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survey--s · 3 years ago

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Did you ever used to make cookies, cakes or pie with your grandma? No. My grandma was too elderly to do anything like that, really, plus I only saw her every couple of years so we weren’t very close. Do you burn incense? No, it gives me a headache, but I do love scented candles. Do you smoke weed? Nope. Have you actually been through a devastating natural disaster before? No, thankfully not. We do get pretty bad floods most years but luckily they’re not really life-threatening. What fast food place, in your opinion, has the best french fries? McDonald’s.

Do you believe one day aliens might take over Planet Earth? Ha, it wouldn’t surprise me. Do you like soda pop? If so, which is your favorite and least favorite? I like Pepsi Max and Tango. My least favourites are probably regular coke and root beer. Does it bother you when people burp around you or do you do it too? I mean, I’d be a bit grossed out of someone did it in my face, but it’s not really something to be embarrassed about either. When is the next time you’ll talk to the cousin you’re closest to? I don’t really have a relationship with any of my cousins. When was the last time you saw a bird? What kind of bird was this? Probably a seagull earlier today - they’re everywhere here. How old were you when you had the chicken pox? I was about six, I think. Ever had a friend named Alex or John? Yeah several people named Alex. When was the last time you painted a picture? Years ago. What kind of stuff do you like on your hot dogs? I’m really not a fan of hot dogs. Where did you kiss the last person you kissed? In the bedroom, I think. What’s your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles with bacon, maple syrup and mascarpone. Has someone seen you naked in the past month? Sure. How many concerts have you been to? Around ten, but I haven’t been to any for years now. Do you think it’s right for straight guys to get their tongue pierced? I mean, of course. Anyone who wants a tongue piercing should get one. Last thing you drank? Pepsi Max. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced? I’ve had my nose pierced for over a decade now. Would you ever donate blood? I can’t - they always have issues with my veins. Have you ever driven without a license? Nope. Are you ticklish? Very. What are you listening to? I’m watching “Mom” - it’s actually okay considering it’s another Chuck Lorre programme and they’re all pretty much the same lol. Describe the main problem with your last relationship? He was a pathological liar. What’s on your shower curtain? It’s just a plain glass door. What cartoon/anime character can you most relate to? Lisa Simpson. Do you have any pictures of celebs saved to your computer? Not since I was about twelve lol. Do you like turtleneck sweaters/shirts? No, I hate having stuff up around my neck/throat - it makes me feel sweaty and anxious lol. Do you find hands attractive? I don’t really look at people’s hands. Do you think it is silly to give names to vehicles, or other inanimate objects? I mean, sure, it probably is, but I still do it anyway. Do you ever wear a robe? I do when it’s really cold in the mornings, sure. Is there a hair color/style you really like but don’t think you could pull off? I think pixie cuts look cute on people. Out of all the Disney/Pixar animal “sidekicks”, which one is your favorite? Timon and Pumbaa or the dragon from Mulan. If your mom was a teacher, would you want to be in her class? Sure, my mum is pretty cool. As a kid, did you love playing on Neopets? I played it a couple of times but I think I was a bit old for it by the time I got the internet properly at home. Would you ever get a pet turtle? Why or why not? Nah. Turtles are cute but they’re pretty specialist pets and they SMELL lol. What shop/store/brand would you model for, if given the choice? Fat Face. If I search your room will I find birth control? Nope. Have you ever witnessed a birth? Only on TV shows. Have you ever been told you were a good writer? Yeah, by my English teachers and stuff. Is the last person of the opposite sex you texted single? We’re married. Which Scooby-Doo character are you most like (Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred, Velma, the monster, Scrappy?) I always found Scooby Doo really annoying lol, so I couldn’t tell you. Describe your dream wedding where money is no option. On a beach somewhere warm and tropical. Do you have a birth mark? Where? Does it look like anything? I do, but it’s just a blotch on my chin. If you were blind for the rest of your life… what would you miss seeing the most? My family, my animals and the views. What is your favorite animal? List three adjectives to explain your choice. Penguins and nah. What is the most outrageous thing you’ve done for God? God doesn’t exist. What person in the Bible do you most closely identify with? ... If you were to write a book what would it be about? I have absolutely no idea. Who do you admire the most? I don’t really get the concept of admiring people. Who was your hero when you were a child, and what did you do to be like them? I never had any heroes. If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be? Religion. The last piece of roadkill you saw, what kind of animal was it? Probably a squirrel or a rabbit. Has anyone ever cheated on their boyfriend/girlfriend with you? Yes, but I didn’t know he was in a relationship at the time. Who/what is the last thing you kicked? One of the dogs I walk lol. Obviously not intentionally, he just decided to get right under my feet. List 5 things that have happened in the last 7 days. (They can be anything at all, anything that’s happened involving you, or your family, friends, partner) - I’ve worked a stupid number of hours at work - I did an overnight and spent the night getting kicked in the head by one of the dogs lol. - My riding lesson was cancelled and I was really grateful as the weather was absolutely appalling. - I got soaked through at work at least three days running. - My weekend booking cancelling which means a day off!

Do you like The Hunger Games? The books were good but the films were a bit boring really. Random fact about the person you love/like? He just got his hair cut yesterday.

What would you do if your ex contacted you? Be nosy and ask what he wanted.

How many pets do you want? And of what? We currently have four - I’d love another dog and a horse, realistically, and also a sugar glider or two lol. Have you ever asked someone out? Sure. Is the last person you kissed a virgin? Nope. Who makes you the happiest? My husband, my family, my animals. Has someone smacked your butt in the past week? Yes. Was your last kiss standing up, sitting down, or laying down? Standing up. What are your views on spontaneous human combustion? i don’t believe in it. What was the last zoo/aquarium you went to? Just our local zoo which is pretty small, really. I don’t remember the last time I visited an Aquarium - maybe in London? What does the last message in your Facebook inbox concern? It’s from a lady who runs a charity scheme I donate to. She was just asking me to donate to her latest Christmas raffle. Who is your closest friend of the opposite sex? What’s the best thing about him? Mike - he just “gets” me. How did you meet the person you fell hardest for? We met on an online dating website. What was the last alcoholic drink you had? I can’t remember, I haven’t had a drink in almost a year. What did you last take medication for? Period pains. What was your favourite thing about the person you fell hardest for? ... Are you a strong swimmer? I’m okay. What is your favorite combination of colors? Purple and grey, or red and grey. When was the last time you screamed out loud and what were the circumstances? Earlier today - it was so windy I was yelling the dogs to get out of the water. Can you describe your father in one word? Unsocial. What’s the first movie you ever recall seeing? Pocahontas. Do you still watch movies intended for children? Yeah, more than I watch movies intended for adults, lol. What was your worst fear as a child? Have you overcame that fear? Bears. I can’t say I really worry about them much these days lol. What’s your younger sibling’s name? I don’t have any siblings. Have you ever had a churro? I love churros. How is/was your chemistry class in high school? I never enjoyed it. What was the first thing you ate today? Toast with peanut butter.

#survey #surveys

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thesorrowoflizards · 5 years ago

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ezra i’d love to hear your thoughts on desserts? what are your faves and stuff you dislike the most? (yes it’s daydreaming about cooking and baking for the murder bois hours)❤️💖💜💙

god cooking is fun but im bad at it but im actually not terrible at baking and desserts--other than breaking eggs, which i still have to ask someone else to do because im a garbage baby

but Y E S ok desserts are, great. i admit i actually like cooking them more than eating them a lot of the time? especially most cake

although i do love strawberry cake,, my local grocery store’s generic bakery does this strawberry cake with whipped cream icing that tastes SO GOOD especially chilled. like idk bro that shit is good

chocolate cake is overrated but not disgusting (if its like Moist And Dense its pretty good especially with the right like, fudgey icing?) and vanilla is fine. better in cupcake form

as for like pie, i like pecan and certain kinds of chocolate pie a lot, i like apple and rhubarb but i might pick out some of the filling like a loser, pumpkin pie and coconut cream i can stand in small amounts bc unique flavor but not great texture. key lime and lemon meringue i ADORE in concept but in practice always seem to fail me. peach and cherry i just dont like im sorry :( i mean cherry is good if i just eat the cherry juice soaked crust like a heathen but pretty sure that doesn’t count

fglkhjfgh im trying to think of other desserts... spotted dick is TERRIBLE, had it once, i hate it. all bread pudding sucks im sorry

cookies,,, chocolate chip is boring unless very fresh and gooey and a little underdone so its like warm cookie dough but not dangerous, shortbread is great if done right but needs something with it, anything with raisins is trash, sugar cookies are only good if they’re those weird soft lofthouse ones, double choc is fine, white choc macademia nut is fine.... i can’t think of any others rn

apple turnovers? the shit. cherry turnovers? suck. those strawberry cream cheese ones the walmart near me has sometimes? delicious. i love fake strawberry shit ngl

same with fake blueberry shit like blueberry muffins or waffles with like, the weird processed blueberry stains that aren’t really blueberries? good blueberry flavor without the texture i hate

TARTS. LEMON TARTS AND CREAM CHEESE TARTS GOOD.

uhhhHHHHH im sure im missing so many more desserts i know. some random other ones i’ve tried--churros (had some really good ones at one place and some really bad ones at another), sopapillas (always good but i somehow always make a mess), ice cream in general (strawberry and mint and superman are the best, chocolate sucks, and generally, i like frozen yogurt better. all good with caramel and like, turtle sundae kind of things), brownies (easy to get wrong but if right THE BEST), monkey bread (pretty good), doughnuts (almost all garbage), zeppoli (i liked the strawberry one, surprise surprise), uhhhhhhh im running out of desserts i can think of tbh fuck. uh, fudge, i like a lot of fudge, tbh, but in small amounts. don’t think i’ve had any i straight up hate although the maple nut one was kind of meh. (we used to go to this fudge shop on summer vacation to this same place because of like, family reasons, and we always got fudge so i tried a lot of different fudge. i even made some once!), cheesecake (good! i like it. my mom had a really good recipe for the plain stuff but she hates cooking so i never eat it), those french cream puff things? (nasty, flavorless, weir texture), those little cakes i used to get at my local chinese buffet that i don’t think were actually chinese but were very tasty (very tasty!! they sometimes had these little strawberry ones--I KNOW I KNOW STRAWBERRY LOOK IM A SLUT FOR IT OK), anything banana flavored that isn’t actually a sliced up banana (ew), custard (generally not that good?)..... that’s all i got for now i can’t think of anythng else but if you had any other specific ones in mind hmu (or if theres one i probably haven’t tried but you like you can tell me about it!)

