#Scott Van Pelt

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Champions 2023

[peanutsoutofcontext]

Lucy of the Day

[picturebookshelf]

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Original: Charles M. Schulz -- Adapted: Kara McMahon -- Art: Scott Jeralds (This edition: 2015)

[allfifaworldcup]

Scott Van Pelt's Winners for Army Navy and NFL Week 14

Scott Van Pelt’s Winners for Army Navy and NFL Week 14

Thought we had a 6-1 mark last week to follow up a 9-1 on Thanksgiving. … But we settle for a bit of a bad beat in the Big Ten title game, and a 5-2 final week of the college regular season. That’s 20 games over for the year. Two very solid years in a row, for free from your favorite late-night cable TV pal. But we aren’t done. We simply pivot into the NFL space. I’m 9-3 on our weekly picks there…

[dykeseesgod]

fictional characters with npd list

charles emerson winchester iii (mash). phil connors (groundhog day). lucy van pelt (peanuts). marvin (falsettos). scott pilgrim (scott pilgrim). pj (bottoms). dennis reynolds (its always sunny in philadelphia). rainbow dash (my little pony). ferris bueller (ferris buellers day off). zaphod beeblebrox (the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy).

[blue-character-brawl]

Round 2 Matchups!

Round 2 begins today! After this post goes up, brackets 1 and 2 will be posted, with 3 and 4 coming tomorrow, and 5 and 6 coming on Friday. Here are the matchups:

Bracket 1:

Cam (Rhythm Heaven) VS. Grover (Sesame Street)

Gonzo (The Muppets) VS. Blue (Blue’s Clues)

Bluey Heeler (Bluey) VS. The Tesseract (Marvel)

Blue (Overly Sarcastic Productions) VS. The TARDIS (Doctor Who)

Lancer (Deltarune) VS. Link (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

Navi (Legend of Zelda) VS. Trucy Wright (Ace Attorney)

Megamind (Megamind) VS. MePhone4 (Inanimate Insanity)

Sadness (Inside Out) VS. Blue Album (Weezer)

Bracket 2

Scott Wozniak (Scott the Woz) VS. Watergirl (Fireboy and Watergirl)

Abby (Wii Sports) VS. Kris (Deltarune)

Gatorade VS. Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

Gooey (Kirby) VS. Benrey (HLVRAI)

Gus Porter (The Owl House) VS. Gary the Gadget Guy (Club Penguin)

Blue-footed Booby (Real Life) VS. Grumpy Bear (Care Bears)

The ocean (Real Life) VS. Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

Doc Hudson (Cars) VS. Mudkip (Pokémon)

Bracket 3

Lucina (Fire Emblem) VS. Chrom (Fire Emblem)

Donald Duck (Disney) VS. Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Sans (Undertale) VS. Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)

Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb) VS. Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob Squarepants)

Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls) VS. Patton Sanders (Sanders Sides)

Nya (Ninjago) VS. Tom (Eddsworld)

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender) VS. Sapphire (Steven Universe)

Nightwing (DC Comics) VS. Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz)

Bracket 4

Goombario (Paper Mario) VS. Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Michael J. Caboose (Red vs Blue) VS. John Egbert (Homestuck)

The Genie (Aladdin) VS. Wheatley (Portal)

Mermista (She-Ra) VS. Blu (Rio)

R2-D2 (Star Wars) VS. Blue Gushers

Pablo (The Backyardigans) VS. Blueberry Muffin (Strawberry Shortcake)

Piplup (Pokémon) VS. Nightcrawler (X-Men)

Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) VS. Teruhashi Kokomi (Saiki K.)

Bracket 5

Soundwave (Transformers) VS. Frankie Stein (Monster High)

Stitch (Lilo and Stitch) VS. Hades (Hercules)

Zazu (Lion King) VS. Samus Aran (Metroid)

Spheal (Pokémon) VS. Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts)

Steve (Minecraft) VS. Shiver (Splatoon 3)

Barney Calhoun (Half-Life) VS. Vivi Yukino (Mystery Skulls Animated)

Bloom (Winx Club) VS. Spock (Star Trek)

Rosalina (Super Mario) VS. Mugman (Cuphead)

Bracket 6

Blue M&M (M&M’s) VS. Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon)

Bibble (Barbie) VS. Dory (Finding Nemo)

Bluestar (Warrior Cats) VS. Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony)

Jester Lavorre (Critical Role) VS. Veronica Sawyer (Heathers)

Idia Shroud (Twisted Wonderland) VS. Korra (Legend of Korra)

Pokotho (Hatchetfield) VS. B.O.B. (Monsters vs Aliens)

Vault Boy (Fallout) VS. Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)

Tutter (Bear and the Big Blue House) VS. Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)

