#and also to my hoa peeps:

[charlie-pippin-faraday]

I haven’t thought about Zoey 101 in YEARS but then I saw it mentioned in a post for a completely unrelated tag that I follow. And then the memories came flooding back and hit me like a fucking brick, and I remembered how much I absolutely fucking ADORED Quinn/Logan in that show when I was a 10 year old. Like they were sudden and unexpected but I was OBSESSED.

And tbh that should not surprise me, because I now realize that they fall into the same mold as so many other ships I enjoy (as detailed here). Broken unhappy snarky boy with daddy issues and absolutely unhinged girl who can kick his ass describes them perfectly. Like bitch this is the exact same as all your other favorites, of course I liked it as a kid.

And then I discover there's a reboot movie coming out incredibly soon and they are getting MARRIED????? Dude this feels like my childhood wish fulfillment wtf. It's like I won the lottery. So not only do I re-discover an old ship, but I will be getting NEW content of them imminently which is centered around their wedding and I will potentially be getting endgame and happy ever after. Guys I can't believe this is happening and that I stumbled across this, I am actually stoked, and I am GOING to be hype about it until that movie comes out on July 27

[stormysprite]

so…I wanted to put a little bit about each of my murder birds penguins bc I love them

and also in case I ever say something like “Pedro screamed for five seconds straight, jumped in circles, and did a barrel roll once I sprayed him with a hose” you know this is about a penguin, not a people (I do not advise doing the above with a people, but Pedro likes it)

Bigfoot: literally has big feet. Tries to help, trips people instead. Loves boots a concerning amount. Convicted face biter.

Flower: President of Penguin HOA

Corey: would commit tax fraud if he could

Blue: nervous. Loves his wife v much and wishes she would chill

Nipper: ladies man. Possibly about to start his third penguin marriage. builds castles, not nests

Pebbles: once started a months-long war with Flower. Peb won, but her tail feathers have never grown back completely

Carla: objectively The Prettiest

Lizzie: uses rubber gloves as stress balls. While keepers are wearing them.

Big T: would drive a minivan, soccer dad

Bug: has a mile-large personal space bubble she WILL enforce

Roxie: climbed up from the depths of the underworld to eliminate humankind. Is she actually a penguin? We may never know

Beaker: stands in weird places

Poncho: absolute unit. The earth shakes when he walks. He’s not even chubby, he’s just built BIG

Peep: founder of the penguin bridge club

Cheddar: narcissist. Dolly Parton’s #1 fan

Pedro: hobbies include dancing, splashing in water, and causing problems on purpose

Chaos: name says it all. Can and will delete your kneecaps

Merlin: v good singer just does it at bad times

Bacon: prim, pretty, proper, petite until she’s hungry thEN SHE WILL EAT UNTIL HER GIRTH SMOTHERS THE SUN AND THE WORLD GROWS COLD

Monty (name subject to change): The Baby(tm). Goes through 4 stages of grief every day at not being a terrifying apex predator. We have yet to get him to the acceptance stage

Shamrock: sweetest bird, universally beloved

Hercules: Very Attractive according to the females, he and his wife would rather be left alone

Noodle: looks like she’ll explode into a pile of confetti or tears at any moment. We don’t know which. Very sweet, though

if you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading! Have one of Monty’s baby pictures:

[manonamora-if-reviews]

Dr Ludwig and the Devil by SV Linwood

============= Links

Play the game (IFComp) See other reviews of the game

============= Synopsis

Join esteemed mad scientist Dr Ludwig as he faces the greatest challenge of his nefarious career: making a deal with the Devil and coming out on top. Research demonology! Read legal documents! Face off against the world’s least effective torch and pitchfork-wielding mob! All this and more!

============= Other Info

Dr Ludwig and the Devil is a Glulxe parser, submitted to the 2023 Edition of the IFComp.

Status: Completed Genre: Comedy

CW: /

============= Playthrough

Played: 8-Oct-2023 Playtime: around 45min (im slow) Rating: - [IFComp vote] Thoughts: But what if you tricked the devil?

============= Review

Dr Ludwig and the Devil is a small parser game, where Dr Ludwig recounts a time where he made a deal with the Devil, and find a way to keep his soul. The parser is fairly beginner friendly, including an external walkthrough and in-game hints. I used the walkthrough to solve some puzzles.

Spoilers ahead. It is recommended to play the game first. The review is based on my understanding/reading of the story.

