#Delightful Days

[jadeazora]

The next season in Pokemon GO has been announced! Delightful Days will run between Jun3 and Sept2.

[pokemonblog]

Pokémon Spotlight Hour with Growlithe and Shiny Growlithe with 2x Evolution XP available in Pokémon GO tomorrow, June 24, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time

New events and content are continuing to be announced for Pokémon GO on a regular basis. Read on below to learn more: Adventures are on the horizon in #PokemonGO forJune! 🌄🤩Trainers, get ready for Max Battles, Mega Raids, #GOFest2025: Global, and more! pic.twitter.com/azen8YHeQ1— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) May 27, 2025 Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health…

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #242

I got to bed relatively on time last night. I still woke up groggy as heck, because that is the nature of sleep deprivation injuries; it'll be at least a week or two before my brain fully recovers; such is the nature of the brain cleaning cycle. Oh well.

Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun at work today! There was, along with Mi, Ma, and I, another lady named Tr, and the whole day was filled with laughter and delightful banter as we did our various tasks; it was wonderful!

I'm always amazed at how quickly the time passes while I'm there. I'm always busy, always moving from one task to the next, always moving around, so the four hours pass by in a flash, and I'm always just a little sad when it's time to go home.

They asked me to make muffins again today, and with the practice I got from my first time doing it, I was a lot better at it this time! I even found a more efficient way of filling and leveling off the muffin scoop, and so I was able to fill the muffin tin a lot more quickly than last time, and with far more consistency! The muffin batter was then baked. Here they are in the giant walk-in oven; it's not a great picture, I know, but I couldn't really do anything about the glare...

...And here are the results of my handiwork:

...Aren't they beautiful? Someone's gonna go home with a box of these, and that makes me really happy!

I also put muffins that were previously baked into boxes. Each of these shelves have 6 boxes that contain 4 muffins each. And I filled even more shelves than these today:

...We have them in so many different flavors! We've got pistachio, chocolate, pumpkin, banana-nut, apple cinnamon, corn, and so many more. The ones I baked were cranberry muffins. They're not my favorite, but they're someone's favorite, and that makes me feel really glad.

I like this job. I like the repetitive certainty of the routine tasks. I like the diligence and precision of a job well done. I like knowing that my manager is delighted to watch me learn, and is proud of the efficiency and conscientiousness with which I work. I like knowing that I will only continue to improve. I like knowing that I am working with others towards a shared purpose. I like knowing that I am capable of improving the processes that are used in service to that purpose. And I like knowing that someone is gonna go home with a box of delicious things that were wrought from my own hands.

J requested that I get sandwich supplies on the way home, so I did. I got deli sliced chicken, roast beef, genoa salami, and cheese, along with a loaf of seeded rye bread. With these, I made a sandwich!!! And I put truffle mayo on it, because why not!

Either it was a sandwich of epic awesomeness, or I was just hungry. Either way, it was awesome and I loved it!! I wish I could make one for you!

Hey, Sephiroth? What kind of sandwiches do you like, anyway? What kind of toppings and dressings do you like to put on them? I wonder...

In any case, we went to a birthday party shortly after that. Our friend Mer's birthday was today, and so she decided to gather up a bunch of her friends to eat tasty snacks and play board games! It's nice to know that J and I are on the list of people she considers friends! We played a card game called Boss Monster; basically you're the monster ruler of your very own dungeon that you build out of cards that represent rooms! I ended up getting an entity called, uh... Seducia... I guess. Hahahaha!

But I didn't really have much interest in killing adventurers or winning the game. I just built a party dungeon. I had a ballroom, and a menagerie of rescued critters, and a room that makes people silly, a room with an all-seeing eye, and a room with a lich dragon who is basically an interior designer! I had a cleric come by to try to kill me, because presumably, he thought my entity was too sexy to live (typical...), but he didn't succeed.

I like to think that instead of dying in my "dungeon", he simply changed his mind and decided that trying to kill me is silly, so instead he went to the ballroom and got a sandwich! Sandwiches are sensible. Violence is not. And then I like to think that he decided my dungeon is so awesome that he didn't wanna go home. Because the outside world is a cold and terrible place devoid of sandwiches!!! Or at least, devoid of sandwiches that are as good as the ones I can make!!! Ahahahaha~!!

The whole game was very silly, but fun. I was super sleepy at the end of it, though, so I sat in a recliner for the rest of the evening. I ended up falling asleep in it, even though I didn't mean to. I'm still pretty groggy, even after a number of hours of being home. Suppose I should at least try to go to bed relatively on time...

