#now its just the poo poo issue

[icewindandboringhorror]

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#i feel like I posted this already but I also can't find it in any recent posts so... #......he #cats #EVEN if I did post it.. why not poast himb again? it's he #I'm like halfway through actually editing aforementioned costumes and stuff and i WANT to work on sculptures again and I have video #s and that worldbuilding slideshow and all of these things so hopefully like.. more usual stuff soon maybe.. to be posted #for now though yeah.. just cats #The end of the year is also when I panic about the passage of time and how little I've gotten done and how I will never actually be a #sucessful game maker slash author slash cat cafe owner slash set designer slash costume designer slash psychologist #who lives in like Scotland or somehting and also owns my own candle company or something ghbjhb #and will probably just be a mentally ill hermit recluse all my life who dies early of mysterious health issues with 5000 projects left #undone and blah blah the crushing weight of chronic illness and capitalism and so on and so forth #So then I scramble to get projects done to try and meet some goals but usually that means I scatter between projects #so it takes longer to finish all of them. Like instead of dedicating 8 hours to one thing and finishing it one sitting. I'll do 2 hours on #this then 2 hours on that then 2 hours on another things. so they all get done slower even though I'm still technically making progress on #them all. This is also a very poo poo pee pee stink brain way to work and is not like. the most efficent thing but it's just how my brain #organizes tasks sometimes lol #*** #(<ignore this its part of an OCD compulsion lol. anytime you see me type three asterisks I'm not bleeping out a curse word #it's just a Special Secret Foolish Thing I Have To Do At Specific Uncontrolable Times When Brain Says So gbjhhj) #ANYWAY... eeeee #Still haven't resolved my mystery chest injury though so being at te computer for too long is also kind of achey-inducing #Better get over it though because I have like 30+ hours of slideshow vidoe to edit hahaha hee hee hoo!!!!!

[blessyourhondahurley]

Suptober day 14 - I Call This One “The Tarantino”

Dean cares for his sicky-poo hubby.

Suptober prompt: Fever Flufftober prompt: "I hate it" - "No, you don't" Fictober prompt: "If you don’t stop now —"

(Read on AO3)

On his way into the room he gives a little tap on the door frame.

“Knock knock, babe, you feelin' any better?” he calls softly.

In the dim glow of their nightlight, Cas is nothing but a mounded shape on the bed. The shape doesn't move, but a muffled, guttural groan issues forth.

“Okay, I'll take that as a no,” Dean chuckles.

“Fuck you,” his husband replies hoarsely.

“Awwww, grumpy pants.”

Peeling the blankets down a bit, he touches the back of his hand to the patient's forehead. “Mmm, nope, that fever's still cookin'. Sit up a little, I'll give you another dose.”

With much grumbling and an impressively multilingual array of swear words, Cas allows himself to be muscled into a sitting position. Dean administers a couple of pills and a tall glass of water, which he refuses to take back until its contents have been drained. “I know it hurts to swallow, bud, but you gotta stay hydrated.”

Cas cracks open a bleary eye and glares at him resentfully. “Why won't you just let me die?” he rasps.

“Well,” Dean explains as he helps his husband reposition himself back down in the bed. “I'm kind of fond of you, for one thing.” He drops a kiss on Cas's messy hair. “For another thing, I hate to break it to you, but this is not a fatal illness. You will feel like shit for another couple days, and you will be denied the sweet release of death about it. Sorry, but very much not sorry for that.”

As another rasping growl erupts from his patient, Dean sighs.

“Yeah, sweetheart, I know. Bein' sick is the worst. You want me to rub your back?”

“No,” comes the mournful reply. “My skin hurts.”

“Okay, well, how about this?”

Moving down to the bottom of their bed, he throws the blankets back to uncover Cas's feet, and runs a tickling finger up one sole.

Cas flails and almost kicks him in the face. “Dammit, Dean, if you don't stop now–”

“Okay, okay, sorry. I couldn't resist. But here, let me just...”

Taking one foot in each of his hands, he digs his thumbs into the meat of his husband's arches and pushes in a rolling circle.

Cas groans again, but it sounds less sepulchral this time.

“Good, huh?” Dean says with a grin.

“...I hate it,” comes the faint reply.

“No, you don't.” He shifts his grip and starts stroking from Cas's heels up towards his toes.

“Mmmm no, I don't. Keep going.”

“As you wish.”

Dean busts out all his best moves, massaging from his husband's ankles all the way up to the tips of his toes. Cas moans and sighs, desperate to soak in some pleasant sensation after feeling full-body lousy for the past few days.

“How are you so good at that,” he asks dazedly after Dean finishes and tucks the blankets back in around his poor patient's tootsies.

“Hey, you think I spent my twenties picking up waitresses all across this great nation of ours and I didn't level my foot rub game up to immaculate? The American service industry runs on aching feet and tired legs. Those moves got me laid more times than I can count.”

Cas hums. “Well, I'm afraid I can't pay you back in the manner to which you are accustomed.” His voice fades as he starts drifting off for another fever nap.

Dean gets up to leave again so his husband can rest, but he pauses on his way out the door. “It's okay, baby,” he says with a soft smile. “I take rain checks.”

#destiel #destiel fanfic #destiel fluff #suptober23 #day 14 #flufftober2023 #fictober23 #fictober 23

[theunstuffedpepper]

Currently going down a baby poop rabbit hole. Skip this post if you don’t wanna read about it. 😅

Derrick had his 1 month well visit today and he’s doing great. Gaining weight nicely. The doctor confirmed that yes, he’s got some baby acne going on, but it should resolve on its own. I mentioned that his poops have been green, and she shrugged and said maybe let him stay on one side longer when I’m breastfeeding — getting more foremilk than hindmilk can do that, I suppose. She didn’t seem like it was a big deal and moved right past it.

Now that I’m home, I’m wondering.. has he had diarrhea and I just haven’t realized?? They asked me about “excessive diarrhea or vomiting” at the pediatrician and I said no, not an issue. Some amount of baby spit up is normal and I think he’s in that realm. I mean, normal breastfed baby poo is watery, so I didn’t think anything of it.. or of the green color versus the normal yellow. But now I’m googling away and feverishly reading about poop like it’s my job. Now I’m gonna be over analyzing the next few diapers, naturally, to try and decide whether this is normal or not. Love that journey for me. 😁

#this is a good problem to have and I’ll def take it #it’s not even a problem really #I’m just overthinking this I’m sure #baby poop #momblr #09052023

[hccn-overseer]

I 13, 7/12/2 23 - The seer

Issue Masterpost About the Overseer

Hello, everyone, and welcome to a very special edition of The Overseer. We would like to begin this week by including a trigger warning for kidnapping and very heavy talk of it. Please consider your own health before reading if this is a topic that is sensitive or triggering for you, and take care of yourselves above all. Normal issues resume next Wednesday, so see you then! - Staff of The Overseer

This week’s issue is accompanied by a PDF version created by the lovely C̴͇͆ẖ̶͂e̶̛̬e̶̜͘r̸͇̀! Pick it up here to check it out!

