#Nu guinea

[musicbydany]

a groovy edit to an all-time classic, for the sunrises & the sunsets paradise x magia

Listen/purchase: Sade/Nu Guinea - Paradise x Magia (a DANY edit) by sade, nu guinea, muscibydany

[the-ironic-monster]

This is Gunner Forseit. With a Gun.

....yep!

More from my World of Numi Nu. sadly i never delvede too deep in him in my DA days. maybe i should? who knows! Bonus: Did a speedpaint of this:

Edit: i wonder if it registers that this dude is a guinea pig. i can only hope so!

[nerdsbianhokie]

Reading the World

In 2023, I challenged myself to watch a movie from every country in the world during the year, which I more or less succeeded. At the start of this year I decided to read a book from every country in the world (without the time restraint) and got a map to track my progress along with a challenge on Story Graph.

List of countries and books below the cut

Current count: 46

Afghanistan:

Albania:

Algeria:

American Samoa:

Andorra: Andorra: a play in twelve scenes by Max Frisch

Angola: The Whistler by Ondjaki

Anguilla:

Antigua and Barbuda:

Argentina: Our Share of the Night by Mariana Enríquez

Armenia:

Aruba:

Australia: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Alexis West

Austria:

Azerbaijan:

Bahamas:

Bahrain:

Bangladesh:

Barbados:

Belarus:

Belgium:

Belize:

Benin:

Bermuda:

Bhutan: Folktales of Bhutan by Kunzang Choden

Bolivia:

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Botswana:

Brazil:

British Virgin Islands:

Brunei:

Bulgaria:

Burkina Faso:

Burundi:

Cambodia:

Cameroon: The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal

Canada: The Gift is in the making: Anishinaabeg Stories retold by Amanda Strong and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Canary Islands: Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

Cape Verde:

Cayman Islands:

Central African Republic: Co-wives, Co-widows by Adrienne Yabouza

Chad:

Chile: The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernández

China: The Secret Talker by Geling Yan

Christmas Islands:

Cocos Islands:

Colombia:

Comoros:

Cook Islands:

Costa Rica:

Croatia:

Cuba:

Curacao:

Cyprus:

Czech Republic:

Dem. Rep. of Congo:

Denmark:

Djibouti:

Dominica:

Dominican Republic:

Ecuador:

Egypt:

El Salvador:

Equatorial Guinea:

Eritrea:

Estonia:

Eswatini:

Ethiopia:

Falkland Islands:

Faroe Islands:

Fiji:

Finland:

France: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

French Guiana:

French Polynesia:

Gabon:

Gambia:

Georgia:

Germany: At the Edge of the Night by Friedo Lampe

Ghana: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey

Gibraltar:

Greece:

Greenland:

Grenada:

Guam:

Guatemala:

Guernsey:

Guinea:

Guinea-Bissau:

Guyana:

Haiti:

Honduras:

Hong Kong:

Hungary:

Iceland:

India: Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir Of Surviving India's Caste System by Yashica Dutt

Indonesia: Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

Iran: Darius the Great is Not Okay by Abid Khorram

Iraq: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Ireland:

Isle of Man:

Israel:

Italy:

Ivory Coast:

Jamaica: When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten

Japan:

Jordan:

Kazakhstan:

Kenya:

Kiribati:

Kosovo:

Kuwait:

Kyrgyzstan:

Laos:

Latvia:

Lebanon: Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage

Lesotho:

Liberia:

Libya: Zodiac of Echoes by Khaled Mattawa

Liechtenstein:

Lithuania:

Luxembourg:

Macedonia:

Madagascar:

Malawi:

Malaysia:

Maldives:

Mali:

Malta:

Marshall Islands:

Mauritania:

Mauritius:

Mexico: Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia

Micronesia:

Moldova:

Monaco:

Mongolia:

Montenegro:

Montserrat:

Morocco:

Mozambique:

Myanmar: Smile as They Bow by Nu Nu Yi

Namibia:

Nauru:

Nepal:

Netherlands: We Had to Remove this Post by Hanna Bervoets

New Caledonia:

New Zealand: Tahuri by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

Nicaragua:

Niger:

Nigeria: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Niue:

Norfolk Island:

North Korea: A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim

Northern Mariana Islands:

Norway: Blind Goddess by Anne Holt

Oman:

Pakistan: Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Palau:

Palestine: The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

Panama:

Papua New Guinea:

Paraguay:

Peru:

Philippines:

Pitcairn Islands:

Poland: Return from the Stars by Stanisław Lem

Portugal: Pardalita by Joana Estrela

Puerto Rico:

Qatar:

Rep. of the Congo:

Romania:

Russia:

Rwanda: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin

Saint Barthelemy:

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha:

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

Saint Lucia:

Saint Martin:

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

Samoa: Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel

San Marino:

Sao Tome and Principe:

Saudi Arabia:

Senegal:

Serbia:

Seychelles:

Sierra Leone:

Singapore:

Sint Maarten:

Slovakia:

Slovenia:

Solomon Islands:

Somalia:

South Africa:

South Korea: The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong -Mo

South Sudan:

Spain: Mammoth by Eva Baltasar

Sri Lanka: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Sudan: The Translator: A Memoir by Daoud Hari

Suriname:

Sweden: Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot

Switzerland:

Syria: The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui

Taiwan:

Tajikistan: The Sandalwood Box: Folk Tales from Tadzhikistan by Hans Baltzer

Tanzania:

Thailand:

Togo:

Tokelau:

Tonga:

Trinidad and Tobago:

Tunisia:

Turkey:

Turkmenistan:

Turks and Caicos Islands:

Tuvalu:

Uganda:

Ukraine:

United Arab Emirates:

United Kingdom: Poyums by Len Pennie

United States of America: Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D. Smithers

United States Virgin Islands:

Uruguay:

Uzbekistan:

Vanuatu: Sista, Stanap Strong : A Vanuatu Women's Anthology edited by Mikaela Nyman and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen

Venezuela: Doña Barbara by Rómulo Gallegos

Vietnam:

Wallis and Futuna:

Western Sahara:

Yemen:

Zambia:

Zimbabwe: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

[foxglovepng]

Race Headcannons 🥀🌼

Requested: Nu uh I just felt like it

CW: Race, Rook Slander, Ortho spoiler Idia's part.

Characters: NRC students

These are my Race Headcannons for the NRC men. Some of these I just went by feeling a lot of these I did research about the movie setting although with the fishes + beast men I went by geography.

Some of these I'm unsure of (Heavy on Sebek) If anything is incorrect or you want to share your thoughts go ahead I'm always open to corrections and hearing others. (PROOFREAD FOR ONCE)

(Updated Epel on 5.12.24)

🌼

Heartslabyul

Riddle (British)

I don't really have an explanation for this one other than the Red Queen in Tim Burton's version she was British and had a big goofy forehead (I have not seen the animated one help)

Trey (German)

Would you believe me if I told you I whipped out a map closed my eyes and threw a dart and it landed on Germany??

For this one I went with somewhere in Europe and I picked Germany because it just made sense to me I was gonna say Polish, but his Green hair was telling me German.

Cater (Scottish)

It's his ginger hair tbh.

Ace (Japanese)

A lot of people headcannon him as Filipino, but me personally I wanted to be quirky and different /j

This one doesn't really have any evidence I just went by feeling. I also headcannon it that he would love Jojo and Junji Ito.

Deuce (Mexican)

As a fellow Mexican I KNOW ONE OF US WHEN I SEE ONE OF US. He is Mexican and I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL.

Savanaclaw

Leona (Kenya)

I actually googled it and Lion King takes place in Kenya which is a country in the eastern part of Africa. For obvious reasons since he is based off Scar it made sense to make him Kenyan.

Ruggie (Multiracial)

I may get a lot of heat for this one, but this man got blonde ass hair and blue eyes, HOWEVER for the geography of spotted Hyena's I feel he is light skinned. He's got some Kenya in him but he also got some white genes. Geography wise I believe he is also part Arab since there are Arab countries in Africa. So therefore I believe he is white, black, and Arab.

Jack (Bircial)

Another one I may get a lot of heat for.

From what I remember Jack is from the same country as Vil? So, I believe Jack is part black, but also part European. It also isn't explicitly stated what movie he is from we just know he is a wolf.

Pop off Jacob Black (not sorry)

Octavinelle

Azul (Cuban) + The Twins (Filipino)

I googled Coral Sea locations and I came to these conclusions.

There are different Coral reefs going from Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Maldives. With the Twins I thought how funny would it be to make them Australian, but Filipino just kind of felt right like a gut feeling. The Carribean sea also has coral reefs so I made Azul Cuban. I was going to make him Venezuelan however I ended up going with Cuban, but I feel like both fit him in a way.

Scarabia

Jamil + Kalim (Arab)

I don't really think this one needs an explanation Aladdin quite literally takes place Agrabah which was based off of Baghdad, Iraq (source: Google)

HOWEVER

There is an article that says the Architecture is based on the Taj Mahal which is Indian.

There is also a mention of Allah in the animated version BUT because I don't fully understand religion in general (And also Disney back then was kind of racist) I don't want to use religion as a justification to where specifically they are from. So I will simply just say they are Arab.

Pomefiore

Vil (German)

Snow white was based in Germany. (I have nothing more to say :Skull:)

Rook (French)

Self explanatory

Epel (Sami)

The Sami People are people who are indigenous to Sapmi which is in Northern Europe. (Todays Russia, Sweden, Finland, and Norway).

From doing a bit of research the Sami people seem to be dying out and their language too. (If you want to feel free to Google the Sami people there's a lot to learn about them and it's really interesting. There was basically a bunch of policies put in place to kill them and mistreat them it's really sad)

So in short Epel is Sami Indigenous (If I'm correct he's the first Indigenous character we got so far which is nice representation) (I also hope my research was correct please correct me if not)

Ignihyde

Idia (Greek)

Based on where Hercules takes place and because Hades is quite literally Greek Mythology he is Greek.

Ortho is just a robot, but when he didn't drop dead he was Greek.

Diasmonia

Malleus (German/French)

I am not really getting a clear answer as to where Sleeping Beauty takes place so I made him a French German. He slayed tbh

Lilia (Romanian)

Dracula's castle is in Romania that is the only explanation you are getting

Silver (French/German)

I am being told he is based off Sleeping Beauty so I am making him the same race as Waka Sama.

