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Good luck Kelly!!!
Only a 15% drop this week from 27 to 23 . On a positive note I asked the nurse if I really have to continue with pelvic rest until my levels are <5 because at this rate it will be 8-12 more weeks (still hoping af helps though) and she said she'll talk with the dr but is thinking at this point it's not going to be a problem...I'm hopeful !! LOL, I'll probably get the green light and af will show ! Anyway, it's frustrating to see such a minuscule drop but it's a drop so I'm going to focus on that .
Maybe because you O'd and have HCG your body thinks it's prego so it's trying to sustain the preg and you have higher progesterone and stuff? Possibly?
I was actually wondering that too! With my endometrium thickening and being so far out from the mtx I'm wondering if those hcg producing cells are somehow being "fed" again so it's slowing down the anti-metabolite effects of the injections. My body still seems to be keeping up since my levels are dropping but obviously there are still some cells in in there producing hcg.
Cmon af....I need you, lol !!!!
I heard Parsley Tea helps AF come. Also a heating pad, and of coarse, Sex!
So if im out this month I want to order my bbt asap...any recommendations.
Melissa(35)+DH(36) DD1, DD2, DD3, and DS born March 25, 2014 love my angel babies
Kelly and Natalie- sounds busy!!!!! Wooo
Rach- hope the appointment goes well and anniversary sex sounds good!
AFm- who knows! Got a bunch of ewcm today and yesterday. But I swear that I had o pain a few days ago that would line up with the pos opk. Temps not conclusive at all but my sleep has not been great the last few days. At any rate, visiting with family this weekend, so that's keeping us busy! Hope something clear-cut happens soon!
Happy 4th of July!
Got my pos opk but idk if we'll dtd b/c my dh is suddenly feeling sick and I doubt he'll want to. Bummer.
On the BBT- I have the Walgreens one too and it works fine but left it at house and bought a CVS one... Both are good...
And doesn't it seem like sometimes life doesn't coincide with our Fertile window...
We got in some BD yesterday but he started feeling bad again at night. really odd, just like body aches that get worse as the day progresses until bedtime he's completely miserable. I really hope we can BD one more time but he looked a little rough this morning so I'm not going to push it or probably even mention it. He knows it's that time and if he feels like it then it will happen.
Besides you only need one...right?
Natalie- you only need one!!! Hope dh feels better soon!
I got dotted crosshairs this morning. Yay! My temping times have still been inconsistent. I feel like my usual 2 ww signs. But still having the ewcm. Crazy! I would try to bd, but hard to fit that in while staying with family, lol. I did find a bfp story with similar ewcm from 1/2 dpo. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
EBennett... for chs!!! !!!!!!
Natalie...so glad you got some bd in !! Go spermies go !!! I hope dh feels better better soon!
Dorcas... for o soon!!
Double m...I have a walgreen's bbt too
Afm...big temp drop and spotting !!!! I'm expecting a light flow later today ! Parsley, sex, black cohosh, and vitC...not sure if it did the trick but that that was my regimen the last two days .
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Yay Lizzie for CHs!!!!
Kelly--Yay for getting the ball rolling, I hope this does the trick to get your beta <5!
Thanks Kelly! My usual O is CD20, so I'm hopeful that I'll see a positive OPK close to Monday and not on CD29 like last month! Super excited for your AF to start ... words not often said in these parts. ;)
Natalie, Yay!! I'm glad you at least got 1 BD session in. ;) And you are right, you only need 1!
EBennett, good luck!
Yay for cd1 Kelly!!!
Kelly -- Yeah CHs today
My temp did a weird thing that I don't think it's done before. I'm trying not to worry about it but I am kinda anyway. Someone (it believe it was Kay) mentioned months ago about a temp dip 2-4 dpo having a specific cause. I can't find the post or anything about it online. I may ask her if she remembers what it was.
Anyway I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation like when I got up pee and had a hard time going back to sleep or maybe I was mouth-breathing and didn't realize it...
That is a fallback-rise and (I think) is perfectly normal. Sometimes you may get an associated day of more cm because of the extra estrogen. No worries!!
I am at my 7dpo breakdown day where I wonder why I thought I would get pregnant this cycle. Lol. I want to take a nap and cry, lol.


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If he is interested, I don't see any reason on earth not to read those books to your child.
Suja - that dish looks so yummy. I'm hungry for it now! Next time my dh goes to whole foods I will ask him to get some coconut meat and good green beans. Thanks and keep 'em coming if you can!
So I finished painting the door today:
Ugh! my house is so ugly on the outside! Oh, well. I like the blue!
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Haha yup my greatest musical influence came around 11 years old ;) And I had a couple more big influences in high school and early college, such as Dave Matthews Band and Sarah McLachlan. I idolized her for a long time.
The Ozma dolls sound so cute! Ozma is a beautiful name, and a beautiful girl plays her in Return to Oz so I think I kind of idolized her--even though Return to Oz is rather creepy for a children's movie. I watched it again recently and I was like
Lydia, I checked a book out at the library that I planned to look through before I read it. But I left it with the others and dbf's mom read it to the kids. It had a story about how ancient egyptians, while preparing the body for mummification (?) saved all of the important organs for the afterlife but at that time they thought the brain was nothing but a mass of mush in the head so they sucked that out through the corpses nostrils before wrapping the body. Savana loves to share that information and then I feel obligated to explain. Remember that my children actually sat in the tub with me while I birthed Sawyer so I bet your co-workers would find me a very inappropriate parent.
I loved George Michael too. And Michael Jackson.
Your door looks super cool, Katy!
I love bold doors. And I think your house is cute.
Suja, thanks for posting the photo of the green beans. For some reason, making a dry stir fry the RIGHT way has always escaped me. I will try again, and come back and (shamefully?) post my results. And nice photo, btw.
Speaking of photos, I have volunteered to be the assistant photographer for my mothers' club. It will be a nice way for me to get in more practice, and maybe a good excuse to buy a new lens I've had my eye on. (Even if it's on the bottom –ish end of its price range, it's still a little too steep for me at this indebted moment). My girlfriend who's a professional jokingly told me to get model releases and "start making some money off those kids". LOL.
