#manuela g.

[rivoluzionaria]

«Non basta volerlo» disse lei con un filo di voce, senza smettere di fissare l'orizzonte. «Devi avere anche il coraggio di viverlo».

— manuela g.

#manuela g. #frasi #citazioni #libro #citazioni libri #poesia #book #letteratura #booktok #frasi libri #filosofia #romanzo #romantic #book quotes #books #book blog

[non4ry]

drew some of my favorite resi girlies as my little ponies for funsies ^_^

designs are f2u with credit! also check the notes for me just infodumping about my horse designs lol

#resident evil #mlp #my little pony #jill valentine #sherry birkin #claire redfield #ada wong #rebecca chambers #helena harper #ashley graham #manuela hidalgo #eveline baker #i don’t have a ton of design notes for jill other than her cutie mark is the keys and the 5 stars represent not only her team name but the #core 5 main characters of resident evil bc jill was always the OG main character to me #sherry.. so fun fact when I started doing this I was actually kinda making a mlp infection au with the resi 2 cast bc i like them lol so #her design has more lore behind it #i think sherry was originally an earth pony but when infected with G + williams dna her body began to morph with the infection which is how #she becomes a unicorn (william dna) she’s cured with the antivirus but is permanently changed physically which is how she gets her powers #and her cutie mark as well bc im insane #claire’s design was mostly for fun i do plan on fixing her cutie mark eventually but i imagine she’s a racer #also in my little au she is the main provider for the survivor group considering sherry is a child and leon is injured from his wound #so that’s why she looks so beat up and irritated #ada was fun umm she does have an actual cutie mark but it’s a secret. I like to think she uses magic to change her cutie mark and other #aspects of her appearance to better suit her missions #this also isn’t necessarily canon to my mlp au but her mane is dyed too i like to think it’s like this pink and red color #rebecca is a deer pony hybrid! solely bc i thought it would be cute and I enjoy hybrid species ponies #I don’t think that cross species foals usually get cutie marks but rebecca is a special rare case which i felt like reflected the games #helena i don’t have a lot of notes abt she was fun and has the beats the shit out of you cutie mark #ashley is another case where i don’t think she started off an alicorn but she was changed when she was infected #i ran out of tags FUCKKK

[monologhidiunamarea]

"[...] Ma lui era bravo a regalarmi solo pochi istanti intensi e laconici, come quel suo nome che non sapevo pronunciare senza che il mare poi se lo riprendesse; vaglielo spiegare ad un'onda che in certe rive si può anche restare."

#manuela g #scritti

[dottssapatrizia]

Ci piacciono gli ‘amori da favola’ perché non sappiamo minimamente quale sia la loro storia, o di come siano arrivati a sembrarlo. Ci piacciono i biglietti aerei fatti all’ultimo minuto, l’emozione che scorre oltre i finestrini dei treni, i messaggi nel cuore della notte che fanno rumore e ci portano via dal temuto silenzio, gli abbracci che ci tengono stretti quando siamo terrorizzati all’idea di non riuscirci da soli. Eppure non abbiamo la minima idea di cosa sia realmente successo prima di quell’istante di felicità; una litigata furiosa per cui pentirsi, una discussione troppo accesa, l’orgoglio che non sa chiedere scusa, una rinuncia, un compromesso, un’aspettativa delusa. Crediamo che l’amore esista in un solo, unico gesto e, in esso, siamo convinti di poter vivere per sempre, dimenticandoci di tutto il resto. Ma non dovremmo ricercare l’amore come scusa per allontanarci il più lontano possibile dal nostro dolore. L’amore non è un rifugio, una casa accogliente, un porto sicuro. È uno strumento per abbracciare le nostre paure e vincerle.

#pensieri #psicologia #manuela g

[defensivewall]

MANUELA ZINSBERGER - VfL Wolfsburg v Arsenal: Semi Final 1st Leg - UEFA Women's Champions League - April 23, 2023

Photo by David Price

#arsenal women #manuela zinsberger #g posts #q things

[galactic-space]

Grandpa lemon: nah I’m serious, she’s a “heart skips a beat, jaw drops to the floor when you see her” kinda hot

Annoying orange: Lemon for the love of god stop drooling over my mom

#source: The Lonely Flame by Cardin G. Manuela #episodes #memes #incorrect quotes #annoying orange #AO memes

[thecubanartobserver]

Exposición "Colectivo de autores", Colectiva

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#2023 #Anyelmaidelín Calzadilla #Galería Villa Manuela #Hanoi Pérez #Muestra Colectiva #Norberto Marrero #Yamilys Brito #Yerandee G. Durán

[fiorenellanotte]

“volevo dirti, sai,

che sei devastante

anche quando

ti volti e te ne vai,

che le tue spalle

si trasformano nel luogo

in cui vengono alla luce

le onde di tutti i mari del mondo,

che la tua schiena sembra nata

fra le mani del Bernini,

che le tue braccia disarmano

qualunque forma d’arte,

e la tua pelle, di marmo e candore,

sa animare il David,

e sottrargli qualsiasi gloria.”

