#(( All the sweets Mooki. ))

[ask-shane]

Shane, while I was bored, I decided to make a whole list of the nicknames in the asks:

Chicken man, schmoopy, Shaney-Bear, pumpkin, good looking, princess, dear, pooks, pookie cutie patootie, Shaney-kins, housewife, babygirl (bbg), malewife, my scrimbly blorbo, my pookie, dear blorbo, my sweet babygirl, handsome, dad, daddy, shawty, girlypop, girlboss, angel cake, beautiful man, pookie bear, cutie pie, bestie, Mr Shane, pookienator, darling, pookie wookie, big daddy, favorite mess, husband.

Large ones (💀)

"pookie wookie stinky doodums"

"pookie wookie dookie ookie mookie"

"pookie-babygirl-chicken man"

"pookie bear snuggle muffins kitten whiskers babygirl"

"my lil pookie stinkaroonie"

"My baby boo, my snookie pookie bear"

"POOKASHMOOKUMS"

Those are all the ones I could find.

… that’s one extensive list. the fact that you had to dig to find these makes this even better, somehow. so thanks for this gem. i’m laughing my ass off at some of these.

[fanfoolishness]

safe (Jedi: Survivor spoilers)

Spoilers for Jedi: Survivor. The battle for Tanalorr goes differently, and Kata is safe at last. Angst, angst, angst. Vignette - ~500 words.

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“Kata, honey, you can come out.  It’s safe now.”

Her papa’s voice is hoarse, calling down the hall.  He sounds hurt and out of breath, but he doesn’t sound scared.  Not anymore.  Not like before, when he realized Cal and Merrin had found them here on Tanalorr.

Kata’s head pounds and she closes her eyes, trying not to cry.  She wished she hadn’t seen him that way.  So scared.  So angry.  Papa had done something, flung his hand out toward her and she’d gone flying.  She’d hit her head.  

She winces.  It isn’t just her head; her knees are sore and scraped through her pants; her palms are sticky with dots of blood.  And she doesn’t know where Mookie is.  He must have fallen when she did.

She stays wedged in the small dark corner she’d found, hidden deep within the cave.  In all the fighting, no one heard her running back through the hallway, searching for a place to hide.  She could hear them, though: blaster bolts firing, lightsabers shrieking, Cal begging Papa to stop.  Merrin, making a terrible sound.  Little beeps from Cal’s droid friend, fainter and fainter.

Then there weren’t any sounds but Papa, calling for her to come out.

Kata backs further into the dark corner, breathing hard.  She strains her ears.  Maybe she’s wrong.  A little flare of hope uncurls within her.  Maybe she’ll hear three sets of footsteps, instead of one.  Maybe the fighting’s stopped and everybody wants to talk.  Maybe Papa will come back with the others to take her away from this beautiful, awful place.

She doesn’t understand.  Papa had wanted to come here so badly.  He’d said it would be perfect.  He’d said it would be safe.  But he never said it would be so lonely.

At least on Nova Garon, Rick used to sneak her sweets.

Kata hears her papa coming closer, and then she realizes there is one set of footsteps, instead of three.  His boots make hollow echoes that resound around the cave, and every heavy footfall jolts her like a blow.  She’d known what happened all along.

“Kata, come out now.  It’s me,” Papa pleads.  She can see him through a crack in the rock, his face bloody, a burn mark streaking his shoulder.  He holds Mookie, dangling from one of his strong hands.  The other hand is clenched around his blaster, still ready for a fight.  Against who?

“Kata!” he barks.  “Come out where I can see you!”  

She’s more scared now than when they all were fighting.

Slowly, she edges out of her hiding place, shaking all over.  Papa sees her and rushes over, swooping her into a rough and clumsy hug. 

“It’s all over, Kata, we’re safe.  No one can find us again,” he murmurs, stroking her hair.  She thinks he might be crying.  “No one can ever hurt you again.”

She’s stiff in his arms, still trembling, and she thinks, But you already did.

[wrencatte]

mini-fic 2!

post-Tanalorr, Cal and Merrin meditating but it's actually a little more heartbreaking (?) than it sounds. There ARE cuddles though! And comfort! Merrin POV. 1.2k words Ideally, this is platonic only because I'm not much of a shipper like in general, but it can be taken either way. ...It's 4am and I'd made the decision to go to bed before my brain went NO and this happened...

After it’s all done, they leave Tanalorr.

They have no provisions and an unexpected small child to care for now, they can’t stay. Merrin doesn’t mind leaving so soon, not when this place causes that particular expression on Cal’s face. He had been so excited. So, so hopeful when he’d been nearing the edge of having no hope at all, and now…

She sighs and turns away from the communications terminal. They’ve made it out of the Abyss and not long for Koboh now. Cal doesn’t say anything before he stands and disappears into the engine room. Merrin watches him go for a moment, then looks to see Kata is also watching him. She’s a sweet thing, Kata Akuna. Quiet, clutching her stuffed Mookie with a wary – and weary, she notes – look on her face. Her aura sings of deep grief, but there’s something else there as she continues to stare in the direction Cal went. Merrin doesn’t pry though she’s terribly curious.

Kata sniffs and finally looks away, rubbing her cheek on Mookie’s head. She’s tucked into the corner of the seat Merrin used to take way back when Cere sat where Merrin sits now. She looks small sitting there, Cal’s jacket draped over her shoulders. She doesn’t acknowledge Merrin watching her, if she realizes it at all, as she pulls her legs close and buries her face in her knees. Merrin politely turns away then, standing and stretching casually in a way she knows Greez doesn’t believe. That is fine.

“I will be back,” she informs them, patting BD’s head reassuringly, and then doesn’t wait for a response before she follows Cal.

He doesn’t use the engine room often anymore, she knows. Merrin found him in the cockpit or standing over their maps at random times in the night. But she knows that’s where he will be now, there is nowhere else to hide.

Merrin doesn’t knock. She enters quietly, eyes immediately drawn to the figure kneeling in the off-set space to the right. Cal sits in perfect meditation, like she has seen him sit a dozen, no, a hundred times before.

All those times, she’s always felt…calm. Soothed even. As if nothing could go wrong. Everything was alright in the galaxy.

Now, though, after everything, there is the threat of violence in the air. A raging fire she can feel in the very marrow of her bones. His turmoil writhes around him, projected in a way that Merrin is still unused to. It makes her heart ache for him. If he were not so deep into meditation, he would ask her to leave. He did on that first night, after Nova Garron, his sorrow and rage thick and choking. She hadn’t left him then, and he didn’t slip back into meditation. They sat together in silence long into the night.

She does not leave now either.

Merrin doesn’t think she’ll ever leave him again.

She sits on the little cot against the wall and watches him silently. There is sweat on his brow and a dampness to his eyelashes. What was once a peaceful thing, is now a nightmare. Merrin waits patiently, unhurried, though she aches to reach out to him, to comfort him in some way. But she waits. The air grows heavy, hotter and colder at the same time. She feels like she is about to be crushed under it all at any moment. It’s difficult to breathe.

Still, she does not leave.

Instead, she is there when Cal’s breaths hitch and he flinches, expression pained. He opens his eyes, staring unfocused into the far distance, tears shining on his cheeks. She doesn’t rush him and is rewarded in, that when his awareness comes back in pieces, she is still the first thing he looks at. He blinks slowly, his inner struggle visible, and opens his mouth, but all that comes out is a rasp.

