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So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in August?

The M4 MacBook Pro Is $300 Off for Labor Day

Posted by Khamosh Pathak

https://lifehacker.com/tech/m4-macbook-pro-labor-day-2025?utm_medium=RSS

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Labor Day sales are rolling in, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before they’re over. You can also subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.

It's Labor Day weekend, and tech sales are going strong, with deals on TVs, iPads, tablets, and headphones. If you're looking for a deal on a new MacBook, this is your best chance so far this year: Apple's powerful M4 MacBook Air already dropped to $799, its lowest price ever, and now, the base 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro is following suit: It's down to $1299 on Amazon, a $300 discount from the usual $1599. It's the cheapest price yet for this model MacBook Pro. (The pricier M4 Pro model with the M4 Pro chip and 25GB RAM has already received a $300 cut, from $1999 to $1699.)

The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro is a step above the M4 MacBook Air. They share the same chip, but the MacBook Pro gets a 10-core GPU instead of an eight-core. You also get 16GB Unified Memory, and 512GB Storage as standard (instead of 256GB for the Air).

Apple M4 MacBook Pro

$1,548.00 at Amazon

$1,878.00 Save $330.00

Apple 2024 MacBook Pro Laptop with M4 chip with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage; Silver with AppleCare+ (3 Years)

$1,548.00 at Amazon

$1,878.00 Save $330.00

Apple M4 Pro MacBook Pro

$1,799.00 at Amazon

$1,999.00 Save $200.00

Apple 2024 MacBook Pro Laptop with M4 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage; Silver

$1,799.00 at Amazon

$1,999.00 Save $200.00

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<p class="syndicationauthor">Posted by Khamosh Pathak</p><p class="ljsyndicationlink"><a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/m4-macbook-pro-labor-day-2025?utm_medium=RSS">https://lifehacker.com/tech/m4-macbook-pro-labor-day-2025?utm_medium=RSS</a></p><p>We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.</p><p><strong><em>Labor Day sales</em></strong><em> are rolling in, and <a href="https://lifehacker.com/labor-day" target="_blank"><strong><u>Lifehacker is sharing the best sales</u></strong></a></em><em> based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before they’re over. You can also <a href="https://lifehacker.com/newsletters" target="_blank"><strong><u>subscribe to our shopping newsletter</u></strong></a></em><em>, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.</em></p><hr><p>It's Labor Day weekend, and tech sales are going strong, with deals on <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-tv-deals-labor-day-sales-2025" target="_blank"><u>TVs</u></a>, <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/ipads-tablets-labor-day-sales-2025" target="_blank"><u>iPads, tablets,</u></a> and <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-headphones-earbuds-deals-labor-day-sales-2025" target="_blank"><u>headphones</u></a>. If you're looking for a deal on a new MacBook, this is your best chance so far this year: Apple's powerful M4 MacBook Air already dropped to $799, its <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/m4-macbook-air-labor-day-sale-2025" target="_blank">lowest price ever</a>, and now, the base 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro is following suit: It's down to <a href="https://zdcs.link/QKgNXn?pageview_type=RSS&template=content&module=content_body&element=offer&item=text-link&element_label=%241299%20on%20Amazon&short_url=QKgNXn&u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ffeed%2Frss" rel="sponsored" target="_blank" title="open in a new window">$1299 on Amazon</a>, a $300 discount from the usual $1599. It's the cheapest price yet for this model MacBook Pro. (The pricier M4 Pro model with the M4 Pro chip and 25GB RAM has already received a $300 cut, from $1999 to <a href="https://zdcs.link/92xAyM?pageview_type=RSS&template=content&module=content_body&element=offer&item=text-link&element_label=%241699&short_url=92xAyM&u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ffeed%2Frss" rel="sponsored" target="_blank" title="open in a new window">$1699</a>.)</p><p>The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro is a step above the M4 MacBook Air. They share the same chip, but the MacBook Pro gets a 10-core GPU instead of an eight-core. 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OP made a mooncake sofa for the Mid-Autumn Festival (cr 闲人祝幸福)

