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IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 403(b) Plans
The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-73, which provides much-needed guidance on long-term, part-time (āLTPTā) employees in ERISA-governed 403(b) retirement plans. Following passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, an employee is generally considered a LTPT employee if he or she works at least 500 hours per year for two consecutive years. Among other items, the Notice sets forth the IRS position on theā¦
#403(b)#consistency requirement#Employee Classification#employee retirement income security act#ERISA#Internal Revenue Service#IRS#long-term#LTPT#Notice 2024-73#part-time#retirement#SECURE 2.0 Act#student employees#tax code
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TWIN HUGHES ā LUKE HUGHES
part of the lukeās gf au !
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dolly.notparton life the past 9 monthsā¦. thank you for sharing your birthday @/jackhughes š¤ pretty sweet of you
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jackhughes not like i had a choice, the twins were coming out whether i wanted to share a birthday or not
dolly.notparton i spent the last 9 months of my life making your presents, you could at least act thankful!
jackhughes do they come with a receipt?
dolly.notparton THATS YOUR NIECE AND NEPHEW YOUāRE TALKING ABOUT, YOU UNGRATEFUL SWINE!
jackhughes wtf is a swine?
dolly.notparton god you shouldāve gone to college
dylanduke25 TWIN! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!
dolly.notparton oh my god, they can say that and MEAN IT! DYLAN YOURE A GENIUS!
edwards.73 i donāt think anyone has ever said that about duker and meant it
dolly.notparton @/edwards.73 be nice to my dyl pickle
edwards.73 iād be a lot nicer if you didnāt give me ammo by calling him things like ādyl pickleā
lhughes_06 so grateful for this little family weāve created ā¤ļø
dolly.notparton i l*ve you <3
lhughes_06 did you just censor the word āloveā?
dolly.notparton maybe you would get the uncensored version if you hadnāt left your extremely pregnant girlfriend for hockey? idk, just a thought
jackhughes get him dolly!
lhughes_06 @/jackhughes stay out of this
_quinnhughes dolly and her dolls š©·š iām so happy for you guys. i know youāll make amazing parents
dolly.notparton quinny, i love you tremendously. hurry up and finish in the playoffs so you can meet your niece and nephew š¤
_quinnhughes i love you too but iām not āhurryingā anything, iāve got the cup in mind
dolly.notparton so you hate me and my children
_quinnhughes thatās not at all what i just said
dolly.notparton i can guarantee thatās exactly what you just said
lhughes_06 please donāt fight her on this, sheās tired and just pushed out two babies and i know sheāll find a way to be angry at me about this too
_quinnhughes @/lhughes_06 so i should fight her on this? heard. @/dolly.notparton check your texts
elblue6 my babies and my grandbabies š
dolly.notparton love you mama el!! canāt wait for you to come see the twins!
curtislazar95 god help us, theyāre multiplying
dolly.notparton maybe iāll make a whole hockey team of them
curtislazar95 20 sarcastic poodle haired bambi skaters with insatiable appetites
john.marino97 congratulations, guys! iām happy to hear it was a happy and healthy birth story
dolly.notparton theyāll love their uncle johnny because heās a twin just like them š¤
john.marino97 i can teach them all about being a twin
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lhughes_06 Milo Oliver Hughes; May 14th 2024, 3:16pm
Luella Grace Hughes; May 14th 2024, 3:20pm
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dolly.notparton we made those
lhughes_06 fuck yeah we did! we did fantastic!
dolly.notparton and jack tries to say i canāt cook!
jackhughes because you canāt. you burned water. HOW DO YOU BURN WATER?
dolly.notparton @/jackhughes do you see what i cooked up inside of me?! you cried when you saw them!
jackhughes that was between us!
dolly.notparton @/jackhughes and now itās between us and lukeās 185k followers and probably all of twitter! š«¶
user72 ARE YOU TELLING ME SHEāS BEEN PREGNANT FOR NINE MONTHS AND NONE OF US NOTICED?!
user93 OH MY GOD! LUKEāS A DILF
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markestapa SHOW ME THE BABIES!
lhughes_06 if youād check the groupchat for once, youād see the babies
markestapa oh
markestapa OH THEYāRE SO CUTE! YOU GUYS DID GOOD
lhughes_06 thanks stop sign! š
edwards.73 congrats guys š¤
lhughes_06 thanks eds š¤
dolly.notparton this is a birth announcement not a damn frat party photo dump, you guys could add some hearts or at least a damn smiley face!
edwards.73 @/dolly.notparton no š¤
dawson1417 congratulations! canāt wait to meet them next season!
njdevils gift basket coming your way! šcongratulations!
user20 TWINS š„¹š«¶
rutgermcgroarty swimmers be swimming
lhughes_06 šāāļøšāāļø
dolly.notparton do guys think or do they just do?
user85 so not only is luke the youngest hughes brother, but heās also the only one in a long-term relationship and the first one to have kidsā¦ jack and quinn better step it up
user03 they kept this a secret for nine months and then really just pulled a āSURPRISE!ā on us?! he played hockey all the way up until the birthļæ½ļæ½ they dropped NO hints
nhl congratulations luke and y/n!
_quinnhughes proud of you two and how much youāve grown ā¤ļø not little kids chasing each other around with bugs and porcelain dolls anymore, are ya?
lhughes_06 nope, all grown up. in the league with 2 kids now! thanks bro
dolly.notparton not my fault he was scared of my dolls! have i mentioned that he made me get rid of them when i moved in?
_quinnhughes @/dolly.notparton once or twice a day, yeah
dolly.notparton those were my babies š
lhughes_06 @/dolly.notparton i just gave you 2 new babiesā¦ the real kind
dolly.notparton luke, you genius! i can get luella porcelain dolls!
lhughes_06 @/dolly.notparton NO! THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT!
_quinnhughes @/dolly.notparton look in the attic when you get home š
lhughes_06 THOSE DEMON THINGS HAVE BEEN UP THERE THE WHOLE TIME?!
#lukeās gf au !#luke hughes x reader#luke hughes fic#luke hughes imagine#luke hughes blurb#luke hughes#nhl fic#nhl imagine#faithlynnās writings <3#faithlynnās insta edits <3
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Hi Ravennn~ Iāve been a follower for a p long time and one of my fave parts of your blog is just reading about your twst fangirl crashouts (complimentary) (the Leona rot tag is too funny)! However, I have noticed that Rook, one of your previous twst oshis, has slowly fallen out of favor over time. Iām just curious about what happened?
