#jan. 2023

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Recently found this wonderful TBK animation and wanted to share it here.

"I don't believe that a soul without love, as without water, dries up." -My favourite line, which has stuck with me since I first heard it.

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Happy 129th birthday to Ralph Capone!

(I didn’t expect this to be my first post of the year, so far 2023 has gotten me pretty burned out with school :p. Look out for an updated ref sheet tho and some NATM2 OC lore soon!)

129 years ago on January 12, 1894, Ralph was born in Angri, Campania, Kingdom of Italy. When he was 17 months old (a year and five months), he, his mom, his dad, and three-year-old Vincenzo (Jimmy) came to America on the Werra in June 1895.

He started playing baseball with his younger brother Al with a team called the Algerians when he was 18 and Al was (I think) 13. Ralph a pitcher and Al was a right-handed first baseman. They weren’t very good at the beginning but, with a lot of practice and some time, they started to get really good. Al started to pitch and Ralph took first or third.

Ralph got married to Filomena (Florence) Muscato at 21 on September 24, 1915. They then had a son together, Ralph Gabriel Capone Jr., in 1917. When Ralph movies to Chicago in 1920, his wife didn’t want to move so he brought Ralphie with him. There, Ralphie was raised by Ralph’s mom (Ralphie’s Grandmother) as her youngest son.

On the Chicago Crime Commission Public Enemies list, Ralph was listed as #3, while his brother, Al, was listed as #1. This is Ralph’s arrest records:

After being arrested in February 1928, he listed occupation as Horse Owner. In February 1930, he owned a horse named Charm: whose rider was JW Rrye.

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3 of Diamonds Playing Card & Nikolai Gogol

For some reason it only just now occurred to me to find a reason for Nikolai to be wearing a three of diamonds card of all cards, and I've found a certain interpretation to be my favourite. I've copied a few paragraphs, but the full link is here.

The bolding is my highlights of particularly interesting parts.

"The 3 of Diamonds is the first of a trio of cards that represent restrictions and limitations in an otherwise very auspicious Diamond suit. The other two restrictive cards being the 6 of Diamonds and the 8 of Diamonds. The 3 of Diamonds combines the growth and expansiveness of the number three with the restlessness and changeability of the Diamond suit. The result is a card of unsustainable efforts and restrictive growth. "Some readers see positive financial growth in this card; in fact, I used to read it this way myself. But over the years I have found that for me the 3 of Diamonds is always challenging. At best it will show success only through blood, sweat and tears. When this card does represent money, it always indicates a tiny amount, or less money than you expect or hope to receive. "In a general sense, the 3 of Diamonds indicates reoccurring patterns or sporadic energies and actions. It can denote an event or behavior that is repeated at intervals, or describe an arrangement that is temporary in nature. As the outcome card, the 3 of Diamonds can show partial success, or a small victory that is won at great cost. "In love readings the 3 of Diamonds will often indicate a lack of commitment to the relationship. It can describe a lover who runs hot and cold, or someone who comes and goes in and out of your life. It can also describe a partner who will not or cannot put forth the required effort to sustain the relationship. With a Face card, the 3 of Diamonds describes a person who is fickle and changeable and unreliable. "[…] "I always divine the 3 of Diamonds with a wary eye. I know it will reveal a source of instability in the situation in question."

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Sometimes I wonder if I've made Fyodor's family dynamic too dramatic, and then I remember that Dostoyevsky is the inspo and I feel completely justified.

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Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian OC Ref. Sheet

This is Tigerfrost (Also known as Frosty), this Blog's main OC! I originally made her for Demise 4 back in 2021 off of a backpack I'd bought a couple of years earlier from a cool collector's shop. She was put in OC retirement while I focused on a Minecraft SMP I was on until she was pulled back out for this blog around July-ish 2022. My original ref is here, which I'm currently still using, but I do plan to change it soon because my style is outdated on it and a lot has changed in c!Tigerfrost's story.

I've been really inspired by @/all-yn-oween's and @/lidensword's NATM2 OC's, so this is my NATM version of Frosty! They are an exhibit on Children's and Young Teen's media in the Smithsonian. The Cats are promotional cardboard cut-outs for the books that came to life through the power of the Tablet.

(favorite bits, and more about Applebreeze, Fawnpelt, Craneclaw, and Poppypool, and general about their world under the cut!)

For a while, I've wanted to write about an Anthro Warrior's AU, but I've had a lot of trouble writing and drawing about it. I've recently been really inspired by @nissabug-art's Anthro Warriors AU.

About the Warriors AU...

First, this takes place wayyy after the events of the books. I haven't read past the fourth series (Omen of the Stars) and the first few of the fifth series (A Vision of Shadows), so most of what happens after those books aren't really counted in the AU as canon. All of the book series are regarded as legends of the past, though, especially Firestar. Other things:

Almost all cats have powers like the PO3 protagonists; I added this because I thought it was fun

Instead of Code #13 (The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code) of the Warrior's Code, cats vote for decisions like they did in I believe The Dawn of the Clans and a non-canon story, The Clans Decide. Leaders act as representatives of the clan and make small decisions that don't need to be voted on.

