#cost 360 and took two hours

[footballffbarbiex]

player: unnamed - anyone you want OC: female reader who isn't described. type: smut theme warnings: theme of sugar baby / sugar daddy.

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the already impressive length of the text you're typing out to a friend is growing longer with each second that passes as you wait for him to come out of the shower. you're perched on the edge of the hotel bed, switching between replying to the texts and doing a little online shopping. the hotel that he's paid for is one of four that he books for these nights with you. he will only have the best room, in the best hotel and it shows.

the floor to ceiling windows boast the best 360 views of the city and you can still pinpoint the exact window that had your silhouette pressed against it like the touch from a ghost, leaving your presence within the room for hours after you've physically left it. the room is simple yet everything screams expensive. the mini bar is stocked with bottles of only the finest of champagnes, wines, and selection of spirits. you've image searched the art and it costs more than what he gives you a month. the bedsheets are the highest quality cotton and silk on a bed that was certainly not flat pack.

by the time you're dropping your phone back onto the bed and debating flinging yourself backwards too, he's stepping out of the bathroom in a blur of condensation and towards you.

"it's a good thing you don't have to pay me by the hour for these visits." you state, taking time to allow your gaze to linger over his body as he steps further into the room. the towel he's wearing is hanging low on his hips, not leaving much to the imagination at all.

"and why is that?" he's not oblivious to the way that you drink him in and there's already tell-tale signs of arousal. his own gaze drags over your body, admiring the new lingerie that he had sent your way as a "thinking of you in and out of this" gift. "You took your time," you comment, parting your legs and leaning back slightly as he fills the gap between your thighs and brings his torso close to yours. he's still slightly damp but you don't mind as you slot to him so perfectly it should be a crime to do so.

"you should already be nice and wet for me since you've been waiting so impatiently." he replies with a slight tone that brings a grin to your lips. he leaves enough of a gap to bring your hand between you both, hand reaching for his cock which is already stiffening against the towel. when your mouth opens to retort, he seizes the opportunity to claim your mouth.

Closing your fingers around his covered shaft, you stroke him ever so teasingly, enough to draw a slight whimper from him. you don't have time to be smug about such a thing, because you can already feel his own fingers brushing over the inside of your thigh and against your underwear.

your hips act with a mind of their own and buck up into his touch before you can stop yourself and you mirror the sound he made only moments ago. this arrangement was supposed to be financial only. and while there were no real feelings involved in a romantic sense, you did enjoy the genuine connection and chemistry that the two of you had which couldn't be bought.

"see," he says, middle finger stroking over the gusset of your panties, feeling the silky soaked patch increase as time ticks by. "so wet." "maybe that was from the thought of how I was going to be spending your money" you tease, and he grins; the action making your teeth clash together a little.

"you know what you did last time?" he asks in a quiet voice before his teeth nibble their way over your bottom lip. all you can do is hum your response as his fingers swipe over your swelling clit. "if you do that again, I'll pay for your shopping spree on top of this weeks payment."

the thought of having him powerlessly at your mercy once more is almost too great of an opportunity to pass up. you'd have done it again for free but if he was offering...

[fedoranon]

Oh my God I hate women

Okay maybe just this one woman

So we have a motion detector "bell" on the front door right? Like the typical 8 note school bell type sound, is what it plays. This woman walks in while I'm making coffee and I come out before the 2nd bar starts, and before the doorbell ends she goes "I though no one was here, I was waiting so long."

I check the clock and sure enough I had been out here batching credit cards not even 2 while minutes ago.

Whatever whatever not worth fighting over "yet" and she COULD have come in the side door even though it's not likely because we don't get much foot traffic and parking's over by the main door so like. Whatever. I have actual honest to God jingle bells on the side door so I should have heard it, but there are fans going and again it's not worth fighting over.

She goes "I want shot of................" Just making that last /v/ sound for a minute. She's looking at the whiskeys and rums, maybe she wants vodka or gin or schnapps or tequila? Those are on the other side, it's a 360° bar, a lot of people don't know there's different stuff on the other side.

So I'm about to list options and she's like "do you have [fancy version of well brandy]? Or just plain?"

We don't stock fancy versions of wells because a) we don't have that much space and b) no one wants to pay more for the special version even though they know the special version costs more per bottle. Do they think we don't get charged proportionally to what they get charged? Because we just don't get charged sales tax, that's it.

So like, I just shake my head.

"okay, I'll just get regular [well liquor]"

And in the two seconds it takes to get a new pourer on that bad boy for her, she goes "why's it so cold in here?"

Which I should honestly take as a compliment because it is summer in the northern hemisphere, but like it's 69°F outside and 78°F inside (which is down another 10°F from when I came in, up purely on the strength of pilot lights and no airflow for 3 hours, down purely on the strength of turning on the exhaust fan and opening the doors), which even if you don't use Eagle Units is clearly way hotter inside than out. Admittedly standing right by the door you get the breeze but like? Good? We just had a heatwave?

So I pour and she drinks about half her shot in one go and goes "oh those don't taste similar at all, do they?"

And I have to just smile and shake my head because how tf do I know? Even if I could drink, people my age don't usually drink brand, ma'am. But a thing about me is that I still mask up so like, the smile part is lost for most people.

Then she bitches about it being too damn cold again, finishes her shot and leaves

Out the main door

To her car, which I'm seeing for the first time because this whole exchange took less than a minute.

So like, my first point WAS valid and I immediately flip into a HOMICIDAL RAGE with no target

[jakestravels]

Europe 2022 - Day 32 - Palma de Mallorca

After a decent (though hot) sleep, Amanda and I planned for our first tour of the day - A look at the Arab Baths and castles just outside of old town.

We made our way past the Arab Baths - not quite as much as we had hoped, so we made continued through the narrow alleys out into Parc de la Mar, which is close to the ocean. We had just begun to step into the plaza, when suddenly Amanda lurched forward, and I heard a dreadful SNAP. While there were only two shallow stairs, the centuries had taken their toll, and there was a craggy divot, and Amanda had stepped into just wrong enough. As I and a few other rushed to her aid, we got her up and sat down and I saw a tennis ball-sized swell that had immediately taken to her left ankle. Amanda winced in pain. Since we did not have local phone service (or any idea what number to call), a couple of kind gentlemen offered to make a call, and said an ambulance was on the way. This is where it all went down:

Since we were in a plaza-type park with zero roads nearby, I was a bit concerned, but figured the people knew their way around. That could not have been any more untrue, as I watched the ambulance whizz by, lights and siren on, only to have it pull in to the completely wrong place across the lagoon/pond and down the way. As I watched the paramedics get out of the ambulance, I tried to wave my arms at them. They finally saw me, but took another fifteen to find us after going the wrong way yet again. I decided to trek up to the road, hoping they’d drive by again, and finally when they did, I navigated them in.

I am unaware of how the health care works in this country, but had a decent idea when the first question was, “Do you have insurance?” We were unsure at the moment about travel insurance, but Amanda said yes, she had health insurance back at home, though that seemed to make them skeptical and they had to make some calls before transporting us.

We made our way to a possible hospital/urgent care, and were yet again asked about insurance. I did some digging and found that Amanda had purchased travel insurance, which was a lifesaver! However upon closer inspection and many calls to Allainz, the insurance company, we found that she was only insured for the singular day she was traveling home.

What the fuck kind of insurance is that.

So this meant that everything, the ambulance, the x-rays, the doctor visit, had to be paid before we left the hospital. All of this for one bad step. i was livid. But Amanda was worse - I could see in her eyes that she felt the vacation was over and on top of it, was hurting greatly. I didn’t know what to say. We were both crestfallen.

So four hours later, she was wheeled out to the front, and we waited in grim anticipation as the front desk added up the costs.

For a grand total of €750.

I honestly thought it was going to be a lot more. The ambulance was €360 of it.

We took a taxi back, and I could tell that Amanda was crestfallen. I tried my best to cheer her up, but I understood that she wasn’t feeling great about the situation. Tomorrow we had to make it to the airport. I went and grabbed food supplies, and then for a nightcap found some dinner at a local Columbian restaurant called Cric & Croc, which I guess is Spanish for the comedy duo Laurel & Hardy? Strange yes, but OHMYGAWD THE FÜD.

A brother and sister and their friend moved from Colombia to Mallorca eight months prior, and started a restaurant. There’s arepas, as well as some standard Mexican fare (the cook offered me a al pastor taco - it was DAMN GOOD), but it’s the Colombian food that takes the cake. I tried the Patacón, which is made with plantains. HOLY CRAP. Seriously. Best food I’ve ever had in this country, and most of Europe for that matter (There’s some maple glazed bacon chops from Belfast some years ago that is pretty close).

Another night sweatin’ in the bed, and it’s off to Barcelona tomorrow.

[goldkilop]

Breville clean me

Breville clean me full#

(I was determined to use the single wall filter and make the perfect espresso.) I'd say it took me about three days (and a lot of coffee) to get the settings right. We use a nespresso frother to warm (or froth) up milk.

The frother works perfectly but can be messy-no getting around that.

We put up with that as a double boiler is a lot more money.

Remember that the Breville BES870XL is a single boiler, so it will either make a shot or froth milk but not both.

Can be expensive at the start with a lot of wasted shots. You've got to shop around and get the best for what you want and then you'll be rewarded. We found a lot of that was the beans we initially bought.