Merrin smiles. “You’re alright,” she says – it’s not a question. There’s no concern or reassurance. It’s a statement of fact. A solid, unwavering announcement that Cal Kestis, for all his struggles, is, in fact, alright.

Cal breathes shakily. “It’s so loud,” he whispers, barely a breath.

She slides off the cot and mirrors his position, only she offers her hands to him, palms up. His fists tighten on his thighs, hesitating long enough she thinks he will refuse, but then then reaches for her, places his hands on hers. He’s trembling. She cups his hands firmly – and that, in of itself, is gentle – and presses her thumbs over the back of them. She can feel his pulse on her fingertips, too fast. Like a bird already in desperate flight.

“Listen,” she tells him. She regrets they aren’t planet-side, where there is more to hear, but she knows what is here in the Mantis will be enough.

“Merrin…”

“Shush. Listen.”

Cal almost-smiles, something soft in his eyes even though there’s still tears in them as well. He closes them without hesitation, his hands limp in hers.

Softly, Merrin starts to sing in Dathomiri, a language she has found herself using less and less over the years. It felt as if there’d been no point. It hurt too much to speak the words of her Sisters with no one around who would understand her. She knows Cal speaks it, if only the basics, due to his psychometry, and that just adds to the fondness and love and understanding she’s trying to project.

She sings for their losses and their grief, yes, but she also sings for what they have, guiding Cal into reaching out instead of in, and to listen her heart, to Greez’s, to Kata’s. She knows when he finds the child, the Force lurching and coiling wildly, but she does not let him linger on it. Instead, she picks out that other thing she’d felt from the girl, a feeling of safety. Because for all that he loved her, in Bode Akuna’s last moments, he was not safe for her, but Merrin and Cal were.

She sings it into blooming, and for Cal to reach for it as well. His breaths hitch again, something soft and broken yet a little more healed than before. Merrin smiles and rubs her thumb soothingly over the back of his hand.

They meditate for who knows how long. And Merrin sings the whole time. When they come out of it, Cal is looking at their clasped hands, looking less lost. The air is still in turmoil, but there’s ribbons of the Cal Kestis she knows slicing through it bit by bit.

“Greez does not need you for landing. BeeDee is more than capable, if they can get along,” she tells him. Cal looks up questioningly at her through his eyelashes. “Come.”

She stands, tugging him up with her. His knees crack loudly in the silence. Merrin doesn’t acknowledge it – but does make note to see if there’s anything that can be done about that later – and settles him on the cot. It’s not very big. But she urges him back and climbs in with him, keeping herself between him and the door.

Merrin curls around him, and he curls back, tucking his face in the hollow of her throat, arms reaching around to keep her close. She can feel his tears on her skin and his breaths on her collarbone. She presses her face into his hair, and chooses a different song to sing this time, one that guides someone to sleep.

She barely gets through the opening melody before Cal is out like a light.

[rheas-chaos-motivation]

*ahem* i will do you the honor of being the first mutual to receive my essay.

YOU SUCK. I HATE YOU. YOU'RE AN EGG. YOU'RE ANNOYING.

you're my snookie dookie cookie rookie nookie lookie zookie hookie sookie jookie tookie wookie ookie bookie kookie slookie trookie mookie qookie pookie and I can't believe we're mutuals because you're genuinely one of the only people i don't have to turn down my crazy for and that's saying something since i always have to turn down my crazy for people. you're so cool and sweet and funny and i love your writing advice and your cracked humor and the fact that we're "rivals". i love bantering with you about birds and food and whatnot. if this is what having an enemy is like, it's AWESOME. i wish more people were as sweet as you, but then again, if you found gold everywhere, it wouldn't be that special, would it?

DEARLY DETESTED ENEMY,

EW DISGUSTING MY INBOX HAS BEEN FOULED BY THEE

"OUT OF MY SIGHT! THOU DOST INFECT MY EYES!" (SHAKESPEARE)

(THIS IS THE NICEST THING EVER OH MY GOD, I LOVE IT AND WILL TREASURE IT FOREVOR. I SWEAR IM GOING TO BE ON MY BYING BREATH AND THIS IS WHAT I'LL THINK ABOUT AND YOU BETTER NOT TURN DOWN THE CRAZY WHO ELSE WILL I TYPE EVRYTHING IN ALL CAPS TO??? SOMEONE WHO IS NOT MY ENEMY!!?? ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THE FROZEN JUICE THING, AHHHH! MY POOKIE ID PROPOSE RN IF YOU WERENT MARRIED (DW AGAIN FOR TAX REASONS), I AM HONORED TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS! AND FIRST??? MELTS WITH JOY!)

[brown-little-robin]

I’d love to hear about ☕️ and 🚷 for each of your OCs 👀

Cool cool! Hi Mooky! :D

☕ - What is their preferred beverage(s)?

🚷 - Tell one difference between yourself and this oc!

☕ Merx doesn't drink anymore—his human digestive system got replaced when he became a spaceship. He still likes the taste of green tea, though! and 🚷 Merx has more regrets than I do—and a better poker face, I'm afraid.

☕ Hestia likes a good sweet fruit wine 🥰 and 🚷 Hestia has pretty much mastered the art of living in the present! I always have to drag myself out of the future, meanwhile Hestia is out here vibing. If Hestia takes a bath, she's not in there compulsively overthinking her plans for the day, she's simply enjoying the water. Goals, tbh.

☕ Malware is a piece of software which technically cannot drink for a large part of the story, but!! Malware does has a favorite drink!! Any kind of citrus carbonated beverage, but preferably lime. It likes the tang. and 🚷 Malware is a video gaming prodigy, and I....... am not 😂

☕ Eve's favorite is spiced chai and ginger tea! The biting sharpness combined with cozy warmth is her favorite. and 🚷 she has decades of life experience on me. Beloved dangerous old woman <333

☕ Shiva likes all sorts of drinks :) water, milk, sweet wines, anything sugary... he has a particular liking for cheap strawberry milk :) and 🚷 I'm sorry, Shiva, but I'm more functional than him. Shiva isn't very good at taking care of himself, because as part of the space marines, he's never really had to learn... life skills.

☕ Grief's favorite drink is just water, thanks, because he doesn't want to experiment, but his actual favorite beverage is the raw milk of a specific species of space cow because that's what he grew up on. and 🚷 Grief prefers strategy board games like Chess or Checkers to theme-based board games like Ticket to Ride, and I like theme-based board games better!

[lemony-snickers]

*Throws down blankets and sleeping bags* TOP 5 CATS OF ALL TIME!? If not cats then books of all time? And why would you recommend them? Also any sweet gossp goin on? ANd who u crushin on?

good morning, my friend!

top five cats of all time in precise order:

eliza.

grace.

miesca.

mookie.

ben.

some of you may recall that last year i asked for book recs because i was trying to get back into reading. happy to report i read 12 books last year as was my goal and that this year i've already read 10! so now, some recommendations (not a top 5 really but let's see how we fare...):

small angels by lauren owen. a little bit of horror, mostly suspense. read this last year and it was my fave book of 2022.

the shades of magic series by v.e. schwab. i read this earlier this year and fucking devoured this trilogy. i love the world & the characters & i'm so excited to delve into some of the other material related to it.

giovanni's room by james baldwin. baldwin is one of my fave authors of all time and i am currently making my way back through his works starting with go tell it on the mountain. giovanni's room is stil probably the most beautifully rendered novel i've ever read.

the light pirate by lily brooks-dalton. really, really beautifully written and heartbreaking. the shifting perspective is evocative and then crushing. definitely very much about climate change and so i can't necessarily recommend if you suffer from as much environmental existentialism as i do, but it's a very worthwhile read.

the hobbit by j.r.r. tolkien which i'm sure you've already read but which i cannot make a list of books without including.

no hot goss, i'm afraid. i live a pretty sheltered life with very few exciting things happening in it a;ldkjfasl;dfj. aside from kakashi, i'd say my main crushes rn are holland and lila from shades of magic and alucard from castlevania, ahaha.