Now onto othe news n the cut!

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The Hermitcraft Charity Event!

By Ỉ̸͍l̶̥͋e̶͚͑a̸̮͠ Zei

Well welcome back to The Overseer™! 

Today’s talk will be about the Charity event that was held here on Hermitcraft server not long ago and specifically about the games that were built for it. 

The games that were built were: 

Basalt Assault by non-other than Tango of The Tek variety  

Battle Bane by Etho Slab (Ethos Lab) 

Bucket Rush by Ex-I-suma-Vojd (Xisuma Void) 

Derailed by ImpulseSV (author definitely didn’t laugh alot about the game name.) 

Dunk Tank by CubFan one tree five (spelling mistake is for a reason. It’s funny.) (One of the game by him was also Total Chaos!)  

Ice Bucket challenge by non other than queen of heads, hearts and body parts! (False Symmetry!) 

The Horse course by The married couple (Etho and Bdubs) 

And the finally, the last but not the least: Panda Rescue by GTWScarrrr (GoodTimesWithScar!) 

Let’s see what some people think of those, shall we?   [Quotes taken directly from subjects]  

“I dropped my popcorn as soon as Basalt Assault started, and I wasn’t even sad! The game was worth dropping my popcorn tenfold. In fact, I’m gonna go home, make some popcorn, and drop it on the floor in *honour* of the game.” 

“I was working in the Entity the day of the event so I couldn’t watch it. But I kept hearing bang after bang outside the window. It was terrifying, but invigorating. It’s impressive how an event can make you excited even if you’re not watching it.” 

“I almost pooed myself when the first bang in basalt assault went off – it was bloody terrifying. But a 10/10 show nonetheless.” 

“The whole charity event was an absolute blast and it was amazing seeing Hermits and the community come together as a whole to raise money for Gamers Outreach, which was the charity they chose to support! It was absolutely a blast how much was raised all together‼” 

“So I will say battle bane because I am an Etho girl and it was great to see it being played.” 

“i don’t know why but i got very much into bucket rush, definitely one of the highlights for me. Its hard to describe the feeling but watching was a mix of being extremely funny, extremely stupid, and extremely nerve racking.”  

“i have got to say i have a soft spot for horse course, it was such a funny game to watch since No One seemed to know what they were doing. A few of my coworkers and i heard of the racket that was leading to the games, and i had seen the games before they were played, i remember myself along with some other people were crowding around to get a glimpse of the games being played. because of that and the non-stop energy i have got to say watching and experience some games up close has got to be a special experience for me." 

Well it certainly seems like people like these games and the Charity event as a whole! I certainly do and I’m glad everyone came around to help with organising and helping the event to happen. 

That would be it for now! Join us again in reading next .

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By J̷̺̚a̴̧͝m̷̖͗í̸͕ê̴̠ Uncle Rob (He is now everyone’s uncle)

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If you’re like me and not artistically inclined, then feel free to stop by Painted Wings. They’ll paint your elytra any colour you want! It’s like tattoos but for wings. Don’t you want to spite your parents just a little?

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Are you good at getting plants to cooperate? Cool! I haven’t been able to grow anything since 9th grade biology. If you want to gather at a totally safe space this Friday the Garden Club will be behind Impulse’s shop. 

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Do you like the Scar Safety Services? Well, I identify as a threat. Be sure to call your local Scar UNSAFE Service office to get your base fixed up and ready for any type of visitor.

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G̸͙̓ă̵̞m̴̖̔è̷̤ŝ̵̳ ̵̭̂à̷̖n̴͎͛d̸͓̉ Fun and Games

By Kidnapper (Fizzello)

What's a better way to appreciate our many contributors this week, by making a word search using their names! The goal is to find all the names at the bottom of the word search. And if you see any "questionable" words in there; do what anyone would do. Ignore it! You can't see them if you don't acknowledge them. 

Good luck, fellow citizens! 

Did you find all of them? Congratulations! Did you not find all of them? There's always next time! Did you find some words you probably shouldn't have? No you didn't!

Anyway, onto the answer key!

Wow, that's a bunch of names! And no other words. If you see anything circled that is not one of the names; ignore it! Those are errors that were not able to be filtered out in time for this week's paper. And nothing else! 

Nothing else.

Weekly Weather Report

By Nes

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to report the weather how we typically do, however you’ll be pleased to know this week we here at The Overseer offer you an indepth look on the weather in a basement! 

Thursday - Basement is expected to be damp in the morning, dew is likely to seep through the cracks in the ceiling. Hopes are high it will dry up during the day so we don’t soil our socks… again. High is estimated to be a cool 5C down here thanks to the air conditioner we were so kindly provided. 

Friday - It continues to be damp in the basement, luckily today there appears to be minimal leakage from the upper floors. However the air conditioner is either broken or has been unplugged, leaving us at a miserable 20C temperature throughout the day.

Saturday - As the days pass I would like to humbly suggest that whoever kidnapped us get someone down here to look at their basement, as there is a lot of leakage due to the rain today. With a high of 17C, we are in dire need of more buckets.

Sunday - Rain continues into the morning and fills the basement to about waist level for most of us. Good news is the air conditioner is back on and gives us a lovely breeze and a high of 10C.

Monday - False alarm, air conditioner was broken by the flooding. While the rain has stopped, what replaced it isn’t much better. It’s rather dry in the basement if you ignore the flood, and we have a high of 30C.

Tuesday - Flood is mostly gone today thanks to the work of everyone tossing buckets out the small window we have. Sun appears to be out, the conditioner continues to be broken, and it is a high of 34C, hopefully that will help dry off our clothes.

Wednesday - It did not help dry off our clothes. Instead they smell rather musty, no one is amused. Air conditioner continues to be broken, skies continue to be clear, and we have a high of 40C today. 0/10 would not recommend staying in the basement.

Editor's Note: Found these scraps of paper lying in my office along with the other articles. Not sure if I'm supposed to print these too but at this point I'm too afraid to ask. At the back of one piece of paper it says 'Astrology Corner'

And that's all for this week's news folks! Thank you for reading and have a wonderful week!

#tw kidnapping #tw kidnap mention #issue #hermitcitizen #hccn fun and games #hccn advertisements #hccn weather #hccn astrology corner

[sanriopinterest]

♡𝔼𝕩𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 ♡

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(I did write this with a black reader in mind so ignore some descriptions if you want)

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The alarms sounded from outside, making it hard for me to go back to sleep. I grumbled and went back under my covers, (f/c) sheets now covering my vision. Just as I was drifting off to sleep the floor fell from under me. "Having a good mornin panty" Garterbelt asked.

"Y'know all I want out of life is to wake up next to some morning wood""Is there anything hard you won't refuse to jump on?" Stocking asked. "Oh stop it with the self righteous bullshit everyone's got a hobby" she answered. "Yeah thats true, I'll stick to my video games" I said waving my gameboy. "Don't you ever crave protein?""Don't you ever not?""Hey its good for you, ain't that right garter?" she asked." Shut up!" he yelled spreading spit everywhere.

