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The INTERN doesn’t post all that often, but it’s still worth checking in! This made me laugh. Especially this part:

(that editor whose book you could theoretically be perceived as slighting on Twitter? If you send her an apology, SHE IS GOING TO THINK YOU’RE INSANE.)

The “teacher’s stamp” shown here also made me laugh! Plus, same site, scroll down and you can listen to Kristen Nelson explain what she thinks is the fundamental difference between middle grade and young adult. Which, in case you don’t want to listen to the video, I will explain here:

In YA (says Kristen), the protagonist encounters and has to deal with a real adult situation for the first time. After dealing with this situation, the protagonist has taken an irrevocable step forward into adulthood and can no longer see the world through the eyes of a child.

In MG (I’m sure you can see this coming), the protagonist encounters a serious situation and has to deal with it without adult help, but after the situation has been resolved, the protagonist *is* able to step back into childhood.

Isn’t that interesting? Hadn’t seen that take on the question before.

And finally:

Here is an interesting series of posts about what the publishing industry can or should be learning from Kodak (which just filed for bankruptcy).

And actually that leads to one more post: a survey from Thea at The Book Smugglers, which actually does get at exactly the same questions as Rachelle Gardner’s posts on what publishers are really selling and what people are really buying, so I’ll throw that link in, too.

Happy President’s Day! No school Monday! That means I will definitely be finishing this final revision of THE MOUNTAIN OF KEPT MEMORY (still liking that title, btw!) by Monday. I know Caitlin’s got editors in mind for submission and is just waiting for me to finish it up . . .

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Company heads to key cities to address broadcast challenges

Harris Broadcast says it will begin a six-week tour Feb. 5 exploring radio broadcast technology trends and engineering challenges. Harris representatives will also discuss revenue generation through MaxxCasting, the company’s joint initiative with Geo-Broadcast Solutions to maximize FM signal coverage.

The tour begins at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley hotel, followed by other stops in California. The tour will visit cities in the West, South, Midwest and the East Coast through the spring. A list of dates and locations can be found on the Harris Broadcast blog.

Harris experts Geoff Mendenhall, Tim Anderson and Paul Barzizza will present information on HD Radio broadcasting; IP studio architectures; and the advantages of turnkey solutions, project management, as well as preventative maintenance. Attendees can also watch hands-on demonstrations of Intraplex IP Link audio codecs, Flexiva transmitters and PR&E studio consoles.

The road show will also feature lunchtime sessions on MaxxCasting, with a focus on how to adopt the network-based technology, which is designed to boost signal coverage and help stations to gain listeners and advertisers in order to increase revenue.

John Kean, senior technologist at NPR Labs, will also join the tour at various stops to provide market analysis and system design insight.

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Virtual Radix Camp: Day 1

Welcome to the first day of Radix Running's Virtual Camp. We are going to publish a newsletter every day this week to let you know what each day of "camp" will hold. Hopefully, you will join us each day through the daily challenges and virtual runs. We are also offering several talks and sharing many of the things that we have found motivation from over the last couple of months. We hope you enjoy reading and participating!

The Long Run:

The long-run is a staple for all endurance events in track and XC. Nothing beats hitting the trails or roads with a group of teammates for 90 minutes. Every runner does the long run, but few know why. The effort is important for both physical and mental reasons.

First of all, as you run longer than an hour, your body begins developing better running economy with added capillaries and mitochondria. These additions help transport oxygen and process energy better. Other physical improvements include improved form, muscle development and running mechanics.

Secondly, the long run helps develop mental toughness. The focus and effort required to complete a good long run strengthens your ability to race the shorter distances. Pushing your limits in a long run will make you a better runner.

Running in Uncertain Times

Life is full of uncertainty. In an effort to help guide us during these unpredictable times, we are hosting a conversation with two amazing athletes; Peter Callahan and Erika Fluehr. Both of these runners have competed at the highest levels while also battling adversity and uncertainty throughout their careers. Please join us in a conversation about Training, Goal Setting, and Planning for the Future.

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Peter Callahan

Peter currently represents Belgium on the international stage. He is a 2x European Championship qualifier, NCAA Champion in the DMR, and 4 x NCAA All-American. He holds personal bests of 3:55.7 in the Mile and 3:37.1 in the 1500. Peter grew up in Illinois where he holds the state record in the 800 at 1:51. Peter competed for Princeton University as an undergrad and at The University of New Mexico for graduate school.

Erika Fluehr

Erika competed in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials and has a PB of 2:42. She was a high school superstar qualifying for XC nationals three years in a row. She competed for the Princeton Tigers as an undergraduate and the Michigan Wolverines in Grad school.

Daily Challenge

Historically, the Radix Long run has involved a grueling climb up the legendary Mapes! While we won’t be hitting Mapes this year, we are challenging you to get in some serious elevation during your long run this week. In order to compete, tag us in your GPS route or Strava elevation for verification. The winner will earn some swag along with eternal fame and Glory! Submissions can be from 8/15 or 8/16 and are due at 8PM tonight!

Song of the Day

Being from NJ, there is only one song that we could responsibly start the week with because after all “baby we were born to run...”

Mega Motivation

How often have you asked yourself why do you run? If you are like most of us, it’s a constant nagging question in the background during even the best training blocks. While we all have our own answers, we think this video from Coach Bennet does a great job of summarizing the emotional feeling of Why We Run!

Cross Training Workout of the Day

Aqua Running In the pool

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  • 6 x 5 min moderate, 1 min easy

  • Finish with 2 sets of 5 x 45 sec hard, 15 sec easy

  • 15 min cool-down

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"The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish." ~ Billy Mills

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Windows 7 Beta: Lenovo S10 and Me

As I mentioned earlier, I picked up a Lenovo S10 over the weekend… I wish I had a short answer on how it is, but between getting used to a new processor, form factor, and beta OS… well, there simply isn’t a short answer to the question. But one thing is certain:

It’s full of win.

The S10 I got come with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB HDD. Seem a little off balanced? Yeah, I thought so too… it also came with a single core Atom with-what-I-believe-to-be HyperThreaded processor and a 10.2″ display. Coming from a 15.4″ screen Lenovo and a 13.3″ MacBook, this is a big difference in form factors. That said, how is it holding up?

Size – I’m typing this post on it, mostly to see if it can be a notebook-replacer or simply an add on. I keep mistyping the 1 because it’s the left most key on the number row – `~ is up on the row with the F-keys. Weight-wise, it’s phenomenal. Less than three pounds, easily. True, the MacBook didn’t feel much heavier, but it simply was. I would consider the bigger battery too but time will tell on that – it’s a pricy bugger.

