tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959185138084258792024-03-16T01:09:18.016+00:00Speeding Towards InfinityBy day I'm a video game consultant, and I also volunteer at the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund - the charity that rescued the dog I adopted last year. I've also recently started compiling a website covering the history of the village I live, although I'm hoping to draw in some help for that project!
Here is scratchpad when I need it, and a place for my personal projects. It's also an archive from back when this was was my writing blog.Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.comBlogger2256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-46980376048367338792023-02-07T22:42:00.000+00:002023-02-07T22:42:17.443+00:00Online Shopping Can Make the Difference<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7JmfAAUd4k8NlDPaVaJaefd0Gup8Eggboc35OMUxA6YDt9mUPgTW-LYgeEiDsFEptAzZAXypS7P7ytKCzHiH4m3CtQuMefRU8T55dShSgcpgsXdWA7LCmpkMkFh0Mfwd5CRv9V8ZJ4Vgo_1FsQFGrh0eA-pJx_zdpvxYxchqCzSc2IVPg81b6bXI/s1368/easyfundraising.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1368" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7JmfAAUd4k8NlDPaVaJaefd0Gup8Eggboc35OMUxA6YDt9mUPgTW-LYgeEiDsFEptAzZAXypS7P7ytKCzHiH4m3CtQuMefRU8T55dShSgcpgsXdWA7LCmpkMkFh0Mfwd5CRv9V8ZJ4Vgo_1FsQFGrh0eA-pJx_zdpvxYxchqCzSc2IVPg81b6bXI/s320/easyfundraising.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I don't get why more people don't sign up for these bonus donations - if you shop online via any of the supported sites such as Etsy or eBay, or looking to switch your broadband provider then sign up here first and earn money for your favourite charity. Naturally, I hope you'll support the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund but if you have a cause closer to your heart then push that and still sign up. Think of it like a charity tax that you can drive! <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Individually the amounts are small but when combined we can make change happen. Potentially impactful change. Our work is completely reliant on the amazing generosity of our supporters - why don't we spread the load a little?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please like, comment and share as widely as possible and make online retail therapy a force for good :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><blockquote>Please join me in supporting German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund on #easyfundraising, you'll raise FREE donations with your everyday shopping. It's quick and easy to sign up! Plus, once you've raised your first £5, easyfundraising will double it! Sign up now: <a href="https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?invite=8ik9ub&char=45963&referral-campaign=s2s&utm_source=refsharebox">https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?invite=8ik9ub&char=45963&referral-campaign=s2s&utm_source=refsharebox</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?invite=8ik9ub&char=45963&referral-campaign=s2s&utm_source=refsharebox"></a><p></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-90510755973933122392023-01-19T17:23:00.003+00:002023-01-19T17:23:29.096+00:00Happy Birthday Mr Poe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHWj59UnUYbgVs8fQy9yRW1N4HZfGuJhuUo4xobGuyjOPSWEiXmJMx1irpyZ_kIHEiTQVeVdgisrbxuEwQ77El6v-7oludmqoQYfYYPC0JhtS6Q1oFExdswc2dSDZ75sTTr8lNhRUj2hOVescO0iB5tNv6eDLp7zwDWKLWc0Kx4oi5sWI6IwNMr8u/s1781/The%20Raven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1781" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHWj59UnUYbgVs8fQy9yRW1N4HZfGuJhuUo4xobGuyjOPSWEiXmJMx1irpyZ_kIHEiTQVeVdgisrbxuEwQ77El6v-7oludmqoQYfYYPC0JhtS6Q1oFExdswc2dSDZ75sTTr8lNhRUj2hOVescO0iB5tNv6eDLp7zwDWKLWc0Kx4oi5sWI6IwNMr8u/w400-h300/The%20Raven.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Edgar All Poe was born on this day in 1809 and died only 40 years later. In those years he wrote some of the true classics of the spooky and the macabre which still have an impact today.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pictured is a special handwritten on parchment version of The Raven. And I'm quite partial to Rotting Christ's audio version.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2gkWt0fWneY" width="320" youtube-src-id="2gkWt0fWneY"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-47227097181077684122022-12-31T15:26:00.002+00:002022-12-31T15:26:26.953+00:00John Milton Biography Draft Complete<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3H3pNVkj5FIWLRBZRR9K3NAFM316lwY4sH7lw6hgxp9y98E-4KydjzbM7keoVVedCwRJzYnwoMffdRsGxoB_QLfqmepvjGQWZuPJNqZdz15A1pdeYSTa2Gev1W2Hu2Td7ip1hscCvEY5TELY8t1d65tyEUyjyXZE5PDJQFfCRaHbUCwbgy5dFLiiD/s1536/John%20Milton%20Portrait%20Raw.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3H3pNVkj5FIWLRBZRR9K3NAFM316lwY4sH7lw6hgxp9y98E-4KydjzbM7keoVVedCwRJzYnwoMffdRsGxoB_QLfqmepvjGQWZuPJNqZdz15A1pdeYSTa2Gev1W2Hu2Td7ip1hscCvEY5TELY8t1d65tyEUyjyXZE5PDJQFfCRaHbUCwbgy5dFLiiD/s320/John%20Milton%20Portrait%20Raw.png" width="320" /></a></div>It's finally done! The blockage that was adding the John Milton biography is done. It'll need another content pass further down the line and a bibliography section will need adding as well.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As the Day in Milton's Life proved to be so short but also such a colourful glimpse that I'll work that in as well. For the AI art tooling I'm shifting away from Midjourney as I'm not a fan of prompt censorship especially when they want real money from me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But for now, let's discover some of Milton's life :</p><p><a href="https://paradiselostaiedition.blogspot.com/2022/12/paradise-lost-ai-illustrated-edition.html">https://paradiselostaiedition.blogspot.com/2022/12/paradise-lost-ai-illustrated-edition.html</a></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-19104178310464924432022-12-27T15:38:00.004+00:002022-12-27T15:38:54.815+00:00One Last Message<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6BF3upHVi8" width="320" youtube-src-id="d6BF3upHVi8"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It seems our ever-unstable cultist left a message before mysteriously disappearing...</span></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-60308782485625447962022-12-27T15:35:00.002+00:002022-12-27T15:35:36.170+00:00Things the go bump in the night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UbKgFjVzU7w" width="320" youtube-src-id="UbKgFjVzU7w"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wondered what had happened to the final addition and now I need to nuke my house from orbit...</span></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-80687406792981142222022-12-18T20:02:00.004+00:002022-12-18T20:17:12.324+00:00Mike's Reviews - Raven Forge Tactical Hatchet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfQZgJJW_l8-TLW1ofYJjKYHKM6O7cktxIYa-T_i6M5UjJdOYBjrJ8TaE1EyIzBSlXghFpG6ZG3m2g7uG5zmt-K2-pUt1fvPmh-t2U00JTbmnquqq58azBVShCou8KFy2ArR93tcvg0vm9NQ9HbsC-d2jz8DUocjq1_Nmm9OJxHAFqdhfUBRDXVob/s1024/TacticalHatchet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfQZgJJW_l8-TLW1ofYJjKYHKM6O7cktxIYa-T_i6M5UjJdOYBjrJ8TaE1EyIzBSlXghFpG6ZG3m2g7uG5zmt-K2-pUt1fvPmh-t2U00JTbmnquqq58azBVShCou8KFy2ArR93tcvg0vm9NQ9HbsC-d2jz8DUocjq1_Nmm9OJxHAFqdhfUBRDXVob/s320/TacticalHatchet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Hi everyone! - I'm just trying something different here as I've grown more interested in playing around with videos helping with the GSD Welfare Fund and would love to do some more of my own projects with it. Starting with reviews of the various things I collect like the edged weapons and old books (well mostly Paradise Lost) seems a good place to start, so here's my most recent purchase.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's rough on the edges, but I can fix those as I go along if this becomes more of a thing - which I hope so as I quite enjoyed putting this together :-) Anyway here's my review of Raven Forge's Tactical Hatchet from their new Tactical range.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://youtu.be/1Gaw8XEcQWs">https://youtu.be/1Gaw8XEcQWs</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're interested in one for yourself then check it out here and they have plenty of other cool stuff:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://ravenforge.com/collections/new-in/products/tactical-hatchet">https://ravenforge.com/collections/new-in/products/tactical-hatchet</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please note that I'm not sponsored by Raven Forge but if they'd like to I could be persuaded :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-15120289632397383792022-10-25T19:09:00.006+01:002022-10-25T19:09:39.586+01:00Halloween Auction Open Items Roundup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2300" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYvUMtJlytRSx3mKe70tmJNoiTSJb6DMRhPytv4sXxTMTaB2mWxujYedJjVMtjM_eoacDXxFnaqs8_XxzJBlOSvjW0DIQ9bHyblLpOP_PtP3tB6ssdf_os-WbrV-4-YsnlVkpGpBZbaBd_hx6uir6fagy8lcRH17-XO9sK8jST3X9oIi3h-5mwhGs/w200-h150/Masks.%202jpg.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><br />The Halloween Horror Auction raising money for the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund is in full steam approaching All Hallows Eve. There are still some amazing and a few unique horror themed items available with more to be added daily. Here's the list of items available for bidding:<p></p><ul><li>Alchemy Pewter Two Dragons Necklace - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364026340070">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364026340070</a></li><li>Unique Pair of Hand Crafted Horror Masks - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364025477254">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364025477254</a></li><li>Alchemy Pewter Lighter Case/Sleeve with Gothic Pentacle Theme - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364024173937">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364024173937</a></li><li>Signed Copy of Little Bones by N V Peacock - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364023245318">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364023245318</a></li><li>Jack Deconstructed Original Mixed Media Art by Eilidh Griffiths - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364022276494">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364022276494</a></li><li>Signed Copy of Dark Blood Comes From The Feet by Emma J. Gibbon - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364020950365">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364020950365</a></li><li>Handmade Crochet Zombear - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364019964173">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364019964173</a></li><li>Original Painting 'Aztec Apocalypse' by Luciana Nedelea - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364008390553">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364008390553</a></li><li>Original Thread Painting 'Shepherding Stars' by Carron Bailes - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364010518737">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364010518737</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7trK7YdyMjPI0jwHhgnnOObMGaZv6ZuPkRFfsvHf8lFPtjbjjw895IyrILWDCOduYWLxE22Be2MTv-gq4ukOEDLrGyd_At1pWZLgr2RA_YvbjAu8fV1pcq_LL9gbSOc_Ng7bGxI6VcD_0d_4_2EZSDWDnfmaW_pu9TW657aaNMwL3qJGGctVIMqhC/s1002/Demonic%20Chalice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1002" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7trK7YdyMjPI0jwHhgnnOObMGaZv6ZuPkRFfsvHf8lFPtjbjjw895IyrILWDCOduYWLxE22Be2MTv-gq4ukOEDLrGyd_At1pWZLgr2RA_YvbjAu8fV1pcq_LL9gbSOc_Ng7bGxI6VcD_0d_4_2EZSDWDnfmaW_pu9TW657aaNMwL3qJGGctVIMqhC/w200-h200/Demonic%20Chalice.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie65XodLzAl_C-3z3tzDwSrkZbebOUPg4bJWCciVgyrWVR7k1dwuuWinmqf8JsBfa_8fo6b65q3q1EkURrxsrRz0Zackoyf__BvP1hl6ZTu3zMa3SljJL8cUocfS5IUeSC-ZMHxzMf7vJPLqaqatlyxyuWXmYKYYjF1PsG6_sXo40WgpS7-lrr1sjB/s2315/Jack%20Deconstructed%20Full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="2528" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi-kkemLJwckwQUd1BdlF84fvpSxMYQPQYou6S6MH77h-iFw87SxbOpTkdiziQYTDb9H0AH8ZNkUOdUgd8iXx8YDZVmdxsaTVGEfPiE05om4HG72YPkt_b7PRwIa_TYQ8rhZsBUFB2WTNmOaI4_RJgC6-wdksj1_jnzueFJWpHCeB1ExFrJZAvnD0/w143-h200/Small%20res%20file%20for%20Fb%20uploads.