[For your reference, here is my updated personal tier list; the "Leona rot tag" is here.]
Hello, hello, and thank you for sticking with me for so long TTwTT wdym I don't have Twst fangirl crashouts... I DON'T ROT OVER LION, DON'T BELIEVE THE PROPOGANDA--
For comparison, my last Rook Hunt thirst post was made in late April 2024 whereas my last NOT L*ONA ROT post was made... literally yesterday š As you can see... major discrepancy. The two characters had the same number of posts under similar tags mid-October 2024... But now, in December 2024... L*ona has 160 posts, which is 46 more than Rook's 114. And it has been 73 days since the boys were neck-and-neck, meaning I averaged 1.7 (almost TWO entire posts OTL) NOT L*ONA ROTs per day š¤”
I genuinely feel so bad for Rook because him falling lower in my personal tier list has nothing to do with him and everything to do with what the characters AROUND him did. Both Sebek and L*ona got tons of new, juicy content for me to dissect and appreciate between the book 7 updates and Lost in the Book with Nightmare Before Christmas. Like, have you SEEN the number of analyses I pumped out for just those two alone the past few months?? At least 6, maybe nearing 10. It's insane. They just blitzed by the poor huntsman and shot up, knocking him down in the rung in the process. All Rook got was that crumb that was his own dream + maaaybe a bit of Vil's (that part where he played announcer was silly, but I didn't get anything else from him) OTL
On the bright side, I think Rook would be a good sport about it! He'd cheer on Sebek and L*ona to do their very best, even if it comes at the cost of him taking a lower place.
#disney twisted wonderland#twst#disney twst#twisted wonderland#Leona Kingscholar#Rook Hunt#notes from the writing raven#question#NOT L*ONA ROT#book 7 spoilers#jp spoilers#Sebek Zigvolt#Vil Schoenheit
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Any suggestions for multi-chapter fics with an alternate meeting and happy ending
So many great fics! I have tried to give you a selection, the first few have a festive theme; then some recent fics; and some old classics. Let me know if you like them! ~Jen
Here is our alternative meeting tab.
A boyfriend for Christmas by @caramelcoffeeaddict CoffeeAddict80
When Kurt takes his 6-year-old nephew, Caleb, to see Santa, he's mortified when Caleb asks Santa to give his Uncle Kurt a new boyfriend for Christmas; Blaine - who is working as one of Santa's helpers - however, is eager to help Caleb get his Christmas wish.
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The Christmas Guest by @lilyvandersteen
Kurt goes home for the holidays and finds out a fellow passenger will have no-one to celebrate with, so he invites him to spend Christmas with the Hummel-Hudsons. Somehow, Kurt's family thinks the guy he brought home is his boyfriend. As the days go by, and his Christmas guest proves enchanting in every way, Kurt finds himself wishing they truly were dating. Could his wish come true?
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It's who I'm with by hundredindecisions
In an attempt to make industry connections (and pay rent), Kurt gets a job as a nanny for the daughter of a Broadway producer. When bringing her to a piano lesson one day in December, he meets Blaine Anderson, personal assistant to a famed pianist. (For Klaine Advent 2021)
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Leaps and Dives by @annepi-blog
As the 2024 Paris Olympics unfold, gymnast Blaine Anderson and diver Kurt Hummel find themselves navigating more than just their athletic dreams. Blaine, focused on his second chance at Olympic glory, crosses paths with Kurt, a newcomer to the world of professional diving with extraordinary talent. What begins as a chance encounter blossoms into something neither of them expected.
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Sonder by @gleefulpoppet
[AU] Kurt is one of the most respected and talked about men in the fashion industry and business world. His appĀ Styleā¢RevolutionĀ is the fastest-growing app in history, still rising after three years. Recently, he moved the company to Seattle to be at the heart of the newest technology epicenter in the United States. Yet, with all his success, experience keeps teaching him to be wary of peopleās motives who want to be close to him, and he wonders if heāll be alone forever. Or maybe this city has plans for him that he canāt imagine when his gaze locks with a mysterious, honey-hazel-eyed busker.
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Swords and sands by exquisitetragicthing
Ancient Rome AU, 73 years BC.
Blaine and Kurt are enslaved in the same grand villa in Capua, 125 miles south of Rome. Blaine is a renowned gladiator known for his unmatched skill in the arena. Kurt is their masterās treasured body slave and performer. In a time where their love could be as dangerous as the sword, they find themselves instantly and irrevocably drawn to each other.
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Crema verse by twobirdsonesong (Main verse plus 65 one shots!)
Kurtās just landed a job at Vogue as Carrie Bradshawās assistant. One of his tasks is to bring her coffee in the morning. Enter Blaine, the barista. This is the story of how they change each otherās lives.
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Syrup and Honey By @heartsmadeofbooks
Kurt Hummel is 25 years old when he finds himself being the owner of the bakery he had been dreaming about his whole life, just in time to sweeten up Blaine Anderson's days.
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Barking up the wrong bakery by maanorchidee @forabeatofadrum
Kurt is the biggest dog party planner in Los Angeles. When his usual dog bakery cancels on Kurt, heās in the dire need of a last minute replacement. Luckily, he comes across the Dalton Doggy dog bakery, which is run by Blaine and Cooper Anderson. Cooperās a mess, but Blaine manages to charm Kurt. Will Kurt be able to keep it professional?
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The Symphony verse by Shandyall
Blaine has spent most of his life feeling like the only thing people notice about him is that he stutters. Heās working hard to overcome his (mostly self created) roadblocks when he meets Kurt in an online class the summer after his freshman year of college.
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Westerville Abbey verse by @hkvoyage
Blaine is the second son of the earl of Westerville, and is considered the spare heir. After his 18th birthday, he attends the London Season to fulfill his duty of finding a wife. He soon realizes he is more attracted to the new footman. Kurt, who has just arrived at Westerville Abbey to work alongside his father, becomes equally as smitten with the earlās youngest son. Will Blaine and Kurt be able to overcome their class differences in 1910s England? Will their forbidden love survive WW1? A Downton Abbey inspired historical Klaine AU.