It took a while to get used to the settings to make great coffee.

The BES870XL has as one of its features a light that comes on to say 'clean me.' It does come with cleaning tablets and they're cheap and readily available.

It does require cleaning quite often (about every two weeks).

This makes cleaning difficult if the only place for your Breville is on the bench and underneath some kitchen cupboards.

The water tank is located at the back.

Water filter holder and carbon resin water filter.

Dual wall filter cups (one and two cups).

Single wall filter baskets (one and two cups).

Dimensions: 13 inches x 12 inches x 16 inches.

Removable drip tray - for both wet and dry spills.

Clean me light - indicates when the BES870XL requires cleaning.

Volumetric control - preset for one or two cups.

Sleep mode after one hour of inactivity and 'auto off mode' after three hours.

Storage tray that houses included accessories.

Breville clean me full#

Removable drip tray with 'Empty Me' tray full indicator.Stainless steel 360° swivel action steam wand.Dedicated hot water outlet for making Americanos and pre-heating cups.Espresso pressure gauge monitors extraction pressure.Replaceable water filter for reduced scale.67oz (2 litre) removable water tank with replaceable water filter.Grind size and grind amount selector dials, so you can choose from fine to coarse.Uses freshly ground beans for each new cup. Stainless steel integrated burr grinder with 1/2 lb sealed bean hopper for up to 25 shots of fresh espresso.Removes excess water from the ground coffee in the filter basket.Automatically adjusts water temperature after steam for ultimate espresso extraction temperature to +/- 4 degrees.Electronic PID Temperature control for increased temperature stability.My wife's even getting some pretty good looking leaf patterns on her cappuccinos now. Now that can really make a difference to the taste of your espresso. You can turn it up or down by two-degree increments. The temperature control for the price of this thing is incredible. Doesn't take as long as it sounds and you'll end up with perfect fine grind coffee. What we found works best with the grinder is to start course and then work your way down to fine. It's got a hopper so unused beans can be taken out and put back in their container. It can be opened up and cleaned to which is great. Can grind to super fine and fairly rapidly to. The grinder is not the best, but it's not bad either. If you want mess free, you'll probably need to pay three times what the Breville costs. It will make a mess but when you take a look at the price that's to be expected. It's much easier to clean than our last model and its heavy, so when you're playing around with different shots it doesn't swing forward or sideways at you. Plus, the BES870XL is a thing of stainless steel beauty on our kitchen bench.

[wolfie180g]

I forgot to post my first tattoo! Unsurprisingly, it’s of my fav wolf picture :) 

story time and pic description-ish under the cut

I brought in the top photo which was just for a reference of placement and color for the two wolf faces for the lovely and talented tattoo artist. There was a lot of stuff I wanted to cram into my first tattoo. (Since it might be my only tattoo - who knows!)

Middle pic is one that I sketched many years ago using a ref photo of two wolves nuzzling. I think it was 2005 or so when I did this. The paper is scratch paper where you take something sharp and gently scratch off the black coating and it’s white underneath. You cannot make a mistake and ‘erase’ it. (unless you’re like me and used a black ink pen...  sparingly!)

The next photograph was one of those things that you saw once online and then NEVER FOUND AGAIN for the next 17+ years. Despite looking high and low for it. Finding only drawings that other artists had made using the same m-fing photo! And not ONE of them could send me the original!  (throws a chair.)

My moderate-to heavily tattooed sister came with me for support when the day finally came - after three months waiting and rescheduling because I wanted the best in all the land and to get the best artist in all the land - you have to wait, and pay - which is not a prob because I’m gonna have this for the rest of my life and I wanted it to look good, ya know?  So we start, and it doesn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. We get to bantering and having a good time and I mentioned the original wolf photo was like a ghost from the past, and she mutha fudging found it in 2 fudging minutes flat - WHILE I was getting the tattoo! 

So she shows it to me, I punch her (affectionate) and we showed it to the tattoo artist and she was able to incorporate the real photo into the work. The hidden things in the tattoo are mostly references to my 12 pets, past and present, and four words that best describe my character, in a way. I dunno. Shit that I like/do.   The last pics were taken the same day, so my skin is still healing in it, and covered in the healing gel so it’s shinier than usual lol I’ve had parakeets, chickens, cats, and a bunny - all have ref in it so if I get another pet, it’ll have to be a straight up wolf or I’ll have to get another tattoo! 

[twisted-writing-mess]

hello! is it alright if i request for malleus, riddle, epel and floyd with a very affectionate fem!crush? they just love giving hugs and kisses to their friends! (i would have also requested jade, but there is a limit lmao) thank you and have a good day! 💕💟❤️

Dear Lili, hello!

It is more than alright! Our lovely boys shall have a really cute crush. And... My limit is indeed four characters... But you’re baiting me with eel twins right there! So I’ll let it slide and add Jade for this one! (You found one of my weak spot, congrats) Thank you for your request!

Hope you’ll enjoy! Have an amazing day, wherever you are!

Not gender neutral: female pronouns.

“What a quaint daughter of man you are.”

Malleus was not used to physical contact. He was more used to people running the way opposite to his to avoid his imposing aura. So you being so touchy toward him was a pleasant surprise.

The fae just loved the way you would run to him to give him back hug when you saw him in between two classes. Sebek gasped. He gladly bend over to your level to let you kiss his cheeks or poke the tip of his nose. Letting you play with his fingers while you two shared a converstion during his night visit at Ramshackle was one favorite of his.

He would give back ever single mark of affection you offered him, on his own way. Often, he walked you to your next class, hloding your hand, before kissing you on the top of the head to let you go. Sebek double gasped.

Malleus never knew he was touch-starved before meeting you. But now, he could not even imagine going through one single day with one of your affectionate hug. Also, if you have ever been affectionate toward the tall fae in public, other students would now admire and fear you at the same time as ‘that one person that dared to be so touchy with Malleus Draconia’.

“You...! I-I’ll let it slide!”

“Blushing mess” was invented for Riddle being attacked by your affectionate gestures. The first few times, he scolded you for surprising him or being ‘inappropriate’ in public. But with times, he stopped denying you and accepted your affection - not without turning redder.

Riddle was not used to being affectionate and it showed. The red hair wanted to hug you back, to kiss your cheek too... But just the thought made his mind go blank. Cater literally laughed at him when the Dorm Leader came to him for pieces of advice.

With time, he finally dared to do the unimaginable: he held your hand. It was rather cute how clumsy he was with such a simple gesture. And when you squeezed his hand back, his face became the same color than his hair.

Ace and Deuce would tease him to no end until they both lost their head for the whole day. Trey was his emotional support while Cater was giving him more tips. In the end, the whole Heartslabyul Dorm was encouraging their clumsy Dorm Leader.

“It’s not because I accept hugs that you can treat me like a child, ok?”

Epel wanted you to see him as a strong manly man. But he could not fight your hugs and kisses which always successfully made him melt. The first time you hugged him surprised him so much his country accent made its appearance for half a second.

The boy put one limit: no hugs nor kisses when Vil was around. If he could avoid receiving an earful, he would be grateful. And maybe not in front of Rook either, because the huntman would gush over you two for hours for ‘being so adorable’.

To be honest, Epel was not the type to love being dotted on, mainly because he thought you were still seeing him as ‘a child’ or ‘a cute boy’ instead the man he wanted you to see him as. You would have to reassure him on the fact that even the manliest of men is free to love physical affection. You were doing it not because of him being ‘a cute boy’, but because you liked him.

After this conversation, Epel took a 360 turn around and went from ‘no touching’ to ‘please touching’. He was melting under your touch and would even ask for hugs. He would do his very best during training just to have some ‘congrats’ kisses. And there was also this time where he was feeling rebellious and kissed your cheek while Vil was around.

“Shrimpy! I want more kisses!”

Well... We were happy to know you. Floyd would never let you go. It was no secret that this eel was really touchy-feely with people in general. So, when he liked someone, he was even more touchy-feely. And if you were affectionate and gave him touchs back, it would be heaven for him.

The tall boy opened his arms wide as soon as he saw you, and in a really cliché scene, you would run to one another for the biggest hug. But do not worry, he would not squeeze too tight. Hurting you is something he wanted to avoid at all cost, after all.

He had no shame demanding kisses from you. He wanted ‘good morning’ kisses, ‘goodbye’ kisses, ‘good lunch’ kisses, ‘thank you’ kisses, ‘you did well’ kisses... Every occasion is kisses occasion. He also played with your hands a lot. They were just so small compared to his, he could not help but always hold them while talking to you.

Floyd was greedy with your touch, always asking for more. But he was also selfish. If he was in the mood, he was okay with you being tactile with Jade and sometimes Azul. But seeing you hugging someone else generally made him pout and tug at your arm for your attention. And if he were not in the mood, he could literally tire you apart for the person you hugged and glared at said person.

“My, my... Aren’t you a handle? Not that I mind.”

Jade was used to touch, Floyd being his brother. Yet, he was still surprised, since other students did not come to him easily, even less for physical contact such as hugs. Plus, he was not the type to be in the spot light, he was more the discret type. So, your affectionate self was a good change from what he was used to. And in all honesty, it might be one of the reason he was attracted to you.