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-76066094103846711792022-10-20T20:11:00.005+01:002022-10-20T20:11:52.865+01:00Added to Halloween Auction - Jack – Deconstructed. Mixed Media Abstract Art by Eilidh Griffiths<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zm6Evg1xV0KdXH1P4AKOEeVSBku06gBxGwXuV4b6EIHnHgxUjtvaA7_FEAEPmPE1ml5yvLD7OvjHACY4R-Q-E2PMpkZT35Pph9J2YYuYwNsrK-s7LezBz2hWavWwk4FwR2kp6IYAVLrOaqROVWhDM0_tL121C3NW-uS4Ztk93jSBY-uzaPhc4Qb5/s2315/Jack%20Deconstructed%20Full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2315" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zm6Evg1xV0KdXH1P4AKOEeVSBku06gBxGwXuV4b6EIHnHgxUjtvaA7_FEAEPmPE1ml5yvLD7OvjHACY4R-Q-E2PMpkZT35Pph9J2YYuYwNsrK-s7LezBz2hWavWwk4FwR2kp6IYAVLrOaqROVWhDM0_tL121C3NW-uS4Ztk93jSBY-uzaPhc4Qb5/s320/Jack%20Deconstructed%20Full.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The talented Eilidh Griffiths has generously donated this excellent abstract piece titled 'Jack - Deconstructed' to the Halloween Horror Auction supporting the GSD Welfare Fund.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">‘Jack Deconstructed #1 ‘ is a mixed media, an abstract art piece which shows the shapes and colours of the traditional Halloween “Jack o’ Lantern” along with invoking the feeling of chilly, misty mornings where you can smell the frost in the air, which then clear into crisp days with aqua skies.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This will make a very nice addition to any Halloween / Autumn or Pumpkin lover’s home as an abstract art piece.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is approximately 20 cm x 15cm or 8 x 6 inches in size and is worked upon a canvas board with several different media including collaged paper and acrylic paint. Signed and dated on the rear, by the artist and initialled on the front. It is sealed with matt acrylic varnish and is supplied without a frame.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">You can discover more of her art on Instagram: @alesgriff.art</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bid now to own this eye-catching and thoughtful work of art in time for Halloween:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364022276494">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364022276494</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7Z3vsDfAg0atiL00l0xG7dr-IdC2l-DW6_cPPoDbVKsz9QO5YgiccsFuh_0mWh40VWNBXOn9lr9obMB_RmVXWZUHG8QFh0HMxcp_OJdAJqAUyvkP_OWJoz0xmyBEi8VWXjze9N4QqOT5vCHNdPN3lDZxnIuRPJs2JmjdsDyH5lBAsqrgGDkRVnTq/s1207/Jack%20Deconstructed%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1207" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7Z3vsDfAg0atiL00l0xG7dr-IdC2l-DW6_cPPoDbVKsz9QO5YgiccsFuh_0mWh40VWNBXOn9lr9obMB_RmVXWZUHG8QFh0HMxcp_OJdAJqAUyvkP_OWJoz0xmyBEi8VWXjze9N4QqOT5vCHNdPN3lDZxnIuRPJs2JmjdsDyH5lBAsqrgGDkRVnTq/w200-h172/Jack%20Deconstructed%202.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6RnotYV1pvpi7-LyExMHfVicKi-yxrjZ1sKpiEb4gTMC9jxDY3fYSg-3QBpMtMcS-sPOxgKHh1exvlkTe9TkgDYOhzKyOZoDKcBWaz8pyGbu_bIDz7qV-7HOekVxzG5rRQ4CtL5NmlIyL3YVOrPGobmiIdlB_XcVgaabioAOtFUeTPA-ut-I_qGe/s2315/Jack%20Deconstructed%20Full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2315" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6RnotYV1pvpi7-LyExMHfVicKi-yxrjZ1sKpiEb4gTMC9jxDY3fYSg-3QBpMtMcS-sPOxgKHh1exvlkTe9TkgDYOhzKyOZoDKcBWaz8pyGbu_bIDz7qV-7HOekVxzG5rRQ4CtL5NmlIyL3YVOrPGobmiIdlB_XcVgaabioAOtFUeTPA-ut-I_qGe/w200-h148/Jack%20Deconstructed%20Full.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-812212505336581082022-10-20T10:45:00.003+01:002022-10-20T10:45:29.833+01:00Halloween Horror Auction Update<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWCgUKFETFiyahD6uuMYzoTUup5wZLgHIXujz-0XOD6SFvvaqS-RlCcrm9sVRaaNOYhNBF6UU6IymHEJJFFjf3MW35rM-X_2IbCLIbC8RE5SAbqWMlX2y_TNKCEn_c6AnwShZ6CsZ6Y2XfO1iDlE7BYvBSRHvfAX6c9JJOzmSkundBbieP1BqsHe_/s1873/Aztec%20Apocalypse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1873" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWCgUKFETFiyahD6uuMYzoTUup5wZLgHIXujz-0XOD6SFvvaqS-RlCcrm9sVRaaNOYhNBF6UU6IymHEJJFFjf3MW35rM-X_2IbCLIbC8RE5SAbqWMlX2y_TNKCEn_c6AnwShZ6CsZ6Y2XfO1iDlE7BYvBSRHvfAX6c9JJOzmSkundBbieP1BqsHe_/w320-h302/Aztec%20Apocalypse.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkTtYLnqUC9U2u2CIH6GCOGxeT2rOndWxT80H-veXTWF_01zX1SMYptQJsiqNCpAihKe-8mnGhmviJ4f5VhyhQka3c6rCakxO0E2wNJ5Mf04MBuxfCZzd5EFkx2SawpyQg-3OWz1Hx98uoTfHuNA9oK19EATFX0I6vyvd_AJUthZbYtY3ji0kEFC_/s1979/Dark%20Blood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="1484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkTtYLnqUC9U2u2CIH6GCOGxeT2rOndWxT80H-veXTWF_01zX1SMYptQJsiqNCpAihKe-8mnGhmviJ4f5VhyhQka3c6rCakxO0E2wNJ5Mf04MBuxfCZzd5EFkx2SawpyQg-3OWz1Hx98uoTfHuNA9oK19EATFX0I6vyvd_AJUthZbYtY3ji0kEFC_/w240-h320/Dark%20Blood.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fGDvxVNEXYrWTUvBwzZptfksGxoVAUEJ8jwcgOMSghjRmql7tkRh8kAmhDfFjpDwvf6iLMUarV0QmPdvn2ob1Io6DnxuP7Y-aU0kg-JL5cuKU4cXsfI7zgbpz_Pc6p3HGWsmrJg3mRMXj-gtW_dTn3Dp5GYMUbK0AF_Jroe2ssn-rsCyCa6FCckz/s1002/Demonic%20Chalice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fGDvxVNEXYrWTUvBwzZptfksGxoVAUEJ8jwcgOMSghjRmql7tkRh8kAmhDfFjpDwvf6iLMUarV0QmPdvn2ob1Io6DnxuP7Y-aU0kg-JL5cuKU4cXsfI7zgbpz_Pc6p3HGWsmrJg3mRMXj-gtW_dTn3Dp5GYMUbK0AF_Jroe2ssn-rsCyCa6FCckz/s320/Demonic%20Chalice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We only have 11 days left of the Halloween Horror Auction raising money urgently needed to support the GSD Welfare Fund. Firstly a thank you to everyone who's participated we've raised just over £200, but we still have many cool items coming every day until Halloween.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We also still have some open auctions - take a look and see if anything catches your eye!</p><ul><li>Signed Copy of Dark Blood Comes From The Feet by Emma J. Gibbon - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364020950365">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364020950365</a></li><li>Handmade Crochet Zombear - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364019964173">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364019964173</a></li><li>Signed Paperback of Neptune's Reckoning by Robert J. Stava - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364018248082">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364018248082</a></li><li>Various Horror/Dark Fantasy A3 Prints/Posters - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364006019323" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364006019323</a></li><li>Original Painting 'Aztec Apocalypse' by Luciana Nedelea - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364008390553">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364008390553</a></li><li>Signed Paperback 'I Can See You' by David Haynes - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364016436294">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364016436294</a></li><li>Signed Paperback copy of Sliggers by Michael Yowell - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364009448291">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364009448291</a></li><li>Original Thread Painting 'Shepherding Stars' by Carron Bailes - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364010518737">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364010518737</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3siJufDTKcOi9YPcE9aDLpX1aQ_iXghm9PGixZbP77_s5si9GZQ8vskngVVy6h1uVT_8cqcZhgZSZ-_xee_k-QDTRWIoVwUNbrCEutiofu_JOOTNvsuyuRJBLuiWkqrGG2_BCEU_MU4sOJBxEYGUyzXU8D6T590iTTWAXUMeDsHRjyfBWAMC0hMUy/s960/Neptunes%20Reckoning%20cover.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3siJufDTKcOi9YPcE9aDLpX1aQ_iXghm9PGixZbP77_s5si9GZQ8vskngVVy6h1uVT_8cqcZhgZSZ-_xee_k-QDTRWIoVwUNbrCEutiofu_JOOTNvsuyuRJBLuiWkqrGG2_BCEU_MU4sOJBxEYGUyzXU8D6T590iTTWAXUMeDsHRjyfBWAMC0hMUy/s320/Neptunes%20Reckoning%20cover.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPCRW7Cv6EwmDHCD3r4Tb_wgktlN8s4p7ICfEbO5h5aFsc1I1JNhhO-9RL0e6sKEh3m1yY4wG4sH7_giMs9WAlBMTlxf2Dirc1elvGtK9AQBfsfnKKX8LMTaWf5yxILsy2H7IYDILr3B_73OecKUAQjU3gvSmCGmSGA2XLwDc_STlmtm4P6FZS-Ry/s1629/Shepherding%20Stars%20.png.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1629" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPCRW7Cv6EwmDHCD3r4Tb_wgktlN8s4p7ICfEbO5h5aFsc1I1JNhhO-9RL0e6sKEh3m1yY4wG4sH7_giMs9WAlBMTlxf2Dirc1elvGtK9AQBfsfnKKX8LMTaWf5yxILsy2H7IYDILr3B_73OecKUAQjU3gvSmCGmSGA2XLwDc_STlmtm4P6FZS-Ry/s320/Shepherding%20Stars%20.png.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDgwIUxf79rMIef2B1WE5W49Z3QakOEdV2dRi5ywerJx-yTFmV3_oVe5v0DL2iuuPGPWRZV5Qj8vz-_GlB_beZYRbVTOOgWPKet5QQTYUOhZW_OuBaDD6AfGgc0D4DAKpIMbgSGqNCB0TPSEbgt3vLM5123ikOkcVX1FS4o3sQ1eHQQEiFzYNodzx/s1638/Sliggers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDgwIUxf79rMIef2B1WE5W49Z3QakOEdV2dRi5ywerJx-yTFmV3_oVe5v0DL2iuuPGPWRZV5Qj8vz-_GlB_beZYRbVTOOgWPKet5QQTYUOhZW_OuBaDD6AfGgc0D4DAKpIMbgSGqNCB0TPSEbgt3vLM5123ikOkcVX1FS4o3sQ1eHQQEiFzYNodzx/s320/Sliggers.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-NUg6gMO9Xt73eDGV1egDFjIwUsmjtjHdLTpCEarFTXYfsK6sE3Aq1AHP02um_zJIUGG7_uj1wRaz70ub8V9th1aZajCIQucz8vSXxyWG6dzNgvAmmbEcidInKIH0Fol5RfRBuy-_ofVJpHmJZHY2w1DC45D3qh9u6nZ9qeIkXgUynYxCznct25I/s2097/ZomBearOtherSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="1573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-NUg6gMO9Xt73eDGV1egDFjIwUsmjtjHdLTpCEarFTXYfsK6sE3Aq1AHP02um_zJIUGG7_uj1wRaz70ub8V9th1aZajCIQucz8vSXxyWG6dzNgvAmmbEcidInKIH0Fol5RfRBuy-_ofVJpHmJZHY2w1DC45D3qh9u6nZ9qeIkXgUynYxCznct25I/s320/ZomBearOtherSide.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-48575079627823953512022-10-09T14:33:00.003+01:002022-10-09T15:01:03.171+01:00My Destiny Revealed<p style="text-align: justify;">For a fundraising event for the Defibrillators in the village (a sensible precaution considering it has taken more than an hour for an ambulance to arrive for an emergency before and one I no doubt will take advantage of at some stage) a spirituality and well-being event was being held today. It's not generally my type of thing, although an Indian Head Massage is always welcome, but not immediately available today. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I did fancy a Tarot reading though, in part because I tried one over 30 years ago, and the heretic (just kidding!) drew the cards and then promptly refused to do my reading. No doubt she enjoyed a penchant for the dramatic. So to support a worthy local cause I decided to give it another go it was fun and to be fair didn't quite follow the expected pattern.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Donations can be made here:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/christchurch-defibrillato-funds">https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/christchurch-defibrillato-funds</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know how these readings work, whether consciously on the part of the practitioner or not but even so it did head in some interesting directions. So, as a marker for the future, I'm going to write down the path of my destiny and we shall see how it shapes up over the coming years. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'll note before we start that I went along with it, except in a few parts - I didn't deliberately set her up, or make it difficult. I also didn't get the straight tarot reading I intended and instead received one guided by a spirit medium which was supplemented with a divination deck I wasn't familiar with.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And so without further ado...