ 📘- March 11

Alterations - Kate Maruyama (historical fiction) ⭐️ - March 11

What Wakes the Bells - Elle Tesch (YA fantasy) 🇨🇦 - March 11

A Gentleman's Gentleman - TJ Alexander (historical romance) 🏳️‍🌈 - March 11

The Hymn to Dionysus - Natasha Pulley (fantasy/retelling) 🏳️‍🌈 - March 18

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephan Graham Jones (horror)⭐️📘 - March 18

The Mesopotamian Riddle - Joshua Hammer (history) - March 18

Sons & Daughters - Chaim Grade (historical fiction) 📘 - March 25

The Chow Maniac - Vivien Chien (cozy mystery) ⭐️ - April 1

Finding Flora - Elinor Florence (historical fiction) 🇨🇦 - April 1

Direct Descendant - Tanya Huff (cozy fantasy/horror) 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 - April 1 DNF

The Ashfire King - Chelsea Abdullah (epic fantasy) ⭐️ - April 15

The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson (epic fantasy) - April 15

Saga, Vol. 12 - Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (graphic science fiction) 🇨🇦 - April 15

On Isabella Street - Genevieve Graham (historical fiction) 🇨🇦 - April 22

The Lilac People - Milo Todd (historical fiction) 🏳️‍🌈 - April 29

The Road to Tender Hearts - Annie Hartnett (contemporary fiction) - April 29

City of All Seasons - Oliver K. Langmead, Aliaya Whiteley (fantasy) - April 29

The Traitor of Sherwood Forest - Amy S. Kaufman (historical fiction) 🇨🇦- April 29

Overgrowth - Mira Grant (science fiction/horror) - May 6

The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman - Niko Stratis (memoir) 🏳️‍🌈- May 6

The Country Under Heaven - Frederic S. Durbin (weird western) - May 13

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil - Oliver Darkshire (cozy fantasy) - May 13

Strange New World - Vivian Shaw (urban fantasy) - May 20

Baking Across America - B. Dylan Hollis (cookbook) 🏳️‍🌈 - May 20

Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Except Me) - Django Wexler (fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - May 27

The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association - Caitlin Rozakis (comic fantasy) - May 27

Costumes for Time Travelers - A.R. Capeta (YA fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - May 27

Of Monsters and Mainframes - Barbara Truelove (science fantasy) - June 3

A Song of Legends Lost - M.H. Ayinde (epic fantasy) ⭐️ - June 3

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab (horror/fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - June 10

Amelia, if Only - Becky Albertalli (YA contemporary romance) 🏳️‍🌈 - June 10

This is Not a Ghost Story - Amelie (fiction) ⭐️ - June 10

The Mercy Makers - Tessa Gratton (fantasy) - June 17

This Princess Kills Monsters - Ry Herman (fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - June 17

A Far Better Thing - H.G. Parry (historical fantasy) - June 17

The Rushworth Family Plot - Claudia Gray (historical mystery) - June 17

After Happily Ever - Jennifer Safrey (fantasy) - June 20

Monsterland - Nicholas Jubber (folklore/travel) - June 20

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club - Gloria Chao (cozy mystery) ⭐️ - June 24

The Baby Dragon Café - A.T. Qureshi (romantasy) - July 1

Stone and Sky - Ben Aaronovitch (urban fantasy) ⭐️ - July 8

The Frozen People - Elly Griffiths (science fiction/mystery) - July 8

Dinner with King Tut - Sam Kean (science) - July 8

Algospeak - Adam Aleksic (linguistics) - July 15

Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding - Emmeline Duncan (cozy mystery) - July 29

Automatic Noodle - Annalee Newitz (cozy science fiction) - August 5

The Magician of Tiger Castle - Louis Sachar (fantasy) - August 5

Hemlock and Silver - T. Kingfisher (fantasy) - August 19

Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance - Jane Harrington (biography) 📘 - August 19

Katabasis - R.F. Kuang (dark academia/fantasy) - August 26

Boudicca’s Daughter - Elodie Harper (historical fiction) - August 28

The Haunting of William Thorn - Ben Alderton (gothic horror) 🏳️‍🌈 - September 9

A Tangle in Time - Josiah Bancroft (steampunk/mystery) - September 9

The Macabre - Kosoko Jackson (fantasy/horror) ⭐️📘 - September 9

Lady Like - Mackenzi Lee (historical romance) 🏳️‍🌈- September 9

The Summer War - Naomi Novik (fantasy) - September 16

Audition for the Fox - Martin Cahill (fantasy) - September 16

Replaceable You - Mary Roach (science) - September 16

Ladies in Hating - Alexandra Vasti (historical romance) 🏳️‍🌈 - September 25

The Gnomes of Lychford - Paul Cornell (contemporary fantasy) - September 25

What Stalks the Deep - T. Kingfisher (horror) 🏳️‍🌈 - September 30

Silver and Lead - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - September 30

Cinder House - Freya Marske (horror/retelling) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 7

The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake - Devin Elle Kurtz (cozy fantasy/picture book) - October 7

The Door on the Sea - Caskey Russell (epic fantasy) ⭐️- October 7

He’s So Possessed With Me - Corey Liu (YA horror) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 - October 14

Kill the Beast - Serra Swift (fantasy) - October 14

Dead & Breakfast - Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor (cozy mystery) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 14

The Isle in the Silver Sea - Tasha Suri (romantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 21

The Rose Field - Philip Pullman (fantasy) - October 23

The Everlasting - Alix E. Harrow (fantasy) - October 25

The Keeper of Magical Things - Julie Leong (cozy fantasy) ⭐️ - November 4

The Great Work - Sheldon Costa (horror) - November 4

Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree (cozy fantasy) 📘 - November 11

Snake-Eater - T. Kingfisher (horror) - November 11

Outlaw Planet - M.R. Carey (science fiction) - November 25

Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot - Alexis Hall (contemporary romance) 🏳️‍🌈 - December 9

[the-monkey-ruler]

Trying to get all these Wukongs from like left to right from this artist on twitter.