This charming eel was a tease, it was no secret. And one of his favorite teasing was to stand tall while you struggled to peck his cheek. Just look at you, tip-toeing yet not reaching him. But do not worry, in the end, he would still let you give him the kiss.

You loved hugs? He gladly accepted yours, wrapping an arm around you and pat your head. And when he was feeling like it, he gave you his own surprise hugs (and since you did not expect him to be the touching type, ‘surprise’ was the right term). Your blushing face was one of the best views he knew.

Truth being told, you had him wrapped around your finger. But beware, Jade was more selfish than his brother when he came to your touch. He was good at hiding it in front of you, but once your back was turned, his glare would say everything to the person that dared to hug you instead of him. Floyd might have a ‘no glaring’ pass.

[queensparklekitten]

thinking about that building for magical girls i imagined up and then attempted to recreate in minecraft last year

the minecraft build based on it isn’t very good but it’s somewhere i’d want to go and that’s good enough for me

it’s supposed to be this place that exists kind of between dimensions where magical girls from all over the multiverse go for tons of reasons, this can be combat training or to attend a show being put on by a magic idol or to have a sleepover with a magical girl from another universe or to attend an event like game/movie nights or contests or throw/attend a party or just have fun, everyone stays for days even when the event is one-day, there’s some that live there full time 

it’s this huge light purple and white castle looking place with a huge pink bow with lace edges 

aside from the normal entrance there’s a soft landing pad that winged magical girls can use, which also has swings hanging from it

the first floor has a fancy pink pattern on the floor and these glowing gold garlands held up by red hearts for both lighting and decoration and the ceiling of it looks like the sky, said sky ceiling also carries over to the second floor so it feels like you just walked into heaven 

there’s also two huge stained glass windows depicting cure black and cure white

there’s a rec room with a pink recliner couch in front of a TV, a board game area, a cookie vending machine, and a reading corner with books of all genres

the bathrooms have pastel blue and pink gradient towels 

there’s a combat training ground with an archery range, some dummies you can fight, regular gym equipment, and a section for virtual reality simulations that has padded walls and isn’t just used for combat training, you can also play video games using it

there’s also an obstacle course outside and a locker room that i added some potions to when i made the place in minecraft 

also, if you get hurt in battle or if your powers come with screwed up side effects, there’s a kind of medbay room that can undo the damage you took. it works via magic flowers that return you to full HP within just a few hours of being around one. you can watch movies while you wait 

because these flowers can restore stolen life energy and that kind of stuff, Dark Age magical girls have been known to drop by the place in order to undo whatever their powers did to them at no cost 

side note, speaking of dark age, you are allowed and encouraged to bring your mascot but there is a strict policy against evil mascots. 

also there are rainbow stained glass windows in places just because 

and a first floor snack bar where you can grab something to eat if you’re too lazy to go up to the cafeteria in one of the towers, and a whole room dedicated to letting you play dress-up and mess around with cute outfit pieces if you want to do that

also, for those who use magitech kinda stuff, there’s free maintenance for your blaster weapons

the second floor has a lot of wide open space aside from the tower entrances, which is used for throwing parties and setting up equipment for huge elaborate games and a lot of other stuff 

the towers all have these lights in the shape of 4 hearts on the ceiling of the biggest rooms

the left tower has a huge library with beanbags absolutely covering the floor including a pink heart shaped one, those soft window seat things, and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. it’s not unheard of for some of the magical girls to sleep there all night

there are bedrooms, with canopy beds and TVs and music players and bookshelves and flowers and windows between the rooms that you can communicate through with signs. the rooms are designed for teams of 3-6 but with the size of the sleepovers you’d never guess

the dining hall has glass walls for a 360 degree view, you don’t HAVE to eat there

there’s also a larger rec room in the right tower, with a heart shaped window, an even bigger board game table, a pool/ping-pong table, some cake there, another window seat for reading, a huge recliner couch for movie night and tv show binge night, and the start of the waterslide. 

yeah, there’s a waterslide. a huge rainbow waterslide that goes from near the top of a tower to a pink heart-shaped pool outside on the ground. there’s also an imitation beach around the pool with a palm tree and a volleyball net

and the whole building is surrounded by a garden with tons of flowers and secret pools with lilypads and vines coming from the hedge arches and a huge climbing tree

another thing outside is a colour-changing stage with a lace arch that magic idols use for performing. doesn’t look like much aside from said arch but when someone’s singing on that thing it’s a spectacle. it’s right in front of a rainbow dance floor that lights up at night so they can have huge parties with everyone living it up as the magic idols perform 

imagine your fave magical girls hanging out there 

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Saturday 7 October 1837

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A- had not long since had Cookson when I went to bed last night but was asleep  not quite in good sorts for I had just after dinner said something about her not bearing the di[s]appointment about the pony very well and was beginning to say if she had had more disappointments when she said she had had a great many and on my saying but I had not disappointed her it seemed that I had she was right on awaking this morning by on my gently wanting to know how I had disappointed her she got wrongish again and left the breakfast table before Mr. Gray and when she had only poured me out one cup of tea and tho’ all passed off tolerably when I saw her afterwards yet my own feeling was uncomfortable and I mused of getting rid of her – Mr. Hoylands’ man

SH:7/ML/E/20/0141

painted inside of hall ante cellar door, and I stood by – breakfast at 9 ¼ with Mr. Gray – A- there at 1st but soon went away – then had Braithwaite Mr. Husbands’ radical Northgate blacksmith – wanted his bill paying – not signed by Mr. Harper so could not be paid – Blythe afterwards told me, Mr. Harper declined signing it – too high – had Robert Schofield for A-‘s drain along the Crownest carriage road at 1/9 per rood = £8.1.10 ½ - £4 paid in a/c – A- poorly so paid Robert for her – had Mr. Firth senior and gave him check  in a/c of Northgate hotel £70 + £30 in a/c of Shibden hall – then had the man with Brays’ bill for lime and Booth with him, and gave the man a check for the amount = £38.3.0 and gave Booth check in a/c for £100 – then a little while with A- and wished good morning intending to go to the bank, and to ask Mr. Parker as to the law respecting returning horses as unsound – off about 12 ¼ - met Holt the engineer in the back road – returned with him – he had walked from Keighley sent him into the servants hall to dine with the servants and talked the engine matter over, with Mr. Gray who cannot yet understand the dead water business and how we shall avoid it at the new E.P. H- had brought his estimates of different considering engines

12 horse power  £300 without boiler or 360 with ditto      15 of horse power

14---------------------320 ----------------------400-------------------16

16----------------- 340--------------------------440--------------------20

Cliffes’ estimate £360 near the gas works Huddersfield  or

£430 and shafting and gearing

100  extra about £100.

200

730 and engine house £200

But C- would engage to put up a 10 horse engine with shafting and gearing and Engine house all complete for £500

Engine Holt said 4ft. strokes and 25 strokes per minute = 60ft. up and 60ft. down = 120 described by the pumps

mentioned 3 pumps instead of 2 (Mr. Gray thought they would work easier) yes! H- thought they would – mentioned the being bound in a hundred pounds penalty to have the engine working by Xmas or in 2 months from the time of receiving the other – he had said 4 months – would try – this to be settled afterwards – ended by giving him the following to answer ’40 yards lift – how many gallons delivered per minutes H- said if the engine was a portable one (a fixed engine or ‘land engine’ would cost double removing) he would move it for £10 – a land engine would cost double that moving – H- will consider the subject and give me an answer in gallons – said a 10 horse engine would burn along 8 loads of local per day

by 10 horse power

by 12 ditto ditto

by 14 ditto ditto

portable engine

6in. bore pumps

delivered by 2 and by 3 pumps’

Holt Engineer was hardly gone before Mr. Holt (collier) came with Mr. Cliffe of Huddersfield and another man, his engineer I should suppose – C- brought his estimate (vid. above) for a 14 horse power Engine too work two nineinch bore pumps and brought a plan of the engine to be warranted for six months they finding the fireman (I to pay him, I suppose) during the six months – C- explained what was comprised in the estate and I learnt the useful lesson that

the shafting and gearing would be extra about £100

and the engine house would be ditto about £200

quite against a portable engine – the difference would be in the expense of masonry – and they would move a land engine for as little as they would a portable engine – would move either for £20. quite against 3 pumps instead of 2 – would not work ½ so well – with a 14 horse

power engine two nineinch bore pumps was lift per minute 240 gallons

three six inch. ditto ditto ------------------------------------------ 120 ditto

two ditto ditto ditto ditto --------------------------------------------100 ditto

vid. Adcocks’ engineers pocket book of 1832.

their 14 horse power engine to have 2 nine in. bore pumps

pumps 10 strokes per minute

engine 25 or 30 strokes per minute

C- said the water wheel went too fast – there was ‘vibration’ makes 12 strokes per minute 10 strokes enough –

Holt owned that would not 240 gallons per minute to pump, nor even 100 gallons – they had been at the L.E.P. and owned that the present pumps were quite master of the present water and Holt owned that he did not expect to have as much water to pump as we have at present –

then why a 14 horse power engine? to pump the water so much faster that the engine may stand in the night – yes! but it cannot stand while the men are working as they will all night be till the Incline and all is completed and after that the engine will be moved to the Platform where 6 horse power is calculated to be enough – then why a 14 horse power?