[pendentivelover]

re20a24ds

january

. pinata . leopoldo gout . 5/5

. hidden pictures . jason rekulak . 3.5/5

. all-american murder . james patterson . 3/5

. bad things . lisa andrews . 1/5

. swallowing a donkey's eye . paul tremblay . 4/5

. 18 tiny deaths . bruce goldfarb . 4/5

. riding the elephant . craig ferguson . 4/5

. the darkness that comes before . r scott bakker . 4.5/5

. lord of the butterflies . andrea gibson . 4/5

. bath haus . p j vernon . 5/5

february

. bad cree . jessica johns . 4.5/5

. the salt grows heavy . cassandra khaw . 4/5

. nineteen claws and a black bird . agustina bazterrica . 3.5/5

. death's acre . william m bass . 3/5

. the road to jonestown . jeff quinn . 4/5

. waco . jeff quinn . 3.5/5

. this wretched valley . jenny kiefer . 4/5

march

. american demon . daniel stashower . 3.5/5

. the teacher . frieda mcfadden . 4.5/5

. whalefall . daniel kraus . 5/5

. all the living and the dead . 4/5

. brother . ania ahlborn . 5/5

. shattered silence . melissa g moore . 4/5

. tombs . junji ito . 4/5

. nightmare fuel . nina nesseth . 4/5

. what feasts at night . t kingfisher . 3.5/5

. remarkably bright creatures . shelby van pelt . 5/5

. 1000 years of joys and sorrows . ai wei wei . 4/5

. the kaiju preservation society . john scalzi . 5/5

[tesseractlover]

Characters who are autistic because I’m autistic and I said so

Cady (Mean Girls)

Branch (Trolls)

Jojo (Seussical)

Matilda (Matilda)

Anne (Anne of Green Gables)

Bruce Banner (Marvel)

Literally all of the Guardians of the Galaxy

Vanellope Von Schweetz (Reck It Ralph)

Peter Parker (Marvel, specifically comics and Tobey Maguire’s version)

Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)

Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)

Charlie Weasley (Harry Potter)

Newt Scamander (FBAWTFT)

Fred Jones (Scooby Doo)

All the Van Pelt children (Peanuts)

Shroder (Peanuts)

Sherlock Holmes

Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

Wednesday (Adams Family)

Jean Grey (X-men)

Scott Summers (X-men)

Maud Pie (My Little Pony)

Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony)

Zarina (The Pirate Fairy)

Lizzy (Great Fairy Rescue)

The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

Ally in Wonderland (Descendants)

[middleearthpixie]

Seven Days ~ Chapter Twenty-Five

Seven Days -  Modern Tolkien AU

Firefighter Frerin Durin died in a fire set deliberately. But after he helps his brother, Thorin find happiness, Frerin is offered a second chance. He has to prove himself worthy by righting the one major wrong in his life. Otherwise, history will repeat and he will die for good this time. The catch? He has seven days in which to do this and isn’t even certain what his major wrong is.

At least, he doesn’t know for long. 

Syd Prescott has known Frerin since high school. She spent one night with him and then he vanished from her life. Now, he claims he wants to make it up to her, to right was he realizes was his major wrong. But can she trust him? And can he prove to her that she can before it’s too late? 

A/N - I want to apologize for the slow updates, I haven’t been in a great headspace to write, and with all I have to do for school, my free time is going to be at a premium, so updates may be even slower. Thanks so much for your patience…

Pairing: Modern!Frerin x OFC Syd Prescott

Characters: Frerin, Syd, Gram, Nico, Holly Cassidy, Dave Brewer, Capt. Pratt

Warnings: None

Rating: T

Word Count: 3,230

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Previous chapters can be found here.

December 13th & 14th

Monday Night/Tuesday Morning

It was odd, stretching out in her bed with Frerin, with Riley curled up in a ball at the foot of it after she’d sniffed the daylights out of every corner of Syd’s room, but as Frerin draped his arm about her shoulders and pressed a kiss into the top of her head, she found she didn't mind it so much. 

The television was on, the volume at maybe five, and she sighed as she tucked her head against Frerin’s chest, smiling when he tightened his arm about her shoulders. “What’s on your mind, Syd,” he murmured, his fingers sweeping lightly along her shoulder.

“I’m just… comfortable.”

“Yeah? Me, too.”

She smiled into the semi-darkness, draping her arm over his hips, her fingertips brushing along the smooth, warm cotton of his boxer briefs. “There’s something to be said about being comfortable.”

He murmured something that sounded like an agreement, then pressed a kiss into the top of her head. An equally comfortable silence descended upon them, broken up only by the sound of Scott Van Pelt’s voice as he gave the day’s highlights in sports—basketball and hockey mostly. 

“Syd?”

She lifted her head to gaze up at him. “Yeah?”

“What do you want for Christmas?”

“Truth?” She sighed softly. “For this to be over with. With Tori, I mean. It bothers me that she’s back, so to speak.”

“Yeah, me, too.” His fingers went still. “You think Gram will figure out how we deal with this?”

“I do, yeah.” Syd slid her hand up along his firm stomach, along the trail of soft hair that swirled around his navel and then upward toward his chest. She had faith in Gram, and if all else failed, Syd was pretty sure she had an idea that might work as well. She just wanted to run it by Gram before she said anything to him. 

