#shelly shen

[shoe-connection]

The Minke leather sandals by Shelly Shen are designed to seamlessly transition from work to evening engagements. They feature a stylish curved stacked heel and crossover straps for a blend of elegance and comfort. Crafted with a leather upper, lining, and sock atop a manmade sole, these sandals offer durability alongside their chic design. The heel height is set at a comfortable, making them a practical choice for those looking for both style and comfort.

#sandals nz #women sandals #sandals #shelly shen

[binghe-malewife-goals]

It's very funny comparing Victor's first reaction to the Creature being hideous vs. Sqq's reaction to Zzl

First Meeting -

Svsss

Frankenstein

2nd Meeting -

Svsss

Frankenstein

#svsss #shen qingqiu #mary shelly's frankenstein #victor frankenstein #frankenstiensmonster #zhuzhi lang #once again im so sorry to keep slapping a piece of gothic literature and a novel where one dude pours wine into his husband's 🍑 together #maybe victoe wouldnt have ran away if he had the level of braim gymnastics going on that sqq has

[puppygirl-milf-cock]

Shelly: Who hurt you? Shen: snorting What, do you want a list? Shelly: …Yes, actually.

#wildfrost #shelly #shen

[most-tragic-character-tournament]

First off, it is absolutely hilarious that you matched up Shen Jiu & Mike Shelly aka the 2 guys that got bodysnatched in one way or another. Secondly, this is propaganda for Shen Jiu because he really IS incredibly tragic. Mike, while very tragic himself, is at least acknowledged by the cast as a separate person and, in a way, mourned. Shen Jiu never gets that. Only 2 people ever know he was a separate person, and quite frankly neither of them liked him much. Shang Qinghua was more scared of him than anything else while he was alive, and Shen Yuan is LITERALLY the person who snatched his body, and does not give a shit beyond being annoyed at SQH for not giving him the complete backstory to Shen Jiu in the "og" novel. And thing is, a ton of bad stuff would have happened if he DIDN'T get snatched! how would it feel to know that all of your family and friends would be safe and happy and all you had to do was just... not be you anymore. Nearly everything that went wrong in your timeline was so fucking avoidable that this guy managed to avoid the "rocks fall, everybody dies" part of it while acting on only half the information he actually needs. Mike is a tragedy because his fate was ultimately unavoidable, manipulated by the hands of others. Shen Jiu is a tragedy because his fate could have been avoided SO. EASILY.

[Propaganda]

#Propaganda #Shen Jiu #original shen qingqiu

[bellyxconrad]

Lizzy’s Book Recs

After posting a little book recommendation a few weeks ago, I received a few comments about some more recs. And seeing as I am currently reading book 70 for the year, I thought it could be fun. So this is what this post is. These are all contemporary romances (I'm not a historical fiction fan) and will be either new adult or adult romance. Sorry, but I’m too old for young adult these days as teenagers piss me off.  

These will be placed into categories of my favourite tropes. 

Enemies to Lovers:

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. This has to be hands down the best enemies to lovers story I have ever read. This is about Lucy and Josh, both assistants at a publishing company. She’s happy, he’s grumpy. They are colleagues and enemies, they fight all the time. But the sexual tension is off the charts. The best slow burn book I’ve ever read and definitely worth the wait. (plus this is going to be a movie with Lucy Hale and Robbie Amell, perfect right?)

Vicious by LJ Shen. Baron (Vicious) Spencer is an asshole. He’s a rich, spoilt brat with one love. Emilia Leblanc. He wanted her when they were teenagers, but she was with his best friend. He is a bully, mean and a horrible person to her and forces her to leave the state when he doesn’t get what he wants. Years later, he needs her help. She begins to work for him and discovers the act he puts on to hide his true scars. This book is sexy and dark. Not a cute fluffy story. But a good read (just don’t take it too seriously)

Into The Wild by KA Tucker. A big-city girl from Toronto goes to Alaska to visit her sick dad she hasn’t seen in over 25 years. Calla runs into cocky bush pilot Jonah. He hates her spoilt brat personality, she can't stand his cocky attitude. Hate turns to like, and eventually. Love. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year. This story is sad, funny, sweet and romantic. And has the best banter ever. (plus there is a sequel) Eeek. 

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuisten. What happens when the prince of England and the first son of the USA have a secret gay love affair? This book, I love! They hate each other, then they become friends then they become lovers. The end. Perfect book. Just perfect. 

Hate They Neighbour by S.M Soto. Sexy bad boy jerk Roman gets a new neighbour with sweet Olivia. She wants to be his friend, he is nothing but mean to her. She is recovering from a broken heart, he is trying to keep his family together. This is HOT HOT HOT! This has one of the sexist scenes I’ve ever read in a while including a lollipop. Trust me, this is soo good. 

Friends to Lovers

Beard Science by Penny Reid. Jennifer is sick of being under her parent's thumb so she in lists the town’s evil genius, Cletus to help her and find her husband. I love this book, Jennifer is sweet. Cletus is not. He is brash and no-nonsense but I love him. Their love story is so sweet and turns from friends to lovers in such a sweet way it will have you awwing in no time. 

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren. This is another fav. While I love a bad boy, sometimes the good guys do finish first. This is a friend to lovers story. Quirky Hazel and newly single Josh decided to set each other up on dates. When they are a series of disasters one after the other, and a drunken night later. They end up in bed together and discover love was in front of them the whole time. This is a cute and heartwarming story. You can never go wrong with a book by Christina Lauren. 

