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Title: Not Lonely
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 472: Lonely at

drabble_zone.
Setting: Like Like Love.
Summary: Thanks to Dee, Ryo isn’t going to be lonely after all.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Not Lonely... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Ingenious
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 887: Useful / Useless at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto channels MacGyver to fix the SUV.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Ingenious... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Challenge 19: Maxton Hall ends in 6 days, so far there is no entries and I'd love to see some. You can submit your icons HERE

tinny

I felt like iconing more kisses, so I signed up for

ships20in20 round 02 with Amidst a Snowstorm of Love. Behold, 23 icons, 12 of which are kisses. I had fun... :)

Teasers:

( Amidst a Snowstorm of Love: 20+3 shippy icons of Yin Guo and Lin Yiyang )

Every single comment is treasured. All icons shareable! Concrit welcome. Check out my resource post for makers of textures and brushes I use.

Previous icon posts:

malurette

Titre : Manger bocal
Auteure :
Langue : français
Type : album jeunesse
Genre : mimi

1ère parution :
Édition :
Format : carré,

(depuis que j'ai changé de coin à la médiathèque je suis devant les livres pour très jeunes lecteurs et ce titre était rigolo)

Un papa hérisson prépare le déjeuner pour son petit enfant hérisson choupi. C'est exactement ce à quoi on peut s'attendre : pour l'environnement c'est important de manger bocal ! ...bocal ??

Pas vraiment d'intêret si on a plus de quatre ans mais adorable quand même.

elayna

My sister and I went to the No Kings rally yesterday. The crowd was noticeably larger than the previous ones, with many signs and a variety of inflatables. I wore my plastic leis. Everyone was determined and friendly. They managed to get a better speaker system so we could actually understand the speeches, that was good.

I was amused at several brown women running mobile hot dog carts. Immigrants, they get the job done. The hot dogs smelled delicious but we didn’t want to stand and eat. We wandered afterwards to an Australian cafe that has opened in town and had an excellent lunch. I’m very lucky to have her as my rally partner.

I hear people continue to raise whether the rallies ‘do any good.’ I am delighted at how much the orange felon must be foaming at the mouth at the very visible symbols of his unpopularity and I hope they frighten all his chickenshit enablers. And honestly, I hate the thought of people just rolling over and accepting his attempts to destroy our democracy. The protests are taking a public stand to defend our country and I think that is invaluable.

I know not everyone has the resources to attend rallies but I hope everyone tries to do something, calls your Congress people, write a letter or a postcard.

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We all have a favorite Tim Burton movie, be it Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Beetlejuice, or Alice in Wonderland. (No one's favorite is Planet of the Apes. FACT.) So to gear up for Halloween, let's check out some ghoulishly gorgeous Burton-inspired Sweets.

How about we start with a little visit to Halloweentown?

Made by Making That Cake

The Nightmare Before Christmas characters were originally made from clay, so they're the perfect candidates for fondant!

Made by Celebra

Check out the hand-painted border on the bottom - so cute!

I love this giant Jack Skellington:

Submitted by Eri R., made by Bluebird Cakes

That's some talented sculpting!

I really like the abstract character designs on these more traditional cake tiers:

By Cake Central member tinazzzvikings74

What? No Zero?

These pretty packages are topped with some of the most realistic "fabric" bows I've ever seen:

Made by Chocmocakes

Ready to go under a Christmas Town tree!

What's this? What's this? There's cuteness in the air!

By Bella Cupcakes

Uh oh... now I've got THIS stuck in my head.

Look! Lock, Shock, and Barrel!

Submitted by Liz and made by chocmocakes

This cake looks way too amazing to be edible. It's like a prop from the movie!

Moving from one claymation masterpiece to another, let's check out some cakes inspired by The Corpse Bride.

This boned beauty is a replica of the wedding cake in the film:

Photo by BrixtonCat, baker not listed. Anyone know?

The topper is different from the one in the movie, but this one makes me swoooon!

This baker gets bonus points for making two cakes: one for Victor and Emily, the Corpse Bride, and one for Victor and Victoria:

Made by All About Cake

I love those very Burton-esque details, and the fondant toppers are adorable! I'll take them all, please.

I squealed like a little girl when I saw this gorgeous Edward Scissorhands cake:

Made by Christopher Garren's

Every aspect of this cake represents the magic of the film: the ice sculpture, animal topiaries, brightly-colored houses, the hill to Edward's house, and of course... Edward's house!

