#a toast to the pigs

[sulfurbonfire]

A Toast to the Pigs has been living in my head rent free aaa (@o-wyrmlight horrible with proper feedback but know that your fanfiction is great)

a doodle w spoilers (chapter 8) below

Theres a snippit from Harrys perspective at the start of every chapter yet i am utterly baffled every time it happens, its great honestly

[o-wyrmlight]

I just remembered that I also pretty much finished the vast majority of Chapter 17 sometime ago. So I don't just have Chapter 16 more or less finished, I have Chapter 17, as well. And I have a couple of other sparce parts of Day 2 worked on/in progress, as well. I think the hardest part I'm dealing with right now is actually the whole lorry driver situation, with going around and talking to the different lorry drivers.

In other news, I've officially published Chapter 1 of A Toast to the Pigs on Wattpad.

I hold no delusions that it'll see a lot of traffic, but, well. At least now there's 11 Disco Elysium fanfics on the website--unless Wattpad decides to shadowban it, which from what I've googled, is entirely possible. Currently it's labeled mature for users who are 18+ and I am, of course, going out of my way to tag any triggers or sensitive content at the beginning of each chapter. I doubt that Wattpad will care about that, and I wouldn't be surprised if it gets shadowbanned because of those trigger warnings by the automatic AI detection system. However, I am trying to decide how I ought to go about the topic of ASL on the website, since I'm not sure if Wattpad allows you to attach external links, which I'd been using as referential material.

Another thing to note is that I would like to discuss the topic of including fanart for A Toast to the Pigs within the chapters themself, with each piece of fanart shown where each scene happens with proper credit. I'll bring the topic up in the fic itself whenever I post Chapter 16, because I would like to know for certain that I have the artists' permission and bringing it up from the fic itself seems to be the most convenient way of doing it without the awkward anxiety of... socialization...

Not everybody who's posted fanart follows me on Tumblr, after all, and making a post about it's not unlikely to get completely missed. But Toast being updated is, like, the Main Thing, so it makes sense in my brain to do so that way. Many more people read Toast and don't follow me on Tumblr.

That's the update today, I think. Good luck, have fun, live, laugh, love, all that jazz.

[unregistered-doodles]

This is a doodle blog. And this is a doodle. Of a scene from Chapter 2 of my fic, A Toast To The Pigs. Featuring Harry's perspective, too. You're welcome.

[catboy-bride]

dadnvaldr. if anyone cares.

[pigs-in-art]

Pumpkin Pig pin by Toasted Ink. Also available as a sticker.

[jonostroveart]

Gutless Toast

[thealanwrightblog]

A Christmas themed breakfast. Pigs in blankets with egg on toast.

[lab-trash]

So, lately I've been sleeping downstairs bc my room doesn't get air conditioning and my latest medication has been making me overheat a lot easier— point is, my bed is empty.

So I decided to put my stuffed animal collection on it, which consists of Steven the Cow, supporting almost a dozen Bob Evans plushies, and my raccoon Karl.

I'm making a head for one of my plushies, whose head is removable for fandom reasons. And I paused before going to bed because... well, I needed to sleep.

But I couldn't sleep, so I decided to finish making the head. Not the face or anything, just the head. But the polyfill is upstairs, in my room. So before I sewed it up, I ran upstairs to fill it.

Yeah, I sat on my bed, in front of my little group of plushies. And I'm telling you, filling a disembodied head with polyfull in front of a dozen stuffies that almost all look like they're staring at you? That's a weird feeling. I literally said out loud "oh... this is awkward," when I sat down. Because it genuinely felt awkward.

I am left wondering though, is that the equivalent of giving birth, embalming, or something else completely?

[o-wyrmlight]

AAA IT'S THEMMMM THEY'RE VIBING SO HARD. This is when they were talking to the smoker, wasn't it? Harry REALLY needed that smoke. It looks like you even got his battered knuckles, too? Lookit them gooooo. Saving this on my phone IMMEDIATELY.