On a slightly related topic, another person I know – the wife of a friend – is an amazing photographer specializing in children's fashion. She has this cult following on Flickr and her kids' lives are just beautifully documented at this point. I have mixed feelings about her because I really admire her taste, and I think she's a funny writer and so visually talented, but for some reason, she's always been haughty and sarcastic towards me. We used to play on the same pub trivia team as couples before the kids arrived, and it was always so much fun, but then she'd open her mouth and say something to me, and it'd stop being fun. They moved off to Australia years ago anyway. We're nominally still "friends" on FB, but sometimes I wonder if she just asked me to be her friend so she could snoop my pictures since she's never actually said anything to me since requesting to be my friend. The reason I bring her up now is that she's going to start teaching a photography webinar, and I want to take it because I think she's that good, but I sort of want to do it anonymously. Like, as demigraf, or one of my other handles, because I have this fear that she'll teach me less if she knows it's me. I feel like I sound so neurotic right now.
Katy, I love stone houses, so I have no idea why you think your house is ugly on the outside. The door is a fun pop of color now too. Nice job!
Suja, I am a recent convert to Springsteen. My musical tastes tend to lean indie, but my DH is in the recording industry and he used to get a lot of mainstream classic rock complimentary tix. We knew we'd have some Springsteen tickets months in advance, so I started listening to him, not knowing more than Glory Days and other stuff from that period of time. I had him pegged so wrong as this narrow range, "rah-rah USA" bore. His early stuff surprised me as very conversational and Bob Dylan-esque, so I had no idea he was such a good lyricist, and then he was always backed by these incredibly talented musicians. I even love his politics. Yay to Bruce. Sometimes I think I write my wordy posts the way Bruce Springsteen would if he were an APA mom.
L, regarding your comment about me having indirect brushes w/ celebs, I've had a lot if you count all the people my DH has come across professionally. They're mostly musicians (and I've got some fun stories for you girls about who's a mimbo, a prima donna, who had an unpleasant stomach bug, whose entourage tried to steal from another recording session, etc.) but last night DH just casually starts talking to me about the time he gave Ben Affleck a tour of the studio. It was just so random for him to tell me now. It happened years ago, but while we were already dating. You'd think he would have told me around the time it happened. He said he was mostly surprised the Ben didn't make any mention of his Boston accent, and that he'd kind of hoped they would have had more to talk about being from there, but no. It was just a very cordial, business-like walkthrough and then it was over. You think you know your husband…
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missychrissy, sorry I don't know your name, I've seen your posts forever, but not sure of your name, I like the story about the Joan Jett concert. How fun! Also loved Pat Benatar, I just read her book-it was a good read. Oh wow yes I loved Wham! I was so clueless, I didn't know GM was gay. Even when he shaking his butt in the "Faith" video-no clue.
I cannot wait until G is old enough for chapter books, like Harry Potter. I guess we'll need to start with Little House on the Prairie first. One of my favs. Right now G wants to read Goodnight Gorilla everynight.
I love hearing the baby stories, missing the baby years here. G will be our only, so I will live vicariously through you ladies with young babies.
Shelley-mom to DS, 6
Myles, I get what you're saying about your photographer friend. If you do sign up anonymously, don't use demigraf. If she thought to google that name, it would lead her straight here.
I'll respond to the rest of your post when I find my glasses. I'm 99% sure I wore them to work, but at one point this afternoon I noticed they weren't on my head and now I can't find them anywhere. It doesn't bother me so much during the day, but at night it really bothers me a lot because of my astigmatism.
Katy, I love your door and your house.
I remember the Duran Duran days. I was something of a loner and had an older brother who dictated what was "good" music and wasn't - it took me a long time to get out from under his shadow. He wasn't into Duran Duran, so my 12 year old musical crush was on David Bowie. I believe it had more to do with his voice than anything else. I liked the Police, too, but I don't recall having a crush on Sting - odd because now I think he's gorgeous. And U2 - I definitely had a thing for Bono at one point.
Love the Ozmas! And L, you should read your kids whatever interests them. Nothing inappropriate in opening a child's mind.
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Dude, that's such a cool door. I love loud colored doors.
I really like the color a lot - it could be darker but I'm not going to go buy more paint and spend another day painting because of that.
I think my house is ugly - it is off-center because for some years it was re-fashioned as a duplex. To the right of the front door when we moved in was a sliding glass door which had been the front door of the other half. The stone facing is not original, but is a "casing" around the original house apparently put on after it was damaged in a fire at some point, and that isn't mortar but cement between the rocks. This house is S.O.L.I.D. The fireplace was put on at the same time and is so heavy that it is tipping the whole house to the right - all round things can be found in the front corner of our living room.
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Oh, and while I was painting my door I listened to Marc Maron's podcast WTF and Jon Hamm was his guest. He sounded like a completely cool guy that would be fun to hang out with. Not to mention very easy on the eyes. He hangs around a lot of comics/improv folks. I liked him a lot as a person after listening, not just as the amazingly beautiful creature.
And poor Todd Barry. He already has such a perfect hang-dog face I can just seem him trying to get in that locked door
I had a few brushes with celebrity in my short time in LA. My favorite was seeing Chaka Khan at the Ralph's grocery store on Ventura in Studio city. Random!
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Eeks! Find those specs, mama! Eta: "mama" being Chrissy. I thought my post would be directly below hers.
DH & I ran this footrace awhile back called the Nike Run Hit Wonder, with all these one-hit bands stationed around the course. We mainly went to see The Donnas and The Fountains Wayne, but Joan Jett was gonna be the headliner at the finish line at the LA Colisseum. We'd signed up to do the 10k course, but took a nap before the race, got lazy, and decided to do the 5k instead. Anyway, we were so lazy, we just decided to go home before she played. Oh yeah. and we saw an IMAX movie right before we ran too. Totally forgot about that. As an aside, they showed me on one of those 70ft stadium screens as I was approaching the finish. I don't need to ever see myself that big again. I'm good.
