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I finally did it!!! After about a million tries, I managed to get these plushes by @hautecoldture to kiss~

Just imagine it's like, night at a museum or expensive archive and this is how Barry stops Len from stealing shit tonight.

Damn, this just made my week!

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In the newer editions of Office/Word (2024 onwards), the labels are a little different.

File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Under the header "Connected Experiences", go to All Connected Experiences > Uncheck box: “Turn on all connected experiences”

Note, this will also uncheck the boxes for Experiences that analyze your content and Experiences that download online content, but really, you do NOT want AI doing those things anyway.

As an additional and, I hope, helpful PSA for your writing projects, primarily fiction or creative non-fiction, here are some non-AI'd (fuck you, Grammarly) reference materials, available as physical books, eBooks, and audiobooks:

Elements of Style by Oliver Strunk. E. B. White - Colloquially known simply as Strunk & White in some circles, it's really short, quick and dirty reminder on the general rules of English grammar, at less than 200 words, I believe. It's on its 4th edition, has usage examples, and the illustrated version has an adorable basset hound on the cover.

Chicago Manual of Style - Printed by the University of Chicago, it's one of the most widely used formatting guides of the big 5 publishing houses in the USA (as far as I have been told by editor friends, so don't go hacking me to pieces if you've heard differently). This one's pricey and heavy as a brick but, on its 18th edition as of this year, it has been updated for 2020s pronouns and has more fiction-friendly sections than past editions have had. Even if you get the 17th and older generations, you're still getting a large chunk of the good stuff.

There are a LOT of other reliable references out there, whether you're here for research or just the fun of writing up a little prose. Remember, you gotta KNOW the rules before you go and break em. AI has some good uses, but not in this arena!

Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an “opt-out” feature that scrapes your Word and Excel documents to train its internal AI systems. This setting is turned on by default, and you have to manually uncheck a box in order to opt out.

If you are a writer who uses MS Word to write any proprietary content (blog posts, novels, or any work you intend to protect with copyright and/or sell), you’re going to want to turn this feature off immediately.How to Turn off Word’s AI Access To Your Content

I won’t beat around the bush. Microsoft Office doesn’t make it easy to opt out of this new AI privacy agreement, as the feature is hidden through a series of popup menus in your settings:On a Windows computer, follow these steps to turn off “Connected Experiences”:

File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Optional Connected Experiences > Uncheck box: “Turn on optional connected experiences”

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Right, right, that was.... I forgot what else was going on, but I believe the Impala was there and Sara called Dean her hall pass. It just... seriously adds a different layer when you notice (possible) crossover intel in that network.

So, I've been watching episodes of Supernatural over my lunch break since... last week's apocalyptically shitty news. And I just thought of something. CW created both the Arrowverse and Supernatural. And in Supernatural, Dean tends to call Sam "bitch", to which Sam replies "jerk".

In season 2 of The Flash, Lisa Snart calls Len a jerk and his response is to call her a trainwreck. It's prolly coz it would have hit different to call your sister a bitch, but damn... does this mean the writers of Supernatural had a hand in some of the scripts for The Flash????

I think my brain bluescreened a lil, going in way too many directions today, lololol!

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So, I've been watching episodes of Supernatural over my lunch break since... last week's apocalyptically shitty news. And I just thought of something. CW created both the Arrowverse and Supernatural. And in Supernatural, Dean tends to call Sam "bitch", to which Sam replies "jerk".

In season 2 of The Flash, Lisa Snart calls Len a jerk and his response is to call her a trainwreck. It's prolly coz it would have hit different to call your sister a bitch, but damn... does this mean the writers of Supernatural had a hand in some of the scripts for The Flash????

I think my brain bluescreened a lil, going in way too many directions today, lololol!

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Still barely functional this week, but I've been TRYING to use fic-writing to ease my heart (despite the heart-related idiocy I write about, LOL), and damn, to make it sensible for the mid 2010s... I'm listening to a lot of decade-old songs now. And shit a theater-geek teen woulda listened to in the early 2000s, coz that's the music that would STICK. Or an early-twenties budding thief, while casing out hotel bars and other fancy places.

