#gummy sized gin

[m41to]

[trophyprincess]

Here are some tips that have helped me stay sane in the face of my body dysmorphia and disordered eating habits.

Positivity time! This one's for all the ladies out there struggling with their bodies.

Body dysmorphia causes changes to visual areas of the brain. Your brain is literally lying to you. You are hallucinating. No, seriously. This is SO SO IMPORTANT. Look, if you have an ED then chances are, you may very well have legitimate body dysmorphic disorder. Your brain may be warping and distorting the image in the mirror. It's why everyone around you keeps saying how thin you are, but all you can see in the mirror is flab. It's a neurophysiological thing. (Most of the literature on BDD seems to pertain to cases regarding the patient's facial features or similar, rather than in the context of body size in ED patients, though.)

One binge won't undo your progress. Everyone fucks up sometimes. Don't dwell, don't ruminate, just pick yourself up the next day and keep going! This applies to "binges" in the proper clinical sense, as well as 4n4 "binges" that are more aptly described as simply "overeating." I occasionally will give myself a "free day" once a month or so, or if it's a holiday or something.

If you fast and restrict, take a good multivitamin, plus a calcium supplement! I also take thiamine to be safe. Being thin and undereating are associated with osteoporosis risk later in life, so calcium is a must! You need to make sure you're getting all of the critical micronutrients your body needs to function.

Exercise, especially cardio, helps with dopamine regulation. I have industrial strength ADHD-PI, ymmv. I also find that exercise bike, walking, or even pacing constantly = STIMMY STIMMY STIM TIME STIMS, MUST STIM, MORE STIM, CANNOT BE STILL, FUCK YOUR QUIET HANDS. Again, ymmv, fuck quiet hands, all my ND homies hate quiet hands.

Strengthening/resistance exercises help prevent osteoporosis later in life. 20-30 minutes 3-5x/week of yoga or pilates is great for this!

THC gummies are pretty low calorie. Shoutout to drugs other than alcohol for not having calories! (I use cannabis and hallucinogens, not big on hard drugs though.)

If you do drink, there are low cal options, but please moderate and try to follow CDC guidelines and avoid frequent binge drinking!! Guys, susceptibility to addiction runs in families. Also, struggling with impulse control aspects of binging may cooccur sometimes with susceptibility to alcohol abuse and addiction. I like vodka with diet tonic water, gin and tonic with diet tonic water, and vodka cosmos with diet 5 cal cranberrry "juice!" White Claw and similar hard seltzers are also great. Personally, I avoid drinking alone, don't drink all that often, and take care to be responsible and cautious. Ymmv, especially if you're still in early adulthood and just now starting to really experiment with substances!

When you do eat, make sure to get enough protein and fats! Carbs, you can take or leave. No one ever died from lack of carbohydrates, oddly enough. Protein and fat, though? I've had seizures due to low blood protein (combined with an accidental double dose of bupropion, to be fair). Rabbit starvation is a thing. This is especially important to pay attention to if you're vegetarian or vegan! Egg whites, chicken, tuna and other fish, olives, chickpeas, nuts, and beans are all good low calorie sources of protein and fats. (Olives, legumes, and especially nuts are energy dense though, so moderation is key.)

Enjoy the nice, healthy, low calorie foods that you do eat. It's okay to enjoy food, even if it's safe foods like light salads or cauliflower rice with vegetables.

Seek out social support and harm reduction advice. One thing people overlook about the whole "pr0 4n4" thing is that these communities are key sources of social support and harm reduction information for people who struggle with EDs.

[saeccharine]

PRETTY GIRL, LET ME SEE YOU CRY OUT

$T4RR1NG . . . GIN GAGAMARU x AFAB!READER

script notes: explicit content. riding. size kink. overstimulaion. muliple orgasms. no protection (wrap it b4 u tap it). porn without plot. semi-dacryhilia. semi-voice kink. clitoral stimulation. squirting. 0.7k words.

director's cut: he makes my size kink go brr. for @sleepysnk <3

gagamaru who gets pussy drunk so easy. all it takes is for you to sink down on him, pretty mewls that sound like the hymns of the heavens escaping your lips. he’s gone, so far gone.

those empty eyes of his spark with something, something carnal. all it takes is for those big hands of his to wrap around your waist, thumbs pressing against the bulge of his lust on your stomach. from under you, he folds his legs, giving him the leverage to ruthlessly pound into your cunt.

it has you slumping forwards, a choked moan coming from your parted lips as gagamaru sets a bruising pace. the thick head of his cock bullies your cervix, but that pain is forgotten in the swath of pleasure you feel.

he uses you like a cocksleeve, molding your gummy walls around his cock, stretching you so no one but him can ever fuck you like this. his grips your waist in a vice, making you feel even tighter. he watches, hypnotized by the sight of him disappearing and reappearing in your tummy; quite literally rearranging your guts.

gagamaru’s mostly silent, too busy taking in every little sound you make. he lets out shallow pants, an occasional groan or grumble escaping his chest. 

he is greedy in that he takes and takes everything you give him: every shudder, every moan and whimper, every clench of your dripping cunt around his shaft. he takes it all without hesitance.

one of his hands leaves your waist to grab your chin, forcing you to stare into those dark eyes of his. he watches as your e/c gets replaced by white as your mouth opens in a silent scream. he shoves his tongue down your throat, loving how you instantly suck on it.

his other hand leaves your waist to snake between your parted legs, rolling your clit between his knuckles and giving it a gentle pinch. gagamaru almost laughs at the way your back arches as you keen into his mouth: he greedily swallows that too. your hands are fisted in his hair, desperately gripping onto his black roots as his white tresses fall over the pillow.

with his hands no longer supporting you, nothing braces the shock as your body bounces with his every thrust, creating a second slam down onto his hips. he feels you pussy greedily suck him in as that white ring forms around the base of his cock, knowing you’re close.  

gagamaru rubs tight and fast circles into your clit, mercilessly devouring every moan and cry of pleasure you give him. he grinds up into you before thrusting hard and deep, setting you over the edge with a single snap of his hips.

his hands leave you to grip your hips, slamming back up into you at a rapid pace as your orgasm. leaving you sobbing on his chest as he fucks another one out of you, a rumbling growl in his chest as his fingers dig into the plush of your ass.

you come hard and fast, release squirting over his hips and lower abdominal, chest heaving. with that, gagamaru buries himself deep inside your twitching cunt, throwing his head back as he finally releases in you.

finally he speaks, “looked s’pretty goin’ dumb on my cock, couldn’t help m’self…”

© saeccharine 23

[vilevexedvixen]

Inscryption cocktails

Each Scrybe would have a menu reflecting their three minions (increasing in size - a shot, a squat drink, then a tall drink) and then the main cocktail based off of the menu's titular Scrybe.

Each scrybe also has a dish relating to them and how they play their cards.

Thank you @dariusblake for your suggestions on different flavour profiles and placemat details.

Leshy's menu:

"The prospector"

A caramel whisky shot rimmed with golden nugget cereal crumbs. Modelled after the gold nuggets the prospector can transform cards into.

"The Angler"

A salted liquorish cocktail using anise flavouried liquior and fish-shaped gummy salted liquorish hanging over the rim of a bucket shaped recepticle. Modelled after the Angler's bait bucket card.

"The Trapper/Trader"

A rich, blood-red velvet cocktail made with red grenadine and a chocolate liquior. Served in a stein with a fake bit of pelt padding embellishing the handle. More modelled after his trading role than how he plays cards.

"The Scrybe of Beasts"

A botanical gin-based cocktail comprised of rhubarb gin, elderflower tonic and red grenadine seeping in from the top like a drop of blood, garnished with a sprig of elderflower. Served in a tall tiki mask glass (ideally etched to look like his masks, but a normal tiki glass would work) Playing into his tree-like appearance, emphasis on blood sacrifice (thematically and mechanically), and because he's an old man (hence use of elderflower specifically).

"Eight Fucking Bears"

Technically more of a food challenge than a regular dish of eight very spicy pork ribs with a thick, blood-like sauce.

Grimora's menu:

"Royal Dominguez"

A limoncello and triple sec shot rimmed with crushed sherbert. Based on his death from scurvy at sea.

"Sawyer Patel"

A stout Sheep Dog peanut butter whisky and ginger ale drink served in a tumbler lined with a dash of peanut butter drizzle.

"Kaycee Hobbes"

A refreshing blueberry vodka and fireball slushy served in a tall glass and garnished with blueberries and cinammon caramel drizzle.

"The Scrybe of The Dead"

A black forest espresso martini made with Kaluha, cherry vodka, chocolate liquior and a shot of espresso. Served in a china teacup with a pitted black cherry skewered on the teacup's rim.

"The Lord of Bones"

Fried chicken drumsticks and wings served in a coffin-shaped basket.

Magnificus' menu:

"Goobert"

Lime jelly(jello) shot. The shot glass would have little googly eyes stuck to it and an edible paper wizard hat instead of an umbrella.

"The Pike Mage"

A sweet and spicy chipotle-orange syrup, bourbon and vanilla liquior cocktail served in a martini glass and garnished with a skewered glacie cherry donning an edible paper wizard hat.

"The Lonely Wizard"

Black Sangria (made with dark wine - blackberries, black grapes and black plums) imbued with green edible glitter. Served in a wine glass and garnished with a lime slice donning an edible paper wizard hat.