Strangers to Lovers

Beard in Mind by Penny Reid. OMG! You can not get me to shut up about Penny Reid and her Winston series. It is the best series I have ever read. Every book is perfect. But this one here is my favourite of the series. This is a story about kind-hearted Beau Winston. He meets new mechanic at his garage Shelly Sullivan. She is bold, brash and has no filter. While Beau is used to women being charmed by his smile and good looks. Shelly is different. This book deals with some sensitive issues so if you get trigged by self-harm and real conversations about mental health. Stay clear. But this book is so good. Beau is the best book boyfriend ever. And I love him. (shoutout to Truth of Beard. Duane is Beau’s twin and his love story is so good)

Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren. I know, I’ve got another Christina Lauren book on the list, but I just love them. And this book is one of their best! Mia and her friends go to Vegas after college. They get drunk, meet some handsome men and oopps, they get married. Mia wakes up married to sexy Frenchman Ansel. He invites her to Paris for the summer. And she accepts. After a horrible start, they begin to learn more about each other and fall for each other in the city of love. This book is so hot, and while Ansel may be the sweetest he has a dirty mouth and a few secrets in his closet. (This is part of a series involving Mia and her 2 other friends that also got married in Vegas. They are worth a read, but this one is my favourite)

Second Chance Romance

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle. I wasn't sure where to put this one because it is a second chance romance and enemies to lovers. Anyway, this story is about Naomi and Nicholas. They are engaged but hate each other. Naomi wants to call off the engagement, the bad news is she can’t afford to fit the bill. So she tries to get Nicholas to end it instead. They are mean and horrible to each other, but as they spend more time together they soon begin to realise what they loved in the first place. When I first started this book I was in the belief that this couple should not be together. But by the end, all I wanted was them to be happy together. I loved this book, not as hot as the others. But worth a read. 

Workplace Romance

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid. What a surprise, another Penny Reid Book on my list. This is the first book in the Knitting in the City series (which I am currently reading right now and am on book 3) This is the story of Janie. In one day she is fired, finds out her boyfriend cheated on her and is kicked out of her apartment. That same day she meets Quinn Sullivan. He escorts her out of the building only to run into her again a few weeks later and save her from being drugged at a club. He gets her new job and turns out to be the millionaire boss. This is a lovely story. Janie has to be the most quirky heroine I’ve ever read. And I love her. (There is also a sequel called Neanderthal marries human which is also good.)

This is just a shortlist of my favs, if you like this or want more recs. Let me know, this was so much fun. 

#rec list #books #reading #recommendations #book recommendations #christina lauren #penny reid #sarah hogle #lj shen #casey mcquiston #sally thorne #KA tucker #s.m soto #mine #me #elizabeth's book rec

[worldsensed]

yknow. i have a firm rule about my misgendering my muses, but uh. not everyone’s about pages are done so there’s no way to know their pronouns. so! here’s a short list

hollow knight

the hollow knight- they/them or it/its

ogrim- he/him

godseeker- she/her, he/him or they/them

the radiance- she/her or they/them

herrah the beast- she/her or he/him

mato- he/him

bretta- she/her

myla- she/her or they/them

dahlia ( oc )- she/her or they/them

buzz ( vessel oc )- they/them

bluebird ( vessel oc )- they/them

fire emblem

flayn- she/her

sharena- she/her

ingrid appleby- she/her, he/him, or they/them

tmnt

tang shen - she/her or they/them

splinter- they/them

lavenza clairmont ( oc )- he/him

mary shelly ( oc )- she/her

original lore

cassandra lyn- she/her or he/him

paola- she/her

#★ ╎ OOC.

[dargeereads]

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

5 stars

How did we  not see this coming???? Everything we know of Max, her one true nemesis, her  weakness when she is home with her sisters, the one who never gives up on  annoying her, pursuing her, and that she just can’t back away from, the feral  cat in their neighbourhood. Which means, it was only poetic justice, when at  7% into our rip-roaring, loud out loud, action packed tale, she states “That’s  my kitty cat. You can’t shoot my kitty cat.”it all made sense

 Max doesn’t  like cats, never has, and Zé is no exception "And this was why Max hated  cats! Tricky, evil, fur-licking cats!" but he wiggles into her conscious  and she is inexplicably drawn to him. And what a cat he is, between his  antics, "Then, with his gaze still on Dutch, Zé slowly reached over and,  with a flick of his wrist, knocked Dutch’s soda out of his hand." And Max’s  one-liners “It’s quickly turning into a teddy bear picnic. I thought I’d go  out and pick up some liquor.” And the story in general “&#@k!” the last  human male exploded. “More badgers!”", I was laughing so hard in places,  I had to stop and catch my breath

 The  attraction is there too, but finding time and place is isn’t easy, as Charlie  clearly states to Max, “@#%k the cat on your own time. Let’s go! Let’s go!  Let’s go!”, there is always something that needs to be done. When they  finally get time on their own, they are explosive together, well matched, physically  and emotionally, and Max’s cat has her pegged 😊

 There were some  emotional moments as well. Settling of some matters with their extended  family, and Max coming to the realization that she has a heart and feelings. “Family  is family.” That’s what Carlie had taught Max. But it was Charlie who’d  taught Max that family only mattered “if they are in it with you. To the end.  Do or die.”. Max won my heart, Zé won my heart, and Charlie, Berg, Stevie, Shen,  and Kyle, yes Kyle is still around, burrowed deeper into it

 And fear  not fellow Honey Badger lovers, I don’t think this will be the end….