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OP made a mooncake sofa for the Mid-Autumn Festival (cr 闲人祝幸福)

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the rufous hummingbird is a small hummingbird species distributed throughout portions of the…

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the rufous hummingbird is a small hummingbird species distributed throughout portions of the americas. they are named for the males’ iridescent orange throat patch; females lack this patch, but may have several stray orange feathers present on the throat. females are slightly larger than males. these fast-moving birds burn energy quickly and must take many quick intervals to feed throughout the day; at night, they become torpid to conserve energy. they feed on both nectar and small insects. they are powerful, efficient fliers who are both fast in flight and capable of traveling long distances, flying 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) during migrations.

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city turns away from me

Batfamily

Alvin Draper of Crime Alley by

potofsoup
Jason is having a hard time finding Tim Drake, but he's been running into a kid by the name of Alvin Draper in the Alley.

In the meantime, Tim Drake totally has 5-step plan to bring get Jason and Bruce to reconcile! Nothing will go wrong. This is hilarious and amazing!

dolly-verse fics by

a_alene
gotham city senior dolores patton and the teenaged crime lord she hangs out with sometimes Jason is befriended by a little old lady in Gotham. She teaches him to crochet. <333

Hard Cash, Hard Liquor, and Hard Candies: The Crime Alley Grannies by

cookie_rock
They know everything that happens in Crime Alley.

EVERYTHING. <333

Killing the Past (And Coming Back to Life) by

RaaorQtpbpdy &

TaraLaurel
Tim is visiting Robin's grave when Jason Todd crawls out of it. Oh boys...

Magnets by

gender_bender08
On a Tuesday night, Bruce Wayne attends a circus. Halfway through, the trapeze artists are killed, leaving their eight year old son behind, hands wrapped in dancer’s tape and knees bloody with how he falls on them in his anguish. Bruce Wayne watches him for a moment, two, then turns around and leaves.

Sixteen years later, the thing who was once a man named Dick Grayson nurses a bottle of scotch as he stitches the gaping wound in his side from where Batman got him with a batarang. AU where Bruce doesn't take in any of his kids, but they all come together somehow anyway.

Penelope by

NerdyGay
Tim finds that there are more ways to protect the Bats than just Robin. A little magic never hurt anyone, after all. I enjoyed this!

The Pieces of What's Left by

mynameisjessejk
When Blockbuster burns down his whole life and Tarantula takes what isn't hers to claim, Dick ditches his life, his name, and his city for an anonymous, quiet life in the Bowery. Just till he can put himself back together.

Jason is doing his best to fix his corner of the city, keep Black Mask out of his business, and arrange a confrontation with Batman, the Joker, and all the water under the bridge. He has no idea what to do with a Dick Grayson who's apparently in hiding and joined his gang by accident.

But it turns out they need each other far more than they could have imagined, and if either of them are going to fix their broken pieces, it's going to have to be together. I enjoyed this! #hoods and birds

r/MaleLivingSpace by

Jackedrabbit
Stephanie Brown is many things: a vigilante, a gossip, an ally, a ragebaiter, and a friend. But when a blizzard knocks out her apartment's WiFi, she tacks on another label to that list - an uninvited houseguest. And uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave. Hilarious!

Red Hood's Shelter for Feral Kids by

dandelionlily
Jason has a plan for his return to Gotham. Steal the clown's old Red Hood identity? Check. Make sure meddling birds know to keep out of his territory? Check. Recruit some homeless youth to keep an ear to the street in exchange for shelter? Check. Take over the Crime Alley drug trade, convince Black Mask to break the clown out of Arkham, murder his Replacement and force Batman to finally avenge him? ...he's still working on it.

His plans are delayed when the homeless kids he's sheltering are joined by a fearful boy with hand-shaped bruises around his neck. Alvin Draper may not want to say who did it, but Red Hood isn't about to let anyone who beats up children go unpunished. This is fun!

