#2018 bucket list update

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Bisexual media

Note: This should not be taken as a declaration of quality or my personal likings - I haven’t consumed all the media below. Not all of the shows focus on a bi protagonist but all do have at least one bi main character; a summary of main initial plot is provided. I will edit this post with updates intermittently.

TV Series

The Bisexual (2018) - Leila explores her attraction to men after identifying as a lesbian alongside her girlfriend and friends for the past decade, while her new roommate tries to get a grip on his relationship with a younger woman.

Black Mirror’s San Junipero - Yorkie meets Kelly in the strange setting of San Junipero. What’s the deal with this place, and what can make them stay?

Bob and Rose - Bob is gay. Rose has a boyfriend. Can I make it any more obvious? (I can - they find that they’re attracted to each other and deal with the implications and expectations of that.)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Rebecca pursues her ex-boyfriend in the hopes of finding happiness. With a drastic move to West Covina, will she learn what happy feels like?

Cucumber - Henry’s life is upturned in one evening, then another, and then some more, while boyfriend Lance and new acquaintance Freddie come to terms with the present and the past.

Everything Now - Newly out of recovery from anorexia, Y11 student Mia is determined to complete her bucket list and be seen as normal.

Feel Good - Mae and Charlotte navigate a relationship challenged by Mae's drug addiction and Charlotte's new sexual discovery.

High Fidelity - Young record store owner Rob revisits her past relationships in order to sort out her singledom.

Kieta Hatsukoi - Aoki lies about having feelings for classmate Ida to protect the feelings of his crush Hashimoto. But misunderstandings and revelations cause a hullabaloo.

Torchwood - this Doctor Who spin-off features a collection of characters solving alien crimes.

Movies

Appropriate Behaviour - Brooklyn dweller Shirin deals with her ex-girlfriend, family expectations, job struggles and more.

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant - in one of the few films with an all-female cast, the titular fashion designer navigates her relationships with her family, her live-in servant, and her cousin's attractive acquaintance.

City of Lost Souls - a German musical exploring the experiences of LGBT people, black people, Jewish people and immigrants in post-WW2 Berlin.

Disobedience - Ronit returns to her old Orthodox Jewish community after her father passes away, having been shunned for not adhering to cultural expectations.

Je, Tu, Il, Elle - A woman struggles in dealing with her break-up.

Shiva Baby - While at a Jewish funeral service with her family and community, college student Danielle navigates an awkward situation with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.

Books (Admittedly, I do not read nearly enough so in addition to my own suggestions, I'd like to recommend @the-bi-library!)

Fiction

You Could Be So Pretty (Holly Bourne) - In a world not too unlike our own, where girls and women can be Pretties or Objectionables, what will schoolgirls Belle and Joni make of their lives under the Doctrine after an incident brings them together?

Your Driver Is Waiting (Priya Guns) - Damani, a RideShare driver, falls hard for a white upper-class girl, but she's been grieving her father, caring for her mother and dealing with the ever-growing tension from protesters across the city. When Jolene acts with massive consequences, what will Damani be pushed to do for herself and her community?

Non-fiction

In The Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado) - Machado goes through her volatile relationship with The Woman From The Dreamhouse, intercut with musings on pop culture and history.

Strong Female Character (Fern Brady) - famous in British comedy circles, this autobiography follows Brady's life growing up in Scotland as an autistic woman.

You're Embarrassing Yourself (Desiree Akhavan) - from the Creator of The Bisexual and Appropriate Behaviour, this autobiography covers Akhavan's life as a bisexual Iranian in America.

Bisexuality research/history/essays

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out

Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality

The Bi-ble Volumes 1 and 2

Claiming the B in LGBT - Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative

Go the Way Your Blood Beats - On Truth, Bisexuality and Desire

A History of Bisexuality

Purple Prose - Bisexuality in Britain

Music (This is for songs which are outright bisexual, not just songs inspired by bi experiences or by bi artists. Also, no Sweater Weather.)

Alicia Champion - Bi

Amber Fornoles - A Very Bisexual Song

Ana Carolina - Homens e Mulheres

Ani DiFranco- In or Out

Anne Marie - Perfect to Me

Bali Bandits - Girls & Boys

Book Of Love - Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls

Cariño - Bisexual

Chappell Roan - After Midnight

Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight

Delli Boe - Bisexual Problems, Bisexual Problems 2

Demi Lovato - The Kind Of Lover I Am

dodie - In The Middle

Domo Wilson - Becoming Myself, Bi Pride, Bisexual Anthem

Halsey - Alanis' Interlude, Bad At Love

HOUSE OF SAY - Boys Girls

Janet Jackson - Tonight's The Night

Jão - Meninos e Meninas

Jesse - Girls & Boys

Jessie Paege, Lucy & La Mer - Not a Phase

King Kitty - Bisexual

Mad Tsai - Boy Bi

Megan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook

MIKA - Billy Brown, Blame It On The Girls

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky, She's Not Him

Missy Higgins - Scar

Mitski - Cop Car

Peaches - I U She

Peter Allen - Bi-Coastal

Poppy - Girls In Bikinis

Torrey Mercer - Boys / Girls

The Veronicas - Take Me On The Floor

will.i.am, Pia Mia - Boys & Girls

Ysa Ferrer - To bi or not to bi

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During my search for some games for the other list, i thought i'd share some cute [and free!] games i play when im regressed sometimes! Most are animal themed as usual. This isnt going to be a constantly updating list like the Therian Games list, but maybe there'll be another one of these someday :)

Bluey: Let's Play! : You've probably heard of this one if you're a Bluey watcher like i am, or have younger siblings, but i really like this one! Keeping the same cute artstyle and voices, made by Budge Studios in 2023 and still actively updating, there's plenty of fun to be had !! With tons of paint bucket coloring activities, and 9 Toca Boca-like scenes that you can fill and change around to your liking, i give it the BIGGEST 10/10 there is :) I love Bluey so much !! :3

Toca Life- Pets: Created by Toca Boca (That's really their name? I thought it was a series of games.) around early 2018, this game is one of my favorites to make silly stories with :) With TONS (100+?) of pets, plenty of different areas to go between, fun 'secret' places, and more, this one has a nice 10/10 aswell :) (honestly they're almost all gonna have a 10/10, i wouldnt recommend them if i hated them) I actually heard something about this game being unavailable since this year, but it works just fine for me? Most definitely reccomend it, along with most of the other toca boca games. They're all just really cute and fun :)

My Town - Pets: Honestly i have mixed feelings about this one, but i think it's just because of how i feel abt the style sob. Released in 2017 by My Town (Im not sure if that's the brand or what, my apologies), this one is just like Toca Boca, but with a different artstyle. I don't hate this one, but i do dislike the artstyle, sorry sob. With a few places to switch between, plenty of fun pets, and a highly interactive environment, i give it a 9/10.

Paw Patrol - Rescue World: (Sorry the icon is smaller? I didn't do that on purpose.) Another silly fun puppy game made by Budge Studios in 2020, you can go on fun adventures through Adventure Bay as your favorite pups! Herd chickens back into their pens, make giant banana strawberry smoothies, and collect bones for reward crates, there's always another adventure waiting for you on Adventure Bay ! My personal favorites are Rocky and Zuma, they're so silly :) ! nice 9/10 for this one too! the only point taken away because of how blurry the models look for me (but that could just be my tablet!! dont let that discourage you!!)

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Allow myself to get a little RETROspective over FusionFall for a bit...

You may have noticed my Tumblr page now looks like a Windows 7 computer operating system. You like it? Along with that, I also updated my "find me elsewhere" list of virtual places to include FusionFall's second revival, OpenFusion (soon to include Retrobution, the revival of FusionFall Retro). In addition to that, I made a page just for my Creature Feature, which you can find in the pinned post or by clicking here. . After making that page for my four Creature Features, I began thinking back to my time in the Future...both times. What do I mean by that? Well, lemme first take you back: late September of 2018... (A VERY long and unfocused post past this point.)

. FusionFall had came back to life/into my life with the beta release of Retro, housing the first four levels and the entire Future Zone. I remember the days and nights leading up to the 29th (which was actually the 27th) being spent with the local players hunting Bad Max to pass the time until the Past was released to the public (or you could say until the time machine was finished). I can't remember if I found Don Doom while Retro was out, but I did in OpenFusion since the Future Zone was empty of players. . Eventually, one afternoon, I logged onto to the Universe Team's website (what used to be fusionfallretro.com, I think) to find that a glorious update on the front page. I don't remember what it said exactly, but you can assume that the Past Zone ergo the entire rest of the game was finished. With this release, Przzyfied (one of the bois on the team), whom I was subscribed to and looked forward to his FuFa (FusionFall) content eagerly, released a Smash Ultimate-type video showcasing all the characters in the game much like the source material did to announce this update.