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2024 tuesdaypost retrospective
it's hard not to make this all about my nearly full 365 days of unemployment. i have cut a great deal from this wrapup. thank you all for your love and support (often financial!) this year :') it has never been scarier to have no familial safety net and i really, really appreciate all of you relative strangers (i have met very few of you in person!)
jobs applied to: my best estimate is 4500 given my daily target balanced with periods of more acute despair and physical illness
interviews: 2
calls to the massachusetts unemployment agency: 73
cats spayed and/or neutered: 3 (phil, orange boy, ruby)
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eclipses seen: 1
hurricanes: 1
completely fallow weeks: 5
i have GOT to be more specific about writing out loud what worked and what didn't work instead of resorting to "vibes were off". i also have to remember to be better about saying where i found things and saying the premise/genre of the film. i try to draft these on sunday nights so i can kind of mull things over for a bit, but that rarely happened this year.
highlights of the year: a tomato plant in a five gallon bucket, hotvintagepoll, the eclipse, my new zebrawood desk, throwing my own birthday party (NOT passive aggressive it was very comforting to be in full control), ren faire, the modern zelda games, genshin impact, heist films, naomi novik's temeriare series, Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard, the Popping Tins newsletter about tinned fish products, new joywave and beyonce and charli xcx and kesha albums, and an actual play podcast focused on critical worldbuilding smart characterization and fun interaction between good friends.
questions? comments? concerns? something about the structure/critique of these posts or a work i talked about really click or really not work for you? i would love to know!
listening
all the tuesdaysongs are in one spotify playlist below. if i recced a whole album (only did that this year with The Offlineās La couleur de la mer and Toshiyuke Honda's SONGS OF THE MILKY WAY ) i put the song i thought most representative of the album.
special shoutouts to the Well There's Your Problem engineering disasters podcast, the Sangfielle season of Friends at the Table, The 404 Media Podcast news/tech/culture podcast, and the Whale Hunting podcast about financial crimes.
i would like to find music through other avenues than the spotify weekly recs playlists, especially since the platform has noticeably nosedived after their last round of firing people. unforch i have yet to find a music influencer/blog/tastemaker/podcast whose tastes jive with my own.
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reading
the sort of three broad categories of stuff i talk about in the reading section are articles, comics, and actual books. fairly pleased with my RSS feed, which is filling the twitter hole and also has a separate Real US News tab i can look at in a more controlled manner. people seem to have liked the article/book combo bc reading a book a week is usually kind of a heavy lift for people who are employed. as long as i do either an article or a book i feel like this category is checked off in my brain. i would like to do both more weeks and figure out how to do more concise book reports. i am pleased that people seem to like the couple weeks of giant DNF lists where i briefly state why i did not finish a specific older scifi paperback.
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shoutout to @rae-being-naughty for introducing me to one of my favorite new authors, t kingfisher! what a delectable niche. those books go down SO easy. shoutouts also to the temeraire books, Trouble And Her Friends by Melissa Scott (what if neuromancer was good?), Dark Wire by Joseph Cox (nonfiction about the encrypted phone company the FBI shadow-ran) and Witch Hat Atelier.
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the OPPOSITE of a shoutout to the most frustrating books i did not finish this year, a fragile enchantment by allison saft (the very weird fantasy meghan/harry fantasy au????) and jennifer dugan's the ride of her life, a cowgirl wlw romance that had some kid pop up in the second chapter and yell about how they shipped the leads and were making a tiktok about it. hello??????? huh????? i had that book on hold for SIX MONTHS. what the fuck did people see in that book???
reading and holding and interacting with a physical hard copy book is so much better for my shattered attention span, and i have giant bookcases full of physical books i desperately want to read, but i read ebooks so much faster. a dilemma that will for sure continue into the new year.
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logged almost 169 things on letterboxd this year so far (almost nice). the giant spike is when i watched a a dozen individually loggable betty boop shorts. tasty tasty stats.
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saw one entire film (howl's moving castle) in theaters and i do not think i will be doing that again bc (while fun) it was a very anxiety inducing experience.
more tv and shorts and tv comprised entirely of shorts than i expected to watch this year!
watching highlights of the year:
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playing
the gaming rig i bought in 2020 is really staring to show its age and only very light-resource pc games are feasible rn. very many thanks to both @sybilius and @pasta-pardner who both bought me games i will one day play!
spent most of the year with big open world exploration/puzzle/action games, as is traditional. barely touched a fallout this year, which is less traditional.
by hours, the ranking is probably
genshin impact
breath of the wild
tears of the kingdom
STUFF SORT on my phone
stardew valley
powerwash simulator
what are people interested in seeing in this section?
the trouble with this section is that has been a thorn in my side basically since i started this series, but games are such a part of my life it feels weird NOT talking about them? but talking about video games is difficult bc none of them are very good. i find myself Still a little burned out on them even after almost three years on from the video games job. finding something fun and free on itch or steam is very time-consuming. every time i talk about genshin i feel like i have to caveat it with one million Don't Play Gacha Games warning stickers like the ones that come on cigarettes. and i don't feel like a screenshot of whatever achievement i hunted on genshin in a specific week is very interesting to people.
maybe the solution is to cut this section for a while and have a special bonus add on section every once in a while??? i dunno. would love to know people's thoughts here on how to make talking about/telling stories about the games i play more interesting.
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making
the tuesdayposts as a whole have been both very good and very bad for my mental health, bc i really needed a project to work on to break up the soul crushing monotony of writing cover letters. however writing the tuesdaypost every week was often a very anxiety inducing expereince bc i felt like i didn't do much. or did stuff very unevenly. the "point" of the tuesdayposts is to remind myself every week that absorbing a lot of different things helps me stay on a more even keel. esp in times of great unrest. unfortunately, a year of unemployment.
i saw my siblings twice, managed to actually write and post christmas cards, framed a bunch of shit, discovered a new favorite soup, and did some indifferent gardening and cross stitch.
the making section this year tended to be more lifestyle blogging/what i cleaned. a lot of weeks i did not have Anything in the tank except basic vacuuming and halfhearted wiping counters down.
however??? i managed to post three fics??? two were previously written but at least they are no longer languishing on my harddrive??
this goofy little NFT genderswap blondeyes has the craziest hits to kudos ratio on anything ive ever written.
i really do intend on finishing this cait/fahrenheit 5+1. the stars have not been aligned.
this very brief crossover has gotten some of the loveliest comments!!! when i am done directing and choreographing the big prisoner/arcade argument in my brain i am excited to actually write that.
im genuinely for real afraid to ask or expect anything of 2025, but here it comes anyway!