Also Cuno is absolutely imitating Harry there lmao. Kim looks so tired, my god. I would be, too, if I was him. Leave for 10 minutes to make a call and suddenly your partner's literally letting the kid throwing rocks at your crime scene pet the dead guy's hair. Smh

A Toast to the Pigs has been living in my head rent free aaa (@o-wyrmlight horrible with proper feedback but know that your fanfiction is great)

a doodle w spoilers (chapter 8) below

Theres a snippit from Harrys perspective at the start of every chapter yet i am utterly baffled every time it happens, its great honestly

[o-wyrmlight]

I haven't worked on A Toast to the Pigs very much.

There's a couple of reasons for that: Writers' block from not knowing how to proceed; the exhaustion and burnout of keeping up with the weekly updates; impostor's syndrome for how I write Kim's perspective; the fact that I haven't really read through what I've published of Toast for a good, long while; the hyperfixation I've had for Disco Elysium kind of fading to a certain extent; the prevalent issues that I've noticed in my writing style that I really, really want to work on improving. And don't even try to tell me that there aren't any. I know there are some rather egregious issues.

All of those combined makes it difficult to make me want to touch Toast in the first place, and there's a certain degree of shame that comes with that knowledge. And when I do want to work on Toast, I have such a hard time getting into the mindset of when I worked on it to such an extreme that it practically monopolized my time, just because it's been so long since I last touched it.

I recently tried re-reading it and I couldn't help how, despite how proud I was, something in my chest just kept periodically cringing, and I do know why: It could have been so much shorter. So much briefer. It's no wonder that it monopolized so much of my time in the weeks and months that I'd been publishing it; it's no wonder that I got so burnt out from it. 144,000 words over 15 chapters is not a normal, sustainable pace to keep, and there's so much excess fat and prose that could've been cut down to trim it up and make it neater. Not to say that I'm going to go back and cut down the already-published chapters, but currently, that's the big issue that I see with my writing: I need to learn to keep it brief, and I need to learn to identify what parts of the story would benefit from extrapolation and which parts won't.

I do want to finish Toast--very, very badly. I want to have a finished multi-chapter fic under my belt for once instead of leaving it not even half-finished. I'm just having such a difficult time nudging my brain in the direction to actually work on newer chapters. I've lost a lot of threads that I need to pick up and untangle, especially if I want to come out of it with something that's consistent and good. I know it's fanfiction--we do this for fun, we're all having fun here--but I want it to be good and cohesive, because that's just what I enjoy.

I love that people are still able to read it and love it even if they don't think that it'll ever be updated again. I love the comments that I've gotten so far and I love all of the fanart that I've gotten, too. I don't like this shame of leaving things abandoned, even if I can still appreciate the joy that old fandoms gave me for the time that I participated in them. I appreciate the story, I appreciate the fandom, and I appreciate you. I really want Toast to be a story that we can all be proud of.

So I'll keep working on Toast. I have Chapter 16 finished--more or less, in my old writing style, and I'm undecided if there are a couple of characterization changes that I want to make with it. So far, it's the only one that's 'done'. I'm undecided if I should keep it unpublished until I finish Day 2--as I said I wouldn't start updating until Day 2 was completely finished--or if I should dedicate my time to finishing the rest of Day 2 first. I'll probably drop a poll in a few days, see what y'all's opinion of the matter is.

Despite how exhausting it was to keep up with, having a schedule really did help me focus and push me to put my best foot forward to keep up with updates. Whenever I do start updating Toast again, I'll probably extend those deadlines to once every fortnight (every other week). I can't guarantee that regular updates will be anytime soon, but, well. It is what it is.

In the meantime, I'll be working on a Wattpad cover to crosspost A Toast to the Pigs, because that's something I've really been wanting to do for the past couple of months for some reason. I'll see you then.

[memphisbarbecue]

STUFF'S HAPPENING, BUT SOME HOUSEKEEPING FIRST

The GPC staff has grown by one with the addition of Mr. Pig as general manager, in charge of the day-to-day activity around the home office. We weren't looking to expand, but he showed up earlier this year and made a persuasive case for his hiring. His early resume involves a stint as part of a pretty rowdy bunch of hand puppets for a few years, and then goes blank until recently.

His managerial skills are questionable, so we'll take it low and slow. On to the news . . .

MEMPHIS TOAST, 954 JACKSON: GHOST PIT IS REALLY BACK

We've been following the progress of this place for the past few posts. It's finally open, and it's a pretty neat little joint. The history of this long-time barbecue shop has been set out here several times. Now it's a breakfast/brunch place (open 6 am-2 pm, maybe every day, call 417-7817 to be sure), but also with some barbecue vibes. The transformation of the old place is impressive, as is the food.