#Shelly Laurenston #Badger to the Bone #Honey Badger Chronicles #shifter romance #romantic comedy #new release #out now #am reading #reader #romance #romance books #book love #book blogger #bookworm #bookaholic #book obsessed #book buzz #bibliophile #TBR #reading list

[eloiseinparis]

In A Badger Way Book Review

Petite, kind, brilliant, and young, Stevie is nothing like the usual women bodyguard Shen Li is interested in. Even more surprising, the youngest of the lethal, ball-busting, and beautiful MacKilligan sisters is terrified of bears. But she’s not terrified of pandas. She loves pandas. Which means that whether Shen wants her to or not, she simply won’t stop cuddling him. He isn’t some stuffed Giant Panda, ya know! He is a Giant Panda shifter. He deserves respect and personal space. Something that little hybrid is completely ignoring. But Stevie has a way of finding trouble. Like going undercover to take down a scientist experimenting on other shifters. For what, Shen doesn’t want to know, but they’d better find out. And fast. Stevie might be the least violent of the honey badger sisters, but she’s the most dangerous to Shen’s peace of mind. Because she has absolutely no idea how much trouble they’re in . . . or just how damn adorable she is.

I am so torn about this book. I love Shelly Laurenston/G.A. Aiken and all of her books. I also really liked this overall story. Unfortunately I did not like the core love story at all. Out of all of her books this is my least liked.

I’ll start with the good. I really liked that we got to see more of the Mackilligan family. They are nuts but entertaining. I also liked that we got to see more of the sisters “abilities”. Max’s glandular defense and giant shifted Stevie were amazing. I also have the feeling that Charlie can shift, and that she is the flip side to Stevie. Because she is the oldest and caretaker her not shifting is psychological. That unlike Stevie when she is panicked or worried her default is to remain human, where she feels most in control. That her need to remain in control because she is constantly on defense is what keeps her from shifting. I wonder if therapy or this new science project of Stevie’s will allow us to see what she turns into. 

I also like the way Stevie’s mental illness was handled. It’s an issue, but treated like an illness. No different than if Stevie had a bad diabetic episode or asthma attack. When things go left the reaction is to get her, her meds and into a safe space. I also liked that so many other characters talked about their meds or therapy and it was all discussed as perfectly normal and uneventful. 

I enjoyed the new science of hybrid’s arc, and can’t wait to see where that goes. I also liked that the twin cousins were discussed but not the focus of the book. I liked that they are out there plotting but there are other concerns. Finally I loved all the appearances from beloved characters and that so much time was spent with others. There were tons of scenes that the main characters didn’t even appear in and it worked.

So what makes me dislike this book? As I said the love story. This is the first book where the leads were a couple because the leads were supposed to be a couple. There was nothing that happened between these two characters that made them falling in love believable to me. First their age difference. Although their specific ages were never said, it was repeatedly stated by several characters independent of each other that Shen is a lot older than Stevie. So I am guessing that means 10-15 years difference. Although Stevie has spent a lot of time around older people because she is a genius she was sheltered. Nothing about her felt mature. She is the baby of her family and not only is she treated as such but she behaves as such. Shen is not immature so I didn’t see where they meet. 

Stevie is a genius. Not just in one field either. She can basically master anything. Shen is totally normal and not in the least intellectual. Stevie switches careers on a whim and is always at the top of whatever her chosen field is. Shen is a bodyguard with no career ambition and all. In fact he had no ambition other than finding a new bamboo stalk to replace the one he finished. Stevie is high strung, Shen is beyond mellow. Stevie’s family is a chaotic, abusive, mess. Shen’s family is tight knit, loving, and grounded. I know there is the saying opposites attract, but in those cases there is something the couple bonds over. Something even small or random that they have in common. These two had nothing. Not even a TV show. A bit later on it was sort of inferred that their commonality was sex. But that was a reach to me. Every shifter female I have read in this series likes it rough and often. There was nothing about Shen’s need for “wild panda sex” that was so out of the norm compared to other shifter couples. He could’ve had sex with any other female character we’ve come across and had the same sexual chemistry.

There wasn’t even an event or conversation between the characters that inspired love. Stevie liked Shen because she likes Pandas. Everyone told Shen he liked Stevie, so he did. Even their love confessions were lame. These two just felt phoned in. As I said there were plenty of scenes where neither character appeared, and it worked because their interactions weren’t interesting. 

All that being said I would not recommend skipping this book because there were a lot of events and interactions that were not only fun but important to the series overall. However feel free to skip over the Stevie/Shen couple scenes because they basically have no bearing on the story. I am anxiously awaiting the next book, and I hope Max gets a way better deal in the love department.

#In A Badger Way #Shelly Laurenston #urban fantasy #paranormal romance #shifter

[p1zzapop]

Top 80 Fictional Turtle Characters

80) Ghido    (Final Fantasy V)

Ancient, cave-dwelling turtle

79) Giant Sea Turtle    (Bermuda Depths)

Massive & mysterious sea monster

78) Kamoebas    (Space Amoeba)

Rock turtle kaiju

77) Shelly   ( A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures )

Sammy’s friend and fellow escapee

76) Gramps ( The Rescuers )

Grumpy Swamp Folk old-timer

75) Toby Tortoise ( Disney’s Silly Symphonies )

Creative pugilist

74) Matsumoto (  Umi Monogatari )

Stylish turtle elder

73) Tiptup (  Banjo Kazooie )

Musically inclined racer

72) Churchy LaFemme (  Pogo Comic Strip )

Panicky writer

71) Tama-chan (  Love Hina )

Flying Hot Springs Turtle

70) Super Turtle (  DC Comics )