The bed creaked softly as he shifted, coming up to cover her, smiling as he said, “You think they can hear us downstairs?”

“No one else is awake at this hour,” she told him. In the soft glow given off by the television, he looked almost sinister, his eyes pale slivers of ice beneath his dark brows, the St. Florian medallion throwing off flashes of light, the nazar a millimeter from his skin, the leather cord not long enough to allow for much more. “I think we’re good.”

She waited for the that feral look to come to his pale eyes, to lift the corners of his lips into that sinful grin she’d come to know so well. 

But instead, he just gazed down at her. “I love you.”

“I know,” she told him, tracing her fingernails lightly along his back. “And I love you, too.”

He bent to her then, his lips teasing as they met hers. SVP melted into the background as Syd lost herself in Frerin’s kiss, which came slow and teasing and deep, and when he pulled back, he whispered, “Let’s get married, Syd.”

“What?”

“Let’s just do it.” 

“Frerin, we talked about this and—”

“I know,” he cut her off softly, “I know it’s fucking crazy, but I don't know… I just feel like we should, Syd.”

“You feel like we should?”

“Yeah. It’s just… a feeling I have. And don't ask me to explain why because I don't think I can, but it’s there and I just think we—”

She silenced him with a finger pressed to his lips. “Before you pass out,” she whispered, holding his gaze, smiling as his eyes softened. “By feeling, do you mean like when you have the feeling you should play a certain number combination in the lottery or you should maybe go a different way to work than usual?”

He nodded, his, “Yeah,” somewhat muffled by her finger. He waited for her to pull it away before adding, “I know I sound nuts, Syd, but I can’t shake it. I just—I don't know. It’s just—” He drew in a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and finished with, “I’ve felt it since I saw Tori earlier. I’m worried about you, Syd.”

“She isn’t getting in here without an invitation,” Syd told him, although her confidence in that wavered as he shook his head, and it was her turn to inhale deeply before saying, “Why are you shaking your head?”

“She’s already been in here.”

A hint of silvery fear shot through her. “What?”

“Yeah, she told me, back before you knew I’d been dead, that she was here. She said you all couldn't see her, that you didn't know she was there and if that—”

“Frerin,” she interrupted softly, “I don't think anyone could get past Gram and I’ve the feeling she’s probably made sure to secure the house as best she could.”

She bit back a sigh as his eyes widened slightly, then narrowed and she wasn’t at all surprised when he murmured, “Are you guys really witches?”

“What do you think?”

He held her gaze and she held her breath as he pondered it a moment. Then, he leaned in, brushed her lips with his, and murmured, “I think I should make sure I never piss you off.”

“Well, I think that ship has already sailed and yet,” she winked up at him, “you’re still here, so…”

“Syd…”

“We don't use our gifts that way, babe,” she told him softly, shaking her head as she reached up to brush a wayward lock of dark hair away from where it fell over his left eye. “Gram drilled I into us that we should never, unless we have absolutely no choice. You can’t just go around hexing people for no good reason. Just like we aren’t supposed to use our gifts to try to split up a couple or win a man for ourselves.”

“But you could, if you wanted to.”

She hesitated for a moment, but then slowly nodded. “I could. And so can all of us.”

“Except Al.”

“No, she probably could, too. She would just have to work a lot harder than the rest of us.” She traced her forefinger along his jaw, toward his ear. As it grew thicker, his beard softened some, no longer quite as prickly as it had been only a week earlier. It was funny, but until he came back into her life, she never found beards particularly attractive. But now? She couldn't imagine him without it and wasn’t so sure she’d want him to ever shave it off. 

“Syd?”

“I love you,” she whispered, her finger going still, “and I am not letting that spook get her hands on you again. And if I have to break one of Gram’s rules to do it, I will. But, you have to promise me, you will not take this—” she brushed the cobalt glass with the same finger she’d traced his jawline with—“off. For any reason.”

“I won’t.”

“Promise me, Frerin.”

“I promise you, Syd, I won’t take it off. Hell, I took off St. Florian and died in a fire. I’m not stupid enough to make the same mistake twice.”

“Good.” The television timer went off without warning, going suddenly silent as it plunged them into darkness. She glanced over at the clock. “It’s almost midnight. We should get some sleep.”

“You sure you want to sleep?”

She smiled up at him. “Are you offering me something better?”

“What do you think?”

“I think I might need a little convincing. It’s getting pretty late.”

She bit back a chuckle at the glint in Frerin’s eyes and when he bent to brush her lips with his, it was all the convincing she needed. 

****

A soft buzzing roused Frerin from a somewhat unsettled sleep and he picked up his head to squint at his cell buzzing across the cherrywood night stand. He threw his hand toward it, knocking it off said nightstand and onto the floor, screen up to show his firehouse number on the home screen.

“Fuck…” He lunged for the phone, snatched it up, and managed to toggle to accept the call, rubbing his eyes with his free hand as he growled, “Durin here.”