#tuesday again#tuesday again no problem#forgot i posted three fics this year. bonkers#if the last day of the year falls on a tuesday that supercedes the normal post bc i don't want to write and schedule reblog for two differe#t posts six times each. this is i think the first time this has happened since i started doing these regularly
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Ao3 Wrapped
I like numbers so here I am delving into my works again!
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Overall stats for 2024!
User Subscriptions: 218
Kudos:Ā 1,703
Comment Threads: 376
Bookmarks:Ā 479
Subscriptions: 126
Word Count: 186,620
Hits: 186,620
That's a decrease on most metrics, but my word count is very comparable to last year, and I had no idea my subscription count had broken 200! Cool! Especially as I wrote some kind of out there fics this year, I'm very touched by that people want to stick around. I feel like I also do kind of absurdly well for comments, so thank you guys for that.
Fun Stats:Ā
Fics Published:Ā 25, including one on anon, for 186,620. This is down from last year's 31, but my word count last year was 198,621, so we're pretty damn close!
Number of One-Shots:Ā 22ā It was another year of going hard on exchanges, and that encourages one-shots! Of those, 14 were under five thousand words, so I'm pretty pleased with my objective of learning to write short was actually enacted, when I was experiencing deadline pressure!
Number of Multi-Chapters:Ā 3 total, and one still unfinished. I didn't start any new ongoings and leave them unfinished this year, but I still have multiple languishing from 2022, and I didn't finish the one of those I was working on this year, soā augh. I need to stop doing events and finish some of those ongoings! But events are so good...
Number of Inspired Works: 3, because I participated in recursive exchange, where you write fic inspired by other people's fic and art! One of those was inspired by an animation, which I'm very proud of.
Longest Fic: You Blew Me Into StardustĀ (42,846 words), my beloved mech au. I did two fics for the aufest reverse bang, I also wrote Trying Hard Not To Smile Though I Feel BadĀ (16,254 words) for Aufest, which is a college au! The minimum for that event was 5k so Iā went overboard a bit.
Shortest Fic:Ā I just posted it actually, that's How To Make The Secret Cityās Speciality Dessert - Roasted Brown Sugar Oranges And Buttermilk Ice CreamĀ Ā (912 words), that's a zine fic where we had a 1250 word maximum! I love this fic, and I'm so proud that I managed something short.
Most Kudosed Fic:Ā Gonna Have It Out Like Fight Club, which is a bit unfair because that one has been acquiring kudos since 2022, and is now at 213 kudos. My poor neglected child the mafia fic I HAVE THE REST OF THE FIC OUTLINED I just keep writing things for events instead of writing you.
Most Viewed Fic:Ā That's Gonna Have It Out Like Fight Club, with 2,220, but again a bunch of those are from last year, so probably my biggest fic is Trying Hard Not To Smile Though I Feel Bad, my 13-things-I-hate-about-you Niki & Ranboo au, at 1,457 hits. That one I honestly did not expect to get as big as it did, but I guess people like the comedy.
Most Subscribed Fic:Ā Gonna Have It Out Like Fight Club, with 82 people wanting to know how that one ends. I"M SORRY. I"LL FINISH IT I PROMISE. I did notice my subscriptions to fics overall fellā people were still subscribing to one-shots last year, and this year I guess people realized that was not panning out. Ā
Most Bookmarked Fic: okay so it LOOKS like it's Gonna Have It Out Like Fight Club at 73 but I can count dates so I can tell that only 28 of those are from this year, wait I forgot about private bookmarks. Hm. Well anyways the one I'm sure was bookmarked this year was Things Could Be So Easy (If You Let Them), my first real intentional shot at writing QPR emduo with a proposal, and boy having THAT unlocked was a delight. That one has 52 bookmarks.
Most Used Fandom: Dream SMP with 13 fics, and SMPEarth in second place with 5. I wrote 9 different fandoms this year, technically.
Least Used Fandom: this is A MULTIWAY Tie as Internet & Social Media (Anthropomorphic), Murderbot Diaries, Books of the Raksura, Original Work, Origins SMP, and Parkour Civilization are all at 1 fic.
Most Used Rating:Ā Teen, 18 fics. I wrote my first two explicit fics this year, both for exchanges!
Least Used Rating:Ā Gen, 1 fic.
Most Written Relationship: Technoblade & Phil Watson | Philza, 10 times, UP FROM NINE LAST YEAR I'M DOING BETTER.
Most Used Additional Tag: hilariously, it's a tie between Comedy and Grief/Mourning, both with four times.
Most Frequently Used Characters:Ā
Philza (16)
Technoblade (15)
Ranboo (Video Blogging RPF) (6)
Niki | Nihachu (5)
Tommyinnit (3)
Ghostbur (Dream SMP) (2)
Tumblr (Anthropomorphic) (1)
Jade (Books of the Raksura) (1)
Moon (Books of the Raksura) (1)
Archive of our Own (Anthropomorphic) (1)
Last year I was really startled that Tommy didn't make the list and well. I am not immune to Tommyinnit. He's back again.
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And here's my stats! Tag me if you do this too, I like to see numbers!
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Quarterly Fic Recs 2024: #3
Hello! This list is a bit late but life has kept me busy! I haven't been able to read as much as I'd like but I wanted to share these fics I enjoyed the past few months! I hope you'll enjoy them too. As always, please consider reblogging or let the author know you've enjoyed their work :) Please be mindful of the warnings in each fic as well!
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Seokjin
End of the Line @kookslastbutton
summary: Your relationship with Seokjin hits a bumpy path when he notices youāve been spending more time with his friends than him. Itās an understatement to say your boyfriend has had enough of it.
Yoongi
Blackthorn @sweetestofchaos
summary: The love story of Emperor Yoongi and Empress Keena has been passed down from generation to generation; a love story so strong that it had surpassed the passage of time. This is their story and how they came to be together time and time again in another lifetime.
Lollipop @kithtaehyung
summary: after the summer cookout ends, you say goodnight to your brother and his best friend. but the latter just had to have a lollipop in his mouthā¦ and had to make you aware of it hours later.
