#comic diaries anniversary

[diaryofadissembler]

256: Not everything is about my dad, but this sure is.

Image description: a three panel comic with polaroid frames. The panel shows wet stones, overgrown with algae and shells. the text on the panel reads: “With each passing day, i get further away from the person you once knew.” Text underneath reads: “J. krupitza / inspired by asofterworld.com” end Image description

[groundbreakingdot872]

update on how my family’s managing after DotD

“tell them we’re devastated” HAHA

no joke christmas was ruined- felt the evil energy of the bbc merlin writers ten years ago, running through my veins, as I clicked on part 2 on prime video ;)

they soldiered through the first part like champs, only small comments on Arthur’s round table speech they wondered how Elyan’s seat had been replaced and immediately clocked Eira as a traitor bc ‘that’s something the show always does 🙄’

sisters were crying when Merlin was stuck in the crystal cave, and I was crying when he walked up the landslide of rocks after Balinor and disappeared into a halo of white light..

then the second episode started and I was

s h a k i n g

(still hearing the words ‘just really sad’ and ‘I can’t believe it’ and ‘she tricked us 😦’ in the living room as I type this up, and it’s been way more than 24 hours later…)

Gwen was so badass! 🥰 and Merlin was out there winning! And I remembered why this was so terrible the first time, the show works hard to give us this false sense of security.

I clicked on the episode knowing that within 5 minutes Arthur would be stabbed and I’d be able to retire from my long career as a loving older sister.

It was literally a ‘gasps hears around the world’ kinda moment, they all sat up and then, my second youngest sister the Mordred stan (she dressed up as him for our s2 finale costume contest) burst into tears! and I actually felt really bad.

But then the magic reveal!

It was deadly quiet when Merlin revealed his magic and there were a few long sighs when Arthur turned away to say ‘leave me’. I was pretty much inconsolable and this is my third rewatch personally. They did! make the connection between Merlin’s ‘fire dragon’ from ‘Moment of Truth’ and the one from this ep however :)

Then we had the long haul of waiting for the beginning of the real end really, and I was relieved to hear them giggle when Arthur and Merlin reminiscenced about their first market place fight, and Merlin’s ‘charm’.

then… The Real End

Of course my little brother (if you remember him from his story ‘Morgana’s Weak Quickening) had to gloat about how Merlin had ended her, just as he’d predicted, and everyone was shushing and glaring at him because it wasn’t the time lmao

I was already crying for real by the time Merlin had Arthur in his arms and they were exchanging their last words, and I was surprised to find later that they did! hear Arthur say ‘just hold me… please’ because I hadn’t heard it on my first watch.

There were no gasps or shouts when Arthur died, just silence…

No one jumped when the truck came on scene as a jumpscare (I was kind of mad at myself for getting startled even though I knew!), and then Merlin crossed our tv screen for the last time and I let the end credits play in full.

They shushed me after I attempted to speak in the two minutes after the credits ended, and it was so quiet for the next ten minutes I thought I broke them…

Their reactions:

Sister 1: ‘Wh-hat..?’

Sister 2: ‘HE DIDN’T DESERVE TO DIE’ (Mordred😵‍💫)

Sister 3: ‘But Gaius didn’t die?? I didn’t put ‘Arthur dies’ on my theory list…’

Brother: ‘I TOLD YOU SO. But… now I’m a little sad :(‘

Afterwards, I promised I’d let them all loose to look up any ‘spoilers’ for the show they wanted. (We have an unofficial rule that whenever we’re watching anything for the time, we can’t look up anything related for fear of spoilers. And I’m a very strict drill sergeant about this 🫡)

But they weren’t very interested…

Our Christmas morning was noticeably sadder. And I wondered again how families in 2012 had coped when their kids had struggled through the unfairness of the finale and still had to open presents the next morning… a mystery really…

They spent the whole. day. watching edits and playing sad music in the living room (to which my parents were very confused) and coming up to me to either rant or fight about the finale haha

Now my sister (the piano playing one) is learning how to play ‘Solas’ by Jamie Duffy on the piano bc she says it reminds her of Diamond of the day and she’s been very determined! All break, she’s been getting up to play ‘Solas’ and ‘Bond of Sacrifice’ and ‘The Love Theme’ and I’m proud of her, for getting this far and only a little concerned

