#sunday bakewell

[biffybobs]

Sunday Baby: geek + nosy +pleasestopgrowingupitsmakingmesad

hair + glasses + t-shirt

hair + shirt + bag + sandals

hair + outfit

hair + hoodie

cardigan

skirt

overalls

hoodie/shirt

Thaaaaank you to the following creators for helping me perfect my baby's style: @yooniesim @sleepingsims @demondare-sims @jellymoo @ceeproductions @simpai @mossylane ❤️

[kit-just-kit]

*Good evening to you.....here to get some more replies out as well as some asks answered, with a break for the Strictly results in the middle, all while eating a pack of Aldi Cherry Bakewell Jaffa Cakes - what a great Sunday evening!*

[popcornforone]

Cherry Kisses

A Dave York Fan Fic

Well it’s been a while hasn’t it, but here we are back on Saturday, back with Dave York, back to where it all began. All because I had a cocktail out & about this week & my mind while I started drinking it made me think Mr York would not approve of this. So here we are now on Saturday telling you how that would all go down.

This is not apart of my Dave York world I have created, this is a stand alone, however It could work for some of the summer vibes I’m thinking of writing.

Synopsis: You are Dave Yorks handler when he flys out on mission, which come with added benefits. But this Sunday night the cocktails you order really make things move.

Word Count: 3200

Warnings: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU ARE UNDER 18!!! PIV rough sex, cheating, affair, but an established benefits relationship, alcohol, swearing, teasing, fingering, slight choking. Mentions of death violence & blood because it’s who it is. Over stimulation. DAVE YORK AS ALWAYS COMES WITH HIS OWN WARNING!

Thanks as always for the read peoples, all feedback is always welcome. Happy Dave York Saturdays!!!

Sunday night & another successful mission for Dave York. As his handler this means you’ve sorted everything out for him for the mission to be a success before hand & while he’s been on assignment. It also means drinks at the bar & rough sex later. It’s your arrangement. If it’s not in his home state & you are with him, that’s what you do. He needs to let off steam, find a release. 3 double Jacks on the rocks & your pussy are his reward for a successful mission, before you both get back on a flight where he returns to being a doting dad & loyal husband.

You have interconnected hotel rooms & you hear his door shut. He’s alive at least, you can hear movements while you’re busy doing your planning & researching for the next mission in 10 days time.

*7pm bar, down stairs, no dry cleaning required today

That’s the message you receive. He’s very firm, in command & to the point in everything he does. Precision in his work & life. Discipline so then he doesn’t break his own rules. This also means he’s not covered in lots of blood & not injured. No sudden rush to a pharmacy like the 2nd time you were his handler & he almost bleed out on you.

You don’t dress up for drinks, you put on your black jumpsuit that buttons up at the front. You know Dave likes teasing you as he undoes any buttons, your own or his. It doesn’t matter, the words that come out of his mouth are always absolute filth or full of praise, & if you weren’t already in the mood, that would make sure you were aroused. Not that you’d ever say no to those eyes, no one could.

Daves never at the bar first, he always likes to make an entrance like he’s a boyfriend or colleague running late so you both have more alibis in the room. An extra piece of security. This hotel has bar by the pool outside, so you go to that one on this warm early summer evening & order his double whisky on the rocks when you notice their cocktails menu. All the classics are on there, cosmo, sex on the beach, a Long Island, it’s all there. But on there specials list is a Cherry Bakewell cocktail. Dark rum, amaretto, cranberry & cherry juice, lime & maple syrup with a small amount of tonic over ice. Why not? You think. It goes on expenses. What’s one cocktail going to do? You order it & then find a table & wait for your drinks to come over. Dave then makes his enterance & comes & sits next to you before giving you a big kiss, clearly playing the boyfriend roll tonight. The golden wedding ring he wears so proudly missing from the finger to make sure appearances are what they should be.

“Sir, your girlfriend has ordered you a double Jack on the rocks” says the barman when he brings the drinks over “& for you mama your cocktail, our house special the Cherry Bakewell. I hope you have a lovely evening”

Daves face at the name of the cocktail is one of shock & embarrassment. “A cherry bakewell cocktail?,” Dave exclaims as he reads what it contains on the drinks list “What a waste of good rum, you’d do better with a Mojito” Dave moans & shakes his head as you sip on your long iced drink, but seeing you slurp through the straw & the smile on Your face as the alcohol enters your system, makes him realise that despite you being sweet you could always get a little bit sweater & let you inhibitions go.

“But it’s delicious Dave, why don’t you try it, or are you to sour for the sweet things in life?” Alcohol always after the first sip makes you flirty, that’s how we ended up with this arrangement, & Dave isn’t going to turn down sex offered on a plate is he. No man would. “Well as you insist darling” he says jokingly, before he takes the second straw sticking out of the glass & slurps. You decide to take matters into your own hand & slurp from your straw at the same time, keeping the intense eye contact. You see him try not to enjoy the taste, but there’s a small smile creeping across his lips. A smile of darn it she’s right. He won’t want to admit that this tastes delicious, but he’s drank more than just a sip.

“Could be worse” Dave scoffs “bit too sweet for my tongue but at least you can taste the rum. That’s a good find, I can see why you like it”. The smile & blush from my face is more than the effects of the alcohol. It’s one of the small victory’s you rarely get when conversing with Dave York. He always get the last word, he’s always right so this moment boosts your confidence. “A compliment? Wow! I’m noting this as a win Dave” he has a small laugh before returning to his drink. “This is much better though” he downs his whisky & double checks the name of your drink before getting up to get you both another drink. Even though you’ve started before him he’s already finished. His thirst needs more than just quenching & it’s not just with alcohol.

