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Timeline 9 - August - September 2023
For completeness and to consult when there’s discussion about his whereabouts. In addition to the previous timelines.
Timeline 9 covers 2 August 2023 - 26 September 2023
For previous dates see timeline 8
2 August, this time groomed while photographed on the streets of NoHo with AN. Later on we learned he recorded videos for Esquire
3 August, the next shop event at Broadway Spirits, some more streetpics and video were found.
August 4 he flew to Chicago for the next event at Binny's Beverage Depot on August 5th. There's some time to explore Chicago in the evening and the next day enjoying a baseball game. He's also spotted by a fan leaving the hotel
Next stops will be on August 8 for Houston and August 10 for Austin. While the LA stop has been postponed.
August 7 looking for some coffee at the airport and flying to Houston. And right back to promo and mixing cocktails at Permission Whiskey and Mad Houston
August 8 the event at Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods including the pre-signing, waiting line and fan pics. After which he did some more bartending at Electric FeelGood in Houston.
August 9 he's in Austin seen at Peche, the next day, August 10, the event at Total Wine & Spirits in Austin takes place.
August 11, Sam and Alex are flying, probably to LA though it's not sure if the story is a latergram
However confirmation about his whereabouts came a week later when we saw NR flying on August 16 to what appeared to be LA and was confirmed by PV's post they were at Pharos gym at Redondo Beach on August 17th.
August 19 he visits the Rams game in the Sofi Stadium, LA together with Nic R, AN and Marina C. A fan recognized him as well.
On Aug 24th he posted a video probably at Runyon Canyon or the HH Hills. Presumably recent. The next day, August 25th, he posted a pic with NR at Pharos Echopark, for sure a latergram as NR was already back home, and as we learned S himself took a flight out of LA, spotted by a fan. He flew to Kansas City for a private con on August 26th, organised by Sasnak City. he was a guest together with Duncan L and Charles V. Some more info was revealed later during a live IG of attendees.
On Friday 1 September members of the SS/MPC team were invited for a boat trip at Marina Del Rey. Which lead to a stir since then called the Zanzibar Saga.
Sunday 3 September the final event of the SS tour at Total Wine & More in LA
On 5 September he was spotted sitting outside at Shutters on the Beach, and 2 days later on 7 September again, now at a coffee shop on Abbot Kinney same clothes and motorbike helmet.
On 10 September he's at the men's finales at the US Open in NYC
Recording the audio for the CL in NZ book at the Hachette office in NYC during the week from 11 - 15 September, on Friday 15 September a group pic from the office is posted as well as another pic from an employee. Another group pic is posted later on. On Saturday 16 September a fan pic is posted from the Starbuck shop near the Hachette office and on 18 September he posts a video himself.
Sunday 24 September he's spotted at The Cafe at Number 16 in Aberdour, Scotland, having some family time
On 26 September he posts a selfie with Jake Norton, meeting him in Glasgow the day before. Later on confirmed by a fan pic taken on the same day. He might have been doing some home decorating in that week.
Other timelines:
Pre Hawaii timeline
Timeline 1 August 2020
Timeline 2 September 2021
Timeline 3 February 2022
Timeline 4 August 2022
Timeline 5 October 2022
Timeline 6 January 2023
Timeline 7 April 2023
Timeline 8 June 2023
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US intends to send second aircraft carrier to the coast of Israel
The ship was already scheduled to be deployed, but the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, could order it to the eastern Mediterranean.
Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 10/10/2023 - 22:42in Military, War Zones
The U.S. may soon have two aircraft carriers in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Department of Defense officials, a measure that would mark a major escalation of U.S. military power in the region as fighting intensifies between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with his warships and associated fighters, was already scheduled to depart from Norfolk, Virginia, this week and may receive an order to travel to the waters off the coast of Israel, according to two Department of Defense officials who asked for anonymity when discussing future operations.
The Eisenhower group has long been scheduled to be deployed and operate near Europe, Department of Defense spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bryon McGarry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The ship is scheduled to leave Norfolk on Friday and can reach the eastern Mediterranean by the end of October if requested, said one of the department's officials. At this point, the Eisenhower would join the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford and its attack group, which the Pentagon ordered to the waters off Israel on Sunday as a show of force after the surprise attacks on southern Israel.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue to review the deployment plans of both ships, “while considering the appropriate balance of maritime capacity in all theaters of operations in support of national security priorities,” McGarry said.
The rare decision to potentially have two aircraft carriers, which are accompanied by cruisers, destroyers and fighters as part of their attack groups, in the same area would be an important signal to Hamas that the U.S. military is supporting Israel as much as possible.
The Pentagon sent two aircraft carriers to the Middle East in March 2020, in a context of growing tension with Iran. At the time, both Eisenhower and the USS Harry S. Truman, with their respective escorts, operated in the Arabian Sea.
But the double aircraft carrier strategy has severely overloaded the Navy in the past, with force leaders warning that it was unsustainable. Aircraft carriers are highly sought after around the world and are usually spread across different regions.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that the U.S. was considering sending Eisenhower to the coast of Israel.
Source: Politico
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"As promised, I will continue to provide updates on the voluntary separation package and where we stand in the process," Stonesifer wrote. "As of today, 120 employees have accepted the package."
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In a memo to staff, Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer says 120 employees have accepted buyout packages. If the paper doesn't find another 120 people who will accept buyouts in the next two weeks, it will implement layoffs. pic.twitter.com/ztdZwVz5WD
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) November 28, 2023
Stonesifer went on to explain that although it was a "challenging time" for the company, the decision had been taken to "restore The Post's financial health."
“We have made the decision, if we fall short of this goal, to implement involuntary layoffs in those areas where we have already identified that positions do not need to be replaced, where work can be reassigned more efficiently or where we can otherwise achieve cost savings," she wrote.
“These layoffs would offer significantly less generous benefits than the voluntary package and will be consistent with prior layoff packages at The Post,” she continued.
The decision to lay off hundreds of workers was first announced last month and led to a furious reaction from the Washington News Guild.
In a statement, the Guild pointed out how the company was owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who they identified as "one of the richest people in the world."
"We are infuriated about this decision and concerned for our dedicated, brilliant colleagues," the Guild wrote at the time. "Today’s announcement comes after at least 38 people were laid off over the last year.
"Hard-working Post employees are going to lose their jobs because of a litany of poor business decisions at the top of our company," it continued.
"We cannot comprehend how The Post, owned by one of the richest people in the world, has decided to foist the consequences of its incoherent business plan and irresponsibly rapid expansion onto the hardworking people who make this company run."
We cannot comprehend how The Post, owned by one of the richest people in the world, has decided to foist the consequences of its incoherent business plan and irresponsibly rapid expansion onto the hardworking people who make this company run.
— Washington Post Guild (@PostGuild) October 10, 2023
Media reports have provided a range of explanations for the company's poor financial health. An article by The New York Times in July cited sources within the company as saying that the Post is expected to lose around $100 million in 2023.
Reasons for this included a decline in ad revenue, as well as a fall in digital subscribers, which have reportedly fallen from 3 million in 2020 to 2.5 million as of this year.
Meanwhile, declining newspaper circulation continues to affect vast swathes of the legacy media industry.
According to recent data from Pew Research, in 2022 the "estimated total U.S. daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) was 20.9 million for both weekday and Sunday, down 8 percent and 10 percent respectively from 2021."
#nunyas news#i wonder how much of this is a direct result of them#fortifying the 2020 election#all these media companies and what not#colluded to influence the election#after they made trump their bread and butter#be interesting if they start to go easy on him for the next year
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A/N: Yes I am bored, yes this is what I do on Sundays when there’s no races and yes nobody asked for this but here goes a timeline that I even need to keep this mess organized 🫶🏻
Chronological order
• goes for So it goes chapter.
• goes for House of memories chapters.
Versace on the floor.• - January 2018
I think he knows.• - May 2018
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Chapter 2: Piece of you.• - September 2019
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Chapter 4: Dancing with our hands tied.• - January 2020
Chapter 5: The goodbye song.• - January 2020
Chapter 6: 24 hours.• - February 2020
Chapter 7: Illicit affairs.• - March 2020
Chapter 8: Stay.• - March 2020
Chapter 9: Ease my mind.• - June 2020
Chapter 10: Young volcanoes.• - June 2020
Chapter 11: I’ll be home for Christmas.• - November 2020
Chapter 12: Fallin’ all in you.• - November 2020
Chapter 13: Call it what you want.• - December 2020
Chapter 14: Lover.• - February 2021
Chapter 15: Heaven in hiding.• - March 2021
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Lomax, The Hound of Music Episode 3 recreation project (cancelled)
Thought I'd share this here.
