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wrecking-man · 9 months

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Komi-san Can't Adventure Chapter 46 - New Years

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Winding back time, ever so little.

Still January 1st, just a few minutes past midnight.

The Tadano family had spent their New Years Eve at the Tadano ancestral home.

...Najimi went too as a matter of course.

The air was brisk and lively as the Tadano siblings and Najimi strolled through the sparsely-crowded Jinja Shrine that was located nearby. They were all bundled up in various warm outfits, and they were generally having a good time partaking in various New Years activities.

Tadano’s butt was somewhat sore at the moment, however... They had been playing one of Najimi’s strange, made up games—a twist on the classic ‘you laugh, you lose’ style of games... only this one involved a ‘butt bat’, with which you were spanked any time you dared laugh. Whomever laughed the least, would be rewarded with the largest bonus to their New Years allowance.

Despite Hitomi and Najimi still being so light on their feet, and seemingly not suffering at all from the bat’s aftereffects, Tadano was well in the lead with there being no chance at all of his win being usurped. Najimi’s laugh count was well into the triple digits already, whereas Tadano had only laughed a mere 9 times so far.

He was not at all focused on the game, however. None of them really were... At least not outside of Najimi and Hitomi eagerly smacking each other any time so much as a single chuckle was uttered.

At best, Tadano was only able to offer up half of his attention to the antics his sister and Najimi were engaged in. He was too preoccupied with another matter that was of much higher precedence to him... Deciding what he should say in his New Years message to Komi.

It was supposed to be nothing more than a simple message ringing in the new year, so why was it that he was getting so nervous...?

He tried to rationalize it in his head as he repeatedly tried to compose an acceptable message. Erasing and retyping; adding, and later removing emojis...

Yes, the message was too boring... Perhaps it just needed some color to be festive...? She could also be asleep! It was never anything but a reason like this or that which prevented him from sending the message and being done with it.

It was freezing outside, but he was sweating bullets as he stared at his latest draft... His hands trembled with embarrassment as he quickly erased yet another potential message.

He gulped and nearly had a heart attack as he envisioned Komi’s uncomfortable reaction to that last one... It was absolutely littered with emojis—one was, daringly enough, a kissing emoji... (I-it was a misinput!)

He cringed, and felt a part of him die inside just thinking about it.

Why was it so hard to hit send...?! It was just a silly New Years message! He screamed in his heart.

“We scored a major haul!” Najimi laughed loudly while holding up bags of mochi, “Whatcha doing, Tadano-kun...?” Najimi was immediately spanked with the butt bat in Hitomi’s hands.

“Oh, nothing,” Tadano said as he quickly hid his phone behind his back in the most conspicuous way.

“Onii-chan, they’re handing out sweet sake over there. It’s cold, so let’s get some!” Hitomi suggested with a laugh. The sound of a butt bat smack reverberated throughout the shine grounds.

Giving up on writing his message, Tadano put his phone away for the time being. He would just have to try again later.

“Sure. After we pray,” he answered Hitomi with a warm smile. Lately he had been completely absorbed in his adventurer training, and had been staying at the Slumbering Colossus Inn in Itan full time rather than at home in Mura Village, so it was nice spending time with his sister like this. It was a refreshing change of pace after having not seen her for some time...

The three of them slowly made their way towards the center of the shrine, and came to a giant gateway called a torii that acted as a boundary between the human world and sacred ground. It was constructed out of cypress wood, and was painted a beautiful orange-red.

Tadano and Hitomi kept to the side as they went through it, as all mortals with any sense did, but Najimi brazenly walked through the center of it—as was Najimi’s right as a god.

Next, they ascended a long set of stairs and cleansed their hands and mouth at the temizuya at the top to purify themselves. It was a small pavilion housing a stone basin. Clean water flowed into the basin from the mouth of a small dragon-shaped fountain, and drained out into gods know where...

Continuing along the straight, stone-bricked path laid out in front of them, they passed several stone lanterns, and statues of ‘lion dogs’ called komainu that were evenly spaced along their left and right. They kept going, stopping only once they had finally made it to the offertory box near the heart of the shrine.

The main worship hall of the shrine was beautiful, as was the main sanctuary behind it. Just like the torii, they were largely constructed out of cypress wood, and painted the same rich and distinct bright orange-red. Their gently-sloped roofs were black.

Tadano made a slight bow towards the offertory box, then pulled out a gold coin and tossed it in.

It was perhaps a bit rich for his blood, but over the last few months he had received so much... Experienced so much... In doing this, he felt as though he was giving back at least something somehow.

He bowed deeply twice, then clapped twice slowly and prayed with his eyes closed, just as he had done in previous years...

He was saddled with many doubts and concerns about his responsibilities as Najimi’s apostle, but they were more or less all at the back of his mind until now.

He occasionally wondered if how things were going was good enough... He wouldn’t dare ask, of course, even if given the opportunity. He was too afraid of what the answer might be... He was dealing with gods, after all. They surely had a higher set of standards than a mere mortal like him could possibly live up to...

When Tadano opened his eyes, he suddenly found that he had been transported elsewhere...

One moment he was at the shrine, and the next he was standing in front of a booth inside a dimly-lit diner.