Karen, I feel like I'm always responding about 15 posts behind. I'll be replying to someone's old post and feel like I'm totally ignoring something pertinent that someone's just written. So no worries. we're all catching up.
Suja, oddly enough, I posted twice about Wham's Club Tropicana video this yr on my FB profile. One time it was about how I can't seem to let go of some clothes because I believe I'll need them one day when my life finally resembles the video. And the other one was about how the video bugged me because of the line,'"all that's missing is the sea", which George sings and seconds later a wave splashes in GM's face. It's sort of given me this false rep as the friend who's totally into Wham. I've recently gotten a couple comments about how "I listened to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, and totally thought of you." Heh.
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Oh yeah, and I meant to say to L that she'd probably be able to take a book about the sex trade in Malaysia and make it educational and appropriate for her children.
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"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Y'all talk way too much in here, so I'll start a separate recipe thread. Otherwise, I'll totally miss it if anyone asks anything.
Agree with the music of the teen years being most influential. For me it was Nirvana, Counting Crows, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Cranberries, Pearl Jam, Candle Box......
I agree too, read what they want if it doesn't bother them. My DH when little used to ask his mom to read the encyclopedia to him.
Baraka. I mean, it was more like the kids asked why all of those pretty girls looked so sad, and I just told them they were sad because they were doing a job they didn't like very much but they felt like they had to do it because otherwise they wouldn't have enough money to eat or pay their rent. I think that was also well over a year ago. It's a beautiful movie, btw, sex trade aside. It was one of DS's favorites before he discovered Mighty Machines.
Speaking of, DD just this past week suggested we should take a walk in the evening now that it is getting dark so early. She said it would be really cool to take a walk at night. She said "I would have so much fun being a nightwalker! I would go to school the next day and tell my friends and my teachers that I was a nightwalker!!!!" Dh and I were silently cracking up.
Oh, btw, my job interview went fine today. I will have the job if I want it, I'm sure. The only question is if they can pay me anything close to what I'm making now. It's like 10 or 15 minutes away. Was it really bad that I was looking around to see if there were computers for me to use on my breaks? There were NOT!
Speaking of missing stuff...Lydia, I missed that you had an interview! Glad it went well.
My charger broke so I'm computerless and posting from my phone until I get a new charger tomorrow. There's a political thread elsewhere on APA and I find myself thinking "I wish Erin/Ky's mom would respond so I can just "ITA" because it's too hard to formulate a reply on my phone."
Anyway I made a mental note when L posted about her job interview to wish her luck that day and failed, because in another FWP, I can't remember people's birthdays or other important events without FB reminding me. Congrats on a great interview and hope there's room to negotiate a nice high salary and some computer time too.
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I really wish this article was well written to the whole public. Maybe someone who knows Urineproblems would understand what huu and hua were. There is no explaination which would help me broaden my knowledge of dals.
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The newly-identified SLC2A9 gene was "discovered" as a uric acid transport gene, introduced in another vet journal before Dr. Young's vet journal's article. Both recent articles came decades after the now famous report in 1938 of a recessive gene manifested in some Dalmatians as uric acid stones. Her "discovery" is that the already-discovered SLC2A9 can mutate. Patient numbers differ markedly between the two SLC2A9 articles. The SLC2A9 discovery-article evolved from evaluating 2,500 human patients with gout. Reading Dr. Young's 2008 article, it seems the uric acid allegations evolved from certain gene tests of only one backcross Dalmatian, at least by reading the dog numbers published. It's unclear if that single backcross Dalmatian tested possessed one recessive gene (alleged to cause bladder stones) or was homozygous for only the SLC2A9 mutant.
Unfortunately, thebark article neglected to go into some highly important genetic details. When discovered by two Harvard geneticists in 1938, the recessive gene was actually reported to cause, not bladder stones, but instead a disorder of purine metabolism. In turn, one of many **manifestations** of purine malfunction in some dogs is abnormal uric acid in Dalmatian urine. According to three U.S. stone experts, a "minimum" of Dalmatians progress into stone forming even though they have progressed into abnormal levels of uric acid in their urine.
Thus, experts in clinical stone disease disagree with geneticists whether-or-not abnormal uric acid (in urine or on a gene) can be automatically presumed to cause Dalmatian bladder stones. Until generations of backcross Dalmatians are monitored to prove beyond theorizing an absence of urate forming, the stone expert's statement (from Dr. Young's and her co-author's same vet center) introduces serious skepticism as he published, "Although all Dalmatians excrete relatively high quantities of uric acid in their urine, apparently only a small percentage form urate stones." No other geneticists nor any other vets have published studies supporting Dr. Young's predictions breeding away from uric acid genes will automatically abolish urate stone forming in Dalmatians.
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Once a week, I review a movie that I had previously not viewed. It could be a new one or an old one. It does not matter. What does matter is that you read and enjoy this simple blog post from a movie geek.
This weekend, I sat down and rifled through My List of instant play movies I had on Netflix. The one that caught my eye was called Our Idiot Brother featuring Paul Rudd as the main character. The premise is that Rudd, who plays the free-spirited Nedrick "Ned" Rochlin, is out of money and a home and turns to his family for help and shelter.
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All of their issues come to forefront after Ned begins to stay with them. Obviously, they have created their own issues, but because Ned is an easy scapegoat and doesn't fight back, he becomes the problem. He is the reason that their lives are now ruined.
I really liked this movie not only because Rudd nails the portrayal of his character and is really funny at doing so, but because everybody has been in these situations. People generally don't want to own up to their problems. They want to blame them on someone else.
Ned has become that someone else in all of his sister's lives through no fault of his own. It hits home for many of us because we have either blamed someone else for our problems or became someone's issue because we were in the way that day.
This movie definitely has an Indie vibe to it and actually has a story to tell so that is probably the reason it was a major hit. Also, T.J. Miller plays the stoner buddy Billy Orwin and he pretty much is my new favorite bit actor in all things. Especially this…
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[Demo 1.1] Future of Stratos [Sci-fi Drama], A story of corruption, conspiracy, and friendship
Sep 27 2009, 09:19 PM
Post #1
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
A new series by Z.B.Darkflame
About 900 years ago there was a war that would one day engulf much of the Galaxy. At it's center were the worlds of Mircandia and Helios.