This, of course, was around when the EVERYONE WAS HERE tagline was hyped to the max. I saw this as a second chance to finish what I started about a decade before. As I said in a rant addressing the DCMA takedown, I came a few levels close of crossing this game off my bucket list before it shutdown, but luckily with OpenFusion, I have that chance again. Third time's the charm. . So, yeah, the Past Zone was open, TIME TO GO! (this mission was removed in Retro btw) I bid the characters farewell and Samurai Jack'd my ass outta 'ere i have not watched samurai jack anyway fast forward past the shutdown to OpenFusion where I restarted my journey to save the Cartoon Network Universe. . This is where my Creature Feature showcase started. I also began an external and complex log of every mission, Boss Monster and Thromnambular locations, along with other details and I'd like to share it with other Notepad Purists-- I mean everyone when I finish it. As you may know, I've only done four monsters; those found in the Future Zone. I didn't spend as much time here as I did in 2018 and I was a bit less thoughtful with my decision to leave but it felt just as sorrowful having to go. I kept playing until level 12 where I just stopped. . The reason I haven't posted any more than the four I got is because I just hadn't found any more interesting monsters to showcase in the Past. I couldn't find any thing to like. However, be ready for the Oil Ogres when I get there-- I will post about them, I will gush about their greatness. . NOW. "Present day" post-Majora's Mask again after eight years. Seriously, I haven't played that game since I was in metaphorical diapers. I used a guide to get through that game my very first time (masks included), but the last time--the most recent time--I think it was nearing the end of Spring, early Summer, anyways I 100%'d the game ALL. BY. MY. SELF (save for the one heart piece from the treasure chest game won by being a goron, i don't know how i would've figured this out in-game, what? do i talk to someone in clock town AS a goron to get this information idk maybe i should try that next time in eight years). But in this last playthrough, I had what may have been my greatest yet most melancholy memory with this game. . Alright, lemme paint this picture: uhh let's do 4chan. >be me >like 90% done with mm >stone tower is left along with other things

BAH forget it. Yes, I was very close to finishing this game. I had the Stone Tower Temple (and its 15 stray fairies) left to do along with the Anju and Kafei three-day-time sidequest, maybe a few masks, too, and the remaining Heart Pieces (excluding the Moon, those were easy enough to obtain). By the way, I fucked up the Bombchu aiming needed to get to the one kid wearing Twinmold's mask, so the first time beating Majora was without the Fierce Deity Mask, but just a week or two ago, I went back and absolutely shat on Majora because I got the FD mask after simply

getting good.

Maybe it was meant to be; to do the final boss as base Link, then the bonus is a rematch using the sheer and raw power of the Fierce Deity Mask. . Sorry tangent, yeah I was close to the end of the game. I began the three day cycle anew. In this timeline, before heading to the Stone Tower Temple (STT, from here on), I had a rematch with the prior dungeon bosses, Odalwa, Goht, and Gyorg, before moving on to the penultimate frontier. Snowhead took me more than the three days (inverted Song of Time activated, too) to figure out the earlier puzzle in the central room, so I had to reset time once to complete the whole dungeon. Surprisingly, STT took me only two and 3/4 days (inverted time activated also), or until midnight of the Final Day to complete. I can't remember what I was more stuck on, the puzzles or the fairies. . I had to listen to the greatest dungeon song for about 3 hours. . But man, upon seeing that cutscene of the four giants' spirits(?) being released, that just felt "it" for me. I had nothing else I wanted to/could do (time-specific sidequests) since, again, I was nearly 100% done with the game, so I returned to Clock Town for a drink: a nice alcoholic Chateau Romani. After a nice swig of three-day-magic, I just roamed the fields with Epona until I had pulled out my Ocarina at the last second to reset time to the Dawn of the First Day. I nearly let the world end, and it was such an indescribable, unhappy feeling. You know "My Friend and the Setting Sun"? yeah well I was "My Horse and the Falling Moon".

So that brings me back to FusionFall. With nothing left to do but wait til the world ends (well you dont actually see the world end, but it's implied that it does after you travel back in time), it left me with that feeling of, I guess, "I don't wanna leave this place but I have to because this game has an important story ahead". . Or maybe it just has something to do with me and my idea of timelines. I'd have to leave something I cannot return to, and I find it difficult to leave things I grown attached to. Yeah, it's a videogame at the end of the day, but it's more to me. The characters I met, the things I've done and the things I've seen will be gone when I leave and no one else will remember. Makes me sad, really. . sorry Where was I going with this? I forgot.

[swampgallows]

after giving it some genuine thought i dont think theres a single dj left on my bucket list. maybe some ‘acts’ like vengaboys or radiorama or something but i think i would be hard-pressed to get super psyched about any particular event again. the problem is, and this was long before covid, that a dj will get booked based on their oldschool rep, but then they play like 2 tracks and the rest is all nuskool schlock, or they’re ‘updates’ of their old tracks. i dont think this is an age thing because i didnt like the direction the hardcore sound was taking even when i was a teenager and i havent liked pretty much anything made since (unless it’s emulating an old sound, but even then it usually cant resist throwing in some ‘nu-k’ type sounds), and instead i found that music that was new to me but old chronologically appealed to me more, going all the way back to italo.

like when uhhh was it hardcore heaven? i dunno some party where they got dj seduction, and everyone was expecting that oldskool toytown or even old rave sound, and instead (per eyewitnesses) it was like two or three happycore tracks and then some nuskool update of hardcore heaven. yawn. htid 2018 was the same, i sat in the bleachers most of the event; the highlight of that entire weekend was the dingy little sideroom at the dna lounge where they were playing shit like brooklyn bounce and cascada—not remixed, not updated, not edited. one of the best events i ever went to wasnt a rave at all but a 90s flashback night for aqua’s anniversary at the lash (rip), it was FREE and i danced all night. 

there’s a new trauma party this summer and it’s gonna have (so far) chosen few, goldie, altern8. but how can trauma beat when it had hardcore for the headstrong? already saw altern8, dyewitness, fucking DIONE???? like goldie’s cool but im not really as into jungle and dnb as gabber. and i saw chosen few in his natural habitat (the netherlands) so like. what will i really be missing? the vibe i guess, and goldie will be beholden to play his classics so maybe the vibe will be the older sound. and it will suck to miss out but again like. am i willing to die for it? lmao. like how can you beat shavo odadjian from soad playing guitar on stage with neophyte. ive been blessed to have gone to some really fucking awesome events in the past but with the fractured state of the scene and, per my friends who still party, absolutely abysmal vibe of recent parties, i really cant imagine who would have to be on the lineup to get my ass out there again. id be more content seeing local djs (covid notwithstanding) playing stuff i actually like than roll up somewhere with big names but shit tunes. it would have to be like beyond the beat levels of insane to pull me back in

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

PART 5

"A little over 2 weeks after the bullshit 2.0 tweets, Louis went and got the dagger tattoo.

Its significance cannot be overstated.

After the ARIA Awards, Louis (and Zayn) went to Bondi Ink in Sydney where Louis got 2 new tattoos.

The dagger is in the exact same place as Harry’s rose on the opposite arm. It is also from this website [link no longer active] and is something we have been talking about happening for over a year. [We had hoped for it happening and then Lou went and DID IT. 🥹 It was an indescribable feeling of relief, joy and strength.]

Smiley Face on wrist (Louis) - Bondi Ink [Louis' 34th tattoo]

Given a Chance (Louis) - Bondi Ink [Louis' 35th tattoo]

[Meta: The tattoo is Harry's handwriting and here is why. Thank you, @skepticalarrie]

April 17, 2015*

Tiger (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 51st tattoo]

Meta: Fans first saw the tiger tattoo in Australia on the On the Road Again Tour in February 2015, but it’s possible he’s had it since July 2014. Harry confirmed it was a tiger on the Radio 1 Breakfast interview filmed on 12 November 2015.

December 4, 2015

“Late, Late” (Harry) - Boo Boo Negrete (FN) [Harry's 52nd tattoo]

Meta: Harry got the words “late, late” on his arm by the heart after playing (and losing) a game on the James Corden show.

December 19, 2015

28 (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis' 36th tattoo]

[Meta: Why the number 28 is extremely significant for Louis (and Harry). 💙💚]

Ass tattoo (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis' 37th tattoo]

Beer Mug (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis' 38th tattoo]

Meta: Louis was in Chicago to be seen with and near Danielle Campbell’s family. In the middle of a hilarious fan service tour of the greater Chicagoland area, Louis went to Great Lakes Tattoo near Noble Square and got “several” tattoos, according to the artist and fans he later met. [...]

December 29, 2015*

Eagle (Harry) - Unknown UK [Harry's 53rd tattoo]

Meta: Sometime between 7 December 2015 and 23 December 2015, Harry got the eagle tattoo, covering the lone tattoo on his right arm: “Things I Can." The timing appears symbolic as they group heads into their much anticipated break, with many fans speculating they are leaving Syco Music and Modest! Management. Eagle tattoos are often symbols of freedom. [updated source]

[2016

Half a heart (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 54th tattoo]

Meta: A matching tattoo with one of Kings of Leon.]