2010 Xiyouji tv serious

N/A

Forbidden Kingdom

Monkey King 2014 movie trilogy (2nd and 3rd)

Surprise 2015

Saiyuki Monkey Magic

Conquering the Demons 2013

Chinese Odessy with Stephan Chow

1996 Xiyouji series

1986 Xiyouji Series

Until We Meet Again

Immortal Demon Slayer

Legends of the Monkey King Netflix series

Monkey King 2014 movie Triolgoy (1st movie)

Guardians of the Sutras

Demon Strikes Back

2011 Xiyouji series

Saiyuki the Movie

The second Wukong looks SO familiar but I just can't tell who it is

I SWEAR I KNOW HIM! ....but not right now...

[chuluoyi]

Chu I'm on stephan chow spree I don't think so anyone can stop me now

Your dearest anon🪅

HAHAHA what do you watch?!🥹 his movies are all so funny though so it’s a delight to watch them🥹

[themaelstrommind]

March 20th, 2009

5am wake up. I roll out of the bottom bunk, throwing the spank tank curtain to the side. Couple of others wake up with me, but we have to keep quiet. Other guys are on different schedules due to mission timings and such. I quietly change out of my regulation PT gear and into my regulation uniform. No lights, just a headlamp with red lights. Don't want to wake others. Don't wanna draw attention from outsiders looking in. Such was the rules not spoken. Who would wanna be a target in a warzone?

I grab my battle rattle from the top bunk that protected me from possible mortar shrapnel as I slept. It was sitting next to my heavy ass duffel and A-bag that carries my chemical warfare gear. Just in case. I strap my leg holster to my right. M9 and M16 grabbed from the top bunk. M9 in holster. M16 to be slung over shoulder. I pick up my boots, upside down. Can't be too sure, so I shake them and bang them against my fist just in case the camel spider decided to do a sneak attack. Put on, strapped in, time to go.

The first smell of the morning Kirkuk air is filled with smoke from the burn pits. The open sewage that is on the other side of the mods and tents. It's early still, but just enough light to see where to go. You can hear the sounds of the mosques announce the day with the Fajr, the first of the Salah. We walk to the truck. It's time to head to The Swamp, HQ for Gator Sector.

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Morning brief. Intel reports. Supply convoy coming from Balad got tagged 2 hours prior. Troops in contact, no injuries. The boys were smart and saw the pressure plate wires in time. Another failed ambush. Convoy to Q-West today departing. Not me. Today, I work the Gator gate. I am not enthused.

I got an hour before changeover happens. Now's the time to run to get some food if ya want it. I wasn't hungry. I grab a black and mild from the last pack I had. I remind myself to buy more from Zo the next time he gets a package from his girl back home. One last begrudgingly bad gulp of dog shit coffee. One flick from the lighter to start the cigar. I jump onto the hood of the nearby Humvee and watch the sky wake up as I press play on my iPod. Coheed and Cambria's "In Keeping Secret Of Silent Earth: 3" - the first song that bears the album's name.

This was tradition now. This is what I did to get my head right. This is what I did 6,500 miles from home, where no one likes you. You are a target. You are at war.

The victim to our fathers' lost war...

Why am I even here, man? First, it was getting mission qual'd. Then SERE. Now here. Like, I know I was the dumbfuck that signed, but...still. Why am I here?

The restless children sit and mourn the graves of those they've never seen before...

I hope nothing happens today. Not today. Of all days. Bravo sector got lit the fuck up yesterday. Which they never get lit the fuck up. It's usually Gator. This is strange. This isn't typical TTPs for them. Something is amiss.

Will they be buried here, among the dead?

In the silent secret?

Fuck, I'm gonna think about this all god damn day until I figure it out. Was it mere coincidence? Maybe. But my fuckery sense is tingling. They don't shit where they eat. They aren't that dumb. I bet you they're trying to bring in someone through Gator. Which means overwatch. I'll need to take a look at recent new entries and coordinate with L3. Something seems off.

The pioneers - In dealing with if they march for dawn...Of will and worthy...

The boys are back from chow. It's time to load up and drive off. 12 hours of fantastic surprises await. 12 hours in the crosshairs. Happy birthday, Stephan. 24 years might just be my high score. We'll see what happens.

Man your own jackhammer!

Man your battle stations!

We'll have you dead pretty soon...

[thewindsofsong]

first thoughts while watching lost tomb reboot:

“Longer hair + stubble  on zyl makes him look like Stephan chow”

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 164: FRENCH GUIANA]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 140+ French Guianan faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Viviane Emigré (1955) Afro French Guianan / Afro Saint Lucian - actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, tv host, radio host, and director.

Sylviane Cédia (1955) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter.

Orlane Jadfard (1971) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter.

Pearl / Edith Lamora / Edith Alain-Miatti (1982) Afro French Guianan - actress and singer-songwriter.

Angel Chow-Toun (1984) 3/4 French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Possibly Other], 1/4 Puerto Rican - actress, singer-songwriter, tv host, director, and journalist.

Lasseindra Ninja (1986) Afro French Guianan - model and dancer. - Trans!

Fanny J / Fanny Jacques-André-Coquin (1987) Afro French Guianan - singer.

Bamby (1991) Afro French Guianan - singer.

Nathali Moreno (1992 or 1993) French Guianan - model.

Marie Blin (1996 or 1997) French Guianan [Breton, Possibly Other] - model.

Nadine Soké (1996 or 1997) Afro French Guianan - model.

Alicia Aylies (1998) Afro French Guianan / Afro Martiniquais - model and Miss France 2017.

Smeralda Abati (1998 or 1999) Afro French Guianan - model.

Aymar Ysve (1998 or 1999) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Unspecified Other] - model.

Sonia Mahes (1999 or 2000) Afro French Guianan - model.

Maelle Auguste (1999 or 2000) Afro French Guianan - model.

Chara Afouhoue (1999 or 2000) Afro French Guianan - model.

Katherine Moreira da Silva (2000 or 2001) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Portuguese, Possibly Other] - model.

