#tilvie

[vimse]

Happy Taungsday friends!

I’m sorry I haven’t been posting a lot. It has been a stressful month and it doesn’t look like it will clear up anytime soon. I’ll try my best not to go crazy 🥹

#the bad batch #the bad batch tech #tbb tech #clone trooper tech #the bad batch oc #oc: silvio rea #vimse art #tilvie #tech x oc #I’m sorry I don’t know how to draw tech anymore

[lorspolairepeluche]

Character superlatives: 8, 15, 18, 19, 32, 34, 44 and 45!

WHO...

8. ...is the tallest? the shortest?

Tallest is Dovekie, coming in at a respectable firbolgish 8 feet. Shortest is Tilvy, at a perfectly halfling two feet and eleven inches.

15. [answered here!]

18. needs the most therapy?

HAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAaaaaa.... Well, Siggri's got some serious trauma to work out that I can't detail here because every other member of that campaign follows me. Ri also has just a ton of baggage that she is struggling to carry on her skinny 15-year-old shoulders. Kind of like her dad's sword which she has used ONCE and that was immediately after he was killed in front of her, so. Yeah, some therapy would be nice there.

19. would be the best therapist?

Noa, because she has therapy animals and also tea and weed.

32. is the most likely to be a twitch streamer?

Dring. I just have the image of that one tiktok of different dog breeds (as played by a human) reacting to a burglar and the samoyed playing video games yelling "OOOOOHHHHHHHH!! GET SAAAUCED!!!" Dring wouldn't actually speak on stream, but they'd have a massive soundboard of movie quotes and sound effects as reactions to almost anything.

34. would have the most fun playing a ttrpg?

Daga would go HAM. Daga and Sammy playing ttrpgs together would be inseparable and unstoppable. Chaos Cousins.

44. is the most like you?

Oof..........even split: Cohr, Daga, Siggri. Cohr for anger issues and know-it-all-ness (and being in love with Nothing (@bladeverbena)), Daga for naivete and just. Utter Obnoxiousness, and Siggri for anxiety battling with the urge to Be Nice and Do Good. also we're all cute and powerful!

45. is the least like you?

Halla. Flirting incessantly, very very slow to actually open up. Also tall and flat-chested and drop-dead gorgeous. And Dovekie, kinda, the way I'm playing them in my dad's campaign. Also tall, also playing it close to the chest, but dueling instincts of This Wasn't In My Job Description/You're Not Paying Me Enough For This vs. Protect.

character superlatives

#dovekie #tilvy berylvein haylock #siggri stormboom #ri trace #noa pendragon #dring #daga #sammy rule #cohr rindaryen #halla trevelyan #THANK U SMIF #srry this is late

[444names]

Names generated from Spanish forenames and Greek islands, excluding the letter "E"

Abaromira Abigna Abigo Abiourlona Ablado Abrafona Abria Abrionisil Adios Adisti Adronos Afrano Agabigo Agdaydos Agillamilio Agissorios Agonis Agrafrisi Agraugra Aguilorgo Aigos Ailda Aimia Aiminia Alanysaro Alfricia Alian Alida Alimirina Alita Alkitra Alkoudio Alonichio Aloria Alucisos Amicia Ammonili Amoni Amuna Amuritzo Ancasundo Ancisi Andadas Andan Andia Andildas Andio Andisi Andona Andonisi Andos Andouda Andrafoponi Andrakros Andriciolga Angos Aniki Anisia Anito Anorinagia Antsos Anzallos Aramvo Arasilina Arato Arciar Arcistros Ardia Arikythora Arisios Armaydos Armos Asokyria Athydro Atria Audarcio Auday Aulantor Auron...

