#gotta go for lunch now

[jumbledthemes]

Told my boss I was taking the day off for a once-in-a-lifetime family reuinion but jokes on her that got canceled the week after it was proposed bc my dad's cousin wanted a thousand bucks per family to rent a firehouse rec room and get food (I run events, my own big event for 130 people topped out at 750 for venue, tables & chairs, and food) so instead I'm keeping the day off and going fishing. Wish me luck in the pond.

[sparky-is-spiders]

Tag Game Thing I Think?

Tagged by @jayayayayayayayayayayayayayayaya. I assume I answer these four catagories? Looks fun but also I don't think I've ever done this before.

Last song listened to: Virgin by Manchester Orchestra

Currently reading: Nothing atm.

Currently watching: Nothing, really. Dad has Premier League soccer on the TV but I'm not really paying attention to it.

Current obsession: Never not thinking about Jon Jarchivist, but currently je and jongertrude are on brain rotation, and some theories/headcanons about Archivisting and getting the fear marks. Also thinking about the lizard crew always.

Guess I'll tag @amythestvaporeonbackup, @in-between-nothing, and @voidandfyre

[coriander-candlesticks]

I've felt like I should check in with Apollo the past few days and finally managed to clear enough space on my floor to feel alright with breaking out the tarot deck again so I did! Lit his candle, said as as formal a prayer as I could muster beforehand, asked Hermes to help with communication, the whole shebang. For further context: I've been wanting to ask Aphrodite something specific (also via tarot, it's the most grounding tool I've got) but I only have the one deck at the moment and, while I've used it to ask Hermes about things in tandem with Apollo, and Aphrodite introduced herself via it (with a card that also introduced Apollo), I wasn't sure if it would be cool for me to use it to ask her specifically something not in direct tandem with Apollo. I mentioned that in the prayer but also said that that might be a question for a different session, since trying to get an answer to that (on top of the general "hey how are we doing/do you have anything you want me to learn") might muddy my ability to understand the message.

Cue twelve cards falling out of my deck/poking out while I was shuffling. I usually pull ~3 cards on top of whatever falls out, but I ended up not feeling like it was needed. Seven of them fell out face-up, too.

Despite having some concerns about whether all of the cards were "supposed" to be pulled, it was pretty coherent! And covered quite a few things I've been thinking about recently, including sorting out anxiety vs a warning/displeasure, a follow-up of a card that was the focus of my last pull, and a reminder to look at outside/intellectual sources to combat the whatever-the-fuck-my-brain's-on. There were four cards that fell out face-up together in a pile: a card I associate with Apollo at the front and one associated with Artemis (the Moon) at the back, with cards related to unity & growth in the middle. I'd had a pretty bad experience attempting an offering to Artemis last month and have stepped back and avoided asking her for anything or specifically invoking her in prayers/offerings/etc. since (except for once when it involved a pregnant friend b/c it seemed odd and tbh a little disrespectful to ask Apollo for help and not her as well) because I took it as a sign that she didn't want me to work with her. I'm also aware, though, that that bad experience could have just been a meltdown/panic attack. Regardless of whether it was either of those two things, a "hey slow down" warning, or a combination, it was nice to have some clear reassurance & an official introduction. It's also significant, I think, that part of the Moon card's message is about not letting anxiety/"self-deception" (direct from the guide) cloud your intuition. I've been wanting to burn the candle I dedicated to her for a few days now- it's possible that was a sign from her as well.

As far as the deck-use question...the first card that fell out was the Empress (face-up, reversed). My initial thought was that it was a "no", but I decided to look at the meaning in case it wasn't that which was. probably a bad idea. It freaked me out a bit because I couldn't figure out what it was referring to. I ended up using my alphabet oracle tiles for a makeshift yes/no system after finishing with all the other cards and got clear confirmation that my instinct was, in fact, correct.

All in all it was really cool?? By far the most cards I've had in one pill iirc, and a good lesson in identifying how my intuition works.

[kyouka-supremacy]

:O

[todayisafridaynight]

Why not combine them? You could post about MineDai eating pasta! Does Mine bulk with pasta? Does Daigo have a favorite pasta dish? Do they cook it together for a date night? Does Daigo even know how to boil water?? (Genuinely if you have any interest in posting about this please do, would read)

mine could, in fact, be the one who makes daigo pasta with a lil olive oil and salt and parmesan youre right ......

[carcarrot]

this time last year i was probably sitting in the kitchen while my dad started making an early dinner of chicken bolognese trying not to get too nervous about the concert i'd be going to in a few hours

[yuri-puppies]

what i meant to do today: peer review the tags on my kabru re: his backstory post, reply to that really cool reblog on the same post, read and comment on transfem!laios fic update, make a task-list and set myself up for getting back to my homework tomorrow

what i've been doing: shameless horny ottaposting. might make that daily otta sideblog after all.

[not-poignant]

November Update Schedule

November chapter update schedule:

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Thursday 2nd - Underline the Black 68

Sunday 5th - Constellations 03 (Patreon & Ream - Gary & Efnisien Tier+)

Tuesday 7th - Underline the Blue 05 

Thursday 9th - Underline the Black 69

Sunday 12th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 25 

Tuesday 14th - Underline the Blue 09 (Patreon & Ream - Augus & Gwyn Tier+)

Thursday 16th - Underline the Black 70 

Sunday 19th - The Nascent Diplomat 38/39 (AO3 & Patreon + Ream - Augus & Gwyn Tier+)

Tuesday 21st - Underline the Blue 06 

Thursday 23rd - Underline the Black 71

Sunday 26th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 26 

Tuesday 28th - Underline the Blue 10 (Patreon & Ream - Augus & Gwyn Tier+)

Thursday 30th - Underline the Black 72

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It's definitely the month of Underline the Blue! And we're staying steady with that I think through December as well. Underline the Red is going to be streamed directly to AO3 eventually, but I'm waiting because that story doesn't truly kick off until after some events in Underline the Black. 

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Updates with dates as yet undetermined: Palmarosa (I'm so sorry to folks waiting for this, but this is sadly not at the top of my priority list officially. But as it's NaNo I'm thinking I'm still going to be able to write some chapters for y'all! I at least have chapters 9 and 10 ready to go) 

Most chapters go up between 6-7pm GMT+8 (or the time that you’re already used to me putting chapters up, lol). For those who are anxious to know when chapters are updating, hopefully this helps! If there's ever an emergency, or a scheduling issue (like a surprise family dinner) I generally put up stories early and not late.

[pagesofkenna]

i wanted to make a post about a thing but the more i think about it the more i want to say and it's just going to end up being a big ramble essay, so instead i'll just give the thesis statement, thusly:

as the #1 Ratgrinders Apologist (self-appointed), of course they're the final boss fight to the death. i expected nothing less and the people trying to make discourse about it are ignoring the entire context of this being a Dungeons and Dragons game

[hinamie]

one thing i miss abt cafe work is sneaking shots of espresso throughout th day :(

[ducktollers]

who up feeling their spirit get crushed into dust by this ai shit 😂😂😂

[cuz-reasons]

Summary: Emmet wishes he had skipped the Winter Solstice Party, it's only the second Solstice since Ingo had gone missing after all.

Slightly belated Christmas fic, but I have a self imposed schedule so this is going up today

[ariadosanon]

Who keeps selling my students MAGIKARP for 500 PokE on their way to class.

[1roentgen]

.

[froggods]

i messed up my save and have to start over...

[ghwosty]

when will these horrors (tummy upset) cease