Melissa Heuvel (2000 or 2001) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Dutch, Possibly Other] - model.

Franceska Labeau (2001 or 2002) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Unspecified Other] - model.

Meryline Pinas (2001 or 2002) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Spanish, Possibly Other] - model.

Fedjina Noel (2001 or 2002) Afro French Guianan - model.

K-Reen / Karine Patient (?) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter and rapper.

NayOu Niak (?) Afro French Guianan - Miss Bikini Guyane 2013 and Miss Tropikal Amazonie 2018.

Imara Kataainama (?) Afro French Guianan - Instagrammer (imara_kataainama).

Cleiia Oliveira (?) Brazilian [Afro French Guianan] - model (instagram: cleiia_oliveira). 

Bibi Coeurquisaigne (?) Afro French Guianan, Afro Surinamese - Instagrammer (bibicoeurquisaigne).

F - Athletes:

Katia Benth (1975) Afro French Guianan - sprinter.

Lucie Décosse (1981) French Guianan - judoka.

Malia Metella (1982) Afro French Guianan - swimmer.

Swanne Gauthier (1986) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Marie-Angélique Lacordelle (1987) Afro French Guianan - sprinter.

Béatrice Edwige (1988) French Guianan - handball player.

Carine Paul (1988) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Mélissa Alvès (1993) French Guianan - squash player.

Alexie Alaïs (1994) Afro French Guianan - javelin thrower.

Maëva Djaldi-Tabdi (1998) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

M:

Gaston Lindor (1929) Afro French Guianan - saxophonist-songwriter and flutist.

José Sébéloué (1948) French Guianan - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and percussionist.

Chris Combette (1957) French Guianan - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Henri Placide (1963) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter.

Édouard Montoute (1970) Afro French Guianan - actor.

Stany Coppet (1976) French Guianan - actor.

Warren / Aymerick Lubin (1980) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter and pianist.

Prof A (1982) Afro French Guianan - singer.

Lova Jah / Jerrold Polony (1983) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter and drummer.

Yannick Lebrun (1986) Afro French Guianan - model, dancer, and choreographer.

Doc Seven / William Van de Walle (1991) French Guianan [Belgian, French] - youtuber.

Stephane Adonai (1996) Afro French Guianan - instagrammer (stephanethakid).

Jean-Luc Jason Harderwijk Pinas (1996 or 1997) Afro French Guianan - actor and model.

Ricky Tribord (?) Afro French Guianan - actor.

Olivier Medus (?) Afro French Guianan / Unspecified White - actor, model, dancer, and choreographer.

Yann Sélo (?) Afro French Guianan - singer-songwriter and producer.

Gifta Da Boss (?) Afro French Guianan - singer.

Nino Hurricain (?) Afro French Guianan - singer.

Moudjahyz (?) Afro French Guianan - singer.

M - Athletes:

Éric Edwige (1945) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Serge Lugier (1947) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Claude Coumba (1947) French Guianan - footballer.

James Hilton (1950) Afro French Guianan - mixed martial artist.

François Louis-Marie (1961) French Guianan - footballer.

Albert Falette (1962) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Bernard Lama (1963) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Thierry De Neef (1966) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Sylvio Joseph (1969) French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-Max Discolle (1970) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Claude Dambury (1971) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Tariq Abdul-Wahad (1974) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Jean-Claude Darcheville (1975) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Jaïr Karam (1976) French Guianan - footballer.

Stéphane Martine (1978) French Guianan - footballer.

Gilles Fabien (1978) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Steeve Essart (1978) French Guianan - basketball player.

Patrice Maurel (1978) French Guianan - footballer.

Sylvio Breleur (1978) French Guianan - footballer.

Yannick Gaillou (1979) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Florent Malouda (1980) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Sandino Octobre (1980) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Claude Marquis (1980) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Marc-Antoine Fortuné (1981) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-Renaud Nemouthé (1981) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Ulrich Robeiri (1982) Afro French Guianan - fencer.

Cédric Fabien (1982) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Armand Charles (1983) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Lesly Malouda (1983) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Anthony Soubervie (1984) French Guianan - footballer.

Neki Adipi (1984) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-Richard Paul (1984) French Guianan - basketball player.

Gabriel Pigrée (1985) French Guianan / Réunionese - footballer.

Hadama Bathily (1985) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Brian Saint-Clair (1985) French Guianan - footballer.

Roy Contout (1985) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Lecsinel Jean-François (1986) French Guianan [Afro Haitian] - footballer.

Patrice Ringuet (1986) Afro French Guianan - cyclist.

Ludovic Baal (1986) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Marc Zopie (1987) Afro French Guianan - volleyball player.

Mickaël Solvi (1987) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Steeve Ho You Fat (1988) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Chinese, Dutch, Possibly Other] - basketball player.

Gary Marigard (1988) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Rhudy Evens (1988) French Guianan - footballer.

Teddy Ringuet (1988) Afro French Guianan - cyclist.

Marvin Torvic (1988) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Gary Pigrée (1988) French Guianan - footballer.

Kevin Séraphin (1989) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Sloan Privat (1989) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Alex Éric (1990) French Guianan - footballer.

Joffrey Torvic (1990) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Arnold Abelinti (1991) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-David Legrand (1991) French Guianan - footballer.

Kévin Rimane (1991) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Fabrice Awong (1991) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Enzo Lefort (1991) French Guianan [Afro Guadeloupean] - fencer.

Florian Jozefzoon (1991) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Josué Albert (1992) French Guianan - footballer.

Yoann Salmier (1992) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Loïc Baal (1992) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Mehdy Metella (1992) Afro French Guianan - swimmer.

Donovan Léon (1992) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Alain Mogès (1992) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Simon Falette (1992) French Guianan / Guinean - footballer.

Livio Jean-Charles (1993) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Gide Noel (1993) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Thomas Issorat (1993) French Guianan - footballer.

Yonel Govindin (1993) Afro French Guianan - swimmer.

Gadwin Springer (1993) Afro French Guianan - rugby player.

Alvin Daniels (1994) Surinamese [Afro French Guianan] - footballer.

