5th Saturday of Great Lent: of the Akathist to the Theotokos
Commemorated on April 20
When the archangel understood the mysterious command, he came to the house of Joseph with haste and proclaimed to the unwedded Lady: The One Who bowed the heavens by His condescension is contained wholly and without change in you! As I behold Him in your womb, taking the form of a servant, I am frightened, but cry: Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
On the Fifth Saturday of Great Lent, the Saturday of the Akathist, we commemorate the “Laudation of the Virgin” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
In 625, when the emperor Heraclius was fighting the Persians, the Khan sent forces to attack Constantinople by land and by sea. Patriarch Sergius urged the people not to lose heart, but to trust in God.
A procession was made around the city with the Cross of the Lord, the robe of the Virgin, the Icon of the Savior not made by hands, and the Hodēgḗtria Icon of the Mother of God. The Patriarch dipped the Virgin’s robe in the sea, and the city’s defenders beat back the Khan’s sea forces. The sea became very rough, and many boats sank. The invaders retreated, and the people of Constantinople gave thanks to God and to His Most Pure Mother.
On two other occasions, in 655 and 705, the Theotokos protected the city from Saracen invaders. A feastday dedicated to the Laudation of the Virgin was established to commemorate these victories. The Akathist to the Mother of God is believed to originate from this period, and its use has spread from Constantinople to other Orthodox lands.
The icon before which the Akathist was sung was given to the Dionysiou Monastery on Mt. Athos by Emperor Alexius Comnenos. There, it began to flow with myrrh. There were at least three wonderworking copies of this icon in Russia before the Revolution.
This icon shows the Mother of God seated on a throne, and surrounded by Prophets with scrolls.
[Text from OCA]
Victorious leader of triumphant hosts, we your servants, delivered from evil, sing our grateful thanks to you, Theotokos! As you possess invincible might set us free from every calamity, so that we may sing: Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
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The Bennett Legacy - update post!
Hi! This is where I'm going to update stats for my legacy :) I'll also periodically update the family tree as seen above!
I'm currently on generation three, playing with Romeo as my heir (he's like 25 years old right now). It took me forever to decide who to choose but I've realized I love his little family so much that I can't resist.
I'm going to do a bunch of posts about everyone and everything that's happened to catch you up, plus you'll get a much better look at them :)
EXPLORE:
Aspirations
Friend of the Animals, Bodybuilder, Extreme Sports Enthusiast, Painter Extraordinaire (G3), Musical Genius, Bestselling Author, Master Actor, Master Maker, Lady of the Knits (G1), Successful Lineage (G2), Big Happy Family (G2), Super Parent (G2), Master Chef, Master Mixologist, Fabulously Wealthy, Mansion Baron, Renaissance Sim, Nerd Brain, Computer Whiz, Archaeology Scholar, Academic (G2), Serial Romantic, Soulmate (G3), City Native, Beach Life, Mt. Komorebi Sightseer, Freelance Botanist, The Curator, Angling Ace, Outdoor Enthusiast, Jungle Explorer, Eco Innovator (G1), Country Caretaker, Joke Star, Party Animal, Friend of the World (G2), World-Famous Celebrity, Inner Peace, Self-Care Specialist, Zen Guru
Artistic Prodigy (G3), Rambunctious Scamp, Social Butterfly, Whiz Kid, Mind and Body, Playtime Captain, Creative Genius
Drama Llama, Goal Oriented, Live Fast, Admired Icon
Careers
actor, astronaut, athlete, business, civil designer (G1), conservationist, critic, culinary, detective, doctor, education (G2), engineer, entertainer (G1), freelance writer, freelance programmer, freelance artist, freelance fashion photographer, gardener, law, painter, politician (G2), scientist, social media, secret agent, style influencer, tech guru, writer, salaryperson, interior decorator, any part time job
own/run a vet clinic, own/run a retail store, own/run a restaurant
Degrees
Art History, Biology, Communications, Computer Science, Culinary Arts (G3), Drama, Economics, Fine Art (G2), History, Language and Literature, Physics, Psychology (G2), any distinguished degree (G2)
Worlds
Brindleton Bay (G1), Britechester (G2), Copperdale, Del Sol Valley, Evergreen Harbour (G2), Henford-on-Bagley, Mt. Komorebi, Newcrest, Oasis Springs, San Myshuno, Sulani, Tartosa, Willow Creek (G2), Windenburg
Traits
