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incorrect poolverine quotes ft. modern family's juliana and clive bixby

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Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (2005)

This is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted-and still wants-to destroy her and those she cares for and how she can save herself.

Weaveworld by Clive Barker (1987)

The Fugue, a magical land inhabited by descendants of supernatural beings who once shared the earth with humans. The Fugue has been woven into a carpet for protection against those who would destroy it; the death of its guardian occasions a battle between good and particularly repulsive evil forces for control of the Fugue.

Fractured Fables by Alix E. Harrow (2021-2022)

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one.

Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld (2004-2006)

A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people--Jessica included--is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters.

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (2019)

There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and a drop of Jam’s blood, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster—and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also uncover the truth, and the answer to the question—How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe (1980-1987)

It is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession - showing mercy toward his victim - and follows his subsequent journey out of his home city of Nessus.

The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (2004)

In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in.

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (2006-2009)

Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries.

But when the beast actually appears, Creel not only bargains with him for her life, she also ends up with a rare bit of treasure from his hoard, not gold or jewels, but a pair of simple blue slippers-or so she thinks. It's not until later that Creel learns a shocking truth: She possesses not just any pair of shoes, but ones that could be used to save her kingdom, which is on the verge of war, or destroy it.

Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry (2017)

There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan's first--and favorite--lost boy to his greatest enemy. 

Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate's sword. Because it's never been all fun and games on the island. Our neighbors are pirates and monsters. Our toys are knife and stick and rock--the kinds of playthings that bite. 

Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever. Peter lies.

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock (1965-1977)

It is the color of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair that flows below his shoulders is milk-white. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody... He is Elric, Emperor of Melnibone, cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence, schooled in the art of sorcery and the hero of Michael Moorcock's remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history. 

[cinivia]

“I tore all of the bedding out of my comfy bed because I was bored. “ - Clive Bixby 🖤🐰

[with-a-martyr-complex]

With A Martyr Complex: Reading List 2023

Adapted from the annual list from @balioc​, a list of books (primarily audiobooks) consumed this year. This list excludes several podcasts, but includes dramatizations and college lecture series from The Great Courses, which I consume like a parrot emotionally dependent on access to lecturers.

The Birth of Tragedy Out Of The Spirit of Music byFriedrich Nietzsche (Translated by Ian Johnston)

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Translated by Michael Henry Heim, Introduction by Michael Cunningham)

Financial Literacy: Finding Your Way in the Financial Markets by Connel Fullenkamp, from The Great Courses

The Dispossessed: A Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport by Patrick Bixby

Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past by Allen C. Guelzo, from The Great Courses

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai (Translated by Donald Keene)

Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass

Understanding Japan: A Cultural History by Mark J. Ravina, from The Great Courses

The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold

What Has Passed Shall In Kinder Light Appear by Baoshu (Translated by Ken Liu)

The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World by Robert Garland from The Great Courses

The Just City by Jo Walton

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture by Andrew R. Wilson, from The Great Courses

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (Contains: Tower of Babylon, Understand, Division By Zero, Story of Your Life, Seventy-Two Letters, The Evolution of Human Science, Hell is the Absence of God, and Liking What You See.)

Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition by Grant Hardy, from The Great Courses

By The Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions by Richard Cohen

War in Japan: 1467-1615 by Stephen Turnbull

Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost by Zack Davisson

Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (Translated by Dennis Washburn)

Buddhism by Malcolm David Eckel, from The Great Courses

The Rise of Modern Japan by Mark Ravina, from The Great Courses

The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps: The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi by Romulus Hillsborough

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, (Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)

Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima (Translated by Michael Gallagher)

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

The Rise of Communism: From Marx to Lenin by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, from The Great Courses

Communism in Power: From Stalin to Mao by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, from The Great Courses

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood)

Cycles of American Political Thought by Joseph F. Kobylka, from The Great Courses

Docile by K. M. Szpara

Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques by James Hynes, from The Great Courses

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card

Real Service by Raven Kaldera and Joshua Tenpenny

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alhigieri (Translated by Clive James)

Dante's Divine Comedy by William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman from The Great Courses

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Secrets of The Occult by Richard B. Spence (From the Great Courses, possibly?)