As the sun completely sets a few hours later Dave smiles at you, he’s loose & carefree & ready for a moment of passion. You’re feeling the effects of your 3 drinks & you just keep the flirting up. A touch of his hand, tucking your hair behind your ears, little side glances, it’s all working. You may not be able to resist this assassins charm, but tonight after 4 doubles, & mentioning how his tounge enjoys your sweetness too, Dave is starting to be enchanted by yours as well. He helps you out of your chair, making sure you are steady & wraps his arm around your waist. His large hand engulfing you, keeping you steady for now before he makes you weak in a few minutes times. “Still good darling?” Dave asks. Your lips capture his. The mix of rum & whiskey tastes scrumptious, not that his lips ever fail to make you fall further. The sex might be great, but it’s the feel of his lips on your body that make you moan the most. No man is as good at kissing as Dave York. His wife is a lucky woman.

“I’m fine baby, why don’t we go upstairs, & retire.” Dave smoulders at your reply, eyes flashing back at you filled with desire. He always prefers it when you ask him, it means you know what you are doing. He wants to be the one who consents to you. “I think that would be a good idea, the more Cherry kisses I can have from your lips in private, the better”. The look of lust is creeping in behind those brooding stares. You walk back through the hotel. A peck occasionally occurs, his hand running up & down your spine, making you tremble. You just can’t wait for him to undress you & make you feel like the sexiest woman in the world, as he makes you moan.

Dave, once you get to your floor drags you straight into his room. Usually he lets you go into your connecting room & you wait for one & other, but tonight he’s cut out the waiting. He wants you more than he usually does, & once the door is locked, he’s pinned you against it, kissing around your neck, sucking into the crook like he was slurping through the straw earlier. “I need you girl, I need to feel all of you” breathy words escape his lips occasionally, already feeling him harden in his jeans. Dave York has every right to be confident & he can back it up.

“Oooh so many buttons” he says as he starts working on your jump suit. “You do listen & learn” “I wouldn’t be good at my job if I didn’t Dave” he grabs your chin keeping your head in place. “& if you were just an average handler, you would not be working with me, & wouldn’t experience all of these additions benefits” Each button Dave flicks open makes you more vulnerable but also more sexy & powerful. “You’re a naughty girl”, “you do bad things”, “do you like a bad boy?”, “bet no other man makes you feel as good as I do” by the time he has said these & countless other praises of your body, & how he likes to ruin you, your jump suit & his shirt are on the floor. You are now allowed to touch him, kissing his wounds, trailing hands across his own chest as he unclips your bra to expose yours. These ever so large & firm hands on you breasts already have you moaning, desperately waiting to see where he wants to have you. This isn’t part of your job description, but you are here to support Daves every need & this is an added bonus & fun for the both of you.

“Dave?” you moans when his trousers are removed, in a question. A question that doesn’t need to be asked but you both know what it means & you just wait to hear his instructions. “Darling, I think we should use the sofa it’s nearest” He drags you onto the 3 seater & makes sure you are on all fours, ready to take him. He slaps your arse to make your body respond before that same large hand smoothly caresses your cheeks, removing your knickers. Your legs spread a little without even thinking about it, knowing you’re about to experience pleasure from a fantastic lover. “Always so ready & wet for me darling” Dave groans & you see a flash fly past you, his boxers landing on the floor ahead of the sofa. The cushions move behind you as Dave perched on the sofa. You grab a pillow & pull yourself nearer to the arm of the chair. You know what Dave wants to do & you know this sofa will move a lot less if you try & grip the other end which isn’t being preoccupied by Daves thrusting.

“Turn your head darling, I want you to see something” which you obey. Dave firmly grabs your chin before he runs his right thumb across your lips. “Suck” A command so firm & forthright that you do just that. His thumb trailing across your lips has always made you want this. The thumb responsible for bringing death to enemies, but also brings you so much to life, when he teases your clit. “That’s my girl” Dave then removes his thumb & sniffs it “your mouth still smells of cherry, well it’s add some sour to that sweetness” your still looking at Dave as he slowly licks his long delicious fingers. They aren’t dripping but they are glistening much like the thumb. But the next thing he does sends a shiver of pleasure down your spine. He takes that hand & starts to tease you. Your own arousal mixing with both of your saliva on his glistening hand. The way the thumb stays over your clit a few seconds longer making you want to cum already. “See mixing alcohol is good for pleasure” Dave sighs before his hand is replaces my his cock, & he breaks through your entrance filling you up in two deep powerful thrusts.

You squeal, in pleasure. It doesn’t matter how many times Dave has had you, he’s always the girthiest man you’ve ever had, & you prefer that to length, not that Dave is lacking in that either. He’s on his knees behind you, going in completely bare, knowing full well that you are both checked out from the medical you both had before you left 2 days ago & that you are on birth control. You feel full & exquisite as his large hand dig into your hips so he can pound away hard & fast as you both make explicit noises. “Dave yessss oooh yesss so good”

You quickly give up on holding the arm of the chair. Dave has started with a blistering pace & you are rocking back into him, so it feels deeper with each thrust, trying to make sure you can feel as much of him as possible. “Imagine if the rest of the people on our floor at work saw us like this darling, the look of disgust on some of their face & the rest of them feeling jealous that they don’t get to fuck your cunt” Daves word just make you moan more so you burry your head into the pillow trying to remain quiet. But the faster Dave goes the harder it is to muffle your screams of delight. “No one but you owns my pussy, no one else gets this service from me” you say when you come up for air.