Today's discovery is "Paradise" by Sharif.

HALP. The cheesy love songs list is starting to actually grow in my head. HALP.

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Welcome to the madness. I still can't understand it myself. That little angel was annoooooying to me the first day he appeared. And then, somehow, he grew on me. Maybe I should blame Dean.

Watching my first watch through of SPN ever. I’m on season 9 and as someone who has been on tumblr since ancient times but didn’t actually get in to it, I think everyone DOWNPLAYED how crazy Destiel is. How did veterans survive that….. It’s just. What. What am I watching. Why does Deans voice get SOFT when he talks to Cas particularly??? Why did Dean ditch Sam to watch Cas at the supermarket???? I think because of the meme I was convinced it was cas who was the one obviously in love but. No. It’s Dean. And it’s embarrassing for him. This is crazy but Destiel fans weren’t crazy y’all were on to something all this time…..

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After an eternity in the Timestream that is life.... I'm BAAAACK. Barry and Len beware!

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Dear Brits, I KNOW you mean well... but this is NOT the week to greet me with "You all right?"

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Hugs all around. Plushes. Kleenex. Hot cocoa. And lots of hugs.

reblog if you need a hug

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🎃🎃🎃 trick or TREAT 🎃🎃🎃

Day-ish late, but as promised in last week's poll... here's a lil snippet from a future chapter of That Rare Arctic Thunderstorm. You said "treat", sooooooo....

[Barry] definitely questioned a lot of things when he noticed what one of the shop assistants was showing a couple by the register. “… sixteen vibration settings are absolutely insane,” the assistant was saying. “This other one doesn’t pulse as strongly, but the ice chamber makes for a unique temperature play experience—with the right lubricant!” The open violet box had two sizeable curved vibrators nestled in black felt, one bright red with a golden lightning bolt running up from its base, the other deep blue with a silver snowflake. Barry couldn’t see any other identifying markings on the packaging, but the glass case behind the counter had display models with the combined Flash and Captain Cold symbols behind them. He wanted to sink into the floor from embarrassment when the couple added the set to their order. “Breathe, Barr,” Iris whispered, steering him away from the register. "You're starting to vibrate again!" “I—that’s just…” The speedster struggled for words as he fought to get his body under control. He was hyperaware that Linda was only a few feet away. Thankfully—and mortifyingly—Iris’s coworker headed for the counter to get a closer look at the toys. Cecile couldn’t know about these, could she? There was no way she’d have approved of an adult toy company using the symbols of the city’s heroes—even if they signed the agreement to donate half the sales profits to charity. Right? “Len is going to—I don’t know what he’s going to think!” Barry scrubbed at his face—which was probably as red as the Flash suit just then. “Or what he’ll do.” “They’re just toys,” Iris said, rubbing soothing circles on his back. "And… well, you two would be the only ones who’d know if they’re anything like the real deals?" "Not helping!"

What would Len do if he knew about these? Hehehe... Also, this serves as your update announcement. There'll be a new chapter up next Friday, November 8th. 😉

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Well, looks like I'll be flipping coins/rolling dice tomorrow to pick a snippet, then!

🎃 Looks like the chances of me posting up a new chapter of That Rare Arctic Thunderstorm before Halloween are close to nill, but I feel treat-ish this spooky season, so...

Obviously, putting up this poll means I really wanna hear what you think---the more of you, the better. So do reblog, y'all! Poll's up till the 30th of October. 🎃

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🎃 Looks like the chances of me posting up a new chapter of That Rare Arctic Thunderstorm before Halloween are close to nill, but I feel treat-ish this spooky season, so...