#grembospeak #biconicfinn #asbox

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meowtalhead · 6 years ago

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How to Make an Orange White Chocolate Mac and Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

For the Cake

-flour

-sugar

-white chocolate chips

-water

-buttermilk

-I'm like 60% sure there's some oil in it

-wait never mind no there isn't

-three eggs

For the White Chocolate Mousse

-heavy whipping cream

-NOT regular half and half cream

-powdered sugar

-more water and white chocolate

For the Mac and Cheese

-my top secret recipe shall not be revealed here

-whatever your own mac and cheese recipe is, make that instead

-I apologize for the inconvenience

General/other stuff

-three oranges but you'll only use one

-orange marmalade

-even more water and white chocolate

Step 1: Sometimes someone will tell you that cheddar cheese and chocolate never mix in any context no matter what and just won't taste good together, ever. Disagree, and hold onto this grudge for roughly half a year until you're home from college and it's the middle of summer. Invite over friends 1, 2, and 3. They deserve the chance to see this absolute disaster in motion.

Step 2: go on a nice little adventure to your local grocery store to buy the ingredients with friends one and two! Friend 3 apparently isn't getting here until late, and will most likely arrive with a large bag of doritos and/or some video games

Step 3: make the mac and cheese, throw some orange zest in it

Step 4: time to make the cake! Flour, sugar, white chocolate chips, wa- SHIT! you're supposed to MELT the white chocolate into the water and THEN mix it in! Brother pauses video games specifically to come into the kitchen and make fun of you for this.

Step 5: Brother watches in amusement as you pick each individual white chocolate chip out of the mixture with your hands. He waits a full five minutes before spontaneously getting mad at you for not using a strainer or something. You're certainly not going to use a strainer now because you've committed to this slow, careful chocolate removal process already!

Step 6: melt the white chocolate in the water. Actually that doesn't look like enough. Melt MORE white chocolate into it. Hmm. Fuck it. Melt as much chocolate into the water as possible and dump the rest of the white chocolate chips into the batter, ignoring your brother's protests! This is a good idea. Friend 1 seems anxious. Friend 2 is amused.

Step 6: add the buttermilk. Hmm. Never used buttermilk in anything before. It sounds nice. It has the words butter and milk in it. It probably tastes like heavy cream but more buttery, or a buttery melted vanilla ice cream. It's in pancakes and waffles and stuff like that. Drink some buttermilk. Just to know what it tastes like. It must be really good.

Step 7: spend roughly 2 minutes making noises like a cat choking on plastic as friend 2 laughs hysterically and brother makes a big deal of "I told you so" and "I'm better at baking cakes than you"

Step 8: shout "FUCK THIS, I'M GONNA PUT THREE EGGS IN IT!" much to the amusement of friend 2. Realize you're out of eggs because your brother ate the last few yesterday.

Step 9: friend 3 shows up right as you and friends 1 and 2 are about to go back to the store and buy some eggs. Friend 3 notices your mom's soda stream and opts to sit out of the grocery store adventure in favor of finding out how many liquids in your house can be carbonated, with help from your brother of course. The two should never be left together unsupervised, but you need eggs, and it will probably be fine.

Step 10: go off to buy the eggs! Friend 1, who can drive and has good music taste, puts on a mix of various punk and metal bands. Mostly MCR, Green Day, and Beartooth.

Step 11: return with the eggs. Fortunately, the soda stream ran out of carbon before friend 3 and brother could carbonate the maple syrup or the tomato sauce. Unfortunately, there is now milk everywhere. The two of them clean up the milk.

Step 12: put the eggs in the batter and mix it together! Taste the batter. Needs more chocolate. Dump half the second package of chocolate chips into it.

Step 13: put so much orange zest in the batter that friend 1 goes from anxious to fearful, warning you that a little zest goes a long way. Then divide it into two pans and put it in the oven.

Step 14: turn around and witness your brother trying to see how many pretzel sticks he can shove into friend 3's mouth. Warn them that what they're doing is a choking hazard. Friend 3 tries to insist he's okay, but his words are unintelligible. Tell him again to remove the pretzels. He bites through them like a snapping turtle biting somebody's finger off and goes "see, I told you I was okay!" This sends a cascade of crumbs and pretzel halves all over the couch. Friend 2 wakes up from a nap on the nearby reclining chair just long enough to laugh at this before immediately falling back asleep.

Step 15: layer the cake and the mac and cheese. Not like that. Oh no. The cake is gonna be a little lumpy now but that's ok because it will still taste good!

Step 16: time to start the mousse! First whip some heavy cream until it has stiff peaks. We don't have heavy cream. First whip the half and half cream until it has stiff peaks!

Step 17: contemplate the effect your poor planning skills may have on other areas of your life.

Step 18: calmly and wordlessly pour the half and half cream from the bowl into a coffee mug, then drink the whole thing like an old sea captain might down a large glass of whiskey to temporarily forget the sinking of his beloved ship.

Step 19: grocery store adventure part 3

Step 20: whip the half and half cream, add the sugar, melt some white chocolate, and- FUCK!!! This isn't a mousse at all! You were supposed to let the chocolate cool first. Now the cream is all curdled and watery! It looks like a bad whipped cream soup! Well, it still tastes good. So it's going on top of the cake anyway.

Step 21: melt some orange marmalade and white chocolate together to create a glaze to go on top. A glaze which will apparently melt the not-mousse, producing a sweet, sticky ring of disgusting looking foamy liquid around the base of the cake. It's completely fine though! Just looks like Halloween when you carve a pumpkin and the slimy pumpkin guts get everywhere.

Step 22: whoa! This cake is actually really good! And now you know what NOT to do next time around! Everyone takes a slice, except for the ever-disapproving brother who refuses to believe it can possibly taste good.

Enjoy!

Note: it is not recommended to leave the cake unattended for any longer than 12 hours. Dads will eat anything and everything they find in the kitchen

#cooking #baking #food #mac and cheese #cake #white chocolate #orange #chocolate #mousse

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khaosgaming22 · 6 years ago

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Blackout - A Destiny Story

“Eyes up Guardian!”

Chase flashed and hovered over his guardians bunk, attempting to wake up a half asleep Kenton. Or Ken, as he was called by his friends, a titan exo named CHAO-5 and awoken warlock named Draeko. However like Ken, he gave them nicknames because they felt they worked better in combat. Respectively, Chao and Drake.

“Wake up!”

Ken tossed a pillow at his ghost, but Chase was able to avoid the fluffy projectile. Defeated, Chase sighed and went to get Chao and Drake to have them try.

“Won’t get up eh?”, said Chao oiling his upper section of his arm. Last time he went into the crucible, he fell and hit it, ever since it’s locked up in missions. He found oiling it has helped but has refused to ask for a new arm. Usually these three stay in their ships but they were all tired and decided to crash in the bunks room at the tower. They were out running a strike on Io and it took them a while to get back to earth.

“No, I’ve been trying for 10 minutes, he’s determined.”, Chase blinked.

“Or Hungover”, lamented Chao.

“Sigh... he was drinking again?”

“Yes, I know we got some great loot last night but he needs to lay off.”, Chao replied.”

At this, Drake walked into the breakfast room, he grabbed a bagel and looked puzzled at it. “Curious, it appears to be a donut without a dough or glaze? What’s the point of eating an inferior version?”

“Good point, why would you eat it?”, Chao agreed.

“Because we wanted to eat healthily pre-traveler era.”, said Ken stumbling out.

“Look who’s up, sleeping beauty!”, Chase chided. “You need to stop drinking alcoholic beverages after every mission!”

“Shut up Alexa”

“That’s.. not my name... I don’t understand?”

“Never mind, I’m getting a waffle.”, Ken said trodding off toward the iron.

“So, what are we doing today?”, Drake said sitting down, uncomfortably on the bench attached to the table. Drake, as an awoken had been away from earths people for a while and was still adjusting to things.

“Well, i still have yet to do that quest Ada gave me, Servo, what’s my average LL?”

“You’re sitting around 597, she recommended 610”, Servo answered.

“But, we’re all at 590-600. If we all go we might be able to do it. I got the same task.”, interrupted Ken drowning his waffle in maple syrup.

Drake contemplated this, munching on his discount donut. He had the highest Light Level out of the three and though he still had to do the quest as well, he was worried at how tough it could be. Eventually he got up, stuffed the rest of the bagel in his mouth then started toward the elevator to the armory. Not that Ken or Chao noticed, they were too busy arguing about which exotic of theirs was better, Ace of Spades or Sleeper Simulant.

Drake pressed the button and the elevator door closed and whirred as it ascended. Eventually the elevator stopped and arrived at the armory, Drake stepped out and noticed someone moving crates of weapons around.

“Good morning.”, called the warlock.

“Ah, good morning, you’re here early. Pardon the dust just organizing some boxes of rifles!”

It was Shaxx, overseer of the crucible, awoken can get pretty tall, but even standing several feet apart, Drake seemed tiny compared to the boisterous titan.

“Just checking out my weapons.”, Drake explained.

“Going on another mission?”, Shaxx said putting down a crate.

“Depends, I want to check my gear to make sure I can carry my team if I need to.”, Drake replied. “My Well of Radiance can only do so much, I want to see what my new weapons have in the way of perks. Eve?”

“Yes?”, the ghost said blinking into existence.

“Can you check what the stats on these weapons are?”

“Certainly.”, the ghost replied.

“You have the primary Assault rifle, Breakneck, the Shotgun, Retold Tale and the Sniper Rifle,Whisper of the Worm. All in the 590-605 range.”, Eve counted.

“As for my Gear, I have some good stuff, it seems and the Sunbracers for gloves.”

“Seems like I should get ready and tell them.”, said Drake returning his ghost.

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“All right, ready to go?, said Chao getting in his ship. Drake and Ken replied with a thumbs up from their cockpits and the sound of their engines filled the hangar.

After a while the three of them are on there way to the EDZ and start up a conversation about their favorite weapons. The three may be very different in origin and history but the one thing they have in common is their love of rare weapons and other personal items. Ken asks what Drake’s is “being a warlock”.

“What’s that supposed to mean Cowboy?”, says Drake alluding to the hunters choice of subclass Gunslinger.