Helios was a planet renowned for its ability to produce both large numbers of starships and starships that were relatively inexpensive. As such, it became a huge trading hud, and the economy of Helios flourished. Unfortunately, this increase in the economy also meant an increase in the amount of raw materials needed. In its search for resources, Helios crafted trade agreements with many of its neighboring systems...and those that did not form agreements were either subjected to destructive economic sanctions, or the military fleet of Helios, known simply as the Star Forces.
Mircandia was one such world that refused to form any trade agreements. Mircandia was a highly introverted world that refused to work with most of the outside. There were a few ship manufacturers that were allowed to trade, but that was the exception to the rule. Unlike the other worlds that Helios sanctioned, Mircandia was self-sufficient. It also produced ships that were more powerful than any other world, but those numbers were few.
Helios eventually declared outright war on the Mircandia. The result was both a weapons race, and the taking sides of many worlds. Many worlds whom Helios had forced trade upon took the side of Mircandia, while most who had openly agreed on trade with Helios stayed allies with them. As such, it was no longer a simple war between two worlds, but rather a war between all the major economic powers. Mircandia, with its new found allies opened up its world for trade and as such, Mircandian hybrid ships began to surface.
About 800 years later, the war had ended. Helios was the victor, winning with sheer numbers. As a result, the Confederation of the Galaxy was formed, with Helios at its center. Mircandia was essentially destroyed in the war. Most of its peoples either fled to other worlds, or died in the war itself. Also, all Mircandian ships were destroyed, and the technologies lost.
It has been 100 years of peace and trade since then. This is the backdrop to the main story, and still people remember that war. There is fear of another economic war, and yet, there is also fear of the military power of the Confederation. Although most of the military ships have been redesigned for scientific missions, there is still the potential for great violence and power. Such is the beginning of the future.
Stentson is the son of a successful ship builder, who has minor connections to ancient Mircandia, and the heir of the family business. But instead of taking his position as head of the family, Stentson left to join the Star Fleet under his long time friend Marylin, who is captain of the Star Ship Stratos. Because of his sudden departure from his family, Stentson's younger brother is now the head of the Stargazer family. There is constant tension between the two, and this hurts Stentson greatly as he truly loves his younger brother. There is also a little sister whom Stentson is very fond of. The reason Stentson left is unknown to all except Stentson himself and his father.
On the ship Stratos, Stentson works as a diplomatic officer. He has quickly become friends with the entire crew, especially the Technologies Officer Alestin. Stentson has found a new home, but the strings of his old home still hold him, and it pains him greatly, though no one seems to be able to tell, except maybe Marylin.
This series is the story of Stentson, and the Stratos. This is the story of their adventures in the outer reaches of the galaxy. This is the story of government conspiracy, treachery, friendship, and finding ones own place in the vast stretches of the universe.
Well, my chapter idea is no longer...mostly because it is just not feasible. So, I'm going for one game. I'm hoping that it will still be done in episodes, but still one game. So, over all, I guess length of the game will be between 10-20 hours depending on how long it takes you. I'm hoping that with all the extra free time I'm going to get soon that this will be a doable goal. So, sit back, relax, and watch me put out a, hopefully, awesome game.
Name: Stentson Stargazer
Age: 26
Height: 72in.
Weight:164 lb.
Rank: Officer (Diplomatic)
Station: Star Ship Stratos
Stentson is the son of a successful ship builder and the heir of the family business. But instead of taking his position as head of the family, Stentson left to join the Star Fleet under his long time friend Marylin, who is captain of the Star Ship Stratos. Because of his sudden departure from his family, Stentson's younger brother is now the head of the Stargazer family. There is constant tension between the two.
Stentson is an outgoing person, and because of his level of education, has an understanding of all of the galaxy's major spoken languages. This has lead to Stentson becoming the Diplomatic Officer on the Stratos. Because of his mostly positive attitude everyone on the Stratos has become friends with him, especially the ships technologies officer, Alestin, who likes to tease the young officer.
Stentson, when he is alone, often thinks about his family and especially his little brother whom he loves greatly. The growing rift between the two hurts him greatly. He also has a little sister whom he is very fond of. Even so, Stentson does not think ill of his decision to cut ties with his family, the true reasons of which have not been disclosed.
Stentson is also very learned about ships designs, especially those of his families origins and can easily tell the manufacturer and most ships statistics.
Name: Marylin WolfNight
Age: 29
Height: 62in.
Weight:137 lb.
Rank: Captain (Stratos)
Station: Star Ship Stratos
Captain of the Stratos, Marylin has been active in the Space Force for nearly a decade. She quickly rose up in the ranks, with only her nemesis Selence matching the pace that she had set. Marylin was more than glad to learn that she would be given one of the Atmos Class Starships. Yet, when she learned which one, Marylin felt more than betrayed.
The main mission of the Stratos is to patrol and explore the outer galaxy, a huge section of the Galaxy that is mostly underdeveloped and overall highly uneventful. For Marylin, being given such a position was more than just a small insult. Even though she begrudged taking her position, she did not complain, and instead shifted her goal to becoming a fleet admiral.
As a person, Marylin is very forward, strong, stubborn, and brilliant. Marylin's leadership can get her ship out of almost any possible situation, and her plans, though often crazy sounding, and quite good. This has made her crew respect her greatly. Especially Alestin, who quickly befriended the captain.
Marylin and Stentson have known each other since they were little. Both coming from highly respected families, the two often met at important dinners, state affairs, and family events. There was even some talk about arraigning a marriage between the two before Stentson left the family. Marylin knows Stenston very well, and can usually tell when he is hurting, even if no one else can. She hates Stentson's father even more than Stentson does.
Name: Alestin Freeman
Age: 32
Height: 74in.
Weight:173 lb.
Rank: Officer (Technologies)
Station: Star Ship Stratos
Alestin is the technologies officer on board the Stratos. Being the son of a major weapons and defense systems manufacturer, Alestin has had access to some of the highest level technologies all his life. As such, he has become extremely proficient in his use of computers. He can hack, code, and do just about everything in between.
