#cherry o’reilly

[vicekings]

howdily doodily Dethklok fans! Consider expanding your band merch collection with these adorable Baen-Shee, JD Walker, & Skadi FunkyPops™️, soon to be available at a retail location near you!

Okay, a little context is in order. A few months back @chordsykat hit me with a dealer’s choice commission where I was free to go as wild as I liked, and this is the ensuing result.

#at some point I’ll design the boys + Charles + Abi as funko pops as well lmao #my art #my doodles #baen-shee #jd walker #skadi the white wolf #sparkles #caj stryker #nita nirvana #eden nightwish #cherry o’reilly #JD HATES his funkypop so much but what Charles says goes. and they sell out fast as fuck and JD gets a cut of the check so

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

New photos for Entertainment Weekly preview article.

LINK

Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

1 - Where Are You, Christmas? (Michael Rad & Lyndsy Fonseca) 2 - Christmas Island (Rachel Skarsten & Andrew Walker) 3 - Holiday Hotline (Emily Tennant & Niall Matter) 4 - Catch Me If You Claus (Luke Macfarlane & Italia Ricci) 5 - Holiday Road (Princess Davis, Enid-Raye Adams, Warren Christie, Brittany Willacy, Sara Canning, Kiefer O’Reilly, Sharon Crandall, Ryan Mah, & Trevor Lerner) 6 - Our Christmas Mural (Dan Jeannotte & Alex Paxton-Beesley) 7 - My Norwegian Holiday (David Elsendoorn & Rhiannon Fish) 8 - A Not So Royal Christmas (Brooke D'Orsay & Will Kemp) 9 - Christmas With a Kiss (Jamie M. Callica & Mishael Morgan) 10 - Magic in Mistletoe (Lyndie Greenwood & Paul Campbell) 11 - Round and Round (Bryan Greenberg & Vic Michaelis) 12 - The Secret Gift of Christmas (Mehghan Try & Christopher Russell) 13/14/15 - Christmas on Cherry Lane (Vincent Rodriquez III, Jonathan Bebbett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Catherine Bell & James Denton) 16 - Sealed With a Lis (Katie Findlay & Evan Roderick) 17 - Friends & Family Christmas (Humbly Gonzalez & Ali Liebert)

Hallmark Movies Now

18 - Rescuing Christmas (Rachel Leigh Cook & Sam Page)

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

19 - Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (Victor Webster & Erica Cerra) 20 - To All a Good Night (Kimberly Sustad & Mark Ghanimé) 21 - A Season For Family (Laura Soltis, Cameron Bancroft , Brendan Penny, Stacey Faber, Azriel Dalman, and Benjamin Jacobson) 22 - Miracle in Bethlehem, PA (Laura Vandervoort & Benjamin Ayres)

#first look #photo preview #hallmark movies #link #where are you christmas #christmas island #holiday hotline #catch me if you claus #holiday road #our christmas mural #my norwegian holiday #a not so royal christmas #christmas with a kiss #magic in mistletoe #round and round #the secret gift of christmas #christmas on cherry lane #sealed with a list #friends & family christmas #countdown to christmas #hallmark channel #rescuing christmas #hallmark movies now #mystery on mistletoe lane #to all a good night #a season for family #miracle in bethlehem pa #miracles of christmas #hallmark movies & mysteries

[musclesandhammering]

aside from anderson cooper do you mind giving us your Thoughts on other pundits/journalists?

Oooh boy. I love you for indulging my 2 decade-old hyperfixation.

Well first off, I don’t actually watch much legacy media for news purposes. They all have the same corporate slant and, while I don’t hold it against the individual pundits/journalists, I’m aware that the info they’re presenting is highly cherry-picked and biased toward the establishment and teaming with false neutrality bs so.. you know.

I got started watching cnn because I remembered being a little kid and seeing Anderson Cooper on tv when my parents were watching Katrina coverage or whatever. So I started watching him and then went back and watched some older stuff etc so… he was the initial deal. I just sort of started following other pundits for fun because of their proximity to him.

Also, disclaimer that I strongly prefer his older tv persona (war reports, snarkiness, grunge aesthetic, etc) and most of the PRT fandom content I’ve found has been from like 2005-2010 anyway so… most of these opinions are based on an outdated media sphere lol.

With all that being said…

When it comes to semi-modern stuff, I love the whole cnn crew. I think they’d be hilarious in a mocumentary a la The Office or something. John Berman is the funniest guy on the network and Jake Tapper has the best deadpan. Don Lemon was annoying and endearing at the same time. I never liked Chris Cuomo. He seemed pretension and way too dudebro-ish.

As far as PRT people specifically, Stephen Colbert is an absolute treasure. He’s ridiculously smart and quick witted but he’s never needlessly harsh like some late night hosts. I like him now better than when he was on The Colbert Report because he doesn’t have to play a character all the time and can just outright say what he feels.

Jon Stewart is probably the most progressive host on mainstream tv, which of course makes him delightful. He also has a way of calling out mainstream journalists without making it personal. And I still remember the time he went on Crossfire and humiliated Tucker Carlson <3.

Rachel Maddow seems like the coolest person in the room at all times and she’s so incredibly smart. But she has this thing where she seems to recognise (and call out) the conservative tendencies of other networks like cnn without realising that msnbc is no better when it comes to corporatism, upholding the status quo, and being anti-progressive. In fact, that’s something everybody on msnbc does, not just her. But I still have a soft spot for her though.

Keith Olbermann is the guy that used to be outspoken leftist champion in the very early 2000s- getting righteously angry when other dems were obsessed with decorum, clapping back at Fox pundits who tried to smear him, and saying things the dem establishment didn’t always want said. But somewhere between then and now he revealed himself to be a weird, immature, somewhat narcissistic asshole who can’t take any criticism and has somehow morphed into a centrist defender. It’s one of the most disappointing downfalls of the fandom. But despite all that, I still think of the day msnbc fired him as a national tragedy.

And I’m glad he got what was coming to him, but from a rpf perspective, I miss when Bill O’Reilly was the main villain 😂.

#this was so fun anon thanks for giving me an outlet #PRT #PRT fandom #pundit round table #rpf #real news fandom #fake news fandom #Anderson cooper #keith olbermann #Rachel Maddow #stephen colbert #jon stewart #oh to go back to 2007 #actually you know what it was probably just as sucky back then #but it was the golden era of tv news punditry so I see it with rose colored glasses #anon #ask

[alexzalben]

So many new cast members have been added to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2: Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, and Calam Lynch.

Bios and headshots below (no roles named as of yet).

Oliver Alvin-Wilson’s television credits include The Bay (ITV), as “Guy Townsend,” Murder in Provence (ITV) as “Luc Martinez,” Collateral (BBC) as ”Chips Benson” and Lovesick (Netflix) as “Alex.” In film, Oliver has been seen in Harkness, Wonder Woman 1984, and The Huntsman. He has appeared on stage in All of Us (National Theatre), Henry VI Rebellion/War of the Roses (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Twilight Zone (Almeida Theatre/Ambassadors Theatre), The Doctor (Almeida Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Young Vic Theatre) and Nine Night (National Theatre/Trafalgar Studios) among many others.

Stuart Bowman can currently be seen in the television series The Pact (BBC), Karen Pirie (ITV), and The Control Room (BBC). He has previously played recurring roles in Alex Rider (Prime Video), Guilt (BBC), Bodyguard (Netflix), Versailles (Netflix), Grantchester (ITV), and Deadwater Fell (Channel 4) opposite David Tennant. Stuart’s work in film includes Man and Witch, The Cursed, Sunset Song, and Slow West. His recent theatre credits include Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre) as “Macduff.”

Gavi Singh Chera was most recently seen in the television series The Undeclared War (Channel 4) and The Lazarus Project (Sky). Other television credits include Vera (ITV) and Doctors (BBC). On stage, Gavi has appeared in productions including The Cherry Orchard (The Yard Theatre), Our Generation, Behind the Beautiful Forevers (National Theatre), Duck, 1922: The Waste Land (Jermyn Street Theatre) and Pygmalion (Headlong).

William Chubb is a prolific actor whose television credits include Vampire Academy (Peacock), The Sandman (Netflix), Pistol (Hulu), Quiz, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (BBC), Law & Order: UK (ITV)and House of Cards (BBC). On stage, William has appeared in numerous productions including The Tempest (Theatre Royal Bath), The Taxidermist’s Daughter (Chichester Festival Theatre), Witness for the Prosecution (County Hall, London), Othello (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Old Vic). His film credits include Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light, A Week in Paradise, and Adrift in Soho.

Kevin Eldon is a well-known performer in television, film and theatre. On television, Kevin has starred in Game of Thrones (HBO), Shadow And Bone (Netflix), Inside Number 9 (BBC) and has had recurring roles in Trigger Point (Peacock) and Dad’s Army. He also appeared in The Crown (Netflix), Criminal: UK (Netflix) and Doctor Who (BBC). In film, he has been seen in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, Hot Fuzz, Four Lions and Set Fire to the Stars opposite Elijah Wood.

Will Keen will soon start production on Prime Video’s My Lady Jane. He most recently wrapped the indie feature Borderland opposite Felicity Jones and Mark Strong, as well as the TV series The Gold (BBC1/Viacom). He was most recently seen in Ridley Road (BBC) and The Pursuit of Love (BBC) opposite Andrew Scott and Emily Beecham. His other TV credits include His Dark Materials (HBO), The Crown (Netflix), Genius: Picasso (National Geographic), Wolf Hall (BBC) and The Musketeers (BBC). Stage credits include Patriots (Almeida Theatre), Ghosts (Almeida Theatre), Waste (Almeida Theatre), Quartermaine’s Terms (Wyndham's Theatre), The Arsonists (Royal Court) and The Coast of Utopia (National Theatre).

Selina Lo is a British-Asian actress and former martial arts champion, whose film credits include starring in Boss Level (Hulu) as “Guan Yin” and Hellraiser (Hulu) as “The Gasp.”  Her work in television includes a recurring role in One Child (BBC) as “Xu Lian.”

Calam Lynch was most recently seen in Bridgerton (Netflix) as “Theo Sharpe.” Other television credits include Derry Girls (Channel 4) as “John Paul O’Reilly” and Mrs. Wilson (BBC) as “Gordon Wilson.” In film, Calam starred in Black Beauty (Disney+), Benediction opposite Jack Lowden, and Dunkirk. He has appeared in theatre in productions including Much Ado About Nothing (The Rose Theatre) and Wife (The Kiln Theatre).