Holt on taking him aside, owned that 10 horse power would be enough – sees no difficulty in carrying vent from Listerwick pit if 6ft. deep in water – and vent will be got to the Incline from the drift to let off the rag-water

C- will take the old pumps at 67. per cwt. the new will cost I think he said 15/. per cwt. the difference between a 14 and a 10 horse power engine = £124 with boiler and about £85 without boiler

10 horse engine boiler = £50 and 14 horse engine boiler = £70.

C- reckoned (including boiler) £31 per horse power .:. a ten horse Engine with boiler = £310

vid. last page Holt’s estimate 12 horse power with 15 horse power boiler = £360 or £30 per horse power

C- is a man of much ‘mouse-hole’ talk – would have not ‘after claps’  that is, I suppose fault found with his job when finished – he would not ‘make mouse holes’ – Mr. Gray told me at dinner he did not much like C- I like H- better –

C-‘s engineer owned that a 10 horse engine would work three six inch bore pumps and Holt collier owned that the present 2 were quite master of the present water, and he did not expect as much water in the new engine pit as in the present one!

While C- was here (after 2) Mr. Jubb called to see A- she had been gone ¼ hour? asked him to call again on Monday anytime before 1am he looked at Hotspurs’ eyes – believed he would go blind, but it might be a year or 2 before – doubted whether returnable because not at present unfit for his work – I proposed sending for Wheatly – yes! the best plan – he would know all about it – just before A- went Oddy came for wine for 1 of Nelsons’ men upon whom the old shed (coal shed) or something had fallen – supposed the man ½ dead – took him some of my fine old cognac brandy – It revived  him and he would soon be right again then it came out there was another man hurt, and sick and a candidate for brandy – A- sent him some of the household brandy for I saw there was time to get it – the 2 men were soon at their work again – Messrs. Holt and Cliff went away about 3pm then out about for a little while – George had been to Granny  hall to see the horses to be sold on Monday (near Brighouse) – all cart horses – had seen a brown 4 year old colt by shuttle of Mr. Macaulays’  in Georges’ opinion very likely to suit A- worth £30 to £35 but Mr. McA- might not ask that for him – then had Parkinson (and Booth had brought

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a hundred pounds from the bank) and had Booth to see all right paid to P- and had Blythe till 6pm – then out – at the turret and in front of the house till 6 50 – dressed – dinner at 7 50 (A- away to dinner tomorrow) and sat talking over the dead water and engines till 8 40 – coffee – read the paper partly aloud – strong address from Birmingham to Lord Melbourne against Peal’s bill of 1819, and our present ruinous monetary – vid. p. 4 of the paper and same p. shewing treasure-troves (coins found 18in. under the surface of the ground) to be the property not of the Lord of the manor, but of the crown – came upstairs at 9 40 and from then to 12 writing the whole of today – fine day F56 ½° at 9 40 pm – told Mr. Cliff that what I said was to go for nothing for that I should leave the business to Mr. Harper – that only one firm could have the job – I had nothing to do with estimates (unsuccessful) Mr. Harper would settle all that – looking over bills etc till 12 40

[everygame]

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Xbox 360)

Developed/Published by: Travellers Tales / LucasArts Released: 11/09/2006 Completed: 28/01/2022 Completion: Finished all the levels. Trophies / Achievements: 350/1000

Is this, like playing through Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, an attempt to catch up to the not-quite-zeitgest considering that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is coming out? No–to be honest, it’s something I started playing in the earlier zeitgeist of peak pandemic, when we were all looking for co-op games to play at home and stuff to stop us from going out of our nut. Sometimes that was successful–the excellent Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, for example–and sometimes it’s… this.

It’s kind of weird actually to go back to a 2006 Xbox 360 game! This is right at the beginning of HD, and Lego Star Wars II doesn’t even feel like it’s particularly optimised for even widescreen TVs (lot of stretched looking UI, here.) I remember enjoying the first Lego Star Wars (despite featuring “prequels” which I’ve never heard of??? Some non-canon rubbish I assume) as a simple, entry-level “play with anyone” kind of game but now it’s [checks notes] 16 years later [turns into dust, blows away] and it’s kind of stunning how much game design and everything else has changed since then.

It’s possible that Lego Star Wars II is a step back from the first (look, I can’t be arse to go back and check the original, can you?) but it’s baffling to throw this on, expect to just have a good time and instead be faced with a camera that cannot (even slightly) handle two player co-op, terrible platforming and combat (prepare to fall off a lot of platforms and for you to never, ever hit anything) constant friendly-fire incidents (why is that even possible???) and many, many segments where it’s completely obtuse what you have to do next. Yep, I had to stop play several times just to dig up an ancient FAQ to understand why a gate wouldn’t open only to discover I had to destroy something I hadn’t seen, or had previously tried to destroy and missed, or some other bollocks.

Plus the game is grinding incarnate. Everything costs Lego studs, but as you lose a fair chunk when you die, you’ll be far from unlocking what you need to speed the grinding. If you’re willing to play for hours and hours you can end up with an absurd x3840 per stud, but to unlock x2 you need to save up 2 million studs in the first place. The levels are just too frustrating to go that far, especially when the design loves to throw endless baddies at you that (insult to injury) don’t drop studs. It’s anything but fun.

To be honest, this took months to finish simply out of bloody-mindedness; occasionally saying “should we play some Lego Star Wars?” and then choking down a level (or maybe two) at a time. I feel like I’ve heard it said that the Xbox 360 was gaming’s awkward teen years, and it’s never been more true here.

Will I ever play it again? Continuing the theme, the achievements for this are kind of crap and tossed-off, with most of them requiring you beat levels without dying, which you have to basically cheat to do (by using a ghost character) however it’s still mad frustrating because of the many ways you can fall off levels, and as much as I wanted to (pointlessly) run up my gamerscore with this after playing a few levels like this I just go so sick of it and decided to never play this again.

Final Thought: As disappointed I was in this, I’m (fool me once) of course still a bit interested in playing through the upcoming Skywalker Saga, which makes the interesting decision to turn the Lego games into a much more traditional over-the-shoulder third person game, because that’s what all video games have to be now. However apparently the development has been a miserable death march of crunch and abuse, so buyer beware.

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[theterribletenno]

Lobo, the Werewolf warframe

This should be easy... but fun. I know a werewolf is pretty tame for most of you professional-grade monsterfuckers but you did ask for one. It can't be all tentacles all the time, you know.

Health: 200 (600 at rank 30) Shields: 120 (360 at rank 30) Armor: 275 Energy: 100 (150 at rank 30) Sprint Speed: 1.25

Passive: If Lobo has been continuously sprinting for more than 5 seconds without using attacks or abilities he will drop down on all fours, gaining 25% sprint speed. While sprinting on all fours Lobo becomes immune to knockdown effects. This is cancelled if Lobo loses momentum, attacks, or uses an ability. Maneuvers such as jumping, sliding, and wall-running will not cancel the effect as long as Lobo does not fall below a certain threshold of momentum.

Ability 1: Amarok's Claws, 25 energy. Lobo dashes between enemies within a cone 15 meters long and cuts them down with his deadly claws. The first strike inflicts 350 slash damage with 100% status chance, with each successive attack in the combo dealing 100 more damage than the previous. If this ability is activated again within 4 seconds the combo damage carries over.

Ability 2: Asena's Howl, 50 energy. Lobo takes a deep breath and lets out a long, loud howl that terrifies all nearby enemies. Causes all enemies within 20 meters to enter a state of panic for 20 seconds. While panicked, enemies will not attack and will haphazardly flee, exposing themselves and reducing their armor by 40%.

Ability 3: Skoll's Pounce, 50 energy. Lobo leaps onto an enemy within 30 meters and 15 degrees of his crosshairs and performs an automatic melee finisher attack that deals 200% extra damage. If the enemy is immune to finishers Lobo will perform a claw attack that deals 500+X slash damage (where X is equal to the targeted enemy's level times 10) with 100% status chance and momentarily stagger the enemy (if they can be staggered). If the finisher kills its target, 50% of Skoll's Pounce's energy cost is refunded.

Ability 4: Fenrir's Fury, toggled ability consumes 3 energy per second. When activated, Lobo surges with the power of legendary wolf-beasts. His muscles swell and his fangs and claws grow longer. While Fenrir's Fury is active Amarok's Claws have their base damage increased to 500, Asena's Howl strips 60% of enemy armor, and Skoll's Pounce has its extra damage increased to 300%. Additionally, Lobo heals himself for 5% of all damage dealt by slash procs inflicted by his abilities and weapons.

Subsumed Ability: Skoll's Pounce.

Signature Weapons Rufus: Paint the town red with this flesh-rending shotgun. Lobo's signature firearm, a bulky Tenno shotgun that fires shrapnel shells. Semi-auto primary shotgun, deals mostly slash damage with very low puncture and impact. High damage at the cost of low firing speed. High status at the cost of low crit. When wielded by Lobo this weapon deals 100% increased damage to enemies affected by Asena's Howl. Lycaon: Rip out your enemies' guts with Lobo's signature clawed melee weapon, the deadly Lycaon. With heavy blades that rip and tear with every slash, this weapon shreds enemies into bloody chunks. High per-hit damage and above-average range for a claw melee weapon offset by decreased attack speed. High status at the cost of low crit. Deals mostly slash damage with moderate impact and puncture. This weapon's combo multiplier contributes 0.05 to its attack speed for every combo counter bonus tier up to a maximum of 0.5. When wielded by Lobo this weapon's combo duration is increased by 5 seconds.

