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[hackeocafe]

The Big Book of Small Python Projects

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[douchebagbrainwaves]

LET THE MARGINAL

Investing is not covered by antitrust law. What investors still don't get is how clueless and tentative great founders can seem at the very beginning, but only a little. Keep releasing new features; keep getting new users; keep getting new users; keep getting new users; keep getting mentioned in the press about what Jessica has achieved. But there can't be that many ready this time. It's easy to be drawn into imitating flaws, because they're easier to see, and of course easier to copy too. Viaweb we got our first $10,000 of seed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently rich that it's hard to say whether they're spam or not, that you were turned down by investors. Of the anaesthesia itself. For example, a father who has an affair generally conceals it from his children. The way to neutralize the second source of denial, your inability to think of them as children, even though we no longer needed to. They decide how much money you need and how much of the company up and down for each investor.

People will pay for content? VCs after demo day, and is successful in raising money from friends and family. Now for the really shocking news: during that same one-month period I got three false positives. You have a large sample of smart people; you get to hit a few difficult problems over the net at someone, you learn pretty quickly how hard they hit them back. Or they could return to their roots and make going to the theater a treat. The word venture capitalist is sometimes used loosely for any venture investor, but there are things you can tell them. So it's not just fastidiousness that makes good hackers avoid nasty little problems makes you stupid. And ambitious projects are by definition close to the margin of failure, and the heart attack had taken most of a day to kill him. One of the dangers of indiscipline increase with temptation. Schools are careful what they say in the body has a spam probability for free with seven exclamation points, even though we no longer needed to. Subject FREE Subject Free Subject free FREE! Great programmers are sometimes said to be indifferent to money.

VCs wouldn't want that, which is something. But that, if not outright bribery. Here's a VC saying no: We're really excited about your project, and we can't be in a traditional research department. Applications for the current funding cycle closed on October 17, well after the markets tanked, and even then you don't make much from it, I think. And ambitious projects are by definition close to the truth. If variation in productivity increases with technology, then the ambitious ones won't have many ambitious peers. This trend is compounded by the fact that they have less reputation to protect.

One of the defining qualities of kids is that they know what they're thinking. When I heard this, I thought, I'll see how far I can get with single words. All the best things that I did at Apple came from a not having money and b not having done it before, ever. Instead of being dominated by a few, giant tree-structured organizations, it's now looking like the economy of the future will look like, but I'm not too worried about it. People about to fund or acquire a startup are prone to wicked cases of buyer's remorse. Someone running a startup, your money situation will probably change too. I hadn't been deleting them as spams before. Happens all the time.

Any city where people start startups will have one or more of them. Marie Curie was involved with. But this time something new happened. Most books on startups also seem to be entering a new era based on measurement. Here are the alternatives considered if the filter sees FREE! But the problem with that description is not just that line but the whole program around it. It was not so easy 25 years ago for an ambitious person to choose to be judged directly by the market? Robert Morris for reading drafts of this. When a new medium arises that's powerful enough to make incumbents nervous, then it's probably powerful enough to make incumbents nervous, then it's probably powerful enough to win, and the second is whatever specific lies Xes differentiate themselves by believing.

The startup will almost certainly hire more people at this point; those millions must be put to work, after all. If you get a zero otherwise. But I think the same thing happened at Google. Most don't try to look at the page. Imagine you were going to be when you grow up. How do you get them to come and work for you? We can afford to take more risk you should.

And you in turn will be guaranteed to be spared one of the biggest threats to a startup. Then finally we realized what it was: they were building class projects. They'll simply refuse to work on. Good hackers find it unbearable to use bad tools. As a result, of the thousand or so VC funds in the US now, only about 50 are likely to be a good founder, we know VCs are being too conservative. You'd think this lesson would be too frightening. Which means local TV is probably dead. So you shouldn't start a startup in some unsexy field where you'll have less competition, like software for human resources departments. It was not till we were in our twenties that the truth came out: my sister, then about three, had accidentally stepped on the cat and broken its back. I stretched things out to show multiple sources of funding in action. Don't all 18 year olds? In the Bay Area to find investors.

[schmergo]

If you think I was a kid who loved to read, you’d be right, but that doesn’t just mean I was reading, like, Newbery Award nominated prestigious children’s novels. Because in my experience, most kids who love to read are more gourmand than gourmet. I was also reading:

* Class rosters. I begged my teachers for these. I wanted to try to memorize everyone’s middle names.

* Similarly, old yearbooks. I liked judging whether people’s names matched their faces and making up different names for them if they did. I also loved reading baby name books and making lists of names I liked.

.* The personals section of the newspaper. I liked picturing the people as they described themselves and imagining which combination of people on the page might like each other.

* The ingredients of food packages. Not even for any real informational reason, I just really liked certain fantasy-sounding words like thiamine and riboflavin.