Sebek (Biracial)

When I first was thinking of a race for him I was thinking Slavic kind of fits him (atleast to me) or possibly Asian. However I had a really hard time guessing so I made him SlavicAsian. Maybe possibly Slovakia and Vietnam?

If you enjoyed Likes and Reblogs are very much welcome. If you want to request something go ahead just read my rules first. <3

[iheartchv]

Hello !! Can i request for a romantic cod match up? (Can be n/sfw, go ham with it!!) If thats alright aaa, its my first time asking but I love your works! >__<

✧ Im a 5'5 filipino girly (currently 22 years)

✧ Im slim and a bit on the underweight side, struggling to maintain a normal balance TT..

✧ I have a short black mullet hair with blue peekaboos, skintone's a bit on the lighter side

✧ Currently taking culinary classes, im in my 4th year

✧ an introvert but I can go up to people and talk about the things I observe about them! (For ex. The pins they have, the kind of clothes they have, etc etc) otherwise, I just stay quiet and stay put

✧ I love cooking, reading books, listening to music and oh dear god— sleep!!! Its the most rewarding thing for me as a stressed and pressured student

✧ The kind of music that i listen to is probably shocking for someone meeting me at first— they usually think I would listen to pop more but noooo they're wrong.. anyways, its Death metal, Black metal, and Nu metal :3

✧ I had an emo phase (mcr, p!atd, ptv, and so much more-) but now my style is more on old money and sometimes dark academia!

✧ Im diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and to top it up, im also diagnosed with bpd :(( I am all over the place, i need constant reassurance on what im doing or i'll go nuts..

I feel like I overshared on this one— oh dear—

You can pair me up with anyone you deem fit for me :33

I hope you have a nice week! Muwah muwaah!!

🤔 uhmmmm.... I'll match you with...

Simon "Ghost" Riley 💀

I feel like Ghost would be your match

At first it would seem like he doesn't care about you at all;

You had told him he had a cool mask on

He just gave a soft grunt and went about his business

But once he warms up to you he'll be a lot less of a jerk

As friends, when you were out together, he'd always say something like "this isnt a date"

"Never said it was"

But you wished it was

Ghost was a nice guy underneath his cold exterior

He was there for you, a shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen and hear you out

He has your back 🖤

It took a bit but he asked you out

He got tired of waiting for you to ask

He knew you had a crush on him

You were more open than he was so he got to know more about you

When he trusts you completely he will open up to you

Further on into the relationship he will take his mask off around you and tell you his few secrets he has hid from everyone

Volunteers to be your guinea pig for any recipe of yours

No, it's not an excuse to eat your food...

....though it is the most delicious food he's ever had...

He's missed eating real food

Has noticed he's put on a few pounds

But you say he looks better

Even his close squad mates noticed

And though they may tease him having a girlfriend, he ignores them and mentions that they're 'just jealous'

[damagedintellect]

Craig Tucker x Fem!reader

💌 Craig Tucker is a mother fucker: Chapter 5  💌  

Summary:  You want to say that it wasn't your fault buuuuuut it kinda was. You didn't think much of it as you casted your joke vote for the "Hottest guy in school" and in hindsight you should never listen to Clyde but it was pretty funny at the time. Craig just wanted a peaceful junior year and you can't blame him for that however waking up the morning after a party, in his bed, being told that you two were dating wasn't exactly your definition of peaceful either.

Notes:  I was always too scared of the fandom to post it back in the day but I wrote this before Creek was made canon so let's just say Craig is bi for my sake because I've had a huge crush on him since forever. My S/O pointed out that Craig is just Trafalgar Law but with a guinea pig instead of a polar bear and I haven't been the same since I have a type and it's them.

💌 Word count: 3,047 💌  <= Previous | Chapter 6 =>

You blinked you expected to hit the floor just like that time before, but you didn't. Craig caught you and walked away from the crowd of people before he put you down. "What is your deal and standing on tables? Did you not learn from last time?" You tried to get yourself another drink and he rolls his eyes at you. "Yeah I think it's time to cut you off" Craig said taking the cup from your hands. You tried to reach for it but there was no point you could barely stand and your legs were giving up on you. Maybe dancing on the table wasn't such a good idea after all. You pout at him but he just stares at you, he was not amused. You tried to stand up again struggling until Craig offered you a hand to help you. "(Y/n), you look like you're about to pass out. I think it's time for you to go home." you shook your head "Nu-uh it's time for you to go home. Besides I can't go home. We were supposed to have a sleepover at Bebe's but she went with Clyde somewhere and Weeeeendyyyyy's with Staaaaaaan." Craig dragged you into the kitchen it was clear that he was frustrated as he handed you a bottle of water "I still don't see why YOU can't go home."

You fumbled with the cap for a bit before Craig grabbed it from you "Give me that! God you're so annoying when your drunk." He said the last bit more under his breath than directed at you.

You didn't answer his question though, so he looked you in the eyes and talked patronizingly slow making sure he over enunciated to get the point across. You did not like his tone. "I still don't see how that's preventing you from going home" he opened the bottle and handed it back crossing his arms.

"Well mom" out of spite you took a sip of the water "Wendy and Bebe instructed me to get drunk and told me they'd hold on to my phone and my keys." you also made sure to speak almost too clearly as you took another sip "So I couldn't even if I wanted too" you smiled at Craig as you chugged the rest of the water holding the finished bottle to his face "Happy now?" you grinned as he rolled his eyes "Overjoyed." he motioned for you to follow him as he walked away but you just stood there not really sure how to work your legs. He turned around and groaned "You're coming with me." after you made no effort to follow him he walked back to you and knelt down beside you "Get on" You were oh so very confused but got on his back anyways. Is this what being tall felt like?

"Why? What are we doing?"

"We are going to find Wendy and I don't trust you to walk on your own, knowing you, you'd end up getting lost somehow. So just shut up and enjoy the ride before I change my mind" he sounded tired of your antics but was still deciding to help you? "Aw he cares." You think feeling a little bit giddy.

You wrap your arms around him pointing ahead shouting "Onwardz!" slurring the end of it with a shit eating grin before nuzzling into his neck. Craig was warm and smelled nice you probably could fall asleep like this. You were so relaxed you almost didn't hear him mutter "That's it, I'm going to kill you when you sober up." as he piggybacked you around looking for Wendy.

Eventually he found her talking with Stan who looked surprised as Craig approached. "I thought (Y/n) said you guys weren't dating anymore? Did you guys make up or something?" Stan said mildly slurring his words as he takes a swig from his cup. You held onto Craig a little bit tighter trying to keep it together after remembering what you saw in the hallway earlier. Craig shook his head and sighed, "We never were, let's be clear. Clyde said that Bebe asked me to keep an eye on her before they passed out because Wendy was supposed to be watching her but whatever," he rolled his eyes "(Y/n) said she gave you guys her keys and her phone." Wendy gave an apologetic look. She really did plan on watching over you but then Stan showed up and well you get the point. She dug through her pockets and pulled out your phone. "Sorry, I only have her phone. Bebe has her keys."

You grinned grabbing your phone to take a selfy with Craig who glared at the camera. You thought you both looked cute together. "No, delete that or I drop you" you sighed "Boo, you're no fun" He turns back to Wendy and thanked her before going off to find Bebe. You hugged him a little tighter before loosening your grip slightly before you blacked out.

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You felt comfortable, comfortable enough to fall asleep that was the last thing you remember as you wake up the next morning. Your head kind of hurt but you didn't want to open your eyes. You just cuddled into the blankets more, it felt warm and nice but something seemed off. Slowly opening your eyes you see that you're not in your room or at Bebe's. It seemed familiar, like you've been here before but you couldn't put your finger on it.

Where the heck are you?

You tried to sit up, the key word is tried, something was weighing you down, there was an arm holding you in place. You were in your underwear in bed with someone else. You carefully turned around to see who's bed you were in and you held your breath trying not to make any loud noise. Craig Tucker was sleeping next to you also nearly naked.

WHAT DID DRUNK YOU DO!?

"Okay think (Y/n), what happened last night? Did we fuck Tucker? There's no way right. I mean we both still have clothes on." You tried really hard to remember how you got here you really did but your thoughts were broken when Craig pulled you closer.

He looks so peaceful when he sleeps, you'd hate to admit he was kinda cute. Normally he would be frowning in annoyance or being an asshole so you never really noticed but right now, you can see why so many of the girls voted for him with Clyde's help or otherwise. You wanna touch his face, like is he even real? Maybe this was all a dream. You cup his face and rub your thumb over his cheek, it's really soft and warm. Craig shifts, nuzzling into your hand in his sleep before his eyes slowly open and you quickly retract your hand "Shit" you swear under your breath you didn't mean to wake him in fact you probably should have tried harder to leave.

"Morning" Craig mumbled as he shifted removing his arm from your waist to rub his eyes. He didn't seem bothered by you being there for once, it was kind of awkward "m-morning" you stuttered still trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

"How are you feeling?" Craig just stares at your eyes it's weird you've never really thought that one could give too much eye contact but it felt like he was looking into your soul "I have a slight headache not too unbearable" you take a long pause waiting to see if he'll do anything but he doesn't "How did..." you trailed off it was probably a stupid question "D-did....did we...."

Craig frowns "You don't remember anything from last night do you" he sighs flatly patting your head. Why was he patting your head? "I had a feeling you wouldn't" he shifted to lay on his back looking at the ceiling. You tried your best to remember anything.

"I remember getting my phone from Wendy but that's it." Craig turned to you "Well Bebe had your keys and-"

*

"Hey Token" you guys ran into Token on the way back into the house "Are Bebe and Clyde still locked away" Craig hopped slightly feeling you start to slide down. You were phasing in and out almost forgetting to hold on. "Yeah why?" Token turns to look at you "Is (Y/n) okay?" you tighten your grip smiling as you press your face against Craig's while he nudges you with his shoulder "She's drunk, Bebe has her Keys and I was told to babysit" Token takes a sip of his drink nods "Ah I see, well good luck with that I think they're still down." you waved Token off as Craig walks upstairs and knocks on Clyde's door "Hey are you guys awake, (Y/n) needs her keys to go home" He paused waiting for a response on the other side of the door but you shake your head "hrmmmmmm, No don't wanna" Craig stopped to pull out his phone to try to call Clyde instead. You both heard it ring on the other side of the door but nothing happened "(Y/n) I don't care if you don't want to go home, you need to go home" He started knocking on the door again already out of ideas.