“Nothin’ but we both agree that we have very different styles when it comes to fighting.”, the hunter replied with a smirk.

“I probably would go with Prometheus Lens, it goes well with my solar subclass and it’s great for add clearing.”

“Yeah”, interjected Ken, “It used to be even better, but it was such a problem the Vanguard had to tell Banshee to mod them so people couldn’t take advantage of it!”

“Oh yeah, Banshee had a lot of work to do that week!”

“What about you, Chao?, what’s your favorite exotic?”, asked Ken slowly moving his hand toward the throttle.

“That’s a tough one, I think if I had to pick one it would we my...”

“Yeah whatever, RACE YOU TO THE EDZ!!!”, Ken yelled into his com, shut it off then pulled on the throttle sending his ship into a nosedive.

“YOU SON OF A!”-

“That little...”

The three ships raced toward the landing zone north of Trostland and the warlock, titan and hunter appeared on the surface transmatting from thin air.

“I totally beat all of you!”

No you didn’t, I clearly won that!”

“WOULD YOU TWO STOP ARGUING!”, Drake shouted.

“Let’s just get to the location on the map.”

“Fine”

“Okay”

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“Well, here’s the spot.”

“A cave...at the edge of the EDZ...what’s the point here cause I’m sure missing it?”, Ken said shouldering his rocket launcher.

“What’s that in the center?”

“I think that’s what we’re here for, hey Ada?”

“HOW DID YOU GET ACCESS TO...oh it’s you 3..sorry, reflex. Ahem, that is a forge, your job now that you have that frame, is to forge the Machine Gun.”

“You need to collect charges and put them into the forge before time runs out, otherwise the forge won’t complete.”

“Sounds simple enough, just chuck some balls at the thing in the center and BAM! free loot!”, said an excited Ken racing toward the forge.

“WAIT!”, Ada shouted.

It was too late, the forge turned on and Cabal came charging through the caves for the 3 of them.

“YOU IDIOT!”, shouted the angry Awoken, “She was about to mention the danger!”

“You guys we’re taking too long we’ll be fi-

SMACK!, a gladiator Cabal smashed the frail hunter into an adjacent cave wall.

“Ugh what did he do now?”, lamented Chase reviving his dead guardian.

“He poked a hornets nest, he rushed in without a plan what do you think he did?!”

“-ne, what happened? Did we win?

“NO, you rushed in without a plan and died to a Space Turtle. Stop doing that!”

“You guys worry too much, I’m fine as long as I have Chase!”

“AND WHAT IF IM NOT?!”, yelled Chase at his guardian shotgunning a Cabal.

“What?”

“What if I’m not able to revive you? What if im not there to? What then?!”

“I’ll be fine.”, Ken replied reloading his Handcannon.

“I always think of a way out of things-

“No...your friends do...I do.”, Chase said sulking away.

“I’ll be fine without him...”

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“Good thing you have that Well of Radiance D! This is getting rough!”

“Im also 5 levels above you!”, the warlock responded taking a shot at the centurion.

“Hey, is...where’s Chase going?”, asked Drake.

“Huh?”

“Chase! Wait!”

“Leave me alone...”, Chase called turning away.

“What’s wrong?”, Chao pryed shooting a psion.

“What’s wrong is my guardian is an incompetent buffoon who insists on getting himself killed and never thanking the person that revives him over and-“

“Guardian down!”, said Servo announcing his Titan’s death.

“Anyway, he clearly doesn’t need me, so I’m just gonna watch you two.”, Chase declared, if he had arms, they would be crossed.

“Jeez, that hurt, hey, my super’s almost ready!”, said Chao.

“I’ve got a while before mines ready, what about yours Ken?”, Drake asked over comms.

Ken was busy lining up shots with his hand cannon as its bullets made contact with the hard skulls of Cabal. Then he was struck with a blast from a Cabal gun and fell to the ground losing his grip on his revolver.

“Ken!”, said Chao rushing over to help.

Chao slammed the Centurion with a shoulder charge and rushed over to put up his barrier.

“Servo! Can you help him?”

“I just revived you, it’ll be a while before I can.”, replied his ghost.

“and Drake just got revived by Eve...”

The titan looked at the angry ghost in the corner of the cave.

“What?...No, NO! N-O, NO!”

“Come on Chase he’s your guardian!”

“Not until he apologizes, oh wait he can’t..HE’S DEAD!”

“Sigh...we need him for this man! You’re the only one who can do it!”

Chase looked at the cloak being stomped on by Cabal. Then his guardians cloak moved just enough to reveal his handcannon. He could see the engravings of crashing waves making up the texture of the grip on the weapon. He stopped and looked around then finally replied with, “You cover me while I bring him back.”

Soon the hunter was back, he looked at his ghost and started to apologize.

“Listen, I’m sorry for acting like an idiot... Sometimes I just get distracted or pissed off, but...thank you for bringing me back..”

“Alright, I’m sorry too... I know you can’t help it it’s in your nature to rush into things, always has been-

“Always will be, but I’ll try to not get myself killed as much from now on okay?”

“Thank you”

“Now let’s kick some Cabal a**!”

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The three were on the final part of the forge and were having trouble killing the Warden, putting as many shells and rounds into it as they could but to no avail.

“I think this is why Ada told us to be at 610!”, Chao said putting up his barrier.

“Hey! Let’s pool our supers together and take this guy down, we got this!”, Ken replied.

“Sounds good to me, any objections?...no...okay!”

The Warlock summoned his Dawnblade engulfed in solar light hot as Sol itself as the Titan rushed over and put up his Ward of Dawn. The blade slammed into the cave floor, creating a spiraling Well of light as the purple tint of the Titans shield encased the two blocking shots from the Centurion. Finally the Hunter slid in front of the bubble and called his Golden Gun. After firing 6 shots from the Revolver encased in light empowered by the Well, the Warden was almost down. The three took out their power weapons and blasted what was left of the armor off the Cabal as it fell to the cavern floor.

#destiny headcanons #destiny oc #destiny titan #destiny warlock #destiny hunter #black armory #fireteam misfits

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applegelstore · 7 years ago

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Fic: The Magic Flute, Violin, Viola, and Clarinet

Tales of Zestira, Gen

(what else)

Summary:

Little Rose makes friends with some other kids in the orchestra. She then proceeds to incorporate her new friends into her business plans.

AO3 Link here!

Or hit the cut to read on tumblr!

Hey look it has pictures. If you’re ONLY here for those, check out the post with the isolated pictures! (also because tumblr fucks up pictures within posts)

CREDITS:

@jadeluminescence wrote a few lines; namely, she fueled me on tumblr with ideas for the weird magical girl powers that little Sorey comes up with; I really wanted to include her ideas because it warmed my ice cold heart with warm and fuzzy feelings to see somebody else adding to my ideas on their own volition.

@pengiesama was so infinitely kind and beta’d for me to make my sentences 100% better readable. All remaining mistakes and bad decisions are my own. She also wrote me two one-shots from that same universe earlier, so if you enjoyed this, I highly recommend you check out her take on the theme! Here’s the AO3 Links: One Two

Rose was about nine-something years old when she met Sorey and Mikleo. They played in the same junior orchestra that she recently got into, and soon they’d go to the same school together in Marlind, so it was in everyone’s best interest that they’d get along. It was additionally in Rose’s best interest to get along with Alisha.

Alisha Diphda was the latest addition to the junior orchestra, and clearly needed Rose’s guidance. What else would you expect from the illegitimate daughter of some filthy rich dude of old noble ancestry? She’d been raised in some big fancy mansion and, up until recently, had been homeschooled by private tutors. She was very lost in this world, and Rose was the one who would have to teach her social skills. But that was okay – Rose had already planned to sit behind her in every class so she could drop frogs down her blouse, as needed. She’d simply draft up some paperwork to take her share of the Diphda family’s business as compensation for her hard work.

It aligned with Rose’s business plans that neither Alisha nor the boys were particularly hard to get along with, and they seemed to share her ambitious plans for the junior orchestra (such as playing with the adults some day, and patiently explaining to them that it was very cool to play the opening song from your favourite show on your clarinet even though you were supposed to practice that Mozart piece whose name you forgot because usually they were all just named “etude in G major” or whatever.)

However, despite the easy familiarity, the boys were profoundly weird. They were both able to remember with terrifying accuracy which piece was part of which opera, or oratorio, or symphony, and which composer had written the particular “etude in G major” that they were currently playing. Sorey didn’t really mind if you pointed that out to him – he would just grin at you, and continue to blabber about what you had previously pointed out as weird. Mikleo did mind it, but he brought it upon himself, really. It was one thing, and plainly a fact, that some people needed glasses – but it was another thing to wear blue-rimmed fat spectacles that covered almost half his face, screamed “I sit in the first row at school,” and looked like they were pulled straight out of a cartoon.

Alisha was. Well. Alisha.

They had gathered at Mikleo’s house in the (terribly tiny and irritatingly quiet) town of Camlann to practice their parts for their first orchestra performance together – mostly because they were out of other options. Sorey’s house was next door, but his parents were basically never at home, and he might as well have lived with Mikleo and his mum. Rose was an orphan and lived in a crowded little place with a friend of her late father and various members of his rock band. In the same house lived Dezel, whom she valued as the only person who could counter her throwing kazoos – as every good adoptive big brother should be able to do. However, there was no way Alisha’s father would allow her to come to a place like that, so it wasn’t even worth discussing.

The downside of Mikleo’s place was that it was Sunday, and they never really got much practice done there on Sundays. Sundays meant that Uncle Michael was at home.

(Uncle Michael was, of course, only Mikleo’s uncle – but since Mikleo shared basically everything with Sorey, why shouldn’t they share Uncle Michael as well? This was why Rose only ever heard of him as “Uncle Michael”. The first time she had come to visit, Michael brought a tiny reconstruction of an ancient hydraulic organ. The boys had been so fascinated with it that they wouldn’t do anything unless it involved the organ. She had to admit that it had been fun to play with the pipes, and to see what happens if you blow into them, and to annoy Mikleo because “that’s not how you play an organ”. Sometimes Mikleo’s mum would come in, smile at everyone, bring them waffles with whipped cream and maple syrup, ruffle Michael’s hair, and leave again. All of this without anyone batting an eye or making a comment.)

Michael burst into the living room and yelled: “I brought new samples!”

