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Medea Plays Pokemon Sword: Part IV

So since last time, I earned my eighth and final badge and so I can compete in the Challenger’s Cup.

So...no Elite Four?

Not to complain, but even Alola had an Elite Four.

Instead, we get something that’s almost similar to what the anime does during Pokemon League arcs. Whatever! Off to Wyndon...

You’re not fooling anybody. This is fucking London!

Huh.

I seem to recall obtaining an in-game trade during the Red/Blue games involving a Mr. Mime with that exact, same name.

Nice call-back, guys.

What the shit?

I would not put the fat squirrely with the apple pokemon in the same room.

Fat Squirrely can’t be trusted.

Well, before I go to the stadium, I think it’s time I do some last-minute training and exploring in the wild area again.

And flee for my life! Gallade is a fast fucker. Meanwhile...

Gardevoir doesn’t chase me. I guess some pokemon aren’t scary in this area.

And then this happened...

A trainer by the name of Tracey gave me something in his pocket and disappeared.

*sniffles*

Life just loves to give me an invisible Tracey. Life, thou art cruel.

Oh yeah, because it was Thanksgiving a few days ago, I thought I would have a few family get-togethers.

Father Zoro and daughter Rei were quite peaceful during their time together.

Then I got a bunch of Eeveelutions together (they’re all brothers and sisters btw).

Mic liked what Leafy’s done with his hair.

And Bolt kept challenging everyone to a race.

Pokedex entry time?

Nice, you made that reference! At least this reference didn’t involve a Dubwool being turned inside-out like in South Park.

So...it’s doing self-harm in order to “play” the guitar. Dang!

Okay, time for Champion Cup!

FINALLY, SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME!

I have my own speculations of who the dude might be. Right now, the top choices are Professor Oak, Samson Oak, or that one guy at an anime convention that dresses like a buff Diglett.

First match is against Marnie. I kicked her butt.

And then I put Hop in his place (for the whatever number it was) time.

After two battles, the champion decided to pay us a visit.

Not before hamming it up for the peanut gallery. Hey, at least he’s treating us to dinner. However...

Turns out Leon is with the chairman.

This is awesome. Piers, Marnie, and the fat bastards of Team Yell are going to team up with us.

As expected, I can’t trust this bitch. And I was right to believe so because she has hired goons to “take care” of us at every turn.

And what have we learned from the Red/Blue games? Never trust a goon who’s staring at a wall or poster on a wall.

We end up at the monorail station with more of Oleana’s hired goons blocking our path. This looks like a job for Piers!

I just love how he pulls out a microphone out of literally nowhere and starts singing in the middle of the station.

It worked though.

See, even Marnie is suspicious. This guy has gotta be a shifty mother fucker!

Yeah, this is totally not an innocent meetup between Rose and Leon.

Oleana’s hired goons are totally threatening. I think the bloke on the right really wants my corpse.

Why, do you plan on throwing our bodies off the edge?

Your hired goons all had steel-type pokemon. My level 70 Cinderace laid waste to these fuckers in 5 minutes or less.

Jesus Shit!

Okay, if the anime ever gets to this plot, PLEASE have Oleana be played by Miki Itou.

See, I knew this woman and the chairman are full of garbage. And to add to my point...

This bitch has a pile of garbage as a dynamaxed pokemon.

Called it.

Lysandre and Cyrus vibes, guys! Come on, I called it months ago that this guy was going to be the bad guy!

Anyone else still trust this guy? Show of hands!

OH FUCK ME, NOT THIS TURD AGAIN!

Okay kid, let’s see if you can redeem yourself.

Blaming me for shit that was your own fault. Yeah, I still hate you. But you’re down a few tiers, so there’s an improvement.

But you’re still at the same shit-level as Dilandau Albatou. You two both desperately need a punch in the face.

After that little disruption, on with the actual battles.

Okay, I’m on board with shipping Sonia x Nessa.

After taking on Nessa. I took out Bea...

And Raihan’s selfie-obsessed ass!

So now it’s time to take on the big ham, Leon.

Or not!

Oh gee, this guy is the bad guy. Who could have seen this coming?

Um, I did. The second he was shown in the PV, I knew this fucker was bad news. I don’t mean to lay it on thick, but...

This.

Afterward...

Hop and I returned to that spot near Route 1 and run into legendary doggos.

And go grave-robbing (taking the sword/shield on the ground).

When we went to Hammerlocke, we came across some actual concern.

You sent literal hired goons to try and shut me down. I’ll deal with you later, lady. Right now, I gotta take down this genocidal dickhead.

I have to admit, I expected more from Chairman Rose and the Marco Cosmos group in this game. I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but it feels a little light compared to a lot of the other bad teams in the past, and that includes Team Skull and Aether Foundation.