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://redskullspage.tumblr.com/post/162509989112" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOScbLTCKjtY3P8zWJKIEa5PkLMIymrJevAbS8phuin3aCYiV4SwDZVo40QwnPAjWCc1p7WdWtiReyq5vhIP0mgwUWWaGMrZ7xtJyOjW4p6tzGQkIX8zEo5S7EDfJLgCXtRW4YjQXKV5PWXs5W3CJ8aWhF7sHiB17Z7C21Myd8-fwEtlCf2N_bcUyo/w284-h400/Slaine%20by%20Chris%20Langley.jpg" width="284" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><a href="https://redskullspage.tumblr.com/post/162509989112" target="_blank"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3, Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro, メイリオ, Meiryo, MS Pゴシック, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol" style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Slaine by Clint Langley</span></span><br /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3, Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro, メイリオ, Meiryo, MS Pゴシック, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol" style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">redskullspage.tumblr.com/post/162509989112</span></span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b>My Destiny Revealed</b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Apparently, she'd noticed me upon entering the Hall. Firstly for the fact I possess an old would. One that has journeyed through many lives, all of them leading up to my current existence and preparing me for my final task upon the Earth where my next awaited me in the next one. Sounds better than your standard fetch quest so I'm in :-) It's also a rare event to meet someone on their final turn of the wheel, which is fine with me as I consider reincarnation to be one of the worst forms of damnation 👿 </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd previously been informed that my Spirit Companion was a Bear - not an unreasonable thought I think. However in this case it was a Celtic Warrior. One formidable enough to help protect me through my many tribulations. Now the fact I wore a Blood for the Blood God t-shirt and general look no doubt provided her with a hint, but when I tried to guide her in a more Norse direction she initially went with it, but then returned and insisted on a Celtic warrior - so Slaine it is and I'm fine with that. I don't have Brainbiter so will have to add that beauty to my collection.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As for my ultimate task, all the militaristic build-up veered off on an unexpected tangent. I'm due to become some manner of healer, not in a medical or laying on of hands sense though. Instead, I have a gift (or will develop one) for being able to heal people by being in their presence and able to unlock whatever is blocking them from healing or healing them myself. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I would also be able to have a similar effect from my writing - so maybe she's a fan of the blog too :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A slightly interesting aspect here is that in my younger days I used to be able to read people quite well - well enough that I could generally figure out what their issues might be without having met them before. There's no special power here besides just listening to what is being said, or not said as the case may be.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a strange moment when a dead loved one made an experience, but I have no idea who it was meant to be.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The session was only 20 minutes and the remainder was some fairly standard self-help style guidance. It wasn't an unpleasant way to spend the time and certainly cheaper than a therapist. And now we'll see my destiny manifest :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's the link again if you wish to contribute to the village's defibrillators:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/christchurch-defibrillato-funds">https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/christchurch-defibrillato-funds</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And thanks to Lucy and co for putting it all together!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-45315113246264959562022-10-05T21:27:00.001+01:002022-10-05T21:27:54.077+01:00Halloween Horror Auction - Original Painting by Luciana Nedelea Added<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Auction Quick List</span></h2><div><ul><li><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/page/edit/3983657484384254675/8637179870924898440?hl=en-GB#" target="_blank">Handmade Witches Black Goat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966" target="_blank">Various Horror/Dark Fantasy A3 Prints/Posters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364004523403" target="_blank">Signed Copy of Faust 2.0 by Michael Brookes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364006019323" target="_blank">Original Richly Detailed Horror Painting of a Spirit in Candlelight</a></li></ul></div><h2>Original Richly Detailed Horror Painting of a Spirit in Candlelight</h2><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglA4zT9XkfERM5X9XvaH8_0rksptdTsuYgxnmKqBPt9qcAdgQ7x9MzC3DR0xvSITxWWVy4L3e64VMRnRKcjkeJsMSS7BErRAdeuHIIVICDWG8h6Vq5HMNNfHKxi5mrBNH8Oy6qQUDioUADH0eM-KtPmu-YfvfILuCviNDwgsUfWN8YxzritPo74Ztw/s1395/Spirit%20Hood%20Detail.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1375" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglA4zT9XkfERM5X9XvaH8_0rksptdTsuYgxnmKqBPt9qcAdgQ7x9MzC3DR0xvSITxWWVy4L3e64VMRnRKcjkeJsMSS7BErRAdeuHIIVICDWG8h6Vq5HMNNfHKxi5mrBNH8Oy6qQUDioUADH0eM-KtPmu-YfvfILuCviNDwgsUfWN8YxzritPo74Ztw/w394-h400/Spirit%20Hood%20Detail.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Original Richly Detailed Horror Painting of a Spirit in Candlelight by Luciana Nedelea (the amazingly talented Romanian artist who designed my back piece as well as many album covers, bespoke design and atmospheric paintings).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This mixed medium painting is intricately detailed and signed on dated on the back. It is painted on paper and measures 22 x 22 cm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The painting is from my personal collection to help raise funds for the GSD Welfare Fund.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bid here to own this original piece of artwork - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364006019323">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364006019323</a></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-5439256054139376392022-10-04T17:51:00.006+01:002022-10-04T17:52:25.372+01:00Halloween Horror Auction - Signed Copy of Faust 2.0 Added<p>A new item has been added to the Halloween Horror Auction supporting the GSD Welfare Fund - you can see the master list of auctions and offers here:</p><p><a href="https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/halloween-horror-auction.html">https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/halloween-horror-auction.html</a></p><div><h2>Signed Copy of Faust 2.0 by Michael Brookes</h2></div><div>Today's new auction is a signed copy of my reimagining of the classic Faustian Pact legend in a modern setting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOsbZoPlse6mP-YPzpuujAZ9HKSZaNGIOR46s06EAjk9fzvUhOfrTUdOZ4yezGducYZaYG4ZFbYQm2RTFA7FLUzLTlF0BqKUzte0eZL2qsBXqSeouyvdA-zuzCkHLEuG5d_cWhb0HnEolMjtaxb7zKJB4HYQnG7dCXCEZKn-iYqZSq5ZCPgPGQYZr/s1739/Faust%20Back.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1241" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOsbZoPlse6mP-YPzpuujAZ9HKSZaNGIOR46s06EAjk9fzvUhOfrTUdOZ4yezGducYZaYG4ZFbYQm2RTFA7FLUzLTlF0BqKUzte0eZL2qsBXqSeouyvdA-zuzCkHLEuG5d_cWhb0HnEolMjtaxb7zKJB4HYQnG7dCXCEZKn-iYqZSq5ZCPgPGQYZr/w143-h200/Faust%20Back.jpg.png" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxHMMegtvs1tL4_RSr88fbKEFw5KCRLDPorUIvOxQ3R2Vj0fgQbYbmO-NFLSx55j-3KU7txi667NviZILGUL6e4_r-zVe6DlH4W7-k44_cPDydNBfO6l7JGV2Dyky53q8RQLZ8aMdmEV1t1WCdUSif8floUQ8tC6J3VEm8zjJEcD6nKqGp50G9q0W/s1951/Faust%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="1464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxHMMegtvs1tL4_RSr88fbKEFw5KCRLDPorUIvOxQ3R2Vj0fgQbYbmO-NFLSx55j-3KU7txi667NviZILGUL6e4_r-zVe6DlH4W7-k44_cPDydNBfO6l7JGV2Dyky53q8RQLZ8aMdmEV1t1WCdUSif8floUQ8tC6J3VEm8zjJEcD6nKqGp50G9q0W/s320/Faust%20Cover.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKgAaNpyVUT-kxh-PjpKWoBzObad-hRoQZ9VjhJBM-M8DQi0j1CppALgWMCRfZS0Z6ouZ6OILTFwKN4hmhQhykEmRFh4UeQ8MrHDvC0aDmBOyxGdeSSHpTFsKyNI7DJerkhG6VPcCaprzHwP5_4jWVIJaoaybmMDYLot3gp9FZQ646yT6foa8cqWZ/s1937/Faust%20Signed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKgAaNpyVUT-kxh-PjpKWoBzObad-hRoQZ9VjhJBM-M8DQi0j1CppALgWMCRfZS0Z6ouZ6OILTFwKN4hmhQhykEmRFh4UeQ8MrHDvC0aDmBOyxGdeSSHpTFsKyNI7DJerkhG6VPcCaprzHwP5_4jWVIJaoaybmMDYLot3gp9FZQ646yT6foa8cqWZ/w150-h200/Faust%20Signed.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div></div><blockquote><div><i>Is it the rebirth of an ancient evil in a new realm? Or something much worse?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>A sexy looking avatar grants wishes for people across the web, but nothing is truly free, and for those who accept, what price must be paid?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Sarah Mitchell must discover the truth of this creature and stop it while it can still be stopped, but why is a mysterious lawyer dogging her every step?</i></div></blockquote><p>Bid here to win your copy - <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364004523403">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364004523403</a> </p><div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Current Auction Quick List</h2><div><ul><li><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/page/edit/3983657484384254675/8637179870924898440?hl=en-GB#" target="_blank">Handmade Witches Black Goat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966" target="_blank">Various Horror/Dark Fantasy A3 Prints/Posters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364004523403" target="_blank">Signed Copy of Faust 2.0 by Michael Brookes</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-68675482221104985742022-10-03T08:28:00.004+01:002022-10-03T21:01:42.288+01:00Halloween Horror Auction -- Various Horror/Dark Fantasy A3 Prints/Posters<p style="text-align: justify;">Here's a new range of items available in the Halloween Horror Auction throughout this month. A master page listing all items as they're added can be found here <a href="https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/halloween-horror-auction.html">https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/halloween-horror-auction.html</a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Various Horror/Dark Fantasy A3 Prints/Posters</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">Technically not an auction, but you can satisfy that retail therapy urge and buy one or more right now! <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4piEao6m8u05xF7_7X7qjO4zzFsUyshiFcnoA7OZyBoa3HNYki8oEBXy1NHKHGcViQgjxJd2O8EntvxPQVT0g2_OWy9Iq-wgOdTgJtgWD4W0LQ8eqpE5ufBQlCjg_k7dWcqXN1zm8weSymnX_4Sr9vGUFsQeguGbin6YwDwvcy0uc_TLrd8n700B/s1278/10258477_560215637447483_2515230976374170437_o%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1278" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4piEao6m8u05xF7_7X7qjO4zzFsUyshiFcnoA7OZyBoa3HNYki8oEBXy1NHKHGcViQgjxJd2O8EntvxPQVT0g2_OWy9Iq-wgOdTgJtgWD4W0LQ8eqpE5ufBQlCjg_k7dWcqXN1zm8weSymnX_4Sr9vGUFsQeguGbin6YwDwvcy0uc_TLrd8n700B/s320/10258477_560215637447483_2515230976374170437_o%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumVK-2DAu_SuixDlGmtTdq4dKsqrofHS0DcaaN-SYAVd2GClbthx0VQprr60GSTm1_B_dzOVk5ONYXG0chusOaoWRY5VG68GZ6Q-Dj0Ktp590eOeO1upPd5pEgH1PK_ubqfkESz5pzpjFUZp-J4J28FH9R-zU_d1m2L9xjBDYrNZjAlGBGuuJn71d/s1024/12596698_1054458857948803_1541060209_o_1024x1024%20(1)%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="710" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumVK-2DAu_SuixDlGmtTdq4dKsqrofHS0DcaaN-SYAVd2GClbthx0VQprr60GSTm1_B_dzOVk5ONYXG0chusOaoWRY5VG68GZ6Q-Dj0Ktp590eOeO1upPd5pEgH1PK_ubqfkESz5pzpjFUZp-J4J28FH9R-zU_d1m2L9xjBDYrNZjAlGBGuuJn71d/w139-h200/12596698_1054458857948803_1541060209_o_1024x1024%20(1)%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div>Start setting the mood for a Horrifying Halloween with these prints from original artwork created by the amazingly talented Luciana Nedelea - discover more of her art here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LucianaNedeleaArt">https://www.facebook.com/LucianaNedeleaArt</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>I will be donating a few original pieces by her from my personal collection - not these ones - I'd want serious money to consider parting with them. Especially The Space Inbetween piece. That started life as a book cover for a Milton/Lovecraft crossover that still hasn't come together yet, There are lots of lovely details and the Paradise Lost influence is evident so I'll post an article with more detail on my Paradise Lost blog soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, it did find a new purpose and became the design for my back piece as you can see below:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZngAC-ML_QEMgXLfYuXLep2D4Uhxz3YU5v4OXP7Rp8ikZ0Ob9nBRmYPu2Gg8zmqDUU68TiwwOeTfnuoC3YAriy9SWdRp4E0GBkP5FEoW8-LOFkSQOAdYr3nzahSIQAQ6TSjC4oTairctJNSz34OeByGjBSJpVFLl7CrclwjhfSKpuCWydD3LtIPr/s2048/13767377_10209806836183417_961149188851885568_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZngAC-ML_QEMgXLfYuXLep2D4Uhxz3YU5v4OXP7Rp8ikZ0Ob9nBRmYPu2Gg8zmqDUU68TiwwOeTfnuoC3YAriy9SWdRp4E0GBkP5FEoW8-LOFkSQOAdYr3nzahSIQAQ6TSjC4oTairctJNSz34OeByGjBSJpVFLl7CrclwjhfSKpuCWydD3LtIPr/s320/13767377_10209806836183417_961149188851885568_o.jpg" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ5Chdkk7uOpncok8z8_D3hu8ZUIK8DG92uOSVhDIEohOzoCe2iWwvWWEOsBvBT5vT9qrokuUjN2ZJ5zqZj0NYCDUuRyJcYq4fvuKKBdYlhwpFBz45gLcmvrkPKwI9XUvRzjuwq3D841ilXhSKf4lAH01HaKiJeQogPsgf1O7N7us_-kcvl5aZzFG/s3537/Small%20res%20file%20for%20Fb%20uploads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="2528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ5Chdkk7uOpncok8z8_D3hu8ZUIK8DG92uOSVhDIEohOzoCe2iWwvWWEOsBvBT5vT9qrokuUjN2ZJ5zqZj0NYCDUuRyJcYq4fvuKKBdYlhwpFBz45gLcmvrkPKwI9XUvRzjuwq3D841ilXhSKf4lAH01HaKiJeQogPsgf1O7N7us_-kcvl5aZzFG/s320/Small%20res%20file%20for%20Fb%20uploads.