#happy paul bunyan day!

[eregyrn-falls-art]

HAPPY PAUL BUNYAN DAY!

Not sure what the Pines were looking for on their hike, but running across a couple of legends is a nice bonus!

Aside from the iconic statue in the town of Gravity Falls, and the OTHER iconic statue at Mystery Mountain, I was always intrigued by the little side about Stan invoking Paul Bunyan in his hour of need. (And really, given how they defeat Darlene, ol' Paul came through in the end. In a manner of speaking!)

[panlight]

I love to think that there are great, exaggerated family legends about Uncle Emmett in the McCarty family. That they're like oh yeah he went out hunting one day and never came back, but his brothers went looking for him and found some ripped clothing next to the carcass of the biggest bear they'd ever seen. A monster. He fought that thing to the death! The bear might have gotten him, but the bear died too. It was a draw, so it means he never lost a fight. He was badass. And 7ft tall. Built of solid muscle. All the girls loved him. He was your great-grandma's favorite. etc, etc.

One year Rosalie and Emmett show up at a McCarty family reunion. There are so many cousins and aunts and uncles no one really questions it, and they're listening to these stories and Emmett's just loving every second of it; they remember him and he's become this family legend, a tall tale, their very own Paul Bunyan or whatever

Meanwhile Rosalie is muttering in the back, "I'm happy for Emmett and all, but I killed that bear."

[purplbear]

road trip slide show!

It’s not the destination, but the journey” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Road-trip to view the 2024 total Solar Eclipse in Missouri, USA was packed with experiences (only 3 minutes of which was viewing the total eclipse). See/read the slide show under the cut!

Our journey started on Saturday and we expected to spend at least 5-6 hours in the car each day (it is 12 hours drive time to our eclipse viewing location in Missouri). Actual time spent on road each day was around 9 🤣 - so our greatest effort on the math figuring out how long our days would be. Ufda, getting to your Airbnb at 9pm each day is exhausting.

There are three humans and one animal on this trip, myself, husband, friend, and friend’s dog.

First event we experienced: the Mississippi River!

Now this needs some background - I live 3 minute drive away from the Mississippi in Minnesota. Could walk to it if I wanted. I’ve been to the headwaters in Itasca, MN and the delta in Louisiana. I cross this river almost daily for the grocery store or to see family … it’s like a big part of life where I live.

We arrived in Guttenberg, IA to Lock and Dam #10 and I’m like - ooh big river! Hey guys, which River is this?

🤔

Yeah, the big River here in this part of the United States is …. The Mississippi River. 🤦

Laughs all around - we enjoyed a short walk near the lock and dam, enjoyed all the fun street names, found a bathroom, and got back on the road.

By the way - one of our road trip companions was very cute and a very good puppers for the entire trip. Just amazing!

So day two - husbeast (husband) loudly stated a desire for a roadside attraction during today’s driving. The world’s biggest something, or weirdest whatever …. Something cool. Our friend did some kick butt research and found …. American Giants museum in Atlanta, Illinois. A mere 15 minutes off the hwy; and we were incredibly fortunate cause it was the first weekend they were open on Sundays too!

Upon entering the main downtown area we were greeted by: Paul Bunyon (hot dog man)

And our Minnesota hearts were so happy to see this large giant friend who is also a Paul Bunyan - but different name spelling cause of copyright issues 🤣🤣🤣 (or so the sign stated).

The dog was NOT a fan of hot dog Paul Bunyon man, but we were!

And the museum - y’all it was top notch! A single room, but like, FABULOUS write ups for the history of the Big Friends fiberglass works. Just awesome. The volunteers - also top notch. So friendly and happy to chat.

And if you’re anywhere near there, Memorial Day weekend they are getting one of the last remaining 6 Texaco giants!

Back on the road and onto our next stop which was ….St. Louis and the Gateway Arch.

And guess what! We saw a BIG RIVER! Hey guys, which River is this ….. it’s the Mississippi, still. 🤣🤣

Back on the road to Union, MO to rest up for ECLIPSE DAY!

Many many many friends and family informed us that the traffic TO the eclipse would be pretty good … but leaving the eclipse location would double or triple driving time. WORTH IT!

Many people have written about viewing an eclipse, how it’s an amazing experience. The highlights for me?

When the sun is totally eclipsed you are able to see SUNSET colors at the horizon EVERYWHERE - which is just like …. I love clouds and sunsets and that was AWESOME

Again, totally eclipsed you can see STARS (maybe it’s a planet?) - like the brightest starts are visible!

as the sun returns, the sky opposite the sun looks like twilight, while the light illuminating your front is like day. It’s wild.

total drive time on eclipse day:

1.5 hours from Airbnb to eclipse viewing spot

4 hours to travel same distance away from eclipse

Oh, and side note, traveling to our overnight after the eclipse, we crossed the Mississippi again. “Hey guys, what big river is this?” 🤣

The eclipse was a real highlight of the trip. But not the only highlight.

On the final day of travel, our picnic lunch location took us to a small town in Iowa. As we turn off the highway we see “Welcome to Riverside, IA” and immediately husbeast is exclaiming …

“We’re going to the future birthplace of CAPTAIN KIRK!” We’re huge Star Trek fans in this house - and we met the friend traveling with us thru a Star Trek podcast group many years ago. She’s been to Trekfest in Riverside before, and highly recommends attending. It’s a sweet gathering of wonderful Star treky people … and the few locals we spoke to in Riverside were very friendly!

Fabulous trip. on final count, we crossed the Mississippi 4 times, and I asked which River it was only 3 times. Go me.

It wasn’t just about the destination, but the journey along the way.

[westadventure24]

Day 12 - Tall Tales

Monday found us leaving the comfort of the Minneapolis hotel and piling back into Ruby to embark on what would be a long day of driving ending with our last overnight camp out.

We made our way across Minnesota and into Wisconsin. First and only major stop of the day was in the Wisconsin Dells. We stopped for a delicious all-you-can-eat family style breakfast for lunch (because that was the only option) at The Paul Bunyan Cook Shanty. Beautiful place that had been serving the Dells for over 60 years. The shanty was made of old, solid, pine stained logs and decorated as you would expect with tables made to fit families larger than ours. Our lunch breakfast started with an appetizer of warm homemade donuts, exactly like the ones we used to make in the donut wagon, except these were full size not minis. Yummy!!! The waiter then brought out our main course of fresh buttermilk pancakes, fluffy scrambled eggs, crispy fried potatoes, warm gravy with homemade biscuits, and a plate of ham and sausage links. I knew that I was not a fan of sausage, but evidently neither is anyone in my family! Tons of food, but together we did manage to eat most all of it and head out the door as this establishment of folk tale legend closed the door behind us for the day.