— manuela g.

#anime and manga #anime #anime boy #frasi belle #anime art #animation #love boys #anime fanart #gif animation #giappone #bakugou kastuki #izuku midoriya #bakudeku #my hero academia

[city-of-ladies]

Agustina de Aragón, Casta Álvarez and other heroines of the siege of Zaragoza

In 1808, the Spanish city of Zaragoza was besieged by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Peninsular war was raging as the Spanish people resisted the French occupation. 

Women distinguished themselves in defense of their homes. One of them was Agustina Raimunda María Zaragoza Doménech (1786-1857), also known as Agustina de Aragón.  

Defender

In 1803, she married Juan Roca Vilaseca, a corporal in the Spanish Artillery. Since her husband had been stationed in Zaragoza in 1808, Agustina was present when the French troops besieged the city.

Many of the Spanish defenders of the strategic Portillo Gate had been wounded or killed following the French assaults. The enemy was beginning to storm the city. Agustina, who had been carrying food and water to the soldiers, stepped into the breach, retrieved a still-burning wick from the hand of a fallen gunner, and fired the cannon at the advancing French soldiers. Her courage rallied the defenders who repelled the assailants, thus saving the gate.

The Spanish Commander in Zaragoza, José de Palafox, heard of her bravery and rewarded her. Her exploit also won her international fame. Lord Byron wrote, for instance, a poem in her honor. 

Zaragoza’s other heroines

She wasn’t the only woman to take arms. Another was Casta Álvarez (1786-1846). Armed with a bayonet, she defended the Sancho Gate and was later awarded a pension by King Ferdinand VII.

Manuela Sancho (1783-1863) fought to defend the San José convent, riffle in hand. María de la Consolación Azlor, countess of Bureta, (1773-1814) organized a battery to repel a French assault on her home. The names of Benita Portales, Juliana Larena, and María Lostal are also remembered. Women also nursed the wounded and brought food and drink to the soldiers. María Agustín (1784-1831) was, for instance, wounded when bringing ammunition to the defenders. 

This first siege ended on August 14, 1808, but the French returned to besiege the city on December 19, 1808. Agustina wanted to fight but had contracted typhus and could only watch from her sickbed as the city was taken. Captured by the French, she and her son were forced to march to the frontier among a column of prisoners. She would probably have died if an officer had not placed her on the back of a mule. Agustina made it to Puenta de la Reina where she escaped. Her son died shortly afterward. 

Ensign 

Agustina reached the nearest headquarters of the Spanish army. She was made an ensign and served with her unit in Seville. She later fought in the defense of Tortosa and the battle of Vitoria, though her participation in the latter is subject to doubt.

After the end of the war in 1814, Agustina followed her husband to various military posts. After he died in 1823, she remarried to a doctor. She died in Ceuta on 29 May 1857.

Further reading

Esdaile Charles J., Women in the peninsular war

Fernandez Gilbert G., “Agustina de Aragón”, in: Bernard Cook (ed.), Women and war, an historical encyclopedia from antiquity to the present vol.1

Lawrence Tone John, “Aragón, Augustina”, in: Higham Robin, Pennington Reina (ed.), Amazons to fighter pilots, biographical dictionary of military women, vol.1

Navascués Alcay Santiago, “Casta Álvarez Barceló”

Solduga Francisco Javier, “La Artillera del Portillo”

#Agustina de Aragón #Casta Álvarez #Manuela Sancho #María de la Consolación Azlor #history #women in history #spain #spanish history #warrior women #napoleonic wars #peninsular war #siege of zaragoza #zaragoza #women warriors #warriors

[official-magnus-institute]

Did Manuela finally succeed with her Black Hole Sun ?

GUYS WERE WORKIGN ON IT YOU JUST GOTTA GEVE IT TIME

FORNAL RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE TIMOTHY G STOEKR

#tma rp #the magnus archives #tim stoker

[triviareads]

Could you suggest any books where the heroine is a widow who discovers how good sex is with a new lover?

Her Protector's Pleasure by Grace Callaway: She's a lady, he's a cop; what's really great here (apart from Ambrose basically pouncing on Marianne like every 10 seconds) is that because Ambrose knows Marianne's husband was shitty and abusive towards her, he makes sure to check in with her during sex (specifically before a blowjob I believe, because Marianne's late husband forced her to perform them).

