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themyscirah · 2 months

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It was there, before it was there.

For Hal, it was dreams. Awake and asleep, he would finally fly. There he went farther and faster than his father ever did. Tinged in green, he would touch the stars. But it always ended the same. He was a Jordan, after all. At least the end was warm, like sunlight.

Guy got knocked down a lot. Picked himself back up a lot too. Sometimes went down again right after. Each time though, for a second after, he could only see green.

John heard voices. Sometimes just a few, a council, old and wise-- sometimes more: a town, a city, a planet. They all wanted something. Wanted him to do- to be- ..... something. Well, they could just get in line.

Kyle would know things sometimes. But only sometimes. Moments in between moments. In his dreams, he always knew his father's face. They would smile, and talk, and share a drink. Then his eyes would open, and the blurry photo would return.

Once Simon saw an injured squirrel on the ground. It looked almost dead. He touched it, and it rose up and scurried away. His arm ached. His mother scolded him for using the markers (what markers?) again. He took it as a sign. Courage.

Jessica knew whispers well. They told her that she was a mess. That she was weak, or scared. Sometimes it was her own voice. Sometimes it wasn't. Sometimes, it even told her she was strong. Brave.She always liked those ones the best.

Jo's phone never died. Or rather, never stayed dead. On nights she would stumble in, tired from work, friends, or if she was lucky, the cute girl at the bar, she would leave her nearly-dead phone on her desk, cord forgotten. In the morning though, it would always be ready for her, battery life pulsing green.

It was there, before it was there.

#mixed feelings on this one folks but 👍#more just like i know some lanterns better than others #anyways supposed to reflect their weird experiences w the ring a little bit #based on an idea i had abt like destiny and space magic and time not being as strong as one would think #i dunno. will maybe expand this at some point into something #magic baby lanterns au #<<cannot come up w tag names for the life of my #blah #swishy aus #green lantern #hal jordan #guy gardner #john stewart #kyle rayner #simon baz #jessica cruz #jo mullein #watch me forget someone that would be so funny #didnt do keli or tai on purpose though so i think im fine #love how these are kind of like funky mysterious magicky and then jo's is like. phone doesnt die.#the most useful tbh #besides like simon ofc. no but she has the dream stuff too idk just didnt think of that first and thought it might be repetitive who knows #this is just brainstorming this was originally a more isolated idea and then i realized it kind of applied to all the lanterns

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thedevotionaltour · 2 years

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Watchmen #2 - “Absent Friends” (October 1986)

Written by Alan Moore

Art by Dave Gibbons (pencils, ink), John Higgins (colors)

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coffeebooh · 1 year

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when we get guy and kyle in s2 of the lantern series as that season’s main duo >>>>>>

#love hal and john #but my heart belongs to kyle and guy even more so i’m afraid #green lantern #and then we kick off season 3 w simon baz and jessica cruz #i see it #kyle rayner #guy gardner

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nixieofthenorth · 1 year

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Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

John W. Gardner

#John W. Gardner #art #quote #Quote of the Day

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elegantzombielite · 3 months

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"When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light."

John W. Gardner, author and educator (8th October 1912-2002)

#athoughtfortoday #John W. Gardner #creativity

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johnesimpson · 5 months

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We Know What We Know, Even If We Don't Know We Do

Václav Havel, John W. Gardner, Jenny Ofill: 'We Know What We Know, Even If We Don't Know We Do'

[Image: “Lost: The Way In,” by John E. Simpson. (Photo shared here under a Creative Commons License; for more information, see this page at RAMH.)] From whiskey river: There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and…

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#knowing thyself #Václav Havel #Jenny Offill #John W. Gardner #the modern world #getting by #not knowing thyself

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mikejryan · 10 months

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The easiest, laziest thing to do is to sort out youngsters by their test scores and forget the complications. Teachers should combat this laziness; they should be constantly on the alert for other attributes that promise to strengthen and guide performance in later life.... To the extent that we insist on sorting individuals out on the basis of one or two scores that sum up one dimension of human performance, we are constricting reality and denying the richness of human possibilities.... It cannot be emphasized too often that the greatest enemy of sound and fair selection processes today is the apparent simplicity and efficiency involved in assigning a single score (or pair of scores) to each youngster.

John W. Gardner, 1984. We've fallen deep into this rabbit hole, thanks more to the political powers that be and their desire to quantify and reduce education and learning down to a simple number, predigested and easily swallowed by the public, and one that guarantees elimination of creativity, innovation, and actual critical thought [the results of which we see in the insanity in this era and the ease with which people fall into moronic obedience and beliefs in the absurd].

#John W. Gardner #mass appeal #politics #stupidity

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aliffaishal · 10 months

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JARAK AMAN

Hidup, kata John W. Gardner, ialah seni menggambar tanpa penghapus. Apapun yg kita jalani hari kemarin, tak akan bisa kita hapus, bila kemarin berjalan baik bagimu, ia akan mengesankan, bila sebaliknya, ia hanya akan melahirkan penyesalan. Tersebab demikian, rasanya penting bagi kita menjaga jarak aman, jarak yang melahirkan keseimbangan, berhenti pada titik cukup, tidak berlebihan.