"Youuuuuuuu should go home" you giggled as you feel Craig getting frustrated "I'm TRYING to go home but I'm stuck here with you." you shrugged "Not eveeeen, just take me home with you." Craig stopped knocking and froze "What?" You cuddled into his neck again.

"Well they're not answering and I can't go home anyways so why don't I go home with you." Craig takes a moment to think about it and smirks at you "Can't wait to hear the rumors on Monday." *

"Then I said fuck it and took you here." Craig finishes with his usual uninterested tone only glancing at you for your reaction "Okay, that all makes sense but why are we half naked." Craig groaned already regretting bringing you over "Of course, you don't remember that either do you?" you tried to think about it a little but still, nothing was jogging your memory "Ah no, I don't." you shake your head at him

"Do you want the short version or the long version cause my throat is killing me."

"I'll take the short version but I might change my answer after you tell me."

"Well the short version is we're dating now." Craig just looks you in the eyes and you think this is the first time you've ever made real eye contact with him. Have his eyes always been this pretty? You thought they were black but when you're this close to him they're more of a navy blue and while you feel like you could stare at his eyes forever, just what the fuck did drunk you do. Craig snaps his fingers in front of your face

"Earth to dumbass"

"Okay yeeeeeeeah, I want the long version." Craig groaned while he ruffled his hair "I need water. This is so stupid." Craig hands you your phone and walks out of the room for a moment muttering "Why did I even agree to this." while you try to put the pieces back together. You try skimming through social media looking for clues. Apparently you danced on another table. Someone posted a video of you. You also found barrage of messages from Bebe.

-Hot blondes in your area-

3:23am- OMG I STILL HAVE YOUR KEYS!!! I'M SOOOO SORRY!!! Please tell me you went home with Wendy.

3:27am- Wendy's saying she's not with you. where'd you go >:?

3:32am- Those rumors tho, you and Craig are tots dating. Rumor has it you guys left together B)

3:35am- Apparently Craig left Clyde some messages. OOOoooOOOOoooOOOo~ scandalous

3:38am- Remember don't do anything I wouldn't do >;)

Oh sweet Jesus the rumors, you're dead Craig's getting ready to kill you. He's going to the kitchen to get a knife to kill you but he said you guys were dating now? You look through your camera roll and find the selfy Craig mentioned earlier. You were supposed to delete that but you didn't. He doesn't have to know you kept it you looked all cute and happy while Craig looked annoyed, it was a good picture of you both. There was also a video of last night that looks like it was filmed at Craig's house.

Craig came back before you actually clicked on the video and he handed you a water bottle and some meds for your headache "Aw so sweet, thanks honey." You more or less mocked him as he sits down at the edge of the bed. He rubs his face "Oh shut up you. Do I really have to explain the long version."

"I mean I would like the long version but if you're not capable, I guess I took a video?" Craig raises an eyebrow at you as you hit play

* It looks like you were about to sleep. Craig was already laying down with his eyes closed as you were trying to get both of you into frame. "Hey just a heads up I know you won't believe him in the morning" Drunk you gestures over to a very tired Craig "But you guys are going to be dating from now on, well fake dat-" Craig put his arm around you dragging you down on the bed "Just go the fuck to sleep." drunk you laughs at this "What already can't stand it-" *

The video ends with Craig reaching over to end the recording cutting you off mid sentence. You turn to Craig even more confused and he grumbles rolling his eyes "Okay fine"

*After you both left the party you were muttering "I was mostly joking, you don't have to. Honestly I thought you would have just left me passed out at the party. You're being so nice right now, you're going to be an asshole again when I wake up aren't you." your head was going a mile a minute you didn't have time to filter what you were saying because couldn't take the fact that Craig didn't answer you. He just kept walking until he got to his house which was only down the street. He unlocked the door and walked inside "My parents are out of town and my sister is at a friend's house this weekend. Can you walk yet?" you nod and he helps you off his back and stretches "You're heavier than you look." He yawns taking off his shoes. Normally you would have some sort of comeback but you couldn't think of anything. You struggled to get you shoes off making sure to take them with you before following him upstairs to his room. "You can sleep here, I guess I'll-"

You cut him off pushing past him to flop on his bed. You lay down like one of those french ladies that people be painting all the time. "You sly dog, there's only one bed" you say as you start to slowly undress wiggling your eyebrows at him. He rolled his eyes at you "I know, that's why I was going to just sleep on the couch-" you cut him off again "But this is your room you should sleep here. I'm small so there should be plenty of room" before he could turn to leave you grab his wrist and pull him on the bed "Do you want me to get you a change of clothes." Craig said looking away from you. What was he even supposed to do in this situation. This is not how he pictured his night when Clyde asked him to come over. You shook your head glancing at your underwear "Nah, I like these they're cute." you see him peek at you before he ruffled his hair rather aggressively letting out a frustrated sigh as he started to disrobe as well "You'd probably freak out tomorrow if you are the only one not wearing clothes." he paused massaging his temples. He pulled back the blanket before laying down "I can hear the rumors now." he looked over at you "This is annoying."

You shifted and fiddled with the blanket "I-I'm sorry, I could leave." you sat up slowly but he grabbed your wrist and forced you back down "Sit your ass down you can stay. I already dug my grave by bringing you here." you looked like you were about to cry, you didn't want to be a burden but here you are. He noticed your eyes were starting to water before he let out another sigh "Fucken alright look, I don't give a shit if people think we're dating. At this point I don't think anyone really believes it considering the rest of the girls keep pestering me. You would think if rumor had it I was already dating someone they'd stop but no, Lola and her fucking gang won't leave me alone."

"So I'm not annoying?" he laughed "Oh no trust me you are but you're at least a part of the friend group I hang out with, it at least makes sense why people would think we're a thing, but fucking Lola? She thinks I'm cheating on her or some shit. I've been turning her down since middle school and she still doesn't catch the fucken hint." you tilt your head trying to make some sort of sense from this "Ever since you started hanging around more she thinks you're her competition and keeps avidly making it a point to get on my last nerves." he pinches the bridge of his nose continuing "Not to mention I get confessed too about 2-3 times a week because of that stupid list shit." You tried to follow along but your brain was all over the place trying to come up with some sort of solution because you were the technical center of the problem? Whatever the case you said the first thing that came to you.

"What if it wasn't just a rumor, like what if we actually started dating? She would have to leave you alone because you're taken right?" Craig blinks at you trying to process what you are saying "Where is this coming from, I thought you sobered up a little?" you shrug "Drunk or not is beside the point. She and, well, the rest of the girls are only bothering you because you're still single right?"

"I guess but-"

"So if we start dating they would back off for sure." you decided that it made perfect sense in your head meanwhile Craig was so confused he was at such a loss for words "Okay but one we hate each other and two didn't you say you have a crush on somebody?" you frown at the last bit thinking of Stan kissing Wendy. A part of you was happy for your friend but another part wanted to curl up and die for even thinking you had a sliver of a chance. "Yeah that crush thing didn't really pan out. Turns out he has a thing for someone else, that's kind of why I was drinking tonight er last night?" you lightly smack your cheeks together to get the thought out of your mind as you continued to ramble. "But I mean keep your friends close and your enemies closer, I'd be doing you a favor and I feel like being in debt to me would drive you crazy." Craig scoffed "Like you could even last long enough to drive me crazy. I bet you couldn't last one day as my girlfriend." you narrowed your eyes raising an eyebrow at him "Oh is that a challenge Tucker? We both know you would run out of patience before I would, that's not even a question. As your girlfriend I bet I can stand this relationship longer than you can."*

"Well shit, I guess we're dating now." you say nonchalantly staring back at Craig "I guess we are." you both took a moment staring at one another not really sure what to do.

"What happens now?" you asked Craig who was already on his phone "What do you mean?"

"Like do we have a back story yet, what do we tell people? How far are we going to sell this?" Craig finally stopped typing and looked up from his phone "The terms were until one of us breaks so," he holds out his hand "Anything goes?" you smile and shake his hand however you don't let go. You twist his hand and kiss it giving him a wink "Anything goes." Craig doesn't miss a beat he pulls your wrist so your face is inches from touching his. With his free hand he cups your cheek. You anticipated a kiss but instead he laughed and licked up the side of your face. He smiles wide and flips you off while you pull away in disgust wiping your face

"Oh, it's on"

[giggly-squiggily]

Ooooh okay! Headcanon for the infamous TenRen Tickle Tag Team (my fav bois)

They often have Tickle fights amongst one another to see who's the better tickler, but when another hashira walks in on them (ie Giyu, Sanemi, or Muichiro), they hold a contest between each other and use that hashira as a guinea pig to see who's the better tickler

Can't wait to see what u come up with🫶🏾💕

And stay hydrated 🥤

Headcanons To Dabbles: Officially CLOSED!

JKLejajkekjrkjarkjekjr YES! The famous TenRen tickle team is back at it! :D Granted, I kinda forgot to add their own tickle fight into the mix, but they're still just as chaotic as ever! I've gotcha covered!

Stay hydrated and have a great day!

CW: Swearing

“Oh Pa-LEASE! You really think you’re better than me?” Tengen flapped his hands with a puffed noise, dismissing Rengoku’s claim like he was waving away a fart. “Your head must be screwed backwards today, Kyo.”

“Not at all! I stand by what I said, Tengen.” Rengoku smiled, unfazed by the commentary of his companion. “If anything- I believe the glitter you dazzle yourself up with has gone bad. Why else would you doubt my judgment?”

“Are you two fighting?” Muichiro asked as he walked in, seeming to come out of his cloudy thoughts then. “Is it about dumplings again?”

“Not that serious, Mui. See, Kyojuro here thinks he’s the better tickler of our dynamic duo!” Tengen waved an accusatory hand at the blonde. “He’s lost his mind, don’t you think?” “Now Tengen, not in front of the children.” Rengoku chided, wagging a finger. “You’re just huffy because I’m right.”