[mookyandlulu]

November 3 2024

Back for blog 2. 

Dear reader,

It is week two of our blog. We are back at our spot, all drinking hot chocolates. Lulu and Abery (friend of blog) were inspired by Mooky, and because there is no more coffee left at the coffee spot. We are generally reminiscing and thinking and looking around. Here are some things we have for you this week:

The Pink Man (studio neighbor) showed up to school for the first time in many days, in his mourning garb (same shirt and pants as always but a darker, more muted, dustier pink). He was also clean shaven for the first time since we have known him, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED], and he SPOKE, expressing his deep love for Agnes Martin. This was an absolutely revolutionary occurrence in our lives. We wondered what event took place in the Pink Man's life for this change of heart to occur. We wondered. and Pondered. Alas, we will never know, we can only guess… The blog formally sends our best to Pink Man and hopes for his swift recovery. Love love love to Pink Man. 

In the middle of the week we returned to Our Spot for our weekly Jazz bar night with our friend from school, his friend with the same name, and another friend from somewhere..! Excellent. Everyone except for me ordered a Negroni. I opted for a CLASSY Red Wine. (BECAUSE Lulu does not like the taste of alcohol like a WHIMP!) Whatever, my palette is refined. It came in the CUTEST little wine glass. Stout and filled to the brim. 

Anyways, our spot was packed and the jazz was beginning to pick up. We stood in the center of the backroom for a while we searched for a spot. FINALLY we found the perfect spot in the back corner of the room. All seven of us packed in and we even shared chairs. How sweet. 

Us sharing a chair

Topics of discussion at Jazz night: 

The Rizzler 

Ohio

Skibidi Toilet

Fanum Tax (along with it, twitch streamers)

Mogging 

Glazing (painting & being overly complementary AKA KISSING ASS)

Onceler (& onecest) 

This went on for far too long. We loved it, though. And we loved the great brains and genius of our new friends. Lulu and the others ran out of steam due to these intellectually challenging debates, so they turned in early. This left me, Mooky, in an interesting position. Namely, as ONE OF THE BOYS. We sat around a table, a bigger one this time for some reason, and talked about things I do not remember due to the aforementioned negronis. What I do remember is that all of them were breaking up pieces of candle wax that had dripped down from the candle burning in front of us, and putting the tiny pieces of wax back into the candle to melt. I was absolutely fascinated and captured by this beautiful, almost choreographic dance. All of them, the name twins and the mystery man from somewhere, started to do this at the exact same moment, seemingly without any rehearsal or planning. I started doing it too, because I have never claimed to be immune from peer pressure, and I wanted desperately to be one of the boys.

By the end of the night we all decided it was time to go home. We were out of candle wax and conversations. I was going to take the bus home but then I started to walk. My phone died 2 minutes into the walk, no problem, I was a boy scout now, I could follow the wind. Before my phone died I scanned one of those Lime scooters to see if maybe I could electric bike home. (Lulu wants me to say that I was drunk) ((I was tipsy at best)) (DUI - Lulu) It ended up costing too much so I didn't. I made it home safe and sound, don't worry.

What a night.

SEMINAR

Now I have to backtrack quite abruptly, unfortunately for you, reader. Earlier that day we were at our weekly seminar. Our tutor is a beautiful genius with a beautiful mind, our peers….

The reading that week was about plasticity, we were asked to put up images that responded to the reading on a website. Images like memes, drawings, whateve. I put 3 pictures on the board, one of them was of Kylie Jenner. Because she is so funny and I am her fam(n). Also because a part of our reading talked about how late capitalism rewards people who are more plastic, people who are able to form themselves around certain trends and physically change themselves in service of trends. That's Kylie, no? "NOOOO!!" was the resounding answer from our esteemed peers. My Kylie Jenner screenshot sowed great discourse, in particular with one person who has always been very tortured. His claim against my Kylie Jenner picture was that not everyone can afford plastic surgery, only the megarich can. I was taken aback and shocked by this very much, because I didn't think anyone was negating the claim that richer people get better medical care… BTW, he did not say his points as succinctly as I have just outlined for you, either. But I did a summary because I love you, and because I don't remember what he said word for word. Below are two excerpts from my live reactions during class:

"when I pushed back by suggesting that sometimes people who don't have one billion dollars also get plastic surgery, he said in this gentle patronizing way… "not to be morbid or anything, but many of those people… die…." This set my heart ablaze with hatred."

PLAY

While Mooky was in deep pain over the Kylie Jenner discourse Lulu was chilling… kicking back… writing a play about the events unfolding in front of her. Also. This is me writing this IDK why I went into third person. Here is my play inspired by 1.5 hours of academic excellence: 

THE CURTAINS OPEN 

Students sitting around table quietly mumble as they read out loud 

Upset man in corner holds his face and mumbles louder than the other quiet mumblers 

Two girls in back typing - louder than the readers and the quiet and loud mumblers 

HEGEMONIC - the word appears on TV BIG 

Loud mumbler repeats it outloud, ENUNCIATING

Quiet mumbler repeats it outloud, not enunciating 

Taxonomizing, catalogin, controlling bodies - these are the quiet mumblers notes from class 

Here is the conversation Mooky and I had through our shared google doc during class about my play: 

IM A CAR 

Do you like my play ?

i like it a little bit

Wtf 

Concise.

Back to Mooky's thoughts. 

Here is quote two from when I was angry in class:

"Why say things in so many words when you could say them in less? For the poetry of it all? Not even poetic. Word salad. Word caesar salad. Word caesar salad dressing. They speak like how you mash up anchovies and egg yolks and garlic in a big wooden bowl. A TOTAL MESS. It does not even result in a beautiful creamy emulsified caesar salad dressing. It results in GARBAGE.

That's all. I'm sure there will be more madness to come.

WONDER OF THE WORLD

On Saturday we went to Stonehenge, apparently Not one of the wonders of the world. Abery (friend of blog) thiks its should be. Because it is mystical. 

I like it because its neolithic. 

Mooky thoughts on stonehenge:

I didn't like it because it's dumb. But I did like it I guess, maybe it just wasn't worth the 6 hour round trip journey, just a thought. Before we set off on our journey, Abery (friend of blog) had a dream that we were on the bus all day long until it was dark out. This turned out to be a prophetic dream, because when we finally got back to London it was pitch black darkness. 

(over this sentence, the blog almost came to an end just now.) 

Lulu thoughts on stonehenge:

Stonehenge, at first, was boring to me. Sorry, I just didn't get it. Until…. I took a closer look and the rocks really started to speak to me. It all started with my favorite set of rocks. These rocks closely resembled a chromosome and I LOVED IT. So…. i looked at these Chromosome rocks and what did I think to myself. Well, 1) Great rocks. Good shapes. 2) How long will these rocks be here. So these rocks are like 5,000 years old. Will they be here in another 5,000 years? I became very existential. My heart broke at the thought that my  favorite Chromosome Rocks could disappear! 