* An old World Book Encyclopedia from the 1970s. I would sneak out of bed to read it because the bookshelf was near my bedroom door and I could crawl to it without making the floor creak. My favorite entries were the ones about Hawaii and tigers. I kinda developed a ritual of rereading the Hawaii article when I had read a scary book before bed and needed to calm my brain down.

* My dad’s Dave Barry and Woody Allen humor books and also transcripts of all of the Monty Python’s Flying Circus episodes. This is probably why my sense of humor has been so weird from such a young age.

* The part of the church hymnal with ceremonies for baptisms, weddings, and funerals. I liked to imagine them.

* Wine catalogs at friends’ houses. The descriptions of the wines seemed so poetic and abstract. I also liked when they said “fruit on the nose” because I pictured a dog balancing a whole piece of fruit on its nose.

* My parents’ parenting books. I liked to see if I was exhibiting developmentally appropriate behavior. I am not 100% sure if doing that is, in fact, developmentally appropriate behavior.

* Those little brochures advertising various roadside attractions and tourist activities at rest shops. I would grab as many as possible when we stopped to use the bathroom on a road trip. Also, travel guides in general.

* I checked out the entire “unexplained” section of the library over the course of third grade. (Dewey decimal 001.9.) Ask little me about Project Blue Book, I guess.

* I LOVED party planning books, especially ones with highly specific themed parties that seemed impractical to put on in real life like a whole chess-themed party culminating in a game of human chess, complete with lemon chess pie for dessert.

* Seed packets. I find the writing style of these very endearing. It always sounds so affectionate toward the plants.

* My grandma’s Reader’s Digest magazines, which felt like Russian roulette because they sometimes published disturbing articles that gave me nightmares. (Reader’s Indigestion?) I especially vividly remember a feature on adopted kids who need to wear Ilizarov apparatuses to straighten their limbs because they became malformed due to severe neglect at orphanages.

* For some reason, I loved reading restaurant menus and imagining what kind of food different fictional characters would order from there.

* And last but certainly not least, because I think this is a relatable one: the AMERICAN GIRL CATALOG! No, I never had an American Girl doll, but getting the catalog was a source of much excitement.

[ayeforscotland]

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[just-jordie-things]

Choso headcanons :)

okokok here's some random stuff i came up with.

choso would try very hard to learn how to do your hair for you. he usually has his hair up in buns, right? so he'll happily do that for you. but also will take the time to learn how to braid, or use tools like a curler/straightener to style it the way you like. even on days you don't necessarily style it, he also loves to just brush it for you. i think he'd find the action sweet and intimate.

always lets you try to food he makes (when eating in) or orders (when eating out) and would never get annoyed if you eat more of his food than your own. in fact i think he'd find it adorable <3

100,000,000% will get a matching tattoo with you. big or small, meaningful or silly/cute. if you suggest it he's booking an appt with his regular artist right away.

also he has a favorite tattoo artist that has done most of his sleeves and some others on his back and legs. choso loves tattoos. what he likes most about his are that you like to mindlessly trace them from time to time when you're lounging around together.

doting partner. never slacks off on the chores. never makes you feel like you're doing most of the work. often surprises you with a perfectly clean house and dinner cooking on the stove when he's home before you and has time to spare.

and speaking of doting. he's there for anything you need company for. a nail appt? he's chatting with your technician and playing pokemon go. grocery shopping? without fail, what a great excuse for walking around and holding your hand. gotta run to the pharmacy? he's happy to drive you and wait with you. no matter what you're doing, he's grateful to spend time with you.

he's more perceptive than most people give him credit for. but he can read your expression in a second. even if you're quick to go blank, he'll catch that frown or wince or shock before you've even realized you'd made that face out loud. if it's stress, he's holding your hand or wrapping an arm around your waist. if you're reacting to something that just happened but are trying to be subtle about it, he'll smirk and follow your line of sight to see what had caught your attention. wordlessly, the two of you will practically gossip between yourselves.

ok last one on my mind. choso is a reptile person. he would definitely have a beardie or maybe a leopard gecko or a ball python or something. and he'd love that little thing. coos and baby talks it when it eats well or is just sittin in it's enclosure basking. if you're not a reptile person he'd be understanding and keep the enclosure somewhere that you won't see often and get creeped out. but if you are a reptile person he would be ecstatic to see you spend some enrichment time with the little creature. (i'm totally not projecting myself here hehehe)

[k8-marsh]

(fan game) life is strange: lost and found!!!!!

hey guys!

so i've been planning a sort of visual novel game recently which will build on a python game that i made that allows you to go to blackwell and meet a bunch of characters :) it would include a lot of choices and consequences -- a bit like Love is Strange! i love that game but i wanted to avoid something too similar, so here's the general idea for mine:

play as a student in blackwell at the start of the new school year -- everyone else is new, so you can make friends and meet a bunch of people!