“Over my flashy left nu-”

“Oi! Watch your mouth!” Sanemi covered Muichiro’s ears from behind, glaring at the oversized Hashira. “Good lord- Shinobu leaves for ONE afternoon and you two lose all sense.”

Tengen and Rengoku blinked. Then they looked at eachother.

“Flip a coin?” Tengen offered.

“No need. I already know which one I’ll grab.” Rengoku smiled, eyes dancing. “Ready?”

“What?” Muichiro asked, ears still covered.

Sanemi, who’s ears weren’t covered, made a short sound of “OH SHI-” Before he was tackled by Rengoku, easily tossed into the nearest training mat. “Don’t you fucking dare-GEHahhahahahhahaha!” He was laughing almost instantly as fingers attacked his sides.

“Tengen! An idea?” Rengoku called over his shoulder, eyes dancing with glee. “Let’s prove it now! We’ll see who the better tickler is!”

“Oh, you wanna go? Fine then!” Tengen, who had subtly made his way over to Muichiro, tugged the smaller Hashira by his uniform before he could run. “Shall we, Muichiro?”

“....Oh.” The Mist Hashria blinked, coming to. “Oh.” He said again when he realized what was happening. “....Sure, go for it.” He shrugged, accepting his fate.

“That’s what I wanted to hear!” Tengen laughed, easily scooping the small boy up in his arms, fingers flying over his ribs and earning a stream of giggles. “Very well- game on, Rengoku! First to make them squeal for mercy wins!”

“I dihiihihihihin’t agrheehhehhee uhuhuuhuhp for thhihihihihiihs!” Sanemi cackled out, cheeks pink and eyes squeezed shut.

“Do you wish for me to stop?” Rengoku asked, starting to pause.

“Fuhuuhuhhuck no! Wehehhhehe’re gohohoohoohnna behhehehhat thahahhahhahat ohohohohoversihihihized rohoohohoohohock!” He declared, sending Rengoku into a fit of giggles.

“Very well! Let the Great Tickle Slayer Battle commence!”

[mizukagami-takamagahara]

Favorite and least favorite Blazblue characters?

Yay~ finally getting to this ask. I’ve got a lot of really cool asks (thank you everyone so much) that I’ve been wanting to get to, but my health is Rather Poor, and when I do answer these things, I want to be able to put a lot of energy and attention into them.

Now, getting to the ask! I had a lot to say, and it all came out messy... and somehow, I only ended up talking about one character, Nu 13. Who fits as both one of my favorite and one of my least favorite characters, for reasons detailed below. To not make this an entire fucking novel, I'll cut the post off here and consider it an early birthday post for her.

That said, here's a quick run down of some other stuff I didn't get to talk about, relevant to your question.

My other Hated Fave is Nine/Konoe. One of those “I love the character but if we were stuck in a room together I’d maul her” situations. I consider her to be a misandrist, and I have a very charged history of like, generational reactive sexism in my family, so her generational reactive sexism (relationship with her father coloring her relationship with men overall) enrages me. On the other hand, it’s so well written, SHE’S so well written, she’s an incredible character and I adore her as an art piece. She is like a cathedral to me. The most beautiful symphony in a key you hate.

Touched on briefly in the post below, my all time absolute favorite is Terumi/Susano'o. That's a story for another day. I like him in a very particular way where he's like, the best character ever, but also he's constantly on probation. Or reverse probation? I need to see him try to kill/maim/ruin someone once a month or he's at risk of being evicted. Being the champion is a title you have to defend, y'know?

I think the character I study the most and talk about the most is Noel, although to my tastes, she's very middle of the road. I feel neutral about her. I just use her as a guinea pig for all my BB related project. You know Dangan Ronpa? How they used Sayaka and Leon as a starting point/beta test for everything? It's kind of like that, except I haven't gotten so sick of her yet that I'm killing her off or anything.

With all of that covered, allow me to get into the actual post! Thank you for your patience!

Off the top of my head at least, I can’t honestly think of BlazBlue characters I dislike. Every character that comes to mind shares something that makes me hesitant to actually claim I dislike them. That is, the characters I like the least are the characters I understand the least. Spinner Superior and the entire Bloodedge Experience cast make the list… but I haven’t read BE. Valkenhayn makes the cut- another character I really don’t pay attention to. Bullet, Hibiki, maybe Amane- all characters I really just… haven’t paid much attention to yet.

I don’t really want to claim I dislike them at this point, because when I really think about it, I’m like 99% sure that I lack interest in them BECAUSE I haven’t taken the time to look at them.

One of my hobby/goal/things in my free time is working on these BB character documents, analyzing everything I can about each character in the series for my own personal work. I have a feeling that when I get to really analyzing and writing about these characters, I’ll find things I like about them.

Here's a quick look at my files, to see what I'm talking about. Have mercy, it's very WIP.

There are two characters that stand out to me in an… almost “love to hate” way, but not quite. I have a lot to say about these characters, but I’m still tired, and this post is going to be LONG as is, so I’ll try to keep it brief.

Author's Note: I fail to keep it brief.

Before BBDW, my least favorite character was DEFINITELY Nu13. Ironic, because she almost got me into BB back in the Continuum Shift days. I saw her and some of her crazy behavior and thought... well, not much, just kind of an error message in my head going “hot woman spotted.” So I looked into her, and her story!

And got bored immediately. At first I was intrigued- I love violent characters that could arguably be described as “rabid” or “feral,” but upon further inspection, she had one of the few character flaws I just can’t look past. She was absolutely static. Immutable. The only character she was willing to interact with was Ragna, and even when interacting with him, she couldn’t hear a thing he said. In my interpretation, at the time, this made her a character that couldn’t connect with the outside world in any way. To me, she was an island. Absolutely remote. And completely useless to my interests.

A fear years later, a few months before the launch of Chronophantasma Extend, I ended up getting into BlazBlue anyway powered by sheer Terumi thirst. Are you guys starting to get a picture of my type yet? From then on, BB has remained my all time favorite series, and Terumi/Susano’o continues to be in my top three favorite characters, usually comfortably wearing the “#1 all time fave” crown. I suppose that answers the other half of your question.

Throughout this time, Nu still didn’t appeal to me at all. Locked in as my least favorite, definitely. Eventually, I got my college roommates into BB. One of the girls fell in absolute love with Nu. I couldn’t understand it at all. In hindsight, she’s right on every point about Nu that she likes, and I really appreciate those traits now too- but I couldn’t see it at the time. She was able to see Nu as an incredibly tragic character for the same reasons I saw her as inert. In the C-Series, Nu is alone, horribly alone, locked in her pain and her delusion. I saw that and ultimately felt she was beyond saving, but my associate felt that made her into a beautiful tragedy, a princess more worth saving than any other. Maybe I’m getting a little abstract out of nowhere here, but I now feel that’s the best way to look at Nu’s story- she’s locked away in this fairy tale delusion. Ugh, I have more to say on it, but look at how long this has gotten already!

Anyways, then BBDW came out, and Mori gave us a glimpse of what he intended to be the next step in Nu’s story. Juusan, XIII, Thirteen. And hooooooooooooly shit my guys, I absolutely love Nu, XIII, and her arc now. It’s her fucking healing arc! It’s her fucking growing arc! She’s finally able to start becoming a person, fleshing out, interacting with the world!

I’m not the type who really needs or even WANTS redemption arcs for characters, but Nu DESPERATELY needed this chapter. My biggest gripe with her, as mentioned, was that it seemed impossible for her to have any kind of relationship with ANYONE. I guess I was a little close minded- I needed to see evidence that Nu could be reached, that she could wake up from her fairy tale slumber and start really living. And we have that now, in XIII.

Looking back on the writing from the earlier games, when I hated Nu so much, I see those scenes in an entirely different light. Her first fucking scene in every route is waking up, our sleeping beauty. But she wakes up to the same dream every time. She’s put right back into her coffin, death, to dream and dream and wake and be killed again. Isn’t that kind of beautiful??? Her CT story mode IS a dream, it’s a desperate dream, the one she holds most dearly but doesn’t even understand- Nu is a character who THINKS what she wants more than anything is a romantic love with her prince charming, but we see in her story mode there, and in the relationships that finally save her, that what she really wanted was a full relationship as a real person. Platonic relationships, with no expectations, just someone seeing her and maybe offering her a smile. She craved, needed, the ability to connect with others, but that was a dream so far out of reach she couldn’t understand it. I KNOW I’M RAVING AT THIS POINT, I DIDN’T MEAN TO, BUT C’MON IT’S BEAUTIFUL.

And, and!!! As I mentioned, the relationships that finally save her, finally wake her up from the dream the same way the BB world is being woken up from ITS looping dream (WHICH IS ANOTHER AWESOME CONNECTION AND GREAT WRITING, THE WAY NU AS A CHARACTER CAN BE SEEN TO EMBODY THE LOOPING WORLD, NEW AND BROKEN AND UNABLE TO CHANGE WITH NO HOPE OF TOMORROW)

Ahem, ahem-- It’s familial connections. She so badly wants that romance with Ragna, but it isn’t the love of a prince that saves her- it’s when he accepts her as his sister. It’s when he accepts her as a victim and her own person and not a bastardization of Saya, and comes to save this lonely girl. An echo of his little sister he couldn’t save. HIS ENTIRE JOURNEY WAS TO SAVE HIS SISTER AND HE FINALLY DOES. IN SO MANY WAYS, INCLUDING IN THAT MOMENT OF REACHING OUT TO NU.

And then it’s Noel. And Lamba. Her sisters. Again, people who once saw her as a disgusting representation of what they feared the most, a replacement or a copy- when they let that go, see past it, and really face her, they take Nu in as their little sister. And its their patient love that heals her. Just like Ragna, when they first met Nu, her connection to Saya and themselves terrified them, infuriated them, but now they look directly at that connection and don’t see it as a threat. It fills them with compassion. It can be a lovely thing, to share something so fundamental as your creation with someone else. There’s love in that. They see it now and are able to offer it to her.

This answer has been very messy and very long, but hey, let’s pretend it isn’t that bad. Give me some mercy, I’m on so much cough syrup.