Lomax, The Hound of Music premiered on PBS on October 6, 2008. While it was thought to have been lost to time, on December 23, 2020, 12 episodes were uploaded to YouTube and can be watched here. However, the third episode Purple Light remains lost even to this day. There are only three surviving clips online and one audio of a song that needs to be ripped from Flashpoint. Because it is very difficult to ask the staff who worked on the show, it is very likely this episode will remain lost forever.
What is this project about?
The goal of this project is to fill in the gap the episode has left. Since Lomax, The Hound of Music has rarely aired in reruns on TV, very few people remember the episode, and the chances of finding a recording of it is very low. Because of this, we can recreate the episode because the show's 15th anniversary is this year. By using the surviving clips, our knowledge of the episode, and our knowledge of the show in general, we are aiming to recreate what Purple Light would've been like.
Information about the episode:
Episode: 3
Songs: Toodala, The Horse Stood Around, All The Pretty Little Horses, Old Bell Cow
Airdate: October 20, 2008
What we have:
Old Bell Cow clip
The Horse Stood Around clip
Toodala clip
All The Pretty Little Horses audio (available on Flashpoint)
What we know:
A user has recorded 12 out of 13 episodes
Inkblot Games doesn't have the full episode
The episode hasn't been pulled because it has aired three more times on KET:
Sunday 8/30/09
Sunday 5/31/09
Sunday 11/29/09
Theories:
A fan recording of the episode may exist
The song "All The Pretty Little Horses" may’ve made Lomax, Delta, Amy, and even the fleas fall asleep.
The script:
You can read the script here. Keep in mind it's currently a work in progress.
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Inktober Part 2
Motivation and Stress
Sunday 20/11/22
(All art in this post are my own creations)
Linktober 2022 Day 25: Zelda
As an artist, a constant struggle is finding the time and effort to sit down and just do the thing. Be it motivation or inspiration, it is difficult for creatives to start (or finish) pieces of art. This applies to writers, visual artists, musicians, and any other type of creative.
This year in particular, I had multiple months where I produced maybe one or two pieces of art if I was lucky. This is because art is a hobby for me, and there is no revenue in it. Maybe it is because of my motivation that there isn't? But from experience is past years, I know that nothing gets me in the mood for creativity like a deadline.
But that mood isn't always a good one...
Linktober
I first participated in Linktober in 2018, where I just did the regular challenge. And as someone who doodled sporadically in my spare time, it was a refreshing change to have structure to my art. The first issue I usually have when I want to sit down and commit to illustrating is... what do I draw?
Linktober, as discussed in my previous post, is a variation on the Inktober format. For every day in October, artists will post a drawing. Each year the folks at Linktober will cook up one or more Calenders of prompts to follow, so that I have a direction to follow for each drawing. Each prompt is still up to interpretation for what specifically you draw, but it's something.
Linktober prompt listsfor 2018, 2020, and 2022
So there's two aspects of a month long challenge that help my artistic drive. 1) The direction, and 2) the quota. Now for a while, in particular last October, I have thought of Point 2 being more "Deadline", but I think it is better to think of it as a Quota, and we'll get into that soon.
Direction
So a lot of the struggle to start doing art is to do with inspiration. In 2020 I had a fairly consistent inspiration for art since that was the year my D&D group played the most regularly. But this year, adult scheduling has meant that we haven't played as much, and as a result, less D&D art happened.
And it wasn't just that I could call on D&D as a loose concept to do the art, since these "session arts" were pieces based on highlights from our sessions. Before I did Linktober, I did a month long Pokémon drawing challenge, where each day gave me a Pokemon Type, or category of Pokémon (e.g. starter, eevee, legendary). Now sometimes when I was in the mood, I would draw Pokémon anyway, but with this challenge, I was given instructions for 31 drawings.
POKEDEXY, a Pokémon drawing challenge I did in 2017
All this to say, although good art can happen spontaneously, I personally found that I have the best artistic drive if I already know what I'm drawing.
The Quota
Again to use the D&D session arts as an example, part of the reason I was so consistent with my posting of those arts was because I wanted to get last week's art out before we had our next session.
Session Arts for Chapters 9-18 for our D&D "Everift" campaign.
Part of the artist's motivation problem is... why finish? Sure if you have the direction for a piece, you know what you're making. But when will it be complete? Unless you have a client, most artists are not working to a strict deadline, so it is up to the artist when (or if) a piece is completed, and when/if it's shared to the world.
The pro of a month-long challenge like Inktober is that you are given the when. For Inktober, it's October. You'll be aiming to finish and post your artwork during October, and if you're on schedule, that'll mean you release your first drawing Octover 1st, your 10th drawing by October 10th etc.
The Struggle
I've highlighted the benefits of a monthly challenge to an artist's drive, by they can also be detrimental if approached in a suboptimal way. I wanna discuss how my relationship with Linktober has changed.
When I started Linktober in 2018, Breath of the Wild had come out the year before, and a combination of DLC and challenge runs meant I was still playing the game regularly. The Legend of Zelda has long been one of my favourite fandoms, so of course the next year, I did it again.
In 2020, Age of Calamity came out, and I was playing competitive Smash Bros all the time, with Link as my main, so Zelda was still regularly a part of my downtime entertainment. So 2020, I doubled down on Linktober, and actually made 31 days of art for two separate challenges (occasionally crossing over). I was able to keep up that year because that time of year, I wasn't working a lot, and always prepared ahead of time.
My Linktober 2020 (left) and Linktober Shadow 2020 (right)
When it came to October 2021, I had stopped playing Smash Bros, and had been waiting for new Zelda content for a while. I told myself I would restrict myself to a simpler art and colouring style, so that I would be able to complete the challenge with less prep time. As a result, I was almost always preparing art on the day it was due. And the most unfortunate part was that I didnt enjoy Zelda as much as i used to. It was the most stressed I'd ever been about art. Linktober had become a job, and nothing kills creativity more than making it work.
I usually post updates during Linktober on my Instagram story. For Day 27 in 2021, I did not finish in time, and posted it a couple days later. It made me very upset.
So the point I made earlier about a schedule being good had it in fact killed the fun of art in 2021. I was creatively drained and didn't enjoy it.
Linktober 2022
This year, I made Linktober more enjoyable by removing any restrictions I had on myself. No uniting artstyle, no expectation that I finish the 31st piece by October 31st, and since the last week of September fell during School Break, I had a solid week of preparation time. And once I hit my stride, I actually got way ahead of schedule. Finishing 30 pieces before October 1st. That final piece stumped me for the same reason I had been stumped for art the rest of the year. The final prompt for Linktober is always Free For All; artist's choice.
Usually this is my Smash Bros Day, but I had left the Smash competitive scene on a bitter note. And the bigger problem I had the previous year was still present. The lack of new Zelda content meant that I didn't enjoy Zelda as much as I used to. My new main "fandom" was D&D. So although I am happy with my art for October this year, it may be my last Linktober.
Free For All this year I ended up making it about Mario Kart, since I play MK8 regularly with family.
Even if I fixed the Deadline issue, the original draw of Linktober, that it's all Zelda, became a restriction. Why all Zelda if I don't enjoy Zelda as much as I used to?
What to learn from this?
Direction and Quota can be great for art motivation. Having that push to tell you what art to do and when to finish it is great. But don't let that become the only time you do art. If you don't have the time to do art every day, weekly challenges are just as valid. And if the subject matter of a prompt list doesn't appeal to you anymore, feel free to change it up every once in a while. For October 2023, I think I might do a different iteration of Inktober that better reflects my current interests.
Have fun and do art.
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Collins #10* is On The Way.
On June 12, 2022 (Sunday), Karissa Collins announced via Instagram that she’s pregnant, again. This will be Collins #10*. Her last Live Birth was Anthym Bliss (#9) on January 1, 2021. A few months ago, she suffered a ~10 Week Loss.
Read on for a full data analysis!
Due Date & Projected DOB
Per Karissa’s Instagram Story on June 13, 2022, she’s 6 Weeks Along, and she reached Week 6 on June 11th. That means she was 6 Weeks, 0 Days Along on June 11, 2022, which means her Due Date is February 4, 2023.