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

American Monsters by Adam Jortner from The Great Courses

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard byGuy de la Bédoyère

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

Great World Religions: Hinduism by Mark W. Muesse, from The Great Courses

At The Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft

The Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft

The Shadow Out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft

The Whisperer in Darkness by H. P. Lovecraft

The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft (Collected by The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, contains: The Alchemist, At the Mountains of Madness, Azathoth, The Best in the Cave, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, The Book, The Call of Cthulhu, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Cats of Ulthar, Celephais, The Colour out of Space, Cool Air, Dagon, The Descendent, Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," The Doom that Came to Sarnath, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Dunwich Horror, The Evil Clergyman, Ex Oblivione, Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family, The Festival, From Beyond, The Haunter of the Dark, He, Herbert West-Reanimator, History of the Necronomicon, The Horror at Red Hook, TheHound, Hypnos, Ibid, In the Vault, The Little Glass Bottle, The Lurking Fear, Memory, The Moon-Bog, The Music of Erich Zann, The Mysterious Ship (Long and Short Versions), The Mystery of the Grave-Yard, The Nameless City, Nyarlathotep, Old Bugs, The Other Gods, The Outsider, Pickman's Model, The Picture in the House, Polaris, The Quest of Iranon, The Rats in the Walls, A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson, The Secret Cave, The Shadow out of Time, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Shunned House, The Silver Key, The Statement of Randolph Carter, The Strange High House in the Mist, The Street, Sweet Ermengarde, The Temple, The Terrible Old Man, The Thing on the Doorstep, Through the Gates of the Silver KeyThe Tomb, The Transition of Juan Romero, The Tree, Under the Pyramids, The Unnamable, The Very Old Folk, What the Moon Brings, The Whisperer in Darkness, The White Ship)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Patton: The Man Behind The Legend, 1885-1945 by Martin Blumenson

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matt Yglesias

Red: A History of the Redhead by Jacky Colliss Harvey

The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo (Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood)

The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing by Joost A. M. Meerloo

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Legacies of Great Economists by Timothy Taylor from The Great Courses

Incomplete books: Trouble on Triton, Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds, Dark Archives, The History of the World: Map by Maps, The Iliad (Emily Wilson Translation), Christina Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric, The Three Musketeers, The Only Plane in the Sky, Myth in Human History, The Dragon: Fear and Power

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Great Courses consumed: 17?

Non-Great Courses Nonfiction consumed: 13

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Works consumed by women: 13

Works consumed by men: 53

Works consumed by men and women: 0

Works that can plausibly be considered of real relevance to foreign policy (including appropriate histories): 7

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With A Martyr Complex’s Choice Award, fiction division: Convenience Store Woman

>>>> Honorable mention: Hart's Hope, Ancillary Justice, Child of God, No Longer Human, Piranesi, the first 1/3 of Cyteen, What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear

With A Martyr Complex’s Choice Award, nonfiction division: By The Sword

>>>> Honorable mention: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps, Praetorian, The Birth of Tragedy most of the Great Courses stuff I got to this year

>>>> Great Courses Division: Buddhism

The Annual “An Essential Work of Surpassing Beauty that Isn’t Fair to Compare To Everything Else” Award: The Divine Comedy

>>>> Honorable mention: Julius Caesar, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The Shadow Out of Time, Pride and Prejudice, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Man Who Laughs, The Dispossessed

The “Reading This Book Will Give You Great Insight Into The Way I See The World” Award: What Has Passed Shall In Kinder Light Appear

>>>> Honorable mention: Hell is the Absence of God (from Stories of Your Life and Others)

The "My Mind is Thoroughly Exhausted By Reading Through All This But It Was Worth It In The End" Award: The Tale of Genji

Book Most in Need of A Single Extra Chapter: The Man Who Laughs

Best Dude: Darcy from Pride and Prejudice

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This is the first year where I didn't struggle to reach my 52 book goal at all, only some of which is thanks to the Lovecraft marathon. I also read a ton of short sci-fi stories early in the year for an online class I took (which is also why there are so many sci-fi novels in the beginning of the year) and feel much more knowledgeable in the genre even though I'm still not very well read in it. I will be taking a fantasy course next year to what I assume will be similar effect.