Absolutely delightful.

Now, for the ghost with the most, for some laughter from the hereafter, for the slave to the grave... Get ready, because IT'S SHOWTIME!

Introducing Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJU....

Maybe I shouldn't.

By Giggy's Cakes and Sweets

This goofy ghoul is the spitting image of Beetlejuice's cartoon alter-ego.

And this is from one of my favorite scenes from the movie:

Made by Pixie Dust Cakes

I never would have believed the Beej could look that cute. And check out the busted seams on the couch, and that linoleum "floor"! To die for.

As a life-long Tim Burton fan, I'd be over the moon with any of today's cakes, but this final Burton-inspired beauty is my absolute fav:

Made by LaCaketiere

It's both creepy and whimsical. Creemsical!

Plus, those dingy details really make it look like stone; hard to believe there's soft cake under there!

Take a look at the back:

It only has eyes for you. [smirk]

You can see more detail shots here.

Oh, and in all the research I did for this post, I found NO cakes for Frankenweenie or Mars Attacks! I do believe I've just given you your next mission, bakers. Hop to.

Happy Sunday!
*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-tim-burton-tribute-2025

james_davis_nicoll

Mars being unfit for humans, there is no alternative but to make humans--or at least a human--fit for Mars.

Man Plus (Man Plus, volume 1) by Frederik Pohl

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So yesterday ended up being pretty tiring. I went to the opticians in the morning and yep, seems my eyes have gotten worse, especially the right one which has got noticeably worse. So no wonder I’m having trouble reading stuff on the tv and have headaches. The optician thinks there’s nothing wrong with that, cause he couldn’t see anything but did refer me to the eye department ‘just in case’ (he did make sure to stress about three times he was sure they’d find nothing). It’s gonna be a week/week and a half till I get the new glasses alas boo.

When home we caught up on things, Sister Boniface, Harry Wild and then watched Murder She Wrote. Then I went on Pokémon some more. Aloha Pokémon are no joke they can be so terrifying what’s up with that?? I haven’t got too much further but I’ve switched my flaffy out cause the game gives you a shiny mareep which is so cute. (It’s fur instead of yellow was pink so it looked like candy floss!)

But then I just went so tired I ended up dozing. It made me glad I didn’t see Black Phone 2 yesterday I fear I’d have slept in the cinema.

I had planned to go to the horror/gothic market in town today (even getting extra money out when I went to the opticians) but between waking up late and rain I’ve not gone. The rain hasn’t been too heavy, but it’s about half an hour each way to walk and SoI fear getting caught in it if it gets heavier. The site for it did have pics from prior ones and it wasn’t exactly as I expected it to be, but it has had pretty rocks and dice before (but knowing my luck if I went it would have neither).

So instead I’m just gonna stay home today instead, then watch High Potential and Wednesday before dnd and then twitch con and the fangoria awards stream later (unless I get eepy sleepy).

But now tomorrow is the next month of the pass so here’s the round of this last month.

Month 3: September 20th- October 20th
20th: The Bad Guys 2 + Thunderbirds Double Bill (Trapped In The Sky + Terror In New York City)
2nd: Curse Of Frankenstein
6th: Him + Mystery film - Good Boy
8th: The Long Walk
15th: Night Of The Zoopocalypse, Tron Ares

So it’s the third month of the pass and I knew October would be the busiest time for it. It’s just over halfway through the month and I’ve seen 6 things already. (Which, and I checked, is more films than I seen inthe cinema during the whole of 2024 which is crazy)

I think my ranking of the films would be this:
The Long Walk
Good Boy
Night Of The Zoopocalypse
Curse Of Frankenstein
The Bad Guys 2
Tron Ares
Him

Thunderbirds isn’t placed there cause it’s very much its own thing (and technically it’s not a film but 2 eps of a show instead) but if it was it’s pretty high. A lot of the ones this month feel at similar level and I have to admit I did enjoy them (I dunno if that’s the right term for Him though). Thoughts on each of them are in. The film thoughts/cinema adventures tag (I might come back and add them individually later)

There are three more trips planned before the month is over. Black Phone 2 is sometime in the coming week, I had planned Tuesday but it’s looking to be changed (mum did ask why not tomorrow but I just want a lazy birthday instead of doing a morning showing, plus we have deliveries due). If it’s Friday I might watch Paranorman as well. Then the following week has Frankenstein on Wednesday, yipee! I might pop in the art gallery and ask about the art stuff that day too.