Excluding Ansyr, who was born 75 Days Prematurely under circumstances that are not likely to recur, Karissa delivers 1 Day Early, on average. We have Exact Due Dates for 5 Collinses (Andersyn, Aynjel, Ansyr, Anchor, Anthym), and ADDs (Approximate Due Dates) for the rest. Here’s the data—
Anissa Beth ~On Time / ADD December 12, 2009
Andrae Cardell ~1 Week Early / ADD July 18, 2011
Annistan Breanne ~1 Week Early / ADD October 26, 2012
Anjalie Brielle ~On Time / ADD December 14, 2013
Andersyn Brooklyn 1 Day Early / Due July 18, 2015
Aynjel Belle 2 Days Late / Due December 7, 2016
Ansyr Blue 75 Days Early / Due April 22, 2018 (See Also)
Anchor Christian 5 Days Late / Due August 26, 2019
Anthym Bliss 1 Day Late / Due December 31, 2020
Also, while it’s not relevant to Delivery vs. Due Data... Earlier this year, Karissa was pregnant with an August 31, 2022 Due Date, but miscarried. She suffered a loss in 2014ish, also, but we have no Due Date Data for that pregnancy.
Given Karissa’s data, Collins #10*’s Projected DOB is February 3, 2023, since that’s 1 Day Early.
Will They Do A Sex Reveal? When?
Karissa has done a Sex Reveal for every pregnancy since she got Instagram—so yes, there will probably be a Sex Reveal. The Collinses do a Sex Reveal at 131 Days Along (18 Weeks, 5 Days), on average. Here’s all their data—
Andersyn Brooklyn Sex Reveal on Day 138
Aynjel Belle Sex Reveal on Day 135
Ansyr Blue Sex Reveal on Day 117
Anchor Christian Sex Reveal on Day 144
Anthym Bliss Sex Reveal on Day 120
Due on February 4, 2022, Karissa will be 131 Days Along with Collins #10* on September 8, 2022. That’s when we can expect the Sex Reveal.
Early, Late, or What?
Given that this is a Post–Loss Pregnancy, timeliness is judged based on Post–Loss Data from all Predictor Couples. We don’t use couple– or family–specific data, since those datasets are generally very, very small. Prior to Collins #10*, your ‘typical’ Post–Loss Child Spacing—i.e., from Date of Loss to Subsequent Live Birth—was 385 Days.
Karissa’s Prior Loss occurred on February 1, 2022. (That’s the date she had a sonogram and learned there was no heartbeat.) (Note—Apparently, Karissa is convinced that God resurrected the baby, or attempted to, and that she heard the baby’s heartbeat again after February 1st. Duggar Data has decided that, despite this, the official Loss Date is going down as February 1, 2022.) Collins #10* is expected to arrive on February 3, 2023. So, doing the math... That’s a Post–Loss Spacing of 367 Days (1 Year, 2 Days). That’s 18 Days Early, vs. the Average Post–Loss Spacing of 385 Days—but damn, that’s pretty close!
Impact On Procreative Pace / ESOQ
Actually, Collins #10* won’t impact the Collinses’ Procreative Pace (PP), since Post–Loss Spacings (w/ A Known Date of Loss) don’t count towards PP.
That said, Collins #10*’s Spacing will factor into the Overall Post–Loss Spacing data. Prior to Collins #10*, the average Post–Loss Spacing was 385 Days—or, 1 Year, 20 Days. Factoring Collins #10* in, that shifts to 384 Days (–1 Day).
Karissa + Mandrae’s ESOQ is 11 Children, based on a Fertility Cut–Off of Age 40.00. (No data is available from Karissa’s Mother.)
When To Expect Collins #11
... who is forecast to be the next, and final, Collins! Here’s what the Predictor expects—
Baby News October 30, 2023
Sex Reveal January 31, 2024
Due Date June 28, 2024
Projected DOB June 27, 2024
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D.U.D.E Part 14 - Sunday Morning (set in 2020)
Note: This is set in a universe where Men VS Women / Intergender matches can happen.
Chapter 1: here Chapter 2: here Chapter 3: here Chapter 4: here Chapter 5: here Chapter 6: here Chapter 7: here Chapter 8: here Chapter 9: here Chapter 10: here Chapter 11: here Chapter 12: here Chapter 13: here
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Around 2000 Words. 18+ in places (those chapters will be marked as 'Mature / sexual content' just to be safe). Please inform me if you wish to be tagged or untagged from posts. If the text is in italics and orange it's Kirby's inner monologue. If the text is coloured but not in italics, it's either dialogue or a P.O.V change (P.O.V changes will be in bold and translated dialogue will appear in square [ ] brackets), Key below. Quick note on Geia's text colour: Yes I do know that as Greed she should be in yellow but I decided to colour the men's dialogue yellow so Geia was changed to be pink like the other women in the story outside of the main 8.
The Main 8: Damo - Bio. Vi - Bio. Billie - Bio. Geia - Bio. Kirby - Bio. Honey - Bio. Eli - Bio. Sara - Bio.
Kirby's P.O.V:
It had been a month, almost three, since she had told Eddie everything.
He hadn't taken it well at first and she got scared, leaving before Eddie could stop her.
Well done idiot, now we're on our fuckin' own again.
Kirby had taken time away from everything in her life.
Wrestling... her other work... her family... friends... Eddie.
A fresh start, that's what we need.
She had begun attending church every Sunday, part of her hoping to bump into him every time.
Kirby had driven out to Orangeburg, South Carolina and spent the remainder of September there, gathering most of her stuff from Asheville in October and Yonkers in November and moving into a rented apartment in Arlington, Virginia.
She had cut off her ponytail and started dressing more formally. Suits, shirts and slacks. Switching between dark makeup and no makeup. She had even taken up a part-time job in an office to pay for her rent and other expenses. She had even gone to the extent of buying a new phone, keeping the old one purely for the memories.
Kirby's alarm clock starts ringing at'05:00', She gets up and checks the calendar, Tuesday 1st December. Almost three months since starting fresh. Just a few more days and people will stop searching for us.
Her old phone goes off and she answers without thinking, her brain kicks into gear a few seconds later and she doesn't talk, holding the phone next to her ear.
"Kirby, is that you?" Renee's voice asks, followed by Mox and Eddie telling her to put it on speakerphone.
Don't answer the question. Do not speak.
"Kirby, if you're there, answer us... please." Renee requests softly.
Stay silent, they'll hang up soon.
"C'mon, Ma, no more silent treatment," Eddie takes a deep breath, "Tell me how to find ya... tell me where my fuckin' wife is."
"Eddie, don't growl like that." Moxley warns.
Kirby hangs up and leaves the phone on her nightstand, walking into the kitchen and making her morning coffee as she goes through her call log.
Eddie spent all night trying to call us, text after text begging me to pick up the phone.
She reads a couple of his texts out loud, "'Ma please pick up', 'Kirby, I love you, call me', 'tell me where I can find you'... Holy fuck, I gotta call off from work today and sort this out... I can't have Eddie trying to track me down."
Kirby dials her boss and hopes he doesn't pick up on anything, explaining the situation by calling Eddie 'an old friend turned stalker' and praying her boss believes the lie. He does, or at the least seems to, believe what Kirby tells him and lets her have the day off to sort it out. Eddie phones right after she ends the call to her boss, Kirby goes against her gut and answers it.
"Hey Wifey," God, I can see his stupid grin in my head, "Mind telling me where the fuck you are? Or if it's even you I'm talkin' to, Ma?"
Kirby stays silent for a moment, trying to think of what to say.
"You're the one who picked up, the least ya could do is say 'hi'." Eddie grumbles.
Kirby can't help but giggle nervously, "I'll give you that one, Eddie, the least I could do is say hi." She murmurs her thoughts out loud.
"I fuckin' knew you were still alive," Eddie chuckles heartily, "Now ya gotta tell me where you went, our home feels empty without ya. Before ya say it, I know 'technically, Edward, it's just your home'," Eddie does an impression of Kirby before clearing his throat, already choking up slightly, "It's our home, I know ya gave me back the engagement ring, I found it and the note, saying to forget you, but you're still my fiancée... Kirby, please" Eddie sobs, "I'm beggin' ya, sweetheart, come back ta me."
"I'm in Arlington, Virginia." She blurts out before her brain can stop her mouth, "I have an apartment, and a job, and I haven't even spoken to my parents since I left."
