Congratulations. Yes, the rings do look unique. Very nice.
awesome! The rings look interesting, any story behind the design?
She's got a metal allergy; non-reactive metals like very pure gold don't set it off as badly, but virtually anything made of metal will give her a rash over a long enough exposure.
So these are made of wood (rosewood specifically) and resin with inlaid flower petals and gold leaf.
Congratulations to both of you! And yes, I'm also curious about the rings. Sort of like black opal? But that's pretty much too fragile for a ring...
Someone sent me a messsage today asking about a Dragon Age Inquisition character picture I posted 8 years ago. I lost those saves when my previous PC died. But... I reinstalled on my new PC, and there was a cloud save of that character from the beginning of the game.
Now all I have to do is play it up to the point where I can enter the Black Emporium, where there is a mirror I can use to get the character appearance data.
Everyone!, I randomly needed a micro-usb chord to charge something (an old Roku remote). I went into that box of old chords (you know the one, we all have them) and I FOUND ONE!!!
The loathe: now I can never get rid of the box.
What does a micro-usb chord sound like?
A jangly, dissonant tone, I image.
Sounds like every other 3v-5v frequency, but with its own fingering.
What does a micro-usb chord sound like?
It falls somewhere between rip and umbilical...
Sounds like every other 3v-5v frequency, but with its own fingering.
Everyone!, I randomly needed a micro-usb chord to charge something (an old Roku remote). I went into that box of old chords (you know the one, we all have them) and I FOUND ONE!!!
Spoiler:The loathe: now I can never get rid of the box.
I hate posting from my phone. And I hate autocorrect more.
Why? You gave us so much pleasure! 
I performed a 20 minute One Man Show last night.
It was an amazing experience and very draining.
In fact, I don't know how stand up comics and playwrights like John Leguizamo do it. And they do 2 hour sets 8 times a week for months. They must do nothing but sleep when not on stage.
The process is very personal, its only you on stage and you are always driving the "scene". I had a post show buzz but my heart felt emptied. It was sore and just couldn't give any more.
The performance was the culmination of a 10 session class. Even if you aren't interested in One Man Shows, just the lessons in writing and the collaborative editing process is priceless.
My mom was named Poet Laureate of the county I grew up in.
My mom was named Poet Laureate of the county I grew up in.
That’s genuinely awesome
I've been watching Sean Bean's Sharpe series on Amazon while I sketch, and I have absolutely no idea how to grade it.
It's not good... but it's not bad... and it's not "so bad it's good," it's....
....I might go with "aggressively Dad."
I've been watching Sean Bean's Sharpe series on Amazon while I sketch, and I have absolutely no idea how to grade it.
It's not good... but it's not bad... and it's not "so bad it's good," it's....
....I might go with "aggressively Dad."
Ah, Sharpe. A staple of 1990s British TV that gets high marks simply for not being either a soap opera (although it does have it moments) or a Police based drama.
....I might go with "aggressively Dad."
Greatest description of Sean Bean's Sharpe series I have ever read Pred +2 internet points for you. I believe Cornwell started to change Sharpe's description in later books to match that of Bean it was so popular, adding in a Yorkshire accent for him.
A buddy sent me the whole series on a video iPod when I was deployed to Iraq in '08. We watched it on the common room TV. It became a daily must-see for a large group of service members aged 20-40. Yes, it was "aggressively Dad" (perfect description) but I'll always remember it as a source of comfort. I bought the soundtrack, too.
Prederick, just a note that the first season, and possibly the second, are definitely not the best. They were still experimenting with characters (for example, the Riflemen, who should have been the center of the show, kept get pushed into the background for a focus on mostly transient "main characters"), storytelling (arcs vs episodes, and who gets what), degree of historical accuracy (not as good as later)... Stuff like that.
I can't view the show objectively since I've done early 19th century re-enacting and for anyone who has enjoyed that, or read deeply into the history of the Napoleonic Wars, this show is an absolute treat. Sure, it's got some of the standard tropes, but they are rendered very well, and the use of Hakeswill to embody the poor treatment of the enlisted (and the often corrupt and uncaring nature of the officers) and other narrative tricks really brings the series to life. Its portrayal of actual combat of the time in all its complexity and horror is better than most movies, and the series actors really threw themselves into the roles once it became clear this was more than a one or two season engagement.