Dave then grabs you around the neck as you go to bury your head back into the sofa to stop your muffled cry’s. “Darling I want to hear how needy you are” He makes sure your still in your knees as he pulls you up straight, his cock still inside you, pulsing with each thrust making you feel even more pleasure as he drags across your walls. “I want to hear that I’m the only one who gives you these benefits. I’m the only one who deserves them & you deserve mine each time for keeping me safe” Dave growls this before he thirsts his hand into your mouth. “Let’s make my hand wetter than you darling” he’s got all 4 fingers into your mouth & you suck & cover them in saliva before he removes them. Your left hand is teasing your breasts while you’re both still rocking into each other.

“Let’s make all of your lips taste of cherry & rum” Daves moist fingers go straight to your clit & start to stroke it, arousing you more, making you want to soak him instantly. The power of this passion sending you closer to the edge with each thrust & east stroke. “Oooh Dave, fuck baby baby, why are you so good at this?” You croak as your hand that isn’t teasing your breast goes into his hair. “Fuck baby ooooh fuck yesss” “oooh you are that good darling” Dave breathily replies. Your body is responding to all of this the way he hoped, as his hips continue to snap & he is on the edge of his own climax. “I know I didn’t take your cherry, but every time we have sex, & I claim your body, I feel like I’m taking something away from you that I shouldn’t” Dave then really ramps up his pace further with him hand & his cock. You’re both so close.

“Dave, oooh Dave, I learn something else new about my body… every… single… time… we have sex”you response is through panting as you feel his lips in the crook of your neck making your gasp & that & 3 more thrusts is all it takes “moan baby” Dave says huskily as you cry out his name & you cum, soaking him inside you, desperately search for air to fill your lungs, as the pleasure makes you feel powerful & sexy, but also weak & vulnerable at the same time. The hands used for murder just a few hours can also bring you so much desire & joy. As Dave cums he groans & shuts his eyes before he sucks on your neck, the love bite he will inevitably leave can easily be covered up with make up. But that isn’t on your mind right now, you’re on a come down as lashings of Daves cum cover your walls, mixing with your own, a sticky mess inside your which will need seeing too.

Dave need is dealt with. There’s no time for feelings & emotions in this. You’re his quick easy but good fuck. There’s no afterwards snuggles, or romantic words after sex. He’s used his adrenaline over flow & it’s stimulated both of your sex drives. Once his cock is outside of you, he feels nothing for you. He goes to the bathroom & throws you a warm damp cloth so you can clean up as he turns his shower on for himself. “Check out is when?” He asks bluntly. No was that good for you, or do you want to stay. This is just an added benefit to both your working trips away. He knows every time he does this he’s being unfaithful to his wife & being so blunt & to the point is what has helped turn Dave into the greatest assassin in the world & made it easier for him to have this affair So your answer is always to the point back to him. “10am flight leaves at 13:15 Dave” & you head back to your room, your pleasure exhausted for the night but satisfied beyond your wildest dreams.

You are back to being Dave handler the next day & hand him his passport when you get to the airport, Daves in first class & you are in business, at least you are not in coach anymore, Dave always makes sure of that. He heads off to the first class lounge while on the phone to his wife, the wedding ring back on his finger, as shinny as a new penny. you head to the airport bar to use there wifi & have a small glass of wine while you write up yesterdays mission reports.

Over the tannoy you hear that your flight has been delayed by 90mins due to a thunderstorm & that this will have a knock on effect. You sit there typing away when the bar tender brings you a drink. “Oooh no I didn’t order anything” you say to them “it’s come from a gentleman who said you’d understand the note that’s with the drink mama, have a nice day” they say & head back to the bar. There next to the long ice filled drink is a note that reads

*delays mean time for some more cherry kisses, if you know what I mean?

You look up, past your own Cherry Bakewell cocktail now sitting in front of you, & see Dave sitting the far end of the bar slurping on his own Cherry cocktail, smouldering at you. & with those big brown beautiful eyes, who’s really going to turn that man down for another repeat performance. It’s not going to be you girl, you think to yourself as you put your lap top away & smirk back.

[brookston]

Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Border Guard Day (Turkmenistan)

Brother's Day

Builder’s Day (Former USSR Nations)

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Chris Hemsworth Day

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Deimos and Phobos Discovery Day (Moons of Mars)

Dog Days of Summer end

811 Day

Fair Day (Puck Fair, Day 2; Ireland)

Festival of Happy Feet

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Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Health Center Staff Appreciation Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Hip Hop Celebration Day

Hug a Tiny Day

Ingersoll Day

Inula Day (French Republic)

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

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Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Roller Rink Day

Son’s and Daughter’s Day

SOS Day

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Watts Riots Anniversary Day (Los Angeles)

WIT Brag Day

World Krill Day

World Steelpan Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fufu Day

National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

Independence & Related Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Ebenthal (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Penang (Ceded to the British by Rajah of Kedah; 1786)

2nd Sunday in August

Bagel Day [2nd Sunday]

Children’s Day (Chile) [2nd Sunday]

Day of Cantabria (Spain) [2nd Sunday]

Father’s Day (Brazil, Samoa) [2nd Sunday]

Gay Uncles Day [2nd Sunday]

Melon Day (Turkmenistan) [2nd Sunday]

National Day [2nd Sunday]

Spirit of ’45 Day [2nd Sunday]

Victory Day (Rhode Island) [2nd Sunday]

V-J Day (a.k.a. Victory Day) [2nd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 11 (2nd Full Week of August)

Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Week]

National Health Center Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Week]

National Resurrect Romance Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Full Week]

National Smile Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Full Week]

