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[prwlnglthr]

homicidal king who walks around telling everybody how much he values them in the most sappy schmaltzy ways possible then rejects himself in the middle of his own proposal. he's so embarrassing. put him in a laundry machine and turn on the spin cycle. // smth silly stupid silly

[kringelorde]

look at miś or die

[mynameismad]

I'll be at SPX (Small Press Expo) this coming weekend, September 9-10 in Bethesda, MD! I'm tabling with dear pal @ngoziu at M14, come see us!

I'll have Sakana books (just in time for the relaunch!) and RR Chapter 1 books for the very first time outside of last year's Kickstarter! I'll also have zines, a new minicomic, and a selection of my most popular stickers! Ngozi and I will be talking AT LENGTH about our upcoming graphic novel "Bunt!", which will be in stores Feb 2024! Please ask us about it, we worked very hard.

[ruemxu]

day 1 of spx! set up! swing by table D3B to find me! :)

[figofswords]

Exciting new announcement: with SPX over and done, I am making The Second Circus (vol.1) and It Tells Itself (short story collection) available digitally on Gumroad! Both books start at only $5usd, although they allow customers to choose a higher price, which would be very much appreciated!! If you prefer a physical copy, keep your eye out for a shop post in the next few days, as I intend to make all of my books (plus some other new merch) available on my big cartel.

The Second Circus may be purchased here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/secondcircus1

It Tells Itself may be purchased here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/ittellsitself

and as a reminder, my first comic, Khave and the Well, is available for download here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/PnYteB

Happy reading, and reblogs are appreciated!

[annasellheim]

I have a new zine!!! I went through all of my sketchbooks, and made a 40 page full color zine of a bunch of art starting from sophomore year of high school to my current sketchbook (21 years of art JFC)! If you sign up for my Patreon by September 7th, I’ll either give you a digital copy ($3+ tiers), or send you a physical copy in the mail ($15 tier or above).

OR

You can pick up a copy at SPX. I’ll be at SPX at table W12b and will be on two panels: and I’ll be part of two panels:

Reproductive Rights

09/14/2024 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm | White Oak Room

and

Back To School

09/15/2024 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm | White Oak Room

Also, if you want to do something nice today, feel free to buy my students snacks :)

[knaveofheartsad]

Before The Tone Trailer #2

To wet your palate before the release of episode 1 on Monday, May 6, enjoy this new trailer!

Transcript:

(SFX - Phone rings once.)

DARIA. Hey. You’ve reached Daria. Leave a message after the tone, and I’ll get back to you when I can.

(SFX - Beep. Spooky music enters and continues throughout. There is typing on a keyboard for the next clip.)

PASCAL. Is that your sister?

MACK. (audible smirk) In theory. It’s her message box. (pointed) Since she can’t be bothered to answer my calls.

PASCAL. Well, tell her I say hi.

MACK. (good mood again) Pascal says hi. 

(SPX - Beep.)

MACK. I had a job interview today. It went pretty alright. They seemed to like me anyway. 

(SFX - Beep.)

MACK. The hallways seemed too long. You look down a hallway and it seems a certain length, but walking down it feels unbalanced.

(SFX - Beep.)

MACK. (frantic, out of breath) He’s in my lecture. Daria. I think he’s following me? I - I - I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do about this!

(SFX - Beep.)

WOMAN’S VOICE. Fascinating.

(SFX - Beep.)

NARRATOR. Before the Tone. Queer science fiction horror. Coming to your podcatcher on May 6, 2024. Find details and updates on KnaveOfHearts.com and KnaveOfHeartsAD on Twitter and Tumblr. Disclaimer: All things are exactly as they appear to be. 

(SFX - Beep.)

[robinfrinjs]

24H of Nürburgring Masterpost

Entry List (Includes pictures of most cars)

Unofficial Spotters Guide (Includes SP9 and SPX only)

Classes

130 Cars are participating in the race this weekend, divided into 23 classes. Two of these classes will be fighting for overall victory. SP9 and SPX, SP9 features GT3 cars conforming to FIA rules. SPX are special vehicles, this year there are two cars in the class. The Glickenhaus SCG 004c and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992).

In SP10 you'll find SRO Homologated GT4 cars while in SP8T there will also be GT4 cars though non-homologated. (These 2 classes while competing for different podiums are close pace wise)

In Cup 2 several Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) cars will be competing against each other. While In Cup 3 it will be Cayman GT4s competing against each other.

For explanation on any other classes feel free to ask, but these are the most important ones.

Timetable

Local Time/CEST

Thursday

13:00-14:45 Qualifying 1

20:00-23:30 Qualifying 2

Friday

13:30-14:45 Qualifying 3

17:30-19:15 Top-Qualifying

Saturday

12:40-13:25 Warm Up

16:00 Race

Streams

24H Nürburgring YouTube Channel

Streams in German and English

If you're in the US use Speedsport1 or VPN to a different country.