It deserves far more respect than "neither fish nor fowl", in my opinion. For anyone who has an interest in the Wars, and what it felt like to "be there", albeit with a dramatic glow-up to keep it from being a grindingly depressive soldier's story punctuated by fear and abuse, this is a great series.
As someone who only experienced Sharpe as a box set (which ended with Waterloo), where are the season breaks? It all felt of a similar quality.
It's weird, it really doesn't do "Seasons," it's just a bunch of interconnected movies.
Like, according to Amazon, "Season 3" is Sharpe's Gold/Battle/Sword, but it's nothing like a season in the American sense of television.
Anyway, I too am up to Sharpe's Waterloo, so I'm excited to see how Sharpe somehow, inexplicably, wins the Napoleonic Wars himself. 
Since I love the Horatio Hornblower movies so much, someone back in the day recommended Sharpe, yet I've still not gotten around to it.
So, the seasons were considered to be the airing seasons. So first season is the 93 episodes, then the crew and cast dispersed for other projects. Then 3 in 94, 3 in 95, 3 in 96, and 3 in 87, with two more in 2006, and again in 2008. Each time, everyone had to be reassembled, usually in Ukraine, for the shoots.
Jason Salkey, who was at my college during my time there and who I vaguely knew, has written a great, detailed tell-all about the filming of the various series up through 1997 (I don't think he was involved in the later ones). If you like learning about the inner workings of TV series filmed in primitive conditions, and what goes on behind the scenes, his book is an intelligent, rousing look. But you gotta be interested in the material.
The episodes are listed by first airing date.
No. Date Aired Episode Name Setting Date Set
1 5 May 1993 Sharpe's Rifles Portugal 1809
2 12 May 1993 Sharpe's Eagle Battle of Talavera 1809
3 25 May 1994 Sharpe's Company Siege of Badajoz 1812
4 1 June 1994 Sharpe's Enemy Portugal 1813
5 8 June 1994 Sharpe's Honour Battle of Vitoria 1813
6 12 April 1995 Sharpe's Gold Spain 1813
7 19 April 1995 Sharpe's Battle Franco–Spanish border 1813
8 26 April 1995 Sharpe's Sword Franco–Spanish border 1813
9 1 May 1996 Sharpe's Regiment England 1813
10 8 May 1996 Sharpe's Siege Bordeaux 1813
11 15 May 1996 Sharpe's Mission Napoleonic France 1810 and 1813
12 7 May 1997 Sharpe's Revenge Toulouse 1814
13 14 May 1997 Sharpe's Justice Yorkshire, Peace of 1814 1814
14 21 May 1997 Sharpe's Waterloo Battle of Waterloo 1815
15 23 April 2006 (Part 1) Sharpe's Challenge India 1803 and 1817
24 April 2006 (Part 2) Sharpe's Challenge India 1803 and 1817
16 2 November 2008 (Part 1) Sharpe's Peril India 1818
9 November 2008 (Part 2)
Bassist approaching polar bear tonail territory.
Friend gave me a extra copy of starfield they had. Nice surprise for a long weekend.
Bassist approaching polar bear tonail territory.
She is indeed very cool.
Missed opportunity for the giant-Talking-Heads-suit-wearing dude to join in the shoulder-shrug dance line at end.
Welp. I've mustered up the courage to share the video of my 16+ minute One Man Show.
It certainly isn't in glorious 4K but hopefully it is enough. Its 1.2 GB FYI
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QWl...
Very cool quote I saw on Mastodon today:
"You can say 'all are welcome,' but if wolves and sheep are both welcome then you're only going to get wolves. The the smart sheep will go somewhere else and the naive sheep will be eaten and processed. [...] Refusing to choose is a choice. It's a choice in favor of the people who prey on others and who refuse to acknowledge the humanity of those they hate."
The paradox of tolerance: it is a mistake to tolerate the intolerant.
Source: https://hachyderm.io/@ekuber/1109812...
Includes a multi leveled attribution: https://hachyderm.io/@ekuber/1109813...
Well put.
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