Alestin joined the Star Forces after an incident within his family. Alestin was not always the most studious person, and had done drugs and drinking. His actions angered his father so much that Alestin was disowned by the family. Shortly there after, he joined the Star Forces since it could supply a steady income.
Since then, Alestin has become an officer, and a great friends with the captain of the Stratos. He has for the most part sobered up, but when he does find alcohol he has a habit of over doing it. He is also not very good with his money, and usually spends most of his income of random "junk."
He is a very calculating man. He is highly stubborn, and a bit of a loner too. He has taken an interest in Stentson, although that is partially because of Stentson's family ties. He is also close friends with Marylin. His past choices haunt him. He was an only child, and the only heir to the buisness. With his fathers recent sickness, his emotions have become even more blurred, and this shows greatest in his private space.
The Crew
The Stratos:
The Stratos is an Atmos-Class Cruiser. Made for speed, the Stratos is small, agile, fast, and light on weaponry. It is also equipped with state of the art sensors and an experimental warp drive, making it one of the most highly advanced ships in the fleet. Yet, its main mission is to patrol the outer-galaxy region, a very quite and uneventful area of space. The Stratos is able to hold a total of 4-6 smaller craft in its hanger bay. It also has 10 laser turrets total, placed in strategic locations (this is much less than the average 25 cannons per capital ship). The shields are also underpowered because of the small shield generator. In a combat mission, the Stratos must rely on other ships for protection due to its small hull, weak shields, and small weaponry. Yet, the Stratos is perfect for strike and run missions. To date, the Stratos has not yet been involved in any real militar battles.
He is the ships Warp Drive operator. (Because of the intricacies and instability of the Warp Drive on the Stratos, the ship has its very own Warp Drive specialist, while on any normal ship that job would just be given to the pilot.) He is an olded man and has been around ships and engines since he was a young boy. He is one of only a few select engineers who has training with, and the only one whose used, the experimental Warp Drive found on the Stratos. He is a conservative man, wishing to find the safest way out of situations. He often clashes with the more rash Marylin, but is still loyal to her to the end.
Higgans is the ship's pilot. He started his piloting career as a small buisness owner running a Currier buisness. He hen joined the military and won numerous metals in space combat war games. He has since gone on to pilot larger ships, until given the helm to the Stratos. He is a member of the aristocracy, and dresses the part. He belittles much of the crew because they are mostly of lower classes. He does respect Marylin though, partly due to her high political stature and partly because he respects her. Higgans is quite, and few really know much about him.
More to come...
Battle Roles:
Stentson: He is the quick one. Wielding the lightest weapons, and having a fast agility, he can attack more time in a battle than most everyone. His special attacks also recover quicker than most. Unfortunately, this also means that his attacks are weaker, and his defense is lower.
Marylin: She is the defender. Being a captain requires that you stay alive. Therefore Marylin has developed many different shielding techniques. She equips the biggest armor, and has the highest natural HP. She has a very low speed though, and weakened Spirit.
Alestin: He is the tank. Alestin caries some of the most powerful weapons, and some of the most devastating skills. He also has the ability to scan enemies to learn their skills. Because of his high offense, he has a lower MP than most.
-All Mack Style Characters
-Ziifii Wait Gauge Battle System
-Awesome Tiles by Zeroplumber, D*M, and EB
-Skills that need certain types of bullets or items to be used
-Learn Skills by Scanning the enemy
-Game Journal
-Item Crafting
-Email Friends
-Fly through space and dodge meteors
-Radar to find hidden items
And here are the scripts. Some of them are not currently in use, or are commented out, but it gives you an idea of what to expect script wise. Of course, there is a good chance that more will be added, but for now, this is pretty accurate. Enjoy.
Demo: Demo1.1
Only 25MB!
Due to the large amount of credits and links and such, I have decided to not put all credits here. Please refer to the credits text file included with the game for credits.
Authors Note & Support
So, tell me what you think of this project. I'd gladly accept any criticism about any of the game's mechanics and story. I'm also wide open to suggestions at this point. So please comment, and play the demo.
If you would like to support this project, please post this code into your sig. It would gladden me to see it there.
This post has been edited by zbdarkflame: Apr 11 2010, 04:17 AM
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Sep 28 2009, 10:23 AM
Post #2
Is a parody of himself
Type: Designer
Great project, zb, it was a short but fun: even with so little dialogue it's easy to tell that the characters are not only interesting and but also well thought out. This demo truly left me wanting more. Does it have a definitive end, btw? I couldn't get to open the second door blocking the right hallway...
About criticism...hmm, the bullet system: it's kind of restricting, specially keeping in mind that your weakest technique already consumes 3 bullets.
I hope to hear more about this soon
Sep 28 2009, 02:08 PM
Post #3
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Glad you enjoyed it then! Yeah, it just sorta ended. I din't bother giving it an ending really because it was just a tech demo. But I really am glad you enjoyed it. It's insperation to make more for this. I might be able to get a better demo going since Wednesday and Thursday are short days for me this week.
I'm glad you're not complaining about the battle system. That realtime system is sooooo hard to balance its not even funny. I was afraid I made the enemies too easy or too hard depending on which one. As for the bullet system...I was trying to restrict the use of those skills so that you weren't always using them. It's just a matter of availibility of bullets, and how much I restrict them. That too is a balancing issue, and I think I might have to work on it...
Thanks again Saekonungar. Hopefully you'll play the next demo too! Now, anyone else play.
Sep 28 2009, 02:23 PM
Post #4
Master of Planning
Type: Designer
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Pretty nice pretty nice. I really enjoyed it and pretty much your other games as well. I found some cool sci-fi-ish battle music on newgrounds last night but it seems you already found some music to use in your game. My first battle I got imobilized thee times in a row so I died
This post has been edited by Vizzy: Sep 28 2009, 05:26 PM
Sep 28 2009, 05:08 PM
Post #5
Ignorance is Bliss
Type: Writer
I'll download this now. I'm a sucker for Sci-Fi settings like this. I'll do a wrap up of the game when I have a chance.