Damn that was easy... that took like... two hours to design his whole kit lol. There are some Bad Warframes that I spent whole days agonizing over. His abilities are named after legendary wolves from various cultures. Rufus is the scientific name of the red wolf, and Lycaon is the scientific name of the Eastern wolf.

[svtshine]

Mingyu as your Sugardaddy

pairing: Mingyu x reader

genre: sugardaddy!au

type: scenario

extras: Requests are welcomed ^^

One of the SEXIEST sugar daddies

He emits rich ceo type of vibe

First of all, you met him while working as a waiter for an event.

This event invites the richest people from all over the world.

You were in need of a job so a friend threw in a recommendation for you.

You took in a deep breathe and smoothened out your dress as your supervisor explained the rules and your jobs for that night

All of y’all were supposed to dress formally in black since it was the theme

You’ve chosen and elegant and simple black dress

Your lips were a nice red glossy shade and your hair tied back in a ribbon

You played with your fingers in a desperate attempt to calm your nerves

This was the most grand event of the year and you couldn’t afford to f it up

You were gonna be walking in the same room filled with people who had mad stacks of money in their bank accounts

The only thing that consoled you was the thought of returning to your cozy apartment that night and running yourself a warm bath to end the day

Once the event started, it actually went very smoothly and you went about your job. Serving drinks and food alike

Mingyu had just arrived at the scene, taking off his shades and adjusting his tie.

As he stepped into the event room, desperate girls started throwing themselves at him.

He side stepped them like it was not even an issue, heading straight to the drink bar

You were walking back from the drink bar with glasses filled with dark red wine

As you turned around the corner, you bumped into a broad chest and spilled the wine

Your eyes widened as they realised how much it stained the shirt that belonged to the man infront of you

In a panic, you couldn’t let your supervisor know you made such a huge mistake so you dragged the man to the resting area for staff members which was empty currently as everyone was deployed

Mingyu paid no heed to his shirt. But he did notice how good you look in such a simple black dress. Damn how your curves fit the dress perfectly

He was so attracted to you and he didn’t know why. It didn’t help that you looked gorgeous in light makeup and probably the best looking out of all the girls in the event.

He admit he was irritated at first but seeing as you looked so panicked and sorry, he just didn’t have the heart to reprimand you.

Which was weird because if you were someone else he would’ve just shouted

Mingyu found it adorable as you desperately dig your bag for a towel and how panicked your voice sounded as you constantly apologised to him

This whole time, the man infront of you hadn’t even spoken a word, and it made you panic even more

You had realised, amidst your panic moment that you had stained the shirt that belonged to KIM MINGYU

It echoed in your head as you constantly scold yourself mentally

Your boss would never let you live this down. Firing you would also be the best solution

“S-sir i’m so so sorry” you stuttered and continued cleaning his shirt. “Do you have a spare shirt or anything? i could wash the stained one now and return it to you soon. But of course only if you want to. oh no what am i going to do, my boss is going to kill me. Y/n you dum-“

“Y/n” the man infront of you finally spoke, as he grasped your wrist gently and made you look at him. His lips contorted into a smile

Mingyu wanted to watch you panic over him but he finally stopped you once you started sharing your mental thoughts with him

“Angel, you’ve ruined my shirt” he said as you bit your damn lip. “but i accept payment”

You gleamed at him in hope

“Be my sugarbaby, someone i can spoil and buy things for. Or i could just inform your supervisor about the small mishap that happened. You know baby, this shirt costs a lot to begin with as well”

by now his smile was turned into a devious smirk

this man was bribing you but you still found him so damn hot

“but if you become my sugarbaby, your first gift would be the chance to peel the shirt off me”

You jaw fell in shock at how straightforward he was

You bit your lip again and his hand went to your lips

“if you really want me to take you right here, right now. i will if you don’t stop biting lips kitten”

Mingyu flashed you a charming smile. He looked like an angel but acted like the devil at the same time

You rubbed your arms up and down as you thought it through. “Mr kim can i please have a day to think about it?” you finally said

Mingyu stood up from the chair he sat on and rose to his full height. He was a head taller than you damn

He snaked his arms around your waist and held you close to him. Kissing your forehead he said, “But it better be yes angel. Now go”

You scurried back to your job while he stared at the silhouette of your back

Mingyu was never like this

just who the hell were you, Y/n?

Ok but anyways, after that, you had to agree to him. Your friend worked hard to put in a recommendation for you and you being fired wouldn’t really show your gratitude to her

When he said he would spoil you. Hah you didn’t expect it coming. You assumed it was probably just an expensive restaurant each week and maybe an overseas trip once in a while

It was branded items every single day

Jewellery, bags, shoes, dresses, clothes, phones, flowers

Damn

Mingyu really be spoiling his sugarbaby

He would frequently take you out to have wine and to dinner parties as his plus one

Your life really took a 360 degree turn once you became his sugarbaby

Even if you tried declining the gifts that were too expensive, Mingyu would buy you another thinking you wanted more than one

Mingyu is a funny gentle man, but he also has needs which you take care of

But other than that, it seems like you guys are actually dating

the both of you cuddle after sex and he never asks you to leave

Mingyu resquested you live a floor below his in his apartment complex. He would visit you everyday after work with takeout

It was really wholesome

You know it wasn’t much, but you’d prepare him lunch every single day and leave post it notes on the boxes like

“have a great day boss Mingyu. Fighting! >_<“

Mingyu keeps every single post-it you’ve ever written for him

He loves it when he sees a cooked meal all prepared for him

makes him feel appreciated as a human

You make him feel appreciated as Mingyu

not just the rich ceo mingyu but everything that comes with it

Mingy comes to realise he loves you when he’s handpicking your gifts

He would never allow his men or workers buy your gifts and would always make time to do it himself

When he’s at the florist and choosing your bouquet of flowers

He was thinking about the flowers that would make you smile

because damn he loved your smile

it made him feel whole

He loved your smile, your kind heart, your body

he loved you

his eyes would widen in realisation

all this time, he was so attracted to you because you made him feel, human

you treated him equally and genuinely cared for him

“Hi excuse me, which flowers have the meaning of ‘i love you’

He confesses and the two of you start dating because well let’s admit you’ve fallen for that charming puppy as well

i feel like Mingyu would be more domestic after becoming official with you

He loves it when you visit him at his office during random hours and sit on his lap

patiently waiting for him

sometimes you would fall asleep and he would stare at you before becoming drowsy as well

He’d kiss you softly before leaning back and sleeping with you on his lap

Would be super duper proud to show you off to his friends and work partners

overall, he’d treat you just like a queen

Masterlist

//Jeonghan Sugardaddy!au

// Wonwoo Sugardaddy!au

[blackmissfrizzle]

Playing Games- Part Deuce

Read Part 1

Characters: Florian Munteanu x black!reader

Summary: Things pop off in the club

Warning: Some smut 18+

A/N: This part was so fun to write! I really hope y’all enjoy this!

Songs inspired by this part:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5hgnY0mVcVetszbb85qeDg

https://open.spotify.com/track/1TMWcbxL5YF8rKsFHv5hAP

https://open.spotify.com/track/3A2yGHWIzmGEIolwonU69h

Florian didn’t know who he was playing with. He must have forgotten how petty you could be.

While he was in the shower, you decided to change into your freakum dress. He wouldn’t be able to resist you in that, but he was going to have to.

Careful not to mess up your hair or make-up, you pulled the white, skin-tight dress over your head. Looking at the full-length mirror in the locker room, you adjusted your girls, making sure they were in full display. The dress dipped to the middle of your chest, ensuring a good amount of cleavage was showing.

Facing your back to the mirror, you checked to see if your ass wasn’t making an appearance. The dress was dangerously short and even though you wanted to tempt Flo, you didn’t want to make him feral out in public.

“Ingerul meu,” (my angel) Florian muttered when he saw you checking yourself out.

“You like?” You giggled and twirled around to give him a 360 view.

“I love it,” Florian kissed you and led you out to the car. “Just don’t get too attached to it,” he claimed, admiring your figure as he let you in the car.

Sticking a finger in his face, you warned him. “Nuh uh, nope, not gonna happen. You cannot keep ruining my clothes just because you’re impatient.”

Florian just smiled at you and took the finger you had in his face and put it in his mouth, swirling his tongue around it. Any other objections you had died on lips, because whatever Flo was doing to your finger went straight to your pussy.

Letting go of your finger, he leaned over you as if he was going to kiss you, but instead he pressed the button to raise the partition.

“Tease.” You mumbled, inhaling his teakwood cologne.

He took your hand and raised it to his lips. “Compared to you that’s nothing.”

Crossing your arms under your boobs to push them out even more, you replied. “I’m not that bad.”

His eyes dipped to your chest with lust, then thy locked onto your neck. Leaning down, Florian sealed his lips on your neck, sucking hard enough to leave a mark.

“Babe, that’s gonna bruise!” You complained, hitting him on the shoulder.

Florian tilted your neck, inspecting his handiwork with pride. “I think it goes well with the dress. It adds to its appeal.”

“Bullshit. You just want everyone to know that I belong to you,” you called him out.