{Your outfit, if you want make it (f/c)}

"Hey girls"What is it Panty?" "You ready to roll?"

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"Bingo! Found him!" Panty yelled as she hit him with see through." And knock out" I said pointing to his now mangled body."A toilet and a plumber dude?" Stocking questioned standing next to sharing my face of unamusement. "Yeah that's him""Are you sure?" I asked. I mean the dude was K.O'ed on the floor. "That's the fucker we're looking for, isn't that right asshole?" she stated taking off her panties and turning it into a gun.

"Tell me, do you feel lucky punk? Well do ya? Do ya". "That might not be him" Stocking stated the obvious." This is kinda embarrassing.. " I mumbled. Panty shot him three times before finally realizing, "I don't think it's him". "Colour me shocked" Stocking replied. "Told ya hoe" I replied tired.

"Please stop hitting me ot really hurts, I haven't done anything" The man started complaining. "Fuck, your a hot piece of ass""You are preaching to the vag sister" the woman interupted. "When were you invited?" I asked."Hang on to these for me" Panty said handing her panties to me."Why is it soaked already?" I asked. While she was doing her 'hobby' me and stocking went back to the house and ate sweets.

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"Well he's feeling lucky now""He was literally a shitty plumber who hangs in dirty ass bathrooms everyday" I said tired of her rants. "So true, and my pipes are totally clean""But your underwear isn't" I said giving back her previous pair. "How long have you been waiting to use that joke?""Ugg it seems like forever. I couldn't not, know what I mean?". The next things that I heard were garterbelt yelling and panty talking about how good he was in bed. I played with my braids.They were my favorite color,(f/c). 'I am so ready to go to bed' I thought.

It needed some sleep but Panty was taking up the whole couch. Garterbelt soon gave up and let us eat dinner, curry. "Your curry is unreal garter" Stocking complimented after stuffing herself full. "That's cause its black baby, you won't ever go back" he laughed. "So what's up for dessert?! Im guessing chocolate! For no reason in particular". "Was that a racist joke I heard?" I asked her.

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" We got angels man! Panty, Stocking, and (y/n) your up!" Garterbelt boomed."Are you talking about that walking turdsicle over there?""That goth chick next to it who obviously has daddy issues""And the sluggish, braided, chocolate beauty next to them?" The officers asked." It's time for us to flush the toilet".

{Your angel outfit, add hints of (f/c) somewhere}

{You know how this goes just add your self, you use your sleeves to make an bow and arrow).

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Panty shot a hole in the poo monsters head. Soon enough Stocking sliced the smelly thing and I delivered the final blow by shooting a heart shaped arrow into his skull. Everyone cheered for joy as poop fell down from above. "Gross~" I whined taking an umbrella from a nearby citzen. As poop rained down a single heaven coin fell from the sky. "Good angels you got a coin" Garterbelt said picking it up. "All that for just one" Panty stared. "Are you serious?" I asked looking at the coin covering stocking with the umbrella. "Yeah one closer so stop your bitch'n".

The giant bell wrung signalling its defeat. "Now keep your promise and go buy us those cakes, I need sweets stat""Yeah, yeah look I found a tasty treat for me to"panty said dragging along a boy. "It smells so bad" I gagged running to catch up. "You still have a punishment to face"Garterbelt said. "OOooh with bondage?""Now what would I get out of that?" he asked."Nasty" I mumbled.

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Yeah so wasn't much but we made it thx♡

- ℙ𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕔 🌊

Wattpad: @Vonlovesbread

#black reader #paswg stocking #paswg panty #paswg #paswg x reader #x reader #panty and stocking

[taldigi]

What do you think about the canon unification outfits and names?

Whuf. now that's a thing

ok so the IDEA of unification is fine.

the fact that they let it exceed more than 2 at a time.. fuckin ML has a power creep issue thats only stunted by the fact that every character on the show is an idiot.

zero creativity in the idea of merging powers to make a new one. Again, yet we have the power creep issue with you basically doing whatever you want actually.

marinette fucking sucks at naming or designing. Sorry "MDC" fans but it's true and canon. She got lucky with the hat. Sucks cause some unifications look pretty sharp, like rabbit cat so it just kinda proves that mar is the shining example of "if you don't succeed try again, but if you fail again consider giving up"

its a fucking loophole and an excuse to make marinette a super special chosen one but she should have no greater ability to handle multiple miraculous than anyone else- Average girl or whatever. Fucking poo person online personality quiz. Who cares about rising above, great power great responsibility or whatever. I cant wait till marinette is revealed to be the kwami princess and her divine exotic mystical magical chinese bloodline blesses her with super kung fu princess serentiy powers.

#Anonymous

[whileiamdying]

One Night In New York

When Ike and Tina Turner came storming into Manhattan in 1971 [April 1st, 1971], they were red hot. "Proud Mary," the biggest hit of their career, was burning up the charts; in the aftermath of their late Sixties tour with the Rolling Stones, they had graduated from the chitlin circuit to glamorous big-money venues. Crossing over to the American mainstream. they were discovering wildly diverse audiences - hippies at rock festivals, high rollers in Vegas, highbrows in New York City. Their new-fangled form of rhythm and blues, rooted in Ike's Delta blues and filtered through the psychedelic funk celebrated by Sly and the Family Stone, had, at long last, hit its stride.

Their Carnegie Hall performance caught the excitement. Five years earlier, they'd been scuffling. Five years later, they'd be splitting up. But here in the early Seventies, despite or perhaps because of a boiling tension, the duo was on fire. The Carnegie concert really wasn't a concert at all, but simply the Ike and Tina Revue, unadulterated and unshackled, down and dirty, and thank God, unfazed by the sophisticated surroundings.

In retrospect, it's tempting to read the repertoire as autobiography.

When Tina sings as a wronged woman, especially on her brilliant rendition of the ominous 12-bar blues, "I Smell Trouble," I believe every word. I also believe that Tina, along with Etta James and Aretha Franklin, forms a holy trinity of female soul singers. Ike's role as orchestral architect is no less brilliant. In the annals of soul music, he ranks high among its most influential leaders. As an inventor of the tight-and-right small band sound, Turner molded the minds of B.B. King, Ray Charles and James Brown, to name but three. On "I Smell Trouble," his guitar provides the perfect comic counterpoint to Tina's lament. I also love the way he sings around her on Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long." Whatever happened off stage, their on-stage rapport was magical.

"If people just listen to the music," Ike recently told me, "they'll hear that me and Tina were on the same wavelength. We listened to each other. We worked off each other. For years we were in sync. I listen to this concert now and remember how we spoke a musical language like a secret language that's salty and sweet."

That language is evident in "Proud Mary," a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original version a top-five smash in 1969-that rose to #4 on the pop charts. The concert version contains Tina's famous locution: "We never ever do nothing nice and easy," she explains. "We always do it nice and rough."

"Tina," says Ike, "had a way with words. I'd encourage her to say whatever she liked before singing. That kept the crowd on the edge of their seats. She was rapping before rap was called rap. Tina was a cool talker. She could work the crowd. real nice.. and rough."