Sorey and Mikleo visibly lit up, and promptly dropped their instruments, so apparently this particular scenario of Uncle Michael bringing home “samples” took place on a regular basis and needed no further explanation. The “samples” were a whole assortment of smaller items, presumably more reconstructions of ancient instruments, and a big one wrapped in cloth that made it look like a tube.

Michael arranged the smaller ones on the floor for the children to see. Rose really liked the ancient harp because it was made of bones and a turtle’s shell. Alisha, however, was clearly disgusted. She idly plucked the strings on the wooden lyre, though.

Another item looked like a fly swatter without a net, except it had interesting metal pins stuck through its sides. They looked like spoons, but Rose figured they would still make decent spikes if need be. She gripped one of them between two fingers, but was stopped in her tracks.

“I think you’re supposed to rattle it,” Sorey whispered.

Rose shot him a glare. She fully expected some weird curse to fall upon them when they used the rattle, or a dragon to fall from the skies and eat them up for breakfast. She greatly preferred the latter option because she disliked ghost stories and disapproved of curses that were laid upon her without her being able to physically touch and punch the culprit.

“Rose, you also play winds, don’t you? This one should be more to your liking,” Michael said and unwrapped the big package.

It looked like a wooden cannon, and had white and red animals painted on the outside, which Sorey and Mikleo clearly appreciated if Sorey’s little squeals of delight were anything to go by. Rose expected him to start discussing which cave painting this reminded him of.

“It’s called a didgeridoo,” Michael announced and gestured the children to sit still, watch and listen. “They’re still used in folk music in Zaphgott Moor, so this is a new one, fresh from the man who built it. But they’ve been in use for at least three thousand years. I’ve been thinking about investigating their relation to the woodwinds used in Hyland at that time.”

“What does it sound like?” Mikleo asked.

Michael brought the mouthpiece to his lips and blew into it to demonstrate. The didgeridoo made a deep, deep humming noise that sounded distinctively different from any instrument used in a modern orchestra. It piqued Rose’s interest for being exotic, and potentially exploitable. If all else failed, she could surely just drop it on people’s heads if she didn’t like their opinions.

Alisha and the boys stared at Michael with wide eyes. Rose could have sworn there were sparkles in them.

“Who wants to try?” Michael asked them and handed over the didgeridoo.

Mikleo sat in the middle, so he stretched out his hands to take it. It wasn’t as heavy as it looked, but it was unwieldy. This didn’t keep the other kids from clinging to his back and shoulders. Rose peeked into the mouthpiece to check for any curses or dragons.

“Don’t lean on me,” Mikleo complained, which earned him a pout from Sorey that he didn’t see. “I wanna try this and you’re in the way.”

The didgeridoo was bigger than any of the kids were tall, so Mikleo opted to stand on the sofa to blow into it. The sound it made wasn’t exactly what any of the children expected. Because it didn’t sound anything like what Michael had just done with it, and instead sounded more like what happens when you pout and then blow through your closed lips. Except with a loud echo.

It wasn’t what Mikleo expected to come out of the things he usually blew into at all, and he backed away from the instrument with a slightly disgusted face. Sorey fell over and rolled with laughter.

“I’m still figuring this out,” Mikleo grumbled.

“See how big it is and how large the mouthpiece is designed?” Michael explained with admirable patience. He wasn’t usually patient enough to deal with anyone (child or not) who couldn’t immediately follow his university-level lectures on additive rhythm in music composed during the Temperance of Avarost. People had reported first-semester students leaving with headaches. Luckily, he had more empathy for a lack of air in a tiny boy’s lungs. “There’s no way you could make high-pitched sounds with this like you would with a C-tuned standard Hyland concert flute. It also means you can’t purse your lips the same way you do with your flute. See?”

Mikleo nodded in understanding.

Rose nodded in a different kind of understanding. She drew Sorey and Alisha close and mumbled low: “Do you think the people in Zaphgott Moor would pay good money to see their traditional giant music cannon thingy on a big stage?”

“There should be a movie with those!” Sorey decided. “A musical! To show how the magic in the instruments works.” He waved his hands around to explain. Which didn’t help at all, but he wasn’t bothered by such trivialities.

“Magic?” Alisha piped up.

“Yep! Like, the didgeridoo would be used as a cannon in ancient days. It’s the heroes’ secret weapon which can only be used if they all combine their magic powers into one to create the force of void!”

Rose didn’t dare to ask which powers, but luckily (or unfortunately?) Alisha did it for her. Even Mikleo let the didgeridoo be for a second and turned back to them with one eyebrow raised in curiosity.

“So, imagine if we could all summon magic with the songs we play? Like the heroes in the ancient myths?” Sorey babbled on. “You know what happens if you wear one of these cheap sweaters and then rub Oysh’s fur and get an electric shock? Imagine if I could send shocks like these from my violin strings!”

“What’s my power then?” Mikleo inquired.

“How about you can control the flow of water if you play your flute? And when you play staccatos, the water freezes!”

“And what does the piano do?”

“That one can make the water dance! The louder you play, the bigger the drops!”

This was going into a direction Rose could get behind. “Well, what’s my ability?” she asked.

“Rose, you can… uuuuuh, shoot knives out of your clarinet.”

Rose narrowed her eyes. “That’s not magic.”

“It would totally be magic if you could fit knives into a clarinet’s mouthpiece,” Michael pointed out, but he was ignored.

“I’m still thinking!” Sorey retorted. “Alisha can make magical sound waves!”

Mikleo raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t we just establish that we all have magical sound waves? You should make up your mind how the song magic works before you assign any powers to us.”

“You wanted me to make up powers for you!”

“Excuse me for assuming you had thought ahead then. I should have known better.”

Sorey opted to tackle him and throw him off the sofa to tickle him. The resulting scene resembled kittens at play – always going for the necks but miraculously always being left unharmed in the process. Alisha looked down at them in shock. Clearly she had never been in a good old pillow fight brawl. Rose had so much yet to teach her.

Michael silently gathered his “samples” to get them out of the way of harm, so all of this was presumably normal. He waited until both boys were out of breath from laughter and leaned their backs on the sofa. Michael crouched down in front of them and tousled Sorey’s hair. Mikleo was already busy fixing his own (and his glasses).

“So, to get back to the topic. What’s your expert opinion? How’s the tuning?”

“The flutes all sound weird. Like half a note off,“ Mikleo mumbled.

“More like three quarters,” Sorey added. “The lyres were also three quarters. All of them.”

“I liked the sistrum,” Rose chirped.

“Well, they’re modeled after instruments used roughly two thousand years and some ago, so naturally they must be tuned differently than your modern standard Hyland concert tuned instruments. Thank you, guys. I knew I could count on you.”

He left the children alone to play. Or to continue practicing; whatever they’d fancy. Except Sorey couldn’t concentrate for the life of him. He picked up his violin and glanced down at it with longing.

Sorey usually only looked that sad when you tried to take Mikleo-time away from him for some reason. And making Sorey sad was very much like kicking a puppy. Rose would never kick a puppy, even if Dezel wasn’t there to scold anyone who’d dare, but she just knew that she wouldn’t be able to bear the guilt of doing it. It was the same with trying to imagine making Sorey sad on purpose. You just didn’t do it. There were evil people, and there were people so wicked to the bone that they kicked puppies and made Sorey sad. She would never be one of them. She was a good girl, after all. She understood the gravity of the whole situation.

“You know… it would really be cool if we could summon magic with our music. We could make it rain if it’s too dry in the summer, or summon wind to make the old windmill run, and save kittens from trees,” Sorey mused.

Mikleo wiggled close to him again and silently guided him to lay his head on his shoulder. Sorey accepted with a dramatic sigh. There was a minute of silence.

“I would love to know how you save kittens from trees with music,” Alisha eventually offered.

Cute, but Alisha still wasn’t seeing the full potential of things.

“I would love to see you show a bit more business sense!” Rose scolded. “It would make a great show, don’t you think? Captain Sorey and his merry music friends saving the world with the power of music! Every week! But we still have to add some murder and mystery and a giant space monster who was banished from the realm of giant space monsters to earth as punishment for enraging the queen of the elves, otherwise it’s boring.”

Sorey beamed. “I don’t know about a show, but we could make it an opera! Then we can make Lailah sing the part of the queen of the elves.”

Rose nodded gravely and laid a hand on his shoulder. “Leave it to Rose Sparrowfeather. She’s got big plans. If she’s to stay in this orchestra, she’s gonna make it big. I’m gonna give your old Gramps a hint that it would be a cool birthday present.”

It took a little longer than little Rose would have anticipated. More than eight years.

But now, she was finally basking in the feeling of seeing the final product of her production on stage. It was surprisingly high quality for an opera whose plot was the product of a nine-year-old’s vivid imagination, and which dealt with a bunch of kids saving the world from evil forces with the power of music and also friendship. It had been a bit of a challenge, since Zenrus’ orchestra was a bit peculiar. It wasn’t a full in-house orchestra with contract-bound musicians and a choir; it was a hobbyist orchestra. A good hobbyist orchestra, mind you. You had to audition to get in. But you were not bound to stay, and you weren’t paid either. People moved. People got new jobs. People lost interest. And Zenrus was only a good natured professor emeritus who didn’t want to fully retire yet, and he had little funds to compensate his people for what they were doing. Ticket sales went to an allowance for special expenditures. Many of the people stayed for years (Sorey and Mikleo had pretty much been born into it. It was probably okay that they had had little say in the matter as infants because they never complained). It was great, in a way. It was refreshing, and welcoming, because you got to know many different people who all actually wanted to be there.

It was fun, but it wasn’t ambitious enough yet to support the dreams of a bunch of nine- or ten-year-olds.

Zenrus had insisted on writing the music himself – anything for little Sorey (Nevermind Sorey was no longer little.) That was the easy part. The part that actually took Rose eight years was growing up, and letting her ambitions grow alongside her.

She procured a loan from a source she didn’t tell anybody about to get some top-notch solo singers. The light show was a sight to behold. Milla had offered to provide some special effects for the magic music that the protagonists would be producing, but Zenrus had gently but insistently argued against real fire on stage, or a landslide. But he granted that a bit of rain and wind wouldn’t hurt, as long as the orchestra wasn’t in range to get watered like a bunch of flowers, or have their sheet music blown away by the fans.