After filling our bellies, we drove into the downtown area in hopes to see some of the beautiful river valley. We took a very short stroll along the very well kept River Walk to get a small glimpse of the beautiful natural rock walls on both sides of the river. However, to fully appreciate it, I am guessing a boat tour, would be the best option, but not on our agenda for the day.

We were shocked to find this area of the Dells to be very commercialized with boat tours, water parks, souvenir shops, candy shops, restaurants and bars. Not what we were expecting, but we got some fudge as I promised Lew I would. I am hopeful that it will satisfy Arlene’s sweet tooth. 😊

None of us had ever been to Wisconsin and I think it was different than expected. The landscape reminded us much of home. At the current time, very dry and dusty!

We loaded Lily and the folks back into the RV and headed for Utica, Illinois where we stayed at Starving Rock State Park for our last night away. We had a nice relaxing evening by the fire, while Todd set up his phone for he and Dad to watch some Monday Night football and enjoy his grilled cheese sandwich. Dad spent his last night as a happy camper! Now, that might just be a TALL Tale….I will let you decide. 😳

[msmargaretmurry]

Please elaborate about the border patrol incident

okay so, the border patrol incident is not really that dramatic, but it is very funny to me. when i was a young 20-something, one summer a friend and i decided to go on a month-long roadtrip across the continent and back. we had a lease on an apartment that didn't start until september, shitty little service industry jobs that didn't care if we disappeared for four weeks, and absolutely no standards for like, sleeping conditions or whatever. we got a hotel or motel room every 4-5 days to shower and stuff but mostly we were living out of my 2001 toyota camry, which ran just fine but was not in the best shape aesthetically due to being pretty old and also due to young me having sub-par depth perception and occasionally backing it ungently into things. also, because we were between apartments, the vast majority of our earthly belongings were packed into the backseat and trunk of this car.

the route of the trip was pretty meandering, but some stretches of it were based on the summer tour dates of bands we liked -- one of my favorites things to experience in a new city is its small/medium music venues, so this was a great excuse for doing that. anyway, we'd started the trip by driving north to montreal and then cutting west, but instead of going over the great lakes through western ontario we headed south, crossed back into the us at sarnia and went up through michigan's upper peninsula, wisconsin, minnesota. the night before we crossed the border again, we parked the car in the massive parking lot of the walmart supercenter in bemidji to sleep, which i remember distinctly because of the paul bunyan and babe the blue ox statues looming suddenly upon us in the middle of the night as we drove into town. that's not important to the story, but i am setting the scene here, which is that leading up to this encounter my traveling companion and i had just spent several days driving through a lot of deeply rural lake country with very little human contact except each other. the plan that day was to hit a concert in winnipeg and so we awoke with the sun, availed ourselves of the bemidji walmart supercenter facilities, and headed north.

the border crossing our google maps directions took us to was the one on route 59, which is a very small and not very busy crossing. i think the border guards were quite bored. in retrospect i can see how a couple of young women in this old, stuffed-to-the-gills car with virginia plates seemed pretty strange, but also in retrospect i still maintain they didn't have to be dicks about it. they checked our passports, asked where we were from and where we were headed -- to a concert in winnipeg -- and then decided that they needed to unpack the entire car to make sure we weren't carrying anything illegal, because, they said, groupies like to bring drugs to concerts.

please recall that we had so much stuff in this car. clothes and books and food and small furniture. the tetris of packing it was both an art and a science. i was NOT happy to have it dismantled by these border men. at one point they were like, ohhh see ALCOHOL and i was like, yeah, it's in the trunk so obviously no one is getting at it while driving so who cares?? and also it's not enough to have to declare so truly who cares. by the end of this process our cache of earthly belongings was scattered around the car in the road on the canadian border, and they begrudgingly allowed us into the country, but a single other vehicle had arrived at the crossing so they told us we needed to hurry up and get out of the way.

now i was already stewing in anger over a) the characterization of us as female fans traveling to a concert as "groupies" and b) the characterization of groupies as ~obviously~ carrying drugs. no disrespect to actual groupies or to drug users, live ur lives!! but we were neither if those things in that moment and i found the generalizations very gross, so i snapped at the border guards that the car takes a lot longer to re-pack then unpack and also maybe they should consider being less sexist. they did not like this very much. i also do not think they liked my lecture about their assumptions about female music fans, but imo they deserved it. afterward when we were finally driving into the grand prairies of manitoba, my friend was like, becky...... maybe in the future consider not picking fights with the border guards considering they get to decide if we cross the border. and i was like. well. we got in didn't we lmao.

in conclusion we did make it to the show in winnipeg, where we failed to read the fine print on the parking signs and also i sliced my foot open on something in the mosh pit, turning me into a person who now will tell literally anyone at any given opportunity, "yeah, i've been to winnipeg, and all i got was a parking ticket and a flesh wound."

[dwampyverse-tournaments]

Best Phineas and Ferb Song Tournament: Round 1 (Part 1/2)

There are a lot of matches in this first round, so they are organized by when they occur.

March 31 (Yes, I seeded The Fail Wail as number 1. I can do what I want)

The Fail Wail vs. Sci-Fi Speculative

The Way of the Platypus vs. Breathe

What Might Have Been vs. Buildin’ a Supercomputer

Give Me Your Money vs. We Wanna Eat

There’s a Platypus Controlling Me vs. He’s Major Monogram

Mom Look vs. Let’s Go Digital

What Do It Do? vs. Not Knowing Where You’re Going

Candace Party vs. Good King Wenceslas

Gimme a Grade vs. Shimmy Jimmy

Phintastic Ferbulous Car Wash vs. Baljeet’s Explanation

Carl, the Intern vs. The Beak

Backyard Beach vs. Ballad of Badbeard

Big Ginormous Airplane vs. O.W.C.A.’s Goin’ Down

All the Convoluted Reasons We Pretend to be Divorced vs. What is This Thing?

Step into the Great Unknown vs. Ducky Momo is My Friend

History of Rock vs. Pinhead Pierre

I’m Me vs. And the Animals Go

S’winter vs. My Undead Mummy and Me

My Chariot vs. Hockey Z9

Shooting Star Milkshake Bar vs. Lots of Me

Serious Fun vs. Moon Farm

Yodel Odel Obey Me vs. Danville Swap Meet

Highly Unconventional Vehicle vs. My Wettest Friend

When Tomorrow is This Morning Again vs. Twelve Days of Christmas

Brand New Best Friend vs. She’s Candace

Big Brain vs. When Will He Call Me?