"The Scrybe of Magicks"

A colourful tie-dye milkshake of creme de menthe, mint ice cream and strawberry cream liquieur embellished with edible glitter. Served in a tall flute and garnished with a swirl of whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles and a spherical marshmallow made to look like Magnificus' missing arcane eye in place of a cherry.

"Mox"

A dessert made of blue raspberry, orange and apple sorbet scoops. Sprinkled with crushed sherbert and gemstone-shaped hard candies.

Po3's menu:

"The Inspector"

A simple blue raspberry sour shot with a blue raspberry popping candy rim.

"The Melter"

A vibrantly fire-coloured chocolate orange spritz. Mixing chocolate liquieur with aperol and prosecco. Garnished with curled orange rind and dark chocolate shavings.

"The Dredger"

A boba blue gin fizz. Made of bombay sapphire gin, lemon juice blue curaçao and soda water with lemon boba. Served with a silver coloured straw.

"The Scrybe of Technology"

A bright blue bubblegum cocktail topped with sweet sparkling wine and lemonade. Served in a tall, angular glass. The most boring of the Scrybe cocktails tbh.

"Kilo-bites"

Byte-sized sharing platter of savoury pastries and square pizza slices made to look like floppy discs.

I'll be honest, I was drawing a blank for Po3's menu. Dude's Vox if Vox had self-control, which takes away a lot of vibrancy to bounce off of for flavour profiles and visual ideas.

Bonus Mycologist dish:

Roasted ox-tongue mushroom, stuffed with mushroom paté and blue cheese with a creamy but sharp cheese sauce.

Ngl, Leshy's is my favourite menu. Definitely tempted to make it, maybe for an Inscryption themed party?

[inspiringruleandkill]

128th Presidential Ball Drink Menu Part 2

Magna Mater (by Leo)

In times of great suffering and happenings that would foretell an Empire's downfall, a foreign god was adopted to aid the people in their attempts to save their city and themselves. The Great Mother was eventually declared their protector. This drink starts off with a kick, a strong taste that eventually gets softened by a taste of berries, much like the sufferings of the people were softened by the mercy of Magna Mater.

God of Death (by Helen)

His dark drink combines vodka, blue curaçao liqueur, and black raspberry liqueur to remind those who drink it of Pluto's temple, tucked away in the necropolis, the city of the dead; the doorway to the underworld. It's topped with a flower reminiscent of asphodel, the flower of the underworld.

Adonis (by Cowboy)

A base of gin and pomegranate juice with a splash of cointreau. Sweetened with rosemary syrup and honey. The drink is a brilliant, muddled red. A sprig of rosemary pokes out of the martini glass as a garnish. Small sugar crystals line the rim of the glass, and a white ribbon is tied to it's stem, for no other purpose than aesthetics.

Pomona's Harvest (by Cowboy)

Carbonated, fresh, and served over ice. This mocktail is perfect for summer nights. Pear juice and sparkling water muddled with mint and tarragon, strained. Balanced with simple syrup. Then garnished with fresh mint, a lime wheel, a slice of pear, skewed on a toothpick in descending order of size, and placed on the glass.

Dionysus’s Wine (by Hair)

Sparkling wine is combined with black absinthe and a touch of simple syrup to create a sweet cocktail that tastes like licorice. It is sure to drive anyone a little mad.

Cupid Spritz (by Mags) This mix of champagne, orange juice, prickly pear syrup, and club soda is refreshing, with just the right amount of sweetness that makes it doomed to go down easy and be over too soon.

Basilisk's Bite (by Mags)

This cocktail is sickly sweet and then packs a sour punch that no one expects. It's made by combining equal parts Midori and vodka that's been soaking in sour gummy snakes, cut with lemon juice and poured over just a touch of grenadine that bleeds up from the bottom of the glass, where its nestled with gummy snakes. The glass is adorned with a maraschino cherry. By the time you realize how strong it is, it's already too late.

[mountainplainspeaking]

JELLO SHOT MASTER LIST    *JAGER BOMB* boil 1 cup red bull (in place of water), add black cherry or orange jello, 1 cups jager.    *MARGARITA* boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz pkg lime jello, 4 oz tequila, 4 oz sweet & sour margarita mix. sprinkle with salt just before firm. (substiture watermelon jello for lime for a melon margarita)    *RUM & COKE* boil 1 cups coke, mix in dark cherry jello add 1 cups light rum    *MIMOSAS* this one varies from the normal method Since champagne isn’t as strong as liquor, cut the water out of this one. boil one cup champagne, mix orange jello 2 min, add one more cup champagne and a splash of OJ.    *SILK* Boil one cup champagne, mix in jello for 2 minutes, add one cup champagne and splash of lychee juice from the can.    *ORANGE TIC TAC* Boil two cups red bull, mix jello two minutes, add two cups mandarin orange vodka    *LEMON DROP* (boil 1 cup water, add lemon jello, citrus vodka, top with sugar sprinkles just before its fully set up)    *GRAPE CRUSH* (boil 1 cups water, add grape jello, ½ cup plain vodka, ½ cup chambord)    *HAWAIIAN* (boil 1 cup water, add pineapple or blueberry jello, 1 cup coconut rum)    *GIN & TONIC* (boil 1 cup tonic water, add lime jello, 1 cup gin)    *LEMON LIME* (boil 2 cups sprite, add lemon and lime jellos, 2 cups citrus vodka)    *BLUEBERRY* (boil 1 cup water, add blueberry jello, 1 cup blueberry vodka)    *FRUIT PUNCH* (boil 1 cups water, add mixed fruit jello, ½ cup blueberry vodka, ½ cup raspberry vodka)    *WATERMELON* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello,1 cup watermelon vodka)    *BEER* (boil 1 cups water, add strawberry jello, add 1 cup any malt liquor)    *CARIBBEAN* (boil 1 cup water, add strawberry-banana jello, Cruzan banana rum    *CHERRY COLA* (boil 1 cup coke, add cherry jello, 1 cup cold cola, ½ cup amaretto, ½ cup spiced rum)    *DREAMSICLE* (boil 1 1/3 cup water & 2/3 cup OJ, add orange jello, 1 cup vanilla vodka ½ cup raspberry or berry vodka, ½ cup KeKe Beach Key Lime Cream Liqueur)    *LIME IN THE COCONUT* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello, 1 cup Malibu Coconut Rum)    *RED HOTS* (boil 2 cups water, add jello, ½ cup cold water, 2 cups Cinnamon Schnapps)    *SEX ON THE BEACH* boil 1 cup cranberry juice, add 3 oz pkg orange jello, 3 oz peach schnapps, 5 oz vodka    *SOUR APPLE* (in microwavable container, mix 1 small box sour apple jello, 1 pkg knox gelatin and 1 tbs sugar. Stir in 1 cup Mt. Dew and mix well. Microwave on high for 1 min. Stir until powder is dissolved. Mix 2 cups vodka & ¾ cup Captain Morgan Coconut Rum. mix well and let sit 1 min. pour into cups and refrigerate.)    *SQUIRM* (boil 2 1/4 cup water, add 3 small pkgs any flavor jello, 2 cups vodka, ¾ cup ice cold water. add 1 gummy worm to each shot before firm.    *CARIBOU LOU* (½ cup boiling water ½ cup pineapple juice boiled, add pineapple jello, ½ cup Malibu Rum, ½ cup Triplesec)    *JOLLY RANCHER* (boil 1 cup water, add melon jello, ½ cup vodka, ½ cup apple pucker)    *PURPLE PEOPLE EATER* (boil 1 cup water, add grape jello, ½ cup vodka, ½ cup watermelon pucker)    *BAHAMA MAMA* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello, ½ cup Malibu rum, ½ cup peach schnapps)    *COSMOPOLITAN* (boil 1 cup water with a splash of lime juice, add cranberry jello, ½ cup vodka, ½ cup triple sec)    *CHERRY BOMB* (boil 1 cup redbull, add cherry jello, 1 cup vodka and drop in one maraschino cherry, step up before firmed.)    *BLUE FIRECRACKER* (boil 1 cup water, add berry blue jello, ½ cup vodka, ½ cup peach schnapps)     *WHITE LIGHTNING* (boil 1 cup water, add pina colada jello, ½ cup vodka, ½ cup triple sec)    *FUZZY NAVEL* (boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz orange jello, 2 oz vodka, 6 oz peach schnapps    *RED HEADED SLUT* boil 1 cup water, add cranberry jello, ½ cup peach schnapps, ½ cup jager    *MOJITO* (1 cup boiling water, 3 oz box lime jello, 6 oz white rum, 2 oz cold water. top with mint leaves chopped and crushed. (or substitue mint leaves with a splash of mint extract in the the boiling water.)    *STRAWBERRY DAQUIRI* (boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz package wild strawberry jello, 6 oz white rum, 1 oz sweet & sour or margarita mix.    *DEVILS KISS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox Gelatin and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Goldschlager, and ¼ cup of Bacardi-151. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups. if you double up the Knox Gelatin in this one you can eliminate the cup serve these up as jigglers!!    *ANKLE BREAKER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 envelope of Lime Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of 151 Rum, and ¼ cup of Cherry Brandy. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *FIRECRACKER 2* ¾ cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Sloe Gin , and 1/3 cup of Spiced Rum and 1/3 cup of 151 Rum. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cup    *KOMANIWANALAYA* 2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello and 1 box of Cranberry Jello (both 3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water, ½ cup of Amaretto, and ½ cup of 151 Rum. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *RAIN MAIN* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Bacardi 151, and ¼ cup of Melon Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups    *ADAM AND EVE* ¾ cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Brandy, and ¼ cup of Pomogranate Liqueur and ¼ cup of Gin. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *ALABAMA SLAMMER* ¾ cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Lemon Jello (3 oz) and stir until everything is completely dissolved and then add 1/3 cup of coldwater. Next, add 1/3 cup of Amaretto, ¼ cup of Southern Comfort, and 1/3 cup of Sloe Gin. Mix throuroughly until everything is well combined and the carefully pour into jello shot cups. Chill for 3 to 4 hours and serve.    *ALL NIGHTER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cherry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water and ½ cup of Watermelon Vodka. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *APPLE PIE* 1 1/2 cups ofboiling water. Dissolve 2 boxes of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water, ½ cup of Light Rum, ½ cup of Sweet Vermouth, ¼ cup of Apple Brandy and ¼ cup ofGrenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BANANA BOAT* 1 cup of water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Coconut Rum , and ¼ cup of Banana Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BANANA SPLIT 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Strawberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Vodka, and ¼ cup ofBanana Liqueur and ¼ cup of Creme de Cacao. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BAT OUT OF HELL* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir for at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of Red Bull, ¼ cup of Rumand ¼ Blue Curacao. Stir until well combined and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BERMUDA TRIANGLE* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Spiced Rum and ¼ cup of Peach Schnapps. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot    *BLACK CAT* 1 cup of boilingwater. Dissolve 1 package of Raspberry Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Black Vodka, and ¼ cup of Chambord. Stir well and wait until the liquid is about room temperature before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BLACK WIDOW* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Grape Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ¾ cup of Blackberry Vodka and 1/8 teaspoon of Ginger Powder. Stir well and cool slightly before pouring into jello shot cups. For a schnazzy garnish, drop a singleblackberry in each cup before chilling     *COUGH DROP* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 3 oz package of Strawberry Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Jagermeister. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *CRYPTINI* 1 cup of HotCoffee. Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox Gelatin and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/3 cup of Iced Coffee, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup of Kahlua. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups.    *FRENCH TICKLER* 1 cup of boilingwater. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Cinnamon Schnappsand ½ cup of Vodka. Stir well and wait until the liquid has a chance to cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *HARVEY WALLBANGER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Vodka and ¼ cup ofGalliano. Stir well until completely combined and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups.    *JUICY FRUIT* ¾ cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup ofMelon Liqueur and 1/3 cup of Peach Schnapps. Stir well and cool    *JAGERMASTER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Jagermeister, and ¼ cup of Amaretto, and a just a splash of Grenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *JAGERMONSTER* 1 cup of boiling water . Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water , �� cup of Jagermeister, and ¼ cup of Grenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *LETHAL INJECTION* 2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and 1 package ofPineapple Jello (3 oz) and stir at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water followed by ¼ cup of Amaretto, ¼ cup of Coconut Rum, ¼ cup of Dark Rum and ¼ cup of Spiced Rum. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring intojello shot cups.    *LONG ISLAND ICED TEA* and measure 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages of Lemon Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of Cola and ½ cup of cold water. Now get ready to add the alcohol - ½ cup of Gin, ½ cup of LightRum, ½ cup of Vodka and ½ cup of Tequila. Stir until everything is well combined and let it cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *NINJA TURTLE* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Gin, and ¼ cup of Blue Curacao. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *PAIN KILLER* ¾ cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¼ cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Dark Rum, 1/3 cup ofCoconut Rum and 1/3 cup of Orange Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *PIXIE STIX* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Southern Comfort, and ¼ cup of Blackberry Brandy. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *RED SILK PANTIES* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cranberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Vodka, and ¼ cup ofPeach Schnapps. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *KINKY MALIBU BARBIE* Boil 1 cup water, add peach jello, ½ cup Kinky Liquer, ½ cup Malibu Coconut Rum.    *KILLER KOOL AID* 1 1/2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 2 boxes of Cranberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ¾ cup of cold water, ½ cup of Vodka, ½ cup of Gin, ¼ cup of Rum, ¼ cup of Chambord and ¼ cup of Triple Sec. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *BROKEN HEART* 1 cup of boiling water . Dissolve 1 package of of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Vodka, and ¼ cup of Chambord. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *SCOOBY SNACKS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add ½ cup of cold water, ¼ cup of Melon Liqueur, and ¼ cup of Coconut Rum . Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *TIJUANA TAXI* 2 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages ofLemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved.Next, add 1 cup of cold water, ½ cup of Tequila, ¼ cup of Blue Caracao and ¼ cup of Tropical Fruit Schnapps. Stir until completely combined and give it a chance to cool before pouring into jello shot cups.    *RUMMY BEARS* 1 cup boiling water, add any random flavor jello and 1 cup berry vodka, 1 gummy bear in the center of each shot.    *WOOWOO* 2 cups boiling water, add 3 pkgs grape jello, 3 pkgs cranberry/raspberry jello, 3 pkgs strawberry jello, 3 cups vodka, 3 cups peach schnapps, 1 can grape juice concentrate and 1 can cran-raspberry juice concentrate (both undiluted!)

