#and Melissa and Flapjack

[pushing500]

At least there's no doubt that this is the real Tokori. Only he would spend SO MUCH TIME IN THE FREAKING BATH

Poor XiaoLiang still holds onto hope that one of the four identical aroace Jones boys will change their mind someday and agree to a date. He will be disappointed every time. A modern tragedy...

Happy birthday Dani!!! It feels like only yesterday you were born, but soon you'll be learning to walk and talk and we're going to love you even more than we thought possible <3 <3

Beau and Jut are celebrating their daughter's toddlerhood by... sitting in a different room reading smut together. The picture of romance, I'm sure, even if Dani might feel a teensy bit neglected on her birthday 🤔

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[incorrect-extrajackets-quotes]

Melissa: Tell me, Crystal, have you ever considered…FAKING YOUR OWN DEATH?

Crystal:…You can do that?

Melissa: Sure, I do it all the time.

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 5.23

Holidays

Angelica Day (French Republic)

Aretha Franklin Appreciation Day (Michigan)

Aromanian National Day (Balkans; a.k.a. Aromanians, Vlachs, or Macedo-Romanians)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Battle of Pinchincha Annniversary Day (Ecuador)

Bermuda Day (Bermuda)

Best Friend-in-Law Day

Beyonce Day (Minnesota)

Bonnie and Clyde Gunned Down Anniversary Day

Bifocals Day

Caracal Day

Day of the Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot (Abzhazia)

Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Azerbaijan)

Day of Ukrainian Marines (Ukraine)

Defenestration of Prague Anniversary Day

Divorce Day (UK)

Empire Air Day (UK)

Empire Day (Bermuda)

EMS Recognition Day

Festival of Saint Sarah the Egyptian (Sara Kali the Black Queen; a.k.a. Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France) begins [until 25th]

Go For A Walk In Your Swim Fins Day

Go Nissan Day

Harvesting Healing Day

Hats for Headway Day (UK)

Heroes’ Day (Ukraine)

International Day of Women’s Football

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (UN)

International GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day

International Synthesizer Day

Isis Asteroid Day

Kiss Day (Japan)

Komagata Maru Remembrance Day (Canada)

Labour Day (Jamaica)

Linnaeus Day (Sweden)

Lucky Penny Day

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

Mayoring Day (Rye, Sussex, UK)

Melissa McBride Day

Mesmerism Day

Moog Day

National Apology Day

National Best Friend-in-Law Day

National Braid Day

National Canine Cancer Awareness Day

National Cooler Day

National Day (Morocco)

National Fill Your Thermos Brand Bottle Day

National Girls Learn Coding Day

National Infantry Day (Ukraine)

National Medical Coder Day

National MILF Day

National Stop the Bleed Day

National Tea Cosy Day

Naval Infantry Day (Ukraine)

143 Day (Mr. Rogers)

PitDark Pitch Day

Stormy Daniels Day

Students’ Day (Mexico)

World Crohn's and Colitis Day

World Day Against Melanoma

World Wrestling Day

Youth Day (Tajikistan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chilaquiles Day

Dunkin Iced Coffee Day

National Asparagus Day

National Drinking with Chickens Day

National Pork Roll Day

National Taffy Day

Nature Celebrations

Bluebell Day

Climb A Tree Day

Kids Ocean Day (California)

Leaf Buds Day (Memories of First Love; Korean Birth Flowers)

National Goat Day

National Poppy Day

World Turtle Day

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Ausveria (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Bonumland (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Constitution Day (Germany)

Jamestown Colony (Charter granted; 1609)

Lebanon (Proclaimed a Republic by France; 1926)

Plan for Palestine Independence by 1949 (Approved by UK Parliament; 1939)

Reberia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

South Carolina Statehood Day (#8; 1788)

Virginia (Voted to Secede from the Union; 1861)

4th Friday in May

Ascension Friday (Belgium)

Carb Day [Friday before Indy 500]

Comfort Food Friday [Every Friday]

Don't Fry Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

Five For Friday [Every Friday]

Flapjack Friday [4th Friday of Each Month]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Flirtatious Friday [4th Friday of Each Month]

Fredagsmys (Cozy Friday; Sweden) [Every Friday]

Friday Finds [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Heat Safety Awareness Day [4th Friday]

National Cooler Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Death Busters Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Road Trip Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Wig Out Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Work From Home Day [4th Friday]

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) [Every Friday]

Title Track Day [4th Friday]

Walk Safely to School Day (Australia) [4th Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 23 (3rd Full Week of May)

Mudbug Madness Days (Shreveport, Louisiana) [thru 5.25] (Memorial Day Weekend)_

National Polka Weekend (thru 5.25) [Memorial Day Weekend]_

Old Time Player Piano Weekend (thru 5.25) [Memorial Day Weekend]_

Festivals On or Beginning May 23, 2025

Arcadia Broiler Dairy Days (Arcadia, Wisconsin) [thru 5.25]

Austin Greek Festival (Austin, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Bath Fringe Festival (Bath, United Kingdom) [thru 6.8]

Blue Crab Festival (Palatka, Florida) [thru 5.25]

Blues, Brews & BBQ (Beaver Creek, Colorado) [thru 5.25]

BottleRock Napa Valley Music & Food Festival (Napa, California) [thru 5.25]

Feast of the Flowering Moon (Chillicothe, Ohio) [thru 5.25]

Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival (Fredericksburg, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Garden Grove Strawberry Festival (Garden Grove, California) [thru 5.26]