3 Times Timmy Drake Meets Santa + 1 Time He Meets Bruce by

Writer_loves_tropes
Exactly what it says on the tin, though it's an AU where Tim is 6 while everyone else is their normal canon ages. It's adorable!

Whose Vault Unlocked by

myvividreams
Jason's war against emotional competency, ft. a concussion, nosy neighbors, superhero RPF, and the local library's writing circle.

...Not that he's winning or anything. Fuck. Oh Jason...this is a lovely look at how Jason begins reconciling with the family.

✭

Crossover

Spiderman/Batman

Fries With That Secret Identity? by

N0t_Sketchy
This is a fun crossover where Peter goes to Gotham on a photography assignment and runs into Robin. Banter and hijinks ensue.

✭

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Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #66

Writer: Bill Mantlo

Pencils: Ed Hannigan

Inks: Jim Mooney

If a rampaging Electro wasn’t worse enough, Spidey must put up with Jonah incorrectly publishing stories that he has just died.

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Sunday poem - Mira's Colours by Mirabai

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The Best Labor Day Tool Deals Under $25

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There’s nothing worse than getting partway through a DIY project and discovering you don’t have the right tool to finish it—and Labor Day sales provide a good way to keep that from happening, providing discounts that make it easier to upgrade your toolkit while keeping to a budget. Even if your budget is relatively miniscule. To that end, here are the best Labor Day tool deals I’ve found under $25.

Wrenches and ratchets

A good tool kit should include a set of wrenches and a ratchet, which will allow you to drive nuts for multiple sizes of bolts for assembling and disassembling furniture, changing filters on large appliances, or auto maintenance. Here are some great under-$25 deals on wrenches and ratchets.

This Crescent 20-piece ratchet set is on sale on Amazon for $24.98, 41% off its usual price. This set comes with a ⅜-inch ratchet handle, an extension bit, and 8 each of metric and SAE sockets. This is a good beginner kit because it covers most sizes of nuts you’ll encounter, and it’s small and easily portable.
This Ryobi 26-piece 1/4 -inch drive ratchet set is on sale for $19.97 at Home Depot, 33% off its normal price. This set comes with a ¼-inch drive ratchet handle, 24 sockets in both metric and SAE sizes, and a carrying case. This is a good set for smaller home maintenance tasks and because it’s so compact, it’s great for apartment living.
This Craftsman 10-piece combination wrench set is on sale for $19.98 at Lowe’s, 31% off its typical price. The set includes 10 double-ended, SAE wrenches. This set is a good companion to a ratchet set, so you can use a wrench to hold a bolt head as you’re turning the nut, or use the wrenches on their own to drive nuts.

Screwdriver sets

A range of screwdrivers is essential for any basic home toolkit, whether you're assembling flatpack furniture or swapping out a switch plate. Here are some deals on screwdriver sets on sale for under $25.

The Craftsman 8-piece screwdriver set is on sale on Amazon for $14.98, 49% off its usual price. This set includes 8 screwdrivers with half slotted and half Phillip’s head, in a variety of sizes; it also has two short-handled drivers for turning screws in tight spaces. This is a good starter set.
The DeWalt 2-piece screwdriver set is on sale for $9.97 for Labor day. The set includes two drivers, on Phillip’s head, and one flathead. The tips of these screwdrivers are magnetic, so they’ll hold onto your fasteners, which is convenient if you’re working in an awkward space.
The Craftsman 15-piece ratcheting screwdriver set is on sale at Ace Hardware for $14.99, 41% off the regular price. It's labeled as a 15-piece set because the bits are double ended, but it actually comes with 7 bits and a ratcheting handle. The bits store inside the handle, so it's a compact option for your home tool kit if you have limited storage space. It includes Phillip's head, flat head, square tip, and star drive bits.

Other tools and accessories

Here are a few more standout Labor Day tool deals on tools and accessories.