Twisted Fate @kth1fics
summary: A slice of vampiric lifestyle here inside the Briarwood Manor walls after you ultimately picked the Lord you wish to serve.
Whirlwind @ysljoon
summary: with a hurricane coming your way towards your state, your roommate provides a safe haven to the man youāve despised for as long as you can remember.
Bet Wrong @kithtaehyung
summary: after seeing how comfortable yoongi is in his place with your brother and their friends, itās hard for you to leaveā¦ but itās also hard for you to stay.
I won't hurt you @kth1fics
summary: You find out that your boyfriend is Ghost Face, but he doesnāt want to hurt you.
Seconds Later @jtrbluv
enemies to lovers!au
Namjoon
Call of Duty @namjooncentric
summary: Namjoon is a military officer and has to go to the field again. When will he come back?
Jungkook
Paradise @minisugakoobies
summary: That sexy man on stage - the one currently giving your friend the lap dance of her LIFE - is your super shy neighbor, Jeon Jungkook?!
Jealous @btsgotjams27
summary: you two agreed - sex without feelings. but it all goes out the window when you have to watch two girls fawn over him and he sees your ex trying to make up for lost time.
Like or Like Like @dambaepuff
summary: After Jeonggukās Valentines date bailed on him, he came home defeated and upset. In your attempt to comfort him things get heated.
Chasing Cars @oddinary4bts
summary: when your brother goes to study on a semester abroad, your life collides with his best friend Jeon Jungkook, whoās coincidentally your roommate. Will you survive the collision, or will you crumble into dust?
Multiple Members/OT7
Before I Leave You Ch. 73 @hollyhomburg
summary: You are everything to Yoongi, the yoke in his egg, the daffodils on the sidewalk, the sunshine in the morning. Everything. He just had to remember it.
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Here are 81 of my favorite albums of 2024 If you noticed the lack of hip hop albums on here, that's because i already posted a separate list for hip hop which you can find here if you're interested. Chart with album titles included I probably listened to the Chelsea Wolfe album more than anything else here but the cure album was such a pleasant surprise for me that I had to put it as number 1. I thought it was a great year for music overall though. I'm really happy with the first few rows on here and those are for sure the albums i'd recommend the most, even though i think everything on here is worth checking out. If you believe there's something i might've missed or your favorite albums of the year aren't on here, let me know! Feel free to leave your own list in the comments, i'd be interested in seeing it. As always, i'll make it so the album titles are a hyperlink that'll take to wherever you can hear it. Peace. 1. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World 2. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She 3. Iglooghost - Tidal Memory Exo 4. chat pile - Cool World 5. Frail Body - Artificial Bouquet 6. Whirr - Raw Blue 7. OKSE - OKSE 8. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 9. Trauma Ray - Chameleon 10. Gouge Away - Deep Sage 11. drive your plow over the bones of the dead - Tragedy As Catharsis 12. Thou - Umbilical 13 . Moor Mother - The Great Bailout 14. Terry Green - PROVISIONAL LIVING 15. Krallice - Inorganic Rites 16. Nala Sinephro - Endlessness 17. Punchlove - Channels 18. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown 19. Tenue - Arcos, bĆ³vedas, pĆ³rticos 20. Crumb - AMAMA 21. Hammok - Look How Long Lasting Everything Is Moving Forward For Once 22. Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath 23. Meaningful Stone - Angel interview 24. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement 25. Arooj Aftab - Night Reign 26. Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God 27. Camila BaƱados - Viento 1. 28. Nilufer Yanya - My Method Actor 29. Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja 30. Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
31. Nails - Every Bridge Burning 32. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD 33. showmore - Liquid City 34. Blushing - Sugarcoat 35. Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk 36. Lip Critic - Hex Dealer 37. Joel Ross - nublues 38. State Faults - Children Of The Moon 39. geordie greep - The New Sound 40. Candy - It's Inside You 41. SATOKO SHIBATA - Your Favorite Things 42. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves 43. Gigan - Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus 44. Knoll - As Spoken 45. Jaubi - A Sound Heart 46. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee 47. Blind Girls - An Exit Exists 48. Julie - my anti-aircraft friend 49. Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding - Milton + esperanza 50. Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code 51. Isleptonthemoon - Only the Stars Know of My Misfortune 52. Liana Flores - Flower of the soul 53. SML - Small Medium Large 54. Maruja - The Vault 55. Spirit of the Beehive - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING 56. Fievel Is Glauque - Rong Weicknes 57. Leaving Time - Angel in the Sand 58. Rita PayĆ©s - De camino al camino 59. TURQUOISEDEATH - Kaleidoscope 60. Babii - Daredeviil2000 61. Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch 62. HERIOT - Devoured by the Mouth of Hell 63. Dim - planted in the soil 64. Contention - Artillery From Heaven 65. Convulsing - Perdurance 66. The Body & Dis Fig - Orchards of a Futile Heaven 67. Uboa - Impossible Light 68. Melt-Banana - 3+5 69. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water 70. Amiensus - Reclamation: Part 1 71. Ginger Root - Shinbangumi 72. Hannah Frances - Keeper of the Shepherd 73. Ravyn Lenae - Bird's Eye 74. Garden Home - Garden Home 75. Aara - Eiger 76. graywave - Dancing in the Dust 77. Martha Skye Murphy - Um 78. Mo Dotti - opaque 79. Luna Li - When a Thought Grows Wings 80. Pluma - NĆ£o Leve a Mal 81. Twine - New Old Horse
#music recommendations#aoty 2024#album of the year#the cure#chelsea wolfe#iglooghost#frail body#whirr#okse#blood incantation#trauma ray#gouge away#moor mother#thou
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Jan 28, 2024
nick moldenhauer x dallas blankenburg
a so it goes ig edit
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#nick moldenhauer#nick moldenhauer x oc#nick moldenhauer x reader#nick x dallas#so it goes au#umich imagine#umich hockey
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So trying to recreate the qsmp mos pack (Personal use ig, just sawa bunch of mods I've never seen before and when Oh Shit thats exciting, then just diecided "Fuck it gonna gather as many of the mods they're using)
I Do Not have any of knowledge of any of the dungeons that they have so I ask if you have any insight let me know.
