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Random Post: Sea Turtle Day
World Sea Turtle Day
World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on 16 June. But with 8 million tonnes of plastic dumped in our oceans every year, these amazing creatures are under threat. In fact, six out of seven species of marine turtle are threatened with extinction.
Here, we share 10 facts that show just how amazing these creatures are, and highlight why we must fight back against the plastic pollution choking our oceans.
For More Information: World Sea Turtle Day
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Random: CSI New York Questions
Calling all CSI: NY fanatics.
As I’m working through the Mac/Danny story … I’ve got the beginning workings of a video.
Got the song.
Mischief Maker is helping with video.
So my question to all y’alls: Which episodes have good Mac/Danny footage? Which ones have Bad Ass Mac or even Bad Ass Danny?
Random Post: Best Friends Day
Today is Best Friends Day.
A lot of relationships were started due to Sylum.
So this is the time to remember those friends you’ve made here, the ones you’ve had for years, and everything in between.
Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Normally I don’t do book reviews on this blog … if you want to see more of my book reviews follow me either on Goodreads or Nicholas J Finch.
But this book was so good, I had to post it here, as it inspired bunnies and storyline for Sylum, and this month’s Inspiration Theme is our Mythological Characters.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Deserves more than 5 stars!!!
Every now and then, you find a book that changes the way you think about certain elements of life, the world and everything.
This is one of those books, and it impacts the reader on THAT level.
Told from the point of view of Patroclus, lover of Achilles, this story retells the famous myths of the life and death of the greatest hero in Ancient Greece, making it accessible for a modern audience who might not be too inclined to read The Iliad etc..
The LGBT themes running through this aren’t too heavy or angsty either, and the author has woven them in such a way that they draw on the issues that are being faced today by the LGBT community and how the world views LGBT issues.
Brilliant, exciting, and a highly recommended reading.
I’m going to be enthusing about this book for a very long time!
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Random Post: National Eat What You Want Day
Everyone has the General’s Permission to eat whatever they want!!!
World Book Day
It’s the perfect day for all us book lovers.
If you have a Kindle – right now Amazon is giving away 9 books from around the world.
Get them now – giveaway ends today the 23rd
And if you’re still looking for good books pick up:
A Special Thank You
I’m sending a personal thank you to *well they know who they are* for all the help with the Lazarus Video. This wouldn’t have gotten done w/out your skills!!
Notre Dame
I’m sure most of you have heard about the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
As a historian – my heart breaks seeing such a beautiful building engulfed in flames
As a Catholic – it hit home hard
Thanks to all the Firefighters who fought this blaze and won. The fact the building is standing, the artwork saved, and the holy relics secured … means it will rise from the ashes.
You can’t keep a good Cathedral down.
For Sylum … yes this will enter into storylines. Notre Dame is a character in herself, and too many characters are connected to her.
Javert and Valjean would be sing Ava Maria with the rest of the Parisians.
Passion Clan would send money for restoration.
Clay would share her agony as she shared his.
Now how’s this for Sylum Irony … A story that is at the moment being worked on is set during this time period, so her tragedy and triumph will now be incorporated into the story.
Sylum Blog: Updates
Just a quick post that there has been updates to the Blog.
Likely most of you haven’t noticed 🙂 that’s how sneaky we are.
Small updates: cleaned up pages, old sections removed, and links updates.
We’re always making sure to keep the blog clean, updated and easy to navigate.
Flash from the Past: Young Riders
So I’ve been working on the video for Lazarus, and a fellow Sylum member as been helping me getting video footage. They’ve sent me films Skyfall and Die Hard to obscure older shows Starsky & Hutch, The A-Team and Young Riders.
While Young Riders was being elusive and a pain the ass, they came across some old publicity photos from the show. It was a total flash from the past.
So here you go: Noah, Jimmy, Buck and Cody. Though we do use a different actor for Cody in Sylum … the image still works.