If the blurb didn't catch your eye, the introduction inside the game surely should. Mixing Drs. Faust and Frankenstein lore with a good dash of humour, Dr Ludwig and the Devil is a delightful small parser cracking laughs left and right. From the witty dialogue, to the descriptions of rooms, reading through the pages of a book or failing to act accordingly, the game just wants to make you cackle*. It is here for a good and fun time! *also... why do you mean you can't do magic in France >.<

There's a lot to love about the game: the puzzles are reasonably simple, but you get plenty of help if needed (thank you for the hints!); the characters are all delightful in their own way, and have a whacky reason to be where they are; the overall shtick of the game is just fun to boot! It is entertaining and there is never a dull moment.

While I don't have much experience in what's to be expected or not in a parser in terms of puzzles, I found the whole mechanic with the devil pretty interesting (it was fun to order him around, hehehe). And if you mess up (which I did quite a bit), you don't get punished for it - you just get a witty response before you're sent on your way.

The characters are still the highlight of the game, from the mad scientist striving to attain godhood - oh but oops something keep going wrong and now I'm being chased out of my manor again - to the pitchfork mob acting like a HOA* with their contracts, every character in this game has a special flavour of wittiness and charm, with jokes to boot! Interacting with the NPCs, especially diving into plain regular conversations with them, adds a delightful layer to the game (they're just like us, normal peeps with normal problems**). *also... the head of the group is a illiterate legalese lover. xD **honestly, I might side with the pitchforks after talking with them...

Fun time!

[erzsebetrosztoczy]

Heyo peeps! So my exam month(s) is are over and im gonna write some Hoa fics. My main lead will be (i think) Jalim/Salimxreader/ Jasonxreader but i might will would want to write for the others as well.

If ya would like to see a fic here from some of your ideas leave me an ask, i'll appreciate them (also i might have run out of ideas lol my brain is still dead from uni)

Also i just add here: I'm back at writing for Ac Valhalla as well. Count on a slow pace with posting but if you send me an ask i'm going to write it eventually.

мαѕтєяℓιѕт

[pettyrevenge-base]

Neighbor didn’t like how I did my own lawn...

I moved into my house around the same time as my next door neighbors (new construction neighborhood). We both do our own lawns—they bag their cuttings, I self-mulch/leave the cuttings mulched on the lawn and don’t bag. One day I mow the lawn and leave for some errands. I come home to the cuttings I had left on the lawn all raked up and thrown all over my front porch/door with a threatening note telling me if this EVER happened again and I didn’t do my lawn properly from now own, there would be consequences and it would be worse next time. I went over to my neighbor’s house, told her I would call the police for threatening me if she ever tried a stunt like this again and that next time she had a problem, maybe try talking with me like an adult and gave her my phone number. Her husband apologized and said his wife was batshit crazy and he was really sorry. Wife never apologized.

I then promptly didn’t mow the front lawn for over 6 months (no HOA). I made sure to mow the back yard and make a display of bagging those cuttings and carrying them out front for the neighbor to see, but left the front nice and overgrown. I also ended up having her car towed from in front of her own house. Coincidentally code enforcement can’t force you to mow your lawn, but if you leave a vehicle on the street for over 72 hours without moving it...they’ll impound. $600 later she got her car back and I haven’t heard a peep from her.

Source: reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge

[millerflintstone]

January of 2008. I’m guessing the middle of January. I had started my second semester of grad school at UGA and had only been living in my house for about 3 weeks. There was still a mess of boxes and stuff in the garage, so both Unfriendly and I had been parking in the driveway.

This happened on a Sunday night or really early that Monday. That’s my back driver’s side window that got smashed in.  I had been planning to get to work at 7am back when I still had a commute. It really shook me up to have my car vandalized like this. Nothing was taken and I don’t think I had a lot in it at the time because the previous week, I had gotten side swiped by a teenager who merged into me, so the other side of my car had no mirror and my passenger front door was kinda dinged

The cops who came by and dusted for prints had commented that they had seen vandalism like this in the past from teens in the area, but I had to wonder if it was just teens and why just my car? Unfriendly has the nicer vehicle so why not his truck, too?

Those weeks leading up to the vandalism, I had been trying not to focus too hard about how I’d be treated when I’d go into local stores in my neighborhood. The small butchers and grocery store flew a confederate flag (they took it down some years ago) and one of the owners, a larger white male, would not say a peep or look at me when he rung me up, even though I’d make with the usual pleasantries. Other folks, white folks, no problem. Not me. Other places it was more of a being a bit taken aback that I spoke English with no discernible accent. So when this happened, I couldn’t help but wonder if someone in the neighborhood was voicing their displeasure at my existence.