We've been there three times since it opened last month, and enjoyed all of them. Perhaps the neatest part, from our perspective, is the replication of the old pit.

According to the Toast's exec chef, Carlos Scurlock, the mortar in the original pit was too deteriorated to allow any cooking. No problems with the new one, and plans are to use it -- no pork, but likely for wings and such. It's a great addition to the Smokey City neighborhood, and is becoming the breakfast place of choice as the future of the Barksdale seems bleak after a kitchen fire.

GET YOUR TEA TIME: 709 E. PARKWAY SOUTH Out with Subway, in with Boba Boba Life, at this former Loeb's barbecue restaurant that dates from the 1960s. It's close to opening. Not likely a place we'll visit, but it's good to see an old ghost pit back in business after the Subway closure. Interesting.

On the negative side, the old Cave's Soul Food and More on Jackson remains empty after its former tenant, a pasta restaurant, moved to Downtown.

ODDS AND ENDS Ebay just came through with this Little Pigs of America mask from the early/mid 1960s. First one I've seen, and I'm tickled to have it. Here's the listing for it from the LPOA Commissary Supply Catalog.

My daughter finds all kinds of Memphis barbecue stuff on the internet, and recently sent me this Loeb's piece that looks to be part of a newspaper ad. Never seen it. Don't know who the people are, but I'd guess their last name is Loeb.

It mentions pretty much all of Loeb's commercial ventures from the 1960s (including chicken) that you could find all on one corner -- laundromat, dry cleaning, market, barbecue restaurant.

Finally, from a friend's backyard, the remnants of a barbecue pit that was a fairly common feature of Midtown houses from the 1920s and 1930s. I have one, but it's covered in some type of nasty vine.

[lost-hourss]

Think I need to somehow get the guinea pigs some chew toys..

[o-wyrmlight]

Harry, don't throw that bottle. Harry. Don't do it. Don't you dare. Don't

rlly quick thing i made based on chpt9 of @o-wyrmlight ‘s fic XP i’d recommend it so hard it rules. i hadnt thought much abt “harry keeps his memory au” as a concept but kim being sent to work with him almost being ‘killing two birds with one stone’ was like omfg wait sick w

[boujeesimss]

kid friendly edible recipes | sims 4 cc finds 🍕🥪

01. tomato and cheese sandwiches 02. dino nuggets 03. mushroom pig pizza

04. watermelon pizza 05. red bean pancakes 06. tuna melt sandwich

07. strawberry jam tarts 08. unicorn nuggets 09. classic honey toast

please keep in mind that you will need each recipe mod for these recipes to be edible! you can find the mod under each recipe. :)

thank you cc creators! @littlbowbub @icemunmun-spicy-scalpel

[atropalugosi]

i am so fucking sick of having a phobia of committing cannibalism, can i please just get through one burger or slice of bacon without my brain pummeling my stomach the entire time?

[obeymeshallwedateaddict]

MC: frustrated Solomon, you seriously need to stop using me as your cooking guinea pig!

Solomon: You’re just overreacting. My last dish wasn’t that bad.

MC: It tried to eat me!

Solomon: It was an experimental side effect... Happens to the best of us.

MC: glares You know what? Maybe you should make a pact with Mammon and have him teach you how to cook instant noodles without burning down the kitchen.

Solomon: gasps I will not be taking culinary advice from Mammon!

MC: At least he doesn’t make food come alive and attack people!

Solomon: scoffs My food wasn't trying to attack you! It was an accident plus that’s nothing. I could make a pact with Lucifer and still not hear the end of it.

MC: gasps You wouldn’t DARE.

Solomon: mockingly Oh, I absolutely would. Better than taking tips from Mammon, who can’t even make toast without burning it.

MC: Oh really? I’ll just call Lucifer right now and let him know you’re interested in a pact—

Solomon: horrified WAIT, NO, don’t do that!! He’ll lecture me for a week!

Beel: munching This is getting good.

Asmo: dramatically sipping tea MC sweetie, don’t back down. Solomon deserves to be humbled.

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