- I think the kids are gonna be alright? lmao

They’ve made plans for fanart and fanfics and alternative endings and I think I’ve fully recruited them into the immoral fandom (if not happily) although I’m sure they’ll recover soon enough to join us in bittersweet reminiscence next year :)

oh! forgot to add one last thing

after rewatching ‘A Dragon’s Call’ last night my brother had one thing to say. “Arthur says ‘there’s something about you Merlin’ …but that something was that he would die in Merlin’s arms…” LMAO I almost died on the spot but I’m glad to see they’ve inherited the fandom’s morbid (or Mordred ;) sense of humor

[underpantsandoverbites]

Happy anniversary to my rodent 💜

[dashboarddiaries]

GUESS WHAT?

it's the 10 YEAR anniversary of the most amazing event EVER! *explodes like a confetti cannon*

that's right, tumbeasts, Dashcon happened TEN YEARS ago!!!!!

if you're new here and don't know what that is, LET ME LEARN YOU A THING:

Dashcon was an event just for US. for the freaks, the weirdos, the fangirls. it had cosplayers and fanfic writers and a BALLPIT. And--

[a comical *thunk* as lauren hits her imposter over the head with a shovel]

jesus, guys, sorry about that. something went wrong with my hybrid cloning/time machine.

ANYWAY. Dashcon happened 10 years ago this weekend and @overchers and I have episodes for this very occasion!

we talked to two brave Tumblr employees who were there:

and who also had amazing pictures to share, that we posted on the internet for the very first time!

and THEN we talked to Lochlan, the Tumblr user who started it all:

(transcripts for those episodes here and here)

so we've got dashcon coverage from both sides! get the inside scoop and relive the glory days.

[zahri-melitor]

Batman Annual #4 (2016): Everyday. So, this is sort of the same conceit as 24/7, only it’s Alfred’s diary entry about what Bruce does that day.

Honestly I prefer 24 Hours, but I admit I’m biased. This is almost exclusively focused on what Batman does, rather than what Bruce Wayne also does.

However it’s a perfectly acceptable example of the genre, and is exactly the sort of comic you want to hand someone who pulls out the hoary old ‘Batman beats up the mentally ill’ line.

Also, this panel which I’ve only seen floating around by itself, is even funnier in context.

The day AFTER Tim visiting Bruce for comfort over it being the anniversary of Jack’s death, Bruce is curing a plague?? It better not be another version of the Clench!

[daliyla]

Polaroid

"What is that?" Regulus asked.

"A muggle thing" James answered "it's a polaroid. We can take pictures with it"

"Pictures?"

"Yeah. Small paintings"

"I know what pictures are, but muggles know how to do that?"

"Apparently. Their photos don't move, but they're cute. I like them. It takes the moment, and nothing else"

"Mh" Regulus smiled and kissed him "and what moment would you like to take?"

James kissed him again, a hand on his hip, the other one holding the camera.

That was their first photo, and James keeps it in his diary. It's a beautiful photo- a bit unfocused, but their smiles and the dimples on Regulus' cheek are clear.

Their second photo was taken a bit after the first one. James has it in his wallet. It's just Regulus, actually, holding a cat they found in the garden- he looks so soft, simply cuddling the cat, who seems to enjoy it.

Their third photo was taken on a cloudy saturday during Christmas holidays- it was about to rain, so they remained in James' room. It's him and Reg, under a blanket, holding two cups of hot chocolate; Regulus' face is hidden in the crook of James' neck and James is hugging him. James has that photo in one of his favourite books- a book Regulus gifted him, about a girl who loves other girls and can't seem to find her happy ending.

Their forth, fifth and sixth photos are all in James' drawer. The forth was taken on a sunny spring day and it's Regulus' hands holding a flower with such carefulness James melts everytime he looks at it.

The fifth was taken in may, a night they decided to go outside, cast a fire and eat marshmallows the way James saw muggles do in a movie, and it's them kissing in front of the fire.

The sixth was taken during summer and it's Regulus flying on his broom, laughing. Oh, looking at him James can almost hear his laugh, joyful and innocent.

The seventh, eighth and ninth photos- Regulus has them, cause he complained that he had no photos at all.

The seventh is only James- Reg took it- wearing a strange yellow hat he found in a muggle shop. Reg says he finds James' stunned face comical. He also says he finds it fitting, seeing that he always calls James mon soleil.

The eighth is them hugging: Reg took it during a storm- James is afraid of them, so he used that escuse to hug his boyfriend and hide in his chest- and looking at it you can see Regulus' chin, his arms, his red jumper- that he had actually stolen from James- and then James' face, looking a bit scared but mostly satisfied from being in his lover's arms.