[tenipurigoods]

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[santiagoswagger]

for you are not beside but within me

For week 12 of B99 hiatus creations. 

Amy is pregnant, but she has a hard time believing it's really happening. 

Read it on ao3.

She stared at the pregnancy tests lined up on her counter in complete disbelief. For most, five positive tests would be a pretty clear indication of a pregnancy, but Amy Santiago wasn’t convinced.

For one, she and Jake hadn’t even started trying yet. They had only celebrated their first year of marriage the month before. While on an anniversary getaway in the Poconos, they decided to do away with one form of birth control with plans to start trying for a baby in a few months, in keeping with her trusty life calendar. She had been meticulous about her birth control regimen since she started taking the pill at the age of 18 and insisted on multiple forms of protection in order to avoid a pregnancy before she was ready.

Like now.

The only obvious symptom she’d experienced thus far was a missed period, which was what had prompted her to buy a pregnancy test in the first place. Other than that, she hadn’t felt the slightest bit nauseous and she hadn’t been any more tired than an active police sergeant should be. It was hard to believe her body was undergoing such a drastic transformation when she felt so normal.

Still, five pregnancy tests couldn’t be wrong, could they?

A soft knock on the bathroom door reminded Amy that her husband was anxiously waiting for an answer outside. She took a deep breath and opened the door.

Jake looked relaxed on the exterior, perhaps for her benefit, but she could tell by his fidgeting hands that he was bursting with nerves.

“What’s the verdict?” he asked hopefully, clasping his fingers together to stop them from twitching.

Amy silently gestured to the row of tiny pink plus signs in response.

Jake looked at them for a few moments, his seemingly composed expression slowly morphing into the widest grin she’d ever seen, his eyes crinkling with unadulterated joy.

“Ames, you’re pregnant!” he exclaimed gleefully, moving to hug her tightly and lifting her up, somehow managing to swing her around in their cramped bathroom.

He put her down gently and moved to kiss her, stopping halfway when he realized his wife wasn’t joining in the celebrations.

“What’s wrong, babe?” he asked, gently rubbing her shoulders. “This is good, right?” She hated the doubt she could hear in his inflection.

She paused. “It’s good,” she began hesitantly. “I’m just not sure it’s true?”

Jake stared at her, brow furrowed. He moved to look at the pregnancy tests over his shoulder before looking back at her, more confused than ever.

“Amy, I’m pretty sure those five tests mean you’re pregnant,” he said gently, as if he were trying to convince a particularly stubborn kindergartener to share her crayons.

“I don’t feel pregnant, though,” she insisted. “Plus, we hadn’t even started trying. There’s no way it should have been that easy.”

Jake laughed outright at that. “Did you forget that you come from a family with eight kids? The Santiagos are a very fertile people.”

Amy rolled her eyes. “I’m serious, Jake.”

He sighed and kissed her forehead. “How about you make a doctor’s appointment and we’ll settle this once and for all?”

Amy’s doctor couldn’t see her for another two weeks, so she went about her life as normally as possible, despite the anxiety slowly eating away at her gut. She still went to Shaw’s with the squad after work most nights and successfully managed to pass her orders of club soda with lime off as gin and tonics, though Rosa did narrow her eyes when she turned down a shot of tequila one night as they celebrated the solve of a particularly difficult robbery.

She couldn’t even bring herself to grab her secret cigarette pack and smoke away the anxiety for fear of doing damage to her probably non-existent child, as much as she may have wanted to.

Jake unceremoniously threw away all of their deli meat and soft cheeses the night she took the pregnancy tests, despite Amy’s protests that it was a colossal waste of money. In the throes of excitement, he even bought a “Welcome to the Party, Pal” onesie online, along with a matching t-shirt for himself, and it made Amy smile despite her niggling doubt.

The night before her doctor’s appointment, she and Jake were watching The Great British Baking Show on their couch, his arm slung loosely around her waist pulling her into his side.

She lifted her head up from his shoulder and asked the question that had been weighing on her mind for the past two weeks. “What if I really ampregnant?”