January 31, 2017*

Arlo & Jackson (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 55th & 56th tattoo]

Meta: Harry was seen with 2 new tattoos in LA, but a stalker fan from the UK knew what the “Arlo” tattoo said before anyone saw it, so it is presumed he got both tattoos sometime while in the UK in late 2016 or early 2017. 

On April 20, 2017, Harry said on the Graham Norton show the “Jackson” tattoo was for his godson, [possibly Cal Aurand's son, Jackson (source)]

March 25, 2017*

Bee (Harry) - Unknown (Harry's 57th tattoo)

Meta: [...] In a radio interview Harry did with the BBC 1 Breakfast Show on 7 April 2017, Harry was asked about the tattoo but declined to comment, instead deflecting to his “Jackson” tattoo. [...]

FURTHERMORE, this is a guy who has a “thigh-ger” tattoo (tiger on his thigh) and a butterfly on his stomach and “big” on his big toe and he just got a bee on his ARM, at essentially the same time Steve Aoki referred to Louis’ dedicated fans as an “army of bees.”  [...]" •

[From here, I will add the rest of the recent tattoos and 2 that were missing in the timeline:

April 2017*

R on his arm (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 58th tattoo]

Meta: I could not find a source in which Harry confirmed it, but it could be an R for his step-father Robin (and who unfortunately passed away in June 2017). Take this with a grain of salt though, please.

11 May 2017*

Cross with B on chest (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 59th tattoo]

27 Jul 2018

X on arm (Louis) - Robbie Williams [Louis' 39th tattoo]

2019

RG (Louis) - Richard G. [Louis' 40th tattoo]

Meta: "Richard's Bucket List Official Video" was released on 24 April 2019. in this video Louis helps a man named Richard who lost his wife to Alzheimer's disease in 2016 (the same year Louis lost his mum to Leukemia) to fulfil items on his bucket list: fly a helicopter, drive a race car, give Louis a tattoo, go on a rollercoaster and sing in front of a live audience." (source)

Palm Tree (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 60th tattoo]

Meta: a matching tattoo with Gemma and perhaps also Lottie, too. (thank you, @twopoppies!)

Colazione on his thigh (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 61st tattoo]

Meta: “Breakfast” in Italian. Theories include that it’s the name of a cat that belongs to a hotel in the town of Civita, where he owns a home.

the letter E (Louis) - Unknown [Louis' 41st tattoo]

April 2019

Mary (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 62nd tattoo]

Meta: "Believed to be for his nan when she passed (but also a euphemism for a gay man. Coupled with the Eagle tattoo, it’s a possibility it refers to both)"

Oui, Non, Si, No on both knees (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 63rd tattoo]

Meta: He tweeted some of these things before getting them tattooed about 6 years later.

5 April 2023

Symbols on fingers on right hand (Louis) - Unknown (Louis' 42nd tattoo)

July 2023*

Olma/Olivia (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 64th tattoo]

Meta: Please see my Olma tattoo tag for this.

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A few strays that escaped the original timeline from back then:

October 2012

Screws on ankles (Harry) - [Harry's 65th tattoo] (well, not really, because 2012, but I can't change the reblogs so.. this will have to do in order to keep track)

Meta: We first heard about them October 12th, 2012 when Louis and Liam got matching screws. I think Zayn did them in a hotel room."

October 2013

Skeleton playing card (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 66th tattoo]

Meta: There's a theory that it matches Louis' skull on his left arm, with the playing card symbols around his wrist; the colors and theme do match!

1957 and 1967 on his collarbones (Harry) - Unknown [Harry's 67th tattoo]

Meta: The birthyears of his biological (and divorced) parents, Desmond Styles and Anne Twist.

2013

Triangle ankle tattoo (Louis) - Possibly done in Dublin or in London at Skunx. [Louis' 43rd tattoo]

😌🏳️‍🌈

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My (Paz') own thoughts: I'm repeating myself, but I do find it deeply significant that as soon as the hiatus (aka: a potential way into freedom) started, Harry and Louis slowed down to an almost glacier pace when it comes to getting tattoos - compared to the time during the band. Harry got almost 80% of all his 67 tattoos within 3,5 years in the band. Louis even got over 90% of all his 43 tattoos within 3 years in the band. And then he got zero tattoos for 3 years into the hiatus.*

Harry got 53 tattoos between early 2012 and end of 2015. He got 14 tattoos within the next 9 years, until today Nov 2024.*

Louis got 39 tattoos between late 2012 and end of 2015. He got 4 tattoos within the next 9 years, until today Nov 2024.* (*that we know of)

It clearly shows what a beautiful and powerful way to express themselves to the world it was for them; as individuals, but also deeply bonded and visually belonging together. a quiet, visual rebellion; their skin constantly speaking the words they couldn't say.

also: Harry's Cover Ups - (here is a post with pictures)

It's noteworthy that Louis has not covered up any tattoo of his. For Harry, it's important not just to note that he covered up 5 of his tattoos, but also which ones and from what year. (standpoint Nov 2024) All 5 of the tattoos Harry had covered up were from 2012 - a time where the iron closet started to have a tight grip on Louis and him. All 5 tattoos were written phrases that could possibly be connected to his sexuality or relationship - a summary: 1) the "LOVE banner" -- covered with 2 swallows that resemble Lou & him 2) "I can't change..." -- covered with an anchor, matching Louis' pre-existing rope 3) "Might as well..." -- covered with laurels; laurels often symbolize victory 4) "Things I can't" -- covered by a Holy Bible (I Can't: Holy Bible?) 5) "Things I can" -- covered by an Eagle (I Can: Freedom?)] Since the start of the band's hiatus, Harry has not covered up a single tattoo in almost 10 years. Harry and Louis have at least 5 beautifully obvious matching tattoos: Oops + Hi Rope + Anchor Ship + Compass Anatomical Heart + Arrow Rose + Dagger

Let's see if this particular list will grow again someday (◡‿◡✿) • For additional resources: @bulletprooflarry's timelines (thank you, darling, for everything) Gina's Harry's Tattoos tag and Louis' Tattoos tag (thank you, @twopoppies) Daisie's Tattoos tag (thank you, @daisiesonafield-blog) Allie's Tattoos tag (thank you, @skepticalarrie) My tattoos tag

TIMELINE: TATTOOS TO DATE

This is organized by date. All tattoos are linked to photos, unless they are major tattoos I want to talk about, in which case I have inserted the photos into the post. (Special thanks to thelegohouselove and their wonderful tattoo masterposts with pictures)

Dates are dates I believe they actually got the tattoos. If I can’t find a date they got the tattoo, I have indicated it with a “*” which is the first date we saw the tattoo. 

Before we begin, fun facts that might blow your mind:

Harry has 56 tattoos that we know of.

Louis 38 tattoos that we know of. 

Harry got 30 of his 56 tattoos between June and October 2012. That’s, on average, about 8/month.

Louis got 10 of his 37 between October and December 2012. That’s, on average, about 5/month.

The most Harry ever got on one day is 4. He got 13 in a 7 day period in October 2012. The most Louis ever got on one day was 5 on February 25 of 2013.

Artist counts for Harry: Tom Atkins (10); Liam Sparkes (10); Freddy Negrete (8); Kevin Paul (3). 

Artist counts for Louis: Skunx (7); Liam Sparkes (4); Freddy Negrete (4).

Some of this stuff isn’t an exact science. Some of it is me making an educated guess, especially involving some of Harry’s tattoos in October and Louis’ “The Rogue” vs. “It is what it is” and Harry’s 3 Nails. So bear that in mind. 

Over all, this should give you a good idea of just how much the tattoos seem to be an outlet during highly-closeted and stressful times (Harry’s June-October spree that gave way to the birds, ship & compass and butterfly and Louis’ October-December Haylor spree), not only in date alone, but also in the subject of the tattoo.

Thank you to Kerry, Jess & awesomeanonfriend for the cheerleading and fact-checking and Angela for her insight. 

Let’s do this.