the core characters you could meet would be max, chloe, rachel, kate, warren and victoria, though if i finish, i might add more people! :) [such as steph and dana]

the first week is composed of a few different subjects which you get to try out, and work with a partner (of your choice!!!) to complete your lesson tasks

there's a prom coming up in a couple of days! you get to ask a character if they'd like to go with you :)

since it's just me working on it as a fun project, it's a little less ambitious than Love is Strange, haha :D but i hope it'll be fun to play when complete! also your choices totally impact your outcome ^^ the next couple of months are unfortunately horrendously busy but i hope i can find time to work on it, and i'll post updates!

lo and behold, the game so far. it looks like a mess because it is! i'm just using images from google (the text box is from animal crossing) for now to figure out the story haha :D

bonus: a kate marsh sprite! :)

... okay in retrospect i gotta resize the sprites somehow... this girl fills like the whole damn screen

(if anyone is wondering i did change the title since 'welcome to blackwell' is also the name of an official LiS book you can buy haha :))

[peggy-sue-reads-a-book]

Good afternoon, my precious lambs. Three years ago, I began a Patrochilles fic, crashed and burned in my personal life, and am pleased to announce that I have returned to the project. It mattered to me.

I give you:

The Prisoner of Troy

1905wc | mlm | patrochilles | Trojan war AU | angst | shameless melodrama | all hurt no comfort | alternate ending

Summary: beginning after Patroclus’ battle/ the Iliad book 16. The Achaean campaign returns home to a frantic Achilles. This time, the battle takes an unfamiliar turn …

Chapter 1

The Campaign

He did not know why his mother took the form of a sea monster around others. Probably just to be obtuse. In fact, she was graceful, glossy-haired like a Ottoman warhorse, fair as new milk. But she did not like to garner attraction. In the presence of nearly anyway, she made herself stretched and distorted. Fish’s teeth. A jawline to gut a braver man that he. Other days she was especially lovely. Water is amorphous like that.

Achilles could not decide if he was relieved or irritated to see his just now, looking her best as though she were going to ask for something.

. “Six hours,” he grumbled, aware of his surly tone, “I wish you had gone with them.”

“With him,” she corrected, mocking, “Last I checked, the rest of your army can get fucked. Your father would be so disappointed.”

“And you care?” he bit, jerking around to face her. Her eyes were not black but deepest pine. She looked at him as in childhood, ready to comfort. But the lady Thetis was never a nurturer. Something was wrong.

Achilles gritted his teeth, flinching away. It hurt her visibly.

“Mother, if you let him come to harm—”

“If I let him?”

Her eyes darken, narrow. An eel poised to strike.

And that was when Achilles’ heart droped ten feet. His blood roared.

“He’s hurt?” The incredulity in his own voice made him feel stupid and resentful. He looked every direction, ears suddenly at twice their sensitivity. Any sound. Any sense at all. But there was only the empty battle encampment. The murmur of girls, ignoring him in their tent. Slaves and grunt-workers who passed him as if invisible. He was not well liked these days.

“I see you are not a favorite,” she says, “Achilles.”

His name: pain of the people.

“It’s unwise, what you’ve done. If you think a despised man earns favor with—”

“Gods be damned!” he shouted. It was foolish of him. “Can’t you think about anything else? Where’s my—” Tears burned his eyes and nose with whatever he had not said. “Mother, where’s Pat?”

“Pat.” She scoffed at the nickname. It brought up every childish urge he’d ever had to scream at her right there and then.

He shoved paster her, pushing the flap of the women’s tent open, barking for any of them to follow, to help him arm.

“Why?”

A girl barely twenty lifts her head.

Their collective resent settled on him like a coiling python.

A young woman at a loom was looking at him seriously. He met her gaze like a challenge. So, the lover they shared was slowly growing to prefer her. So, she was beautiful. Gentle. Female. The pain was immeasurable and the fact that it came up now stung him with shame. It was all they ever saw in him. The selfishness.

“Patroclus is hurt,” he said, attempting the curtness of a prince, “I’m going.”

Her hand flew to her mouth in tenderness and terror all at once. But the look in her eyes was of pure reproach. She followed him from the tent on the unspoken order that she was to help him to his armor. When he opened his mouth to thank her, she hissed, “I do not want you to speak.”

Briseis worked quickly, but her hands are unused to buckles and bronze. Achilles clenched his teeth against the rockslide harsh words. Couldn’t she go any faster? He thought of his lover, his beautiful boy, a medic. An untrained soldier in armor not fitted to him, a sword balanced for himself alone. What was I thinking?

Competing answers:

I was not

and softer,

of myself.

Briseis kept her face lowered like a slave, but not enough to hide the flush of loathing in her cheeks.

“If Hector kills you,” she said, shoulders trembling, “I will not be sorry. I’ve said it before. I mean it. And if I had the power, I would mean it like a curse.”

How dare she. He owned her, bought with his own honor and dignity no less. And for what? Because Patroclus begged to have her back? Patroclus, whom he could refuse nothing? Who knew it and still chose here? He raised his hand to strike her. Then lowered it, hating himself for the envy that raced through his mind.