By now, Zenrus was living his dream of adopting a collection of small kids who may or may not need actual adoption by mentoring a ten-year-old named Laphicet (or Phi, for short.) Phi would have jumped a cliff for the chance to conduct an opera (if his aunt didn’t stop him in the process), so he stood next to Zenrus during all the performances to learn what he could. Since little Phi was already taller than him, and also had such an obnoxiously wide smile on his face that it visibly lit up the entire orchestra hall, it was hard to overlook him. The main difficulty for the orchestra was following what Zenrus was doing with his baton, not what Phi was doing (He tried his best to copy Zenrus’ movements, and he did a good job on it, too, but it was still distracting to see this little kid stealing the entire show.)

It was worth the effort, though. Phi’s presence added to the performance. Nobody even dared to think of talking him out of the idea that the singers on stage were his chosen holy warriors and he was the god of the conductor’s baton.

Rose basked in the spotlights as they highlighted her during the applause, stepping in front of the stage, ready to (more or less) humbly accept the cheers that were due for her job as producer. And oh dear, did she bask in it.

Two weeks after the premiere, Rose counted the sold tickets. A broad grin split her face as she waved a sheet with the final count in front of Sorey’s face.

“So? You happy with your own personal little opera?” Rose said and tried to rest her elbow on Sorey’s shoulder. “Tried,” because he was like almost a head taller than her, and she had a nagging suspicion that he wasn’t even done growing yet. But she was athletic and always up for a challenge.

He beamed. “I love it! My favourite thing is the light effects and the waterfall scene with the rainbow.”

“No shit. I was talking about the sales, but okay. Good old Zenrus sure knows his craft. And I bet Lailah’s aria alone would have been enough to squeeze that applause out of the audience every damn time. I told ya the minute you slap classical music over it, the people eat up everything as high culture. Shakespeare. Offenbach. Just everything about the Magic Flute. I mean, our plot isn’t much dumber. See what I mean?”

“Well, I do. But Shakespeare’s plays were the Renaissance equivalent of soap operas, and nobody took Schikaneder’s libretto seriously even after Mozart had written music for it…”

“Ksh. Ksssssh. We’re no longer friends if you keep talking.” Rose punched him gently in the shoulder when she couldn’t keep up leaning on it any longer. “So. What next? Phi told me you made friends with his aunt and her metal band…”

#Tales of Zestiria #orchestra AU #granny’s first fanfic yay!

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connorhunter · 3 years ago

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Best Restaurants In Gig Harbor

Netshed No. 9 offers a Skillet of Warm Cinnamon Rolls ($7.59) or the Maple Glazed Bacon Cinnamon Rolls ($11.00). They likewise have a lot of other fabulous choices like the Sausage Breakfast Burger with a singed egg, bacon and cheddar, Frenchy's French Toast with Chantilly creme and a Bartlett pear compote.

1. Netshed No. 9

Netshed No. 9 offers a Skillet of Warm Cinnamon Rolls ($7.59) or the Maple Glazed Bacon Cinnamon Rolls ($11.00). They also have plenty of other fantastic options like the Sausage Breakfast Burger with a fried egg, bacon and cheese, Frenchy’s French Toast with Chantilly creme and a Bartlett pear compote.

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Over the years, South Sound Magazine has voted the restaurant “The Best Romantic Dinner” and “The Best Chef.” Their culinary style is “creative comfort cuisine” and there are lots of tasty items on their seasonal menu.

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miaadams · 7 years ago

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The Great Barrier Reef is Dying Faster then David Attenborough

As I turned off the godly voice of nature's Grandfather, Sir David Attenborough, I stared blankly at the wall ahead. A solemn tear trickled down my cheek as I wallowed in self-pity, eventually coming to a profound realisation… humans’ suck. While we’re complaining about the Woolworths plastic bag ban, the Great Barrier Reef is turning into an underwater wasteland. Overwhelming increases in carbon dioxide emissions are making our oceans warmer and more acidic (unless you are a Donald Trump enthusiast and in that case, Global Warming is just a hoax). In 2016, a rise in sea temperature and acidity spiked a major bleaching event which destroyed two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

High school graduate Megan Sims looks out the window with a solemn expression on her face as she reminisces the Coral Monitoring and Turtle Rehabilitation program she recently participated. “Where we went there was a lot of coral rubble, which means that not only has the coral died but none has come through under that,” she says, her expression turning to anger. “I remember I was writing 50% coral rubble for most of the sights. It's just so upsetting because we were snorkeling in the most pristine part of the reef and it was still horribly damaged.” What Megan witnessed is what Professor Terry Hughes, director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies calls “The worst mass bleaching event in history.” As human beings, we are the only species with the power to destroy the planet and the only ones who can save it. So, here is why we aren’t.

As a 20-year-old University student, Isabelle Siberling looks at the world with unwavering optimism and hope. Having recently traveled to Canada to take part in an International Entrepreneurial Social Justice Competition named World’s Challenge Challenge. Amongst waffles and maple syrup, Isabelle and her team established a social media education campaign named #icannsavethereef. There Isabelle developed five daily habits that an individual can change to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. The young environmental enthusiast says it is sending a message to Australians that there is a solution that they can reach individually. “They need to become the voice that the reef does not have,” says Isabelle. As true blue Aussies, why aren't we fighting for Nemo?

1. People are too set in their ways to make a change.

Life has never been more convenient. Need food? UberEats. Want clothes? Order online. Feel like a movie? Netflix and chill. However, as creatures of habit, we have become dangerously complacent and conditioned to our newly found lifestyle of ease and access, creating an epidemic of inertia. A study conducted by the Harvard Business School showed that people mainly resist change for the following reasons; a loss of control, disruption, and excess uncertainty. In the context of changing our lifestyles to support the survival of the reef, it becomes a matter of priority and sacrifice. How far are we willing to go to prevent an environmental catastrophe? Not that far apparently. “As individuals, we need to stand up and begin to make the small changes that send messages to big companies that we want to be more sustainable, we can make a huge impact by changing the smallest things that will hardly inconvenience us,” says Isabelle. As human beings, we are adaptable creatures and can easily make a lasting impact, according to psychiatrist Abigail Brenner. “We move from the passive state of just watching how things unfold to taking some action that enables us to utilise the change to create an outcome of our own choice,” says Dr. Brenner.

2. Out of sight out of mind

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on earth stretching for 2,300 kilometers along the Queensland coast. Isabelle sips through her reusable coffee cup as she remembers a childhood full of snorkels, laughter, and chafing. “Reef conservation is a passion of mine as I am originally from the Whitsundays which is alongside the Great Barrier Reef,” she says. “Growing up, I always had the opportunity to go out to the reef, which allowed me to see firsthand the deterioration in the condition of the reef and become passionate about saving it.” It’s not until we put on our scuba Steve costumes and see first hand the state of the reef that we can truly grasp the devastation. Dr. John Charlie Veron became the first Coral Reef Scientist in 1972 and discovered a third of the world’s known species. “I've been diving the same spots on the reef for 40 years, and over time I go back, and I am sickened by some of the changes I see,” He tells David Attenborough passionately. “Sometimes I go back to the same spot, and I can barely recognise it, some species have been wiped out from the shallows already.” Although the reef may seem to many as a far away underwater wonderland, the reproductions of its demise will impact everyone.

3. Capitalist Greed

Besides a decent kangaroo, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the leading tourist attractions in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef Foundation estimates the value of the reef is at a whopping $56 billion, with a total direct use benefit to domestic tourists at $29 billion, and overall direct use benefit to recreational vision $3 billion. The reality is that the reef is a substantial economic force, attracting two million visitors each year. Marine expert and Professor at James Cook University, Joshua Cinner, says the reef is a huge source of income for the Australian Government. “Market pressures for Australian reef fish now come from overseas; port dredging and shipping across the reef are spurred on by fossil fuel exports to Asia, and a housing crisis in the United States can batter reef tourism half a world away.” For the hundreds of businesses that rely on the reef, there remains a capitalist mentality that ensures the economy takes precedence over the impact on the environment.

4. Our impact feels Insignificant

Not using one plastic straw isn't going to make a difference, said seven billion people. It’s pretty straightforward, our oceans control the weather, the climate, the air we breathe. Without a healthy ocean, we do not have a healthy planet. As we go about our mundane lives, we remember that 7.2 billion people share this planet and that the significance of our existence is limited to 400 friends on Facebook. While this is extremely depressing, what is worse is the possibility of losing the reef, so buy a reusable bag and get over it. “Often, I find that people neglect the responsibility because they feel overwhelmed by the situation,” says Isabelle. ”When you begin to research into the issues that the reef is facing, it can feel as though there is no way to fix them. This can be disheartening and put people into a short-term headspace where they say that it 'isn't my problem' or 'someone else will find a solution. This is a dangerous way of thinking as individually; we can make a difference by taking steps towards protecting the environment.”

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curewhimsy · 7 years ago

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Webkinz I want + names

I want so many. I may not acquire them all but I still like to name them.

I already named all them, even if I don’t have them yet!

As you can see, I like sweets.

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PART 2: Cat Got Your Tongue?

Harper officially unlocks the front door to Furista's Cat Cafe. Carl helps her set out the chalkboard sign advertising their cats, cozy foods, coffees and teas.

"Who drew that?" Carl asks. Harper pauses with the store keys in her hand.

"What?"

"Looks like they drew Trump in the bottom right cor---"

"That's not Trump that's Johnny Bravo. Okay, now that the doors are open, customers are going to start filing in. What we do is we hand out a little info card. The customer fills it out with their name, a little bit about themselves and they wear it like a tag, see?" Harper pulls out some lanyards with cute index cards clipped to them. "Then we match one of our cats to the customer. Every now and then the folks from the animal adoption agency will drop by and see if we'd take in a new cat. But you won't have to worry about that for a while"

"Oh. Oh right" Carl stammers, scratching at his small beard. Harper clears her throat. "Try your best to focus more on the customers than... well you know" Harper bobs her head side to side. "The cats are more important. Keeping things in order and so on"

"So, no chit chat or buddying up basically?"

"Exactly" says Harper with a feigned show of being impressed. She puts her hands on the hips of her denim overalls then the two head back inside the cafe.

"Smells so good in here" remarks Carl.

"If you say so" says Harper. Then Carl breaks into a series of sneezes. "Are you okay?"