[tyu1forever]

Real things my friends have said: Percy Jackson Edition ✨✨✨

This list is ever-growing as my friends get dumber and I read more Percy Jackson. Please tell me if they don't match or if you have ideas.

Nico: I was so fucking depressed I fell asleep

Annabeth: I just wanna backhand you into medieval friday

Will: my doctor was examined by my health

Percy: stress is so stressful

Poopoo peepee

Leo: break it up, ladies

Leo: Can i get ur snap.

-Thalia: No sorry im gay.

-Leo: FUUUUKKKKK

gay ppl suk. My dick

murdoc 😍. STFU

Percy: Adhd meds are weird. Like you have to remember to take the pills that make you not forget things.

-Grover: That took moment to understand

Hurting stands up

If you dont listen to ABBA you're tasteless af. I don't like ABBA. KERIS U ABBA HATER

WTFS WRONG WITH YOU, SHE'S ONLY 4!!!!!!!

Percy: (To Nico) Shush gay one

Leo: (to Piper) Lady, calm your fucking nachos

I fell in the shower and i tried to grab water

Percy: The colour 3 tastes sandy

Annabeth: Gun pigs (guinea pigs). They shit like machine guns

Leo: ARE U TRANSLATORPHOBIC

Annabeth: Thats what i was implying imbicile

O nu ma pp

Leo: now let me listen to beyoince

Percy: Gaslight Gatekeep Girlcock

YOU FUKING BLUETOOTHED IT TO ME

Percy: I left my gf on read bc she hung up on me

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (reaction to seeing friend's new haircut)

Jaosn: Can we not talk about bondage? This is a library

HOW TF IS THIS SHIT IS ALR DEAD. yall im a lesbian. One of us one of us one of us

Im just casually vibrating inside this man

Imma put my headphones back in, if you need me just dislocate my arm.

Leo: Jason and Piiiiiiiiiiper sitting in a tree, f u c k i n g

Leo: Why datig?

-Percy: Ah yes why datig

Leo: WOAH NICO X WILL CONFIRMED????

Piper: Luffy can stretch his dick.

-Frank: YEA- WAIT WHATTT????

Annabeth: I LEAVE AND YOU RECCOMEND OUR CHILD AND HIS HUSBAND SMUT?

Percy: That's my future wife you're taking about

That's not an ant that's a spider END ITS LIFE. Australia man (sobbing bc got bit by spider-ant)

Frank: sToP eAtInG mY gRaNdMoThEr

Piper: Shut up before I kill you.

- Grover: Damn she pulled out the shoe

Leo: WHAT THE FLIPPITY DOO DAA IS YOUR CUSTOM STATUS

do you want cummies?

Hazel: Look at the size of that thing!

damon is praying that the towel won't fall

Birth certificate reveal! NOW!

Percy: Can we use subtitles? (he meant subtopics)

Leo: Apparently avocados have a similar taste to dick

Nico: Schools back on tomorrow

- Percy: Kys

-Nico: Me too

Clarisse: bangs hand on wall OW FUCK

Piper: Vaping gives of such SDE (small dick energy)

Are the anger issues coming back?

Jason: Grandma wants a beer

-Leo: The realest shit I heaver heard

Coach Hedge: I need to bash someone's head in, specifically a toddler's

A wild ✮𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂✮ appeared.

*cackles bones irishly*

pov: ur singing to along to a song and accidentally say the n word

i thought that was mpreg

Original

[auroraeternal]

Get to know you - Sims Style

Sorry, @puffkins2000, I totally forgot about that thing! Anyway, thank u for tagging me ❤ I really appreciate that you mention me as your fav creator ❤

Alpha CC or Maxis Match? I use both, but in CASt I add more realistic textures for MM items if it's possible, detailed textures is really important for me. For hair I prefer now more realistic textures like @ifcasims or Plumblobs. Also I replace speculars to black in almost every item because I hate that shine.

Do you cheat your sims weight? No, I don`t care about this.

Do you move objects? I don`t build most of the time, but I use MOO for moving sims for photoshoots.

First Expansion/Game Pack/Stuff Pack? I've always had an 🏴‍☠️ game with all packs 😋

Do you pronounce live mode like aLIVE or LIVing? I don`t speak about sims in English, but I read this in my head as aLIVE.

Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? Christhie (and her gf Ingrid ofc but I don`t have good new portrait of her):

Even if I actively use them as models for my CC, I still haven't created any special backstory for them. Only that they are girls that into nu and black metal but they are still love each other. That`s it. But they are my favorites anyway.

Which is your favorite EA hair color? Huh? I think that question is here because it was a tag game for ts4 players?... I know that in ts3 exists hair color presets, but I don`t use standard ones.

Favorite EA hair? I installed @maryjanesims3 defaults yesterday 😅 But actually I have some favs from store:

Also that BG long male hair that Gunther Goth have and SN and Decades middle length hairs:

credits for pics: @ifcasims and @blamseastore

Are you a CC creator? Ofc, I love convert/create different items, it may be hard sometimes, but I really like it. But mostly I love create sims and play around in CAS.

Do you have any Simblr friends or a Sim Squad? Almost half of my friends are from the sims community 😍 @agnelid @oddballik @sagasimsworld @avirein @you-will-never-find-me-anymore @vayorika @nectar-cellar

Do you have any sims merch? No, I haven't.

How has your “Sims style” changed throughout your years of playing? To be honest, it changes every day. But for example before I started this acc I preferred more maxis-match-ish style with simple matte hair textures and genetics and other stuff, because it was looking good in other people's screenshots. But after I understand that this style doesn`t suit my current aesthetic and now I use more realistic style. Also earlier I used less sliders and my sims faces was less diverse and also really really skinny no matter what their body type is. But my sims proportions have always tended to be realistic, I only liked the cartoon/anime-like style sims when I was much younger (like 10-13 smth).

Who’s your favorite CC creator? This list will be huuugee, but I love creators that made high-quality CC and can fit my aesthetic. To be more specific: @sim-songs, @nemiga-sims-archive, @rollo-rolls, @simtanico, @rstarsims3, @ninaaposts, @satellite-sims, @polaesims, @murfeelee, @nightospheresims, @agnelid, @nectar-cellar, @ifcasims @vmsims23, @xiasimla, yesod/jesod/thorns-of-piece (I think it`s @grim-dreamer-cc now?...), @billsims-cc, @shushilda, @ziva-sims, @aroundthesims, @pitheinfinite, @martassimsbookcc, @aa6x7, Pink Dahlia, @thepathofnevermorecc, Wiktoria-Von-Frege (inactive), Aikea-Guinea and Gelydh (Inactive), @white-enamel-ts3 (inactive), Ephemera and Tifa (Inactive), @leahlillith (inactive for ts3) and many others.

How do you edit your pictures? I use Reshade with different presets (mostly by @erasabledinosaur or @intramoon), Photoshop CC 2017 (also installed Topaz Clean today) with these actions by @intramoon: SONDER, COLDWATER, BEAUTY QUEEN, LEAVING SALVATION. Also mess around in photoshop and/or use AI upscaler to make pics in better quality (I can turn on 4k HQ, but I always forgot about that). Sometimes I try something different but this is the base.

What expansion/gamepack is your favorite? World adventures, Late night, Supernatural and Generations.

What a wall of text I wrote, I hope someone reads it to the end 😅

I don`t know who to tag actually ＼（〇_ｏ）／ I really late to the party with that tag game.

[wqp88888]