Chuckling to himself, he confirmed your suspicion. The asshole was fucking up your whole aesthetic. Before you could chew him out some more, his agent called, making Flo shift his attention away from you.

That wasn’t going to work for you. It had been too long that you weren’t the center of Florian’s attention. Playing it off, you searched your sex playlist for the perfect song to set the mood. Finding Partition, you hit played and fast-forwarded the Yonce portion.

Undoing his belt buckle, Florian raised an eyebrow at you, and you raised one back before you went back on your mission. To make it a little easier for you, Florian shifted forward allowing you to reach for his erection.

Driver, roll up the partition, please Driver, roll up the partition, please I don't need you seeing Yoncé on her knees

Leaning down, you took Florian’s hardened length in your mouth and worked your magic. It seemed like forever since, you had him in your mouth, and it was glorious. You were able to inhale his natural musk, which you never could get enough of.

Relaxing your throat, you allowed his long pipe all the way down. His breath hitched, and he held back a moan, trying to focus on the conversation with his agent.

His hand went to your head to control the pace, but you slapped his hand away, because once Flo was in charge, he’ll have your hair and makeup messed up.

Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up We ain't even gonna make it to this club Now my mascara running, red lipstick smudge

Forgetting he was on the phone, Florian growled at your boldness. “What? Yeah, I’m fine. Just tired that’s all,” he recovered.

You laughed at him almost getting caught and he was pissed. He was supposed to be in control tonight, not you. To gain back that control, he gripped the side of your cheeks hard and mouthed ‘Suck.”

Florian should be careful what he wishes for. Taking him back in your mouth, you began making the nastiest of sounds. Slurping and gagging on his dick, your mouth made Florian put his phone on mute and on speaker, so he could somewhat pay attention to what his agent said. “You dirty little girl, making those nasty sounds while I’m on the phone. Wait til we get home, I’m tearing that ass up.”

You had no response, but you hummed around his dick, focusing on making him come. Florian’s tongue poked out as he clenched his fists trying his best not to grab your hair. “Slow down, pritensa. I don’t wanna come yet.”

Oh, he so horny, yeah, he want to fuck He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse He Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown

Disregarding his warning, you kept sucking off Florian until he roared and spurted all in your mouth.

“Helloooo??? Florian, are you there?” Florian’s agent’s voice permeated the car causing Flo to remember he was on the phone.

Tucking his dick back in his pants, you patted his crotch. “You should get that. It sounds very important.” You told Flo as if you just didn’t suck his soul out.

Florian cut his eyes at you and you knew what happened in the locker room would be nothing compared to what will happen when you get home. You had to keep your cool and let Florian know he had no effect on you, so you just smirked at him.

Upset that he couldn’t do anything yet, Flo returned his focus back to his conversation. The phone call lasted all the way to the club and Flo didn’t feel like celebrating. All he wanted to do was hem your ass up and brand your pussy with his name.

Before you two got out the car, Florian tightly cupped your sex. “I suggest you start behaving because that little stunt you pulled is gonna cost you.”

Rightfully you were scared but you were also turned on. You loved living on the edge, so you decided to tease Flo some more. Leaning closer into him, your hand mimicked his and you gripped his crotch and whispered into his ear. “How much is it gonna cost me Big Nasty?”

Fuck this club appearance. Florian was about to show you Big Nasty, but the driver knocked on the window, indicating he was about to open the door. Flo pointed a finger at you, “Oh, baby you just got lucky, but keep fucking with me tonight and you’ll find out the real reason I’m called Big Nasty.”

Opening your door for a quick getaway, you replied, “The real question is if you can handle me, Big Nasty.” Before he could snatch your ass, you were out the door, running to the curb to wait for him.

He was already out when you got there. Something was wrong with you in the head, because instead of being fearful of Flo’s pissed off face, you were turned on and planned on to tease him some more. Standing on your toes, you kissed his cheek and asked, “You ready, baby?”

“Yeah, but you better behave, Y/N.” Florian warned.

Taking his hand in yours, you led him into the club. “I make no promises.”

Once you two entered the club, everyone erupted into cheers. Cameras were flashing to capture a photo of Florian. Letting him have his moment and get his recognition, you stepped off to the side. This was everything Florian deserved, especially since people doubted that he could really box after Creed II.

Sensing that you weren’t near him, Florian reached out for you. He pulled you into him and kissed your cheek. “You think I’m not gonna show you off? Baby, even if that damn teasing was torturous it got the job done. I love you, angel.” He whispered into your ear, not caring people were only getting pictures of his profile.

Turning into him, you said, “I love you, too,” kissing him on the lips, allowing people to capture the intimate moment.

Breaking the kiss, you both posed for a few more pictures before Flo led y’all up to the VIP section. You let go of Flo’s hand, so he could properly greet his friends and so that you could get your drinks ready.

Careful not to drop your drinks, you maneuvered around yours and Flo’s friends to get to the couch he was sitting at smoking hookah. “Here you go,” you handed him his drink.

Florian thanked you, and you turned to head towards your friends, but Flo grabbed your now free hand to stop you. “Stai, îngerul meu,” (sit, my angel,) he ordered, patting his lap.

Instead of sitting on him, you continued standing. “Babe, I’m gonna go talk to the girls. You talk to the fellas. It’ll probably be awhile before we see them again,” you hinted towards him and yours sexual lockdown he undoubtedly had planned.

A wicked smile appeared on Florian’s face and he raised his glass to you. “Good idea, go have fun.”

Prancing over to your friends, you hugged each one of them like you just hadn’t seen them at the match.

“Miss Thing, I thought Florian wouldn’t be letting you out in public no time soon by the way he was clearing the hallway earlier.” Arielle commented.

“Nah, we gotta be here for two hours because of his damn agent.” You rolled your eyes at the requirement. If it wasn’t for this damn appearance you could be home, probably crying from how good the dick is.

“So, Flo give yo ass some act right before y’all came?” Tina, another friend asked.

“Hell yeah he did! Our good sis, was talking to her kitty kat right before he got in the room.” Arielle interjected.

You gently shoved her, “Oh shut up, heifer! I was just giving her a pep talk and I act right for no one.” The girls all traded looks saying, ‘This bitch lying.’

Stephanie was the one to give you a dose of reality. “Y/N/N, honey, the way you’ve been acting these past couple of months means if Florian hasn’t given you any act right before, he surely is gonna give it to you now.”

The girls were right. Florian has given you some act right before and you straighten the fuck up, but its been so long since you really had some that you almost forgotten what it was like. And guess what you were about to cut the fuck up again.

Just in time Doja Cat’s Rules began playing and you and your girls started dancing. Making eye contact with Florian, you mouthed the lyrics to him.

Said play with my pussy, but don't play with my emotions (Emotions)

If you spend some money then maybe I just might fuck ya (Fuck ya)

When I shake that ass, I'ma do that shit in slow motion (Motion)

You got a whole lotta cash, and nigga, you know I want it (Want it)

 Flo was smoking some hookah and the way he blew it out harshly, you knew you were poking the bear, but you couldn’t help yourself. Feeling your phone buzz, in your clutch you pulled it out.

MSG Baby: Y/N, quit fucking playing with me. Last warning.

MSG Y/N: Or what?

Smiling, you typed out your response, put your phone back in your clutch and continued dancing.

You were leaning on the railing to give you some support as you whined your hips when you felt your boyfriend’s hulking presence. He flipped you to face him. “You really keep trying me, huh?”

(And now you playin' with my emotions) Nigga, don't do it, you blew it You tryna cast spells on a bitch with potions Nigga, I need devotion

Instead of answering him you continued rapping the lyrics to him, pointing your fingers in his face.

If you don't dive in that pussy like dolphins If he don't dive in that pussy like oceans Twins look identically like Olsens Nigga, don't hide from the pussy, be open Nigga wan' spy on the pussy like Austin (Do I make you horny, baby?)

“This bitch don’t know when to quit. Let’s start planning her funeral y’all.” Arielle announced to the group, laughing at your antics. Flo heard your friends and he had to keep himself from laughing as well. He wanted to keep his face straight to convey to you he wasn’t playing any games with you.

Catching him slightly smirk at your friends, you started singing the song with more emphasis while twisting his gold chain around your finger.

That's my ego that you stroking Nigga, don't laugh 'cause the pussy ain't joking Nigga, go splash when the pussy be soakin' (Yeah) Where that nigga who don't play mind games at? You got a fake gold chain on, change that Tryna spit game while I'm on my way out, late ass Where that nigga, man? Where he at? Where he at?

Turning back around you began to grind on Flo until the end of the song. His hands gripped your hips tightly and you knew he was barely restraining himself. Looking back up at him through your eyelashes, you devilishly smirked at him.

The grip on your hips became impossibly tighter, giving you another warning. Not taking heed, you began twerking harder when you heard Act Up blast through the speakers.

Real ass bitch, give a fuck 'bout a nigga Big Birkin bag, hold five, six figures Stripes on my ass so he call this pussy Tigger Fuckin' on a scammin' ass, rich ass nigga Same group of bitches, ain't no adding to the picture Drop a couple racks, watch this ass get bigger Drinkin' on liquor, and I'm lookin' at your nigga

That was the end of the rope. Florian wrapped his arm around your chest and straighten you up. “Fuck this two-hour requirement,” he whispered harshly in your ear. He snatched your cup out of your hand and finished your drink for you. So badly you wanted to suck the liquor from his lips, but with how pissed he was, you weren’t even gonna try.

