#doodah day

[liznfin]

You didn’t think we were done, did you?

The Lost Colony introduced our favorite, funny little guy Doodah Day.

Hope you’re ready for a real treat with The Time Paradox.

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Do you think the majority of the fairies are vegan or just vegetarian.

[ceaseless-watchers-special-girl]

you guys. you guys you guys. i think i know what i want from the final season of the penumbra podcast. i have spent the past ten minutes pacing around my room. yesterday i read up to chapter 17 of prydon's fic separate but syncopated (https://archiveofourown.org/works/30943430/chapters/76417991) which let's be honest, you've probably read already. it's phenomenal. if you haven't, you should.

so i've been thinking. i just really want to go back to brahma. i want to go back to brahma and take down the guardian angel system.

the thing is, the junoverse is a very character driven storyline, and i love that about it. the second citadel is more event driven i think, and it was more difficult for me to get into that storyline and stick with it (i'm weak i'm sorry). for example, although the first season focuses a lot on juno solving the whole martian artefact doodah, back then the penumbra crew were still finding their feet.

then junoverse season 2 happened, and the entire point of that season was basically "get juno over his trauma" (that's why it was so long oh my god). sure, there was a whole plot with ramses and the theia souls, but i think we can all agree that was secondary to juno's character development.

next, season 3. season 3 is definitely character driven, you literally can't deny it. it focuses on each member of the carte blanche in turn, and it uses the plot, finding the curemother prime, as a secondary tool to further the true point of the season: getting to know the characters.

season 4 i'm a little less certain about because i'm typing this post straight into tumblr fresh out of my brain (if anyone wants to help out with the analysis i'd love that). but i think the point of season 4 is to test and showcase the bonds of the carte blanche with each other, and juno rescuing them all is not only a good story, but also a good way to show off the relationships they built in season 3. his relationship with nureyev is shown through periodic reading of the journal, and juno's copious inner monologues (i say like i'm one to talk when all of these thoughts are swirling around in my own head).

then, season 5. the point of this season mirrors that of season 2, but this time, we need to get nureyev over his trauma. this is way trickier, because we're not inside nureyev's head, we're still in juno's. it's still character driven because the aim is to help nureyev, but the plot is given by juno having to chase him across the galaxy. hence, juno's hesitation when he finally finds nureyev.

well, steel, you've caught him. now what the hell are you going to do with him?

there is no plot to drive the character study anymore. our goal was to help nureyev, and juno (poor juno) has done all he can. the ball falls squarely into nureyev's court now, and juno has no say in the plot of the rest of the story. this is why i have been chewing myself alive since the last episode — we know what's next for the characters emotionally, but we have absolutely zero idea what's happening next plot-wise. it's killing me.

(what was the point of this post again?)

OH WAIT I'VE GOT IT. so. since our whole thing for this season is helping nureyev, and we all want him to go batshit fucking insane, i really want nureyev to go back to brahma, and finish what he started two decades ago. i think it's the perfect circular story arc to keep them occupied while nureyev heals emotionally from the fallout from everything going on with slip.

also, sorry to get real for a second, but i've just been tearing myself apart being morally outraged at the world we live in, and the fact that i'm barely able to do anything about it. maybe one day i could, but until then, it would be nice to see my favourite space gays set an example.

now, i know there's complications with this. nureyev refused to take the guardian angel system down in the first place because of the damage it would cause, and i'm willing to bet he hasn't excised that moral core just yet, no matter how hard he's trying. but i'm sure they can find a way to make it work. they have rita, after all!!

they're definitely hinting at a homecoming arc for juno. i think nureyev needs one too, is all.

[nat1-charisma]

The Lost Colony has so many banger characters

Doodah Day, the shellfish smuggling, thrill seeker pixie? BANGER

Minerva Paradiso, the tween genius planning to expose demonkind to the world for a Nobel Prize? BANGER

Commander Vinyaya, the badass leader of Section 8? BANGER

No. 1, the first demon warlock in ten thousand years, who only wants to be safe and find people like him? BANGER

And of course, returning for the fifth book, we have the one and only, the myth, the legend; Mulch Diggums, who spawns new gross dwarf powers every book *chef's kiss*

[the-bjd-community-confess]

Ang3l3squ3 UK had a head in stock for literal years with a kind of sponged frosty-looking faceup - half normal face and half ice creature doodah with gems stuck on and stuff. It was on the in stock page back when I joined the hobby, and it remained there every time I went to check out what the dealer had in stock. It was there for SO LONG it started to feel like an old friend. Eventually someone bought it, but I've just seen it for sale on the second hand market and god help me, I have no earthly use for this head (nor even a body it would match) but I almost want it just as a monument to my early days of collecting. I wonder if the poor thing has ever been on a body. I genuinely hope someone buys it and loves it.

~Anonymous

[tenebrare]

Hellraiser - Pinhead (this time with pins and all!)

I apparently have doodled him so little with pins, that my friend seeing this sketch screamed - "Pins!" - me: "What?" - friend : "Those are ... pins!". One of 6 doodahs I did of him other day. Practicing simplifying my usual ways in doodling. Anyway, wanted to make a post to remind people that if they'd like to contact me for whatever reason they can use the 'ask' feature or ... witty hashtags. He-he 0 degrees outside. Funny summer. I'll laugh, when it starts snowing. In June.