"Ya haven't... but what about ya folks, ya family, ya 'obligations to the C.R.C'?"
A wave of emotions hit Kirby all at once, rage, sadness, fear, and all she can muster up as an answer to Eddie... a man she loves so much and hates to hurt, is the most brutally honest thing she's ever said, "I wasn't expecting to be alive for this long after running away... but every time I think of harming myself, I think of you and I can't do it... I know we never got married, but I can't stand the idea of making you a widower."
"I'm gettin' the next flight out there."
"Eddie, don't." She pleads.
"Don't? Ya just told me you've thought of endin' ya life... the life of the most beautiful woman in the world... my Celtic warrior queen, my better half, my angel of death-matches... my bride just fuckin' told me she'd thought of goin' to the grave instead of walkin' down the aisle." Eddie nearly yells down the phone, his emotions getting the better of him.
Kirby sits on her bed and sobs, unable to speak anymore.
"I'm flyin' to Arlington and makin' sure you're okay." Eddie tells her before hanging up.
Kirby texts him her address and apartment number, telling him how to get into the building. She walks to her bathroom and turns the shower on, getting undressed and grabbing a towel, she sits in the bathtub in the path of the water and cries silently.
After what feels like a century she moves, getting out and slowly drying herself off, she's in her underwear when there's a knock at the door... more of a pounding on the door than a knocking.
"Give me a second to get dressed." She calls, her voice weak.
The pounding gets louder and Kirby rushes to open the door, still just in her underwear.
"I fuckin' hate planes, but I didn't wanna drive ten hours to see ya." Eddie mutters, thrusting a bouquet of roses at Kirby.
She steps back and Eddie walks in whilst she inspects the roses.
"Are these-" Kirby goes to ask him why the flowers are covered with plastic and foil.
"I couldn't choose between flowers or chocolates, so I got you chocolate roses, I know, big dumb Eddie Kingston can't decide bet-" Eddie gets cut off by Kirby pulling him into a deep kiss.
It's as if they never parted, Eddie wrapping his arms around her waist, and resting his hands on her ass, Kirby wraps her arms around his shoulders, and chucks his baseball cap at the couch. He smirks against her lips, biting her bottom lip and roughening up the kiss, smacking her ass which makes her moan against his lips, just enough room for him to slip his tongue in her mouth. Kirby pulls away when air becomes a need and not an excuse.
"Ya like them?" Eddie asks softly.
"Like isn't the right word, this is so fuckin' genius of ya, I fuckin' knew you were smarter than how you act."
"Genius of me? Ya not mad I got you chocolates and not flowers?"
"Flowers die and you can't eat them when you feel down, chocolates don't and they make me happy... chocolate roses," Kirby beams, "well, they're... they're fuckin' genius, ya don't have all the packaging of a stupid box, with stupid little info cards, ya don't have ta throw them out because they're wilting... they're..." Kirby trails off, unable to come up with the right word.
"They're you," Eddie whispers, "Beautiful and pretty, and they taste so damn good, especially when you shouldn't be eatin' them 'cause ya know you'll get caught." He smirks.
"Does it always come back to sex with you, Eddie?" She teases, shaking her head softly.
"Not always, but when I think of you, my mind tends to go visual." He winks.
"Eddie, ya haven't seen nor heard from me in almost three months and all-"
He cuts Kirby off by kissing her, lifting her so her groin is level with his, carrying her to her dining table and putting her down on top of it. He weaves one hand into her hair and the other into her boxer shorts, caressing her inner thigh.
"Do I have ya consent, my bride-to-be?" He teases.
"Yes, Eddie... I missed how filling you can be." She whispers.
It takes Eddie all of five seconds to strip them both, carrying Kirby to the bed over his shoulder. He stands above her for a moment, taking in the changes she's made to herself. Not many, but a few noticeable differences, like the fresh bruises on Kirby's knees and shins, the cuts, scabs and scrapes on her arms, and her much shorter hair.
He takes his time, kissing from her fingertips to her neck, first on her right side then her left, smirking as he kisses from her neck down to her crotch. Eddie teases her with his tongue, moaning at the return of her taste to his lips.
"How did my lady get hurt?" He whispers as he moves to make out with her as he makes love to her.
"I may have had a couple trips and accidents recently, none I am happy to talk about." Kirby murmurs, moaning when Eddie starts thrusting.
"Ya can tell me, Ma, it's why we're a couple. So you have someone who'll listen to ya problems."
"I fell down the stairs twice in the last month, once by tripping over my own feet, and once by a stray cat, running in front of me when I was jogging up the stairs after work."
"And ya arms?"
"I got in a scuffle with someone at a bar, scratched up my left arm in the process. The next week I was jogging, with headphones in, and someone tried to grab me. They went to stab me, I used my right arm as a shield."
"And now ya husband's home, so nobody can fuck wit' ya ever again." Eddie smirks.
"I don't have the ring anymore, back to square one on the whole marriage thing." Kirby shrugs.
Eddie doubles his pace, groaning as he tries not to cum early, "Kirby, would ya be my girlfriend?"
Kirby moans out the words, "Yes Eddie." as she cums.
Eddie smirks as he follows her over the edge... literally, groaning in pain as he lands on his back on the floor, all 250 pounds of Kirby landing on top of him.
"Holy fuck, Eddie, are you okay, Papi?" Kirby asks, checking the fall hasn't given him a concussion.
"I'm fine Kir-" Eddie goes silent as Kirby picks him up in a bridal carry and places him on the bed.
"Sorry, I got concerned..." She whispers sheepishly.
"Shh, shh," Eddie puts his hand over her mouth, "ya could've fuckin' been carryin' me over ya shoulder every time we've had sex... you can carry me?"
"Well, you're not actually that heavy, I have picked up and carried men double your size, Eddie... would you, uhm, would you like a coffee?" She murmurs, sitting next to him on the bed.
"Marry me." Eddie blurts out.
"What did you just say?" She asks, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Marry me, at the nearest fuckin' chapel we can find, marry me."
"Eddie, I can't just drop everything to be in that world again, no."
"Kirby, I know I sound like I've lost my fuckin' mind, but... I need you in my life. I need my smart, sexy, strong, unafraid to tell her own father when he's crossin' a line, badass babe in my life. I can't be me anymore, not without you... Tony noticed that after ya left I got cruel, I started actually wantin' to hurt whoever I was facin'."
"I can't just drop everything all over again." She gets up, heading to the bathroom.
Eddie follows her, "Kirby, you are my calm. You are beautiful. Your blonde hair is like a sandy beach, your blue eyes are like the ocean, your scars show you've lived a story worth telling, those little beauty marks and freckles are like stars and ya pale skin... like paper, marked with ink, or snow, fragile but beautiful."
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Succession Season 4 Timeline Breakdown
First off, I don’t think specific days/days of the week/the exact passage of time really matter all that much in this show, but, just for funsies, I wanted to try mapping out the days for this season (from what we can tell so far (just using this season)).
Based on the conversation with Matsson where he says the stock dropped 20% on Friday (when Logan died) and Kendall says that it went back up 10% on Monday:
Wednesday: Logan’s birthday/Pierce deal
Thursday: The wedding rehearsal
Friday: Connor’s wedding/Logan’s death/stock drops
Saturday: The wake at the apartment
(Sunday: ??)
Monday: Back at the office, stock back up/travel through the night
Tuesday: First day in Norway
Wednesday: Hilltop confrontation/heading home
Thursday: Travel to LA? (potentially?, just Kendall and Roman?)
Friday: Shiv traveling separately (Matsson tarmac meetup)/the three siblings in LA the day before the launch/Roman’s firings
Saturday: The Living+ launch
Somewhere between Sunday - Tuesday: Tailgate party
Tuesday for sure: Election day
????: Logan’s funeral
And since we know Election day in America is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, we could even potentially know the actual dates for these events.
Since it’s an election year, let’s go off of dates from 2020 or 2024.
If it’s 2020 then we get (working backwards from the 2020 election date):
Wednesday 10/21 - Logan’s birthday
Thursday 10/22 - Rehearsal
Friday 10/23 - Connor’s wedding/Logan’s death
Saturday 10/24 - Wake
Monday 10/26 - Back at the office/traveling to Norway through the night
Tuesday 10/27 - First day in Norway
Wednesday 10/28 - Hilltop confrontation/heading back
Thursday 10/29 - potentially just Kendall and Roman travel to LA?