Kata orang jawa, "Kesusu ngoyak opo, kesuwen nunggu opo?" (Terburu-buru, apa yang dikejar? Terlalu lama, nungguin apa?). Karena dasarnya ini adalah hidup kita, maka tidak ada yang paling mengerti apapun soal diri kita melainkan diri kita sendiri. Ada masanya orang lain jadi kaya lebih dulu, ada kalanya kita lulus lebih dulu, ada waktu orang lain bahagia lebih dulu, ada kalanya karir kita melonjak lebih dulu. Hal semacam itu pada akhirnya tidak akan kita risaukan secara berlebihan bila kita tau apa yang kita kejar, apa yang kita tunggu, dan seberapa besar jarak aman kita sehingga tidak membuat hidup kita tidak seimbang.

Kalau sedang berkendara, kita akan paham jarak aman akan membuat kita terhindar dari celaka. Memahami rambu akan menjadikan kita selamat.

Tapi ini bukan hanya soal berkendara.

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maxcuntstappen · 6 months

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Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen; respect, admiration, rivalry

bangambiki habyarimana / max, 2018 / daniel, 2023 / independent uk, 2021 / daniel, 2022 / annie gottlieb / deborah norville / news.com, 2021 / daniel, 2016 / news.com, 2021 / 'sure thing' by miguel / the race, 2021 / max, 2018 / daniel, 2022 / john w. gardner / daniel, 2021 / daniel, 2021 / max, 2016 / jean vanier / horner, 2016

#idek what to tag this #daniel ricciardo #max verstappen #maxiel #web weaving #f1weave #web weaving x f1 #f1 #respect as love #poetry #poetry x f1

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longwuzhere · 8 months

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Second half of My Adventures with Superman ep 7 easter eggs and references

Some cool Easter eggs I caught watching My Adventures with Superman that I want to show to people so they can be in on it with comic book readers

My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 7 first half of easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 10 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

(SPOILERS if you haven't seen the show yet):

Mxy knocks over a display case that contains the Helmet of Fate. The mystical, god containing item, makes its first appearance, along with Doctor Fate, in More Fun Comics #55 (1940) the panels were done by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The Helmet of Fate is the one controlling the body as it contains the god, Nabu, the Lord of Order. The helmet grants anyone who wears it magical powers and the mantle of the Doctor Fate. Usually the person most associated with the it is Kent Nelson but recent comics had Khalid Nassour take up the Doctor Fate name.

Next we see Mxy pass by the Cosmic Rod of Starman/Stargirl. In the

comics the original owner of the Cosmic Rod was Ted Knigh, the original Starman. The Cosmic Rod he wielded was about the size of a flashlight. It wasn't until Starman #4 (1994) (W: James Robinson, P: Tony Harris, I: Wade Von Grawbadger, C: Gregory Wright, L: John Workman) that his son, Jack Knight took the new and improved Cosmic Rod that his father made and used it for himself to take up the Starman name. The staff would then get passed on to Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl who at the time took up the name Star-Spangled Kid, when Jack retired the Starman identity to raise his kid. Courtney took up the Starman name as Stargirl and used the Cosmic Rod to carry on the name. The Cosmic Rod gives its wielder flight and energy projection.

Mr. Mxyzptlk then passes over a flight ring in the display. Very good homage to the Legion of Superheroes. Originally the LoSH wore belts to allow their members to fly, but Brainiac 5 was able to make flight rings so they can be less encumbered by the belts as seen in the panel from Adventure Comics #329 (1965) (W: Jerry Seigel, P&I: Jim Mooney, L: David Huffine). The LoSH are a group of young superheroes from the 31st century who are from various parts of the galaxy that fight evil as a team. The group was inspired by reading the history of what Superman did and they want to uphold his ideals and legacy. If they do show up in the show I'll definitely talk more about them.

In another display we see the Soultaker Sword. The sword is associated with Tatsu Yamashiro aka Katana. It and Katana make their first debut in the Brave and the Bold 200 (1983) (W: Mike Barr, P&I: Jim Aparo, C: Adrienne Roy, L: Jim Aparo). The sword was forged by Muramasa, who imbued it with magical properties where whoever kills with the sword, steals the souls of the victim's. Tatsu's husband and children were unfortunately slain by the sword, wielded by her brother-in-law and Tatsu has since then taken the sword and use it to avenged those who were slain by him. Because of the swords magical properties, it can be used to harm Kryptonians. Yes magic is a weakness for Superman.

When we cut back to the League of Loises ship, Jalana goes Flamebird on everyone and name drops Comet. This is a very good homage to Comet the Super-Horse. Comet made his first debut in Adventure Comics 293 (1962) (W: Jerry Seigel, P: Curt Swan, I: George Klein, L: Milt Snapinn) Comet, along with Krypto the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, and Beppo the Super-Monkey, formed the Legion of Super-Pets to save the Legion of Superheroes and Superboy from Brain-Globes of Rambat. Give Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow a read if you want to check out a really cool Comet story.