Barifildo Barto Blaidon Bloras Bonos Bramin Britza Cachos Cacia Calac Calio Canathathos Canicia Carafokia Carakoros Carda Cardo Cargiolina Caria Carinia Carinto Caros Cathato Chilimnos Chouro Cildo Clauda Clorpino Cobalor Coburlalia Colatmordo Colmas Cornadros Cortomo Cruthos Dadiagin Dakaki Dalita Dalonos Davdo Dilan Dionisa Dolymico Donanan Donisto Drofila Fabia Facia Facioma Facobarcio Facuana Falio Fallos Falorgina Fantina Farciancita Farda Fiago Fidaki Firiana Fladonos Fokinaxi Folainicio Fonisi Forgoulina Forina Frachodo Fraki Friforaular Fulia Fulina Fulma Gabrio Gaimontxan Gatito Gavida Gidida Ginan Ginia Giosa Graciasilda Grafronza Griba Guanafraito Guilia Gussa Gussodo Gyaidioi Gylidout Hancia Hasonoula Hipara Honisia Hrysi Hugonisi Hugus Ilika Inmarmia Irica Isanavito Isilios Itobonto Itoracida Jacara Jacio Jacuanistos Jaigaros Jasta Javdo Javia Javianca Jimando Joaquisto Juadi Jualo Juanacio Juanancia Juancin Juandina Juantini Juaras Juarogio Julcaydordo Julia Julion Julmaca Julria Julrio Jussa Jussasa Kakro Kalaki Kalucara Kaluz Kalvittavo Kananathaki Kanciana Kancos Kandi Kangya Kangyandro Kania Kanion Kanos Kanto Kardia Karia Karin Karisi Karlino Karmil Kartomvo Kasonos Kintikourio Konia Konica Konisla Konisos Kouria Koussar Koutsos Kynti Kyria Kyrouda Kythasornak Kythodi Kytinandra Lalimada Lauda Lauli Laurifo Lialoy Licto Lillodos Lionia Lionisia Lipaza Lisiamundo Lonorna Lorifi Lourdoron Lucat Lucio Luciona Lucisi Luisi Lundalya Lundi Macandio Maciantxa Macio Madra Magusto Mailda Maita Maito Makio Maklidad Makoul Makrona Makythilia Malaia Mandos Mandria Manos Mantinaina Marba Marcias Marcios Mardo Marga Marica Marinarasou Marmasouli Maroilicio Maros Martisasodo Marto Martomfota Matia Matikonila Mativana Matzo Miagra Micana Mikouthous Minos Mintinousto Mirakyros Motikos Mundio Mundro Mykon Nagos Naitontitos Nican Nicarto Nisamilda Nisia Nisid Nistypatria Nitisi Nutharahal Ofabri Ofida Ofinisi Orignanisi Othia Pabra Papigo Paplalina Paritono Parlia Parmino Parout Pason Pasou Pastri Pathati Pathono Pathros Patita Paulia Paulidio Paximola Paximuda Paxos Pingavida Pisla Pithaca Pitria Pothos Poudi Poura Poustina Prago Praha Prayonislak Prita Puria Purons Puros Rafonos Rafos Raigna Rascardo Raxirati Rhilda Riquila Rocharos Rodorpio Roillos Romforpaxi Romina Rongaros Rundrochiro Rutryona Sabios Sabrilia Sadingo Saldos Samaro Samata Sampaula Sandia Sarla Sarna Sarodousto Saron Satriana Saulcobos Scundrago Scunos Simos Skantiano Skisa Skonsidio Skoulana Skoulio Skyntilos Skyro Sofabunda Somoundio Sonistomoni Soura Souto Sovata Sphario Spousta Stharo Stoundi Symno Syrodos Thilad Thoaquina Thodia Thonia Thoulida Thranisto Thrysatmo Thymandra Tilvi Timigna Tobos Toniapoloy Trifonisia Undio Undros Vadroval Valomar Vandos Vania Vanio Varofica Vicacio Vicardalio Vicaydro Vidados Virito Vrysa Ximasta Yagoniscuan Yolonisia Zaloussabri Zucia

#444 names #444names

[goldemas1244]

Here's a sample of the Kastiyan dictionary I've been writing down. Long post.

Vocab/Vocabulary - Kasra/Kasrata

Kastiya - Bastion/Protection (notes) - Always at the end of sentences. Only royalty may use it anywhere in the sentence.