ambitious, cheerful (G1), childish, clumsy, creative (G3), genius, gloomy, goofball, high maintenance, hot-headed, romantic, self-assured (G1), squeamish, unflirty, art lover, bookworm (G2), dance machine, foodie (G3), geek, loves outdoors (G1), maker, music lover (G1), recycle disciple, active, adventurous (G1), child of the islands, child of the ocean, freegan, glutton, green fiend, lazy, materialistic, neat (G2), overachiever, perfectionist, slob, vegetarian (G2), animal enthusiast, bro, cat lover (G3), dog lover, family-oriented (G2), good (G2), hates children, insider, jealous, loner, loyal (G3), noncommittal, outgoing, party animal, proper, self-absorbed, snob, socially awkward
toddler angelic trait (G3), toddler charmer trait, toddler clingy trait (G2), toddler fussy trait, toddler independent trait, toddler inquisitive trait (G3), toddler silly trait (G4), toddler wild trait (G3)
infant cautious trait (G4), infant sensitive trait, infant calm trait, infant intense trait, infant wiggly trait, infant sunny trait
good manners trait (G2), bad manners trait, responsible trait (G2), irresponsible trait, mediator trait (G2), argumentative trait, compassionate trait (G3), insensitive trait, emotional control trait (G3), uncontrolled emotions trait
Skills
charisma (G2), comedy, cooking (G1), fishing, fitness (G2), gardening, gourmet cooking (G1), guitar, handiness (G1), logic (G1), mischief, mixology, painting (G3), piano (G1), photography (G2), programming, rocket science, video gaming, violin, writing, herbalism, baking (G3), wellness, DJ mixing, singing, dancing (G2), bowling, parenting (G2), veterinarian, pet training, archaeology, selvadoradian culture, flower arranging, acting, media production, robotics, research & debate (G2), fabrication, juice fizzing, knitting (G1), rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, cross-stitch, entrepreneur
Household
male heir (G2), single mom/dad heir, blended family (kids from both previous partners), queer heir (G2), have 1 kid in the generation, have 2 kids in the generation (G1), have 3 kids in the generation, have 4 kids in the generation (G2), have 5 kids in the generation, have twins (G1), have triplets, adopt a child (G2), one night stand pregnancy, broken engagement, marry a childhood friend, marry a coworker, marry someone who was once your enemy/rival, marry someone famous, never get married, have a cat (G1), have a dog (G1), have kittens/puppies
Extra things/collections
live in a tiny home, live off-the-grid for a season, live in an apartment (G2), live in a 3-storey home (G2), live on a farm, sell craftables on plopsy (G1), make/sell candles, have bees/sell honey, craft/sell fizzy juice, reach 5-star reputation for odd jobs
have a child do scouts, have a child do drama club, compete in E-Sports, compete in soccer, join cheer team, join chess team, join computer team, join football team
omiscan treasures and omiscan artifacts collections, city posters collection, snow globes collection, feathers collection, seashells collection, postcards collection, elements collection, mysims trophies collection
GENERATIONS:
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GEN 1 FOUNDER - Willa Bennett - Adventurous, Loves Outdoors, Self-Assured / Eco Innovator + Lady of the Knits
SPOUSE - Damon Napier - Music Lover, Self-Assured, Cheerful / Friend of the Animals
Living in: Brindleton Bay
CHILD #1 - Lyra Bennett - Creative, Foodie, Goofball / Musical Genius
CHILD #2 - Dawson Bennett - Cheerful, Neat, Bookworm / Academic
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GEN 2 HEIR - Dawson Bennett - Cheerful, Neat, Bookworm / Academic
SPOUSE - Jack Sanders - Good, Family-Oriented, Vegetarian / Friend of the World
Living in: Britechester, Evergreen Harbour, Willow Creek
CHILD #1 - Nora Bennett - Bookworm, Unflirty, Hot-Headed / Renaissance Sim
CHILD #2 - Romeo Bennett - Neat, Loyal, Foodie / Soulmate
CHILD #3 - Bea Bennett - Animal Enthusiast, Cheerful, Dance Machine / Friend of the World
CHILD #4 - Sage Bennett - Goofball, Genius / Musical Genius
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GEN 3 HEIR - Romeo Bennett - Neat, Loyal, Foodie / Soulmate
SPOUSE - Makenzie Thompson - Creative, Vegetarian, Cat Lover / Painter Extraordinaire
Living in: Willow Creek
CHILD #1 - Felix Bennett - ?? / ??
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If you want to play like this yourself, the template and info is all here!
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General thoughts and recall on the 2022 Osaka version of the Kimetsu no Yaiba Gotoge Koyoharu Exhibition, which is probably pretty similar to the Tokyo version from last year. No other images below the cut, as photos were only allowed in the above spaces, but you can scroll through photos of the gallery on the official homepage. There's wasn't a lot of previously unseen art or Taisho Secrets, nor was there much original colored artwork, but lots of thoughtful displays of the original manga pages.