Silver age superpowered turtle

69) Devan Shell ( Jazz Jackrabbit )

Evil mastermind inventor

68) Baby Shelby ( Disney’s Mickey Mouse Works )

Young mischief maker

67) Toby Turtle ( Disney’s Robin Hood )

Cautious archery enthusiast

66) Kongwe ( Lion Guard )

Wisest animal in the Pride Lands

65) Toto ( Harry and Toto )

Lesson provider and Harry's inverse

64) Cecil Turtle ( Looney Tunes )

Scheming trickster

63) Shen-zin Su ( World of Warcraft )

The Wandering Isle

62) Bert the Turtle ( Duck and Cover )

Alert and Prepared Cold War Turtle

61) Morla ( Neverending Story )

Mountainous Ancient One

60) Jack Turtleson ( Ox Tales )

Funny Farm Mischief Maker 

59) Ray  ( A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures )

Devoted Leatherback

58) Tortoise ( Shirokuma Cafe )

Slow mover

57) Great A’tuin ( Discworld )

Giant Star Turtle

56) Turner ( Chucklewood Critters )

Holiday Turtle

55) Venus de Milo ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Controversial Fifth Turtle

54) Burt ( Danger Rangers )

Inventive Safety Enthusiast

53) Dog ( Tazmania )

Devil’s Best Friend

52) Tuck ( Wonder Pets )

Sensitive Superhero

51) Sammy ( A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures  )

Survivor

50) Tortimer ( Animal Crossing )

Elderly Mayor

49) Lion Turtle ( Avatar: The Last Airbender )

Ancient Protector of Mankind

48) Tirtouga ( Pokémon )

Blue Leatherback Pokémon

47) Touché Turtle ( Hanna Barbera )

Heroic Swordsman

46) Morton Koopa Jr. ( Super Mario Franchise )

White-domed Koopaling

45) Bentley ( Sly Cooper )

Genius and Strategist

44) Terraspin ( Disney’s Mickey Mouse Works )

Air-manipulating Alien Turtle

43) Carracosta ( Pokémon )

Blue Bipedal Pokémon

42) Verne ( Over the Hedge )

Cautious Leader

41) Tokka ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Mutant Alligator Snapping Turtle

40) Mock Turtle ( Alice in Wonderland )

Calf-Turtle / Soup Pun

39) Fastback ( DC Comics )

Laid-back speedster

38) Wendy O. Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Fashionable Candy Ring Lover

37) Roy Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Rock ‘n Roll Koopaling

36) Ludwig von Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Eldest Koopaling

35) Giant Turtle ( Majora’s Mask )

Sleepy Transporter

34) Fillmore ( Sherman’s Lagoon )

Avid Reader

33) Iggy Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Crazed Koopaling

32) Hammer Bro ( Super Mario Franchise )

Helmets and Hammers

31) Lemmy Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Mohawks and Mayhem

30) Larry Koopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Blue-haired Wand-wielder

29) Yertle the Turtle ( Dr. Seuss )

King of the Pond

28) Speed ( The Swan Princess )

Slow and Unsteady

27) Oogway ( Kung Fu Panda )

Martial Arts Master

26) Torkoal ( Pokémon )

Fire Mountain Turtle

25) MagiKoopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Spellcasting Wizard-Turtles

24) Skalman ( Bamse )

Genius Inventor

23) Shuckle ( Pokémon )

Berry enthusiast

22) Shelly ( Sesame Street )

Puppet Singer

21) Dry Bones ( Super Mario Franchise )

Undead Koopa

20) Hun ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Transformed Purple Dragon

19) Lakitu ( Super Mario Franchise )

Sky Spectator

18) Torterra ( Pokémon )

Spiky Tree-shell Turtle

17) Tank ( My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic )

Rainbow Dash’s Pet

16) Squirt ( Finding Nemo )

Fun-loving and fearless

15) Grotle ( Pokémon )

Berry Providing Forest Dweller

14) Koopa Troopa ( Super Mario Franchise )

Standard Koopa Soldier

13) Turtwig ( Pokémon )

Tiny Leaf Pokémon

12) Slash ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

The other Fifth Turtle

11) Wartortle ( Pokémon )

Furry-tailed Freshwater Pokémon

10) Gamera ( Gamera )

Famous Turtle Kaiju

9) Crush ( Finding Nemo )

Surfer Dad

8) Bowser Jr. ( Super Mario Franchise )

Heir to the Throne

7) Michelangelo ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Pizza-loving Comedian

6) Donatello ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Brains of the Operation

5) Raphael ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Dark and Brooding

4) Blastoise ( Pokémon )

Cannon Wielding Heavyweight

3) Leonardo ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles )

Young Hopeful Leader

2) Squirtle ( Pokémon )

Tiny Blue Fighter

1) Bowser ( Super Mario Franchise )

Mushroom Kingdom Big Bad

#turtles turtle characters fictional turtles tortoises

[steampoweredshow]

Jesslyn Tannady is a Developer Advocate at Facebook. She creates educational content about Facebook's technologies so that anyone outside of Facebook can use them. In a past life, she worked on video games and augmented reality navigation tools for astronauts for NASA. When she's not thinking about virtual reality technology, she's probably illustrating or voice acting. You can find her on Twitter at @jtannady.

In our conversation, we talk about Jesslyn's past life in Augmented and Virtual Reality, tech communities and democratisation, and reflecting on attending women's educational institutions..

Watch this episode on YouTube. Listen to it on Vurbl, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, or RSS.