Friday 10/30 - Three siblings in LA/Launch setup/Roman’s firings
Saturday 10/31 - Living+ Launch
Tuesday 11/3 - Election Day
If it’s 2024 then we get:
Wednesday 10/23 - Logan’s birthday
Thursday 10/24 - Rehearsal
Friday 10/25 - Connor’s wedding/Logan’s death
Saturday 10/26 - Wake
Monday 10/28 - Back at the office/traveling to Norway through the night
Tuesday 10/29 - First day in Norway
Wednesday 10/30 - Hilltop confrontation/heading back
Thursday 10/31 - potentially just Kendall and Roman travel to LA?
Friday 11/1 - Three siblings in LA/Launch setup/Roman’s firings (Happy Day of the Dead, Gerr-Bear)
Saturday 11/2 - Living+ Launch
Tuesday 11/5 - Election Day
There’s a possibility that the launch setup/actual launch might have been Thursday/Friday instead of Friday/Saturday but either way it’s right there, locked in somewhere between Logan’s birthday/death and the election (spooky season, indeed).
So... if they’re in the year 2020 then Logan is a libra, if they’re in the year 2024 then he’s a scorpio. (I’ve seen his official birthday listed as 10/14 but, just going off of this season 4 breakdown, it seems like his birthday would be a little later in October (10/21 or 10/23 probably)).
I plan on coming back to this as we get through these final (😭) episodes…
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Timeline 8 June - July 2023
For completeness and to consult when there’s discussion about his whereabouts. In addition to the previous timelines.
Timeline 8 covers 1 June 2023 - 31 July 2023
For previous dates see timeline 7
OL promo for S7 starts on June 1st 2023 at ATX TV Festival in Texas with CB and Maril as the women panel.
4 June S arrived in NYC, the next day he's spotted, first of the many pics and videos you can find in my archive, around the dates between 4 and 13 June and around the events, GMA, Live with Kelly and Mark, The Today Show, HSC/92NY, video and video on YT, and the premiere at Tribeca of which many pics and video's and the panel, including the afterparty at Veronika NYC.
On 10 June he was spotted at the airport in Brussels, returning for filming TCND in the next week. Though no pics from filming, his sm times confirm filming, especially the nightshoots. He recorded a podcast with Alex Z as well from Belgium in this week.
On Sunday 18 June he is seen at a sports event in Ratingen (Germany). He's spotted with GE. The next day, 19 June he's spotted at an airport, even though the fan posting the pic doesn't say what airport, it's pretty obvious it's Düsseldorf International Airport, close to Ratingen. She didn't know where he was heading.
While there's already a pic from the 'TCND-camping' in Malmedy posted on Tuesday 27 June and a fun story on 28 June. Confirmation on 29 June, he's there as well on a video of a chair dance and foam slide with the crew and many pics, videos, footage from all the BTS fun. Footage from the night shoot on Friday 30 June as well, all in Malmedy as a local newspaper article reported.
A fan pic was taken in Brussels on Sunday 2 July, the fan confirming he's hanging around with Eleanor Tomlinson. Monday 3 July seems to be another night shoot and other days of the week as well. Friday 8 July a story of an ice truck on set for the crew and cast, thanking Sam for it, is posted.
As of Monday 10 July, the crew is filming stunt driving near Theux in the Liege region, on Tuesday 11 July S posts a call sheet and some animals in his stories from the Safari park nearby. Joel Morris posts they've wrapped (for their parts)
Though not sure if he's involved in scenes after the post on Tuesday, filming went on and on Friday 14 July was officially wrapped. Our hopes of seeing some glimpse of the wrap party on Friday night got rewarded with some pics and a video.
Already the next day, Saturday 15 July, he's spotted at the airport of Miami by a fan.
On 16 July he was spotted by a fan on the beach at W Hotel South Beach. The story was posted RT but only later on discovered as a post.
On 21 July he posted some pics of a trip to Key West on his IG
Meanwhile the full list of his booze events SS tour was posted
On 23 July, a pic was posted in his stories, showing him and AN, he tagged an event in NOLA. In the next days several pics and videos were posted showing their activities. They stayed until Wednesday 26 July.
Thursday 27 July, the first stop of the SS tour was in Florida, where some thought they need to be there at 4am. Others just found the back entrance and when leaving they practically were in his car. After the signing session, he shows up in the South bar/restaurant Canyon in Ft Lauderdale, the South bar & kitchen in Pompano as well as the YOT Bar&Kitchen apparently doing some pop-up SS events.
The next day, 28 July he's a spot on South Florida Live tv shown at the nbs6 website.
On 30 July he pops up at the Si Si restaurant and resort at the Sunday Brunch as surprise guest serving some cocktails and drinks and apparently got interviewed for the Hamptons Social. He's there with his team and photographer.
On 31 July he's papped in NYC by backgrid in running outfit with AN.
Other timelines:
Pre Hawaii timeline
Timeline 1 August 2020
Timeline 2 September 2021
Timeline 3 February 2022
Timeline 4 August 2022
Timeline 5 October 2022
Timeline 6 January 2023
Timeline 7 April 2023
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WOLF PACK WEEKEND RECAP: APRIL 15th, 2024
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack have punched their ticket to the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. The club is heading back to the dance following back-to-back victories over the weekend, its first consecutive victories since early March.
With three games to go in the season, the Wolf Pack will look to lock up seeding and set the tone for a showdown with one of three division rivals.
Friday, April 12th, 2024, Vs. Springfield Thunderbirds (5-3 W): The Wolf Pack snapped a six-game overall losing streak, five-game skid at home, and four-game losing streak head-to-head against the Thunderbirds on Friday night. The victory also officially clinched the Wolf Pack a spot in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Riley Nash and Mathias Laferriere traded goals in the opening period before the Pack took control of the game in the middle stanza.
Alex BelzBelzile'sg-range shot beat Colten Ellis at 6:41 of the second period, giving the Pack a lead they never lost. Jake Leschyshyn tipped in a Nikolas Brouillard shot at 10:30 to make it a 3-1 game; then Blake Hillman made it 4-1 with a shot through traffic at 18:18.
The T-Birds struck twice in 81 seconds to make it a 4-3 tilt early in the third period. Mikhail Abramov converted on a breakaway at 6:34, then Adam Gaudette took an excellent feed from Joseph Duszak and potted his 41st goal of the season at 7:55.
The Pack killed the clock in the final minutes with suffocating defensive play and plenty of offensive zone time. Louis Domingue then sealed the deal at 19:37, hitting an empty net for his first career goal and the second goalie goal in Wolf Pack history.
Sunday, April 14th, 2024, Vs. Charlotte Checkers (5-2 W): For the first time since January 10th, 2020, the Wolf Pack claimed a regulation victory on home ice against the Charlotte Checkers on Sunday. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Checkers overall and a six-game skid on home ice dating back to October 29th, 2022.
Casey Fitzgerald opened the scoring for the visitors just 43 seconds into the second period, scoring on a beautiful individual effort. The goal, FitzFitzgerald'srth of the season, marked the seventh time in eight meetings that the Checkers struck first.
The Pack responded with a powerplay goal at 9:06, as Adam Sýkora fired a shot into traffic that eluded Spencer Knight. The goal was SýkoSýkora'shth of the season and first in ten games.
Brett Berard then snapped a shot by Knight from the left-wing circle on a five-minute powerplay at 14:33, giving the Pack their first lead in six games over the Checkers. Initially, the call on the ice was no goal. At the next stoppage, the officials reviewed the play and determined that the puck hit the back bar and rocketed out, giving Berard his team-leading 25th goal.
Adam Edström scored the game-winning goal at 16:28, converting a shorthanded breakaway for his tenth goal. Edström waited out Knight before lifting a backhander over the goaltender for the club's tenth shorthanded goal of the season.
Jaroslav Chmelař made it 4-1 3:55 into the third period, scoring his first professional goal on a breakaway. At 6:36, Berard found Brennan Othmann at the back door, making it 5-1. After a nifty feed from Berard, Othmann tapped his 19th goal of the season into the net.
Rasmus Asplund scored at 13:13 to make it a 5-2 game, but two late penalty kills by the Wolf Pack cemented the clubclub'sst victory against the Checkers this season.