He looked down at her, a smirk beginning to take shape on his lips before he took in her worried expression. His face softened immediately.

“Then we’ll be ready for it. You and I can do anything, Ames,” he said earnestly, like it was the most obvious thing in the world, and Amy thought she couldn’t love him more than she did in that moment.

When her doctor confirmed her pregnancy via blood test the next morning, however, she still wasn’t convinced.

“I’m just not sure there’s anything in there,” she insisted, gesturing vaguely to her stomach.

Dr. Lieberman paused and looked at Jake, who was smiling and shaking his head bemusedly in the plastic seat next to her, as if to ask if his wife was of sane mind.

“Ms. Santiago, I promise you, you’re pregnant. Blood tests are 99 percent accurate,” Dr. Lieberman said kindly. “Every pregnancy is different. You might just be one of the lucky few that doesn’t have morning sickness.”

When it became clear that Amy wasn’t going to be persuaded by words alone, the doctor made a decision. “You normally wouldn’t have your first ultrasound until you’re 18 weeks along, but I can go get the technician now if it would put your mind at ease.”

It wasn’t until Amy found herself in front of a dark monitor with cold gel covering her still-flat stomach that it all became real. The ultrasound tech pointed to a tiny speck on the monitor, a small form the size of one of Jake’s gummy bears, and the dam instantly broke.

“I’m really pregnant?” she asked, tears beginning to form as she looked from the screen to her husband.

“Told you so,” Jake said, grinning. He squeezed her hand tightly and leaned down to kiss her temple.

The life calendar was going to need some alterations.

[thearcaneescape]

Chapter 9

It’s not that Yoongi and his twin didn’t get along, it’s just that Yoonji was far more vocally aggressive than he was, which more often than not got both of them in trouble. She didn’t take anyone’s sass, she’d been involved in several fights, and she was highly protective of both Yoongi and her girlfriend.

“They were calling her names, Yoon! I wasn’t gon’ let them talk shit abou’ my girlfriend! If you ‘ad your own sap, wouldn’t you do the same?” Her voice, as quiet as it could be, could also reach levels that could be heard over the music booming through the club.

“Alrigh’ sure, I would defend them, bu’ I wouldn’t take on dickheads twice my size, are you mental?” Yoongi shouted over the music, shaking his head when his sister laughed.

“I took ‘em down, I ain’t a fuckin’ wimp.” She grabbed her brother’s hand and started dragging him towards the stairs that led to the downstairs lounge area. “Fuckin’ place is givin’ me a headache.”

To anyone new to the club, the Min twins would look completely out of place, Yoonji in a black high-waisted skirt with a black crinoline under it, white blouse tucked into it, pearl buttons all the way up to her throat, puffed sleeves and vertical-stripe black and white tights. Her jewellery was dahlia bite piercings in heavy copper and iron, and 30 mm plugs with found objects, nuts and bolts and cogs, some of which also decorated her heavy black-red, knee-high boots. Yoongi, on the other hand was wearing a pair of distressed black jean shorts with a faded white pelvis printed on them over black tights with white bats all over them. His shirt was black and loose, tucked into the shorts, a Ouija decal printed on it in white, and over it he wore a pastel pink harness, the two straps around his belly sporting heart-shaped rings. He’d exchanged his matte black nose ring for a pink one, small pearlescent bits of rainbow quartz studding it, and his labret hoop was still black. The plugs on his lobes were rose-gold plates silver tunnels with little cat ears and whiskers on the edges, and the facemask tucked under his chin was a similar pastel pink with a kitty nose and whiskers decal on it in black. The highlights of the outfit were the pastel pink collar choker on his throat with a large kitty bell hanging from it and the pink creepers on his feet, with small paw prints all over them. They stood out from the crowd of ripped jeans and colorful clothes, but no regulars in there dared mess with them.

“It’s much quieter down ‘ere.” Yoonji fixed her bangs, striking black hair cut into a bob that reached her shoulders, one of the few things that distinguished the Min twins. They could easily switch places, and had done so during their school years, exchanging uniforms to get out of exams they hadn’t studied for.

“Yeah.” He turned to look at the bartender, ordering their usual, which was a whiskey sour for Yoonji and a mint julep for himself. “Where’s your girl then?”

“Got an early shift at Waterstones. Can’t have her loose sleep.” Yoonji fiddled with her plugs, the heavy metal making her earlobes swing. With a sympathetic pat on the shoulder and a smile, Yoongi then looked around, playing with the pastel pink cat-skull hair clip in his bangs, scanning the lounge area before he caught a glimpse of bright red hair sitting in one of the settees, surrounded by 5 other men. “Ah, are you fuckin’ kiddin’ me?”

Yoonji followed her brother line of sight, a smirk falling on her black lips. “Is that the chav you talked about earlier? Talk about coincidence. If I believed in that kinda bullshit, I’d say you’re soulmates.”

“Ah, fuck off.” Yoongi pushed his sister playfully, motioning towards the lounge bar with his head. “Let me drink first and then you can make fun of me, alrigh’?”

-

Hoseok was the only single in the whole group and he hated it. Well not hate, but really, deeply, profoundly, didn’t fucking like it.

“I’m going to get a drink.” Joon stood up, brushing down his jacket. “Anyone coming with?”

“Sure, I’ll go.” Hoseok stood up as well, placing his bomber on the settee. He needed a drink, despite how much of a lightweight he was.

“We’re gonna go dance for a while, are you ok alone, Jinnie?”

“As long as Joon gets me a cosmo, I’ll be fine.” Jin smiled, leaning back on the settee. “Besides, Joon and Hobi are literally right there, the bar is not that far.”

Hoseok and Joon nodded and then made their way to the lounge bar, Hoseok’s eyebrow flying up at the sight of a young woman dressed like a Victorian lady, down to the ruffled blouse. Her and a guy with a pink facemask on walked away from the bar at that moment, going to sit at the darkest corner of the lounge.

“One cosmo and one greyhound.” Joon had to raise his voice a bit, because the bar was the closest to the stairs, which meant the music was louder there. “What are you getting, Hobi?”

“Ah, I’ll have a cosmo as well.” He smiled brightly at the bartender, who nodded and started mixing their drinks.

“So, are you going to do as Jimin and Tae want and hook up with someone?” Joon leaned back on the bar, looking at where Jin was sitting with a fond look on his face.

“To be honest, no. I’m not a hookup kind of guy.” Hoseok sighed, a small smile starting to form on his lips. “You have to promise not to tell Jimin or tae about this, but I saw this guy at the Oxfam near their flat. He was so fucking cute, Joon, you have no idea.”

“Shit, really? How cute was he? On a scale of corgi to sleeping kitten.” Joon perked up, turning his body completely to face Hoseok.

“Like a whole litter of sleeping kittens, mate, but here’s the thing, his voice is so fucking deep, and I think he’s from North London, cuz I could barely understand his fucking accent.”

“Mate, you just fucking met him and you fell hard. I wanna meet this guy.” Joon chuckled, straightening up when the bartender cleared his throat and pushed their drinks towards them, Joon grabbing his and Jin’s drink. “Let’s get going.”

As soon as he said that, a shout went through the lounge.

“Oy, cuntmuffin! Didn’t’cha hear the guy!? He’s got two fuckin’ partners! Can’t you take a fuckin’ hint and piss off!?”

Hoseok whirled around, panic setting into his belly, and by the looks of it, Joon was also both panicked and furious. They ran towards where Jin was standing, the guy who apparently had been harassing him now looking at who had shouted at him. It was the young woman dressed in Victorian clothes, an eerily familiar look on her face.

“It’s none of your fuckin’ business, bitch!”

“Hey! It’s a hundred-fuckin’-percent my business if you’re harassin’ someone in front of me, you absolute bell-end!” The girl was in the process of tying her hair back, a fierce look on her face. “If you want this to fuckin’ escalate, keep going, mate!”

The young man with the kitty facemask had stood up at this point, grabbing the girl’s arm. He pulled down the facemask and Hoseok would’ve melted to the floor if the situation wasn’t so high-pressure.

“You heard her, get the fuck away from my boyfriend, fucker.” Joon’s voice, raised just a tiny bit in anger, was a booming growl throughout the lounge, and suddenly everything seemed to freeze as everyone turned to look at him. He wasn’t the tallest one there, but the aura he had around him was enough to make everyone shrink down.

“O-oh fuck.”

“Oh fuck is correct. Now step away from my partners, cunt.” Jungkook’s voice made Hoseok turn his head to look at the younger, who, dressed head-to-toe in black, arms bared in a tank top that had such wide gaps for his arms that more skin than fabric was showing. His anger was scarier than Joon’s because he seemed to agree with the Victorian lady’s sentiments of a fight. The guy almost literally ran off, bumping into equally-as-angry Jimin and Taehyung.

“Thank you for standing up for my boyfriend.” Joon was still tense, but he managed a warm smile to the young woman, who waved her hand, a wide gummy smile on her face.

“No problem. I know the type, and it’s easy to undermine them.” She tugged on the band holding back her hair before outstretching her hand. “I’m Yoonji. The shadow behind me is my twin brother Yoongi.”

“Oh, hey. You were at our bar last week.” Jin brightened up, smile returning to his face. Yoongi’s eyebrows quirked up slightly, making Jin laugh. “I was the one that greeted you at the door.”