The ninth one was taken in a september day and it's just their hands holding, really, but it's so intimate, somehow, and personal- Reg's silver rings, James' string bracelets and a small, golden ring on each pinkie.

They both hid their photos well, so James is admittedly a bit surprised when he comes back in his dorm after Quidditch practise- and some hidden kisses behind the stands- and he finds his best friend on his bed, looking angry, with one of their photos in his hand.

Oh. Right. That photo.

Of all the pictures Sirius could have found- because there are way more photos than just nine, those nine were just the beginning- that's the worst. It's the tenth they took, on their first anniversary.

It's a dark photo, so it's hard to understand what it is- but once you have it, you can't mistake it. It's Regulus, on James' bed, arms open and thighs spread, wearing only his underwear, so... Yeah. It's exactly as it seems. He's saying something- a pout on his lips and his cheeks flushed- and James can perfectly remember what he said and the tone he used. He dreams it sometimes.

"Jamie" Regulus said, childish "take away that damned thing and fucking kiss me"

It's one of James' favourite photos, but that's not exactly the thing you would like your boyfriend's brother to see.

"Could you please explain to me why I found a picture of my baby brother during a... intimate moment in your wardrobe?"

Yeah, so- James is in trouble.

[lizaluvsthis]

Hello everyone heres one of Three's diary entry (this is non-canon from the comic but is only an add-on

Heres my first one to give since its its Snowtrapped anniversary (I'll have to give this first before the rest ;))

[stevebattle]

CUE AI basketball robot (2017), Toyota, Japan. CUE was originally developed by Toyota volunteers in their free time as an AI basketball-playing robot that scores 100 percent of its shots. It joined Alvark Tokyo for the 2017-18 season, playing in the B.League, a professional men's basketball league in Japan. CUE wears shirt number 70, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Toyota Engineering Society. CUE's feet are fixed to a stand equipped with a laser rangefinder, and can reliably shoot from the free-throw line 4m from the basket.

"CUE has its roots in an event hosted by the Toyota Engineering Society, Toyota's oldest in-house volunteer organization. The theme of the event was "Absolute beginners take up the challenge of developing AI from scratch." … The team members soon began studying AI, but they had no idea what or how much to study. When discussing how much to study, one of the team members uttered a phrase used by Hanamichi Sakuragi, the protagonist of the renowned basketball comic, SLAM DUNK: "Will 20,000 practice shots be enough?" This led to the following idea: "Wouldn't it be amazing if we developed a robot that could use AI to calculate the distance to the goal by itself, and sink 100 percent of its shots?" And this was the exact moment that development of CUE began. The team had zero experience of developing robots and were also complete beginners when it came to AI; the members therefore studied from scratch and, through a process of trial and error, developed the first-generation CUE. The robot was unveiled at a TES event that was open to members of the public. CUE took 10 shots during the event, and successfully scored 9 of them (rumor has it that CUE failed to score one of his shots due to nerves, when an executive came to watch). The project was supposed to end here; however, afterwards, the team was approached by Alvark Tokyo and, on March 28, 2018, CUE took part in a shooting performance during a half-time show at an Alvark match." – The Development Diary of CUE, the AI Basketball Robot

[losingherface]

Forever Anniversary

Ellie x fem reader.

Info: It’s readers and Ellie’s anniversary.

Warnings: Smut, 18+.

Written because of this request so thank u<3

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Ellie had been stumbling around her little home all morning, decorating it or more specifically trying to make it ‘nicer’ with candles sitting around the place.

She had spent all these months leading up to this day reading cheesy love comics, or books thinking that flower petals covering the bed would make you stay and fall in love. You thought it was cute how she had been for the past few weeks.

You made your way over but was stopped half way by Maria. She had been smiling at you which made you feel awkward but of course, you quickly smiled back.

“Good Morning, Maria.”

“Good morning, Y/N….I’ve been hearing about you…a lot.”

“Oh i’m sure.”

“How long has it been…you and Ellie together?”

“It’s been a year..a long one but it’s been worth it for the most part. I guess.”

The two of you walk together, eventually stopping at Ellie’s porch.

“You’re all she talks about. We found her diary and read a little..I know that’s messed up but ..it was cute she’s like a little kid. So emotional. She tries so hard not to be too which is the funny part.”

Possibly Ellie had heard, she quickly opened her front door and saw the both of you standing there. You had been chuckling and blushing at the new information you’ve learned about Ellie.

“Maria. Good morning…. hey y/n.”

“Hey babe.” You tippy toe to get in a kiss but Ellie refused, still looking at Maria with a face full of embarrassment.