Keyboard – feels good. Layout is OK. Learning curve is all.

Battery Life – hard to tell because of all of the installing and the raw and untweaked Windows 7 drivers, but I believe that I’ll get 2-3 hours of usage with a Balanced power scheme, WiFi on, and the screen brightness down to minimal.

Heat – anyone that has ever heard me talk about a notebook knows heat is a huge deal for me. My Lenovo T61p and MacBook have been good with regards to a minimal amount of heat. The S10 is so-so with it. The underside isn’t remarkably hot, but the wrist rests are getting toasty after 30 minutes of light usage. HDD is on true, but I think it’s more WiFi heat than anything else. We’ll see how it holds up.

Windows 7 – a must have. XP looks so… bleh, next to Vista or OSX but neither OS would do well on this netbook. OSX is… well, a bootleg, for lack of a better term. Often a version behind and always requiring a hacked driver with unofficial support – not my cup of team for an OS I pay cash for. True, Windows 7 is in beta and may have the same worries around support for an unsupported OS, but Windows 7 will be supported after launch… it’s pretty snappy speed wise, it shows off Areo on my Intel Graphics 950 chip, and has been remarkably stable.

What was missing in getting Windows 7 Beta working?

– Before getting into Windows 7, I first wanted to cover my bases about getting back to a clean state if I needed to… since I didn’t get any recovery discs from Lenovo in the box, I went ahead first made a copy of the Drivers directory on the D: drive by hand and then ran a system backup using Lenovo’s tools… this way, I can get back to XP if I need to, ya? Ya. C: is the OS, D: is the backup software and drivers.

– Installed via an external DVD drive but I’ve heard you can make a USB thumbdrive for booting purposes… that was easy.

– After installing there was one lone missing driver. This is the Lenovo Power Manager device that needs a driver. You can use the included XP one from D:\drivers\Energy_Management – install that the device driver is picked up. This also gives you an application for Power Management – I’m not using that right now but I’ve found that you need to give that Admin rights and I don’t think I need it anyway – time will tell on that.

– Another thing that I wanted installed was an updated mouse driver so that I could turn of Touchpad tapping… for that I went to and got the Vista driver. Works well (which is good because the XP version on D: does not).

– Aero? Yep, it supports that, especially if you leave it on the balanced power setting. You also have the option of flipping to non-Aero mode to save even more power… very nice touch.

– Sound controls sorta work sometimes. Can’t tell you why but Fn + RightArrow and Fn + LeftArrow don’t impact the volume most of the time. I’ve seen it happen once or twice and I even remapped one of them to Mute, just to have a direct path to it since there’s no hardware for it. This I write off to out of date drivers.

– Other devices: everything else worked out of the box but there was a little question about the built in SD reader… been OK for a number of hours now so no worries; I think a driver got outta whack. Another thing that surprised me was the WiFi card – I think it defaults to 802.11b. Either way, I’ve opted to let it scale up to 802.11g, because I want the speed – that too can cause some more heat.

– Extra AC Adapter? It’s cheap, so thats a no braining.

– More RAM? This is an interesting one. There’s 512MB on every S10 and one SODIMM socket. On my model, I had a 512MB SODIMM pre-installed, giving me 1GB RAM. Every bit of documentation that I’ve seen says that the max for the S10 is 1.5GB RAM, and I’ve found that to be sorta true. Even though I can put a 2GB chip into the socket, the maximum the machine can see is 2GB due to the nature of the chipset in the S10. Opting to go for 2GB instead of 1.5GB, I bought the bigger SODIMM and put it in. Took a total of four minutes, all said and done.

As it stands right now, I’ve got 64% left on the battery and it tells me that means around 2:20 left on the single charge. No idea if that’s accurate but if it is, I’ll be getting more than just 2 hours outta it, since it’s been on for about an hour now.

Cannot wait to get Windows 7 on this machine with a full bevy of drivers from Lenovo – should be an incredible machine once that’s done.

Like I said: full of win.

16 thoughts on “Windows 7 Beta: Lenovo S10 and Me”

  1. hey man… this article is exactly what i needed.

    you should be a writer for engadget! you’re literary skills are phenomenal!

  2. i love mine as well and found this article whilst searching for some information on throwing Win7 on my s10. I also opted to put a 64GB SSD in mine, and I have to say I love it so far. It is more quite and I swear it is cooler. Also, a bit more zippy. I can’t wait to see what the combo of and SSD, Win7, and 1.5GB of memory will do. Interesting that you could make it see to 2GB…if I’d know that, I’d gotten a bigger SODIMM…oh well.

  3. @alex – thanks :)

    @brian – yeah, the memory was a crapshoot. I mean I’ve seen older chipsets with RAM behave weird. I had an older Lenovo ThinkPad that would only ever report 3GB in Vista and the BIOS but when I went to Vista SP1, it would report 4GB (which is what was in the machine). Bottom line is that the chipset in that ThinkPad capped out at 3GB, no matter what Windows says – same thng here. The 945 chipset caps out at 2GB so even though it tells me I have 2.5GB, the machine only uses 2GB. The bottom line for me was a $8 difference between 1GB and 2GB SODIMM sticks – figured why not.

    Excellent news on the SSD stuff though – I’ve been tempted to get one before, but with the ideapad it seems to be a solid idea… running cooler would be nice too – the thing DOES get toasty on AC power, but not enough to get rid of it!

  4. 32-bit version – [I don’t believe the] Atom is a x64 capable processor. Also, Atom isn’t dual core – it shows two processors in the Performance tab of the Task Manager because [I believe it to be] HyperThreaded.

  5. Hi Randy, I just found your blog. I enjoy it a lot. I got an Asus eee 1000H, Win 7 and OSX Leopard run great on it. Win 7 could be a real winner for MS if they had the vision/guts to build some cool stuff into it like Apple has OSX.

  6. @richard – glad you like it! Sadly, every time MS seems to add a feature to Windows, some foreign government starts suing for it, so there’s even *less* bundled software than ever in 7. Of course, Apple doesn’t have the same restrictions: OSX can includes the exact same features in their OS that Windows isn’t allowed to on foreign shelves… at least 7 has been extremely stable for a beta – I’m looking forward to the release!

  7. Hi Randy, after read your article, try to install the touch pad driver but failed, the below message from the popup window, any suggestion?