#the lord of the rings #the rings of power #lotr trop #Oliver Alvin-Wilson #Stuart Bowman #Gavi Singh Chera #William Chubb #Kevin Eldon #Will Keen #Selina Lo #Calam Lynch

[childpolh]

Year walk secret ending

Wenner assigned a full-court press on the Stones’s deadly concert at the Altamont Speedway in 1969 after the Hells Angels, brought in to handle security, killed an 18-year-old Black man in front of the stage. When the record review editor put four stars on the review, Mr. Wenner watched them at a recording session producing what he considered a “bewitching” sound - “especially after a little pot” - and then reviewed it for the magazine. Jagger put out a solo album with Wyclef Jean called “Goddess in the Doorway” in 2001, Mr. Jagger, who, according to Rolling Stone’s count, has been on the cover 21 times, topped only by Paul McCartney with 24, agreed to finance a British version of the magazine, which shortly tanked. Wenner became fast friends with Mick Jagger. When John Belushi fell off a stage doing his samurai skit and ended up in the hospital, with his leg in a cast suspended by wires, he mischievously pulled out a vial of coke hidden in the cast to show his friend Jann.Ĭonflict-of-interest rules at the magazine were blurry. “Drugs were the coin of the realm, enabling bad behavior, bad relationships, and lapses of judgment all around.”ĭinner parties might have silver trays of neatly arranged lines of coke passed around every half-hour. “Cocaine had a stranglehold on the music business,” Mr. Leibovitz dropped three large rocks of coke on his desk as “a gift from Keith for you.” Wenner recounts one day early in the magazine when Mick Jagger stopped by for blow and a long visit. Wenner’s secret was that “he kept it personal,” building “a family out of geeky music lovers, hopeful upstarts, gunslinger professionals.” Thompson’s first dispatch from D.C., when he covered George McGovern’s 1972 campaign, began like this: “I feel the fear coming on, and the only cure for that is to chew up a fat black wad of blood-opium about the size of a young meatball.”Ĭameron Crowe, the moviemaker, was 15 when he began writing for the magazine. Thompson, who loved his cocaine and whose office supplies included Wild Turkey and beer on tap, and an air horn. Wenner had to mold the copy into something readable after drug-fueled interviews, like the one he did with Jimi Hendrix. Running Rolling Stone required special skills. As a freshman at Berkeley, he was ripping wire copy for Chet Huntley and David Brinkley at the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, where Barry Goldwater became the nominee. He liked to sing songs from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.īy sixth grade, he was already the editor and publisher of The Weekly Trumpet. Wenner grew up in the rural suburbs of San Rafael, Calif., the son of former military officers who started a baby formula company. We ate gazpacho with caviar and roasted Montauk black sea bass, prepared by his chef, and drank rosé. Wenner’s spectacular modern home, featuring a basketball court, swimming pool, tomato garden, a sculpture of a huge metal head lying on its side and Ralph Lauren and Bill O’Reilly as neighbors. We had lunch by the ocean on the deck of Mr. He had just gotten back from taking his family on a safari with the family of Bette Midler, one of his favorite traveling companions, who says she finds him “peculiarly optimistic, even in the darkest of his days.” “Coke is fun for parties but then it’s useless.” “Pot is too difficult on my throat to smoke, and edibles last too long,” he said. Looking a bit chagrined, he confessed that he enjoyed a bit of LSD a month ago at the beach, listening to Bruce Springsteen, U2, Dire Straits and Bob Dylan. But even sitting quietly with his cane at his side, eating a bowl of cherries, he still has something of the whirlwind about him.

#Year walk secret ending

[travelingtheusa]

NEVADA

2023 Jan 5 (Thu) – I have been spending the last few days hip deep in paperwork confirming reservations for campgrounds, meals and activities on our Alaska caravan.  One campground had been sold and the former owner never put our reservation in the system.  Luckily, I called early in the year and the new owner still had space for us.

      At 6:30 p.m. we met Joan & Peter and Adam, Diane & Devin at Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ for dinner.  It rained all day and everything was wet.  The food was disappointing – Paul’s brisket was dry and my ribs were tough and chewy.  The potato salad was out of this world!  We said good-bye to everyone as we are leaving tomorrow.  It’s been two long months and we are anxious to get back on the road.  It’s off to Texas to buy a new truck.  Hope the one we scoped out is still there.  Fingers crossed.

2023 Jan 4 (Wed) – We stayed in all day.  I spent the day confirming reservations and coordinating deposit payments for our Alaska Caravan.

      The contract agency working for the VA called me today to go over my medical condition.  The doctor asked me lots of prepared questions about my lymphoma and its current status.  This was in response to the claim I filed under the PACT Act for disability.

      I also got a call from my gastroenterologist.  I have been having indigestion since September and nothing seems to work.  I also have been suffering from a frequent cough that feels like it’s coming from my stomach.  He advised me to see an ENT.  I guess I’ll have to schedule an appointment to see one when I go back to New York next month.  I spent the afternoon making doctor appointments.  Paul is working on our route to a major airport so I can fly back to New York.  I will wind up going back about 2 weeks earlier than I had planned to.

2023 Jan 3 (Tue) – I cooked up some egg cups and blueberry muffins this morning.  They’re nice to have when we are on the road.  We ran a bunch of errands today.  We stopped at Lowe’s for wing nut that broke on Paul.  Do you know how hard it is to find one little tiny wing nut among ALL the nuts and bolts in Lowe’s???  He finally found something but it turned out to be the wrong size.  He’ll have to go back and hunt through the drawers for another one.

      We stopped at O’Reilly Auto so Paul could get some sticky spray for the fan belt.  He thinks it’s slipping when the gear shifts.  Then we drove to Skechers where I got two pairs of shoes.  After that, we tried to find a post office.  The first one we stopped at did not have a service window.  How weird.  The next one was a full service office but it was packed.  I got on line (I was number 12) with one agent at the window.  There was another one but he was only handling passports.  About half way through the line, another agent opened a window but it was still slow despite having two windows open.

      I mailed a packet to the NYS Tax Department in answer to their claim that we do not live in New York.  It had a deadline and I sent it registered mail on December 7.  I have been checking it and the website just tells me “it’s in the network.”  What the heck is that?  I asked the mail clerk and he said it means it’s probably lost somewhere.  I’ll have to send the documents again and hope the department doesn’t blame me for the post office’s shortcoming.

2023 Jan 2 (Mon) – We took down the Christmas tree today.  The place seems empty now.  We went food shopping, got fuel and had lunch at Jack in the Box.  We were the only people in the restaurant.  There was a fairly regular stream of cars going through the drive-in.  I guess people don’t like going inside any more.

2023 Jan 1 (Sun – New Year’s Day) – Peter cooked up biscuits and gravy for breakfast.  After visiting for a while, we went over their neighbor’s house, Maggie.  They wanted us to see renovations she had made to her condo.  It was fantastic.

      We went back to Joan & Pete’s where Joan made pea soup (for good luck), ham with cherry sauce, and mac & cheese.  Everything was delicious. 

      We left at 3:00 p.m.  Sheba sure was glad to see us!  We napped then took some ornaments off our tree. We will do a few each day till it’s done.

2022 Dec 31 (Sat – New Year’s Eve) – We met Joan & Pete at the Red Rock Casino for dinner at Hank’s Steakhouse.  Barbara & Preston also met us there.  We played the slots (all lost), then had dinner.  It was late.  Our reservation was for 9:15 p.m.  We didn’t get seated until almost 10 p.m.  We were finishing our meal at 11:40 p.m.  We had to rush out of the restaurant to catch the fireworks show.  We were parked in the garage overlooking the Strip in the distance.  It was a great place to see the entire show.  All the casinos released fireworks.  I guess they were in sync because they released the fireworks at the same time and were the same color: red, green and white. 

      After the show, we went back to Joan & Pete’s and spent the night there.  Didn’t want to take a chance with drunk drivers on the road.

2022 Dec 30 (Fri) – We stayed in today.

2022 Dec 29 (Thu) – We joined Joan & Peter for dinner at their friend’s home.  Barbara & Preston are a delightful couple with lots of European experiences.  Barbara is from Germany and sells medical items.  Preston is a real estate agent.  She made rouladen, potato dumplings, red cabbage, and an orange dessert.  It was all very good.  Afterward, we taught Barbara & Preston to play 31.

2022 Dec 28 (Wed) – We went to Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ.  Adam & Diane gave us a gift card for Christmas.  It turned out I put the wrong address in the GPS and we took a long ride out of the way.  We finally figured it out and got to the restaurant.  The food was good and we have about $10 left on the card.

     We also stopped to get some propane.  The weather is starting to get warmer.  A terrible winter storm hit the northeast area.  Over 30 people died in Buffalo alone.  It’s been cold here but is slowly warming up.

2022 Dec 27 (Tue) – We met our friend, Linda, for an early dinner at Juan’s Flaming Fajitas.  We met Linda and her husband, Mark, on the Canadian Maritimes Caravan.  They were the Tail Gunners on the caravan.  Mark passed away about 9 months after the caravan. They were a wonderful couple and she is a very nice woman.  We enjoyed our visit very much.

2022 Dec 26 (Mon) – We were invited back to Adam & Diane’s for leftovers.  Afterward we played 31.

2022 Dec 25 (Sun – CHRISTMAS) – We went over Adam & Diane’s house for dinner.  They had 19 people over.  Of course, there was lots of food and drink.  It was a fun day.  They played a game where something (a gift card, I think) was wrapped in saran wrap along with other things.  They passed the ball around the table and you had to try to unwrap the saran wrap with one hand while the next person rolled the dice.  When they got doubles on the dice, they took control of the ball.  As it unwrapped, little things dropped out, like candies and such.

      We also did a gift exchange.  Everyone brought a gift.  When they arrived, the gift as given a number.  Then we shot a nerf gun at a bunch of dixie cups covered with tissue paper.  When the bullet penetrated the paper, you got a number inside the cup.  After everyone got a number, we sat around the room and picked the gift with the matching number.  One guy got a “STEAL” rather than a number.  So he stole my gift!  I had a nice portable cooler and he had chosen my gift of assorted cookies.  So he took my cooler and gave me back my cookies!

2022 Dec 24 (Sat) – I spent the afternoon calling all my brothers and sister to wish them a Merry Christmas.  We went over Joan & Peter’s for open house tonight.  We stayed until 10:30 pm, then drove down the street to a United Methodist Church.  The service felt a little cold but it had a nice candlelight service.  We had communion and stood in a circle with our candles singing Silent Night.  We got back to the campground around 12:30 p.m.

2022 Dec 23 (Fri) – We worked around the RV until lunch time.  Paul is busy making a beanbag baseball table.  I was working on emails and drafting the book for the National Muster next year.

      At 11:30 a.m. we drove into town to pick up some groceries at WalMart.  We stopped at Lowe’s so Paul could pick up paint and a rotor blade.  On the way back, we spotted a liquor store and stopped in to see if we could find Forty Creek.  We have been in several liquor stores throughout Nevada and no one has had it.  This store did!  We bought 4 bottles.  😊   

2022 Dec 22 (Thu) – We did laundry this morning.  What a pain in the arse!  There are only 3 washing machines and 3 dryers in a tiny room.  Two washers were being used so we could only do one load.  We put the clothes for another load on top of the machine and left.  When we returned, one dryer was open.  So the wet clothes went into the dryer and the next load went into the washer.  Having to do laundry like that makes it twice as long to do.  Ugh.

      There was a campground potluck today.  We brought Godiva chocolates and gummy dice. As usual, the food was plentiful and delicious.

2022 Dec 21 (Wed) – We met Joan & Peter at Tuscany Gardens for dinner.  It is an Italian Steakhouse.  We arrived first so had drinks at the bar while we waited for them to arrive.  Then we sat at the table and enjoyed a delicious meal.  After dinner, we went to see the Rat Pack.  It is three performers who represent the original Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.).  The Dean Martin look alike managed to resemble Dean. The Frank Sinatra impersonator did not look anything like Frank but had a voice that sounded just like the original.  The Sammy Davis, Jr. character did not resemble nor sound like Sammy.   The show was good any way and the guys were pretty entertaining.

2022 Dec 20 (Tue) – We went to the factory again today. Paul worked around the place, moving inventory and restocking shelves.  I sorted chocolate coins all day.  By the end of the day, my back was squawking from standing all day long.  I was glad to get home and sit on a heating pad.