Country Codes List

CountryAlpha 2Alpha 3 CodeUN Code

A

Afghanistan AF AFG 004

ALA Aland Islands AX ALA 248

Albania AL ALB 008

Algeria DZ DZA 012

American Samoa AS ASM 016

Andorra AD AND 020

Angola AO AGO 024

Anguilla AI AIA 660

Antarctica AQ ATA 010

Antigua and Barbuda AG ATG 028

Argentina AR ARG 032

Armenia AM ARM 051

Aruba AW ABW 533

Australia AU AUS 036

Austria AT AUT 040

Azerbaijan AZ AZE 031

B

Bahamas BS BHS 044

Bahrain BH BHR 048

Bangladesh BD BGD 050

Barbados BB BRB 052

Belarus BY BLR 112

Belgium BE BEL 056

Belize BZ BLZ 084

Benin BJ BEN 204

Bermuda BM BMU 060

Bhutan BT BTN 064

Bolivia BO BOL 068

Bosnia and Herzegovina BA BIH 070

Botswana BW BWA 072

Bouvet Island BV BVT 074

Brazil BR BRA 076

British Virgin Islands VG VGB 092

British Indian Ocean Territory IO IOT 086

Brunei Darussalam BN BRN 096

Bulgaria BG BGR 100

Burkina Faso BF BFA 854

Burundi BI BDI 108

C

Cambodia KH KHM 116

Cameroon CM CMR 120

Canada CA CAN 124

Cape Verde CV CPV 132

Cayman Islands KY CYM 136

Central African Republic CF CAF 140

Chad TD TCD 148

Chile CL CHL 152

China CN CHN 156

Hong Kong, SAR China HK HKG 344

Macao, SAR China MO MAC 446

Christmas Island CX CXR 162

Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC CCK 166

Colombia CO COL 170

Comoros KM COM 174

Congo (Brazzaville) CG COG 178

Congo, (Kinshasa) CD COD 180

Cook Islands CK COK 184

Costa Rica CR CRI 188

Côte d'Ivoire CI CIV 384

Croatia HR HRV 191

Cuba CU CUB 192

Cyprus CY CYP 196

Czech Republic CZ CZE 203

D

Denmark DK DNK 208

Djibouti DJ DJI 262

Dominica DM DMA 212

Dominican Republic DO DOM 214

E

Ecuador EC ECU 218

Egypt EG EGY 818

El Salvador SV SLV 222

Equatorial Guinea GQ GNQ 226

Eritrea ER ERI 232

Estonia EE EST 233

Ethiopia ET ETH 231

F

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FK FLK 238

Faroe Islands FO FRO 234

Fiji FJ FJI 242

Finland FI FIN 246

France FR FRA 250

French Guiana GF GUF 254

French Polynesia PF PYF 258

French Southern Territories TF ATF 260

G

Gabon GA GAB 266

Gambia GM GMB 270

Georgia GE GEO 268

Germany DE DEU 276

Ghana GH GHA 288

Gibraltar GI GIB 292

Greece GR GRC 300

Greenland GL GRL 304

Grenada GD GRD 308

Guadeloupe GP GLP 312

Guam GU GUM 316

Guatemala GT GTM 320

Guernsey GG GGY 831

Guinea GN GIN 324

Guinea-Bissau GW GNB 624

Guyana GY GUY 328

H

Haiti HT HTI 332

Heard and Mcdonald Islands HM HMD 334

Holy See (Vatican City State) VA VAT 336

Honduras HN HND 340

Hungary HU HUN 348

I

Iceland IS ISL 352

India IN IND 356

Indonesia ID IDN 360

Iran, Islamic Republic of IR IRN 364

Iraq IQ IRQ 368

Ireland IE IRL 372

Isle of Man IM IMN 833

Israel IL ISR 376

Italy IT ITA 380

J

Jamaica JM JAM 388

Japan JP JPN 392

Jersey JE JEY 832

Jordan JO JOR 400

K

Kazakhstan KZ KAZ 398

Kenya KE KEN 404

Kiribati KI KIR 296

Korea (North) KP PRK 408

Korea (South) KR KOR 410

Kuwait KW KWT 414

Kyrgyzstan KG KGZ 417

L

Lao PDR LA LAO 418

Latvia LV LVA 428

Lebanon LB LBN 422

Lesotho LS LSO 426

Liberia LR LBR 430

Libya LY LBY 434

Liechtenstein LI LIE 438

Lithuania LT LTU 440

Luxembourg LU LUX 442

M

Macedonia, Republic of MK MKD 807

Madagascar MG MDG 450

Malawi MW MWI 454

Malaysia MY MYS 458

Maldives MV MDV 462

Mali ML MLI 466

Malta MT MLT 470

Marshall Islands MH MHL 584

Martinique MQ MTQ 474

Mauritania MR MRT 478

Mauritius MU MUS 480

Mayotte YT MYT 175

Mexico MX MEX 484

Micronesia, Federated States of FM FSM 583

Moldova MD MDA 498

Monaco MC MCO 492

Mongolia MN MNG 496

Montenegro ME MNE 499

Montserrat MS MSR 500

Morocco MA MAR 504

Mozambique MZ MOZ 508

Myanmar MM MMR 104

N

Namibia NA NAM 516

Nauru NR NRU 520

Nepal NP NPL 524

Netherlands NL NLD 528

Netherlands Antilles AN ANT 530

New Caledonia NC NCL 540

New Zealand NZ NZL 554

Nicaragua NI NIC 558

Niger NE NER 562

Nigeria NG NGA 566

Niue NU NIU 570

Norfolk Island NF NFK 574

Northern Mariana Islands MP MNP 580

Norway NO NOR 578

O

Oman OM OMN 512

P

Pakistan PK PAK 586

Palau PW PLW 585

Palestinian Territory PS PSE 275

Panama PA PAN 591

Papua New Guinea PG PNG 598

Paraguay PY PRY 600

Peru PE PER 604

Philippines PH PHL 608

Pitcairn PN PCN 612

Poland PL POL 616

Portugal PT PRT 620

Puerto Rico PR PRI 630

Q

Qatar QA QAT 634

R

Réunion RE REU 638

Romania RO ROU 642

Russian Federation RU RUS 643

Rwanda RW RWA 646

S

Saint-Barthélemy BL BLM 652

Saint Helena SH SHN 654

Saint Kitts and Nevis KN KNA 659

Saint Lucia LC LCA 662

Saint-Martin (French part) MF MAF 663

Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM SPM 666

Saint Vincent and Grenadines VC VCT 670

Samoa WS WSM 882

San Marino SM SMR 674

Sao Tome and Principe ST STP 678

Saudi Arabia SA SAU 682

Senegal SN SEN 686

Serbia RS SRB 688

Seychelles SC SYC 690

Sierra Leone SL SLE 694

Singapore SG SGP 702

Slovakia SK SVK 703

Slovenia SI SVN 705

Solomon Islands SB SLB 090

Somalia SO SOM 706

South Africa ZA ZAF 710

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GS SGS 239

South Sudan SS SSD 728

Spain ES ESP 724

Sri Lanka LK LKA 144

Sudan SD SDN 736

Suriname SR SUR 740

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands SJ SJM 744

Swaziland SZ SWZ 748

Sweden SE SWE 752

Switzerland CH CHE 756

Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) SY SYR 760

T

Taiwan, Republic of China TW TWN 158

Tajikistan TJ TJK 762

Tanzania, United Republic of TZ TZA 834

Thailand TH THA 764

Timor-Leste TL TLS 626

Togo TG TGO 768

Tokelau TK TKL 772

Tonga TO TON 776

Trinidad and Tobago TT TTO 780

Tunisia TN TUN 788

Turkey TR TUR 792

Turkmenistan TM TKM 795

Turks and Caicos Islands TC TCA 796

Tuvalu TV TUV 798

U

Uganda UG UGA 800

Ukraine UA UKR 804

United Arab Emirates AE ARE 784

United Kingdom GB GBR 826

United States of America US USA 840

US Minor Outlying Islands UM UMI 581

Uruguay UY URY 858

Uzbekistan UZ UZB 860

V

Vanuatu VU VUT 548

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) VE VEN 862

Viet Nam VN VNM 704

Virgin Islands, US VI VIR 850

W

Wallis and Futuna Islands WF WLF 876

Western Sahara EH ESH 732

Y-Z

Yemen YE YEM 887

Zambia ZM ZMB 894

Zimbabwe ZW ZWE 716

[poondragoon]

Actual (non-joking) rundown of the conversation under the cut

When I took Anthropology in college, one of the bigger topics of conversation was gender and its detachment from biological sex. To really drive the point home, the professor brought up the Hua people of Papua New Guinea, their belief in a substance called Nu, and how it tied into their ideas on gender.

The TL;DR version of that lecture is that to the Hua, Nu is the nonstatic and volatile, ever-flowing lifeforce of the universe, and as the source of life it is innately feminine. The amount of Nu you have flowing through you dictates your femininity and masculinity to the Hua; thus net-Nu-influx makes you more woman-like, and net efflux makes you man-like. They have four genders: AFAB woman, AMAB man, AFAB man, and AMAB woman, and Nu provides the Hua an explanatory framework for why a person's gender may not match their sex, or even change throughout life. I thought that was very elegant, and an attitude we could stand to adopt. That's where my formal knowledge of this people and their belief begins and ends.

Well no shit there I was, a decade later, trying to figure out how to make a fantasy steam engine work in my conworld when I realized the actual substance of magic had no rules! I dug through some of my old notes and found what I recorded from that old lecture. I liked the idea of a source of magical power that, like Nu, was inherently volatile and non-static. What I landed on was a "universal energy medium" that could be losslessly converted from mundane forms of energy like heat, light, pressure, etc., flow through a system, and be converted back, but couldn't be stored in its form as a "universal energy medium" without spontaneously and destructively converting into a different form of energy; if it's in flux it's magic, but as soon as it stops it must become something else.

I designed a solid-state "steam" engine that could convert the heat from a coal-burning furnace directly into rotation by means of this mechanism and went about my day.

Later, I started thinking about the implications of adopting more of the features of Nu - specifically the idea that taking in Nu was culturally feminizing - and exaggerating them. What if long-term exposure to this stuff-of-magic could literally, physiologically, turn you biologically female? Like, the reason why you channel your spells through a staff or an orb is because excess runoff magic flowing through your body Does Something You Might Not Want.

What would the implications of that be for this world where this substance is the foundation of their power structures and beginning to emerge as the core mechanism of their rapidly-industrializing technology?

So, I decided to post those thoughts to Reddit's worldbuilding community for feedback and gave my post what I thought would be an engaging title.

Oops. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(PS., I decided that it should have some sort of drawn-out transformative effect, but more like Parasite Eve's neo mitochondria, or Fallout's Forced Evolution Virus. Oddly enough, I don't think that "Huh? I Ignored Magic OSHA Guidelines and Now My Gender Transed!" is necessarily my - a cis man's - story to tell.)

(PPS., if anybody has a better idea for a name for this than "Nua," I'm all ears)

i think we should hear them out

[libraryfag]

4, 5, 7, 11 for the non US asks :)

4. favourite dish specific for your country? tim tams <3 idk if i would call that a dish??? more of a dish but still not quite is fairy bread

5. favourite song in your native language? my native and only language is English. an australian song i really love is Things I Never Nu by Ninajirachi <3 <3 <3 <3 (im also seeing her and charli xcx next year which im very excited for). my favourite song that features aboriginal languages is Down Under-Under One Sun by king stingray!