“Behave for once and be still while I say goodbye.” Flo’s tone told you that he was officially done, so you listened. Your friends came by to hug you as Florian left to do what he said. They all offer their condolences to you and your pussy and told you to text them if you somehow miraculously survive.

“Ladies, y’all have a good night.” Florian said to your friends, leading you out the club.

Inside of the car there was dead silence. Florian wouldn’t let you play any music, wouldn’t say one word to you, he wouldn’t even look at you. You guessed tonight would be the night you get some act right.

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Gaming Beyond the Concept of Triple A Video Game Titles

An interesting point in the news (courtesy of wccftech) this week was made by Cliff Bleszinski (Cliffy B) of Unreal Tournament and Gears of War fame and more recently the co-founder of Boss Key Productions.

During industry conference Reboot Develop 2017, Cliff took to the stage and put forward his view that ‘AAA games’ cost too much to make and the development of such games are a ‘nearly unsustainable’ model, his reasoning behind this is based on a number of points including the fact that:

Customers can only afford a few $60 dollar games a year and this price is a high point for most consumers Consumers have been burned with DLC / Bugs in their games Player expectations are very high in terms of Graphics. feature sets and polish and quality Citing Horizon Zero Dawn as an example, Cliff went on to posit that the seven year development cycle for a project like this can be undertaken and afforded by Sony with the reason that they can get so heavily invested in something like this is that they will be the ones profiting from the sale of their consoles, which a game like Horizon Zero Dawn is very likely to have a positive effect on.  So Sony – whom Horizon Zero Dawn’s Developer Guerrilla Games belong to – has two branches here, both the software and their hardware, with which they can recoup their investment and further to this make a profit. Pink gaming decor.

In contrast to this he then made a comparison to the financial commitment that was made by Take-Two with regard to Bioshock Infinite where the outcome of overstretching to fulfill a AAA vision resulted in a number of lay offs over at Irrational Games.

A remedy for this, he suggested, would be the advent of the ‘AA game’. These games would be games that despite a restricted budget focused on what matters most, giving examples of his type of game being the likes of Rocket League by Psyonix and Digital Extreme’s Warframe adding also that digital only would also be a consideration for success.

So, have our expectations got out of hand, or is the amazing high standard and polish of the games we see nowadays simply a result of the evolution of technology and the desire of creators to improve, innovate and deliver that next big thing? Is it all simply about the bottom line (obviously to a great degree, it’s business), or is there something to be said for the ambition of developers and creators to express themselves and push the limits of the gaming medium via the technologically impressive consoles we use today?

Whether it’s gamer expectation, businesses pushing for profit or creators with the passion and determination to bring their ambitious gaming visions to the gaming community, it does look like there is a point here. No one likes to hear about studios closing, job cuts, or devs not getting paid for their hard work and if this can be avoided by simply scaling back ambition on a project and being more realistic in financial terms of what can be achieved then that’s great. Though conversely, it would definitely be a shame if the spectacle of the ‘AAA game’ was only within the reach of the hardware manufacturers.

Ultimately, if the costs of the AAA’s continue to get out of hand and cause businesses problems the amount made will dwindle as the lessons are learned.

In the ‘What We’ve Been Playing’ section this week the guys have been getting themselves involved in some – dare we say it – fantastic AA titles. Antony has been braving the enigmatic and alluring world of ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’, this PS4 console exclusive title from Giant Sparrow, makes of the amazing ‘Unfinished Swan’ couples an exciting narrative driven story with interesting gameplay, a must play for any PS4 owners who may have like titles like ‘Gone Home’, ‘Firewatch’ or ‘Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture’ Gaming laptop overheating.

While Darren has been getting himself all done up like a super sleuth of murder prevention in his new favorite haunt – The Sexy Brutale, this clever and original game has Darren eager for more after only a few hours of play, with it’s mix of thoughtful gameplay and ingenious puzzles. Definitely a game worth checking out if you feel like something different.

The Sexy Brutale is available now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Also this week Darren is getting geared up and ready for a gaming exhibition near him as Game Mania comes to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on the 6th and 7th of May.

Celebrating gaming from past and present it looks like this event is catering for the whole family with an array of free to play pinball machines arcade games and consoles plus a kids area full of Minecraft, Lego and Marvel fun. With VR making it’s presence known and a NES Mini Classic up for grabs it sounds like a great day for any gamer.

It’s time for free monthly game announcements, On Xbox One, we have Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream’s – Director’s Cut will be available May 1 – 31, followed by the co-op adventure Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris on May 16 – June 15.

Then on Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility, we have a pair of great Star Wars games. Starting with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and the return of Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice on May 1 – 15, followed by LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga and the opportunity to play through all six classic Star Wars movies in LEGO, what’s not to love there!

The free PS Plus games for May have also arrived this week and it starts with a MUST PLAY title, the fantastic Tales from the Borderlands by Telltale Games.  Set in the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events of Borderlands 2, follow the journey of Rhys and Fiona as they are thrown together to recover a fortune they both believe is theirs.

Even if you’re not a fan of the Borderlands series, this game is a must play; it’s incredibly funny, well written and has a stellar voice cast too, what’s not to like!

The rest of the line up looks like this:

Tales from the Borderlands, PS4 Abzu or Alien Nation, PS4 Blood Knights, PS3 Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants, PS3 Laser Disco Defenders, PS Vita (Cross Buy with PS4) Type:Rider, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4)

And finally just before the Sparks went to pod news broke of an awesome new add-on for a Spark favourite, Forza Horizon 3 that you never saw coming.

Forza fans, your Hot Wheels fantasies are about to come true! The second Forza Horizon 3 expansion – Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels – arrives on May 9 exclusively on Xbox, and is included in the Forza Horizon 3 Expansion Pass. This expansion lets players travel to a brand-new location in Australia, a place where lazy Sunday drives are replaced by insane high-speed stunts on miles of looping, banking, giant iconic orange Hot Wheels tracks. Starring famous Hot Wheels vehicles like the Twin Mill, the Rip Rod, and the Bone Shaker – THE SPARKS CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS!

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Harley-Davidson Bucherer Blue Edition Is the Most Expensive Bike Ever

6 October 2020, 18:00 GMT · BY DANIEL PATRASCU

Making custom motorcycles, especially using a Harley-Davidson as a starting point, is nothing we are not used to. But having one tweaked in such a way that it costs nearly $2 million, now that’s something we don’t get to see every day.

Truth be told, it’s not the bike itself that costs that much, but the diamonds that adorn it.

Using a Softail Slim S as a basis, American Based mechanic — customization and restoration queen Prince Nike Hendrix partnered with jewelry brand Bucherer to create what the two call the Harley-Davidson Bucherer Blue Edition.

It took the two companies around 2,500 hours to create this, or a little over three months. Most of the time was spend fitting no less than 360 diamonds on top of it.

But that’s not all Bucherer stuck onto the bike. Even the screws that keep the thing together have been gold-plated. Look closer, and you’ll even see two retractable safes integrated into the tank.

The price set at 1.8 million CHF, roughly 1.9 million in dollars, makes it the most expensive motorcycle ever built.

The title of the most expensive bike ever sold went earlier this year to a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning, which shattered all records by selling for $929,000 at a Bonhams auction in Las Vegas.

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A rest and some exploring

Saturday-Wednesday, 1-5 May

After our stint in the desert, we decided we needed to take it easy for a few days to let Heather (and me) recover completely – and to catch up on a few things we wanted to do.

We had to go to the supermarket and pharmacy one day and whenever we are out, we take the opportunity to stock up on wine because it is quite hard to buy wine in quantity in the Northern Territory. We also needed to arrange the repairs to our caravan so called in at a recommended place and booked it in for the day we leave Alice Springs for Gemtree. That was scheduled for a Sunday so we extended our stay here for an extra day and booked the van in for the Monday. The husband-and-wife team at the workshop were a bit strange – customer relations is definitely not high on their agenda, despite friendliness and pleasant people being mentioned several times in the testimonials on their website – maybe they wrote them themselves. They openly ridiculed us for breaking their cardinal ‘15/25’ rule. They say the roads are so bad around here that nobody should drive with tyre pressures above 15 psi or speeds exceeding 25 kph. Had we complied with their ‘rule’ I suspect we would still be on the road to Alice Springs and would have missed our camel trek entirely. Despite them verging on the offensive, we are told they do good work and do it quickly, so we made our booking and are certainly hoping that the advice is correct.

We also bought a few bolts (so we had some spares) in order to restore our towball and trailer hitch to its correct state. We had lost one of the two bolts holding it in place on our way here and the hitch was hanging at 45 degrees instead of horizontal as it should be. It was quite a ticklish job, but I eventually repositioned everything and inserted new bolts, but tightening them sufficiently was another challenge. In the end, I had Heather holding one wrench to stop the bolt turning while I swung on another one turning the nut until I thought it was tight enough. We will know once we reconnect the caravan and do a few clicks (at 25 kph???) on the rough roads out here.

Thursday, 6 May

Having rested up a bit and caught up (a little bit) with our blogging and email, etc., we had a day out in the West MacDonnells. We called in to Simpson’s Gap for a start. We have been there before, but there were many fewer people there this time and we enjoyed wandering around looking at birds and plants, and we even found some rock wallabies. It is a dramatic cleft in the mountain range and has a wonderful stream and small lake – effectively preventing us from walking through to the other side. The rocks are simply amazing, rugged and beautifully coloured – my photos don’t even hint at how majestic it is.