Quick Hits:
- DomiDomingue'sl on Friday night was the fourth goal scored by an AHL goalie this season. He joins LavaLaval'sauss Mann, Wilkes-Barre/ScraScranton'sx Nedeljkovic, and RockRockford'sson Stauber.
- His goal was the second goalie goal in Wolf Pack history. AHL Hall of Famer J.F. Labbe accomplished the feat on February 5th, 2000.
- For the first time since the 2010-11 and 2011-12 campaigns, the Wolf Pack have clinched a Calder Cup Playoff berth in back-to-back seasons.
- On Sunday, forward Kalle Väisänen became the seventh player to make his AHL debut with the Wolf Pack this season.
- Thanks to his goal on Sunday, Berard sits second in the AHL in goals by a rookie with 25. He trails only Josh Doan of the Tucson Roadrunners. Doan has scored 26 goals this season.
The Week Ahead:
- Friday, April 19th, 2024, Vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (7:00 p.m., XL Center, $2 hot dogs & $2 drafts, Fan Appreciation Night)
- Saturday, April 20th, 2024, @ Springfield Thunderbirds (7:05 p.m., MassMutual Center)
- Sunday, April 21st, 2024, @ Providence Bruins (3:05 p.m., Amica Mutual Pavilion)
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2023: A Year in Review: Part 1
Here we are, 11 years in a row! I started this in November, and it's now February. Things got pretty crazy at the end of the year and I just didn't have time between work, being sick with a "mystery illness" that wasn't COVID or the flu, and trying to take care of myself.
Grab your popcorn and a drink, because this is going to be a long one!
January
We left off on Ohio State losing to Georgia, me missing the ball drop for the first time in YEARS, and Russell kissing me. Was I drunk? Maybe a little. I had to work on January 1, so I couldn't go too crazy.
My department was still managerless at UGS, so Kathy and Wendi were in charge. They asked me if I could start working earlier shifts on Sundays (10-6 had been my shift for MONTHS). I said I would prefer not to open, but 8-4 would be doable since I lived 30 minutes away.
And because the cost of eggs skyrocketed thanks to the bird flu, I made it a habit to check every egg carton before loading it into the car. This became something everyone did.
January 27 was me and Russell's fifth anniversary. We didn't have the time or money to do anything huge for it, so we went to dinner at Olive Garden. I was very happy about it since our first date was at an Olive Garden. January 27th was also my paternal grandfather's 91st birthday. Whoooo!
Oh, and Tee FINALLY got her car back after crashing it in October, meaning we had two cars again.
February
Kathy announced that she was the new manager. I was probably the only one to try and be supportive, but I think we all knew that it was an impending disaster.
We actually had plans for Super Bowl Sunday this year! We went to Russell's best friend Monkey's house. I provided dessert, ready to cheer on Philadelphia because I hate Kansas City. It was a good game to watch, even though Philly lost. The commercials and halftime show are better than the game itself anyway.
My dad's birthday was on February 13th. I called him and talked for a little while.
We didn't do anything for Valentine's Day because Russell had to work.
Tee decided to do an early trade-in with her lease on February 18th. She went from a blue 2020 Nissan Rogue to a gray 2023 Nissan Rogue. While she was working on the paperwork, Russell took me to the used car lot to look at the cars, since it was about time I got my own. I found a gray Nissan Kicks that I liked, and we asked the salesperson about buying it with my credit, income, and having Russell cosign. He said it'd probably work and to come back another day since the dealership was technically closed.
February 19th was Sean's birthday. I made him a birthday card that I got everyone to sign (including Caleb, and he seemed surprised that I included him) and bought him mini cupcakes. Gotta go all out for my favorite coworker!
On February 23rd, we went to the dealership again. The Nissan Kicks I liked was still available, so we went to purchase it. It was so exciting to finally have a car that was mine!
Also, the month of February was warmer than normal for some reason. We had a funny conversation about it at work where Isaac said the weather seemed hurricane-like. I pointed out that we had dandelions in February, so I wouldn't be surprised if we had a hurricane too.
March
Lilli got fixed on March 10th. I thankfully had the day off, so it was easy to drop her off and pick her up in a timely manner. When we went to pick her up, she was drowsy from the anesthesia still and acted like she was in pain. 30 minutes after she came home, she was acting like herself again. Silli Lilli...
March 12th was Sugar's 4th birthday. She got extra treats and a car ride.
On March 23rd while I was at work, I got a text from my mom telling me my paternal Grandpa was in the hospital after having a "possible mini-stroke." I ended up leaving 30 minutes early because I was so upset, and I was on edge for the next two days.
The afternoon of March 25th, my mom texted me again. Grandpa got released and there was no sign of stroke on the MRI. THANK GOD!
Monkey got married to his long-term girlfriend Lakyn on March 25th. Russell was a groomsman, so we spent the night of the 24th apart. It was tough because I sleep so much better when he's next to me. The next day, Tee and I drove to the wedding. We parked at the hotel we were staying at, checked in, and then walked to the venue (which was only a little ways down the road, and in the heart of UGA- that's important). Russell was outside to greet people to the wedding, and I was very happy to see him again. We hung out for a little bit before it was time to take our places for the ceremony. I had to educate Tee on wedding etiquette when she tried to sit on the aisle. "You don't sit on the aisle unless you're immediate family." She got all huffy with me, but I didn't care. The ceremony itself was beautiful, minus the nearby frat houses playing loud music (Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon was playing in the middle of a serious part, and I had to stop myself from laughing. I later learned from Russell that everyone in the wedding party had to refrain from laughter too). Monkey made everyone laugh during his vows when he read the lyrics to Never Gonna Give You Up at the end. The reception itself was pretty mid. The food was ok, the drinks were lackluster (it was a cash bar outside of the signature cocktails and White Claws), and the DJ only played songs that Lakyn picked (which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it seemed unfair to Monkey that the songs he wanted were left off the final playlist). The reception also ended at 10pm, which seemed like a waste because that meant people only danced for 90 minutes (and a chunk of that time, the sound system went out so we were singing our own songs). They apparently were going to head downtown for an after party, but we opted not to go.
March 26th was Muffin's 10th birthday. He's officially an old man.
April
April 1st was my 29th birthday! I spent it at... you guessed it, work! It wasn't that bad though. Sean bought me doughnuts, Wendi bought me chocolate chip muffins, and the day wasn't too busy. My parents also flew down to Atlanta to see me and spend a few days with me. We went to my favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner and had ice cream cake at my house.
I had to work on April 2nd, but because it was a Sunday, I was off at 4pm. After I was off, we went to the mall (mainly because I needed a new pair of work shorts and JCPenney is the pair that works the best) and had dinner at Red Robin.
I was off on April 3rd, which was surprising because I'm almost never off on Mondays. My parents picked me up from my house and we went to walk around the park. After walking around for a while, we went to get something small to eat for lunch and then hung out in their hotel room for a little while. When Russell was off work, we met up with him and Tee for eat dinner at Loretta's (a local restaurant that serves homestyle food). After dinner, I said goodbye to my parents, but not for very long, since Moira's wedding was coming up.
Not much else happened in April, except April 26th was my paternal Grandma's birthday.
May
On May 4th, I got into a freak accident at work (medical TW: mentions of blood and swelling) I was unloading and staging the fulfillment center deliveries in the cooler. Suddenly, I collapsed. Even though I was fully aware of what might've happened (I tripped over a dolly that got underfoot), I was out of it when the impact happened. The very first thing I noticed as soon as I came to was I was tasting blood. I quickly ran my tongue around my mouth, and when all my teeth were still in and none felt loose, I breathed a sigh of relief and stood up. I knew I had to tell Kathy what happened. I was afraid she was going to be mad because we were pretty busy, and while she wasn't happy that I got hurt during a busy time, she made sure I took care of myself. The blood I was tasting was because my lower lip busted open (I either bit it when I fell or the lid on the container hit my face hard enough) and Kathy said my teeth looked fine. She gave me some paper towels to press on my lip to stop the bleeding and sent me to the meat department to get a bag of ice. Unfortunately, because I was probably hyped up on adrenaline and got up immediately after the fall, I didn't notice that my left knee was swollen to the size of a softball, and didn't realize it was bad until I drove home from work. I got home and I couldn't move my knee, so Russell had to help me out of my car and upstairs.
On a lighter side, apparently, Burberry got outside and nobody noticed. After Russell had me upstairs in the living room, he went to let Sugar and Lilli outside. When he opened the door, he saw a cat and said, "Hey, you look like Burberry!" When the cat let himself inside, Russell realized and shouted, "Hey, you ARE Burberry! When did you get outside??" He was soaking wet because it had been raining, but Burr didn't seem upset about it at all.