2022 Dec 19 (Mon) – We went into the chocolate factory today to help.  Paul and I packed net bags with chocolate coins.  Peter made cotton candy all day.  Joan bought us lunch after working on accounts all day.  Adam was out making calls on stores up and down the strip.  I also finished closing out all the 2021 accounts.  It is kind of thrilling to see the big name casinos flash by – Mandalay Bay, MGM, Luxor, etc.

      After we finished helping out, we drove home to feed Sheba.  Then we drove to the Palace Station Casino to watch the new movie, Avatar.  It was over 3 hours long but the graphics were amazing.  We saw it in 3D.  It was pretty good. 

2022 Dec 18 (Sun) – I decided to file a claim in person with the VA.  I made an appointment for Wednesday.  We’ll see how that goes.

      We went to the Candy Cane house tonight.  It is a home owned by two men who open their home to the public for the Christmas holidays.  They have their home decorated in steroid fashion!  There were 50 trees in their house.  Decorations were hanging from the ceilings.  There were lights, and garland, and the decorations everywhere you looked.  It had to take them 2 months to do all those decorations.

2022 Dec 17 (Sat) – We spent all morning in the VA today.  The PACT Act was passed in August and has far reaching implications.  Over 20 medical conditions have been added to a list of maladies that the VA deems as “preemptive.”  That means that if you have the condition, you do not have to prove you got it from your military service.  It is presumed that if you served during a certain time period in a particular area, you contracted the disease even if it didn’t show up immediately.  Lymphoma is one of the conditions recognized for Post 9-11 veterans.  I served in Iraq/Kuwait/Afghanistan in 2005 and was diagnosed with lymphoma 12 years later in 2017.  I wanted to see how to file a claim.  The VA held a town hall that told everyone about the PACT Act but wasn’t much help that.  They had a number of departments present with information and giveaways in the atrium.  We collected information and left.  I will file a claim online.

      We met Joan, Peter and Janice at the Italian American café for dinner at 7 p.m.  It was a delightful Las Vegas style meal with entertainment.  A singer with a small 3-man band sang and joked with the audience.  It was a lot of fun.

2022 Dec 16 (Fri) – We went to the PX today to get Paul some jeans and shoes.  I got a notice from the PX that they were giving 15% off on purchases made with the military card.  Add to that the fact that we pay no sales tax and the savings are significant.  We wound up getting Paul two pairs of jeans and a shirt.

      After the PX, we went to the commissary and got some groceries.  We stopped for lunch at the food court.  I ordered at Sarku Japan.  Boy, was that a mistake!  It took over half an hour to get our food.  They kept goofing up on the orders.  They ran out of chicken and had to cook a new batch twice.  Along with me, there were about 10 people standing around waiting for their orders.  I like Sarku but I don’t think the wait and worry are worth it.

       At 4 p.m., we drove toward Joan’s place.  Their friend from New York, Janice, flew in today and is staying with them for a few days.  We stopped at DSW to get Paul some dress shoes.  They didn’t have the make he wanted so he got something else (:-/). 

       We arrived at Joan & Pete’s, met Janice, talked for a bit, then drove to the Green Valley casino for dinner at a Mexican restaurant.  The food was good and plentiful.  The margaritas weren’t that good.  After dinner, we played the slots.

2022 Dec 15 (Thu) – I continued to work on the caravan today.  Paul continued working around the RV.  We never left the campground.  Miranda’s birthday is tomorrow so I ordered flowers to be delivered.

2022 Dec 14 (Wed) – Paul finished up on the wheels today.  I spent the day working on caravan and SMART correspondence.  What a job trying to arrange an excursion to the Arctic Circle.  We can either fly (5-6 hours) or drive (14-16 hours) but we can’t fly and rive, which would be perfect.  We may wind up renting a car and driving to the Arctic Circle.   It will be the cheapest way to go, short of taking our own truck, but it will be a looooong day.  We had planned to have the excursion on the last day in Fairbanks but if we wind up having a problem and being held over, it would be a problem as we are scheduled to leave the next day.  So I called the company that we scheduled a bus tour of Fairbanks two days earlier to see if we could switch the days.  It was like juggling 4 balls in the air. 

2022 Dec 13 (Tue) - It was a laid back, lazy day.  Paul worked around the trailer, greasing the bearings and getting the tires changed.  I did email and correspondence with folks on the Alaska caravan.  I called Sloan Kettering to have a refill of my medication sent.  My cousin, Kathy, called yesterday and we had a pleasant talk.  She’s going to Florida for a few months.  It’s coming up on one year since her father – my cousin, Claude – passed away.  The change will do her good.

      We ran a lot of errands today.  Poor Paul.  He was working on getting the wheels of the trailer greased and ready for travel.  Unfortunately, he could only get two wheels done.  He drove around trying to find parts but everywhere he went, they didn’t have them.  Finally, he drove to the warehouse but it turned out to not to be the warehouse.  The guy called over to the warehouse for Paul and arranged to have them ship the parts to the NAPA store near the campground.  Later in the afternoon, after we had gone food shopping, we stopped at NAPA and the parts were there. 

2022 Dec 12 (Mon) – The search for a new truck and RV is on!  We searched on line and the kind of truck we want (diesel, 2 wheel drive, camper package prep, long bed, etc.) seem to be mostly located in Texas.  The RVs, however, seem to be in Arizona.  We are changing our travel plans.  We had planned to go to Arizona for the next 3 months.  Now, we are headed to Texas first.  The truck is the most important item to replace first, then the RV.

2022 Dec 11 (Sun) – We drove to Boulder City and met Joan & Peter and Lynn & David (their friends) at The Patio, a restaurant next to Chilly Jilly’s.  We enjoyed brunch then drove to Henaway Park and saw 3 bighorn rams grazing in the park.  There were no signs of the rest of the herd but they didn’t seem fazed by all the attention.  They simply went on eating.

      We returned to the camper for the afternoon, then at 4:00 pm, we drove to Joan & Peter’s for dinner.  Joan made chicken crust pizza.  She shredded chicken, put in in the oven for 10 minutes, mixed the chicken with eggs and spices, put it back in the oven for 10 minutes, then put toppings on it and put it back in the oven to brown.  It was tasty.

      Their friends, Barbara & Preston, came over to visit and we had a delightful evening.  Barbara is German and the way she talks makes everything sound funny.  She is a delightful, spirited personality.

2022 Dec 10 (Sat) – We mailed off the last of the Christmas packages today.  Ouch!  It cost $142 to mail a box to Miranda.  We could have bought a nice gift with that money!  The price of postage seems to be getting out of hand real fast.

      We stayed around the camper today.  I have been coughing and hacking since my return from New York.  I probably should go to the doctor but I don’t want to.  We picked up some decongestant and cough syrup at Walgreens. 

2022 Dec 9 (Fri) – We stayed around the campground all day.  At 4:00 pm, we drove to Joan & Pete’s to join them at their condo Christmas party.  It was a small group crowded into a small room.  At 6:30 pm, a group of students from the local college came in to sing.  There were 8 of them – 3 men and 5 women.  They sang a Capello and were phenomenal!  We enjoyed their singing very much.

      After dinner, we drove to one of Joan & Pete’s friends home in the condo community and played 31.  I won the first game and she won the second.

2022 Dec 8 (Thu) – Paul dropped the truck off at Diesel Specialists this morning then walked the four miles back to base because we couldn’t get the Uber app to work.  Late in the afternoon, when Paul called to see if the truck was ready, they told him they had to keep it overnight.  He had brought it in for a small oil leak and asked to have the gasket replaced.  It turned out that Ford uses a seal rather than a gasket on the oil pan.  The seal needed ten hours to cure.

       Christy flew back home on the red eye.  It was nice to see the siblings visit with each other.  The only other one left is Fred who lives somewhere down south.  He is estranged from the rest of the family.

2022 Dec 7 (Wed) – We drove to the Valley of Fire State Park to meet up with Joan, Peter and Christy.  We then drove through the park, stopping at a couple of sites before pulling out the coolers and enjoying lunch in the middle of the red rocks.  It was cool and you needed a jacket.  It was overcast and there were occasional sprinkles.  We briefly a trail to Mouse’s Tank; Christy quit half way up.

      After the park, we drove to Juan’s Flaming Fajitas for dinner.  It was a great Mexican restaurant with good food.  We all (except Christy) had margaritas.  Paul & I had to stop at the grocery store on the way home because Sheba was out of can food.

2022 Dec 6 (Tue) – We met Joan, Pete and Chris at the Rio.  WOW Las Vegas, a variety talent show, was playing.  The show was very good.  Afterward, we drove to Fremont Street.  I really like that place!  It is bright and noisy and filled with people.  There are circles on the floor where beggars can sit and beg or performers can do their street act or vendors can sell their wares. 

2022 Dec 5 (Mon) – Today was a day we took Christy around the strip to introduce her to the Las Vegas life style.  We went to Circus Circus for dinner then walked through the Palazzo, the Venetian, and the Bellagio.  The Bellagio had their Christmas display on with giant trees and characters as well as a large ginger bread house you could walk through.  Christy was very impressed.  And who wouldn’t be?!?!?

2022 Dec 4 (Sun) – We went over Adam & Diane’s house today.  The plan was to decorate their Christmas tree.  Joan, Pete, and Christy also came over.  I lay down and fell asleep on the couch.  I must have been very tired.  They made a delicious corn chowder and a kind of chicken pie.  Everything was very tasty.  Diane was not feeling well so she stayed in bed.

      After Adam’s, we went to the PX.  I ran out of Christmas cards so we had to buy more.  We also picked up gifts for the gift exchange at a Christmas party we will be going to.

2022 Dec 3 (Sat) – Joan & Paul’s sister, Christy, flew in last night and is spending the week with Joan & Peter.  We drove over at 2 pm and spent the afternoon decorating their Christmas tree.  Adam, Diane and Devin also came over to help with the decorating. 

      At 6 pm, we all drove over to the Sunset Station Casino for dinner.  The reservations apparently didn’t go through so we had to walk around the casino for while looking for a place that could accommodate 8 for dinner.  When it didn’t work out, Adam and his family decided to leave.  Then the 5 of us went back to the pasta place for dinner that we were originally going to eat at.  We all enjoyed a fine meal.  And the charges weren’t too bad – at least, compared to what we’ve been spending lately.

      Paul, Joan, Peter, and I all played the slot machines.  I lost $20.  Paul won $47.  Joan won $35.  Peter won $70.  A successful night for most of us.

2022 Dec 2 (Fri) – We drove to the shop again where Paul and Peter continued painting and repairing the floor.  Joan and I went to the nearby beauty school and got facials.  It was the first time I have done that.  I’m sure I really cared for it.  But we did walk away with smooth and moisturized skin. 

      The guys went bowling while we got our beauty treatments.  We met them at the Station Casino and went to Fatburger for lunch.  After lunch, Joan and Peter went to Costco to pick up groceries.  We went to WalMart to pick up a few things then met them at their condo.  We all changed into nice clothes then went to the Gambit, a jazz dinner club.  We had steaks and drinks and watched the jazz band with singer perform.  It was a very expensive night!

2022 Dec 1 (Thu) – Wow!  It’s December.  The year is almost over and another one is set to begin.  Time is flying by.

      We drove to Joan’s business, Vegas Image, this morning.  Paul and Peter worked on repairing the floor while I got on the computer and closed out accounts for 2021.  Adam was out delivering product on the strip.  When we were done, we drove to Joan & Pete’s to change, then went to dinner at Don Juan’s Mexican Restaurant.  It was good.