Show Notes

[00:00:57] Jesslyn's journey to a Computer Science and Media Arts & Sciences double major. [00:01:25] Exploring a variety of subjects in college. [00:02:07] Discovering an interest in programming. [00:03:08] Hackathons opening up the potential of programming. [00:03:51] The intersection of technology and design. [00:05:25] The value of a school that allows you to explore other subjects. [00:07:22] Michele's journey to computer science. [00:10:18] You don't need to have your life planned out. [00:11:09] Feeling as though you need to have conviction about what you'll do for the rest of your life as a teenager. [00:12:23] Passion vs getting paid. Both are valid motivations for career choices. [00:13:48] Where Jesslyn imagined her qualifications would take her. [00:13:58] An interest in video games as a consumer and a creator. [00:15:19] Discovering Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR). [00:15:57] Learning about photogrammetry and falling in love with research. [00:17:58] Exploring robotics. [00:19:04] Developing augmented reality navigation tools for astronauts. [00:21:20] Finding work with neural interfaces. [00:22:51] Getting acquired by Facebook and becoming a Developer Advocate. [00:23:07] What being a Developer Advocate involves. [00:25:28] Thinking about our privilege, the democratisation of tech, and how we make it more accessible to the community. [00:27:44] The language barriers in technology. [00:29:44] MIT App Inventor talk about teaching kids programming fundamentals through solving real-world problems in their lives. [00:32:20] Women in STEM, belonging, and how one identifies themselves in their field. [00:32:43] The empowering mindset of knowing you can affect change. [00:33:17] Reflecting on attending women's only educational institutions. [00:35:52] On the theory that the comfort of an all women's learning environment will lead to adjustment issues in 'the real world'. [00:37:57] On the impact of our learning environments on self-confidence and impostor syndrome. [00:41:46] Why STEAM? [00:42:35] Michele's A in STEAM. [00:44:53] The ethics in tech. [00:45:48] Where all our science and technology comes from and the ethics of these creations. [00:50:17] Technology, science, and ethics are complementary. [00:53:22] On how everyone has something they can contribute in open source. [00:54:14] On participating in Hacktoberfest. [00:55:37] On our languages and growing up in multilingual households in predominantly English-speaking countries. [00:57:44] On the challenges of passing on a dying language to the next generation [00:59:51] Segue: Taiwanese dramas [01:03:07] Bonus Question 1: What hobby or interest do you have that is most unrelated to your field of work? [01:03:13] Dabbling in voice acting. [01:03:36] Voice acting as a tool for developing confidence skills. [01:05:20] Bonus Question 2: Which childhood book holds the strongest memories for you? [01:06:09] Bonus Question 3: What advice you would give someone who wants to do what you do? Or what advice should they ignore? [01:06:24] Start creating. You learn new skills and create a portfolio. [01:07:38] Be discerning with what you volunteer for and 'going above and beyond'. [01:12:12] Find out more about Jesslyn.

Topics/Resources/People Mentioned

Wellesley College

Augmented Reality (wiki)

Virtual Reality (wiki)

Reality Reflection

Oculus

Photogrammetry (wiki)

SIGGRAPH (wiki)

MIT Media Lab

MIT AeroAstro

Electromyography (EMG) (wiki)

Facebook

FLoRes

MIT App Inventor

xkcd

Pauline Belford (STEAM Powered (#6))

Scandal in Academia, Heron, M. & Belford, P. (2014). ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society  44(2):20-51

Dr Shelly Lesher (STEAM Powered (#26))

Hacktoberfest

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (GoodReads) (BookDepository)

Additional Resources

Hokkien (language) (wiki)

Meteor Garden (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

Zhan Shen MARS (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

Silence (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

F4 (band) (wiki)

Crunchyroll

Connect with Jesslyn

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#steampoweredshow #women in steam #women in stem #steam #stem #technology #augmented reality #virtual reality #ARVR #developer advocacy #communities

[davidpwilson2564]

Bloglet

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Beautiful day. 

Practice.  Very little writing.  Though it relaxes me it is murder to get started.  The temptation is to turn on the TV and see the latest about the virus.

Trump has declared this a day of prayer.  The evangelical right have fallen for him in a scary way.  They have their reasons.  And despite whatever has happened the right is beginning to talk about our president's strong leadership (!) in a crisis. 

Beautiful day.  Ideal for a walk and some shopping (look at all of those empty shelves!)...  Few people out.  Very little traffic.  Music (Handel) blasts from the unoccupied Geffen Hall.  Lincoln Center banner adverts flapping in the breeze.  None the events they show are actually going to be seen.  Even the much touted Shen Yun company will not go on.  (I still don't quite get their connection with Falun Gong.)  Those poor kids, stranded here and, I'm guessing, housed somewhere in the city six to a room. 

Note: It was less than a week ago that I ran into John D, fellow Tennessean, who had a newish show at one of the Lincoln Center theaters.  It is a musical about famous people in L A and their experiences on L S D.  Whether or not this show will be able to reopen after the virus break remains to be seen.  Of course this show, called "Flying Over Sunset," features an Aldous Huxley character.  I am trying to imagine a singing and dancing Aldous Huxley. 

Note: Back in college we were all reading Huxley's slender book about his L S D experience, "The Doors of Perception."  The band took its name from this book. There is much more to the Huxley in Hollywood story, even a book (I can't find my copy) bearing that title.  Huxley made cruel fun of California in "After Many a Summer Dies the Swan."  California exacted its revenge.  Huxley's house burned down... Much more to this story...  At a sort of audition when a project about Mr. Magoo was pitched (Mr. Magoo as Don Quixote [!]) Huxley (with his terrible eyesight) made a bad impression by tripping over a coffee table.