Adulting vs. All Terrain Vehicle

I’m Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun! vs. Mix’N’Mingle Machine

City of Love vs. Bad Luck

Platypus Walk vs. I’m Handsome

Weaponry vs. I Need My Letter Back

Busted vs. Pi

April 1

Summer, Where Do We Begin? vs. Sith Roast (Decaf)

Isabella’s Birthday Song vs. Funky Rhythms

Gotta Get Back in Time vs. Irish Rover

Back in Gimmelshtump vs. Zubada

My Goody Two-Shoes Brother vs. Improbably Knot

Get Ready for the Bettys vs. Funhouse

That Christmas Feeling vs. Real Boy

E.V.I.L. B.O.Y.S. vs. Double Dutch

Thank You for Coming Along vs. Dr. Coconut

The Universe is Against Me vs. Triangulation

History of the Tri-State Area vs. Ain’t No Kiddie Ride

Watchin’ and Waitin’ vs. He’s Bigfoot

Truck Drivin’ Girl vs. I Walk Away

Bust Your Brothers vs. Army of Me

Football X7 vs. Let’s Spend Half a Day

Us Against the Universe vs. Shot in the Butt with a Dart

When We Didn’t Get Along vs. Paul Bunyan’s

Set the Record Straight vs. S’Fall

Happy New Year vs. Just the Two of Us

Let’s Take a Rocket Ship to Space vs. Doof’s Evil Hideout Vacation Swap

Queen of Mars vs. The Inator Method

Carl, Incognito vs. Evil Tonight

Impress My Professor vs. The Ballad of Klimpaloon

Big Honkin’ Hole in My Heart vs. Get Back Hair

Everything’s Better with Perry vs. Ant Society

There is No Candy in Me vs. F-Games

I Really Don’t Hate Christmas vs. Gotta Make Summer Last

Dance Baby vs. Bits of All of Us

Chains on Me vs. Jump Right to It

Do Nothing Day vs. Tour de Ferb

Just Passing Through vs. Der Kinderlumper

Fabulous vs. Sith Roast

Part 2 here!

[writer-and-artist27]

[Image Description: Four screenshots from Fate/Grand Order showing in order, (1) the Bond Level Up screen for Assassin Mata Hari, where her Bond Level has gone up from 9 to 10; (2) the “Craft Essence Extracted” screen that shows Mata Hari’s Max Bond Craft Essence of “Worthless Jewel”; (3) a screenshot of Mata Hari’s Servant card, with emphasis on all 10 of her bond diamonds in the level screen being filled and about to be enhanced to Bond 11; and (4) a “Bond Level Limit Released” screen that shows Mata Hari’s Bond Level limit being broken to reach Level 11. End Description.]

It's been a while since my last bond achievement (and this one happened on July 18, darn work fatigue), and to make a milestone like this with one of my first Servants after the tutorial (I checked, I summoned Mata Hari a week after starting the game), it feels more meaningful.

So, with yet another song in mind, here's a story for one of my first Assassins. Thankie, Margaretha.

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Mata Hari already knew she didn't have much compared to the other Servants in her class. Even for an Assassin, the distinct lack of Presence Concealment as a skill was one of many things that made her not even close to a good fighter, so why wouldn't she give up on her wish for the Holy Grail?

She never was able to achieve a happy family life when she was alive. Trying again as a Servant felt like a faraway pipe dream at best.

But when looking into the teary, star-filled eyes of the girl named Vy Duong, she started to reconsider.

Maybe it was the first few days Vy had come to Mata Hari in the middle of the night, scared from the occasional nightmare and wanting to talk about makeup and jewelry experience to fall back asleep. Maybe it was those moments in the early morning soon after, when Mata Hari would find the girl sleepy with unbrushed hair; how the simple act of easing tangles out of those brown strands started to become a comfort to her too. Or perhaps it was when Chaldea had tried to save Paul Bunyan, and even when facing that other Mata Hari, Vy had hugged her so much harder since. Or even in Salem, when Vy asked her oddly-timed questions and even cried over her faked death because Mata Hari meant something to her.

It felt like a glimmer of hope in the first time in forever.

It's why Mata Hari couldn't find herself doing anything but smiling shakily once a rainbow flame is being offered her way in the Enhancement Center of Novum Chaldea, the mana warm and soft just like the girl who summoned her. She should've known it was coming, but seeing it was different from imagining it.

"...You... you really are serious about this, hun?"

Even when a little taller, a little tougher, Vy's smile didn't change from their first meeting — appearing bright and happy as she held the Bond Chalice up to Mata Hari's eye level. "Aye. You've been with me for almost forever, Margaretha," was the warm response back, the words seemingly making the rainbow flame glow even brighter between them. "And I'd like you to stay with me. You're one of my honorary big sisters and I love you, Margaretha. Even if," a self-deprecating giggle left her lips, "I'm kinda out of Holy Grails right now to give to you at the moment, you're still on the top of the gifting list once we restock. Because it's you and I wanna thank you."

The jewels in Mata Hari's arms felt like nothing once the words registered in the back of her mind, and looking into those star-filled brown eyes had her own start to itch. "Honey..."

"Aye." Even when her own arms started to shake, Vy carefully put the Bond Chalice on one of the nearby tables to reach over and take Mata Hari's hands in hers to squeeze. "I hope it's not too much...? Because you really have helped me a lot, Margaretha. I feel like I couldn't have gotten through everything without you, so I couldn't help but love you. And I love you very very much."

It takes Mata Hari a moment to realize the worthless jewels in her arms are falling to the ground with loud clink clink noises akin to rain, her vision blurring as she tugged on her Master's hands. Because why would she need them now? Vy merely giggles once she's tucked into a hug, her nose resting against Mata Hari's neck in a clear sign of trust as the first sob leaves Magaretha's lips.

This is what I always wanted.

"I... I love you too, Vy. Honey. I love you too. Very very much."

"Aye!"

[jerryosom]

Another distraction from other things I must do. Never enough time for me. Now I’ve got to salvage the storm door after the wind took two of three hinges out for me with barely the proper resources to make proper repairs where money is never the option. Maybe eventually I will actually win enough money to put away the leftover tools from those whom took my very things. Always in my past I made realistic proper purchases for my special tools. Always tuned to my specific needs. Books describe the methods and tools are shown that are needed to do specific works only for the reading. Paper Books could still be valuable in a pinch when you find yourself struggling depending upon search engines in the times the power is lost. Be kind to the trash you run across too when finding and old book too. Return to me the ones found in other hands with a Bumpass signature within it too please. Those are treasures that were never meant to reach others of my own personal property. Pretty much the last things that were touched by my family’s past. Holy Bible meant to be read in churches with specific dates and passages for morning and afternoon. The publication of John Paul Bunyan titled The Pilgrim’s Progress. Inside that are drawings showing the pitfalls and how one escaped and carried on in life. Happy Belated Valentine’s Day lovers! I’m alone right now about to do repairs and remove last week’s trash. Then I hope to WinLoot in any and all free sweepstakes that I choose daily. Have a nice week. Jerry (at Bertram, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CorDH33Of9w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[catboymccartney]

ok uhhh the dio + jotaro playlists r "done" [have enough songs for me to be satisfied to post them LOL. more songs to be add ofc] i'm gonna list the polnareff playlist i have too since i never did that <3 all my playlists are songs that define them but i also try to go for what they'd listen to as well :-]!!