So after I kicked the chairman’s ass in a battle, we came across this hammy dumbass doing something stupid.

He tried to catch a mythical beast in a regular pokeball.

This. This is what happens when you try to do that.

Plus, you’re up against Satan’s tapeworm here.

Now we gotta take care of this demonic fucker and I can’t even use an attack on it.

This looks like a job for the legendary doggos!

They take the rusted sword and shield and turned into the actual promotional legendaries we know them for.

And after a long battle, I caught it...

With what you’re supposed to use! Geez, even Brandon in Pokemon Generations had enough sense to use an Ultra Ball on a Deoxys.

I guess homie’s gonna be in the slammer for some time.

Oh well, on with the final match.

Take a seat, junior. It’s time for me to take your ass out to the cleaners.

Yeah, kinda make sure your pokemon are higher than this level.

Regardless, I still won.

I made a grown man cry!

Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure I’m way older than Leon by at least 10-15 years. That would probably look bad, but whatever.

He shook it off.

Thank you. Now hopefully he’ll stop acting like a show-boating, ham every time he’s in front of a crowd.

Oh nice, my “mum” came with Munchlax.

I gotta do this.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

NO TIME FOR LOSERS

BECAUSE WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Or is it?

To be continued.

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Autumn Obsessives Are Already Decorating Their Homes for Halloween

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For Steffy Degreff, Sept. 1 is a big day. It’s when the Long Beach, NY, resident officially welcomes fall by switching up the décor of her carefully styled home to match the season.

The vibe? Cozy, plaid, leafy — and extremely orange.

Garlands feature heavily, as do pumpkins. Gourds adorn wreaths, pillows, blankets, knick-knacks. Even the ravioli she eats for dinner with her husband and two young sons are pumpkin-stuffed. This week, Degreff also tried her hand at latte art, sifting Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Pie Spice — “the secret sauce” — over a leaf stencil to perk up her coffee, poured into a mug scribbled “Fall is my favorite.” And she shares it all with her 368,000 followers on Instagram.

The first of September may seem early, but Degreff sees it as practical. “When you’re decorating all out, it’s kind of silly to just do it for a few weeks and then take it down,” said the 33-year-old lifestyle blogger, who declined to share how much she spends on the annual fall makeover but added that just $200 can go a long way.

There are naysayers who claim it’s too soon, that it’s downright unreasonable to put up Halloween merchandise when the temperature is still in the 80s.

“I’m in a beach town. I would say there’s about 30 percent of people that hate early decorating, they’re so clung to summer,” said Degreff. “They’re like, ‘How dare you put pumpkins out in the beginning of September!’ Which I get. But then the other 70% of people just love fall.”

From her bedroom to the living room (above), early decorating is a way for Degreff, a lifestyle blogger, to fully embrace her favorite season.

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A study by the National Retail Federation found that over a third of Halloween enthusiasts begin shopping in September or earlier.

Shops and eateries, too, cater to these early-fall fanatics. The beloved (and much derided) pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks, for example, became available on Aug. 25 this year.

In widely cited research, British psychoanalyst Steve McKeown has said that putting festive trinkets up ahead of any official holiday breeds happiness and nostalgia, emotions even more prized during pandemic times.

“Decorations are simply an anchor or pathway to those old childhood magical emotions of excitement,” he explained.

Alexis Ragucci of Saugus, Mass., who has already kicked off spooky season, agrees.

The 29-year-old hung a family of skeletons (about $40 each at Target) in front of her home on Sept. 1, to the delight of her 5- and 1-year-old boys.

This year, amid the coronavirus crisis, she was especially eager to turn over a new leaf.

Said Ragucci: “I found myself wanting to be even earlier this year, being home a lot more, giving myself and the family something to look forward to.”

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Meet The Millionaires Who Actually Want to Pay More Taxes

(Bloomberg) — They might sound crazy rich to ordinary Americans—and plain old crazy to 0.1 percenters: they’re millionaires who actually want to pay more in taxes.

They call themselves the Patriotic Millionaires, and they say with straight faces it’s time the ultra-affluent kick in more to Uncle Sam.

If they’re traitors to their class, they’re certainly proud ones. In this era of gaping inequality, the group of 200 or so millionaires is pressing for a more progressive tax system.

“I’d still have two airplanes,” says one of them, Stephen Prince of Tennessee.

Prominent members include Disney heiress Abigail Disney, Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer, real estate developer Jeffrey Gural, and Chuck Collins, heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune. It takes an annual income of $1 million or at least $5 million in assets to join and, as one might expect, most members are old, white, liberal men.

Many ordinary people agree with them, according to public opinion polls, as do the Democratic candidates for president.