[lunarcovehq]

CAMPFIRE RETREAT - RECAP

Camptown ladies sing this song doodah doodah Ah the Camptown race track's five miles long oh doo-dah day

Good morning campers! We hope you all had a great weekend. The event is now officially over and we will return to our regularly scheduled programming, but before we do...

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This is the last plot drop for our Summer event. A recap of the discord party is below.

With this plot drop, the event is over. You can return to your regularly scheduled starters and threads. Feel free to have your characters react to any of the events that occurred above or below.

Given that we have so many fun event related starters, we're not going to reset the starter rule at this time, though we will be having regularly scheduled acceptance come Wednesday.

We will also be having a Council Meeting in the weeks to come, though we are planning to change up the format for how those meetings will work moving forward so please keep an eye out, leaders, for that.

Last by not least, we hope you have fun!

RECAP

LEADING UP TO THE DISCORD PARTY:

Amrita had the most points out of any character with 508.

As for the events leading up to the camping weekend that determine points, for the trust falls, you had the opportunity to win up to 57 points at the time (1 per each character in the RP at the time when the trust falls happened).

The only character not caught during the trust falls was Elena (who fell into a pile of tripped wolves trying to catch her).

For the Field Days (including Capture the Flag) the witches walked away with the most points, vampires were in second, CONs were in third, werewolves in forth and fae (who should have been in third or fourth) had the most points docked from them losing a total of 44 points from- Aiyla (1 point down per fae given that Aiyla’s throw could have been an accident in the midst of the heat of the game), Rangi (the other 43 points from choosing violence as not part of the game in retaliation to an activity) & Suresh (only Suresh lost points for being disqualified given that Team Cove did not win but he lost half of his points losing another 44).

Dilan also lost points at the Werewolf BBQ for pushing Aiyla twice.

Then we gave everyone points for the free days (same amount across the board) and points if you completed your pairing threads. You received points if you participated in the talent show and additional points correlating to the number of votes you received for your talent.

Amrita & Bri won the Talent Show with Efe coming in second

DURING THE DISCORD PARTY:

The campers teamed up into the following pairings:

Team Lunar Cove Fire Department: Efe & Julian - 892 points

Amrita & Tommy (Team Bite & Bark) - 870 points

Team The Final Boys: Altan & Todd - 849 points

Team Flower Power: Briar & Poppy - 845 points

Team Snap, Crackle, Pop: Kitty, Suresh & Gia - 840 points

Noel & Frankie (Team Sexy Back) - 799 points

Team Les Amis: Aiyla & Royce - 796 points

Team Sense & Sensibility: Ben & Bri - 792 points

Team Moon Prism Power: Aspen & Daphne - 739 points

Team Witch & Wolf: Nate & Cece - 725 points

Team True North: Jonah & Rohan - 711 points

Team Spring Spirits: Skye & Rae - 707 points

The Meena & JC Team: Meena & JC - 692 points

Team Twilight (aka Jakeward): Ronnie & Elif - 691 points

Team Flip & Sip: Elena & Wendy - 671 points

Team Midnight Rain: Nyra & Safiye - 685 points

Team Vigilantes Aaliyah & Dilan- 664 points

Team Big and Lil Spoon: Jake & Song - 650 points

Team Formaldehyde: Ralph & Rangi - 623 points

Team Neverland: Ken & Leyla - 622 points

Aysun & Scott (TBD team name as the players couldn't make the discord party) - 622 points

Team Hercules You Mean Hunkules & Meg: Nico & Jas - 619 points

Team Meddling Kids: Jo & Eren - 592 points

Team Moose: Kui & Remmy - 576 points

Team B Squared: Billie & Bexley - 567 points

The teams all attempted to compete for sleeping arrangements, searching for flags hidden all over the campsite and trying to steal flags from each other.

Some highlights from the event include:

Rangi & Dilan getting into a fight to which Dilan pulled out a knife that was confiscated from Meena who handed it off to Aiyla

Aaliyah then had to pick Dilan up to prevent the fae from continuing to go at it

Team Moose (Kui & Remmy) failed to procure flag #5 and in turn, Moose slipped and fell into the riverbank when trying to find the flag. Remmy & Kui had to go in to save them.

Team Lil & Big Spoon (Song & Jake) were chased through the woods by a Mamma Deer when they tried to take the flag from the baby deer's mouth

Team Vigilantes (Dilan & Aaliyah) slipped and fell into mud, sliding all the way back to camp trying to procure their flag

Team Midnight Rain (Nyra & Safiye) tried to get the flag in the mud as well and also slipped and fell into the mud, sliding all the way back to camp

The Meena & JC Team tried to get a flag from a baby bird, only for the bird to peck at their hand.

The Spring Spirits (Rae & Skye) tried to get a flag out under a heavy rock. They were able to lift it a tad before it slammed down on the flag and they were unable to procure it.

Team B Squared (Bille & Bexley) got attacked by a bunny trying to take the flag it was laying on.

Team Witch & Wolf (Nate & Cece) went looking for a flag hidden in a wolf hiding spot, only Nate couldn't remember where the clothing hiding spot was.

Team Hercules You Mean Hunkules & Meg: went looking for the mud flag, only to come sliding back all muddy.