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div>Treat yourself or someone you know to one of these darkly wonderful art prints. They're exclusively licensed so not available anywhere else.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364002142966</a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx2I5B2PMpdwRHlU9oT4BlOo34hTbApXcirpWAl52XunSCayO2Dfc0aBUL2jJKVh80pJ74NFYWrXGigAgOS1Ce_GC8ogi40yxqOLBtrFBPLXVL5nmQpgmo2jn-f4KUPfNyxSajvN_lOEGoDmcfRuWyFAQXcHEqLm-bhfYnCKJhfSYCnoWfD5aH91F/s9349/Cthulhu%20GREEN%20HighResolution.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="9349" data-original-width="6991" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx2I5B2PMpdwRHlU9oT4BlOo34hTbApXcirpWAl52XunSCayO2Dfc0aBUL2jJKVh80pJ74NFYWrXGigAgOS1Ce_GC8ogi40yxqOLBtrFBPLXVL5nmQpgmo2jn-f4KUPfNyxSajvN_lOEGoDmcfRuWyFAQXcHEqLm-bhfYnCKJhfSYCnoWfD5aH91F/w149-h200/Cthulhu%20GREEN%20HighResolution.jpg" width="149" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPAPKPoDgT6fZPUDWJacvMRQhM4SSRU6mb-n_3S-n14WnowAS1DcFmkTXgwyfmXWOEUCnf4YYr3tOAnoOQgG3-KVQwUNzA-GcJxPQDbHxaMAvrkm6dQkUfiUzOF54rzMYfqjaueDIMXhYUORsNus7lAjoNLAW3vh8E7K35iO0bVCy2JEpN4noayuO/s9349/Cthulhu%20RED%20HighResolution.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="9349" data-original-width="6991" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPAPKPoDgT6fZPUDWJacvMRQhM4SSRU6mb-n_3S-n14WnowAS1DcFmkTXgwyfmXWOEUCnf4YYr3tOAnoOQgG3-KVQwUNzA-GcJxPQDbHxaMAvrkm6dQkUfiUzOF54rzMYfqjaueDIMXhYUORsNus7lAjoNLAW3vh8E7K35iO0bVCy2JEpN4noayuO/w149-h200/Cthulhu%20RED%20HighResolution.jpg" width="149" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliGt924ujsXv067Fvi4ZxfmOc4BEdj9m-fkMAd4XZATiowXXNC7odJCoSvvrRX4voYvlOg20NvLWoQz2oXWZX0j055GzTohOBanqe5vJDdSKJVISAluObx6d1szhyQdyGB9_5casC3wju9Bz_XETIVApQFkZxFZEQyMh7Rxv3N-YBteGJdJnAaUZI/s3314/Cthulhu%20Small%20Resolution.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="2478" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliGt924ujsXv067Fvi4ZxfmOc4BEdj9m-fkMAd4XZATiowXXNC7odJCoSvvrRX4voYvlOg20NvLWoQz2oXWZX0j055GzTohOBanqe5vJDdSKJVISAluObx6d1szhyQdyGB9_5casC3wju9Bz_XETIVApQFkZxFZEQyMh7Rxv3N-YBteGJdJnAaUZI/w149-h200/Cthulhu%20Small%20Resolution.JPG" width="149" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-44728023891397902322022-10-02T13:03:00.002+01:002022-10-02T13:03:15.085+01:00History of Christchurch Website Launched<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fqU__V4aTcvJxsyGSZbuo1_4ROA1cL_xhR6sQHBL69AWFIz86Byp3OJPW-ynOS5n8YPt0UZfTjZz5rzrO92KJxgoXAlOSD3iI9qcw9IaL_VyDIcakALzbo2L2qbLc1BAhZILoMiPL0XBxosIjPb5o2DP1uh--nK8OP_Iy8j3-Ywt7eCIHycX69sQ/s1024/Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1024" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fqU__V4aTcvJxsyGSZbuo1_4ROA1cL_xhR6sQHBL69AWFIz86Byp3OJPW-ynOS5n8YPt0UZfTjZz5rzrO92KJxgoXAlOSD3iI9qcw9IaL_VyDIcakALzbo2L2qbLc1BAhZILoMiPL0XBxosIjPb5o2DP1uh--nK8OP_Iy8j3-Ywt7eCIHycX69sQ/s320/Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div>I'm pleased to announce that a project I've meant to put together since moving into the village is finally live. The History of Christchurch website assembles the documented history of the village into a single online resource (although it may well become a book at some stage). Although it's now live, it's far from complete, and it's too much for me alone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've found the process fascinating and there's a wealth of information still to be uncovered and added. If you have historical knowledge or material that can be added then get in touch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Help is also needed in preparing materials and text for the site. Looking at the longer term I'd like to expand the site to record more than just the village's documented history, but also to capture the living history of our residents past, present and future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm also asking local businesses to help fund the costs of operating the site. Don't worry it's only £10 per calendar year to include an advert for your business on the website. More details can be found on the local businesses page.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you find the site interesting and feel free to use the contact us form to send me any feedback, I hope you'll get involved :-)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://historyofchristchurch.uk/">https://historyofchristchurch.uk/</a></div><br /><p></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-48560495585067881822022-10-01T09:39:00.003+01:002022-10-01T09:40:50.862+01:00Two Days Left to Enter Your Calendar Photos<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoJ-t55tCZ91rzUaynCJY4i_fpaft7feJWtIGwr0jP0Zu_T9UInTBfR1DCbr7i0ei5toLPsBA037NeqcKT1Ny5Td5kdOU3bDDn1oNu3b4_cpWPf8to-1F8X0q3i6eFcjCiLtgqBF41u8Ud3aZv1joyGzjn6rLvXQAXEZQFpicydeiGt3zRCRFUeVQ/s1920/2023%20Calendar%20Comp%20Advert.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoJ-t55tCZ91rzUaynCJY4i_fpaft7feJWtIGwr0jP0Zu_T9UInTBfR1DCbr7i0ei5toLPsBA037NeqcKT1Ny5Td5kdOU3bDDn1oNu3b4_cpWPf8to-1F8X0q3i6eFcjCiLtgqBF41u8Ud3aZv1joyGzjn6rLvXQAXEZQFpicydeiGt3zRCRFUeVQ/w400-h225/2023%20Calendar%20Comp%20Advert.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We've received a flurry of entries over the past couple of days, but there are still two more days to get your entries in for the GSD Welfare Fund's 2023 Calendar. Whether it's your favourite photo or matching one of the monthly themes, they need to be submitted along with your £3 entry fee before Monday 3rd October. Full details can be found here:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/2023-calendar-comp.html">https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/2023-calendar-comp.html</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please, Follow, Like and Share this post to keep informed and encourage as many entries as possible!</p><p><br /></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-4473302580156461292022-09-30T21:05:00.000+01:002022-09-30T21:05:05.846+01:00Illustrated Drabbles - A Marriage Made in...<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmCvtJcTJFh04IX-R3pkTkdfYW5tLToorxNWPc_0XuNbN3pBW7fJt4kzU9_69Z85u8wppv8zcxO9YdIisCEBEtmtIQTdIq98mq3u0lffNX6aH_I5QM6pGegB8sNWK0DnnVb4bCHK7j3AaIJXY78Sq8cszK_yYol9gJKpVCEwtWfLFUjZ5LBDO-wvU/s2048/TechnoHippy_a_marriage_made_in_Hell_099e2c27-abde-44a7-b005-f63fddf7f739.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmCvtJcTJFh04IX-R3pkTkdfYW5tLToorxNWPc_0XuNbN3pBW7fJt4kzU9_69Z85u8wppv8zcxO9YdIisCEBEtmtIQTdIq98mq3u0lffNX6aH_I5QM6pGegB8sNWK0DnnVb4bCHK7j3AaIJXY78Sq8cszK_yYol9gJKpVCEwtWfLFUjZ5LBDO-wvU/s320/TechnoHippy_a_marriage_made_in_Hell_099e2c27-abde-44a7-b005-f63fddf7f739.png" width="320" /></a></div>A Marriage Made In...</b><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hell. You know the place. Lakes of burning sulphur. Torture pits resonant with the wailing of the damned. Not the place you'd expect to fall in love. But I did.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our eyes met across the inferno. It was love at first sight or first scream at least. At first, the demons didn't approve and tried to smother our love with fire and brimstone.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We endured and in the end, they came round.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lucifer himself even officiated at our wedding. Love, honour and obey - two of those concepts are welcome here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But until death do us part could be a problem.</div><p></p></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-13636608914694357282022-09-25T12:17:00.003+01:002022-09-25T12:17:44.409+01:00Birth Pains of a Shared Consciousness<p><b> Content Warning: Hippy Overthinking Incoming...</b> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just some almost random musings really, but don't say I didn't warn you as I frantically try and type this before the 'too little sleep crust' clears from my eyes...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kJs_zuJ92_QZXd8URTuJUQ6IuOdwc4foasjF8PdUhZEcnYz_UWYkPnJXiqwS-6UYaqEOVXje2UAIKRzxRpMqngKK1FBpw5teMMdJKFxg_KFxzaGHJObR3oFuuKLUd1O8R2NPXGnwFDQ-_5cDLziDfXNtfSVaKQF3pN_3W4xwlVKabAQhJX16tumi/s1024/TechnoHippy_Birth_Pains_of_a_Shared_Consciousness_1294f051-d8c7-4554-986a-ae226583fdf9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kJs_zuJ92_QZXd8URTuJUQ6IuOdwc4foasjF8PdUhZEcnYz_UWYkPnJXiqwS-6UYaqEOVXje2UAIKRzxRpMqngKK1FBpw5teMMdJKFxg_KFxzaGHJObR3oFuuKLUd1O8R2NPXGnwFDQ-_5cDLziDfXNtfSVaKQF3pN_3W4xwlVKabAQhJX16tumi/w400-h400/TechnoHippy_Birth_Pains_of_a_Shared_Consciousness_1294f051-d8c7-4554-986a-ae226583fdf9.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />I recall as a youth reading about shamanistic rituals and their ability to project elsewhere onto the Astral Plane. A shared space that could be accessed by the power of the mind and with knowledge, talent and mastery could communicate with anyone as they slumbered. Those that knew the secret could access the library whether white, black or indeed of none, or all colours at once. Legend teased that all human knowledge - past, present or future could be found within its abstract walls.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There would have to be sacrificesthough. And much time spent learning, before embarking on a spiritual quest to access these mystical tools. A price more than coin always had to be paid. Even then the reality would be shrouded in myth and obscured by symbols so that the truth of it didn't consume the seeker. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Simple primitive and restrictive nonsense that the clever monkeys trapped between their Heaven and Hell in a miraculous, yet crushingly mundane world could not bear. Some attribute the jump start in genetics to a lucky hand dealt, others to an omnipotent design, and still others to the code itself adapting and surviving to develop a crude tool. A cruel and brutal analogue of nature from which it spawned. A tool of technology outstripping that of patient adaptation and understanding. No balance, just progress.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGmS5Ww7gGF0VviAkKPY6nypRpDCF8Y_b8P3noRDbWSPPVY0n_3ERkTO_wQ462trULoRdML52KfplbDjR3fnj3biPIaw7x7zPE6LlNySoNQSHdglKrs6BXVRWsn6goBjYmxZn9T3ThesTkfzOWGpERdc3mJZWuzRnzAZiehnCriizCsSghATpVU4N/s1024/TechnoHippy_technology_defeating_evolution_destroying_god_99d75fd7-c24f-434a-baf3-5727cf662c6a.