Sep 29 2009, 12:57 AM
Post #6
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
I'll download this now. I'm a sucker for Sci-Fi settings like this. I'll do a wrap up of the game when I have a chance.
Glad to see another who enjoys Sci-Fi type things. Also, can't wait to see what you have to say about it.
So, here's a quick grapics update. Vizzy has finishes Alestin's face set, and it is awesome looking. Thank you so much Vizzy. I also have a title screen. Borrowing one of the screens from T.D.Labs, I made a quick title screen. It's not anything fancy, but I kinda like its simplicity. Tell me what you think.
Sep 29 2009, 01:12 AM
Post #7
Type: Designer
Alignment: Lawful Good
I love the sci-fi feel of the title screen and the color, but I'm not so sure about the text I feel its quite out of place. (Of course that maybe JUST me )
Trying out the demo soon, as soon as I get back to my desktop and I'll give you my feedbacks
Sep 29 2009, 07:50 AM
Post #8
Is a parody of himself
Type: Designer
I really like the text, but don't like the background. I feel it's too ambiguous and generic and would prefer something that shouted "In space!" at me, like a starry sky or something
This post has been edited by Saekonungar: Sep 29 2009, 09:29 AM
Sep 29 2009, 10:58 AM
Post #9
Ignorance is Bliss
Type: Writer
I finished the demo although it took a while getting lost in space n' all. I liked the look of the indoor areas though found them pretty empty in terms of interacting with the scenery and learning about it. That way you can build more stuff about the mission. I really liked the Fold Space areas and on the 2nd area when you added the Parallax which made it look like a maze of walkways.
I like the battle script though it's tough to do anything faced paced with all the spinning and what not I liked the look of the skills being in categories. Makes me think there's gonna be quite a few to use later on. The ammo system was really clever. It made me preserve it until I really needed it unlike if I didn't to which I'd just use Triple Shot constantly.
I'd easily keep playing this game when it comes out.
Sep 30 2009, 01:09 AM
Post #10
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Haha, we seem to have some disagreement on the Title...we'll see. At this point, very little is really set in stone.
Thanks Smirnoff for your review. I know what you mean about interacting with the objects. That would be a really good idea, especially when looking at some of the computer screens. That would make it much more interesting. Thanks for that suggestion. As for the battle system...glad to see you found it balanced. Like I've said before, that is where most of my questions lie.
Sep 30 2009, 01:50 AM
Post #11
Type: Writer
Alignment: Neutral Good
just finished the demo (I think? couldn't really proceed even after unlocking the first door with the lever). Your mapping is pretty great, and you put the sci-fi tile set to good use. That warping effect you had in the Fold Space area was a nice touch, and was exciting the first few times, but then I realized it took a long while to warp from location to the other, you should make the scrolling a little faster. The music was pretty much appropriate for the setting of the game and the battle tune was catchy. It might be just me, because I'm used to having fast-paced battles when I test my own game, but your battles seemed a little slow. You should make the wait gauge fill up a little faster. I had a hard time for playing a "tech-demo." I had to run from a few battles because I was low on health. My only hope of staying alive was leveling up to recover all my HP/MP and using that one Gift Box I found that healed a great amount. I love Stentson's custom sprite and face, however, it was weird seeing his face and then seeing those RTP faces during dialogues. Seeing two different art styles in one game? eh, not good in my book, heh.
also, I don't know if this has happened to anyone, but when I first went into the Fold Space area and quickly exited back out, Stentson's face was changed to Ralph's face for the entire time...weird!
Overall though, I had a lot of fun and hope to see a full fledged demo soon. I know you made a title screen already, but I was wondering if you could let me cook something up for you?
Do most of our members just go to the Completed Scripts Section?
Oct 1 2009, 11:54 PM
Post #12
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Thank you MrWaltz for your wonderful review. Don't worry, the RTP faces will be gone in the future. It's just a place holder for the time being. I've now replaced Alestin's face, so all that's left is Marylin. Other than those three, I'm not sure if I'm going to have any more faces...we'll see.
I was wondering about the speed of the transport, and you just confirmed it. It's become a bit faster now, and I think that helps a lot. I'm sorry about the battles...I still have problems with them, and I think that it doesn't help that I love difficult battles. I've tried to lower the stats a little, and beef up Stentson a bit. Laser Beam has also been lowered in power by a bit...that was too powerful.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I wish that I had a new demo out. I've gotten the next few maps done, for the most part, and this will conclude it to the point of going down the center path. Umm...if you want to make a Title Screen, that would be awesome. The one I have was just something I did very quickly, and if you could do something else, that would be really cool. Thanks!
Also, I have been releasing lots of information about this series on my blog. I have a habit of updating that with some types of information more than I do here. So, visit the blog often to find some of smaller stuff I'm planning. The blog link is here: http://darkflamegames.blogspot.com/
PS: after re-readng your post, you reminded me of the battle theme, so now I'm listening to it again...I love that battle theme.
Oct 2 2009, 10:12 PM
Post #13
Type: Writer
Alignment: Neutral Good
the battle theme is familiar...where is it from?
here's a title screen I made. it's very abstract (that's my style ^^), but it also looks like a bunch of Mircadian ships being demolished. How is it? I can still edit the image in any way you want, or I can start from scratch if you don't like it at all.
Do most of our members just go to the Completed Scripts Section?
Oct 4 2009, 09:23 PM
Post #14
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
First off, I need to thank you MrWaltz, that is an awesome title screen. Thank you so much for your time in making that!
Next up, we have a...
New Demo
This one continues the story. There are some other changes...you can now buy some drinks from the vendors. I've also updated all the faces for Alestin. Marylin, not yet. Lastly I've made the file about 1/2 the size of the previous download. That is good, no. Please, enjoy this demo, and the new stuff in it. If you find any problems, or have any suggestions, please post them. There are still things I need to do, like begin interactions with the environment, but I'll try to get to them soon. With the next demo I'd say I am in actual developmental stages.
Enjoy, and please comment.
