Focus on Photographers; Tuesday, First Period [03/25[.

[hashtag_chocobro]

One might have noticed that Prompto seemed just a slight bit bouncier and brighter than usual, but since that tended to be his default setting, no one would blame you for not noticing the particular subtle differences this week. Either way, he seemed eager to get into class, even if he also seemed slightly distracted, but, again, that also seemed to be how he usually was about most things, so surely nothing to think about too much, right?

"So last week," he began, "was St. Patrick's Day, which I know is an Irish holiday, meaning from Ireland, and so I wanted to look into some Irish photographers we could focus on this weekin class, too! I kind of fell down a little bit of a rabbit hole there," he chuckled, a little sheepishly, " and while there were a lot of really interesting options and really great work from a lot of people, I gotta admit, one photo really resonated with me more than a lot of the other ones, and it was this one:"

He took a moment to put an image on the screen behind him.

"This," he said, "is 'Flying Girl,' from Pete Smyth, and a show he did in 2019 called 'Local.' As you could guess by the name, he focused this show on really candid and casual photos documenting the area he'd lived in for the last thirty years, called Tallaght. We're going to take some time to look at some of the other photos included in the show, and some of his other work to get an idea of his particular style of photography to open up a discussion. Because, you know what? Ireland's a really beautiful country, and there's a lot of photographers taking gorgeous landscape shots, or really focusing on the rich history, but these pictures are clearly going for something else. But do you think that something else is good photography? Do you like the pictures? Why or why not? That sort of thing.

"And I also," he added, "want you guys to think about what his angle was with these pictures: capturing a certain moment in time in a certain place. Do you think he succeeded? And what would you take pictures of if you were to do your own 'Local' exhibition, but right here in Fandom?" He grinned a little extra. "I'm really curious about what you'll have to say to that. But first, let's get into the pictures, and then we can discuss."

Friendship is Magic!, Tuesday, March 25, 2025

[sith_happened]

Anakin was in a very good mood this morning. “My son Luke is coming to the island today,” he said. “He told me in the group chat.”

Of course there was a Skywalker group chat. It was a lot like you'd expect.

"Which brings us to an important discussion," Ahsoka said. "Group chats can be a useful tool for keeping in touch with friends and family, but some people aren't aware of the concept of reasonable limits."

"There are only so many cat pictures that can be viewed in a day," Anakin agreed. And absolutely zero military planning.

Though government officials ignoring that advice was great if you happened to be involved in resistance activities against said government. "Or recognising there's a time and place for emojis."

Again, generally not during military operations! "And keep up with changes in modern slang so you aren't using them incorrectly."

"And try to make you you know who's actually in the group chat."

"That's one of the most important parts," Anakin said, nodding.

"It can be awkward if someone's there who's not supposed to be."

"Or if someone asks to be included that you don't want there," Anakin added, not knowing about the other family chat without him.

Which was also exactly like you'd expect.

Mad Kings & Queens: Raving Royals and How To Survive Them [Tuesday, 2nd Period]

[atreideslioness]

"A few weeks ago, an excellent question was raised," Ghanima continued brightly, Trebor perched happily on her hip, playing with the braids in her hair. "Why kings or emperors at all? Why royalty?"

( Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. )

Fandom Library, Wednesday, March 26th

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

After the ridiculousness of the last two weeks, Arden was surprised (and a little suspicious) when she came into work and found a seemingly-normal library. All books remained shelved and inanimate, gremlins were mysteriously absent, even the bats were roosting up in the eaves and not swooping down.

"I'll take it," she said. "Don't trust it, but I'll take it."

She was just going to take advantage in the lull in the nonsense to get some returns sorted.