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGmS5Ww7gGF0VviAkKPY6nypRpDCF8Y_b8P3noRDbWSPPVY0n_3ERkTO_wQ462trULoRdML52KfplbDjR3fnj3biPIaw7x7zPE6LlNySoNQSHdglKrs6BXVRWsn6goBjYmxZn9T3ThesTkfzOWGpERdc3mJZWuzRnzAZiehnCriizCsSghATpVU4N/s320/TechnoHippy_technology_defeating_evolution_destroying_god_99d75fd7-c24f-434a-baf3-5727cf662c6a.png" width="320" /></a></div>And so that what was once considered a path reserved for the gifted ones, those lost to insanity, the outcasts and the visionaries are laid open. Exposed to all in its virginal vulnerability, available to (almost) everyone without consideration of merit or accountability <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Primate fists smash their keyboards, hooting and howling their dreams and fears. Then automatically translated by machine slaves into digital shrieking of political, spiritual and emotional dissonance reverberating through the shared blend of the world and virtuality. Technology is the great leveller, the gun defeats the sword, the enabler of the lowest common denominator. The barely understood impulse, lurking in the shadows of the mind snatched into reality with no effort, and so little time for consideration. No pause for knowing that just because they could...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Or is it all just an interesting story for a Midjourney prompt 😎</p><p>Outro...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bndL7wwAj0U" width="320" youtube-src-id="bndL7wwAj0U"></iframe></div><br /><p>Ooo a music video seems like a fun idea :-)</p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-16720708854884440852022-09-17T09:28:00.002+01:002022-09-17T09:28:51.498+01:00A Midjourney Through the Seasons<p style="text-align: justify;">You have American horror author Heather Miller and my youngest sister in part as the inspiration for my latest Midjourney exploration. Heather because of she posted some seasonal quotes, and Christine for a similar post regarding the seasons. My favourite quote for the seasons is a rather poetical one from a song called Mythistory by a band called Sabbat.</p><p></p><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Corn is the gold that will shine in the summertime</i></div><i><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Leaves are the emeralds you find in the spring</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>At autumn they turn and as copper they burn,</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>then they fall like the diamonds that bleak winter brings.</i></div></i></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">I posted many seasons ago about this song and you can read more here</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://thecultofme.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-favourite-song-lyrics-mythistory.html">https://thecultofme.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-favourite-song-lyrics-mythistory.html</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I need little excuse to to share this quote, but is also seemed a nice idea to run the quotes through Midjourney. Naturally it didn't go as simply as that although I did try to keep to the original lines as closely as the possible to the original lines as much as possible for the individual images. This worked fine, except for winter as it didn't seem to recognise that it was a winter scene. Overall though I used iteration through regeneration rather than crafting the prompts and I'm pleased with the final result.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcw3CczfGb4T5CmBKeldGlLx4Yv9o8Z6HWSJiQmNAFIpoSDKIWASyarMwi8TLNZNo1rjm2cGPFn6TBSSuxJlk2mIqa6pBKiXd9tApYOwi9H9nIZL3b-0IAxuOSSLzgE8bEwfwZQrAbwrRE-O6oC14S2rqLLpHdaZAXQxcTIiqLR7XTz1ZudnLL_Ck/s1352/Mythistory.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcw3CczfGb4T5CmBKeldGlLx4Yv9o8Z6HWSJiQmNAFIpoSDKIWASyarMwi8TLNZNo1rjm2cGPFn6TBSSuxJlk2mIqa6pBKiXd9tApYOwi9H9nIZL3b-0IAxuOSSLzgE8bEwfwZQrAbwrRE-O6oC14S2rqLLpHdaZAXQxcTIiqLR7XTz1ZudnLL_Ck/w400-h400/Mythistory.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Apart from adding the text I resisted any modifications to the images. It was tempting to playe with some form of transition between the images though :-)</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-58797432418960690692022-09-11T22:18:00.005+01:002022-09-11T22:18:33.277+01:00Paradise Lost - AI Illustrated Edition<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEvzH5-1Yug7g3GH-0LyH9pQvk59ontmi9eamVWwLU2GOhEBVjTpzKTUG8cROikvYfUhcG_JA-gxbhIW6LG_i-7cv8pSJKtHwt_IS8QiTQwXNT3vRzKYIWea2PapyRliVNtVQcKULNQLq0pas4iL7m8UgoV_BgkR86KpYq8UWGJUNszUTf8bOOM0z/s2304/Paradise%20Lost%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1792" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEvzH5-1Yug7g3GH-0LyH9pQvk59ontmi9eamVWwLU2GOhEBVjTpzKTUG8cROikvYfUhcG_JA-gxbhIW6LG_i-7cv8pSJKtHwt_IS8QiTQwXNT3vRzKYIWea2PapyRliVNtVQcKULNQLq0pas4iL7m8UgoV_BgkR86KpYq8UWGJUNszUTf8bOOM0z/w311-h400/Paradise%20Lost%20Cover.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><p>Exciting times! My Paradise Lost - AI Illustrated Edition has officially commenced with the Front Matter scans and transcriptions from the 1794 edition on which the text will be based on.</p><br />And it has a cover!<br /><br /><a class="en67trww rrjlc0n4 ezidihy3" href="https://paradiselostaiedition.blogspot.com/2022/09/paradise-lost-ai-illustrated-edition_11.html">https://paradiselostaiedition.blogspot.com/2022/09/paradise-lost-ai-illustrated-edition_11.html</a><p></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-72429598184213805422022-09-10T23:06:00.004+01:002022-09-10T23:06:45.933+01:00Ancient Rome Under Assault<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnDn6EqkB0Xjmnepxvcimli6xzBFyTQIwqvq9Czs2EEeTP0WF2balYVFmhO1RjpBH7Cq2WwI8oYsNoiwYbqvwKhPbxd568URdkpHm1RiRQ9eLTgLqnQDOmmLMLp_pv2Del6kFuoKra0HFnVQGNj17MW0k0CsZK3UlV3_z2zQ5oFq6LIX9_vY8al7F/s2048/TechnoHippy_cthulhu_destroying_ancient_rome_c33099d1-fa65-4ec9-b53a-4680431237ed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnDn6EqkB0Xjmnepxvcimli6xzBFyTQIwqvq9Czs2EEeTP0WF2balYVFmhO1RjpBH7Cq2WwI8oYsNoiwYbqvwKhPbxd568URdkpHm1RiRQ9eLTgLqnQDOmmLMLp_pv2Del6kFuoKra0HFnVQGNj17MW0k0CsZK3UlV3_z2zQ5oFq6LIX9_vY8al7F/w400-h400/TechnoHippy_cthulhu_destroying_ancient_rome_c33099d1-fa65-4ec9-b53a-4680431237ed.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's Midjourney prompt inspiration is courtesy of Modiphius and their successfully advertised me something that I didn't realise I wanted - Call of Cthulhu in Ancient Rome (well technically it's Achtung Cthulhu in Ancient Rome, but you get the idea) - find out more here - <a href="https://www.modiphius.net/pages/cohors-cthulhu">https://www.modiphius.net/pages/cohors-cthulhu</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinD0PHFMjC-RIIJ_fZmHJWK_hdfDBSKbaifRVz7_V5o4pOUk7-eS0lyMauPOXEd1zxwkZ6sYx_vldSw_t81Wq3eTV2p-wRdlv8XWG6ynRXxvc5FDtSxlLYKPT7a7j9qsSBxredWEJfRsQq8zuzHwf-pYFzDXFFvMWHas2Z1UytzqzjqRRNEesFKPB/s2688/TechnoHippy_Phnglui_mglwnafh_Cthulhu_Rlyeh_wgahnagl_fhtagn_1d194bdb-7069-4340-b99f-7dd273335d4c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2688" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinD0PHFMjC-RIIJ_fZmHJWK_hdfDBSKbaifRVz7_V5o4pOUk7-eS0lyMauPOXEd1zxwkZ6sYx_vldSw_t81Wq3eTV2p-wRdlv8XWG6ynRXxvc5FDtSxlLYKPT7a7j9qsSBxredWEJfRsQq8zuzHwf-pYFzDXFFvMWHas2Z1UytzqzjqRRNEesFKPB/w400-h229/TechnoHippy_Phnglui_mglwnafh_Cthulhu_Rlyeh_wgahnagl_fhtagn_1d194bdb-7069-4340-b99f-7dd273335d4c.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm going to have to revisit this idea in the future. I managed a few nice mood pieces, but some up-close scenes eluded me this time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FXmJi-7ylYtmhxFUNFVcEmilXC7T_LzpQUGzsdueWvP9Q0oebUYSg3zC8el9UGRtJ6hySbLpLei5uIMlxRkoTTHtXbmqDJolRn5K3xtsUYrUiMSTJCaGB0NQkygN7r9qZOI_Oq-fe_tbxJ_YRMdx7UgJ0BSjNYTEGejvWO9efgR0yPBpi9XBzzjH/s2304/TechnoHippy_A_cosmic_storm_in_the_sky_above_ancient_rime_Cthulh_fae3fa16-9e5e-4d82-b5e8-15d9735e16f7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2304" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FXmJi-7ylYtmhxFUNFVcEmilXC7T_LzpQUGzsdueWvP9Q0oebUYSg3zC8el9UGRtJ6hySbLpLei5uIMlxRkoTTHtXbmqDJolRn5K3xtsUYrUiMSTJCaGB0NQkygN7r9qZOI_Oq-fe_tbxJ_YRMdx7UgJ0BSjNYTEGejvWO9efgR0yPBpi9XBzzjH/w400-h266/TechnoHippy_A_cosmic_storm_in_the_sky_above_ancient_rime_Cthulh_fae3fa16-9e5e-4d82-b5e8-15d9735e16f7.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOPjd8H4rPxYgfyniYu2U3eIkHaFkRcI3zNKgN6QkGKmlsQMyZXCy39oqTMEt-CzqBJzYvFbGM299gImUwP7ds7Q-KNVY7rHBNov7GUqL2H6-tOAmf6fwWydIqacQhEQaoJh9-7f3eEoPdKHDG6YUA9yRIPOlOedjRwBvaGlDbxFoF_0moDRJtlX1/s2304/TechnoHippy_A_cosmological_entity_fills_the_sky_above_ancient_r_e5c00026-ed7c-4346-941c-be4e00dfc047.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2304" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOPjd8H4rPxYgfyniYu2U3eIkHaFkRcI3zNKgN6QkGKmlsQMyZXCy39oqTMEt-CzqBJzYvFbGM299gImUwP7ds7Q-KNVY7rHBNov7GUqL2H6-tOAmf6fwWydIqacQhEQaoJh9-7f3eEoPdKHDG6YUA9yRIPOlOedjRwBvaGlDbxFoF_0moDRJtlX1/w200-h133/TechnoHippy_A_cosmological_entity_fills_the_sky_above_ancient_r_e5c00026-ed7c-4346-941c-be4e00dfc047.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpc0L4jUXVJ-OiTivGicN4bXQe0557dUl7um8yfiONJ4o1e6zJzYW7M6rUiz5ZiI9Uz2BdkLg7nK0aKaGqmmbXECvzzHWLZLVmfuy_pA5S_ar_skrwN9Ty6ePfwiTO_5UWDD_sWptaovgqwEFn7kkE8eP447dwOKleBp0Qwo4twotbQDMNEjr8pk/s2688/TechnoHippy_Phnglui_mglwnafh_Cthulhu_Rlyeh_wgahnagl_fhtagn_1d194bdb-7069-4340-b99f-7dd273335d4c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2688" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpc0L4jUXVJ-OiTivGicN4bXQe0557dUl7um8yfiONJ4o1e6zJzYW7M6rUiz5ZiI9Uz2BdkLg7nK0aKaGqmmbXECvzzHWLZLVmfuy_pA5S_ar_skrwN9Ty6ePfwiTO_5UWDD_sWptaovgqwEFn7kkE8eP447dwOKleBp0Qwo4twotbQDMNEjr8pk/w200-h114/TechnoHippy_Phnglui_mglwnafh_Cthulhu_Rlyeh_wgahnagl_fhtagn_1d194bdb-7069-4340-b99f-7dd273335d4c.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-84971509828794326632022-09-06T21:26:00.003+01:002022-09-06T21:26:41.476+01:00A (Mid)Journey to a Self Portrait<p style="text-align: justify;">A self portrait challenge seems to be doing the rounds and I decided that would be a good learning. As well as refining my skill at writing prompts, I thought it would be fun to follow the flow of generated images. But before we look at the Midjourney creations here's a few photos of the target (me).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwktHglO0GWOy_Y4buRz4V0bYx26QrLHHUyhMmgweU7R_jq8RomUCeTH22RMLmwiwFyCjnma1b_565cUbD9KKlln_YzIYhRps-d5tGrIFQMcMH7n6B7xy_TJ_QOGiQ5lT80P9RkJpBlyVpRDRWfWGoNn7J6YwAiS-kdRGeE0P9ArywLV-2MUJcX6bn/s1932/20170602_082806_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1449" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwktHglO0GWOy_Y4buRz4V0bYx26QrLHHUyhMmgweU7R_jq8RomUCeTH22RMLmwiwFyCjnma1b_565cUbD9KKlln_YzIYhRps-d5tGrIFQMcMH7n6B7xy_TJ_QOGiQ5lT80P9RkJpBlyVpRDRWfWGoNn7J6YwAiS-kdRGeE0P9ArywLV-2MUJcX6bn/w150-h200/20170602_082806_resized.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHvcAvSDkrOH2OX53a783QVfxpNHVOzP0rTeYPyUWPa8P4trKuooAtdVg0mejA0caLOY9hVgyFNHrrk0qyaS-8bOdBNmPHaCxsWr58BuvKHun5OQIJh0yX7CCmqBZQHed1Tj-4W9M8Rykr3v3d6IU3BpNbVUIjQM-eP1Ydc3Hesq17dTRL27Na9lX/s2015/212089833_10226040000362376_4012531503902917176_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1511" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHvcAvSDkrOH2OX53a783QVfxpNHVOzP0rTeYPyUWPa8P4trKuooAtdVg0mejA0caLOY9hVgyFNHrrk0qyaS-8bOdBNmPHaCxsWr58BuvKHun5OQIJh0yX7CCmqBZQHed1Tj-4W9M8Rykr3v3d6IU3BpNbVUIjQM-eP1Ydc3Hesq17dTRL27Na9lX/w150-h200/212089833_10226040000362376_4012531503902917176_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmbIWS_KOHQA3oqQsteLjpMg7Zsoc7ZSJX-86tlPJTdwqV8cc3gWqB6yd1FfSkNyhpasFbG4lXuGkyF9PX-LUagjh3bvTW7fw6YLp5WjU3rw3FRG5xJmuFtAQQ1vfTMP2VyYWon0LfugH02T4lW94-H741IGZna9vZqV5NV_gamIURYkRz9073g_q/s824/One%20Man%20and%20his%20Axe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="783" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmbIWS_KOHQA3oqQsteLjpMg7Zsoc7ZSJX-86tlPJTdwqV8cc3gWqB6yd1FfSkNyhpasFbG4lXuGkyF9PX-LUagjh3bvTW7fw6YLp5WjU3rw3FRG5xJmuFtAQQ1vfTMP2VyYWon0LfugH02T4lW94-H741IGZna9vZqV5NV_gamIURYkRz9073g_q/w190-h200/One%20Man%20and%20his%20Axe.