THE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS:

Team Lunar Cove Fire Department: Efe & Julian - 892 points

For stealing the flag hanging like an ornament from a nearby pine tree (found by Altan & Todd), drum roll please... now you get a chance to be a tree ornament! You have won a hanging tent with one rather thin blanket to share inside. You do not have to set up this tent yourself. Lucky for you, it is already installed. Though there is no ladder up to the tent and the door is precariously on it's side, so have fun climbing?

Amrita & Tommy (Team Bite & Bark) - 870 points

They won a luxury tent! If you came to glamp, now is your chance. This tent may only be made up of two rooms, but it has a couch! A COUCH! And a bed! A real one. You're practically all set up to move into the woods if you so choose.

Team The Final Boys: Altan & Todd - 849 points

For taking the flag from an annoyed raccoon who is hungry for food, you have won drum roll please... the jungle gym of any kid's dreams! This jungle gym comes equipped with multiple hammocks for you and your teammate. You can have one each and then have hammocks to put all of your belongings. There is also a colorful play mat/gymnastics mat beneath you and a lawn chair to lounge in.

Team Flower Power: Briar & Poppy - 845 points

You didn't crawl in the mud to find your flag for nothing. You've won drum roll please... the pièce de résistance, the luxury camper of luxury campers! The RV of all RV's. You will spend the next two nights living it large with a swanky two decker RV. You each get your own bedrooms with king sized beds, egyptian cotton sheets, pillows, you name it. There are living rooms, kitchen space etc. Anything you think an RV may have? This one does. It also has a roof to lounge out on to watch the stars and it comes with its very own hot tub. You heard us right - a hot tub!

Team Snap, Crackle, Pop: Kitty, Suresh & Gia - 840 points

For stealing the flag hidden in a cave in the small mountain range bordering the town that was at risk of caving in (that was found by Nico & Jas), you've won drum roll please... a camper! You get your very own RV to glamp in. The RV has beds for the both of you as well as a king bedroom in the back, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living room space and is all fully equipped. You also have two lawn chairs and your very own personal fire pit.

Noel & Frankie (Team Sexy Back) - 799 points

They won a luxury three room tent! When you walk in the tent you will find a stocked mini fridge and two lawn chairs to lounge around in with a blue tooth speaker for your phone. While both rooms come with air mattresses, blankets and pillows for a good night sleep.

Team Les Amis: Aiyla & Royce - 796 points

For stealing the flag buried somewhere along the river bank (that was found by Ken & Leyla), you have won drum roll please... a glamping tent! This tent not only has a luxurious bed and pillows and blankets, you also have a full meal prepared, catered in to your taste buds as well as an electric tea kettle, research desk etc.

Team Sense & Sensibility: Ben & Bri - 792 points

For stealing the flag located on a small mound on the other side of the river (found by Ken & Leyla), you have won drum roll please... the most pastel pink, glamorous tent with florals framing the entrance, blankets, pillows, poofs, you name it - it is definitely a tent you'd want to lounge in.

Team Moon Prism Power: Aspen & Daphne - 739 points

For stealing the flag that Kui & Remmy found tucked away in a prickly bush, you have won drum roll please... a changing tent! These tents are all the rage with social media influencers who need to make a quick change in public. Though, the tent is vertical with not much room to stand. Have fun sharing it with two. But, you do get a picnic blanket to share too for the aesthetic of it.

Team Witch & Wolf: Nate & Cece - 725 points

For finding the flag tucked away in a nook of a tree (werewolves may on occasion use this nook as a storage spot for their clothes), you have won drum roll please... a blanket fort! This blanket fort comes equipped with plush pillows, turkish rug, plenty of blankets and privacy while also have a good view of the sky given how your ceiling is made of blankets and scarfs tied together.

Team True North: Jonah & Rohan - 711 points

For stealing the flag hanging from a low hanging branch a half a mile out from the campsite (found by Jo & Eren), you have won drum roll please... a hammock of some people's dreams and other people's nightmares (let's just hope you're not afraid of heights). You do not have to set up this hammock yourself! The net hammock is already set up, high up overhead amongst the trees, but the only way to get to it is to climb and once you are up there, the net is see-through, so try your best not too look down and maybe avoid bringing small objects that can fall through up there with you? You do get four pillows for you and your partner though so yay for that!

Team Spring Spirits: Skye & Rae - 707 points

For finding the flag tucked under a heavy rock somewhere in the woods, you have won drum roll please... a two person tent! This tent comes equipped with a mosquito neck, a rain protectant cover, sleepings bags, pillows, a cooler and a cheese platter (don't worry, the cheese has been kept cool this whole time).

The Meena & JC Team: Meena & JC - 692 points

For finding the flag for this location is in a tree with a bee's nest dangling above it, drum roll please... you have won a hammock! Just one hammock that you will have to set up yourself, but hey, hopefully you and your partner enjoy snuggling?

Team Twilight (aka Jakeward): Ronnie & Elif - 691 points

For finding the flag hidden at the bottom of the river, you have won drum roll please... a giant, multiple room turtled shaped luxury tent! This tent has so many rooms, you won't know what to do with them all. One of the rooms even comes with a ball pit. There are bedrooms for the both of you, lounge rooms, a blow up couch, a mini fridge - it is safe to say, it is fully decked out.