You smiled a little knowing she’d open up when the two of you were alone. and it’s like Maria had read your mind.

“Alright, I’m going over to Joel’s. If you need anything let me know.”

Ellie nodded her head and grabbed your arm, pulling you into her little home.

As soon as she closed the door, she cupped your face and kissed you hard. “Happy anniversary.” She said breathlessly. “Happy anniversary, Ellie. Where’s the diary?”

“It’s not a diary, it’s just where I write out my thoughts and schedules. Important stuff.”

“Like a diary…” You say looking around her room. “Aha!” You see the diary under her pillow, grabbing it as she tackles you -preventing you from reading it.

She surrenders, burying her head in the pillow as you read it out loud.

“You drew me?! Why haven’t I seen this??!” You say, showing her the drawing of your face.

Ellie was red like a tomato. She mumbled, “Yes..can you put it back now. This is kind of embarrassing.”

You ignored her and flipped through some more pages.. a page full of ellie’s writing. The room was suddenly quiet as you read this.

“It was Y/n and I’s first date tonight. She smelled so good. and looked incredibly nice. It’s shocking because this is Jackson. There were no perfumes or anything- her natural skin was breathtaking though. We sat in a high grass field with our guns on our sides, lying on a towel Joel gave us. We lied there looking at the sky change from day to night. She kept her leg wrapped around mines all night and it made me laugh a little when she rubbed my stomach. God she’s so beautiful it’s so awkward. I’m hoping she comes by tomorrow so I can give her a slice of cake that Maria made. I can say I made it just for her. It’s strawberry flavor- her favorite. I really wanted her to come to my room tonight but she has patrol early morning and I didn’t want to bug her. Please come to my room Y/n, Please.”

You look at Ellie. “Aw baby…. this is so cute.” You laid beside her, wrapping your leg around hers and leaning in for a kiss. You pulled away and whispered for the first time, “I’m in love with you.”

Ellie’s eyes widen. “Really?”

“Yes..”

“I’m…….in love with you too.” She smiles, gaining some confidence to kiss you back passionately.”

You pulled away, caressing her cheek- “Wanna make a cake, Joel found some mixes.”

“Wouldn’t they be old?”

“..maybe.”

•

It had been night and the two of you were enjoying possibly expired cake mix cake at Ellie’s house. It was chocolate- not your favorite but it sufficed for the night.

Ellie’s candles had been lit. It was the nicest moment you had ever experienced since arriving to Jackson. You never thought that what you would read in books could ever be possible in this reality.

Ellie had stood up, offered a hand for your cleared dish and walked it over to the sink. As she was cleaning, you thought that since it was your anniversary that you’d spice things up a bit.

You walked over to her bed, sitting on it with your knees as you begin to slowly unravel your cardigan.

Ellie had noticed and walked over to you. “…I was hoping you would initiate it.” She laughs, leaning over with her knuckles pressed in the bed, giving you a hard kiss.

She pulled away, caressing your thighs as you started showing your legs. Her hands went to your hips, pulling at the cloth and looking up at your eyes, asking for permission. You kissed her nose and watched her slide your shorts down to the ground.

Your legs were glimmering in the light and you were effortlessly beautiful. Ellie always blushed while slowly undressing you. It’s always like it’s her first time seeing you this way and you loved that.

She sat beside you. The both of you made eye contact as you slowly moved her hand back onto your thigh. Leaning in for a kiss. Ellie smelled of mint- possibly coming from the pack of floss she’d been using. Her lips were buttery soft and her skin was dewy.

She leaned back as you wrapped your legs around waist, pulling off her black shirt, revealing her sports bra that was so sexy on her.

“I love you so much.” You mumbled.

“I love you too.” She caressed your chin and ran her hand through your hair purposely causing you to go down.

You got off of Ellie as she opened her legs for you. She helped you pull down her jeans. The natural smell of her skin and all the movement that was happening was making you go insane. You couldn’t wait any longer. You wanted to….no needed to taste Ellie. You hadn’t heard her moans in a while and thought this was the perfect time.

You were in between her legs, face so close to where she needed you most. She had to control herself so that she wouldn’t just shove your head there.

You looked up at her once again, smiling, as you began kissing her inner thighs. They were gorgeous, you didn’t want this to end. As you got closer and closer, you noticed how wet Ellie was. Which made your pussy have a heartbeat, you let out a small whimper at the sight.

You pushed your hair back as you began kissing her, then using your tongue gently near her clit.

