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Dahlia

beauty, elegance, grace, dignity; blue dahlias mean “impossible”

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Every once in a while I look around for dtiys on instagram, for fun.... so i did this, yay. I had fun!

The original is by eLBy

OH MY GOD? OH MY GOD THIS PREMIUM STORY ON WILLIAMS ROUTE??????? IT GOT ME BLUSHING AND KICKING MY FEET IM SNEGWJDHDWHKE

Alam mo, dapat maging magkaibigan tayo.

Eugene Domingo and Iza Calzado as MARILOU & CECILIA

BARBER'S TALES Mga Kuwentong Barbero (2013) dir. Jun Robles Lana

its awesome that the cats feel comfortable coming into our bedroom now but i think they might. be. too comfortable. if the door is closed and one of them wants in they'll start banging on it and it does a little bit feel like a serial killer is trying to get in especially when they're doing it at 2 am

Elby often gets babysat by Grandpa Canns! He actually volunteers a lot to look after her when SR and Repo are away. Better than Froopyland! And Canns teaches Elby about all sorts of fucked up animal facts, particularly about horses.

He's also the one really encouraging her with the horse surgeon stuff-- cause he doesn't want her to grow up thinking it'll be a mistake if she does want to get into it. She likes horses, she wants to help them, she admires her scientist dad-- why not?

Canns feels a lot of remorse for not being around when his own Beth when she was a kid, since he pushed her away thinking that would be better for her... he sees Elby (Little Beth) here as a second chance for him to do better.

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I know this may be too far back, but could you mention the source where the hymn “ai geneia pasai” is said to be based on a lament by Demeter?

It's been more than two years since I made that post and I unfortunately couldn't find the exact source I had used then. My impression is that I had used a wikipedia page because this is my go-to but the ones I checked now (i.e Byzantine music) have changed in structure and some content since the last time I visited.

So, I found some webpages which mention the same thing but they are in Greek:

In this third site (link), it mentions the same thing and cites wikipedia as the source, so either it indeed was in Wikipedia up to a point or I am not finding the correct page.

Anyway, what must be taken into account is that this is not an established truth but a hypothesis based on the structure and the morphology of the hymn, which is why I was repeating the "it is believed" in the original post. Based on the Greek sites I cited above, I summarized what could work as evidence that supports this hypothesis in English:

parts of the hymn - the less obviously Christian parts - are written in High Attic Greek, with words like "έαρ", "παντάναξ", which were far more common in Ancient Greek than Koine or Medieval Greek

the content of the hymn contains elements not typical to Byzantine themes, such as a focus on "κάλλος", the beauty (of Jesus), which instead was a very popular theme in Ancient Greece

there is an orphic hymn chanted in Eleusinian mysteries as Demeter's lament for Persephone that bears similarities in its context, although there are no identical similarities

this is something you will actually find mentioned in the current wikipedia page about Byzantine music; the first centuries a lot of the Christian compositions were not original but rather copied or inspired by earlier ancient melodies. O Glyky Mou Ear (Ae Geneae Pasae) is according to a church site (also in Greek) composed before the time of St. Romanos the Melodist, so before the 6th century, making it a likely contender to be one of the chants inspired by pagan ones.

this hymn has some characteristic archaic tonal elements in its music but I don't know enough about music theory to perceive this and explain it myself

also, some of the Byzantine hymns were not composed by a certain poet or composer but they were created by the folk and passed from one generation to the next and then they were "polished" by Byzantine μαΐστροι (meisters, maestros). Because this hymn has an unknown date and unknown composer, it is generally hypothesized to belong to this category of hymns, as well. This one, I remember reading it in wikipedia for sure, I don't know why I can't find it now -_-

These were the most relevant parts mentioned in these sites but it has some other interesting info about other Greek cultural continuities as well, I guess, if you google translate...

food trips after class <3

omg...YOU ALSO PLAY IKEMEN VILLAIN?? (/≧▽≦)/ If you don't mind me asking, who's your current fav?? :3

I DO I DO !! ive been waiting for ages for it to come out in en only to miss the release date and find out it was out yesterday ;w;; but my favs are ellis and elbert !! but ofc their routes arent available yet 😔

who are ur favs??