So, I posed the question to my friends (and friends of the blog): How long do you think these rocks will be here? Whatever, they said probably forever. But then I reminded them of the possibility of lava&volcano&nuclear winter and etc. and everything changed. I decided the rocks would probably not be here in another 5,000 years due to these very reasons. How sad. Long live the chromosome rock. 

Kong Dog eating spaghetti at stonehenge

EVIL MONKEY

On the drive back from stonehenge, the strangest thing happened. Lulu starting having episodes… attacks… one could say… attacks of the evil monkey. She took Kong dog (friend of blog)'s notebook by force and started doing BABY SCRIBBLES inside it. Kong dog's precious beautiful bound notebook from the school store. Then she started Kicking me with her muddy boots from across the aisle. KICKING like a baby evil monkey. I don't know how we made it through, but we did in the end. We will now begin documenting and tracking her evil monkey attacks as a way of medical notetaking, hopefully coming to a cure for evil monkey some day.

Let me gather my thoughts. Deep breath. In. 

Out. In Out

Okay. So, Yeah I was having fun with my dear friend and seat mate. She whispered in my ear "why don't you draw a picture." 

She knew i was bored and she wanted me to express my thoughts and feelings. Of course, I couldn't deny my dear friend this privilege. So I took her notebook, yes that was true, and I drew a scribble. just Because Mooky does' like my scribble does not mean I was overtaken by evil entity ""evil monkey." This is all very witch hunt isn't it. Let's recall the consequences of the great American(?) witch hunts. Ya. Chew on that. 

LET ME just say that Lulu did not simply do "a scribble". She did scribbles on multiple pages with the most insane speed and efficiency. Imagine a baby on speed. This is what she was doing. Sticking her tongue out and holding the pencil in her fist and Furiously scribbling away. It was crazy to witness.

ACTUALLY NOT TRUE

Anyway. Everyone needs to take a breath. Time for our weekly list.

LIST

Things we liked and places we liked and also did not like this week:

Corsica - did not like! Sucked. We dressed up as Ball (Mooky's cat) and Pippi Longstocking and Steven Yeun. 

Swan - did not like! Didn't deliver as usual. Not one One Direction song played all night. 

Conveyor belt sushi - Loved!!!! So yummy. 

Student bar - liked. Old reliable. 

Our spot - liked! Got free loaves of bread. Loved it. 

Guest lecture - did not like. Horribly boring. We made code during it.

Our secret code

Next week Mooky and Lulu will be forcible separated… How sad. Mooky will be making an expedition to Rome, and Lulu has to go on a boat in Malta. No blog probably, will make up for in the week after, you will hear all about our trips. 

MOOKY SECTION

I don't have that much to say this week, because my mental facilities have been exhausted by other sections of blog. All I have to say is that Scarjo and Colin Jost are like the Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller of our time. To make up for my lack of content, I will attach an image of my cat. I miss him greatly and hope he is doing well in Connecticut. 

Baby ball

LULU Section 

This week I can only remember one dream, and not very clearly at that. I dreamt that Mooky was on a big street and insisted on driving a lime scooter (this was probably derived from Moli telling me IRL she tired to lime bike home after the bar, GR..!!). I told her that it was a dangerous intersection and she should not turn!!!!! Especially on a scooter. That was my dream. 

What else… in Gilmore Girls I am starting to see that Lorelai is the true villain. Hmmmmmm Oh! I saw the Manet painting of the girl at the bar. That was good yep. Ummmmmm that's all for now i am tired. 

P.S. Abery is sick. Yuck! Yuck. Sickness is swiftly moving up from her throat into her noses and ears. Her hearing and breathing have been severely compromised. We will always support our friend, though. So, we are eating her sandwich in order to stand in solidarity with her. 

Love,

Mooky and Lulu

[flames-memory]

**__Thursday__**

BC asked Rita to see about removing the pictures from the BLP servers. It's good news, even if it means Rita and Jay are now aware of them. Hopefully, this little problem is almost.. gone.

I went with BC to her apartment. I tried to show her just how much she means to me, that there are some things I love enough to put my mouth on.. heh. She showed me something I had never done.. and made me feel like I had never felt.. again.

*sigh*

I'm writing this after.. all the next part. *sobs*

I fell asleep, and she left me a delicious noodle dish to wake up to.. It was delicious.

**__Friday__**

When I got up later, I dressed up for the Godzilla party, in a white and red dress, because BC thought I'd look pretty in one. I met up with her and Eliza at a coffee shop. It was sweet and nice and we chatted, and Eliza told me about her notebook, with good and bad points in it. She's adorable.

We left the coffee shop in good spirits, and headed to the Kyabakura club. Max got there a little after us, and it was the nicest night.

I cuddled with Max, and BC, ate sushi and pancakes and pineapple, and found out a little more about Max. I should give him more of my attention, he's worth it. He's a lot more like me than I think.. I think. heh.

and then.. Flannery showed up.

That meant some drama, the club threatening to toss her out and BC getting very upset. I gather there was someone named Ana, who must have signed a contract with Flannery, and Flannery did something Kass-like to her. I assume. I haven't been given any details beyond "avoid Flannery, she's a predator", really.

Then BC got a text and went out to smoke. Things get a little confusing here..

We were heading to Billy's after. I stepped out of the portal into Pocket D.

BC was lying on the floor facedown, in a pool of blood. Nothing ever hurt so bad in my life. Not the blow torch. Not the tattoo. Nothing. I remember looking for a moment for Max, but he wasn't there.. he had already gone to Billy's, not seeing BC there.

Everything went grey and cold and I felt dizzy and strange, but I got close enough to know.. she wasn't dead.. but she was hurt.

They said she hurt herself. I tried to summon my healing, my pain control, but any control was shattered. How could I be saved and brought to life, only to die only a week later?

**I'd said it myself.

If tomorrow never came, my week was a worthy life.

Fuck.**

Now.. I don't even remember who those people were. I have a card. Mookie? Muckie? FFS.

We managed to get her healed, physically. I collapsed at one point, just fully fucking overcome after all this.. but finally, I was able to take some of her pain, and they got her fixed... sort of.I went to check on Max and the guys.. they'd been shoved out in place of medical people, the right choice of course.

BC was talking to Eliza, who was saying she was going to go.. so I took a moment to fo talk to Max. I told BC not to leave me..

*pfft*

She didn't leave. She's still there, with those people.

When I got pulled back.. something had been decided, I don't know who by. They said they could fix her, help her.. whatever....

I went and found her mask, and brought it back to her. I'm not sure if I brought herself back to her, or if the mask is part of the broken part of her, and I'm only making it worse.. fuck. She seemed.. maybe ok.

I know I love her.

I know I want to see her happy.

I assumed that it would be Eliza she would want there first. Eliza knew what to say. She knew what to do. They have memories and history and I don't know if I understand exactly what I am to her.. and I may have let her down, because I didn't believe it.

Eliza left BC there. Left with Rachel. I don't know what that means. That she trusts them to fix BC? That she couldn't do anything, so she left? Honestly.. no matter what she says, I believe BC loves me, but I think I saw myself as something lesser.. a glorified side piece, and I'm terrified that my lack of.. is it self esteem? What if I messed up because I thought she'd rather have Eliza, and she ended up with no one.

I guess I wouldn't blame her for wanting to see me again.

I didn't want to leave, but scary sunglasses kinda didn't imply I had an option. Or maybe I was upset, and I decided that was what they wanted. Maybe BC doesn't want me there.

I don't want her to look at the pictures, maybe she doesn't want me to see this.