Jean-Eudes Lauristin (1994) French Guianan - footballer.

Thomas Vancaeyezeele (1994) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Warren Rino (1994) French Guianan - footballer.

Marvin René (1995) Afro French Guianan - sprinter.

Damien Inglis (1995) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Mike Maignan (1995) French Guianan [Afro Haitian / French] - footballer.

Shaquille Dutard (1996) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Ywen Smock (1996) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Terry Tsang-Yee-Moï (1996) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Chinese, Possibly Other] - cyclist.

Amaury Golitin (1997) Afro French Guianan - sprinter.

Jules Haabo (1997) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Laurent Lopes (1997) French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-Marc Pansa (1997) Afro French Guianan - basketball player.

Odsonne Édouard (1998) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Jean-Clair Todibo (1999) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Ghislain Zulémaro (?) French Guianan - footballer.

Steeve Falgayrettes (?) Afro French Guianan - footballer.

Hubert Contout (?) French Guianan - footballer.

Problematic:

Florian Gomes (1987 or 1988) French Guianan [Indian, Afro French Guianan, Portuguese, Possibly Other] - model. - Appropriated Plains-style Native American headdress.

Tii Tchii (1999 or 2000) French Guianan [Afro French Guianan, Chinese, Possibly Other] - model. - Dreamcatcher tattoo.

[merak-zoran]

I got cookies in the oven and I'm about to watch a Stephan Chow movie.

[worldwidefashion]

‘MAGICAL THINKING’

Asia Chow, Ju Xiaowen & Liu Wen for W Magazine — March 2012.

Photographer: Tim Walker

Stylist: Jacob K

HairStylist: Maarit Niemela

Headpieces: Julien d’Ys

MUA: Stephane Marais

Manicurist: Honey

Set designer: Shona Heath

wmagazine.com

[artwalktv]

Director: Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah DP: Gabriel Connelly Producer: Adrian Sobrado Editor: Elliot Farinaro Costume Designer: Ramzi Shatara Hair & Make-up: Ramzi Shatara Set Designer: Kat Aman Gaffer: Dmitry Lesnevskiy Music: Adeleke Ode and Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah Assistant Producer: Kevin Loh 2nd Assistant Producer: Maddie Neuville Line Producer: Stephanie Garcia First Assistant Director: Farah Jabir 2nd Assistant Director: Jena Kaplaniak 1st Assistant Camera: Allison Cavanaugh 2nd Assistant Camera: Kira Handel Steadicam Operator: Sam Stephan Grip: John Mills and Ruchit Negotia Still Photographer: Chebarrie Haynes Art Department Assistant: Daphne Knott Color: The Mill Wardrobe Assistant : Amir Moverman Set Assistants: Rhea Li, Landen Messner, Sage Gibson Title & End Credits: Luke Salin Cast: Gabrielle Barlatier Amanda Dawson-Annan Iman Young Ahua Trahore Renee Harrison Tiana Walsh Kiyanna Cox Jones Savannah Grace Jones Nyla Simmons Karen Cruise Ewuradjoa Dawson-Amoah Erica Holman Latoya Philanthrope Fernande Decius Yasmeen Slaughter Zaida Rollins Deacon Michelle Ferguson Manushi Tanna Mahisha Tanna Fatoumata Calliste Lillian Chow Naomi Cox Audrey Weinlader Jac Frost Emma Claire Gibson Abigial Voss Sophie Taylor Luiza Reis Nicole Titus Anna Percovska Alyssa Randall Lauren Amira Lauraine Ogay Laura Farres Emily Renee Ashley Doney Zoe Stuckless Elise Harmsen-Wilkes Madeleine Eisler Zoe Bourdin Ryla Extract Abby Gumpper

[weekinethereum]

March 22, 2018

Ethereum News and Links

Protocol

Sharding research compendium

Sharding phase 1 spec

Cross-shard contract yanking

Panels on sharding in Taipei to cap a 3 day sharding workshop

Jon Choi writes up results from the workshop: Cross-shard Communication & Developer Experience

A simple way to compute rent fees?

VB: "realistically with a laptop you'll be able to keep up to date fully with something like 1-10 shards"

Phil Daian: Incentivizing a Robust P2P Network/Relay Layer

Notes from the web3 Foundation and Giveth ScalingNow conference to accompany the videos

Alex Miller: Plasma and the Internet of Money

Stuff for developers

List of EVM opcodes, including proposals, from Trail of Bits

Reversing Ethereum smart contracts

Upgradable ERC20 pattern

NuCypher unveils threshold proxy re-encryption for scalable e2e encrypted data sharing

The phenomenon of Ethereum honey pots

HackerOne report on Coinbase bug - throw a transaction from a contract and revert prior transactions

Remix IDE updates

Ethereum programming 101 video by Joseph Chow

How to change your web app to a dapp tutorial

Gitcoin now has an ETH faucet to help bring devs into web3

Release

Mist and wallet v0.10.0 -- light client now default sync mode

Parity v1.10 -- support for WASM on Kovan (!), the wallet UI now disabled by default

Ecosystem

Interview with Vitalik Buterin where he talks through some of the early Ethereum history.  The interview clearly happened at least a few months ago.

More on how Parity is helping the World Food Programme feed refugees

Taylor Monahan's "Decentralized Future is People" MIT Bitcoin Expo talk

Project Updates

Numerai is airdropping Numeraire tokens to Kaggle accounts.  I signed up and got mine!  Finally got some value out of all those hours on Kaggle.

Cellarius' CellCon0

Decentraland Market to buy and sell LAND

Toshi revamps its dapp browser

Imogen Heap on her work with Mycelia

New Projects

Key Mesh -- an Ethereum address book with private chat. Running on Rinkeby.

EthernalGo -- play Go onchain.  Reddit thread.

CryptoCup -- World Cup predictions.  But I don't have an octopus?