“Ah, yeah. Hey, nice to see you two again.”

Hoseok was almost shaking with excitement, because not only new friends, but also his new crush was standing in front of him for the second time in one day.

“Shall we all sit together?” Jimin had already sauntered over, all smiles. The twins looked at each other and nodded, going back to where they had been sitting to get their drinks.

“Joon, where’s my drink?”

“Fuck.”

-

“So, you all work together?” Yoonji’s eyes were sparkling, just a smidge more expressive than Yoongi’s but he was also invested in what the others were talking about.

“Yeah, we all work at this bar called The Arcane Escape. We all pitch in in some way. Us four perform, Joon and Kookie are servers.” Jimin was on his fourth glass of gin and tonic, still quite coherent. Hoseok was slowly working his way through his second cosmo.

“I do some waitressing as well, but yeah, I’ve started performing with Jimin, Tae and Jin.” He took a sip of the sweet pink cocktail, feeling the beginnings of an alcohol-induced blush on his cheeks.

“So you four have, like, different names and shit?”

Jin laughed, his cheeks already dusted with pink from his third drink. “Yeah, we do. Mine is Jeannie Heart.”

“I go by Gigi Diamond, mostly because me and Tae stone the shit out of our clothes.” Jimin giggled, downing the remains of his gin.

Taehyung took the glass from Jimin, he was the only sober one left in their group, a glass of strawberry juice on the table in front of him. “I chose the name Victoria Nike.”

“Oh, I get it. Victory in Latin and Greek. It’s a cool name.” Yoongi piped up from where he was lounging, his metal cup held precariously from his fingertips.

“Wait, is that what your name is supposed to be?” Jungkook’s eyes were almost bugging out of his skull, slightly addled by the alcohol. Everyone laughed, making him look around, bewildered before Joon and Jin, both sitting on either side of him calmed him down with simultaneous kisses on the cheek. A furious blush bloomed over the already-apparent alcohol flush, and he covered his face with his hands, making everyone laugh again.

“What about you, Hoseok? What’s your drag name?” Yoonji aimed her eyes at him, cat-like eyes sharp and piercing, just as much as Yoongi’s.

“Ah, it’s Jolie Hopper. I didn’t choose the last name, I was just playing around with like “très jolie” and jolly, and when I told Sugar I was planning on dancing swing, he said something about lindy hop and the last name just came from there.”

“Wait, Sugar? Fuckin’ tall, bleach-blonde hair and way too many tattoos?” Yoongi leaned forwards, a frown on his face.

“Well, he’s got black hair now, but that sounds like our Sugar. You know him?” Joon also leaned forwards, one eyebrow raised, mouth set in a way that made one dimple appear.

“We met him when we were 18, he went by his real name back then, but he used Sugar when he did drag. Got us out of a bad situation at this one bar, it got closed down after that.” Yoonji pursed her lips, eyebrows slightly raised. “Small world.”

Hoseok could feel a chill run up his spine. What the hell was going on here?

[tarilaran]

He's using standard 750ml containers of spirits (and triple sec) and a 1L bottle of white grape. Want me to scale it down to cocktail size? Here you go:

Muddle some dragonfruit in the bottom of a highball glass. Add one shot each vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple sec. 5/8 shot of white grape juice. Stir with a bar spoon, mix in ice, and top with champagne.

Garnish with a orange slice and a gummy worm.

I'd estimate 20-30% ABV. Strong, but not killer. If you're sipping away at a cup during a party, it's unlikely to put you on the floor.

The Purple Dragon

[crackednailsandsplitends]

Hubby's Birthday with Moonpig

July has been a good month for us… busy but good (considering the year thus far). We celebrated a few birthdays in July, but most importantly is my husband’s birthday! As expected with the current situation, it was a quiet celebration (we stayed in) had a bbq with our small family bubble. It was nice, and gave us much needed time together during this dreadful year.

To make things slightly easier for me (so I was able to avoid the shops) I collaborated with Moonpig and they sent me a range of gifts for hubby. I chose and personalised his birthday card.

The gifts:

We received inflated hellion balloons, the Sports Trivia Game and 100 Gins Scratch off bucket list and a  a Gin hamper.

Included in the fabulous wicker gin hamper basket is:

Lakes - Elderflower Gin

Fentimans - Premium Indian Tonic Water

Fentimans - Premium Indian Tonic Water

Sugar Sin - Gin Fizz Gummies

Melting Pot - Gin Flavoured Fudge

Joe & Sephs Gin & Tonic Gormet Popcorn

Gin Balloon Glass

The hamper is full of goodies and treats and is really well presented - hampers are my favourite choice of gifts.

The 100 Gins Scratch off bucket list, offers a guide to the 100 best gins the world has to offer! We’ve tried a few different gins over the years, but we will definitely enjoy discovering and trying new ones out, scratching off each one as we go.

Finally, the Sports Trivia Game - who doesn’t enjoy board games?! This is a new one to us, so looking forward to playing it together- we are going to take it on our camping trip with us too.

The personalised card:

Choosing and making the personalised card was easy and fun. There’s a good range of designs to choose from, including plenty with photos you can add. I stuck to a more simpler design, one with a message to express my love. I did however, choose the font and size of the text for the inside message, and found it was straightforward hassle free process. When the card arrived, I was super pleased with it.

Hellion Balloons:

Was a nice surprise, they make a birthday that little bit more special. A great way to add a bit of birthday flare and decorations to add some extra excitement to the day.

Conclusion:

Delivery after ordering my card was fast, and the gifts arrived well packaged and safely, including the inflated balloons!

I’ve used Moonpig in the past and never fails to disappoint, they have a great range of gifts and cards available - it makes choosing for birthdays easier (and more fun) and I will definitely continue using it.

If you want to take at look at their wide range of cards and gifts, you can visit their website at moonpig.com.

[bungou-stray-dogs-indulgences]

In honor of the holiday, I bring you: 4/20 headcanons. For the sake of getting everyone together assume it’s a college AU (or at least something where they can meet without a gang war). In the words of illustrious former president Barack Obama: “Pass the reefer, Joe.”

ADA

Dazai Osamu:

Shows up to work blasted out of his mind but handling his high rather well. He invites everyone to chill at his place after they’re all off the clock, and although he doesn’t outright say what for, his ‘you know what day it is’ comments whenever someone points out his firetruck red eyes make it perfectly clear just what’s happening at in Dazai’s apartment tonight. In honor of the holiday he swears to stick to only marijuana but ends up sneaking out his window to a next door 7/11′s bathroom so that he can secretly chew a few mushies.

Nakajima Atsushi: 

has no idea that 420 is anything besides a normal unit of measurement, and is completely appalled when he shows up to Dazai’s prepared for a laid back evening with his friends only to find smoke pouring out of the windows and no less than three gallon-sized Ziploc bags bursting with marijuana sitting on Dazai’s kitchen counter. Despite his initial shock, Atsushi eventually warms up to this marijuana extravaganza and somehow winds up in a ‘how many hits can you take before you can’t feel your face’ contest with Tachihara (right after he wins he curls up on the floor for a ‘five minute nap’ which morphs into him spending the whole next day asleep on Dazai’s bedroom floorboards.).

Kunikida Doppo: 

Insists he is not, under any circumstances, attending Dazai’s get-together. He shows up anyway and smokes about two blunts’ worth before throwing in the towel. Unsurprisingly, he’s the least affected and ends up being the one running around stopping Tachihara from trying to backflip out of a second story window “because Dazai dared him to”. Despite the fact that he’s the worst out of literally every single licensed driver at the party, he takes everyone home because he’s at least composed enough to not shout “STOP LIGHTS ARE ONLY A SUGGESTION” as he blows through every other intersection and drive 55 in a strictly 30mph zone.

Edogawa Ranpo:

Refuses to take his weed in anything but infused gummy bears. Ends up passing out in the middle of the living room floor an hour into the party because he liked the way the candy tasted and downed the entire bag within five minutes. Understandably, he doesn’t show up to work for the next three days.

Akiko Yosano:

Has the tolerance of a native Californian. Yosano insists on edibles because she doesn’t want to wreck her lungs and ends up downing about three brownies, all of which are slathered in cookie butter that’s way too potent to be storebought. When she finally gets properly high she’s incredibly horny and is sending bedroom eyes at every single legal female in a ten mile radius. Disappears from Dazai’s place early (probably to take a pretty little thing home for some private fun).

Tanizaki Junichirou: 

Waits until everyone else has taken what they want before he takes a hit because he wants to be doubly sure everyone gets enough. He plans on getting incredibly high but ends up only smoking one joint because he has to keep Naomi from breaking Dazai’s table lamp and crying.

Tanizaki Naomi:

Gets ridiculously high after only about two inhales. Tries to convince Tanizaki to shotgun a few breaths with her. After Kunikida demands that the weed party stays an incest-free zone she considers slapping him but decides to lay down on the couch and get scarily invested in reality TV shows instead. Tanizaki’s forced to bring her home after she sneaks some of Ranpo’s gummies and starts tweeting at RuPaul.

Fukuzawa Yukichi:

Is not invited because he’s the boss, but is still completely aware everyone’s going crazy at Dazai’s apartment. Texts Kunikida to tell him to make sure nobody ends up waking up in a holding cell the next morning, but otherwise doesn’t say anything about the whole thing. Considers smoking a bowl full before bed to reminisce about the ‘good old days’ when he went a bit overboard himself, but decides it’s not worth the effort.