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[ad_1] 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 12:13 AM IST From Tetley Tea to Jaguar Land Rover and Air India, Ratan Tata has checked off almost every item on his bucket list. However, one that remains unfinished is the electric version of his small car, the Tata Nano. A concept entrusted to Coimbatore-based Jayem Automotives (Jayem Auto) is still on the shelves, despite nearly 400 cars being launched, primarily due to Covid-19 and new crash norms. On Thursday, Ola founder Bhavish Agarwal, who considers Tata his hero, recalled this dream project on the X platform, claiming how Tata himself took him to Coimbatore to give him a glimpse of his pet project. They even drove the car together on a test track, an experience that later inspired Agarwal to launch Ola Electric. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp  “One day in 2017, I got a call from him asking me to come to Mumbai. He just said, ‘Bhavish, I want to take you somewhere and show you something exciting’. We flew in his plane to Coimbatore to see his personal project of making electric vehicles (EVs) out of the Tata Nano! He was so passionate and excited about EVs. He even drove me in one on a test track and then pointed out such detailed improvements to the engineers. That was the day Ola Electric really got started,” Agarwal said. In 2015, Tata thought about creating a low-cost EV, which gave birth to a product called the Neo EV. It was jointly developed by Jayem and the Tata group. The Jayem Neo EV, or the electric Tata Nano as it is often referred to, was engineered and developed by Jayem in close partnership with Tata, under the supervision of Emeritus Chairman Ratan Tata. According to media reports, two versions were planned: a 48-volt version and a more powerful 72-volt version. The project gained momentum in 2018 when Jayem produced a batch of 400 cars, supplying them to Ola Cabs for use in Hyderabad and Bengaluru at the onset of the pandemic.  “I don’t want to talk about the EV project. Why should we discuss a project that didn’t succeed due to many government regulations? Covid-19 and the new crash regulations affected the expansion of the project,” said Jayem Auto Managing Director J Anand. “We still have a good relationship with the group,” he added. According to an Autocar India report, Neo EV was never put on sale due to several factors, one being that engineers were still working to reduce the costs of the 72-volt version. In addition to the pandemic, stringent crash test norms also contributed to the project’s downfall. Currently, Jayem Auto is a joint venture between Anand’s company and the Chennai-based Murugappa Group-promoted Tube Investments of India (TII). Through its subsidiary, TI Clean Mobility, TII acquired a 50 per cent stake in Jayem Auto last year. At present, Jayem Auto is designing, developing, testing, and manufacturing a wide range of automotive components, systems, and prototypes, with deep expertise in EVs. Anand said he has no plans to revive the project. First Published: Oct 11 2024 | 12:12 AM IST [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 12:13 AM IST From Tetley Tea to Jaguar Land Rover and Air India, Ratan Tata has checked off almost every item on his bucket list. However, one that remains unfinished is the electric version of his small car, the Tata Nano. A concept entrusted to Coimbatore-based Jayem Automotives (Jayem Auto) is still on the shelves, despite nearly 400 cars being launched, primarily due to Covid-19 and new crash norms. On Thursday, Ola founder Bhavish Agarwal, who considers Tata his hero, recalled this dream project on the X platform, claiming how Tata himself took him to Coimbatore to give him a glimpse of his pet project. They even drove the car together on a test track, an experience that later inspired Agarwal to launch Ola Electric. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp  “One day in 2017, I got a call from him asking me to come to Mumbai. He just said, ‘Bhavish, I want to take you somewhere and show you something exciting’. We flew in his plane to Coimbatore to see his personal project of making electric vehicles (EVs) out of the Tata Nano! He was so passionate and excited about EVs. He even drove me in one on a test track and then pointed out such detailed improvements to the engineers. That was the day Ola Electric really got started,” Agarwal said. In 2015, Tata thought about creating a low-cost EV, which gave birth to a product called the Neo EV. It was jointly developed by Jayem and the Tata group. The Jayem Neo EV, or the electric Tata Nano as it is often referred to, was engineered and developed by Jayem in close partnership with Tata, under the supervision of Emeritus Chairman Ratan Tata. According to media reports, two versions were planned: a 48-volt version and a more powerful 72-volt version. The project gained momentum in 2018 when Jayem produced a batch of 400 cars, supplying them to Ola Cabs for use in Hyderabad and Bengaluru at the onset of the pandemic.  “I don’t want to talk about the EV project. Why should we discuss a project that didn’t succeed due to many government regulations? Covid-19 and the new crash regulations affected the expansion of the project,” said Jayem Auto Managing Director J Anand. “We still have a good relationship with the group,” he added. According to an Autocar India report, Neo EV was never put on sale due to several factors, one being that engineers were still working to reduce the costs of the 72-volt version. In addition to the pandemic, stringent crash test norms also contributed to the project’s downfall. Currently, Jayem Auto is a joint venture between Anand’s company and the Chennai-based Murugappa Group-promoted Tube Investments of India (TII). Through its subsidiary, TI Clean Mobility, TII acquired a 50 per cent stake in Jayem Auto last year. At present, Jayem Auto is designing, developing, testing, and manufacturing a wide range of automotive components, systems, and prototypes, with deep expertise in EVs. Anand said he has no plans to revive the project. First Published: Oct 11 2024 | 12:12 AM IST [ad_2] Source link

[ambrosialdesire]

another silly movie update, watched the original predator and the second movie that came after it and ngl, i kinda like the second one more than the first and avps HAHA if i had to rank them rn cause im watching predators atm, it would be like:

predator 2

prey

predators + the predator (2018)

avp

predator

avp: requiem

i might watch the alien movies too cause i remember vaguely the 3rd one and that used to scare the shit out of little kid me 😭😭

edit: just finished predators, i thought it was pretty good, list updated and onto the predator ‼️‼️

edit 2: OKAY so the predator was kinda more silly tbh but still really enjoyed it, kinda hate the hella cgi aspect but really enjoyed the little group they had (i was actually really upset that most of them kicked the bucket but i already knew from the jump that the group was gonna go down one by one) TBHHHH I KINDA FEEL LIKE PREDATORS AND THE PREDATOR IS TIED RN SO THEYRE GONNA BE THIRD TOGETHER UNTIL I FEEL TO CHANGE IT LOL

ALSO MAN, THAT SMALL TRAITOR YAUTJA IN THE MOVIE WAS FR TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT, BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT ALIGNING WELL FOR HIM AT ALL 😭😭 he’s probably my favorite since i think he was the chillest one besides the yautja in avp that teamed up with lex

ngl i might have to rewatch requiem cause i was watching it while doing my hw so i wasnt really paying that much attention so 💀

[spicebiter]

Watch List- English Language Movies (Latest Update Nov. 6, 2024)

My extensive movies list. Not numbered because tumblr has a character limit in blocks of text that affect numbered lists apparently, but fyi before you open the read more there are 300+ entries in this list.

Because of the sheer number of things I want to watch I’m separating my watch list posts into four categories. I keep them separate primarily for organization so I can decide what to watch based different variables (mood, time, language, etc)

I’m pretty much constantly adding things to all of my lists- hence why I’m amending when this was last updated to the title itself- and will update this post anytime I update the wheel I use to randomize my next choice, which usually happens after I’ve added or subtracted a significant number of options.

3096 Days

48 Hrs.

8MM

A Bucket of Blood

A Fistful of Dollars

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

A Tale of Two Sisters

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

All About Evil

All Eyes

All of Us Strangers

All Hollows Eve

Alyce Kills (2011)

American Guinea Pig

American Mary

An American Crime

Antlers

Apostle (2018)

Area 51

Arrival

Artemis 81

Asylum of Satan

Audition

August Underground

Baby Driver

Bad Boy Bubby

Bad Influence (1990)

Basic Instinct

Bathory

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Being Human (US)

Below (2002)

Beyond the Black Rainbow

Bird Box

Black Sheep

Black Mountain Side

Black Narcissus (1947)

Blade series

Blade Runner

Bleed With Me

Blood Quantum

Blue Velvet

Bones and All

Brain Damage (1988)

Brand Upon the Brain

Buffalo ‘66

Bullet Train

Butchers (2020)

By Any Means

Byzantium

Cabin Fever

Campfire Tales (1997)

Cannibal

Cannibal Apocalypse

Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter

Cargo

Chained (2012)

Chernobyl Diaries

Cherry Falls

Christopher Robin

Cobweb (2023)

Cohasset Snuff Film

Cold Skin

Constantine

Crank (2006)

Crash

Crowsnest

Cujo

Curfew (1989)

Cut (2000)

Dark Harvest

Dark Places

Day of the Dead

Daybreakers

Dead Birds

Dead Body (2017)

Dead Calm

Dead Ringers

Dead Silence

Dead Snow

Deadstream

Deathdream

Deathwatch

Dementia 13

Detective Pikachu

Devil's Advocate

Diabolique

Dig (2018)

Digging Up the Marrow

Don't Worry Darling

Dragonslayer

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Duel

Eden Lake

Electric Dreams

Eraserhead

Estranged

Even Lambs Have Teeth (2015)

Eve’s Bayou

Ex Machina

Extracurricular (2018)

Eyes in the Dark

Eyes Wide Shut

Feed

Feral (2017)

Fertile Ground

Flatliners

Flowers (2015)

Found (2012)

Fox Trap (2016)

Frankenstein

Frankenstein’s Army

From Black

Funny Games

Gaia (2021)

Ganja and Hess

Gentleman's Agreement

GetAWAY (2020)