Tabby -- an escrow middleman to avoid sending to wrong address. From Blockcat

Interviews, Podcasts, Videos, Talks

I talk decentralized insurance with Stephan Karpischek from Etherisc

Software Engineering Daily with Jarrad and Oskar from Status

Andy Milenius talk on Circles universal basic income

Mark Beylin talks bounties on Pressurecast

Epicenter episodes with Bob Summerwill and Peter Van Valkenburgh

Truffle's Tim Coulter on Changelog

Tokens

Pangea is tokenizing a 5 unit apartment building in Brooklyn.

Reality TV star Kevin O'Leary claims a $400m NYC hotel will do an on-chain securities offering in "the next 3 weeks" that is "SEC approved."  My guess is that if it happens it's not on Ethereum.

The state enforcers fighting crypto fraud. In Texas, enforcers can go undercover.

CryptoKitties raised $12m VC round.

Lots of tokens trading lower than value of the ETH they hold

Virtue Poker announces token sale.  No US, no discounts or bonuses, access to the alpha but tokens locked until the site is live.

General

Ledger discusses its updated firmware in response to Saleem Rashid's "breaking the ledger security model" post.  Or check Matthew Green's tl;dr tweetstorm.

Microsoft announces that Niavura settled Principal Protected Notes on the Etherem main net

ConsenSys to do pilot project with World Identity Network to fight human trafficking

Time says "Russia" helped the Venezuelan dictatorship with its Petro scam to evade sanctions

A Vitalik Buterin interview on why he donated a few million to SENS to fight aging.

Bloomberg: Google is working on blockchain tech

Long section on blockchains in the Joint Economic Report starting at p201

Dates of note

Upcoming dates of note:

March 24 -- ERC721 conference in Dallas

March 27 -- Pathfounder: Cryptoeconomics in London. 15% off with discount code EVAN.

April 3-4 -- Deconomy in Seoul

April 17 -- DappDev in Kiev

April 24 -- Oslo Blockchain Day

April 25 -- Virtue Poker sale

May 3-5 -- Edcon in Toronto

May 11-12 -- Ethereal (NYC)

May 16-17 -- Token Summit (NYC)

May 18-20 -- EthMemphis hackathon

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TRIBE – The Ultimate Carnival Experience for the Greatest Show on Earth. At TRIBE, we pride ourselves on providing the Ultimate Carnival Experience in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival – one of the largest and most popular Carnivals in the world, and commonly referred to as “the greatest show on Earth”. From our humble beginnings in 2004, TRIBE’S mission has been to deliver the quintessential masquerader experience every year by matching the greatest show with the greatest service. In our inaugural year alone, we established a new standard of industry service by becoming the first all-inclusive Carnival band in Trinidad and Tobago. Since then we’ve grown from strength to strength each year, by consistently improving our already unparalleled service to always meet (but typically exceed) your increasing demands and expectations. Over a decade later, TRIBE has completely revolutionized the Carnival landscape, quickly becoming the largest Carnival band in Trinidad and Tobago and surpassing others that came long before it. In spite of such rapid growth, TRIBE never compromises quality over quantity, and we continue to perfect our product by keeping the masquerader at the fore and core of our operations. This unwavering consumer-driven mantra allows TRIBE to boast a consistent ‘sold out’ track record every year since our inception. A true industry pioneer, TRIBE always delivers from our band launch to our Las’ Lap, and we have you covered from registration to the road. Now approaching our 14th year and showing no signs of slowing down, we’re well on our way to one day earning the title of “the greatest band on Earth”, if we haven’t already.General InformationBand Leader: Dean Ackin 2018 Design Team: Monique Nobrega, Gail Cabral, Ruana Evans, Shawn Dhanraj, Solange Govia, Rhion Romany, Richard & Anthony Concepts & Designs Section Leaders Solange Govia | Anya Elias | Anya Ayoung-Chee | Sandra Hordatt | Samantha Ammon | Ruana Evans Marketing Affiliates SCORCH | Air Committee | Illusions Mas | TriniJungleJuice | Corah Ann Sylvester | BOOM Jamaica | UK TRIBE | Euphoria Carnival UK | Xaymaca Carnival (Jamaica) | ICEBOX Entertainment | The Golden Pineapple TRIBE Committee Members Andrea Deoseran . Angele Mark . Aquille Ali . Ashley Adams . Avinda Bansee . Briana Schwapp . Cassie Lindsay . Chelsea Rogers . Cherisse Chan Attong . Chevonne Attale . Chike Philip . Chris Carim . Christian Gittens . Crystal Ng Chow . Daniel Conochiarri . Daniella Townsend . Dominique De Verteuil . Elysee Gilbert . Gabby Gonsalves . Jade Cabral . Jazz Singh . Jediel 'Fish' Harewood . Jessie Boissiere . Kandace Price . Kanika Clarke . Kelly de Gannes . Kerrie Kirton . Khama Philip . Kris Donaldson . Kristopher Maharaj . Kryztien Sharpe . Kwesi 'Jep' Allen . Kyle Delzin . Kyrelle Lee Foon . Marcus Rowley . Marvin Carmino . Meiling Mack . Mercedes Prevatt . Michael Saunders . Naomi Gomez . Natalia Garcia . Nathan Dookie . Nicholas Gill . Nicholas Patrick . Pascale Bell . Rachel Wharton . Rebecca Elias . Rebecca Walcott . Ryan Henrique . Sabrina Ali . Samantha Birbal . Samantha Walcott . Sebastien Cabral . Shane Baird . Sharisse Rhyner . Sherayne Welch . Sheryssa Gowrie . Sinead Camps . Siobhan Miles . Soliel Patterson . Sommer Oliviere . Sophie Navarro . Stephan Homer . Steven Luk Pat . Tamika Hinkson . Tishanna Mitchell . Zikomo Townsend . Zoe Sudan Affiliate Companies Rogue Carnival | BLISS Carnival | The Lost Tribe | Red Ants Carnival | Harts Carnival | Ultimate Events | Red Xpress