The diner was wholly unfamiliar... He had certainly never been there before. In fact, it looked nothing at all like any kind of restaurant he was accustomed to.

The table of each booth was made of wood, and rectangular in shape. They were just a bit wider than they were long, and they all had a bottle of ketchup and mustard on them, as well as a metal pitcher.

The seats were teal, and they were cushioned. Just not overly soft...

Much of the rest of the room was bathed in gentle greens and browns, although the yellow lighting from the sole source of light in the diner had made it difficult to discern the true colors of Tadano’s new environment.

Along the far wall in front of him was a massive painting of a forest and mountain landscape—the very same mountain range and sacred forest that surrounded the Jinja Shrine, though there was a lone cabin in the midst of it all that he could not recognize.

The diner was incredibly warm compared to the cold winter air he had just come in from, so he quickly stored his coat and scarf away to reveal the casual orange shirt with long sleeves he was wearing underneath. On his shirt was a small white logo with three curved lines in the top left corner, and the words ‘THE NORMAL FACE’ were written next to it in all caps.

Sitting at the booth in front of him was a person... The term ‘person’ is used loosely here, however. Other than being vaguely man-shaped, the entity in question had no discernible features whatsoever—oh, aside from the radiant light that seemed to make up the entirety of its being...

Tadano had tried not to look directly at him, as that could be considered rude under the circumstances... But the entity was eye-catching to say the least, and he was the first thing Tadano saw when he first opened his eyes.

In other words, it was an exercise in futility from the very beginning.

Unexpectedly, Tadano felt at ease as he stood in the presence of the glowing man... He would have thought that a somewhat unknown being such as this would instill in him at least some level of fear, if not outright terror, but instead there was a strange feeling of familiarity as the entity politely gestured for him to sit.

Tadano breathed a calm, but uncertain breath as he cautiously sat across what he could only conclude was a god...

Tadano smiled, and then greeted him in the tone of a question... “Todd-sama?”

He almost let out a small, incredulous laugh, but he had been conditioned not to do so in the past few hours.

It was only a guess, of course, but what other gods besides Todd and Najimi would have any interest in talking to someone like him?

He could rule out Najimi to some degree, so Todd was the only one that made any level of sense.

The glow of the man dimmed, and his facade eventually gave way to reveal his identity as the ceiling lights above them came on.

He smirked and said, “Yeah, it’s me...”

Todd was wearing a black shirt and khaki blazer combo with light blue jeans. His hair was as majestic as ever, as his luscious curls fluttered about in the nonexistent wind.

“Have you been well?” Todd asked, casually leaning back into his seat.

Small talk... “I-I can’t really complain,” Tadano answered.

“That’s good. That’s good...” Todd nodded.

“What can I get you two?” asked another man as he approached their table. He leaned down and rested both of his hands on the outer corners of the table, then flashed them a charming smile.

He was wearing a white button up shirt and dark blue jeans... He looked exactly the same as Todd, except his hair naturally curled in the opposite direction.

“H-Howard-sama?” Tadano asked with an anxious smile.

“Yeah, that’s me,” answered the god of adventure as he handed Tadano a menu.

“O-oh... Uhhh...” Tadano said nervously, suddenly feeling put under pressure. He quickly looked over the options on the menu...

There was a wide variety of breakfast dishes to choose from. They were all from Omorika, however, and he had never tried Omorikan cuisine before, so he wasn’t really sure what to order.

“I’ll just have the... bacon and eggs, sunny side up...” He repeated the words from the menu verbatim... It was the most familiar choice. There were prices listed beside each option, but he just assumed that this meal was on the house... He was technically there against his will, after all.

“I’ll have my usual,” Todd said to his twin. He then placed a god coin on the table.

The coin seemed to be made of compressed light, just as Todd did moments before, only the coin was bright white with the smallest hint of blue instead of yellow. It was almost like staring at a miniature sun, though it did not hurt Tadano’s eyes... Its material composition aside, the coin still appeared to maintain the other typical characteristics of a coin.

“Don’t worry,” Todd assured Tadano, “It’s on me.”

“...Just what kind of bacon and eggs am I about to eat?” Tadano asked... The words just sort of fell out of his mouth.

“The normal kind,” Todd answered with a smirk.

(They were the normal kind.)

...

The two ate, and made more small talk.

Over the course of several minutes, it became fairly obvious to Tadano that he was being stalled for time. He was curious as to why, but he figured there had to be some kind of reason behind it, so he did not press for immediate answers.

Eventually, the door of the diner opened and a small bell attached at the top jingled.

A middle-aged man stumbled inside... immediately followed by his wife, who entered normally.

Pretending not to notice him, his wife looked up at the bell and tilted her head to inspect it. She was trying to keep a straight face, but still ended up smiling.

As the man stumbled forward, he dropped three bizarre-looking fruits onto the floor.

...They were pineapples.

Tadano had never seen this particular variety of pineapple before, but everyone knows what a pineapple looks like, right...? The main difference that stood out about these was the leaves growing out from the crown. They were long and thin like needles—and every bit as sharp, so watch out!

These needle-like leaves were originally tightly woven around the beautiful, golden-yellow rind as a natural defense against various insects and other beastie-boys that might be looking for a snack. They were held in place by small hook-like outgrowths along the rind.

