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tielan ([personal profile] tielan) wrote2025-09-05 09:00 pm

Chicken Jockey from Minnesota!

Something with a bit more humour, because this always makes me laugh:



I first saw this on social media, but most recently I saw [personal profile] conuly post it.

The funniest part is the very deliberate way the announcer says "Chicken Jockey" almost like she can't quite believe what she's reading. (Or, it might just be the Minnesota inflection. I can't tell!)

--

Amusing point: We are five days into September and I have already written over half of what I wrote in August. August was absolutely a MISERABLE month for writing.
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iamrman ([personal profile] iamrman) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-05 01:57 pm

Hawkworld #12

Writer: John Ostrander

Pencils: Graham Nolan

Inks: Gary Kwapisz


Shayera is embroiled in her grandmother's political machinations.


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osprey_archer ([personal profile] osprey_archer) wrote2025-09-05 08:11 am

Book Review: The Subtle Knife

In the days of my youth, when I finished The Golden Compass, I immediately snatched up its sequel the The Subtle Knife and dived in. I zoomed through, finished it up, and set it aside with an impatient yearning for the next book to come out already, as surely the third book in the series would redeem this middle book, which was ever so slightly disappointing.

Upon rereading The Subtle Knife with [personal profile] littlerhymes, I still find it ever so slightly disappointing. I feel this review would have a stronger narrative arc if my opinions had changed, but actually they’re pretty much the same.

(Well, okay, there is one difference. As a child, I don’t think I noticed the creepy instrumentality of Asriel’s forces in his fight against the Authority, most prominently the two angels who let Stanislaus Grumman/John Parry get shot because “his task was over once he’d led you to us.” Just catastrophically failing at the Kantian maxim to treat people as ends not means. This may be something that Pullman will unpack in The Amber Spyglass; I genuinely don’t remember.)

First of all, I’ve just never loved Will like I love Lyra. The best parts in The Subtle Knife in my opinion are the bits where Lyra goes off on her own and does her Lyra thing, like the bit where she goes to meet Mary Malone and makes the dark matter machine talk to her like the alethiometer. (I also loved the bit where Mary Malone has a chat with the dark matter machine and follows its directions through a door to another world, and one of the reasons I MOST wanted the sequel to come out, like, yesterday, was that I really wanted to know what would happen to her next.)

The bits where Lyra and Will work together to solve problems are also fun. The bit where they confront Lord Boreal about stealing the alethiometer and his snake daemon pokes its little head out of his sleeve? Iconic. The part where they use the subtle knife to get back into his house by cutting windows back and forth between worlds, culminating in Will hiding behind Lord Boreal’s couch and Lyra crouched beside him, but in another world? Amazing job leaning into the premise.

When it’s just Will doing his Will stuff? Eh. He’s fine I guess. I don’t dislike him, but he’s just kind of there taking up time we could be devoting to Lyra.

I had also pretty much forgotten everything that focused on the adult characters, possibly because as a child I simply didn’t care about adult characters (with the exception of Mary Malone) and therefore didn’t bother to read those parts. They are not bad parts! They just weren’t what I was into at eleven. I probably appreciated them more now.

But I think the bigger problem with The Subtle Knife is that it just can’t live up to The Golden Compass. In The Golden Compass, Lyra moves through many different worlds-within-worlds in her own world, and they’re all fascinating, almost all places that the reader would love to visit. Who wouldn’t want to have a glass of Tokay in the Jordan College Retiring Room, attend one of Mrs. Coulter’s cocktail parties, ride in a gyptian boat, see the bear’s fortress at Svalbard?

At the end of The Golden Compass, Lyra walks into the sky to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, etc. etc., and what does she find? The world of Ci’gazze, which starts out vaguely promising - an abandoned city, that’s cool, right? But it turns out to be completely full of Spectres that will suck out your life the second you hit puberty, and it appears to have no other characteristics, none of the richness of any of the places Lyra visited in her own world.

But the next book, my child self was sure, would get us back on track. We would visit more worlds, and these worlds would be INTERESTING worlds, and maybe Will would just kind of disappear.
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icon_uk ([personal profile] icon_uk) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-05 12:28 pm

Wayne Family Adventures is continuing!

A most pleasant surprise to wake up to this morning, and I think we could all do with one of those given... (waves hand generally towards... everything)

A mini episode was released to today, as we discover that ninja skills are as nothing cmopared to butler experience, plus a near uncanny knowledge of his charge's psychology,,,




and it confirmed, that after a few more mini episode, a Season 3 begins on 1st October!