We called in at Standley’s Chasm next: expensive and so crowded that many of the visitors’ vehicles rimmed the road well outside the huge parking area. It was even worse than last time we visited – and we chose not to stay last time. The same this time! Although people say it is wonderful, we are not into lining up and paying to fight with the hordes that jostle along a path in the hope of seeing something more special that the free, peaceful wonders in the wilderness outside the gates. We just did a quick loop around the carpark to the exit and kept driving.

We drove a short way off the road to eat our lunch and we were surrounded by hundreds of budgies, maybe thousands. They were everywhere – far more than we have seen on other trips – but they are too small and too flighty to get a decent photo of them.

We went on to Hermannsburg but just drove around for a few minutes and out again. We have booked a tour for next Wednesday that will take us back there – and we have seen the area around the mission a couple of times before. The aboriginal settlement looked a lot bigger than I recall but nothing looked new so maybe it is my memory that is fading rather than the settlement growing.

Perhaps the most spectacular thing we saw on the day was Gosses Bluff.

I don’t recall much about it from our previous visit, but it is fantastic. There was one couple having lunch when we arrived, but they left soon after and we had the entire place to ourselves. It is the remains of a massive crater created millions of years ago when an asteroid/meteorite (or comet) a kilometre across crashed into the area with a force greater than a million Hiroshimas. (I have since read that it was a comet rather than a meteorite - that is one big iceblock! - as big as many of the icebergs we saw in the Arctic and Antarctic. And how much bigger it would have been if such a lot of it hadn't melted and evaporated as it tore through our atmosphere.) It created a crater more than 20 kilometres across, but that has now completely eroded. What is left is just the central blip that formed in the same way that a droplet forms when you drop a stone into a pond – a mere 5 kilometres across. It is a circle of hills with some smaller hills inside, but you drive a few kilometres between more hills on the way into the residual crater. I will post some photos as well as two videos I took from the top of one of the hills – yes, I climbed to the very top. Each video covers about 180 degrees, but I couldn’t get into position to make a 360-degree sweep. I will also post another photo taken from a lookout about 10 clicks away that shows what is left of this gargantuan asteroidal phenomenon. We walked around a longish loop path meandering around the base of one corner of the crater and back to the carpark. It really was spectacular.

We called in very briefly at a few other places along the road, but it was getting late and it was after dark when we arrived back at the caravan at about 7.30.

Friday, 7 May

We spent almost all day in the caravan. I had decided to attempt to claim some of the cost of our abbreviated camel trek against our travel insurance and spent virtually the entire day on the claim form. Obviously, insurers go out of their way to make it as cumbersome and difficult for anyone to lodge a claim and NIB is no exception. They would not accept a long email I wrote containing all the relevant details and said I had to fill in their 11-page claim form – helpfully attached. But it is in pdf format and can’t be completed without printing it – and we don’t travel with our printer. More emails back and forth to discover that there is an online claim form that they hadn't told me about. Alas, after spending an hour or two online, frequently having to find 2-year-old emails for irrelevant details, I reached a point where I had to specify what our actual loss was. The only choice you get is to start by detailing the airline you flew with and a raft of information about that – and until you complete that, remembering that we didn’t fly anywhere, you can’t get any further with your claim. More emails to be told that I had no choice but to complete the hardcopy form. I eventually paid the caravan park to print the form for us and more hours went into handwriting all the information in my original email to them – all 11 pages of it! And despite the incident or our claim having absolutely nothing to do with our normal GP (or any other GP for that matter), it is obligatory to have him complete another page and a half of details covering (inter alia) decades of Heather’s medical history. Fortunately, we have a great GP and he agreed to do it so I bundled everything up and posted it to him with a stamped/addressed envelope for him to submit the claim when completed. There was yet another raft of (entirely irrelevant) stuff they require to ‘substantiate’ the claim, but fortunately, I had all of that in electronic form so I have compiled that into a document and will send it all off to the insurer to attach to the claim when Justin posts it to them. That was virtually a full day’s work – and I have zero expectation of seeing a cent as a result. Not that I think all insurers are dishonest rogues, but I am sure they are!!!

We did sneak out of the van for a few minutes to check out the restaurant in the brewery next door to the caravan park – and booked for dinner on Sunday: Mother’s Day and my birthday. We also booked for lunch at a the Ooraminna station in the East MacDonnells for Sunday lunch when we were in the office arranging to have the claim form printed. We love the eastern ranges and there is a lot we want to see out there again – perhaps some of it from Gemtree in a couple of weeks’ time.

While I was swearing at our travel insurer, Heather did some washing and cleaning as well as sorting photos and posting to Facebook and her blog. We seem to fill in every minute even when we are supposed to be resting and recovering from our adventures – or planning and arranging more.

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Just Another Indy Muso Trying To Break Even (Part 3)

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So here it is, the last part of my long-winded whine about the unfair way in which modern Indie Musicians are treated by the big bully boys (no need to mention them, you know who they are by now)!

So at the end of my last blog I told you that I’d give you some indications of Outgoings v Incoming money, that I’ve earned from the release of my debut solo album “Ghosts Of My Past”.  

It’s actually a bit tricky to quantify the actual outgoings, especially when you take into consideration the amount of time it takes takes to write each song to begin with. Also every song is different so will take an alternative amount of time to record engineer and produce! 

Lets say for arguments sake that it took 2 hours to write each song (in reality it could take anywhere from 20 mins to 20 years!.)  Any normal profession would charge an hourly rate.  So if I say, again for the sake of arguments that I charge a very reasonable rate of £20 per hour.  There are 12 songs on the album, so that’s 24hrs of my time x £20 per hour = £480.  

Then there’s the time spent actually recording each song.  Again I’ll have to round this up to an average number. I think 10 hours per song is a reasonable amount of time, my songs are pretty simple affairs musically, so usually just involve recording me singing the main melody and two or three backing vocal parts, and an average of four different guitar tracks.  So that's 12 tracks x 10 hours each = 120 Hours x £20 per hour = £2400.  

Other costs involved in the recording process will usually include session musicians.  I only used one session musician, that was a Bass Guitarist who played on all 12 songs on the album. Luckily for me he did it as a favour, but for the purpose of illustration I will say that he also charged £20 per hour and spent 2 Hours per track, i.e., 1 hour to work out and rehearse the bass lines and 1 hour to record them (yeah I know he’s very quick for a Bass Guitarist!).  So again that’s 12 songs x 2 hours = 24 x £20 = £480.  

Now we come to the fees for the mechanics of the recording, this could be split up into the actual Recording Process, Mixing, which is very basically to get the right balance of the different sounds, and Mastering, which is again very basically to make sure that the volume levels are OK for playback on various devices and radio etc.  

Very often this might be done by a number of different people and at a number of different places or businesses.

In my case the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at the same studio and by the same Engineer.  This is where it gets a bit tricky for me, as again the owner of the studio is a personal friend of mine, so I got my album recorded at “Mates Rates”, which I’m not going to divulge. So for this exercise after checking out various UK recording studio prices I’m going to use £300 per day for the actual recording studio hire with an engineer, which again is a very reasonable price for a smaller studio. Expect to pay £1000+ for somewhere like “Rockfield”!  Each song would take approximately 1 day to record, so that’s 12 x £300 = £3600.

For the Mixing I’ve again looked at current UK prices charged and an average would seem to be about £30 per track. 12 x £30 = £360

Charges for Mastering seem to be somewhere about the same as the charges for mixing so that’s another 12 x £30 = £360

So let’s total it all up.  

My time for writing =  £480

My time for recording = £2400

Session Musician =  £480

Recording =  £3600

Mixing =  £360

Mastering =  £360

Total = £7680

Other costs that need to be considered, are Album Artwork, which in my case my son did for me and Artist Promotional pictures, which I did myself and actual artist promotion, which again I’m trying to do myself. So I haven’t added any costs, but if I had we would now be looking at a total outlay of around the £10,000 mark. 

I’ve not even mentioned the cost of the musical instruments and effects I’ve used in the recording and breakables such as guitar strings, guitar picks etc.

Ok, so now for the big reveal.  I used a company called “Distrokid” to distribute my album to all of the major Digital streaming platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Napster etc, etc (that cost another $50 by the way). They then collect any monies paid to Spotify and hold it for you to be paid out on request.  

I released the album on 13th June 2020 and as of today 1st May 2021 (note that’s 1st May not the 1st April !) I have earned from all of these Digital Streaming Platforms combined the magnificent sum of:  $35 !  

 Yes you’ve read that correctly! $35 

Despite having well over 10,000 streams (just under 10,000 on Spotify alone).

So back to the Billionaire CEO of Spotify Daniel Ek, who let me remind you said that musicians need to release music more often to be successful, and that people who only release an album every 3 or 4 years aren’t going to cut it!  

Can someone explain to me how we are meant to be able to afford to release music more often when we are not getting paid a fair price for making it! 

I’m going to end it here, so that I can go and cry into my beer, but before I go, someone once asked me what I’d do if I won £1000,000. I replied I’d keep on making music until the money runs out! 

Thank you

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