Here's the full list I have of confirmed mods and possible mods;
server runs on 1.20.1 qsmp 2024 mods: 1.Regions Unexplored 2.Croptopia 3.Biomes o plenty 4.born in chaos 5.exotic birds 6.enmey expansion 7.chocobo mod 8.farmers delight + some other food mods (Possibly multiple) with delight in the name. 9.Candlelight(?) 10.Handcrafted 11.Alex's mobs 12.Alex's caves (I can confirm because of a TRAP DOOR in the egg bakery. I'm in the trenches) 13.supplementaries 14.Beachparty 15.create 16.journey maps (Idk some map mod) 17.aquaculture 2 18.cluttered 19.chimes 20.fairy lights 21.FramedBlocks 22.Chipped 23.paraglider 24.Another furniture mod 25.waystones 26.connected glass 27.Create deco 28.Candlelight dinner 29.MOA DECOR 30.Tanuki decor 31.Orcz 32.Modern life 33.Bakery 34.Friends&Foes 35.Meadow 36.Abyssal decor 37.Twigs 38.lootr 39.when dungeons arise(to be confirmed) 40.nether's delight 41.rats 42.Additional lanterns 43.Alex's delight 44.Additional Lights 45.AstikorCarts Redux 46.Athena 47.Awesome dungeon net..(work?) 48.BOZOID 49.Apothic Attributes 50.AppleSkin 51.Balm 52.Better Archeology 53.Better ping Display 54.BetterF3 55.Aquaculture Delight 56.Bookshelf 57.Bygone Nether 58.CC: Tweaked 59.Artifacts 60.Camera Mod 61.Cataclysm Mod 62.Catalogue 63.Citadel 64.Cloth config v10 API 65.Clumps 66.Comforts 67.Configured 68.Controlling 69.CorgiLib 70.CoroUtil 71.Corpse 72.CosmeticArmorReworked 73.Create : Encased 74.Create Confectionery 75.Create Slice & Dice 76.Create: Interiors 77.Create: Steam 'n' Rails 78.Create: Structures 79.CreativeCore 80.Creeper Overhaul 81.Cristel Lib 82.Cupboard Utilities 83.Curios API 84.Customizable Player M(???) 85.Delightful 86.Distant Horizons 87.Domestication Innovations 88.Duckling 89.Dynamic Lights 90.Elevator Mod 91.Embeddium 92.Emotecraft 93.Enderman Overhaul 94.EntityCulling 95.Nether's exoticism 96.YUNG's (x) Mods (bridges, better dessert temples,mineshafts only ones i can confrim, might be all but idk for sure) 97.Securitycraft 98.Vinery (Confirmed because of Tubbo's drinking binge at spawn yesterday) 99.Mr.Crayfish (Furniture confirmed, possibly more) 100.Naturalist 101.Tom's simple storage
If you know or noticed mods that haven't been listed, reply/reblog with them please.
Things are numbered for my archival reasons, as some mods come in multiple separate mods (such as YUNG's) the numbering will not show the true number of the mods on the server.
I also have not checked the needed mods that any of these mods may need so.
(Please note that there may be spelling/grammar mistakes in the names of this mods!)
#qsmp#THanks to everyone providing mods!#everytime I update this thing I live in fear I'll accidentally copy paste the purgatory theory draft that lives in the same notepad
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Some thoughts about the new Batgirl ongoing title
If you didn't notice already, in 2024 a new Batgirl ongoing title started. In celebration of the upcoming January 26th, I am posting my thoughts on it. Tate Brombal is the writer snd there are a lot of nods to the original series, published throughout the early 00s. I am now going to try to gauge his direction for the title, seeing his tendency to build on what was already established and what he might want to do, as I decipher the story he wants to tell.
Canon and possible retcons?
First of all, what's canon? There are clear references throughout the text to Batgirl (2000), however, because of a few directly contradicting passages, we are sure not EVERYTHING is canon (Despite what the Infinite Frontiers claims). In #3, there was a literal editorial note to #25 (2000), but can we assume it was the same? Probably not. Well, we know that Shiva did at least kill her and revive her.
The thing that confuses me mildly is the fact, that Cass clearly recognizes Nyssa Raatko, while being unaware of Carolyn Wu-San's existence. In the last arc, Destruction's daughter, Cass met Nyssa Raatko in the League of Assassins outpost, and, as far as I am aware, that was the only time they met, both Post-Crisis and in Rebirth, though I might not be correct, I did however try to fact-check with a wiki. In #73, the last issue of Batgirl vol. 1, the same arc, Lady Shiva does tell Cass a few tidbits about her childhood and mentions her sister. We can therefore assume these events, such as Cassandra's third death or Shiva's death, never took place or took place differently. Which is, honestly, pretty good. I am all for revising and retconning that frankly disgusting Shiva's backstory.
For those unaware, David Cain basically saw some sort of potential to kill, decided to lure her by killing her sister Carolyn, Sandra decided to avenge her, Cain defeated her and forced her to have a child because he wanted to raise a perfect killer. Enter Cassandra Cain. We might be getting therefore new or revised backstory once Cassandra asks (knowing her, confront would probably be a better word tbh) Shiva about Carolyn. That would make sense, given the series' big emphasis on their relationship so far. I am wondering how will it all mesh with Cassandra's backstory from No Man's Land, Batgirl (2000) and Batman and Robin Eternal, given their obvious differences. I am not sure what is and isn't canon, honestly, this is way too confusing.
Where the hell are they going?
As of the last issue, we know that Cass and Shiva are embarked on a train away from Gotham. All we know is the fact that it is because they are being targeted by Kalden and the Unburied. This seems pretty interesting. Partly, we got an answer in #3, it's probably because the Order of Shiva is traveling with them and it would be pretty cumbersome to transport all those people... It also doesn't really answer where they're headed to, the only thing we know is the fact that they are running away from a bunch of undead ninjas pursuing them and that place is presumably reachable from Gotham by train and therefore somewhere in America.
It could be that they are going to some random town, although given that this is a story written not to be the most realistic possible, but to be the most interesting possible, I am leaning towards it being somewhere significant. I think there are multiple possibilities. It could be some... hidden outpost, hell maybe the one from the Batgirl finale, or, hear me out, Detroit. I checked, it is a long train ride but it is doable from New Jersey, the place where Gotham City usually is located. That could make sense based on what I said earlier and it could easily be what happens in the issue #5, based on the start of the synopsis (and I hope those poppy-induced hallucinations will be Steph but like, that is quite predictable, based on the fact that she already hallucinated her two times in her original series. But also).