7. three words from your native language you like the most? again, i only know english so this question is a bit boring to me tbh

11. favourite native poet/writer? ask a kid i LOVED Ursula Dubosarsky <3 i mean her works had a lot of word play and guinea pigs which were some of my favourite things so yeah! ALSO SHAUN TAN. i almost forgor about him because i think of him more as an artist but his books and art are so fucking good i love him so much if you havent already check out his stuff :)

[brookston]

Holidays 7.7

Holidays

Aerial Forest Protection Service Day (Russia)

All You Need Is Love Day

Andean Condor Day

ASB Young People’s Day (UK)

Battle of Chesma Day (Russia)

Bonza Bottler Day

Bungie Day

Cherry Dy (French Republic)

Comic Book Day

Day of Water Transport Workers (Belarus, Russia)

Double Seven Day (China)

Family Day (Lesotho)

Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day

Fishermen’s Day (Marshall Islands)

George Town Heritage Day (Penang, Malaysia)

Global Forgiveness Day

International Oola Day

International Peace & Love Day

International Ponytail Day

International Soil Conversation Day

Kharchi Puja (Tripura, India)

Kinderfest (Children’s Day; Switzerland)

LOL Surprise! Day

Medical Worker Day (Kyrgyzstan)

National Black Women in Sports Day

National Day of Rock ’n’ Roll

National Dora Day

National Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day

National Greshun Day

National Hellcat Day

National Koi Day

National Zombie Day

Running of the Bulls begins (Fiesta de San Fermin; Pamplona, Spain) [thru 7.14]

Saba Saba Day (Farmer’s Day; Tanzania)

Serbian Peoples Uprising Day (Yugoslavia)

Seven Deadly Sins Day

707 Day

Seven Seven (UK)

Tanabata (Star Festival; Japan)

Tell the Truth Day

Tribute 7/7 (Texas)

TR-707 Day

Undina Asteroid Day

Unity Factory Day (Yemen)

Vardavar (Armenia)

White-Flowered Bower (a.k.a. Wild Virgin’s Bower)

World Byproduct Day

World Kiswahili Language Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Eat A Vegetable You've Never Tried Before Day

National Dive Bar Day [Also 2nd Friday in April]

National Krimpet Day

National Macaroni Day

National Strawberry Sundae Day

World Chocolate Day

World Day of Cacao

World Mango Day

Independence & Related Days

Adonia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

National Day (Equatorial Guinea)

Solomon Islands (from UK, 1978)

New Year’s Days

Islamic New Year [Hijri New Year]

1st Sunday in July

NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week begins (Australia) [1st Sunday]

National Build a Scarecrow Day [1st Sunday]

National Dombyra Day (Kazakhstan) [1st Sunday]

Navy Day (Ukraine) [1st Sunday]

World Biryani Day [1st Sunday]

World Meditation Day [1st Sunday of Every Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning July 7 (2nd Week of July)

Be Nice to New Jersey Week (thru 7.13) [1st Full Week]

Creative Maladjustment Week (thru 7.14)

National Farriers Week (thru 7.13) [1st Full Week]

National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week [Australia] (thru 7.14) [Starts 1st Sunday]

Nude Recreation Day (thru 7.13) [Week after 7.4]

Operation Safe Driver Week (thru 7.13)

Sparkling Wine Week begins [Begins 1st Sunday]

Therapeutic Recreation Week (thru 7.13) [2nd Full Week] (2024 Date]

Festivals Beginning July 7, 2024

Gibson County Fair (Princeton, Indiana) [thru 7.13]

Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Yerevan, Armenia) [thru 7.14]

International Computer Music Conference (Seoul, South Korea) [thru 7.13]

Union Fair & Maine Wild Blueberry Festival (Union, Maine) [thru 7.14]

Wild and Free Festival (Novella, Croatia) [thru 7.11]

Feast Days

Æthelburh of Faremoutiers (Christian; Saint)

Aphrodisia (Bathing festival of Aphrodite & Peitho, goddess of persuasion; Ancient Greece)

Benedict XI, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Cannelloni Day (Pastafarian)

Caprotina (Ancient Roman Female Slave & Servant Festival)

Consualia (Ancient Roman Harvest Festival)

Count the Holes in Your Colander Day (Pastafarian)

Cyril and Methodius (Christian; Saints)

David Eddings (Writerism)

Dog-Lion Beast (Muppetism)

Doris McCarthy (Artology)

Edelburga of Kent (Christian; Saint)

Ethelburga, Ercongota and Sethrida (Christian; Virgins)

Feast of the Milky Way (Chih Nu; China)

Félicien Rops (Artology)

Felix of Nantes (Christian; Saint)

Fernande Sadler (Artology)

Feriae Ancillarum (Old Roman Maid's Day Out)

Fledh Ghoibhnenn (Feast of Goibhniu, Celtic Brewer of the “Beer of Immortality”)

Frances Xavier Cabrini (Canonized; Christian; Saint; 1946)

St. Francis of Assisi (Positivist; Saint)

Geliy Korzhev (Artology)

Hedda, Bishop of the West Saxons (Christian; Saint)

Herbal Infused Honey Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Illidius (Christian; Saint)

Jeff VanderMeer (Writerism)

Job of Maniava (Christian; Saint)

Job of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)

Kathy Reichs (Writerism)

Maelruain (Celtic Book of Days)

Marc Chagall (Artology)

Margaret Walker (Writerism)

Millennial Fairy Olympics, Day 2 (Shamanism)

No’man (Muppetism)

Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Fig, honoring Juno Caprotina, a.k.a. Festival of the Handmaidens; Ancient Rome)

Nones of July (Ancient Rome)

Palladius (Christian; Saint)

Pantaenus, Father of the Church (Christian; Saint)

Parlia (Festival for the Pales for Larger Animals; God of the Herds; Ancient Rome) [also 4.21]

Robert A. Heinlein (Writerism)

Rumilia (Ancient Rome)

Tanabata (Lovers of the Milky Way; Star Festival; Pagan)

V.E. Schwab (Writerism)

Willibald (Catholic Church)

X-Day (Approximate; Church of the SubGenius)

Islamic Lunar Holidays

Islamic New Year [Hijri New Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Amun Jadid (Philippines)

Arabic New Year

Awal Mouharam (Algeria, Djibouti)

Awal Muharram (Malaysia)

El Hijra (Egypt)

Hegira (Lebanon)

Hegire (Tunisia)

Hejira (Kuwait)

Hijiri (Maldives)

Islamic New Year 1445 (Bahrain, Brunei, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen)

Muharam (Comoros, Niger)

Muharram (Comoros)

1er Moharrem (Morocco)

Premier Moharram (Mauritania)

Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah

Sasi Sura (Javanese New Year; Suriname)

She Came to Stay, by Simone de Beauvoir (Novel; 1943)

Tahun Baru (Indonesia)

Tamharrat (Gambia)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 31 of 60)

Premieres

The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi (Novel; 1881)

The Age of Reason, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Novel; 1945)

All You Need Is Love Day, by The Beatles (Song; 1967)

Back Room Stomp, recorded by Rex Thwart and his 52nd Street Stompers (Song; 1937)

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, recorded by Dicky Wells and his Orchestra, with Djano Reinhardt (Song; 1937)

Bugle Call Rag, recorded by Dicky Wells and his Orchestra, with Djano Reinhardt (Song; 1937)

But I’m a Cheerleader (Film; 2000)

Chilly and the Looney Gooney (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1969)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (Novel; 1972)

First Knight (Film; 1995)

Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon (Song; 1969)

God Save the King, by Ben Jonson and Dr. Bull (UK National Anthem; 1607)

The Grand Illusion, by Styx (Album; 1977)

The Greatest Show on Earth, a.k.a. The Weather Show (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (UK Film; 2011) [#8]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK Film; 2009) [#6]

Here Comes the Sun recorded, by The Beatles (Song; 1969)

His Mouse Friday (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1951)

The Ice Break, by Michael Tippett (Opera; 1976)

Images and Words, by Dream Theater (Album; 1992)

Le Great Dane Robbery (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Lethal Weapon 2 (Film; 1989)

Live and Let Die, by Paul McCartney & Wings (Song; 1973)

Mickey Steps Out (Disney Cartoon; 1931)

Monsters at Work (Animated YV Series; 2021)

More Songs About Buildings and Food, by Talking Heads (Album; 1978)

Mouse in Manhattan (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1945)

My Prayer, by The Platters (Song; 1956)

Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs (Novel; 1959)

No One Writes to the Colonel, by Gabriel García Márquez (Novella; 1961)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Film; 2006)

Religion and Science, by Bertrand Russell (Essays; 1935)

Ryan’s Hope (Soap Opera; 1975)

Scary Movie (Film; 2000)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (Film; 2017)

Stunt, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1998)

Stupor Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Summer Magic (Film; 1963)

Three Tenors, by Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti (Live Album; 1990)

Weekend at Bernie’s (Film; 1989)

Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1941) [1st WW Cartoon]

You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette (Song; 1995)

Today’s Name Days

Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Austria)

Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nedyalko (Bulgaria)

Goran, Klaudije, Odon, Vilibald, Vilko (Croatia)

Bohuslava (Czech Republic)

Villebaldus (Denmark)

Koidu, Koidula (Estonia)

Klaus, Launo (Finland)

Raoul (France)

Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Germany)

Dominica, Cyriaca, Iria, Kiriaki, Kuriakis, Kyriake, Kyriaki, Ria (Greece)

Apollónia (Hungary)

Apollonio, Claudio, Edda (Italy)

Alda, Aline, Elita, Maruta (Latvia)

Estera, Sangailas, Vilgailė (Lithuania)

Håvard, Hulda (Norway)

Antoni, Benedykt, Cyryl, Estera, Kira, Metody, Piotr, Pompejusz, Sędzisława, Wilibald (Poland)

Chiriachi (Romania)

Oliver (Slovakia)

Fermín (Spain)

Klas (Sweden)

Ralph, Randall, Randolph, Randi, Randy, Raoul, Raul, Rogelio, Roger (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 189 of 2024; 177 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 27 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 2 (Ren-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 1 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 30 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 9 Red; Oneday [8 of 30]

Julian: 24 June 2024

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 20 Charlemagne (7th Month) [St. Francis of Assisi]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 18 of 94)

Week: 2nd Week of July

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 17 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Tammūz (a.k.a. Tammuz or Tamuz) [תַּמּוּז] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Tinne (Holly) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 7 of 13]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 7.7

Holidays

Aerial Forest Protection Service Day (Russia)

All You Need Is Love Day

Andean Condor Day

ASB Young People’s Day (UK)

Battle of Chesma Day (Russia)

Bonza Bottler Day

Bungie Day

Cherry Dy (French Republic)

Comic Book Day

Day of Water Transport Workers (Belarus, Russia)

Double Seven Day (China)

Family Day (Lesotho)

Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day

Fishermen’s Day (Marshall Islands)

George Town Heritage Day (Penang, Malaysia)

Global Forgiveness Day

International Oola Day

International Peace & Love Day

International Ponytail Day

International Soil Conversation Day

Kharchi Puja (Tripura, India)

Kinderfest (Children’s Day; Switzerland)

LOL Surprise! Day

Medical Worker Day (Kyrgyzstan)

National Black Women in Sports Day

National Day of Rock ’n’ Roll

National Dora Day

National Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day

National Greshun Day

National Hellcat Day

National Koi Day

National Zombie Day

Running of the Bulls begins (Fiesta de San Fermin; Pamplona, Spain) [thru 7.14]

Saba Saba Day (Farmer’s Day; Tanzania)

Serbian Peoples Uprising Day (Yugoslavia)

Seven Deadly Sins Day

707 Day

Seven Seven (UK)

Tanabata (Star Festival; Japan)