    The archive is either in unknown format or damaged

    Cannot open D:\Users\evans\Downloads\W7_Drivers\Touch Pad\Synaptics_Driver_v10_1_8_Vista32.exe

  8. Well, what’s weird to me there is that my D:\ is pretty much as Lenovo installed it – that you have a D: drive with Windows created directories… I have no idea what’s going on there. Sorry!

  9. I got a 9 cells battery off eBay for it. Extend the battery to anywhere from 9 to 11hrs at minimum settings! Love this laptop. The verticle resolution of 600pixel is a bit turned off though.

  10. I installed a copy of my friends’ vista ultimate on the s10 and I was so amazed how quick it was I purchased a copy of the less resource demanding vista home premium. I got to say running Vista home premium on my s10 is awesome! For some reason it feels more snappy then the factory XP install and I leave the windows aero on because the handles it well.

    My upgrades are:

    -2GB ram (vista is detecting 2.5gb all together which includes the non removable 512mb thats on the motherboard)

    -Intel 4965agn mini pci wifi card

    -Bluetooth chip

    1 issue i’d like to point out: my battery was dead in less then an hour and when i shut down the pc windows would unload but the s10 would say on. After I’ve installed the Lenovo Power Manager device drivers the problem went away and i’m enjoying about 2:40 hours of battery life on the 3 cell, that’s sweet :-)

    Good Luck to all and please don’t listen to ignorant people that try to tell you that Vista sucks, because they installed in on a 5 year old PC and it ran like crap. Of course it’s going to run sloooooow if your hardware is obsolete. Times change, processors, ram etc. All you need is the right hardware, and the lenovo s10 is perfect for it. Once windows 7 comes out most likely i will upgrade to it.

  11. I’m very interested in upgrading my s10 to windows 7. I heard that windows 7 really squeezes the juice out of laptop batteries. Vista is a drainer. Xp on the otherhand seems to handle the s10 quite fine, though the added bells and whistles of windows 7 attracted me. I have to read more reviews.

  12. Hey, thanks for this review, it was just what I wanted. Just purchased an S10-2 from CC today and it is coming with XP. Can’t wait to put Windows 7 on it now, with some extra RAM. So you are saying that Windows saw the extra RAM, but won’t use it??? Wierd. Is there a way to test that theory? Also, did you put OSX on your system as well? If so, maybe you could share the steps you took to install it.

  13. No worries.

    The S10 and S10-2 are based of Intel’s 945 chipset which doesn’t recognize more than 2GB of RAM. Additionally if you want to address more RAM – say 4GB or more – you need the 64-bit version of Windows, which Atom doesn’t support. So in my case I had 1GB on a stick and .5 soldiered to the motherboard; I removed 1GB and put in 2GB but Windows could only see 2GB (rather than 2.5GB)

    As for OSX, I’ve only ever run that on Apple hardware.

  14. dear Randy,

    please inform how could i get lenovo drivers for vista or windows 7?

    please reply directly to my email address, thanks.

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We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections, and are worthy of precisely the same homage, confidence and obedience (Mark 12:29John 1:1-4Matthew 28:19-20Acts 4:3-4).

We believe in the total deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe He is the manifestation of God in the flesh. We believe He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We believe Him to be true God and true man (John 1:11:141:18John 14:8-91 Timothy 3:16).

We believe in the total deity of the Holy Spirit and that His ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ (John 16:14). The Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner upon belief in Christ, baptizing the believer into one body of which Christ is the head. The Holy Spirit indwells, guides, instructs, fills, comforts and empowers the believer for godly living (Mark 13:11John 14:26John 16:13Romans 5:51 Corinthians 3:16). The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of God’s righteousness and of coming judgment (John 16:8-11).

While we believe that the Scriptures do not teach that certain gifts have ceased, they indicate that use of the gifts vary according to the need that each gift meets. Redemption Bible Chapel does not encourage the use of “sign gifts.” Instead, we seek to emphasize the more excellent way of love as well as zeal for the more edifying gifts (John 16:813:15Titus 3:5Ephesians 1:224:11-12Romans 8:9-1712:4-81 Corinthians 3:1612:4-512:11-1312:19Galatians 5:25Hebrews 4:1-42 Corinthians 12:12).

We believe the Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament are verbally inspired by God and inerrant in their original writings. We believe the 66 books of the Old Testament and the New Testament are God’s complete and sufficient revelation and therefore carry God’s authority for mankind and we believe the English translations we have available today are accurate to the originals and therefore authoritative in all areas (Psalm 119:97-104Psalm 119:160Matthew 5:18John 5:46-47John 10:352 Timothy 3:15-16).

We believe man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker but, by voluntarily transgressing, fell from his sinless and happy state. Consequently, all mankind is sinful. All people are sinners not only by inheritance, but by their own choice and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse. We believe that without exception every man and every woman is totally depraved and needs a Savior (Genesis 3:1-6Romans 3:10-19Romans 1:18Romans 1:32Romans 5:1-2).

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice. He bore the wrath of a most holy God in punishing our sin upon Christ.  When God’s holiness and righteousness was satisfied He declared it finished.  We believe that each person who by faith receives Him as personal Savior and Lord is justified on the basis of Jesus Christ’s shed blood on Calvary. Each person who commits to follow Jesus Christ is born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby becomes eternally secure as a child of God. We believe the Holy Spirit baptizes each believing person into the body of Christ at the moment of salvation and empowers followers to follow and serve Him (Romans 8:37-392 Corinthians 5:211 Corinthians 12:13).

We believe in the resurrection of the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, His ascension into heaven and His present life for us as High Priest and Advocate (Acts 1:3Acts 1:9Hebrews 7:25-26).

We believe in the “blessed hope”: the personal, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ. His return has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost. The saved are raised to eternal life in heaven which will be a bodily existence on the new heaven and earth enjoying this world renewed without sin and full and wonderful unhindered intimacy with God (Matthew 25:34John 14:22 Corinthians 5:1Revelation 2:7). The lost are raised to eternal torment in hell in conscious separation from God. (Matthew 8:11Matthew 10:28Matthew 13:49-50Mark 9:47-48Luke 12:5Revelation 21:8).

Upon committing to follow Jesus as Lord, a believer becomes part of His body, which is the church (the people, not the building, and not the gathering). There is one universal church, composed of all those throughout the world who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The normal practice of the church since New Testament times has been to gather as the local church – those who are living in the same area – to be the expression of the universal church in that area.