Oct 5 2009, 12:38 AM
Post #15
Type: Undisclosed
Nice, still playing though. I'm in the Fold Space and it kind of confuses me on how I am because of the paralaxe.
Oct 5 2009, 04:14 AM
Post #16
Master of Planning
Type: Designer
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Ooo looking nice and more puzzle like on the ship. I was looking through the tilesets edits and one that I thought would be a good fit would be Avadan's Sci-fi set especially his starfighters.
Oct 5 2009, 04:19 AM
Post #17
Type: Writer
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Ooo looking nice and more puzzle like on the ship. I was looking through the tilesets edits and one that I thought would be a good fit would be Avadan's Sci-fi set especially his starfighters.
I was thinking the exact same thing! I'd been considering messing around with those edits on my own project, and I'd in fact been looking at which tiles were used in Stratos to give me an idea of what I might want to do with my own game. I find standard RTP tiles, or fantasy tiles in general, much easier to work with than sci-fi, so it's all a learning process for me, to map something like that.
Anyway, this game impresses me, and I'm downloading the new demo right now. :3 I love sci-fi games, particularly ones that are well thought out, as opposed to just using sci-fi tiles for the hell of it. If you had a smaller support bar to link back to this topic, I'd be happy to display it.
Also, I was looking at your database, and you have a real talent for making animations. A lot of people just stick with what's already in the database because animations are something of a daunting task for most people (myself included) but not you! I'd love to learn from you. XD Animations are something I scarcely touch.
This post has been edited by Jaide: Oct 5 2009, 09:11 AM
Oct 5 2009, 02:03 PM
Post #18
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Thanks guys for your comments. I've been thinking about adding the Avadan tiles into the edits I've got, but unfortunately I've got no program that can deal with transperancies...so for now I'll just stick with what I've got. Maybe for episode two I;ll get on that.
Thank's Jaide for your comments. I understand what you mean about the futuristic tiles being harder to work with than normal tiles. It's taken me a while to get comfortable with them myself. Its just a matter of using them over and over again.
Thanks for your kind comments on the animations. Not all were made by me, the first twenty being made by someone else whose name I can't remember now. But believe me, that are tediously hard for me too. It's just I'm a perfectionist when it comes to them, and if every skill doesn't have it's own animation I go crazy. You can use them if you wish...although i fear a few may not work since I kinda deleated a bunch of the animation sheets to cut down on file size.
As for a userbar...I'm getting one soon I hope. Even I think its way too big.
Oct 6 2009, 11:02 AM
Post #19
Type: Writer
Alignment: Chaotic Good
My issue is mainly that.. I don't really know HOW to set animations up. It looks easy, but then when I actually try to do it they just look awkward and I'm not entirely sure why. Guess I just need to read some tutorials and study existing animations more. ^^
Anyway, your project will likely serve as some heavy inspiration for my own project; I've had the story and the characters for years, but have had a difficult time bringing it all to life in RM. Looking at and playing your game is inspiring me to work harder on my own.
Oct 7 2009, 07:45 PM
Post #20
Mysterious Shaman
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Hey Guy's. Just a little update. I apparently made some major eventing errors at the end of the demo...I'm sorry about that. I'll try to get a new version up this weekend, but for now you'll have to wait...I'm really busy today and the rest of the week, especially with my midterm coming up. So, again, I apologize for my stupid mistakes.
On the much brighter side of life, I now have an actual user bar thingy, instead of that ugly monstrosity that was in my sig. It has now been replaced by a nice normal userbar. If you want to support this project, please put this code in your sig. It would warm my heart.
Last thing, I'm almost at the point that I'm finalizing stories and maps and such. Before that though, I just want to know what are your suggestions for the game are. If there is anything you feel I should add/subtract/change then I ask that you do it. With the next real demo (not the fixed demo) I'll have this moved into project development, so at that point, I'll be mostly set in my ways...please give me opinions. Thanks.
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Fluid and solute transport in hemodiafilter hollow fibers occurs through a non-trivial interaction of convection and diffusion, modulated by a number of factors that include the non-Newtonian behavior of blood, the density and viscosity dependence of blood on the local hematocrit and protein concentration, the Fahraeus-Lindquist effect on hematocrit, the osmotic effects of protein and partially ...
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To modelize infinite photonic crystal fibre (PCF) with 2D-finite-geometry mode solver, it is necessary to use a perfectly matched layer (PML). We have performed a new type of PML design to simulate propagation in PCFs. The results obtained with index-guiding PCFs are in very good agreement with previous theoretical published results. Our PML is quickly optimized. The link between MATLAB and ...
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COMSOL (formerly FEMLAB) is being utilized to solve partial differential equations simulating fluidized bed reactors as part of the development of a novel generalized fluidized-bed catalytic reactor model. Simulations are carried out to account for complex dynamic transport and hydrodynamic phenomena such as: heat and mass axial and radial anisotropic dispersion, temperature and pressure ...
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And the ONLY attractive non union gigs are Voice over gigs that ONLY Voice Over Agents have access to. $1000-10,000 for an hour in your pajamas and at home is pretty cool and the reason why a lot of frequently working VO actors have gone Fi-Core or even do it under card.
BUT, to get a Voice Over agent, you have to be good and have a bomb ass VO demo so getting those non union auditions are not easy. Booking them are not easy either.
|Glenn Close
And you come across them as often as a fart in space. Non-union VO gigs that pay over 4-digit numbers are rare.
|Johnny Depp
The more I visit this forum, the more I realize that most, give bad advice, naive, almost to what is really going on in the real world out there, what the experience really is for actors. I used to believe it and now, i have doubts.
What some think is true, others have other opinions, based on personal experience. What others think is legit, others struggle with it's illegitimacy based on personal experience.
I'm speechless, lately.
All these proper rules for this business, but the reality is that this business is not that proper as some experts make it sound to be.
|Sean Penn
I think 901 Actor best understood where I was coming from.
I am mainly concerned with missing out on the work of my film director friends and colleagues that I have built strong relationships with, that are very passionate and talented directors. I don't want to leave that world behind completely just yet.