Then there’s Shelby Oaks, which is due to be out Halloween. Trouble is it’s not listed on the coming soon section of the site so I’m not sure if it will be. There is a mystery showing on that Tuesday which might be it, but it could also be Bugonia (though it’s also a shopping day which would make it tiring). So that’s very much a wait and see.

But now it’s time to snuggle, decide which of the kanto starters to choose from on ZA (I got an unexpected side mission which lead to it right before I went to bed but I couldn’t decide) and watch the stuff as planned.

Edit: And just after I hit post the rain came and hard so yeah I made the right choice to stay home.

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Bloodhound

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I very very much appreciate everyone who has been leaving me questions and comments here, and if anyone would like to add more they would still be extremely welcome.

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bluapapilio

Episode 1: I'm still sad it's not male!MC but whatever. ...Wth is that opening?? Is it English? I mean, pretty visuals at least.

"Great Sages follow orders just as well as cats" ...so not at all then? Hah.

Shylock comforting Heathcluff, and the soldiers reactions to the smoke!

Lmao the old guy getting turned into a mouse and squeaking.

Episode 2: Amusing to hear old men speak from two seemingly young boys. =P

I felt like they did a good job interspersing hints and info to make you curious about the story. There might be some foreshadowing too but I don't know since I haven't read too far into the story.

Episode 3: MC was just reading the journal, why didn't she read about the summoning before they were literally about to do it;; Or was that supposed to be a flashback?

Episode 4: Why did MC get completely changed just to talk to Heathcliff?? What she was wearing was fine. It was honestly pretty comical.

The newbies show up. Shino is Heathcliff's childhood friend, and Arthur is the prince of Central Country.

Asking Arthur to choose humans when humans can be just as bad if not worse. *smh*

Lmao the youngest new wizard pissing off all the Northern wizards in one blow. Shino at least deserved it, calling the Eastern wizards weak when they're so nice. :|

Episode 5: Why are Heathcliff and Shino not getting along...

Riquet looks cute but he's in the whole 'God' business so meeh. "They lock wizards up inside their churches and have them assist with their religious activities." He sees the mark as tainted. 🙁

Arthur tells them how is mother abandoned him at 4 years old in the snowy mountain because he was a wizard and there were rumors going around about her. Oz found him and raised him until he was 13 when the castle people came and took him. Seems Arthur misses Oz.

Wait, Oz is mad at Arthur?? And now he's not happy Arthur has the mark.

silver_chipmunk

Got up this morning at 9:15. Had breakfast, showered, dressed, and headed off to my Al-anon meeting where I was scheduled to be the speaker.

That went very well. Afterward I went to the diner, driven by S, and had a bacon, egg, and cheese on an English muffin, and iced coffee. S found out I was going to

mashfanficchick in Forest Hills and she offered to drive me to Forest Hills. That was very nnice, though I'm not sure I actually saved any time as she was also giving G a ride home, but it was a nice ride chatting with them.

She dropped me at 71st and Continental so I took the E train from there two stops to where I would normally get off at the Union Tpk Kew Gardens stop.

Got to

mashfanficchick's place and hung out with zer. Then t 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB from my phone.

At a bit before 8:00. Elissa picked us up and we drove to Texas Roadhouse where we had dinner. I had the portobello mushroom chicken. Then we went to Froendlys for dessert.

Then she drove me home. and here I am. Had a good day all told.

It was the day of the No Kings Rallies. The Kid went to one, I texted her to make sure she was OK. She said all was peaceful and she had a good time.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. Friends.

4. No Kings Rallies.

5 Ice cream

6. Beautiful fall day.

Current Mood: cheerful

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http://www.sjgames.com/ill/a/2025-10-19

We are thrilled to announce Munchkin Second Edition, coming soon to BackerKit!

Munchkin, the mega-hit card game of backstabbing your way to 10th Level, debuted nearly 25 years ago and took the gaming world by storm. Now, after all these years of kicking down doors and stealing treasures, we're bringing you the revised edition that Steve once said we would only create when pigs fly!

So what's new in Munchkin Second Edition? Lots!

Teaching the game is now easier, with setup and gameplay faster than ever.
All of the cards have been re-drawn by John Kovalic, Munchkin's original artist. The gameboard and box art are also new.
A new element is introduced – Gold Pieces – an extra way to bribe your friends (and sometimes the monsters). And now you can get change when you sell Items for levels.
Reference cards have been added so you don't have to pass the rulebook between players every time there's a question.
Rules for using your First Edition cards with the new edition rules!