"Just need to take my Benadryl. Excuse me"

"Okay make it quick because honestly..." she waits till he darts over to the bathroom in the back with his hand over his nose. "That's a problem".

Kitt whooshes past Harper carrying Whiskers, a curious grey cat.

"Uh, Kitt, did you help Kumlyun with the baked goods? Should you be handling the cats if---"

"Harper. I literally spent all morning Bob the Builder'ing this place. I just got done with the cookies, and the cinnamon buns are in the oven now" Kitt replies through slightly clenched teeth. "And my daily program says I'm supposed to do cat duties now"

"Okay. Just checking in. Making sure you're alright...."

Kitt mutters to herself as she carries Whiskers away. Harper wipes at her brow.

Pradeep saunters up to Harper, adjusting his crisp shirt collar and brushing coffee grounds off his knit vest, which was a shade of brown that echoed his skin.

"Yikes" Harper mutters upon noticing.

"You say something?" Pradeep asks.

"Oh no. Everything alright Gupta?"

"Yeah, by the way it's okay to call me Pradeep" he says, arcing his perfect eyebrow. "Problem, though. So, Carl, we.... we need to make sure he learns everything step by step and doesn't get confused. He seems really flustered and I think he should be rotated between posts within specific time frames. My daily program doesn't say I'm training after 12:00"

"And you think I'm supposed to handle that?"

"Stephen put you in charge of that for today. I thought you had a plan"

"Stephen said I would be the opener and organize the shifts"

"Exactly. Exactly Harper. Spot on" says Pradeep, trying to stop a sarcastic remark from casually rolling off his tongue. "And, have you noticed something? I mean, Kitt does a lot of back and forth work. Shouldn't I take over the counter while she sticks to cat duties for the next post? Her daily program looks crazy and mine looks stagnant"

"Gupta what is this about? Like I feel like you're trying to tell me something but being really, really evasive about it" Harper says, looping her thumbs through the belt loops of her overalls.

"I'll... I'll just get back to work" says Pradeep with a sigh of exasperation. "I already know who put this schedule together. We all do"

"Boris..." Harper mutters.

Harper watches him walk off and towards Kitt. "I knew it" she grumbles to herself. She eyes the two, reading how their body language changes upon noticing one another. She crosses her arms and radios Stephen. "Stephen, can I see you in the office in a bit?" She says into the radio.

"Not... just give me 10" he replies over radio.

"Hey Harper. You look tense. Need a minute?" Asks Kumlyun very suddenly. "We have a scheduled Special Guest coming in apparently, who ordered a doughnut box. Want me to take oversight for a sec?"

"Uh. Sure" says Harper. Kumlyun flashes a quick friendly grin. Harper watches her shiny black bob bounce as she returns to the counter, rolling up the oversized sleeves of her slouchy knit turtle neck sweater.

Harper takes over behind the counter with Anekke and the very quiet and antisocial older guy Humbert, who came in for the noon shift.

"Am I good to go?" Anekke asks Harper. "I was literally only supposed to cover for Kumlyun's morning post in case she couldn't make it but she's here"

"Gotta ask Stephen. We might need an extra hand when our Special Guest arrives" she replies. "We might have an uptick in guests because apparently this person is a well known local artist"

"Great" says Anekke grumpily, folding up a doughnut box from flat cardboard into a functional vessel. She squints at the guest order on the computer screen. "Oh crap. Are we out of blackberry sauce?"

"I'll go run and get it" says Harper, light on her toes. "Um, Gupta, I mean, Pradeep? Do you mind?" Harper calls across the cafe. Pradeep puts down Shadow the cat and walks over to the counter.

"I'll barista there" he says. "Get it?"

"That's a horrible joke. It doesn't even work. You should be arrested" says Anekke rolling her eyes. Harper exits the cafe, stepping over black and white cat Bon Chan playing with yarn.

"Hey, the credit goes to Carl on that one" says Pradeep.

"Oh gosh what's wrong with him?"

"Guys" Humbert says with a condescending tone of warning in his voice. The door chime jingles and a customer walks in.

Kitt dashes over to greet them and give them a tag.

"Where the hell is Carl?" Pradeep asks.

"Probably in the office?" Anekke suggests.

"While he should be training?" Pradeep sighs and opens up a bag of sugar cubes to put into the display bowl on the counter. He eyes Kitt as she greets the customer, takes a look at their now filled out card, and matches them with one of the cuddly cats. The customer, cute kitty in his arms, takes a seat on a velvet stool at one of the dark chest table pieces.

Kitt goes back to tending to some of the other cats.

In moments Carl shows up, his nose red. Pradeep furrows his brows and folds his arms as he watches the scene unfold.

Carl tries talking to Kitt who tries her best to be friendly but dismissive. Then the customer ring the little bell on their table and Carl goes straight for them.

"I'd like a black coffee please" says the guest.

"Coming right up, William sir"

"I go by they/them pronouns"

"Oh s-sorry, William.... person"

"You literally can just say William" the guest says through a forced toothy smile.

A flustered Carl goes to the counter to prepare the black coffee.

Pradeep passes him a mug then watches intently. Carl lifts the cafetierre from off the old ceramic hot plate plugged in on the prep counter and pours the coffee. Pradeep hands him the card swipe tablet and watches Carl walk back to the customer to give him his order and accept payment.

"He's doing well" says Anekke. Humbert grunts. Pradeep and Anekke ignore it. More guests come in. Kitt hands them name tags and pencils. Some walk up to the counter. Things start getting busy at the bar. Harper returns with a reusable tote over her shoulder and joins the barista crew.

"Blackberry sauce for the doughnuts" she says, carrying with her the crisp autumn air.

"Perfect" says Anekke. Anekke sets the completed order box on the counter near the register.

"Hi, black tea latte, with sugar, great"

"The Feline Green smoothie please. Extra kale"

"Waffles, no butter. Just berries and maple syrup"

"Pink Paws smoothie. Can I get a salad with ummmm.... the tricolor peppers and the house olive oil vinaigrette"

"Waffles with butter and sliced bananas, hold the maple"

"Tabby Citrus smoothie but combined with the Feline Green except no avocado"

The counter and kitchen becomes frantic with activity.

Kitt prepares the daily raffle box but stops when the door chime jingle.

"Oh no.... is that.... the Special Guest?" She whispers to herself. She could not believe her eyes.

TBC

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maealbert · 8 years ago

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Get To Know Me More!

These are just some random questions I found from a website! Feel free to copy and paste and your own answers!! To my followers, here's some more things you can get to know about me!!

Favorite fast food restaurant? TACO BELL

Favorite ice cream flavor? Strawberry, Moose Tracks, French Vanilla

Favorite chocolate candy? M&Ms, Ferrero Rocher (not sure I spelt that correctly)

Favorite fruity candy? Jolly Ranchers or cherry lollipops

Favorite flavor Starburst? PINK or red Favorite dish at Olive Garden? THEIR SALAD IS THE BOMB! But I love their chicken parmesean (spelling?)

Favorite kind of sushi? I'm the type who does not like sushi at all.

Favorite Asian dish? If it involves rice, bean sprouts, steak, and veggies I will love it.

Favorite Italian dish? Uh, pizza duh. NO. My boyfriend's mother makes such good food! (perks of dating an italian family)

Favorite food of all time? My grandmother Portuguese Soup recipe.

Favorite way to cook a steak? Medium and juicy.

Favorite pasta dish? Chicken Alfredo

Favorite cookie? Chocolate chip, helloooooo. All Girl Scout cookies!

Favorite fast food French fries? WENDY'S!!

Favorite cereal? Fruit Loops, Reese's Puffs, Captain Crunch

Favorite breakfast food? PANKCAKES or waffles

Favorite pizza toppings? This is a lot, here we go. Pepperoni, cheese, onions, green peppers, sausage, Canadian bacon, chicken, banana peppers

Favorite fruit? STRAWBERRIES or cherries

Favorite vegetable? Any color bell peppers, onions, RAW broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots

Favorite dessert? Cheesecake or ice cream (both are so good fried 😍)

Favorite comfort food? Lime tortilla chips, ramen noodles, pickles

Favorite way to eat bacon? Crispy Favorite thing at a buffet? Mashed potatoes

Favorite pumpkin-flavored treat? Pumpkin pie and pumpkin butter

Favorite dish at Thanksgiving? Stuffing for sure

Favorite cake? Vanilla

Favorite ice cream sundae toppings? Sprinkles, cherries, and chocolate syrup

Favorite thing to cook? Pasta and veggie

Favorite soda? Root beer!

Favorite alcoholic drink? Not legal yet so nothing

Favorite drink at Starbucks? Caffe Mocha

Favorite flavor coffee? French vanilla, caffe mocha

Favorite 80's movie? THE GOONIES or The Breakfast Club

Favorite Harry Potter movie? Half Blood Prince

Favorite Hobbit from the Lord of the Rings? They're all so cute I can't pick one!

Favorite Simpson's character? Bart Favorite cartoon cat? Garfield duh 😂

Favorite TV sitcom? FRIENDS

Favorite cartoon? RUGRATS or Hey Arnold!

Favorite scary movie? Scream 1,2,3,4 (even though they aren't really scary 😂)

Favorite funny movie? Good Burger

Favorite celebrity? Paget Brewster, Gal Gadot

Favorite South Park character? Kenny

Favorite chick flick? The Notebook (sorry not sorry)

Favorite Pixar movie? THE INCREDIBLES or TOY STORY!

Favorite Family Guy character? Don't have a favorite

Favorite Leonardo Dicaprio movie? Titanic or Inception

Favorite actress over 50? MERYL STREEP

Favorite Marvel movie? Spiderman 😍

Favorite TV show? Criminal Minds, Supergirl, The Vampire Diaries, Ridiculous

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Favorite show on the Discovery Channel? I don't watch this channel much...

Favorite classic movie? Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 😍😍

Favorite Beatles song? Hey Jude, All You Need Is Love, Come Together, Let It Be

Favorite string instrument? Guitar

Favorite instrument? Trumpet

Favorite band or music artist? Twenty One Pilots, Justin Bieber, The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, James Bay (birthday twin, AYYYYE!)