“Rise and shine, sweetheart,” Nico’s voice was far more cheerful than was humanly possible, “it’s time for work.”

“I’m on the bench this week, Nico, remember? For taking my mask off to give to Syd at the warehouse.”

“Well, kiss your girlfriend and get your ass in here. Chief’s calling in everyone. Massive apartment building fire on the Northside. All hands on deck.”

Frerin squinted at the clock on the bookshelf across from the bed. Three-fifteen. “I’ll be there in five.”

“I knew you wouldn’t want to miss the party. Don't drive like an asshole.”

Nico clicked off as Syd stirred. “Frerin?”

“I’ve got to go,” he told her, already sliding from bed, biting back a yelp as his feet touched the cold hardwood floor. “Apartment fire and the entire department’s recalled.”

“I thought you were suspended?”

“I was and now I’m not.” He reached for his jeans, draped over the arm chair by the window, and slid into the them, then grabbed the cream colored henley he’d worn the previous day to tug over his head. Socks and boots were next and as he lifted his leather jacket to shrug into, he said, “I’ll call you when I get back to the station, okay, Syd?”

“Yeah, but… be careful, okay? You’re sure it was the department that called?”

As she said it, the scream of sirens rent the air and he nodded. “Yeah. I think this might be a bit much even for her. And I’ll be careful.”

He leaned over to kiss her, smiling as she slid her arms about him and gave him a squeeze. “Please, keep watch over your shoulder.”

“I’ll be fine, baby. Promise.” He drew back and winked. “I love you.”

She didn't look at all mollified by his reassurance, but nodded. “I love you, too.”

He didn't really want to leave her, especially with her as worried as she was, but since he really had no choice, he pulled the bedroom door shut behind him and made his way out to his Jeep as quietly as he could. 

He was halfway to the Jeep, the frigid night air biting into him, the wind ruffling through his hair, when the front door opened and he spun about as Syd called, “You need a key.”

“What?”

She held out a keyring. “I’m not leaving the front door unlocked. Remember? The crazies?”

He jogged back up to her. “You sure you won’t need it? I don’t know how long I’ll be.”

“It’s an extra. And it’s yours now.”

He smiled. “I’ll see you later, Syd. Go back inside before you freeze out here.”

“I’m fine,” she said, even as she shivered. “Go.”

He kissed her once more, then turned and crossed to his Jeep. The engine turned over and when he pulled away from the curb, Syd was still on the wide front porch, bundled up in a fleecy bathrobe, looking more than a little worried.

He tried not to think about it as he hit the switch to flip on his emergency lights and didn’t so much as look in his rearview mirror as he navigated deserted streets. At the firehouse, he swung into the parking lot and put everything from his mind as he hurried inside and into his chief’s office, meeting Pratt in the doorway.

“You sure you want me out there?”

Pratt nodded as he skirted him to get to his own turnout. “If you’re up to it and you promise you won’t pull another stunt like that again.”

Frerin held up two fingers. “Scout’s honor, Chief.”

“Then get your ass in gear and get moving.”

He bobbed his head and turned to hurry out to the bay, where Nico let out a whoop. “Look who joined the party! Did we pull you out of bed?”

Holly smiled. “Welcome back, Frerin.”

Frerin grinned as he bent to tug off his boots and then moved to step into his turnout. “It’s good to be back and yes, Nico, you did pull me out of bed. But not mine. Syd’s.”

“I’ll apologize to her when I see her again.” 

“That’ll totally make up for it.” Frerin grabbed his helmet and followed Nico to the truck, climbing up alongside him. “So, did you all miss me?”

“Dude, you were gone for like three days. Not even enough time to notice you weren’t here, never mind miss you.” Nico elbowed him, then his smile faded and a seriousness came to his eyes, one Frerin had never seen before. “I’m glad you’re okay, man. You gave us a scare.”

“Did I thank you for saving my ass?” Frerin replied as they pulled out of the station, lights swirling, sirens blaring. “Because if not, thank you for saving my ass.”

“I’d say make me your best man, but I think that’s going to be T’s job, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, unless Syd and I just run off and do it without telling anyone.”

Nico’s eyes widened. “You serious?”

“I’m dead fucking serious.”

“Damn, son, I never thought I’d see the day when Frerin Durin was seriously considering settling down.” Nico whistled softly. “Going to be a lot of disappointed bunnies out there.”

“I’ll leave ‘em to you,” Frerin told him.

“Leave who to him?” Holly asked, turning in her seat up front.

“Durin’s getting married.”

“What?” 

“I’m not getting married yet, but soon, if everything goes right.”

“Well, that’s awesome, Frer,” she said with a smile. “I hope you have some kind of party to celebrate this.”

“We’ll see.”

“It should be celebrated. It’s a miracle, considering you should be dead.”