Festivals Beginning August 11, 2024

Beacon Sloop Club Corn Festival (Beacon, New York)

Bludfest (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Carytown Watermelon Festival (Richmond, Virginia)

Comiket [Comic Market] (Tokyo, Japan) [thru 8.12]

Czech Heritage Festival (Bechyn, Minnesota)

Hugo Awards (Glasgow, Scotland)

Italian American Festival (Akron, Ohio) [thru 8.13]

Kadayawan Festival (Davao City, Philippines) [thru 8.18]

Montrose Blueberry Festival (Montrose, Michigan) [thru 8.18]

Oslo Jazzfestival (Oslo, Norway) [thru 8.17]

Feast Days

Alexander the Charcoal-Burner (Christian; Martyr)

Alex Haley (Writerism)

Ancestor Day III (Pagan)

Andre Dubus II (Writerism)

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta or Araght; Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Blaan (a.k.a. Blane; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day Honoring Oddudua (a.k.a. Mother of All Gods; Santeria)

Don Freeman (Artology)

Enid Blyton (Writerism)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

Gerard of Gallinaro and His Companions (Christian)

Great Quackini (Muppetism)

Jim Lee (Artology)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Leila (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Morris Weiss (Artology)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Puck Fair (Irish Fertility Festival; Everyday Wicca)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of Śrāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Sidhe (Place of Peace; Celtic Book of Days)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

The Abyss (Film; 1989)

Advise and Consent, by Allen Drury (Novel; 1959)

After Dark, My Sweet, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1955)

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

C’est Chic, by Chic (Album; 1978)

Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1953)

Corduroy, by Don Freeman (Children’s Book; 1968)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Danny Deckchair (Film; 2004)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

Food for Feeding’ (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Free Ride, by The Edgar Winter Group (Song; 1973)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

The Harmony of the World, by Paul Hindemith (Opera; 1957)

Henpecked (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Hey, Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

His Better Elf (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1958)

His Hare Raising Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Hypnotic Eyes (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (Anime Film; 2017)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Need You Know, by Lady Antebellum (Song; 2009)

Orphan’s Benefit (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

Popeye Makes a Movie (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1950)

Puppet Love (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1944)

The Psychedelic Experience, by Timothy Leary (Science Book; 1964)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Runaway Brain (Disney Cartoon; 1995)

The Screwdriver (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1941)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, by Pam Adams (Children’s Book; 1973)

3:47 EST, by Klaatu (Album; 1976)

Two-Headed Giant (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

A Walk in the Clouds (Film; 1995)

What If…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

You Beat Me To the Punch, by Mary Wells (Song; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 224 of 2024; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 8 (Ding-Wei)

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

Hebrew: 7 Av 5784

Islamic: 5 Safar 1446

J Cal: 14 Purple; Sevenday [14 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2024

Moon: 41%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 53 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 21 of 31)

[somepoetwannabe]

Anyway guys, here are some list of cool things I like that none of u asked for

Aspen trees

Weevils

Sea glass

Mushrooms

Venus flytraps

Moths

Jon the Archivist

Crystals and gems

Apatite

Sea slugs

Psychological horror analysis videos

Moss

Origami

Plushies n stuffed animals

Jane Prentiss

Birds

Fish

Snakes

Mice

Aventurine

Weird looking freak-sewn teddies or messed up toys

Marceline

My duck nightlight who is named Benson :]

Funky sunglasses

Colourful or fun scented candles

Glow in the dark things

Crochet Lorax

Stupid looking cups

Orchid mantis

Antibears

Music

Clay dinosaurs

Snails

Cherry bakewells yum

Polaroid pictures

The buzz an electric guitars notes give off

Harmonica :]

Cryptids

Paranormal stuff

Photos taken during golden hour

That feeling when it's finally sunday and I wake up excited because my favourite webtoon updates on sundays

Hunting down Minecraft skins on skindex

Rewatching BBC Sherlock Holmes for the 100th time

The smell of new books

Waking up at dawn and feeling all cozy and snug in bed, falling back asleep happily

Strawberry milkshakes

Ice-cream Each of these are so small, but together they make a reason to live. Because I know if I don't wake up tomorrow, I'll never get to appreciate these things again.

[studiokairoro]

Suncorp Super Netball Squad Lists 2025

Adelaide Thunderbirds:

Romelda Aiken-George- GS, GK

Lucy Austin- GS, GA

Lauren Frew- GA, GS

Matilda Garrett- GD, GK

Kayla Graham- GA, WA, GS

Georgie Horjus- WA, GA

Hannah Petty- C, WD

Shamera Sterling-Humphrey- GK, GD

Tayla Williams- C, WD, WA

Latanya Wilson- WD, GD, GK

Head Coach: Tania Obst

Assistant Coach: Cathy Fellows

CHANGES: Laura Scherian (retirement) replaced by Kayla Graham

Melbourne Vixens:

Keira Austin- GA, GS, WA

Kate Eddy- WD, GD

Rudi Ellis- GK, GD

Sophie Garbin- GS, GA

Lily Graham- GA, GS

Kate Moloney- C, WD

Hannah Mundy- WA, C

Zara Walters- WA, C

Jo Weston- GD, GK, WD

Head Coach: Simone McKinnis

Assistant Coach: Di Honey

CHANGES: Emily Mannix (maternity leave) replacement not announced  

West Coast Fever:

Jess Anstiss- WD, C

Ruth Aryang- GD, GK

Sunday Aryang- GD, WD

Shanice Beckford- GA

Jordan Cransberg- WA, C

Katie-Ann Dehaney- GK, GD, GS

Alice Teague-Neeld- GA, GS, WA

Fran Williams- GD, GK

Olivia Wilkinson- GS, GA

Head Coach: Dan Ryan

Assistant Coach: Sara Francis-Bayman

CHANGES: Kelsey Browne (released) replaced by Ruth Aryang, Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (maternity leave) replacement not announced

Sunshine Coast Lightning:

Reilley Batcheldor- GA, GS

Ava Black- C, WD, WA

Courtney Bruce- GK, GD

Mahalia Cassidy- C, WD

Ashleigh Ervin- GK, GD

Steph Fretwell- GA, GS

Tara Hinchliffe- GK, GD, WD

Cara Koenen- GS, GA

Leesa Mi Mi- WA, C

Liz Watson- WA, C

Head Coach: Belinda Reynolds

Assistant Coach: Jenny Brazel

CHANGES: N/A

Melbourne Mavericks:

Eleanor Cardwell- GS, GA

Tayla Fraser- C, WA, WD

Sasha Glasgow- GA, GS

Kim Jenner- GD, GK

Shimona Jok- GS, GA

Molly Jovic- C, WA

Olivia Lewis- GK

Maisie Nankivell- C, WD, WA

Amy Parmenter- WD, C, WA

Lauren Parkinson- GD, GK, WD

Head Coach: Tracey Neville

Assistant Coach: Nicole Richardson

CHANGES: Gabrielle Sinclair (released) replaced by Shimona Jok

Queensland Firebirds:

Imogen Allison- C, WA

Ashlee Barnett- GK

Ruby Bakewell-Doran- GD, GK

Mary Cholhok- GS

Tippah Dwan- GA, GS

Lara Dunkley- WA, C, WD

Macy Gardner- C

Emily Moore- GA, GS

Isabelle Shearer- GK, GD

Hulita Veve- WD, C

Head Coach: Kiri Wills

Assistant Coach: Paula Stuart

CHANGES: Donnell Wallam (released) replaced by Mary Cholhok, Remi Kamo (released) replaced by Ashlee Barnett, Kim Ravillion (retirement) replaced by Imogen Allison, Bec Bulley (stepped down) and Katie Walker (stepped down) replaced by Kiri Wills, Lauren Brown (stepped down) and Roselee Jencke (stepped down) replaced by Paula Stuart

New South Wales Swifts:

Sophie Fawns- GA, GS

Paige Hadley- C, WA, WD

Helen Housby- GA, GS

Sarah Klau- GK, GD

Sharni Lambden- C, WD, GD,

Grace Nweke- GS

Teigan O’Shannassy- GK, GD

Allie Smith- WD, GD

Maddy Turner- GD, WD

Head Coach: Briony Akle

Assistant Coach: Dylan Nexhip

CHANGES: Samantha Wallace-Joseph (released) and Uneeq Palavi (released) replaced by Grace Nweke, Lili Gorman-Brown (released) replaced by Sharni Lambden, Maddy Proud (maternity leave) replacement not announced, Natalie Avellino (released) replaced by Dylan Nexhip

GIANTS Netball:

Gina Crampton- C, WA

Sophie Dwyer- GA, GS

Jo Harten- GS, GA

Maddie Hay- C, WA, WD

Matisse Letherbarrow- GS, GA

Matilda McDonell- GD, GK

Erin O’Brien- GK, GD

Jamie-Lee Price- C, WD

Amy Sligar- WD, C

Jodie-Ann Ward- GD, WD

Head Coach: Julie Fitzgerald

Assistant Coach: Jenny O’Keeffe

CHANGES: Samantha Winders (released) replaced by Gina Crampton

[pdubyah]

Herevana - #202 - Thornbridge - Pachamama

Herevana - Thornbridge Pachamama, the promise of decadence, delight and dark mystery, None of that happened.

Change of country for a change. Sunny Sunday afternoon and a Thornbridge Pachamama, which is a Brown Ale. Thornbridge make come notable beer, but I’ve not seen their “Never Ordinary Range” premium beers before, so like a magpie to a shiny thing….. Thornbridge Brewery make the Thornbridge Pachamama in Bakewell, Derbyshire, 🇬🇧 England. This is a Brown Ale – Imperial and it has an ABV of 10.0%,…

[lacuna-lunax]

21/09/24

well-a well-a well-a uh!

Saturday 21st September; 2 Fizz

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa White Chocolate Cookie

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Strong Roots Veg Thai Green Curry 329

Mr Kipling Mini Battenbergs Cakes

Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb

Sunday 22nd September; 10 Fizz

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Oreo

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Peachy Keen Zero Sugar

Plant Pioneers Vegan Meat Free Lasagne 363

Hartley's 10 Cal Strawberry Daiquiri Flavour Jelly

M&S Dessert Menu 12 Mini Macaroons

Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb

Monday 23rd September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Tomato & Basil Pasta Ready Meal For 1 354

Fulfil Peanut Butter Chocolate Flavour Vitamin & Protein Bar

Terry's Chocolate Orange Minis

Tuesday 24th September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Stamford Street Co. Macaroni Cheese Ready Meal For 1 487

Barebells Coco Choco Soft Protein Bar

Milkybar Gold Caramel Flavour White Chocolate

Wednesday 25th September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Stamford Street Co. Cheese & Tomato Pasta 417

Hartley's No Added Sugar Orange Jelly Pot

Lindahls Pro+ Kvarg Blueberry Muffin Protein Yogurt

Cadbury Dairy Milk with Daim Chocolate Bar 642

Thursday 26th September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Oreo White