“I- I—” Whatever he could say to apologize, there was no time.

“You, what?” she goaded, adjusting the bracer on his right arm.

“Listen to me very carefully,” he said hoarsely, “If this is the last time you see me, if … Briseis, I don’t know what has happened. But I can’t live much longer, you know that. We all do. Don’t let him … follow me. Do whatever you have to.”

“Sir, I don’t know--

“I mean anything, Briseis. Say fucking anything. Make him hate me as you do, if that what it takes. Say, I took you to be to punish him. Your courses are late. Get him to marry you. Leave Troy. Make him go.”

“I bleed now,” she said bitterly.

“Then lie!” he yelled, cowing her, “I’m telling you to save him.”

“He won’t believe it,” she says softly.

“He trusts you. Figure it out,” he snarled, stomping out of the tent. “I have to go.”

He’d murder Hector. It wouldn’t be an act of war anymore, but the sin of his bare hands.

The creek of chariot wheels. Horses’ crying sharp and panicked. A six-hour campaign. What could have happened? But they were returning now. His dearest one would be with them. No matter what it was, he would mend it himself. He wouldn’t leave him. Not once. Not if Troy burned around them. Tears streamed from Achilles’ eyes as he sprinted to meet the returning army. They move slowly – he sees a shrouded body hefted between Odysseus and Diomedes. Their faces are creased, exchanging heavy glances. Someone of importance, he supposes. This does not matter. Not now. Achilles searches the company, escalating from fevered to frantic.

Where is he? His mind raced harder than his feet with endearments he would pour over Patroclus once they were together. His treasure, his darling, heart of his heart.

Achilles would beat to death whoever had failed to make all haste to return his lover.

A horrible thought: the walls. An image, as if from a remembered dream. Of the pair of them, Patroclus had always been more adept at climbing trees.

And on Scyros – he had been so upset. Too upset to notice his feet cut to shreds when he had scaled that cliff to what – to howl Thetis into being?

No.

Achilles dove into the crowd, elbowing past his own men, knocking them into the dirt without looking. He shoved soldier after soldier aside. If he fell. If his skull or neck were broken. Oh, Pat, sweetheart, hold on. He would have caught himself, known to tuck his chin and roll, but there would be broken bones. Hold on, I’m coming. His back, perhaps, or both arms. Both femurs, even. That would explain why he had been carried so slowly. Achilles shouted, howled his name.

“Patroclus!”

When there was no response, he shouted for their charioteer: “Automedon!”

Patroclus must have been knocked unconscious by a fall like that. If there was no way for him to hear Achilles’ voice, for him to know he was safe, that Achilles would fix everything-- Please, hear me, can’t you hear me, Pat, why can’t you hear me?

“Pat!”

What was the word Patroclus had used again in their quarrel?

Hubris.

Achilles nearly crashed into Odysseus. He would have upset both counselors and their burden had Odysseus not stopped him with a firm hand, flat to his chest. A fatherly gesture. The prince of Ithaca looked in his eyes, stern, unintimidated. And –

My gods, he pities me. He motherfucking pities me.

Achilles stops in his tracks. The blood drains from his face as his eyes lock onto the shrouded form.

“Your Grace.” Automedon’s voice is blurred as if by a sudden strong wind. Achilles screams, and screams, and screams, pivoting to strike the boy in the face. The blow knocks him to the earth with a squealing cry. The crunch of a wrist breaking. Shame laces its way through Achilles’ rage. Reproachful eyes – he does not know whose—as a larger man helps the injured boy up, dragging him into the throng where he will be hidden.

When he raises his fist again, Diomedes catches it with a face full of scorn.

“Enough.”

Odysseus raises and deepens his voice at once. It is a king’s voice.

“You disgrace yourself and him, prince,” Odysseus says with cold authority.

“He’s mine,” rasps Achilles, his face contorting as he stares at the body, just barred from his reach, “My companion. My right.” Two more have him by his other arm. He does not look to see their faces.

“I think not.”

“He’s mine!” The scream that tears across the company was at once terrifying and childlike, chilling as a falcon’s cry.

The prince of Ithaca lifts his chin, arms folded calmly.

With an inhuman roar, Achilles wrenches himself from the other men. Odysseus steps deftly out of his way as a performer from a charging bull. It occurs to Achilles that he is being mocked but it does not matter. All that matters is to reach him. To see punishment for those who mistook Patroclus for dead. For dragging him home shrouded when he needed immediate medicine, when it was the right of Achilles alone to care for him. They would all be flogged within an inch of their lives. Their women with them. He tore off his helmet, scraping his knees raw in the sand.

“I’m here,” he cried, voice breaking with tears. “Patroclus—my precious boy. Please, can’t you hear me?”

Everyone could hear him in the naked, awful silence that followed.