Shaloshta (Plural: Shaloshtik) - Mother/Radiance

Kaloshta (Plural: Kaloshtik) - Father/Pillar

Aloshta (Plural: Aloshtik) - Parent

Haloshta (Plural: Haloshtik) - Guardian

Saladay - Wisdom

Rorsha - Strength

Kuhas - Favoured

Zhask - Passion

Hask - Love/Grub

Fala (Plural: Falai) - Brother/Forward

Fila (Plural: Filaia) - Sister/Trust

Aramashk - Fortune

Ce - It

Re - Is

Cere - It is/It's

Di - me

Ralsa (Plural: Ralsak) - Son

Rilli (Plural: Rillik) - Daughter

Meric: Small pet

Domorey: Nightmaric Spawn

Domo: Nightmare

Rey: Spawn/Live

Mi - Your (Note: Only Kastiyan royalty may use it in any part of the sentence. Otherwise will always come before a noun.)

Pavra - Little

Rahk - Big

Dis - I

Tu - Have

Khauf - Come

Bhait - Home

Ark - Wake

A - Up

Arka - Wake up

Mena (Plural: Menasan) - Servant

Var - And

Sosii - Bow

Varsosii - And bow

Example sentences:

"Arkamenasan; Varsosii!"

"Shaloshta! Cere di, ralsa mi Zhask!"

"Cere di Shaloshta, cere di, pavra mi hask!"

"Dis tu khauf bhait!"

"Arka, Shaloshta, arka!"

Here's a lullaby written in Old Kastiyan. The wording has changed much, but the royals still sing the original version to their young.

"Shar tuu leda rii,

Sha di tu les ii,

Falkhoum frie barshakti,

Freq tahk falaqhui."

("Stars in the sky,

Star down in my lap,

May fate bring you magic,

And limitless knowledge.")

"Shar tuu leda rii,

Itqaf leshtari,

Arki lama tilvi,

Tarmishka haki."

("Stars in the sky,

Our faithful resource,

Further on we behold,

Leave no stone unturned.")

"Shar tuu leda rii,

Varsosii mati,

I hask u, li zhask tu,

Fatahq kliktari."

("Stars in the sky,

They bow lest they die,

Your passion high, my love so great,

My little prince.")

#longnpost #kastiya #kastiyan #mobile legends #mobile legends bang bang #mlbb #ml #look if moonton won't publish a dictionary then i will #more or less #long post

[snowberry-pie]

not a final design but quick doodle last night of my HoK, tilvi (he/she)! she’s a 16 year old half-orc half-dunmer with a unicorn and the ghost of her great great great grandfather following him around.

#tes #oblivion #kikay draws #oc: tilvi

[suomen-sotilaat]

#a.h. tilvis

[spaceexp]

Astronomers Spot Distant Galaxy Group Driving Ancient Cosmic Makeover

Astronomy logo. Jan. 6, 2020 An international team of astronomers funded in part by NASA has found the farthest galaxy group identified to date. Called EGS77, the trio of galaxies dates to a time when the universe was only 680 million years old, or less than 5% of its current age of 13.8 billion years. More significantly, observations show the galaxies are participants in a sweeping cosmic makeover called reionization. The era began when light from the first stars changed the nature of hydrogen throughout the universe in a manner akin to a frozen lake melting in the spring. This transformed the dark, light-quenching early cosmos into the one we see around us today.

Distant Galaxy Group Caught Driving Ancient Cosmic Makeover

Video above: This animation shows EGS77’s place in cosmic history, flies to the galaxies, and illustrates how ultraviolet light from their stars create bubbles of ionized hydrogen around them. Video Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “The young universe was filled with hydrogen atoms, which so attenuate ultraviolet light that they block our view of early galaxies,” said James Rhoads at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, who presented the findings on Jan. 5 at the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Honolulu. “EGS77 is the first galaxy group caught in the act of clearing out this cosmic fog.” While more distant individual galaxies have been observed, EGS77 is the farthest galaxy group to date showing the specific wavelengths of far-ultraviolet light revealed by reionization. This emission, called Lyman alpha light, is prominent in all members of EGS77.