Favorite music genre? Christian, Country, Indie, Pop, (open to others)

Favorite style of dance? Waltz Favorite boy band? N*SYNC!! 😍😍

Favorite disco song? Can't choose a favorite

Favorite 80's song? Everyone Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fear & Jesse's Girl - Rick Springfield

Favorite cover song? Dream - Priscilla Ahm (covered by Selena Gomez)

Favorite one-hit wonder? I don't have one

Favorite song you're embarrassed to like? Overboard - Justin Bieber

Favorite foreign band/artist? - John Lennon

Favorite state you’ve visited? Kentucky

Favorite country you want to visit? Portugal

Favorite thing about America? Scenery

Favorite kind of vacation? Road trip

Favorite car? Chevy Suburban, Range Rover, Jeep

Favorite road to drive on? Backroads

Favorite way to travel? By car

Favorite beach? Lake Logan's beach

Favorite place to go with family? Amish Country

Favorite vacation you’ve taken? Family vacation to Put-In-Bay

Favorite fictional place you’d want to visit? GENOVIA

Favorite ride at a carnival? Zero gravity

Favorite thing to do at the beach? Find seashells

Favorite rollercoaster? The Beast at King's Island

Favorite theme park? Not sure

Favorite thing about traveling? Seeing new places and meeting new people, learning new things

Favorite dinosaur? T-rex

Favorite breed of dog? Bernese Mountain Dog and Husky

Favorite season? SPRING! It's just pretty!

Favorite flower? DAISY or Lily

Favorite animal at the zoo? Polar Bear, Elephant, Koala Bear

Favorite type of bear? Polar bear

Favorite natural disaster? What kind of question is this?

Favorite reptile? Snake

Favorite animal? Elephant

Favorite bird? Cardinal or Blue Jay

Favorite thing in the sky? Sun

Favorite thing about a rainy day? The sound of the rain

Favorite sea creature? Sea turtle or manatee

Favorite color rose? Red or white

Favorite small mammal? Chipmunks

Favorite big cat? Lion

Favorite thing about spring? The beautiful flowers and trees

Favorite wild animal you’d like as a pet? Monkey

Favorite sport? Hockey and volleyball

Favorite extreme sport you're too scared to do? BMX

Favorite Olympic sport? Hockey, volleyball, gymnastics

Favorite football team? College: Ohio State University NFL: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys

Favorite basketball team? College: Ohio State NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers

Favorite hockey team? Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators

Favorite baseball team? Cleveland Indians

Favorite sport to play? Volleyball

Favorite winter sport? Hockey

Favorite sport you wish you were a pro at? Volleyball

Favorite professional athlete? Zach Werenski

Favorite sport to watch in person? Hockey

Favorite nursery rhyme? Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Favorite childhood memory? Christmas with my grandparents

Favorite board game? Aggravation

Favorite children’s show? Blue's Clues

Favorite toy as a child? Barbie Doll

Favorite teacher? My 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Geilings

Favorite thing about school? Class trips

Favorite age? 4

Favorite Christmas present? My first digital Nikon camera

Favorite Dr. Seuss book? Green Eggs & Ham, Cat In The Hat

Favorite Halloween costume you've worn? Princess Anna from Frozen]

Favorite lunchbox snack? Pudding

Favorite Winnie the Pooh character? Roo or Piglet

Favorite thing to do during recess? Playground or tetherball

Favorite superhero? SUPERMAN

Favorite video game? Left 4 Dead 1,2

Favorite color Power Ranger? Yellow

Favorite fairy tale? Cinderella

Favorite game to play outside? Hide-n-seek

Favorite department store? Maurice's

Favorite place to shop? Rue 21

Favorite store in the mall? Forever 21

Favorite perfume/cologne? White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor or A Thousand Wishes from Bath & Body Works

Favorite hair color? Brown or black

Favorite makeup you can't live without? Mascara

Favorite shoes? Booties

Favorite occasion to dress up for? Weddings

Favorite hairstyle? French braids

Favorite outfit you have? Floral dress

Favorite soap scent? Coconut

Favorite article of clothing? Leggings

Favorite place for a piercing? Ears

Favorite piece of jewelry? Rings

Favorite thing to wear to bed? Tank top and shorts

Favorite luxury brand? Not a clue

Favorite brand of toilet paper? Charmin Ultra

Favorite candle scent? A Thousand Wishes or Vanilla

Favorite extracurricular activity? Science Olympiad

Favorite day of the week? Thursday

Favorite holiday? Christmas or Easter

Favorite website? Smile More Store

Favorite way to communicate? Text or email

Favorite Youtube video? All of Roman Atwood's videos

Favorite kind of house? Two floors

Favorite car color? White or black

Favorite baby boy name? Joseph or Alexander

Favorite baby girl name? Ruth or Lillian

Favorite thing to do when you’re sick? Binge tv shows or movies on Netflix

Favorite person you’ve never met? Gal Gadot, Paget Brewster

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Favorite place to meet up with friends? Parks

Favorite hobby? Writing and photography

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Favorite thing to look forward to? The birth of my first kid

Favorite kind of gift to receive? Candy or succulents

Favorite crafty thing to make? Bracelets

Favorite way to relax? Listen to music while I calm myself

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chocolateheal · 7 years ago

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It’s a crazy number, but alike added agrarian is the actuality that 1,100 of those breweries opened in the accomplished twelve months — which indicates that there is still interest, there is still desire, and there are still bodies accommodating to accommodate money to ambitious brewers who appetite to accompany the industry. Colorado, for its part, is additionally on clip for a almanac cardinal of brewery openings in 2018 — a advance that could see the cardinal of breweries access 440 or 450.

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Gingerbread Man Amber Ale makes its ceremony acknowledgment to Strange Ability Beer Aggregation at 3 p.m. It will “warm your abdomen and get you on clue for the ceremony season,” the brewery says. “Medium bodied and accessible aroma addendum accompany this cooler abounding circle. Indulge in your close cookie monster and drove this cooler afterwards remorse.”

Strange Craft, Chain Reaction Brewing, Atramentous Sky Brewery and the Cooler on Broadway will all pay admiration to the appearance “Stranger Things” by borer Mouthbreather Belgian Dubbel. “Rich, malty, and spicy, with Belgian bonbon abstract and 72 Eggo waffles,” Strange says, this beer is allotment of the Traveling One Butt Wednesday collaborations amid the four beer makers.

The Colorado Bind and Beer Society is aback at Spangalang Brewery from 6 to 9 p.m. so that bind and beer lovers can “rekindle your band with your adolescent Society associates and assurance up for addition amazing year of adorable pickles and life-changing ability beer,” the organizers says. “This abutting year is affirmed to be at atomic 80 percent bigger than aftermost year. Stick about afterwards signing up for alive applesauce at 7. Rumor has it there may be some pickles there.” Not to acknowledgment beer.

Liberati curtains two new beers.

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Call to Arms Brewing taps Beer Drinks You Baltic Porter. Brewed accurate to style, and featuring lager aggrandize and affluence of cold-conditioning time, this 6 percent ABV “deep chocolate, ruby-hued adorableness boasts addendum of atramentous currant and aphotic chocolate-covered blooming with a hazelnut finish,” the brewery says.

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Dos Luces, a brewery specializing in blah and maguey-based gluten-free beers aggressive by pre-Columbian traditions, will tap its newest beer, Chile Adhesive Pulque. Made with maguey sap, malted dejected corn, cinnamon, clove, authentic adhesive abstract and ancho chiles, “it’s a affluent and circuitous alloy of sweet, acerb and ambrosial flavors advised accurately to accompaniment and enhance the flavors of foods,” Dos Luces says. Denver comedians Sammy Anzer and Elliot Broder will additionally be at the brewery to bang off a account ball showcase.

Friday, November 16Snowed In Mocha acreage at Copper Kettle Brewing at noon. This 12.7 percent ABV beer is a “velvety candied administrative biscuit stout age-old in Breckenridge bourbon barrels with coffee and chocolate,” the brewery says. It is the aforementioned beer from antecedent years, “but renamed with mocha to analyze it from the attic (fall) and maple (spring) editions we added to the lineup.” It will be on tap and accessible to go in 19.2-ounce cans.

National Yeti Day allotment to Great Divide Brewing’s Butt Bar, which will “honor the bewitched beasts we adulation so much,” the brewery says. There will be at atomic ten varieties of Yeti Administrative Stout on tap, including Yeti Administrative Stout, Butt Age-old Yeti, Velvet Yeti, Chai Yeti, Amber Oak Age-old Yeti, Biscuit Yeti, Macadamia Attic Yeti, Maple Pecan Yeti, S’mores Yeti, Amber Blooming Yeti and Mexican Hot Amber Yeti, additional two specialty firkins. There will additionally be Yeti floats fabricated with Candied Cow’s Yeti-infused ice cream. At 2 p.m. you can assurance up to be entered into a cartoon for several giveaways, which activate at 3 p.m. They include beer, allowance certificates, Yeti merchandise, a Yeti adventurous and a Yeti Timbuk2 Backpack. At 5:30 p.m., Great Divide will accessible its Yeti Cavern & Patio — which is absolutely its barrel-aging room; the Yeti cavern will accept appropriate tappings, giveaways, treats, new merch, a photo berth and more. The Clamato Time aliment barter will be on hand, too.

Banded Oak Brewing curtains its seasonal Hirakata Farms Crenshaw Melon IPA, a West Coast-style IPA fabricated with Rocky Ford Crenshaw melons — a accessory of the cantaloupe.

Little Machine Beer Aggregation hosts a mini-beer ceremony and fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. to abutment victims of Blow Michael, via the Tapper Foundation Disaster Abatement Fund. For $25, attendees get pours from nine breweries: Little Machine, Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Comrade, Cannonball Creek, TRVE, Call to Arms, Hogshead, Joyride, and Westbound & Down. There will additionally be beam tattoos actuality done on armpit for $40, and a raffle – all benefiting blow abatement efforts.

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Meanwhile, Cerveceria Colorado, which is additionally endemic by Denver Beer Co., will absolution one hundred Crowlers of El Grito Albino Ale. A collaboration of Cerveceria Colorado and bristles Mexican breweries, the beer “mimics the acceptable bowl of chiles en nogada, which is served to bless Mexican ability every fall,” the brewery says. “The bowl appearance chiles, walnut chrism sauce, and pomegranates to advertise the three colors of the Mexican flag.” El Grito is a albino ale fabricated with lactose amoroso for buttery sweetness; pomegranates were added during fermentation, and the beer was age-old on broiled walnuts and poblano chiles.