“Oh my….god.” She said softly, her hand resting on your head. You teased her for a bit, licking, sucking and kissing everywhere but the spot.

Ellie whimpered a bit which set you off. You glanced at her before immediately using your fingers to get a better feel of her clit. You begin sucking, and fingering at her, her home was full of her loud moans and whimpers.

every chance you got to look up at her, you noticed that she had a beautiful glow and blush on her face. Her hair slightly stuck on her face due to the sweaty and her legs moving and hands gripping the sheets or your hair. You felt like a god. And she was turning you on.

Soon after, Ellie couldn’t control it any longer and came. It was mesmerizing. Some of it was left on your lips and chin. What a beautiful person, you thought.

You rested your head on her thigh, making eye contact and softly smiling. Ellie sat up, smiling at you and biting her lip before pushing some hair out of your face and giving you a kiss.

“I love you.”

“You’re adorable, I love you too.” She said before leaning back.

“Come here…..I want you on my face.” Ellie said, and you couldn’t resist. The night had just begun. You climbed up on her just before hovering over her face. She didn’t want to wait as she aggressively pulled you down and shoved her tongue inside of you.

“Fuck, ellie!” You shout at both the pleasure and how quickly she got to work. Her hands were tightly holding onto your ass as you basically rode her face with little room to move from her mouth.

Ellie was obviously starving, watching you eat her out because she was not letting you go, at least not until you had came all over her face.

You felt her tongue all inside of you. You were screaming so loud that a part of you was afraid someone was near and could hear the two of you going at it. Part of you didn’t care.

All the nights spent in Jackson, the both of you needed this night. Not like you both hadn’t been this way before, but still. It being your anniversary made it 10 times better.

Eventually, you came. Like always. Ellie never failed at doing that. She let go of her tight grip she had on you and you got off of her. You fell into the bed as Ellie immediately started cuddling you and kissing soft kisses on your neck.

You smiled, wrapping your leg around her.

“I’m so lucky to have you.” You say. “It makes me kind of scared.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, nothing will happen to us. Yeah?”

You nodded, snuggling in the crook of her neck as she held you in her warm embrace all night long.

A/n: Sorry if some things sound dumb lmao :) <3

[magicratfingers]

Progress report ! ૮ ºﻌºა ✨ kind of a work-in-progress diary for myself. v indulgent.

intense world of dick terrifying - goin good! got a main character, some supporting characters, figuring out the big rivalry today. Gotta figure out a format. I was thinking of basing it off of the Day at the Airport book bc it's only about 11 spreads but there's a lot going on on each one. Could leave it a comic but I also want it to be printable hmm catnips cantrips chooseyer-by-mail test - learning a lot! the world-building has been reallllllly fun - like the kind of fun where you want to go a little deeper bc you like it not bc you have to. perfect situation. Gotta resolve the mix between the DM roleplay and the actual postcards. Made and branded a whole gmail account and character to handle lost postcards - Pizza Kentucky III of the Isekai Post Office. Haven't been keeping up with the blog. But the blog is supposed to be more of a holding container than a 'thing'. One thing I did not expect to be learning was spreadsheets. Keeping track of names and addresses and choices and paths has given me a new perspective on pacing and structure. Also? Been a great excuse to finally play with UV epoxy and it's so straightforward that I'm mad it took me so long. media thats not just webcomics - dunmeshi is out!!! Laios my beloved. Still afraid to find and read Kotteri's Veil bc it will make me too feelings. Started reading books I loved as a kid (Redwall!!!) and some story craft books (found an NPR list somewhere) WRHP s2 - started to feel like work but changing up the backgrounds freed me up, feels fun again Sorcerer comic - paused while I wait for fashion inspiration to pull the ending together Emotional support paladin - paused till I feel like it. It's got such a specific delivery style that I don't wanna force to get the story out, so i gotta wait for some story aspects to firm up Bonnie & Clawd - more of a character study than a comic - fun to practice cutie pies cuddling. But... how DO birds and wolves smooch. Saw a youtube video about how ravens and wolves are friends and work together. So perfect. Valentines day thing - got some supplies coming tomorrow, gonna try out my idea. If it works maybe sell it? If it doesn't work, oh well, probably will learn something. Wanted to make perforated cards and stickers but got a little overwhelmed thinking about printing. Might just do a digital thing if an idea comes to me. Been wanting to make holographic stickers but when I sit down to think of a motif it feels stressful. Maybe I just test the Poodle Broadcasting System logo? I've always loved the aesthetic of valentines day but never felt like it's been delivered right. I certainly never felt indulged - something is always a little not-cute or too-cutesy. Think it could be really fun to have it be an annual 'surprise box'. I lost my halloween fam in the schmivorce so I could use a holiday to go crazy on. (For years I would drive out and help build a whole haunted house in a garage and it was like a week-long party with great food and movies and laughs. Sad to lose it, sadder still to know it was so easy for them to lose me. ) Dishupon - ok not as many players and responses as I'd hoped. But that wasn't really the point. Point was to invent some sanrio-y characters for fun - which i did. And I will also say that the exercise of coming up with a variety of cozy, fun, silly, spicy ways to think about dishes has made MY dishes mostly effortless. Even made a little foam clay Tiger coach and he's sitting on the window above the sink. Perhaps I will think of a game to get my car inspection done.