For some reason, his spine stiffened at Holly’s words, but before he could say anything, she turned back to say something to Brewer. Then the chill passed and he chided himself for his idiocy. Tori wouldn’t be stupid enough to jump into Holly, would she? And if she was, what if she decided to go after Brewer or Nico?

He didn't want to think about it. He couldn't think about it. He had to trust these guys. He had no other choice. 

Still, he couldn't shake the feeling. At least, not until they rolled up to the twelve story apartment building at the north end of town, where almost all of the construction there was new apartment and condo complexes. The entire building was in flames, and they’d spread to the neighboring buildings as well. Just as had been at the warehouse fire the previous week, trucks from surrounding departments were arriving as well and Frerin tried to shove all of the uncomfortable thoughts from his mind as he jumped down from the truck.

Syd couldn't sleep. From the time Frerin’s Jeep pulled away from the house, her mind simply would not go calm enough for her to get any more rest. The house was cold and dark, and she sat at the kitchen table, staring down at a cup of tea that had gone cold at least an hour earlier. All she could was think about Frerin. 

At five-thirty, Gram padded into the kitchen, frowning as she said, “Syd? What is it? What’s wrong? Why are you up so early?”

“Nothing… I think. I don't know. I just couldn’t sleep.” Syd rubbed her icy hands together. She couldn't get warm, no matter how thick her socks might be or how cozy her fleece robe was. The chill permeated her, almost to the marrow of her bones, it seemed. Even the hot tea hadn’t helped. 

“Is Frerin still asleep?” Gram moved to the stove to put the tea kettle on.

“No. He got recalled by his house. Apparently there was a massive fire at the north end of town.”

“Recalled?” Gram turned toward her, her creased face even more so. “I thought he was suspended for breaking safety protocols?”

“He was, but they needed all the warm bodies they could get, I guess.” 

The first light of daw began filtering into the kitchen and skittered along the wavy length of Gram’s silver-white hair. When she was little, Syd thought her grandmother’s hair was made of snow, because it was so purely white. Now, it reminded her of fairy floss, delicate strands of gossamer that gleamed in that pale sunlight. 

But when Gram turned back toward her and that same light touched her skin, Syd was almost shocked to see her grandmother looked old. Old and tired. Worry. Tragedy. Grief. Stress. They all took their tolls over the years, but recently, time seemed to have caught up with her.

“You’re worried,” Gram said and it wasn't a question. Those sharp blue eyes knew the answer and didn't look for another one.

“I’m terrified, Gram. She’s here somewhere. And she’s not alive, so we can’t kill her off. And I know, I’m not supposed to even consider that, but she tried to kill me. She tried to kill Frerin.”

“I know. And I have an idea what might work to banish her from this plane for good.”

“I do, too, but I’m not sure it would work and I know Frerin would never agree to it.”

The kettle whistled and conversation was paused as Gram fixed them both a cup of tea. As she settled across from Syd, her hand came rest across Syd’s. “What did you have in mind?”

Syd held her gaze for a long moment. “You would be able to tell if she was here, wouldn’t you?”

“I don't know. Has she been here before?”

“Frerin said she claimed she was, when he first came back, so I guess sometime last week or the end of the previous week.” She reached up to rub her forehead. Eleven days. It had only been eleven days since Frerin walked into Miss Fortune’s Crystal. When this was all over, she was making sure she and Frerin lit out for Aruba. She didn't know about him, but she definitely needed a vacation. 

Gram shook her head. “I find that difficult to believe. No one gets into this house if I’ve not given permission.”

“She’s not a vampire, Gram.”

“No, but I know the risks that come with dealing with both sides of the veil and I had a house full of teen girls at one point who had friends who thought nothing of messing with things they didn't fully understand, no matter how you and your sisters tried to warn them.”

Syd smiled as she lifted her mug. Steam curled away from the creamy surface and the heat from the cup permeated the chill bit by bit until she no longer felt it. “So, you cast a spell over us?”

“To a certain degree, yes. It was easier and safer than arguing with stubborn teen girls. So, I don't know why this Tori lied to Frerin, but she definitely lied to him.”

“Gram, do we actually stand a chance of getting rid of her?”

Gram nodded slowly. “We do. It won’t be easy, but it will be permanent. And when it’s over, you and your fireman will have the future you hope to have.”

Syd set down the mug and leaned closer. “So, what do we do and when do we start?”

[thoughtfulfangirling]

2023 Reads

A new year means a new book list! I don't think I can top my 2022 count, but that's okay! I'm not totally sure what my reading goals this year will actually be, but I guess I'll sort it out on the way! XD For future reads, here's my 2024 list!