When the pineapples had hit the floor, the leaves all shook loose, and as a result they ended up somewhat resembling porcupines.

“Oh, my poor key pines!” the middle-aged man cried as he squatted down, frantically sweeping them up into his left arm.

Tadano was just about to ask the man (god?) if he was alright... But then the man grinned directly at him, winked, and flashed a peace sign by his right eye as he posed with his hairy-looking pineapples as if he were taking a photo.

“Sorry, I’ve been waiting all year to make that pun,” the man said as he stood straight up without further delay.

His wife shook her head, but she was still smiling.

Oh. So it was a joke...

The married couple strode over to the table neighboring Tadano’s on his right, but they had no intention of sitting—not just yet, anyways. They were merely leaving Tadano plenty of room to get to his feet.

“Come. Let us have a good look at you,” the woman pleaded as she motioned for Tadano to stand.

Blue jeans seemed to be especially popular among the gods, because she was wearing a pair of light ones too. Hers were ever so slightly torn in a few places, however—on purpose, mind you. It was stylish, she thought... They were held in place by a brown belt, though she didn’t truly need it given how snugly they hugged her still-youthful figure. (It was stylish, she thought...)

She was also wearing a ribbed black t-shirt, with a pair of sunglasses folded over the neck line. She didn’t often wear the sunglasses, but... It was stylish, she thought...

Tadano looked up at the married couple for a brief moment, and then reluctantly got up.

It’s not so much that he didn’t want to. It’s just that he had no idea what was going on at this point... He almost felt as if he were being considered for adoption.

That was certainly not the case, but that is what this little assessment felt like...

There was a peculiar, yet comforting warmth that radiated from the woman as she lightly squeezed at his biceps and gave him a little shake while looking him over... She was all smiles, hardly able to contain her glee. “I’m Misa, by the way,” she introduced herself in a sweet, silky-smooth voice as she tidied up his hair a bit.

If not for her long, wavy black hair that was beginning to grey, and her barely-noticeable wrinkles, he would have no reason to assume that she was any older than 17... She wasn’t old at heart in the slightest. In that regard, she reminded him of Komi’s mother.

He couldn’t help but blush as Misa gave him a warm hug as her final act of ‘inspection’.

...He did not hate it.

Tadano had no idea who these gods were. Or if they were even gods at all, to be perfectly frank. He was assuming yes, however, based on the ease with which they were mingling amongst the two reigning gods, Todd and Howard.

“I hope you’re not trading me in for a newer model...” her husband joked.

He was leaning back, with his butt resting against his table. His hands were in the pockets of his brown military pants. He was wearing a light grey shirt with two buttons at the top, and on top of that, a brown leather jacket.

He was in a constant state of shifting from one photogenic pose to another whenever he moved or did anything, as if he was always prepared to have his picture taken.

His porcu’pineapples were resting on the table behind him.

His greying black hair was short, but not too short, and it was in the style of a loose pompadour.

“He is quite handsome,” Misa joked back, then made room for her husband to introduce himself.

“Sorry about all this,” the man said with a genial smile as he stepped forward and put out his hand to shake Tadano’s. “I’m sure you must be quite confused.”

Tadano reluctantly shook his hand and smiled back. “Maybe just a little...” he answered.

“I’m Keys Tonin...” he introduced himself, “Our Sara has told us a great deal about you and your friends. We just wanted to meet you, and thank you for everything you’ve done for her.”

A light came on in Tadano’s head, and suddenly things made a lot more sense. “You’re Sara’s parents?” he asked.

“Yes... Well, sort of,” Misa answered. “I’m sure she must have told you something of her circumstances...”

“W-well, I never asked her for the details,” Tadano said, “...It didn’t feel right to pry. I just remember her telling us that you found her and took her in about 10 years ago after she’d lost her memory... and then it only just recently returned...”

“Yes...” Misa said, “My poor baby girl. She’s been through so much... But we can rest easy knowing that she’s found such good disciples like you.” She beamed a wide smile at him, making him blush again.

She made playful poking motions with one of her hands as if she were going to tickle him or something. He could feel his stomach tense up out of reflex whenever her hand drew near.

“We’re looking forward to meeting your other friends as well,” Keys added, “but that will have to wait until later... We were only able to meet you like this now because you happened to be praying at a shrine.”

“I-I see...” Tadano replied sheepishly. So that’s why... “I don’t really think I’ve done anything to warrant praise, but Sara is a good friend of ours... She’s like family.”

He wanted to tell them that Sara was in good hands and that they didn’t have anything to worry about... just to put them at ease in case they had any remaining concerns about how she was doing... but then he thought the better of it. Him saying something like that would no doubt give them the wrong idea, and he dared not allow something like that to happen.

To begin with, he wouldn’t have been referring to just himself with that kind of statement, but to Komi and Najimi as well. Not to mention Sara’s countless other friends...

He also didn’t believe there was a single thing he, personally, could do for her that she couldn’t simply do for herself and with far greater ease—so it was best to avoid giving them the impression that he thought of himself as anything more than her disciple...

Though I did just call her family. I guess that’s a bit presumptuous of me, isn’t it...?