Great Alaska Craft Beer & Home Brew Festival (Haines, Alaska) [thru 5.24]

Moonshine Festival (New Straitsville, Ohio) [thru 5.26]

Nattjazz [Bergen International Jazz Festival] (Bergen, Norway) [thru 5.31]

Newport Beach Wine & Spirits Festival (Newport Beach, California) [thru 5.25]

Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, Washington) [thru 5.26]

Orlando Carnival Downtown (Orlando, Florida) [thru 5.25]

Oscar Meyer Wienie 500 (indianapolis, Indiana)

Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 6.7]

Scandinavian Heritage Festival (Ephraim, Utah) [thru 5.24]

Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 6.8]

Vivid Sydney (Sydney, Australia) [thru 6.14]

Worlds Largest Brat Fest (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 5.25]

ZestFest (Fort Worth, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Feast Days

Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Aldhelm (Christian; Saint)

Anathansius (Positivist; Saint)

Appreciate Reptiles Day (Pastafarian)

Bluebell Day (Shamanism)

Bufi the Toad (Muppetism)

Carista (Day of Peace in the Family; Pagan)

Declaration of the Bab (Baba'i)

Desiderius, Bishop of Langres (Christian; Saint)

Desiderius of Vienne (Christian; Saint)

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Christian; Saint)

Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (Christian; Saint)

Guibert of Gemblours (Christian; Saint)

Ivo of Chartres (Christian; Saint)

John Baptist dei Rossi (Christian; Saint)

Julia of Corsica (Christian; Saint)

Leontius of Rostov (Christian; Marty)

Montanus and Lucius (Christian; Martyrs)

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))

Quintian, Lucius and Julian (Christian; Saints)

Rosalia (Ancient Rome)

Simon the Zealot (Abkhazia)

Slim Pickens Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tubilustrium (Ceremony to Purify the Ceremonial Trumpets; Ancient Rome) [also 3.23]

Turtle Day (Pastafarian)

Vulcan's Day (Ancient Rome)

William of Perth (Christian; Saint)

William of Rochester (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 4 (Xin-Si), Day 26 (Ren-Chen)

Day Pillar: Water Dragon

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Close Day (閉 Bi) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Mitch Albom (Literature)

Richard Ayoade (Entertainment)

John Bardeen (Science)

James Blish (Literature)

Carl Bloch (Art)

Drew Carey (Entertainment)

Rosemary Clooney (Music)

Scatman Crothers (Music)

Douglas Fairbanks (Entertainment)

Bertholet Flemalle (Art)

Margaret Fuller (Literature)

Harold Hitchcock (Art)

Jewel Kilcher (Music)

Franz Kline (Art)

Joshua Lederberg (Science)

Carl Linnaeus (Science)

Robert Moog (Music)

Amaldus Nielsen (Art)

Helen O’Connell (Music)

John Payne (Entertainment)

Jonathan Pryce (Entertainment)

József Rippl-Rónai (Art)

Artie Shaw (Music)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Abie's Irish Rose (Play; 1922)

Addicted to Love (Film; 1997)

The Asphalt Jungle (Film; 1950)

Ball of Confusion, by The Temptations (Song; 1970)

Blended (Film; 2014)

Born This Way, by Lady Gaga (Album; 2011)

Brassed Off (Film; 1996)

Bruce Almighty (Film; 2003)

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (Novel; 2012)

Cat Nipped (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

The China Plate (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1931)

Col. Heeza Liar, War Aviator (Pathe News Cartoon; 1915)

David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell (Book; 2014)

Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann (Novel; 1947)

Doc Yak Bowling (Old Doc Yak Cartoon; 1914)

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, by Gerry and the Pacemakers (Song; 1964)

Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1971) [Dragonriders of Pern #2]

The Dwarf, by Pär Lagerkvist (Novel; 1944)

Echoes from the Alps (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1925)

The Fabulous Riverboat, by Philip José Farmer (Novel; 1971) [Riverworld #2]

Fidelio (Final Version), by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Opera; 1814)

Fish Tales (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Follow That Dream (Film; 1964)

Frolicking Fish (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (Music Documentary Film; 2003)

The Gong Show Movie (Film; 1980)

The Great Overland Cross-Country Race (Roland & Rattfink Cartoon; 1971)

Have You Bought Your Liberty Bond? (Hearst-Pathe News Cartoon; 1917)

I Get Around, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1964)

I’ll Be There For You, by The Rembrandt’s (Song/Friends Theme Song; 1995)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Film; 1984)

Injun Trouble (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1951)

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell (Novel; 1960)

The Carnival Kid (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Kids Are Alright (Documentary Film; 1979)

Law and Audrey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1952)

Lights Fantastic (WB MM Cartoon; 1942)

Loose in a Caboose (Little Lulu Cartoon; 1947)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Film; 1997)

Mama Told Me (Not To Come), by Three Dog Night (Song; 1970)

The Marshall Mathers LP, by Eminem (Album; 2000)

Much Ado About Nutting (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

A Mutt in a Rut (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

The New Cook’s Debut (Paramount Magazine Cartoon; 1920)

New York Public Library dedicated (Library; 1911)

Night Owl (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1927)

Nutty News (WB LT Cartoon; 1942)

Paperback Writer, by The Beatles (Song; 1966)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (Film; 1973)

Patience, by Gilbert & Sullivan (Operetta; 1881)

Persepolis (Animated Film; 2007)

The Shining (Film; 1980)