Pippa and the Prince of Secrets by Grace Callaway: Pippa's late husband was another shitty man who shamed her for seeking pleasure during sex, so when Pippa gets with Cull (The Prince of Larks lolol), she's finally able to be fearless in her sexuality (so fearless that they use the first sex swing ever invented... at least I'd like to think).

The Viper by Monica McCarty: Bella's husband dies midway though the book from what I remember, definitely after she's met the hero Lachlan. They don't get off to a good start; they both have immense trauma they're dealing with (Bella's husband was abusive and they had huge political differences) but when her and Lachlan do get together, it's probably some of the sex scenes in the Highland Guard series.

The Recruit by Monica McCarty: Mary is the widow of a philandering traitor when she comes across Kenneth (Kenneth! who knew a hero named Kenneth would do it for me!) having sex with another woman— truly one of the great historical romance voyeur scenes, and Ken has excellent follow-through with Mary too.

Wicked Again by Kathleen Ayers: Marissa has been widowed thrice and she's had lovers before the hero, but she chose purposefully dull "age-appropriate" men (she's 49) before the hero Haddon, who's 40 and fabulous in bed (the book starts with them having sex, which made me very happy).

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera: Similar to Wicked Again, Cora has had relationships with other women since she was widowed, but sex with Manuela, who bargains with Cora to to take her to all the lesbian haunts in Paris in exchange for her land, is a *revelation*.

The Duchess in His Bed by Lorraine Heath: Aiden is the owner of a sex club and rumored to be a great lover, and Selena is 100% trying to take advantage of that... so she can get pregnant and pass the baby off as her recently-deceased husband's child. Classic bonkers Lorraine plot, and it WORKS.

Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath: Classic fire-meets-ice; Jack is a former street urchin turned gentlemen's club owner, and Olivia is a widowed duchess (her husband was much older) and Jack is named as Olivia's son's guardian so now they need to live together.

The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath: So uh, the heroine is not aware that the man she's sleeping with is not her husband, but rather, his identical twin as the husband died in a gorilla attack but, the sex has gotten way better since her "husband" came home, and he's a lot more jacked.

Lost in Your Arms by Christina Dodd: Another instance where her estranged "husband" is recovering from his injuries, and is suddenly giving wayyyy better sex than he ever did before, and is also way taller and jacked...

The Scandal of it All by Sophie Jordan: Graciela's first husband was a cheater and called her "cold" in bed, and now she finds herself inconveniently attracted to her step-son's best friend (who is younger! le gasp!). Colin's always had a crush on her and his vibe is very "I'm not a boy anymore; I'm a MAN".

Duchess by Day, Mistress by Night by Stacy Reid: Georgiana's first husband came to her "the third week of every month for three years" so Rhys is understandably a revelation for her sex-wise, being the bit o' rough hero that he is.

The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt: She's a widow and the hero's secretary, and decides to disguise herself as a prostitute to have sex with him. I'll never stop recommending this book because the sex scenes in this one are that great.

Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt: This one has an older, more experienced widow and he's a virgin(!!!!!) so like, yes Isabel is surprised by how good the sex is (hell she cries at some point), but also, Winter is wayyyy more shook.

I know Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt is another good widow romance but I've yet to get around to reading it (rereading it? honestly, 2020 is a fever dream).

Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas: Kathleen's (abusive alcoholic) husband of three days dies and the new heir to the earldom, Devon, arrives to take charge and they immediately antagonize one another even as as he's chasing after her and dragging her into carriages and stuff.

Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas: Kind of the opposite of Cold-Hearted Rake; Phoebe's late husband was sweet but very ill all the time before he passed away, so a lot of the plot is Phoebe being afraid to move on, especially with a more unorthodox, forward-thinking, and comparatively vigorous man like West.

The Harlot Countess Joanna Shupe: Simon and Maggie kinda had a Thing back in the day, but then Maggie was compromised and forced to marry an older man and now the two of them have hella beef, BUT their chemistry is amazing and the voyeurism scene might be tied with the aforementioned Kenneth/Mary scene.

From the VIllian I'd Like To F... anthology:

Seven Sinful Nights by Nicola Davidson: Estelle is a recently widowed duchess who's sold off to Blake, a gambling hell owner, to pay off her BIL's debts and is thrown in the deep end of exhibitionism, voyeurism, and sex toys galore.

Lady Viper and the Bastard by Eva Leigh: This is a cusp rec for me because Violet has been widowed for a while and I think she's had good sex, BUT obviously none are on the level of the chemistry she shares with Ian (and their shared propensity for excellent roleplaying is unmatched).