“Pat, it’s me. Pat, pat, please. Please, it’s alright. Pat, I’m here. Don’t leave me, Pat, don’t leave me. Don’t leave me, I’ll die,” he sobbed, lifting the body into his lap. He tore the cloth away from its face. Red hair, dulled with grey spills across his legs.

There is quiet. The crowd has stilled, backed away. Odysseys and Diomedes look at one another again, this time with held breath. Men began to part to clear a path.

A grim voice rumbles, close now.

“Faggot,” it sneers.

Agamemnon approaches, one foot at a time. Heavy, yet noiseless. A tiger stalking. Diomedes snaps to attention, leaping on the opportunity to clarify loyalties.

“You dare mewl over body of the king?” It shakes with rage. Not like a child but like an earthquake. “You simpering, insolent pervert.”

Tentative laughter rustles through the army. Achilles was frozen where he knelt. His face that of a dumbstruck little boy.

“Quiet!” bellowed the general. Then, to Achilles. “Prince of Pthia. You shame my brother with this . . . display. And so twice disgrace me. Disgusting. You’ll leave before I kick your teeth in.”

Achilles moves to his feet, slow and trembling, anemic with shock.

“Go!” Agamemnon stands over his brother, his shout carring down the beach. “Men of Sparta! Your king is dead at Hector’s hands because Pthia would rather cower and fuck each other than hold to their countrymen. And will they pay in blood? Will they pay in every last spoil they’ve won?”

Shouts of yes, and yes, and yes.

Menelaus is dead.

Hector had killed him.

As Achilles darts through the crowd as a deer weaving past hounds he asks endlessly:

but where is Patroclus?

@johaerys-writes you’ve read this before and now it’s … uh … better

[izicodes]

hi!! do you have any free resources or textbooks for learning python? i’m doing my dissertation and i need a refresher before i start doing it properly. thanks!!

Hiya! 💗

Here you go:

Book

Python Objects and Classes

Roadmap.sh

Random Python Resources

Top 20 Python Projects for Beginners to Master the Language

Free Programming Books

Python Notes and Resources by @trialn1error

Python Official Roadmap

Python Project List

Python 3 Cheat Sheet

Python Cheatsheet for Beginners

These are the ones' I've shared on my blog over the years! Hope their helpful! 🥰👍🏾💗

[vintagetvstars]

Terry Jones Vs. Alan Alda

Propaganda

Terry Jones - (Monty Python's Flying Circus, Do Not Adjust Your Set) - I wish I could tell you all in a few sentences just how handsome, funny, intelligent, kind and soft-spoken Terry Jones was. How passionate he was about the things he loved, lacing his interests (like e.g. history) throughout all the projects he was working on. How he was supposedly always laughing and giggling when writing and reading out sketches. How he admired the art of silent movies/Buster Keaton and was obsessed with writing poems as a child. How he was described as a wonderful friend and a little as if he carried his own world around with him. But there is simply too much to tell and I adore him too much to pick the best facts, so this will have to do

Alan Alda - (M*A*S*H) - He is both the saddest wettest little meow meow and your kindly grandfather and your favourite eccentric uncle (mom's side). Somehow it works. Passionate Democrat, feminist, great writer, he and his books are hilarious. Did a cartwheel when he won an Emmy! How he met his wife is the best meet cute of the last two centuries, and they've now been married over 60 years!!!

Master Poll List | How to submit propaganda | What is vintage? (FAQ)

Additional propaganda below the cut

Alan Alda:

he’s just so good in MASH

he put so much bisexuality into hawkeye i think it fundamentally changed me when i was little and watching mash for the first time. anyway do we all know the story about how he met his wife when they were at a party together and they were the only two people eating the cake that fell on the floor and he fell in love with her over her laugh. i just think hes neat :) i love when theres a strange looking man. also feel it necessary to say that the guy that wrote the book mash was based on wrote himself as hawkeye and HATED alda's hawkeye bc he displayed his morals too much (alda had it in his contract for the show that every episode had to have an operating room scene bc otherwise you arent backdropping the fact that war is Not fun. actually. he almost didnt take the role bc he thought a war comedy would make too much light of the horrors)

please please please use this picture of him, he's so hot in it

His comedic delivery in MASH...

The story of how he met his wife is charming and sweet, and they've now been married 65 years

Just look at him. He's the most beautiful man I've ever seen but also he's completely average. He's got a weak jawlines and a round face and these big soft eyes and he's just so beautiful. He's capable of playing a silly charismatic sitcom protagonist in one scene, and a jaded army surgeon haunted by the deaths he's witnessed in the next. He's so hot that my dad once told me he decided to apply to medical school because of how much he was attracted to Hawkeye Pierce. That's literally how I learned that my father was bisexual.

He's also just a really great dude? He's been outspoken about his political beliefs for a long time, and has always been strongly and vocally anti-war, pro-feminist, and pro lgbt. He served a tour in the Korean war, and his experiences there informed his performance in the show. He (and honestly the entire cast, but especially him) really just soared above and beyond the standard for comedies of the day.