Four Treasures of the Sky - Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass+

The Bear and the Nightengale - of the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Secrets We Keep - Mia Hayes

Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal - Patty Loew+

The First Sister - Linden A. Lewis^

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury~

Fin Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn^

How Long 'til Black Future Month by N. K. Jemisin

Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin^

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin*

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Littke-Known Stories form History - Tricia Martineau Wagner+

The Mysteries of Thorn Manor - Margaret Roberson%

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space - Amanda Leduc+

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson^

She Who Became the Sun~ - Shelley Parker-Chan*

The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon^

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree*

Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin^

The Adventures of Amina El-Serafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman+

The Folk Keeper - Frannie Billingsly*%

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - (Suzy) Eddie Izzard+

Juniper & Thorn - Ava Reid

Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey%

I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary MacLane+

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut~

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights - Molly Smith & Juno Mac+

The Woman in White - Wilke Collins^

King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Sarah - J.T. LeRoy^

The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros^

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

Always the Almost - Edward Underhill

All Systems Red - Martha Wells%

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Nevada - Imogen Binnie

A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

The Second Rebel - Linden A Lewis

Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Hero and the Crown* - Robin McKinley

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Bruce D Perry & Oprah Winfrey+^

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K Leguin

Artificial Condition -Martha Wells%

The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert%

Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith*

Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells%

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents - Lindsay C Gibson+

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit - John Boessenecker+

The History of Wales - History Nerds+%

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls^

Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire^

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

Irish Fairy and Folk Tails - Various+

The Dead and the Dark - Courtney Gould

Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman and Beth Scott+

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Ruins - Scott Smith

He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan

Fledgling - Octavia Butler

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins+

The Vampyre - John Polidori%

This is Halloween - James A Moore

Sorrowland - Rivers Soloman

The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy%

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey^

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston*

The Last Hero - Linden A. Lewis

Lovelight Farms - B. K. Borison

Reindeer Falls Collection: Volume One - Jana Aston

Currently reading: One Last Stop (Audiobook to help me sleep XD)

Nonfiction is annotated by + A Re-read is annotated by * A book completed from the list below is annotated by ^ A Read with Empty will be annotated by ~ A Novella %

My current, loose and not that interesting goal for this year is to really work on the books I have current access to right now... at the start of this year. Because it's a lot XD This means books currently favorite in Scribd, on my StoryGraph 'to read' pile, or a book I currently own on my shelves. Main goal is at least one of these a month.

For my own personal reference, I'm putting a list of such books below to hold myself accountable.

Edit: Now the end of 2023, and here's a breakdown of my goal to read books I already had access to at the start of 2023:

I didn't read one a month per se, but I got more than 12 done, so I call this a win. These books are:

-Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorn -The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros -Finn Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn -The First Sister by Linden A Lewis (proceeded by the other two in the series) -Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert -The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls -Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman & Beth Scott -Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson -I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary McClane -The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert -Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin -Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey -Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin -Nevada - Imogen Binnie -The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli -Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire -The Ruins - Scott Smith -The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller -Sarah - J.T. LeRoy -Vampire Forensics - Mark Collins Jenkins -What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey -The Witch King - H. E. Edgmon -The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

The books I did not get around to reading from this list are as follows: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho; Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (o); The Book of M by Peng Shepard (o); Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves (o); The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (a); The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (s); Fallen by Lauren Kate (o); Fanny Hill by John Cleland (o); Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (s); The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (s); The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (o); Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster (o); The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (s); Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (o); The Merry Spinster by Daniel Lavery (o); On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (o); The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (s); Radiance by Grace Draven (a); Watching the Tree by Adeline Yen Mah (o); The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (s); Wings of Fire (o); Witches Steeped in Gold by Clannon Smart (o); The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (s)

23/46 Whoa! That's exactly 50% of the books I had on my list! That's pretty cool! All in all, I consider this 2023 goal successfully done!

[sporadiceagleheart]