DIO - 25 songs

Confetti - Cold Cave

The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul - XTC

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Seconds - The Human League

Cities In Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Dreams Never End - New Order

Love Like Blood - Killing Joke

Seattle - Public Imagine Ltd.

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything - Bauhaus

Happy - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

My Possession - Ministry

Tasting Static - Panther Modern

Smells Blood - Kensuke Ushio

Exces de Vitesse - Marie Davidson

Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus

Wax And Wane - Cocteau Twins

Lucretia My Reflection - Sisters Of Mercy

It's A Sin - Petshop Boys

Master And Servant - Depeche Mode

Seedy Films - Soft Cell

Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick - DAF

This Night Has Opened My Eyes - The Smiths

The Passion of Lovers - Bauhaus

Transmission - Joy Division

JOTARO - 32 songs

We All Stand - New Order

Don't Fall - The Chameleons

Eighties - Killing Joke

Imagination - Sad Lovers & Giants

Sub-culture - New Order

Mad World - Tears For Fears

Dazzle - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Second Skin - The Chameleons

Black Celebration - Depeche Mode

Decades - Joy Division

Leave Me Alone - New Order

Dead Souls - Joy Division

A Means to an End - Joy Division

Shadowplay - Joy Division

Lazy Calm - Cocteau Twins

One Way Or Another - Blondie

Creep - Radiohead

Geography I - Front 242

Life Goes On - The Damned

Run Away [The Escape Song] - Oingo Boingo

But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode

Blanket Song - Kikagaku Moyo

Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Damned - Plasmatics

Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo

Just Another Day - Oingo Boingo

Disorder - Joy Division

Assimilate - Skinny Puppy

Our Lady - Executive Slacks

Anywhere Out of the World - Dead Can Dance

POLNAREFF - 56 songs

Little Lamb Dragonfly - Wings

She Wolf - Shakira [joke]

Hips Don't Lie - Shakira [joke]

Part Of Me - Katy Perry [joke]

Iris's Song [Version Two] - Vashti Bunyan

She Wants Me [To Be Loved] - The Happy Fits

Michelle - The Beatles

Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! [A Man After Midnight] - ABBA

You Gave Me The Answer - Wings

Hold Me Tight - The Beatles

When I'm Sixty Four - The Beatles

Coming Up - Paul McCartney

We're Off You Know - Klaatu

Take A Chance On Me - ABBA

Honey, Honey - ABBA

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves

Aujourd'hui c'est les vacances - Petit Fantome

Pour que tu m'aimes encore - Les soeurs Bouley

With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

Funky Town - Lipps Inc.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!

Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong

Fernando - ABBA

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

You Spin Me Round [Like A Record] - Dead Or Alive

I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

Junk - Paul McCartney

Careless Whisper - George Michael

[Just Like] Starting Over - John Lennon

Listen To What The Man Said - Wings

In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

It Only Takes A Moment - Michael Crawford

Somebody Made For Me - Emitt Rhodes

My Way - Frank Sinatra

Promises I've Made - Emitt Rhodes

Someplace Else - George Harrison

Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Love Me, Please Love Me - Michel Polnareff

Sous quelle etoile suis-je ne? - Michel Polnareff

Last Christmas - Wham!

Beautiful Night - Paul McCartney

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

I've Just Seen A Face - The Beatles

Believe - Cher

I'll Be Back Up on My Feet - The Monkees

I Get Around - The Beach Boys

Felicita, ta ta - Raffaella Carra

Who Feelin' It - Tom Tom Club

[eregyrn-falls-art]

Here's my 2023 Art Year in Review!

Oof. Yeah, not a great year for output. As you can tell by my having to put in some photos I took for May and October, since I didn't have any drawn art for those months. What I used for January and Sept. is definitely fudging things (in a "hmm close enough" way.)

So, here's the damage: 15 pieces total (all but one full background and color); 54 individuals.

BUT.

I'm not going to be super hard on myself, because this year is when I organized a big fan project that I'd been wanting to see get done for years and years -- the "Trouble" multi-artist lyric comic. (Art here, video version here by the amazing @stariousfalls.) As I've said before, absolutely awesome seeing 72 people step up wanting to do a big GF fan project in 2024! I was truly blown away by what a spectacular job everyone did.

And while I'm noting some of the stuff I can feel good about, I was happy to finish the Stan Twins meet the Jersey Devil comic that I'd also been meaning to finish for years.

So, not a great year personally, but some things to feel satisfied about.

Saying it here: my new year's resolution is just to DRAW SOMETHING in every month. Even just one thing!

Links below the cut.

2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

(For this year's images, I am in the process of updating the original posts with image descriptions in the image ALT text. I should have all of them done by the end of tomorrow, January 4th.)

January: Fiddleford as Disney Mirrorverse Kermit

February: GF Finale 7th Anniversary

March: Not What He Seems 8th Anniversary

April: DTIYS: Mystery Farm AU Stan and Jackie

May: (a photo I took of a sunset that I didn't even post, lol)

June: The Pines family and Paul Bunyan Day

July: My Portal Ford page for the "Trouble" lyric comic

August: A pinch-hit Stan page for the "Trouble" lyric comic (collab with @stephreynaart)

September: My polaroid for the "Trouble" lyric comic

October: Sunset photo from LBI in October

November: Fiddleford Friday - father and son fishing

December: The Pines family around a Winter Solstice campfire

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[paulsmarj]