Silly Scandals (Betty Boop Talkartoon Cartoon; 1931)

Taking the Long Way, by the Dixie Chicks (Album; 2006)

The Thin Man (Film; 1934)

This Little Biggie Went to Market (Flesicher Screen Songs Cartoon; 1934)

Toby the Bull Thrower (Toby the Pup Cartoon; 1931)

Tommy, by The Who (Album; 1969)

To the Rescue (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Wacky Quacky (Columbia Favorites Cartoon; 1957)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Film; 2014)

Today’s Name Days

Alma, Desiree, Renate (Austria)

Deziderije, Nada, Vilim, Želimir, Željko (Croatia)

Vladimír (Czech Republic)

Desiderus (Denmark)

Lii, Liidi, Liidia, Ly, Lydia (Estonia)

Lyydia, Lyyli (Finland)

Didier (France)

Alma, Désirée, Renate (Germany)

Dezső (Hungary)

Desiderio (Italy)

Leontīne, Ligija, Lonija (Latvia)

Gertautas, Ivona, Tautvydė (Lithuania)

Oddlaug, Oddleif (Norway)

Budziwoj, Dezyderiusz, Dezydery, Emilia, Iwona, Jan, Leontyna, Michał, Symeon (Poland)

Mihail (România)

Želmíra (Slovakia)

Desiderio (Spain)

Desideria, Desirée (Sweden)

Allard, Desirae, Desire, Desiree (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Ethan Day

National Reed Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 143 of 2025; 222 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 5 of Week 21 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Xin-Si), Day 26 (Ren-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 15 Bashans 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Chestnut (May 15-24) [Day 9 of 10]

Hebrew: 25 Iyar 5785

Islamic: 25 Dhu al-Qada 1446

Julian: 10 May 2025

Moon: 17%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 3 Saint Paul (6th Month) [Athanasius]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 10 of 15] (thru 5.28)

Season: Spring (Day 64 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 23 Magenta; Twosday [23 of 30]

Week: 3rd Full Week of May

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Gemini (Day 3 of 31)

Sidereal Zodiac: Taurus (Day 9 of 32)

Schmidt Zodiac: Cetus (Day 12 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Aries (Day 10 of 39)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Aries (Day 10 of 37)

[brookston]

Holidays 5.23

Holidays

Angelica Day (French Republic)

Aretha Franklin Appreciation Day (Michigan)

Aromanian National Day (Balkans; a.k.a. Aromanians, Vlachs, or Macedo-Romanians)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Battle of Pinchincha Annniversary Day (Ecuador)

Bermuda Day (Bermuda)

Best Friend-in-Law Day

Beyonce Day (Minnesota)

Bonnie and Clyde Gunned Down Anniversary Day

Bifocals Day

Caracal Day

Day of the Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot (Abzhazia)

Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Azerbaijan)

Day of Ukrainian Marines (Ukraine)

Defenestration of Prague Anniversary Day

Divorce Day (UK)

Empire Air Day (UK)

Empire Day (Bermuda)

EMS Recognition Day

Festival of Saint Sarah the Egyptian (Sara Kali the Black Queen; a.k.a. Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France) begins [until 25th]

Go For A Walk In Your Swim Fins Day

Go Nissan Day

Harvesting Healing Day

Hats for Headway Day (UK)

Heroes’ Day (Ukraine)

International Day of Women’s Football

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (UN)

International GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day

International Synthesizer Day

Isis Asteroid Day

Kiss Day (Japan)

Komagata Maru Remembrance Day (Canada)

Labour Day (Jamaica)

Linnaeus Day (Sweden)

Lucky Penny Day

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

Mayoring Day (Rye, Sussex, UK)

Melissa McBride Day

Mesmerism Day

Moog Day

National Apology Day

National Best Friend-in-Law Day

National Braid Day

National Canine Cancer Awareness Day

National Cooler Day

National Day (Morocco)

National Fill Your Thermos Brand Bottle Day

National Girls Learn Coding Day

National Infantry Day (Ukraine)

National Medical Coder Day

National MILF Day

National Stop the Bleed Day

National Tea Cosy Day

Naval Infantry Day (Ukraine)

143 Day (Mr. Rogers)

PitDark Pitch Day

Stormy Daniels Day

Students’ Day (Mexico)

World Crohn's and Colitis Day

World Day Against Melanoma

World Wrestling Day

Youth Day (Tajikistan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chilaquiles Day

Dunkin Iced Coffee Day

National Asparagus Day

National Drinking with Chickens Day

National Pork Roll Day

National Taffy Day

Nature Celebrations

Bluebell Day

Climb A Tree Day

Kids Ocean Day (California)

Leaf Buds Day (Memories of First Love; Korean Birth Flowers)

National Goat Day

National Poppy Day

World Turtle Day

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Ausveria (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Bonumland (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Constitution Day (Germany)

Jamestown Colony (Charter granted; 1609)

Lebanon (Proclaimed a Republic by France; 1926)

Plan for Palestine Independence by 1949 (Approved by UK Parliament; 1939)

Reberia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

South Carolina Statehood Day (#8; 1788)

Virginia (Voted to Secede from the Union; 1861)

4th Friday in May

Ascension Friday (Belgium)

Carb Day [Friday before Indy 500]

Comfort Food Friday [Every Friday]

Don't Fry Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

Five For Friday [Every Friday]

Flapjack Friday [4th Friday of Each Month]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Flirtatious Friday [4th Friday of Each Month]