Note: Another celeb who is featured in the same musical is (L S D user) Cary Grant.  One cannot help thinking of the  Shelly Winters.  When he picked her up for a date, Ms Winters says he thought she heard her mother say, "Don't be careful."

Evening: Joe debates Bernie.  Both are nice guys but neither of them can tap into the tremendous anger of the right, those who feel disenfranchised by the system.

Note: I haven't (really) slept in over a week. Anxieties...

[puppygirl-milf-cock]

In that case, lay it on me and provide context as needed.

hehehhe >:)

first

Biji and Bombom are gay married and Fizzle is their kid

Vesta and Shen are siblings and tease each other all the time

Shelly and Bonnie hang out all the time and regale stories of their families to each other

Berry Sis, Bonnie, Big Berry, Lil Berry, and Booshu are all family

Same with Chompom, Kernel, and Shelly

#wildfrost #this is just stuff off the top of my head so if you have anything please #ask

[sunlithopes]

TAG DUMP II.

★ ╎ HEADCANONS : SPLINTER.

★ ╎ MUSE : SPLINTER.

★ ╎ IC : SPLINTER.

★ ╎ HEADCANONS : SHEN.

★ ╎ MUSE : SHEN.

★ ╎ IC : SHEN.

★ ╎ HEADCANONS : LAVENZA.

★ ╎ MUSE : LAVENZA.

★ ╎ IC : LAVENZA.

★ ╎ HEADCANONS : MARY SHELLY.

★ ╎ MUSE : MARY SHELLY.

★ ╎ IC : MARY SHELLY.

★ ╎ HEADCANONS : PAOLA.

★ ╎ MUSE : PAOLA.

★ ╎ IC : PAOLA.

#★ ╎ HEADCANONS : SPLINTER. #★ ╎ MUSE : SPLINTER. #★ ╎ IC : SPLINTER. #★ ╎ HEADCANONS : SHEN. #★ ╎ MUSE : SHEN. #★ ╎ IC : SHEN. #★ ╎ HEADCANONS : LAVENZA. #★ ╎ MUSE : LAVENZA. #★ ╎ IC : LAVENZA. #★ ╎ HEADCANONS : MARY SHELLY. #★ ╎ MUSE : MARY SHELLY. #★ ╎ IC : MARY SHELLY. #★ ╎ HEADCANONS : PAOLA. #★ ╎ MUSE : PAOLA. #★ ╎ IC : PAOLA.

[kathydavie]

Book Review: Shelly Laurenston's In a Badger Way

Book Review: Shelly Laurenston’s In a Badger Way

Second in The Honey Badger Chronicles paranormal romance series set in New York City, a spin-off from the Magnus/Pride universe, and revolving around those crazy honey badgers and their family and friends. The couple focus is on Dr Stevie MacKilligan and Shen Li.

My Take

I’m warnin’ ya…this whole series is a snarkfest! And I love it. I absolutely love how invincible these girls are! Laurenston…

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#author Shelly Laurenston #bears #betrayals #book review #DNA #embezzlement #family #Guarneri violin #honey badgers #jackals #jaguar #karaoke #Magnus/Pride universe #murder #New York City #panic disorders #paranormal romance #prodigies #psychiatrists #snakes #The Honey Badger Chronicles series #wolves

[dcooper007]

Animafest Zagreb predstavlja Natjecanje filmova za djecu i Svjetsku panoramu! Vidimo se na Animafestu od 4-9 lipnja 2018!

Svjetski festival Animiranog filma - Animafest Zagreb 2018 ponosno predstavlja izabrane filmove za Natjecanje filmova za djecu i Svjetsku panoramu.

Središnji događaj bogatog Programa za djecu i mlade Animafesta 2018 je Natjecanje filmova za djecu, međunarodna konkurencija koja broji 44 filma iz svih krajeva svijeta. Filmove je odabrala slovenska medijska psihologinja Martina Peštaj, urednica Dječjeg i omladinskog programa Radiotelevizije Slovenije, koja ih je razvrstala prema prilagođenosti četirima dobnim kategorijama (4-7, 7-10, 10-14 i 14+).

Svjetska panorama je raznolik nenatjecateljski program koji prikazuje originalne i inovativne naslove koji pomiču granice animacije. Prikazat će 30 filmova (15 studentskih i 15 profesionalnih autora) iz 22 zemlje.

NATJECANJE FILMOVA ZA DJECU NATJECANJE FILMOVA ZA DJECU 1 (DOB 4 – 7)

ANT, Julia Ocker (Njemačka / 2017 / 03:37) BOXI: IN THE NATURE, Béla Klingl (Mađarska / 2017 / 04:21) DRAGON SLEDGE, Evgeniya Jirkova (Rusija / 2017 / 02:30) GROWTH, Marta Kwasniewska (Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / 2017 / 02:20) KOYAA - WILD SUNBED, Kolja Saksida (Slovenija / 2017/ 02:45) KRILA ZA KROKODILA, Ivana Guljasevic (Hrvatska / 2018 / 04:40) NUTZ, Denis Alenti (Hrvatska / 2018 / 02:21) PATCHWORK MOLE, Angela Steffen (Njemačka / 2017 / 03:53) PRINCE KI-KI-DO; WINTER STORY, Grega Mastnak (Slovenija / 2017 / 05:00) SMALL FOREST STORIES, Veronika Fedorova (Rusija / 2017 / 03:11) THE SWIMMING LESSON, Tatyana Okruzhnova (Rusija / 2017 / 03:00)