Ghost Ship

Girl in the Bunker

Glass Onion

Godzilla series

Good Time

Goodnight Mommy

Gray Man

Grotesque

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Hacksaw Ridge

Hard Candy

Hatchet (2006)

Head Count

Headless (2015)

Hear No Evil

Hell House

Her Name Was Torment

High Tension

His House

Home for the Holidays (1972)

Honeydew

Honeymoon (2014)

Hotel Hell

Hotel Inferno

House of Flesh Mannequins

House on the Hill

House That Jack Built

Howl (2015)

Humanoids From the Deep

I Am Elizabeth Smart

I Saw the TV Glow

Identity (2003)

Imperium

Imprint (2006)

In Her Skin

In The Mouth of Madness

Inception

Infinity Pool

Inland Empire

Interview (1998)

It Comes at Night

It's Such A Beautiful Day

Jack the Bear

Jacob’s Ladder

Jaws

Jug Face

Juice (1992)

Just Before Dawn

Kill List

Kissed (1996)

Lake Nowhere

Last House on the Left (1972)

Last Shift

Leave

Legend (1985)

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural

Leviathan

Life (2017)

Lisa Frankenstein

Little Deaths

Little Monsters

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Longlegs

Lord of the Rings

Love Exposure

Love Lies Bleeding

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Lovely Molly

Mama

Mandrake

Maniac (2012)

Marionette (2020)

May (2002)

Mayhem (2017)

Megan is Missing

Melancholia

Memories of Murder

Mister Creep (2022)

Mockingbird Don’t Sing

Monkey Man (2024)

Mukavemet (2022)

Murder By Numbers

My Own Private Idaho

Need for Speed (2014)

Night of the Creeps

Nocturnal Demon

Nope

November (2017)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Only Lovers Left Alive

Orphan

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Pearl

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom Thread

Phase IV

Pig (2010)

Poltergeist

Poor Things

Poughkeepsie Tapes

Predator

Premium Rush

Primer

Prisoners (2013)

Psycho Goreman

Rabid (1977)

Rawhide

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves

Requiem for a Dream

River’s Edge

Roadhouse

Robot Dreams

Rope (1948)

Rose Red

Safe (1995)

Satan's Servant (2020)

Scanners

Sea Fever

Seasoning House

Seed (2007)

Serial Mom

Session 9

Shark Side of the Moon

Shrew’s Nest

Silver Bullet

Small Soldiers

Smokin’ Aces

Snatch

Sole Survivor

Some Like It Hot

Sometimes they Come Back

Sonic the Hedgehog

Splice

Splinter

St. Maud

Star Time (1992)

Star Wars series

Still Breathing

Stoic (2009)

Straight Edge Kegger (2019)

Student Body (2022)

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Sunshine (2007)

Super Dark Times

Suspiria (1977)

Swallow (2019)

Swiss Army Man

Talon Falls (2017)

Tank Girl

Terrifier

Terror Vision

The Abyss

The Atticus Institute (2015)

The Awakening

The Babadook

The Beach House

The Beyond

The Block Island Sound

The Boston Strangler

The Breed

The Burrowers (2008)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cave (2005)

The Color Purple

The Dark

The Deeper You Dig

The Devil's Carnival

The Divide (2011)

The Dunwich Horror

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Endless

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Girl With All the Gifts

The Gracefield Incident

The Happening

The Haunting (1963)

The Invisible Man (2020)

The Killing Kind

The Lair of the White Worm

The Last Broadcast

The Last Exorcism

The Last Unicorn

The Lazarus Effect

The Lords of Salem

The Machinist

The Matrix series

The Menu

The Midnight Meat Train

The Night Flier

The Old Ways

The Omen

The Others

The Passenger

The People Under the Stairs

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

The Pit

The Plague Dogs

The Quarry

The Red Shoes (1948)

The Reflecting Skin

The Relic

The Resurrected

The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Slayer

The Sleep Experiment

The Tall Man

The Tank

The Thaw

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Tommyknockers

The Triangle

The Triplets of Belleville

The Usual Suspects

The Void (2016)

The Vourdalak

The Wickerman

The Wisher (2002)

The White Reindeer

Thelma and Louise

They Live

Tigers are Not Afraid

Tombstone

Total Recall

Tremors

Triangle

Trilogy of Terror

Tron

Turning Red

Tusk

Twins of Evils

Underwater

Unearthed

Unhinged

V for Vendetta

Vamp

Velvet Buzzsaw

Videodrome

Violation

Virus:32 (2022)

Vivarium (2019)

We Are Not Alone

We Are Still Here

We Need to Talk About Kevin

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

Wendell and Wild

What Josiah Saw

White Snake

White Zombie

Willow Creek

Wolf Creek

X (2022)

X-Men

You'll Like My Mother

Zodiac

Zombie (1979)

Zombillenium

[shaxqueer]

the official @shaxqueer list of "shakespeare i've done"

*updated 5/6/24*

All's Well That Ends Well

Antony and Cleopatra: saw a performance that friends were in, which was cool because nobody does this play

As You Like It: saw a performance that a friend was in, would love to be in one day!

Comedy of Errors

Coriolanus: I really really want to direct/act in it (thanks @lungthief). only read it so far though

Cymbeline: no, but had vague plans to direct it before the pandemic

Hamlet: Holy moly yes. 2019-2020 Claudius/Ghost/asst. director; 2021 Rosencrantz/Marcellus; 2023 Ophelia; 2024 fight choreographer. Plus ones that didn't get off the ground (2021 Player Queen; 2020 Fortinbras/Marcellus).

Henry IV, Part 1: A personal fave, but only read (once with @socialshakespeare!). Prince Hal is my dream role.

Henry IV, Part 2

Henry V: Saw friends perform

Henry VI, Part 1: Watched as part of Hollow Crown, read as part of Rose Rage

Henry VI, Part 2: ditto

Henry VI, Part 3: ditto

Henry VIII

Julius Caesar: Another fave. Will be fight choreographing this summer (2024).

King John: I played a character who played Constance and Arthur in a different show, does that count? I don't think anyone's gonna put on King John anytime soon...

King Lear: Was going to be involved in a Lear-adjacent show as Goneril and fight choreo, but it was cancelled

Love's Labour's Lost

Macbeth: Directed/performed an audio adaptation (2020, Malcolm/Banquo/Lady Macduff), acted in another (2022, Malcolm/Lady Macduff), and acting/fight choreo again (2023, Duncan/Lady Macduff). Plans are to fight choreo again (October 2024).

Measure for Measure: My problematic fave that I want to direct/act one day.

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Acted/adapted (2022, Mistress Ford/Slender)

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Acted/co-directed (2019, Titania/Hippolyta). Doing fight choreo in 2024.

Much Ado About Nothing: Did fight choreo in 2023, acting in 2024 (Don Pedro/Verges + other tracks)

Othello: Only read.

Pericles

Richard II: If you ask me what my favorite Shakespeare play is, unprompted, this is what I'll say. One day I'll direct/act in it. One day.

Richard III: One pandemic reading that never materialized (2020, Anne), and one audio drama that thankfully did (2024, Anne again).

Romeo and Juliet: I have the dubious honor of having played Gregory, Sampson, and Abraham... all at once (2018, different show). 2023 Nurse/Montague.

Taming of the Shrew: Alas, no. The 2024 production I was going to fight choreo was cancelled.

The Tempest: Did a virtual pandemic reading. But one day...

Timon of Athens: I wish.

Titus Andronicus

Troilus and Cressida: Underrated.

Twelfth Night: My first Shakespeare ever (2016? Captain and Priest). 2022 Sebastian, and currently (2024) Andrew + other tracks

Two Gentlemen of Verona: Another bucket list item.

A Winter's Tale

MISC. CLASSICAL THEATER + ADJACENT:

Emma (2023, Harriet)

Cyrano de Bergerac (2016, Cavalier 1/Cadet 1)

Doctor Faustus (planned to direct 2023, hopefully directing in 2024/25)

Edward II (have you ever read a play that sucked so much that you fell in love with it?)

On ne badine pas avec l'amour: performed IN FRENCH (2022, Camille)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2017, ensemble)

Le Misanthrope (I have a dream to direct it with a female lead)

No Exit (2020, Inez)

A Christmas Carol (2021, Belle)

Emilia (2021, Lord Howard)

[lapseinrecs]

brilliant lights will cease to burn (by my hand i'll reignite them)

By novalotypo @twentyninebirds

On Archive of Our Own

Status: Dead — last updated 2018

Summary: Midoriya Izuku is quirkless. This, he knows very well. This is also what he knows: Weekends and vacations are reserved for walking neighborhood dogs. The elderly are the most powerful people on Earth. Local gods are picky eaters. Trust is a feeble, feeble thing. Magic cards are incredibly difficult to seal, especially when the world thinks you're a vigilante. Heroes are not magicians, but magicians can be heroes. Becoming a cardcaptor wasn't on Izuku's bucket list, but he'll be damned if he doesn't make the best out of it.