It might have been teens being teens. There have been warnings in the HOA newsletter about mailboxes being beat to hell and there was a time when kids were ringing doorbells and running away. There were also other times it was noted that people were getting their cars broken into and getting valuables stolen and warnings not to leave valuables in your cars.

Since I don’t have tinted windows and anyone with a flashlight could have seen there was nothing to take and since no one else on the block was hit that night, I still wonder at the motive. And I’ve not had anything else like this happen to me since.

[benjamingarden]

Taking Care of New Chicks

Are you ready to start taking care of new chicks of your own? It does require a little thought and planning, but there’s nothing to be afraid of. In fact, jumping into chicken ownership is sure to change your life, in lots of unexpected ways.

What is cuter than a newborn baby chick??…That tiny fluff ball that fits in your hand, peeping little peeps. Although baby chicks have some basic needs and are a bit fragile (as most babies are), with little effort, you can successfully raise your chicks into full-grown birds–whether you want them for pets, eggs, meat or a combination.

Taking Care of New Chicks 101

Bringing the babies home…

Are you ready for babies? Before anything else, check to see if chickens are allowed where you live (cities, HOA and other places may have rules you have to abide by).  Find out how many chickens are allowed as well as any rules they have about the coop (when I lived in the city, my coop had to be a certain number of yards away from neighbors as well as from the front sidewalk, for instance).

Once you decide how many chickens you want, calculate how big your hen house and chicken run need to be in order to accommodate the number of chickens you will buy.

SUPER HELPFUL TIP: Buy or build that coop (yes, before you bring your chicks home…trust me on this one…I learned the hard way!!!)

Finally, decide on the breeds of chickens you’d like to raise and figure out where to find them (local feed store, mail order, etc).

The other stuff you need to know (the Details)…

The Brooder (aka Chick Nursery)

For the first 6-8 weeks of your new chicks lives, they need to live with you. Yep, that’s right. They’re temporary indoor pets (yes, the garage will work as well if it’s warm enough). The reason? Until your baby chicks fully feather out, they can’t regulate their body temperature. The fluff is cute, but of zero help in keeping them warm.

Where to Keep your New Chicks

A perfect way to house new chicks in those initial weeks is in a big box (a free appliance box from a home improvement store works great), an extra large plastic bin (with a screen over the top–especially if you have other indoor pets roaming around that might like nibble on the new little babies) or a large sized dog crate (see pictures below).

Proper Bedding

Line the bottom of your box with pine or wood shavings or other materials. Change the shavings occasionally to keep the area clean (and the smell down).

Stay away from using bedding such as newspaper, cardboard, plastic, kitty litter, cotton batting, leaves, straw, hay, cedar shavings or dirt. Some of these substances cause lung irritation, others could potentially swell inside their fragile little stomach causing issues, some may contain harsh chemicals or mold that aren’t good for them at such a young age. Slick surfaces have the potential of causing spraddle legs (a condition where the legs slip out to the side making it difficult to walk).

A Heat Lamp for Warmth.

You’ll also need a heat lamp or other chick heating device (such as a Brinsea EcoGlow). Hang the heat lamp over the box where your chicks are.

Here’s how to know if you have the lamp at the proper height: if the chicks are still too cold, they’re huddled together. If they’re too hot, they’re as far away from the lamp as they can get.

***IF YOU USE A HEAT LAMP SECURE IT VERY, VERY WELL. It only takes seconds for a lamp to fall and start a fire. ***

Food and Water

Your new babies need clean water and food at all times. Be careful, especially with the water…don’t give them water in something too deep…you don’t want them to drown.

Poop happens.

If you keep your new chicks warm, fed and watered, you’re off to a good start. The only other major thing you need to watch for is their backside–make sure that it doesn’t get clogged with poop (and stop up your chick which will kill it). If this happens, the solution is a simple one: Take a warm, wet cloth and gently remove the poop caked on your chick.

TLC

Handling your chicks will help them grow up to be tame pets. Handle them often, but don’t forget to watch your hands BEFORE (to protect them from your germs) and AFTER (to protect you from their germs). Most chickens, by nature, are gentle creatures. Get them used to being handled early and they’ll grow into tame, wonderful animals.