The surprise attack?
In the synopsis of the upcoming issue #4, we learn that a surprise attack will "change everything" and it ponders whether Cass will join "the enemy of an enemy". The enemy in question will obviously be Lady Shiva, Nyssa Raatko, Angel Breaker and... that guy. Who is their enemy? Now, this is an interesting question. For Lady Shiva and Angel Breaker, I could see their common enemy being Black Canary but I can't see Cass not taking Dinah's side in this lol. I am also thinking of Ra's Al Ghul and the League of Assassins in general, mostly because of the appearance of the League of Shadows, as they are those who decided to split for the League of Asssassins.
Apparently, in Batgirl #5 there will be a surprise visit from a family member and given what I just said, it might be Damian... I don't think those two interacted much and honestly, it might be pretty surprising. Or Jason, he has ties with League of Assassins throught the time he spent there with Talia after his ressurection. It could be interesting, given their very conflicting morals. Although I have seen much more probable predictions of Steph (though that isn't surprising, it is pretty predictable, though I would love her to be in this book at some point, given that she doesn't get much content these days), Azrael, Duke or even Helena. The surprise attack could easily just be those Unburied, though, and I am reading too much into the "surprising" aspect of things.
Some new characters
The biggest unknown, so far, are the Undead, Kalden and the guy on the train. We don't know much about them, we just got some exposition from Shiva. I can't really make up a theory because there isn't that much to work with, despite the arc already being half-finished. I do think that Lady Shiva is not telling something. She was shown to be pretty manipulative in this run so far. She mentioned that they woke up centuries later with vengeance in their heart. That implies that there was something done to them by Shiva or someone else that they think was connected to her even. This makes me think of the One year later arc in Birds of Prey (1999) #93-95, where Lady Shiva was a title of a protector and the best fighter of some nondescript village, so maybe one of the previous ones...? There is zero basis for this and I am just making things up, however.
Honestly, the guy on the train is a pretty wild card. I haven't seen anyone identify him. It is entirely possible he is a new character and so he is a total blank slate. There is no point in theorizing about him if all we know is his appearance and that he knows Nyssa Raatko and Angel Breaker.
#cassandra cain#batgirl#batgirl 2024#batgirl 2000#lady shiva#cassandra wayne#nyssa raatko#i have no idea how tumblr works guys#basically just me rambling#dc comics
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Randomly Generated Haikyuu Character #73: Iwaizumi Hajime
Date drawn: June 15, 2024
Hey, this looks familiar! Like I had mentioned with Oikawaās, I copied this drawing over from my sketchbook to the card stock on my graduation cap that I showed several months back, and how fitting it was that this was the last character that got pulled before I graduated! It felt like the perfect send off and yet it was completely a coincidence as every character is randomized and I never know which one Iām gonna get! I couldnāt help but think it was fate :))
Anyways, love Iwaizumi, such a fantastic character and I adore his relationship with Oikawa. Thereās a reason I ended up writing their soulmate story second after all!
As per usual, itās a screenshot redraw, comparison and my thoughts under the cut!
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This is the part where I sort of noticed that spiky hairstyles were becoming a little easier to draw, mostly because Iāve found a good workflow/method for doing it! I donāt think itās ever going to be the easiest for me to do but itās becoming much less difficult and thatās all I care about honestly
I still find it fascinating seeing how my style differs whenever I do these redraws, particularly the eyes I think. Iām not really sure why
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AND NOW.... FOR A SPECIAL 3RD ANNIVERSARY UPDATE. (6/1/2024)
Hello friends, hello mutuals, hello dimension dyfenders fans and hello people who like indie cartoon/comic stuff in general! Comet here. Once Again. and this time i've got something ig this year. This was supposed to release on May 29th, but due to Ren not coming back for a long time because they needed to prioritize irl stuff, of course, we had to delay it.
But, but, BUT! thankfully I had a few things ready after all, however as for some other things else, we'll get to it much later, when the moment calls. Now, let's get off with the first one.
(warning, in case this update gets too long, i'll make a part two where i'll be able to link it through here.)
You Kinda... Look Different.
You may have noticed that Dislexo looks a bit different than usual (darker skin, a bit of shorter hair, etc.), in case you're wondering why... Yeah, you're about to find out.
So, while I was thinking and drawing up some D.D related stuff, I was brainstorming a little by my lonesome. All of the sudden, as I was making a new render for a character, I was like... "Wait a minute... What if I give Dislexo a new look which is a mix between a secretary and a butler but keep it's elements from what made their design unique?" and So, the new and improved Dislexo was born!
Honestly i'm proud of what they look like now. I just hope i won't (or will) get to redesign ALL of the cast again so suddenly lol! Anyways, thats just a small change I made, nothing too big. Now, let's get on something else... which is...
Pocket Adventures' current status + how's minisode 1 coming along
You might be asking inside your minds, "i wonder when more of minisode 1 will drop", "where are the new parts?"- Well, i got the answer. It'll only come only when im completely finished. However i havent been working much on it aside from making a few pages a few months ago, but hopefully this summer i may get back to it and finish it all up if i can. The final script is 73% percent complete, as for the comic itself, let's just say its 58%. I promise you i'm taking my time with delivering everything i can for this minisode. However i might republish the minisode with the series' current artstyle if it ever comes out physically (or either when I'll have the time or energy to do it.) So, now, you may be wondering: "But Comet, what do we do while we wait." Well you're not gonna believe this.
No, it's not an extremely late april fools post! We got new stuff coming soon, recently i've been brainstorming some ideas for brand new content, and you know what? It came to me, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING!
MORE TOONIES COMING YOUR WAY!
THAT'S RIGHT, after months of hiatus, Toonies is coming back with more strips! This time, since summer's coming around, i'll try to post and make more of them and even schedule the finished ones! We got even more covers for it coming, but for now, here's one of them!
More comics are not only gonna explore more of the Dyfenders' and the Dajo Crew's everyday lives in-and-out of their superhero/Villain occupations, we are also going to focus on much more on other characters (at least some of them), and some will last for a few more pages longer! No arcs though, sorry. But hey, you're getting more wackiness as a treat! Now, i know i said this year is not gonna be big like the other two years we had, but...