This normally involves coming under local elder leadership (Acts 14:23), the mutual ministry to edify (build up) one another using the spiritual gifts God has given to each (Romans 12, 1 Cor. 12 – body life, Eph. 4:16), for prayer, teaching and the study of God’s Word (Rom. 15:30, 1 Tim. 2:1, James 5:16, 1 Tim. 5:17, 2 Tim. 4:2), for worship (Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16), for fellowship (Acts 2:42, Heb. 10:24-25), and for the ordinances or baptism and communion (1 Cor. 11:17-34). The mission of the church is the great commission, to make disciples, this is the focus of all we do, for God’s glory (Matthew 28:16-20, Romans 12:1-2).  The working of all believers, in a local setting is toward unity and oneness in Christ Jesus by humility and considering others more significant than ourselves (Phil. 2:1-13).

Realizing that the cause of Christ extends beyond any one local fellowship, we commit ourselves to an ongoing ministry of extending the call of Christ to make disciples around the world (Matthew 28:19-20).

We have two identical services (Sunday 9 and 11:15am) with live Cantonese and Spanish translation in our 11:15 service. We don’t have a dress code for our services, so feel free to come dressed up or casual (most people are business casual or jeans). When you arrive, If you have children, please visit our Redemption Kids registration area right inside the main door at the back of the building and then swing by the welcome desk on the upper floor at the front of the building in the lobby.


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Working on an illuminated drawing inspired by Islamic tiles. Image courtesy of Ayesha Gamiet.

We do not regard  virtual learning as a second best compromise to not being able to Come to Us. Virtual learning enables us to embrace new ways of teaching and learning, and to connect with you wherever you are in the world and whenever suits you to join us. Our programme includes captured live content, pre-recorded workshops, talks and tours, and complementary activities and projects for you to download. As ever, core to learning is the teacher, and we work with outstanding creatives from across the arts to design and deliver our programme.

Thank you so much for making these courses available to the wider world- I absolutely love them and love to see so many from so many countries all joined together doing something creative and peaceful. We need more of that in our lives and the world.
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Geometric and Biomorphic Pattern Making

Join celebrated artists and tutors, Samira Mian and Dr Esra Alhamal, to recreate some of the beautiful patterns to be found on objects in Leighton House and Sambourne House.

You will learn how to analyse patterns, use compass and straightedge construction techniques, how to create biomorphic patterns freehand, and explore colour palettes and painting.

Watch the entire series of four creative workshops and a Q&A 'In Conversation' with the artists, reflecting on their journeys, practice and lives as creatives, on the museums YouTube channel.

Each workshop has accompanying worksheet guides, created by our artist collaborators.

Artworks from the series by tutors Samira Mian and Dr Esra Alhamal

Inspired by Islamic Art Workshops

Led by artists Laurelie Rae and Ayesha Gamiet, these workshops bring leading contemporary artists together with adults and young adults of all abilities who want to learn and create. The series reflects Frederic, Lord Leighton’s fascination with Islamic art, which is evident throughout his home in London. You will learn how to analyse, draw and paint motifs and patterns, exploring techniques and colour palettes, taking inspiration from some of the beautiful examples to be found in Leighton House.

Watch the entire series of 16 Inspired by Islamic Art Workshops on the museums YouTube  and find inspiring worksheets below, created by our artist collaborators:

Inspired by Islamic Art 2 with Ayesha Gamiet

Inspired by Islamic Art 1 with Laurelie Rae

Inspired by Islamic Art 3 with Laurelie Rae

Accompanying worksheet by Laurelie Rae

The Artist Studio, Craft Tutorials

Find out how three contemporary artists have responded to Leighton House collections using their crafts, and learn how to create your very own piece of art through our YouTube video tutorials, including:

  1. How to cut a Victorian silhouette with Alison Russell
  2. How to embroider a flower from the Arab Hall with Lora Avedian
  3. How to embroider Leighton House with Ekta Kaul

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Established in the year 2008, Campbells Salvage Direct is one of the topmost Car Scrap recycling company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. We do car dismantling in West Lothian Armadale that's open 7 days a week from 9 AM till 4 30 PM. We can supply car parts from the dismantling cars. Customer satisfaction is our top priority.

We can supply 1 tonne batteries every week.

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"Welcome, visitors, to ExoSol research facility Alpha-3-2-P"

"As you probably already know, ExoSol specializes in bio-engineering several new creatures for performing a multitude of task that include, but are not limited to:deep space mining opreations, waste processing, wildlife levels adjustments, and surveillance duties in both the private and public sectors of warfare."

"From this window you can observe one of our skilled researchers adjusting the temperature and pressure of the containment room in preparation for an experiment."

"You will notice that the speciment is much bigger then any of its predecessors; that is because ExoSol always pushes the boundaries of biosciences as far as it can."

"And do not fear at the sight of the speciment: several security sistems are ready to activate at any moment in the event of an outbreak. In fact, all rumors regarding speciments escapes have been proven wrong or unfounded."

"Now proceed onto the next room to continue the tour, and remember."

"Once you join ExoSol, you will never want to leave."

bzzt you will never want to leave.!.!!..

bzzt never.; want to.??!..!?!.

N.n.n.n. never. Leave. leave never.

[–]GenericYeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My name is Clover Benson. Part of the 5th Space Corps, Asian Divison.

I am currently on the Galatic Station near the Planet Cirrus.

And I am requesting for complete and clean eradication of all life on the Galatic Station.

I am near death. I know. My breathing is becoming more and more tedious to maintain and the wound on my side is leaking more blood than pus. I don't know how long it has been since the inital contact with the substance. I have no explanation for how it managed to infiltrate the Galatic Station. I presume it was through some sort of breach in the Landing Areas, or perhaps it had been trapped in an orfice or stuck to a bit of debris that every so often or so, hits the Galatic Station. However, once it had entered the Station, that was when the situation became hostile.

I cannot remember what day it was when I found my partner of 12 years naked and completely covered in a yellow skin-like substance. I can remember the cries of a man broken and feeling his emotions pour out of his eyes and mouth. The doctors on the Station, examined the body and found it to be contaminated with the substance. They tried to give it a name to understand more, called it some name in scientific jargon that meant to nothing to me. I just wanted her back.