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

VFC Chickn Fried Rice One Bag 439

Hartley's 10 Cal Cherry Bakewell Tart Flavour Jelly

Battle Bites High Protein Bar Jaffa Bake Flavour

Aero Melts Orange Chocolate

Friday 27th September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Whole Creations Dairy & Gluten Free Roasted Tomato & Basil Sheesy Pizza 617

Lindahls Kvarg Stracciatella with Chocolate Pieces Protein Yogurt

Milkybar Giant Buttons Raspberry Ripple

Saturday 28th September; 2 Fizz

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa White Chocolate Cookie

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Strong Roots Veg Thai Green Curry 329

Mr Kipling Mini Battenbergs Cakes

Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb

Sunday 29th September; 2 Fizz

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Oreo

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Lazy Vegan Tikka Masala Ready Meal 444

Hartley's Raspberry Jelly Pot

McVitie's Jaffa Original Cake Bars

Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb

Monday 30th September

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Tomato & Basil Pasta Ready Meal For 1 354

Hartley's 10 Cal Apple & Watermelon Flavour Jelly

Barebells Raspberry Cream

Cadbury Dairy Milk Salted Caramel Chocolate Bar 583

Tuesday 01st October

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Sainsbury's Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni, Taste the Difference Ready Meal For 1 465

Battle Bites High Protein Bar Toffee Apple Popping Candy Flavour

Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Wednesday 02nd October

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

Lazy Vegan Pasta al Pesto 458

Misfits Caramel Fudge Flavour Plant Based Protein Bar

Munchies Milk Chocolate Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Thursday 3rd October

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Oreo White

Monster Energy Ultra Rosa

VFC Chickn Fried Rice One Bag 439

Hartley's 10 Cal Cherry Bakewell Tart Flavour Jelly

Barebells Caramel Choco Soft Protein Bar

Aero Bubbles Peppermint Mint Chocolate

Friday 04th October

Coffee

Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Monster Energy Drink Ultra Zero Sugar

White Rabbit Margherita Gluten Free Pizzetta 399

Hartley's No Added Sugar Raspberry Jelly Pot

Lindahls Pro Kvarg Lemon Cheesecake Protein Yogurt

Cadbury Dairy Milk with Oreo Chocolate Bar 672

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Border Guard Day (Turkmenistan)

Brother's Day

Builder’s Day (Former USSR Nations)

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Chris Hemsworth Day

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Deimos and Phobos Discovery Day (Moons of Mars)

Dog Days of Summer end

811 Day

Fair Day (Puck Fair, Day 2; Ireland)

Festival of Happy Feet

Fiesta de Santa Clara (New Mexico)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Health Center Staff Appreciation Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Hip Hop Celebration Day

Hug a Tiny Day

Ingersoll Day

Inula Day (French Republic)

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Day of Civic Hacking

National Face Mask Day

National Hip Hop Day

National Minority Day (Pakistan)

National Safe Digging Day

Navy Day (Bulgaria)

Nutritionist Day (Mexico)

Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Roller Rink Day

Son’s and Daughter’s Day

SOS Day

Veterinary Workers Day (Ukraine)

Watts Riots Anniversary Day (Los Angeles)

WIT Brag Day

World Krill Day

World Steelpan Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fufu Day

National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

Independence & Related Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Ebenthal (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Penang (Ceded to the British by Rajah of Kedah; 1786)

2nd Sunday in August

Bagel Day [2nd Sunday]

Children’s Day (Chile) [2nd Sunday]

Day of Cantabria (Spain) [2nd Sunday]

Father’s Day (Brazil, Samoa) [2nd Sunday]

Gay Uncles Day [2nd Sunday]

Melon Day (Turkmenistan) [2nd Sunday]

National Day [2nd Sunday]

Spirit of ’45 Day [2nd Sunday]

Victory Day (Rhode Island) [2nd Sunday]

V-J Day (a.k.a. Victory Day) [2nd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 11 (2nd Full Week of August)

Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Week]

National Health Center Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Week]

National Resurrect Romance Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Full Week]

National Smile Week (thru 8.17) [2nd Full Week]

Festivals Beginning August 11, 2024

Beacon Sloop Club Corn Festival (Beacon, New York)

Bludfest (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Carytown Watermelon Festival (Richmond, Virginia)

Comiket [Comic Market] (Tokyo, Japan) [thru 8.12]

Czech Heritage Festival (Bechyn, Minnesota)

Hugo Awards (Glasgow, Scotland)

Italian American Festival (Akron, Ohio) [thru 8.13]

Kadayawan Festival (Davao City, Philippines) [thru 8.18]

Montrose Blueberry Festival (Montrose, Michigan) [thru 8.18]

Oslo Jazzfestival (Oslo, Norway) [thru 8.17]

Feast Days

Alexander the Charcoal-Burner (Christian; Martyr)

Alex Haley (Writerism)

Ancestor Day III (Pagan)

Andre Dubus II (Writerism)

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta or Araght; Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Blaan (a.k.a. Blane; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day Honoring Oddudua (a.k.a. Mother of All Gods; Santeria)

Don Freeman (Artology)

Enid Blyton (Writerism)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

Gerard of Gallinaro and His Companions (Christian)

Great Quackini (Muppetism)

Jim Lee (Artology)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Leila (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Morris Weiss (Artology)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Puck Fair (Irish Fertility Festival; Everyday Wicca)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of Śrāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Sidhe (Place of Peace; Celtic Book of Days)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

The Abyss (Film; 1989)

Advise and Consent, by Allen Drury (Novel; 1959)

After Dark, My Sweet, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1955)

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

C’est Chic, by Chic (Album; 1978)

Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1953)