Overall January is great. Granted, it's the 4th. Had my ten year work anniversary (idk how old everyone thinks I am but it's Not 20) and got to 1010 followers on twitter on the same day. And the new d20 is out on the 10th so that felt real nice and square. Bit worried that all the good vibes I built up over holiday vacay will get smashed when I'm put on a new work project. But i feel like I'm about to level up a little bit art-style wise. Feelin grateful, feelin warm & cozy

[arwainian]

Reading This Week 2024 #33

As warned, I come to you a day late because I was out of my house from 7:20am to 9:20pm. That time out was planned but also along the way my car battery died so I've sent it to the shop to get it looked at

I've really been in the zone with audiobooks this week, and I also worked on reading through the comic books I've had languishing on my shelf

Finished:

Blue Box, Vol. 1 by Kouji Miura, translated by Christine Dashiell cute manga about some students at a very sports focused high school, badminton playing boy protagonist with a HUGE crush on basketball playing upperclassman girl. pretty cute, great art

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg I am so glad that my library system had a physical copy of the 20th anniversary edition. It felt like an honor to hold this book in my hand. As expected, I cried at several points reading this. I have to say though, the mythos that has sprung up around this book (on tumblr but I'm sure elsewhere) as a Lesbian Book really really undersells how much this book's perspective is just as much if not more Working Class. it's a book about labor and difficulty making ends meet while butch: Jess' decision to pass as a man is certainly a gender-identity based decision but crucially it is also a financial one in hopes of getting a better job. Anyway. read the actual book

Remina by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyn Allen read to keep up with Shelved by Genre. didn't like this one

Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky recommended by a friend, graphic novel where a transfem attends the bachelor party of their old college buddy while the casino town they're in is taken over by a tech-startup-cult

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty, narrated by Soneela Nankani okay yeah I spent like the last 2 hours of the audiobook jumping up and down my hallway. this was pretty rad, thanks for the rec dad. if you, like me, are put off by the YA characterization vibes in the first book, the characters do grow up

only fooling yourself by volefriend on ao3

System Collapse by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R. Free the murderbot diaries are always great

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead, narrated by the author recommended to me by a friend! interesting and matter of fact perspective on racialized sex work from a two-spirit person

The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood, narrated by Nicolette McKenzie I'm going to come clean, I read this because I forgot the title of The Thursday Murder Club. however I really enjoyed this band of middle aged and older british ladies becoming friends and solving murders

Good Deeds #1-2 written by Che Grayson, art by Kelsey Ramsay, colors by Ronda Pattison comic about a small Florida town with unsettling supernatural stuff happening. I will be tracking down the other issues

Washed in the Blood #1 written by Kevin Roditeli, art by Rob Cannon, Kostas Pantoulas, and Vivi Ekhart the art and the lettering in this comic is crazy fun, but the story might be too "ooh so edgy" for me. I'll keep an eye out for the other issues but wont prioritize it

Crashing #1-3 written by Matthew Klein, art by Morgan Beem, colors by Triona Farrell miniseries focused on a doctor treating superpowered patients. absolutely going to find the other two issues of it, I need to see where this ends

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher sequel to What Moves the Dead. it wasn't as good as the first one but it was still pretty enjoyable horror

Started/Ongoing:

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, narrated by Michael Page so excited to be reading this for the sff bookclub. too clever for their own good con man scoundrels are a favored character type of mine

Invisible Kingdom, Vol. 1: Walking the Path written by G. Willow WIlson, art by Christian Ward scifi comic that looked cool! a comic book shop employee recommended it to a friend, and I remembered I'd seen it at my library so I picked it up to check out (gorgeous scifi art)

little warrior by kathkin on ao3 read the next chapter :)

chapter 9 of follow the sun by verdantstars on ao3 new chapter out of a fire emblem three houses fic i like!