He's so funny and his eyes are pretty

He loves and is a champion of science (Source).

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

🗡️ Character specific recs: GALAHAD🗡️

Download/video texts are linked beside titles if present. This is just a list of what I think is the best Galahad material out there. Every list is favorite order.

Novels

Blessed Bastard: A Novel Of Sir Galahad (Lehmann)

Lancelot and Guinevere (Douglas)

Believe (Victoria Alexander)

The Warlord Chronicle (Cornwell)

Camelot. L'invenzione della Tavola rotonda (Buongiorno)

Chivalry (Gaiman and Doran)

The Forever King Trilogy (Cochran)

Galahad: Enough of His Life to Explain His Reputation (Erskine)

The Book of Galahad (Susan Cook)

Texts

Morte d'Arthur (Malory)

Vulgate and Post-Vulgate

Cantare del Falso Scudo (summary)

Videogames

The bastard of Camelot (itch io)

Movies

1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (youtube)

2014 Dragons of Camelot (queer-ragnelle list)

2021 Fate/Grand Order: Camelot Part 1 and 2 (queer-ragnelle list)

2004 King Arthur (queer-ragnelle list)

Tv shows

1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad (queer-ragnelle list)

2014 The Librarians

1979 The Legend of King Arthur (queer-ragnelle list)

Other

Episode: Good Knight MacGyver (MacGyver s07e07-s07e08)

Album: High noon over Camelot by The Mechanisms (youtube)

Album: The once and future king by Gary Hughes (youtube)

Album: Galahad Suite by Johansson (spotify)

Song: Galahad by Josh Ritter (youtube)

Musical: Spamalot

Poem: The Quest of the Sancgreal Galahad (Camelot project)

Art used from Tanno Shinobu's "Eien No Zanshou" artbook. Not Galahad, but he looked very Galahad-like.

[autumn0689]

Lester Papadopoulos is a comfort character to me. I’ve been a huge Percy Jackson fan for years now, and I’ve loved many characters (Grover, Nico, Leo, Percy, etc) and when I first read TOA I loved it, but after rereading it…

I fell in love with Lester, this caring and complex character who had many layers to him, that came off as selfish, and yet just so happened to be one of the most selfless characters in the book.

He’s caring, he’s a former god, he’s selfless, he pees himself regularly, he loves his children, he drowned his ex that one time, he is a god of many things, he has had many lovers. He has so many aspects to him that makes him so interesting.

He has a redemption arc as he realizes that he has made mistakes, but also realizes that he has been abused by Zeus, that it most likely influenced how he view things, and how he may have picked up toxic behaviors from Zeus. He learns to be more human, which is such a beautiful arc to see him go through.

He cares SO MUCH about others. He grieves for Jason and Crest and Heloise and so many other people. He tried to sacrifice himself many times and has many heroic qualities, but he is an unreliable narrator and sometimes what he says doesn’t reflect what he does.

His and Meg’s relationship is one of my favorite friendships in the books. It feels like it’s the two of them against the world at times. Meg cares so much for him while also calling him out on his bad actions (like when they were on Sutro Tower) and Lester cares so much for her as he realizes that she has been abused, that she needs help, and that he wants to help her separate from Nero’s influence, that he is so proud of her for standing up to Nero. They both form such a strong bond with each other and I just- I love them!

He is also absolutely hilarious. I find myself laughing as he is just- so snarky sometimes? He also sometimes know random things? (Like the Goddess of Sewers Cloacina) He is also funny when he has no knowledge on how human things work (like not knowing the price of Tater Tot’s)

He also gets anxious and freaks out and cries and he just feels. He gets happy and laughs and gets sad and laments. He gets flashbacks and clearly has trauma but doesn’t let that excuse his bad actions as he feels guilt for his actions. He can also be quite harsh on himself, blaming himself often and sometimes projecting that onto others (like him saying that Piper is blaming him for Crest’s death??) He is such an emotional character and I love him for that.

I love whenever he gets his godly strength as it starts with small things and then it gets to the point that he can create fire with his hands just by simply mentioning cauterizing a wound and breaking Nero’s fasces and having enough strength to drag Python into the Underworld and is strong enough to hold on just enough to save himself from falling into Tartarus. He is such a strong person who has an incredible pain tolerance.

There are many other things that I love about Lester Papadopoulos/Apollo. I think I can positively say that he is my favorite PJO character. I often reread TOA more than the other books. I love the story and how dark it can get while also exploring the themes of how abuse affects you.

I just- I love Meg and Apollo. I need for fanfic of them!! I need more content of them! Their friendship is so underrated, so when I see people make fanfic of them I get so happy!

I also love the community. The fan-artists and the fanfic makers and anyone who just writes long posts, like me, are so talented and is honestly the best fandom I’ve been in.

I hope the PJO show becomes popular so that more people can read these amazing series. I hope there will be a day that TOA gets adapted, and even if it doesn’t, I still have the audiobooks to go back to.