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For the start of the challenge I decided not to use image prompts and see how close I could get with text prompts only. I've included the prompts with each image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And we start with an immediate spelling fail on the very first image, and likeness wise, not a good start at all with some very strange faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfQk5rRaV4FHoOLjpP2D6Ca9v1zlw_GfCaS-WCCb-UAGBxS0IydH1paIqN_3Af6JcB4GO4XS3mdC6PHG0duYrAS8HAj1ZbonX47olj_dykJTn0OGeTSKxluc74o-vlG8voy0d5kh0iaXLwwzWyxd2-sN2PxYFK13j0fd0_m94HlKNbMncuSGhjKUF/s512/TechnoHippy_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_beard_and_lon_19dcd898-1c1a-4c8d-a240-fb41b7860cf3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfQk5rRaV4FHoOLjpP2D6Ca9v1zlw_GfCaS-WCCb-UAGBxS0IydH1paIqN_3Af6JcB4GO4XS3mdC6PHG0duYrAS8HAj1ZbonX47olj_dykJTn0OGeTSKxluc74o-vlG8voy0d5kh0iaXLwwzWyxd2-sN2PxYFK13j0fd0_m94HlKNbMncuSGhjKUF/s320/TechnoHippy_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_beard_and_lon_19dcd898-1c1a-4c8d-a240-fb41b7860cf3.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">50 year old man with a medium cropped beard and long hair:: <br />Blue eyes:: A noise broken many times.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Fixed my atrocious spelling for the second run. I kinda liked V3 as while he didn't look anything like me, I recognised him from somewhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uoFbSJQbBhLQVvw1Nt5R4ph_3J-9U_Xhk14aLdj4DJAaLGyZWVDm1lbduwbNs1l-QDlzB9UG71QL36WFTNGeO1wIw5sozNvn2zR7UTp5DNujoZ5vXqj2UhGYzzWrWk3-9zN6w4RPmwIBYnghxIrNVEVoBrxc9Ike107CITkJJNd_qSFBZVuLb9J5/s512/TechnoHippy_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_dark_blond_be_d1a10822-d0ae-4ded-a99f-a8d7c594b058.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uoFbSJQbBhLQVvw1Nt5R4ph_3J-9U_Xhk14aLdj4DJAaLGyZWVDm1lbduwbNs1l-QDlzB9UG71QL36WFTNGeO1wIw5sozNvn2zR7UTp5DNujoZ5vXqj2UhGYzzWrWk3-9zN6w4RPmwIBYnghxIrNVEVoBrxc9Ike107CITkJJNd_qSFBZVuLb9J5/s320/TechnoHippy_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_dark_blond_be_d1a10822-d0ae-4ded-a99f-a8d7c594b058.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long <br />slightly curly hair:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I added some more elements, but rather than bring the faces closer to what I wanted - it made things even stranger. Eventually I realised that using the hard breaks fragmented the instructions and so giving them their own focus and slightly abstracted from the main face construct.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYWfinZYmwlR6lluLrNyNPbl-xQHrWc9NMYgKsu8lQkPnUJPoR6ZDS97Rh5Qtm_4XY85nbLkbEe3Hpc9jjF2UeR_4x_J8q-1y7FRCutY340XpleazujIWm1vAmspaiVFJ_oYNqxnOJVNaTIPXqh1zqNWTDnKxpodJUv-dOaRDWn2rzh4eowYn-HiX/s512/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_5071ec2e-0b63-4a97-9388-557011751523.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYWfinZYmwlR6lluLrNyNPbl-xQHrWc9NMYgKsu8lQkPnUJPoR6ZDS97Rh5Qtm_4XY85nbLkbEe3Hpc9jjF2UeR_4x_J8q-1y7FRCutY340XpleazujIWm1vAmspaiVFJ_oYNqxnOJVNaTIPXqh1zqNWTDnKxpodJUv-dOaRDWn2rzh4eowYn-HiX/s320/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_5071ec2e-0b63-4a97-9388-557011751523.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">portrait of a 50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long slightly curly dark blonde hair:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.:: Fat almost jolly cheeks :: Bushy blonde eyebrows</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I doubled down on trying to describe elements of my face in isolation and created even more weirdness, although I had started to realise that the language I used didn't always have the expected results. I did appreciate the appearance of the slug across the bridge of my nose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj635-NEfSmUVXMG9d2EMYeAW45ZVAi0csPUu-bFZlLYwWz0043DesCEeFplWT7uzfhcTNRjKbs4T7DWDYhsvZrO1GV9a1Rg3dYHD2q7SU0NeoVlJmrA4kk27PlCC_GzoUqEMeahVDoaEJ4-LgmpierImsb_tlh9r1QBtqyc9NihUR4ZKP1W3sZYccy/s512/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_4b9b317f-1508-4823-8151-a33155aa5ace.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj635-NEfSmUVXMG9d2EMYeAW45ZVAi0csPUu-bFZlLYwWz0043DesCEeFplWT7uzfhcTNRjKbs4T7DWDYhsvZrO1GV9a1Rg3dYHD2q7SU0NeoVlJmrA4kk27PlCC_GzoUqEMeahVDoaEJ4-LgmpierImsb_tlh9r1QBtqyc9NihUR4ZKP1W3sZYccy/s320/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_4b9b317f-1508-4823-8151-a33155aa5ace.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">portrait of a 50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long slightly curly dark blonde hair above a smooth broew:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.:: Fat cheeks with deep lines from the nose to the mouth :: Bushy blonde eyebrows :: A smile, but still straight lips</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Inspiration struck me - if I added the term 'realistic' on the end, then that would surely fix the oddities. It didn't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedYTT5SR37C6kdgucSr5Qquld0wcd20AZJgXjU9c_WaPOtVtskHQrCwMO1OqjcBmFLlbwoWjxX3AIxuqPgV0Qp11uxRmIKpHCGLqglcOGHbPh9JT5Iwej_AIEaiFqLVURgzy_T_qgZWTO3_olvqnT6sXn7m5yDKyq8dZLgRHu1DMvHpquCVRSh9Yl/s512/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_ccc2bf3d-66d8-4dfc-8cf5-efe48912ad5f.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedYTT5SR37C6kdgucSr5Qquld0wcd20AZJgXjU9c_WaPOtVtskHQrCwMO1OqjcBmFLlbwoWjxX3AIxuqPgV0Qp11uxRmIKpHCGLqglcOGHbPh9JT5Iwej_AIEaiFqLVURgzy_T_qgZWTO3_olvqnT6sXn7m5yDKyq8dZLgRHu1DMvHpquCVRSh9Yl/s320/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_ccc2bf3d-66d8-4dfc-8cf5-efe48912ad5f.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">portrait of a 50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long slightly curly dark blonde hair above a smooth broew:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.:: Fat cheeks creased down and either side of the nose to the mouth :: Bushy blonde eyebrows :: A smile, but still straight lips:: Realistic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So maybe it wasn't the prompt, but a setting, so I added a stylise value. This clutching at straws didn't help either. And I still hadn't spotted the spelling mistake introduced two generations ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLOQTxk-xNUYQhSpW4Hwh3F2X4gK9dnkRr5LkM_ZqecB-LhJcrb4RZOWXEX5YSN-fOs1RvOnOBKpA0pXuJRcfTEbEYVNcapgpIbssU_VSstCX0xwRaYrc6gDGkmH4apAQGfvbIIT3Jp1zb8yzaJiQKnBFXICYBcflslLFocOhEjZtoYAwawqOPdYe/s512/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_d5001c78-2a9c-4430-aeae-77be16d76f3f.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLOQTxk-xNUYQhSpW4Hwh3F2X4gK9dnkRr5LkM_ZqecB-LhJcrb4RZOWXEX5YSN-fOs1RvOnOBKpA0pXuJRcfTEbEYVNcapgpIbssU_VSstCX0xwRaYrc6gDGkmH4apAQGfvbIIT3Jp1zb8yzaJiQKnBFXICYBcflslLFocOhEjZtoYAwawqOPdYe/s320/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_d5001c78-2a9c-4430-aeae-77be16d76f3f.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">portrait of a 50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long slightly curly dark blonde hair above a smooth broew:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.:: Fat cheeks creased down and either side of the nose to the mouth :: Bushy blonde eyebrows :: A smile, but still straight lips:: Realistic --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Back to tweaking the prompt, again with little success.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRSKOyu5CD5NzuIPNnbeVXg1QDllUKGNsJdAgeJ737cwIpucF2JCmJR_Lo8QJeZIYPD7Kolw7n_6GS1X8YI_TyBRv_qrkUamA80UoN8hLdSK1NHKpw8wafrajSSXnDOuTZZ9JB-553fbcVr0AfDKNLuGplSvS8cyzo3BLTn1fSrNz6DkiL_rCz835/s512/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_5559f371-24bf-4983-9ee5-1771d6a0849f.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRSKOyu5CD5NzuIPNnbeVXg1QDllUKGNsJdAgeJ737cwIpucF2JCmJR_Lo8QJeZIYPD7Kolw7n_6GS1X8YI_TyBRv_qrkUamA80UoN8hLdSK1NHKpw8wafrajSSXnDOuTZZ9JB-553fbcVr0AfDKNLuGplSvS8cyzo3BLTn1fSrNz6DkiL_rCz835/s320/TechnoHippy_portrait_of_a_50_year_old_man_with_a_medium_cropped_5559f371-24bf-4983-9ee5-1771d6a0849f.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">portrait of a 50 year old man with a medium cropped dark blond beard and long slightly curly dark blonde hair above a smooth brow:: Tired blue eyes:: A nose broken many times.:: cheeks creased down and either side of the nose to the mouth :: Bushy blonde eyebrows :: A slight, subtle smile :: Moustache just covers the top lip:: In a photorealistic style --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A change in strategy resulted in some progress. Rather than trying to describe my face, I started simpler and with the archetype of a Heavy Metal fan. While the result wasn't a good likeness, it did look more human. I also picked a less suitable aspect ratio, because why not. And introduced a new spelling error,</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhb3lo_m2oB0ru-1_vYyrolavdRgCjsBM7P3lle_c_PwaSph3R_0wYUPxf1vz5Xlk-HkBZfXk_Oj6yUb_7u-5l3bZj14kYIiqcOvfFCot1hLB8h9r2r9QlpU05eyfOTjf6O0micMawKKaw8vl-Kr-1f0jX1PCi-g3LOlPFmECzoyDMFuf93jCpxSk/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_dirty_blong_long_hair_and_tr_e1cc62e5-18ed-4c31-9374-f52753c81cfa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhb3lo_m2oB0ru-1_vYyrolavdRgCjsBM7P3lle_c_PwaSph3R_0wYUPxf1vz5Xlk-HkBZfXk_Oj6yUb_7u-5l3bZj14kYIiqcOvfFCot1hLB8h9r2r9QlpU05eyfOTjf6O0micMawKKaw8vl-Kr-1f0jX1PCi-g3LOlPFmECzoyDMFuf93jCpxSk/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_dirty_blong_long_hair_and_tr_e1cc62e5-18ed-4c31-9374-f52753c81cfa.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with dirty blong long hair and trimmed beard, a broken nose, heavily built:: Mugshot --ar 3:2 --uplight --s 1200</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Next was further refinement of the prompt, and at this point I can see things heading in a useful direction - hope blossomed in my heart :-)<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-cGoi4Z3zgLK9aePhsW4KhzLacMgwB8UEmhEtMRWzRNqUtTmwTHAikJhtursK4CeOFDtfyauAcKP1q64y25teeRjuHlxx_a2RqhxzkDPkqK7iJ5D16qY9xa7JiVZ_HQPPEv14TooOmbKze5MMNzT6WRQhjv-VczCjLGkJmWrL2-8HKv0j_Mtpame/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__f8bb536f-f647-4bd2-9d8c-72c988540794.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-cGoi4Z3zgLK9aePhsW4KhzLacMgwB8UEmhEtMRWzRNqUtTmwTHAikJhtursK4CeOFDtfyauAcKP1q64y25teeRjuHlxx_a2RqhxzkDPkqK7iJ5D16qY9xa7JiVZ_HQPPEv14TooOmbKze5MMNzT6WRQhjv-VczCjLGkJmWrL2-8HKv0j_Mtpame/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__f8bb536f-f647-4bd2-9d8c-72c988540794.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair and trimmed beard, a broken nose the bends to the left, stocky built, slight smile:: Mugshot --ar 3:2 --uplight --s 1200</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>More prompt and stylise tweaks - it's not looking much more like me, but at least I'm getting some interesting faces now.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf41RnuSIntzizOn2WbVmGcuAH4Zqt3GKWTtzeWL4zayW-XByEPl4oQry9r9HTygJ66qjFZfhYBQv2IUyvPljN1rNTlDU-zNwQkX2P2t66ASssoOP20izu8XYA8kHgqHhvTlXWzkmJ7ET_eAB4VcdkVjdoyDUv5Iwr-OVbsgYSOXDjDcfLDsAM2Qp/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__88079f6c-26b9-4e89-a122-c111d004af13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf41RnuSIntzizOn2WbVmGcuAH4Zqt3GKWTtzeWL4zayW-XByEPl4oQry9r9HTygJ66qjFZfhYBQv2IUyvPljN1rNTlDU-zNwQkX2P2t66ASssoOP20izu8XYA8kHgqHhvTlXWzkmJ7ET_eAB4VcdkVjdoyDUv5Iwr-OVbsgYSOXDjDcfLDsAM2Qp/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__88079f6c-26b9-4e89-a122-c111d004af13.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair and full trimmed beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint, stocky built, slight smile:: Mugshot --ar 3:2 --uplight --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Naturally I then returned to my earlier mistake of layering on detail, but probably worse was separating it with hard breaks. Some investigation later on revealed that clauses within hard breaks don't necessarily get applied to the subject of the previous section. So I successfully created a quartet of sullen and jaundiced heroin addicts, on the positive side I picked a better aspect ratio, and added new spelling errors while doing so.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvWxE0k_iWh8NsfNVGJbCaLjKKdTsEbla5E2CQuztStrFPGbF6fFAGle5zCAxglZqQ6_UDnbn5gX2_Ikvjwn48HwGqxvGLvkqj-9ZgmqVjt3Zcqq9KA1z7koaRi-qTDvxk1VOF10cw3zM0sDFZX6hbYPbRwW_z6tAw4_2nEG-yYmZz2h6uTBL2Fg1/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__bca03fd2-b41a-4cba-8ace-925a3d98d543.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvWxE0k_iWh8NsfNVGJbCaLjKKdTsEbla5E2CQuztStrFPGbF6fFAGle5zCAxglZqQ6_UDnbn5gX2_Ikvjwn48HwGqxvGLvkqj-9ZgmqVjt3Zcqq9KA1z7koaRi-qTDvxk1VOF10cw3zM0sDFZX6hbYPbRwW_z6tAw4_2nEG-yYmZz2h6uTBL2Fg1/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__bca03fd2-b41a-4cba-8ace-925a3d98d543.