The exhibit stated with the 3D display of a fictitious "Volume 0" cover, among all the other 23 manga covers. There were English translations for a lot of the section headings, but I can't remember them so I'll throw in simple translations here.
The first section was about Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Kanao, and Genya, highlighting some of their introductory, iconic, and character growth moments. This section's focus was "Bonds: Brother & Sister, And Their Friends." While in general they were going for drama in the large wall displays, along the bottom there was a smaller border composed of a collection of derpy faces. I appreciated that greatly. At the end of this section, there was a small section for other people who support them, like at Mt. Sagiri and in the Swordsmith Village. There was also a small 3D statue of the image in which the Kamaboko members are all chibis stacked on top of each other. Better that image than any of them biting each other's heads.
Section Two had my favorite layout and design: "Demons: The Extremes of Humanity, The Extremes of Sorrow." This had our first 3D display as part of the wall decor, and in my humble opinion, it was the best. Truly gruesome detail in the Muzan flesh crawling up out of the wall and across the ceiling. What really got me was how this room had four pillars (no pun intended) with two different sides dedicated to some of the Upper Moons, with one side showing them at their worst as demons and the other side showing their sorrows as humans and their death scenes. Very nice touch. That led into the Infinity Fortress display, with the twangs of Nakime's biwa playing as she flashes in the displays. There's also a short display dedicated to Muzan and Kagaya's conflicting worldviews.
Section Three: "Pillars: The Absoluteness of Breath" also had fun 3D displays for each of the Pillars; my favorites were Mitsuri's and Sanemi's, because seeing the full length of Mitsuri's twisty sword was fun and I liked all the details of the wall getting torn to bits by the Wind Breath effects. These sections were also my favorites in the Pillar section for two kind of dumb reasons. In observing the original manga pages close up, I really liked the panel from Chapter 123 in which Mitsuri has just woken up and is declaring how precious the Demon Slayer Corp is to her and how she won't let any of them die as she strikes a pose with her sword in the air. Based on the leftover draft pencil marks, it seems this was one was the many places where cute characters were original drawn with longer limbs and had them shortened, but what I found more endearing than that? I really, really can't be sure about this, but it kiiiiinda looks like Genya was added in after the rest of the panel was drawn. His face was already funny, but now I find it even funnier. As for a nice memory in the Sanemi section, this was where I happened to enter at the same time as two ladies in "Shinazugawa Sanemi" and "Tomioka Giyuu" baseball shirts who whispered to each other, "IT'S HERE." This stuck out because talking was not allowed at the gallery, and when I turned my head, I saw that the lady in the Sanemi jersey had a big beetle toy pinned to her shoulder. Excellent touch, lady.
Section Four: "Ties: Betting It All" was just... rubbing in all the pain. Reminding us of all the loses. You know the cover of Chapter 180? Seeing that life size hurt, yo.
Also, the amount of white-out used on the Seventh Form of Thunder Breath? Respect.
Section Five: "Time: The Breaking Dawn of A Thousand Years" was dedicated to the Sunrise Countdown arc and I was hyyyyyyped. It might just had been my impression, the draft pencil used seemed so much more heavy-handed through these pages. I tend to be quite heavy-handed with my sketches as well, so I felt this area strongly, but I also felt humbled for ever having spent over a decade of my life dreaming of being a manga-ka. I have too much respect and awe for this craft to ever find myself so foolish ever again. Also, there is now one particular variety of screen tone that now triggers me to get emotional after seeing the patterns of its use.
Quick interjection here to say that HOLY FUDGE, LOOK AT HOW ALL THE TATAMI ARE HAND-DRAWN. I thought those were screentones, but nooooooo, it's the black lines first and then whiteout on top of them, so they all fit the necessary angles exactly. AAAAAAAAAAAH.
Final Section: "Succession: Exceeding All The Months and Years" was dedicated to Tanjiro's internal battle with Muzan. Yeah, there was a 3D wisteria display. How could they not.
Omake: Obamitsu and Flame&Sound duo images like have already been leaked a lot, and The Legend of Zenitsu stuff, Chapter 205 stuff, and then I had to return to real life.
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KiriMina development and overall chapter review...
Now why does Ochako's battle is the only one to take place on an isolated Island that we didn't know exist before a few chapters while others get iconic locations like UA (self explanatory), or Guanga Mountains where heroes faced an utter demolition the last time.
Kamino which was the place where All Might's era came to an end or even now where KiriMina and Ayoyama are being placed, the stadium from where they got their provisional Hero Lisence exam, an already very iconic place to the series and MiriMina itself and the Jaku Hospital where Gogantomachia is being kept and since Mt Lady is also there I have a feeling that things are going to go wild there already very soon.