Tell the Truth Day

Tribute 7/7 (Texas)

TR-707 Day

Undina Asteroid Day

Unity Factory Day (Yemen)

Vardavar (Armenia)

White-Flowered Bower (a.k.a. Wild Virgin’s Bower)

World Byproduct Day

World Kiswahili Language Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Eat A Vegetable You've Never Tried Before Day

National Dive Bar Day [Also 2nd Friday in April]

National Krimpet Day

National Macaroni Day

National Strawberry Sundae Day

World Chocolate Day

World Day of Cacao

World Mango Day

Independence & Related Days

Adonia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

National Day (Equatorial Guinea)

Solomon Islands (from UK, 1978)

New Year’s Days

Islamic New Year [Hijri New Year]

1st Sunday in July

NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week begins (Australia) [1st Sunday]

National Build a Scarecrow Day [1st Sunday]

National Dombyra Day (Kazakhstan) [1st Sunday]

Navy Day (Ukraine) [1st Sunday]

World Biryani Day [1st Sunday]

World Meditation Day [1st Sunday of Every Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning July 7 (2nd Week of July)

Be Nice to New Jersey Week (thru 7.13) [1st Full Week]

Creative Maladjustment Week (thru 7.14)

National Farriers Week (thru 7.13) [1st Full Week]

National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week [Australia] (thru 7.14) [Starts 1st Sunday]

Nude Recreation Day (thru 7.13) [Week after 7.4]

Operation Safe Driver Week (thru 7.13)

Sparkling Wine Week begins [Begins 1st Sunday]

Therapeutic Recreation Week (thru 7.13) [2nd Full Week] (2024 Date]

Festivals Beginning July 7, 2024

Gibson County Fair (Princeton, Indiana) [thru 7.13]

Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Yerevan, Armenia) [thru 7.14]

International Computer Music Conference (Seoul, South Korea) [thru 7.13]

Union Fair & Maine Wild Blueberry Festival (Union, Maine) [thru 7.14]

Wild and Free Festival (Novella, Croatia) [thru 7.11]

Feast Days

Æthelburh of Faremoutiers (Christian; Saint)

Aphrodisia (Bathing festival of Aphrodite & Peitho, goddess of persuasion; Ancient Greece)

Benedict XI, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Cannelloni Day (Pastafarian)

Caprotina (Ancient Roman Female Slave & Servant Festival)

Consualia (Ancient Roman Harvest Festival)

Count the Holes in Your Colander Day (Pastafarian)

Cyril and Methodius (Christian; Saints)

David Eddings (Writerism)

Dog-Lion Beast (Muppetism)

Doris McCarthy (Artology)

Edelburga of Kent (Christian; Saint)

Ethelburga, Ercongota and Sethrida (Christian; Virgins)

Feast of the Milky Way (Chih Nu; China)

Félicien Rops (Artology)

Felix of Nantes (Christian; Saint)

Fernande Sadler (Artology)

Feriae Ancillarum (Old Roman Maid's Day Out)

Fledh Ghoibhnenn (Feast of Goibhniu, Celtic Brewer of the “Beer of Immortality”)

Frances Xavier Cabrini (Canonized; Christian; Saint; 1946)

St. Francis of Assisi (Positivist; Saint)

Geliy Korzhev (Artology)

Hedda, Bishop of the West Saxons (Christian; Saint)

Herbal Infused Honey Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Illidius (Christian; Saint)

Jeff VanderMeer (Writerism)

Job of Maniava (Christian; Saint)

Job of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)

Kathy Reichs (Writerism)

Maelruain (Celtic Book of Days)

Marc Chagall (Artology)

Margaret Walker (Writerism)

Millennial Fairy Olympics, Day 2 (Shamanism)

No’man (Muppetism)

Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Fig, honoring Juno Caprotina, a.k.a. Festival of the Handmaidens; Ancient Rome)

Nones of July (Ancient Rome)

Palladius (Christian; Saint)

Pantaenus, Father of the Church (Christian; Saint)

Parlia (Festival for the Pales for Larger Animals; God of the Herds; Ancient Rome) [also 4.21]

Robert A. Heinlein (Writerism)

Rumilia (Ancient Rome)

Tanabata (Lovers of the Milky Way; Star Festival; Pagan)

V.E. Schwab (Writerism)

Willibald (Catholic Church)

X-Day (Approximate; Church of the SubGenius)

Islamic Lunar Holidays

Islamic New Year [Hijri New Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Amun Jadid (Philippines)

Arabic New Year

Awal Mouharam (Algeria, Djibouti)

Awal Muharram (Malaysia)

El Hijra (Egypt)

Hegira (Lebanon)

Hegire (Tunisia)

Hejira (Kuwait)

Hijiri (Maldives)

Islamic New Year 1445 (Bahrain, Brunei, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen)

Muharam (Comoros, Niger)

Muharram (Comoros)

1er Moharrem (Morocco)

Premier Moharram (Mauritania)

Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah

Sasi Sura (Javanese New Year; Suriname)

She Came to Stay, by Simone de Beauvoir (Novel; 1943)

Tahun Baru (Indonesia)

Tamharrat (Gambia)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 31 of 60)

Premieres

The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi (Novel; 1881)

The Age of Reason, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Novel; 1945)

All You Need Is Love Day, by The Beatles (Song; 1967)

Back Room Stomp, recorded by Rex Thwart and his 52nd Street Stompers (Song; 1937)

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, recorded by Dicky Wells and his Orchestra, with Djano Reinhardt (Song; 1937)

Bugle Call Rag, recorded by Dicky Wells and his Orchestra, with Djano Reinhardt (Song; 1937)

But I’m a Cheerleader (Film; 2000)

Chilly and the Looney Gooney (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1969)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (Novel; 1972)

First Knight (Film; 1995)

Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon (Song; 1969)

God Save the King, by Ben Jonson and Dr. Bull (UK National Anthem; 1607)

The Grand Illusion, by Styx (Album; 1977)

The Greatest Show on Earth, a.k.a. The Weather Show (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (UK Film; 2011) [#8]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK Film; 2009) [#6]

Here Comes the Sun recorded, by The Beatles (Song; 1969)

His Mouse Friday (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1951)

The Ice Break, by Michael Tippett (Opera; 1976)

Images and Words, by Dream Theater (Album; 1992)

Le Great Dane Robbery (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Lethal Weapon 2 (Film; 1989)

Live and Let Die, by Paul McCartney & Wings (Song; 1973)

Mickey Steps Out (Disney Cartoon; 1931)

Monsters at Work (Animated YV Series; 2021)

More Songs About Buildings and Food, by Talking Heads (Album; 1978)

Mouse in Manhattan (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1945)

My Prayer, by The Platters (Song; 1956)

Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs (Novel; 1959)

No One Writes to the Colonel, by Gabriel García Márquez (Novella; 1961)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Film; 2006)

Religion and Science, by Bertrand Russell (Essays; 1935)

Ryan’s Hope (Soap Opera; 1975)

Scary Movie (Film; 2000)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (Film; 2017)

Stunt, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1998)

Stupor Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Summer Magic (Film; 1963)

Three Tenors, by Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti (Live Album; 1990)

Weekend at Bernie’s (Film; 1989)

Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1941) [1st WW Cartoon]

You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette (Song; 1995)

Today’s Name Days

Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Austria)

Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nedyalko (Bulgaria)

Goran, Klaudije, Odon, Vilibald, Vilko (Croatia)

Bohuslava (Czech Republic)

Villebaldus (Denmark)

Koidu, Koidula (Estonia)

Klaus, Launo (Finland)

Raoul (France)

Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Germany)

Dominica, Cyriaca, Iria, Kiriaki, Kuriakis, Kyriake, Kyriaki, Ria (Greece)

Apollónia (Hungary)

Apollonio, Claudio, Edda (Italy)

Alda, Aline, Elita, Maruta (Latvia)

Estera, Sangailas, Vilgailė (Lithuania)

Håvard, Hulda (Norway)

Antoni, Benedykt, Cyryl, Estera, Kira, Metody, Piotr, Pompejusz, Sędzisława, Wilibald (Poland)

Chiriachi (Romania)

Oliver (Slovakia)

Fermín (Spain)

Klas (Sweden)

Ralph, Randall, Randolph, Randi, Randy, Raoul, Raul, Rogelio, Roger (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 189 of 2024; 177 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 27 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 2 (Ren-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 1 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 30 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 9 Red; Oneday [8 of 30]

Julian: 24 June 2024

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 20 Charlemagne (7th Month) [St. Francis of Assisi]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 18 of 94)

Week: 2nd Week of July

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 17 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Tammūz (a.k.a. Tammuz or Tamuz) [תַּמּוּז] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Tinne (Holly) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 7 of 13]

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Aardverschuiving in Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea eist ruim 2000 levens

Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea meldt dat het dodental van de recente aardverschuiving veel hoger is dan aanvankelijk werd gedacht. Volgens een nieuwe rapportage aan de Verenigde Naties zijn minstens 2000 mensen bedolven. Dit aantal is drie keer zo hoog als de eerdere schatting. De hulpverlening komt nog steeds nauwelijks op gang. De autoriteiten hebben om hulp gevraagd aan Australië, dat heeft beloofd helikopters, graafmachines en hulpverleners te sturen. De ramp vond plaats in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag. Delen van de hooggelegen provincie Enga werden getroffen door een enorme aardverschuiving, waarbij een compleet dorp werd bedolven onder aarde en rotsen. Aanvankelijk werd er al rekening gehouden met veel slachtoffers, maar de omvang van de ramp bleef lang onduidelijk. Het getroffen gebied is afgelegen en moeilijk bereikbaar, mede doordat een van de belangrijkste wegen is geblokkeerd. In het rapport aan de VN wordt vermeld dat de aardverschuiving “grote verwoestingen” heeft aangericht aan gebouwen. De autoriteiten benadrukken dat de situatie ter plekke zeer instabiel blijft, met voortdurende aardverschuivingen die nieuwe instortingen kunnen veroorzaken. Hulpverleners en inwoners graven met hun handen in het puin, maar de kans dat er nog overlevenden worden gevonden is volgens hulporganisaties nihil. Tot nu toe zijn slechts enkele lichamen geborgen. Read the full article