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair and full trimmed blond beard with touches of grey and gihnger beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint, stocky built, slight smile:: Tired lookig, with slight shadows under the eyes:: Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The heroin addicts cleaned their act up a bit with the next iteration and I fixed one of the typos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAVmX8CQuQRHuSivBfWvCNRgozlwOlDPrR-FTT-72tI0MgZ38qGv02Uvh0UDp3xGyStkxGZdTvPi7v1MPM01wnnwk9yyJHMRVneIsGMZwnfx6v_0uzDyoxvjD2WT0lm-Kp4o2GjewGsfbAORRIH5yMqFb6XUr3AMM3xBdUoHQYUew3Fdmn-SzLwj5/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__5ebce40b-33a5-4be1-8190-32384fdb2578.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAVmX8CQuQRHuSivBfWvCNRgozlwOlDPrR-FTT-72tI0MgZ38qGv02Uvh0UDp3xGyStkxGZdTvPi7v1MPM01wnnwk9yyJHMRVneIsGMZwnfx6v_0uzDyoxvjD2WT0lm-Kp4o2GjewGsfbAORRIH5yMqFb6XUr3AMM3xBdUoHQYUew3Fdmn-SzLwj5/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__5ebce40b-33a5-4be1-8190-32384fdb2578.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair and full trimmed blond beard with touches of grey and gihnger beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint, stocky built, slight smile:: Tired looking, with light shadows under his eyes:: A tall brow, with a ridge just above the bushy blonde eyebrows that are well seperated from each other Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I still hadn't learned to spell 'ginger' or spot the other typo. With that in mind it seemed quite natural that trying to add some cheek definition resulted in a band of weirdos with stretched necks and the worst neckbeards in the history of humanity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18vp02S__PFYKpkKqGTrk_PLYM4DHYJc_qxbcHaInrGCWaHRLnZ2ax_tsfRi6K19u7QFaOhCRfdZTAbropwFPEV3ZU-9fNpxpslzkEBcAXxPeLTleozeCPyAmBy0BZcQdH8sxd7PkU5mcm5tHQQx1H048Mb_OzXGYAUZI8YDQ4mhxVhthXmALA0Er/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__48bd4c8b-85f4-4e31-85ca-74e026c7d609.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18vp02S__PFYKpkKqGTrk_PLYM4DHYJc_qxbcHaInrGCWaHRLnZ2ax_tsfRi6K19u7QFaOhCRfdZTAbropwFPEV3ZU-9fNpxpslzkEBcAXxPeLTleozeCPyAmBy0BZcQdH8sxd7PkU5mcm5tHQQx1H048Mb_OzXGYAUZI8YDQ4mhxVhthXmALA0Er/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__48bd4c8b-85f4-4e31-85ca-74e026c7d609.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair and full trimmed blond beard with touches of grey and gihnger beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint, stocky built, slight smile:: Tired looking, with light shadows under his eyes:: A tall brow, with a ridge just above the bushy blonde eyebrows that are well seperated from each other:: Roundish face, with slightly prominent cheekbones:: Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I think I must have entered some form of delirium at this stage. I fixed errors, added mew ones to keep the cosmic balance in order, and upped the stylise option. New and even weirder abominations of the flesh were spawned including another of the ultra long neck critters who had to be humanely destroyed for the good of us all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAe1kSq5fIP6pGNrfTKeQcelDRB8T0MlHCCf4U5O3447VzopqLxhroBsuNkwk-uAwPOooooN3P2DaFEo3zca8wUckJrEAzFqf-BG8_dIjL8jnQ6Ju_NK6qlwCGJeykhx-ZZSQh00kbWDLW4TDQIWXGersoiIdLedXydUe-Smzf2sNyjBRyNdJqB1r/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__0fa4f316-06bc-435c-aa37-f0274343ac6c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAe1kSq5fIP6pGNrfTKeQcelDRB8T0MlHCCf4U5O3447VzopqLxhroBsuNkwk-uAwPOooooN3P2DaFEo3zca8wUckJrEAzFqf-BG8_dIjL8jnQ6Ju_NK6qlwCGJeykhx-ZZSQh00kbWDLW4TDQIWXGersoiIdLedXydUe-Smzf2sNyjBRyNdJqB1r/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_wavy_dirty_blonde_long_hair__0fa4f316-06bc-435c-aa37-f0274343ac6c.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan with wavy dirty blonde long hair in a centered partition framing his face, and full blond beard covering cheeks and chinwith touches of grey and gihnger beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint:: Tired looking, with light shadows under his eyes:: A tall brow, with a ridge just above the bushy blonde eyebrows that are well seperated from each other:: Roundish face, with slightly prominent cheekbones, and a tight smile:: Heavily built with broad shoulders:: Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 1500</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dropping the styliser value back down stabilised the freakishness of the new brood, and one or two of them may have passed as human in the gloomy twilight before electricity.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWQYR1ZpBubxhK02UsCGZumzy5wg-yxZARIr8pHUC6KqCqqRQaO6k4KjdHsE_rrJka24s68UOgyyAtcxLy5V7d0zy8raXcryq6OXD4gZHAfxBYVDEiJgYQsxufhBWNknpzZkZ_ufF9PUPJY52ct3FzjvjsxhQDtT_QtNurKGXma2iSrT28SzeSd6R/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_slightly_curly_dirty_blonde__e6527b42-b4b4-494c-9221-ce6882783ee8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWQYR1ZpBubxhK02UsCGZumzy5wg-yxZARIr8pHUC6KqCqqRQaO6k4KjdHsE_rrJka24s68UOgyyAtcxLy5V7d0zy8raXcryq6OXD4gZHAfxBYVDEiJgYQsxufhBWNknpzZkZ_ufF9PUPJY52ct3FzjvjsxhQDtT_QtNurKGXma2iSrT28SzeSd6R/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_with_slightly_curly_dirty_blonde__e6527b42-b4b4-494c-9221-ce6882783ee8.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> heavy metal fan with slightly curly dirty blonde long hair in a centered partition framing his face, and full blond beard covering cheeks and chin with touches of grey and gihnger beard, a nose that's been broken many times, clear blue eyes with a slight squint:: Tired looking, with light shadows under his eyes:: A flat brow, with a ridge just above the bushy blonde eyebrows that are well seperated from each other:: Roundish face, with slightly prominent cheekbones and soft cheeks, and a hint ofd a smile:: Heavily built with broad shoulders:: Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The replication errors that had persisted for several generations were finally identified and removed. A rewrite of the descriptive code was initiated in the hope that we'd finally see something that could be allowed to survive to see its first dawn. Alas the structural problems remained and fresh horrors had to be reduced to ash lest they breed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ3rxLBpqXSvkYZSU9dv6sP86NwV7pWBtbpR5Bn4vBvAc6imRXMgTER-JBCLeJtiUrfPl56HJLZ76KhXhyR-LBGE-DsaaNJ9yJ6IkoZ8vUEH2f5hobQFYUejjw278p4GQJ9Yj7dMhXE8QY0y-VnuOt9nA9TAxsdnjEvB0gVJiOls0ILgn2HAqRgRu/s768/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_a_centered_partition_framing_his__48fd2134-d2f0-4e02-9824-91b1d6ea1077.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ3rxLBpqXSvkYZSU9dv6sP86NwV7pWBtbpR5Bn4vBvAc6imRXMgTER-JBCLeJtiUrfPl56HJLZ76KhXhyR-LBGE-DsaaNJ9yJ6IkoZ8vUEH2f5hobQFYUejjw278p4GQJ9Yj7dMhXE8QY0y-VnuOt9nA9TAxsdnjEvB0gVJiOls0ILgn2HAqRgRu/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavy_metal_fan_a_centered_partition_framing_his__48fd2134-d2f0-4e02-9824-91b1d6ea1077.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavy metal fan, a centered partition framing his face with dark long blonde curly hair, full faced long blond beard with touches of grey and ginger, a broken nose, blue eyes with a slight squint:: Tired looking, with light shadows under his eyes:: A flat brow, with a ridge just above the wide seperated bushy blonde eyebrows:: Fat oval face, prominent cheekbones and soft cheeks:: a hint of a smile:: Heavily built with broad shoulders:: Mugshot --ar 2:3 --uplight --s 900</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For too many generations now we had abandoned hope, and seemed destined to only spawn monstrosities for the rest of our days. We heeded a puritan's calls for the simplicity of the old days, and we witnessed a miracle! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Only one was deemed a risk to the fragile psyche of our species, and it's gurgled cries soon faded into memory. One was allowed to live, although its line never prospered. Another sacrificed its uniqueness for the possibility of further improved base prompts. And the last was simply magnificent.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ge3b5TIHYEI6jQK_M-_Kt1kikhvujvFJL8ux9QyAMKyt6MZnG2i-_gpqNoYiz-cGGIjEcCXxcJ73urK0-XKE1lIYybYrN752qHZWmvcJ-vTJcbxCmJ9kAtTz-ofTyxQL4kVL4pP2fZcMJlv4kQ_tmALKNJ4Uu0GJwp24727ze-DVAYnKyjXAC9zD/s512/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_dc3ea4e6-0029-4768-b388-fa5d22c7bbab.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ge3b5TIHYEI6jQK_M-_Kt1kikhvujvFJL8ux9QyAMKyt6MZnG2i-_gpqNoYiz-cGGIjEcCXxcJ73urK0-XKE1lIYybYrN752qHZWmvcJ-vTJcbxCmJ9kAtTz-ofTyxQL4kVL4pP2fZcMJlv4kQ_tmALKNJ4Uu0GJwp24727ze-DVAYnKyjXAC9zD/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_dc3ea4e6-0029-4768-b388-fa5d22c7bbab.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavily built heavy metal fan with long dirty blonde hair and a scruffy beard</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The experiment in variety raised slight evolutions, each potentially viable towards the ultimate goal, but the sheer wonder of the last of the previous generation captivated us. This rugged divinity enthralled our purpose and as its obedient servants we sought to lock its code into the final patterns. And we felt the call of his rugged divinity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJbDVlO2vNlz9FIa5oxZdUri49ijwlitxzeGzkU1Ox3Apjw2IM7ZU4T1fs3233qBM-GIpq--vB4Qje-DgyiviWdjO5IGH4IoJBQ3fIBVihVYD-cV5uuCMrVecPxO4vqS_fXTShUipTJMe6gBT9Dj7m8CUGBJUg-gLN8wnfrvxBchXOqQLSFtSSsMv/s1024/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_d6a55caa-7e9b-4716-bf3d-113cc78201d1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJbDVlO2vNlz9FIa5oxZdUri49ijwlitxzeGzkU1Ox3Apjw2IM7ZU4T1fs3233qBM-GIpq--vB4Qje-DgyiviWdjO5IGH4IoJBQ3fIBVihVYD-cV5uuCMrVecPxO4vqS_fXTShUipTJMe6gBT9Dj7m8CUGBJUg-gLN8wnfrvxBchXOqQLSFtSSsMv/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_d6a55caa-7e9b-4716-bf3d-113cc78201d1.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a heavily built heavy metal fan with long dirty blonde hair and a scruffy beard - Upscaled by @TechnoHippy</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For the true believers, our quest ended there. Sadly not all of us were pure in spirit and purpose. Those heretics contested that this wasn't a true and complete likeness. That it wasn't a truly reflective self portrait, oblivious to the arguments it was how others might see him, or even represent more a self portrait of what could, or might have been. And so while the majority celebrated the success of their quest, others continued.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some found the aspect with the angelic voice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUD27LYjsltkPH8g5mNtObxr27r3umA9YJnITcOHql9Kx6J4KBhQecua7L6ecKhaQVCMqDhtBT9ekpsqSaCm_adNs0LTRg2zJGzXAfFqY8LC0ATVpHoUP6aXPhveX0yx3IPYopRetkb87NZx91J5Orjr9aAZMKqry7bKKrvR3ia3cMZlJcJEsAk7J/s2048/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_834e1a59-60fd-46eb-88ff-c81d918c39a0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUD27LYjsltkPH8g5mNtObxr27r3umA9YJnITcOHql9Kx6J4KBhQecua7L6ecKhaQVCMqDhtBT9ekpsqSaCm_adNs0LTRg2zJGzXAfFqY8LC0ATVpHoUP6aXPhveX0yx3IPYopRetkb87NZx91J5Orjr9aAZMKqry7bKKrvR3ia3cMZlJcJEsAk7J/s320/TechnoHippy_a_heavily_built_heavy_metal_fan_with_long_dirty_blo_834e1a59-60fd-46eb-88ff-c81d918c39a0.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://s.mj.run/A00BJovqZQc">https://s.mj.run/A00BJovqZQc</a> a heavily built heavy metal fan with long dirty blonde hair and a scruffy beard --test --creative --upbeta - Upscaled (Beta)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Others resorted to forbidden technologies and used an already captured likeness as a prompt of picture, and not words.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY_3IU3wei9sANAIToj4D0cUQCvplvIYOXrgv09iSmZfh1X6_5XvHi7C5y0heSXbf-YXFaTT1kB1J8XfpA5oYimdPXTwKcKFWQteQGQCseUKIOogrNS7iaSPrpUEaiffvbUXxaetI45scQ8TCZ1988xB9raS1IlzpF_QkmvTOXhPLeCboBDKgyAu_/s512/TechnoHippy_None_aafd0d49-7ba4-4c9d-b7c2-a830722a8cd0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY_3IU3wei9sANAIToj4D0cUQCvplvIYOXrgv09iSmZfh1X6_5XvHi7C5y0heSXbf-YXFaTT1kB1J8XfpA5oYimdPXTwKcKFWQteQGQCseUKIOogrNS7iaSPrpUEaiffvbUXxaetI45scQ8TCZ1988xB9raS1IlzpF_QkmvTOXhPLeCboBDKgyAu_/s320/TechnoHippy_None_aafd0d49-7ba4-4c9d-b7c2-a830722a8cd0.