NATJECANJE FILMOVA ZA DJECU 2 (DOB 7 – 10) 6:1, Sergei Ryabov (Rusija / 2018 / 02:53) BIJELA VRANA, Miran Miošić (Hrvatska / 2018 / 09:00) CICADA, Gabriela Borregales (Sjedinjene Države / 2018 / 03:57) KING MATHEUS, Katarina Nikolov (Slovenija / 2017 / 10:35) STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, Anais Sorrentino (Francuska, Belgija / 2017 / 06:51) THE BOY AND THE RACCOON, Yereum Cho, Jinsun Choi, Suyeon Kang, Eunha Ko (Južna Koreja / 2017 / 05:05) THE FRUITS OF CLOUDS, Katerina Karhánková (Češka Republika / 2017 / 10:00) THE HUNGRY LITTLE WOLF, Arnaud Demuynck (Francuska, Belgija / 2017 / 08:46)

NATJECANJE FILMOVA ZA DJECU 3 (DOB 10 – 14) ANIMAL LAUGHING, Aurore Peuffier (Francuska / 2017 / 03:00) EXAM STRESS: SYRIAN STYLE, Raj Yagnik (Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, Sirija / 2017 / 02:30) FLIPPED OUT, Jae Bae (Sjedinjene Države / 2017 / 05:41) FUNNY FISH, Krishna Chandran A. Nair (Francuska, Švicarska / 2017 / 06:20) GELATO – SEVEN SUMMERS OF ICE CREAM LOVE, Daniela Opp (Njemačka / 2017 / 2:18) GYPSY TALES / HOW WAS MAN CREATED, Mária Horváth (Mađarska / 2017 / 07:00) HURRY UP, HEROLD!, Francie Liebschner (Njemačka / 2017 / 08:00) JEFF, Britt Raes (Belgija / 2018 / 01:31) LES PIONNIERS DE L’UNIVERS, Benjamin Bernon, Clémentine Courbin, Matthieu Guevel, Anthony Rege, Jérôme Vanbeneden (Francuska / 2017 / 05:21) METAMORPHOSIS, Jane Carmen Oliveira (Brazil / 2017 / 05:22) PEANUT BUTTER AND JERRY, Shellie Leibensperger (Sjedinjene Države / 2017 / 03:10) THE CURVE OF YOUR EYES ENCIRCLES MY HEART, Nicolas Rolland (Francuska / 2017 / 03:00) VRLO MOKRA NOĆ U MUZEJU, Milan Trenc (Hrvatska / 2017 / 07:30)

NATJECANJE FILMOVA ZA DJECU 4 (DOB 14+) BIRDLIME, Evan DeRushie (Kanada / 2017 /10:52) BURN OUT, Cécile Carre (Francuska, Sjedinjene Države / 2017 / 04:15) COMPARTMENTS, Daniella Koffler, Uli Seis (Njemačka, Izrael / 2017 / 15:00) CREATION, Yulia Baygulova (Rusija / 2017 / 06:03) LATE AFTERNOON, Louise Bagnall (Irska / 2017 / 09:23) LIVELY AIR, Pierre Grillère (Francuska / 2017 / 03:00) MATINS, Axel De Lafforest (Francuska / 2017 / 03:00) THE EEL, THE WEASEL AND THE VULTURE, Suki (Francuska / 2017 / 04:40) TWO BALLOONS, Mark C. Smith (Sjedinjene Države / 2017 / 09:08) USEFULNESS, Amaury Brun (Francuska / 2017 / 03:00) WANDA, Denise Hauser (Norveška / 2018 / 12:32) WINDS OF SPRING, Keyu Chen (Kanada / 2017 / 06:07)

SVJETSKA PANORAMA A TABLE GAME, Nicolás Petelski Mesón (Estonija, Španjolska / 2017 / 03:53) A VISIT, Parissa Mohit (Kanada / 2018 / 12:18) AN ISLAND, Rory Byrne (Irska / 2017 / 12:50) BALLERINA, Steven Subotnick (Sjedinjene Američke Države / 2017 / 04:30) BETWEEN US TWO, Wei Keong Tan (Singapur / 2017 / 05:03) BLIND MICE, Nicholas D’Agostino (Sjedinjene Američke Države / 2017 / 09:00) CHILDLINE – NSPCC, Moth Studio (Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / 2017 / 02:28) COYOTE, Lorenz Wunderle (Švicarska / 2017 / 09:55) HELL GATE, Ilhyun KIM (Južna Koreja / 2018 / 09:47) HORS SAISON, Nicolas Capitaine, Céline Desoutter, Lucas Durkheim, Léni Marotte (Francuska / 2017 / 06:07) IN OUR SKIN, Rosa Beiroa (Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / 2017 / 03:55) JASON’S SENTENCE, Elyse Kelly (Sjedinjene Američke Države / 2017 / 02:25) LOTUS LANTERN, Xingpei Shen (Kina, Sjedinjene Američke Države / 2017 / 06:30) LOVE HE SAID, Ines Sedan (Francuska / 2018 / 05:40) MONSTER DON’T EXIST, Ilaria Angelini, Luca Barberis Organista, Nicola Bernardi (Italija / 2017 / 03:23) MUSICAL TRAUMAS, Miloš Tomić (Srbija / 2018 / 10:23) OASIS, Daria Kashcheeva (Češka / 2018 / 02:26) OLIVIER, Armelle Mercat (Francuska / 2018 / 11:30) ONCE IN THE FIELDS OF BOREDOM, Teele Strauss (Estonija / 2017 / 05:20) PREY, Dal Park (Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / 2018 / 02:12) REGRETS, Petra Stipetic (Njemačka / 2018 /02:33) RE-VUE, Dirk de Bruyn (Australija / 2018 / 05:58) THE ORIGIN OF SOUND, Paul Driessen, Toon Loenders (Belgija, Nizozemska / 2018 / 13:15) THE WALKER, Frédéric Hainaut (Belgija / 2017 / 11:18) UTOPIA NOW, Remo Rauscher (Austrija / 2017 / 04:44) VERMIN, Jeremie Becquer (Danska / 2018 / 06:00) VOYAGERS, Gauthier Ammeux, Valentine Baillon, Benjamin Chaumeny, Alexandre Dumez, Lea Finucci, Marina Roger (Francuska / 2017 / 07:33) WHAT’S IN YOUR MIND?, Jo Ying Lee (Tajvan /2017 / 02:20) WOO-HOO!, David Stumpf (Slovačka / 2018 / 06:39) WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE TWO: THE BURDEN OF OTHER PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS, Don Hertzfeldt (Sjedinjene Američke Države / 2018 / 23:00)