Thanksgiving Preparations and Things to Do Near Bangor, Maine Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with loved ones, reflect on our blessings, and enjoy the magic of Maine's crisp autumn season. Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving in Bangor or visiting the area, preparation and planning can make the holiday more enjoyable and stress-free. Here's a guide to help you get ready and explore Bangor's unique offerings this Thanksgiving season. Thanksgiving Preparations 1. Plan Your Menu Early Maine offers some incredible local ingredients, such as fresh cranberries, locally-sourced turkey, and plenty of farm-to-table produce. Start by drafting a menu a couple of weeks ahead. Consider classic dishes like pumpkin pie and stuffing but try to incorporate Maine flavors like maple syrup glazes or wild blueberry desserts. 2. Shop Smart Bangor’s farmer’s markets, like the European Farmers' Market or local co-ops, are great spots to find fresh and seasonal produce. Be sure to shop early for popular items like turkey or specialty baking goods to avoid last-minute rushes. 3. Prep Ahead of Time Thanksgiving morning can be hectic. To ease the stress: Chop vegetables, make pie crusts, or prepare casseroles a day or two ahead. Consider roasting your turkey spatchcocked or brined for faster and flavorful cooking. 4. Set the Scene Decorating your home can be simple and affordable. Create a rustic Maine-themed table setting with pinecones, autumn leaves, and plaid runners. Use candles to add warmth and ambiance. 5. Consider Dietary Needs Ask guests about dietary restrictions in advance and include vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free options in your menu. Bangor's natural food stores like Natural Living Center have plenty of specialty items to cater to various needs. Things to Do Near Bangor Over Thanksgiving Weekend After feasting, head out to enjoy the festive spirit and natural beauty around Bangor. 1. Take a Walk in Acadia National Park Just over an hour's drive from Bangor, Acadia National Park offers stunning coastal views and peaceful hiking trails. Late November showcases bare landscapes with incredible, crisp air—perfect for a post-Thanksgiving hike. 2. Visit the Bangor Waterfront The Bangor Waterfront is ideal for a leisurely stroll, with its scenic views of the Penobscot River. Bundle up and enjoy the peace and quiet of this charming riverside area. 3. Explore the Paul Bunyan Statue Don’t miss the iconic Paul Bunyan statue, Bangor’s quirky claim to fame. It’s a fun stop for a family photo and a touch of local charm. 4. Check Out Holiday Light Displays Thanksgiving often marks the beginning of holiday festivities. Visit the Festival of Lights Parade in downtown Bangor, which typically features floats, music, and lots of holiday cheer. 5. Support Local Businesses on Small Business Saturday After Thanksgiving, head downtown to support local shops and boutiques. Bangor’s vibrant community of small businesses offers everything from handcrafted goods to Maine-themed souvenirs. 6. Tour the Stephen King Landmarks For fans of the famed author, Bangor is a treasure trove of Stephen King landmarks, from the wrought-iron gates of his former home to locations featured in his books. Make the Most of Thanksgiving in Bangor Thanksgiving is about slowing down, savoring good food, and spending quality time with loved ones. By planning ahead and incorporating some local Bangor flavor into your holiday, you can make this Thanksgiving unforgettable. And don’t forget to step out and explore the unique sights and activities this charming Maine city has to offer. Happy Thanksgiving!

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[brookston]

Holidays 6.28

Holidays

Arbor Day (Nicaragua)

Army Day (Guatemala)

Blue Cornflower Day

Caroilina Day

Christopher Street Day

Clara Maass Day

Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day

Day of Soviet Occupation and Commemoration of the Victims of the Communist Totalitarian Regime (Moldova)

Dog Show Day

Eugenia Asteroid Day

Experiment 628 Day

Family Day (Vietnam)

Festival of Terrible Poetry

Freedom of the Press Day

Go Barefoot Around the House Day

Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]

Go See Some Live Theater Tonight

Happy Heart Hugs Day

Insurance Awareness Day

International Body Piercing Day

INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY (also 10.22)

International Lightning Safety Day

International Neonatal Screening Day

International Parrothead Day

International PKU Day

International TCK Day

LGBT+ Pride Day (Dia do Orgulho LGBTI; Brazil)

Long Letter Day

Mel Brooks Day

Mother’s Day (Kenya)

National Alaska Day

National Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day

National Grant Day

National Insurance Awareness Day

National Lauren Day

National Logistics Day

National Rottweiler Day

National Unity Day (Tajikistan)

Operation Red Wings Observance Day

Paul Bunyan Day

Pennsylvania Dutch Day (a.k.a. Pennsylvania German Day)

Perfect Number Day

Potemkin Mutiny Anniversary Day

Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)

Right to Food Day (UK)

Second Amendment Day (Oklahoma)

Sickle Day (French Republic)

Soviet Occupation Day (Moldova)

Stonewall Uprising Anniversary Day

St. Vitus Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Tau Day

Vidovdan (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia)

World Day of the Tree

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cassava Day

National Ceviche Day (Peru)

National Tapioca Day

Independence & Related Days

Central Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Constitution Day (Ukraine)

New Year’s Days

Matariki (Maori New Year; New Zealand)

4th & Last Friday in June

Bank Holiday (Guatemala) [Last Friday]

Drive Your Corvette to Work Day [Friday closest to 6.30]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Heidi Festival (New Glarus, Wisconsin) [Last Friday Weekend]

International Rosé Day (France) [4th Friday]

Kaposia Days begin (St. Paul, Minnesota) [Last Friday through Sunday]

National Cream Tea Day [Last Friday]

National Employability Day (UK) [Last Friday]

National EO Day (UK) [Last Friday]

National Food Truck Day (a.k.a. Eat at a Food Truck Day) [Last Friday]

National Parma Violets Day [4th Friday]

National SAFER Workplace Day [Last Friday]

Red Nose Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

Vincy Mas begins (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [Last Friday, for 12 Days]

Weekly Holidays beginning June 28 (4th Full Week)

ARRL Field Days (American Radio Relay League) [thru Last Saturday]

Vincy Mas (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [Begins Last Friday, for 12 Days]

Water Ski Days (thru 6.30) [Last Full Weekend]

Festivals Beginning June 28, 2024

Buffalo River Elk Festival (Jasper, Arkansas) [thru 6.29]

California Wine Festival Carlsbad (Carlsbad, San Diego County, California) [thru 6.29]

Caseville Country Ribstock (Caseville, Michigan) [thru 6.30]

Festival dei Due Mondi [Festival of the Two Worlds] (Spoleto, Italy) [thru 7.14]

Filmfest München (Munich, Germany) [thru 7.7]

Halal Ribfest (Flushing, New York) [thru 6.30]

Hard Rock Laager (Vana-Vigala, Estonia) [thru 6.29]

Henderson Sauerkraut Days (Henderson, Minnesota) [thru 6.30]

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) [thru 7.6]

Old Songs Folk Festival (Altamont, New York) [thru 6.30]

Pride Beer Dabbler (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Rock, Ribs & Ridges (Augusta, New Jersey) [thru 6.30]

St. John Festival (Cruz Bay, American Virgin Islands) [thru 7.4]

The Taste Northwest (Tacoma, Washington) [thru 6.30]

Vincy Mas (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [thru 7.9]

Feast Days

Basilides and Potamiana (Christian; Martyrs)

Benignus (Christian; Saint)

Carlos Casteneda Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Cuchulainn (Celtic Book of Days)

Eric Ambler (Writerism)

Festival of Hemera (Goddess of Day; Ancient Greece; Everyday Wicca)

George Booth (Artology)

Guru Rinpoche Day (Bhutan; Buddhism)

Heimerad (Christian; Saint)

Irenaeus of Lyons (Western Christianity)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Writerism)

