#Coleburn

[maltrunners]

Coleburn 20 Year (1980) Mackillop's Choice

Review by: The Muskox This Coleburn was part of a closed distilleries tasting I did back in April… Like many of the whisky reviews I started writing before/during my long hiatus this year, it sat in a vaguely-finished state with a score and notes but no write-up. I’ve cleaned up the formatting and added the SMWS name from my notes and memories but haven’t touched my original scores. Distillery:…

[ghostinacardboardbox]

Okay im thinking now about how in Ghosts on a Train, Andrel is literally just. Never around people her own age. She lives and works exclusively with adults. Like obviously there are teenagers who travel on the train, but Andrel doesn’t interact with any of the passengers on a personal level.

Leaving the orphanage has (debatably) been a net good for her but it comes at the cost of never being around her actual peers during adolescence. To her, her peers are Drix and Pip, and there’s more than a decade between her and them but she literally doesn’t get why people treat her differently when she does the same job for the same paycheck and shares the same living quarters and goes to the pub with them on their days off. Of course she gets weirded out when Drix tries to parent her; she literally views him as her friend and coworker and feels like he’s overstepping if he tries to treat her like a child.

Just. Andrel spending her middle school years without interacting with any other kids her age. Andrel’s two closest friends in the world being significantly older, one of them a traumatized drunk and the other a himbo who wants to look out for her but doesn’t know how without making it weird. Andrel having to listen to Candace’s guilt ridden rant after Candace forced her into indentured servitude. Andrel having to reckon with her own mortality, daily, at the age of thirteen and then not leaving when she has the chance because it’s not a real choice, not when her current job includes room and board and she doesn’t have anything else to fall back on. Andrel going through everything basically alone, apart from her coworkers who made their own choices in life while she had to do this.

Andrel having to grow up too fast and having no one to relate to.

[hermes-running]

milo coleburn - "not dead yet"

12.29.23

this is my GTAVRP character, i have been roleplaying as him for about 2 years. he wears a white oni mask and insists his face (but hes not a demon he's Just Like That lol). he's cool and confident and a huge dork and people are scared of him because he's hard to read and his charisma is like +100 so people easily love him. he's knowledgeable and not afraid to do crime and he doesn't always need a gun to get people to follow his demands. i love roleplaying him so much. it's hard to roleplay other characters because he's so cool and fun lmao.

[thewizardofloneliness]

I have no respect left for the enemy, for the nest, for the prey.

Deputy Mercy Coleburn (Far Cry 5)

[sallysgrancanwrite]

Chapter Sixty-Seven

Masterlist

PT was grueling again. But Chloe knew it was necessary. Again, she did not let in that her back was hurting her. She finished up and headed to the gym.

Chloe got on the treadmill and just walked. She promised that she wouldn’t run so she didn’t. But she walked at a good clip.

Next she hit the weight machines. She wished she could lift more than 10 lbs but that would come in time.

As she worked out Michael showed up. “How does he always know where I am?” She thought. She ignored him and kept working out.

“Look who’s here!” said Michael. “You're going to have to workout harder than that to get rid of your fat.” He laughed. As he walked away she could hear him mooing.

What an ass she thought. Then Edith walked over.

“Whatever he said you just need to ignore. He’s an ass.” Edith said. “Are you ready to go?” She asked.

“Yeah I’m done. I’ve hit every machine so I’m good.” Chloe said getting up.

“Good, let’s go shopping,” said Edith.

They went to Walmart to see what they had for children’s clothes. Edith found the cutest dresses and of course she had to buy a few or so.

“You’re spoiling her,” said Chloe.

“She’s my grandbaby, I’m supposed to spoil her.” Edith laughed. “It’s not like Tom is going to give us grandchildren any time soon,” she said.

Chloe looked at a few clothes for herself but she had no money as it was all in Michaels account. She was going to petition the court to get access to the money.

Edith saw her looking and grabbed some items for her.

“Edith no! I’m sure I’ll get access to Michael’s money soon.” Chloe told her.

“Until then we will get you what you need.” Edith said.

“I don’t really need those, now do I?” Chloe asked, laughing.

“Yes, you do. I say you do,” winked Edith.

“You’re stubborn!” said Chloe.

“Now let’s get home. I want to put in a roast for tonight.” Edith stated.

“I need to check Emma’s schoolwork. Lord knows what Bob is teaching her. Probably how to bbq.” Chloe said laughing.

They got home and Emma was in the garage helping Bob build a cupboard.

“Why are you not doing schoolwork?” Chloe asked.

“Grandpa said this is like something called shop class.” Emma said.

“Bob really?” said Chloe.

“It teaches her how to read a ruler and measure things. It’s important stuff.” said Bob.

“Good grief,” Chloe laughed. “Come on little one, shop class is over. Back to the books.” said Chloe. “There is still time to do some homework before supper.”

Chloe got Emma started on practicing her handwriting and spelling words. Writing them out seemed to help her remember them easier.

Chloe went to the kitchen to help Edith with supper.

“What do you need help with?” Chloe asked her.

“I have the roast, carrots and potatoes going. If you want you can make some cheesecake for dessert.” Edith told her.

After helping in the kitchen Chloe went to check on Emma.

“Are you ready for your test?” Chloe asked, looking at Emma’s handwriting.

“Yes, I think so Momma. But there are some hard ones.” Emma replied.