“Don’t sell yourself short, kid,” Keys said with an air of confidence, almost as though he could read Tadano’s mind, “For her to adore you like she does, that speaks volumes about your character.” He bumped his fist on Tadano’s heart.

On an instinctive level, Tadano wanted to argue against that. He really couldn’t see anything that great about himself that would make someone as amazing as Sara ‘adore’ him in the first place... In fact, what he really wanted to do was deny that she even adored him at all.

That was not something that could be denied, however. Not by anyone of sane mind, anyways... Even Tadano himself was forced to acknowledge it to an extent after some reflection...

Still, those deep-seated insecurities of his were not going to be resolved by a few honeyed words—especially not when those honeyed words were coming from someone he had only just met minutes ago... It didn’t matter that they were backed by some degree of evidence.

Tadano knew he was at a disadvantage here and completely unable to argue back, so he just smiled in response—it was the path of least resistance... He really had nothing to say for himself. And even if he did have something witty to say in self-offense, it would only make the gods think less of him.

...He had to wonder if that was truly what he wanted. And if so, why.

With the mood having turned into this weird, uncomfortable and awkward mess, he quickly decided to try changing the subject. Anything at all was better than continuing to discuss whatever merits his character had or did not have... Being the center of attention like this was making him a little sick to his stomach, truth be told.

“Err... So what’s going on ‘down there’ while I’m here, anyway?” he asked, “Am I still standing there praying, or was I teleported?”

Todd raised his hand for a moment and said, “I can answer that.”

On the table in front of him was a stack of seven empty plates that had absolutely no bearing on the plot... He had just eaten a lot.

Everyone slowly turned to listen to his explanation. Keys and Misa took this opportunity to take their seats.

“Within the shrine grounds, time has been dilated, or stretched to the point it may as well have stopped entirely,” Todd continued, “You’re still there. But you are also here.”

“I don’t quite get it, but I think I’m following you,” Tadano said.

“...I don’t suppose you’ve ever heard of a toy called a ‘sticky hand’?” Todd asked as a red one materialized in his right hand. It was made of a certain type of resin, and it was somewhat translucent. It was also considerably stretchy.

He dangled it from one end of its ‘arm’ that was several centimeters in length. On the other end was a proportionally-large hand, and it was sticky—thus the name.

“I haven’t...” Tadano answered. What does that have to do with his explanation?

Todd looked at him for a moment in silence before continuing, “Anyways...”

He swung his arm downward in the direction of the table Keys and Misa were now sitting at, and the ‘hand’ of his sticky hand slapped against it with a satisfying smack. It stayed firmly in place where it made contact.

“Hey, watch out for my key pines,” Keys joked.

“Don’t worry. I’m not aiming for your poor key pines,” Todd shot back with a smirk... “Tadano-kun, this sticky hand represents your connection with this place... In this scenario, you, yourself, are the table... firmly rooted in place—does that make any sense?”

“...I guess so,” Tadano said, though he could not help but hesitate when answering, “I just don’t understand how I’m in two places at once.”

“It just works,” Todd asserted with a smile. “Think of the ‘you’ standing here as just a bundled up mass of memories... or your soul given a temporary physical form... You could call it a spiritual body if you like... Your true body remains at the shrine, but your mind and heart are here with us for the time being.”

Todd’s explanation, while amusing, was good enough for Tadano to get the gist of what they did to bring him there. He didn’t exactly understand how it worked, however, and he probably never would... It’s probably something that only a god can comprehend, right...?

Like Todd said though, ‘it just works’... That was good enough for him.

“I see. So you grabbed my soul with a sticky hand...” Tadano joked as if he were saying something profound. He had his hand to his chin and everything. Or maybe calling it a ‘god hand’ would be more precise...? He squinted his eyes slightly in thought.

“Sure...” Todd joked back. “It is about time we send you back though, I suppose... Spacetime shouldn’t be messed with for long or you can end up with all kinds of unforeseen consequences...”

“Oh! Tadano-kun, before you go,” Keys immediately spoke up, “I want you to have these...” He gestured to the key pines sitting on his table with both hands. “Give one each to Najimi and Komi-san in my place, would you?”

“...Sure,” Tadano said with a humble smile. It would probably do no good to reject the small gift of fruit, so he didn’t bother trying... It was the path of least resistance.

He stored the three pineapples into his storage dimension with a slow sideways swipe of his hand.

“And keep it a surprise from Sara that we’re coming to visit later, won’t you?” Misa asked sweetly as she grabbed Tadano’s hand and started petting it, “Though chances are she’ll know we’re coming regardless.”

Tadano blushed. “A-alright. I will...”

“And get back to work,” Howard joked with his arms crossed. He was leaning against the side of his brother’s booth.

“...Right,” Tadano smiled back.

Todd let go of his end of the sticky hand, and as it snapped back into itself on Keys’ table, so too did Tadano snap back to reality.

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thiefxking · 4 months

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Courting, Marriage, and Divorce

(This has been sitting in my drafts for a while (Since 2019 if you were wondering) and is a continuation of my Gerudo Worldbuilding set.)

Oh weddings happen, if it’s with a male outside the tribe the Gerudo either goes and lives with him or the male has to pass a trial given by a chieftain and then live with a smaller tribe for four years before being allowed into the Fortress, but only for certain festivals and only when the Sage or King are present.