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

SIRIUS 479: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ Iggy Pop – New Values ++ The Bellys – Chow Chow ++ The Babies – Meet Me In The City ++ The Non Travelin’ Band – Two Hands Full of Fingers ++ Thee Oh Sees – Mincing Around The Frocks ++ Sonny & The Sunsets – Death Cream ++ Fuzz – This Time I Got a Reason ++ Conspiracy of Owls – Ancient Robots ++ Ariel Pink – Fright Night (Nevermore) ++ Mac DeMarco – Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans ++ Omni – Afterlife ++ Wire – Pink Flag ++ Parquet Courts – Stoned And Starving ++ Map of Africa – Bone ++ The Cramps – Voodoo Idol ++ Radio Gospel Kings – Dry Bones ++ The People’s Temple – More For The Masses ++ Harlem – Come Back Jonee ++ Cate Le Bon – Rock Pool ++ Ghetto Cross – Dog Years ++ Ty Segall – Cat Black ++ Pet Politics – The Ghost Mary And Her Friends ++ Yo La Tengo – Automatic Doom ++ England’s Glory – Shattered Illusions ++ Omni – Jungle Jenny ++ Family Portrait – Mega Secrets ++ Benoit Pioulard – Shouting Distance ++ Little Joy – Don’t Watch Me Dancing ++ Allah-Las – Strange Heat ++ Whitney – Red Moon ++ Willie Loco Alexander – Gin ++ Daughn Gibson – Tiffany Lou ++ Neon Indian – If I knew, I’d Tell You ++ No Age – It’s So Quiet (Bjork cover) ++ Deerhunter – Dr. Glass ++ Atlas Sound – Amplifiers  ++ Marc Bolan – Pain And Love ++ Rob Jo Star Band – I Call On One’s Muse

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[dweemeister]

My alternative 89th Academy Awards

And so here, as I do every year, is my alternative Oscars ceremony. This is what would happen tonight if I - and I alone - stuffed the ballots and decided on all of the nomination and all of the winners. Non-English language films are accompanied by their nation of origin (in FIFA three-letter code).

89th Academy Awards – February 26, 2017 Dolby Theatre – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Host: Jimmy Kimmel Broadcaster: ABC

Best Picture: LA LA LAND

Arrival, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, and David Linde (Paramount)

Fences, Todd Black, Scott Rudin, and Denzel Washington (Paramount)

Hell or High Water, Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn (CBS Films/Lionsgate)

La La Land, Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt (Summit)

Moonlight, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner (A24)

O.J.: Made in America, Ezra Edelman (ESPN)

Our Little Sister (JPN), Kaoru Matsuzaki and Hijiri Taguchi (Toho Company)

The Red Turtle (FRA/BEL/JPN), Toshio Suzuki, Vincent Maraval, Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, and Léon Perahia (Wild Bunch/Toho Company/ Lumière/Sony Pictures Classics)

The Salesman (IRN), Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Asghar Farhadi (Filmiran/Cohen Media Group)

Toni Erdmann (GER), Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, and Michael Merkt (Komplizen Film/Sony Pictures Classics)

It’s a little disconcerting that only two major studio films are here. The mid-budget drama used to be the major studios’ bread-and-butter, and now that is gravitating ever more to the mini-majors and smaller studios. La La Land, Moonlight, O.J.: Made in America, and The Red Turtle all received 9/10 ratings from me. We essentially have a four-way tie for first, and I have to elevate one above the rest.

Some of my followers are gonna fume at my decision, but it’s La La Land for me. I approached that decision from a well-documented bias for musicals - fully aware of the film’s artistic, technical, and societal problems - the fact of the film’s cultural impact (I sometimes have a populist streak in how I see film history, and that’s a part of my personality), and personal taste (it came down to Moonlight and La La Land for me... I love both, but which movie would I not mind to waste 30 minutes on if nothing was on?).

If you ask me this question again in ten years’ time, my answer might very well change. I don’t have the luxury of hindsight right now.

Best Director

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Michael Dudok de Wit, The Red Turtle

Ezra Edelman, O.J.: Made in America

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Hirokazu Koreeda, Our Little Sister

In my alternative Oscar universe, Koreeda nabs the latest of several nominations for Director, but he just can’t manage to break through in this category. It’s Jenkins for me, for crafting a story that I could not imagine having been filmed even five years ago.

Best Actor

Joel Edgerton, Loving

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Sunny Pawar, Lion

Denzel Washington, Fences                                 

Sunny Pawar has to hold up that first half of Lion, and he does so spectacularly. I also introduce Edgerton here as well. Garfield had a career performance in Hacksaw Ridge, and Gosling is a bit underrated. But it’s the one fellow nominated here who I would call a genuine movie star - a term that is thrown about too often these days, but I think he embodies it - in Denzel Washington. It’s a difficult performance, that, and he has perfected it to a tee.

Best Actress

Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Lâm Thanh Mỹ, Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (VIE)

Ruth Negga, Loving

Emma Stone, La La Land

You’re scratching your heads on that nomination for Lâm Thanh Mỹ, I know. She gave the child performance of the year for me in a dizzying display of a range of emotions. But in the end, it’s Huppert. I sneak in Henson and Negga as well.

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

John Goodman, 10 Cloverfield Lane

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Issey Ogata, Silence

Did you expect anything else?

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Suzu Hirose, Our Little Sister

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

See above. Yet another child actress in Suzu Hirose, gets nominated... that’s three kids getting nominations in my alternative ceremony!

Best Adapted Screenplay

Park Chan-wook, The Handmaiden (KOR)

Eric Heisserer, Arrival

Barry Jenkins and Tarell McCraney, Moonlight

Hirokazu Koreeda, Our Little Sister

August Wilson, Fences (posthumous nomination)

Really, really tempted to give this to Wilson. So I hope, wherever he is, he didn’t mind this.

Best Original Screenplay

Stephen Chow, et al., The Mermaid (CHN)

Asghar Farhadi, The Salesman

Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster

Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Makoto Shinkai, Your Name (JPN)

Best Animated Feature

Kubo and the Two Strings (Laika/Focus)

Long Way North, France/Denmark (Maybe Movies/Sacrebleu Productions)

My Life as a Zucchini, Switzerland (Gébéka Films/GKIDS)

The Red Turtle, France/Belgium/Japan (Wild Bunch/Toho Company/ Lumière/Sony Pictures Classics)

Your Name, Japan (Funimation/Toho Company)

Zootopia was the second-best Disney film of the year, and it wasn’t even among the top five animated features of the year. Little-seen Long Way North and widely-seen Your Name (everywhere except North America, apparently) are in there instead. But The Red Turtle - a true transnational effort - is the best animated feature of the year.