Corduroy, by Don Freeman (Children’s Book; 1968)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Danny Deckchair (Film; 2004)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

Food for Feeding’ (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Free Ride, by The Edgar Winter Group (Song; 1973)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

The Harmony of the World, by Paul Hindemith (Opera; 1957)

Henpecked (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Hey, Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

His Better Elf (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1958)

His Hare Raising Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Hypnotic Eyes (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (Anime Film; 2017)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Need You Know, by Lady Antebellum (Song; 2009)

Orphan’s Benefit (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

Popeye Makes a Movie (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1950)

Puppet Love (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1944)

The Psychedelic Experience, by Timothy Leary (Science Book; 1964)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Runaway Brain (Disney Cartoon; 1995)

The Screwdriver (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1941)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, by Pam Adams (Children’s Book; 1973)

3:47 EST, by Klaatu (Album; 1976)

Two-Headed Giant (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

A Walk in the Clouds (Film; 1995)

What If…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

You Beat Me To the Punch, by Mary Wells (Song; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 224 of 2024; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 8 (Ding-Wei)

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

Hebrew: 7 Av 5784

Islamic: 5 Safar 1446

J Cal: 14 Purple; Sevenday [14 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2024

Moon: 41%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 53 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 21 of 31)

[biffybobs]

The sun sets on the last day of summer; it's time to say farewell ❤️

The Bakewell Nightmare Legacy Challenge

December 31st 2020 - August 19th 2024

Thank you all for reading, liking, commenting, and reblogging. It's been an absolute blast. And I'm going to schedule this and run before I turn into a blubbering wreck ilu bye

[justcakeythings]

Every time someone slags off English food, I should get a portion of chips and a pickled egg, a Sunday dinner or at least a cherry bakewell and cup of tea.

[aghotel]

Derby Cathedral: A historic gem in the heart of Derby

Derby Cathedral, originally established in 943, stands proudly as one of the most captivating historic sites in Derby. With its rich heritage and significant monuments, it serves as a testament to Derby’s and Derbyshire’s past. Inside its walls, a wealth of treasures awaits visitors, including the tomb of Bess of Hardwick, a memorial dedicated to Florence Nightingale, and a stunning wrought iron screen crafted by the talented Robert Bakewell.

The Enlightenment

During the Enlightenment period, the nave of Derby Cathedral underwent a remarkable transformation. In 1725, architect James Gibbs redesigned it in a Neo-Classical style, imbuing the interior with simplicity and an abundance of natural light. Despite having only two modern stained-glass windows, the cathedral’s plain interior is beautifully balanced by the inclusion of a magnificent wrought-iron chancel screen, skillfully fashioned by the local iron-smith Robert Bakewell. Stretching across the width of the church, this screen stands as a prominent feature and a testament to the craftsmanship of the time.

Derby Cathedral

Activities

The Bridge Chapel: Beyond the walls of Derby Cathedral, visitors can explore the nearby Bridge Chapel, a short 5-minute walk from the cathedral itself. Situated along the banks of the River Derwent, this medieval bridge chapel is one of only six remaining in the entire United Kingdom. Built to provide spiritual solace to travellers, it also served as a toll collection point for those crossing the bridge into Derby.

Guided Tours: For those seeking a deeper understanding of the cathedral’s history and significance, guided tours are available to individuals, groups, organizations, and clubs. Led by experienced guides, these tours offer valuable insights into the cathedral’s past, its monuments, and the workings of the cathedral itself.

Tower Tour: One of the highlights of a visit to Derby Cathedral is the opportunity to embark on a tower tour. This unique experience allows visitors to climb one of the tallest church towers in England, standing at an impressive 212 feet and consisting of 189 steps. From the top, breathtaking panoramic views of the city and its surroundings can be enjoyed. Additionally, the tower is available for private tour hire, providing an exclusive and memorable experience.

Cathedral Treasures: For those with an interest in ecclesiastical silverware, the Cathedral Treasures await discovery. Housed in the Sir Richard Morris Room of the Cathedral Centre, this collection showcases remarkable pieces, some dating as far back as 1491, with several originating from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Regrettably, the Sir Richard Morris Room is currently not open to casual visits from the public.

Timing:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday: 09:00 – 17:15 Wednesday and Saturday: 09:00 – 17:00 Located just a brief 5-minute drive from The Stuart Hotel, Derby Cathedral offers a convenient and enriching experience for visitors. It is one of the best hotels in Derby near Derby train station – just a 5-minute walk away.The hotel is conveniently positioned on the bustling London Road (A6). After a day of exploration, retreat to our modern, comfortable, and spacious rooms for a restful night’s sleep. Alternatively, indulge in a delectable culinary experience at our fully equipped bar and restaurant, the ideal way to complete your stay. Learn more: www.aghotels.co.uk/the-stuart-hotel

[brookston]

Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Brother's Day

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Chris Hemsworth Day

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Dog Days of Summer end

811 Day

Festival of Happy Feet

Fiesta de Santa Clara (New Mexico)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival & Remembrance of People Died Last Year; Nepal)

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Health Center Staff Appreciation Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Hug a Tiny Day

Ingersoll Day

Inula Day (French Republic)

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Miracle Treat Day (Canada)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Day of Civic Hacking

National Face Mask Day

National Hip Hop Day

National Minority Day (Pakistan)

National Model Aviation Day

National Presidential Joke Day

National Safe Digging Day

Nutritionist Day (Mexico)

Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Roller Rink Day

Son and Daughter Day

SOS Day

WIT Brag Day

World Krill Day

World Steelpan Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fufu Day

National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

2nd Friday in August

Gals Night Out [2nd Friday]