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shmaylor ([personal profile] shmaylor) wrote in [community profile] pod_together2025-09-05 07:18 am
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Day 9 Reveals 2025

A Homecoming for Robins (Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] DayenuRose, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Litra
Summary: What started as a simple surveillance case became something so much more when Robin spies Jason Todd stealing tires. The problem--Jason is supposed to be dead!
Now Robin is on the much more difficult case to bring Jason home.

Winging Against the Storm (Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Agent Carter (TV))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] nineofhearts, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Cinnamonbunprotectionagency
Summary: Set during WWII, Peggy has joined the WASPs flying planes for her country in the US, while Steve (no-serum) is a ground mechanic for the Army’s airfleet. Steve is stationed at an airfield that Peggy occasionally ferries planes to, creating an opportunity for them to meet one day when Peggy’s plane almost falls out of the sky.

The Apothecary's Self Saving System [text, audio] (人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Manga))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] XxMiserySmilesxX, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] MathematicalSparkles
Summary: So Shen Yuan is kidnapped and taken to the Inner Huan Hua Palace to serve as an maid just a few months after she FINALLY made it as an apothecary? Excellent. Just excellent! Add in a few murder-mysteries, a whole lot of poison, a gaggle of Ladies in Waiting, and a certain curly-haired eunuch who won't leave her the fuck alone, and it seems she has her work cut out for her. Now for the main issue: keeping her head attached to her neck in the process!

Resonance, or Patrick's Podcast (Schitt's Creek)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] rockinhamburger, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Amanita_Fierce
Summary: You’re listening to Mind Your Small Business, a podcast to help you with your small business. I’m your host, Patrick. Welcome to the first episode of this show. My husband David says I should start with a “brief biography to help brand myself as a trustworthy source” and if that isn’t good business advice, I don’t know what is.

Patrick starts a podcast about running a small business. His husband is a pretty central figure.

Dispatch from a Hidden War (Animorphs - Katherine A. Applegate)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] Poetry, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Talviaamu, [archiveofourown.org profile] Poetry, [archiveofourown.org profile] Bauglamir, [archiveofourown.org profile] horchatapods, [archiveofourown.org profile] redtailedhawk90, [archiveofourown.org profile] AppleSapling, [archiveofourown.org profile] klb, and [archiveofourown.org profile] Aether
Summary: After the end of the Andalite-Yeerk War, National Public Radio puts out a news series looking back on the events of a war against Earth that most of the planet never knew about. Today on Dispatch from a Hidden War, we hear about a hidden tragedy that played out one sunny night in the Arctic Circle.

Starwatchers [text, audio] (The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars - All Media Types)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] deliciousblizzardshark, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] mistbornhero
Summary: Lilt: Hi friends, I’m Lilt Feray
Chix: And I’m Chix Manro
Lilt: and this is Starwatchers, your one-stop source for all Luke Skywalker news, sightings and trivia

“don’t shoot” and other bad ways to meet your soulmate [text, audio] (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] ziazippy5379, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] semperfiona
Summary: Natasha wanted out, wanted a new life away from Russia. She wanted more control over her life, and the only way she could find with even the slightest chance was by going with the agent known as Hawkeye.

We Still Miss You, Old Friend (Merrily We Roll Along - Sondheim/Furth)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] septemberbells, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] horchatapods
Summary: A few scant months after Gussie followed Frank out of that disastrous interview, she sees Mary in another news studio. She has the completely undignified urge to hiss like the stray cat that drops in at her place no less than once a week for the food she pretends not to feed it, to guard her territory, her career, her life. "I'm the star here," she doesn't say. Lord help her, she thinks it, though.

The Royal Invitation (Disney Theatrical Animated Universe, Frozen (Disney Movies), Beauty and the Beast - All Media Types, Moana (Disney Animated Movies), Aladdin (Disney Animated Movies))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] flipflop_diva, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] J0305
Summary: Dear Disney Princesses,

Your presence is humbly requested at a Royal Gathering unlike no other — where royalty can come together to relax, to learn and to lead their kingdoms into the future!

