#Edna Valley

[wine-porn]

Green Gate

Beautiful, bright, clean Chardonnay, and I say this with a bit of surprise, as rarely I see a brand new winery–especially hanging out its shingle in Paso–hit the street with clean, un-touristy wines. Sure there’s a bit of sumptuous decadence to it (all chard should have this), but nowhere is nutter-butter extravagance. Headed into slight green in the glass, a nose calm and straight-forward: tiny…

[haybug1]

Baileyana Chardonnay & True Myth Pinot Noir ~ Wines of the Day

If you are looking for two perfect wines for toasting with friends or family this holiday season, look no further than Baileyana Chardonnay and sister winery True Myth’s Pinot Noir. Both wines are grown in the cool climate region of SLO Coast. SLO Coast is a relatively newly created AVA producing distinct wines that have a bright freshness and delicious fruit-filled flavor thanks to the area’s…

[thecryptidwizard]

Cosmic Vanquish- Close Up 👁️👁️‍📸

[doctorbrown]

MCFLY JULY ‘24 ⸺ 「 19 / 31 * PLAYING HOOKY 」

10:15

Hill Valley Courthouse

“Good morning, Citizen Wilson,” Edna says curtly, a dangerous look in her eyes as she exchanges the expected pleasantries. Today’s smile is sharper than usual; today she has fangs instead of teeth, Goldie notes quietly—something that kicks his self-preservation drive into high gear because nothing good happens when the viper bears her fangs—and adjusts accordingly, proverbially twisting himself out of reach of that venomous bite of hers.

Mama used to tell him he was too perceptive for his own good. That he had a smile that could charm even the Devil himself and a tongue coated in silver.

It sure served him well back in law school. It would’ve made him a damn fine lawyer. It makes him excellent at his job now and keeps him out of trouble, mostly.

He knows what has put her in a sour mood before the explanation even comes out, which it inevitably does with alarming speed and disgust well before he can return the greeting. “I have urgent business to discuss with my husband, but I see his office has been untouched all morning. Have you heard anything from him?”

Goldie gives her the same bright smile he always does, flashing perfectly white teeth. “Good morning, Citizen. Lovely morning, isn’t it?” Edna’s mouth twitches at the edges but she says nothing, favouring expectant silence as she awaits the answer to her inquiry.

His mama taught him right. Taught him the value of honesty and virtue. That lying should be avoided unless it was the lesser of whatever two evils were placed in his path and then when he used that silver tongue of his, he knew exactly what he was doing.

Right now, he knew exactly what he was doing, lying to the most dangerous person in Hill Valley. And he knew exactly what would happen if he got caught.

But knowing what would happen if he didn’t, well, that left only one conscionable choice of action open to him.

He didn’t know all the details. Emmett had refused to elaborate on that meeting with Citizen Martin McFly, even after the usual prodding that often got him to open up and share some of his woes knowing they would be held in the utmost confidence.

‘It’s too dangerous to get you involved. The less you know, the less Edna will be able to try and force out of you.’

‘You’re planning something, aren’t you?’ Emmett says nothing and Goldie sets down two cups of coffee, sweetened with an additional cube of sugar each from their secret stash to cut the bitterness of the last few days. ‘I’ve been around long enough to know that look in your eyes.’ When Emmett’s brows fly up, he continues, ‘that’s the look of a man having a crisis of conscience.’

For a moment, he thinks a weary sigh is the only answer he’ll receive. ‘Let’s just say he forced something out into the open that I’ve tried to not think about for the past decade or so.’

But he was able to intuit enough of it based on the scraps of knowledge he did have.

Whatever he’s up to, whatever the reason Citizen McFly had for racking up a Demerit count that should have sent him straight to the Citizen Plus ward and whatever the truth was behind that memo that suddenly appeared on his desk overnight, Goldie knows in his heart that his absence today has everything to do with the kid.

He only hopes it's worth it.

So, Goldie lies expertly and efficiently, thankful for his long-time familiarity with Edna and her methods and Emmett’s forethought and preparedness, inasmuch as could be fabricated in an official memo left with him without revealing the true nature of whatever it was that consumed him. Without that, navigating the live minefield littered with Edna’s follow-up questions and scrutinising glares would have been near impossible.

