#sea aster

[hellsitegenetics]

this valentine’s day i would like to profess my undying, ardent love for the callistephus chinensis (china aster)! the flower that contributed to me giving myself my name!!

not only are they a part of the (superior in my opinion) family of asteraceae, but also the genus’ (callistephus) etymology is derived from the greek words “kalli-” meaning “beautiful” and “stephos” meaning crown. they have beautiful chrysanthemum-esque blooms and come in all sorts of colours (my favourites being purple and white).

straying away from taxonomy a bit, asters in general are one of the birth flowers for september (my birth month!). they symbolise hope, faith and wisdom. and according to greek mythology, astraea (“star maiden”: goddess of purity, justice and innocence) cried because there weren't enough stars in the sky and when her tears hit the earth, they caused asters to bloom! continuing to follow the greek myth, she was the last goddess to live amongst the humans after the golden age, symbolising the decline of hope for humanity along with the decline of the ages. she left and became the constellation virgo i believe!

some more fun fun facts, asters have a most frequently observed number of n = 9 haploid chromosomes (2n = 18 for diploid). the numerology of the word “aster” also happens to be nine and guess what! september is the 9th month of the year! is it obvious i really like the number 9? almost as much as i love asters <3

String identified:

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tag aa ta a t, at ga a t t t ( t t!). t , at a . a accg t g tg, ataa (“ta a”: g t, tc a cc) c ca t 't g ta t a ta t t at, t ca at t ! ctg t t g t, a t at g t agt t a at t g ag, g t c at ag t t c t ag. t a ca t ctat g !act, at a a t t = 9 a c (2 = 18 ). t g t “at” a a t a g at! t t 9t t t a! t a t 9? at a c a at <3

Closest match: Caligus rogercresseyi isolate FCH chromosome 9 Common name: Sea louse

[gilliontidestriderchampionoftheu]

smh my head edyn isnt the navys chosen one bcus the navy comms guy who gill overhears says 'fish girl contact' and 'chosen one' as if theyre two different people. but he does imply that the navys chosen one is also from the undersea? because he says "maybe youre all freaks" to gillion while being interrogated. so who the fuck IS it???

[vyrion]

the characterization of the goddesses from the brief glimpses we Have of them is so so so interesting to me.

aster's temple establishes her as pretty strict, what with smiting anyone who enters who has done wrong. in the same way that you might expect, RAFT, or at least the ferin family, seem very heavily tied to her, given the dreams that jay has (and drey and jayson, given how their eyes are also changed in a similar way. it's pretty safe to assume this is something that's common in the ferin bloodline).

the navy is very pro-structure, pro-government, etc, pushing for an agenda essentially under their watch, which line up pretty nicely with how the temple is structured. yet her answers to gillion about the pin, while lacking in any real tone due to the nature of the communication, feel open or in some ways hesitant (this is more specifically about the "not really" answer to the chosen one question).

in addition, the dreams jay has are about withstanding the heat, being strong enough to tough it out and find the freedom on the other side. the sun is something guiding and also that light. it's something hidden away from those in the undersea, something that draws them out and has them realize this is what the elders had been hiding from them? it's a source of warmth, comfort, familiarity, and yet it's orderly.

[lenorelovesmax]

Happy 14th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days 💜

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

very fun that all the may dialogue i've seen in arcade mode is basically just her insisting she's trying to be more lady-like, and then admitting she doesn't really know what a woman is. we know who's coming out next guilty gear game

[georgekirrin]

the fabulous @salem-speaks tagged me to share five songs I've been rotating in my brain recently

four hours by the longest johns

dúlamán by malinda

fresh by artist vs poet

fire and flame by the longest johns

quimbara by johnny pacheco and celia cruz

I'm going to tag @thetragicallynerdy and @oluwandesorange if you guys want to join in!!

[sadmages]

!!!!!!

Salita!!!!! He's an elf, a wizard (allegedly), 24 and the jarl of a small fishing village. He is too naive and young and inexperienced for this job and it gives him anxiety issues and imposter syndrome <3

He's too ambitious. He's a coward. He's too scared to not tell the truth. He accidentally lies and gets himself in fucked up situations. He's meant to be dead. He means absolutely everything to me

[incorrectrotgquotes]

After every confrontation with Pitch:

North: You weren't able to talk sense into him?

Jack Frost: Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death.

Bunnymund: I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.

[maepolzine]

So Many Books, So Little Time | What's On My TBR?

Sharing all the books I plan on reading next.