Fredagsmys (Cozy Friday; Sweden) [Every Friday]

Friday Finds [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Heat Safety Awareness Day [4th Friday]

National Cooler Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Death Busters Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Road Trip Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Wig Out Day [Friday before Memorial Day]

National Work From Home Day [4th Friday]

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) [Every Friday]

Title Track Day [4th Friday]

Walk Safely to School Day (Australia) [4th Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 23 (3rd Full Week of May)

Mudbug Madness Days (Shreveport, Louisiana) [thru 5.25] (Memorial Day Weekend)_

National Polka Weekend (thru 5.25) [Memorial Day Weekend]_

Old Time Player Piano Weekend (thru 5.25) [Memorial Day Weekend]_

Festivals On or Beginning May 23, 2025

Arcadia Broiler Dairy Days (Arcadia, Wisconsin) [thru 5.25]

Austin Greek Festival (Austin, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Bath Fringe Festival (Bath, United Kingdom) [thru 6.8]

Blue Crab Festival (Palatka, Florida) [thru 5.25]

Blues, Brews & BBQ (Beaver Creek, Colorado) [thru 5.25]

BottleRock Napa Valley Music & Food Festival (Napa, California) [thru 5.25]

Feast of the Flowering Moon (Chillicothe, Ohio) [thru 5.25]

Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival (Fredericksburg, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Garden Grove Strawberry Festival (Garden Grove, California) [thru 5.26]

Great Alaska Craft Beer & Home Brew Festival (Haines, Alaska) [thru 5.24]

Moonshine Festival (New Straitsville, Ohio) [thru 5.26]

Nattjazz [Bergen International Jazz Festival] (Bergen, Norway) [thru 5.31]

Newport Beach Wine & Spirits Festival (Newport Beach, California) [thru 5.25]

Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, Washington) [thru 5.26]

Orlando Carnival Downtown (Orlando, Florida) [thru 5.25]

Oscar Meyer Wienie 500 (indianapolis, Indiana)

Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 6.7]

Scandinavian Heritage Festival (Ephraim, Utah) [thru 5.24]

Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston, South Carolina) [thru 6.8]

Vivid Sydney (Sydney, Australia) [thru 6.14]

Worlds Largest Brat Fest (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 5.25]

ZestFest (Fort Worth, Texas) [thru 5.25]

Feast Days

Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Aldhelm (Christian; Saint)

Anathansius (Positivist; Saint)

Appreciate Reptiles Day (Pastafarian)

Bluebell Day (Shamanism)

Bufi the Toad (Muppetism)

Carista (Day of Peace in the Family; Pagan)

Declaration of the Bab (Baba'i)

Desiderius, Bishop of Langres (Christian; Saint)

Desiderius of Vienne (Christian; Saint)

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Christian; Saint)

Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (Christian; Saint)

Guibert of Gemblours (Christian; Saint)

Ivo of Chartres (Christian; Saint)

John Baptist dei Rossi (Christian; Saint)

Julia of Corsica (Christian; Saint)

Leontius of Rostov (Christian; Marty)

Montanus and Lucius (Christian; Martyrs)

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))

Quintian, Lucius and Julian (Christian; Saints)

Rosalia (Ancient Rome)

Simon the Zealot (Abkhazia)

Slim Pickens Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tubilustrium (Ceremony to Purify the Ceremonial Trumpets; Ancient Rome) [also 3.23]

Turtle Day (Pastafarian)

Vulcan's Day (Ancient Rome)

William of Perth (Christian; Saint)

William of Rochester (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 4 (Xin-Si), Day 26 (Ren-Chen)

Day Pillar: Water Dragon

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Close Day (閉 Bi) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Mitch Albom (Literature)

Richard Ayoade (Entertainment)

John Bardeen (Science)

James Blish (Literature)

Carl Bloch (Art)

Drew Carey (Entertainment)

Rosemary Clooney (Music)

Scatman Crothers (Music)

Douglas Fairbanks (Entertainment)

Bertholet Flemalle (Art)

Margaret Fuller (Literature)

Harold Hitchcock (Art)

Jewel Kilcher (Music)

Franz Kline (Art)

Joshua Lederberg (Science)

Carl Linnaeus (Science)

Robert Moog (Music)

Amaldus Nielsen (Art)

Helen O’Connell (Music)

John Payne (Entertainment)

Jonathan Pryce (Entertainment)

József Rippl-Rónai (Art)

Artie Shaw (Music)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Abie's Irish Rose (Play; 1922)

Addicted to Love (Film; 1997)

The Asphalt Jungle (Film; 1950)

Ball of Confusion, by The Temptations (Song; 1970)

Blended (Film; 2014)

Born This Way, by Lady Gaga (Album; 2011)

Brassed Off (Film; 1996)

Bruce Almighty (Film; 2003)

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (Novel; 2012)

Cat Nipped (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

The China Plate (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1931)

Col. Heeza Liar, War Aviator (Pathe News Cartoon; 1915)

David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell (Book; 2014)

Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann (Novel; 1947)

Doc Yak Bowling (Old Doc Yak Cartoon; 1914)

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, by Gerry and the Pacemakers (Song; 1964)

Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1971) [Dragonriders of Pern #2]

The Dwarf, by Pär Lagerkvist (Novel; 1944)

Echoes from the Alps (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1925)

The Fabulous Riverboat, by Philip José Farmer (Novel; 1971) [Riverworld #2]

Fidelio (Final Version), by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Opera; 1814)