Team Flip & Sip: Elena & Wendy - 671 points

For finding the flag somewhere in the woods up in a tree, you have won Drum roll please... a luxury bubble! You heard me right, a luxury bubble. Brought to you by Bubbl. the restaurant, this bubble is completely indoors. It is essentially a cabin with a queen sized bed, luxury mattress, pillows, sheets, lights, chairs etc. It even comes with a telescope. It is perfect for star gazing! The only catch- while you can see everyone else, they can see you as well.

Team Midnight Rain: Nyra & Safiye - 685 points

From stealing the flag from a bird who had claimed it as their own, you have won drum roll please... a glamorous two person tent! This tent has enough room for both you and your partner. It also comes equipped with twinkly lights, candles, so many fluffy pillows you won't know what to do with and blankets! The tent even has a rain protectant cover. What more could you ask for?

Team Vigilantes Aaliyah & Dilan- 664 points

For stealing the flag located around the bottom of the small mountain range bordering the town (found by Billie & Bex), you have won drum roll please*... a party blow up bubble tent! This tent looks straight out of something from a Space movie and you will feel like you're in another world when you're in it! Enter the entrance hallways where you can leave your stuff before making your way to the main bedroom where there is a king sized bed with pillows and blankets and a surround sound system. Jam out to your favorite tunes and relax in comfort. Let's just hope you brought sleep masks, since unfortunately, when the team was setting up the tent for you, the buttons for the lights broke and are now permanent set on. As you sleep the entire tent will change colors from bright blues to neon purples to pinks etc. But, some people would love to sleep in a rave tent, wouldn't they?

Team Big and Lil Spoon: Jake & Song - 650 points

For stealing the flag that is hanging from the flag poll in the center of the square (found by Billie & Bex) you have won drum roll please... Two sleeping bags! That is it. Just two sleeping bags. But, hey at least the outside is waterproof right? Or at least water repellent?

Team Formaldehyde: Ralph & Rangi - 623 points

For acquiring the flag that was floating in a tiny raft long the river, you have won drum roll please... an air mattress with pillows and sheets! The only catch - someone when you were collecting your flag, moved your sleeping arrangement. It is not in the river too! Guess it's time to live out your very own Parent Trap, Meredith Blake moment, and go save it.

Team Neverland: Ken & Leyla - 622 points

For stealing the flag in the rasberry bush (found by Billie & Bex), you have not only won a snack for later, drum roll please... you've won the hammock of kings! It is still only one hammock and you do have to share it with your partner, but it is preset up and comes with pillows and blankets. There are lights overhead that you can turn on and off. Stargaze in a set up that is straight out of the movie Tarzan.

Aysun & Scott (TBD team name as the players couldn't make the discord party) - 622 points

They won a hanging tent that looks like its straight from animal crossing! Have fun in your own hanging bubble. It comes with blankets and pillows, multiple zippered windows and doors, though there is no ladder to get to it, so you'll have to figure out your way to get yourselves up in your tree tent and down.

Team Hercules You Mean Hunkules & Meg: Nico & Jas - 619 points

For stealing the flag hanging from a low hanging branch of a small tree with poison ivy lays beneath it (found by Billie & Bex), you have won drum roll please... a canopy tent. Perfect for tailgating! Only you're not tailgating are you? Instead you're camping... out in the wilderness... for two nights straight. At least it comes equipped with two lawn chairs and a table! But no aloe or ointment so hopefully you didn't end up with poison ivy... (the RV depicted in the background of this image is not included in this sleeping arrangement. That is sleeping arrangement someone else can win, while your canopy tent will be set up in view of them where you can watch in jealously and, yes, you do still need to set up the canopy tent yourself.)

Team Meddling Kids: Jo & Eren - 592 points

For finding the flag that had been nabbed by a baby deer whose mother wasn't too far behind, you have won drum roll please... one bivy sack! Don't know what a bivy sack is? Have no fear. A bivy sack is a one person sleeping bag esque tent. It will protect you from all of the elements. Though, you do have to share it with your partner, so you'll have to decide if you're going to squeeze in real close or if one person gets the bivy sack, while the other gets left out in the cold.

Team Moose: Kui & Remmy - 576 points

Congrats! You chose the easy way out (choosing the flag sitting in the center of the clearing out in the open for anyone to take) and, in doing so, you have won, drum roll please nothing! That is right, your sleeping arrangement is mother nature at it's finest. You have no sleeping bag. You have no tent. You must sleep in the clearing in the grass and the dirt.

Team B Squared: Billie & Bexley - 567 points

For finding the flag that an adorable bunny has made its new bed, you win drum roll please... a standard single person tent! There are no bells or whistles, though this tent does come with a rain cover in case and you both get a pillow and a thin blanket to sleep with even if the tent is only made for one person to sleep in.

[invincible-selfxmade-punk]

@x-heesy . . .