If it’s two females they can make the choice to live in the Fortress or elsewhere but they are under watch of the chieftain where they live so that the customs are followed and after four years they can do as they wish.

Wedding gifts are usually some jewelry and a single boquet of flowers for each woman involved and if it’s a male he is given the traditional voe garb instead of the flowers.

If the Sage or King get married the event happens at the Colossus (to seek the blessing of the Goddess(es)) and everyone from every Gerudo tribe is present to see it. They and their spouse are given new clothes and jewelry for the occasion (you are right about gem cutters being sought after btw). If it’s a foriegner (non-Gerudo) then there are usually two weddings one to follow each custom.

The Gerudo use red mostly for weddings, it’s customary for the couple to wear red and gold for the wedding. Also maybe they happen at twilight, dusk or dawn, since that’s the time for transitions and new beginnings.

The marriages can be between many people but everyone involved has to be of age and to give their consent to marrying the others involved. The marriage can be ended but that too requires the blessing of the Goddess(es), and usually happens at sun down (weddings at sun up) in front of the Sage who makes certain that it truly is what those involved want and that there is no way for it to work out after all.

Gerudo start a courting with giving a flower, often the favorite of the giver but sometimes it’s the receiver’s favorite flower.If the request to begin courting is accepted, among Gerudo at least, they give a verbal answer then later a charm, also a flower (in shape), to indicate their agreement.

After that comes food, the recipient gives the giver a small meal for while they work, and then the giver makes a dinner or breakfast for the recipient. Then they start spending time taking walks, always with at least one other person present, and inform the Priestess of the mutual interest.

After the food, gifts made from cloth and bone could be exchanged, like a veil or a rug for the home.

Once they have decided they know each other well enough they make each other something to wear, usually a sash or piece of jewelry, and then move onto other gifts more focused on their crafting skills.

then after they are truly happy with how they work together they get married and then they spend four years, one for each Goddess, together in a house near either the Priestess or Chieftain to ensure they do not start fighting because of differences right after getting married. If fighting does start up then they are each taken aside to speak with whoever they feel more comfortable with and there is a month long attempt to sooth the problems.

During those four years, would they not be allowed to have a child in case there is fighting?

Depends on the couple honestly. If it seems like fighting could start within the first two years then probably not, but if it is peaceful then they are allowed to have a child.They want to be certain that no child will be caught between two parents.

Of course some couples do need someone to focus on to bring them some cohesion, of course in those cases the suggestion is sometimes made that they find another partner who is interested.The four years doesn’t restart unless it’s the last year but then it’s more like another few are added if another person is married to them as well. They try very hard to make sure that even if everything else is a fight the Gerudo have peace at home.

Of course it is not unheard of for a vai to have a child and be unmarried, but typically they wait until they are married because of the added stability.

Would the courting process be the same for those who’ve lost partners to battle? Or perhaps other rituals are involved, ones that honor the deceased and first love of the person being courted. If there was a child from the first marriage then the one who first gave the courting flower would have to get the child/children’s’ approval first before moving onto the next steps

The approval of the child is definitely important, but it is treated as a standard courting. The added steps would actually happen after the request to get married is already made.

There the person marrying someone already married finds a flower that the dead one favored and brings it back, then they have to make a gift of the same sort that was first given on the second step. It is acknowledging that the person is different and sort of taking the place of another even though they both consented to it. Other than that they are free to proceed as they wish.

Now if the couple separate then it is tradition for them both to return the flowers, usually the one to start the process is dried and hung somewhere but if it is gone then a new flower of the same type is found. If there are children then they are given the choice of who to stay with or if they don’t want to stay with either.

If the child(ren) choose to stay with neither parent then they would get their choice, and if they couldn’t choose then the Priestess and the Chieftain would either choose for them or take them themselves.

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The New Colossus Festival 2024

March 6-10, 2024 by Everynight Charley Crespo For five days in March, aspiring musicians from all over the world descended on lower Manhattan in order to network, attend conferences, build community, party, and play brief sets to live audiences. more ....

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Live Concert Photography: New Colossus Festival 2022: Kanine Records Party at Berlin Under A 3/10/22: Blushing

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patrickjonesblog · 7 months

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Best of New Colossus 2024

I'm currently recovering from a busy New Colossus Festival and a few folk have asked for rundown of my faves, so here you go.

First of all, this years fest was my absolute favorite and it was great to see so many packed venues appreciating the music. I've been every year to this festival, I love it and long may it continue.

If you don't know what it's all about it's similar to SXSW, or Iceland Airwaves, or a personal favorite of mine back home - The Great Escape in Brighton. Tons of small venues showcasing new and upcoming bands. New Colossus leans towards indie, rock and shoegaze, but there's a smattering of other genres too all in the best small venues in the Lower East Side, NYC.

Here's what I enjoyed the most:

Cucamaras

Possibly the festival highlight for me. Nottingham band taking influences from early Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines DC, Yard Act. As with a lot of these new bands their Spotify list doesn't really do them justice, you have to see them live.

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NOBRO

Definitely the most fun set of the week. 4 piece canadian all female punk band, with sing-a-long choruses, crowd surfing and smiles galore. My fave chant: EAT! SLAY! CHARDONNAY!