The DeWalt 20-inch handsaw is on sale at Ace Hardware for $15, 50% off its normal price. This is a basic handsaw for cutting medium sized dimensional lumber, and can be handy for finishing corners when cutting sheet goods with a power saw. The 8-tooth-per-inch blade will provide a medium-to-smooth cut without splintering or tear out on most lumber.
A set of four Vevor bar clamps is on sale at Lowe’s for $24.99. This set includes two 6-inch clamps and two 12-inch clamps with a 2 ½-inch jaw depth and a 600-pound pressure capacity. Clamps are a useful tool for DIY woodworking because you can use them to hold joints flush while you’re driving fasteners or waiting for glue to dry.
A DeWalt 16-oz. Hammer is on sale for $14.99 at Ace Hardware, 44% off its regular price. This is a small, smooth-faced hammer with a curved-claw for pulling nails. This is a good hammer for projects like hanging pictures or driving small finish nails, but it doesn’t have the weight necessary for larger jobs like framing.

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Things learned in August

August was... pretty much a bust. I didn't write down anything until this week. I could remember ten things by the end, better than nothing. I also learned a lot of work-related things that I had to leave out of the list anyway.

( 10 things, some history, some Wu Lei-related things )

And while I'm at it, a youtube channel I found this month that does fun science experiments: https://www.youtube.com/@JaDroppingScience - I have learned a few things from it so far, but I guess pointing you to the channel makes more sense than reiterating everything I've learned from them. :D

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Book review: Siblings

Title: Siblings
Author: Brigitte Reimann
Translator: Lucy Renner Jones
Genre: Fiction, historical fiction

This review will be briefer than I wish, because I’ve got two fingers taped up (injury) and it makes typing a pain. This morning I finished book #12 from the “Women in Translation” rec list, which was Siblings by Brigitte Reimann, translated from German by Lucy Renner Jones.

This book was published in 1963, just two years after the Berlin Wall went up, but takes place in 1960, before the Wall. It’s a book about three siblings, but really it’s a book about Germany’s future. The core of the novel is the relationship between the protagonist, Elisabeth (“Lise”) and her brother, Uli; and their views on the German state.

Lise is an adamant supporter of the German Democratic Republic (GDR; aka communist East Germany) and communism as a whole. She views it as her generation’s chance to right the injustices of a capitalistic world. Uli, on the other hand, while supportive of communism, resents the GDR for what he views as a lack of opportunity and its petty politics. At the start of the novel, Uli has decided to defect to the west, and Lise and her partner Joachim are trying to convince him to stay.

Throughout these efforts, the shadow of their eldest brother Konrad hangs over them—Konrad has already defected, years earlier, and is firmly settled in West Germany, though not without struggle.

This book is very politically philosophical. As mentioned, it’s about Uli and Lise (and Konrad), but it’s really about the future of Germany. Not yet 20 years out from the end of WWII, this is not an easy question (and there is a lot of finger-pointing to go around about who did what for the Nazis while they were in power). The book definitely leans in favor of supporting the GDR. While Uli and Konrad have their gripes about it, these are generally cast, through Lise’s viewpoint, as self-centered, or fig leaves for their real issue, which is that they cannot let go of a capitalist ownership mindset. Even where she acknowledges their complaints as valid—such as Uli’s frustration at the stunted opportunities for anyone who is not a Party member—her attitude is essentially that they need to tough it out for the sake of making the communist experiment work, or that it’s a reasonable trade off to avoid what she sees as the cruelties of capitalist West Germany.

It's the closest I’ve ever come to reading a pro-communism book (even Soviet authors I’ve read have been pretty staunchly against the Party, a la Lydia Chukovskaya’s Sofia Petrovna), which made it interesting in that respect, as well as in how it addresses the ways the split of Germany affected individual Germans and German families.

However, the prose is very “tell not show” and this, combined with the highly philosophical nature of it, kept me at arm’s length from the characters and their lives.

Nevertheless, it’s fascinating from a historical perspective.

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Recent Reading: Siblings

Throughout these efforts, the shadow of their eldest brother Konrad hangs over them—Konrad has already defected, years earlier, and is firmly settled in West Germany, though not without struggle.

However, the prose is very “tell not show” and this, combined with the highly philosophical nature of it, kept me at arm’s length from the characters and their lives.