Then, the doctors began to disappear. Each were found naked and dead in a cocoon of yellow flakes. There was hysteria going around the Galatic Station about a possible outbreak. The total amount of people in a concentrated area such as the Galatic Station oln August 3011 was about 1,000,000 peoples if I am not mistaken. I think they are all dead now. I haven't seen anyone else alive and awake besides a young woman, who, I left to die, out near Sector 3B. They were in the process of being encased in that disgusting amber case of gel and crusting mass. They begged me to let them out, but I was running from the ones that had awakened from their own crusted bags, and had no time at all to register her pleas. Her screams of desperation, they remind me of my own father as he clutched his ruined leg after getting run over by a truck, he was so in pain, and the flesh and bone just cracked and bloody made me really sick.

I am very sick. The feeling of being trapped is becoming more internal than external. My skin has began to shed itself at a rapid pace, one that I cannot control or stop. The skin has become a rather congealed substance that has left my legs trapped and preserved in a transluscent covering of yellowish goo and pus.

So, I plead to you, to the ones that care about the survival of our own species, to annihilate the Galatic Station. To prevent the further spreading of this new disease, and to end my suffering and all others still concious aboard the Galatic Station. I just want to see my wife again.

Clover Benson, Member of the 5th Space Corps, Asian Division, signing out.

[–]anotherboringdude 2 points3 points  (1 child)

“Hello, this is Captain Adeline of scout ship Aurora to freighter Minevera. We have tracked the source of a distress beacon to your ship please respond.”

“Hello, this is Captain Adeline of…”

That’s been the third attempt at contacting the distressed ship within the last hour so far, she thought. Taking a long drag of her cigarette Adeline rubs her temples. It’s probably a faulty transceiver, they’re common with these older B class ships. She wouldn’t have been surprised if the distress beacon was accidentally triggered either, common freight workers aren’t known to be knowledgeable about command interfaces. Getting up from her seat and taking one last look at the freighter Adeline notes nothing of significance, just a quiet ship out here in the vast and empty frontier. Time to wake up the crew she mumbled to herself.

In another part of the ship, a large room containing four human-sized pods filled with life. Soft intermittent beeps and dim lights turned into a flashing spectacle with rhythmic pulsing and noise. The pods themselves started to move, their covers sliding off revealing the groggy occupants inside. Footsteps from the bridge could be heard coming closer, heavy boots making contact with the metal floor grates.

“Wakeup sunshines, we’ve received a distress beacon from a nearby freighter and it’s our job to check up on them.” Adeline stood by the door giving orders to her crew getting out of the pods.

“Can we get some info on the ship Ady?” A short hunched man in his golden years yawned.

“It’s probably another transmitter failing Holloway, it always is.” A much younger man in his early thirties replied to the older man.

“Jeez captain, we’re pretty far out in frontier space.” Another man, the youngest of the group said while flicking through a datapad.

“The ship is the freighter Minevera, as far as I know, there isn’t any physical damage but attempts to contact them haven’t been successful. Protocol states that we have to dock and investigate any issues. I expect to see you all in the bridge within the hour.” Captain Adeline states before turning back and marching towards the bridge.

After some time in the bridge, a small room filled with rows and rows of blinking screens, dim holograms, and a thick transparent screen that stared deep into the abyss of space stood the crew. They were dressed in worn uniforms adorned with the insignia of the ship. There stood Ethan Holloway the oldest of the crew and ship advisor. Towering over him was Martin Hargraves who was impatiently tapping his foot. His role was that of the navigator having had much experience leading the ship through countless dangers. The one that stood next to him was a bespeckled man named Richard Inez, the newest addition to the crew. He was in charge of the maintenance and general wellbeing of the ship. The last of the crew was Samara Allee, a tanned young woman of eastern descent. She was their chief technical officer, the one in charge of interfaces and security systems. Zoe Adeline, their ship captain took a quick scan of her crew before briefing them on the situation.

“Okay crew, several days ago we received a transmission from the freighter Minevera. The message was however garbled probably due to solar interference, we are near a planetary system after all. What we do know is the carrier frequency the message was in is within the distress band and that the freighter was carrying cargo from a new planet. Samara, please play the message so the crew can here.” Adeline standing upright as she motioned to Samara.

“We….its….ore….absorb….” Within the crackles and static, those words could be heard.

“So now that you’ve all heard it meet me at the docking port in fifteen minutes. I want to see you all suited up when you get there.” Adeline giving a final command before departing off to the captain’s room.

Back at the crew quarters Richard nudged his elbow with Martin’s and asked if he still thought it was a failing transmitter. Martin gave an annoyed glance towards Richard and nodded. Samara seeing the exchange shook her head and proceeded to don on her suit. Ethan sipping a cup of black coffee chuckled. The three reminded him of his youth when he was still fresh from the academy. Once they were dressed in their suits, a baggy one piece with a breathing apparatus and a two-way radio receiver attached to the hood, they met with captain Adeline in the docking port. She reminded them again of the situation and that they were to head towards the bridge first thing to check in with the other captain while they waited for their ship to connect to the other.

A long tube extended out of the scout ship Aurora and connected to one of the docking airlocks of the freighter Minevera. Once secure and airtight the five walked through wearing transparent fishbowl helmets attached to their suits. It was pure silence with only occasional deep breaths being heard through the receivers. Reaching the airlock gate Adeline ordered Samara to connect to the ship mainframe giving Samara full security access and the ability to open the ship airlock.

As they stepped into the silent ship the crew scanned the room. They saw no signs of struggle or anything out of the ordinary. Aside from the emergency lights and safe mode active the docking bay looked fine. The only thing strange was that there were no people around, just pure silence broken only by the creaks and groans of an aged ship. Richard looked at Martin again showing a concerned expression, Martin had the same look. Richard has never been in an actual emergency situation before, only through simulations. He gulped and proceed to follow the rest of the crew towards the bridge which was eerily empty on arrival.

“Okay this is what’s going to happen, Samara go through the event logs of the ship see what happened to the crew. Richard, I need you to look at the maintenance records. Look for repairs, fuel usage, port history, accident reports, anything that could give us more information about the ship. Holloway and Martin, you two explore the ship, keep those transmitters on at all times and document whatever you find. Start with the crew quarters first and make your way to medical. Now go!” Adeline commanded her crew who started on their tasks with no delay.

The bridge originally silent suddenly filled with noise. The sounds of typing mixed with voices and radio reports. There was nothing out of the ordinary, repair and maintenance records were up to date and Martin and Holloway reported nothing unusual with the crew quarters it seemed like the crew were recently there due to the plates and food left out, Holloway reported. Samara also confirmed that the security logs of the crew quarters showed no signs of alarm. Adeline nodded in response telling Martin and Holloway to proceed to the medical bay and Richard and Samara to check the records of the individual rooms.

“We’re at the med bay now. It looks like there might have been some sort of struggle.” Holloway reported.