Now I gotta sit here alone, while BC is alone? Getting Uber-Analyed by a Super Shrink? I don't even KNOW. How am I supposed to be ok with any of this? How am I supposed to know what to do here? I know what I want.. but I can't have it.

They had her bat, and the music box was still there. I reminded BC that if she had it, I was with her. I hope it was enough...

Oh. The Text.

Allurra texted BC that Raz is a predator that harmed 4 women. and her? including her?WTF,

First Nat gets "abducted" and Alurra is all "Oh, no, what happened, lemme text people!" and then Flannery is all "WTF, Allurra TOLD me to take Nat," and now this.

Are they spinning BC up? Trying to break her? Are they really all predators? I mean.. probably, but still. I don't know these people well enough, despite having been in the wings this whole time. Raz snubbed me early on, so I never really paid much attention to him. He did once randomly give me a speech once about NOT being a predator, but I guess that's Sign Number One OF a predator, cuz I've only gotten them from people who turned out to be creepy.

So what the fuck now.I joined Max, and we are Climate Control. I don't trust anyone else anymore.

Those people didn't talk to me beyond what was needed to help BC, really. They did give me access to go back, though. So.. we will see. I trust her.. I trust BC. Whatever is happening to her, this is about her, not me. I just want her to be ok.. so badly.

Don't make me leave Max alone. He might not be madly, to-the-death in love with me, but I know he would be sad. Maybe I'm being dramatic, and I HATE that I know exactly what I'm saying, and how shitty it is. I don't even know if I mean it. I think I do.

I can live with knowing I might not get to be with BC forever. I just never expected it could end so soon. I don't want it to be over yet. It's not fair.

Max isn't a consolation prize. He is my rock, as stupid as that sounds.

[an-honest-puck]

I kinda wish I knew about Tiermaker earlier in my baseball kick (i.e. before the 2023 postseason started lmao), because if I had done this way back in April 2023, this is not what the line-up would have looked like XD

I have no good excuse for these and the teams aren't listed in any particular order, but also, I won't apologise because I don't actually hate any teams - like, I have no beef with any of these teams I think. I'm just impartial to them lol

please enjoy my very silly rankings of MLB teams and my questionable taste as someone who only got into baseball in 2023 lmaooo

and feel free to ignore my hella long-winded 'reasoning' under the cut lol- spoilers: it's mostly based on players and vibes XD you'll quickly realise that this was written before trades happened, so just to reiterate: I like players more than I like teams XD

S-Tier: Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

I blame Trea Turner for having one of the most Sports Movie(tm) seasons ever in 2023 (as well as his slick slides and sweet swing) for keeping me checking in with the Phillies and therefore: seeing the Daycare Shenanigans of Marshy and Stott (and Bohm), hearing the wild words of occasional wisdom outta Casty's mouth, and learning about the absolute human that is Garrett Stubbs (a.k.a. Philadelphia's own Dionysus)

the Nats always seem to feel like the underdogs to me lol also, they have the prettiest City Connect jersey and that's my hottest baseball take (aside from these ridiculous rankings of course XD)

speaking of jerseys- I absolutely adore the Phillies powder blues. the powder blue + maroon combo is *chef's kiss* impeccable lol

A-Tier: Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, St Louis Cardinals

idk, the Mariners seem to have good vibes lol I do very much like Julio Rodriguez who seems pretty switched on, and ya gotta love the duo that is Ty France and JP Crawford (one word: Starbucks XD) I'm also quite fond of JP- it was pretty awesome to see his leadership within the team, and his reasoning for why aliens exist is flawed, but I do agree with him that there have to be aliens out there somewhere XD

I like the Blue Jay blue, and as a non-American, of course I have a soft spot for the only non-American team in the MLB lol I think the Blue Jays were the first team I saw do an outfield celebration (because yes, Pretty-Eyes Kiermaier duh lol) and that was that lol also, Bo and Vladdy lol

loml Lars Nootbaar. that's all :) ok and Tommy Edman lol (as a Third Culture Asian kid, I gotta give love to the Third Culture Asian players in the MLB yo lol)

B-Tier: San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres

most of these are just based on the vibes I'm getting, like the Cubs, Orioles, and Diamondbacks, but also

Sean Manaea from the Giants seems like a cool guy, and he and Blake Sabol are the only two Pacific Islander boys I know of in the MLB and that's hella cool. also, Alyssa Nakken is hella cool

Adley Rutschman is a Character(tm) and was also kickass in the Homerun Derby when he switch hit

Corbin Carroll because again, gotta give love to the Third Culture Asian players yo lol also gotta love Lourdes 'Pineapple' Gurriel Jr XD

I think Francisco Lindor's a cool guy, and like him, I too follow athletes not teams (if you couldn't tell by this list XD) I also really like the blue and orange of the Mets' uniform- there's just something about that colour combo that I think looks dope lol

if you'd asked me about the Dodgers earlier this year, I would've put them in as a S-Tier team, but then the shine wore off for me. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are still some of my favourite guys in the League tho, and the Kiké Hernandez trade to go back to the Dodgers? I wasn't around for Dodgers-era Kiké, but it sounds like he was a hoot then, and it was so good to see some energy back in the dugout with Kiké there (until the postseason of course, but shh lol)

probably the most neutral team I have in the B-Tier, but I just think the Chicago Cubs are neat lol

I reckon the Padres are this high in my rankings purely because of the tv show 'Pitch' XD but also, I very much enjoyed watching Fernando Tatis Jr's 'villain' era this year and I'm quite fond of Juan Soto (also, shoutout to the Padres' social media team with their spring training questions/riddles of the day- my fave is 'why don't turtles play baseball?', highly recommend lol) oh oh! and their City Connect jerseys are lit lol

C-Tier: Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Anaheim/LA Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers

again, very much based on vibes lol

Astros are apparently hated by everyone except Astros fans, but damn they have some dope jerseys lol

you can't say Angels without thinking of Shohei Ohtani, who was arguably, the first baseball player I actually liked (see my early 'baseball with day' posts lol). and then of course, the WBC where Ohtani finally got to face his superstar teammate Mike Trout- which could also be described vice versa lol

ever since Pablo Lopez said he wanted an unlimited amount of cut mangoes, I've liked the guy and therefore the Twins XD (unlimited cut mangoes was such a left-field but top-tier response, how could I not love it?? lol)

Liam Hendriks is a fucking legend. am I biased because he's Australian? maybe. does that make him any less badass? hell no! the man survived cancer! I hope he stays healthy and has a good season ahead of him!

D-Tier: NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Guardians

[bureauofoverbalence]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32855515/chapters/131506480

Not to be Confused with a 'Coffee Shop AU' : New Update . rest of chapter under the cut or follow the link for the full thing.

chapter 21 Secret Drinks Menu.

Mrs Cosie is flattered; but mostly baffled. And she gives Angus many many “What on Faerun-?” looks.

Angus can only shrug and make a “These crazy customers, right?” smiles right back.

It kind of works. There is after all an awful lot of weirdos in the neighbourhood. Even more so since he started working here.

Its as if Everyone he’s ever met seems to be rocking up to Neverwinter. Especially to check out the Old Mill Tearooms.

“Heeeey Aaaangus.”

It is a good and a bad thing Mrs Cosie had asked him to sweep the front steps. Good because his colleagues don’t see him look up squatting from his dustpan. Bad because it means he looks like a real plonker, even from her height.