Nevertheless, it’s fascinating from a historical perspective.

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writing

Writing - August 2025

I've written 11K words this month, bringing me up to 88K for the year, so ahead of schedule.

The main thing I've been writing is my entries for

no_true_pair which starts posting tomorrow. I've drafted 20 of the 28 days.

My contribution to Watson's Birthday Prompt Fest, organised by

kingstoken was An Unexpected Catch

And for

whatif_au Heaven & Hell challenge, I wrote Guardian Angels which is set in Sherlock Holmes (ACD) fandom.

The Best Labor Day Tool Deals Under $25

Posted by Becca Lewis

https://lifehacker.com/home/best-tool-sales-under-25-labor-day-2025?utm_medium=RSS

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Wrenches and ratchets

This Crescent 20-piece ratchet set is on sale on Amazon for $24.98, 41% off its usual price. This set comes with a ⅜-inch ratchet handle, an extension bit, and 8 each of metric and SAE sockets. This is a good beginner kit because it covers most sizes of nuts you’ll encounter, and it’s small and easily portable.
This Ryobi 26-piece 1/4 -inch drive ratchet set is on sale for $19.97 at Home Depot, 33% off its normal price. This set comes with a ¼-inch drive ratchet handle, 24 sockets in both metric and SAE sizes, and a carrying case. This is a good set for smaller home maintenance tasks and because it’s so compact, it’s great for apartment living.
This Craftsman 10-piece combination wrench set is on sale for $19.98 at Lowe’s, 31% off its typical price. The set includes 10 double-ended, SAE wrenches. This set is a good companion to a ratchet set, so you can use a wrench to hold a bolt head as you’re turning the nut, or use the wrenches on their own to drive nuts.

Screwdriver sets

The Craftsman 8-piece screwdriver set is on sale on Amazon for $14.98, 49% off its usual price. This set includes 8 screwdrivers with half slotted and half Phillip’s head, in a variety of sizes; it also has two short-handled drivers for turning screws in tight spaces. This is a good starter set.
The DeWalt 2-piece screwdriver set is on sale for $9.97 for Labor day. The set includes two drivers, on Phillip’s head, and one flathead. The tips of these screwdrivers are magnetic, so they’ll hold onto your fasteners, which is convenient if you’re working in an awkward space.
The Craftsman 15-piece ratcheting screwdriver set is on sale at Ace Hardware for $14.99, 41% off the regular price. It's labeled as a 15-piece set because the bits are double ended, but it actually comes with 7 bits and a ratcheting handle. The bits store inside the handle, so it's a compact option for your home tool kit if you have limited storage space. It includes Phillip's head, flat head, square tip, and star drive bits.

Other tools and accessories

Here are a few more standout Labor Day tool deals on tools and accessories.

The DeWalt 20-inch handsaw is on sale at Ace Hardware for $15, 50% off its normal price. This is a basic handsaw for cutting medium sized dimensional lumber, and can be handy for finishing corners when cutting sheet goods with a power saw. The 8-tooth-per-inch blade will provide a medium-to-smooth cut without splintering or tear out on most lumber.
A set of four Vevor bar clamps is on sale at Lowe’s for $24.99. This set includes two 6-inch clamps and two 12-inch clamps with a 2 ½-inch jaw depth and a 600-pound pressure capacity. Clamps are a useful tool for DIY woodworking because you can use them to hold joints flush while you’re driving fasteners or waiting for glue to dry.
A DeWalt 16-oz. Hammer is on sale for $14.99 at Ace Hardware, 44% off its regular price. This is a small, smooth-faced hammer with a curved-claw for pulling nails. This is a good hammer for projects like hanging pictures or driving small finish nails, but it doesn’t have the weight necessary for larger jobs like framing.

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a fic/writing meme stolen from

rionaleonhart:

Ask me whether I’ve written a thing (ship, trope, dynamic, category of fandom, etc.) and if I’ve written it, I’ll link you. If I haven’t written it, I’ll tell you how I would write it if I did.