NEW SPECIAL CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT!
THAT'S RIGHT! We're working on a new special to commemorate our three years! Thought it'd be a nice adiction to this year, we may not reveal the logo and it's title yet, but we can tell you what the sypnosis is about!
You're all invited to the biggest night in the Omniverse, right across it's stars, cosmos, galaxies and portals! Both the Dimension Dyfenders and the Dajo-Crew are crossing the red (or should we say, blue) carpet in this brand new 3-part special! Prince Dajo-Voo has a new plan on how to take over the gala, all while he tries to self-control himself from doing the same explosive incident he did back then. The Dyfenders may be having a great time at the gala, but rest assured, they'll be sure to keep a close eye on him. Here's to a Rift-errific and (hopefully) trouble-free gala!
As a bonus, when the production on all three parts are done, we'll be posting Toonies comics related to the special, which may feature a new character who will debut later on in Pocket Adventures! We don't know when it'll exactly be out, my guesses would be either summer, september or next May 2025. But rest assured, we'll be working on it, but we won't rush it out.
So... What's next?
Honestly, i can't really tell. But I can assure you i still have so may plans for this series, plans that will be put in action in the far-off future. What i really hope to do is to make animated shorts as well, not just Toonies strips, pocket adventures minisodes and comic dubs of it. Maybe if we'll ever make a backerkit or a kickstarter for it and get a budget, it might happen (along with more VAs joining in.) Speaking of VAs, in case you're a VA and you haven't auditioned yet, anytime is the right time! (this is still a test leap, but if it succeeds it may go further.)
but for now, we're sticking to comics, and then, if possible we'll get to comic dubs and so on.
That's all for now! I hope you're all looking forward to what's coming for this series. I'm sorry that it wasnt as big as the last years, but we promise that things will arrive when they can.
Happy (LATE) third anniversary, everybody!! Thanks for reading!
By the way, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!
#Dimension Dyfenders#Dimension Dyfenders Updates#updates#indie webcomics#webcomic#indie comic#indie#ocs#original characters#superheroes#Again thank you all for your support in this series#it means a lot to not just me but the crew also!#we really hope we can make more for you all to enjoy as we can!#get hyped!
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X grants more government requests than Twitter did
His social media platform took action on 71% of legal requests between January and June, according to a new report
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Elon Muskās social media platform has released the first transparency report since he bought it in 2022, showing a company ready and able to comply with government takedown requests.
Before Wednesday, the company now called X Corp.ās last transparency report covered the final six months of 2021. That report included information on how the company, then called Twitter, enforced its rules, responded to government requests for information, legal demands to axe content, copyright and trademark notices, and other details.
According to The Washington Post, which reviewed Xās report, the website acted on 71% of the legal requests it received to remove content during the first half of 2024. Thatās up 20% from 2021 and more than the roughly 30% of requests it complied with in prior years.
Many of those requests came from a few countries, such as Turkey and South Korea, and were often successful in getting content removed or restricted.
Sixty-eight percent of cases requested by Turkey ā which has strict censorship laws and is led by President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, who has asked Musk to build a Tesla (TSLA+0.21%) factory in his country ā were complied with. X also acted on 73% of those requested by South Korea, 79% of those requested by Japan, and 80% by the European Union.
Thatās in stark contrast to Muskās public position as a self-described āfree speech absolutist,ā especially in light of his recent, high-profile feud with Brazilās government, although the companyās response falls in line with Xās actions over the first six months of his ownership.
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December 2023 Writing Round-Up
Here's the monthly round-up of everything written and posted in December 2023! It's the final round-up of this year! It's been a great month for housekeeping, and behind-the-scenes stuff happening on Patreon (and Ream!) But here's the chapters that were released: Underline the Black 73Ā
Underline the Black 74Ā
Underline the Black 75Ā
Underline the Blue 07Ā
Underline the Blue 08Ā
Constellations 01Ā
The Nascent Diplomat 39Ā
The Nascent Diplomat 40 (Augus+Gwyn Tier+)
Underline the Blue 11 (Augus+Gwyn Tier+)
Constellations 04 (Gary+Efnisien Tier+)
Chapter Commentary - Underline the Black 31 (Mosk+Eran Tier+)
Chapter Commentary - Underline the Black 32 (Mosk+Eran Tier+)
2014-2017 Chapter Commentaries - Full Compilation (Mosk+Eran Tier+)
2023 Chapter Commentaries - Full Compilation (Mosk&Eran Tier+)
Song Spotlight - Full Compilation (All Tiers)
FANFICTION
A Stain that Won't Dissolve 27Ā
A Stain that Won't Dissolve 28 Ā
Palmarosa 12Ā
Palmarosa 13Ā
Palmarosa 14Ā
Palmarosa 15Ā
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It was a much quieter month on the writing front. I managed 43,000 words by some miracle, across a bunch of different stories.Ā
A reminder that enrolment into the Merch Tier to get the May/June rewards is still valid until mid February!
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On the writing side, I wrote across multiple stories: Palmarosa, Constellations, Underline the Black, and Underline the Blue.Ā
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I had to step back on posting for my own health/sanity. And I'm taking the first two weeks of January off from posting chapters. I'll still be writing, but in between raising a puppy and also just general burnout, I'm still putting some mega health-preservation in place so I don't get really sick.Ā
You will mostly notice this in the form of one Underline the Black chapter not going up each month, to give me a Sunday-to-Sunday stretch with no chapter updates. I will still be active and around! These aren't holidays from writing or interacting with you all, just from the schedule itself. :DĀ
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For those who remember the Merchantverse novel Tradewinds, this is coming in book / e-book form to Patreon and Ream only in the Gary+Efnisien Tier or higher. It is a completed Fae Tales Verse story, that focuses on merchant fae in the southern hemisphere, and Seelie vs. Unseelie merchant traders. This will come in January 2024.
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I'll see you all in January 2024! Which is in one hour! Thanks so much for making this year incredible! :D
#housekeeping#chapter round up#underline the black#palmarosa#thespectaclesofthor#not poignant#underline the blue#a stain that won't dissolve#constellations#all the things!#managing my health with a puppy is kind of funny#but it's been happening#dsalkjfdsa
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