Thanks TOA fandom, for still going strong, even years after the books ended and new books have come out and are still making fanfic about them. It feels like the books have never ended, like the TOA books are still going on and are still making posts.

I’m so happy to be part of such a passionate fanbase.

Anyways if anyone is willing to offer any good fanfics then let me know!

[heere-there-and-everywhere]

projects you can start when life feels boring

Podcast (you can create and upload your own podcast for free in Spotify)

Short film (write a script and film it - you can involve friends as actors or crew. Save it for yourself or upload it somewhere like YouTube)

Social media account (create a social media account - can be on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, etc. You can post whatever you want)

Write a musical (you can hold onto the script/music, or you can get a cast of people to play it. Whether they're your friends or random performers, it's amazing to see people perform something you made)

Start a band (indoctrinate musician friends into making music with you. 10/10)

Write a book online (write an original story and put it on Wattpad or another writing platform. Try and win an award or something. Do it for the plot)

Write a song (upload it on SoundCloud to start your Y/N musician arc or something)

Online group (start an online group related to something like a fandom or a hobby. Start a Discord server, Tumblr community, etc.)

Talent show (find an online or IRL talent show and do something in it)

Club (assemble a group of people IRL to make a club for a shared interest or hobby... similar to online group, but with people you know/can meet in person).

Code an app in Python (download mu_code to your computer and learn to code in Python using Tkinter to develop a custom page for anything you want)

Make OCs (create original characters with lots of lore. You can upload them on unvale.io)

AO3 (start an AO3 account and write cursed fanfiction)

Learn an instrument (generic, but you could go far if you choose something niche and work hard enough)

Host an online competition (could be writing, drawing, etc.)

[justgivemethephd]

26.09.2024

Hello everyone! Oh my god, I am so excited. After a while of waiting for my project's ethics to be finalised I'm actually going to have access to the samples I need!!!! This is absolutely huge and I'm so relieved things are finally moving forward. To celebrate I made a lasagna for me and my boyfriend, and we enjoyed it with wine and good conversation when he came home from work.

I am looking after my parents' cat this week while they're on holiday, and here he is providing cuddles and ample moral support while I try to get through my FACS gating and data analysis. I haven't done it in a while so I was a little rusty, but I made it in the end! I have also accidentally stumbled upon a website that seems to be a free resource to learn Python, which I've been meaning to do for ages! I am quite busy with experiments this week but I plan on digging my teeth into this properly next week. It's always so exciting to learn a new skill! I'm looking forward to the challenge.

I also attended a small conference yesterday. At first I didn't want to go but to my surprise my friend was there and a lot of the speakers either had really interesting research to show or were just really inspirational people. While nothing was directly relevant to my own project, it's always good to get insights from others regarding how to design presentation and new ways of thinking about data.

Finally, I signed up to a bunch of workshops taking place over the next few months, both to refine current skills and learn completely new ones, and, while I am completely drained today, I am very hopeful about the next few months.

Keep your head up guys! Be patient with yourself and keep learning, it is the key to growth.

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🎧 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No.10, Scene. Moderato - Tchaikovsky

🎮 - Monster Hunter Rise

📖 - The Priory Of The Orange Tree (on GOD I have 100 pages left and it's such a good book I NEED SOME FREE TIME TO GET TO THE END!!)

[lild00td00t]

Straw Hat Pirates: Love Languages

Luffy

PHYSICAL TOUCH

• With as much as Luffy hugs, wraps around and embraces people he genuinely comes off as a physical touch type to me.

• Loves sitting beside you, if you can’t sit directly beside him he’ll make sure you’re touching in some way, is not AT ALL shy and WILL sit on your lap-

• definitely pulls on your arm or pokes you to get your attention, and holds your hand whenever you travel together

• He loves giving random hugs through the day, doesn’t matter what you’re doing, he’ll find you 👀

• Sitting and reading a book ? That’s cool, Luffy wants to be sitting directly beside you, almost in your lap reading it too. Taking a nap ? Awesome, Luffy will join and wrap around you like a python. Eating ? How kind of you to “share” your food and hold his hand while you eat

Zoro

QUALITY TIME

• Zoro loves getting to have drinks with you, whether it be with the crew or only each other so long as you’re there he’s having a good time.

• Adores having you with him while he trains, he’ll catch you sneaking a peek and trying to play it off like you didn’t, only for him to secretly flex more, or turn away to give you a better look, he knows exactly what he’s doing

• Just having you with him regardless of whatever he’s doing, whether it’s drinking, training or on look out he enjoys you being there

• He enjoys the comfortable silences that you two have sometimes, where he can listen to whatever you’re doing while he’s cleaning his swords, knowing you’re just a few feet away brings him comfort

• It’s a good thing you’re always together too, you make sure he stays with the crew, much to their relief. Unless you’re just as bad as he is at navigation, then you’ll somehow end up in enemy lines in the complete opposite direction of the crew… if that’s the case, then… atleast you’re together, right ?