Animation above: This composite of archival Hubble Space Telescope visible and near-infrared images shows a part of the Extended Groth Strip, a well-studied area located between the constellations Ursa Major and Boötes. The three galaxies of the EGS77 galaxy group, shown in the green circles, lie at a redshift of 7.7, which means we’re seeing the galaxies as they were when the universe was just 680 million years old. The image is 3.2 arcminutes across. Animation Credits: NASA, ESA and V. Tilvi (ASU). In its earliest phase, the universe was a glowing plasma of particles, including electrons, protons, atomic nuclei, and light. Atoms could not yet exist. The universe was in an ionized state, similar to the gas inside a lighted neon sign or fluorescent tube. After the universe expanded and cooled for about 380,000 years, electrons and protons combined into the first atoms — more than 90% of them hydrogen. Hundreds of millions of years later, this gas formed the first stars and galaxies. But the very presence of this abundant gas poses challenges for spotting galaxies in the early universe.  Hydrogen atoms readily absorb and quickly re-emit far-ultraviolet light known as Lyman alpha emission, which has a wavelength of 121.6 nanometers. When the first stars formed, some of the light they produced matched this wavelength. Because Lyman alpha light easily interacted with hydrogen atoms, it couldn’t travel far before the gas scattered it in random directions.

Visualization: How UV Light From 1st Stars, Galaxies Transformed Universe

Video above: This visualization shows how ultraviolet light from the first stars and galaxies gradually transformed the universe. Hydrogen atoms, also called neutral hydrogen, readily scatters UV light, preventing it from traveling very far from its sources. Gradually, intense UV light from stars and galaxies split apart the hydrogen atoms, creating expanding bubbles of ionized gas. As these bubbles grew and overlapped, the cosmic fog lifted. Astronomers call this process reionization. Here, regions already ionized are blue and translucent, areas undergoing ionization are red and white, and regions of neutral gas are dark and opaque. Video Credits: M. Alvarez, R. Kaehler and T. Abel (2009). “Intense light from galaxies can ionize the surrounding hydrogen gas, forming bubbles that allow starlight to travel freely,” said team member Vithal Tilvi, a researcher at Arizona State University in Tempe. “EGS77 has formed a large bubble that allows its light to travel to Earth without much attenuation. Eventually, bubbles like these grew around all galaxies and filled intergalactic space, reionizing the universe and clearing the way for light to travel across the cosmos.” EGS77 was discovered as part of the Cosmic Deep And Wide Narrowband (Cosmic DAWN) survey, for which Rhoads serves as principal investigator. The team imaged a small area in the constellation Boötes using a custom-built filter on the National Optical Astronomy Observatory’s Extremely Wide-Field InfraRed Imager (NEWFIRM), which was attached to the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona.

Image above: Inset: This illustration of the EGS77 galaxy group shows the galaxies surrounded by overlapping bubbles of ionized hydrogen. By transforming light-quenching hydrogen atoms to ionized gas, ultraviolet starlight is thought to have formed such bubbles throughout the early universe, gradually transitioning it from opaque to completely transparent. Background: This composite of archival Hubble Space Telescope visible and near-infrared images includes the three galaxies of EGS77 (green circles). Image Credits: NASA, ESA and V. Tilvi (ASU). Because the universe is expanding, Lyman alpha light from EGS77 has been stretched out during its travels, so astronomers actually detect it at near-infrared wavelengths. We can’t see these galaxies in visible light now because that light started out at shorter wavelengths than Lyman alpha and was scattered by the fog of hydrogen atoms. To help select distant candidates, the researchers compared their images with publicly available data of the same region taken by NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. Galaxies appearing brightly in near-infrared images were tagged as possibilities, while those appearing in visible light were rejected as being too close. The team confirmed the distances to EGS77’s galaxies by using the Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration (MOSFIRE) on the Keck I telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii. The three galaxies all show Lyman alpha emission lines at slightly different wavelengths, reflecting slightly different distances. The separation between adjacent galaxies is about 2.3 million light-years, or slightly closer than the distance between the Andromeda galaxy and our own Milky Way. A paper describing the findings, led by Tilvi, has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal. “While this is the first galaxy group identified as being responsible for cosmic reionization, future NASA missions will tell us much more,” said co-author Sangeeta Malhotra at Goddard. “The upcoming James Webb Space Telescope is sensitive to Lyman alpha emission from even fainter galaxies at these distances and may find more galaxies within EGS77.” Astronomers expect that similar reionization bubbles from this era will be rare and hard to find. NASA’s planned Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) may be able to uncover additional examples, further illuminating this important transition in cosmic history. Related links: WFIRST (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope): http://www.nasa.gov/wfirst James Webb Space Telescope: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html W. M. Keck Observatory: http://www.keckobservatory.org/ Kitt Peak National Observatory: https://www.noao.edu/kpno/ Image (mentioned), Animation (mentioned), Videos (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Lynn Jenner/Goddard Space Flight Center, by Francis Reddy. Best regards, Orbiter.ch Full article