Grey Cat Day [2nd Friday]

Hartjesdagen begins (Little Hearts Day; Netherlands) [Friday before 3rd Monday]

Kool-Aid Days begin (Hastings, Nebraska) [2nd Friday thru Sunday]

Lake Michigan Day [2nd Friday]

National Blood Book Awareness Day (UK) [2nd Friday]

National Kool-Aid Day [2nd Friday]

No Man's Land Celebration [2nd Friday]

Shop Online for Groceries Day [2nd Friday]

World Cross Stitch Day [2nd Friday]

Worldwide Art Day [2nd Friday]

Independence Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Ebenthal (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Ancestor Day III (Pagan)

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day of Honor for Oddudua (Santeria)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

Great Quackini (Muppetism)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of Śrāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

The Abyss (Film; 1989)

After Dark, My Sweet, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1955)

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

C’est Chic, by Chic (Album; 1978)

Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1953)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Danny Deckchair (Film; 2004)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

Food for Feeding’ (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Free Ride, by The Edgar Winter Group (Song; 1973)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

Hey, Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

His Hare Raising Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (Anime Film; 2017)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Need You Know, by Lady Antebellum (Song; 2009)

Orphan’s Benefit (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Runaway Brain (Disney Cartoon; 1995)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

A Walk in the Clouds (Film; 1995)

What If…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

You Beat Me To the Punch, by Mary Wells (Song; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2024; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 32 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 25 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Av 5783

Islamic: 24 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 13 Hasa; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2023

Moon: 20%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 21 of 31)

[laresearchette]

Sunday, June 04, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: JOE PICKETT (Paramount +) 90 DAY FIANCÉ: BEFORE THE 90 DAYS (TLC Canada) 8:00pm BATTLE ON THE BEACH (HGTV Canada) 9:00pm THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW (adult swim) 12:00am THE IDOL (HBO Canada) 9:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CRAVE TV THE IDOL (Season 1, Episode 1)

NETFLIX CANADA BOSS LEVEL

WNBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 1:00pm: Wings vs. Sun

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MEMORIAL CUP (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 7:00pm: Final

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Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez is facing calls to step down after leaked audio revealed her making openly racist remarks, including those about a White colleague’s young Black son. 

The Los Angeles Times first reported about the audio recording on Sunday of a conversation that happened back in October 2021 between Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera while discussing the redrawing of districts. 

According to the Times, Martinez criticized another colleague, Councilmember Mike Bonin, who is White, over the parenting of his Black son, who she said he treated like an "accessory."  Martinez remarked on the toddler’s behavior during a Martin Luther King Day parade, saying that the float would have tipped over if she and the other women present didn’t step in to "parent this kid."

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"They're raising him like a little White kid," Martinez said, according to the recording leaked on Reddit. "I was like, 'This kid needs a beatdown. Let me take him around the corner and then I'll bring him back."' Martinez also called Bonin’s son "ese changuito," Spanish for "that little monkey."

De León chimed in, comparing Bonin’s handling of the toddler to "when Nury brings her little yard bag or the Louis Vuitton bag." "Su negrito, like on the side," Martinez added. 

Condemning the comments made by his Latino colleagues, Bonin issued a family statement Sunday. 

"We are appalled, angry and absolutely disgusted that Nury Martinez attack our son with horrific racist slurs, and talked about her desire to psychically harm him," Bonin and his partner, Sean Arian, wrote. "It’s vile abhorrent and utterly disgraceful. The City Council needs to remove her as Council President immediately, and she needs to resign from office."

"As parents of a Black child, we condemn the entirety of the recorded conversation, which displayed a repeated and vulgar anti-Black sentiment, and a coordinated effort to weaken Black political representation in Los Angeles. The conversation revealed several layers of contempt for the people of Los Angeles, and a cynical, ugly desire to divide the City rather than serve it," the statement added. 

It’s not clear who made or leaked the recording. 

But seemingly unaware she was being recorded at the time, Martinez also recalled a conversation she had with businessman Danny Bakewell about possibly transferring Los Angeles International Airport out of Bonin's council district and into that of Councilmember Marqueece Harris- Dawson. The council president said she told Bakewell, "Go get the airport from his little brother -- that little b**** Bonin."

"Mike Bonin won't f---ing ever say peep about Latinos. He'll never say a f---ing word about us," De León  added. 

Martinez also derided Los Angeles County District George Gascón after the group pondered whether Gascón would endorse Cedillo in his re-election campaign against Eunessis Hernandez.

"F--- that guy ... He's with the Blacks," Martinez is heard saying, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. 

The conversation also steered toward Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas’ indictment on federal corruption charges, as Martinez said Controller Ron Galperin would decide whether Ridley-Thomas still gets paid during his suspension. "You need to go talk to that White guy," Martinez said. "It's not us. It's the White members on this council that will motherf--- you in a heartbeat."

After the Times published its story about the recording, Martinez and de León both issued apologies. 

"In a moment of intense frustration and anger, I let the situation get the best of me and I hold myself accountable for these comments. For that I am sorry. The context of this conversation was concern over the redistricting process and concern about the potential negative impact it might have on communities of color. My work speaks for itself. I’ve worked hard to lead this city through its most difficult time," Martinez said in a statement obtained by FOX 11 Los Angeles. 

"There were comments made in the context of this meeting that are wholly inappropriate; and I regret appearing to condone and even contribute to certain insensitive comments made about a colleague and his family in private," de León said. "I've reached out to that colleague personally. On that day, I fell short of the expectations we set for our leaders -- and I will hold myself to a higher standard."