The invitation came without fanfare and without a signer. The actual gathering was even worse.

between the saltwater and the sea-strand (Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] shadowsong26, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Elle_dubs
Summary: For a moment, between Zuko’s ship exploding and Iroh finding him on the beach, the world holds its breath.

a memory in the attic (Warehouse 13)
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] coffee_and_cardamom, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] thunder_of_dragons
Summary: The Warehouse remembers.
Three moments, forgotten in time. Or: Claudia endures.

she likes me for me (Dimension 20 (Web Series))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] travvymybeloved, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] Poluche
Summary: Fig was no stranger to playing as an adult. She was known for it, really, throwing herself into relationship drama with whatever workforce she could weasel her way into. Jawbone had had so many concerned conversations about it with her. She had just never been herself in an adult relationship, and with the realization that she had an adult life now came the realization that Ayda had been living one already.
Fig would hang the stars in the sky for Ayda if given the opportunity. Failing that, for now, she could settle for upgrading them to a proper adult relationship. She had fun with being young, typical teenagers, but she was great at rolling with the punches. Her life had changed, so now her relationship would change. That’s how these things went.
She just had to figure out what a proper adult relationship entailed.

'cause dying on your lips is how i wanna go [text, audio] (Our Flag Means Death (TV))
written by [archiveofourown.org profile] shadoweddepths, performed by [archiveofourown.org profile] coveredinbees
Summary: Izzy can’t help it if he notices Bonnet sometimes. If his eyes land on the bulge of muscle under Bonnet’s rolled-up sleeves. If he occasionally wonders what it might be like to have those hands on him, those delicate and unscarred hands. If he thinks about the shape of Bonnet’s mouth, the curve of his lips and the particular quirk of his self-satisfied smile. If he just – just looks, sometimes, in ways he should definitely not be looking at his fucking boyfriend’s boyfriend.
“I’ve seen the way you look at me,” he says as if he can read Izzy’s mind. “I’ve seen you stare at my mouth.”
“You’ve seen jack shit,” Izzy retorts. Like fuck is he going to admit to any of that.
“I know what I’ve seen, Israel.”
Oh, fuck. The sound of his full name, spoken like that, sends shivers racing down his side. It’s a fight to keep his body in check, to keep himself from visibly reacting. He feels like he’s balanced on the edge of the cliff, still waiting to see which side he’s going to fall down. Like a step in either direction will irrevocably change his life in ways he hasn’t even realized yet.
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tielan ([personal profile] tielan) wrote2025-09-05 07:12 pm

not quite

I spent most of the day in the room, listning to an irregular rumble that never quite seemed to stop...

..around 5:30pm, I realised that it was the elevators.

I called down to the front desk and they promptly moved me...to a room at the back corner which smelled like it had previously housed a smoker. You're not allowed to smoke in the rooms, sure. But someone who smokes like a chimney had inhabited that room not too long ago, and I could smell it.

I called down to the front desk, they sent up housekeeping, who sprayed perfume through the room. Not helping! And then they moved me yet again - about four rooms along and there's no smell and no elevator rumble...

What a drama. And I'd slept pretty well last night. It was just during the day that I was listening to that rumble and thought at first it must be construction work, only to realise after hours that, no, it's probably the elevators.

Bad design, as my dad the architect would say.

At any rate, I'm moved again.

NOW can the drama be over? Please? Pretty please?

I'm feeling better still - more energy, but the slightly congested nose and throat again. I stopped taking the phenylephrine after last night. And looking through the drugs the doc gave me, there's an anti-histamine, and an anti-inflammatory, and when I tried taking the metformin (another anti-inflammatory) last night...let's just say it got unpretty.

Tonight and tomorrow is to make sure I'm back to (near-)fighting fit. I should have been in Georgia, by now, meeting the rest of the tour...

*sigh* Okay, no dwelling. Just resting.
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it only hurts when i breathe ([personal profile] spikedluv) wrote2025-09-05 07:17 am

The Day in Spikedluv (Thursday, Sept 4)

I hit the Feed Bag while I was downtown (because Pip forgot something he’d purchased yesterday) and got in a walk around the park.

I hand-washed dishes, went on a couple walks with Pip and the dogs (including one in the rain), cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter.

We had burgers and Gus’s potatoes for supper.

I finished the KJ Charles book and started True Gretch, an autobiography, and watched some HGTV programs.

Temps started out at 61.3(F) and reached 82.4 that I saw when I got home a little after 3pm. (It had already hit 70.0 by 9am, before I left to visit mom, so I knew it was going to be hot.) It got really windy (there are trees outside mom’s room and they were blowing like crazy); it looked cool, but it was not. We got rain later, but not the forecasted thunderstorms, thankfully, as they drive our dogs nuts.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing better today. Especially after they told her she might be discharged. more back here )
tcampbell1000 ([personal profile] tcampbell1000) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-04 05:44 pm

Justice League #1 (JLI 1 of ?)