DNFs:

The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde this is hopefully just a temporary dnf. it was due back at the library and i did not have time to finish reading it before then. with any luck I'll check it out again when i have a bit more poetry reading motivation

Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt, narrated by Harriet Walter

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, narrated by Eunice Wong and Austin Ku

Reading Plans:

obviously The Lies of Locke Lamora is on my reading plan list bc its the sff book club pick for september! and I'll be reading Sensor to keep up with Shelved by Genre

other books I have out from the library and want to try out but may not finish reading: Bloom Into You Vol. 2 by Nakatani Nio, The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt, Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion, narrated by Kate Harper, The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty, narrated by Soneela Nankani

and I want to read more of the books that exist on my physical bookshelves. some of that I've been doing by borrowing the audiobook versions of them (like Jonny Appleseed and System Collapse above) but others dont have that option

[throwrocksatthem]

Comic Progress July 5 to August 2

Officially started inking and colouring my comic! Really enjoying it. For the first appearance of the first partner digimon, I decided to redraw it, and I'm pretty happy I did. Left: 10 May. Right, 2 August. Practice paying off :) Especially because during this month I passed my one year anniversary of learning to draw. looking back at my diary i've tracked 32 hours of drawing, bit over 1 hour a day. but in reality it was more like zero drawing some days, and other days multiple hours. one day I did 3 hours of life drawing than four hours of comic work lol.

I've done two pages, and started on a third. A lot to go, but I'm having fun. Busy time at work is comic up. so no idea how next few weeks will go. ah well.

Writing Playlist

I don't remember how, but this song appeared as if by magic in my writing playlist. I have definitely not seen this movie, lol. I've also been enjoing the Bee and Puppycat soundtrack.

[teen-cups-au]

Teen Cups - Plot Notes Part 19

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As Chalice keeps reading Cuphead's diary, flashbacks of Cuphead crying while writing are seen.

Diary: February 1st… This date is cursed to me. It’s the first anniversary of your disappearance. I’m denying it so much. It can’t be. I couldn’t leave my room today. I spent the whole time crying in bed. Dark thoughts swirling in my head non stop. Thinking of the many ways you could have died. Imagining scenarios of you being fine and coming back. Looking at photos and videos of you, hearing your voice. Staring at your smile. Thinking that I’ll never see it again... That I won’t be able to do things with you that I always dreamed of…. That’s what hurts the most.

There’s something that I wanted to tell you, but never had the courage to. Fearing to lose you if you didn’t return the feelings. It’s my deepest regret. I could have enjoyed us being even closer, before you not being here anymore. I feel stupid for letting you know this only now. It’s too late. But I NEED to take it out of my chest : I love you. There. Am I a necrophiliac now… ? What am I saying… You’re not dead to me anyway. Sometimes I imagine your corpse, rotting wherever. Not sure why I do th Ahem, please forget this, oh gosh, I’m so creepy, I’m sorry.

I know I should remember the good times we had. But it’s so frustrating. These moments are over. We won’t grow up together. Someday, I’ll be in my 50’s, and you’ll always be a teen in my mind while we should always be 2 years old apart. That’s so wrong. Unnatural. Anyway, I don’t wanna end up this speech negatively, not cool after opening my heart to you ^^’ So yeah, I… I love you so much. I feel like my heart has been torn out and thrown in acid. It feels really close to when Mugman had his first asthma attack and almost died when we were little Dangit Cup, STOP ! I love you.

Chalice stares at the book with wide eyes.

Chalice: *thinking* He loves me… ?

She places the book on her chest, looking at the sky.

Chalice: *thinking* He loves me.

There’s then a zoom on her face.

Chalice: *thinking* But it was more than a year ago… Is it still current ?

Zoom on her eyes.

Chalice: *thinking* And yes, Cup. Your thoughts were creepy. But you were mourning, so… I guess ? ...What ?

[concerto-roblox]

can i ask what ur favourite dvds are from your collection?

FINALLY someone who appreciates me!! gonna format this as a list bc i was rambling too much and this is neater (also note that some of these are my favourite bc i love the film, and some bc the physical dvd is just so cool):

two-disc edition of maurice (1987) released by the bfi (best film ever btw).