[tenth-sentence]

Joss cited examples of four major UK clearing banks which made large investments in Californian banks, at the height of the Silicon Valley allure which made California the 'Golden State'.

"Westpac: The Bank That Broke the Bank" - Edna Carew

[frankensteinmutual]

Signalis (2022) [H.P. Lovecraft, The Festival] /Sagittarius A* / Kathy Acker, Pussy, King of the Pirates / Outer Wilds (2020) / Is There a God-Shaped Hole at the Heart of Mathematics? / Drain for overflowing water at Sambuco Dam, Lavizzara Valley / ? / Thomasin Frances, Hole Theory (15/10/2022) / Bryan’s Ground, a public garden in Herefordshire on the Welsh border. / odd, weird, strange and unusual / Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves / Evil (2019-2014) / Judas H., Overflowing With Empty / Illustration of the Annular Eclipse of 1836 from “A fourteen weeks course in descriptive astronomy”, Joel Dorman Steele (1836-1886) / @imdad_barbhuyan on Instagram / The moon’s Copernicus crater. Through magic glasses. 1890. / Kaveh Akbar / Dune (2021) / x / Dmitry Kochanovich, Epiphany (Russian,b. 1972) / The Silt Verses, Chapter 41: But As My Last Breath Splits My Throat / Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, The Camp is a Bait for Time / Darina Muravjeva, Hole / Hilde Heynen in Heterotopia and the City / x / Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers / x /  Louise Glück, from Descending Figure / Anne Carson, Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay. / Caitlyn Siehl, What We Buried; from “A Letter To Love” / Lara de Moor, Orb (2014) / Sam Sax, Pig / The National - Wake Up Your Saints / Aleksander Rostov / Sanna Wani, from “Princess Mononoke (1997)”, My Grief, the Sun / Gregory Orr, [i want to go back] / Thomas Ott / ? / Judas H., Overflowing With Empty / James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room / Massive sinkhole swallows house in Florida / Edna St Vincent Millay, in Letters (1952) /Silent Hill 4 (2004) / @/vren-diagram / Anne Boyer, What Resembles the Grave But Isn’t / Law of Holes / Scarlet Hollow (2021) / China Miéville, from Railsea

(part one)

[simena]

Edna Boies Hopkins - Lilies of the Valley

[daryfromthefuture]

Dary, I would very much like to hear about the angsty miitopia au unfolding. :)

*takes a deep breath* Okay. I shall provide you with the basic information. This will take forever but I AM READY (just transferred a bunch of screenshots from my Switch to my phone to give visuals lmao)

Under the cut because this includes massive spoilers for Miitopia

Marty is the hero of our game, just a regular guy from a place called Greenhorne. He came to Greenhorne town only to find it attacked by the so called Dark Lord (who I made Edna in this game). Edna steals the faces off Miis and plants them on monsters so they gain power and fight Marty. Marty agrees to go on a quest to find and defeat the Dark Lord. So far, so good.

On the quest, he meets other Miis willing to help him. Those are Jennifer, Paul (from the Pinheads) and Linda. They fight and stuff (and rescue King Sam and Princess Lorraine as well as help Lorraine convince her dad to marry her childhood friend George instead of the prince Biff that Sam wants her to marry. Guys those roles were PERFECT for them I swear. George was spineless in this game and had the perfect color scheme, and Biff ws absolutely useless. 10/10 casting from my part), but as soon as they get to the next kingdom, the Dark Lord straight up kidnaps Marty's friends and he's all alone again :(

Here's some screenshots from the castle before we move on

Marty watching his parents. Yeah.

I said Marty was left alone? Well, not completely. He's not alone in spirit - because in Greenhorne, he has had an encounter with the Great Sage Doc, who has saved his life with his magic (you can see where this is going). Marty meets him again in Neksdor, as well as his new party members - Dave, young Emmett, and 1986B Jennifer (I was legit running out of BTTF characters because I had a lot of the townspeople be characters like Seamus and Maggie. And Clara is my horse. She's a purple unicorn. Oh and my quizmaster is Bill Nye which, also, is 10/10 casting. I am proud of myself)

In this new desert land called Neksdor (pun of "next door"), Marty and team fight a pharaoh before having to move on to the next kingdom. Oh and unhinged versions of my OCs because, again, I was running out of BTTF characters. I even gave Western Union Guy and Terry the car mechanic roles.