My thoughts: Hilarious. Awesome. Great. I love it. Fabulous. You should totally read, even with no knowledge of Card Captor Sakura (like I did lol). (That's a lie I had some context from an AnEx xover.) 

[atlanticcanada]

New Waterford, N.S., woman announced as winner of $31 million Lotto Max Draw

The long-anticipated winner of the Maritimes’ largest multi-million dollar lottery prize has officially been announced.

Atlantic Lottery says the winner of the $31 million Lotto Max Draw ticket is Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, N.S. – the Cape Breton community where the ticket was sold.

The ticket was purchased at Needs Convenience on Emerald Street. The retailer will receive a one per cent seller's prize.

According to McCarthy, the ticket was given to her as a birthday gift on Jan. 31 by her grandson, Jeff.

She says she was in "total disbelief" after she and her grandson checked the numbers on the ticket. The reality of the win only started sinking in when she called Atlantic Lottery to validate the ticket.

“Jeff checked the ticket and he hollered down, ‘You got all the numbers,’ and I said, ‘Yeah, right,’” McCarthy said.

“He came running down the stairs with his phone out checking it and kept saying I had all the numbers.”

McCarthy says the win still doesn't seem real.

“I never really thought about a bucket list or anything before because I never figured I’d have the money to do anything on it," she said.

As far as McCarthy's plans moving forward, she says she will treat herself to a new-to-her vintage Cadillac.

She also plans to share a lot of the prize money with her loved ones, help her immediate family, brother and sisters, and pay off the mortgages of all her nieces and nephews.

During Thursday's announcement, McCarthy said the win likely won't sink in until she sees her updated bank statement.

Atlantic Lottery says the largest prize ever won in Atlantic Canada was $60 million in Newfoundland and Labrador in February 2018.

In 2020, a Cape Breton couple won $17.4 million in a Lotto 6/49 jackpot. Raymond and Gaye Lillington of Dingwall, N.S., also won another jackpot worth $3.2 million seven years earlier.

For full coverage of Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated page.

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[chloesunit3fmp]

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[365goalsfor365days]