I was gonna include The Conquering of Tate the Pius by Sierra Simone but I think Adelais has had fulfilling sex before she met Tate lol... but would absolutely recommend.

Erotic Romance:

His Countess by S.M. LaViolette: Another case of a prim and proper widow falling for her late husband's slutty disreputable heir; Gideon allows Alys to explore all her fantasies (bondage, having sex with other men, etc.) after their marriage of convenance.

Passion by Lisa Valdez: This book literally starts with Passion's post-mourning sexual awakening when she's groped by a stranger in the Crystal Palace, and they have lots and lots of cervix-hitting sex. Don't worry, it's better-written than the way I'm describing it.

Modern:

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai: He's her late husband's brother, and he's back in town and she nearly has sex with him without realizing who he is; a fabulous start and there's sooooo much guilt and angst.

Sin and Ink by Naima Simone: Another late-husband's-brother book, more angst and guilt with a side of stomach licking(?) and really good sex.

#book recs #grace callaway #lorraine heath #joanna shupe #alisha rai #naima simone #lisa valdez #s.m. laviolette #lisa kleypas #elizabeth hoyt #stacy reid #adriana herrera #kathleen ayers #sophie jordan #monica mccarty #christina dodd #historical romance #contemporary romance #ask

[rivoluzionaria]

"Ma non lo sai quanto male fa la consapevolezza di non poter dire a nessuno come stai, ché a metà di loro non interessa e l'altra metà non può farci niente."

- manuela g.

#manuela g. #frasi #citazioni #manuelag. #libro #amore #love #love quotes #book quotes #books #romance #citazioni libro #le migliori frasi

[thepringlesofblood]

Find Out Your Ceresian Senator Name!

(made with love, the d20 gang put a lot of work into diversifying character names, & as I was doing my etymology post I noticed similarities but no clear formula so I thought I’d write one for funsies)

First Name: The first letter of the street you grew up on (if you didn’t grow up on a street feel free to use a town/city name, or a landmark!).

I included alternates for gender reasons - a/o means the name can end with either a or o depending on your preference, e.g. Emilio vs Emilia. You can probably also throw an -e at the end of some of them if (like me) you wanna be a bit nonbinary about it.

A - Aurelius (Adria, Andrea) B - Bianca (Bacchus, Basilla) C - Cara (Cassius, Camila/o) D - Dominic (Donatella/o, Daniela) E - Emanuel (Emanuela, Emilia/o,  Eduardo) F - Francisco (Fabrizia/o, Fiero) G - Giuseppe (Graciela, Gio) H - Hercules (Hero, Hermes) I - Ignazia/o (Imelda, Isabella) J - Jupiter (Jiovanni, Juno) K - Katarina (Kronos, Celeste) L - Lorenzo (Luca, Loretta) M - Marco (Messina, Manuela) N - Nunzio (Natalia, Nico) O - Oliverio (Ouranos, Roberta/o) P - Patrizia/o (Paula/o, Pallas) Q - Quirinus (Pietro, Ricarda/o) R - Rizzo (Rafaela/Rafael, Renata) S - Silvio (Sabina/e, Serafina/o) T - Titian (Tullia/o, Terra) U - Ulysses (Urania/Uranus, Rosetta) V - Valentina/o (Venus, Vesta, Vesuvio) W - Luigi (Mario, Rosalina) X - Xanto (Romeo, Diana, Apollo) Y - Ylenia (Saturn/Saturnus, Minerva) Z - Zappa (Mars, Melete, Diana)

Last name: The last letter of your favorite food

A - Bucatini B - Capellini C - Bavette D - Matriciani E - Pappardelle F - Scialatelli G - Spaghettini H - Tagliatelle I - Trenetti J - Vermicelli K - Anelli L - Cascatelli M - Castellane N - Cavatappi O - Farfalle P - Garganelli   Q - Passatelli R - Paccheri S - Rigatoni T - Strozzapretti U - Testaroli V - Cannelloni   W - Agnolini X - Cappaletti Y - Fagottini Z - Sacchettoni

Voila! Now just put “Senator” (or another Roman govt position if you want) in front of it. I’m Senator Andrea Trenetti!

I also did some optional funsies for those of us with dice we never get to use:

Roll 1d20 


If it lands on a 1, you are straight up a loaf of bread. use the Bread Table under the cut


If it lands on a 2-10, you are a pasta dish. Use the last name chart for your first name, and use the Pasta Dish Table under the cut for your last

If you roll a nat 20, you are may choose b/w

a popular snack food. Use the Snack Table under the cut
. 

you can also use the first name chart and use the snack table for your last name if you want

a Ceresian folk deity. not a senator anymore, but arguably funnier. Use the Deity Table under the cut

otherwise, use tables above as normal.


