Self Care is very important.
What is something you do for your own self care?
For me: Pedicure is one of my favorite things. And enjoying my small stash of M&Ms
Throwback Thursday: Shipped Out by Bj Jones
As we announced the casting change – figured would bring back this oldie but goodie story!
Link to Archive
Sylum Trivia: January 2023 – Answer
Question: Name the new characters introduced during Advent?
Answer:
Maximo Barrosa
Mateo Galen
Ysabel Lomelin
Tus
Bayek
Ramassess
Trevor Hanaway
Jane Carter
Billy Baird
Brij Nath
Sabine Moreau
Anatoly Sidorov
Marius Wistrom
Mark Wessex
Winner: No one answered – so I guess I’ll pick one 😀
Pick a character or pairing from the new guys and will write a snippet.
Sylum Casting Update!
So we’ve made another casting change! The character has been hinted at, but won’t show up for a while yet in Sylum.
We had been keeping an eye on the situation, watching and analyzing until we could be sure to either dump the actor or go with it.
Recently – it was decided to not go with the original actor ’cause they just slid over that line and kept on going.
So – today we’re introducing the new Sam Witwicky!
Check under the link to see who it is! What? Let me have my dramatic moment!!
Sylum Inspiration: Trevor Hanaway
Ehre/Weisheit: Hunter
Trevor was born into an upper middle class family, and raised just outside San Francisco, California. Had a good education, played baseball in high school, got a scholarship to attended Berkley.
It was from there he was recruited into IMF.
He was an exceptional agent, his knowledge and language skills made him an expert in Eastern Europe.
No one knows for sure when his relationship with Jane Carter started, but the two were an exceptional team despite being lovers.
It was a mission in Budapest, when everything went south.
As Trevor laid on the cold ground dying he regretted his fuck up was going to put his love in harms way.
When Benji offered him a chance to live, he took it.
State of the Clan: 2023
It’s officially 2023! Three years into a … well lets be honest … a pretty fucked up decade!
Though 2022 was slightly better than it’s two predecessors it was still fairly rough. On a personal note, my health improved, unfortunately had a slight backtrack, though not as bad as a trip to the ER – so lets count that as a win. The good news, was able to establish a good doctor, got on a better treatment program which seems to be working. I had a lot more energy this year, and was able to finally finish one smaller story (showcased during Seven Days) and two major stories (showcased during Advent) plus update two videos, and a good amount of Aesthetics.
To continue the good news (at least on my end) I have a new job. I started at the beginning of this year, and well to be honest prepped a good amount of posts for the new year a head of time! Once things settle, I’ll be back into the daily grind that is Sylum.
Now before we get into the actual State of the Clan, a few things.
Sylum is and forever will be a safe place!
We work hard to make this place as stress free as possible. Rarely dive into politics, or into aspects world events.
Our goal is to bring a smile and fun to your inbox each day.
Now on to the State of the Clan!
Coffee House Friday
So we’re now into Mid January!
How is everyone handling winter? Staying warm? Or if it’s summer for you – how’s that going?
Gourmet Coffee Day
It’s National GOURMET Coffee Day! So basically the expensive stuff!
And yes … yes I have a snippet and it’s from my list! Sonya who asked for Ernesto/Andrew
Sylum Charity: Beanie for Cancer
We had no idea when we started our Foundation and set about raising funds for some much needed research, the incredible amount of support we would receive from people everywhere.
In 2014 we kicked off our first simple fundraiser, Beanie for Brain Cancer Campaign. Since then we have grown from selling a few hundred beanies locally to joining forces with the National Rugby League to create an annual Beanie for Brain Cancer Round.
Our Beanie campaign is now a nationally recognised fundraiser which has seen almost 1 million beanies sold!
To date the Foundation has raised close to $30 million and in 2022 MHF announced a $25 million Brain Cancer Research Centre at the University of Newcastle. The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research is an exciting step forward for brain cancer research in Australia.
Other projects MHF have funded include a Brain Cancer Biobank, travel grants, multiple research projects around Australia including Fellowships and PhD’s. One of our proudest achievements as a foundation is implementing Brain Cancer Care Coordinators in rural and regional NSW health districts.
Ultimately research means better outcomes for brain cancer patients but research is expensive – so we will continue to make it our priority to raise funds and ensure those funds get to where they are needed most.
Our Foundation is a very small organisation that runs mostly on the generosity of our supporters and some community grants which allows us to keep the running costs to a bare minimum so that one day, maybe in my lifetime, together, we will find a cure for brain cancer.
Join our tribe… we believe anything is possible!
Mark Hughes
Sylum Inspiration: Máximo Barrosa
Integridad: Hunter
Máximo barely knew his father, and though his mother loved him dearly had a hard time taking care of him. He ended up on the streets trying to survive, when was taken in by Aguilar. It didn’t take him long to see Aguilar as a father figure.
Aguilar made sure he was educated, and had him work in Nerha Silks to learn a trade. As a young boy Máximo had a crush on Aguilar’s oldest, Josephine, and was devastated to learn she loved another. During that situation, Máximo learned that his father had a twin brother, Callum, and a hidden identity as an Assassin.
He trained with two of the for a year, taking the pressure off Aguilar during that time.
Maximo ended up going to Maysaf where he trained for ten years, and became a Master Assassin. He returned home with Aguilar, and started to take over the business. Knowing that Aguilar would soon have to ‘die/disappear’ he asked to be Turned.
Sylum Trivia: January 2023
Question: Name all the new characters that have been introduced this Advent (and uploaded to the wiki).
Winner get’s to choose one of the new characters for a snippet.