Jeffrey (Muppetism)

Jens Birkemose (Artology)

Joan of Arc (Positivist; Saint)

John Shelley (Artology)

Marcella (Christian; Saint)

Maria Pia Mastena (Christian; Blessed)

Matariki (Māori New Year) [Varies; When the Pleiades Are Again Visible]

St. Paul’s Feast

St. Peter & Paul’s Day (Chile, Venezuela)

St. Peter’s Eve

Paulus I, pope (Christian; Saint)

Peeter Allik (Artology)

Peter Paul Rubens (Artology)

Plutarch, Potamiaena, Serenus, Hero, and their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Ptah’s Day (Pagan)

St. Vitus Day (Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sergius and Germanus (Christian; Saints)

Thangka Unveiling at Tashihungpo (Buddhist Exhibition Festival; Tibet)

Thanksgiving for Useful Fairies (Shamanism)

Tickle Day (Pastafarian)

Vincenza Gerosa (Christian; Saint)

Vidovdan (Serbia)

Zamling Chisang (Universal Prayer Day; Tibet)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Archduke Ferdinand assassinated, ground troops sent to Vietnam & 8 other tragedies) [4 of 11]

Prime Number Day: 179 [41 of 72]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 30 of 60)

Premieres

Amos ’n’ Andy (TV Series; 1951)

Baby Driver (Film; 2017)

Belle de Jour (Film; 1995)

Blues (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

Bone Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

Burn Notice (TV Series; 2007)

The Candid Microphone (Radio Series; 1947)

Canine Commandos (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1943)

Convoy (Film; 1978)

Coy Decoy (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1963)

Donald’s Double Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1946)

Fame, by David Bowie with John Lennon (Song; 1975)

For Better or Worser (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1935)

Giselle, by Adolphe Adams (Ballet; 1841)

Good Night, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1969)

The Harrow & The Harvest, by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (Album; 2011)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (UK Film; 2007) [#5]

The Heat (Film; 2013)

Heaven Can Wait (Film; 1978)

Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes (Novel; 1943)

The Johnstown Flood (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1946)

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, by Tom Wolfe (Essays; 1965)

The Lavender Hill Mob (Film; 1951)

Life’s Rich Pageant, by R.E.M. (Album; 1986)

Moans and Groans, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

Mr. Deeds (Film; 2002)

The Naked Gun 2-1/2: The Smell of Fear (Film; 1991)

Pale Rider (Film; 1985)

Parrotville Post-Office (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

The Plowboy (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Pumpkin (Film; 2002)

Rover’s Rescue (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

A Saucerful of Secrets, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1968)

St. Elmo’s Fire (Film; 1985)

Science Friction (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1970)

Shamrock and Roll (WB MM Cartoon; 1969)

Sheep Shape (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1946)

A Sound of Thunder, bby Ray Bradbury (Short Story’ 1953)

Spark Plug Pink (Pink Panther Theatrical Cartoon; 1979)

Striptease (Film; 1996)

Superman Returns (Film; 2006)

To Itch His Own (WB MM Cartoon; 1958)

The Turn-Tale Wolf (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Up On the Roof, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1962)

West End Blues, recorded by Louis Armstrong (Song; 1928)

White House Down (Film; 2013)

Yesterday (Film; 2019)

Today’s Name Days

Ekkehard, Harald, Irenäus (Austria)

Irenej, Mirko, Ratko, Smiljan, Vincenta, Vinka (Croatia)

Lubomír (Czech Republic)

Eleonora (Denmark)

Leo, Leopold (Estonia)

Leo (Finland)

Irénée (France)

Ekkehard, Harald, Irenäus, Senta (Germany)

Anagyros, Germanos (Greece)

Irén, Levente (Hungary)

Attilio, Ireneo (Italy)

Kitija, Vidars, Viestarts, Viesturs (Latvia)

Gaudrė, Irenėjus, Tulgedas (Lithuania)

Lea, Leo, Leon (Norway)

Amos, Ireneusz, Józef, Leon, Paweł, Raissa, Zbrosław (Poland)

Chir, Ioan (România)

Beáta (Slovakia)

Ireneo (Spain)

Leo (Sweden)

Dara, Darla, Darleen, Darlene, Darrell, Darren, Darrin, Darryl, Daryl, Jarell, Jerrell (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 180 of 2024; 186 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 26 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 23 (Gui-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 22 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 21 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 30 Blue; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 15 June 2024

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 11 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Joan of Arc]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 9 of 94)

Week: 4th Full Week of June)

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 8 of 31)

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Holidays 6.28

Holidays

Arbor Day (Nicaragua)

Army Day (Guatemala)

Blue Cornflower Day

Caroilina Day

Christopher Street Day

Clara Maass Day

Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day

Day of Soviet Occupation and Commemoration of the Victims of the Communist Totalitarian Regime (Moldova)

Dog Show Day

Eugenia Asteroid Day

Experiment 628 Day

Family Day (Vietnam)

Festival of Terrible Poetry

Freedom of the Press Day

Go Barefoot Around the House Day

Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]

Go See Some Live Theater Tonight

Happy Heart Hugs Day

Insurance Awareness Day

International Body Piercing Day

INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY (also 10.22)

International Lightning Safety Day

International Neonatal Screening Day

International Parrothead Day

International PKU Day

International TCK Day

LGBT+ Pride Day (Dia do Orgulho LGBTI; Brazil)

Long Letter Day

Mel Brooks Day

Mother’s Day (Kenya)

National Alaska Day

National Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day

National Grant Day

National Insurance Awareness Day

National Lauren Day

National Logistics Day

National Rottweiler Day

National Unity Day (Tajikistan)

Operation Red Wings Observance Day

Paul Bunyan Day

Pennsylvania Dutch Day (a.k.a. Pennsylvania German Day)

Perfect Number Day

Potemkin Mutiny Anniversary Day

Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)

Right to Food Day (UK)

Second Amendment Day (Oklahoma)

Sickle Day (French Republic)

Soviet Occupation Day (Moldova)

Stonewall Uprising Anniversary Day

St. Vitus Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Tau Day

Vidovdan (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia)

World Day of the Tree

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cassava Day

National Ceviche Day (Peru)

National Tapioca Day

Independence & Related Days

Central Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Constitution Day (Ukraine)

New Year’s Days

Matariki (Maori New Year; New Zealand)

4th & Last Friday in June

Bank Holiday (Guatemala) [Last Friday]

Drive Your Corvette to Work Day [Friday closest to 6.30]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Heidi Festival (New Glarus, Wisconsin) [Last Friday Weekend]

International Rosé Day (France) [4th Friday]

Kaposia Days begin (St. Paul, Minnesota) [Last Friday through Sunday]

National Cream Tea Day [Last Friday]