Izumi Kyouka:

Tagged along with Atsushi because she’s exponentially more aware of the fact that the party’s just one giant community bong and like any middle-schooler, is curious. Tries to sneak a blunt but keeps getting thwarted by Kunikida who always manages to snatch it away from her and mumble something about teenage delinquents being out of control. Eventually gets ahold of a brownie, has two bites, and dumps it behind Dazai’s TV stand because it tastes nasty. Still, she manages to get a pretty solid high and gets Atsushi nearly in tears because bringing her to this party ‘destroyed her innocence’.

Port Mafia

Akutagawa Ryunosuke:

Was not invited because the place is going to be smoggier than a cheap strip club with new smoke generators and his lungs would disintegrate if he got within five miles of Dazai’s apartment. Naturally, though, since Dazai’s the host he’s not going to pass up this chance and sneaks in through an open second story window. Downs about four brownies so he doesn’t have to smoke and then wanders around, trying to find Dazai until the weed kicks in. Then he just sits on the floor, spacing out with a blank expression on his face until a ‘philosophical’ thought crosses his mind (”Why do they market trash bags as trash bags? Really, they’re only normal bags until you put trash in them.)

Nakahara Chuuya:

Also was not invited, but specifically told to stay away (by Dazai, naturally). He sneaks in anyway because this is a perfect opportunity to wreck some of Dazai’s shit; everyone’s going too stoned to keep him from Levi-kicking Dazai’s TV stand, he figures. After noticing some mutual friends he ends up getting sidetracked with a few bong hits, and before long he’s covered in chicks wanting to shotgun a few breaths. Decides to take a girl to bed in Dazai’s room because he knows Dazai’s going to flip his lid (and be forced to buy a new mattress) when he finds Chuuya rolling around naked in his sheets.

Higuchi Ichiyou:

Only showed up because she noticed Akutagawa climbing in through the window. Smokes about two blunts before she gets more relaxed than she’s ever been in her entire life and starts gossiping to Naomi about Akutagawa’s surprisingly shapely abs. When asked how she’s seen Akutagawa at least partially naked she turns red as a fire truck and immediately drives home to recover her dignity.

Tachihara Michizou

Loses control the second he steps through Dazai’s doorway. At one point was sighted with three entire blunts in his mouth and wearing Kenji’s hat (a strange garment option considering Kenji wasn’t even invited to the weed party). 

Akutagawa Gin

Chainsmokes for the majority of the time. Nobody knows how long she’s been sitting there on Dazai’s couch but the ashtray next to her has no less than five blunts in it. Eventually she stands up just long enough to say “Suck me off, you rust-headed band-aid fucker,” to Tachihara and then just leaves.

Motojirou Kaiji

Nobody can tell if he’s just smoked the entire medical marijuana population out of their prescription for three months or if he hasn’t touched a leaf. He’s just being... well, himself.

Mori Ougai

Definitely not invited; not only is he the less-nice boss out of the two uninvited bosses, but an out of control Mori is something no one wants to see. Considering the fact that even when he’s sober he likes his girls how he likes his memorized multiplication tables (twelve and under), there’s obviously a few screws loose and nobody wants to discover the effects of a drug-induced party craze.

[rudelibra]

You don't drink...eat it then😂😂😂😂 Here is an ultimate Jello shot list, all in one post! Derby or Memorial Day party?? :) 1 *JAGER BOMB* boil 1 cup red bull (in place of water), add black cherry or orange jello, 1 cups jager. 2 *MARGARITA* boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz pkg lime jello, 4 oz tequila, 4 oz sweet & sour margarita mix. sprinkle with salt just before firm. (substitue watermelon jello for lime for a melon margarita) 3 *RUM & COKE boil 1 cups coke, mix in dark cherry jello add 1 cups light rum 4 *MIMOSAS* this one varies from the normal method Since champagne isn't as strong as liquor, cut the water out of this one. boil one cup champagne, mix orange jello 2 min, add one more cup champagne and a splash of OJ. 5 *SILK* Boil one cup champagne, mix in jello for 2 minutes, add one cup champagne and splash of lychee juice from the can. 6 *ORANGE TIC TAC* Boil two cups red bull, mix jello two minutes, add two cups mandarin orange vodka 7 *LEMON DROP* (boil 1 cup water, add lemon jello, citrus vodka, top with sugar sprinkles just before its fully set up) 8 *GRAPE CRUSH* (boil 1 cups water, add grape jello, 1/2 cup plain vodka, 1/2 cup chambord) 9 *HAWAIIAN* (boil 1 cup water, add pineapple or blueberry jello, 1 cup coconut rum) 10 *GIN & TONIC* (boil 1 cup tonic water, add lime jello, 1 cup gin) 11 *LEMON LIME* (boil 2 cups sprite, add lemon and lime jellos, 2 cups citrus vodka) 12 *BLUEBERRY* (boil 1 cup water, add blueberry jello, 1 cup blueberry vodka) 13 *FRUIT PUNCH* (boil 1 cups water, add mixed fruit jello, 1/2 cup blueberry vodka, 1/2 cup raspberry vodka) 14 *WATERMELON* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello,1 cup watermelon vodka) 15 *BEER* (boil 1 cups water, add strawberry jello, add 1 cup any malt liquor) 16 *CARIBBEAN* (boil 1 cup water, add strawberry-banana jello, Cruzan banana rum 17 *CHERRY COLA* (boil 1 cup coke, add cherry jello, 1 cup cold cola, 1/2 cup amaretto, 1/2 cup spiced rum) 18 *DREAMSICLE* (boil 1 1/3 cup water & 2/3 cup OJ, add orange jello, 1 cup vanilla vodka 1/2 cup raspberry or berry vodka, 1/2 cup KeKe Beach Key Lime Cream Liqueur) 19 *LIME IN THE COCONUT* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello, 1 cup Malibu Coconut Rum) 20 *RED HOTS* (boil 2 cups water, add jello, 1/2 cup cold water, 2 cups Cinnamon Schnapps) 21 **SEX ON THE BEACH** boil 1 cup cranberry juice, add 3 oz pkg orange jello, 3 oz peach schnapps, 5 oz vodka 22 ***SOUR APPLE*** (in microwavable container, mix 1 small box sour apple jello, 1 pkg knox gelatin and 1 tbs sugar. Stir in 1 cup Mt. Dew and mix well. Microwave on high for 1 min. Stir until powder is dissolved. Mix 2 cups vodka & 3/4 cup Captain Morgan Coconut Rum. mix well and let sit 1 min. pour into cups and refrigerate.) 23 *SQUIRM* (boil 2 1/4 cup water, add 3 small pkgs any flavor jello, 2 cups vodka, 3/4 cup ice cold water. add 1 gummy worm to each shot before firm. 24 *CARIBOU LOU* (1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup pineapple juice boiled, add pineapple jello, 1/2 cup Malibu Rum, 1/2 cup Triplesec) 25 *JOLLY RANCHER* (boil 1 cup water, add melon jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup apple pucker) 26 *PURPLE PEOPLE EATER* (boil 1 cup water, add grape jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup watermelon pucker) 27 *BAHAMA MAMA* (boil 1 cup water, add watermelon jello, 1/2 cup Malibu rum, 1/2 cup peach schnapps) 28 *COSMOPOLITAN* (boil 1 cup water with a splash of lime juice, add cranberry jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup triple sec) 29 *CHERRY BOMB* (boil 1 cup redbull, add cherry jello, 1 cup vodka and drop in one maraschino cherry, step up before firmed.) 30 *BLUE FIRECRACKER* (boil 1 cup water, add berry blue jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup peach schnapps) 31 *WHITE LIGHTNING* (boil 1 cup water, add pina colada jello, 1/2 cup vodka, 1/2 cup triple sec) 32*FUZZY NAVEL* (boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz orange jello, 2 oz vodka, 6 oz peach schnapps 33 *RED HEADED SLUT* boil 1 cup water, add cranberry jello, 1/2 cup peach schnapps, 1/2 cup jager 34 *MOJITO* (1 cup boiling water, 3 oz box lime jello, 6 oz white rum, 2 oz cold water. top with mint leaves chopped and crushed. (or substitue mint leaves with a splash of mint extract in the the boiling water.) 35 *STRAWBERRY DAQUIRI* (boil 1 cup water, add 3 oz package wild strawberry jello, 6 oz white rum, 1 oz sweet & sour or margarita mix. 36 *DEVILS KISS* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox Gelatin and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Goldschlager, and 1/4 cup of Bacardi-151. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups. if you double up the Knox Gelatin in this one you can eliminate the cup serve these up as jigglers!! 37 *ANKLE BREAKER* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 envelope of Lime Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of 151 Rum, and 1/4 cup of Cherry Brandy. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 38 *FIRECRACKER 2* 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Sloe Gin , and 1/3 cup of Spiced Rum and 1/3 cup of 151 Rum. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cup 39 **KOMANIWANALAYA** 2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello and 1 box of Cranberry Jello (both 3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Amaretto, and 1/2 cup of 151 Rum. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 40 *RAIN MAIN* 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Bacardi 151, and 1/4 cup of Melon Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups 41 ADAM AND EVE 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Brandy, and 1/4 cup of Pomogranate Liqueur and 1/4 cup of Gin. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 42 ALABAMA SLAMMER 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Lemon Jello (3 oz) and stir until everything is completely dissolved and then add 1/3 cup of coldwater. Next, add 1/3 cup of Amaretto, 1/4 cup of Southern Comfort, and 1/3 cup of Sloe Gin. Mix throuroughly until everything is well combined and the carefully pour into jello shot cups. Chill for 3 to 4 hours and serve. 43 ALL NIGHTER 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cherry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water and 1/2 cup of Watermelon Vodka. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 44 APPLE PIE 1 1/2 cups ofboiling water. Dissolve 2 boxes of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Light Rum, 1/2 cup of Sweet Vermouth, 1/4 cup of Apple Brandy and 1/4 cup ofGrenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 45 BANANA BOAT 1 cup of water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Coconut Rum , and 1/4 cup ofBanana Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 46 BANANA SPLIT 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Strawberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Vodka, and 1/4 cup ofBanana Liqueur and 1/4 cup of Creme de Cacao. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 47 BAT OUT OF HELL 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir for at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of Red Bull, 1/4 cup of Rumand 1/4 Blue Curacao. Stir until well combined and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 48 BERMUDA TRIANGLE 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Spiced Rum and 1/4 cup of Peach Schnapps. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot 49 BLACK CAT 1 cup of boilingwater. Dissolve 1 package of Raspberry Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Black Vodka, and 1/4 cup of Chambord. Stir well and wait until the liquid is about room temperature before pouring into jello shot cups. 50 BLACK WIDOW 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Grape Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 3/4 cup of Blackberry Vodka and 1/8 teaspoon of Ginger Powder. Stir well and cool slightly before pouring into jello shot cups. For a schnazzy garnish, drop a singleblackberry in each cup before chilling 51 COUGH DROP 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 3 oz package of Strawberry Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Jagermeister. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 52 CRYPTINI 1 cup of HotCoffee. Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox Gelatin and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/3 cup of Iced Coffee, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup of Kahlua. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups. 53 FRENCH TICKLER 1 cup of boilingwater. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Cinnamon Schnappsand 1/2 cup of Vodka. Stir well and wait until the liquid has a chance to cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 54 HARVEY WALLBANGER 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Vodka and 1/4 cup ofGalliano. Stir well until completely combined and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring into jello shot cups. 55 JUICY FRUIT 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Vodka, and 1/3 cup ofMelon Liqueur and 1/3 cup of Peach Schnapps. Stir well and cool 56 JAGERMASTER 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Jagermeister, and 1/4 cup of Amaretto, and a just a splash of Grenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 57 JAGERMONSTER 1 cup of boiling water . Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water , 1/2 cup of Jagermeister, and 1/4 cup of Grenadine. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 58 LETHAL INJECTION 2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve 1 package of Orange Jello (3 oz) and 1 package ofPineapple Jello (3 oz) and stir at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup of cold water followed by 1/4 cup of Amaretto, 1/4 cup of Coconut Rum, 1/4 cup of Dark Rum and 1/4 cup of Spiced Rum. Stir well and wait until the liquid has cooled before pouring intojello shot cups. 59 LONG ISLAND ICED TEA and measure 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages of Lemon Jello (3 oz) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of Cola and 1/2 cup of cold water. Now get ready to add the alcohol - 1/2 cup of Gin, 1/2 cup of LightRum, 1/2 cup of Vodka and 1/2 cup of Tequila. Stir until everything is well combined and let it cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 60 NINJA TURTLE 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Orange Jello and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Gin, and 1/4 cup of Blue Curacao. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 61 PAIN KILLER 3/4 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of cold water, 1/3 cup of Dark Rum, 1/3 cup ofCoconut Rum and 1/3 cup of Orange Liqueur. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 62 PIXIE STIX 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Lemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Southern Comfort, and 1/4 cup of Blackberry Brandy. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 63 RED SILK PANTIES 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Cranberry Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Vodka, and 1/4 cup ofPeach Schnapps. Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 64 SCOOBY SNACKS 1 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 1 box of Pineapple Jello (3 oz size) and stir until fully dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/4 cup of Melon Liqueur, and 1/4 cup of Coconut Rum . Stir well and cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 65 TIJUANA TAXI 2 cup of boiling water. Dissolve 2 packages ofLemon Jello (3 oz size) and stir at least 2 minutes until fully dissolved.Next, add 1 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of Tequila, 1/4 cup of Blue Caracao and 1/4 cup of Tropical Fruit Schnapps. Stir until completely combined and give it a chance to cool before pouring into jello shot cups. 66 RUMMY BEARS 1 cup boiling water, add any random flavor jello and 1 cup berry vodka, 1 gummy bear in the center of each shot. 67 WOOWOO 2 cups boiling water, add 3 pkgs grape jello, 3 pkgs cranberry/raspberry jello, 3 pkgs strawberry jello, 3 cups vodka, 3 cups peach schnapps, 1 can grape juice concentrate and 1 can cran-raspberry juice concentrate (both undiluted!)