Best Documentary Feature

I Am Not Your Negro (Velvet Film/Magnolia Pictures)

Life, Animated (A&E/The Orchard)

O.J.: Made in America (ESPN)

13th (Netflix)

Weiner (Motto Pictures/Sundance Selects)

I have to award ESPN’s ambitious 30 for 30 entry here. And it’s easily the best of the 30 for 30 films as well.

Best Foreign Language Film

Fire at Sea, Italy

The Handmaiden, South Korea

Our Little Sister, Japan

The Salesman, Iran

Toni Erdmann, Germany

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins, Hail, Caesar!

James Laxton, Moonlight

Rodrigo Prieto, Silence

Linus Sandgren, La La Land

Bradford Young, Arrival

Best Film Editing

Tom Cross, La La Land

John Gilbert, Hacksaw Ridge

Bret Granato, Maya Mumma, and Ben Sozanski, O.J.: Made in America

Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders, Moonlight

Blu Murray, Sully

Best Original Musical

Gary Clark, Sing Street

Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

Mark Mancina, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Opetaia Foa’I, Moana

Best Original Musical is a category that must be activated by the Academy’s Music Branch, given that there are enough movie musical submitted for consideration. As I felt like there were enough movie musicals to warrant the activation of this category, I put these three films here (also, I wanted La La Land out of Original Score to preserve the category’s intent - to honor a film’s score, rather than its soundtrack). It has not been given under its current name; the last recipient of this award was Prince for Purple Rain (1984).

Best Original Score

John Debney, The Jungle Book

James Newton Howard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Dario Marianelli, Kubo and the Two Strings

Laurent Perez Del Mar, The Red Turtle

John Williams, The BFG

Best Original Song

“Another Day of Sun”, music by Justin Hurwitz, lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, La La Land

“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”, music by Justin Hurwitz, lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, La La Land

“Drive It Like You Stole It”, composed by Gary Clark Sing Street

“How Far I’ll Go”, composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Moana

“No Wrong Way Home”, music by Alexis Harte and JJ Wiesler, lyrics by Alexis Harte, Pearl

Yes, I have the audacity to nominate a song from a short film in here - “No Wrong Way Home” from Pearl. And “City of Stars” shouldn’t have been nominated, despite it being the earworm.

Best Costume Design

Colleen Atwood, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Madeline Fontaine, Jackie

Mary Zophres, La La Land

Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Love & Friendship

Dante Ferretti, Silence

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Daniel Phillips, Florence Foster Jenkins

Jean Ann Black and Cydney Cornell, Hail, Caesar!

Eva von Bahr and Love Larson, A Man Called Ove (SWE)

Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo, Star Trek Beyond

Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson, Suicide Squad

Best Production Design

Patrice Vermette and Paul Hotte, Arrival

Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh, Hail, Caesar!

Ryu Seong-hie, The Handmaiden

David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, La La Land

Guy Hendrix Dyas and Gene Serdena, Passengers

Best Sound Editing

Sylvain Bellemare, Arrival

Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli, Deepwater Horizon

Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright, Hacksaw Ridge

Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood, Rogue One

Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, Sully

Best Sound Mixing

Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye, Arrival

John Midgley, Tom Johnson, and Juan Peralta, Doctor Strange

Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace, Hacksaw Ridge

Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee, and Steve A. Morrow, La La Land

David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio, and Stuart Wilson, Rogue One

Best Visual Effects

Craig Hammeck, Jason Snell, Jason Billington, and Burt Dalton, Deepwater Horizon

Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli, and Paul Corbould, Doctor Strange

Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon, The Jungle Book

Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean, and Brad Schiff, Kubo and the Two Strings

John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, and Neil Corbould, Rogue One

Best Documentary Short

Extremis (Netflix)

4.1 Miles, Greece (University of California, Berkeley/The New York Times)

Joe’s Violin (Lucky Two Productions)

Watani: My Homeland (ITN Productions)

The White Helmets (Netflix)

You can read my omnibus write-up for the nominees in Best Documentary Short Film here.

Best Live Action Short

Ennemis intérieurs, France (Qualia Films)

La Femme et le TGV, Switzerland (Arbel/ Jacques à Bâle Pictures)

Silent Nights, Denmark (M&M Productions)

Sing, Hungary (Meteor-Film)

Timecode, Spain (Juanjo Giménez Peña)

You can read my omnibus write-up for the nominees in Best Live Action Short Film here.

Best Animated Short

Blind Vaysha (National Film Board of Canada)

Borrowed Time (Quorum Films)

Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Massive Swerve Studios/Passion Pictures)

Pearl (Evil Eye Pictures/Google/Passion Pictures)

Piper (Pixar/Walt Disney)

You can read my omnibus write-up for the nominees in Best Animated Short Film here.

Academy Honorary Awards: Jackie Chan, Anne V. Coates, Lynn Stalmaster, and Frederick Wiseman

MULTIPLE NOMINEES (28) Twelve: La La Land Seven: Moonlight Six: Arrival Five: Our Little Sister Four: Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, O.J.: Made in America, The Red Turtle Three: Hail, Caesar!, The Handmaiden, Hell or High Water, Kubo and the Two Strings, Rogue One, The Salesman, Silence Two: Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hidden Figures, The Jungle Book, Loving, Manchester by the Sea, Moana, Pearl, Sing Street, Sully, Toni Erdmann, Your Name

WINNERS 5 wins: La La Land 3 wins: Moonlight 2 wins: Fences, O.J.: Made in America 1 win: Elle, Ennemis intérieurs, 4.1 Miles, Hacksaw Ridge, The Handmaiden, Hell or High Water, Jackie, The Jungle Book, Kubo and the Two Strings, Our Little Sister, Piper The Red Turtle, Star Trek Beyond

17 winners from 25 categories. 47 feature-length films and 15 short films were represented.