As for non union work, I can live with out it, but there are some very good paydays in the non-union world (I am not concerned with background work)--Although background for SAG commercials is just about as much as high paying non union jobs, so I understand that completely.
I am joining next week, but I have a few short films slated for this month and next. What if the project doesn't have a contract? Is that still forbidden for a union actor? I appreciate all the replies.
|Morgan Freeman
If you join an acting union (I'm assuming AFTRA) you are not allowed to work on non-union projects. It really is that simple.
It does not matter if your best friend is the director. If it is a non-union film project as a union member you are not allowed to work on it.
Again, just to make sure, if you are a union member you are not allowed to work on non-union film projects.
member of a union = no non-union work.
non-union film work = no union members
Also known as Global Rule One.
Get your friends to make it a union project (not a hard thing to do, especially if they're passionate and talented film makers). But if they don't and you join a union anyway then you, come on say it with me; can not work on non-union projects.
If this is a problem for you then I suggest you not join the union just yet. But who are we kidding? We both know you'll join and we both know you'll work this and any other non-union job that comes your way. Otherwise you wouldn't have even asked the question. So, good luck and I hope you get caught.
If they really wanted you then they would make their project SAG ultra low budget.
And if this is just AFTRA you're joining, you still can go do them UNTIL the merger happens.
|Morgan Freeman
Some people just don't get it. The truth is, you are your own worst enemies. These unions exist for a reason. To protect you actors. If it weren't for unions you'd all work for free because you are so desperate for the one job that will make your career.
It seems people come on here for advice and then don't want to heed that advice when it isn't what they want to hear. So here's what you want to hear.
If you are a SAG member go and do a non union film. I'm sure it will work out great for you. Because it's such a great project being made by such professionals that you won't work any overtime, your working conditions will be excellent. I'm sure you'll have a great big trailer to hang out in in between shots with all the amenities. I'm sure the craft services will be top notch. I'm sure you will be paid on time.
And since this is such a great project that you can't pass on, I can't wait to see it in theaters. I'm sure it will have a huge opening weekend making hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. I'm also sure you won't see a penny of it while the producers get rich, but you'll be so well known from the film that someone will see that you are a SAG actor in a non union film and you'll be expelled from the union. Then you won't have to ask this question again, because you'll only be able to do non union work.
Good luck, don't come to me for representation, because you are beyond help.
|Al Pacino
You can probably get away with it in Wyoming or in WA (I heard that some do do it up here) but you won't be able to get way with it in a market like lA. that's howcome you wait even in my market to join because there's more non-union stuff than union stuff, especially when they don't have a film office in place yet.
|Sean Penn
Ok bottom line is this: Just recently booked SAG commercial and been SAG Elgible for a few months, I am also Aftra must join as well, but I have been biting my time until the merger so I can potentially save money on joining the union.
I go on between 1-3 SAG auditions every two months currently-I am looking for that number to progressively build this year.
I am committed to two short films right now, both $100 a day pay, but both lead roles with some great scenes working with some great people. Both projects are set to shoot April/May.
I wanted to join the union next week before the merger to save money, however I still want to very much work on both of these short films. I do not want to 'sneak' behind any unions back.
I appreciate everyone's feedback and please I would like some more. However try to keep it positive. I sense people getting a little too arrogant in some of their response. Hope I don't sound that way right now.....
|Russell Crowe
We are in a similar situation, but live in NYC and my son is a tween. A lot of people are right there with you. i spoke to his agent and manager about joining AFTRA to save the $ and they don't have the answers. It's really an individual choice. What is right for one person, might not be for another depending on their market and where they are with their career.
I want to reiterate what TT already said:
"If they really wanted you then they would make their project SAG ultra low budget."
It's really that simple.
Best of Luck
|Sean Penn
Also, what if I make sure to sign the contracts before I join the union? Would that help any if the contract was signed prior to me becoming union even though the shooting takes place after I have became union?
Thoughts anyone......
|Morgan Freeman
Seriously, you've gotten the answer to your question multiple times now. But here it is once more;
I hope that finally clears it up for you. Sorry about all the arrogant and confusing answers up until this point.
Actually, you could call SAG and explain to them that you really want to do these two non-union films and I'm sure they will give you permission. After all the whole Global Rule One thing really isn't that big a deal.
|Sean Penn
Sweet I'll call. Thanks
|Sean Penn
I guess this means you don't realize he was joking.
|Morgan Freeman
It doesn't matter when you sign the contract. If you are a union member it is against union rules to work on a non union project.
That is the answer. You've gotten it over and over on this board, but as I said earlier you just don't want to hear the answer you don't like.
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Horacio Salinas Recreates an Imperial Feast With Swallow Magazine
In the 1600s, porcelain was often referred to as "white gold." Such was the value placed upon this lustrous ceramic, made from a formula of quartz, alabaster and kaolinite, first developed over 4,000 years ago in China. It took until the early 1700s for Europe to finally discover how to make the stuff, at which point royals began to furiously establish their own production facilities—the most extravagant of all coming in 1744, when Empress Elizabeth (daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I.) founded the Imperial Porcelain factory in St Petersburg. A ruler without his or her own porcelain was unimaginable, and lavish services—hand painted and decorated with gold leaf—were created for most every occasion. Today porcelain, much like Europe's monarchies, has perhaps lost some of its glamour. It's often found in the sitting room (in old-fashioned display cabinets), and even in museums (the dinner sets of Russia's imperial Romanovs, permanently on show at the Hermitage in St Petersburg, are among the most spectacular ever created), but it's much less common in domestic kitchens. Swallow Magazine, a New York-based food and travel publication, is attempting to reverse the march of time and bring us back to an age where porcelain was at a premium. In this month's "Trans-Siberian" issue (out this month in select newsstands and bookshops), china appears throughout—and nowhere more so than in photographer Horacio Salinas's conceptual illustration of Empress Elizabeth's ghoulish coronation menu of 1741. Exclusively previewed here in collaboration with Swallow, the courses are a reflection of the pre-Francofied Russian court, a time when, while the taste of the food might have been ghastly, the dishes holding it were exquisite eye candy. The full menu that inspired these abstracted images is below—delicious, no?


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