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Wow.

So that just happened. Maybe the mostmilk fun ever. With zero bugs and perfect weather, how can the same festival keep getting better? Sure, the music is great, but it’s about so much more than that. Can it ever reach some kind of ceiling? Maybe not, Grasshopper. Sure, there were Chris Robinson fans, but there were also Umphries fans who drove right past Atlanta, en route to The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, because that’s just where they had to be. There’s no place better.

Rednecks, hillbillies and hipsters. They came from all over to attend the 2018 Wanee Festival and this year’s mammoth-sized hot air balloon of a party certainly did not fail to impress. After being invited, Corporal Turner politely replied, “That festival is a little fast”, and he was probably spot on. Even without the likes of Luke Sidewalker, the Captain and Clayopheus III, the glorious festavarians found themselves lurking all the way down into the darkest halls of the slickest funk.

All the way down to Chinatown. Welcome to Wanee ’18: It’s time to panic.

Saturday afternoon Peach Stage Wanee Festival 2018

At some point, many people feel the weight of age and responsibility and find it necessary to put down  childish things.  There are others however, who’ve decided to verge from that path and decorate themselves with glitter and feathers.

They are the Wontons. The Watusi of the First Order. They have no trouble playing with  childish things.

When in doubt….twirl.

Even with the bogus paperwork, it’s getting harder to smuggle Lucienda into The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. They call it progress but it’s looking more like Colorado or Oregon. In those places, hushed voices still decry her an outcast, forever exiled from their private parties. Especially Longmont and it’s unusual brand of stickiness. Usually it wouldn’t be a problem, but after the Luke Sidewalker “incident” at Spring Reunion, a modicum of adult caution can surely be afforded. Between smashed guitars and bail money, these trips are beginning to cost a pretty penny.

It was Melissa’s turn to have some fun. She never claimed to be a prophet, but she knew what kind of party awaited her at Wanee and Live Oak. It was always the most ridiculous and hilarious gathering of fruitcakes ever. Their utterly ludicrice behavior was matched only by their ability to uncontrollably love everyone around them.

She’d predicted that the festival love-meter would be set at 11. No festival can boast more good vibes. Along with a generous helping of Allman brothers originals, Wanee takes great pride in its vibe. The love-meter was definitely pushing into the red and it appeared as though the governor had been removed.

Listen for the crack of the whip. Look under the Thunder Chicken and the Mullet.

Wanee 2018 Highlights:

WSMFP: Friday and Saturday night the Peach Stage turned into a bubbling froth of rock-n-roll stupafunk, as Widespread Panic brought their pounding slather to Live Oak. Double IPAs and good scotch were replaced by Natty Lights and Evan Williams as the Spreadnecks, Spreadheads and even Spreadnexicans took over the camp grounds and danced until their eyes hurt. Listen for the fireworks because it’s only rock music and this place just turned into Fort Sumter. One thing is for certain, Widespread Panic makes girls bounce, grunt and pop. They turn into howler monkeys that bounce around making clicks and funky humming sounds.

Jimmy Herring and John Bell of Widespread Panic. Wanee ’18: photo by J.Nail

J.Nail, Scott and George

Duder and El Dudarino

George and Cassie

A.J. and Karisa

As The Crow Flies

Boone Hillbillies: Jessica said she would never camp next door to hillbillies again after the “trouble” with the Roanoke mafioso a only a few years ago. It had been either Clayopheus III or Darth Waffle who initially planted the dark seed of sin but harsh memories still lingered. Once you’ve picked up with serious mountain people, there’s no telling when things may turn south, but dear Prudence, you can bet your bottom shilling that it’s going to happen. Run off from her own spot at the Poncho Tree by Sabrina and Steve at the Camp Happiness field site, she was poking around the Farm Field, haggard and worn, run off like a red-headed stepchild and looking for a new place to set up camp. Her rainbow would finally curl to the ground at the Farm Field, right in the middle of a group of derelict Boone, North Carolina hillbillies.

Huckleberry wore tie-dyed green overalls as he took a snort from the jug. When it was warm, he donned the shorts overalls and likely had several more in reserve. He and his woman Dewdrop, who was also known to pull a cork, had some kind of matching flower tattoos that made a picture when they pushed their necks together. They were definitely from North Carolina. You could smell the moonshine and see the gummies stuck in their tooth when they spoke up close. Their posse brought cute girls with them from App. State, but the only skin anyone would see would be A.J.’s butt cheeks as he used the area next to our camp for his water closet. He relieved himself just outside of his tent in what would be called a side yard, or at the very least, a commons, and we subsequently used the area for the same end. The only casualty was poor Smitty, whose tent was pitched in the depressed ravine between the two camps.

