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still thinking about the DAMN BABY and the extra layer of horror added to it when you consider Jonathan’s engagement to Mina, and the possibility that they could start a family of their own in the future. For him, marriage and maybe even fatherhood are positive things that he’s keeping himself alive for. And then, he witnesses a horrifying perversion of those concepts- Dracula, the patriarch of the castle, literally gives his brides (who are subordinate to him) a baby- and they eat it. Not only is the idea of vampires eating a baby distressing on its own, it’s also a twisted mockery of the family life that Jonathan wants of his own future.
Young man goes out, sees girls, one tries to kiss him not on lips but throat, Old Count interferes - rage & fury diabolical - This man belongs to me I want him.
What appears to be the earliest draft of the scene with the three girls. Found in Stoker’s notes for the novel. Written on March 8, 1890 (one of the few dates for his notes we have).
Don’t miss a thing! New unread activity notifications
We’re making some changes to the activity view on web — starting with unread notifications that will be highlighted blue, as well as multi-colored labels to identify those who you’re closest with.
Why are we doing this?
You may have previously noticed that some activity items were highlighted, and some weren’t. What you may not know is why this was, and you’re not alone.
The previous, light blue highlighting indicated items that were from people you follow. Obvious, right? Well, no, not really. There are design patterns in interfaces that have become standardized from widespread usage to mean a certain thing. Highlighting notifications light blue is one of those that have come to mean “unseen” or “unread.” Which is what it will now mean here, too.
How do I know which are from people I follow?
Good news! We now have colorful labels to identify activity from people you follow. On top of that, we’ve created a new label called “Mutuals” to show people you follow and who follow you back so that you can keep track of those closest to you.
Before and after
Before: Blue highlighting used to signify activity from people you follow.
After: New highlight color now used on unread activity
After: Colorful new labels to distinguish activity from people you follow (following) and who follow you back (mutuals).
More to come
This is the first of several improvements we are making to activity and notifications—so stay tuned for further updates as they come!
Feedback?
Why not let us know what you think in the replies? We’d love to hear from you.
I don’t like how the badges (or the empty space reserved for them) break the flow of the notification text:
Before: username reblogged your post
After: username Reblogged your post
I’ve always really liked how these messages were phrased as full sentences. Now that’s gone. And the empty space looks particularly jarring when the notification that previously would have taken one line now takes two.
Also, the badges make it harder to identify notes from the people I follow at a glance. At least for now. And not counting sideblogs for mutuals makes no sense. And I agree with others: I think “mutuals” is a toxic concept and I don’t want people to see whether I follow them or not every time I interact with their posts.
Why not just put a dot next to the unread activity items, like many sites/apps do?
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Ok, not sure I already reblogged this, but what they hey, I just love Cullen’s put-upon attitude and his sarcastic wit. And I am not sure why “No. This is ridiculous” always makes me laugh. Well, ok, that’s his answer. He refuses to do it. Flat out.Like, Cullen, who’s the Inquisitor here?
Same on all counts. :)
Okay, but picking Cullen to deal with the halla is actually the best option. And the “standard retinue plus two”? The closet romantic is offering to help a young couple elope instead of having the girl be stuck in an arranged marriage. Yeah, he’s not one to put up with anybody’s crap at this point, but his heart’s generally in the right place.