Mavis. Or more Mavis and a large group of giggly friends, mostly girls. And a dwarven woman supervising Angus assumes to be Hecuba and some other mothers.  They’re making a weekend of a big city trip out combining some eighteenth birthday party or another with Looking at the universities. 

Which of course had open days on at the same time. Angus himself had set up the Murder Mysteries Club and   Caleb Cleveland: Kid Cop fan club booths last night ready for it. And now it turns out the big table with RESERVED at the back of the shop for ‘an afternoon tea with all the trimmings’ for a party of twelve that Angus had got ready was also for them too.

Angus had an odd sort of not quite rivalry with his ‘other cousin’ Mavis. Not like a prank war or anything academic. But they’d been very competitive over things like how many books the other had read over summer or who’s dad did the craziest thing last. It was friendly. Sweet even. but there was always some sort of catty underlying competition of trying to get one up on each other. 

Mookie isn’t with her at least, (her brother maybe older now. But even as a tween he is still as ever a rowdy little scamp.) And Mavis is Nothing like Magnus or Taako. Mavis didn’t even draw attention after hello. 

She doesn’t have to. When back inside and sat down eating, her friends are Twisting around in their seats Looking, whispering and giggling. At Angus. Or about him.

More so as the attention causes Angus to blush and sweat and fumble and screw up orders. 

“What's that buzzing noise?” asked Pam, confused.

The buzzing noise is Angus’s pocket. Because his stone is blowing up. Mavis unfortunately seems to have given out his stone frequency. Absolutely not okay. And it’s going off like billy-o. Which is distracting, even on vibrate. Angus had only had it on him not in his locker because he’s been waiting on a call from Professor Miller about his latest mock exam scores. He has to turn it off in the end. Lucas is very unimpressed to be left to go to voicemail.

Lucretia and the Bob Squad return too. With extra Robbie. Well sort of.  thankfully not on that same day as the Mavis incident. And also, thankfully separately rather than a big group. AND a lot more meekly, too.

Team Sweet Flips are trying to go for a covert thing? Wearing everyday clothes and trying not to be noticed.  or at least pass for a totally normal Orc and Dragonborn couple. Carey even keeps her hands to herself, hoping to get on Mrs Cosie's good side.  It doesn’t work. Mrs Cosie, on recognising them instantly, tracks their every movement from her stance in the kitchen doorway; to make sure there’s no misbehaviour. Even if the wives are just on a coffee date.

Avi calls in the next day. He makes finger guns at Angus as he passes him cleaning tables. Which was cool. And makes a joke about ‘rough day at the office’ and hip flasks and spiking his drink. A joke that doesn’t sit right with the nervous but prim Dotty who gives him his drink. Which wasn’t as cool. Angus knew Avi didn’t mean it that way. But the impression that the guy in charge of firing people earthside is an alcoholic or working while drunk can’t look good for the BOB.

Robbie leans on the counter as he orders three cakes to himself, and he hasn’t brushed his teeth again. Which wasn’t a complaint on Robbie’s cleanliness, just the fact the guy ate a ton of raw garlic nowadays. Something to do with being worried about getting possessed again. (thanks Barry!) Angus tries really hard not to wrinkle his nose, even with his customer service voice. But he can’t help but cough when Robbie leaves the café for a smoke outside, sticking to high heaven of pipe weed when he comes back in. Robbie doesn’t so much eat the cakes as mostly just make a mess of crumbs. He does however make a half assed attempt to sweep up after himself. and curiously, is greeted warmly by Mrs Cosie with many tellings-off (affectionate).

When Angus mentions it to Florence between classes the next time he sees her, Flo dishes the lukewarm goss.

“Pringles? Lovely guy. We even dated for a bit.  and I still go to his sister’s candle nights parties. He and Ms Cosies are fourth cousins three times removed? He’s her favourite younger cousin though, she can never say no to him.”  Florence giggles. Then says very seriously. “I'm glad we don’t work together anymore, mind. You know he almost set the kitchen on fire? Got stoned on his break and let all the buns burn. I don’t know how he ever got into such a prestigious place as the Bureau!”

“Must be some really good reason.” Angus says. It’s true. No one had ever given him a straight answer on that. Only that Robbie was good at maths. And jokes about the Director needing a weed/ drugs guy.

“True. Can you imagine working with a guy like that though? On the Moon?” Flo laughs.

“Not really,” Angus laughs back. Which is also true, Angus can’t imagine. No word of a lie technically Robbie had been in jail the entire of Angus’s workings as a seeker. But he has heard enough stories…

Speaking of the Director and the moon base, Angus doesn’t see Lucretia. (Although they have arranged to have their own coffee and catch up for next week on the moon. it was supposed to be this week, but Lucretia’s schedule is more hectic and changeable then his own.) She must have come in on his day off as promised? and Angus has a horrible feeling both her and Lup have also been in together when he’s not there. There’s thankfully no more tales tipping five gold. 

but Mrs Cosie does get a delivery of fine spices, flours and herbs that she is adamant didn’t order, but someone else had already paid for. a gift it seems. It's almost a crate. It takes Angus, Dale Big Brenda and Gora’thien the Blood-Soaked to get it inside.

“there’s all sorts in there. All quality. Bulk bags and with a trade standard seal.” She says puzzled. Cosies’ old mill gets the odd delivery outside of its usual. sometimes even samples from other businesses or her suppliers giving her a freebie. Or a friend sending something for one of the many many halfling holidays? Candied ginger or Candied peel for example is traditionally sent out to one's far away friends and relatives when one is celebrating a birthday. (it's what keeps the shops ginger biscuits and orange cakes in such good supply!)

but never did the tea shop get sent this fancy or this much! Halfling Hospitality is very welcoming of gifts. But they are bit wary of surprises. Including surprises of massive parcels with no sender information to send a thank you note to. 

The itemised delivery form is passed around the staff as Mrs Cosie wonders if anyone knew who was behind it. Angus nearly shrieks when he sees the order. Not so much because of what is on it. But the so-called company making the delivery was from a certain Boob S. Quire.

A Boob S. Quire who signs their name in very familiar neat print with a flourish on the first letter.

Angus has to go out back, and physically bite into his hat in frustration, before returning to work like nothing had happened. Dammit Lucretia!

Brad is the only normal one of the bunch. Well as near normal as an orc in a polo shirt can be. although it does seem like he’s flirting with Quorf the Sorcerer as he takes his order. Brad orders flat white to go, pays, and comments on the weather to the person behind him in the queue. and only gives Angus a spell of encouraging bardic inspiration. Subtle. He then smiles bye and drops a few bronze coins in the tip jar before he leaves. Like a normal fucking person. Which in a way is worse! Because then Angus must put up with a lovesick Quorf the Sorcerer sighing for the rest of day. and wishing aloud repeatedly he’d given his stone number to the handsome orc dude. or gotten Angus to write it on his cup. It makes Dale very jealous all the while.

(Angus didn’t write Quorf the Sorcerer's number on the cup. but he does play matchmaker a little. He lets Brad know the Quorf called him handsome, works Wednesdays and his favourite band is the Spice Ghouls. But he doesn’t interfere further than that.)

It’s not just to the Birds, the High-Church’s or the BOB either.  Over the next few days, along with Taako (again) Angus sees every one he’s ever met. And then some he’s only heard of from Tres Horny Boys’ stories.

Hurley and Sloane, for example, walk into the shop both clad in beautiful spring blossoms. Angus didn’t think dryads could stray too far from their tree. Goldcliff was quite a ride away, wasn’t it? Or that dryads even drank tea. but never mind, they still ordered a pot of red bush tea and a jango cake each.