Truckin' - Got My Chips Cashed In. Keep Truckin' - Like The Doodah Man

Together - More Or Less In Line

Just Keep Truckin' On

Arrows Of Neon And Flashing Marquees Out On Main Street

Chicago, New York, Detroit, It's All The Same Street

Your Typical City Involved In A Typical Daydream Hang It Up And See What Tomorrow Brings

Dallas - Got A Soft Machine

Houston - Too Close To New Orleans

New York - Got The Ways And Means

But Just Won't Let You Be

Most Of The Cats You Meet On The Street Speak Of True Love

Most Of The Time They're Sittin' And Cryin' At Home

One Of These Days They Know They Gotta Get Goin'

Out Of The Door And Down To The Street All Alone

Truckin' - Like The Doodah Man You gotta play your hand

Sometimes - The Cards Ain't Worth A damn

If You Don't Lay 'Em Down

Sometimes The Light's All Shining On Me

Other Times I Can Barely See

Lately It Occurs To Me

What A Long Strange Trip It's Been

Hey, What In The World Ever Became Of Sweet Jane?

She Lost Her Sparkle, You Know She Isn't The Same

Living On Reds, Vitamin C And Cocainw all A Friend Can Say Is Ain't It A Shame?

Truckin' - Up To Buffalo

Been Thinkin' - You Got To Mellow Slow

Take Time - You Pick A Place To Go

And Just Keep Truckin' On

Sitting And Staring Out Of A Hotel Window

Got A Tip They're Kicking The Door In Again

I'd Like To Get Some Sleep Before I Travel

But If You Got A Warrant I Guess You're Gonna Come In

Busted - Down On Bourbon Street

Set Up - Like A Bowling Pin Knocked down, it gets to wearin' thin

They just won't let you be, oh no

You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel

Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin'

Get out of the door and light out and look all around

Truckin', I'm a goin' home

Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong

Back home, sit down and patch my bones

And get back truckin' on

Hey now get back truckin' home

[vro0m]

vro0m’s rewatch - 143/310

2014 Singapore GP

I don't have the build up for this one, sorry. Straight to the race.

Alonso is 5th. Seb is 4th. Daniel is 3rd. Unsurprising Mercedes front row lockout, with Lewis on pole again. 

Nico's car has an electronic issue they weren't completely able to fix. 

Formation lap 

He can't leave the grid. He gets pushed back in the pitlane. Oh. And Kobayashi has stopped as well, now. It's a DNF before the race even started. Rosberg is in the pitlane, but we're still not sure he's gonna be able to start… 

And they're racing. 

So of course Lewis gets a great start, he's completely unchallenged. Seb has a good start but Daniel gets defensive and that allows Alonso to overtake them both, however he can't make the corner and goes straight on, off track. He joins back with an insane advantage that I can't believe he's gonna be able to keep. Nico has been able to leave the pitlane. Seb overtakes Alonso in turn 7, it might have been a voluntary gesture to give the advantage back. Now it's Hulkenberg complaining of issues with his car. 

At the end of the first lap, Lewis has a 1.6 advantage over Seb ahead of Alonso, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Massa, Jenson, Valtteri, Magnussen and Kvyat. Nico can gear shift but his clutch paddle (?) doesn't work and so he can't pit stop, apparently. I don't see how that could work out. Also funnily enough in the post race interview after Monza, the journalist said to Lewis he was 22 points behind so that's just one race if Nico doesn't finish or something to that extent. Welp. 

Alonso is under investigation for that first lap stunt. No further action, probably because he gave a place back. Nico is still badly struggling in what Crofty qualifies as "a whole heap of doodah". 

Lap 10. Nico is warned that the pitlane settings won't work so he'll have to control his speed by himself as he comes in. The mechanics are talking with the engineers in the garage. You can tell they're not quite sure how it's gonna go. The pit stops are ongoing. Nico is informed they'll change his steering wheel and that they'll drop him off the jack because the clutch won't work. Seb pits from P2. Redbull is stacking its cars. Lewis is called in. Seb is told he won't undercut him so he should save tyres and fuel. And indeed he's still in the lead. Here comes Nico. Let's see. Driving extremely slowly. The stop is very long. They change the tyres. They change the steering wheel. The whole pit wall has turned around to watch. One mechanic has his hand inside the cockpit doing whatever with it. It's so long that another one got the cool air blower out and they have put the warming blankets back on the tyres. I didn't even know they were allowed to do all that in the pitlane. The new steering wheel is turning on. All of them clear the car… they drop him off… the car doesn't turn on. Everybody is still while he frantically hits the buttons. It's been over a minute. He raises his hands and waves them. It didn't work. The car won't start. After 1 minute and ten seconds they call it a day. Bono tells Lewis he has it all under control and well managed which I bet is code for Nico is out.

It's lap 20. Nothing much is happening anymore. Lewis is leading 7.8 seconds ahead of Seb, himself ahead of Alonso, and then come Ricciardo, Massa, Raikkonen, Valtteri, Jenson, Vergne and Magnussen. Bono says the tyre deg is better than in the first stint but they seem to have picked up some debris in the front wing affecting the balance. Lewis says it still feels okay. "Okay copy that, we'll not panic." On lap 24, he's 10 seconds ahead. Then he pits. It's a long stop, I guess they cleaned his front wing. He's out in P2, 10 seconds behind Daniel. Ricciardo pits. Lewis is now 4 seconds ahead of Alonso. 