Cerebral Brewing celebrates its fourth ceremony with a alternation of appropriate releases this weekend. At noon, it will activate affairs cans of Attenuate Treat (a appropriate adaptation of Attenuate Trait IPA), Aftermost Night in Sweden (a acerb accord with Sweden’s Brewski, fabricated with yumberry and coffee), Plate Tectonics, DDH Attenuate Trait, and Time Crystal. The VX-3 Mobile Aliment Unit will be on duke from 2 to 10 p.m.

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Platt Park Brewing curtains a new Brut IPA fabricated with apricot for its Ski Waxing Party, which runs from 5 to 9 p.m. For $15, you get a pint and a ski/snowboard wax from Rocky Mountain Ski and Board Tunes.

Bent Barley Brewing, at 6200 South Main Street in Aurora, will accessible its doors for the aboriginal time during a admirable aperture ceremony alpha at noon.

Peak to Peak Tap & Cooler in Aurora is “thrilled to advertise we will ample all of our thirty curtains with Peak to Peak beer for our four-year anniversary.” The brewpub hosts a weekend-long ceremony affair that will accommodate the absolution of some bottled beers, some bequest beers and music ceremony night.

Saturday, November 17Westbound & Down Brewing, in Idaho Springs, and Amalgam Brewing, which doesn’t yet accept a taproom, will bare their new collective tasting allowance from apex to 7 p.m. in its aggregate butt cellar. The Cultural Center, at 6381 Beach Street in arctic Denver, will specialize in barrel-aged sours. El Taco Veloz will be on duke with food.

Fiction Beer Aggregation is absolution two beers in four-packs of 16-ounce cans starting at 1 p.m. The aboriginal is On Cloud Wine Brut IPA. A accord with Platt Park Brewing, the beer was fabricated with Sauvignon Blanc grapes and will be accessible at both breweries. The additional beer is Fiction’s GABF bronze-medal-winning Madame Psychosis New England Appearance Pale Ale; this was the alone Colorado beer to win an accolade in one of the new Juicy/Hazy GABF categories. This is its aboriginal time in cans. Ninja Ramen will be alfresco with food.

Take a airing on the aphotic ancillary with Wynkoop Brewing’s ceremony Day of Darks, a ceremony highlighting aphotic beers from added than thirty breweries from abreast and far. Tickets, $30, get you a commemorative canteen for absolute tastings and chocolate. Some gain benefit Beer for Boobs, the Colorado Cancer Institute and Movember.

Fermaentra Brewing celebrates its fourth ceremony with a array of appropriate tappings and can releases. The specifics are TBA, but the aboriginal 100 bodies will accept a commemorative, exclusive, full-color-wrap Rastal Harmony aerialist with their aboriginal pour. One of the beers is a collab with Alpine Dog and Locavore alleged Apricot & Blood Orange Milkshake IPA; it’s loaded with Citra, Mosaic and El Dorado hops forth with lactose and vanilla, ans there will be about thirty cases accessible to go in cans. It will additionally be on draft.

TRVE Brewing is bottomward Burning Arrow, a 5.7 percent ABV mixed-culture saison, which was brewed and age-old in one of the brewery’s foeders and again dry-hopped with Citra. It was absolutely refermented in the can “for absolute bubbles,” the brewery says. It will be accessible on abstract and in cans to go.

Barrel Age-old Mr. Sandman, River Arctic Brewery’s award-winning American administrative stout age-old for a year in a alloy of whiskey barrels, is aback at the brewery starting at noon. There will additionally be a beginning accumulation of archetypal Mr. Sandman, both on tap and in bottles to go.

Locavore Beer Works in Littleton marks its fourth ceremony with absolute beer tappings, alive music, aliment and giveaways. Beer releases will accommodate 2018 Atramentous Pearl BBA Administrative Porter; BAT Orange Bitters Butt Age-old Trippel; 2017 Quadricorn BBA Quadruppel; Apricot & Blood Orange Accord Milkshake IPA with Fermaentra and Alpine Dog Brewing (which are additionally adulatory their anniversaries this month); and more. The Dollhouse Thieves will accomplish from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and A.J. Fullerton will be there from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The Eric Dorn Trio will blanket things up from 6 to 9 p.m. There will additionally be limited-edition beer glasses available.

Oskar Blues celebrates its sixteenth “Caniversary” with a concert, pig roast, affluence of Oskar Blues beers and a affair in the Oak Room, amid at the brewery’s address in Longmont. Who’s playing? That would be the Lonesome Days at 6 p.m., Bonnie and the Clydes afterwards that, and finally, the acclaimed Gasoline Lollipops. Doors accessible at 5 p.m., and tickets are $17.50 online.

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Monday, November 19Join the Grateful Gnome Sandwich Shoppe & Brewery for the absolution of its newest beer. Administrative Gingerbread Stout, at 8.4 percent ABV, was brewed with beginning ginger, vanilla, biscuit and lactose.

Wednesday, November 21Renegade Brewing will absolution its latest barrel-aged beer aloof in time for Thanksgiving. Barrel-Aged Berbere Administrative Amber Stout is an administrative amber biscuit stout with built-in Ethiopian berbere aroma age-old in Laws Whiskey barrels. The 12.5 percent ABV will be accessible on abstract and in sixteen-ounce cans to go.

Banded Oak Brewing brings aback Drunkard’s Cloak at 4 p.m. This barrel-aged English-style old ale took acceptable at the Great American Beer Ceremony this year. It appearance Madagascar boilerplate beans, “big malt and oak, which amalgamate calm with the Pinot Noir butt to actualize an affectable beer,” the brewery says.

As we access the ceremony season, Ratio Beerworks has lined up a bifold absolution to get bodies in the affection for Thanksgiving. The aboriginal beer is Roots Radical Citrus Beet Saison, a “beautiful, artlessly ablaze ruby-hued saison featuring a slight alloy of tartness, acquiescent to acidity from the citrus and coriander,” Ratio says. The additional beer is Reservoir English Strong Ale, a winter warmer that “imparts bold, toffee, nutty, malt-forward flavors from the use of Maris Otter English malts and muscovado sugar.”

Friday, November 23Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project got a agglomeration of its accompany calm beforehand this abatement for a “megabrew” collaboration; the after-effects will be broke at noon. The accommodating breweries were: 18th Street Brewery, American Solera, Beachwood Brewing, Casey Brewing and Blending, Jackie O’s Brewery, Monkish Brewing, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, and WeldWerks. The beer, alleged Megacollab Double-Double Dry Hopped Administrative Juicy India Pale Ale, weighs in at 8.5 percent ABV and will be accessible on abstract and in cans to go.

It’s Atramentous Friday 2018 at Station 26 Brewing, and that agency the ceremony absolution of the brewery’s barrel-aged administrative stout, Aphotic Star Nightfall of Diamonds. The beer, aforetime alleged Aphotic Star, has become a Atramentous Friday tradition, and although Station 26 won’t be absolution bottles this time, it will tap ten altered acidity variations, alongside a abject adaptation and best batches from years past. All ten versions will go on at 11 a.m. The Order 26 Aliment Barter will be confined appropriate pairings aggressive by Nightfall of Diamonds.

Hops & Pie turns to the aphotic ancillary at 11:30 a.m. for a Atramentous Friday stout fest. The tap account includes: Westbound & Down Butt Age-old Posse Riot, Bell’s Brewery Blooming Stout, Odell Whiskey Butt Age-old Lugene, Prairie Artisan Ales Deconstructed Bomb! Vanilla, Mikerphone Brewing & Untitled Art Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Administrative Stout, Untitled Art and Angry Chair Brewing Amber Boilerplate Maple Administrative Stout, Fremont Brewing Bourbon Barrel-Aged Aphotic Star, Hubbard’s Cavern Boilerplate Administrative Stout and Amber & Raspberry Pot De Créme, WeldWerks Coffee Maple Achromatic and Mocha Milk Stout, Station 26 Nightfall of Diamonds, Comrade Quit Stalin with Vanilla/Marshmallows, and Copper Kettle Brewing Aggregation Snowed In: Coconut.

WestFax Brewing hosts its ceremony Atramentous Friday Day of Aphotic Beers, absolution seven new aphotic beers at 11 a.m. They accommodate a Atramentous Brut IPA, Administrative Attic Coffee Stout, Administrative Atramentous IPA, Administrative Atramentous IPA Nitro, Eclair Pastry Stout, Coffee Stout on Nitro, and Bourbon Butt Age-old Administrative Stout. That aftermost one, alleged Silently Judging, was age-old for six months in Laws Whiskey barrels and will be accessible in bound canteen quantities for acquirement and in ten-ounce pours. Then, at dusk, Westfax will catechumen its alehouse into a Cosmic Beer Affair with atramentous lights, afterglow sticks and alive music by DJ RC3. Guests can adore all these aphotic brews (while food last) and don neon or glow-in-the-dark apparel “to booty Atramentous Friday to a new dimension.”

4 Noses Brewing brings aback Biscuit Stout Crunch, a 9.4 percent ABV Russian Administrative Stout served on nitro. “Brewed with 50 percent added Biscuit Toast Crunch this round, you’ll acquaintance a able-bodied biscuit acidity with an overwhelmingly bland mouthfeel,” the brewery says. The beer isn’t accessible to go, but 4 Noses will be alms two-for-one Summer Whimsy packs. The Little Big Sandwich Barter will be on duke as well.

All Parry’s Pizzeria & Bar locations in the busline breadth (except for the Parker location) will tap attenuate aphotic beers in account of Atramentous Friday — “offering a abatement for agog shoppers or a ambush for those alienated the malls,” the aggregation says. Check ceremony location’s Facebook folio for a tap list.

Thursday, November 29Don your finest animal sweater and accompany Boulder’s Uplsope Brewing (at the Lee Hill location) at 5 p.m. for the absolution of Agrarian Christmas Ale with Balaton Cherries, allotment of the brewery’s Lee Hill Series. Upslope makes a new agrarian adaptation of its Christmas ale every year, ceremony time with a altered fruit. This year, the 9.1 percent ABV beer was aged in oak barrels for twelve months with the brewery’s abode acerb ability afore actuality racked assimilate 1,000 pounds of Balaton cherries and accustomed to re-ferment for eight weeks. “Aromas of pie cherries, leather, clover honey, and almond are followed by answer spices, and a blow of orange peel,” Uplsope says. The beer will be accessible on abstract and in 19.2 ounce cans to go.

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