Obviously, putting up this poll means I really wanna hear what you think---the more of you, the better. So do reblog, y'all! Poll's up till the 30th of October. 🎃

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Tonight's thoughts: Oh, thank FUCK. Finally found time to get writing again. Having a horny speedster and his thief whispering at each other in the back of my head the last while and not being able to do a thing about it has been a SPECIAL kind of torture.

//shamelessly downing a bottle of wine and writing till she passes out tonight

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So, I'm still swamped AF IRL, but I'm in the mood for trouble. So, thank you for the tag, @softboydepot . This pair of paragraphs (coz two sentences don't really cut it when it comes to me, do they?) is from That Rare Arctic Thunderstorm, but not the next chapter that's supposed to go up. ;p

“Because I’m not the person he needs right now.” Iris wanted to grab [Len] by the shoulders and shake him, but she poured as much earnestness as she could into her words instead. “Whatever you’re terrified of, whether it’s something in this timeline or an erased one, you have to put it aside. Barry needs you. If you really love him—” “Get out.” Len’s eyes flashed incandescent white. It was just for a second, but the warning was clear.

Happy Tuesday, y'all! And coz I'mma be a shit, wanna share anything from your current self indulgences, @notquiteinsane @theroguesharlequin ? And whoever else feels like sharing!

Write two sentences from one of your WIPs, I dare you

@incestthemes @herestoevilskanks @supergaysupernatural (or anyone else who wants to jump in or get added to the tag list)

In the spirit of fairness, here you go, two sentences from one of my WIPs I haven't touched in a bit:

"I know I'm getting off on this, but I've got a pair black eyes, you though," Dean bites his ear hard enough it might honestly be cut. Sam doesn't care, can't care with all the sensations warring inside him. "You're just naturally this twisted Sammy."

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Oh wow, I admit to being a TINY bit curious to see the results of this poll. Thanks to whoever submitted it, haha!

Summary: A bus accident. A few pilfered books. A parking garage in shambles. The Legends couldn't have predicted how a few (relatively) tiny accidents in the timeline could change the course of history for Team ColdFlash. Wait, Team ColdFlash? Or: In 2012, Barry Allen and Leonard Snart meet in a hotel in Keystone City, beginning a year and a half of clandestine encounters filled with sex, thieving lessons, and secret sharing. Barry gains a friend-with-benefits to distract him from pining after Iris, Len discovers that his heart may not be made of ice, and then the particle accelerator explodes.

Author: @zemkzone

Note from submitter: I hope people outside the fandom are amused by "Barry Allen is a Human Vibrator" being one of our fandom's tags

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Lil life update, for those wondering when TRAT is going to get a new chapter. I AM NOT abandoning it, no worries on that front. But a week and a half after that 2-week impromptu break to go back to NYC (and hunt down Grant Gustin on Broadway), I got word of a family emergency so I had to jet off AGAIN in the opposite direction.

I'm currently barely sleeping, praying to whoever is listening that I do NOT get sick from a weakened immune system at this rate. So... I'm writing as much as I can with a compromised skull, but I will not be releasing chapter 22 until 23 and 24 stop feeling like something is MISSING. All the coffee in the world can't save me (or Barry and Len) until I get a normal sleep cycle restarted.

Oh, I did get my diving license back in the middle of all this and swam with a hawksbill sea turtle, but it is a miracle I didn't fall asleep while underwater and float back to the surface, y'know? Decompression sickness while unconscious would still have been a bitch.

Yes, @notquiteinsane I am actually admitting it. I. Need. Sleep.

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OMG, I recall being VERY confused about that EF-5 business back when I wrote When Lightning Hits Ice but having no working knowledge to deal with that categorization. Learned a LOT more for That Rare Arctic Thunderstorm and I was SOOOO chuffed when you said I wasn't talking nonsense.

Gotta remember to pick your brain for any and all future weather shenanigans!

oh my god i forgot the first big thing that barry does as the flash is stop a tornado... you could almost say he... TAMES a tornado— *the friends i badgered into seeing twisters in theaters tackle me off the stage before i can start talking about a coldflash au*