There's much to savor here: the rough-and-tumble re-reading of Jessie Hill's infectious "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"; Tina's heartbreaking interpretation of "A Love Like Yours," whose country flavor gives us a feel for her Tennessee childhood; the raucous "Honky Tonk Woman," which takes the song to a level of theatricality unknown to the Stones; Tina's Tina-ization of Sly' spirited "I Want to Take You Higher" and Aretha's riveting "Respect."

"Tina's got her own sound," says Ike. "Maybe I helped bring it out, but it was there from the get-go."

Tina also has her own intensity, the quality that sets her apart. Her unrelenting focus is both thrilling and frightening; her stage persona incorporates high drama and smoldering sexuality in a manner that leaves audience weak and wanting more.

The tale of Ike and Tina has taken on mythic proportions. Like Adam and Eve, they are folk legends and archetypes of ruined romance. Tina has written her book. One day I hope Ike will tell the story from his point of view. The man-woman issues surrounding power and the abuse of power excite our anger and fears. The fact that those emotions are so evident in the music made at Carnegie Hall some quarter-century ago speaks to the expressive genius of both artists. And the further fact that the music still sounds fresh and vibrant still explodes with the force of nature is another validation of the timelessness of vital rhythm and blues.

— By David Ritz

David Ritz's latest collaboration is BLUES ALL AROUND ME, the autobiography of B. B. King. He's also written books on Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Etta James, Smokey Robinson and Jerry Wexler - plus the lyrics to "Sexual Healing."

#Ike Turner #Tina Turner #Ike & Tina Turner #Ike and Tina Turner #What you hear is what you hear #Live at the Carnegie Hall #Funk #Soul #David Ritz #Spotify

[ginalr]

People on the dash poo-pooing the Kinn/Porsche scenes like... do I think there maybe needed to be a bit more tension and maybe some actual hard conversations that were on camera and not just solved by Kinn’s magic dick? Sure. But I do think there is a place for Kinn allowing himself to be soft and vulnerable with Kinn and Porsche falling into his acts of service love language and the little ways they are bringing their worlds together via Porsche and Yok hanging out with Kinn and his friends. 

Let’s assume for a sec that the way their scenes are here has a purpose.

- Forest scenes were a marker for how drastically different Kinn is when he is alone with Porsche vs. when he’s in role as mafia boss. As in this was where Porsche got a sense of real Kinn vs. asshole boss and that the asshole boss side was a result of the role, not Kinn’s real self. We had Kinn apologising and Porsche forgiving and both sides displaying genuine care for the other. 

- Date ep was showing how they were keeping their relationship in a bubble away from reality which was fragile and unsustainable since Kinn cannot keep his entire fucking life out of his relationship with Porsche. Its easily to write the ep off as a dumb fluff episode but it was reflective of the idyllic view the characters had in that moment, what they wanted the reality to be. 

- This ep is kind of a transition. The family and the rest of the staff now know they are an item so it’s no longer a hidden thing separate from everything else. That has them in another honeymoon period but it can’t last. Even with Tawan gone and Vegas mask-off, Kinn’s magic dick and the sweet allure of domestic fluff cannot permanently resolve Kinn’s trust issued. Porsche’s insecurity and everything dragged up by Tawan and Vegas or, ya know, the whole world they exist in. KP have the rose-tinted lenses back on and are trying to force that  idyllic relationship into the reality but it doesn’t fit. Of course these scenes feel shallow and incongruent. 

In this ep KP were sort of a foil for VP, their scenes being all fluffy and cute, gentle kisses and blow drying each others hair hard cut right into Pete tied up in Vegas’ food having his head shoved in a dog bowl and having a bonding moment about abusive fathers. That shit was deliberate dudes.

Idk maybe I’m being generous. 

#kinnporsche

[ashleysmessyjourney]

Three Months

Wow, three whole months already? Time sure flies when you’re having fun!

Before I started this challenge, I wasn’t too fond of messing my diapers, but now that mindset is changing. Sure, the act itself still isn’t as pleasant because of the smell and the time it takes to ensure I’m fully cleaned, however, the positives sure do make up for it! I’ve noticed some improvements in my mindset and mental health from doing this challenge, including feeling less anxious when I feel like I have to poop while in public.

Since I’ve been doing this for 3 months straight (with no breaks or emergency exceptions, I’m proud to say!), it’s easier to mess than ever before. Whenever I feel the signal from my tummy that I need to poop, I get to keep doing whatever I’m doing because I know I’m protected and kept safe by my diaper. Sometimes I push (with what little strength I have left down there) but most of the time it’s just easier to let my body push it out on its own.

It’s the same for when I’m in public; I don’t have to look for bathrooms to go #2, lowering my anxiety and leading to less upset tummies because I usually don’t stay out for too long. Sometimes when I eat bad food or food that doesn’t agree with me, my tummy would get upset and since I hate, and I mean HATE, using public bathrooms, I’d start to feel a little anxious knowing that I either have to drop what I’m doing and rush home or I’d have to use a public restroom. This challenge forbids me from using any kind of bathroom for any reason until the timer expires, and so long as I’m able to make it back to my car, I don’t have any issues messing myself on my way back to it or when I get back inside my car because I know a diaper change is just a short drive away back in the safety of my home. All I have to do is deal with a hot load on my butt and the smell; I can get rid of the smell part by using plastic panties. I’m going to buy a couple more for sure when I’m able to.

Someone on Tumblr recommended that instead of messing myself squatted down like I usually do, I should try walking instead and not hold back, letting the natural movements of me walking help move the poo out into my diaper. I must admit that it felt pretty kinky doing it like that and while it led to me spreading the poo out inside my diaper and making a larger mess to clean up, I wouldn’t mind doing it again. I don’t want to do it all the time because then I might get used to it and poop automatically in a situation where I definitely don’t want to poop; I’ve already had a few close calls!

About a week and a half ago from the time of me writing this (October 30, 2021), I got a little bored and horny and decided to try pooping outside of the safety of my home while walking like that person from Tumblr recommended. I took all the precautions I could think of to ensure I didn’t expose anyone to my fetish (and to the smells lol), and since I didn’t make my usual morning messy diaper that morning, I had a feeling in my tummy that I’d have to poop soon. After drinking a tall glass of water followed by two glasses of cranberry juice (more than one glass of CJ always makes me need to poop no matter what), I hopped in my car and got the bestest tacos from a local food truck I saw near some bars. While I love these kinds of tacos, there’s something in them that my body doesn’t like, which means that I’d be forced to go #2 in no time at all.

They’re perfect for making me mess.

After finishing my tacos, I drove back home, changed into my safest diaper (Betterdry), threw on my only pair of InControl plastic panties, and went for a walk. It was after lunchtime on a weekday so everyone was back at work, so I knew there would be very little foot traffic on the sidewalk. It only took five minutes or so of walking before my tummy was telling me that it needed to empty itself and it had to happen right now.