In The Ravening War, all of the senators also got “tribune” titles like “Tribune of Triscutia” - if you want one of those, you can either:

Use the last name table but use first letter of your favorite food

Use either the Bread, Pasta Dish, or Snack table under the cut

Bread Table

Roll 1d12 or use your birth month

1. Panettone (you have a little Candian on your mother’s side of the family) 2. Muffuletta 3. Pane rustico 4. Panino 5. Pita 6. Tortano 7. Baguette 8. Ciambella 9. Fugassa 10. Friselle 11. Crescentina 12. Boule

Pasta Dish Table

Roll 1d20 or how many mozzarella sticks do you think you could eat in one sitting? (if you can’t eat mozzarella sticks imagine carrot sticks instead)

1. Arrabiatta 2. Amatriciana 3. Bolognese 4. Capresi   5. Bottarga 6. Indiavolati 7. Siracusani 8. Scarpariello 9. Boscaiola 10. Fagioli 11. Lucchesi 12. di Mare 13. Napoletana 14. Puttanesca 15. Ragu   16. Sorrentina 17. Tartufo 18. Valtellina 19. Zucca 20. Cacio-pepe

Snack Table

Roll 1d6, or rate the last movie you saw from 0-5 stars (or 1-6 if you don’t want to do math)

Tostito(s)

if you like you can also use Fritos or Dorito(s)

Chex (you can add a last name that describes the kind of Chex if you want)

Pepperidge (like Pepperidge farms)

Ritz

Kellogg (you can add a last name that describes the kind of Kellogg’s food item if you want)

General Mills

you can forgo the “Senator” title if you so chose and just be “General Mills”

the ancient Roman govt Ceresia is based on had a lot of interplay between the military and the government so like. Generals still have govt. sway.

you could also just be “Senator Mills”

Deity Table

Roll 1d6 or tbh just pick which one you like they’re all fun

you are now known as Ben the Original, but you have never forgotten your past life as Uncle Ben.

you are Little Miss Sunbeam, a maiden goddess of light and happiness

you are the Triple God, the Holy Trinity, and your aspects are Snap, Crackle, and Pop

you are a Keebler elf, one of a large family of forest spirits hidden deep in the mountains on the border of Candia and Ceresia

you are Umaemon, an otherworldly cat-like being with unknowable powers and dual aspects of both cat and human.

you are the Pillsbury Doughboy. 

#dnd #d20 #dimension 20 #acoc #trw #the ravening war #original post #i don't know what's wrong with me either #i don't think this is spoilers for anything? #i need to go to bed #ps i couldnt find any italian names that start with W #and all i could think of was waluigi #which is not an italian name #but luigi is! #thats why the W names are mario themed lol

[monologhidiunamarea]

“Caro te, volevo dirti che esiste un mare sulla luna chiamato “il Mare della Tranquillità” ed uno dei più grandi presenti sull'emisfero del satellite, sempre rivolto verso gli occhi della Terra. Le diverse tonalità di colore corrispondono alle reali differenze nella composizione chimica dell’area, e la loro tinta particolarmente calcata evidenzia in modo sorprendente la composizione della superficie: il blu rivela la presenza di titanio, mentre l'arancio e le tonalità violacee la scarsità di quest’ultimo e del ferro. Gli esperti sono convinti che il Mare trattenga ancora su di sé il primo passo fatto da Neil Armstrong il 20 luglio 1969. Si narra che la sua orma sia ancora lì, al di sopra della distesa blu; sulla luna, infatti, non ci sono venti che possano avere avuto la forza di cancellarla. Ora finalmente sai perché, quando parlo dell’amore che mi lasci addosso, io parlo sempre del Mare della Tranquillità e di quella sua ostinata, immutabile, inestinguibile impronta.”

#manuela g

[dottssapatrizia]

A volte vorresti solo qualcuno in grado di darti le risposte giuste, anche alle domande che non fai; qualcuno che conosca la verità assoluta, che abbia per te la forza che disperatamente cerchi e che puntualmente non trovi, che sappia come farti dimenticare quel giorno vissuto che fa male e se ne frega di passare. E sì, lo so. La stanchezza sa essere un pensiero davvero egoista.

#manuela g #rivoluzionaria

[fiammarock]

“Riusciva sempre a far cambiare direzione agli angoli della mia bocca. Era la rotta di tutti i miei sorrisi.”

Manuela G. @rivoluzionaria

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