“There’s no bodies or traces of blood. The only thing that shows there were some struggles is the door pad has been smashed and there seems to be a makeshift barricade in front of the door.” Holloway continued.

“It’s a pretty flimsy barricade, maybe set up last minute?” Martin added.

“Hey, Sam do you think you can get this door open?” Martin also asked.

Samara complying with the request accessed the security mainframe. She stated that they might have to wait sometime since the technology was old. Her more modern datapad wouldn’t even connect to the interface. Adeline feeling that the cause of the distress beacon is in that room told Martin and Holloway to report everything in real-time once the door was opened.

“Okay, we’re in…. Emergency lights are on…. Patient room is empty….It’s too dark, Martin can you turn on that torch….Thank you….Still nothing out of the ordinary…. Okay, we’re now entering the decontamination room….Looks like the door is welded shut….Hand me that blowtorch...”

“CAPTAIN!” Samara yelled, her eyes wide and hands shaking.

“...There’s something on this ship…” She said her voice trembling. Adeline gave Samara a confused look.

“Get them out of there now!” Samara screamed while looking at Captain Adeline with a terrified expression.

Before Adeline could utter a command a scream came through the radio receiver.

“Holloway! What the fuck is that!?”

“Jesus, get it off me! Martin help me get it off!”

The three in the bridge listened to the receiver with terrified expressions. Each one in shock as to what their hearing and imagining. Before anyone had time to shake themselves out of their terror the radio receiver goes to silence. Adeline regaining composure called both Martin and Holloway demanding a response from them. All she received back was radio silence. Richard in a panic jumped off his seat and bolted toward the door. His fear deafening him to the yells of Adeline and Samara to come back.

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Richard breathing heavy and unsure of the layout of the ship ran into the first open room. Unable to see, Richard’s leg got caught in an open floor grate. Because the momentum caused by his panicked speed his ankle emitted a loud snap alerting whatever is nearby to his location. As he fought through the searing pain Richard looked around at the room he’s in. It’s some sort of storage room filled with quarantined items too dangerous to be sold back home. He soon realized that the freighter they’re in wasn’t just a mining freighter. It carried illegal contraband, things that wouldn’t make it past a routine inspection, which is why this ship was so far out in the frontier.

Still in immense pain but now numbed by adrenaline Richard learned himself up against a wall. He checked his ankle to see if it was broken. His ankle was twisted in an unnatural angle with bone jutting out. While he desperately thought of what to do with his leg a dark liquid dripped onto his thigh. He touched it and brought it closer. It was nothing he had ever seen before, normally old ships may have water leaks which is normal but this thing was black and had the consistency of oil. That’s when he looked up and saw it.

“Holloway, Martin, Richard respond Goddamnit!”

“Holloway, Martin, Richard!” Captain Adeline still in the bridge room with Samara yelled into her radio. Samara with a traumatized expression sat on her chair with her arms around her knees rocking back and forth. She was mumbling prayers under her breath but she knew her God was not going to save her. A loud banging interrupted Adeline’s radioing of the others. The two in the room stared at the door in silence. Adeline slowly backed up while she brandished a small personal pistol from her suit.

“It’s Martin open the fucking door! It’s out here!” Martin pleaded with the two inside. Adeline motioned to Samara to open the door. Samara in tears shook her head, she knew there was something outside. Adeline reassured Samara that if whatever behind the door isn’t Martin she would shoot it right away, person or not. Samara collecting her breath and seeing the captain in the ready position to shoot opened the door and jumped out of Adeline’s line of sight. Martin leaped into the room his hand holding a torn piece of cloth on top of an open wound.

“It fucking absorbed him!” He yelled.

“What did!?” Adeline replied

“Th-that thing! It was a black mass on the wall that fucking pulled Holloway into it! It had hands and tentacles and shit!” Martin out of breath screamed.

Samara reassured to see Martin alive interrupted him and Adeline. She suggested that they leave immediately. The medical bay was on the opposite end of the ship, far from the docking port. If they run for it, they should make it and she would be able to treat Martin’s wound. All in agreement they sprinted towards the docking port Adeline leading the way, her firearm in front of her ready to shoot whatever isn’t human. Martin being helped move forward by Samara his blackened blood leaking through the wound on his shoulder.

Once she reached the port Adeline noticed that her ship was still attached and that there were no signs of movement around the area. It was a good sign and gave her a little hope. It means that they made it to safety, although at the same time it also means that Richard didn’t make it. While she and Samara were helping Martin into the tube leading to her ship, two voices behind them spoke in unison.

“Captain, why are you leaving? You should stay a little longer. You should...JOIN...US...” It was Richard and Holloway or what looked like Richard and Holloway. They’ve become some grotesque figure speaking in a guttural and discordant tone. Both were attached with multiple misshapen arms and tentacles branching out in unnatural directions. Holloway’s head attached to Richard’s torso black liquid seeping from where they were attached. There was black liquid all over them, squirming and breathing, pouring out of their eyes, mouth, and ears.

Adeline not wasting any time shot multiple times into the grotesque duo, the thought of them formally being part of her crew not crossing her mind. The shots landed flush however the creature laughed it off, the black liquid absorbing all the damage. It lunged at her, tentacles squirming in all directions. Adeline jumped out of the way and smirked as multiple tiny explosions came from the creature spraying the black liquid and parts of Richard and Holloway in different directions.

“Explosive-tipped rounds motherfucker.” Adeline coldly said as the different parts of the creature writhed in pain. Hearing the yells of her surviving crew Adeline sprinted towards the safety of her ship. Once inside she sighed in relief as that nightmare was over and chuckled at the fact she now has to write a full report on what happened on the Freighter Minevera, something she used to hate but after all that happened is looking forward to doing.

“Martin lost a lot of blood and is unconscious but he should be okay once given a transfusion.” Samara wiping the dried blood off her stated.

“Good, we’ll need him to get back home...Maybe, I’ll take a break from all of this.” Adeline thought out loud.

“Come to the bridge after you’ve treated him, I need you to help me write this report.” Back to her old self, Captain Adeline told Samara authoritatively. In response, Samara nodded and headed toward the medical bay. Captain Adeline sitting on her captain’s chair pulled out a cigarette for a well-deserved smoke. Before she could light it Samara screamed down the corridor and the emergency lights went off. Fearing for the worst Adeline reloaded her gun and rushed off to the medical bay.