#AnimaFest #animafestzagreb2018

[steampoweredshow]

Jesslyn Tannady is a Developer Advocate at Facebook. She creates educational content about Facebook’s technologies so that anyone outside of Facebook can use them. In a past life, she worked on video games and augmented reality navigation tools for astronauts for NASA. When she’s not thinking about virtual reality technology, she’s probably illustrating or voice acting. You can find her on Twitter at @jtannady.

In our conversation, we talk about Jesslyn’s past life in Augmented and Virtual Reality (ARVR), tech communities and democratisation, and reflecting on attending women’s educational institutions.

Watch this episode on YouTube. Listen to it on Vurbl, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, or RSS.

Show Notes

[00:00:57] Jesslyn's journey to a Computer Science and Media Arts & Sciences double major. [00:01:25] Exploring a variety of subjects in college. [00:02:07] Discovering an interest in programming. [00:03:08] Hackathons opening up the potential of programming. [00:03:51] The intersection of technology and design. [00:05:25] The value of a school that allows you to explore other subjects. [00:07:22] Michele's journey to computer science. [00:10:18] You don't need to have your life planned out. [00:11:09] Feeling as though you need to have conviction about what you'll do for the rest of your life as a teenager. [00:12:23] Passion vs getting paid. Both are valid motivations for career choices. [00:13:48] Where Jesslyn imagined her qualifications would take her. [00:13:58] An interest in video games as a consumer and a creator. [00:15:19] Discovering Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR). [00:15:57] Learning about photogrammetry and falling in love with research. [00:17:58] Exploring robotics. [00:19:04] Developing augmented reality navigation tools for astronauts. [00:21:20] Finding work with neural interfaces. [00:22:51] Getting acquired by Facebook and becoming a Developer Advocate. [00:23:07] What being a Developer Advocate involves. [00:25:28] Thinking about our privilege, the democratisation of tech, and how we make it more accessible to the community. [00:27:44] The language barriers in technology. [00:29:44] MIT App Inventor talk about teaching kids programming fundamentals through solving real-world problems in their lives. [00:32:20] Women in STEM, belonging, and how one identifies themselves in their field. [00:32:43] The empowering mindset of knowing you can affect change. [00:33:17] Reflecting on attending women's only educational institutions. [00:35:52] On the theory that the comfort of an all women's learning environment will lead to adjustment issues in 'the real world'. [00:37:57] On the impact of our learning environments on self-confidence and impostor syndrome. [00:41:46] Why STEAM? [00:42:35] Michele's A in STEAM. [00:44:53] The ethics in tech. [00:45:48] Where all our science and technology comes from and the ethics of these creations. [00:50:17] Technology, science, and ethics are complementary. [00:53:22] On how everyone has something they can contribute in open source. [00:54:14] On participating in Hacktoberfest. [00:55:37] On our languages and growing up in multilingual households in predominantly English-speaking countries. [00:57:44] On the challenges of passing on a dying language to the next generation [00:59:51] Segue: Taiwanese dramas [01:03:07] Bonus Question 1: What hobby or interest do you have that is most unrelated to your field of work? [01:03:13] Dabbling in voice acting. [01:03:36] Voice acting as a tool for developing confidence skills. [01:05:20] Bonus Question 2: Which childhood book holds the strongest memories for you? [01:06:09] Bonus Question 3: What advice you would give someone who wants to do what you do? Or what advice should they ignore? [01:06:24] Start creating. You learn new skills and create a portfolio. [01:07:38] Be discerning with what you volunteer for and 'going above and beyond'. [01:12:12] Find out more about Jesslyn.

Topics/Resources/People Mentioned

Wellesley College

Augmented Reality (wiki)

Virtual Reality (wiki)

Reality Reflection

Oculus

Photogrammetry (wiki)

SIGGRAPH (wiki)

MIT Media Lab

MIT AeroAstro

Electromyography (EMG) (wiki)

Facebook

FLoRes

MIT App Inventor

xkcd

Pauline Belford (STEAM Powered (#6))

Scandal in Academia, Heron, M. & Belford, P. (2014). ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society  44(2):20-51

Dr Shelly Lesher (STEAM Powered (#26))

Hacktoberfest

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (GoodReads) (BookDepository)

Additional Resources

Hokkien (language) (wiki)

Meteor Garden (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

Zhan Shen MARS (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

Silence (Taiwanese drama) (wiki)

F4 (band) (wiki)

Crunchyroll

Connect with Jesslyn

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