I showed up to work the next day wearing my knee brace. Kathy noticed it and asked if it was from the accident. I said yes, and Kathy asked why I didn't tell her my knee hurt. I mentioned that I didn't even notice that it hurt until I got home. She asked if I wanted to file for worker's comp, but I declined since it wasn't a big deal (and I was afraid I was going to get in trouble for some reason).
May 16th was Russell's 32nd birthday. I was off on his birthday, so we spent it together. It was also Lemmy and Rufus's 2nd birthday.
On May 19th, Kaitlyn (a family friend) graduated veterinary school with her DVM. I was so happy and proud, and very excited for her, because she had talked about wanting to be a vet since we were kids.
June
June 2nd was my mom's birthday. I called her and we talked for a while.
Lilli got her first haircut on June 13th. We got her the typical schnauzer cut, and while I thought it was cute, Russell thought it made her look like a boy. We picked a different cut for her to get from now on.
June 13th was the start of our long adventure. Russell dropped me off at work and picked me up afterwards since we planned on leaving immediately after I got off (I got off at 7pm- that's important). I placed a mobile order at Chipotle for dinner, filled my car with gas, and picked up my dinner before we hit the road. We planned to spend the night in North Carolina, about an hour north of Charlotte. We figured we'd get there by 10:30-ish, but with all the construction on I-85 in South Carolina, we ended up getting there closer to midnight. We were ready for bed when we got to the Sleep Inn.
We got up decently early on June 14th, since we still had a long ways to go to get to New Jersey. We got breakfast at Sheetz (my idea!) and topped off the tank at Kangaroo (gas was cheaper there) before starting our long journey. The trip was pretty dull and boring. When we got to Virginia, we finally got to hop on I-95. We passed King's Dominion, and Russell joked that we should've gone there instead of Six Flags. After getting past Richmond, we stopped for lunch at McDonald's. Russell got the Grimace Meal so we could try the Grimace shake, and neither of us liked it that much. The aftertaste reminded me of Fruity Pebbles, but the initial taste was pretty gross. After lunch, we got back on the road. The GPS had us bypass Washington, D.C., but the traffic was still a nightmare anyway. We were close to the Ronald Reagan Airport, so I kept calling out the different airlines I saw as they were taking off and landing. Once we finally made it out of D.C., we were on route to Baltimore. When we got there, the GPS had us get off the highway to avoid an accident. We drove past the Ravens stadium, and I flipped it off because I'm a Steelers fan. We also drove past the Orioles stadium and I wanted to flip it off too (a guy two grades below me in school played for them and deleted everyone on Facebook afterwards. I later learned he got released because he sucked HAHA), but there people next to us at that point and I didn't want to get shot. We then drove through shady backroads until the GPS had us get on I-95 again. Before leaving Maryland, we stopped at the rest stop called Maryland House to use the bathroom and get something to snack on since the McDonald's wasn't filling. When we got to Delaware, we hopped on I-295, which took us straight to New Jersey. We needed gas again after we got into New Jersey, so we stopped at Wawa. It was an experience having a gas attendant fill my car. While we there, we decided to get dinner. Once getting our food, we made our way to the Best Western for the evening. The one thing we noticed was that it reeked of weed because it's legal in New Jersey.
I woke up in the middle of the night on June 15th with my stomach hurting. I'm not much of a fast food eater to begin with, so all that grease in my stomach made me feel like shit. I got out of bed, sat on the toilet, and drank some water, convinced that I was going to vomit. After sitting for a while, I started feeling better. I laid down to go back to sleep until Russell's alarm went off. We went to get the free breakfast in the hotel, and since I still felt a little queasy, I opted to just eat some vanilla yogurt and granola. After breakfast, we made our way to Six Flags Great Adventure. As much as we were looking forward to being there, we were slightly disappointed that the top two rides in the park were closed (El Toro had been out of commission for almost a year and Kingda Ka had an incident a week before we got there. What sucks is El Toro reopened two days later). The park was busier than we had anticipated since many schools were taking field trips there, so we got Flash Passes to ensure we could ride everything. The food was very lackluster and there was next to nothing for me to eat, so I ended up having cheese fries for lunch. We saved the rides we expected to be the worst for last, which worked out well since Green Lantern hurt so bad! Nitro, Jersey Devil, and Medusa were the top 3 that I rode. Also, we got stuck on Houdini's Great Escape, which was not fun, especially since some Karen sitting by us kept asking someone to call for help. I kept telling her that the ride operators knew we were in there and would get us out as soon as they could. Her young child wasn't even panicking! We left the park around 4pm, and got dinner at Denny's. I got a veggie burger and fries. After dinner, we went to the hotel to relax for the night.
We woke up decently early on June 16th to go to Ocean City, Maryland. We drove out of New Jersey and to Pennsylvania to get breakfast at Bob Evans, and then made our way down. We had to drive backroads in Philadelphia because the bridge collapsed on I-95, but we eventually found our way back to Delaware. After driving through Delaware for a while (I never realized how long Delaware actually was since it looks so small on the map), we stopped for lunch at... McDonald's, surprise surprise. We took our lunch to go this time so we could continue the drive. We made it to Ocean City around 3pm, and I called my mom to let her know we were in the city so she could stand outside and show us where the condo was. We followed the GPS to park the car, and my mom was standing on the top floor of the condo (it was thankfully only three floors high lol). We grabbed our luggage out of the trunk of my car and walked upstairs. My mom showed us where our room was, and we dropped off our bags. The view of the beach from our condo was amazing. We relaxed in the condo for a while until we wondered what was going on for dinner. My mom reached out to Moira, and she suggested we got dinner at BLU Crabhouse & Raw Bar as a "rehearsal dinner" since it was by their hotel. Me, Russell, and Bridgid rode in my car while my parents rode by themselves (I think they intended to pick up Fiona and Zach, but they didn't want to go since they spent all day driving from Cleveland). We got Blu Crab Dip as an appetizer, and I got the Crab Cake Sandwich as my entree. I also got a Dirty Banana as a drink, and it was delightful. After dinner, me, Russell, and Bridgid stopped at Food Lion to buy a gift card for Moira and Adam. I was tempted to get an inappropriate card for their wedding, but chose to be normal and got a wedding card.
We woke up the morning on June 17th and, when we allegedly had no plans for breakfast, me and Russell went to McDonald's because they had bagels. I asked if anyone wanted anything, and at first everyone said no, but once I had my shoes on, my dad asked for a large coffee and Bridgid asked for an Oreo Frappe. I asked my mom if she wanted an unsweet tea, but she said no. After we came back with our breakfast and started eating, my mom said Moira wanted to meet up for Wedding Day breakfast at The Dough Roller. I mentioned that I could probably eat again since the bagels aren't necessarily filling, so we went to breakfast. I chose to get the Cheese & Egg Sandwich because pancakes didn't sound good for some reason.
Part 2 live now on my blog! Stupid character limit smh.
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On this day in Wikipedia: Sunday, 11th February
Welcome, fàilte, merħba, ยินดีต้อนรับ (yin dee dtôn rab) 🤗
What does @Wikipedia say about 11th February through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
11th February 2020 🗓️ : Event - COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.
"The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, and..."
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11th February 2018 🗓️ : Event - Saratov Airlines Flight 703
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.
"Saratov Airlines Flight 703 was a domestic passenger flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk Airport in Russia. On 11 February 2018, the aircraft serving the flight, an Antonov An-148-100B, crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 71 people on board – 65 passengers and six crew members...."
Image licensed under CC BY 2.0? by Papas Dos from Moscow, Russia
11th February 2014 🗓️ : Event - 2014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash
A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.
"On 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force, carrying 74 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain near Aïn Kercha, Algeria. Only one person survived.Preliminary reports suggest that bad weather conditions might have caused the..."
Image licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0? by Laurent ERRERA from L'Union, France
11th February 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Isaiah Mustafa
Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and football player
"Isaiah Amir Mustafa (born February 11, 1974) is an American actor and former American football wide receiver. Mustafa is widely known as the main character in a series of Old Spice television commercials, "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like". He is also known for portraying Luke Garroway on..."