It's still hard to read non-audiobooks, made worse this year by a promotion at work that means I have much less free time overall but still a fair deal of time for audiobooks while working with my hands. My (I don't post it) movie list suffered similarly, with this being the first year in a while I didn't hit my movie target. Not discussed: I read various comics this year! Standouts: Chainsaw Man Part 1, the first volume of Pluto, Fun Home, the fifth volume of Phoenix, Look Back

Goals for next year: more foreign policy reading, more literary fiction, write something of my own, ohgodthesearethesamegoalsaslastyearpleasetellmeI'mnotstagnating

[multi-fandom-imagines]

Clive Bixby and Juliana are some alter egos. 😂

[blackiechan52]

Listen/purchase: Clive Bixby: The Black Phil Dunphy by D-sciple

[nekohaught]

Waverly: (fiddles Nicole’s ring flirtatiously) oh, I like this, simple...

Nicole: well, thank you, my wife picks it for me

Waverly: (slightly taken aback) looks like she has good taste, both in rings and in women

Nicole: sure, she is the most beautiful, sexy, intelligent and extraordinary woman I have ever seen

Waverly: (irritated) well, if she is so extraordinary, why are you here flirting with me

Nicole: because… my wife wants me to do this?

Waverly: Can you stop mentioning your wife for just one minute?

Nicole: why would I? I love her so much

Waverly: (really angry) Why don’t you go home and cuddle your wife, huh?

Nicole: (whispers) baby, you can’t be jealous of yourself when we are role-playing

Waverly: I am not jealous, I am just some Julie who wants to spend the night with a sexy red head I met at a bar!!!!!

Nicole: oh… sorry baby, can we start over?

Waverly: No! The mood is ruined

Nicole: well, I obviously suck at this, how about we just go to the hotel room upstairs and skip to the sexy part?

Waverly: (takes a deep breath and back to her flirty alter-ego) sure, Ms. Chloe, lead the way

Nicole: My wife is not gonna be happy about this!

Waverly: Nicole!!!

[toutara]

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[mrdrzezstchkowitzatyourservice]

Uneven numbers for the writer ask :)

1: Do I listen to music when I write?: Yes! Nothing put me in the mood like a good symphony or railroad song

3: Computer or pen and paper?: It depends. Computer for bigger projects, but most of the time, I prefer a good notebook

5: How much writing do I do on an average day?: 1500 words on a good day, most of the time I do about 500-1000 words daily

7: Standalone or series?: Sometimes standalone, sometimes series. If it's a short story, I'm more likely to do a sequel. But standalones are better imo

9: Current WIP: I'm writing a novel! It's a large project, (with my ocs in it) so I often take time to work on smaller works.

11: Books and/or authors that influence me the most: Clive Cussler! My father introduced me to his books a while back, and I love their writing style!

13: Describe my writing process from idea to polished: Oh boy. Usually, I'll get an idea, and I'll write it down along with all the details/characters that come to me in the moment. Next, I formulate a plot by coming up with important plot points and building around them. I don't map everything out, so somethings just come to me as I write. One thing though, that I always map out is the story's ending, so that I know hat will happen and can tie everything up better. After the first draft is done, I look over it for spelling/grammar mistakes, fix plot holes, etc. Then after that, I make sure that it's formatted correctly. After that, I'm done!

15: How do I deal with writer's block?: I let the work sit for a bit, and then come back to it later with a renewed vision. Sometime's I'll brainstorm new plot points or details.

17: What writing habits/rituals do I have?: Every day, when I sit down to write, I always get a piece of chocolate, and a nice cup of tea, and i have my notebook ready

19: How do I keep myself motivated?: "This is some seriously wacky shit, but someone will want to read it."

21: Who is/are my favorite characters to write?: Dee Havermeyer and Pavlov Livitchsky are my favorite characters to write! I also quite enjoy writing Reginald and Charles

23: Favorite author?: Clive Cussler will always be one of my most favorite authors. He created some an wide (and very interesting) array or characters! I am also a huge fan of Jules Verne His stories are so creative and adventurous!