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The last of the heretics conceived of one final blasphemy - an unholy blending of the real and aspirational, and perhaps that revealed the final aspect. One hidden from the world, but visible all along.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDmSK6eBB3QeSijZGYv694mPTNQM5VGAU15EbJInw_zV_n4xYShTdhgFhsk7vQouX90-UVbK23KngCB52TUUbnXdrkEiobKOWeAaWtm1nFBgE2OIjIYWF4hu4CR-e17e0__0KxX_B01tVjiHy-KXHoG145-kRRIWg-5aRiNn8c8IDcRg99Y2ilVtN/s2048/TechnoHippy_None_a65f4baf-e63a-4df1-a365-0bfbc6bec05a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDmSK6eBB3QeSijZGYv694mPTNQM5VGAU15EbJInw_zV_n4xYShTdhgFhsk7vQouX90-UVbK23KngCB52TUUbnXdrkEiobKOWeAaWtm1nFBgE2OIjIYWF4hu4CR-e17e0__0KxX_B01tVjiHy-KXHoG145-kRRIWg-5aRiNn8c8IDcRg99Y2ilVtN/s320/TechnoHippy_None_a65f4baf-e63a-4df1-a365-0bfbc6bec05a.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Not a completely successful experiment in the end, but a worthwhile journey nonetheless a couple of valuable lessons were learned and some fraction more understanding gained, and most of all - a lot of fun was had </i>😎<i> </i></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-78292730000598064212022-09-06T08:23:00.001+01:002022-09-06T08:23:07.414+01:00Nephew Kian's Endurance Charity Challenge<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3WgSGRfleN0XrtoZ0MOZnTjFSsIakJxaNOYHH40HHH94msZqDRvkzZGkU2setqJ44t46EwARmOe1W8kymA2TBDOHZHfiJmJSk6UpNALdDJL3cjR_iKGNVBdP7cQN9S1ZjO924my6TWKDpcSVg1E_vnvaVGnXiJpSnkIsn2-pHwCKDBXn8tuHespa/s4000/304843043_760334678618723_4168710725991274558_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3WgSGRfleN0XrtoZ0MOZnTjFSsIakJxaNOYHH40HHH94msZqDRvkzZGkU2setqJ44t46EwARmOe1W8kymA2TBDOHZHfiJmJSk6UpNALdDJL3cjR_iKGNVBdP7cQN9S1ZjO924my6TWKDpcSVg1E_vnvaVGnXiJpSnkIsn2-pHwCKDBXn8tuHespa/w400-h300/304843043_760334678618723_4168710725991274558_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Sister Christine Brookes and my nephew Kian are generously fundraising For GSD welfare Fund, and to help pay for Brodie's surgery that has worked wonders to improve his quality of life. Young Kian has his work cut out for him with his endurance challenge so good luck ti him, and I hope everyone will be generous with their donations to show how we appreciate his support!<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kiansendurancechallenge">https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kiansendurancechallenge</a></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-21245829720106418312022-09-03T16:15:00.006+01:002022-09-03T16:16:20.229+01:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEBo7Md8wjEOX_j_P3U7XvHPHwJ8j_N2jG2pE2J_BSHuq1ZC6nMee7TKZsw6Tk0svaZJpEOkzuTPkgqB35EASG0YNd4s9sY7IcnOdshhNViiRlFYQrHFw4famSOXOvu2IVwGyo2PkudmC5SRxeRsYnK5J00ZEEK04ORpn7S6X7iDChzDp7zVRXv9C/s1298/Halloween%20Horror%20Auction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1298" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEBo7Md8wjEOX_j_P3U7XvHPHwJ8j_N2jG2pE2J_BSHuq1ZC6nMee7TKZsw6Tk0svaZJpEOkzuTPkgqB35EASG0YNd4s9sY7IcnOdshhNViiRlFYQrHFw4famSOXOvu2IVwGyo2PkudmC5SRxeRsYnK5J00ZEEK04ORpn7S6X7iDChzDp7zVRXv9C/w400-h339/Halloween%20Horror%20Auction.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As part of our fundraising to keep the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming vulnerable German Shepherds we are hosting a Halloween Horror Auction throughout the month of October, and of course including All Hallows Eve.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We're asking for items that we can auction - we've received an amazing response so far with original art, signed books, novelties and signed prints.There's an eclectic range from the spookily lighthearted all the way to stomach wrenching terror.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To let us know if you're donating something for the auction, please complete the short form via the link below, and thank you all for your amazing generosity!</p><p><a href="https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/calling-all-creators-of-horror.html">https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/calling-all-creators-of-horror.html</a></p><p><br /></p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-62966988778421455512022-08-30T08:12:00.004+01:002022-08-30T08:12:39.464+01:00A Wise Shepherd<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriu6Sy2FNGaemv_wojD1nsxFwXkp7F4YBEqST6fsHx1NwkuCWADV4QBEJU48OY-1R68sCKQ6SQKTPTJKQjDO5rzp2xqkIuangrzHrJjlkuhweXsTqCVT_lKUR8TT9-ENtmARveGTkRRKTW-XsFOKX6gMvvIBzR8l_-h7bQ9m-Cp6dXLlH-XlhB1tn/s1024/A%20wise%20shepherd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriu6Sy2FNGaemv_wojD1nsxFwXkp7F4YBEqST6fsHx1NwkuCWADV4QBEJU48OY-1R68sCKQ6SQKTPTJKQjDO5rzp2xqkIuangrzHrJjlkuhweXsTqCVT_lKUR8TT9-ENtmARveGTkRRKTW-XsFOKX6gMvvIBzR8l_-h7bQ9m-Cp6dXLlH-XlhB1tn/s320/A%20wise%20shepherd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the legendary Bob Ross would say, this was a happy accident :-) My journey with Midjourney is on a bumpy patch at the moment. It can create some truly amazing pictures, and I can prompt something suitable as a general illustration, but I'm finding trying to construct a scene with detailed specifics challenging.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And sometimes it just throws up something unexpected like this lone German Shepherd sat in a hazy poppy field. I have no idea why he's wearing a shirt. It's the expression and the eyes that captivated me - this dog has seen things. Things far beyond our merely human comprehension.</p>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795918513808425879.post-54815152281346024042022-08-25T14:50:00.007+01:002022-08-25T14:50:37.361+01:00Illustrated Drabbles - Face in the Mirror<p> <b>Face in the Mirror</b></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I stare at my face in the mirror and I can’t be sure that it’s really me. My eyes are hunted and bruised from nights of disturbed sleep. A dread has stalked my dreams, twisting them into nightmares that linger even in dawn’s embrace.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the mirror I glimpse a malformed shadow lurking behind me, its touch is cold upon my skin and fills me with terror. My will fails and I fall into the mirror, my final scream frozen in glass.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I gaze at my reflection and admire my new face, I think I’ll wear it for a while.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfVdtJQcmVkD_p6k-ouhqFkuh_4_1yq5oedZoRmaUcAa69CnzW39pBUy4nvl9xJ40Dv2fkduiIoyKYfYzJKlsa-L2JxjWRLzbUszPS8R9OSuH5d_qsXeGcW-ztWFwZU4gsPNdUszVfCNesJDAhIWpUzHmZPrmet17IBz8AXczTiV7129Uc_A4f8Cm/s1024/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_3e568445-45f0-492e-a7b8-366f31e73983%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfVdtJQcmVkD_p6k-ouhqFkuh_4_1yq5oedZoRmaUcAa69CnzW39pBUy4nvl9xJ40Dv2fkduiIoyKYfYzJKlsa-L2JxjWRLzbUszPS8R9OSuH5d_qsXeGcW-ztWFwZU4gsPNdUszVfCNesJDAhIWpUzHmZPrmet17IBz8AXczTiV7129Uc_A4f8Cm/s320/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_3e568445-45f0-492e-a7b8-366f31e73983%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My old drabbles are providing a useful target for my experiments with Midjouney - an AI tool for generating images based upon image and text prompts. There's an art in its own right to creating the prompts - one that I haven't mastered yet, although I have managed some interesting pictures.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For this one I tried a simple experiment - what would the results be if I fed it just the drabble? I wasn't allowed to modify the prompt, all I could do is create variations based on what it generated. To be clear, it's not the optimal approach, mostly because of how it parses the text. It doesn't read the story, and draw all of the elements together. The most obvious example is the classic twist in the tail in the last line. If planning the illustration I would have wanted to capture the moment before the final transformation, but somehow convey its inevitability.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To be fair though I didn't provide direction (if needed) to it as I would a human artist, or if I was using the prompts to guide towards my design. That wasn't the purpose of the experiment, and I have to say that I was impressed by the variety and how well it captured some of the key concepts. It seemed obvious to me that it should be able to do so in a relatively literal fashion, and to an extent it did do so. However it did focus on different aspects and so created some variety, or even concepts that I wouldn't have necessarily thought of myself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the end the variation settled into a few suitable concepts and over many iterations I chose the above image. It wasn't the most faithful interpretation, but the facial expression, and slight disjointed appearance to the face, as if it didn't fit correctly sold it to me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There were other close runners, which I've included below. Which one would you have picked?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuQxfKUB5i4h1LuI9FoV9N_7d2wA_uHCFio9bvIPNhWATZyiHPuoMbVIqn_JeUqSDI5F95gDP5yGZk0wKlb2rSjCa7zJDCI8kx87nsHcQadWU5xjnH7nVXuLSjCL44GKiQnul__8ui97W4h1-Er5kJnvtR2KkdMQCtBm2N2ZPNM0RRd_ES1NQA-el/s2048/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_c5baf6d0-0a86-4aed-9639-7f4869923e4a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuQxfKUB5i4h1LuI9FoV9N_7d2wA_uHCFio9bvIPNhWATZyiHPuoMbVIqn_JeUqSDI5F95gDP5yGZk0wKlb2rSjCa7zJDCI8kx87nsHcQadWU5xjnH7nVXuLSjCL44GKiQnul__8ui97W4h1-Er5kJnvtR2KkdMQCtBm2N2ZPNM0RRd_ES1NQA-el/w200-h200/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_c5baf6d0-0a86-4aed-9639-7f4869923e4a.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7soSmCSUVpxZuLatdp_dq-ql8-rHn1pxXQMcoq-OmMKFAZvbQCnq58Y3BxQOEVIHc5uDIFb72AOVa-G7QniS7_wXYQYu1zB7XBYLnhphrEYhZTn1vdF_fV79GMgcbzXC2MFaNsuTNCKUZBoEIAHDTX4BiM34c_WfB9cqb3oFNB2t1FTqseJC9PWUj/s1024/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_d422c346-9fd6-49e2-8d80-84c592546b09.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7soSmCSUVpxZuLatdp_dq-ql8-rHn1pxXQMcoq-OmMKFAZvbQCnq58Y3BxQOEVIHc5uDIFb72AOVa-G7QniS7_wXYQYu1zB7XBYLnhphrEYhZTn1vdF_fV79GMgcbzXC2MFaNsuTNCKUZBoEIAHDTX4BiM34c_WfB9cqb3oFNB2t1FTqseJC9PWUj/w200-h200/TechnoHippy_I_stare_at_my_face_in_the_mirror_and_I_cant_be_sure_d422c346-9fd6-49e2-8d80-84c592546b09.png" width="200" /></a> <span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVC48tbCcWPAz6UmS1zBW_I90SieJ4vUuD0PFdvwHugWjj3GTpQC_e0o2U0g1iZ0djhvSpzsj9UIl8CCwG_uBfnVV8sfZSIz2yVbEG6PkmO18-KHTNbKsLFlN8waMQxpMKD1E1uaU6c5c0fNHIJaZ5Gzkng8QsfCQC-VAzUTRb7WNY-g_4y8dkRdS/s1024/TechnoHippy_staring_into_a_mirror_with_the_shadow_of_a_person_b_0cb719e9-36eb-4c96-bd63-6b884cb228ae.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVC48tbCcWPAz6UmS1zBW_I90SieJ4vUuD0PFdvwHugWjj3GTpQC_e0o2U0g1iZ0djhvSpzsj9UIl8CCwG_uBfnVV8sfZSIz2yVbEG6PkmO18-KHTNbKsLFlN8waMQxpMKD1E1uaU6c5c0fNHIJaZ5Gzkng8QsfCQC-VAzUTRb7WNY-g_4y8dkRdS/w200-h200/TechnoHippy_staring_into_a_mirror_with_the_shadow_of_a_person_b_0cb719e9-36eb-4c96-bd63-6b884cb228ae.png" width="200" /></a> <span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBqxdwTuIUNV9iTu_eSvA24whEGEaKNQdGhtFUcNNbdmOt4gEQEIKlBHUNYd7gz4Ve9dQ2Ni51xyJGU_IE1b6rk7V8hWQgH-SO0A8jQLw30mGQMSERZQ8Kk-62D0cR4DQu-MdCiwuEqt18lFdQ6EiacuTwknMloLefW1RLSZeMUnk-3mX6gBUJPza/s1024/TechnoHippy_staring_into_a_mirror_with_the_shadow_of_a_person_l_d684d509-1d3c-4f27-a1ca-270cd4722137.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBqxdwTuIUNV9iTu_eSvA24whEGEaKNQdGhtFUcNNbdmOt4gEQEIKlBHUNYd7gz4Ve9dQ2Ni51xyJGU_IE1b6rk7V8hWQgH-SO0A8jQLw30mGQMSERZQ8Kk-62D0cR4DQu-MdCiwuEqt18lFdQ6EiacuTwknMloLefW1RLSZeMUnk-3mX6gBUJPza/w200-h200/TechnoHippy_staring_into_a_mirror_with_the_shadow_of_a_person_l_d684d509-1d3c-4f27-a1ca-270cd4722137.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Michael Brookeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461765207627940905noreply@blogger.com0