2022 Nov 30 (Wed) – We went out for breakfast to IHOP.  The food was good.  The menu listed our meal at $11.99 each for 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon or 2 sausages, hash browns and toast.  The waitress gave us a senior discount and we only wound up paying $7.99 each.  That was a VERY nice discount.

     We then rode over to the VA Medical Center on Pecos Rd but we couldn’t find a parking space.  The place was packed.  So we gave up and went in search of a supermarket.  We came upon a WalMart and shopped there.

      When we got back, I threw on some vegetables to bring to a potluck the campground was sponsoring today.  We were a few minutes late but there was plenty to eat.  Lots of pumpkin pies and sweet potatoes show people had leftovers from Thanksgiving.  We spoke with a widow who lives full time on the road but spends six months in one place then six months in another.  Can that really be considered full timing?

      At 7 p.m. we went out to see if we could catch the ISS flying overhead.  There was way too much light in the area.  Most of the stars were indistinguishable.  We could not spot the ISS.  Maybe tomorrow.

2022 Nov 29 (Tue) – I spent the morning paying bills.  We ran out of propane overnight and Paul ran out to get the tank refilled.  We spent time searching the internet for trucks and RVs.  This is going to prove challenging.

2022 Nov 28 (Mon) – We rode over to the UPS store in the PX and mailed off another package.  Then we went to the post office, bought stamps, and mailed off the first batch of Christmas cards.  We stopped for lunch at Farmers Boy.  It was a fast food restaurant that offered burgers and several salads.  Paul got the southwest salad and I got the cobb salad.  They were very large and I couldn’t eat all of mine.  There was a guy sitting outside the restaurant with a little dog holding a sign stating he was homeless.  We bought him a breakfast sandwich and a plain burger for the dog.

2022 Nov 27 (Sun) – We spent the day decorating our tree.  Boy, do we have a lot of ornaments!!  There were twelve shoe boxes packed full of ornaments that we put up.  And there are STILL boxes that were not unpacked.  Whew!

      We went out to dinner with Joan & Pete tonight for Italian food.  The place was named Prosecco.  Paul had clams and I had a sole.  The food was good and, yes, expensive.  After dinner, we went over to their house where they invited a friend to join us for cards.  We played three rounds of 31.  Paul won two and Joan won one.  It was fun.

2022 Nov 26 (Sat) – Paul spent the day putting together our Christmas tree and I worked on our Christmas letter and sending out cards.  I cooked a turkey breast for us and we used some of the leftovers Joan gave us from Thanksgiving dinner.

      We ran out to ship off a box to Travis.  While in the PX, we picked up a few items then drove to the commissary and got a few groceries.

2022 Nov 25 (Fri) – Paul found a number to call at Amazon for help with the packages that can’t be delivered on base.  After some frustrating discussion, I had the four packages rerouted to Joan & Pete’s house for delivery.

      I spent the day working on gathering a list of our activities for the year.  This is for the annual Christmas letter I send out with our Christmas cards. 

2022 Nov 24 (Thu – Thanksgiving Day) – We went over Joan & Pete’s for dinner tonight.  Adam, Diane & Devin were there as well as their friends, Ty, Robin & Sophie.  Of course, there was way too much food and we were all stuffed to the hilt when all was said and done.  After dinner, we played 31 then had pie and coffee.

2022 Nov 23 (Wed) – Wow!  It’s been a bit of a challenge to get back on track.  We have been hanging around the campground, doing laundry and taking long walks.  Paul’s sister and husband, Joan & Peter, and their son and family, Adam, Diane & Devin, have visited and we will be having Thanksgiving dinner at Joan & Pete’s tomorrow.  We’ve done some Christmas shopping for the kids and sent off a couple of packages.  The price of shipping has really jumped!  It cost us almost $100 to mail off two packages yesterday.  It’s as bad as buying gift wrap, cards, and ribbon.  You spend more on the wrappings then the gift!  We’ve been having a problem getting some items we ordered.  Apparently, the postal service USPS is not allowed on base.  All deliveries have to come via UPS or FedEx.  Unfortunately, the companies I ordered from have all been sending them USPS and the shipments have been rejected.  Trying to get hold of companies you ordered from when the order was placed through Amazon is a real challenge.

2022 Nov 18 (Fri) – Whew!  What a wild three weeks.  I arrived in New York on October 27 and the very next day, began coughing and hacking.  Three days later, I was positive for COVID.  In addition, my son-in-law had just come out of the hospital and my daughter went into the hospital.  Both of them suffered chest pains and disorientation but nothing was found.  Now, they have a series of follow-ups and tests to try and figure what happened.  Also, my grandson got sick and we all came down with COVID.  I wound up staying until November 16.  During my stay, I saw the oncologist who said my bloodwork was perfect.  I also had a checkup with the ophthalmologist who also said my checkup was perfect.  At least the doctor visits went well.  I got to visit with my sister, Susan, and had dinner with my daughter, Gina.  I got to go to church twice.  There was a Veterans’ Day ceremony at town hall that was nice.

      Paul moved from Pahrump to Las Vegas while I was gone. We are camped at Nellis AFB Desert Eagle RV Park in the new part. Ugh. We don't like it at all. We did the laundry today.  The weather here is cold.  It’s high 30s/low 40s in the morning and doesn’t get much over 65 during the day.  I think it’s colder here than in New York! 

2022 Oct 26 (Wed) – We left Pahrump at 9:50 am.  It was almost two hours to the Lake Mead RV Village in Boulder City.  We were here with the Utah Caravan in 2019.  This is a beautiful area, right on the lakeshore.  We face the water and overlook the water surrounded by mountains. 

      Right after we set up, we did the laundry.  What an exercise in frustration that was!  You had to buy a card; the machines didn’t take quarters.  Paul tried to buy a card for $25 but when we tried to get the washers working, things didn’t work out.  So, in exasperation, I pulled out my phone and downloaded the app.  I was able to put $15 on my credit card and we got 3 washers working, then 3 dryers for a total of $2 a machine ($12).  It cost us $5 for the card that never worked.  Grrrrrrrrr.

      Joan & Peter came over at 5 pm with chicken from Chilly Jilly’s.  The place makes broasted chicken.  It was excellent!  There were also French fries, cole slaw, and biscuits.  Everything was very good.  After dinner, we sat around the campfire talking.  It was very pleasant.

      I fly out to New York tomorrow and will be gone for five days.  See you when I get back.

2022 Oct 25 (Tue) -  An agent from NY Life called to review our annuity with the company.  After some discussion, we decided to leave everything the way it is for now.  We are approaching the age where we will have to withdraw funds from our annuity so the government can get their taxes.

      We went out after lunch to a shop that sells military paraphernalia.  I was looking for a sticker that said something about the Cold War and anything that said I was a lady Army veteran.  Didn’t find either.  Didn’t find anything for Paul that said his spouse was in the army.  Oh, well.  I did find a ninja mask to give our grandson for Christmas.  So, it wasn’t a total loss.

2022 Oct 24 (Mon) – We drove to a model home neighborhood and toured two newly built homes.  The quality of construction was good and Paul was impressed with their workmanship. 

      After the tour, we stopped at Burger King for lunch.  Then we picked up a few items at the supermarket.  We saw that the rum distillery was open (we tried it yesterday but thought it was closed).  We stopped in and tasted 8 different varieties.  The tasting was fun and the conversation with the bartender was very pleasant.  We bought the coffee flavored rum.

2022 Oct 23 (Sun) – We drove over to the Moose Lodge for breakfast.  Paul had sausage gravy on biscuits.  I had eggs, bacon, hash browns and a biscuit.  We both had a bloody mary but it was bitter.

      We met Joan & Pete and Adam, Diane & Devin at Sanders Winery at noon.  We enjoyed a free tasting then drove to El Jefe’s for lunch.  It was a great visit and we look forward to more interactions over the holidays.

2022 Oct 22 (Sat) – We drove 20 miles down the road to the town of Crystal.  It turned out to be a pretty desolate place with no open facilities.  The two or three bars in town were all closed.  We didn’t see any grocery store or gas station.  There were many trailers that were old and abandoned.  Many houses were dilapidated and falling apart.  Yet, there was a small section of homes where folks living there and their homes and cars were in decent shape.

      At 4:00 pm, the Elks Lodge had a dedication ceremony for their new Elk statue out front.  The wind was blowing fiercely and everyone had to hold on to their papers very tightly.  That did not discourage the lodge from holding their ceremony outside or giving it its full measure.  After the ceremony, we all went inside for dinner.  It was a special event because the State President of the Elks Association and several other officers were present.  The meal was excellent: beef stew in a bread bowl with a pumpkin crumble for dessert. 

2022 Oct 21 (Fri) – We packed up and left Beatty at 9:50 am.  It was only 75 miles to Pahrump so we took it easy.  The drive was pleasant, always with mountains surrounding us.  We arrived at the Elks Lodge at around 11:15 am.  We were here in 2014.  It turns out we were parked in the exact same spot 8 years ago.  And neither one of us remembers this place.  Weird.

      There are 8 spaces in the parking lot for RV hookups.  They only have electric and water stations.  The lodge opened at noon.  We went in and signed in but they wanted cash in payment.  So we went into town to get some cash, fuel and groceries.  After we returned, we made lunch then napped.  At 4:45 pm, we went into the lodge for drinks and dinner.  The meal was pork loin, potatoes, green beans, and ice cream with a chocolate chip cookie.  We took the cookies back to the trailer to have with our coffee.  While the coffee brewed, we took a walk down the road and back.  It was twilight and the edge of the mountains in the west were backlit in golden light.  It was beautiful.  The lodge is on a higher grade than the town so we can look down on Pahrump and see all the twinkling lights at night. 

2022 Oct 20 (Thu) – We drove 8 miles out of town to Death Valley, intending to just get our picture taken at the sign into the park.  When we got there, we found the entrance to Death Valley National Park closed.  The road was washed out by flash floods.  The security guard let us walk the short distance into the park to get our picture taken with the sign.

      We drove back down the road to the historic mining town of Rhyolite.  We had been here back in 2014.  There are few crumbling buildings and a bottle house, built entirely out of empty bottles.  There had been three in town but Tom Kelly’s is the only one remaining.  There was a train depot, turned casino that was fenced off.  There is an attempt to save and restore it.  It was used as a casino to attract tourists to the area after the town was abandoned but that, too, collapsed.  There was a small museum with outdoor sculptures.  The artist had friends pose for the last supper.  He covered them with paper mache and after the cover hardened and they stepped out, he covered the forms in fiberglass.  There were other forms he made, too.  These life size sculptures stand out there in the middle of the desert like some kind of weird beacons calling visitors to come explore the area. 

      We drove back into town intending to have lunch at the VFW.  It was an old church converted to a post.  Unfortunately, they did not start serving food until 3 p.m.  It was only 1:30 p.m.  So, after looking around the converted old church, we drove into town and had lunch at Smokin’ J’s.  The food was very good.  We had leftovers to take home for tomorrow’s dinner.

2022 Oct 19 (Wed) – Paul woke me and we went to breakfast at Mel’s Diner across the street.  Later, we walked across the street to a small shop selling jerky and honey.  Otherwise, we spent the day hanging around the campground, working on our various projects.  It was cold in the morning but got very hot in the afternoon.