Edward Cobra.

Citizen Valley Jen being possessed

An impression of Neksdor (ft. Clara)

Next up, we had to go through the Realm Of The Fey, a fairy/elf kindgom. Once again, Edna kidnapped all my friends so I had to cast my OCs as new party members.

(absolutely no context screenshot but welcome Helen, Anthony, and Marion)

I cast server friends as the Fab Fairies because I SWEAr Bobby G doesn't have enough female characters in this franchise.

@bg-sparrow was the eldest Fab Fairy and I had to fight her as an owl. I'm so sorry BG lmao

After finishing off this kingdom, Marty got to head to Krakaton, where the Dark Lord hides out. His friends are once again kidnapped, and - much worse - Edna stole their faces, too!!

Marty discovers his friends with no faces and is absolutely devastated.

Enter the Great Sage.

The best part began: Doc joined Marty's team! Yay! Together, they went to rescue Marty's friends and had some endearing moments along the way :)

Look at them. They're buddies. I love them.

In the end of this mission, they manage to rescue all of Marty's friends and Doc leaves again. And now, we are approaching the final battle against the Dark Lord in Edna's castle retreat.

That battle was surprisingly easy and BOOM, Marty wins!! Congrats!

But the game is far from over. It turns out that Edns was in fact possessed by the so called Dark Curse, and now the Curse is looking for a new body. Naturally, it attacks Marty, being angry with him for defeating the Dark Lord.

And then Doc appears and saves Marty once again.

Sacrificing himself in the process.

Yep - Doc is a villain now. And he's even more powerful than ever before, due to his Great Sage powers. This is heavy, am I right?

Marty is absolutely heartbroken :( But Jennifer hypes him up jsgfdjhs

Now, Marty, his team and this kind dragon named Dominic have to chase Darker Lord Doc and defeat him to free the Great Sage

After Marty had to do a bunch of side quests collecting jewels that open the entrance to Doc's hideout, the Sky Scraper...

(More no context images)

...he stood in front of its gates, wondering whether he was making the right choice...

(I clicked No. Marty, being the selfless guy he is, did not think about himself afer a moment of consideration. It's funny, Marty never refers to the Darker Lord and Doc as the same person. It's so wholesome)

And now, here we are. I'm on my way to the final FINAL boss of this game, but this plot is absolutely destroying me. This Mii RPG game has no right to be this angsty like. Why.

As a reward for going through all this, have a sketch of them I made yesterday :]

I can't wait to rescue Doc from his misery 🫡 Thank you for reading, this game has me in a chokehold lmao

And thanks Nikki for the ask! It was fun rambling about all this

[diadxrling]

Mun comforts

Comfort food: Mashed Potatoes or really most forms potatoes can take, ravioli and way to many sweet things to be healthy for me.

Comfort drink(s): I can not function without Soda, peach ice tea, chamomile tea especially with some honey added

Comfort movie(s): Nightmare Before Christmas, Lilo & Stitch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Coraline, Wall-E, Rise of the Guardians

Comfort show(s): Teen Titans, Steven Universe, The Secret World of Santa Claus, The Goes Wrong Show, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Comfort clothing: Loose shirts and shorts, Onesies, Fluffy Hoodies, Band shirts

Comfort song(s): Life Eternal - Ghost, Way too Many songs from CATS, Blood Moon Waltz - SVTFOE, done by the Stravaganza Symphony Orchestra

Comfort book(s): A lot of Astrid Lindgren books which I grew up with (Pippi Langstrumpf, Karlsson vom Dach, Ronja Räubertochter)

Comfort game(s): Ratchet and Clank (the whole series), Starbound, Dishonored 1 & 2, Animal Crossing, Cult of the Lamb, Both Ori games, Stardew Valley, Edna & Harvey The breakout, Sonic Adventure 2

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[bri-to-the-future]

So i just finished my latest replay of BTTF The Game, and something I noticed on this playthrough that I really appreciate is how often it references deleted content from the movies.

Like, in episode 1 when you first meet up with Doc while hes in jail and you catch up a bit he mentions that him and Clara are deciding when to send the boys to college. Clara wanted to send them to the 21st century for it, but Doc says he’s partial to the 60s. And of course he is! In the original screenplay for BTTF 2 they mention that Doc teaches at the local Community College.