I took a deep breath, stopped walking, then let myself fully relax. I was at the point where I could turn back and go back home, so that’s what I did. I made sure my clothes weren’t exposing my diaper, made sure the tapes were set and secure, then started my walk home. I felt my body move my poo down into place ready to slide into the seat of my diaper, and like before in my home, I gave it a little push to get things started. I felt instant relief as each step let out a little bit at a time, forcing my hole open and relieving the built-up pressure inside. I didn’t fight it like my body wanted to, instead choosing to let it happen, knowing that my diaper would keep me safe.

When it was all done, I breathed a sigh of relief. My diaper was intact (though it was starting to sag), there was nobody around, and nobody passing me in cars would see my little situation unless they looked in their rear view mirror and stared at my ass. I felt my cheeks redden, not from the cold autumn air, but from the sheer fact that I just messed my diaper in public in a way that felt absolutely depraved and naughty.

Deep down, I loved it.

I hadn’t planned on how much weight messing myself was going to add to my diaper. As I kept walking, and much to my chagrin, I often had to stop and pull the back of my diaper back up because it was sagging well below my hoodie, smooshing my mess all across my butt. I was already pretty soggy at that point, too, so if anyone even glanced at my butt, they’d know in an instant what I was wearing and what I had done.

Luckily, I didn’t have any trouble getting home. I think the only thing I would do next time would drink a little less water so that I wouldn’t be so damn soggy when I start walking home; that made my diapers really obvious and made me feel more nervous than I had to. I probably could have hid the mess better if I didn’t have the weight of my poo with the weight of my sogginess pulling my diaper down. Secondly, I might wear a mask the next time I go out just in case someone recognizes me, but then again, that’d only draw more attention to me because who wears masks when they’re on a walk by themselves? I don’t want to draw attention to myself for obvious reasons.

Cleaning up wasn’t all that hard, though the back of the diaper was absolutely destroyed. Walking a little less than a mile back home in a severely messy diaper made the mess spread out all over the place, almost getting past the leak guards. The next time that I do this, I think I would go for a little smaller walk just to ensure that the mess stays in place, kept safely in between the leak guards in its proper place, nestled safely in my diaper.

This challenge started on July 26th, 2021, meaning that it’s been 96 days so far, I have 196 days to go, and there are 292 days from start to end as of today, October 30, 2021. Since I just passed my three month milestone, and since the challenge currently ends on May 14, 2022, all it takes for me to be locked in this messy diaper challenge for a WHOLE YEAR would be 73 more days worth of time added onto the time. That’s just under 11 weeks.

Part of me feels scared at the huge amount of time I’ll be doing this, but like I said earlier, it’s been getting easier with each messy diaper so it hasn’t been too bad. Taking it day by day helps me sleep better at night because thinking of messing for almost a whole year makes me feel kinda smol and timid sometimes.

As you can probably guess, messing myself full time has increased the cost of diapering myself. Where before I would use 4 to 6 diapers a day, I’m now using 5 to 7 diapers a day. While I can shoulder the extra weight of bringing more diapers to the dumpster every day, it’s starting to impact my finances and savings in a negative way. This isn’t a cry for help by any means, however, if you’d like to help me afford more diapers so I can keep messing without having to worry about finances, I sure would appreciate it! Not only would you be helping me shoulder the costs of messing my diapers full time, you’d also be adding time onto the timer for me messing my diapers 24/7!

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Days 12-13 of Australia vacation: Launceston

After a nice and thorough breakfast at our B&B on Day 12, we packed up and set off. On our way out of Scottsdale, we stopped at the pond to see if we could spot the platypus again. We eventually found one! We watched it swimming around and had fun trying to figure out where it would resurface after it dove.

Then we drove toward Launceston. We were going to stop to visit a lavender farm, but it turned out they were charging $20 per person, which was just too overpriced. (I mean, these were Australian dollars, but still.) We did get a view from a distance and it looked pleasingly purple, but we didn't regret not paying to go in.

When we got to Launceston, our accommodations weren't ready yet, so we left the car there and walked to Cataract Gorge, a large park nearby. We bought tickets and rode the chairlift across the gorge, which was fun. We were rather surprised to find a fairly large and moderately tame population of peafowl! We saw a few peacocks displaying their fancy feathers, as well as a few peahens, each with one peachick! There were also a few wallabies. They seemed pretty habituated to people. We took a little walk looking at various views, then had a little lunch in a cafe in the park, and then the others headed back as the house was now ready.

I decided to stay in the park for a bird walk. I went on a less-trafficked trail than where we'd been up to that point. At first, I only saw birds I'd seen before, though I did pass a wallaby that was a bit more nervous about me than the ones I'd seen earlier in the busy part of the park. But then I saw a bird flitting about amid some bushes and tall grass. I couldn't get a look at the whole bird, but I saw enough to be able to positively identify it as a Beautiful Firetail (which is a fabulous name for a fabulous bird!). That was very exciting, as I didn't even know that bird lived around there. And then I also spotted a Golden Whistler! I was very pleased to still be finding new birds so far into the trip, and those two in particular felt like High Quality Birds because they were so colorful and exotic. On the other hand, I also stepped in what I think was probably fresh wallaby poo and had to spend a while trying to scrape it off my shoe.

Eventually I walked back to the house. We went out to dinner and played a game in the evening. The house was by far the nicest of the vacation rentals, though it still had a few issues (I am sensitive to fabrics and didn't like the polyester sheets; also the washing machine was moldy. Front-loader washing machines should never be closed when they aren't running!). In the end none of the places we stayed were perfect, but I think the heritage B&B in Scottsdale was perhaps my favorite, with the cottage at the Piermont Retreat in 2nd place--it's a tough call between those two.

Day 13 was our last day in Tasmania. We got up early and went to Hollybank Forest for a ziplining tour. Well, Wife and I did the ziplining. The in-laws did a forest trail Segway tour instead. Anyway, it was fun and very different from the ziplining we did in Maui. This was in the trees rather than above the canopy, and once our pulleys were attached to the cable, they weren't detached until we finished the whole course. We had a fun time with it and enjoyed the views--and we'd also spotted an echidna on our way to the start of the course! Afterwards, we had a snack there and then drove back to the city.

The others wanted to do a walking tour of Launceston but I wanted more birdwatching, so I got dropped off at the Tamar Island Wetlands. Walked along the boardwalk and spotted an Australasian Swamphen with its giant muddy feet and also a little black cormorant. Two new birds! It was an interesting walk in any case--mostly surrounded by reeds except when going over bridges. I saw loads of ducks I couldn't identify (bad lighting and too far away) and some geese that must have been domestic hybrids, as well as various birds I'd already seen earlier in the trip. There was one part that was more forested--paperbark gums, which are beautiful trees--and there was a bird hide, but I couldn't see any birds from inside it. I think it was the wrong tide.

In the end I had to hurry back to be picked up, because we managed to move our dinner reservation (originally at 8:15pm) to 5pm. The food was excellent--a nice end to our Tasmania vacation. Then we went home and packed to fly back to Sydney in the morning.