2022 Oct 18 (Tue) – We left Hawthorne at 9:30 a.m.  It was a long drive to Beatty.  The landscape was endless miles of mountains and deserts.  What few towns we passed were very small, most showing disregard for the buildings and yards.  We arrived at 1:20 p.m.  It turns out, we were here in 2014.  And the two burros that were here then are here now.  At least, I think they are the same two.  They were grazing when we stepped out of the camper after set up.  Of course, we had to offer them carrots which they liked very much.

      This is a nice campground for a desert location.  There are three rows of pull thru sites on dirt.  Many trees are in the area, to include some palm trees.  The owner is a former marine and very talkative.  It was hard to get out of the office – he just didn’t want to stop talking.

      We did the laundry.  The campground has 9 washers and 4 dryers.  The two dryers we first chose wouldn’t take more than 2 or 3 quarters.  So we waited while they ran out their time (6 minutes for each quarter), then moved the wash to the other 2 dryers.  They were working fine.

2022 Oct 17 (Mon) – We pulled up stakes and left Minden at 10:50 a.m.  It was a pleasant drive through the mountains.  We drove through a mountain pass with mountains rising on each side of the road.  It was so impressive.  We arrived at Whiskey Flats RV Park in Hawthorn around 1:15 pm.  The campground is very nice.  There are 4 rows of RVs; all pull-throughs.  We have full hookup with 50 amp electric.  There are some trees around the campground.  Three rows have concrete pads; we have a dirt and gravel surface.  We will only be here for tonight.

      After set up, we drove into town to get fuel and lunch.  There were a couple of gas stations.  The cheapest was $5.69 a gallon.  We stopped at the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum.  It was a small place with free admission.  They had many different kinds of bombs and missiles on display.  The collection was a kind of mish mash of military items from WWII, Korea and Vietnam with a few things thrown in from Desert Storm. 

      We had lunch at El Capitan.  There were about 4 eateries in town; all were casinos with cafes.  I got meatloaf and Paul got butterfly shrimp.  The food was decent and the price was reasonable. 

2022 Oct 16 (Sun) – We went into town today to fuel up for tomorrow’s move.  We also stopped at Tractor Supply to get propane and pick up cat food.

      At 4 pm, we arrived at Carl & Gwen’s for dinner.  Scott and his girlfriend, Patti, were there, too.  We had a delightful visit.  Carl was trying to cook a pork loin on the smoker but apparently he wasn’t happy and wound up cooking it on the barbecue.  The dinner was excellent and Gwen made a delicious dessert.  Patti got ill in the middle of dinner and Scott took her home.  It turned out that she had been to a party before coming to Carl & Gwen’s and she was properly imbibed.  Scott came back and we had a great visit.

      I called a campground between Minden and Death Valley to make a reservation.  We were supposed to drive to Death Valley but it would have been at least a six hour drive.  Too long, in our book.  So I found something about 120 miles down the road.  That will make the next drive’s more amenable.

2022 Oct 15 (Sat) – We drove to Reno this morning.  It was about a 40 minute drive.  Reno bills itself as the Biggest Little City in the World.  It certainly is spread out!  There were 12 exits off the highway for Reno.  We first went to the National Automobile Museum. There were fantastic displays on exhibit and we enjoyed the museum thoroughly.  There were many one-of-a-kind vehicles and the stories about most of the cars were amusing.

      Afterward, we drove to the riverwalk.  Lunch was at Smith River, a restaurant right on the river.  We split a cheese plate and a tri tip sandwich.  As we sat looking out the window, we noticed several people walking by with wine glasses and maps.  Paul remembered reading about a wine walk that takes place in Reno every third Saturday of the month.  Today was the third Saturday.  I asked a lady where they got the maps and we went there after our lunch.  There were 20 restaurants participating in the wine walk.  You just had to pay $30 per person and you got a map, bracelet and hand painted wine glass.  Unfortunately, we needed to get back to Carson City to keep my appointment with the Geek Squad at Best Buy.  So, we did a little walking along the river then left.

      At Best Buy, the tech seemed to be confused at first but he seemed to work the problem out.  I will see the next time I have to send out an email.

      After Best Buy, we went to WalMart and got a few groceries.  We are going to Carl & Gwen’s house tomorrow for a barbecue and want to bring wine and dessert.

2022 Oct 14 (Fri – My Birthday) – We drove to Genoa today.  Genoa is the oldest settlement in Nevada.  Folks still live there.  We toured the Courthouse Museum then walked across the street to look over the Mormon Station.  That used to be a stop on the Pony Express.  What a fascinating history that is!  The Pony Express only ran for 18 months until the trains came across country and made the Pony Express non-essential.  It was very dangerous and demanding work.  The riders were usually teenagers and they wanted them to be orphans.  The route was 1,900 miles long with 184 stops of between 12 to 25 miles.  The operation had 120 riders, 400 horses, and several hundred support personnel.

      After the visit to Genoa, we drove back to Gardnerville where we ate at the Basque Restaurant again.  The meal included stew rather than soup, bread, salad, French fries, wine, and the main dish.  We brought home lots of left overs.

      We tried to bring my laptop to Best Buy to see if they could fix my email.  My sender name keeps coming up as TEST TEST.  It happened when I first got the computer and set up my account.  They did not have room for any walk-ins and I had to make an appointment for tomorrow afternoon.

2022 Oct 13 (Thu) – We were back in Carson City today.  We went to the Nevada State Railroad Museum.  They had some nice pieces but it was a small museum.  After touring the Railroad Museum in Strasburg, PA, this one was very disappointing. 

      After touring the RR museum, we went to a very eclectic place for lunch – Sassafras.  There were very unusual items on the menu.  We ordered and enjoyed our meal very much.

      We drove around Lake Tahoe today.  The California side of the lake is very built up with multi-million dollar homes dotting the lakeside.  Prices were pretty high.  Gas was more than a $1 more than in Nevada.  We did not stop to buy anything on that side of the lake.  We wanted to hike a trail or two but there was no parking.  Just like the other day, crowds filled the lakeside and there was no room to stop.  We did stop at a visitor center but there were 2 busloads of school children running around the place.  Now I understand why old people don’t like to be around youngsters.  It was a pleasure to get back on the Nevada side of the lake.  There was mostly pine forest with very little build up.  It was a beautiful drive that we enjoyed very much.

2022 Oct 12 (Wed) – We drove into Carson City today.  It is the capitol of Nevada and we toured the capitol complex.  Actually, they have a capitol complex and we only went into the domed capitol.  It was small; only 3 floors high.  All the guards were super friendly and were very interested in our living arrangement. 

       After the self-guided tour of the capitol, we had lunch at Great Basin Brewery.  The food was ok.  After lunch, we went to the Nevada State Museum.  It consisted of some log cabins that served as out buildings – a storage shed, blacksmith shop, stable, etc.  The Museum contained many exhibits describing Nevada’s history.  It was quite interesting.

2022 Oct 11 (Tue) – Since we only had 70 miles to go today to Minden (suburb of Carson City), we doodled around until 11 am before leaving.  The ride was an easy hour to the Carson Valley Inn & RV Park.  It is a campground next to a casino.  This is one of the nicer campgrounds owned by a casino.  It has asphalt roadways and campsites, like a parking lot, but there is grass and many trees to soften the effect.  Our site has full hookups with 50-amp electric.  There is not enough room for our truck so we have to park it in the nearby parking lot.

      After set up, we walked over to the casino hotel lobby to sign in.  We were given key cards that allow us access to the swimming pool and hot tub in the hotel, and the laundry and bathrooms in a building in the campground.  We called our friends, Carl & Gwen, to let them know we had arrived.  They picked us up at 5 pm and took us to dinner at JT Bar & Dining Room.  It was a Basque restaurant, like the one we dined at in Elko.  And it was just as delightful!  There was wine, vegetable soup, beans, French fries, bread, salad, and our main course.  Three of us had steak and Carl had lamb chops.  Everything was excellent.

2022 Oct 10 (Mon) – We went out to get fuel for tomorrow’s move.  Lunch was at the Black Bear Diner.  We also stopped at WalMart to get a few things.  We spent some time looking out at the field at the cows and the coyote.  The owls were no where in sight.

2022 Oct 9 (Sun) – We enjoyed our vigil of the field next door, looking for the coyotes in the grass and owls in the trees, but it is time to mosey on.  We packed up and left at 9:10 a.m.  It was a long drive – over 200 miles and we expected everything to go smoothly.  Sadly, it did not.

      I had called the Rye Patch State Park Recreation Area to make a reservation a while ago.  I was told they do not take reservations; it is first-come, first-serve.  But, the agent said, it is not busy and we will not have any problem finding a site.  When we arrived, there was no office.  There was a sign posted, giving the price for non-hookup and hookup sites.  As we drove around the campground, we noted that nobody seemed to have any hookups.  When we got to the end of the loop, we found 3 sites with electric but they were occupied.  It looked like the group had just arrived and were setting up.  One of the men told us they were the only sites in the campground with electric.

      We got back in the truck and drove down the road 50 miles to the Candy Beach Campground in Lovelock.  The office was closed.  I called and left a message on the phone that we were at the office and looking for a campsite for two nights.  Then I walked around the campground.  It seemed like all the campsites were taken by full timers, probably workers in the area.  I found an empty site and knocked on the door of the RV next to it.  The occupant came out and told me she thought the site was open.  The man who was there left this morning.  She gave me another phone number to contact the owner.  I called the number but there was no answer there either.  I, again, left a message.  We kabitzed about it, then decided to take the site.  Paul parked it, we opened the RV up, made lunch, then settled in front of the TV.  I picked up my phone and found a message there (my phone never sounded).  The owner said the site was taken and we could not stay.

      So we packed up again.  This time, I called a campground in the next town of Fernley, 58 miles an hour south.  The Desert Rose RV Park said they did have a site for two nights.  We drove down and found a very nice campground with four rows of campers filling in 117 sites.  The campsite we are on is concrete pad and has full hookups.  We were pretty exhausted by the time we got set up and settled in.  We didn’t arrive here until 4:10 p.m.  Those were long hours.

2022 Oct 8 (Sat) – Today, we drove 10 miles out of town to the Ghost Town of Metropolis.  It was established in 1910 and by 1924, the town was virtually deserted.  They tried farming but the founders had neglected to file for water rights.  The townspeople killed all the coyotes which caused a large rabbit population to eat their crops.  Add a cricket plague and a drought and you can imagine why they left.  There were two foundations with crumbling cement structures.  One had been a school and the other a fancy hotel.  We walked around the area looking for clues but there really was no sign that 700 people once lived and farmed there.  A monument had been erected to the lost town and was fenced in.

      We returned to town and got fuel for tomorrow’s move.  Then we went into the Iron Skillet for lunch.  The service was decent and the food was OK.  The cost was as much as yesterday’s meal at the Star Hotel for only half the cost.

      When we got back to the campground, we took a walk around the area.  Then using the binoculars, tried to spot the coyotes and owls.  The female coyote was working the field yesterday.  A rancher had put his cows in the field and they didn’t seemed fazed by the coyote at all.  We spotted the male great horned owl but couldn’t find the female.  It looked like a hornets nest on the side of the branch until we looked closely at it.  They blend in really well.

2022 Oct 7 (Fri) – We drove into Elko today and toured two museums.   The first one was the Northeast Nevada Museum.  There were lots of displays about the history of the area.  It included the fossil bones on a wooly mammoth that had been found in the area as well a large exhibit about the original inhabitants in the area before the settlers came.