Some Patriotic Millionaires say they signed up because they feel a little guilty about being so rich when they were “born on third base.” Others say they’re looking for a sense of community. Do-good vibe aside, some concede they will still gladly take advantage of tax loopholes.

Bloomberg sat down with some members of the group, which started a decade ago, to find out why they’ve chosen this course. Comments have been edited and condensed.

Scott Nash

Age: 54 Home: Washington, DC

In 1987, after dropping out of college and bouncing from job to job, Nash co-founded grocery chain MOM’s Organic Market, which now has 19 stores and $230 million in revenue. Nash, who owns 100% of the company, is a millionaire “several times over” and lives in the leafy suburban outskirts of the nation’s capital. He joined Patriotic Millionaires about five years ago.

Why did you join?

If you want a good democracy, where people are protected and certain services are provided like education and military, then you’ve got to pay your flipping taxes. It’s unpatriotic to live here and thrive here and then not pay the bills.

Do you support the wealth tax?

It would probably be difficult to enact and enforce. I’m generally for raising taxes on the wealthy, but whether or not that specific tax is a good way to do that, I’m not sure.

What do you think of the wealth bashing that’s now so common?

Wealthy people aren’t bad. You’re allowed to be wealthy. It’s something to strive for. Anyone is going to wish for a life of ease. That’s human nature. That’s the way capitalism was set up and democracy supports it. There is this backlash against the wealthy from the left, which I think is fairly ridiculous.

Do you have a favorite presidential candidate?

I’m going to vote for whoever the Democrat is. Anyone we have is going to be a billion times better than what we have now.

Morris Pearl

Age: 62 Home: Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Pearl retired from BlackRock Inc. in 2014 after a decades-long career in finance that made him a “high seven-, low eight-figure” fortune. Pearl, the group’s chairman and one of its first members, lives on Park Avenue just a few blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Why did you join?

So I could actually do something and feel I was a part of something and actually feel like I’m making a difference, as opposed to sending a big check to whomever and getting to meet Nancy Pelosi once a year.

What’s the appeal of paying more taxes?

It’s not that I personally want to pay more money. I can give away all my money if I wanted to. It’s that the growing inequality in our country is bad. We’re moving in a direction where there’s a few rich people and lots of poor people. That will lessen the possibility of having a middle class of storekeepers and professionals and doctors and lawyers and people like that who really are the bedrock of our economy.

What about philanthropy?

It doesn���t take the place of government funding. It’s not that hard to raise money for a new music hall at Lincoln Center. It’s much more difficult to raise money to build a new sewage treatment plant at 143rd Street.

Charlie Simmons

Age: 71 Home: Los Altos Hills, California

Simmons, a long-time Bay Area resident, retired almost 20 years ago as vice president of corporate development for a computer storage company and became an angel investor. He won’t say how much he’s worth because his wife would “freak out,” but said he has “well over $5 million.” He lives in a Silicon Valley suburb and joined the group soon after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016.

Why should rich people like yourself pay more taxes?

We have to fund programs to bring the bottom up and even some of the middle class needs help and that’s going to take a lot of money. We’re the ones who can afford it. I’d much rather live in a country that has much more equality and have my net worth reduced—it doesn’t change my lifestyle.

How would you do it?

I think the top rate can be higher on me and others. We’ve had it well over 70% before and survived as a country. At least it could be somewhere between 50% and 70%. And tax capital gains at the same rate.

What would you want the extra money spent on?

Universal Medicare. We have to admit the areas where capitalism doesn’t work, and medicine is one. Education is another.

Stephen Prince

Age: 68 Home: Brentwood, Tennessee

Prince developed many of his political beliefs growing up in the small town of Waycross, Georgia, during the Civil Rights era. He’s since started various businesses—a plastic card printing business, computer imaging business—and built a $40 million fortune, including about $25 million in cash from two stake sales last year. He spoke by phone while vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii.

How did your childhood influence your political views?

I was very supportive of the Civil Rights movement as a kid. I was pretty rare in that regard, being a white kid from the South. I mean most of my friends were racist and had no desire whatsoever to balance the ground. For some reason, I came out on the other side of that.

Do your friends and family agree with you politically?

Most of my friends are pretty conservative—fiscally conservative and socially conservative. They frown and shake their heads at how I can see things the way I do. And I’m equally astounded that they feel the way they do.

If the tax laws were changed in a more fair fashion, sure I would’ve kept a smaller amount of the transactions we executed last year, but I’d still be OK. I’d still be able to take vacations and I’d still have two airplanes.

Which tax ideas do you support?

We have to have something like a wealth tax. But it’s not enough for just individuals to do so. Corporations have got to start paying more taxes.