Fish Tales (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Follow That Dream (Film; 1964)

Frolicking Fish (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (Music Documentary Film; 2003)

The Gong Show Movie (Film; 1980)

The Great Overland Cross-Country Race (Roland & Rattfink Cartoon; 1971)

Have You Bought Your Liberty Bond? (Hearst-Pathe News Cartoon; 1917)

I Get Around, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1964)

I’ll Be There For You, by The Rembrandt’s (Song/Friends Theme Song; 1995)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Film; 1984)

Injun Trouble (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1951)

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell (Novel; 1960)

The Carnival Kid (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Kids Are Alright (Documentary Film; 1979)

Law and Audrey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1952)

Lights Fantastic (WB MM Cartoon; 1942)

Loose in a Caboose (Little Lulu Cartoon; 1947)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Film; 1997)

Mama Told Me (Not To Come), by Three Dog Night (Song; 1970)

The Marshall Mathers LP, by Eminem (Album; 2000)

Much Ado About Nutting (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

A Mutt in a Rut (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

The New Cook’s Debut (Paramount Magazine Cartoon; 1920)

New York Public Library dedicated (Library; 1911)

Night Owl (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1927)

Nutty News (WB LT Cartoon; 1942)

Paperback Writer, by The Beatles (Song; 1966)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (Film; 1973)

Patience, by Gilbert & Sullivan (Operetta; 1881)

Persepolis (Animated Film; 2007)

The Shining (Film; 1980)

Silly Scandals (Betty Boop Talkartoon Cartoon; 1931)

Taking the Long Way, by the Dixie Chicks (Album; 2006)

The Thin Man (Film; 1934)

This Little Biggie Went to Market (Flesicher Screen Songs Cartoon; 1934)

Toby the Bull Thrower (Toby the Pup Cartoon; 1931)

Tommy, by The Who (Album; 1969)

To the Rescue (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Wacky Quacky (Columbia Favorites Cartoon; 1957)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Film; 2014)

Today’s Name Days

Alma, Desiree, Renate (Austria)

Deziderije, Nada, Vilim, Želimir, Željko (Croatia)

Vladimír (Czech Republic)

Desiderus (Denmark)

Lii, Liidi, Liidia, Ly, Lydia (Estonia)

Lyydia, Lyyli (Finland)

Didier (France)

Alma, Désirée, Renate (Germany)

Dezső (Hungary)

Desiderio (Italy)

Leontīne, Ligija, Lonija (Latvia)

Gertautas, Ivona, Tautvydė (Lithuania)

Oddlaug, Oddleif (Norway)

Budziwoj, Dezyderiusz, Dezydery, Emilia, Iwona, Jan, Leontyna, Michał, Symeon (Poland)

Mihail (România)

Želmíra (Slovakia)

Desiderio (Spain)

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National Ethan Day

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Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 143 of 2025; 222 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 5 of Week 21 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Xin-Si), Day 26 (Ren-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 15 Bashans 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Chestnut (May 15-24) [Day 9 of 10]

Hebrew: 25 Iyar 5785

Islamic: 25 Dhu al-Qada 1446

Julian: 10 May 2025

Moon: 17%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 3 Saint Paul (6th Month) [Athanasius]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 10 of 15] (thru 5.28)

Season: Spring (Day 64 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 23 Magenta; Twosday [23 of 30]

Week: 3rd Full Week of May

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Gemini (Day 3 of 31)

Sidereal Zodiac: Taurus (Day 9 of 32)

Schmidt Zodiac: Cetus (Day 12 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Aries (Day 10 of 39)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Aries (Day 10 of 37)

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JUSTIN KIRK'S SHAKEN EAR

MELISSA RYCROFT'S PROTRACTED EAR

KRISTEN WIIG'S POSITIVE EAR

IGGY AZALEA'S OVERHEATED EAR

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS'S STARLIGHT EAR

PETE WENTZ'S CIVIC EAR

CLAIRE DANES'S DELUDED EAR

ADAM DURITZ'S INERT EAR

GWEN STEFANI'S PASTEL EAR

JAMES PATTERSON'S RUBBER EAR

MANNY PACQUIAO'S ROBUST EAR

TINA FEY'S JOYFUL EAR

BRUCE WILLIS'S UNEASY EAR

ANNA WINTOUR'S ENCRUSTED EAR

TOM BRADY'S FAST-GROWING EAR

EMILY VANCAMP'S OUTLAW EAR

MARIA SHRIVER'S FERMENTED EAR

REGGIE BUSH'S TERRITORIAL EAR

STEPHEN DORFF'S ENGROSSING EAR

JESSICA SZOHR'S REALIZING EAR

LEE DEWYZE'S HEALING EAR

JANE LYNCH'S GUARANTEED EAR

CHARLIE SHEEN'S BLOODED EAR

PAUL RUDD'S PLIABLE EAR

CHORD OVERSTREET'S VERITABLE EAR

MICHELLE WILLIAMS'S ECONOMICAL EAR

ALICIA KEYS'S ALLEGED EAR

ORLANDO BLOOM'S TREATED EAR

LARA FLYNN BOYLE'S MIND-BOGGLING EAR

JACQUELINE LAURITA'S BROADEST EAR

CHRIS NOTH'S MONARCH EAR

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Yesterday at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, Image Comics kicked off the show with a slew of exciting creator-owned announcements that set the comics and entertainment industry abuzz.

Image Comics revealed the following creator-owned projects set to launch in the coming year and beyond.