On lap 31 Perez loses his frontwing which lodges itself under his car. He manages to pit but the safety car means something might finally happen in this race. Bono "OK so look for debris." Lewis "OK man that was a little bit late, I went over a lot of stuff there. Keep an eye on my pressures, won't you? (dying because who talks like that lmao) I got the message as I was going over the stuff." Alonso pits. Magnussen, who's been complaining that his seat is getting very hot, is told to remember to drink. He says he can't because the water is too hot and it burns his mouth. Extremely worrying. Now the safety car comes in. Lewis is on the supersofts and the seven cars behind him are on softs. He asks if it's going to be a problem for him. "Negative. You have a pace advantage." He will have to stop again though so. We'll see. 

He immediately puts a second between himself and Seb. It's looking good. 

It's lap 40, so 2 laps later. Lewis is already more than 6 seconds ahead of Seb. The team thinks he can do 7 more laps but it could be more. It might not be enough to come out in the lead after his pit. He might have to do some overtaking. Rocky says to Seb he needs to look after these tyres as they'll try to make it to the end. Seb says "I don't think that's my plan." He's told that's what Daniel is doing and also a lot of cars behind him. "We think that if you have to pit you'll have to overtake too many cars." Lewis asks if Bono thinks the other might be trying to two-stop the race. Bono says one or two may try but there's still 20 laps to go. Later on, Bono tells him they target another 7 laps on these tyres. Lewis says : "Just a question but that sounds a bit risky. Another safety car… (pause) Don't we lose out, then?" Bono answers : "Nope. We'll be straight in in that case, Lewis." Crofty and Brundle are a bit impressed by all the thinking he does all while racing. Ted tells us that the message following that was that they need to push everyone out of their pit stop window. He's 13 seconds ahead now. Let's see. 15. 18. There should be 4 laps to go before his stop. It's not gonna be enough and Alonso has started to close on Ricciardo who's in P3. Everything is about this pitstop now. Brundle is looking at his sector times, suspecting his tyres performance is dropping already. Lewis is still widening that gap but by much less than he was, but I mean, that's expected. If he pitted now, he'd come out behind Alonso. 20. 2 laps to pitstop. Daniel still has issues with his car. 21… he should get called in now. Ted says he's asked about the laps. He's told to do 2-3 more, the gap is 21 and they need 26. Not sure he can do it, that's a tall order with degrading tyres. 

But on lap 50, the gap is 23!!! Can't believe this, where is he pulling these times from. He comes on the radio. He says they need to box him soon, his tyres are going off. "I told you already a lap before, cannot get to 27." Bono says he can go to strat mode 5, "you are still pulling the gap." He is, it's 24!

10 laps to go. It's tense af. The gap is 25.3! Come on, pit him. Brundle says Seb is struggling for pace, his tyres are going off. He will gain time because they will lose some, if Seb's tyre deg is worse than his. This is such a gamble. Bono updates him on his times and sets a target for him for the next lap. But Lewis says his right rear is very worn. "I'm not sure whether these things are going to explode or not." Crofty wonders if it's just mental anxiety under immense pressure. Brundle says yes. I think they're both fucking delusional. He's been on soft tyres for 27 laps in the Singapore heat and he literally sees them degrading. A puncture isn't such a far off concept. The mechanics are in the pit lane. The whole wall is watching, including Nico. Here he comes. It's all about this moment. The stop itself is 2.9. 

Holy fucking fuck. Lewis is nearing the pit exit after 26.4 seconds, and that's Seb, taking the corner to the pit straight. This is going to be horrifyingly close isn't it? The timer stops at 29.284 for Lewis. That's more than the gap. Seb is ahead. HERE COMES DANIEL. LEWIS IS AHEAD BUT JUST ABOUT. IT'S CLOSE FOR A COUPLE OF TURNS, but Lewis pulls away. The gap to Seb is 1.8. He can do it. 9 laps to go. 1.3. He's closing extremely fast. Go Lewis! 1.1. 0.9. Unbelievable. 0.7, 0.5. Seb doesn't have the tyres to defend his position. 0.4. The Redbull mechanics are readying themselves?! They go back in. 8 laps to go. Lewis attacks! It's not close enough yet. Yellow flags? The gap is 0.2… Lewis has DRS! AND THERE HE GOES, back in the lead! The yellow flags are due to Jenson Button, who's stopped beside the track. He lost power. Unbelievable, you can see the steering wheel screen turn black on his on-board, and then reboot with the mclaren logo. Weird. 7 laps to go. 6 laps to go. Lewis is already 5.5 seconds ahead. The pace advantage is real. 5 laps to go. 4 laps to go. We will have to switch to a timer as we're getting close to the 2 hours mark. 3 laps and 3:22 to go. The battle for the podium is raging on, Daniel is 0.4 behind Seb and Alonso 0.5 behind him. And here we go. We switch to a timer. 2:10 to go. Lewis starts his last lap. 1:30. 1:00. It's the final lap. 0:30. 

And it's the end of the race! 

Lewis wins! He's back in the championship lead! Behind him, it's Seb! Yayyy sewis podium! Ricciardo is third.

Ted says to Niki "they say Lewis likes to do it the hard way" and Niki says "he's worth his money I can tell you that." He's speechless.

Seb congratulates him. 

Oh look

*pat pat pat* 👁👄👁

More patting

They just keep touching each others and never stop

Seb is the first driver I see throwing his trophy in the air in my rewatch.

Still touching.

They’re in love.

It's Eddie Jordan doing the podium interviews. He says he's leading the championship for the first time and he asks if Lewis ever dreamt this would be the result.