#space #science

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

ASTRONOMERS SPOT DISTANT GALAXY GROUP DRIVING ANCIENT COSMIC MAKEOVER An international team of astronomers funded in part by NASA has found the farthest galaxy group identified to date. Called EGS77, the trio of galaxies dates to a time when the universe was only 680 million years old, or less than 5% of its current age of 13.8 billion years. More significantly, observations show the galaxies are participants in a sweeping cosmic makeover called reionization. The era began when light from the first stars changed the nature of hydrogen throughout the universe in a manner akin to a frozen lake melting in the spring. This transformed the dark, light-quenching early cosmos into the one we see around us today. “The young universe was filled with hydrogen atoms, which so attenuate ultraviolet light that they block our view of early galaxies,” said James Rhoads at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, who presented the findings on Jan. 5 at the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Honolulu. “EGS77 is the first galaxy group caught in the act of clearing out this cosmic fog.” While more distant individual galaxies have been observed, EGS77 is the farthest galaxy group to date showing the specific wavelengths of far-ultraviolet light revealed by reionization. This emission, called Lyman alpha light, is prominent in all members of EGS77. In its earliest phase, the universe was a glowing plasma of particles, including electrons, protons, atomic nuclei, and light. Atoms could not yet exist. The universe was in an ionized state, similar to the gas inside a lighted neon sign or fluorescent tube. After the universe expanded and cooled for about 380,000 years, electrons and protons combined into the first atoms -- more than 90% of them hydrogen. Hundreds of millions of years later, this gas formed the first stars and galaxies. But the very presence of this abundant gas poses challenges for spotting galaxies in the early universe. Hydrogen atoms readily absorb and quickly re-emit far-ultraviolet light known as Lyman alpha emission, which has a wavelength of 121.6 nanometers. When the first stars formed, some of the light they produced matched this wavelength. Because Lyman alpha light easily interacted with hydrogen atoms, it couldn’t travel far before the gas scattered it in random directions. “Intense light from galaxies can ionize the surrounding hydrogen gas, forming bubbles that allow starlight to travel freely,” said team member Vithal Tilvi, a researcher at Arizona State University in Tempe. “EGS77 has formed a large bubble that allows its light to travel to Earth without much attenuation. Eventually, bubbles like these grew around all galaxies and filled intergalactic space, reionizing the universe and clearing the way for light to travel across the cosmos.” EGS77 was discovered as part of the Cosmic Deep And Wide Narrowband (Cosmic DAWN) survey, for which Rhoads serves as principal investigator. The team imaged a small area in the constellation Boötes using a custom-built filter on the National Optical Astronomy Observatory’s Extremely Wide-Field InfraRed Imager (NEWFIRM), which was attached to the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. Because the universe is expanding, Lyman alpha light from EGS77 has been stretched out during its travels, so astronomers actually detect it at near-infrared wavelengths. We can’t see these galaxies in visible light now because that light started out at shorter wavelengths than Lyman alpha and was scattered by the fog of hydrogen atoms. To help select distant candidates, the researchers compared their images with publicly available data of the same region taken by NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. Galaxies appearing brightly in near-infrared images were tagged as possibilities, while those appearing in visible light were rejected as being too close. The team confirmed the distances to EGS77’s galaxies by using the Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration (MOSFIRE) on the Keck I telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii. The three galaxies all show Lyman alpha emission lines at slightly different wavelengths, reflecting slightly different distances. The separation between adjacent galaxies is about 2.3 million light-years, or slightly closer than the distance between the Andromeda galaxy and our own Milky Way. A paper describing the findings, led by Tilvi, has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal. “While this is the first galaxy group identified as being responsible for cosmic reionization, future NASA missions will tell us much more,” said co-author Sangeeta Malhotra at Goddard. “The upcoming James Webb Space Telescope is sensitive to Lyman alpha emission from even fainter galaxies at these distances and may find more galaxies within EGS77.” Astronomers expect that similar reionization bubbles from this era will be rare and hard to find. NASA’s planned Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) may be able to uncover additional examples, further illuminating this important transition in cosmic history. TOP IMAGE....Inset: This illustration of the EGS77 galaxy group shows the galaxies surrounded by overlapping bubbles of ionized hydrogen. By transforming light-quenching hydrogen atoms to ionized gas, ultraviolet starlight is thought to have formed such bubbles throughout the early universe, gradually transitioning it from opaque to completely transparent. Background: This composite of archival Hubble Space Telescope visible and near-infrared images includes the three galaxies of EGS77 (green circles). Credits: NASA, ESA and V. Tilvi (ASU) LOWER IMAGE....This composite of archival Hubble Space Telescope visible and near-infrared images shows a part of the Extended Groth Strip, a well-studied area located between the constellations Ursa Major and Boötes. The three galaxies of the EGS77 galaxy group, shown in the green circles, lie at a redshift of 7.7, which means we’re seeing the galaxies as they were when the universe was just 680 million years old. The image is 3.2 arcminutes across. Credit: NASA, ESA and V. Tilvi (ASU