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Reme

Half spanish, half english classic rock, super talented musicians. Sleeves proudly adorned by all their influences, Beatles, Bowie, Queen, Elton John all come through, another fantastic live band.

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Scrounge

Two piece, reverse White Stripes formation. Killer riffs and angry vocals. This is an instant classic. Formidable live.

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Langkamer

Bristol lads with a drummer / singer. Sound like Pavement, Belle & Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub. Full of catchy melodies and fun lyrics.

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O.Wake

I broke my no local band rule for O.Wake, as they play regularly in NYC along with my other local faves Mary Shelley and TVOD. But Im glad I did. They're a little hard to pigeonhole, the new single is quite funky phoenix style indie, great lyrics and songs that veer in all sorts of directions but usually with a great hook.

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Slash Need

Certainly won't be a lot of peoples cup of tea, but if they're on a festival you're at this year - GO SEE THEM. Musically they're dark electronica, I would imagine Peaches is a big influence and if you know the belgian dance band GOOSE similar sounding to them. Visually, it's a feast, lead by a fierce lead singer, heavy beats and two gimp-like dancers that get uncomfortably close.

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Hotel Mira

Probably the most primed for a main stream audience out of all this list. Radio friendly indie-pop with a very enigmatic lead singer but you can't deny they got tunes and they're good fun live.

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Minas

The most intense set of the week. Difficult to categorize again, nearest I can think of is The Prodigy. Welsh rap / industrial noise / metal?? I honestly don't know, but they put on a helluva show. Two of the best heckles came out of this set, 1. "MORE YELLING PLEASE" after a particularly shouty track and 2. "Are YOU OK?" a response to the singer asking us if we're OK after a track which had him pounding the floor and screaming. Terrifying, but super interesting.

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Holiday Ghosts

Perhaps the polar opposite to Minas, bright sunny indie, chock full of tunes from Brighton / Falmouth. Hints of a milder Sleater Kinney.

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I've done a spotify playlist with these and a few more artists I liked the sound of but didn't get round to watching so check it out .

While I have you my general 2024 new music playlist is taking shape, so give that a follow too and I'll continue to add to it.

#newcolossus #new music #nowplaying #Youtube

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brookston · 7 months

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Holidays 3.6

Holidays

Alamo Day (Texas)

Black Balloon Day

Blackout Day

Chamorro Heritage Day (Guam)

City of Toronto Day (Canada)

Day of the Dude (Dudeism)

Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

Dentist’s Day

Equal Pay Day (Germany)

European Day of the Righteous (EU)

European Day of Speech & Language Therapy

Feast of Excited Insects (China, Korea)

Headache Relief Day

Hospitality Workers in HealthCare Day

International Agunah Day

International Ballprank Day

International Day of the Sculptor

International Day of the Skype Call

International Metal Pipe Day

King Tut Day

Labour Day (Western Australia, Australia)

Marion Berry Day (DC)

Narcissus Day

National Brian Day

National Damien Day

National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

National Deaf Youth Day

National Dress Day

National Emotional Civility Day

National Ford Day

National Jute Day (Bangladesh)

National Pharmacy Education Day (India)

National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day

National Shirley Day

No Homework Day

Remember the Alamo Day

Silly Putty Day

Snowshoe Day

Sofia Kovalesvskaya Math Day

Spinach Day (French Republic)

Stoneware Pottery Appreciation Day

Tolerance and Coexistence Day (Iraq)

Toronto Day (Canada)

Trollface Day

Women’s Day (Tajikistan)

World Conservation Strategy Day

World Lymphedema Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Frozen Food Day

National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Oreo Cookie Day (a.k.a. National Oreo Day)

World Laksa Day

1st Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

Global Day of Inclusion [1st Wednesday]

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Day [1st Wednesday]

National Surface Finishing Day [1st Wednesday]

Spread the Word: Inclusion Day [1st Wednesday]

Stop Bad Service Day [1st Wednesday]

World Maths Day [1st Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)

Ghana (from UK, 1957)

Servia (Proclaimed a Republic; 1882)

Toronto incorporated (Canada; 1834)

Überstadt (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning March 6, 2024

Celtic Fair (Sonora, California) [thru 3.8]

Charleston Wine + Food (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 3.10]

Geneva Book and Press Fair (Geneva, Switzerland) [thru 3.10]

Rogue Festival (Fresno, California) [thru 3.14]

Steam Fair (Pomona, California) [thru 3.7]

Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)

New Colossus Festival (New York, New York) [thru 3.10]

North Dakota Winter Show (Valley City, North Dakota) [thru 3.10]

Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) [thru 3.10]

Western Stampede (Chowchilla, California) [thru 3.8]

Feast Days

Abelardo (Muppetism)

Baldred of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Borrowed Days begin (Pastafarian)

Cadroe (Christian; Saint)

Chrodegang (Christian; Saint)

Colette (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Cyneburga (Christian; Saint)

Cyril of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Day of the East Wind (Pagan)

Elizabeth Barret Browning (Writerism)

Feast of Eriu (Celtic Book of Days)

Felicity and her Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Mars (Old Roman God of War)