Karen Seal Stewart

Age: 75 Home: Oceanside, California

Stewart, a certified financial planner, grew up middle class in Santa Maria, California, to parents with eighth-grade educations. After years of real estate investments, she has $4.8 million, two homes, just got back from a trip around the world and has decided she doesn’t “need any more.”

Why should the wealthy pay higher taxes?

Because I can afford it and the country needs it. Nobody needs $10 million or $100 million or $1 billion or $10 billion or $100 billion. My God, these guys are worth more than most countries. It’s all about ego, especially for the men.

Why do you use some of the tax loopholes that you complain about?

I will continue to take advantage of everything there is because everybody else is, too. There are 10 to 12 million millionaires in this country and there are only 200 of us so what difference can we make?

Do you favor a wealth tax?

Absolutely. Do you own a home? Do you pay property tax? That’s a wealth tax.

Who are you planning to vote for?

Elizabeth Warren. She’s got policies that you could imagine appeal to me.

(Michael Bloomberg is also seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. He is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.)

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PHOTO SHOOT: A Cornucopia of Mermaid woodland and Bohema

Cornucopia of Mermaid Bohemia Shoot

It always BEGINS with a phone call amongst friends,

Jane beadnell and I got to chatting;

We wanted to do a shoot that would appeal to the modern millennial Bride providing ultimate wedding inspiration.

Bohemian and 1970s vibes are here to stay along with the current 2017 trends of festivals, mermaids and unicorns we wanted to convey a feel of whimsy and inspiring fantasy deep in the woods as our bridal shoot.

We wanted to show the Bride and groom of the future with a more relaxed approach to weddings and a love of nature.

In the ever changing wedding trends we observed the lack of looks for the modern Brides.

New Brides that break away from tradition and structure but still want a day unique to them and their style.

We chose the North star club in York as it is in an exclusive location with rustic log cabins and lots of space for yurts/ marquee weddings. This is perfect for Brides who love the Hippy, Boho feel and relaxed on their big day but still want those elements of glamour and style.

We wanted our wedding shoot to tell a story ; Jane’s easy natural approach to photography is calming, something everyone appreciates on their wedding day. Her unobtrusive style captures real life and those moments of magic, creating a treasured collection of memories.

We accomplished an insipring look for the modern Bride that hosted a fantasy, modern and edgy feel in a magical woodland setting. finishing with unique and inspiring special touches that would make any Bohemian Bride feel their Wedding day was utterly unique and special.

We were inspired by Themes of Coachella, Tomorow-land and the trend  of Unicorns this year. We used this in the Wedding colours of the styling The banquet table styling which was brilliantly done by Ambience Venue styling York. with carefully selected tableware, candles and glassware. Each element chosen to compliment the rich colour palette whilst creating a sense of occasion.

We also showed inspirational colour though the makeup artistically done by Amy George Makeup Artist. She created a magical look for Fairy-tale Bride who had Glittery eyes and deep vampy lips.

Hairstyle was masterfully created by Belle & Bride, she chose a look that conveyed a cute hippy- style fishtail Braid with stunning loose curls.

This look suited our Groom sporting his trendy beard and TATTOOS.

The stunning Accessories provided by the Boutique; Bespoke Vintage Castle were perfect for the ethereal theme, veils of stars, vintage jewellery and glittering starry tiaras were perfect pieces that complimented the look and attributed to the elements of fantasy and themes of drama.

The beautiful Accessories matched the Gown perfectly; provided by The Bridal Emporium, who offered the perfectly detailed Eliza Jane Howell dress for the shoot;  covered in iridescent sequins that caught the light and added a 70s retro feel to the look. This is modern day wedding inspiration at its best.

The highly acclaimed cakes by: Zoes fancy cakes were custom made and were covered in stunning sugar flowers and pearlescent macarons. Enriched in hand painted colours that were moody, ethereal and magical they went perfectly with the flowers provided by Artisan Florist Leafy Couture; showcasing bursting Hydrangeas in rich lavish shades and added a sense of glamour and regality inspiring young brides to have a weddingfull and vivacious flowers on a smaller budget. Also adorning the table; Jane created the pretty Origami flower stationery, beautifully detailed and coordinated the place settings had the personal touch that ensures every one of the guest feels special.

Shoot Hosts:

Bohemian Wedding inspiration by

Betty Timbo of Bespoke Vintage Castle & Jane Beadnell Photography

Photography: Jane Beadnell Photography

Accessories: Bespoke Vintage Castle

Cakes: Zoes Fancy Cakes

Gowns stockist:  The Bridal Emporium

Gown: Eliza Jane Howell

Hair: Belle and Bride

Makeup: Amy George makeup

Styling: Ambience Venue styling York

Flowers: Leafy Couture

Stationery: Jb Creatives

Venue: The North Star Club York

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