40th anniversary release of the sound of music that came with an 8-page booklet (also the best film ever).

jennifer's body and jawbreaker (both cult classics in the 'teen girls are evil' genre).

all three bill and ted movies (the first of which is a 4k restoration).

every spider-man movie (raimi, webb, watts, spider-verse) including spider-man 2.1 (the extended cut of spider-man 2).

coraline 2-disc collectors edition that came with two pairs of 3D glasses.

the lesser-known shrek 3D (unfortunately not shrek (2001) in 3D, this is a separate short called shrek 3D 😔) that also came with 3D glasses.

the 'far far away' edition of shrek 2, which has a button on the front that makes donkey's mouth light up and speak if you press it, and when you open the case there's a pop-up scene of the characters.

barbie boxset that's designed to look like a jewelry box complete with a mirror that has the first 19(!!) barbie movies (although not technically since it skips the barbie diaries in favour of princess charm school).

the monster-high '6 movie collection' (super lucky find from a charity shop, i barely ever see monster high movies in there).

the special editions of all three high school musical movies.

monster house (2006) which came with an exclusive comic (also found in a charity shop).

stranger things season 1 on dvd and blu-ray in a vhs-style case (this was exclusive to target back in 2017 and i got it for £20 on ebay still sealed!! season 2 is unfortunately much more expensive 😔).

i have yet to watch it, but i have the alien quadrilogy in a green-iridescent sleve which contains 9 discs and a booklet.

also have yet to watch, but my 2-disc edition of fight club in a cardboard sleeve designed to look like a paper package is pretty cool.

i'm very grateful to my parents for not getting rid of my childhood dvds, bc i now have a pretty substantial collection of disney classics, most of them 2-disc special editions (though they're not all in the best condition; my copy of cinderella cracked in the middle of the disc because i watched it so much, but hey, that's just a testament to how much i loved it).

oh, and i also own 65% of andrew garfield's filmography (out of those that can be owned physically that is). it sucks that i can't own tick tick boom since it's a netflix original, but never let me go is one of my favourite films of all time so i'm very happy to have that one!!

[curtvilescomic]

I survived Poriconi 2023

Like said I left with Her to Pori for Poriconi, a comics, scifi, fantasy, horror, RPG convention. Free of charge one-day DIY punk attitude jamboree.

The place, culture house Annis is in my opinion better for it than the local main library. I had way too little time to shop and meet folks as someone who does construction work for living I had plenty to do aa all-around staff ( and me and Her did not expect to run the kitchen for everyone too) and doing interviews and hosting the most chaotic comics gameshow I know.

This is me, in the kilt, interviewing Milla Paloniemi about her comics career: 20th anniversary of Kiroileva Siili ( cursing hedgehog) and other works.

There was " the Stephen King of Finland" horror author Marko Hautala

He is great, the ponytailed gentleman on right interviewed by Vesa Kataisto. Hautala has work published in english and in german besides Finnish.

Kari Sihvonen did a scifi graffiti art wall.

They run beta-testing for new "Powerfantasy OSR on steroids" that I missed out but sounds good but one highlight I got to attend was viewing of two short films. The Batman fan film Crime Alley was not bad but to me the main attraction was 

This short nigh silent film about three generations of men, of War and of carage rock luchadore Superhero uniting these themes was great. See if you can.

We saw it presented by Black Peider himself

An absolute gem.

The Many faces of Phantom lecture by Petri Hiltunen was totally groovy and proof that factual can make people laugh out loud.

Managed to get far too little comics due working with running stuff but finally got Päiväkirjani ( My dear diary) comics by friend Mikael Mäkinen

Here telling folks to buy it. It tells about Mikael's day to day life living with ADHD, depression and fighting ninjas. As one does. And yes I am a side-character in #0 as " the one-eyed werewolfpirate" 

So now I am a comics character. Right.

Some comics, books, DVD movie and huge Batman Dark Knight Rises framed poster was the loot.

No injuries. I may have promised to do this again. And to do some comics.  I just do not learn. But that is fine 

[kakairu-rocks]

Third Anniversary Mini Event

Now that December is over, so is the Third Anniversary Celebration mini-event that was held over the month!

Us three mods each made a wonderful creation for the event, and we had you guess what our theme was! And now that the mini event is over, we would now like to reveal that our theme was leather!

Again, we would like to congratulate @audaciousanonj, who was the first person to get it right, and has won a prize written by mod @kakairu-shrine!

If you want to see our creations, you can find them here:

Pirate Diaries (Teen, CW: None, WC: 11.1k) by @kakairu-shrine

Staying In (Teen, CW: None, WC: 500) by @kaoruhana08

Comic by @oneinist

Thank you for joining us! We hope you enjoyed the celebration & indulging in our creations!