#mom said it was very sweet

[bookwyrminspiration]

Mallowmelt cupcakes, anyone? (Recipe can be found on Shannon’s website)

I personally prefer them to actual mallowmelt, but they’re not exemplary by any means. It’s a cupcake (so part of it depends on the cake you use. I used boxed yellow mix like the recipe said). They’re more manageable as a dessert, but actual mallowmelt will give you more of a feel for the treat. These are more reminiscent, more inspired than accurate—which makes sense.

The frosting is actually quite nice, though it is on the sweeter side. And this may be user error, but it doesn’t appear to hold shape very well, so don’t expect intricate designs. I assume that’s the marshmallow fluff in it, but I don’t mind.

Again, may be user error, but I’m not sure why Shannon instructs you to layer all the chocolate and butterscotch chips on the top. They sink to the bottom (except for a ring around the outside that stayed at the top, not pictured), so you’re left with a layer of unmelted (because these are chips) material at the bottom that isn’t overly pleasant. A layer of solid sugar. I think it would be easier to just mix the chips into the batter like in a chocolate chip muffin—and I also only used 2/3c each, not a full cup.

Overall, not bad but not good in my personal opinion. I would rank them above actual mallowmelt, but below the ripplefluffs. Someone who likes cake more would probably enjoy these more, but it’s a fun treat :).

[cloudabserk]

who’s the strongest ninja in the world?

[bananonbinary]

every time i talk about politics my mom keeps reminding me that she used to vote republican and still sorta considers herself one, and its so funny i keep having to find delicate ways to tell her that mayhaps...the party has not been uniquely bad in the last 15 or so years, she just divorced my dad and her kid came out as gay (to her, my dad didnt find out until like 3 years ago lol) so she's paying more attention instead of voting the way she's been told is correct.

anyway she literally hasnt voted red since then but sure, its just coincidence that all the red candidates suck shit.

[starwarsanthropology]

The tragedy of ur boyfriends not letting u bite them just a little. As a Treat.

A Tup from @trudemaethien’s excellent fic Edeemi, Baby, One More Time that I drew back in May! I didn’t have a Star Wars tumblr at the time and wasnt planning on posting it anywhere so I forgot about it until now, but I had such a fun time playing around with lighting effects and his expression!

I really love their mer universe and I’m especially fond of Tup’s POV in this fic. It’s such a good job of expressing the confusion and frustration of communication barriers and reasonable, best-intent misunderstandings between all of them, while still leaning into the positive aspects of discovering the world and representing it from slightly different perspective than people normally take 10/10 highly recommended

Closeup of the sketch for his expression under the cut because I was super happy with it

[britneyshakespeare]

you: nicholas alexander chavez, the actor from ryan murphy's recent work

me, a mama's girl and daytime tv viewer:

[jimmyspades]

"I’m not the most connected individual, Denny. Sometimes words are all that allow me to feel like I’m a part of the world, a part of life. If I don’t have words, then I’m alone." JAMES SPADER as Alan Shore in BOSTON LEGAL 2.21 "Word Salad Days"

[electoons]

giving my ldb a daughter. embarrassing for all involved. mostly me

[saturn-sends-hugs]

You know I have to ask about Imperial Echo

HI ur so right u absolutely do <3333

OK SO, imperial echo is just about the most self explanatory of my wips for uh… obvious reasons lol. but!! i haven’t seen it done that often and there’s SO MUCH POTENTIAL i just had to figure something out :D

It starts out mostly as a swap of Echo and Crosshair except, due to Techno Union fuckery, Echo’s chip is just malfunctioning. This causes him to act more or less like himself but with the vaguest sense that they need to capture the jedi. (Not KILL him; he’s sure the empire wouldn’t want them to kill a kid.) This causes minor conflict and during the prison scene, Tarkin takes Echo away instead and convinces Echo to try and sway the Batch to join the Empire.

He corners them in the hangar, having been able to remotely shut down the Marauder and keep them there, and tries to talk to them. But they disagree. And, not willing to hurt his brothers, he lets them go.

From here, the whole fic has pretty much two stages, the first part being Echo doing things for the empire while he tries to fight against his malfunctioning chip. He may or may not be teamed up with Cody at this point, avoiding the worst of the empires problems. On rare occasions, he runs into the batch (they’re a bit lost trying to find work), but he stays out of their way.

The SECOND part, however….. Let’s just say a former ARC with cybernetic enhancements could be VERY useful to the Empire. And there’s a good chance a certain scientist knows just how to make that happen. :)

AKA the whole fic is an excuse to show off firstly Echo’s strong morals and loyalty to his brothers (cause of course i have to) and secondly how absolutely terrifying an ARC trooper can be.

There’s a bunch of other stuff with the Batch’s internal conflict about leaving him behind, Rex’s very sudden EXTERNAL conflict when he realizes they left him behind (lol), and about as many Winter Soldier references as I can cram into one fic. Cause ofc :D

[skrunksthatwunk]

rediscovered a sort of yearbook from when i was in early preschool, so like maybe 3 y/o and there's questions about like. what's your dad's name? what's your mom's favorite color? and stuff and pretty much every single answer is wrong EXCEPT what i was for halloween. i was a spider princess and it was awesome

anyway look at some of these answers though

i'd give it an A for effort personally. anyway join me next time for my stone soup recipe

[microsuedemouse]

so, halfway through my shift today, I learned that it was a beloved coworker’s 20th birthday (she’s a wee baby). I also learned that she was spending it writing an exam in the morning and then working 2:30-10, which is kind of not a super fun way to spend a birthday, if we’re being honest.

however.

I have been learning to crochet.

Facebook quickly figured out I’ve been learning to crochet, and keeps showing me posts from crochet groups. One of the most popular beginner amigurumi I keep seeing in these groups: a snake.

I thought it would be fun to try crocheting a snake.

I also happen to know that snakes are this coworker’s favourite animal, because in December I asked a bunch of people at work their favourite animals and made them little keychains featuring said animals as holiday gifts. (except for the one guy who thought I asked his favourite anime, and therefore received a jujutsu kaisen keychain, lmao.)

therefore,

I am crocheting a little baby snake for her.

it’s so cute already. I can’t wait to give it to her tomorrow

[bbeeohazardd]

i NEED more acrylic charm keychains

[lyxthen]

I like it when old people have romance plots in media. Divorced parent gets a new partner and their child loves them. Widow re-marries and finds happiness with their new spouse. Old gays finally able to have their dream wedding and live their lives openly. Elders finding love in a nursing home found-family style. Just. People older than 30 falling in love and having fulfilling relationships is what I mean. Because all I see ever is divorce plots and grief and loneliness because apparently you can only ever be happy and have fun as a teen/young adult. The moment you hit a certain age you stop being elegible for the role rom-com protagonist. It's a little discouraging tbh. I want to see that change.

[a-murmur-of-a-prayer]

It’s always those tearfully honest late night conversations between you, the oldest daughter, and your father, who probably has autism, that really put the world into perspective

[girlivealwaysbean]

heart full of love and yearning after watching one bollywood movie

[catboyloghain]

on my 18th birthday, one of my family friends had a heart attack, and while my stepdad was visiting him at the hospital, someone broke a window at our house and robbed us. set the bar low for adulthood so everything has been mostly improvement for me 👍