Krypton gets a name drop, Superman's home planet.

Someone on the MAwS team is a Kingdom Hearts fan.

Kryptonite is finally introduced in the show, the most well-known weakness of Superman's. Fun fact Kryptonite made its first appearance not in the comics but on the Adventures of Superman radio show in 1943. It wasn't until 6 years later in 1949 that Kryptonite is introduced in the comics in Superman #61.

At the League of Loises HQ we see MAwS Lois and Mxy walk down the hall with holographic projections of various Loises in the DC multiverse. The one on your left is obviously Lois Prime aka Fleischer Studios Lois the one on your right is Superman the Animated Series Lois. The one next to StAS Lois is Superwoman from Action Comics #60 (1943). The issue was created by Jerry Seigel and George Roussos where Lois dreams of having Superman's powers and saving the day.

As Mxy searches for his hat we see him open up a cache of various weapons that the Loises have collected. Some of them are pretty recognizable like the Card Captor Sakura staff that's by Mxy's head, Guts's giant sword from Berserk above Mxy on the second shelf from the bottom.

As the episode wraps up we see MAwS lois activate the data sphere she took from the headquarters and sees evil Supermen tearing up the city. The first we see is an homage to Overman from Animal Man #23 (1990) (W: Peter Milligan, P: Chas Truog, I: Mark Farmer, C: Tajana Wood, L: John Costanza) and the second is designed after Justice Lords Superman from the Justice League cartoon.

Overman is from a world where all superheroes are part of the government and each one is a clone from him. Justice Lords Superman is from the two-parter episode "A Better World" where his Flash died, Superman kills President Lex Luthor in retaliation and he and the Justice League become dictators. Gotta admit Superman does look pretty cool in that suit.

That will be it for this week's episodes Easter Eggs and references. If you made it this far down the post and want to see the other MAwS Easter Eggs and references post you can find them here:

My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 7 first half of easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 10 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman is here

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dk-thrive · 5 months

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“We can keep ourselves so busy, fill our lives with so many diversions, stuff our heads with so much knowledge, involve ourselves with so many people and cover so much ground that we never have time to probe the fearful and wonderful world within… By middle life most of us are accomplished fugitives from ourselves.”

— John Gardner, Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society (W. W. Norton & Company; July 17, 1995) (via Wait-What? and The Marginalian)

#John Gardner #busy #hurry #multitask #knowledge #information

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wordsofpoetrylover · 5 months

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Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

- John W. Gardner

#dark academia #library #literature #poetry #quotes #bookshelf #light academia #reading #aesthetic

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thedevotionaltour · 2 years

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Watchmen #2 - “Absent Friends” (October 1986)

Written by Alan Moore

Art by Dave Gibbons (pencils, ink), John Higgins (colors)

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just-late-roman-republic-things · 8 months

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Did Caesar actually adopt Octavian in his will, or was Octavian bullshitting us? Here's what I could find:

The majority of English-speaking historians seem to accept the posthumous adoption as fact.

However, Jane F. Gardner and Edward Champlin point out that posthumous "adoption" didn't normally add the adoptee to the deceased's family. Rather, the point was to have another person carry on the deceased's name. To adopt a child in the sense we'd use, and in the sense Octavian used, the adopter probably had to be alive. Gardner found no examples of a posthumous adoptee claiming to have actually joined the adopter's family before Octavian claimed it.

W. Schmitthenner reconstructed as much of Caesar's will as possible, based on Suetonius and other Roman wills, and concluded that Caesar had not intended to mark out Octavian as his political successor. Octavian took advantage of a similar adoption procedure to distort the will's intentions.

Several classicists agree with Schmitthenner's analysis, but John Crook thinks it's more likely the adoption was in the spirit Octavian claimed, based on details in Suetonius, and the fact that it would've been very hard for Octavian to claim legitimacy while blatantly flouting the law or established custom in 44.

My best guess: Octavian was definitely the primary heir to Caesar's property and name. And Caesar very pointedly (and unusually) wrote Antony out of his will. But, as usual with Caesar, we don't know what his intentions were beyond that. You could make a strong case for or against him designating Octavian as a political successor.

Sources:

Edward Champlin, Final Judgments: Duty and Emotion in Roman Wills, 1991

Jane F. Gardner, "The Dictator," 2010; Family and Familia in Roman Law and Life, 1998

W. Schmitthenner, Oktavian und das Testament Cäsars, 1952; see also responses by John Crook, G. Chilver, Robert S. Rogers and W. Den Boer.

#octavian #augustus caesar #julius caesar #jlrrt reads #jlrrt speaks #jlrrt essays

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elegantzombielite · 2 years

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"We must learn to honor excellence in every socially accepted human activity, however humble the activity, and to scorn shoddiness, however exalted the activity. An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society that scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."

John W. Gardner, author and leader (8 October 1912-2002)

#athoughtfortoday #John W. Gardner #Excellence

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armen-the-quote-guy · 1 month

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An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

John W. Gardner

#quote #quotes #armenthequoteguy

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