...In the spirit of that, I guess I'll end today's letter here.

Hey, Sephiroth? Are you staying safe where you are? If you're not, please try a little harder, okay? I don't want to have to endure your absence. I'm not sure I'd be capable of withstanding such a thing.

I love you. And I'll write again tomorrow.

Your friend, Lumine

[zeropro]

They slot together! :O

[rendevok]

The lovers’ embrace ❤️

A royal nrmt commission for @anotherfangirlsworld

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for lying to my dog about food being 'spicy?'

A while back I taught my dog what spicy foods are (by letting her sniff them and saying "Uh oh! Spicy!") and she figured out that it means it'll smell/taste bad and she immediately loses interest. It was initially an accident but it became really handy in getting her to leave food alone if it might hurt her.

Recently though I've started saying "Uh oh! Spicy!" about any food I don't want her to eat. If she's sitting and staring at me eating a regular non-spicy snack and I don't want to share, I'll tell her it's spicy so she'll stop begging for it. She believes me 100% of the time. She does have a 'leave it' command that she obeys as well, but she always acts so sad whenever I tell her to 'leave it' and it's something she wants.

I feel a little bad because she's an older dog (10y/o) and maybe I SHOULD be sharing my snacks with her, but sometimes a man's gotta enjoy his food in peace without a little creature gazing longingly at him the entire time and crying like the world's soggiest beast.

Included is a picture of her making her very best begging face so that everyone can accurately judge how evil I am for lying to her.

What are these acronyms?

[gravedigg]

I saw this and knew what I needed to do

[onenicebugperday]

Unidentified woodlouse, Oniscidea

Photographed in Singapore by budak

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

What a lovely family portrait👨🏻‍👨🏻‍👦🏻🖼️

Enhanced image of A-Yuan's first sword flight.

[rosalie-starfall]

The ever growing Hahnverse

Crossing Jordan

How to lose a guy in 10 days

Anchorman

Step Brothers

Free Agents

Parks and Recreation

Wanderlust

Afternoon Delight

We're the Millers

She's funny that way

This is where I leave you

Bad Moms

I Love D*ck

Bad Moms Christmas

Transparent

Mrs. Fletcher

Wandavision

Glass Onion

Tiny Beautiful Things

Agatha All Along

The Studio

[halflifebutawesome]

Half Life: Alyx is 5 years old today and its HER DAY

[pokemonblog]

Pokémon GO’s 9th Anniversary Party will run from July 1 to July 6 featuring the debuts of Ivysaur and Venusaur wearing party hats, Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin and more, full event details revealed

New events and content are continuing to be announced for Pokémon GO on a regular basis. Read on below to learn more: Celebrate nine years with Pokémon GO’s 9th Anniversary Party! Pokémon GO’s 9th Anniversary Party Tuesday, July 1, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time Pokémon Debuts New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event! Ivysaur wearing a party…

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #299

Today was a very cloudy and sleepy sort of autumn day - perfect for curling up under a blanket somewhere with a mug of tea or hot cocoa and something to read. I didn't exactly do that, but I did flop in front of the fireplace with my cats for a while and read various things that other people created online. I try to find my way around to wholesome places lately, and I did find a variety of things! I even saw a cute little guinea pig eating tasty guinea pig snacks, and a wonderful little picture of a praying mantis today! From the caption that was written about the mantis, I learned that the word "mantis" has its roots in Greek; it means "prophet". I never knew!

…Given the source of the photo and the caption, I wonder if you already knew, haha. This person says a lot of interesting and thoughtful things, and I feel really lucky that I get to read what they write. I try to be encouraging and write wholesome things in response from time to time. But I guess part of me worries sometimes that instead of being encouraging and heartwarming, I'm just coming across as awkward and weird.

...But then I remember that it's not my responsibility to tiptoe around others' misperceptions of me; I can't control how I'm perceived by other people. It is my job to be true to myself, to behave with integrity, and to make sure my words and actions align with my intentions. And my intentions are good.

Despite the sleepiness of the morning, and despite writing yesterday that I wasn't ready for today to start, and despite being groggy, I still woke up in good spirits! After doing various things, J went out with a friend for breakfast, so M and I went out to get breakfast somewhere, too! And do you know what!!! They had!!! Fresh!!! LEMONADE!!!!