#personal #travel #birdwatching #wildlife #food #even though there is no picture of food here

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THIS JUST IN OVERNIGHT: The Owl House releases a Sneak Preview at the NYCC 2022 for a Final 3rd Season [#OneNETnewsEXCLUSIVE]

GRAVESFIELD, CONNECTICUT -- The faces of voice actor and actresses including a show creator (Dana Terrace) had now been shown a sneak preview at the New York Comic Convention 2022 (NYCC) in Manhattan, New York, United States of America (U.S.A.) where the show panel started last Thursday afternoon at 3pm (October 6th, 2022 - Eastern local time) and it was located at the Room 405 in Javits Convention Center. This was after a follow-up for a severe cliffhanger per 2nd season finale before it reaches a final 3rd season.

OneNETnews can exclusively reveal the situation as one smartphone video obtained by Poo Master showing the first 6-minute episode in a sneak preview of "Thanks to Them". Based from the said smartphone video, it was absolutely stunning where the audiences have fully paid to watch. Here's a rundown of it.

Luz Noceda, few of the Hexside students and a part-time Golden Guard nephew named Hunter Wittebane, who was escaping earlier than a committed murder suspect of Empr. Philip "Belos" Wittebane -- returns home safely via a portal door in Gravesfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Noceda greets her and tearfully states that she's back from the other dimensional world of Summer Camp, rather than a middle school field trip at the Gravesfield Middle School (GMS) where she can disliked for some reason due to her own personal fandom of Azura. Luz Noceda's mother named Camilia discusses about a true story and a hot issue of Empr. Belos after he was defeated overnight from a child villain kid known as The Collector. Hexside students told everything to the public.

Meanwhile, Noceda shows a family photo like a museum at the top left after her father dies before the said show. Her part-time impersonator named Vee, just before Episode 1 started and was explicitly trespassed & pretended to be Luz Noceda in disguise across the Gravesfield area. She knows all the truth in Demon Realm of Bonesborough where Noceda left off temporarily in a corrupted portal.

The next morning, Noceda and friends have now plans to renovate a portal house and other things in life. Lumity Studios, who were owned and managed by an honest lesbian couple (Amity Blight) shows the best highlights between Seasons 1 and 2 using the final version of Windows Movie Maker via Microsoft Surface laptop per exclusively obtained from our news team -- under the operating system of Windows 10 or lower. All of the Hexside friends showing off a total fashionable makeover to buy new clothes altogether here at the Human Realm of Connecticut.

Willow Park checks in the bathroom and was traumatized to see Empr. Belos on mirror. Hunter was now decided to have a personal haircut to change his own look while trimming the hair with his girlfriend of assistance like a barber individual. By late afternoon, a failed attempt to return home from Connecticut to Bonesborough at the Demon Realm.

And finally, instead of hot rainfall weather... The actual earth rainfall is safe to play. The Lumity couple kisses the second time under the rain clouds but, not at this moment for now. Noceda restricts her own magic from the Demon Realm and heads back to school for this year's Halloween at the GMS.

For now, 3 new special episodes is on its way for next weekend with 44-minutes of televised runtime. The other 2 will premiere next year in 2023 as PopVerse and Polygon reported. Streaming and convention fans are excited to tune in on national TV and streaming online.

The magical journey begins for a final 3rd Season of The Owl House premieres October 15th, 2022 at 9pm EST / 9am in Manila (next day on Sunday) / 8pm CST. LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on Disney Channel & Disney XD in America. Catch-up is available for Season 1 & 2 on Disney+.

CONTRIBUTED WALLPAPER PHOTO COURTESY: OwlPhibia via Twitter Image

SOURCE: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93KsViU0-tw [Referenced YT Video from the Poo Master] *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5hgbH9hJY [Referenced YT Video #1 from Disney Channel] *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TwjqRIZMJg [Referenced YT Video #2f from Disney Channel] *http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20220921disney20/ *https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1578022269536067586 [Referenced Tweeted Image #1 from the DisneyTVA] *https:/www.thepopverse.com/watch-the-owl-house-panel-at-nycc-22-with-dana-terrace [Referenced Mini News Article from the Popverse] *https://www.polygon.com/nycc/23391072/nycc-the-owl-house-panel-exclusive-clip [Referenced News Article from Polygon] and *https://twitter.com/OwlPhibia/status/1570139628774236160 [Referenced Tweeted Image #2f from the DisneyTVA]

-- OneNETnews Team

#entertainment news #gravesfield #connecticut #manhattan #new york #NYCC #new york comic con #the owl house #toh spoilers #luz noceda #human realm #demon realm #reunion #camilia noceda #sneak peek #Sneak Preview #exclusive #first and exclusive #OneNETnews

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Anyways now that it's been long enough to fully sit on my first playthroughs of FFTA and FFTA2 as a longtime mega fan of FFT I can (maybe) more coherently say my opinions.

FFT fucking rules.

War of the Lions is like 51% an improvement and 49% "This dialogue is lesser now, actually and this new thing is meh" and fucking rules.

FFTA kinda chugs, not a fan, but I think it's a solid "entry to trpg gameplay" game, I just disagree that FFT was the universe to cannibalize and repurpose for that.

It doesn't even benefit from name recognition due to having an entirely different customer demographic (FFT aimed for more mature TRPG fans, FFTA aimed at children who were new to TRPGs).

Kinda just feels like they chose FFT because they didn't want to come up with a new name to express that it was "FF but TRPG" but then because they chose FFT as the name they decided to also steal the name Ivalice for entirely meaningless reference bait.

I still think the story is meh but in the context of "Game meant for kids to play at recess / after school for short bursts" I think it's actually entirely alright and has recognizable characters to follow through a narrative that would likely be diced up on a billion play sessions in its hayday. In the context of that it makes a lot of sense that so many characters are gratuitously one note or do rash things that even a child would think is ridiculous- they needed to stand out so you remember who "pink hair girl" is etc.

So I think it's poo poo but I think it's decent poo poo, it's "Good enough for the gameplay it is meant to carry and for the audience it was built for (both in terms of demographic and in terms of expected playstyle (recess in short bursts etc))" and also, I think that intended fit of being recognizable and memorable for a playthrough that might take a hundred short sessions to complete- can be really beneficial for giving players really positive feelings towards the characters and events as you'll hold onto their mental image and apply your own assumptions and the like to things in between sessions etc.

Also gameplay is not great in my opinion, but it IS simple which makes it a good entry point.

FFTA2 is just FFTA but better in my opinion lmao. Mostly.

The story isn't as "heavy" as FFTA in general tone (TA has some health issues going and some 'I gotta convince my friends to go home!' stuff going on), but in my opinion it takes the tone it aims for (silly adventure with minor stakes) and kinda runs with it.... mostly.

Like 70% of it felt nice, then it slowed down a bit too much, then it picked up really nicely. I enjoyed it.

Also gameplay felt much better, perhaps due to more items being showered on the player to learn more interesting skills more often, not sure. They also stepped back from judges quite a bit which I genuinely believe was entirely the correct decision. Judges are stupid.