Here's my Tribute edit called your tears for Ava Jordan Wood, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos and Skylar Annette “Sky” Neese, Cal Franklin Blackerby, James Michael “JJ” Brown Jr., Christian Lee Chandler, Ethan Zane Frensley, Jesse McCord Lewis, Aadon Blu Olmsted, Chase Alexander Wethington Padgett, Ryan Wrigley Parmeter, Autumn Elayne “Auttie” Rust-Kukuk, Teagin Nathanial “Bubby” Rust-Kukuk, Kirsten Mariah Rust-Reynolds, Tiffany Lynn “Tiffy” Searle, Gage Michael Stevens, Jacob Frank Williams, Lincoln Grace Sutton, Rachael Marie Tisdale, Alyssa Kay Logue, Eric Jefferson Jones, Zoe Savannah Garcia, Evynn Chandler Michelle Garas, Veralee Marie Craft, Bella Jane Blackiston, Leontine Juliette Susan Amsterdam, 1 June 1931 – Auschwitz, 19 November 1943Reached the age of 12 years, Kaylie Kristin “KK” Russell, Jerris Rhea Pelts Beacham, Gerald Alfred Gaddy, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Lucia Isabella “Lucy” Jackson, Rosemary May “Rosie” Pazin Williams, Joyce Louise Tacadena Graham, Roberta Mae “Butch” Tacadena Bohannon, Kathryne Louise “Mo” Daley Tacadena, Dennis J. Delia, Nevada A. “Vada” Duncan, Theresa Eleanor Burns Perrine, Stella Frederick Camp, Nancy Elizabeth “Dollie” Haun Burns, Lydia Mary Bussing Buchanan, Frances Ann Cranston Bussing, Sophia Ruth Bussing Henry, Ruth Jones Graves Wakefield, Tyler Benton Bales, Barbara Minnich Bierly, Milton H. Bierly, Herbert Johnson “Herbie” Bierly, Uriah Lee Maguire, Christina-Taylor Green, James A Hellems, Fannie Koontz Roach, Lance Solomon Reddick, Richard Jay Belzer, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Paycheck, Lucy Craft Laney, Danielle Van Dam, Alicia Lynn Clark, Sarah Evelyn Isobel Payne, Murder of Sharon Lee Gallegos, Anna Celeste Lowe, Judith Barsi, Heather O'Rourke, Rachel Scott, MOA LEONTINE BJÖRK, Katelyn Nicole “Dolly” Davis, Amanda Michelle “Manda” Todd, Semina Mary Halliwell, Avery Jean Lane, Avery Lana Linda Brown, Sadako Sasaki, Dale Earnhardt American race car driver, Colonel Harland David Sanders, Bray Wyatt, Davey Allison, Chuck Connors, Young Dolph, Sir Michael John Gambon, and more as we honor those Colonel Sanders, Bray Wyatt, Davey Allison, Chuck Connors, Young Dolph, Sir Michael John Gambon, more names to remember

[lexsiyette]

Introduction

Hey guys! I'm LEXSIYETTE! It's your fellow theater nerd!

Normal blog: @lexsiyette

Current Hyperfixation:

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Fandom's I'm in

Hamilton🌟

Amanda the Adventurer📺

Godspell🌈

Little Shop of Horrors🌼

Anything Disney Princess related🏰

Marvel👊

Rescue Team Academy (it's a fandom I created)

Steven Universe 💠

Wings of Fire🐉

Warrior Cats 🐱

Welcome Home 👀

Scott Pilgrim 💔

Peanuts 🐶

Back to the Future 🚘

Rainbow Friends🌈

Spongebob 🧽

Mystery Science Theater 3000 📺

KinitoPET 💻

Hobbies

Drawing, acting, singing, dancing, ranting, being creative

OCS TO RP WITH! (Please rp with me I'm lonely please please please)

Ex- Casual rp, he/him. Theater kid that works backstage, gay little boy 🎦

Lexsi- me 🤩

Tidepool (wings of fire)- SeaWing performer💦

HiddenBlaze (warriors)- Tabby she, medicine cat of BlisterClan (or RiverClan canonically) 🐾

K0811(creepypasta)- lil robot gal 💜🤖

Lucas Van Pelt (peanuts)- Self explanatory, Linus and Lucy's little cousin🩵

Olly Octavius (spongebob)- an orange teenage octopus from rock bottom! 🐙

Peridot 1-4L (Steven Universe)- hey, there are multiple peridots, this isn't the canon one🟢

Muscovite (Steven Universe)- a gray type of gem with lie detector powers🩶

Orange Pearl (Steven Universe)- a rebel pearl, summons a hand fan🟠

Newt (Fursona)- a lil actor Tiger guy who carries a lil doll🐯

Maggie (Welcome Home)- info can be found somewhere on this blog 👁️

Kai (scientist's daughter au)- strange girl I came up with, the crystal obsessed daughter of a scientist💎

Alex Hopper (Back to the Future)- Marty's best friend, a theater kid of course because I self insert a lot (no flame please) 🚘

Alexander Mackowics (fame)- trans broadway actor who is my dream self✨

Phoenix (wings of fire)- A gal from a tribe I created (TigerWings)🐅

Pop (wings of fire)- an animus BubbleWing🫧

FullMoon (wings of fire)- a WillowWing🌑

Leo (wings of fire)- a StarWing💫

Sandy (wings of fire)- a GlassWing🔍

Tulip (wings of fire)- a FlowerWing🏵️

PeridotPebble(warriors)- a cowardly gray tom who loves kits❇️

BurntFace (warriors)- a cat in a hat 🤩🎩

Lexsi Marinn- A Mystery Science Theater host! 📺

George Forrester- Dr. Clayton Forresters twinky grandson 🟢

MORE WILL FOLLOW!

My rp format: (insert descriptive parts here) "insert dialogue here"

Just Me

It's pronounced LEX-SI-YET! NOT LEX-SI-YET-I!

Or, call me Lexsi. Or Ex.

Be creative with my pronouns! Call me "frog" for all I care!

I'm Aroace 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

Quotev: LEXSIYETTE

Wattpad: LEXSIYETTE

AO3: LEXSIYETTE

Favorite Actors: Roger Bart, Anthony Rapp, Jonah Ray, Joel Hodgson, BD Wong, Colin Mocherie, Nathan Lane, Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops

ALL ARE WELCOME HERE!