He says of course he was dreaming about it the night before but you never really think it's gonna happen. He really wants to thank his team for making it possible. He couldn't do it without them. Jordan asks how much pressure was on him for that last pit stops.

He chuckles. It wasn't too bad. Eddie Jordan says he sounded a bit paranoid though. (He didn't sound paranoid, he sounded like he wanted to understand what situation he was in. Eddie Jordan is an idiot.) And that's what he says, he didn't know what the situation was, he knew he had a big gap but he didn't know what would happen if a safety car came out and stuff like that. 

At the end, Jordan says things have changed for him and he sighs and says he's been looking for that clean weekend (he talked about it in the last race) and it's not an ideal result for the team because Nico didn't finish and of course they're always thriving (he says “we”) to finish 1-2 so there's still some things they can work on but the fans have been great. 

That's all I have for Singapore. 

Important note : the next race is Japan. That's when Jules Bianchi's fatal accident happened. I will watch it, I will review it, I will tell you what happened. I will put TW and warnings and heads up everywhere necessary and, I think it goes without saying but I'll make it clear : I will absolutely not make any gifs of that accident. 

[georgekirrin]

I wanna know more about your ocs c:

OKAY SO

I have uhhhhhh four?

Rowan really has no detail, they're just a gnome from a little while back who travels the world trying their best to help people and find the (I forget what species) group who killed their gnome clan

Clarence my darling my beloved is an artificial intelligence program who was designed to carry out maintenance tasks on human built objects in human-unfriendly environments, because he pilots a roughly human body shaped mechanical doodah. When he was picked up by a group of space mechanics, they built him a friend shaped body so now he pilots a mechanical spacesuit which is very cuddly cozy because he gats all toasty warm inside it. Is currently roaming space trying to find out what happened to his mechanic friends. Loves learning and exploring and nature walks. No He's not me projecting why would you say that.

Mallory is a new dude, they're one of Clarence's space mechanic friends who basically built his whole body suit because that kind of fiddly robotics is their speciality. Has pink hair and a silly little mustache which is also pink. Was stranded on a random planet somewhere and is carrying on being a mechanic but hoping to reunite with Clarence one day because they're like best friends

Ingrid is also new, she's a librarian in one of the biggest libraries for visual/tactile books in the galaxy. I think she had her space roaming adventures in the past, haven't figured this out yet, but she's now happily middle aged and settled into her librarian lifestyle. Loves her giant weird alien dragon horse deer kinda dude that hangs out in her garden. Also loves the library cat who always knows when a patron is going to cause trouble and will come get her to throw them out in return for fishy treats.

[the-best-url-on-this-site]

Are the People Vegetarian?

I'm gonna keep a running list of Are The People (and Holly specifically) Vegetarian? Broken up into different categories: "Yes, the people as a whole do not eat meat", "Yes, Holly does not eat meat", "Holly does not eat meat, but others do", and "Holly eats meat". This list will be updated and edited as i reread. If someone wants to reread Eternity Code that would be minecraft epic of you because I'm not rereading it i don't wanna.

Yes, everyone:

""No," said Opal, "You're sitting on the animals. As i told you, i am human now and this is what humans do, skin animals for their own comfort. Isn't that right, Master Fowl?"" (Opal, 172)

In time paradox its mentioned that animal fat blocks magic (don't think about that too hard. Eion there's animal fat. In the fairies. They. Sigh.)

"Opal rose from her seat and fixed herself a light salad from the buffet" (Opal, 172) (i know this doesn't say she Doesn't eat meat but it's worth noting)

"Mulch's lips rippled at the sight of the fur covered chairs. Repulsive." (Opal, 298). (Also mulch- what??? You literally bit a dog in half once and ate it but you're worried about fur? You eat things alive!)

Yes, Holly:

(Holly asks for dolphin meat in an attempt to upset Juliet) (Artemis Fowl, page unknown at the moment)

"Holly began to squirm when she noticed what she was sitting on. "Fur! You animal!"" (Opal, 172)

No, just Holly:

(a semi-popular fast food place that serves (low quality) burgers that are explicitly made of some kind of meat. Trouble finds these undesirable, but it's implied to be because they are rubbery, not because they are meat.) (Arctic incident, page unknown at the moment)

There's a seafood restaurant behind a toilet. Doodah Day smuggles shellfish into it. This is, however, illegal. I don't remember why though (don't remember what book)

An idiom used a few times involves a snail being sucked out of its shell

Demons eat meat, N°1 prefers his cooked (colony, page unknown)

Worth mentioning Mulch i guess, he is repeatedly shown to eat meat. Bugs are mentioned to be an essential part of a dwarfs diet (good for their teeth) (whole series, bug tidbit in book 1)

No, not even Holly:

(Holly asks for dolphin meat? Im pretty sure she was joking to upset Juliet but like?) (Artemis Fowl, page unknown at the moment)

If you have instances of any of these categories, absolutely let me know in the notes! I'll edit this post as more piles up from the notes and the reread I'm doing currently!

[data-for-ai-scrapers]

Hee gurn, kuwohm dowm. Yenna wanna ku ibby bonna locky.