#space #science #Astronomy #physics #spacetimewithstuartgary #starstuff

[trascapades]

👏🏿💞👑🎼🎤 #ArtIsAWeapon Reposted from @metopera - Today, we honor soprano #JessyeNorman and her incredible #legacy at the Met and around the world. Norman, who passed away yesterday, is remembered as a true #trailblazer, who inspired an entire generation of #singers to pursue operatic careers. Here’s a look at a few of her #groundbreaking performances at the Met, where she appeared more than 80 times. 1. Norman’s Met debut as Cassandra in Berlioz’s Les Troyens (1983) 2. Ariadne in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos (1985) 3. Madame Lidoine in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites (1987) 4. Elisabeth in Wagner’s Tannhäuser (1987) 5. Sieglinde in Wagner’s Die Walküre (1989) 6. Emilia Marty in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case (1996) Photos courtesy of the Met Archives #BlackOperaSingers #BlackExcellence #TheMetOpera #TraScapades #MusicIsLife #ArtIsAWeapon https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F1-TilvIs/?igshid=mpsedqtmmvun

#artisaweapon #jessyenorman #legacy #trailblazer #singers #groundbreaking #blackoperasingers #blackexcellence #themetopera #trascapades #musicislife

[sheepyhollows]

Katia Carletti and bunny Tilvie

#furbaby

[vimse]

VIM!! VIMMMMM!!!! *rushes in*

7, 8, 40, and 55 for Tilvie (Tech and Silvie)!!!😁

STIIIIIITCH. THANK YOU FOR DROPPING BY.

(ALSO THE SNORT I SNAT, FOLLOWED BY GIGGLES @ THE SHIP NAME. It’s brilliant and so cute I love it so much 😂💕)

Beware I’m being absolutely feral while answering these questions 😅

7. Who likes forehead kisses? Who likes hand kisses? Who likes neck kisses?

Forehead: Tech would enjoy them, but SILVIE LIVES FOR THEM

Hand: Tech (secretly)

Neck: I feel like both wouldn’t mind them

Okay, so personally, to be honest, I don’t imagine them doing a lot of kisses—maaaybe it occurs during special and intimate situations, but you know what I’m absolutely going feral over? THESE TWO TOUCHING THEIR FOREHEADS TOGETHER AND STARING DEEP INTO THE OTHER’S EYES OMG so much that I made that one artwork.