Thunderclan is led by Littlestar (Previously Littleflower, Tigerfrost's adopted sibling, They/Them). Tigerfrost is the Deputy and their Medicine Cat (which are called Healers in the AU) is Tigerfrost's one of other siblings, Stoneheart(It/They/He). The three are extremely close and tell almost everything together. Tigerfrost's power is Yestersight, also known as Retrocognition, inspired by the 💫TIME MACHINE💫 MAP made in 2020.

(Here's a small unfinished animatic of Tigerfrost and Littlestar. I made it during lunch one evening and I don't have the motivation to finish it)

Windclan is led by Sorrelstar (Previously Sorrelgaze, He/Him), their Deputy is Raindance (They/He) and their Healers are Foxsong (They/She) and Dusthop (He/She). Applebreeze (She/They, belongs to my school friend John) and Fawnpelt (They/Them, belongs to @swagbugger) belong to this clan and they are both Warriors. Fawnpelt can shapeshift into animals with wings or horns and Applebreeze has Botanokinesis.

Riverclan is led by Coonstar (Previously Coontail, He/It), the main antagonist of the story. He wants to fuse all the clans into one and become leader of them all; basically Tigerstar 2.0. I made him with some friends at summer camp years ago, and I have no creative ideas, so he will stay as Tigerstar 2.0 for now. The Deputy is Blind Lightning (He/Him). Poppypool (They/She) is the Healer Riverclan and has Empathy.

Shadowclan is led by Foxstar (Previously Foxshadow, They/Them), their Deputy is Craneclaw (They/He), and their Healer is Rebar (He/Him). Craneclaw is romantically involved with Rebar, even though it's against the Warrior code. Craneclaw has no superpowers.

Skyclan is led by Spottedstar (Previously Spottedsky, He/They), their Deputy is Mellow Petal (She/Her), and their Healer is Streampuddle (Any/All).

Favorite bits…

I love the pull down forest background. It’s inspired by the kids corner in Barnes & Noble's. I imagine that people could pull down different scenes from the book as background when reading. It’s also inspired by four trees.

I also really like the mini book covers. They are covered up mostly, but I love how small they are. They show all five main characters plus the main bad guy.

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Happy 124th birthday to Al Capone!

(Sorry I am a bit late today, and I'm sorry the drawing is in pencil again! I got really sick. I have a lot of photos that I took, though! I'm super excited to show you guys)

124 years ago on January 17, 1899, Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York. In his yearly years, he lived with his mom, dad, and siblings at 95 Navy Walk.

I'm pretty sure Al went to school at either Public School 133 or Public School 7. It would make more sense for him to attend 133 because it's a 20-minute walk (nowadays) compared to 7 which is an over 2-hour walk. It would also make sense because, five minutes away, is Brownstone Bagels and Co., the rumored start-up hideout of Johnny Torrio.

I believe the story of Al hitting a teacher is true, with the context that he was fighting a kid over his stolen lunch ((a fight which the teacher was trying to break up) this version of the story is from Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deirdre Bair, it's the one I find the most believable). I don't believe he left school, though, in Uncle Al Capone by Deirdre M. Capone, she states that Al "did earn a high school diploma. Contrary to what many biographers have written, Al Capone was a high school graduate. I have a photo of Al—the earliest photo of him that I am aware of—on the day he graduated from high school, and his father is sitting proudly beside him.”

The family then soon moved to three places on Garfield place: first 38 Garfield Place and then 21 and 46 on the same street. Al then moved to Chicago in 1919 and the rest of the family soon followed after him in I think August 1923.

I also want to include a horse shoe I found while walking about Garfield Place that was stuck in super old concrete (according to my dad). When looking at it, it made me think that one of the Capone boys put it there while fooling around as a kid. I don't have too many funny stories on Al like I do Ralph, so I hope you folks like this!

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Godos Songs

List of songs that I feel fit Fyodor, Nikolai, or Godos well. I'll add to the list as I find new songs (meaning a reblogged version may not be complete). Links in parentheses are Godos videos that use the songs.

Please feel free to add songs!

Fyodor

Creature

Nikolai

ГГПТКН (dzioau)

Что мы наделали? (irmoran_2)

Арлекино (zxkrutyak) (dosteit.xm)

L'Assasymphonie

Feeling Good

The Masochism Tango (quanxis_fifth_gf)

What A Duke Should Be

Godos

Готика

Голуби

Любить страшно

Я свободен (daza1k)

再生 [Reborn]

The Land of Might-Have-Been

Bernadette (Creantzy)

Заплетаю ветер на коротких волосах

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Interesting analysis