2018 Bucket List - August Update (3/365) (Total: 24/365) (I did 0 in July. Oops)

1. Become a Homeowner

2. Get a new mattress

3. Become a First Aid Instructor

4. Become a CPR Instructor

5. Get a position in Labor and Delivery or Postpartum

6. Write a legal will and get it notarized

7. Complete Neonatal Resuscitation Program

8. Obtain a regular drivers license

9. Write a legal advance directive and get it notarized

10. Get a Passport

11. Complete ACLS certification

12. Increase student loans to $350 each/month

13. Get a new couch

14. Get a tattoo

15. Get a permanent position

16. Join the organ donor registry

17. Get a British Bulldog (Winston)

18. Make melted crayon guitar art (JK)

19. Sew a teddy bear

20. Sew a dress

21. Make a quilt

22. Start a scrapbook

23. Crochet a hat

24. Complete grad photobook

25. Complete wedding scrapbook

26. Crochet Christmas stockings

27. Make a Wonder Woman apron (JH)

28. Crochet a hooded owl blanket (MB)

29. Do a cross stitch*

30. Fold 1000 origami stars

31. Make matching Mr & Mrs Scarves*

32. Crochet a black cat blanket with hood (KS)

33. Fold 1000 origami butterflies

34. Make a mobile of 1000 origami cranes

35. Design my own deck of cards

36. Complete wedding photobook

37. Make homemade lip balm

38. Make house key print tree ornament

39. Make carved wood or burned wood personalized wine box (ME)

40. Swap customized keychains with Daniel

41. Sew matching aprons for me & Daniel

42. Make a Feminist cross stitch quilt (CB)

43. Make Lion King cross stitch (JK)

44. Make wine glass winter scene candle holders

45. Make a Little Mermaid Apron (JM)

46. Make carved or burned wood “It’s Always Tea Time” Mad Hatter Tea Box

47. Crochet a Spiderman blanket (LS)

48. Crochet a legend of Zelda blanket (CW)

49. Make jazz guitar print art (SS)

50. Adopt an otter

51. Answer 50 correct answers in a row on Freerice.com

52. Participate in a charity walk/run

53. Donate $50 to the Edmonton Humane Society

54. Run a Hogwarts Running Club race

55. Donate $50 to the Canadian Mental Health Association

56. Donate 5 Items to Ronald McDonald house

57. Donate 5 Items to the Terra Centre

58. Adopt a polar bear

59. Make “Curious Confection” Disney drink

60. Make “Sirens Song” Disney drink

61. Make “Glass Slipper” Disney drink

62. Make “Belle of the Ball” Disney drink

63. Make herb butter

64. Make homemade fried chicken

65. Make caramel apple jello shots

66. Make macarons

67. Make homemade California rolls

68. Make all recipes in Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook

69. Make candy apples

70. Bake a baked Alaska

71. Cook lobster

72. Make Tiramisu

73. Bake Boston cream pie

74. Make homemade basil pesto

75. Roast pumpkin seeds

76. Finish my red recipe book

77. Bake lemony blueberry cheesecake bars

78. Bake cream cheese, banana & coconut pain perdu

79. Make Sims Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich (in real life)

80. Make Mexican tostadas

81. Make 365 new recipes

82. Cook every single recipe in a cook book

83. Make all recipes from Swap & Drop Diet Cookbook

84. Do a chopped competition with Daniel

85. Make fruit sushi

86. Make “Sleep Cycle” Disney drink

87. Make “False King” Disney drink

88. Make “Ohana Colada” Disney drink

89. Make all recipes from Cooking Light Global Kitchen cookbook

90. Make Sims Porcini Risotto (in real life)

91. Make Crepes

92. Go to Dinner Theatre

93. Eat at Café Bicyclette

94. Have lunch at Ampersand 27

95. Eat at Café Linnea

96. Eat at Earnest’s at NAIT

97. Go on a gelato date

98. Have dessert from Italian Bakery Edmonton

99. Eat at the 3 Bananas Café

100. Eat at Dorinku

101. Try a Po’ Boy

102. Eat deep fried ice cream

103. Eat at Have Mercy

104. Have lunch at the Harvest Room at Hotel MacDonald

105. Have dinner on the Edmonton Queen Riverboat

106. Try La Poutine

107. Have breakfast at Under the High Wheel

108. Have dessert at Block 1912

109. Eat at Uccellino

110. Go out for hungover breakfast the morning after a party with friends

111. Have a meal at Bistro Praha

112. Read “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen and watch the movie

113. Read Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and watch the movie

114. Read “It” by Stephen King and watch the movie

115. Read “Labor Day” by Eleanor Henderson

116. Read “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden

117. Read “The Girl on the Train“ by Paula Hawkins & Watch the movie

118. Read “They Left Us Everything”

119. Read “The House Girl” by Tara Conklin

120. Read all 36 books from the Dear Canada series

121. Read “My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir” by Mark Lukach

122. Read all 54 books from the fictional Magic Tree House series

123. Read “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher and watch the series

124. Read “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King

125. Read “We Need To Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver

126. Read all 51 books from the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series

127. Read “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach

128. Read “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients Lives” by Theresa Brown

129. Read “Working Stiff: by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell

130. Read “Every Patient Tells a Story” by Lisa Sanders

131. Read “The Night Shift” by Dr Brian Goldman

132. Read “Wenjack” by Joseph Boyden

133. Read “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks

134. Read “Weird Edmonton” by Mark Kozub

135. Read “11/22/63” by Stephen King

136. Re-read Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events series

137. Read all 20 Royal Diaries books

138. Read all the books from the Dear America series

139. Read “End of Watch” by Stephen King

140. Read “I, Ripper” by Stephen Hunter

141. Read “Happyface” by Stephen Edmond

142. Read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie

143. Read “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Curtis

144. Read “In The Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume

145. Read “Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry

146. Read “My Secret Sister” by Helen Edwards

147. Read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Annie Barrows

148. Read “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill & watch the movie

149. Read “The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly” by Matt McCarthy

150. Read “Nerd Do Well” by Simon Pegg

151. Read “Wild” by Cheryl Strayd and watch the movie

152. Read “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai

153. Read “The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak and watch the movie

154. Read “Welcome to Nightvale” by Joseph Fink and listen to all podcasts

155. Read “1984” by George Orwell

156. Read “Nightmares!” by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller

157. Read “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams” by Stephen King

158. Read “Finders Keepers” by Stephen King

159. Read the Little Old Lady Series

160. Read “Mr Mercedes” by Stephen King

161. Read “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova

162. Read “Doctor Sleep” by Stephen King

163. Read “Bringing Adam Home” by Les Standiford

164. Read “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell

165. Read “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande

166. Read “A Spy Amongst Friends” by Ben Macintyre

167. Read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova and watch the movie

168. Read “Five Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink

169. Read “Canada” by Mike Myers

170. Read “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo

171. Read “Quiet: The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain

172. Read “The Haunting of Sunshine Girl” by Paige Mckenzie

173. Read “Dirty Jobs” and “Second Hand Souls” by Christopher Moore

174. Read “My Sister’s Keeper” and watch the movie

175. Read “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by April Genevive Tucholke

176. Read “Four Past Midnight” by Stephen King

177. Read “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus

178. Read “Anya’s Ghost” by Vera Brosgol

179. Read “Trauma”

180. Read “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by JK Rowling and watch the movie

181. Read “This is That Travel Guide to Canada”

182. Read “The Trouble with Goats and Sheep” by Joanne Cannor

183. Read “Tough Shit” by Kevin Smith

184. Read “Tales of Beedle the Bard” by JK Rowling

185. Read “The Trouble with Alice” by Olivia Glazebrook

186. Read “The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating” by Alisa Smith & JB MacKinnon

187. Read “At Home in Old Strathcona” by Gwen McGregor Molnar

188. Read “The Tumbling Turner Sisters” by J. Fay

189. Read “The Dangerous Animals Club” by S. Tobolowsky

190. Read “The Book of Speculation” by E. Swyler

191. Read “The Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins

192. Read “Shine Shine Shine” by Lydia Netzer

193. Read “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel and watch the movie

194. Read the EC Wells series

195. Read “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna Kendrick

196. Read “The First Phone Call From Heaven” by Mitch Albom

197. Read “Hope’s Boy” by Andrew Bridge

198. Read “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” by Claire North

199. Read “The House At the End of Hope Street” by Menna Van Praag

200. Read “Home” by Harlan Coben

201. Read “The Devil in the White City“ by Erik Lawson

202. Tour the Chicago Connection tunnel in Moose Jaw

203. Tour the Passage to Fortune tunnel in Moose Jaw

204. Visit the Dead Sea of Saskatchewan (Little Manitou)

205. Tour the Royal Canadian Mint

206. Visit the Eskimo Museum in Churchill

207. Visit Prime Berth Fishing Museum in Twillingate

208. Go to the Barbie Expo in Montreal

209. Visit the Acadian Historical Village in Caraquet

210. Visit the Tokyo National Museum

211. Visit the Owl Café in Akhabara

212. Go to the Tokyo Studio Ghibli Museum

213. Visit the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg

214. Tour the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina

215. See a Sunset Retreat Ceremony at the RCMP Heritage Center in Regina

216. Visit the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec

217. See Head-Smash-In Buffalo Jump in Fort McLeod

218. Visit the Royal BC Museum in Victoria

219. See Niagra Falls

220. Visit the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington

221. Visit Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto

222. Visit the Royal Ontario Museum

223. Do the Underground Tour at Bell Island’s Mine Museum

224. Visit the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon

225. Visit Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg

226. Visit Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre in Whistler

227. Visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax

228. Visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

229. Visit the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa

230. Visit the Fort George National Historic Site of Canada at Niagara-on-the-Lake

231. Go to Science North in Sudbury

232. Take a photo with the Hachiko statue in Tokyo

233. Do a “Disney Love” photoshoot with Daniel

234. Grow a carrot plant

235. Go to new Royal Alberta Museum

236. Catch all First Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

237. Catch all Second Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

238. Catch all Third Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

239. Successfully do winged eyeliner

240. Have a yard sale

241. Build a Bear at Build a Bear

242. Go scuba diving

243. Go rock climbing

244. Go through the Edmonton Corn Maze

245. Attend a Superstore cooking class

246. Bowl a 100+ game

247. Catch a fish

248. Dye my hair blonde

249. Go ice fishing

250. Tour Candy Cane Lane

251. Find 5 Geocaches

252. Go paintballing

253. See the stars at an observatory

254. Go on a double date

255. Can something with mom

256. Play through Fran Bow

257. Visit Dr Woods House Museum

258. Grow parsley

259. Go on a bike ride around Telford Lake

260. Solve a Rubik’s cube

261. Grow oregano

262. Pick berries from a berry farm

263. Host a holiday dinner for family

264. Win something

265. Skip rocks with Daniel

266. Do yoga outside at sunrise

267. Go horseback riding

268. Walk across a suspension bridge

269. Learn how to edit photographs

270. Get a hot stone massage

271. Pose for a nude painting

272. Visit Grandmas grave

273. Be in a boudoir photoshoot

274. Get ears pierced again

275. Learn Under the Sea on xylophone

276. Learn calligraphy

277. Go roller blading

278. See a moose in the wild

279. Learn Over the Rainbow on ukulele

280. Pick a pumpkin at Upick

281. Build a fire

282. Complete Wreck this Journal

283. Build a sandcastle

284. Build a snowman

285. Complete a 1000 Piece Puzzle

286. Get all Pokemon Go medals

287. Try a sensory deprivation chamber

288. Sew all badges on my camp blanket

289. Sign a petition

290. Camp at Elk Island Provincial Park

291. Go to Sea Life Caverns at WEM

292. Go apple picking

293. Go hostelling in Nordegg

294. Photograph a robin

295. Photograph a blue jay

296. Go to the ballet

297. Go to a hot spring in winter

298. Plant a Fairy Garden

299. Fully decorate apartment for Halloween

300. Go to another TWOS Dark Matters Night

301. Go to the Muttart Conservatory

302. Play through Beyond Two Souls

303. Try an alcohol shot

304. Go to the John Walters museum

305. Body paint with Daniel

306. Take a class at the Greenland Garden Center

307. Go Canoeing

308. Play a game of chess

309. Play laser tag

310. Have a girls night

311. Go to a drop in class at the Art Gallery of Alberta

312. Send out Christmas cards

313. Reach level 40 of Pokemon Go

314. Visit the Reynolds-Alberta Museum

315. Go on a Canmore Cave Tour

316. Get a couples massage

317. Have a game night at Table Top Café

318. See a live show at the Roxy

319. Shoot a Gun

320. Juggle 3 balls

321. Pick a door lock

322. See a Rapidfire Theater show

323. Dance on my balcony with Daniel as it gently rains

324. Go to a driving range

325. Write a love letter

326. Go to a U of A varsity game

327. Complete Pocket Posh Logic book

328. Go to a hockey game

329. Go to a football game

330. See the Nutcracker Ballet

331. Play at Breakout Edmonton

332. Complete a coloring book

333. Go peddle boating

334. Visit the Alberta Aviation Museum

335. Visit the Jurassic Forest

336. Play slots at a casino

337. Go skating

338. Try to escape The Cabin at Escape City

339. Complete my Sims challenge

340. Get a BBQ and have a BBQ with friends

341. Tube down the Pembina river

342. Get a facial

343. Take a class at Purdy’s Chocolates

344. Hold Crow Pose (Yoga)

345. Complete 12 months to a healthier you challenge

346. Fit size 6 pants

347. Do 100 consecutive push ups

348. Hold Kala Bhairavasana (yoga)

349. Hold Sirsasana (Yoga)

350. Do 100 Consecutive Sit Ups

351. Reach goal weight of 120 lb

352. Walk 20 000 steps for 3 consecutive days

353. Attend a drop in spin class

354. Attend a drop in yoga class

355. Try Hot Yoga

356. See a movie and have dinner at the VIP Theatre

357. Watch the top 100 movies of 2017

358. See a movie at Princess Theatre

359. Go to the Edmonton Film Fest

360. Watch an outdoor movie

361. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Musical & Art Movies

362. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Movies of 2016

363. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Horror Movies

364. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Documentary films

365. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Comedy Movies

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Man, I’m wistfully thinking about how Skyblock just CONSUMED my life from 2018–mid-2020. And I don’t want that knowledge to go to waste.

So here’s a COMPREHENSIVE LIST on how to develop your Vanilla Skyblock world (under the readmore):

Spawn in and break enough logs from the tree to make a crafting table and a wooden pickaxe. Don’t destroy any extra logs—you don’t want all the leaves to decay just yet.

Place down a crafting table (to the left of the chest) and craft a wooden pickaxe. Go in the chest and grab the ice and lava bucket. Make the cobble generator, with water flowing on one end onto the bedrock, and on the other off the edge.

Mine enough cobble as you need. Craft a lot of them into cobble slabs, and craft some into cobble walls. Make a furnace as well, and place it down (to the right of the chest).

Swim slowly down the water stream and place a pillar of cobble 3 blocks tall beneath the bedrock, then build a whole platform from there. The platform should be made of cobble top slabs, with cobble walls around the outside. Make sure the platform surrounds the bottom of the island.

Return to what’s left of the oak tree and break the rest of the logs. Try to collect the saplings as the leaves decay (if you’re not careful don’t worry, they should fall onto the platform below).