DEATH OF LOVE Fan-favorite writer Justin Jordan (SPREAD), artist Donal DeLay, colorist Felipe Sobreiro, and letterer Rachel Deering team up for an all-new, five-issue miniseries—DEATH OF LOVE.

In DEATH OF LOVE, a bitter, self-proclaimed nice guy gains the ability to see the Cupidae, who are responsible for love in the world. Who he then ends up in bloody and, hopefully, hilarious war with.

DEATH OF LOVE launches from Image Comics this Fall 2017.

FAMILY TREE Bestselling, award-winning Jeff Lemire (ROYAL CITY, DESCENDER, Sweet Tooth) and Phil Hester (Shipwreck, Green Arrow) come together for FAMILY TREE.

When an eight-year-old girl literally begins to transform into a tree, her single Mom, troubled brother, and possibly insane Grandfather embark on a bizarre and heart-wrenching odyssey across the back roads of America, desperately searching for a way to cure to her horrifying transformation before it’s too late.

But the further they get from home, and the closer the girl gets to completely losing her humanity, the more external forces threaten to tear the family apart as fanatical cults, mercenaries, and tabloid Paparazzi close in, determined to destroy the girl or use her for themselves.

A new genre-defying ongoing series, THE FAMILY TREE will combine mystery, action, and Cronenbergian body horror into an epic story about the lengths a mother will go to keep her children safe in the face of an increasingly unstable world and unspeakable horrors.

FAMILY TREE will launch this Fall 2017 from Image Comics.

FLAVOR Fan-favorite writer Joseph Keatinge (RINGSIDE, SHUTTER) and artist Wook-Jin Clark serve up FLAVOR.

In FLAVOR, Xoo’s a young chef in a closed-off metropolis whose economy surrounds the touring of—and some argue, exploitation of—young chefs. When she’s registered for the cooking tournament, she discovers the dark underbelly of the city—why they exploit the young chefs, where their foods coming from and why she’s got to fight against it all.

FLAVOR is on the menu for Fall 2017.

GENERATION GONE Fan-favorite writer Ales Kot and artist André Araújo team up for an all-new series in GENERATION GONE.

GENERATION GONE asks: What happens when three disenfranchised millennials who were already planning to rob a bank get superpowers? What happens when two of them are in a toxic relationship that implodes shortly after? Think Unbreakable meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and you’re starting to get it.

GENERATION GONE launches this Summer 2017 from Image Comics.

MAGE: THE HERO DENIED, PART 3 Matt Wagner returns with the highly-anticipated conclusion to MAGE.

MAGE: THE HERO DENIED is the long-awaited conclusion of Matt Wagner’s epic fantasy trilogy. MAGE follows the adventures of the reluctant everyman hero Kevin Matchstick who, after encountering a shaggy and beguiling wizard, discovers he is the reincarnation of the legendary Pendragon and able to wield the power of the mystical weapon, Excalibur.

MAGE will hit stores this Summer 2017 from Image Comics.

MOONSTRUCK From Lumberjanes creator Grace Ellis and talented newcomer Shae Beagle comes a story of monsters, romance, and magical hijinks! Fantasy creatures are living typical, unremarkable lives alongside humans, and barista Julie strives to be the most unremarkable of all. Normal job, normal almost-girlfriend, normal… werewolf transformations that happen when she gets upset? Yikes! But all bets are off when she and her centaur best friend Chet find themselves in the middle of a magical conspiracy. Will Julie and Chet be able to save their friends? Is Julie’s dogged determination to be normal a lost cause? Who’s going to watch the coffee shop while our heroes are out saving the world?

These questions and more will be answered in MOONSTRUCK, coming this summer from Image Comics.

NEW LIEUTENANTS OF METAL Fan-favorite writer Joe Casey (OFFICER DOWNE, SEX) and artist Ulises Farinas team up for an all-new series in NEW LIEUTENANTS OF METAL.

From Joe Casey and Ulises Farinas—they are the most kick-ass, head-banging heroes ever assembled! They are a precision strike force, ready to face any threat! They are a metal militia of mayhem and they mean serious business! If you like blood and explosions… or if you like bloody explosions… this is the book you’ve been waiting in line outside the coliseum to read! Their names are legend: The Mighty Kreig! Vandenborg Riot! Manowarrior! Steppenwulf! Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Lieutenants of Metal have arrived to bust down the doors of perception and deliver you to a greater comicbook glory! Featuring the first appearance of Spike!

NEW LIEUTENANTS OF METAL will launch from Image Comics in 2017.

REDLANDS Eisner Award-winning Jordie Bellaire and artist Vanesa R. del Rey team up for an all-new series REDLANDS.

In REDLANDS, three witches move to Redlands, Florida and take over as law enforcement.

This new series—created by the all-female team of bestselling, award-winning Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa R. del Rey—marries the sexy, witchy-goodness of Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s BLACK MAGICK and Melissa de la Cruz’s beloved Witches of East End with the deep-South atmosphere of Jason Aaron and Jason Latour’s SOUTHERN BASTARDS and American Horror Story: Coven.

REDLANDS launches this Summer from Image Comics.

SACRED CREATURES Bestselling artists Klaus Janson and Pablo Raimondi team up for an all-new ongoing series titled SACRED CREATURES.

The survivors of an ancient, supernatural race have woven their existence into the fabric of our society, and when their delicate balance of power begins to unravel, humanity itself is at risk of being torn apart. SACRED CREATURES is a supernatural thriller that reveals the hidden forces manipulating mankind and takes the reader on a journey spanning the history of the world itself.