Fridolin (Christian; Saint)

Fusilli Day (Pastafarian)

Gabriel García Márquez (Writerism)

Jesus Nazarene of Atalaya (Christian; Saint) [Panama]

Krishima Jingu Otaue-Sai (Ceremonial Rice Planting; Japan; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba (Christian; Saints)

Lao-Tzu Day (Taoism) [15th Day of 2nd Lunar Month]

March Goblins’ Galumphing Gala and Display (Shamanism)

Marcian of Tortona (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Artology)

Olegarius (Christian; Saint)

Perpetua (Christian; Saint)

Quisling Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rose of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [13 Adar]

Treachery Day (Church of the SubGenius)

William W. Mayo and Charles Frederick Menninger (Episcopal Church (USA))

Xenophanes (Positivist; Saint)

Christian Moveable Calendar Holidays

Mi-Carême (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin) [Mid-Lent]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [12 of 32]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Ariel, by Sylvia Plath (Poems; 1965)

Barnyard Amateurs, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Big Lebowski (Film; 1998)

The Bird Who Came to Dinner (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Brementown Musicians (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1935)

Brotherly Love (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

Chappie (Film; 2015)

Cyrano (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1974)

÷ (a.k.a. Divide), by Ed Sheeran (Album; 2017)

Dog Meets Dog (Phantasies; 1942)

Eat Me Kitty, Eight to the Bar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Everest (IMAX Documentary Film; 1998)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Film; 1921)

The Fright-Seeing Trip of Visit to a Small Panic (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 30; 1960)

Hasty But Tasty (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)

History of the World, Part II (TV Series; 2023)

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (Film; 2015)

Kissin’ Cousins (Film; 1964) [Elvis Presley #14]

La Sonnambula, by Vincenzo Bellini (Opera; 1831)

La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

Lethal Weapon (Film; 1987)

Let It Be, by The Beatles (Song; 1970)

Logan's Run, by William F. Nolan (Novel; 1967)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Medusa, by Annie Lennox (Album; 1995)

Onward (Animated Film; 2020)

Paint It Black, recorded by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

The Pen-Pals or Rock Hocky Rocky (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 29; 1960)

Play Ball (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Playdate with Destiny (Animated Simpsons Cartoon; 2020)

So Sorry Pussycat (Terrytoons’ Hashimoto Cartoon; 1961)

Starting from Hatch (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1953)

There Goes My Baby, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1959)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Film; 2015)

Three-Ring Government (America Rocks Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

To Be or Not to Be (Film; 1942)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series; 2015)

U.S. Marshals (Film; 1998)

Watchmen (Film; 2009)

The Young Victoria (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Fridolin, Nicola, Rosa (Austria)

Ruža, Viktor, Zvjezdana (Croatia)

Miroslav (Czech Republic)

Gotfred (Denmark)

Tarmo, Tarmu (Estonia)

Tarmo (Finland)

Colette (France)

Fridolin, Nicola, Nicole, Rosa (Germany)

Isyhios (Greece)

Inez, Leonóra (Hungary)

Colette, Giordano, Ezio, Marziano, Marzio (Italy)

Centis, Gotfrids, Vents (Latvia)

Karigailė, Norvilas, Raminta, Rožė (Lithuania)

Andor, Annfrid (Norway)

Eugenia, Felicyta, Frydolin, Jordan, Klaudian, Koleta, Róża, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wojsław (Poland)

Radoslav (Slovakia)

Julián, Olegario (Spain)

Ebba, Ebbe (Sweden)

Carlton, Charlton, Colette, Collette (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 66 of 2024; 300 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 26 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 26 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 25 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 6 Green; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 February 2024

Moon: 18%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Empodocles]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 77 of 89)

Week: 1st Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

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brookstonalmanac · 7 months

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Holidays 3.6

Holidays

Alamo Day (Texas)

Black Balloon Day

Blackout Day

Chamorro Heritage Day (Guam)

City of Toronto Day (Canada)

Day of the Dude (Dudeism)

Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

Dentist’s Day

Equal Pay Day (Germany)

European Day of the Righteous (EU)

European Day of Speech & Language Therapy

Feast of Excited Insects (China, Korea)

Headache Relief Day

Hospitality Workers in HealthCare Day

International Agunah Day

International Ballprank Day

International Day of the Sculptor

International Day of the Skype Call

International Metal Pipe Day

King Tut Day

Labour Day (Western Australia, Australia)

Marion Berry Day (DC)

Narcissus Day

National Brian Day

National Damien Day

National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (Iraq)

National Deaf Youth Day

National Dress Day

National Emotional Civility Day

National Ford Day

National Jute Day (Bangladesh)

National Pharmacy Education Day (India)

National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day

National Shirley Day

No Homework Day

Remember the Alamo Day

Silly Putty Day

Snowshoe Day

Sofia Kovalesvskaya Math Day

Spinach Day (French Republic)

Stoneware Pottery Appreciation Day

Tolerance and Coexistence Day (Iraq)

Toronto Day (Canada)

Trollface Day

Women’s Day (Tajikistan)

World Conservation Strategy Day

World Lymphedema Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Frozen Food Day

National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Oreo Cookie Day (a.k.a. National Oreo Day)