25: Favorite part of writing: The freedom it grants!

27: Favorite line/scene: "I'll shoot a man for money, but I'll meddle around in his business for free" said by one of my villains, Charles Bixby

29: Favorite villain: shgllhflfhgdsljjklhdgskj can't believe I have to choose a favorite villain. The villains are always one of the most important parts of my stories. It's tough but I'd have to say either Mattias Calvin (corrupt law) or Charles Bixby (Disney villain on steroids)

31: Least favorite part of writing: When I'm on a roll and suddenly I hit a brick wall, like I don't know where to go next. It's the worst.

33: Ever killed a main character?: Yes. :( It hurts. It most often happens in the historical fiction that I write.

35: What scene/story do I least look forward to writing: warning: spoilers. I might get my novel published one day (that's the end goal) but at the end Dee has to watch his father die and turns his friend over to the corrupt law because he deems that friend responsible. Even though Dee isn't a real person, it just hurts me to have to put him through such trauma like that. :(

37: First sentence of your current WIP: "Well Reggie? What'd you find?" God I love these two

39: Weirdest character concept I've had: Goodness, let me think on that! I'd say Pavlov Livitchsky. Ukrainian farmer who's also a secret agent? Who would think of it!

41: Any advice for new/beginning writers?: Writing can be frustrating sometimes. This scene doesn't work, your characters aren't doing what they're supposed to, it all happens! Always make sure to look back into previous chapters to fix things up, or to find something that you want to reference again. Researching and worldbuilding is important, but don't spend too much time infodumping!

43: What to do if/when your characters don't follow the outline: it happens often. Sometimes I make improvements to my characters so they fit better, or I don't have an outline at all and just go with the flow :)

45: How much worldbuilding do I do?: Depends on the situation. If it's historical fiction, not much is needed. If it's an alt-history/fantasy/sci-fi, than much more is needed.

47: Best way to procrastinate: "I have written exactly one (1) good sentence today, and that's good enough."

49: What character would I most like to be friends with, if they were real?: Dee :)

[hjaelptak]

Tror mine personlige couple goals er Phil og Claires årlige Clive Bixby/Julianna date. 

Generelt er mine couple goals nok bare Phil og Claire 

[yasmijn]

Phil & Claire

Menurutku mereka berdua adalah pasangan TV terbaik. Kalau kalian ngikutin banget Modern Family, pasti gak asing sama Phil & Claire Dunphy (plus trio kakak adik chaotic tapi gemas Haley-Alex-Luke). Aku suka banget sama chemistry mereka berdua, gimana mereka berinteraksi, juga gimana cara mereka berdua bekerja sama untuk mengelola masalah rumah tangga dan ketiga anak mereka. 

Phil itu kekanakan, sedangkan Claire itu neurotic. Tapi perbedaan itulah yang membuat interaksi mereka teramat sangat menggemaskan. Claire lebih sering berperan jadi bad cop, sedangkan Phil adalah si good cop yang selalu memposisikan diri sebagai teman anak-anaknya. Pas Luke masih kecil banget di season awal-awal, interaksi Phil-Luke bener-bener gemes banget. Belum lagi edisi-edisi tahunan macem Halloween, atau ulang tahun pernikahan yang sering mereka habiskan untuk roleplaying sebagai Clive Bixby dan Julianna.

Masalah-masalah yang mereka hadapi dan bagaimana cara mereka menghadapinya juga menurutku sangatlah realistis. Mereka berdua nggak selalu jadi orang tua yang baik, sering salah sangka sama anak, sering salah sangka satu sama lain (sumpah ini plot line paling sering dipake di Modern Family but it never gets old). Phil-pun akhirnya bisa end up sama Claire karena dia nggak sengaja menghamili Claire abis konser Duran Duran, walaupun Phil sama sekali bukan tipenya Claire dan Jay (bapaknya Claire) pun sangat menentang sampai mereka berdua kawin lari. 

Yah pokoknya bagiku Phil & Claire nih adalah realistic couple goal deh. 

[cinivia]

Clive Bixby is happy. 💙🐰

[selennophile]

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