The glass separating the medical bay from the corridor was shattered, sharp pieces all over the ground. When Adeline reached the medical bay her body shuddered in shock. What she saw was Samara’s body twitching from above as that black liquid now covering the ceiling above slowly pulled Samara into its giant maw. Before she could shoot Adeline was tackled by Martin her gun flying out of her hand. There was black liquid gushing from his wound. Martin opened his mouth to an extreme degree ripping through skin, muscle, and bone, just the black liquid holding him together. Inside his mouth were rows and rows of serrated teeth arranged in a circular pattern like that of a lamprey. Before Martin was able to take a bite out of Adeline she kicked him off sending him back towards the broken glass frame a large piece impaling his head from behind. Trying to get away Adeline ran towards the bridge. The creature dropping Samara’s body, her upper torso completely gone, slithered after Adeline.

Once she reached the bridge Adeline frantically searched for her survival kit with time going against her. The creature upon reaching the bridge ran into a locked door. Several tentacles shot out towards the door feeling for any sort of entryway or soft materials to breakthrough. On Adeline’s side, she saw the black liquid seeping through the small cracks of the door. This time she was ready. Once the creature found a crack to flow through it sent a tentacle through which reached around the other side for some sort of access panel causing the door to open. Once enough of the door was open the creature poured through, the shapeless black liquid around rows of circular serrated teeth creeping closer to Adeline.

When enough of the creature was through Adeline holding a flare gun fired at the creature causing it to burst into flames. This triggered the fire alarms which released a mixture of liquid oxygen and nitrogen. Once the mixture made contact, the creature exploded. The explosion rattled the ship causing even more fire retardants to be released. As she watched the individual parts of the creature burn away Adeline was sure that this time it’s over.

Being the only survivor and mourning the loss of her crew Adeline wrapped the bodies of Samara and Martin and released them out into space giving Samara proper funeral rites according to her religion. For the rest of the crew, she created little shrines in their pods and locked the crew cabin vowing to never enter as a sign of respect. Before she entered cryosleep Adeline recorded her experience and transmitted it on all carrier frequencies to warn others of the Freighter Minevera.

As the ship drifts off into space a black liquid can be seen covering parts of the ship exterior.

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The astronaut was unsure of what was happening to him.

Yesterday they were taking samples of the surface of an exoplanet. It was barren, devoid of life. It didn't even have an atmosphere. As they were taking samples he thought he saw something move. Just for a second, he thought he saw something slivering across the surface. He never said anything, out of fear that the others would ridicule him. He thought he was going crazy.

The ship moved on. They were on a search for planets they could colonize, or at the very least terraform. They weren't dealing with faster than light travel so after every landing they went into cryo-sleep. The astronaut was unsure of why the on board A.I. had taken them out of sleep for the exoplanet. It was programmed to do that when it had signs of life. Every system has glitches. He reassured himself.

The astronaut crawled into his cryo-sleep bed. The process started almost automatically. The hood closed down on him slowly. He tried not to think about how much time had passed on Earth, but reassured himself by thinking that about the fact that he didn't have friends and family back home. That was why he was selected in the first place. With a hiss the process started. It was a nice feeling. It was so cold that it was warm. He felt the warm rise through his body, like a nice sauna. Nice and warm. He fell asleep before he even froze. He had a few milliseconds of dreams about a desolate Earth.

He woke up to blaring alarms. The lights had gone bright red. He was so disoriented that he could barely stand as he jumped out of his cryo-bed, prepared to fix whatever machine had broken on board. Three others were up and awake in the Electrician's Dorms. The Astronaut didn't know them well. They were essentially strangers to him. All three were older men, two of which were past fifty, and one of which was in his forties. They were gruff, anti-social, and crude. No mystery on how they have no friends and family. The Astronaut thought to himself.

"Anyone know what's going on?" The oldest among the group says. They shake their heads in response. The oldest runs over to an intercom button on the wall. A few more doors open up and their confused occupants wander out. "Hello? What's the problem?" The oldest grumbles into the speaker. He was met with a blood curdling scream, and then silence. "Hello!? Does anyone what the hell is the issue!?" He screamed at the speaker. He slammed his fist against the wall. What an idiot. The Astronaut thinks.

A voice came over the intercom. But they weren't responding, or even speaking. The voice was giggling.

One of the younger electricians that had stumbled out a minute ago opened the electronic door leading to the hallway. "Are you sure you want to go out there?" The only female in the group said from the back. The group looked at each other. They eventually moved on. They moved slow and careful, like any minute something might pop out and rip them to shreds. The Astronaut stuck to the back of the group. They spotted clothes in the hall. Clothes with no one inside them. There was no blood, no guts, no bloody heart still beating on the ground. Just clothes and the red lights and blaring alarm. They found the lab where the samples were kept. The door had been thrown off the hinges. There were lab coats inside, but nothing else.

The Astronaut had slipped away from the group. He was searching for the airlock. He was getting off this ship one way or another. He started to run as he heard screams coming from behind where the group had wandered. His blood went cold when he heard that old man scream like a child, and then stop abruptly. The Astronaut spotted the airlock at the end of the hall. He practically jumped into his suit.

But he wasn't fast enough.

Thousands of human limbs, human faces, human bodies. They grabbed him and shattered the glass. They pulled him out of his suit and clothes and he felt himself melt. It was a nice feeling. He felt the warm rise through his body, like a nice sauna. Nice and warm. He fell asleep before he even died.

He woke up as part of this thing. He could feel the minds of the others, they were together but apart all the same. The electricians were changing the ship's coordinates so that it would make its way home. They had no fear of age, so they'd keep each other company for the long trip home. The Astronaut could feel the conversations between the crew in every cell of his body.

The astronaut was unsure of what was happening to him.

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The Beauty of True Hospitality

In The Gospel Comes with a House Key Rosaria Butterfield writes compellingly, calling Christians to take action in practicing radically ordinary hospitality “to bring glory to God, serve others and to live out the gospel in word and deed” (31). Butterfield describes radically ordinary hospitality as, “using your Christian home in a daily way that seeks to make strangers neighbors, and neighbors family of God.” (31) This book has completely changed my view of what it means to extend hospitality, it has provided me with a Christ-centered perspective of hospitality that I was lacking before, and it has shown me the importance of hospitality.

Butterfield points to God’s promise to put those who are lonely in families and the role we are called to play in that as the body of Christ (Ps. 68:6; 1 Cor. 12:12, 27). Rosaria and her family offer hospitality to others by opening their home to their church family on a daily basis, specifically seeking out single women in their church community. The Butterfields do this because they see fellow believers as their family in Christ, therefore, they want to share one another’s burdens and strengthen the family of God (Gal. 6:2; Rom. 12:13). They practice this transformative hospitality because they remember what it feels like to be lonely. They know that sin loves isolation, and they remember the feeling of inclusion that being invited into the lives of others brings.