The "mostly" is mostly in reference to how differently they played the progression structure, the whole questing thing and "Let's do jobs for the heck of it!" and the emphasis on having 100 (or so) quests that you can do was both really good for pick up and play and also meant there wasn't much meaningful going on through most of the game lol

So it played to its own strengths, but it also meant most of your playtime was like "I'm gonna go kill some plant monsters for some pocket change!" except that's a MAIN quest objective and getting the pocket change and then deciding to do yet another meaningless quest is the main story narrative most of the time lol

So yeah.

FFT great

FFT War of the lions great

FFTA fine

FFTA 2 pretty good actually

Yippee!

#final fantasy tactics #FFT #RetPlays

[pashterlengkap]

A stranger once burst into our Airbnb & bolted to the bathroom because life as a nomad is never dull

First, an apology. My husband, Michael, and I are fully aware that we write about toilet issues fairly regularly. Then again, toilets are a part of travel. Related: This is not another terrible toilet travel story. Okay, maybe it is. In the middle of a predicament while living in Malaysia, I thought, at least it can’t get worse. But it can, Michael. It can. Take the time a few weeks ago when Michael and I were sitting at home in our Vancouver Airbnb, which was a basement unit in a house. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Promotions (occasional) * Week in Good News (one on the Weekend) * Week in Review (one on the Weekend) * Daily Brief (one each weekday) * Sign Up The front room of our Airbnb.Provided by Michael Jensen There was a door which led into the other half of the basement and the rest of the house where our hosts lived. A door that we had always assumed was locked. But suddenly, the door flung open, and a man stepped inside our apartment and made a beeline directly to our bathroom, closing the door behind him. I looked at Michael. Michael looked at me. Had what we thought happened really just happened? Was there a person in our bathroom right now? Someone we’d never seen before? Later, I told some friends that I felt such an unprecedented, unique feeling of confusion that it should have its own word. “Sh*t-stunned,” I said. “Or bowel-wildered.” Then one friend, Tyler, volunteered, “Poo-plexed?” Which is, henceforth, exactly what this very specific emotion shall be called. At that moment, Michael and I were completely and utterly poo-plexed. Finally, Michael said, “I’m going up to talk to our hosts.” This was smart. There was an unknown person in our bathroom. It would take too long to text them. He immediately left to go up and around to knock on their front door. But that meant I was left alone in the apartment. Except that, no, I wasn’t alone. There was someone in our bathroom! Which is why I felt so poo-plexed. And he’d now been in there long enough to know that this was definitely a poo-plex situation — emphasis on the “poo.” The scene of the, uh, crime. Provided by Michael Jensen Should I knock? After all, this was our apartment, which was relevant for two reasons. First, I was technically his “host,” and a good host should always be sensitive to the needs of their guests. Second — and perhaps more importantly — he was literally an “intruder in my apartment,” and people who unlawfully break into other people’s apartments should be apprehended and possibly punished. But people who break into apartments are, by definition, unpredictable, so the last thing I wanted to do was confront him. Five looooong minutes later, the man — finally! — stepped out of the bathroom and immediately, and without making eye contact, headed back through the door. He was gone as quickly as he’d come. Had he ever even been here? Part of me wasn’t sure. Once again, I was poo-plexed. Michael returned from upstairs. “John and Linda are mortified,” he told me, meaning our hosts. “They have a guest, but they have no idea what happened.” Had the guest gotten lost? Or had he had some kind of embarrassing bathroom emergency that he didn’t want to share with them? When it comes to matters such as this, I believe we should all always try to be as understanding as possible. But it still felt really weird — a violation of sorts. What if Michael or I had been naked? What if we’d been in the bathroom with the door unlocked? There had definitely been no knocking involved on either door. Provided by Michael Jensen What does the sign say?! Provided by Michael Jensen Later, John came down to formally apologize. “There’s no excuse for what happened,” he said. “It was really inappropriate, and we’re really sorry.” Then he handed… http://dlvr.it/T0gHGt

[virginiaprelawland]

Bad Boy! US Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Jack Daniel’s Over A Toy Company’s Dog Toy

By Luis Canseco-Lopez, George Mason University Class of 2024

June 19, 2023

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously 9-0 in favor of Jack Daniel's in a trademark dispute with a dog accessory firm that is selling Bad Spaniels the Old No. 2 chew toy imitating the distiller's widely recognized Jack Daniel's No. 7 whiskey bottle. [1]

The Bad Spaniels toy appears just like a Jack Daniel's No. 7 bottle, except instead of the wording on Jack's bottle, it promises 43% poo by volume instead of 40% booze and 100% stinky. This is not the first time VIP Products has imitated chew toys that resemble alcohol, beer, wine, and soda bottles. For example, they created Mountain Drool, a Mountain Dew parody, and Heini Sniff'n, a Heineken beer parody. [2]

According to VIP Products, the creator of the Bad Spaniels toy, argued the Lanham Act (a national system of trademark registration) does apply to their product because it’s a parody of Jack Daniel’s and therefore is fair use. [3] While finding the product humorous, Jack Daniel’s legal team claimed the toy company used their No.7 design to damage the goodwill and iconic trademark. After a district court rejected VIP’s contentions, they appealed to the Ninth Circuit. [3]

The Ninth Circuit applied the “Rodger Test”, a precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1989 regarding trademark law.[3] The Roger test requires the court to consider two critical factors: distinctiveness and likelihood of confusion. Distinctiveness refers to the degree to which the trade dress is naturally distinctive or has gained secondary meaning in the minds of consumers. If the trade dress is determined to be distinctive, it is more likely to be legally protected. The possibility of confusion considers whether customers are likely to be misled or deceived using a similar trade dress, causing them to assume that the products or services in issue originate from the same source. [3]

The case finally reached the Supreme Court on March 22, 2023, and was argued. Justice Keagan delivered the majority opinion, which overruled the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The court had narrowed the scope of the Lanham’s Act and Rodgers Rule. [4] In addition, the court found the Bad Spaniels marks are likely to cause confusion with Jack Daniel’s. Justice Kagan emphasize the Ninth Circuit has made an error applying the Rodger Test, stating, “it is not appropriate when the accused infringer has used a trademark to designate the source of its own goods - in other words, has used a trademark as a trademark. That kind of use falls within the heartland of trademark law, and does not receive special First Amendment protection."[1] The remaining eight justices concurred with Justice Keagan’s opinion. Since June 12, 2023, VIP Products has been put on notice to stop selling, distributing, and creating the Bad Spaniels toy. [5]

So, what does this mean for future products and cases? The justices have set a new precedent involving the 1st Amendment. Although we are entitled to free speech and artistic expression, there are now certain boundaries regarding trademark products and free speech. [6] According to Doug Masters, a partner at Loeb & Loeb, suggested companies accused of mimicking trademark brands or designs will not be able to rely on the Rodgers test to save their products. However, he counters by stating companies have "to be more creative" and less like the brands they reference. [1] Although it’s too early to predict the impact this Supreme Court decision will have on the nation; the court reaffirmed the importance of intellectual property rights and trademark protection. That would indicate the court's commitment to avoiding misunderstanding and preserving brand integrity, even in the face of free speech concerns. [6]

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[1] https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-rules-jack-daniels-fight-over-parody-dog-toy-2023-06-08/

[2] https://wchstv.com/news/offbeat/supreme-court-favorsjack-daniels-says-poop-themed-dog-toy-violates-trademarks-whiskey-company-alcohol-booze-liquor-drinking-vip-products-silly-squeaker-manufacturer-parody-animals-pets-first-amendment

[3]  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/dog-toy-jack-daniels-supreme-court.html

[4] https://www.scribd.com/document/651620207/22-148-3e04#fullscreen&from_embed

[5] https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-courts-dog-toy-ruling-puts-parody-products-notice-2023-06-12/

[6]https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181012952/supreme-court-jack-daniels-decision

[fahrni]

Saturday Morning Coffee

Good morning y’all. It’s raining this morning, a repeat performance of last weekend. I did manage to get the steps completed in the garden now we let the rain test my work.