If you have the Munchkin Big Box, rejoice! An Upgrade Kit will be available, with a sheet of coins, a set of reference cards, the Second Edition rules, and (at current count) 52 cards - some new, some to replace cards that have had important changes.

How about stretch goals? We're not ready to share them all just yet, but there will be an updated version of the Munchkin Level Counter and an STL file for printing a Munchkin dice tower! 

As we look towards the 25th anniversary next year . . . The Year of the Munchkin . . . we'll be creating even more Munchkin-themed goodies. You can look forward to

The awesome Munchkin Critical Role: Vox Machina core set – which, though it is based on First Edition, is completely stand-alone.
Rules for playing Munchkin as an RPG using 9th Level Games' Polymorph system.
A Munchkin card shuffler made by Urza's Toolbox.
An updated and enlarged edition of The Munchkin Book.
And, of course, expansions for Second Edition!

The crowdfunding campaign for Munchkin Second Edition will launch in early 2026. You can visit the BackerKit page today and sign up to be notified as soon as the project goes live!

– Michelle Richardson

Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action

There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!

http://www.sjgames.com/ill/a/2025-10-19

bluapapilio

Chapter 161: Funniest zombie story I've ever seen. 🤭🍿

Allen had a vision(?) of Krory and he doesn't look so good. T_T That lady is definitely the perpetrator.

Chapter 162: Allen seducing Komlin EX ahaha!

Chapter 163: Okay that ghost's backstory was awful. Experimented on until she died...

Allen got bit twice and managed to hold it off for so long!

Poor Johnny...

Chapter 164: Wow, Komui memorized all the names of the sacrificed.

Aww Krory is so sweet. Man, what a story.

Chapter 165-166: And suddenly...dead dog and creepy clown!

What was that flashback?? The clown was Mana! He was The Fourteenth/The Pianist's older brother who stuck with him when he betrayed the Noah. Aaand Allen is somehow 'The Fourteenth' who promised to come back to Mana's side. Mana implanted Fourteenth's memories into him as a boy.

raptureofthemoon

I'm in the kitchen, chopping onions for 15 bean soup. Portishead plays from the library. Outside the kitchen window, the sun sparkles off the golden leaves falling from the ash trees. Behind me, Matt swears softly as he puts together a Wayfair pantry.

The scene is strangely nostalgic, as if it or something similar has played out many times before.

I take a moment to think about it. It has.

Front and center in my life as an adult, being the person in the kitchen, behind the menus and the music choices.

Adjacent in my life as a child and teenager. How many years did I spend watching or listening to my mom cooking, while music or the TV - Star Trek: The Original Series, or Highlander, or Quantum Leap - played from the living room.

There are so many moments these days that splice past and present. I'm not sure whether it's me being maudlin or just a side effect of growing older.

I can be cooking chicken and rice and flash back to any random weeknight dinner in high school with my mom setting the same dish on the table.

The lyric of a song I haven't listened to in years puts me in my old granny-hand-me-down Buick, driving to see Matt after an afternoon class.

The sunlight slants a certain way through the leaves and I'm with my dad in the hills around Oberkail, having a picnic and watching the sunlight and shadow roll over the fields.

A deep blue and cloudless midsummer sky takes me to Phoenix, long summer days by the pool, three night sleepovers with my bestie, late nights reading, writing, dreaming.

So often, these days, I find myself thinking: where the hell did all the time go?

And then one of these flashes happens.

And the hours and weeks, months and years and all the things contained within them come back to me.

Time hasn't disappeared. It's been spent.

Current Mood: thoughtful

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How goes the decluttering? Have you shifted anything out of the house? Found something to sort through? Had thoughts on things you can let go of?

Comments open to locals, lurkers, drive by sticky beaks, and anyone I've forgotten to mention.

fred_mouse

My personal seasonal shift has happened. It was raining earlier, and is overcast, and I'm feeling whingey about being cold. Apparently it is 20°C, a temperature I have considered to be perfectly acceptable through the cooler seasons.

This means that I'd better remember a jumper or other warm clothing tomorrow. Last week I was being lazy and was perfectly fine in 3/4 sleeve work t-shirts; I have a blanket in the office that solves most of the slight being cool that come from being in the bottom floor where the ground is one floor up to the north.