It's already a good set-up!
Also, nice to see how Shouto took Mt Lady's words seriously and Mt Lady also thinking back to how spacey his moves are and being worried..it was a nice touch overall.
I already have a feeling that we'll get a big flashback to this moment since Ayoyama and Mineta are also there...and it's gonna be super iconic, again.
And seriously Mina getting Midnight PTSD was pretty cool. I'm really looking forward to how this fight goes. I mean I know they are gonna win but we still have Mina's freeze moment during the war arc to be addressed and this time I feel like Mina will be the one to save Kirishima, putting their story back to full circle. I feel like they're already a better pairing than our main cannon ship IzuOcha which kind of feel pale when you have strong moments like these to compare...
Like you have two people who have already known each other for a long time, they work well together, inspire each other and even protect at the times of need.
They also act as an emotional support pillar when the other needs one unlike IzuOcha where usually Uraraka is the only one shown actively pinning. You don't exactly have Deku supporting Uraraka with all his might, not that he wouldn't do but the story never really bothered exploring it.
Yeah they had 'the talk' about saving Villains but its just them talking about bigger stuff at hand and that's that. Izuku never told her about the AFO secret but her views about it were never even mentioned even once because it turns out that in the grand schemes of things it was never important.
She is a very capable hero but in Deku's presence she looks like nothing but a meek follower where as when it comes to KiriMina, you have two people who mutually support each other in good times and bad. They keep the secrets for the other person not from the other person.
Like, Mina is the only one who knew Kirishima had black hair, he didn't want anyone knowing and she promised to keep it that way.
When Kirishima was upset after returning from the Overhaul raid arc, she was the one to ask if he's okay. It's a small moment.
Honestly, they all are. But they make this ship so much better.
Also, it seems like we're getting a KiriMina team up against the villain who killed Midnight and I really like where Mina's arc is going right now because of how much of a narrative punch it packs!
At this rate almost all of the fights look super hyped expect for the one that I was looking forward to the most.
Also, she looks great and all ready to kick some ass! Go gal, we're cheering for our queen to get an acidic revenge for Midnight!
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Creative final project for a Short Story course. I chose “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I interpreted the story with themes of idolisation and such.
That influenced my process: I chose Markiplier as the “model” because he has a lot of shirtless photos out there so it was an easy find and because he is a major idol \ icon who gets a lot of fawning over. I chose to put a blank spot over the face to represent how everybody has their own sense of “handsomest man in the world” and has their own idols. I could’ve put the words “your idol here” but one, forgot in the rush, and two, thought it would be nicer in a different way to leave it blank. Like that self-portrait with the green apple 🍏. I forgot to clean up the mic wire or whatever it was. I asked the class to guess and my prof thought I might’ve used Jason Mamoa. Honestly, I could’ve because he is very big, a strong icon\idol fawned over, and played a character relating to the sea. Fits the role of Esteban. Don’t know why he escaped me.
Sources of the images used!
Water
Photo by Fabrizio Conti on Unsplash
Photo by Noah Usry on Unsplash
Wood
Single log: Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash
Many logs: Photo by Ginevra Austine on Unsplash
Photo by Yasemin K. on Unsplash
Shirt
Photo by henri meilhac on Unsplash
Photo by Taisiia Shestopal on Unsplash
Canvas
Photo by Olga Thelavart on Unsplash
Linen
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
Flowers
Yellow field: PicsArt photo from @ macmmaya
Red: Photo by Jani-Petteri Tammi on Unsplash
White Daisy: Photo by Linus Belanger on Unsplash
Blue: Photo by Oscar Ivan Esquivel Arteaga on Unsplash
Amber: Photo by Sergio Arteaga on Unsplash
Orchid: Photo by Philip Graves on Unsplash
peony/rose: Photo by Juan Rojas on Unsplash
Bright yellow sticker: weirdly enough, it’s all over PicsArt with many names attached
Other brush tools of flowers
Misc.
Wrist compass: Antik .it CODE 6076A WRIST COMPASS
https://www.antik.it/Antique-compasses/6076A-Wrist-compass/
Scapular: Cedar House
https://cedarhouse.co/premium-brown-scapular-brown-and-cream-our-lady-of-mt-carmel-regular-17in/
Holy water: Fatimayyc Gift Shop
https://www.fatimayycgiftshop.ca/product/holy-water-bottle-4-oz/28
Side note: Linus Belanger has plenty of fantastic photos for any of your “homely” or “cottage core” collages. Giving me small town where there’s a secret society of kid wizards maybe.
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