SACRED CREATURES hits stores this Summer from Image Comics.

SAVAGE TOWN Declan Shalvey (INJECTION) and Philip Barrett team up for an all-new original graphic novel titled SAVAGE TOWN.

SAVAGE TOWN is a crime story set in Limerick City, loosely based on real events at the turn of the millennium. It follows Jimmy ‘Hardy’ Savage as he fails his way up the criminal ladder.

SAVAGE TOWN will hit shelves this Fall 2017 from Image Comics.

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER From writers Jody LeHeup (former editor of Uncanny X-Force, Deadpool, Quantum and Woody) and Sebastian Girner (editor of SOUTHERN BASTARDS, DEADLY CLASS, BLACK SCIENCE), newcomer artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Mike Spicer (HEAD LOPPER, MYTHIC), and letterer “Famous Dave” Lanphear comes a modern tall tale for the ages!

After being betrayed by the bears that raised him, the legendary SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER wanders the forest he’s sworn to protect, fist-fighting bears, eating flapjacks, and being the angriest man the world has ever known! When wild-eyed, super-strong bears attack the citizens of Major City, Shirtless ventures into the human world to do what he does best…PUNCH THOSE BEARS IN THE FACE! But all is not as it seems. Someone is manipulating Shirtless…and only by confronting the demons of his past can Shirtless hope to save his future!

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER is a an over-the-top action/comedy chock full of humor, colorful characters, larger-than-life battles, and high adventure. It’s the story of a wrathful man at war with himself, what happens when we allow anger to rule our lives, and what we can do to set things right.

“Probably the most important comic book ever made.” —Jody LeHeup

“We need him now more than ever. Someone’s gotta fight all these bears!” —Sebastian Girner

THE WAR ON BEARROR BEGINS JUNE 2017.

SLEEPLESS Bestselling creator Leila del Duca (SHUTTER, AFAR) and writer Sarah Vaughn (ALEX + ADA) team up for the all-new series SLEEPLESS, with editor Alissa Sallah and letterer Deron Bennett.

In SLEEPLESS, an enchanted knight who never sleeps falls in love with the noblewoman he is sworn to protect as they navigate the treacherous court of a newly crowned king. Set in a Renaissance-inspired kingdom, politics and love abound in this historical romance drama.

SLEEPLESS will launch from Image Comics.

THE FAMILY TRADE Writer Justin Jordan and artist Morgan Beem come together for the all-new ongoing series THE FAMILY TRADE.

THE FAMILY TRADE is about a family of assassins, con men, and thieves dedicated to keeping their floating city floating. Which goes reasonably well until their youngest member manages to nearly cause the city to go to war with itself.

THE FAMILY TRADE will launch from Image Comics this Fall 2017.

THE HARD PLACE Writer Doug Wagner (PLASTIC) and artist Nic Rummel team up with editor Keven Gardner for an all-new series.

In THE HARD PLACE, a former legendary getaway driver has decided that after five years in prison he’s ready to go straight, but when a bank heist goes wrong and two violent bank robbers recognize the driver, they force him to help them escape using a Russian mobster’s daughter as a human shield. The driver finds himself pursued by a resentful police department and hunted by every asset of the Russian mob.

THE HARD PLACE will launch from Image Comics this Summer 2017.

THE NEW WORLD Fan-favorite creators Ales Kot and Tradd Moore come together for an all-new series, THE NEW WORLD.

THE NEW WORLD is set in the United States of America: decades from now. A war-torn landscape slowly revitalizing itself. What happens when Romeo is a straight-edge hacker and Juliet a messy TV star cop with license to kill? What happens when they meet? What happens when their aims may be opposite but the chemistry too real to deny?

THE NEW WORLD hits stores from Image Comics in 2017.

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IMAGE COMICS’ ECCC 2017 ANNOUNCEMENTS REVEALED Yesterday at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, Image Comics kicked off the show with a slew of exciting creator-owned announcements that set the comics and entertainment industry abuzz.

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Another mechlink. Now, we need to decide whether to use it for a third identical Jones Mechanitor or give it to Ivy or Alistair... It's a tough choice.

We'll leave it alone for now and come back if we think we need it.

Arwell sent us WHAT??

I knew that Smutty Fanfic mod would amuse me one day!!

Speaking of the child in the house...

It's her birthday! She's reached double digits!!

She's going to be smart like her uncles, and Henry the fleshwhip has helped her gain an interest in melee (with some help from Jut). She's also going to be our resident artist, I think. She is nearsighted, which will help with melee combat apparently, but will make her a pretty rubbish shot.

It also means she needs a new haircut!

Okay but tween Ivy with the lil' glasses is so cute I think I'm going to cry just LOOK AT HER

This birthday has distracted me from getting the Jones boys knighted. Next time for sure!!

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This generator is a lot of fun, so here's the rest of the Jones family

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Sparks Colony Tour

Season One Finale

Sparks is the first colony that Mechi built from the ground up, and likely holds a special place in his heart. However, it's now time to pass the torch to his brothers while he sets off for the next leg of his journey.

Before he leaves with his away team to seek The Archonexus, how about one last look around the place for old times' sake?

Sparks is situated in an out-of-the-way peninsula called Point Fleascale, in an arid shrubland that Mechi hoped would be sparsely populated. He was not so lucky.