8. Who is the big spoon? Little spoon?

Logistically, since she’s smaller than Tech, Silvie would easily be the little spoon. She’s the little spoon most of the times, but she wouldn’t be opposed to being the big spoon (read: small jetpack) some times.

40. What is a song that reminds you of the OCs' relationship?

RAAAAGH STITCH I’M GOING FERAL OVER HERE.

Ahem.

After much deliberation, I have chosen one (1) song: Gold by Chet Faker. Especially the part shown below. I think it just fit them. Also bonus point for the inclusion of “gold”, because in one of their (scientifically inclined) philosophical discussions, Silvie compares Tech to gold (noble, inert, highly malleable/adaptable without breaking).

(Tech asks her what element she sees herself as, to which she answers radon (appears stable yet is unstable, aka radioactive, a poison that slowly and quietly kills) 🥹 Tech vehemently disagreed and vowed to find a better fitting element for her, but needed time to think about it. Of course, he settles on silver (because he and Silvie are alike, but not quite the same), but he’s not able to tell her that until several years after this conversation).

55. Who spoils who? Does their S/O tolerate it? Do they secretly enjoy it?

I think it’s easier for Tech to spoil Silvie. She’s quite easy to please (“Is that caf? For me? Really?🥺”). She insists that he doesn’t do it, but the secret spoiled brat that lives deep within her is thriving.

She would make attempts to spoil Tech, but I feel like he’d very easily uno reverse card her (but it’d make her try even harder though 😈).

#oc ask game #oc: silvio rea #tech x Silvie #TILVIE #SS Tilvie has set sail 🚢 #oc x canon

[lorspolairepeluche]

Happy Pride from Giaea!

i’d thought about colors and characters and the rainbow flag before, but now i’m doing something with it: placing some of my characters on corresponding stripes of the 9-stripe rainbow flag. It’s mainly based on color schemes, but many coincide with the original meanings of the colored stripes.

I want to do more of these with other flags, so keep an eye out!

(character list under the cut)

Lavender for diversity: Orlando, gay half-tabaxi dhampir paladin (he/him) Pink for sex: Samite Damask “Sammy” Rule, bisexual nonbinary half-tiefling barbarian (they/them) Red for life: Aleksandrei Vasilisevich “Sasha” Nykiera: bisexual transmasc dhampir blood hunter (they/them//he/him) Orange for healing: Noa Pendragon, bisexual half-elf druid (she/her) Yellow for sunlight: Tilvy Berylvein Haylock, pansexual halfling fighter (she/her) Green for nature: Halla Trevelyan, pansexual half-tiefling rogue (she/her) Turquoise for magic and art: Cohr Elpian Prosper Nadiyevchen Rindaryen, nonbinary bisexual half-elf cleric (they/them) Indigo for serenity: Mani, nonbinary lesbian aasimar paladin (she/her) Violet for spirit: Irean Cypripe, transfem nonbinary elf warlock (they/them//she/her)

#giaea pride flag series #orlando #sammy rule #sasha nykiera #noa pendragon #tilvy haylock #halla trevelyan #cohr rindaryen #mani #irean cypripe

[eathealthylivefree]

It’s Vacation Time

In 2018, 768 million vacation days went unused in the United States. As someone who has never lost a day of vacation (I have carried days over from one year to another), I do not understand not using vacation time. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy my job, in fact, I LOVE my job; however, I also love my time away. When this blog posts, I will be taking vacation. Though we do not have any plans, just having some time away from work will be nice.

COVID-19 has blurred the line between work and personal life for many. Millions have been teleworking since the epidemic started, where they were given little time to prepare for this new “normal”. Some people found themselves teaching and/or caring for younger children while trying to navigate this new work environment. I have older children who can care of themselves, but working from home has still been and continues to be an adjustment. I find myself working longer than usual on occasion since my office is now in my basement. When my schedule allows, I try to balance this with taking time during the day to get away from work. Maintaining balance and a separation of work and personal life is one thing that has enabled me to adjust to and to deal with some of the other stress related to COVID-19.