World Laksa Day

1st Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

Global Day of Inclusion [1st Wednesday]

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Day [1st Wednesday]

National Surface Finishing Day [1st Wednesday]

Spread the Word: Inclusion Day [1st Wednesday]

Stop Bad Service Day [1st Wednesday]

World Maths Day [1st Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)

Ghana (from UK, 1957)

Servia (Proclaimed a Republic; 1882)

Toronto incorporated (Canada; 1834)

Überstadt (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning March 6, 2024

Celtic Fair (Sonora, California) [thru 3.8]

Charleston Wine + Food (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 3.10]

Geneva Book and Press Fair (Geneva, Switzerland) [thru 3.10]

Rogue Festival (Fresno, California) [thru 3.14]

Steam Fair (Pomona, California) [thru 3.7]

Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)

New Colossus Festival (New York, New York) [thru 3.10]

North Dakota Winter Show (Valley City, North Dakota) [thru 3.10]

Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) [thru 3.10]

Western Stampede (Chowchilla, California) [thru 3.8]

Feast Days

Abelardo (Muppetism)

Baldred of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Borrowed Days begin (Pastafarian)

Cadroe (Christian; Saint)

Chrodegang (Christian; Saint)

Colette (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Cyneburga (Christian; Saint)

Cyril of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Day of the East Wind (Pagan)

Elizabeth Barret Browning (Writerism)

Feast of Eriu (Celtic Book of Days)

Felicity and her Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Festival of Mars (Old Roman God of War)

Fridolin (Christian; Saint)

Fusilli Day (Pastafarian)

Gabriel García Márquez (Writerism)

Jesus Nazarene of Atalaya (Christian; Saint) [Panama]

Krishima Jingu Otaue-Sai (Ceremonial Rice Planting; Japan; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba (Christian; Saints)

Lao-Tzu Day (Taoism) [15th Day of 2nd Lunar Month]

March Goblins’ Galumphing Gala and Display (Shamanism)

Marcian of Tortona (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Artology)

Olegarius (Christian; Saint)

Perpetua (Christian; Saint)

Quisling Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rose of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther; Judaism) [13 Adar]

Treachery Day (Church of the SubGenius)

William W. Mayo and Charles Frederick Menninger (Episcopal Church (USA))

Xenophanes (Positivist; Saint)

Christian Moveable Calendar Holidays

Mi-Carême (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin) [Mid-Lent]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [12 of 32]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Ariel, by Sylvia Plath (Poems; 1965)

Barnyard Amateurs, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Big Lebowski (Film; 1998)

The Bird Who Came to Dinner (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Brementown Musicians (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1935)

Brotherly Love (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

Chappie (Film; 2015)

Cyrano (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1974)

÷ (a.k.a. Divide), by Ed Sheeran (Album; 2017)

Dog Meets Dog (Phantasies; 1942)

Eat Me Kitty, Eight to the Bar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Everest (IMAX Documentary Film; 1998)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Film; 1921)

The Fright-Seeing Trip of Visit to a Small Panic (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 30; 1960)

Hasty But Tasty (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)

History of the World, Part II (TV Series; 2023)

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (Film; 2015)

Kissin’ Cousins (Film; 1964) [Elvis Presley #14]

La Sonnambula, by Vincenzo Bellini (Opera; 1831)

La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

Lethal Weapon (Film; 1987)

Let It Be, by The Beatles (Song; 1970)

Logan's Run, by William F. Nolan (Novel; 1967)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Medusa, by Annie Lennox (Album; 1995)

Onward (Animated Film; 2020)

Paint It Black, recorded by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1966)

The Pen-Pals or Rock Hocky Rocky (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 29; 1960)

Play Ball (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Playdate with Destiny (Animated Simpsons Cartoon; 2020)

So Sorry Pussycat (Terrytoons’ Hashimoto Cartoon; 1961)

Starting from Hatch (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1953)

There Goes My Baby, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1959)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Film; 2015)

Three-Ring Government (America Rocks Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

To Be or Not to Be (Film; 1942)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series; 2015)

U.S. Marshals (Film; 1998)

Watchmen (Film; 2009)

The Young Victoria (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Fridolin, Nicola, Rosa (Austria)

Ruža, Viktor, Zvjezdana (Croatia)

Miroslav (Czech Republic)

Gotfred (Denmark)

Tarmo, Tarmu (Estonia)

Tarmo (Finland)

Colette (France)

Fridolin, Nicola, Nicole, Rosa (Germany)

Isyhios (Greece)

Inez, Leonóra (Hungary)

Colette, Giordano, Ezio, Marziano, Marzio (Italy)

Centis, Gotfrids, Vents (Latvia)

Karigailė, Norvilas, Raminta, Rožė (Lithuania)

Andor, Annfrid (Norway)

Eugenia, Felicyta, Frydolin, Jordan, Klaudian, Koleta, Róża, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wojsław (Poland)

Radoslav (Slovakia)

Julián, Olegario (Spain)

Ebba, Ebbe (Sweden)

Carlton, Charlton, Colette, Collette (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 66 of 2024; 300 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 26 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 26 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 25 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 6 Green; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 February 2024

Moon: 18%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Empodocles]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 77 of 89)

Week: 1st Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 30)

#Holidays

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