“I’ll give you a bit more time to study them,” said Chloe. “I’ll be back after a bit.”

As Emma began to study the phone rang.

“I’ll get it," said Chloe.

“Hello, Coleburn residence.” She stated.

“Not a sound on the other line could be heard. Just breathing. Again.

“Michael, if this is you, stop harassing me! I will report you.” She cried.

Bob came over and grabbed the phone and slammed it down hard.

“I’m calling the phone company to trace the call for us. I want to know where it’s coming from before I report it.” Bob replied angrily. “This needs to stop!”

“It’s a good thing you can’t drive yet. You always have someone with you. I don’t trust him.” Edith said.

“I want my independence back.” said Chloe. “I miss going where and when I wanted.”

“You will soon dear,” said Edith, knowing she didn’t want Chloe alone until this monster was put away.

[unofficialoxtimeline]

A Volisport Calendar of Events

Here is a list of events and event series in Volisport occurring on a cyclical basis:

Annual

The Splintered Bone Annual Festival of Fights: an underground fighting event marked by high betting and electrified cage fighting. Cross Coleburn serves at the current organizer and emcee (High Stakes at the Splintered Bone)

Cab-Con: A trade show for the cab driver's union featuring many innovations, both mechanical and goat-related. Non-members are allowed by application. While it is an industry event, it has become very popular with the general populace and includes delights such barbershop quartets and loads of merch (The Cab-Con Caper)

Crimsnight: A holiday held on the winter solstice. It's Christmas, but also the Purge. People avoid the streets and stay locked up at home or at the pub. Crimsnight is celebrated differently in Volisport than in Tycheros. In Tycheros, the winter solstice is a separate event, and Crimsnight itself is celebrated essentially on the equivalent of Epiphany (A Crimsnight Carol)

Crimsnight is not the original winter solstice holiday of Geth, which was Sun's Turn (Silent Knight). Crimsnight is instead descended from All Crims Eve, a holiday that was created by the Duke of Redcastle and not associated with the winter solstice at all (Plunder Siege).

Periodic

Balloon racing: Illegal hot air balloon racing is held on multiple predetermined circuits, including the North Hook run. Racing teams are drawn from a number of gangs (Lampblacks, Billhooks), guilds (Railjacks), and whatever the Red Sashes count as. Different races allow different levels of violence, such as including or excluding firearms. The North Hook run does not allow firearms, but does encourage sabotage. It's not clear whether it includes a spectator element, nor whether there is a championship series, but the teams are well-established and train together (First Flight of the Sparrowhawk)

Snail racing: The object in snail racing is to make the matches last as long as possible, and doping is extremely common. Due to its cruelty, snail racing is punishable by death

[greatdrams]

GreatDrams gets to review a rare, 38 Year Old Coleburn single malt whisky from Gordon & MacPhail https://www.greatdrams.com/greatdrams-gets-to-review-a-rare-38-year-old-coleburn-single-malt-whisky-from-gordon-macphail/

[julieschulerart]

During World War 1, Canadian Army Lieutenant Harry Coleburn bought a bear cub for $20 from a hunter in White River, Ontario. He named her Winnipeg, after his hometown, and smuggled her to England where “Winnie” became the mascot of his regiment. He later donated her to the London Zoo where the son of a local playwright often visited, a boy named Christopher Robin Milne.

[maltrunners]

Coleburn 19 (1981) Signatory Vintage

Review by: Raygun Another closed distillery up, at least for now. Coleburn was mothballed in 1985 and so far remains that way. Murray McDavid bought the brand and uses its warehouses, and I hear has plans to resume production. When and whether they will use the original site and equipment, I don’t know. Whether they plan to use weird finishes for all of it has also yet to be announced. Reviewed…

[ghostinacardboardbox]

The way that the gang just. Hates Timoth from the beginning is hilarious to me. They’ve never had this kind of interaction with any other guest character. They are way more chill about insanely suspicious people but this one nerd who happens to be friendly with someone evil (but doesn’t otherwise know what’s happening) inspires rage in them.

Especially Drix. Him telling someone for the first time in the entire series that they can not call him Drix. Doesnt Laudius call him Drix? Laudius gets to use the nickname and Timoth can’t? It’s so petty. Love that for him. Let Drix be even more petty 2k24.

[hermes-running]

close to heart

12.19.23

[fattsexyperson]

friends at the table sexyperson tournament one: PCs

these are ordered vaguely by player. unfortunately there is not a power of 2 number of PCs so some characters, like Clem and Lem, Hazard and Virtue, Duvall and Thisbe, etc will have to go through one more round of voting than everyone else. this is unavoidable

round one:

Pickman v Kalar Anakalar

Clem v Lem

Valence v Chine

Throndir v Sige Coleburn

Duvall v Thisbe

Es v Fero Feritas

Phrygian v Lye Lychen

Fantasmo v Ephrim

Hazard v Virtue Mondegreen

Tender Sky v Marn Ancura

[neonjawbone]

some friends who are at the table, of whom there are Six

(i finished a relisten of marielda recently and im gonna TRY and start WiH so i decided to clean up this oldddddddddddddddd sketch of the Six i did in between stuff today)

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[thewizardofloneliness]

saw someone else do this picrew for their ocs and thought it would be fun. feel free to start a tag chain.

ami ward (fdtd) / brooke brannigan (fdtd) / glory freeman (fc5/nd) / mercy coleburn (fc5)