Have at! xD I will probably talk about whatever you ask about regardless of whether or not I've written it, in the vein of "here are thoughts I have about [X thing]", so feel free to ask even if you know I've written [X thing].

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I forgot I hadn't quite brought my

rainbowfic posting up to date, so here's the last one I wrote before summer:

Name: Singled Out
Story: Starfall
Colors: Warm Heart #29 (Pleasure); Beet Red #29 (Wear it well)
Supplies and Styles:
Word Count: 3726
Rating: PG
Warnings: Minor injury.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313; Viyony Eseray, Leion Valerno, Kadia Barra, Seahra Jadinor, Kettah Jadinor.
Summary: Leion is being frivolous, Viyony has a question, and Kadia is behaving strangely yet again...

[ SECRET POST #6813 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6813 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 31 secrets from Secret Submission Post #973.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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8/31/2025 Inspiration Trail

I awoke at 4:30, which is perfect, but this would the third day running I'd gone out and I'll be going out tomorrow with U so initially I went back to bed. But the weather was forecast clear and I felt pretty good, so to my cat's disappointment I got up again. It had been 95 in Orinda and was quite warm in the parking lot even before dawn; I was on the first rise when the sun rose, which is where I like to be. After listening for a bit I decided to go directly to the north end of the trail and bird on the way back. Before all this crap got me down I would take two hours out and one back, and I hoped this would make the return less hard. And it did, although I might have skipped the north end for all the birds I found there. But it was encouraging even so. It was Western Tanager day; I heard them in a couple of places and then saw two. No warblers but I saw a Western Flycatcher where I heard one two days ago. As usual recently, I heard all three nuthatches and all five woodpeckers, which makes me happy. ( The list: )

The Red-tailed Hawk was freebie. I foolishly was not checking the towers but when I was almost under one, A Red-tailed Hawk objected to my presence and took off, rattling the metal they'd perched on. For good measure, they screamed as they headed west. Thank you! :)

From Marlboro to Mars Bar

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Read From Marlboro to Mars Bar

Dad: "Whoa, whoa. That’s way too much, buddy. You’ll get fat eating all that."
The kid pauses, frowns, then points at the cigarettes in his dad’s hand.
Kid: "You'll get cancer smoking all that."

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ficathon: black emporium

Black Emporium Exchange

The Black Emporium Exchange went live today, and I got not one, not two, but three lovely gifts this year!

How and Why?, Female Cousland/Nathaniel Howe, 2033 words.

Separated from the rest of the order after a darkspawn ambush, Haelia Cousland and Nathaniel Howe take shelter in a cave from a particularly harsh snowstorm. Once the two can finally catch their breaths, Nathaniel asks a question that forces Haelia to confront her feelings of Nathaniel, past and present.

Wrapped Up In Your Touch, Nicoline de Ghislain/Vivienne (with past Bastien de Ghislain/Nicoline de Ghislain/Vivienne), 2790 words.

Just a quiet moment between Vivienne and Nicoline de Ghislain while they enjoy a summer storm. Mild AU - Bastien/Vivienne/Nicoline triad, and also reversed the deaths in canon so in this case Bastien died of fever instead of Nicoline.

Patron of the Arts, Bastien de Ghislain/Nicoline de Ghislain/Vivienne, 1997 words.

If it were in any way seemly, Nicoline would commission a thousand paintings of Vivienne in all her graceful beauty. Or: Nicoline shows her *appreciation* to Vivienne by instructing her husband on how to please their lover.

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recipes

Culinary

This week's bread: loaf of Dove's Farm Organic Seedhouse Bread Flour, v nice.

Saturday breakfast rolls: brown toasted pinenut, strong brown flour, possibly rather too many in the way of pinenuts.

Today's lunch: halibut fillets, panfried (the packet possible exaggerated cooking time), served with samphire sauce; with La Ratte potatoes roasted in goose fat, baked San Marzano tomatoes, and Boston beans roasted in pumpkin seed oil with fennel seeds and splashed with gooseberry vinegar (a bit too al dente, not sure if this was innate or due to inadequate cooking time/temperature).