National Employability Day (UK) [Last Friday]

National EO Day (UK) [Last Friday]

National Food Truck Day (a.k.a. Eat at a Food Truck Day) [Last Friday]

National Parma Violets Day [4th Friday]

National SAFER Workplace Day [Last Friday]

Red Nose Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

Vincy Mas begins (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [Last Friday, for 12 Days]

Weekly Holidays beginning June 28 (4th Full Week)

ARRL Field Days (American Radio Relay League) [thru Last Saturday]

Vincy Mas (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [Begins Last Friday, for 12 Days]

Water Ski Days (thru 6.30) [Last Full Weekend]

Festivals Beginning June 28, 2024

Buffalo River Elk Festival (Jasper, Arkansas) [thru 6.29]

California Wine Festival Carlsbad (Carlsbad, San Diego County, California) [thru 6.29]

Caseville Country Ribstock (Caseville, Michigan) [thru 6.30]

Festival dei Due Mondi [Festival of the Two Worlds] (Spoleto, Italy) [thru 7.14]

Filmfest München (Munich, Germany) [thru 7.7]

Halal Ribfest (Flushing, New York) [thru 6.30]

Hard Rock Laager (Vana-Vigala, Estonia) [thru 6.29]

Henderson Sauerkraut Days (Henderson, Minnesota) [thru 6.30]

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) [thru 7.6]

Old Songs Folk Festival (Altamont, New York) [thru 6.30]

Pride Beer Dabbler (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Rock, Ribs & Ridges (Augusta, New Jersey) [thru 6.30]

St. John Festival (Cruz Bay, American Virgin Islands) [thru 7.4]

The Taste Northwest (Tacoma, Washington) [thru 6.30]

Vincy Mas (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [thru 7.9]

Feast Days

Basilides and Potamiana (Christian; Martyrs)

Benignus (Christian; Saint)

Carlos Casteneda Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Cuchulainn (Celtic Book of Days)

Eric Ambler (Writerism)

Festival of Hemera (Goddess of Day; Ancient Greece; Everyday Wicca)

George Booth (Artology)

Guru Rinpoche Day (Bhutan; Buddhism)

Heimerad (Christian; Saint)

Irenaeus of Lyons (Western Christianity)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Writerism)

Jeffrey (Muppetism)

Jens Birkemose (Artology)

Joan of Arc (Positivist; Saint)

John Shelley (Artology)

Marcella (Christian; Saint)

Maria Pia Mastena (Christian; Blessed)

Matariki (Māori New Year) [Varies; When the Pleiades Are Again Visible]

St. Paul’s Feast

St. Peter & Paul’s Day (Chile, Venezuela)

St. Peter’s Eve

Paulus I, pope (Christian; Saint)

Peeter Allik (Artology)

Peter Paul Rubens (Artology)

Plutarch, Potamiaena, Serenus, Hero, and their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Ptah’s Day (Pagan)

St. Vitus Day (Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sergius and Germanus (Christian; Saints)

Thangka Unveiling at Tashihungpo (Buddhist Exhibition Festival; Tibet)

Thanksgiving for Useful Fairies (Shamanism)

Tickle Day (Pastafarian)

Vincenza Gerosa (Christian; Saint)

Vidovdan (Serbia)

Zamling Chisang (Universal Prayer Day; Tibet)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Archduke Ferdinand assassinated, ground troops sent to Vietnam & 8 other tragedies) [4 of 11]

Prime Number Day: 179 [41 of 72]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 30 of 60)

Premieres

Amos ’n’ Andy (TV Series; 1951)

Baby Driver (Film; 2017)

Belle de Jour (Film; 1995)

Blues (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

Bone Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

Burn Notice (TV Series; 2007)

The Candid Microphone (Radio Series; 1947)

Canine Commandos (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1943)

Convoy (Film; 1978)

Coy Decoy (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1963)

Donald’s Double Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1946)

Fame, by David Bowie with John Lennon (Song; 1975)

For Better or Worser (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1935)

Giselle, by Adolphe Adams (Ballet; 1841)

Good Night, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1969)

The Harrow & The Harvest, by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (Album; 2011)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (UK Film; 2007) [#5]

The Heat (Film; 2013)

Heaven Can Wait (Film; 1978)

Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes (Novel; 1943)

The Johnstown Flood (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1946)

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, by Tom Wolfe (Essays; 1965)

The Lavender Hill Mob (Film; 1951)

Life’s Rich Pageant, by R.E.M. (Album; 1986)

Moans and Groans, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

Mr. Deeds (Film; 2002)

The Naked Gun 2-1/2: The Smell of Fear (Film; 1991)

Pale Rider (Film; 1985)

Parrotville Post-Office (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

The Plowboy (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Pumpkin (Film; 2002)

Rover’s Rescue (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

A Saucerful of Secrets, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1968)

St. Elmo’s Fire (Film; 1985)

Science Friction (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1970)

Shamrock and Roll (WB MM Cartoon; 1969)

Sheep Shape (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1946)

A Sound of Thunder, bby Ray Bradbury (Short Story’ 1953)

Spark Plug Pink (Pink Panther Theatrical Cartoon; 1979)

Striptease (Film; 1996)

Superman Returns (Film; 2006)

To Itch His Own (WB MM Cartoon; 1958)

The Turn-Tale Wolf (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Up On the Roof, recorded by The Drifters (Song; 1962)

West End Blues, recorded by Louis Armstrong (Song; 1928)

White House Down (Film; 2013)

Yesterday (Film; 2019)

Today’s Name Days

Ekkehard, Harald, Irenäus (Austria)

Irenej, Mirko, Ratko, Smiljan, Vincenta, Vinka (Croatia)

Lubomír (Czech Republic)

Eleonora (Denmark)

Leo, Leopold (Estonia)

Leo (Finland)

Irénée (France)

Ekkehard, Harald, Irenäus, Senta (Germany)

Anagyros, Germanos (Greece)

Irén, Levente (Hungary)

Attilio, Ireneo (Italy)

Kitija, Vidars, Viestarts, Viesturs (Latvia)

Gaudrė, Irenėjus, Tulgedas (Lithuania)

Lea, Leo, Leon (Norway)

Amos, Ireneusz, Józef, Leon, Paweł, Raissa, Zbrosław (Poland)

Chir, Ioan (România)

Beáta (Slovakia)

Ireneo (Spain)

Leo (Sweden)

Dara, Darla, Darleen, Darlene, Darrell, Darren, Darrin, Darryl, Daryl, Jarell, Jerrell (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 180 of 2024; 186 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 26 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 23 (Gui-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 22 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 21 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 30 Blue; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 15 June 2024

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 11 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Joan of Arc]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 9 of 94)

Week: 4th Full Week of June)

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 8 of 31)

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Fade in on the Boys and Tex outside O'malley's base near the warthog.