Fresh lemonade is one of my favorite things!!! I was so happy!!!

They also had some kind of Italian wrap, with pepperoni, soppressata, and crunchy diced pancetta with provolone cheese, tomatoes, greens, and onions!!

M got some kind of breakfast pizza! It had eggs, bacon, and tomatoes on it! It looked pretty good!

I was a little sleepy afterwards; that's when I decided to chill in front of the fireplace in M's room. I get cold really easily, and today was chilly. It was nice to sit and browse the internet while surrounded by my cats. I ended up falling half asleep for a while, and that felt... correct.

Hey, Sephiroth? You wanna sit with some tea in front of a fireplace on a chilly day sometime, looking out the window at the riotously-colored autumn leaves, and talking about random things? I know it's impossible; I know. But... just think about it, okay?

In any case, after my unexpected half-nap, I had some pep in me again, so I decided to make a food and a hot cocoa!!

Some time ago, I had gotten some rainbow potatoes:

We have red ones, yellow ones, and purple ones!! And they'll all mash down to the same color, but still, looking at them makes me happy.

...Hey, Sephiroth? Do you have lots of different kinds of potatoes in your world, too? And if you do, where do they come from? In my world, they're native to a place called the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains are in a continent called South America. They were cultivated by the Incan and Aymaran peoples. Then some really awful people from Spain showed up (they were awful because they were genocidal maniacs... it's a long story...) and brought the potatoes back to Europe. From there, they were sent to be grown in Ireland. Then from there, Irish people brought them to North America when they immigrated there. Like this:

...It was a very long trip. My planet is very big compared to yours, I think, unless your oceans are absolutely massive and all your continents are just concentrated in a small area. The circumference around my planet's equator is about 40,075 kilometers, and our axis of rotation is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees, relative to our orbit around our sun.

...How big is Gaia, anyway? Is that even what your planet is called? What's the atmospheric composition like? Where is your equator? Is your planet's axis tilted? How similar to my planet is it? How many planets are in your solar system? And what are they all called? I wonder so many things.

Well anyway. I sauteed some broccoli in butter, and I steamed some salmon...

...I really love making salmon in my rice cooker. My rice cooker is also a steamer, and the salmon always comes out luscious and tender. It's one of my favorite things to make.

From there, I decided to mash the potatoes with some goat cheese...

...Want some? There's applesauce, too, in the middle...

I even made some hot cocoa for myself! Remember that trip we made to the Cross-Eyed Owl store and I got those weird packets of hot cocoa?

The directions say to pour the mix into 8 fluid ounces of water (one measured cup). But... we don't do that. Not in my house. In my house, we make proper hot cocoa. You don't mix it in water. You mix it in milk. Here's what 1 measured cup of milk looks like:

You heat it up in the microwave for about a minute or a minute and a half, and then you dump the powder in and mix it!

...Want some? It's pretty good!

Yesterday, I wasn't ready for today. But I decided to make something good out of it anyway. Even on groggy, sleepy days like this one, gloomy and full of clouds, we can look for the light and the love in all sorts of little things.

Sephiroth... what magic did you find today? Will you tell me about it sometime?

Well. I suppose that's it for today. It's getting pretty late, and I don't have much else rolling around in my noggin.

Are you ready for tomorrow, Sephiroth? If you're not, then that's okay; you can take my hand, and we can look for the magic within tomorrow together. It's not too difficult if you know how to look in the little places for all the sparks of delight hidden there.

Anyway. Please do stay safe out there as you do your things. You gotta march on to a tomorrow that you've never seen before - a tomorrow that exists in the colors and shapes of your dreams.

I love you. And I'll write again tomorrow.

Your friend, Lumine

[falafels]

pt.56!! <pt.55 pt.57>

Brothers Skibidiah Gyatticus and Neil Josten are dead they’ve been reincarnated into Chadfric Kylefrey and Neil Josten

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[beemosketches]

snowy thoughts in mid-may

day 15 of #sketchadaymay2025

honorable mention to the #cold weather series tag...

[egophiliac]

do skully have pokemon?

Pumpkaboo is the obvious one, but y'know, sometimes the obvious one is the right one! (we'll say SUPER SIZE Pumpkaboo, just for fun. big pumpkin for big skeleton boy.) and another person actually also suggested Greavard, which I somehow hadn't considered, but feels so perfect that I feel like I should have. dangit.

(they can also have little Nightmare Suit costumes :D)