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, with plot and layouts by Keith Giffen, dialogue by J.M. DeMatteis, and finished art by Kevin Maguire, establishing a division of labor that would become a JLI trademark.

The cover is rightly considered a classic. Its layout is counterintuitive--usually a bird's-eye view diminishes figures, but this image is about building the figures up. It was a signal this League would do things differently, and what sells it is the tension between that usual rule and a group of figures who look like they can handle anything, including whoever or whatever is daring to view them from above.



Could it be...the reader of this comic looking down on it on the shelf? 'Yeah, you BETTER buy it, geek! Or we'll MESS YOU UP.' )
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mific ([personal profile] mific) wrote2025-09-05 09:56 pm

Three pics

Last month I had a birthday which as usual has left me at an unmemorable number, so for the rest of the year I'll be confused math lady if anyone asks my age.

Older woman with short greyish hair looking worried. She's peering at maths equations displayed across the pic.


The home screen on my pc is set to cycle through scenic views, then a while back microsoft added supposedly intriguing links (not). It randomly resulted in this combo, however, which is genuinely intriguing. Maybe sheep are deeper thinkers than we'd thought?

Sunset on a steep rocky hillside, four sheep standing serenely. Over them, white text reads - unlock the secrets of active listening and learn strategies that can help transform your conversations.


And this one's on tumblr.
The Rabbit of Doom


alias_sqbr: Me on a couch asleep with a cat sitting on my lap top, with the caption out of spoons error (spoons)
alias_sqbr ([personal profile] alias_sqbr) wrote2025-09-05 05:50 pm

Bluuuh

Feeling sore enough today it feels worth taking note of, though I've been feeling sore and tired in general for the last month or two of Continuous Stresses. But today there have been painful spasms! I don't get that very often and am Not A Fan.

Also, relatedly...
family stuff )
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milky blueberry ([personal profile] harryschreine) wrote in [community profile] 100words2025-09-05 04:36 pm

#458 • Mind Your Language (TV) • Bloody Tomato Night

Title: Bloody Tomato Night
Fandom: Mind Your Language
Character: Giovanni Capello
Rating:
G
Summary:
Seems like the pot and the electricity tells him to get knotted away. Knotted off? Uh, well, nevermind.
Notes: The drabble version of my upcoming short one shot under the same title.

Read more! )
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iamrman ([personal profile] iamrman) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-05 09:58 am

Hawk and Dove (1989) #7

Writers: Karl and Barbara Kesel

Pencils: Greg Guler

Inks: Scott Hanna


Hawk and Dove fight monsters in Paris.


Read more... )

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iamrman ([personal profile] iamrman) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-05 07:32 am

Guy Gardner: Warrior #30

Writer: Beau Smith

Pencils: Mitch Byrd

Inks: Dan Davis


Continued from Action Comics #709.

Superman takes Guy to S.T.A.R. Labs to try and fix his out of control powers.


Read more... )

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laughing_tree ([personal profile] laughing_tree) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-04 11:08 pm

Absolute Green Lantern #5 - "With Fear"

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Are the straights okay? Hal Jordan is, to my knowledge, straight, and he is not okay. Jo Mullein isn't straight but isn't doing that well either, frankly. It's the Absolute Universe, folks! Nobody is okay. -- Al Ewing

Read more... )
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Travis ([personal profile] torachan) wrote2025-09-04 08:52 pm
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Daily Happiness

1. I've been making good progress on the high priority tasks the Japan IT team left for me when they went back to Japan at the end of last week.

2. The other day Carla and I were talking about sandwiches and I remembered this delicious veggie sandwich I used to get back in college. The place isn't around anymore, so I can't look it up to see exactly what was on it, but it was whole wheat bread with cream cheese, sprouts, cucumber, and some other veggies. I have cream cheese and sprouts already so asked Carla to get bread and cucumbers at the store and she found that they sell Cheesecake Factory brown bread in sandwich bread form now at the grocery store (they've been selling the little loaves like in the restaurant for a while) and that goes perfect with this sandwich. She also got some avocados, so I had sprouts, cucumber, and avocado on it and it was so good. Definitely going to make that for lunch again tomorrow.

3. Tuxie is still so wary of me, but he was very cute hiding in the planter the other day.