Tex: What took you guys so long to get here?

Simmons: There's six of us, and this is only a three-seater jeep. Half of us had to sit on someone else's lap.

Donut: It was a great road trip. My favourite part was when Grif tried to change gears, and he accidentally-

Grif: Hugh, please, let's not tell the story. Is there somewhere I can wash my hands?

Sarge: What'd you find, Tex?

Tex: Well, O'Malley's holed up in his fortress. He's been fortifying his defenses for a few days now, and he's got some help, one of those religious nuts you guys picked up.

Caboose: Oh, I like them. They were funny.

Tucker: Caboose, they tried to kill you because of a flag.

Caboose: I try not to remember the bad things about people.

Tucker: That's all they tried to do, there were no good things.

Caboose: That's okay. I have a really bad memory-wow look, a beach!

Sarge: Shut up Caboose. What's yer plan, Tex?

As Tex explains her plan, we see a majestic, panoramic view of O'Malley's base.

Tex: Well first we have to breach the outer wall.

Caboose: Oh. I love breaching!

Tex: Then, we have to get past another wall.

Grif: Two walls? Some people are so materialistic.

Tex: The second wall has a guard tower, and an enormous razor-sharp spinning blade.

Simmons: What that thing? It's spinning like two miles an hour.

Tex: I didn't say it'd be hard to get past. After that, we have to pass the gun turrets, and break into the building.

Sarge: And then we attack O'Malley.

Tex: No. That's when we plant, this.

Caboose: ...We're planting a volleyball.

Tex: It's not a ball, it's a bomb.

Caboose: We're planting a volleybomb?

Tex: I've scouted a location inside the base where we can set it off and take the whole place down. I marked the spot with a big X.

Tucker: You scouted it.

Tex: Yeah.

Tucker: If you got past the two walls, the huge spinning blade, the gun turrets, and made it all the way in to the fortress, why didn't you just plant the bomb then instead of putting a big X on the floor?

Tex: ...I can't carry it.

Grif: What?

Simmons: What was that?

Tex: It's too heavy, okay? You happy?

Grif: Yeah kinda.

Tex: I need one of you idiots to carry it. I don't have the upper body strength to move it on my own.

Grif: See, girls act like they're so tough, but the first time they need someone to move a couch, who do they call.

Tex: ...

Grif: Please don't kill me.

Sarge: (walking to the volleybomb) Ahh, go ahead and kill him. We could use the armor for spare parts. Here, this thing doesn't look so heavy, let me t-yooo that thing ain't movin'!

Caboose: I can carry it.

Tex: I guarantee you'll need two people.

Tucker: No it's true, he's got crazy strength. Church and I think it's God's way of compensating.

Caboose: (lifting the bomb) See...

Sarge: Great Paul's Bunyan, he's like an ox.

Caboose: But I have no horns... or lumberjack friends.

Grif: Come on, no way it can be that bad. Let me give it a-

Caboose hands over the bomb to Grif, who promptly drops it, making the screen shake

Grif: Wheaugh! Hugh. Okay, you can carry it.

Sarge: Alright, then we'll storm in there, blow up O'Malley, leave Grif for dead, and maybe find some clues about what happened to Church and Lopez.

Tex: You mean your robot? He's in there with him.

Sarge: Lopez is in the building?

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Super 8 adventure + nearly being eaten

May 23rd, 2009

On my “Super 8″ adventure around the West Coast I have seen many bizarre and wonderful sites, (including Eureka, it was like the  ”Back To The Future Part 2″ version of Hill Valley.) The first thing which really struck my eye was the Portland “Zombie” ball which seemed a lovely way to celebrate your coming of age. Although the photo is not great because I was being sneaky, this function room was over spilling with blood spattered gore monsters all having a marvelous time…

I also stopped in Bend in Oregon where I had the nicest cocktail I have ever tasted which had something to do with Gin, Blackberry’s and a sprig of magic. I ventured into a Willy Wonka themed sweet shop which played songs from the film whilst showing it on a loop. I wait for the day where the headlines scream “Willy Wonka Shop Assistant Goes Insane and Punches Group of Tanned Small Women.” I also missed Alek so much that I stared longingly at her douple ganger mannequin in the window for about three hours.

I went to Crater Lake but danced about in snow first. Minutes after this was taken I fell over. 

The next day I danced about in the sea for a bit. Minutes after this was taken I was sucked in by the current and had a Bedknobs and Broomsticks style adventure.

I came across this lovely fellow on the way to Napa Valley, I believe his name is Paul Bunyan, and I don’t know what he did, but he has a really big axe and he hung out by the “Trees of Mystery,” near the “Hill of Confusion.” It seems to make a tourist attraction worthy it must have some element of puzzlement to it.

I tried some wines in Napa and due to the fact the wine serving expert man was shutting up for the day I was given a guided tour, AND loads more free wine. I was trying to pay attention as he talked about barrels, and fermenting and oaking the flavour but all I could think was “It’s not even 6 yet, and I am wasted!”

The wine headache and the regret followed, but I felt like I had sophisticated my pallet and was prepared for a evening of….camping.

Hours after this was taken I nearly got eaten by a Coyote.

I am not a massive camping fan, but my traveling companion promised me that this would be a lovely little outing, save money and really get me back to nature, coz apparently it has missed me?

Anyway the area was beautiful and the weather was calming, but I was unfortunately nursing a post tour cold so couldn’t really sleep…. about four in the morning I popped outside to have a wee, because I could not be bothered to walk to the toilets, and I heard a strange noise. I dismissed it, and got back into the tent to lie in a hot feverish daze, but then I heard a growl….

Yes, ladies and gentleman, a growl… not like a dog growl but like a beast from hell deep thundering growl. I awoke my companion to check I was not going insane, and we lay there trembling as the “thing” continued to growl four times more JUST OUTSIDE THE TENT. We had no idea about wildlife native to that area but lying in a pitch black little tent after days of “bear talk” with something you can’t see growling outside your brain immediately leaps to grizzly, wolf or Cerberus. My travelling companion used the car key alarm to make a beepy noise to startle it and I lay there wondering if I was about to get eaten. In all honesty I have never been so scared in my life, and my fight or flight thing kicked in, and all I wanted to do was run… but I was informed that was not sensible so I lay and shook for an hour before I made us ran to the car and sleep there the rest of the night. 

In the morning the Park Ranger said it was probably a Coyote.

I had obviously disturbed it when I got out the tent, so I shudder to think if I had looked around and seen this staring back at me. 

I am never camping again is the morale of that story. So I am happy to be in San Francisco, where there is Ameoba, The Stinking Rose, and no chance my imagination will run away and convince me there is a zombie Gryphon outside the tent waiting to much on my brains.

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