      After the museum, we drove to the Star Hotel for lunch.  It was a Basque run restaurant.  The meal was one of the best we had.  They served cabbage soup (Paul paid $3 more for clam chowder), salad and bread with the meal.  The large bowls of soup, whole loaf of bread, and big helping of salad filled us up.  We wound up taking our sandwiches home and had them for dinner.  The price was very reasonable to boot.  We really enjoyed the ambiance, service, and history of the place.

       Next, we drove to the Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum.  The building used to house the Garcia Saddlery.  It was famous shop and some of the Garcia saddles sold for thousands of dollars.  The museum was quite small with saddles, chaps, spurs, and other paraphernalia on display.  The little old man who ran the museum was not very communicative and I don’t think we spent more than 30 minutes in the place.

2022 Oct 6 (Thu) – We drove to Angel Lake today, about 12 miles outside of town.  The drive up the mountainside was a white knuckle thrill as the road wound around turns and twists with a steep drop off.  We arrived at the lake.  It is nestled in a glacier made indentation and rather small.  I thought it would be a glacier lake with its beautiful emerald green-blue color but it was just a regular lake.  The lake is stocked regularly with trout and bass.  There were two men in boats with fishing poles plying the water.  Two other couples were there, too.  We hiked around the lake.  The first direction turned out to be very difficult with bushes and brambles in the way.  We wound up trying to hike around the other side of the lake.  It was smoother going for a while, then got steep and rocky.  We sat on a boulder to admire the view, then hiked back to the truck and took that exciting drive back down the mountain.

2022 Oct 5 (Wed) – We had the most delightful drive today.  We drove to Elko, north of us to take a scenic drive up into the mountains.  First, it was lunch at Wingers, a kind of sports bar eatery.  The next stop was at the visitor center where we wanted to find out how to get to the scenic drive.  The center was located in a log cabin that had been moved from another location, along with several log outbuildings.  The house was quite large for a log cabin, compared to what we have seen over the years.  It also had a second floor.  The clerk told us the house had been owned by a family with 12 children.  No wonder they needed the space!

      After talking to the clerk at the visitor center, we took off to find the Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway.  It was a 12-mile road that wound through a pass in the Ruby Mountains.  The scenery was awesome.  We were at the foot of great mountains.  One side was covered with changing foliage, the colors of green and gold were stunning.  The mountains on the other side of the road were stark, bare, and very rugged looking.  We came to the point where the glaciers formed the Lamoille Canyon.  We got out to admire the geography of the area.  There were a couple of campgrounds along the drive.  Those are for those rustic individualistic wilderness lovers.

      We got to the end of the road and turned around to come back.  When we got back to the intersection, we turned right and drove along the back farm roads.  It was mostly packed gravel and dirt.  The ride was very rough and we saw miles and miles of open, undeveloped land with cattle happily grazing.  The entire area is so breathtaking with the view of mountains wherever you look.

      This morning we saw two coyotes in the field next to the campground.  We were watching them move back and forth in the meadow looking for food when three dogs came backing out from the house next to the field.  The coyotes ran off.  That was disappointing but they have to protect themselves.  The owner drove up on his golf cart and we spent some time talking about the wildlife in the area.  Two people in the campground have lost their cats.  He thinks one went to the coyotes but he doesn’t think the second one did.  It might have been the owls.  We stay close to Sheba when we let her out.

2022 Oct 4 (Tue) – We packed up and left American Falls, Idaho, at 9:20 a.m.  The sky was a beautiful blue and the drive was pleasant.  A good deal of the driving was on back farm roads.  Paul was a little nervous but all the roads were capable of supporting our RV.

      We arrived in Wells, NV at 12:50 p.m. PST (we gained an hour), at the Welcome Station RV Park.  There isn’t much around the campground.  It’s kind of like an oasis in the desert.  The campground is very pleasant.  There is grass and shade trees.  It is small with only 21 campsites.  It sits next to an open field.  This afternoon, we got to see a coyote, a moose, and two great horned owls.  What a delight!  We will have to keep a very close watch on Sheba.

      The couple who own this campground were full-timers for 16 years.  They found this campground and decided to buy it.  They run it as a seasonal place; only open from May through mid-October.  The husband said they take off for 7 months, going down to Arizona and Mexico during the colder months.  Sounds like a great lifestyle.

[dethkomic]

Who Are These Chicks?!

Planning on releasing an update to the comic and finishing the chapter (hopefully) tomorrow, goofballs. In the meantime, I thought I'd put out this handy-dandy guide to my own OCs to answer a few inbox questions I get semi-regularly... Anyway -- without further ado...

Meet the girls of Baen-Shee!

Nita Nirvana Full name: Monita Sirena Nirvana Birthday:  January 15th, 1985 Age (in dethkomic): 24

Animal totem: Raven

Height: 5′0″ (152 cm) Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg) Hails from: Los Angeles, California, USA / Caracas, Venezuela

Ugh, I hate her: Is not only a pop princess, but also a model, actress, and popular recurring guest-host for SNL. Her hit single “Boy, I Love You in the Face” won a Grammy before it was even recorded. Speaks three languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese) and is interested in learning Danish.

Song from Blind Melon’s acclaimed album, “Soup” that is reminiscent of this character: “Mouth Full of Cavities”

Caj Stryker Full name: Caja Vibeke Luder-Stryker Birthday:  July 7th, 1979 Age (in dethkomic): 30

Animal totem: Chameleon

Height: 6′1″ (185 cm) Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg) Hails from: Copenhagen, Denmark

Ugh, I hate her: Turned down inheriting a family fortune and became a self-made millionaire as a recording artist. Has eight kids. Was knighted by the Queen of Denmark for her service in killing a fuckton of terrorists and spies donating to help puppies at the pound. Interested in teaching Nita how to speak Danish.

Song from Blind Melon’s acclaimed album, “Soup” that is reminiscent of this character: “Toes Across the Floor”

Sparkles, the Bass Player Full name: ??? Birthday: ??? Age (in dethkomic): ???

Animal totem: Wolf

Height: 5′8″ (172 cm) Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg) Hails from: ???

Ugh, I hate her: Fucking nobody hates Sparkles. She’s the best. Look at her.

Song from Blind Melon’s acclaimed album, “Soup” that is reminiscent of this character: “2x4″

Cherry O’Reilly Full name: Cheryl Marie O’Reilly Birthday: October 13, 1968 Age (in dethkomic): 41

Animal totem: Phoenix

Height: 5′5″ (165 cm) Weight: 260 lbs (118 kg) Hails from: New York City, New York, USA

Ugh, I hate her: Probably the smartest member of Baen-Shee with a Master’s in Theoretical Programming and Mathematical Abstractions. Is also a member of MENSA. Might hold the record for how many songs were written about her by people other than Eric Clapton. Famously owned an authentic sketch done by Leonardo da Vinci for three and a half minutes before using it to roll a joint and smoke it.

Song from Blind Melon’s acclaimed album, “Soup” that is reminiscent of this character: “Galaxie”

Want more? Read the comic I guess because this is all I can really share for now, pals! For now let's just say there's more to come..?

And remember -- dethkomic loves you!

#Mtl #mtl oc #dethkomic #dethkomic lore #dethkomic ocs

[snarkwriteswrasslin]

2020 - archived

[18+ advised ] This is going to be long af. I’m going to do my best to put everything - all my writing on this blog, in one goddamn place, but I make no promises, so forgive me in advance. Below the cut is everything I’ve written and posted, for every single wrestler I’ve written for so far.  If its’ not linked, then I haven’t posted it yet or it’s a placeholder. If it’s bolded/has an m out beside it, it is most definitely mature and only meant for a mature (18+) audience. If there’s an asterisk (*) out beside the title, it belongs to or is part of something else that I have on the blog.

If you want to be on the taglist for my writing, you can find that [here]. If you want to know what I write / how often I write and stuff like that, my faq/about post is [here]

adam hangman page | take you home | spring | mature.

adam hangman page | baby fever | winter| mature.

adam hangman page | darlin | summer | mature. 

baron corbin | right now | winter | mature.

darby allin | the sound of silence | spring | mature.

drew mcintyre | somebody watching me | spring | mature.

drew mcintyre | alpha | winter | mature.

ethan carter iii | worship you | winter | mature.

jon moxley | duality| summer | mature.

jon moxley | allnighter | summer | mature.

jungle boy | touch myself | winter | mature.

jungle boy | unnamed as of yet | summer | mature.

kevin owens | morning | summer | mature.

kyle o’reilly | backseats and phone calls | spring | mature.

kyle o’reilly | the quiet game | winter | mature.

mjf | dessert first | winter | mature.

mjf | sweet | summer | mature.

mjf | morningafter | summer | mature.

roman reigns | alpha | winter | mature.

sammy guevara | dirty dancer | winter | suggestive.

sammy guevara | cheater | summer | mature.

trent beretta | blackout | summer | mature.

trent beretta | sneaky | fall | mature.

adam hangman page | whatcha gonna do by hinder | angst / comfort.

adam hangman page | push my buttons [ suggestive] | 

adam hangman page | i’m erasing myself from the narrative | i’m putting myself back into the narrative | may you always be satisfied | the story of tonight. 

adam hangman page | second one to know |  dancing around an open fire | | 

adam hangman page | dreaming of a wedding dress | | 

adam hangman page | the love boat || | 

adam hangman page | sweet cherry pie || that dress is begging to come off [ virgin oc; mature af } 

adam hangman page | | honey on my table suggestive | motion of the ocean - cruise romance au, mature | 

adam hangman page | alone among the couples | 

adam hangman page | im yours - alphaverse au | won’t you stay with me alphaverse au |  bathtub mermaid - alphaverse au/suggestive | 

adam hangman page | she’s a nutcracker | 

adam hangman page | virginia on my mind, angst | fuck you and the horse you rode in on [ an au of what ifs second chapter, holy shit mature]  | | punishment pretty please, goes with wildside/whatifs holy shit mature | pour some sugar on me, mature | | 

baron corbin | everything you can do i can do better | 

baron corbin | follow me | prince not so charming | 

baron corbin | love on the rocks | 

curtis axel | | | boop [  mature ] | be kind rewind [ roommates au, mature ]| 

curtis axel | discount chocolate day | | 

drew gulak thoughts of yesterdays | august rush | lost in your eyes [ suggestive.]

drew gulak | he loves me, he loves you not [ miiild suggestive, alphaverse] | | leave her wild [ suggestive alphaverse..kinda] | 

drew gulak |once upon a dream [ soulmate au] |  starcrossed lovers and other strangers [ suggestive ] |

drew gulak | valentines day episode | 

drew mcintyre | marionette | | just between me and you | 

drew mcintyre | burnt homemade chocolates [ conclusion to my alphaverse short fic, suggestive and fluffy ] | 

edge x ofc x christian | seeds of unrest | 

elias samson | couples costume contest | 

elias samson | waiting on your friends to leave 

ethan carter III | winners remorse | rewrite history [ a retelling of w.r] | |

finn balor | after an endless dream | 

jay white | graveyard smash | punch drunk princess [ vampire au; mature] | it should’ve been you [human version of vampire au]

jeff hardy  | it all started with glow paint [ suggestive; bordering mature ] | 

jeff hardy | do i look lonely |  my lips are up here [suggestive]

jon moxley | hurt me so good | if I loved you less I could talk about it more | can’t find a better man [mature].