June and Paloma are up in the city on holiday and like Magnus become very regular visitators over the week. Although Mrs Cosie doesn’t use magic in her actual baking, she and Paloma have some great chin wags lasting many an afternoon. and probably ended up on each other's Candle nights card lists.

Klarg and his bug-bear family do indeed like the tea shop. They also arrive with Jess the Beheader in tow all in their gear, between bouts and touring. They mob Angus much like the Bob did. And pile free merch and t-shirts on him and folks working or in line. Klarg must have tried at least fifteen different teas.

Graham in his polished train uniform, complete with Juicy on the pants, is now a regular. A regular who always always orders a horrible combination of drinks. He becomes the reason for Dale throwing the bottle of strawberry syrup (pump and all) out the back door with a call of “and stay out!”. Another time Graham the Juicy train Conductor comes in, he orders what he then christens a Mocci-mocca-do-dah. Twinkle tries making themselves the same drink to try it. It smells foul. and taste wise they, Angus and Ruby spend the shift feeling rather sick from it.

Garfield the Deals Warlock enters. He sees Angus wiping tables. And leaves the tearoom with a loud, “NOPE. NO THANK YOU.”

And not five minutes after another Taako visit, Lucas fucking Miller shows up.

He doesn’t do or say anything in particular. or even acknowledge Angus, bar a hello. Or do anything to make it clear he was a headmaster or Miller of miller Tech. But he is an irritating person and thus an irritating patron just by being himself.

Ren returns. this time with Mayor Cassidy in tow. Or more, on her arm. If it’s a coffee date, then angus is happy for them. but did it have to be on one of his shifts?!

And then there’s that One guy. The vibes are bad. Even after he leaves…

Then there’s a customer that Angus is sure is a reporter asking silly questions. but Angus is quick to avoid him. Only to then sigh as another customer asks, “when will Magnus be back?” when Angus tries to take their order. Folk i.e. fans have come to the tea shop because they heard Burnsides was there last week and are expecting him to return. 

Some people, strangers, have also noticed a pattern of when Kravitz or Lup will come in too. something Angus had been dreading. Bird spotters have started popping in. or just standing outside not ordering anything. Which was weird and bad for business. Two even come in cosplay.

One creep even has an autograph book. and maybe twigging that ‘Ang from the tea shop’ is also Angus the world's greatest detective, Taako’s apprentice, the unofficial eighth or ninth bird, said creep just spends the afternoon ordering coffee and staring at Angus. Like he’s waiting for something to happen. After an hour, Mrs Cosie comes out of the kitchen and instantly notices that the nerd with the book is making Angus uncomfortable. and politely kicks the creep out the shop. But he’s still hovering around the back entrance even when the tea shop shuts for the evening.

The guy only takes the hint to leave when Flo suddenly changes into a bloody big wolf right in front of him and chases him off down the street. backed up by Big Brenda and Gora’thien the Blood-Soaked swinging their weapons and half a dozen spells of the more magically inclined workers. 

But they all think it’s one of the young girls the guy was near- stalking. Angus doesn’t say anything to let them think any different. If that creep was able to work it out, how long till more weirdos start showing up to Mrs Cosies neighbourhood?

It's all too much. He doesn’t want to quit his job but by Thursday Angus is exhausted. By Friday Angus is beginning to dread going into work. He even takes the day off from his extra credit lectures just for a nap!

Unfortunately, Saturday, the day of the Merles’ BBQ, was the very worst.

And the very very VERY worst of Taako visits to the teashop…

++

Thanks for reading see you next sunday.

[paxtowilson]

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[wrencatte]

gestalt (noun): something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts. Or, a ficlet collection centered on Cal Kestis.

Jedi: Survivor Spoilers Post-Tanalorr, Merrin gives Cal some comfort after he attempts to meditate. Merrin POV

After it’s all done, they leave Tanalorr.

They have no provisions and an unexpected small child to care for now, they can’t stay. Merrin doesn’t mind leaving so soon, not when this place causes that particular expression on Cal’s face. He had been so excited. So, so hopeful when he’d been nearing the edge of having no hope at all, and now…

She sighs and turns away from the communications terminal. They’ve made it out of the Abyss and not long for Koboh now. Cal doesn’t say anything before he stands and disappears into the engine room. Merrin watches him go for a moment, then looks to see Kata is also watching him. She’s a sweet thing, Kata Akuna. Quiet, clutching her stuffed Mookie with a wary – and weary, she notes – look on her face. Her aura sings of deep grief, but there’s something else there as she continues to stare in the direction Cal went. Merrin doesn’t pry though she’s terribly curious.

[marshalhenri]

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[marryashley]

'If All The Raindrops' Song For Kids - A Fun Way To Learn First Words and Seasons

🌈✨ Welcome to Ms. Mookie's, where learning meets melody in the sweetest way possible! 🎶 In our enchanted world, raindrops and gumdrops come together to create a magical symphony of colors and tunes, specially crafted for your little ones. 👶 Join us as we embark on a musical adventure designed to tickle the imagination and nurture the love for learning in your toddlers. Our educational songs are like a rainbow of joy, where raindrops of knowledge blend seamlessly with the sweetness of gumdrops, creating a harmonious melody that will have your little learners singing, dancing, and giggling with delight! 🔔 Join Ms. Mookie's Adventures: Subscribe for Fun, Educational Content Tailored for Kids of All Ages: https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/tutorials?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ Stay Connected With Me. 👉Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Ms-Mookie-For-Toddlers/61552818728👉Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/msmookiefortoddlers?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk 👉Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ms.mookiefortoddlers?_t=8hQAGDIyR8o&_r=1 ============================= ✅ Recommended Playlist 👉Ms. Mookie's Little Learners Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5q3MlDyso&list=PLMf-tOmRnV75ZrqTNGJVOaDaNIGrg7LIx&pp=iAQB ✅ Other Videos You Might Be Interested In Watching: 👉 Bedtime Song for Toddlers -Toddler Sleep Music - Relaxing Lullaby for Baby Sleep - Kids Sleep Music 👉Toddler Good Morning Routine - Best Baby Learning to Talk Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvxYJAC794 👉Best Toddler Learning Video for Kids - Letter Sounds & ABCs with Ms. Mookie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUu3TON7vBU 👉Toddler Halloween Songs And Learning - Best Learn Shapes, Numbers & Colors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRWoB1noZQ ============================= ✅ About Ms. Mookie for Toddlers. Welcome to Ms. Mookie’s fun and educational channel for kids! I aim to provide an engaging learning experience for children of all ages. I have earned my master's in child development and spent extensive time teaching children. It’s what I love to do. Join me as we explore the world and discover new things together. 🔔 Explore and Learn with Ms. Mookie: Subscribe for Exciting Educational Journeys for Children: https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/tutorials?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #toddlersongs #learnwords #babysfirst #educationalmusic #kidslearning #funlearning Disclaimer: I do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Ms. Mookie for Toddlers. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my YouTube channel is provided. © Ms. Mookie for Toddlers 'If All The Raindrops' Song For Kids - A Fun Way To Learn First Words and Seasons published first on https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/ 'If All The Raindrops' Song For Kids - A Fun Way To Learn First Words and Seasons published first on https://msmookiefortoddlers.blogspot.com/

[msmookiefortoddlers]