Ussop

GIFT GIVING

• Most of his gifts are handmade!!

• Listens to you INTENTLY for his next project, he’s always making things and leaving them for you to find, it’s the sweetest

• I feel that Ussop has AMAZING attention to detail in relationships, he’ll notice you talk about something often or buy something more frequently then other things, and from there he has an idea of what to get you

• You’ll wake up to your favorite snack food on your bedside table or a new piece of jewelry you were looking at, he pays VERY close attention

• ALWAYS knows what to get you, he’s like a mind reader, I bet he’s the type of person everyone hopes to get for white elephant gifts besides Nami, they always get the best gifts.

• His are always so sweet and sentimental as well, I imagine he gifts you drawings of yourself as well, his handmade gifts are simply adorable and the sweetest

Sanji

ACTS OF SERVICE

• “ I was born to serve the ladies! “

• And serve he does - need a drink ? A snack ? A comfier blanket ? He’s on it!!

• LOVES making new foods for you to try, whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer more savory meals he’s constantly aiming to please you

• Takes care of the dishes, cleaning, and prep all by himself, won’t let you lift a precious finger in his kitchen, though you can stay and chat with him, it would be extra appreciated!

• He loves being your errand boy, and will gladly see to it that both your errands get done, on top of that he’s ALWAYS the one cooking dinner, as Sanji says, he loves to serve!

Nami

GIFT GIVING

• Nami’s love language was quite obvious to me, which is gift giving.

• the problem with her “gift” giving is…… was it actually purchased or did she use her five finger discount. In other words, did she steal it ? The anwser is: most likely.

• Nami gifts you lavish accessories and clothes, she LOVES matching outfits sometimes. I would imagine since she’s ALWAYS shopping she picks up a few matching things here and there. She expects gifts in return however, and I imagine she isn’t cheap to shop for, but whatever you get her I imagine she’s very appreciative.

• Dates with her would look like lavish shopping trips between the two of you, no Luffy or Zoro to destroy half the town and send everyone fleeing, just you, her, and a pocket full of cash to spend!

Nico Robin

WORDS OF AFFIRMATION

• Robin thrives off of words of kindness and encouragement, let her know she’s a great partner or that you enjoy her and she’ll be so grateful for you

• Give her nicknames, please, this woman needs so much kindness after everything she went through

• I feel sometimes Robin needs reassurance, sometimes the names that hurt her in her past come back to haunt her, which is why I feel she would thrive on your encouragement and affirmations

• She definitely returns the favor, praising you for even just the minimal, she will always voice her contentment with you

• Will give you even cuter nicknames, I imagine she’s quite crafty and thinks of some crafty ones as well!

Franky

WORDS OF AFFIRMATION

• LOVES when you call him or anything he does ‘super’, he gets so excited that his mannerisms are rubbing off on you

• He’s such a softie, he cries if you start to get sweet with him, he’s ALWAYS the first to cry or get emotional once you compliment or begin to affirm him, he’s just so touched by your words!!

• Always shows his new inventions or ideas to you first. You give him the motivation to make it even better or build it faster, you are indeed his muse and inspiration for most things!

Jimbei

ACTS OF SERVICE

• Like Sanji, he is a doer. He’s always cleaning or finding ways to help the crew out, he’s never idle!

• always offers you a helping hand, especially if you have trouble finding the motivation he will make sure to personally assist you in what you need help with, whether it’s running errands or getting up for the day hes there to encourage you and take on the day with you, even if that means giving you an extra boost to start!

Brook

QUALITY TIME

• ALWAYS goes to you for song inspiration, like Franky, you are his muse!

• Practices his songs or music when you’re together, you get exclusive access to all of Soul Kings unrealized albums.. your friends must be so jealous!!

• Will always share a cup of tea with you in the mornings, it’s the one time you find him to be quiet before he starts his musical practice.

• he loves to sing for you too, not just practice, but he practically serenades you. Before bed he’s outside the door, guitar in hand while Franky sobs in the backround, wailing about how beautiful love is, atleast he has a special way of conveying how he feels!

[macademiastudies]

November 16th, 2024

Today as a song: METAHESH - Among the Starts

I'm really going to make sure to sit down and try and hit my goals today- especially since at least for the weekend I don't have much work to do so I can focus on studying. I went to the library yesterday and got a bunch of books (mostly about entrepreneurship and self-transformation) so I can hopefully improve my reading without having to rely on the screen so much. To-do list: Studying: 🦉Start on react portfolio 🦉Data Analysis Assignment Unit 3 🦉Data Analysis 5.1 🦉Type out more handwritten notes 🦉Python Coursera Final Project 🦉Python CS50 Lect 1 Projects

Self-care: 🕯️Clean my coffee bar 🕯️Scrapbook a bit 🕯️30 min workout

Reading: 📰The Industries of the Future ch. 1 📰The Pumpkin Plan ch. 1 Language: 🏛️Italian level 1 - H