[msfoodlover]

Cheers and Goodbye, 2016!

I would like to thank and bid 2016 goodbye before I move on to 2017.

2016 was a blur. I honestly do not know where ¾ of 2016 went. It felt like I  blinked then it was already fall and the year was already wrapping up. 2016 has been a very hectic year but a good year. I lived and breathed work in 2016. However, I have no regrets as my job brings me a great sense of meaning and satisfaction.  I am most likely going to be as busy in my career in 2017 but I am excited to meet every challenge.

So how did I do in 2016?

 MY AWESOME MOMENTS IN 2016!

TRAVEL TO MEXICO: I did it! After not traveling for almost 3 years the bf and I were finally able to take a vacation. We went on a 10-day cruise to Mexico where we visited 4 cities -- Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas.

SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY: One of my best birthdays ever when the bf invited my family and gave me a surprise birthday party. I feel so loved and so blessed. ·        

SUPER MOON: We had front row seats to view Super Moon in its brightest glory as we were sailing on our cruise. It was totally unexpected and it made our trip more memorable.:         

NEW NEPHEW: I became an aunt again this year to the cutest baby ever!

CHECKED OFF MY 2016 MUST-DO LIST

GET RID OF EXCESS: It was one of my goals in 2016 to live with less and share more. I was able to donate clothes to charity. I also bought a shredder and shred unneeded documents.

 EXPLORE MORE·  Aside from our international travel, we went on  a few local trips such as an afternoon at Half Moon Bay on New Year’s Day, Summer BBQ at Wildcat Canyon and a beautiful day by the ocean in Pacifica.·  I also stumbled upon great neighborhood discoveries such as coffee and donuts at a pretty garden in SF,  Oakland’s Temescal Alley, Cat Town Cafe and visits to Jack London Square in Oakland. *Checked off “travel,”  “go on a cruise” and “explore more.”

MUSEUM VISITS: I visited 5 museums this year (and joined SFMOMA as a member) --  Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF Museum of Modern Art, Palace of the Legion of Honor, Beach Chalet and Pacific Pinball Museum.

NEW COUCH:  I finally caved in and bought a new couch  to replace the one that my cat shredded to pieces!

NEW CAMERA:   I  bought a Sony Mirrorless A6000 camera because my poor old Nikon broke while I was in Mexico! I loved and still miss my  Nikon J1 but I am getting to know and like my new camera.  I think that my photography skills have improved since I started blogging 3 years ago! :)

DRINK MORE WATER/NO MORE CHINESE DELIVERY AND PASTA: These were the only three items that I was able to follow on my health list. I have never drank this much water in my life after the bf bought a water dispenser. Hot or cold water 24/7 and I love it! I stopped cooking pasta at home. It is more of a treat whenever we go out to eat. And no more sodium-laden chow mein, honey-walnut shrimp, etc as yummy as they were!

LOVE, FAITH, FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS

FAITH AND FAMILY· My church attendance in 2016 was not perfect but it was close enough. I went to church almost every Sunday and had lunch with my family after church almost every Sunday. These two were my most important items on my list in 2016 and I glad that I did it. I will continue to do so every year.

 LOVE· Plenty of fun date nights with the bf.  Growing stronger and older together. 10 years together this year! It is such a blessing to find my life’s partner and continue to be happy together.

BFF: 2016 and years past were fun because of BFF. We both have an adventurous spirit and  appreciate simple joys. Lots of lunch dates with her and a couple of museum visits despite not seeing each other the entire summer.

FRIENDSHIPS: Girls’ Day at my house again after not having them over for almost 8 years! And another year of our Girls Holiday Dinner. ·New friendships with Bonnie and Kai, and delicious shared eats with friends like Karen and Jax.

THE UGLY

Trump’s election to presidency. I usually do not write anything political in nature or anything negative on my blog but this blog is my personal and safe space of expression. Election day was a very sad day for me. I am scared for my country and the world. I pray for peace despite the differences in people’s political views.

MORE HAPPY THINGS

I do not want to end on such horrible note so let me continue on with kind and bright things. Here are some of my favorite moments. They are like  happy snapshots that are embedded in my memory:

Walked on leaves of different colors in my neighborhood after the rain one early fall morning     

Watching “Legent of Tarzan” with the bf under the stars on a outdoor movie duirng our cruise after swimming in the pool.

Visit to Gingerbread House with BFF.·

Her birthday which was May in October at SFMOMA 

Donut and coffee

Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge with the bf

A cozy Thanksgiving with friends 

 A beautiful day in December ·        

Took lots of holiday pictures starting in December. ·        

Took a couple of days off and park myself in the living room to stare at the tree and take in the magic.  

As always, I am thankful for the blessings that 2016 has brought: my healthy parents in their old age, loving family, new baby nephew, friends for life and new friendships, abundant feasts that we share with those who have no easy access to nourishing meals, warm home,  kind co-workers and a fulfilling career, health, happiness, beautiful changing of the seasons shared with BFF, the freedom of expression and worship, and simple joys.

Thank you, 2016! Welcome, 2017!

(Picture was taken on our cruise ship one decadent afternoon of drinking bubblies and reading chicklit  while at sea -- November 2016)

And a very talented artist painted an art work of this picture @peintre-stephane ! See his beautiful work here.

[n1fitness]

The latest episode of the podcast is live and we’re chatting about why we overeat and what to do about it! Specifics include... • -The economics of eating and optimal foraging theory -What specific food properties the brain loves -Learning to like vegetables -Palate fatigue and sensory specific satiety -Drinking honey by the liter, eating 5 pounds of meat in a sitting and chowing down on 20-30 oranges back to back -All potato diets -Is sugar really as bad as we think it is? -The ‘easiest’ way to lose weight and reprogram your body fat set point -What Stephan eats on a daily basis -Optimizing your food environment for weight loss • Episode link is in the bio and as always hit me up with any questions you’ve got 👍🏽