Even with the day-to-day balancing of work and personal life, it is important that we take time off to enjoy some “down time.” According to a report from the U.S. Travel Association, more than 55% of American workers indicated they had not used their allotted time off in 2017. When I first heard this statistic, I was amazed, but I was also curious as to why so many people do not use their vacation time. Here are some of the reasons:

Fear –No one else at their company can do the work and they will fall behind. They will miss out on important projects, decisions, or meetings. Pending layoffs, so they bank their vacation time to cash out should they lose their job. Can’t afford to pay for a vacation, so why even plan one?

Guilt–They feel badly about leaving the office for too long because their team might feel lost or overwhelmed. They feel badly that they can afford to pay for a vacation when others cannot.

Workplace Pressures–They aren’t sure or don’t think their company wants them to use their vacation time. Those who worried that taking vacation would make them appear less dedicated or replaceable were much less likely to use all their vacation time (61 percent left vacation time unused, compared with 52 percent who didn’t worry about this). Even when physically away from the office, they are expected to check and reply to e-mail, participate virtually in meetings and check voice messages. So why use vacation time?

This same research shows that paid vacation is the most important benefit, besides health care to workers. So, why don’t people take their vacation? When the culture of a company does not encourage people to use vacation, they are much less likely to do so, compared to companies that foster a culture of taking time off. This lack of communication from the company combined with the above reasons, leads to employees not using their vacation time. I work for an organization that supports employees taking time off from work. My direct supervisor is on vacation this week and she lets us know ahead of time that she will not be available during this time and who we can contact should we need anything while she is off. Our Director also has told us about taking vacation time and not being available. Having people in leadership positions who encourage and support time off helps to reinforce my desire for time off.

Research shows that time away from work has numerous benefits for the person as well as the organization. These include:

Vacation is relaxing.

Breaks make you more productive.

A change of pace boosts creativity.

Even though the recent events and the current situation may have caused people to change plans, cancel gatherings, or postpone trips, we still need time away from work. The infographic below provides some insight as to people’s ideas about vacation this summer.

While we are not traveling any kind of distance due to COVID-19, we will be taking a few day trips and getting outside to enjoy some of the many benefits of being in nature. How are you spending your vacation time?

Written by: Misty Harmon, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Perry County

Reviewed by: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Hardin County

Pictures:

https://pixabay.com/photos/stand-up-paddle-sup-water-sport-1545481/

https://pixabay.com/photos/khobar-fishing-cycle-alone-saudi-2234307/

Sources:

Frye, L. (2018). More People Are Taking Time Off, and That’s Good for Business. SHRM. Found on 6/26/2020 at:  https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/workers-taking-more-vacation-.aspx

Robert Half. (2020). The State of Summer Vacations. Found on 6/26/2020 at: https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/management-tips/the-state-of-summer-vacations?utm_campaign=Press_Release&utm_medium=Link&utm_source=Press_Release

Seppala, E. (2017). Why You Should Take More Time Off from Work. The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved on 6/26/2020 from: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_you_should_take_more_time_off_from_work

Timo E Strandberg, Veikko Salomaa, Arto Y Strandberg, Hannu Vanhanen, Seppo Sarna, Kaisu Pitkälä, Kirsi Rantanen, Salla Savela, Tuula Pienimäki, Emmi Huohvanainen, Sari Stenholm, Katri Räikkönen, Reijo S Tilvis, Pentti J Tienari, Jussi Huttunen, Cohort Profile: The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS), International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 45, Issue 4, August 2016, Pages 1074–1074h, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv310 U.S. Travel Association. (2019). Study: A Record 768 Million U.S. Vacation Days Went Unused in ‘18, Opportunity Cost in the Billions. Retrieved on 6/26/2020 from: https://www.ustravel.org/press/study-record-768-million-us-vacation-days-went-unused-18-opportunity-cost-billions

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