jon moxley | bloody valentine | 

jon moxley | your days are numbered | spared but not forgiven | nature adores a virgin [mature]

jon moxley | all the guys want cheerleaders | ps i lo- | no more almosts | warm desert wind | | dark as night [ roommates au / suggestive ] | 

jon moxley | siren song [ soulmate/pirate and siren au | 

jungle boy | sweet boy | 

kyle o’reilly | can I see through you | | death of a bachelor | 

mjf | did you just grab yourself on tv | 

mjf | candy hearts taste like chalk | 

pete dunne | you jump i jump jack | | you can’t win | I’m melting

pete dunne |bitter bite alphaverse au |  aftershocks suggestive |

roderick strong |  trying not to smile | 

roderick strong | kisses like cruelty [suggestive,borderline mature] | | | 

roderick strong | walking the line | put ‘em up | 

roman reigns | patchwork heart | 

roman reigns | slow roasted | 

roman reigns | anorgasmia | 

sami zayn | farmers market | moonbeams on pumpkins

sami zayn | heart and soul |

sami zayn | reflecting light | 

zack ryder | rough rider 

12 Days Of Christmas Masterlist 2020

My entries for the 12 Days of Christmas on both my writing blogs can be found on this post right here.  [ merry christmas clicky ]

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

New Years

Valentines Day

Other Holidays / Special Occasions

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS I HAVE / USE TO WRITE

original character, Adeline x | 

original character, Kasey x | 

original character, Violet x | 

WRESTLERS ONLY DOWN BELOW

adam hangman page x [m] | x - soft hangman | x -hangman does halloween | x hangman on your first date [ fluffy,suggestive]|  x [soft] | adopting a dog | enemies to lovers | roommates to lovers | softly mature | more halloween hangman | 

buddy murphy x [ mature, sex life] | 

cash wheeler x [ suggestive ] | 

chuck taylor x [soft]| x more soft | 

damien priest x [ mature ] | 

darby allin x[soft] | x [mature] | 

drew gulak x | 

drew mcintyre x [ mature ] | 

eddie kingston x | x | x mature | enemies to lovers | 

elite x celebrating Halloween with the Elite | 

ethan carter iii x [m] | 

finn balor x [ m] | x [m] | 

heath slater x | 

jeff hardy x[m] | sick female!SO [pms mentioned briefly] | 

jon moxley x [m] | x [m] | 

jungle boy x[food/cooking] | x [ actual! jungle boy in love ] | fall softness | 

kenny omega x [ suggestive ] | x | x [halloween] | 

kevin owens x [m] | 

kyle o’reilly x [ mature - werewolf!kyle ] | 

luchasaurus x[mature+soft] | 

marko stunt  x soft and mature | x mature | x soft | x daddy kink of sorts |

matt jackson x [m] | x more m | enemiest to lovers -suggestive | 

nick jackson x [suggestive] | losing a basketball game to you | x mature/soft mix | 

orange cassidy x [lowkey m] | 

Pac x [suggestive fluff] | 

pentagon jr x mature | 

pete dunne x [ mature ] | 

prince devitt x mature | 

ecw era raven x [soft ] | x [m] | x[halloween] | 

roderick strong x [ adopting a kid with ] | 

roman reigns x!HeelRoman, slight nsfw | 

sami callihan x [ music preferences ] | 

trent beretta x [lowkey m] | x [ soft ] | x [ more soft ] | 

tyler breeze x [ enemies to lovers, polyamory hinted at | 

undertaker x [ gender neutral baker / biker taker SO] | 

wardlow x [ m ] | x [m] | x [ soft] | x[ halloween] | x mature | x Christmas with Wardlow | 

AEW;

- adam hangman page [ f s v ] | o i d | c m x | k l | 

- cash wheeler [ i l s ] | [ m o r ] | c s u | 

- chuck taylor [ j m w ] | [ a d l ] | [ c  v ] | i k w | n u x | 

- darby allin [  k o t ] 

- jack evans [ b t h ] | 

- jon moxley [ a k r ] | 

- jungle boy [ d m o ] | 

- matt jackson [ k q w ] |  [ b d e ] | f i o | u y | c j v | 

- mjf [ s k v ] | b m u | 

- nick jackson [ a b g ] | [ m o ] | c i o | 

- orange cassidy [ f h x ] | [ o ] | [ i p v ] | [ k w ]

- pac [ d m x ] | [ i p u ] | [ f o s ] | 

- santana [ a o q ] | 

- trent beretta [ j m u ] | 

- wardlow [ d j w ] | [ k u ] | [ b m r ] | [ a o v ] | c i p | 

WWE NXT;

- chad gable [ b o u ] | 

- damien priest [ d i v ] | 

- drew mcintyre [ b e d ] | i p w | 

- jinder mahal [ g i w ] | 

- roman reigns [ c u m ] | 

- timothy thatcher [ c j y ] | f k | d | 

- tyler breeze [ l x y ] | d j u | 

TNA;

- heath miller [ b e d ] | 

NJPW;

- jay white [ d f k ] | k u m | b j w | 

AEW;

WWE / NXT;

AEW;

WWE / NXT; 

#wrestling fanfiction masterlist #masterlist wrestling fanfiction #wrestling fanfiction writer #wrestling fanfiction blog #out with the old; in with the new

[serendipitous-magic]

Upcoming Byeler Fic Sneak Peek: Roll for Strength - Emmett Snippet

So, you may or may not remember the fic I’ve been slowly developing in which Will is shocked to discover that Mike is secretly dating a guy. (This is to explore the idea of, what if Mike was the “first to the queer scene,” instead of Will as we usually see in fanon? I’ve made a post about that here.)

I posted a sneak peek from Will’s POV a while ago, but now that I’m nearing the end of The Unmarked Mixtape, I’m starting to get going on this new project. And for anyone interested, I have another little tidbit - this time from someone else’s POV (you’ll never guess who lol). Enjoy.

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Emmett misses Seattle.

He misses the city, he misses the inlets, he misses the streets - the hills so steep that the houses seemed to sit at a forty five degree angle to the sidewalk. He misses the rain. He misses sitting in the bus and watching the misty horizon roll by. He misses his room in his old apartment - the one on the 3rd floor that looked out on one of those steep streets, where, in-between the buildings, he could see the tiniest sliver of ocean if he craned his neck right. He misses the bookshops, and his old school, and the cherry trees, and most of all he misses his band. His friends. Hell, he even misses his ex. He misses catching the bus home with the gang after school. Hoofing it the five blocks from the bus stop to the Brady’s expensive house in the suburbs at the edge of the city. Setting up in the garage. He misses C.J. scribbling lyrics in red pen and messing around on the synthesizer, driving everyone nuts. He misses Warren tapping compulsively away on drums, Tom on the keyboard, Manda at the mic. Manda Panda. Manda at the Mic. And Danny, always showing him up on lead guitar, the obnoxious bastard. Yeah. He misses Danny.

He’s not super jazzed about Hawkins, to be perfectly honest. It’s so flat, and hot, and so brown. There’s so little green. So little rain. The trees are sharp and scraggly, and the dirt is coarse. Everything feels so bare, so suffocating with empty space. Back home there was always the city all around - glass spires reaching up into the clouds, people on every side, the constant hum and glow of city life. You could always find someplace open, at any hour, if you needed caffeine or food or even just the next book in a series. Here it’s like... there’s nothing. Everything closes at 9 or 10pm. The houses feel about a mile apart. In the city there’s always somebody nearby. In Hawkins, Emmett feels like he’s living in a ghost town. You might go out and not see a single other soul in a mile of walking - or two miles. And the house doesn’t help. It’s his aunt’s house, really. It’s on the scraggly edge of the suburbs, a couple streets from Hawkins’ pitiful shopping district. It’s small. Two stories, but narrow, and worn-down. And it was cramped before he and his mom moved in. And the new school... well. Hawkins is... not progressive, let’s put it that way. Back home Emmett was fairly comfortable about being gay. He didn’t usually go around shouting about it, but he didn’t feel like he was gonna get beat up if he said something with the wrong inflection or wore something too brightly pink. Here it’s another story.

No, Emmett isn’t super jazzed about Hawkins. But there are a few bright spots. O’Reilly’s New and Used Books, that cozy little bookstore he discovered a week after moving in. His dad is thousands of miles away. That’s a huge plus.

And then there’s Mike.

Emmett misses the ocean, but Mike makes him a little more fond of these sharp, sparse woods that at first seemed so unfriendly. Mike’s eyes are like deep, rich soil, or damp bark, or - when the light is dim and Mike’s eyes are wide and hungry - like the night sky, dark and bottomless. (Nothing like Danny’s piercing silver eyes, which were like rain clouds.) Emmett misses the ocean, but Mike is all forest - and he thinks that maybe he could acquire a taste for it. Mike smells the way that Emmett thinks a log cabin should smell - not like pine, but like resin and clove and spice, and something lighter, something more sunny. Cherry chapstick, as he discovers, and the fresh-linen scent that comes from Karen Wheeler’s way of doing the laundry.

Yeah, he could definitely acquire a taste for Mike. For the way that Mike is enthusiastic and maybe a tad obnoxious (like Danny), and how he has dark, wavy-curly hair (darker and curlier than Danny’s) and how he had never done so much as kiss a boy, before Emmett (nothing like Danny). He’s a quick and enthusiastic learner. Always eager to please. Always a little afraid he’s not doing it right. Ever keen to prove that he can be good - that he can be worthy.

Mike seemed like such a godsend, really, when Emmett arrived in this little town and faced all the hostile expressions in the school hallways. The whispers. Look at his hair. Look at his nails. Is that nail polish? Look at his piercings. What a homo. And then there was this Mike Wheeler guy. Open, and instantly caring, and spilling emotions out all over his face. Giddy and grumpy to an artless degree. Sweet and curious and loud and a little abrasive sometimes. Mike never shot Emmett a dirty look in the hallway, never muttered something about him to a group of sniggering friends. And when they ended up as lab partners in Biology, well, that was the nail in the coffin. Emmett liked him.

Mike had fantasy paperbacks in his backpack, instead of science fiction, and he was in drama and AV club instead of a band, and his eyes were dark brown instead of bright silver, and he didn’t smoke. He never had scabs healing on his knuckles or a ripening bruise on his cheekbone from throwing himself into fights. He wasn’t arrogant like Danny. He didn’t chew cinnamon gum like Danny. But certain parts of Mike - just little edges and corners of him - reminded Emmett of the ex he left behind in the evergreen state. And when Mike started mirroring Emmett’s subtle flirtations back at him - when he started leaning closer instead of away, and glancing every so often down at the piercing at the left corner of Emmett’s mouth - well, Emmett thought, maybe he could pretend.

And the thing was, he could. If he really wanted to, he could have sealed his mouth against those shy lips and buried his hands in that dark hair and he could have pictured Danny. But - and this is the funny thing - he didn’t want to. Because once he had Mike cornered in the lab storage room, while they were supposed to be working on a lab, Emmett took the dive with his heart in his throat. He pressed one hand to Mike’s hip and leaned in. And Mike - well, Mike froze up for a moment, and Emmett thought, uh-oh. But then he pressed back. Slowly. Cautiously. Like he was afraid the whole thing would shatter like glass if he moved too suddenly. Like he was testing it out.