🌈✨ Welcome to Ms. Mookie's, where learning meets melody in the sweetest way possible! 🎶 In our enchanted world, raindrops and gumdrops come together to create a magical symphony of colors and tunes, specially crafted for your little ones. 👶 Join us as we embark on a musical adventure designed to tickle the imagination and nurture the love for learning in your toddlers. Our educational songs are like a rainbow of joy, where raindrops of knowledge blend seamlessly with the sweetness of gumdrops, creating a harmonious melody that will have your little learners singing, dancing, and giggling with delight! 🔔 Join Ms. Mookie's Adventures: Subscribe for Fun, Educational Content Tailored for Kids of All Ages: https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/tutorials?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ Stay Connected With Me. 👉Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Ms-Mookie-For-Toddlers/61552818728👉Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/msmookiefortoddlers?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk 👉Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ms.mookiefortoddlers?_t=8hQAGDIyR8o&_r=1 ============================= ✅ Recommended Playlist 👉Ms. Mookie's Little Learners Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5q3MlDyso&list=PLMf-tOmRnV75ZrqTNGJVOaDaNIGrg7LIx&pp=iAQB ✅ Other Videos You Might Be Interested In Watching: 👉 Bedtime Song for Toddlers -Toddler Sleep Music - Relaxing Lullaby for Baby Sleep - Kids Sleep Music 👉Toddler Good Morning Routine - Best Baby Learning to Talk Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvxYJAC794 👉Best Toddler Learning Video for Kids - Letter Sounds & ABCs with Ms. Mookie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUu3TON7vBU 👉Toddler Halloween Songs And Learning - Best Learn Shapes, Numbers & Colors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRWoB1noZQ ============================= ✅ About Ms. Mookie for Toddlers. Welcome to Ms. Mookie’s fun and educational channel for kids! I aim to provide an engaging learning experience for children of all ages. I have earned my master's in child development and spent extensive time teaching children. It’s what I love to do. Join me as we explore the world and discover new things together. 🔔 Explore and Learn with Ms. Mookie: Subscribe for Exciting Educational Journeys for Children: https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/tutorials?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #toddlersongs #learnwords #babysfirst #educationalmusic #kidslearning #funlearning Disclaimer: I do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Ms. Mookie for Toddlers. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my YouTube channel is provided. © Ms. Mookie for Toddlers 'If All The Raindrops' Song For Kids - A Fun Way To Learn First Words and Seasons published first on https://www.youtube.com/@ms.mookie/

[brookston]

Holidays 9.27

Holidays

Ancestor Appreciation Day (a.k.a. Honor Your Ancestors Day)

Answering Machine Day

Battle of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)

Book Matches Day

Crush A Can Day

French Community Day (Belgium)

Fun and Fancy Free Day

GNU Day

Google Commemoration Day

Lendemain du Magal de Touba (Sénégal)

Morning Show Hosts Day

National AJ Day

National Day of Forgiveness

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Prescription Take-Back Day

National Scarf Day

Polish Underground State’s Day (Poland)

Shut Up and Let Somebody Else Talk Day

World Tourism Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Chocolate Milk Day

National Corned Beef Hash Day

Saloon Day

Tabasco Sauce Day

4th & Last Wednesday in September

Maple Leaf Day (Canada) [Last Wednesday]

National Rehabilitation Day [4th Wednesday]

National Women's Health and Fitness Day [Last Wednesday]

See You at the Pole [4th Wednesday]

World School Milk Day [Last Wednesday]

Independence Days

Consumación de la Independencia (End of Independence War; Mexico)

Elleore (Declared; 1944) [unrecognized]

Glebiania (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Mexico (Date Consummated, 1821)

Turkmenistan (from USSR, 1991)

Zekia (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adheritus (Christian; Saint)

Aequinoctium Autumnale I (Pagan)

Caius of Milan (Christian; Saint)

Cosmas and Damian (Christian; Martyrs)

Elzear, Count of Arian, and Delphina, his wife (Christian; Saints)

Feast of Mashiyyat (Baha’i)

Festival of Namakungwe (The Originator; Zambia)

Festival of Varuni (Goddess of Wine; India)

George Cruikshank (Artology)

Hieronymus Bosch Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Insult a Narcissist Day (Pastafarian)

Meskel Day (a.k.a. Finding of the True Cross; Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Mookie (Muppetism)

Sesage (Positivist; Saint)

Vincent de Paul (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Abominable (Animated Film; 2019)

The Affair, 16th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2011)

Bananaphone, by Raffi (Children’s Album; 1994)

A Bird in a Bonnet (WB MM Cartoon; 1958)

Bongo (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen (Autobiography; 2016)

The Cleveland Show (Animated TV Series; 2009)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Animated Film; 2013)

Cracker (UK TV Series; 1993)

Dolly! (TV Series; 1976)

Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (Music TV Series; 1973)

Don’t Stand So Close to Me, by the Police (Song; 1980)

Elementary (TV Series; 2012)

The Fever Code, by James Dashner (Novel; 2016) [Maze Runner #5]

Fun and Fancy Free (Animated Disney Film; 1947)

The Garden of The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (Poetry; 1931)

Goodbye to Berlin, by Christopher Isherwood (Novel; 1939)

The Journey of Natty Gann (Film; 1985)

The Karate Guard (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2005)

The Last King of Scotland (Film; 2006)

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Novel; 1935)

Memphis Blues, by W.C. Handy (Song; 1912)

Mickey and the Beanstalk (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Monster, by R.E.M. (Album; 1994)

New Jersey, by Bon Jovi (Album; 1988)

Nightmare, recorded by Artie Shaw (Song; 1938)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Film; 1939)

Ran (Film; 1985)

Ringo's Rotogravure, by Ringo Starr (Album; 1976)

Rush (Film; 2013)

Sand and Foam, by Kahlil Gibran (Poetry; 1926)

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV Series; 2007)

Silent Spring (Nature Book; 1962)

Sweet Home Alabama (Film; 2002)

Thanks for the Memory, by Bob Hope (Song; 1938)

The Tonight Show (TV Talk Show; 1954)

2 Days in the Valley (Film; 1996)

Under the Table and Framing, by The Dave Matthews Band (Album; 1994)

We Didn’t Start the Fore, by Billy Joel (Song; 1989)

Today’s Name Days

Dietrich, Hiltrud, Vinzenz (Austria)

Berislav, Gaj, Vincent, Vinko, Vinko (Croatia)

Jonáš (Czech Republic)

Cosmus (Denmark)

Elo, Loone, Õrne (Estonia)

Vesa (Finland)

Vincent (France)

Dietrich, Hiltrud, Vinzenz (Germany)

Akylini, Epicharis, Kallistratos, Zenon, Zinon (Greece)

Adalbert (Hungary)

Cosma, Damiano, Vincenzo (Italy)

Ādolfs, Ilgonis, Ronalds (Latvia)

Adalbertas, Damijonas, Daugilė, Kęsgailė, Kovaldas (Lithuania)

Dagmar, Dagrun (Norway)

Amadeusz, Amedeusz, Damian, Kosma, Przedbor, Urban (Poland)

Antim (Romania)

Cyprián (Slovakia)

Vicente (Spain)

Dagmar, Rigmor (Sweden)

Cosima, Cosimo, Cosmo, Damian, Damiana, Damien, Damion, Damon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 270 of 2024; 95 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 39 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 13 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 12 Tishri 5784

Islamic: 12 Rabi I 1445

J Cal: 30 Aki; Ninthday [30 of 30]

Julian: 14 September 2023

Moon: 95%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 18 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Lesage]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 4 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 4 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Gyfu (Gift) [Half-Month 19 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 10.9)