This week I had to get a tooth and removed and a bone graft due to a 20 plus year old root canal failing. I don’t recommend it. 🦷

Time to go lay down in a field and have Kim throw some dirt on me. 😂

CNN

On Monday, it was Nashville’s turn to join the roster of cities made notorious by a mass shooting epidemic much of the country seems prepared to tacitly accept as the price of the right to own high-powered firearms. 

No words. 😔

Microsoft Design

Today marks the debut of the new Microsoft Teams app, released in public preview for Windows customers.

This redesign of Teams looks extremely thoughtful, well planned, and well executed. I’d like to get my hands on it and run it through dumpbin and other tools to see just how it’s put together.

It’s my understanding it’s a native app — no more Electron — with an HTML/CSS/JavaScript filling using the new, Chromium based, WebView2 control

It also means no Mac or Linux client until they can get those items ported to Mac and Linux. You can write C#/.Net code on Linux and Mac today, but as far as I know WebView2 hasn’t been ported. Heck, who knows, the shell around the app could be written in C++? I’m not really clear on that bit, it’s why I want to get my hands on it. 😁

Wired

The US Republican Party has become increasingly authoritarian and extreme in recent years, and it doesn’t seem likely to moderate that in the foreseeable fut//rob.crabapples.net/uploads/2023/2a91fcbb58.jpg](https://mastodon.scot/@SteveHynd/110091906801062582)

Red States are becoming more and more radical. The entire anti-LGBQT, anti-woman, anti-education, movement is in full swing.

Next thing you know women will have to walk 10 paces behind their husbands in their modest to the ground dress with their eyes on the ground. Disgusting.🤬

Dave Winer

In September 2004, the activity we called audioblogging was starting to gain traction.

Neat little story about how podcasting got its name. 👍🏼

The Guardian

A dispute between the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, and Disney over control of the company’s Florida theme park district hinges on a clause referencing King Charles III and his descendants.

The authoritarian was outwitted in this story. If you haven’t heard about this yet go read it. 🤭

John Nunley > This year is supposed to be the year of the Rust GUI. So why is it still so unsafe?

This discussion focused around handles in Windows is quite interesting.

Having written a lot of Windows code that uses handles everywhere — HWND, HINSTANCE, HANDLE, anyone(?) — because that’s the way the Windows API works I don’t see it as an issue.

A HANDLE is a persisted thing that allows Windows to shuffle the underlying object around if needed. It’s a remnant of 16-bit Windows days, because 640k of memory was a precious commodity. It’s a safe thing to the developer as I see it but I do not fault anyone wanting to make things even safer for developers. 👍🏼

John Scalzi

Trump is and has always been the sort of person who believes that laws are for the little people, and has acted accordingly.

I love John Scalzi’s books and prior to Twitter becoming a worthless piece of poo I really enjoyed reading his tweets. In case you don’t know he’s had a blog for many years and it doesn’t disappoint.

Judo Blog

We believe that designer-developer handoff is broken and to solve this problem well requires software that is familiar to designers and developers alike—software that makes building an app’s user interface a collaborative process instead of handing off files back and forth.

I’d really like to take a look at Judo to see how it could improve my own coding efforts. Stream for Mac could use some help. It’s been a slog for me and I keep switching between AppKit and SwiftUI. I really need to focus on SwiftUI going forward.

Los Angeles Times

Only two centuries ago, a shallow inland sea dominated California’s Central Valley.

Tulare Lake is fascinating. California Highway 41 runs right through the lake between Lemoore and Kettleman City. I’ve heard tale in the olden days one had to catch a barge or take a boat from Lemoore to Kettle City.

We drove that route all the time when we lived there. It’s one way to get from the San Joaquin Valley to the Central Coast and all the lovely towns and beaches we fell in love with. Places like San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Cambria, Morro Bay, and Pismo Beach.

As it is today you’d have to go out to I-5 and loop back to get to Kettleman City.

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Emerald! Victory Road!

March 4th

So turns out Wally is at the beginning of victory road not the end... Ah well.

After Sootpolis gym I go straight to victory road. I can smell the end and I am keen to get there. Now unfortunately I don't plan ahead and it turns out Wally is at the start of this. Fortunately diverse teams are much more fun to counter and work around so it wasn't too bad. The biggest risk was the dragon dancing Altaria. Fortunately an Ice beam from Swampert was enough to take it into the red while it used dragon dance. It full restored heal locking it before it was frozen! Perfect swampert gets the victory! The rest is really clean. I switch to camerupt for Roselia for a flamethrower. Hariyama from the double teaming Delcatty. Banette for gardevoir. Back to Hariyama for magneton when it take a lot of damage from thunderbolt and then a futre sight attack from Gardevoir!!!! Fortunately it survives with like 8hp left. I switch into swampert knowing thunderbolt is coming and finish the magneton with a dig. Beating Wally!

Following Wally I cautiously make my way through victory road. Taking a few too many wrong turns due to no flash. 2 Trainers give me massive issues! First is a single battle against a trainer with a Tokoal, Ludicolo and Medicham. Torkoal is fine due to swampert lead. Ludicolo also fine with magneton as it knows pretty weak attacks. But Medicham I have issues with. I make the mistake of keeping Magneton in and one high jump kick later Magneton is down! I messed up and could have so easily switched to banette. Overconfidence got to me.

Then the final double battle with the skill swap gardevoir and Slaking!!! OMG! That's just cruel. I went in with Hariyama and Banette. I use Fake out on Flaking to get the flinch while Banette finishes Gardevoir but not before the skill swap occurs and warning bells go off in my head! The rest is entirely damage control I get a will o wisp on the dangerous slaking and eventually finish them all off with Lanturn and Swampert as Hariyama loses too much health but I do lose Banette as well since one of the slakings has bleeding Shadow Ball!

And so I leave Victory road a broken a bruised mess look up at ever grande city... And poo myself. I don't know what is going to happen next but knowing this run its not going to be a niceeasy victory.

Badges won: 40

Pokemon Used: 97

Pokemon Lost: 23 (RIP Magneton and Banette)