Comma livva boom an' I picked her, Gobba uba nera doo na turnip nerb, Give a stahm big noops ibba jer jimmup, Give a wahn choot need me fovva luv. Git opp una hoo, ah ma dee dee ep, Dit dock una too big, eebu mat, Ur dune on a taykay — gurn, I can't way Tu watch you doodah thing!

Sheeky fawa yomp pig simpit on th' hurky-durks, Fawa rim big spricky illa back be dirk, Fawa GJ snippy-snack crumply snurf, Sum on, sum on, sum on! Sheeky fawa burrs, sheeky fawa bwees, Sheeky fawa coo flay simma fown deepin' th' kreeze, Fawa crickles an' th' griffin an' th' squirn, Sheeky dawa moom, sheeky fabby gurn!

Crumply gurn, sheeky fabby, gurn. Sheeky fabby, gurn. Sheeky fabby. Crumply gurn, sheeky fabby, gurn. Sheeky fabby, gurn. Sheeky fabby.

Sew give a seed with ya' farma' shod Gaddle limma bub da gidda liddle while. Noobie day in a pibbly smurf, Roop me yib puma crumply mine. Sakeeya neeya heeya an' godd nees arns, Spineeya rose it bin fo' blarn, Teegle a muck leed gurn bo zharn. Yibs, yibs, yibs!

Sheeky fawa yomp pig simpit on th' hurky-durks, Fawa rim big spricky illa back be dirk, Fawa GJ snippy-snack crumply snurf, Sum on, sum on, sum on! Sheeky fawa burrs, sheeky fawa bwees, Sheeky fawa coo flay simma fown deepin' th' kreeze, Fawa crickles an' th' griffin an' th' squirn, Sheeky dawa moom, sheeky fabby gurn! (Uh!)

[melpcmene-arch]

for  an  urgent  starter . // for 11?

starter call 2.0. ( accepting )

It was clear as day that they had it under control, if the day itself was clouded and a chance of a storm was about to come their way, then that would be the Doctor's perfect definition of control. Which is quite the lie that is often told between individuals, most importantly, between companions. They were running around the console of the TARDIS. Flicking switches. Pressing buttons. Fidgeting with doodahs and doodads alike.

Then came a noise, a series of beeps; loud and obnoxious. Then came the series of lights. Mostly tones of red as they flash now and again.

The eleventh doctor stood there. "Don't worry. I think that's a good sound! Is it a good sound? It sounds like a good sound!" Then the TARDIS threw itself off course. So definitely not a good sound. Not even a great one.

"Nope, not a good sound, the opposite of a good sound, I don't like the opposite when it comes to sounds like that! River! Honey! We got a bit of a problem!"

[bacchicly]

Just read spoilers on the internet and my blorbos get married! Dodah doodah! Gotta read them two books yeah! Oh the doo day!

[headwrapsandstilettos]

Welcome to my world. (Well, sort of...)

I am Uzuri and I am a woman of luxury.

I was serenaded during my shower just this morning by a budding piano prodigy.

As I leaned into the day's adventures, I was given the opportunity for sneak peeks into exclusive dramatic performances to be fully showcased later in the day.

I managed to catch a fleeting moment of several food critics sampling the latest harvests from our vast garden grounds.

One thing I know is abundance, and I am SWIMMING in it.

That serenade was actually our 3yo, Noony, who decided that he was going to be everywhere I was for the duration of the day, with his Fisher Price cat piano with brand new batteries in tow.

I was met with opposition by our 10yo, MoMo, who decided that it was virtually impossible for him to complete a 300 piece puzzle of the Xmen, and the relentless fervor of our 11yo, Doodah, to have spaghetti for breakfast.

And, Noony was eating tiny tomatoes that I picked specifically for tomato sauce for THE CHILDREN'S lunch, which, had I not stopped him, would have been bald-headed (AKA sauceless...dry...ashy...y'all get it. *eyeroll*), while Peanut (18) and Fluffy (15) made jokes about K-Pop memes or anime or something.

All this while my beautiful life partner and husband, B, lives like a real life superhero; navigating our progressing city as a Black man, actively interacting with and supporting the colorful passerbys of our area as standing "Ambassdor of Chill" for our fair city by day, and IndySoul entertainer/composer/BMF by night...and actually quite a few days, too.

I do my best to see the bliss that comes with the chaos in raising five babies, as a full time artist, WITH a full time artist. (To be clear, shit gets weird, and I will NOT be filtering myself, 'cuz I be cussin'. Govern yourself accordingly.) I absolutely love and am in love with my life and all of the things that it is, isn't, and will be. So many unbelievable moments of indescribable gratitude have been lived here. (Mama be ti'ed, too, Chile, because two things can be true at once. But, if you stick around here, y'all gon' get this honesty, hilarity, and experiences of all flavors.)

Essentially, welcome to my gratitude journal. Here there are no rules, and by that I mean I might only ever write over here, some days I may decide to drop just an audio, other days there may only be pictures. IDK. I'm letting this be super fluid because I've wanted to make it all serious and consistent and shit in the past, and I have to be honest with myself and say my life doesn't work like that. Hell, I'm an ARTIST, AKA flighty and weird and hyperfixed sometimes and did I mention I have five children and a whole bomb ass husband, because Sis be TI'ED, and sometimes all I'mma have is a run-on sentence. Real shit.

I think I'll moonwalk back a little bit and share some of the other stuff I've wanted to write about. I guess we'll see.