Image licensed under CC BY 4.0? by Geoff Stearns
11th February 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Budge Patty
Budge Patty, American tennis player (d. 2021)
"Edward John Patty (February 11, 1924 – October 4, 2021), better known as Budge Patty, was an American world no. 1 tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950. He was the second American male player to win the Channel Slam..."
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11th February 1823 🗓️ : Event - Carnival tragedy of 1823
Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival.
"The Carnival tragedy of 1823 was a human crush which occurred on 11 February 1823 at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta. About 110 boys who had gone to the convent to receive bread on the last day of carnival celebrations were killed after falling down a flight of steps while..."
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11th February 🗓️ : Holiday - Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church)
"The World Day of the Sick is an awareness day, or observance, in the Catholic Church intended for "prayer and sharing, of offering one's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ". The day was instituted on 13 May 1992 by..."
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New Post has been published on https://www.packernet.com/blog/2023/11/28/winning-trumps-tanking/
Winning trumps tanking
I admit it. Barely less than 4-weeks ago, I thought both Matt Lafleur and Jordan Love were on thin ice.
Me and many of my impatient Packer fan brethren and sistren were giving up. We were doing mock drafts in October! Checking on draft position weekly. Some of us (not me) even advocated for a tank job to get the Packers high enough in the draft to pick one of the hot quarterback prospects.
Then came November
From Halloween after the Vikings loss to Thanksgiving afternoon, could the Packers outlook be more reversed? Sure, they could have beat Pittsburgh, but they also could have easily lost to the Chargers.
All it took was a 3-1 record and improved performance from the offense, most notably, the first year starting QB. Now the Packers have realistic playoff aspirations. As cool as a playoff invite would be, I’m as sure as I can be it would be a one and done. And yet, I couldn’t care less.
Empty the tank
Tanking is for losers, losing teams with losing coaches and losing management. So, clearly, tanking is not for the Green Bay Packers. The pitiful surrender of a “losing might help us” approach is not a plan, unless the plan is to extend your failure.
I’m not naïve enough to think the Packers have “arrived.” They have not. They’re still young, they’re not close to healthy and you can bet they will disappoint us more than once down the stretch.
Still, the last month of wins and, most importantly, improved performances of young players has been a bright ray of sunshine. Never mind fans outlook, what about the players and coaches? These are the kinds of games that inject locker rooms with energy, confidence, and the will to compete and win.
Habits
I’m no Packer’s historian, but a favorite Lombardi quote of mine is “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020,
The idea of tanking was never really a thing at 1265 Lombardi Ave. Tanking is what discouraged, unrealistic fans root for when they’d rather cling to the “fool’s gold” of a higher draft pick, than grind through a season with a painfully young team inflicting pain on fans every Sunday. Good teams and great fanbases fight through it. Tanking means losing and losing is a habit fans should never want for their team.
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Holidays 10.29
Holidays
Black Salsify Day (French Republic)
Bob Ross Day (Abeldane Empire)
Candies Day
Coronation Day (Cambodia)
C6HO Day (Kentucky)
Cumhuriyet Bayrami (North Cyprus, Turkey)
Cyrus the Great Day (Iran)
Feed the Birds Day (UK)
Festival of Global Climate Change
Fiestas Patrias begins (Honduras)
Halloween Eve Eve
Hermit Day
Hide From Everyone Day (a.k.a. Hermit Day)
International Internet Day
Laugh Suddenly For No Reason A Lot Today Day
Naming Day (Tanzania)
National Boner Day
National Book Day (Brazil)
National Cat Daddy Day
National Cat Day
National Hermit Day
National Martina Day
Oatmeal Day
PSC Awareness Day
Sea Slug Day
Separation of Church and State Day
Turkish Republic Day (Turkey)
World Online Networking Day
World Psoriasis Day
World Stroke Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Gnocchi Day (Argentina)
National Disgusting Little Pumpkin-Shaped Candies Day
National Oatmeal Day
Poperinge Beer & Hop Festival begins (Belgium) [Every 3 years, 3rd Friday, but postponed from 2021]
5th & Last Sunday in October
European Summer Times Ends (EU) [Last Sunday]
International Creole Day (Dominica, Saint Lucia) [Last Sunday]
Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day; Dominica, Saint Lucia) [Last Sunday]
National Grandparents Day (Australia) [Last Sunday]
National Student Baptism Day [Last Sunday]
Reformation Sunday [Last Sunday]
Visit a Cemetery Day [Last Sunday]
World Swim Hat Day [Last Sunday]
Independence Days
Turkey (from Ottoman Empire, 1923)
Westarctica (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Abraham of Rostov (Christian; Saint)
Andrei Ryabushkin (Artology)
Chef (a.k.a. Theuderius; Christian; Saint)
Chiara Badano (Christian; Blessed)
Colman mac Duagh (Christian; Saint)
Douai Martyrs (Christian; Saint)
Gaetano Errico (Christian; Saint)
Ghatasthapana begins (Nepal)
Isis/Osiris Mysteries II (Pagan)
James Hannington (Anglicanism)
Kojagrat Purnima [15th Day of Dashain]
Lazarus Long Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Mary of Edessa (Christian; Saint)
Maximillian (Christian; Saint)
Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic Church)
Nut Day (Pastafarian)
Robertson (Positivist; Saint)
Warren the Warthog (Muppetism)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Historically Unlucky Day [10 of 11]
Historically Bad Day (Stock Market Crash, Hurricane Sandy & 8 other tragedies) [10 of 11]
Lucky Day (Philippines) [58 of 71]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Premieres
All I Want for Christmas Is You, by Mariah Carey (Song; 1994)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with Alex Haley (Biography; 1965)
Being John Malkovich (Film; 1999)
Blue Moon, 24th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2019)
Bullwinkle Busts a Brush or The Cleft Palette (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 226; 1963)
BUtterfield 8, by John O'Hara (Roman à clef Novel; 1935)
Create Dangerously, by Albert Camus (manifesto; 1957)
Don Giovanni, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1787)
The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour (Radio Series; 1929)
Get Nervous, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1982)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Film; 2010)
Hemispheres, by Rush (Album; 1978)
Hulu (Streaming Network; 2007)
The Huntley-Brinkley Report (TV News Show; 1956)
Jingle Bell Rock, recorded by Bobby Helm (Song; 1957)
Keeping Up Appearances (UK TV Series; 1990)
Last Night in Soho (Film; 2021)
Man of the Century (Film; 1999)
Mind Games, by John Lennon (Album; 1973)
My Generation, by The Who (Song; 1965)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Animated Film; 1993)
The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James (Novel; 1880)
Portrait of a Moose or Bullwinkle Gets the Brush (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 225; 1963)
Princess Mononoke (Anime Film; 1999)
Ray (Film; 2004)
Red Riding Hoodwinked (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (WB Animated Film; 2021)
The Sentinel, 25th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2020)
Trip for Tat (WB MM Cartoon; 1960)
Welcome to the Pleasure Dome, by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Album; 1984)
What’ll I Do?, recorded by Frank Sinatra (Song; 1947)
Wild Target (Film; 2010)
Today’s Name Days
Ermelina, Hermelindis, Melinda (Austria)
Časlav, Honorat, Ida, Narcis (Croatia)
Silvie (Czech Republic)
Narcissus (Denmark)
Alf, Alfred, Fred, Fredi (Estonia)
Alfred, Urmasimo (Finland)
Narcisse (France)
Ermelinda, Franco, Grete, Melinda (Germany)
Abramios, Melina (Greece)
Nárcisz (Hungary)
Ermelinda, Michela, Massimiliano (Italy)
Elva, Elvijs, Fortuna, Laimonis (Latvia)
Gelgaudas, Narcizas, Tolvydė, Violeta (Lithuania)
Noralf, Norunn (Norway)
Euzebia, Franciszek, Longin, Longina, Lubogost, Narcyz, Teodor, Wioletta (Poland)
Anastasia (Romania)
Zinaida (Russia)
Klára (Slovakia)
Narciso (Spain)
Viola (Sweden)
Garrison, Cyrano, Cyrena, Narcissa, Narcissus (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 302 of 2024; 63 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 43 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 27 of 28]
Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 15 (Geng-Shen)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 14 Heshvan 5784
Islamic: 14 Rabi II 1445
J Cal: 2 Mir; Twosday [2 of 30]
Julian: 16 October 2023
Moon: 99%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 22 Descartes (11th Month) [Robertson]
Runic Half Month: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 3 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 36 of 89)
Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 6 of 29)
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