Only Memories and Remnants of the Riverside Restaurant Remain

(Publisher's Note: With the demolition of the former Wheeling Inn pending, we at LEDE News are re-publishing this article concerning what remains inside the dilapidated structure, including the former Riverside Restaurant 7 lounge.) She recalls frozen drinks were a favorite during the days she was a bartender at the former Riverside Lounge and Restaurant in the 1990s. Pina coladas, strawberry daiquiris, and loaded margaritas were a few of the top sells while Lynne Walton was behind the bar at the establishment that was inside the Best Western Wheeling Inn. Walton began working at the Riverside in 1994, and at that time, country music’s most popular still were playing inside a nearby theatre called the Capitol Music Hall each and every Saturday night in downtown Wheeling. The hotel’s 80-plus rooms consistently were full of out-of-towners, and local residents frequented the establishment, too, because of the terrific views of the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge and of the Ohio River. Or maybe it was the frozen drinks. “My favorite times there were when I was behind the bar with Mick (Webster), Julie (Thames), Kathy (Sutton), and Terri (Tennant). That really was the most fun because we worked really well together, and the place was always hopping. It was really popular,” Walton reported. “The place was always full of people from the Wheeling area and with the people who were staying at the hotel.

The reason for the name of the establishment is obvious once walking out on its deck area. “That was almost 35 years ago but I can still remember how much of a blast the place was,” she explained. “And it seemed like everything I was making was with a blender. I think those blenders were going from the time I walked in for work until I walked out. One after another, the frozen drink was the thing back then just like martinis are now. Back then, though, everyone wanted something frozen with a bunch of whipped cream and a cherry on top.” The structure that housed the former Wheeling Inn was purchased a few weeks ago by the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau for $1.7 million after the business was deemed a nuisance in May 2022 by Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger. The hotel was constructed in 1962, and the property was bought in 2005 by NALINI LLC for $1 million. That company never operated the restaurant or the lounge and the areas since have suffered heavy water damage. “And what a shame, too, because the place was always crowded, and the money you would make back then was crazy, it really was,” Walton said. “And the banquets were great, too, because once they closed Fabulous Fannies, they made that whole area for banquets, and that money was nuts, too. I think the only bad part about working at the Riverside was how far away the kitchen was. It seemed like it was a half-mile away some nights. “George Boury and the managers at the Riverside were fortunate because a lot of their employees stayed for as long as I can remember. Most of them were still there even after I left to start a family,” she said. “It was a well-run place, though, and there was money to be made every time you went to work, so it’s no wonder the employees stayed around as long as they did.”

Currently, there is standing water resting on tarps inside the former restaurants.

The Food and The Fun

George Boury joined his two brothers, Ellis and Mike, to create the legendary Elby’s Family Restaurant, an empire that grew from the first eatery on National Road in Wheeling to 73 locations in four states. The company also had a hotel in State College, Pa., Fabulous Fannie’s in the Wheeling Inn, and a stake in TJ’s Sports Garden. But it was the Riverside Restaurant and Lounge that allowed George to create a place for fine dining and nightlife. “People loved the food there, too. I really don’t remember anyone complaining about it at all,” Walton said. “But to be honest, I really don’t remember much of what I ate there because we always seemed to be too busy to sit down and actually eat a meal. It was more like picking at something in between this and that every shift.

The Riverside’s bar is still intact today but water damage has ruined much of the infrastructure. “But it was a place for special dinners for special occasions, and I can’t tell you how many people have told me that it was their favorite place to go in the valley. So many people would come up from Glen Dale and Moundsville, and they would come down from Steubenville, and so on,” she said. “I do remember that everyone loved the burgers there, and they enjoyed all of the entrees, too. We served a lot of burgers at the bar, and people would compare the food to where they were from in the area.” The menu, Walton recalled, was completely different than what most people recognized as offerings from an Elby’s. “I know that was important to George. He told me that many times during those three years,” she said. “And when people said something to him about that, he was really proud of it. I know he was a big fan of Ernie’s Esquire and a lot of people compared the menu to what they served up on the hill (in Bethlehem). “Just like everyone else my age who grew up in this area, I was very familiar with Elby’s. The Big Boy, the Slim Jim, and that stuff, and the Riverside had nothing like that on the menu. It was strictly upper level,” Walton remembered. “That’s probably why we were always crowded, and not just on the weekends.