He woke up screaming profanities as warm urine trickled through his thinning hair. The altercation that ensued left one hillbilly with a barbecue skewer sticking out of his quadricep and another peeling melted plastic from his skin after his camping chair was knocked into the fire. The moonshine ignited into billowing black smoke that got the attention of a lady policeman who broke up the fight. She had worked security with Hambone at Telluride and stayed around for some boiled peanuts and PBRs. Before it was over she’d traded her handcuffs and a confiscated five strip to Lefty for an angry hand job. Things were f’sho getting ridiculous and that was before the homeless girl showed up.

Baitbucket had always been attracted to homeless girls, ever since Denver and the one who lived in tunnels. This girl didn’t live in tunnels and she wasn’t even homeless, but she did work in a homeless shelter and that was good enough for union work. Sometimes you can just tell that a girl used to have dreadlocks.

Jessica used to think she was making friends at festivals, but these people were never going to amount to friends. They don’t call it the “Wanee Family” for nothing.

So this just happened. Wanee 2018: photo by George Rodgers

The Gay Dolphin: Much Wanee love goes out to the proprietors of the best bar in the Hidden Woods. Serving oysters and gumbo during the day, ginaritas in the afternoon and gin and tonics in the early, early morning. It’s quite a hike toward the river but this out of the way nook has a 2-6 am happy hour can’t be beat. Find Beth the bartender for late night cordials.

Their late-night fire circle music was one of the tastiest scenes around. Thanks to Ed on vocals, Mike on slashing lead guitar and CJ on drum bucket. We’re proud to announce that the talented Maren is the newest nailtravels intern. Look for her stellar photography in upcoming articles. Check out Mike’s shop at Dixie Workshop Inc. for all your custom kitchen needs. Whether it’s computerized design, woodworking, molding or furniture, let them be your first stop for high end custom cabinetry. It’s pretty fancy stuff, but you’re worth it.

Thug Life: Jessica had been doing so well. Although a complete chemical toilet, she’d managed to hold it together from Wednesday until Saturday. Things began going south as she teamed up with Charlotte County crackers long enough to take several snorts from their jug of crotch whiskey. Just before the Carl Benson set, she began complaining of hot flashes and broke into a foamy sweat. Melissa tried to drag her away from the coach and out into the dirt road so she wouldn’t get her sick anywhere important, but after all attempts failed, Jessica dropped her head into her lap and vomited out her crotch whiskey and purple ringers.

Thanks to the common Gainesville street criminals for contributing the breakfast espressos and caramels. Saturday dn Sunday breakfast also contributed greatly to the overall continued success of the entire group. Y’all are definitely what’s referred to as “upper stock”.

Thanks to nailtravels contributing photographer, George Rodgers for lending his eye to the project. It was a pleasure to finally see our credentials being used to take quality concert photographs. You are the wind beneath my wings.

Remember, if he’s carrying a new bag and wearing clean New Balance shoes, then he’s a cop dressed as a hippy. We’re not trying to be rude, but you gosta go.

E A Sy Thug Life: Wanee 18: photo by George Rodgers

In between flasks of crotch whiskey and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, there must be time for an gyro. Nutrients are a real thing and if you don’t take care of yourself, you’re going to be useless to the rest of us. Think about it.

Wanee Restroom Guidelines:

Put your bracelet on the opposite hand from which you wipe.

Bring baby wipes for ultimate freshness and hippy baths.

The adult diaper section of the store also has extra large wipes.

Your best chance for warm water is either four in the morning or four in the afternoon.

The showers toward the river and in the loop are lovely and offer more hot water.

Take a hippy bath in the Suwannee River.

Vaping is Science.

Darkstar Orchestra on the Peach Stage. Wanee ’18: photo by J.Nail

“Mushroom Madness”

Marcus King. Wanee 18: photo by J.Nail

Tips to Making Friends with Your Neighbors:

Introduce Yourself: Before you try to sell anyone a poster, visit and have a little fellowship.

Contribute: Chicken thighs, burnt pig bone, guitar music or firewood. It takes a village to raise a party. Everyone had something to offer. Maybe your job is just to lend a little harmony. Thanks for showing up.

Be Courteous: Everyone understands that the rules that apply to family camping are different when piling together into the forest. That being said, there is a limit to how much late-night Club Boca anyone wants. Go ahead and let your freak flag fly, but know that if you get too amplified in the wee hours of the night, you may get a visit from a Florida Moose. This doesn’t end well for you, my precious.

Share: The last thing you want is to leave a pile of warm chicken for the Chihuahuas. It’s worse than finding beer and food coupons in your pocket once you get home. Break everything out and use it with the people around you. Likely, they will do the same thing and you’ll put together a stone soup. And why can’t a Bloody Mary have a cheese puff? Maybe you need to check it out.

Phil Lesh on the Peach Stage. @Wanee ’18: photo by J.Nail

Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band: The Grateful Dead bassist continues to stomp the living hell out of jam band rock tunes. Dropping bombs hither and yon, his Terrapin Family Band came through with a severe layer of pump and bump and a tasty West LA Fade Away and the Rippin’ Ripple, which was a severely sassy way to end the show. Find ol’ boy Steve and Mr. Larose next time you’re listening to Phil drop bombs everywhere and looking for someone with which to frolick.

Gary and Shannon

Dumpsta Sugar Phunk Magic

Smitty, Ted and Moose

Nice lids yo.

Dimples Dyes. Wanee ’18: photo by J.Nail

As The Crow Flies

Melissa and Jessica

Wanee ’18: photo by George Rodgers

Darkstar Orchestra at Wanee 18: photo by J.Nail

Thomas and Moose in their pajamas,

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Friends and Family: Thanks to all the folks who spent the festival working while the rest of us trickled lazily through the meadows and forests trails. The first stop we always make is to Jade at her traveling wearable art  boutique. A Bazaar Universe is the perfect stop for some soft wrist warmers and droopy hats. Check out her Facebook page and take a look at her wares. She is so awesome. When you’re done there, also visit Dimple’s Dyes and check out her beautiful creations on her website and Facebook. Remember, cowboys are fascinated by hippy girls.

Be sure to visit the The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House. It’s where the Allman Brothers Band, their roadies, friends and families lived from 1970 to 1973. Visit their website or ramble down highway 41 and walk the hallowed grounds of the band that shaped the music industry and are credited with being the forefathers of “Southern Rock”.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood. Wanee 2018: photo by J.Nail

Chris Robinson Brotherhood/As the Crow Flies:  Blessed be to Scott for dragging everyone away from the fire and reminding us that Chris Robinson was playing on the Peach Stage. Sometimes the fire breathes you. Welcome to the world of the prolapsed sand dollar. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood on Friday and As The Crow Flies on Saturday was a combined treat for the masses. The hippy funk of Friday’s show was a super pleasure, especially with keyboardist Adam MacDougall with his touches on everything from Dylan and Parliament Funkadelic to psych rock and Chicago rhythm & blues. Soooo Good.

Typical Wanee Directions:

I’ll be the first one here. Look for me.

We’re in the back of the loop.

We’re by the lake, next to David.

We’re in the bat field.

Look for the tapestries.

Look for the blinking lights.

We’re right behind the Grateful Dead flag.

Look under the Thunder Chicken.

Look for me lying unconscious next to my van.

Look for me sleeping under a tarp.

Look for me peeing in a hammock

I’ll be the last one here. Look for me.

As we move ever close to the environmental consciousness of festivals like Telluride and Rockygrass, we’re starting to see more advocacy groups devoting their time to Wanee. WWALS is a nonprofit educational corporation advocating for watershed conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little and Suwannee Rivers. Mad props to WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. for their work with the Alapaha River Water Trail and the First Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. These are perfect reasons to get involved. Visit their website for upcoming outings and events or email them at wwalswatershed@gmail.com and contact@suwanneeriverkeeper.org.

Darkstar Orchestra. Wanee 18

“Help or get some.”

Cameron was plum tuckered out when he dropped into his love-wagon and headed toward Gainesville. His wrists were draped with bracelets and the dusty windshield was cracked and covered with parking stickers from this and other festivals. A hot shower was in his future where he would give a serious scrubbing to his feet and nails. It would take more than a few days to get those Wanee feet clean. He had, after all, slept under his car for no apparent reason.

Good job Wanee for picking up all your festavarian gear once again. The Culture of Wanee lives! Except for a delicous gross of Mardi Gras beads, there were few ground scores to be had, as usual. Park employees such as Matt (i.e. Toe-mas, Glimmer Man) were quick to applaud the efforts of the attendees again this year. It’s so nice to play with professionals.

Thanks to Wanee Festival for inviting nailtravels to be part of the action. It’s still the best party around. Thanks to The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park for providing a sense of place that transcends everything else. With Suwannee River Jam and Purple Hatters Ball on the horizon, it doesn’t have to be so long between trips.

  Remove your love governor.

Wanee Festival ’18: It’s Time To Panic Wow. So that just happened. Maybe the mostmilk fun ever. With zero bugs and perfect weather, how can the same festival keep getting better?