Current Project: Books, OCs, becoming a Broadway star

I hope you have a nice day!

[andrebearakovsky]

I’ll never get over Scott Van Pelt calling tommy “handsome tom”

[hondacivictrucknuts]

Maureen Dowd, NYT:

Women’s optimism over striking achievements — the #MeToo movement, the anti-Trump marches; perhaps the most effective modern House speaker, Nancy Pelosi; the women elected to Congress in response to Trump; the creditable presidential campaigns of two women, Nikki Haley and Kamala Harris — is melting faster than a water-soaked wicked witch. The future is a president who dragged women back to the past by overturning Roe. Trump, who was himself found liable for sexual abuse, moved to elevate three men accused of sexual misconduct — one with a minor — to fill three crucial cabinet posts: leading the Justice, Defense and Health and Human Services Departments. It is a searing affront to women. As Julia Baird writes in her new book, “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything,” “In truth, we rarely care about violence against women, so foundational is it to our culture.”

I was at the gym late on Thursday. The Bears had just beaten the Steelers, in the snow. Scott Van Pelt was interviewing the victorious quarterback, Jameis Winston, about his first experience playing in such conditions. Winston's career has been underwhelming for a number one draft pick, but at least nobody talks about the allegations that he drugged and raped a girl in college, even though it was detailed in a prominent documentary.

Rape culture is winning! To her credit, Maureen Dowd makes her observations without putting up much of a fight.

[michaelcosio]

Andy Reid video bombs after Super Bowl, ends up doing interview | SC with SVP

Feb 2, 2020

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid interrupts ESPN NFL analyst Louis Riddick's interview with Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter. An excited Andy Reid then speaks about his Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes and how great he was in the fourth quarter. Riddick discusses the legacy that Reid will have in the NFL as a coach now that he's won his first Super Bowl.

from ESPN

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Mercury's social media team takes aim at Caitlin Clark as WNBA returns from Olympics hiatus

New Post has been published on https://sa7ab.info/2024/08/16/mercurys-social-media-team-takes-aim-at-caitlin-clark-as-wnba-returns-from-olympics-hiatus/

Mercury's social media team takes aim at Caitlin Clark as WNBA returns from Olympics hiatus

The on-court rivalry between Caitlin Clark and three-time WNBA champion Diana Taurasi does not appear to be cooling off anytime soon.The Phoenix Mercury’s social media team jumped into the fray this weekend when a video, which appeared to troll Clark, surfaced on the team’s verified TikTok account.”I miss the WNBA. Caitlin, where are you?” a fan sitting on a couch says at the beginning of the video. “Who’s Caitlin? I’m here for Taurasi,” says a young fan in Mercury gear and holding a sign that reads, “Who is Caitlin? I’m here for Taurasi.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe video surfaced on the eve of the WNBA’s highly anticipated restart. The league went on hiatus after the All-Star game to provide players who were on the U.S. women’s national basketball team with an adequate amount of time to complete preparations for the Paris Olympics.WNBA ROOKIES CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE TO BE FEATURED IN NBA 2K25Team USA defeated France, 67-66, in the gold medal game on Aug. 11. The American women have now won eight consecutive Olympic gold medals.The fan’s commentary in the TikTok video was immediately followed by a brief Taurasi-inspired highlight reel. The longtime Mercury guard is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in WNBA history. Meanwhile, Clark has helped bring an unprecedented amount of attention to women’s basketball.The Fever defeated the Mercury in late June when the teams matched up for the first time in the 2024 season. Clark was complimentary of Taurasi in the days leading up to her first opportunity to compete against a player she grew up idolizing.”It’s incredible,” Clark told reporters on June 29 about Taurasi’s two-decade run in the league. “I don’t think people realize how hard that is to do.”Clark also said taking the court for a game against a player of Taurasi’s caliber was “a dream come true. You get to live out your dream while playing against the best.”Meanwhile, when Taurasi was asked to share her thoughts on facing Clark for the first time, she delivered a brief response. “Yeah, it’ll be fun,” she said.The budding rivalry between Taurasi and Clark appeared to begin in April when the two-time WNBA Finals MVP was asked about what incoming WNBA rookies could expect. She proceeded to suggest that a rude awakening was in store.”Look, SVP, reality is coming,” Taurasi told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt during an appearance on “SportsCenter” on April 6. “There’s levels to this thing. And that’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to [be playing against] some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.” While the comments were about the rookie class as a whole, some believed the remarks were a direct jab at Clark, who dominated at the college basketball level.Nevertheless, Taurasi and Clark also share some similarities. Taurasi is the WNBA’s career scoring leader, while no one scored more points at the NCAA Division I level than Clark. Both point guards are also strong 3-point shooters.The Chicago Sky host Taurasi and the Mercury on Thursday night. Phoenix entered the game with a 13-12 record, while Chicago will restart the season looking to improve on its 10-14 mark. The Mercury and Fever go head-to-head for a third time this season on Aug. 16.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.