The other two examples i noticed have more major spoilers for the game so I’ll put them under a read more just incase

Theres also the scene near the beginning of episode 2 where Kid’s gang uses too much chloroform to knock out Artie. This references an extended version of the Darth Vader scene from the first movie where Marty does the same thing to George- it’s why he sleeps through school the next day.

And in episode 5, when you’re jogging Edna’s memory about what happened and she mention’s her grandfather, Doc explains that she means “Marshall James Strickland. Came to Hill Valley in 1869, shot by M-“ before Marty cuts him off saying that he remembers from when they met in 1885. The last part of Doc’s sentence is referring to a deleted scene from the third movie where Mad Dog is intercepted by Marshall before his duel with Marty, and shoots him in the back in front of his son. It was cut because they decided it would make Mad Dog too irredeemable and make people upset that Marty didn’t just shoot him.

And these are just the ones I noticed! And its not even mentioning all the references to things that did make it into the movies! Gah i love this game so much

[wine-porn]

Mommy Dearest

This is a really delicious pinot. Delicious. That’s the word I’m gonna use. Murky red-pink with an even murkier black core, a friendly nose of rich ripe fruit and definite Pinot definitions. Distilled-water vague with thin floral and plentiful polishing touches of lustful vanilla and smoky influences along Edna Valley lines of un-restrained deliciousness. Rich and thick in the mouth, charismatic…

[pearlsoflongago]

Quest

Tales From Elsewhere

La Parque et l’ange de la Mort/The Park and the Angel of Death by Gustave Moreau

Eldorado

Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old— This knight so bold— And o’er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow— ‘Shadow,’ said he, ‘Where can it be— This land of Eldorado?’

‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied, ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’

—Edgar Allen Poe

La Palme by Odilon Redon

Elaine

Oh, come again to Astolat! I will not ask you to be kind. And you may go when you will go, And I will stay behind.

I will not say how dear you are, Or ask you if you hold me dear, Or trouble you with things for you The way I did last year.

So still the orchard, Lancelot, So very still the lake shall be, You could not guess—though you should guess— What is become of me.

So wide shall be the garden-walk, The garden-seat so very wide, You needs must think—if you should think— The lily maid had died.

Save that, a little way away, I’d watch you for a little while, To see you speak, the way you speak, And smile,—if you should smile.

—Edna St. Vincent Millay

Boat in the Moonlight by Odilon Redon

Merlin and the Gleam                

   I.    O YOUNG Mariner,    You from the haven    Under the sea-cliff,    You that are watching    The grey Magician    With eyes of wonder,    I am Merlin,    And I am dying,    I am Merlin    Who follow The Gleam.                   II.    Mighty the Wizard    Who found me at sunrise    Sleeping, and woke me    And learn'd me Magic!    Great the Master,    And sweet the Magic,    When over the valley,    In early summers,    Over the mountain,    On human faces,    And all around me,    Moving to melody,    Floated The Gleam.                   III.    Once at the croak of a Raven who crost it,    A barbarous people,    Blind to the magic,    And deaf to the melody,    Snarl'd at and cursed me.    A demon vext me,    The light retreated,    The landskip darken'd,    The melody deaden'd,    The Master whisper'd    "Follow The Gleam."                   IV.    Then to the melody,    Over a wilderness    Gliding, and glancing at    Elf of the woodland,    Gnome of the cavern,    Griffin and Giant,    And dancing of Fairies    In desolate hollows,    And wraiths of the mountain,    And rolling of dragons    By warble of water,    Or cataract music    Of falling torrents,    Flitted The Gleam.                   V.    Down from the mountain    And over the level,    And streaming and shining on    Silent river,    Silvery willow,    Pasture and plowland,    Horses and oxen,    Innocent maidens,    Garrulous children,    Homestead and harvest,    Reaper and gleaner,    And rough-ruddy faces    Of lowly labour,    Slided The Gleam.—                   VI.    Then, with a melody    Stronger and statelier,    Led me at length    To the city and palace    Of Arthur the king;    Touch'd at the golden    Cross of the churches,    Flash'd on the Tournament,    Flicker'd and bicker'd    From helmet to helmet,    And last on the forehead    Of Arthur the blameless    Rested The Gleam.                   VII.    Clouds and darkness    Closed upon Camelot;    Arthur had vanish'd    I knew not whither,    The king who loved me,    And cannot die;    For out of the darkness    Silent and slowly    The Gleam, that had waned to a wintry glimmer    On icy fallow    And faded forest,    Drew to the valley    Named of the shadow,    And slowly brightening    Out of the glimmer,    And slowly moving again to a melody    Yearningly tender,    Fell on the shadow,    No longer a shadow,    But clothed with The Gleam.                   VIII.    And broader and brighter    The Gleam flying onward,    Wed to the melody,    Sang thro' the world;    And slower and fainter,    Old and weary,    But eager to follow,    I saw, whenever    In passing it glanced upon    Hamlet or city,    That under the Crosses    The dead man's garden,    The mortal hillock,    Would break into blossom;    And so to the land's    Last limit I came—    And can no longer,    But die rejoicing,    For thro' the Magic    Of Him the Mighty,    Who taught me in childhood,    There on the border    Of boundless Ocean,    And all but in Heaven    Hovers The Gleam.                   IX.    Not of the sunlight,    Not of the moonlight,    Not of the starlight!    O young Mariner,    Down to the haven,    Call your companions,    Launch your vessel,    And crowd your canvas,    And, ere it vanishes    Over the margin,    After it, follow it,    Follow The Gleam.