Track Map

Live Timing

Noticeboard

Top Qualifying

All cars slotted into top qualifying following the qualifying race

All cars able to qualify for top qualifying during Q1

Coming:

R/WEC Scratchpad

For any questions, hmu

[obstinaterixatrix]

I was gonna do haul photos but I got tired so herems pt 1… I’m spoiling gifts but that’s ok 1. A friend is teaching middle schoolers art after school so that made me want ro pick up this comic, the arttidt is trying to debut BL at spx so I said I’d 100% buy it if it’d give motivation to finish it 2. josu/yasu sticker for ric is soooo cute josu/yasu is so overlooked 3. I liked the look of this zine 4. Uta for a pal 5. Had to get this for myself and a second for olivia, I didnt have a bhsinesscsed to paie with it but it’s spotted hound design

[careydraws]

Three NEW keychains I'll have at flamecon table K119!! double-sided printed on recycled clear acrylic with iridescent keyring & lobster clasp included!! Choose from 🥗 pocket prince, 🔮 fortune’s roll for spinning 1/20 fortune-telling, or 🍀lucky charm for oops! All 20s if you need a boost ✨

I'll also have these at SPX and MICE, and if I have any leftovers after that I'll put them up for sale online! I'll be sure to let folks know here and on twt/bsky/insta when that happens.

[hypnospiralcomics]

My new mini-comic got reviewed by #MLGC !

⁩If you want a FREE copy of "Mae the Master," Ill be giving them out at SPX (https://www.smallpressexpo.com/) in Bethesda, MD the weekend of Sept 14-15.

[prwlnglthr]

I'll do smth with this later but princess looked so good at his announcement yesterday... <3

[lassieposting]

it's very funny to see other (non in your case) readers in the fandom come to the same conclusion I came to by reading SP fanfic: other teenagers are boring and annoying and that's why Val had no friends her actual age. I have the inkling that Derek is trying to introduce these new characters as a way to maybe start a new SP phase without Skug and Val, which is???? who's in the market for that l o l

I mean. I think all ordinary teenagers are boring and annoying, tbh - that's part of being a teenager. Of the two Phase 2 books I read, all Omen did was basically Be Fat, Be Useless, and Sit In Maths Class. And who's interested in that? That's the life of every single fat kid on the planet. There's nothing interesting or compelling about mundanity in a world full of magic. I mean, personally, there's nothing interesting or compelling about mundanity ever, which was precisely why I read books like Phase 1: to escape my own Be Fat, Be Useless, Sit In Maths Class life. But some people like a normal life, so YMMV.

The only thing that set Val apart was that when she was a teenager, so were we. She was still annoying. She was overly edgy and selfish and shitty, but so was I at that age. Most likely, so were you. And teenagers will still be overly edgy and selfish and shitty in 100 years' time - that's part of figuring out who you are. If we'd been adults at the time, she probably would've annoyed us, but instead she was relatable, and more competent and kickass than we could ever hope to be. She had a personality and a life we wished we had, and that's why we enjoyed reading about her. If there was a "new Val", they'd probably still irritate me because I'm no longer a young teen and I Don't Like Children, but I'd understand why younger readers would imprint on them.

But? I can't see anyone doing that with Omen. He and his yawn-fest classmates have nothing an average kid doesn't already have. Most of their appearances are just...them at school. They're not cool, they're not charismatic, they're not well-crafted personalities, they don't have thrilling secret lives. Yes, they can do a little bit of magic, within a strictly regulated, restricted environment. But the badly-executed attempted Hogwarts ripoff takes all the fun out of learning magic and basically consigns those characters to being just...lame. And boring. A distraction from the actual story. I skipped most of their chapters in SPX and Midnight, because I just did not care what happened to them at all.

I genuinely can't see anyone wanting to pay for a book about them, and only them. I really can't.

[phoenixprods]

The 2024 SPX haul goes out with a bang at FANzine Live with a video looking at:

* Viewotron #1

* A Guidebook to The Center for Cartoon Studies & Location, Location, Location

* The Shape of Comics to Come & Day Labor

* Rust Belt Review Vol. 6

* SPX ephemera

Watch it all right here: https://youtu.be/EhF12iNEwTY

[investsafely]

Stock Market Outlook - December 1 2024

Stock Market Outlook entering the Week of December 1st = Uptrend ADX Directional Indicators: Uptrend On Balance Volume Indicator: Uptrend Institutional Activity (Price & Volume): Uptrend ANALYSIS The stock market outlook starts the final month of 2024 in an uptrend. The S&P500 ( $SPX ) rose 1.5%.  The index sits ~3% above the 50-day moving average and ~11% above the 200-day moving average. SPX…

[amythestfenix]

Bed Side Rails and Platforms to Fill Gaps Between Mattress and Frame

 @ekrubynaffit  posted on GoS that she had a problem with a bed where there was a gap between the mattress and frame that caused a bedskirt to show through. (see pic 1)

I have beds that have this problem because the height of beds converted from other games did not match up well with Sims2 animations or there were other reasons that the original did not match perfectly with the S2 frame. So, using some pieces from an old SPX bed set,  I made some bed rails and platforms for filling in the gaps. There are double and single repo versions and they are very easy to recolor.

As you can see, it's not perfect (although with snap objects on, they can be adjusted to fit better), but it makes many beds more usable with bedskirts.

If any one wants these, they are HERE.