To the northwest of the main colony (the house in the centre) you can see our newest outpost, Delsuston, where our former prisoners Metan and Pegasius are enjoying a lovely coastal retreat in the ocular forest. It's good for them.

To the north is our first outpost at Arwell, where blind healer Melissa and Man in Black XiaoLiang spent most of their time. Hopefully, the gang there will continue to send valuable things for Tokori, Lansa, Melissa, XiaoLiang and Flapjack to use for a long time to come.

Out eastwards is the second of our outposts, Arno. This is where Flapjack resided, and where Jut stayed for a little while before being called back.

Here is the main overview of the colony (again). It's a bit of a funky shape because you never know when you might need an uninhibited anima tree, so we're always careful to build around it.

This is lovingly referred to as "the main block", and is where our colonists spend the majority of their time. It is a nice oasis of greenery in the sandy shrubland, which Mechi and Co. are very proud of.

We have a well-secured containment facility for our captured entities, right next to our hospital, in case of any mishaps with such horrifying creatures. In the bottom left corner is our nicely decorated psychic ritual spot, with a classy fountain plaza beside.

Our farms grow a mix of animal food, medicinal herbs, tinctoria, food to shove in the paste dispenser, and (most importantly) coffee. The kitchen is an unimpressive affair, with the paste dispenser and the coffee machine being the only particularly interesting things there. We also have a bathroom and a small recreational room (formerly Mechi and Kwahu's bedroom), with Alistair's room over beside the cucumber patch on the right.

Here's where the magic happens! There are laboratories, workshops, a temple, a throne room, a prison cell with a ripscanner, and even some well-appointed bedrooms worthy of royalty.

The main laboratory is right beside the prison, overlooking it so we could decide if we needed any high subcores soon. It's equipped with a fabrication bench that Alistair uses almost nonstop, a research table that is never without a Jones boy, and lots of useful mechanitor gadgets and gizmos, such as mech gestators and rechargers. Next door is our storeroom, which provides easy access whenever we want to make new mechanoids.

The Jones boys sleep all together in one room. Mechi is in the double bed on the left, with Lansa sleeping in the single bed beside it. Kwahu and Tokori sleep on the other side of the room. They share the space with Charlotte the munchkin cat and Othello the Great Dane.

The pink bedroom at the top is where Ivy and her persian cat, Prudence, sleep. Ivy also has a private bathroom.

To the right you can see our temple with Mechi and Kwahu's throne room/Lansa's old tomb above it. It is a very fancy and regal place for Mechi and Kwahu to meditate and engage in royal gossip when the mood strikes them.

After a void-provocation-ritual-gone-wrong, a grief-stricken Mechi built a house for his (presumed) dead family. It has everything from a kitchen/dining area, a cozy living room complete with air hockey, a tasteful bedroom for his parents, a spacious bathroom, and a room designed especially for the beloved sister he assumes he will never see again. There's even an outdoor grill and picnic table!

Sometimes—very rarely—we let guests sleep in here if there are no more beds available. Mechi tries to avoid that whenever possible, though.

To the side of the 'main block' we have our killbox, which has served us well enough and will hopefully do the same for those we leave behind. Also pictured is one of our several water treatment/storage facilities to help provide for all the bathrooms, hot tubs, and even the swimming pool that Sparks has.

South of the 'main block' is our cemetery, the void monolith, and one of our two geothermal generators. Mechi and Kwahu used to meditate at the graves in the cemetery before they got a throne room, so they are very well acquainted with it, as well as with the monolith which they study at every opportunity. Nerds.

Moving away from the 'main block' we have our outdoor recreation area, with a pool, a telescope, some chess tables, and horseshoe pins for anyone to use. For those with tastes geared to indoor entertainment, we have our hot-tub room and private cinema, ready to help you relax and unwind after a long day fighting off raids and witnessing horrors from the Void.

Welcome to The Jones Brothers’ Point Fleascale Hotel and Casino! It's still under construction as we add some royal suites to the lineup, but there's plenty of beds and a fully functional bar. Feel free to enjoy some drinks, play some arcade games, slip into the back room for a game or three of poker, or just unwind and watch the tv by the bar. What more could you ask for?

Right beside our hotel is the toxic wastepack storage room, which I'm sure doesn't violate any safety codes or business legislation at all. Behind the waste facility is our second geothermal generator, and also the grave of Mechi's beloved first dog, Brandy. Rest in Peace, best girl 💔

Finally, we have the trade spot and the monument Kwahu had to build in order to make Ivy his heiress.

It's been a delight living here and seeing Sparks built from the ground up, but it's time to go now. The Archonexus awaits!

Is everybody packed? We've got coffee, bedrolls, silver, medicine, the bible Kwahu wrote and all the yaoi Ivy could carry, and some hemogen to tide Jut over. Alistair even remembered to grab the teddy bear that Ivy gave him!

With that, we say goodbye to Sparks, "see you later" to our friends and family there, and "hello" to our new home... who knows what Season 2 of this story will bring? Let's find out!

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The brothers are going to be. So. Upset. When they get back and find out what's happened, right?

Sure, they'd be upset and more than a little angry and frustrated, but not for very long. It's not Alistair's fault he's a shit babysitter, and the Jones Boys can never be mad at Ivy for too long. She'll probably be comforted with chocolate, hugs, and her cat.

Mechi and Kwahu will probably vow not to leave the colony again without calling XiaoLiang, Flapjack, Melissa, or someone else to watch Ivy first. Or they'll wait until Alistair awakens.