The current state of the bar inside the Riverside Lounge would not pass a Health Department inspection.

The Best of Times

When purchased in the late 1970s, the Wheeling Inn was called “The Downtowner,” but two years’ worth of interior and exterior improvements later and the new Best Western franchise opened to much fanfare. A decade later, Walton moved from her home in Moundsville to Wheeling Island, and initially, she was employed by two different restaurants in the same building. First, it was Applejack’s that was located at 329 N. York Street before the restaurant was transformed into La Docs. That restaurant closed in early 1994. Several years later, Golden Chopsticks opened for operation at the same address. “I worked at a couple of places in Wheeling before I started at the Riverside, and I met George Boury back then because he always came into those places during the evenings,” Walton recalled. “So, I talked to him a lot and once the place where I was working closed, I didn’t know where to go next. I love bartending because it was a terrific night job so I wanted to find a new place.

The roof for the Riverside deck has leaked for many years. “But I knew George Boury so I asked him and he said yes,” she said. “The funny thing was, though, that when I went to the Riverside that first day, George wanted me to work in every other position first before I went behind the bar. So, I was the hostess, I waited tables, I made tossed salads, and everything else before I started bartending. It made sense, too, because you usually have to do everything when you work in a place like that back then.” Walton has bartended in a plethora of places since and she still is employed part-time in a couple of establishments today, but the Riverside Restaurant and Lounge always will be one of her all-time favorites. “I have bartended in a lot of places here in the valley, but the Riverside was definitely one of my favorites because of the people, the money, and because it was really a lot of fun. Some places frown on taking time with customers and things like that, but not at the Riverside. George and the managers encouraged it,” Walton explained. “And the people from out of town? That’s why they came to Wheeling … to have fun. “Those Jamboree weekends were nuts, just nuts, and we got so slammed in the Riverside that there were some nights when I wouldn’t get home until 4-4:30 a.m. because those country music fans would just want to stay up as late as possible on those Saturday nights,” she added. “I do miss those days because the Riverside was the place to be back then. Now, everyone in town can’t wait to see that eyesore come down and go away, and that’s just so sad.”

The deck area once was a very popular place to sit while eating at the Riverside Restaurant.

The blue booths inside the restaurant now are stained from dripping water.

The bar stools were not where to be found inside the former bar and restaurant.

This area of the former hotel has been soiled by a plethora of water leaks. https://ledenews.com/wheeling-ohio-county-cvb-buys-former-wheeling-inn-property-for-1-7-million/ https://ledenews.com/an-open-letter-to-author-the-art-of-the-deal/ https://ledenews.com/a-fat-cat-a-kid-named-paisley-and-a-hotel-across-the-street/ https://ledenews.com/an-open-letter-to-wheeling-mayor-glenn-elliott-2/ Read the full article

like i just don't know when you're out there on reddit writing the abuse apologism manifesto and also talking about how this situation isn't like dream, cause obviously dream is an actual bad person just look at the proof (said proof has since been deleted and debunked) and then outright saying that the shit she described just Wasn't That Bad maybe the conclusion i should be coming to is literally just that you dgaf about victims

Is your school OK

I do mean it is your school OK

Is Euro-North American Christianity doomed

Are you OK

lol no my school is mostly fine if you don't count the fact it's catholic and that my classmates suck. The teachers are great! And I generally just like school

Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

© Elby Anderson A Silva

AMAZING GIFTART THAT WAS MADE FOR ME AND PYRE BY @pidgeonspen !!!!!!!! From right to left: Rick SR-6910, Repo Rick and Little Beth SR-6910, affectionately nicknamed Elby (LB). 

Thank you SO MUCH CEEJ IT’S SO CUUUUUUUUUTE

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