Taking Care of New Chicks was originally posted by My Favorite Chicken Blogs(benjamingardening)

[brooklynwagner]

Hold up, I gotta tell you about somethin'. You know how I intermittently talk about being on some show on some network that's comings soon? Welp, IT HERE. My little bb original series with Lightworkers where I talk about almost anything that enters my brain is alive and breathing on the Internet! It has an Internet home!! It's nesting, buying rugs, rethinking the bathroom tile, and worried about the HOA costs!! If you'd like a peep at it, check the link in the bio, and bookmark the shoot outta that page! And follow @lightworkers. 👋🏻 More is coming. *also, thank you deeply for the support I've already been given by you all. You blow my wrinkly gross brain!*

[benjamingarden]

Taking Care of New Chicks

Are you ready to start taking care of new chicks of your own? It does require a little thought and planning, but there’s nothing to be afraid of. In fact, jumping into chicken ownership is sure to change your life, in lots of unexpected ways.

What is cuter than a newborn baby chick??…That tiny fluff ball that fits in your hand, peeping little peeps. Although baby chicks have some basic needs and are a bit fragile (as most babies are), with little effort, you can successfully raise your chicks into full-grown birds–whether you want them for pets, eggs, meat or a combination.

Taking Care of New Chicks 101

Bringing the babies home…

Are you ready for babies? Before anything else, check to see if chickens are allowed where you live (cities, HOA and other places may have rules you have to abide by).  Find out how many chickens are allowed as well as any rules they have about the coop (when I lived in the city, my coop had to be a certain number of yards away from neighbors as well as from the front sidewalk, for instance).

Once you decide how many chickens you want, calculate how big your hen house and chicken run need to be in order to accommodate the number of chickens you will buy.

SUPER HELPFUL TIP: Buy or build that coop (yes, before you bring your chicks home…trust me on this one…I learned the hard way!!!)

Finally, decide on the breeds of chickens you’d like to raise and figure out where to find them (local feed store, mail order, etc).

The other stuff you need to know (the Details)…

The Brooder (aka Chick Nursery)

For the first 6-8 weeks of your new chicks lives, they need to live with you. Yep, that’s right. They’re temporary indoor pets (yes, the garage will work as well if it’s warm enough). The reason? Until your baby chicks fully feather out, they can’t regulate their body temperature. The fluff is cute, but of zero help in keeping them warm.

Where to Keep your New Chicks

A perfect way to house new chicks in those initial weeks is in a big box (a free appliance box from a home improvement store works great), an extra large plastic bin (with a screen over the top–especially if you have other indoor pets roaming around that might like nibble on the new little babies) or a large sized dog crate (see pictures below).

Proper Bedding

Line the bottom of your box with pine or wood shavings or other materials. Change the shavings occasionally to keep the area clean (and the smell down).

Stay away from using bedding such as newspaper, cardboard, plastic, kitty litter, cotton batting, leaves, straw, hay, cedar shavings or dirt. Some of these substances cause lung irritation, others could potentially swell inside their fragile little stomach causing issues, some may contain harsh chemicals or mold that aren’t good for them at such a young age. Slick surfaces have the potential of causing spraddle legs (a condition where the legs slip out to the side making it difficult to walk).

A Heat Lamp for Warmth.

You’ll also need a heat lamp or other chick heating device (such as a Brinsea EcoGlow). Hang the heat lamp over the box where your chicks are.

Here’s how to know if you have the lamp at the proper height: if the chicks are still too cold, they’re huddled together. If they’re too hot, they’re as far away from the lamp as they can get.

***IF YOU USE A HEAT LAMP SECURE IT VERY, VERY WELL. It only takes seconds for a lamp to fall and start a fire. ***

Food and Water

Your new babies need clean water and food at all times. Be careful, especially with the water…don’t give them water in something too deep…you don’t want them to drown.

Poop happens.

If you keep your new chicks warm, fed and watered, you’re off to a good start. The only other major thing you need to watch for is their backside–make sure that it doesn’t get clogged with poop (and stop up your chick which will kill it). If this happens, the solution is a simple one: Take a warm, wet cloth and gently remove the poop caked on your chick.

TLC

Handling your chicks will help them grow up to be tame pets. Handle them often, but don’t forget to watch your hands BEFORE (to protect them from your germs) and AFTER (to protect you from their germs). Most chickens, by nature, are gentle creatures. Get them used to being handled early and they’ll grow into tame, wonderful animals.

Taking Care of New Chicks was originally posted by My Favorite Chicken Blogs(benjamingardening)