—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, from Demeter and Other Poems

The Muses Leaving Their Father Apollo to Go Out & Light the World by Gustave Moreau

[ofyokai]

cont. from here w/ @talesofourworlds

Reiko lets out a soft chuckle and empathizes, "What a bother..." But at the same time, she can't help entertaining the possibility of Edna's adventure being more fun than the dullness of her mundane, everyday life. Reiko's always looking for trouble. Would it have been an enjoyable experience for herself? Or would she lose patience just as quickly as she'd set out in the first place and favor napping in the solitude of the hills and valley, forests and lakeside

It's just a curiosity, she thinks to herself and tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Not necessarily important to have an answer. "So... why hang around with someone who's so much trouble, this Zaveid person?" The girl's smile doesn't quite reach her eyes. isn't it true that her own name 'spells trouble?'

[taanoir]

Evie was attending Oasis Springs High School and had joined their theater. The house was slowly coming together. Hana had arrived from Brindelton. Cerise would be out once she finished up some stuff there, including paying out Edna early.

Evie ended up making friends with Karla. Which gave Evie some much needed company and socialization. Karla was in her late 20's just a bit younger than Bernie, but they got along well. She had been friends with Bernie in Brindelton but her and her husband moved here for work. Her husband was in construction, and this was the place to be.

It also helped Evie get acclimated to Oasis Springs. She had grown up in Brindelton which was much different. The very casino Bernie managed would be an illegal business there. Karly helped her navigate the differences.

She was also learning some new skills like cooking.

Evie still confided in Hana like a second mother. She would tell her about school, her friends, and her drama classes.

Evie would work on her homework then practice. Evie was a great dancer, singer and was able to play three different instruments. She was still working towards her goal of being an actress. She dreamed of moving to Del Sol Valley and becoming a professional Starlet.

[tenth-sentence]

In July 1987 AGC sold the Kooralbyn Valley resort to a Japanese company, Towa Kohmuten, a group involved in construction and management of golf and tennis resorts in Japan.

"Westpac: The Bank That Broke the Bank" - Edna Carew

[synthsays]

Hi ok so first of all, is it just me or whenever you think abt the musical songs or they get stuck in your head it's just AAA silly goofy stim time idk another thing, in the BttF game when Marty goes back to stop Doc from marrying Edna, and takes Citizen Valley Doc back w/ Him, CVDoc fucking

c h l o r o f o r m s his younger self and locks him in the bathosphere. THEN Marty threatens to LITERALLY SUFFOCATE EMMETT by stepping on the air vent to the bathosphere. Like bro, chill out ;-; then Marty gets Emmett out and he's like, "Huh, my head hurts its like there wasn't enough oxygen in there, as a matter of fact, how did I get in there?"

Anywho that scene was crazy but besides that aren't the musical songs so silly :D