Smelt a piece charcoal for torches. Light up what you have—the top of the island where the tree was, and the platform below.

Mine out the island, you’ll need the dirt for later. Replace the dirt at the top of the island with cobble slabs. (To preserve the cobble generator, use full cobble blocks. You can make it look as neat as you like.)

Build a large platform at the top of the island. Equally space out spots in the platform to put dirt blocks (5 blocks apart). This will be your oak farm. Later in the future, it will be your dual oak/birch farm.

Smelt up more charcoal for torches. Now you can get enough torches to light up the whole tree farm. (I recommend going into a creative test world to find a torch placement pattern which uses torches as sparingly and calculatedly as possible.)

Grind cobble and wood to prepare for a big expedition. You’ll be bridging over to the sand island. You’ll be using cobble slabs, walls, and torches, and you’ll be starting on the bottom platform (so you can get under the sand island).

Bridge over. Use torches calculatedly (like before). Make a cobble platform under the sand island just as you did for the main island before. Place torches under every block sand is going to fall on.

Place a torch on one of the bottom blocks of sand and let it all break on the torches. Collect the sand and cactus. Empty the chest and break it. Leave the platform be, this will be the “sand platform”.

Go back to the main island to grind cobble. The cobble is for a new platform you’ll build out by the sand platform to build a nether portal.

You should also already be regularly farming oak trees to get a regular supply of apples—this will be your food source.

Make the nether portal and light it on fire using lava and the wood it catches on fire. Travel to the nether and bridge over to the nether island. Grab the stuff in the chest and break the chest. Take it back with you to the overworld.

Among the things you returned with, the nether chest gave you a birch sapling and your second block of ice. Make an infinite water source and expand your oak farm to have birch trees on a different side as well.

Go back out to the sand platform and start building another platform where you’ll have a mob farm in the sky. This will be a very intensive process which requires a lot of cobble and some back-and-forth to get an infinite water source for the eight water source blocks flowing at the top.

Finish your mob farm and start grinding. The mobs you’ll find will be zombies, creepers, spiders, and skeletons, with some rare zombie villagers, witches, and chicken jockeys.

The zombies will give you rare drops of iron ingots, carrots, and potatoes. The witches will give you your first redstone, as well as glowstone and glass bottles. The skeletons will give you a steady supply of bows and arrows without you needing to craft your own.

Build a sugarcane farm and a mushroom farm (I prefer one which grows giant mushrooms). Also, if you want, you can build a small lake with the infinite water source and go fishing to switch your food source over to fish.

Go back to the nether with a lot more cobble and build a nether mob farm too. Build it in a nether fortress (compare it in a normal creative world with the same seed) so you get zombie pigmen, wither skeletons, blazes, and magma cubes.

Oh shit did I say zombie pigmen? Sorry, I haven’t done this in 1.16 and beyond yet. I’ve only played this far in Skyblock in 1.11–1.15. (Do zombified piglins work the same way?) Modify these for your particular game update and your playing habits.

Anyways the zombie pigmen would have given you your first gold. The blazes will give you blaze rods for a brewing stand. Use both to get golden apples and potions of weakness.

(Although this wasn’t intended when Skyblock was first created back in Beta 1.7, you can still cure zombie villagers using only the items given to you. You get the brewing stand from blazes, the glass bottles from witches, the fermented spider eye from spiders, mushrooms and sugarcane, the gunpowder to make the potion splashing from creepers, and the golden apple from gold nuggets and oak trees.)

Head back to the overworld. Do you already have a large flat platform which you can stand a good distance away from? The sand platform? Great! Break all the torches and let mobs spawn there.

Build a watchtower and shoot off any mob that’s not a zombie villager. (Be careful of endermen and zombie hordes.) Once you find a zombie villager, be VERY CAREFUL. Single them off in a boat and cure them. You’ll need to cure two zombie villagers.

At this point, this is the limit of my knowledge with Skyblock. The last time I got this far, my world corrupted and I would never get this far in a Skyblock world ever again. So the rest of this will be all propositional.

Breed the villagers and make a rudimentary trading hall. Use these villagers to get your first basic items which were only accessible through trading: diamond armor, diamond tools, lapis lazuli, redstone, glass.

Get super kitted out: enchanted diamond armor and gear. Your island should look top-notch when you build all the other possible farms: wheat, carrot, potato, beetroot, cactus, iron.

Expand the island some more until you find a wandering trader. Get as many items you can’t normally get in Skyblock: saplings, flowers, red sand, and especially podzol (can be converted into dirt, a now renewable resource).

Finally, you can do the one thing that I’ve refrained from mentioning this entire time: build a house. Except not just any house. Build the biggest mansion you can imagine. I mean you’ve pretty much reached endgame! Enchanted diamond armor, 99% completion on your island, you can surely take on as monumental a task as a mansion.

Plan it out, and devote weeks and months to building this mansion. When you’re finally done, take a step back and relax. You’ve done it. You’ve beaten the game. You’ve done everything you can in a vanilla Skyblock world. And all by yourself.

[arthurhwalker]

Uroboros Saga, 2021 Update

I haven't published anything in about three years. I am writing, every day, and a lot of that work goes toward my various projects, including Uroboros Saga. This post is to let my readership know a little of what’s up.

In late 2018, shortly after publishing my 8th Novella, I became very ill. Clinical grade General Anxiety Disorder. I was in really bad shape.

It took fourteen months of working on myself, going to therapy, figuring out the right medication, lifestyle changes, and so forth, to be functional. In the aftermath, my partner became ill, with a similar affliction, but completely different somatic and physical symptoms. When I put the last three years into context, beside the Global Pandemic, and everything else going on, I cease being too hard on myself.

I feel badly that my readership has waited so long for new things to read. I feel like I'm bursting at the seams, with so many stories I want to tell. Learning to be a creative with mental wellness, and the intent of maintaining that wellness, adjacent the isolation of weathering the pandemic, has been difficult. All the things that I draw inspiration from, ward off imposter syndrome with, and used as a muse, are mostly unavailable to me.

Inspiration for Dystopian Science Fiction, right now, isn't in short supply. Governments around the world regularly challenge me to get grim, and find new things for people to wonder about, that aren't already happening. My notebooks overflow.

I'm not really smart enough to write science fiction. I'm more an Urban Paranormal, or Fantasy genre writer, by training. I have my partner get me a lot of research, and I've attended science seminars at the university to battle the imposter syndrome. I've had to come to grips with the notion that being smart enough doesn't matter, as long as my audience is entertained.

My muse has always been people. I will sit at a coffee shop, and just listen to ten people talk at once, letting my brain soak up their problems, joys, worries, and so forth. Not having that auditory component, that bit of the real world, is something I haven't been able to get over. I had to isolate while I wasn't well, had a short break before the pandemic, and started again.

Just seeing people's faces on video chat, and to hear their voice, helps a lot. I run a lot of D&D, but the format isn't the same as being there, and hearing the true tone of a person's voice. With trained public speakers, a transcript is fine, but for writing authentic feeling dialogue, it takes a connection, or presence, of people.

I talk to myself in the shower a lot, and that helps.

I'm creating text and environmental descriptions for books 9, 10, 11, and 12. I've everything laid out to finish the Book 7-9 plot arc, and start the new 10-12 story. I've got character designs, cover work prototyped, and timelines set for how it'll all unfold. I really want to tell everyone what I've got planned. I'm on the verge of exploding, you know?

I've done a little legwork on having audio books done, but that's something I think I may end up doing myself. I get compliments on my voice all the time, and think my readership would appreciate hearing the books read by me. Let me know if you agree, or disagree with that.

Anyway, I'd write script for the first three books, I think. Do a test chapter, and let people sample it. My new place has a pretty ideal space for doing audio work, with some upgrades.

For the Uroboros Saga Tabletop RPG, I've jumped back and forth between my old Storytelling Sciences System, and maybe licensing the Cypher System, D20, or similar. Because I'm a game design person, most of how I set up and tested Uroboros Saga, originally, was done with Storytelling Sciences. Before I wrote a single book, characters were made, and dice were rolled.

I really want to produce and publish a Tabletop RPG. It's very high on the bucket list, and I've always got a handful in the works. Retroclone Classic Dungeons & Dragons has been a passion of mine, since playing the game in the 1980s. I'm trying to pull all my projects toward some more common ground, so the work I do gets pushes them all forward.

That's not always possible, but I'm trying.

I've sort of given up thinking I'll ever finish Uroboros Saga, and move on. The media isolation from certain Science Fiction movies, books, and so forth felt necessary in the beginning. Uroboros Saga is enough it's own thing, I don't need to worry so much about it getting tainted by other things.

I'm definitely going to get caught up on all the science fiction I've missed in the last eight years. Recommendations welcome.

I'm mostly writing this to let people that Uroboros Saga is still a thing. A thing I intend to make more of. And, to thank my readership for their patience.