The door handle scraped, starting to turn, and Mike shot out of his reach so fast that Emmett almost fell over. They went about their business with faces burning, silent and awkward as a blonde girl in heels entered and began gathering lab supplies. But later, after school, Mike appeared at Emmett’s locker. They walked home side-by-side. Emmett kissed him again, after that, and realized that - no. He didn’t want to imagine Danny in Mike’s place. Because Mike was observant, and he cared about things - so much, and wore it on his sleeve - and he was actually pretty adorable, and attractive in that awkward, dorky way, and interesting, and kind, and... and, well, Emmett needed somebody. He knew no one here. He had no one. And it was about time he moved on from his ex, anyway. So he chased it. One thing led to another. They exchanged numbers. They went out to the movies. Mike was a nervous wreck the whole time, which Emmett found a little endearing. They talked. About movies and music and anime (Emmett) and D&D (Mike), and favorite foods and school and Hawkins and Seattle. They talked for hours - never about the deep stuff. Neither of them really wanted to veer into that territory. Emmett never brought up the grittier details of his dad, his old home, his past heartbreaks and miseries. Mike clearly had a few secrets of his own that he kept to himself, and Emmett didn’t pry. But they talked late into the night, and it was around 2am that Emmett finally ventured the question.

And that’s how, about a month into the semester, they became boyfriends.

(It’s about three weeks after this that Will starts noticing the hickeys.)

#byeler #byler #mike's bf #it is byeler i promise it's just a slow burn #mike wheeler #will byers #upcoming fics #bi mike wheeler #roll for strength #mike wheeler/oc #yeah i know no one cares about this OC but me #BUT I CARE OKAY

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✧･ﾟ: look who’s arrived on the hogwarts express ! welcome REMINGTON O’REILLY & MICAH SUMMERS as played by CHERRY & MEGHAN ! please check your dms for the link to the server, where you’ll find more information on how to get started. we’re so happy to have you with us at WIXENHQ !

✧･ﾟ: * ( jamie lo, 22, agender, he/they ) is that REMINGTON O’REILLY in diagon alley? i heard he’s now an OWNER OF DREAD, WRATH & BEYOND. some say when he walks by, they think of being the family disappointment, mismatched eyes, smeared lipstick, tattoos scattered across pale skin, fake smiles and confidence, bloody knuckles or even hear WHO’S IN CONTROL by SET IT OFF. his friends always say he’s PERCEPTIVE, but also DEVIOUS. when they encounter a boggart, they see HIMSELF, BROKEN, DEFEATED AND LONG TURNED INSANE, FORGOTTEN IN AZKABAN. ( cherry )

✧･ﾟ: * ( kim jongin / kai, 26, masc nonbinary + he/they ) is that MICAH SUMMERS in diagon alley? i heard they’re now a PROFESSIONAL MODEL. some say when they walk by, they think of soft piano playing, a large mansion with an indoor pool and walk in closets, superficial relationships, golden retriever personality with a yearning for real friends, an instagram account littered with photos of fashion shows and his fashion designer mother or even hear BREAK MY HEART by DUA LIPA. their friends always say they're ACCEPTING, but also SELF CONSCIOUS. when they encounter a boggart, they see THEIR MOTHER GONE, AND BEING LEFT ALONE. ( meghan ) 

#discord rp #appless rp #harry potter rp #hp rp #golden trio rp #wixen.accepted

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Beer Reviews

https://j.mp/3pZn1GD Beer Reviews https://j.mp/3pZn1GD Table of contentsBeer ReviewsPhilly Beer School Kenzinger Brasserie Dupont Duvel Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen. Brasserie Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA Sly Fox Pikeland Pils Stoudt’s Karnival Kolsch Russian River Supplication Wine ReviewsWine School of PhiladelphiaSimi Chardonnay, Russian River ValleyBaumard SavennieresDomaine Hauts Chassis “Les Galets” Crozes HermitageWirra Wirra “Catapult” Shiraz Viognier, Mclaren ValeCims de Porrera 2005 “Solanes” Priorat Beer Reviews Philly Beer School Check out our upcoming Beer Brewing courses and tasting classes! Kenzinger What? Wait…I am drinking a Kenzinger right now. Life is good. Forget the Geek-isms sometimes, a beer needs to be straightforward and refreshing, and I don’t often sit down for just one, so the low alc content on Philly’s favorite session beer is right up my alley. Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont or Foret, for example, are perfect choices with just about any meal. Dupont’s beers always give you a great balance between malt, hops, and fermentation funk without overwhelming anything. Duvel What can be wrong with a beer that drinks like a pilsner but packs 8% abv? Duvel’s white fluffy head wafts floral hop aroma while the beer is smooth on the palate and soothing to the soul. Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen. I’m a big smoked beer fan, and the Schlenkerla brewery is my favorite. Schlenkerla’s Marzen pours a ruddy brown and makes you crave rye bread and wurst. There – can I go back to my Kenzinger now? Brasserie Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek I’m spontaneous and so is my favorite beer. Spontaneously fermented, that is. A beautifully sour lambic from my favorite brewery, the Lou Pepe Kriek has notes of candied citrus, sour cranberry, and balsamic vinegar. A frothy pink-hued beer that looks feminine, but packs a punch. Below all that sour fruit is earthy and peppery funk and a sturdy body. Summertime perfection. Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA Taking hops to the next level, Adam Avery is a serious man. Subtlety be damned, the Mahraja is a grapefruit and pine BOMB. Hops for the sake of hopping. At a beasty 10.2%, this beer shouldn’t be a quencher on a hot day, as you’ll be seeing sideways in no time. A perfectly smooth mouthfeel and hearty finish puts this brew in my current top 5. Sly Fox Pikeland Pils The beer in the can that could. A Gold Medal winner at GABF, no one does delicious canned beer better than Brian O’Reilly at local brewery Sly Fox. This is a refresher of the highest order with a hefty amount of bitterness and big leafy grains on the nose. With a glut of great pilsners in our area, Sly Fox can swing with the best of them. The portability and convenience of the can put this one over the top. Stoudt’s Karnival Kolsch Before closing the brewery, Carol Stoudt was known as the Queen of Hops and is the first female brewer since the lift of Prohibition. The woman can brew a beer. None is better than their Karnival Kolsch offering, which is new this year but used to be part of the Brewer’s Reserve series. Luckily, we can get it all the time now. In an area teeming with Germans, this beer is the German-est. Smooth like a lager due to colder fermentation temperatures; there’s a touch of sweetness upfront, thanks to red wheat malts peeking through. Also, a GABF winner. Delicious! This beer (and the brewery) will miss it. Russian River Supplication Ahhhh yeah, Russian River. Super brewer Vinnie Cilurzo makes delicious and rare beers that Philly can’t get enough of. The best of the best is not Pliny The Younger. No, my friend, the best is Supplication. A tasty brown ale is barrel-aged in Pinot Noir barriques, with three separate strains of wild yeast added to the brew. Very barnyard funky and sour cherry on the nose, but quite vinous and silky in mouthfeel. For as deep a color as it presents, this beer is surprisingly refreshing and, as such, falls into my top 5. Forget that. It kicks and uppercuts its way into my top 5. Wine Reviews Wine School of Philadelphia Check out our upcoming wine tastings! Simi Chardonnay, Russian River Valley Classic Cali style Chardonnay. Melon and cream with a core of cinnamon stick and a splash of apple cider. For lovers of this style, its worth every penny of the $14.99 the state is charging. Baumard Savennieres Steely acidity and popping apple notes give way to cool chalk and ripe apricot and just a hint of forest fire: a complex and beautiful wine that will develop over the next five years. If a marble fireplace was edible, it would taste like this. 23.99 Domaine Hauts Chassis “Les Galets” Crozes Hermitage It is rare to find a very good Northern Rhone wine for $20. That makes this delicious syrah a great find. Drinks more like an Hermitage than its often lesser Croze neighbor. With classic mineral and tobacco notes leading into a mess of blood and tar. Only in a wine could that be good, and here it is amazing. $20.99 Wirra Wirra “Catapult” Shiraz Viognier, Mclaren Vale This wine goes for the smooth and rich style that is expected of an Aussie Shiraz. However, this one goes much deeper, with a smoky aroma tinged with floral and white fruit notes. On the palate, behind the big juicy fruit lurks a charred but bloody tenderloin. $17.99 Cims de Porrera 2005 “Solanes” Priorat Priorat is Priorat is Priorat, and this is PRIORAT. Earthen clay aromas peppered with iron and black fruits. On the palate, there is good depth and tannic grip. Flavors of black cherry and dry spices dominate. Very good now, but expect it to mature well for another 4 years. $19.99 More Wine Reviews

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Home Before Dark Renewed by Apple TV+ for Season 2

Home Before Dark is an American television series that was produced for Apple TV+. The show is a combination of mystery drama created by Dara Resnik and Dana Fox. The creators also holding a position as executive producers alongside Joy Gorman Wettels, Sharlene Martin, and Jon M. Chu, introduced the show in April 2020. The show consisted of a total of ten episodes released on the same day.

The good news for the fans is that the show has already been renewed by Apple TV+. The producers of the show referred to the upcoming season to be ‘super-bingeable.’ Not only this, but it also has passed a green light for other shows such as For All Mankind, See, and more that are expected to arrive soon.

The title of the show ‘Home Before Dark’ was initially decided to be the ‘Magic Hour,’ but was later replaced. The story revolves around a young girl who tries to gather clues about an unresolved case. The story is inspired by the life of a journalist named Hilde Lysiak, who cracked a murder case just at the age of nine. The show received massive appreciation from the critics as well as the audience. The cast of the show was also highly praised for their performance.

The shooting of season two started back in January 2020 but had to be paused due to the pandemic. The word is that the first three episodes of the show were already filmed before the production stopped. Though the release date has not been confirmed, the show is expected to release in 2021.

The season two of the show will pick up the story where it was left along with more thrill and mystery. Also, it was left on a cliffhanger with a lot of questions in the viewer’s mind that’ll be unfolded in the next section. “We want to create something that has never been seen before”, Dana mentioned. The cherry on the cake is that all the stars from season one will be seen on-screen in season two, including Brooklyn Prince in the lead. Other cast includes Jim Sturgess, Kylie Rogers, Abby Miller, Kiefer O’Reilly, Aziza Scott, and Louis Herthum.

The trailer of season two has not been released yet, but if you haven’t watched the season 1 trailer, it is available to watch. Also, if you want to re-watch its first season to refresh the story, the same is available on Apple TV+.

SOURCE:- Home Before Dark Renewed by Apple TV+ for Season 2

#Home Before Dark #Apple TV+

[couchcushings]

Rules: Tag 10 followers you’d like to get to know better

I was tagged by @majora-the-trekking-hobbit and @nitrateglow thanks guys :D

Name: chelsea c:

Gender: female

Starsign: aries

Height: 5′ 1/2″

Sexuality: bOYS are like super nice

What image do you have as your wallpaper: both bgs on my phone are buster and my laptop just has a random motivational illustration

Have you ever had a crush on a teacher: i was home schooled that would be weird, kids.

Where do you see yourself in 20 years: honestly idk but like content, y’know.

If you could be anywhere right now, where: Jerusalem 

What was your coolest Halloween costume: toss up between Radar O’Reilly (17) or Mabel Pines (16)

What was your favorite 90’s show: sherlock holmes in the 22nd century

Why was your last kiss: dad was treating the cat’s dry skin and she was feelin’ a lil nervous so i gave her a lil kiss

Have you ever been to Las Vegas: nah

Favorite pair of shoes: my comfy neon running shoes

Favorite fruit: also cherries??? wow majora

Favorite book: shit don’t ask me stuff like this but if we’re going on amount of times read it’s Redwall

Stupidest thing you’ve ever done: probably something work related

I tag: @rynnwolfe, @liggytheauthoress, and whoever else wants to do this c:

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