There are so many books that I need to read. And being a mood reader is not helping matters when it comes to tackling the list. So, since I’m being indecisive on what I’m going to read next, I figured I would just share what I have lined up to be read next. Will I actually end up reading those next? We’ll see. But this is everything I have on the docket at least for this month. These aren’t in…

[dwnwndrlnd]

@┊BASICS! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

STAGE NAME: Aster

BIRTHNAME: Aster Yoon

BIRTHDATE: 18th of June, 1999

DIMENSION: Atlantis Dimension

HOMETOWN: London, England

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean-English

LANGUAGES: English // Korean

@┊SOCIALS! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

INSTAGRAM || asteryoonnn

PRIV. INSTAGRAM || unfortunatesoulyoon

TWITTER || asteryoonnn

TIKTOK || - none -

@┊CAREER! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

AGENCY: ColorCover Entertainment

CAREER: Idol

TRAINING TIME: 2017-2020 (3 yrs)

POSITION: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Sub Rapper

TITLE: Prince of The Sea

@┊PERSONALITY! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

Extrovert

Playful

Teasing

Hot-headed

Stubborn

@┊FAMILY & RELATIONSHIP STATS! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

FAMILY || Younger Brother

SEXUALITY || Questioning

PRONOUNS || He/Him

RELATIONSHIP STATUS || Single

@┊FUN FACTS! . . . ៸៸៹ ࿐.

According to his profile on the company's website, Aster is from the Atlantis Dimension

Each member has an obsidian stone that had brought them over to the real world. Aster's obsidian stone is indigo obsidian

His title is the Prince of The Sea

He's good friends with Lyon of BLODFEST (@kingdomofblodfest) as they grew up together in England

Despite being the Prince of The Sea, Aster does not like being in the ocean for too long as he doesn't know how to swim

[thebotanicalarcade]

n83_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Aristocratic seeds.. Pittsburgh, Pa. :Beckert Seed & Bulb Co.,[19uu]. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43484549

[gilliontidestriderchampionoftheu]

i also love the fact that the widely accepted creation myth of mana is just objectively untrue

[vyrion]

spinning the world tree around inmy brain .. when did destinys blade even mention it. theytalked about it in the rolled but memoryBad i have to rewatch again later.

i like how grizzly makes a point to correct that it's a story that malenia was told as a kid - one that probably holds some merit, given. yknow. the Circumstances. i like how there's multiple different interpretations for the way things in the world came to be, because even though i'm pretty sure it's clear that there Are gods (either that or the sun temple is incredibly good at setting people on fire) there's still.different ways people talk about these things. sorry that was a nothing sentence but im not gonna try to rephrase it i just AUGHHH

[tenth-sentence]

Agariciform fungi, slate-coloured actinies, amongst others the thalassianthus aster, rubipores like flutes, only waiting for the breath of the god Pan, shells peculiar to that sea, which establish themselves in madreporic excavations, the base of which is turned in a short spiral, and lastly, a thousand specimens of polypier that I had not observed before, the common sponge.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" - Jules Verne

[abhorsenscollection]

Moving to the furthest part of Zaun, Angelica sat alone by the shore, her body facing east. Part of her wished to dip her feet in the water, yet previous experiences with its toxicity left painful memories. Dared in the past to attempt swimming, the chemicals spilt daily into the water burned her skin, requiring days of exposure to clear water to heal from the incident.

Nevertheless, she felt drawn to the shore, especially in that direction. Calico never spoke to his son or grandsan about their origins, but they all had a clear idea of their family's background from the patriarch's frequent singing of sea shanties. That was how Angelica first learned to sing. Douglas learned from his father, who learned from his own father, and all of them shared the same repertoire.

One of the songs lingered at the forefront of her mind and escaped from her lips, carried away by her breath as she sang,

"The king and his men Stole the queen from her bed And bound her in her bones The seas be ours And by the powers Where we will, we'll roam

Yoho, all together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die!

Yoho, haul together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die!

Some men have died And some are alive And others sail on the sea With the keys to the cage And the devil to pay We lay to Fiddler's Green

Yoho, all together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die!

The bell has been raised From it's watery grave Do you hear it's sepulchral tone? We are a call to all Pay head the squall And turn your sail toward home

Yoho, all together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die!"

Her voice was melodious and soothing, slow and gentle like the waves that lapped against the pier she stood upon. It didn't match her physique or her personality to sing such a sinister song, yet it held fond memories of her family, so she continued singing it whenever she found the opportunity to do so.