While reading Butterfield’s accounts of what hospitality has looked like in her home, I had to stop and ask myself: do you see the body of Christ as your family? To be honest, I have picked only a handful of Christians who I have called close friends to treat as family. I have not sought to extend hospitality (“defined as the love of the stranger”) to strangers, but only to those with whom I had already built relationships. Through the fears that come along with pursuing strangers, I must remember that I, too, was once a stranger. But through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and my faith in Him I am now called a daughter! Christ is the example of genuine, sacrificial love, welcoming others into the family of God even at a great cost to himself. How much more then should I pursue and love the stranger, seeking to reflect the love of Christ, and gain brothers and sisters in Christ!

The Butterfield’s not only open their home to fellow Christians but are also frequently inviting non-believers into their home and lives. The hope behind their radically ordinary hospitality to non-believers is to add to the family of God by “taking the hand of a stranger and placing it in the hand of the Savior” (34). Hearing the word hospitality may have painted a mental picture of entertaining guests in a more formal setting, but Rosaria explains that, “Hospitality shares what there is; that’s all. It’s not entertainment. It’s not supposed to be.” (217) Rosaria does not worry about the laundry left unfolded or the complexity of the meals she serves while inviting others into her home. Instead she pushes for a hospitality that is transparent and vulnerable, one that shows our burdens and struggles to those around us so that the gospel may shine all the brighter!

While reading the first half of the book, I struggled to see how I could practice hospitality in the way that Butterfield does. The reality is that I am not Rosaria. We do not have the same personalities, giftings, or roles to play in our respective lives. So, I am not going to imitate exactly how she welcomes others. She admits later on in the book that hospitality is her life, it is what she does. Toward the end of the book, Butterfield calls to attention the different seasons of life that cause hospitality rhythms to change, and she admits to the hardships that can come with practicing radically ordinary hospitality. The thing is, Butterfield is not calling Christians to practice hospitality in the ways that she does. But she is calling them to practice hospitality. She acknowledges that hospitality practices are going to look differently for different people, and that it does not always involve having people over to your home for a meal. I appreciate that Butterfield discusses hospitality in the context of daily life, the church, the home and even deathbed hospitality.

The Gospel Comes with a House Key is one of the most impactful books I have ever read, and I highly recommend taking the time to read it. But don’t approach it lightly. This book wrecked me because it pointed out the shame that I held onto which hindered me from being hospitable to others. It convicted me of the sins that I kept close while pushing others further away. As I continued to read, I saw the comfort that I clung to and the pride I ignored, both of which prevented me from opening up my home to others. But it wasn’t just my home that I had prevented others from entering into. I had prevented others from entering into my hardships with me, from speaking truth into the doubts I have had, from seeing me in my weakness, and ultimately from seeing my brokenness. I tried for so long to hide behind a mask, telling others and often myself, that I was okay. Once I became a follower of Christ, I experienced freedom in acknowledging my brokenness and my need for a Savior. However, learning to share my brokenness and to express my needs to others has been a learning process. I am now convinced that there is no better way to allow others to enter into my life and to share the gospel with them than to open the front door wide and say “Welcome!”

-By Shelby Mendoza

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We are at a moment of reckoning in the music industry. The recent passing of young artists like Avicii, Lil Peep, and Mac Miller is not only tragic but telling of a culture demanding more and more from artists at an unsustainable level, and enabling self-destructive behavior to the point of full burn out. It is by no means a new phenomenon — the 27 Club is proof enough that this is endemic — but as the nature of being an artist has continued to shift, even more demands are stacked on top of pre-existing ones. With this increase, dialogues surrounding mental health should follow.

“To know our own light, we must also know our darkness,” says producer Sami Diament, better known by his stage name, LSDREAM. Previously a staple of the EDM trap scene under the name Brillz, Diament has been frank about his sobriety and struggles with depression. His recent shift in genres is a reflection of his growing disillusionment with the demands of fame, as well as a desire to grow and evolve as an artist.

His new project, LSDREAM, sees Diament embracing his newfound positive outlook and exploring a trippier aesthetic. A blend of ’70s sci-fi pulp illustrations, landscapes seemingly pulled out of videogame No Man’s Sky, and Burning Man, LSDREAM opts for a more mid-tempo bass music sound that lends itself well to his psychedelic source material.

His newest single, “Shadow Self,” is the lead single off his forthcoming album, The Cosmic Trip. Opening amidst a radiating sea of synths pierced by siren-like vocals sweeping in, the song swells into a cinematic crescendo before being broken down by a glitchy electro-charged bassline. Reminiscent of bloghaus-era electro and Daft Punk’s mood setting score for Tron: Legacy, “Shadow Self” unabashed pushes all of its influences to their maximum impact.

”Madness. There is a madness within me, a Shadow Self, desperately seducing me into unleashing its destruction,” Diament says about the track’s meaning. “I embrace it. To know the power of my own light, I must also know the darkness. That is the path to enlightenment.”

PAPER caught up with LSDREAM ahead of the premiere of “Shadow Self,” below, to talk inspiration, psychology, and what the future holds.

How did the LSDREAM project initially come about?

During most of 2017 I was doing some soul searching. I had already accomplished a lot in my career, but still felt this emptiness and confusion. I was taking some personal time to work on my depression and addiction issues, as well. My own journey into healing and self-love revealed a new calling for my art and my purpose. The message was simple: embrace yourself, stay weird, make trippy art, and spread light and love on this planet! Be a force of positivity! Tell your story!

What are some of your musical influences?

Glitchy stuff, ’80s synthesizers, Lush soundscapes, and lots of BASS.

What was the inspiration behind “Shadow Self”?

To me, it’s my dark side singing to me, seducing me into the darkness of my own destruction. We all have a shadow self seducing the madness we hide from the world. Madness is not to be feared, because madness is a special form of the spirit. The journey to enlightenment is being able to shine the light on the shadow self. These are the ideas of Carl Jung, they have been very inspirational and meaningful to me.

What does the future hold for LSDREAM?

This is the first track from an upcoming 11-track album called The Cosmic Trip I’m putting out on WAKAAN records. I’m also gonna be touring all around the country next year. We are gonna open some portals into new dimensions of sound and vibe.

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