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queenkaywinchester · 4 years

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Your Biggest Fan - Part 4

|| Jensen Ackles x Reader (AU) ||

Word Count: 1,310

Warnings: language. That’s pretty much it.

Series Summary: You are an up and coming mystery/suspense writer. The newest addition to your popular series was just released, which means never-ending book signings all over the country. When your overzealous agent lands you a signing in Vancouver, you meet a fan you never expected to have. And, as luck would have it, you are just as big of a fan of them as they are of you!

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Two Months Later

New Text Message

Jensen: Hey, pretty lady! How was your day?

You smiled at your phone and leaned back in your desk chair. You had been staring at your laptop screen for the last five hours. Your publisher had given you ten months to have the next installment of your book series completed, and you only had three pages of nonsense so far.

You let out a deep sigh and turned away from your desk, towards the large window of your office.

Jensen and you had been texting each other on an almost daily basis and called or video-chatted at least once a week. It was like having a pen pal, but more modern. And, a little more flirtatious. You had to admit, there was chemistry there. But, you were so far away, and you were so focused on your new project that you weren’t able to leave your house as much as you wanted.

Oh, and not to mention that this was Jensen freaking Ackles. That was one thing that you were still having a hard time getting over.

Y/N: Oh, just trying to dump my empty brain onto paper. Nothing exciting. How about you? Were you on set today?

The smile widened over your lips as you saw your message was read almost instantly.

Jensen: Oh, I’m sure it’s incredibly exciting. ;) Do I smell another addition to your series? And yeah, we filmed for nine hours. I’m beat. About to eat some dinner. But, it was a good day.

Y/N: A new addition might be in the future… or maybe I’m working on something new? You’ll just have to wait.

Jensen: Rude. But, that’s okay. It’s something to look forward to.

Y/N: I guess, haha.

Jensen: Speaking of something to look forward to, when is your next signing up this way? It would be awesome to see you again. I would fly down to SoCal, but I’m a but tied up here. My offer for a tour of the set still stands.

You let out a deep breath, then turned back to your laptop. You couldn’t stand to stare at that laptop and the stark white wall behind it anymore. After three weeks of being home and trying to squeeze the non-existent genius out, you needed a vacation. And not just a day or two in a new town. No, you needed a week or more to be free and enjoy the destination.

Y/N: Call me.

Within seconds, Jensen was calling you over FaceTime. You quickly answered.

“Hey there, gorgeous. What’s up?” Jensen practically sang with a smile. You chuckled.

“Oh, nothing fun. But, I have an idea.” You raised an eyebrow and grinned.

Jensen smirked. “I’m listening.”

“Okay, I’ll be honest, I’m going fucking stir crazy.” You pursed your lips. “Sooo, I wanted to know if it would be okay if I take you up on your offer?” Jensen’s eyes widened along with his lips.

“You mean, for a tour of the set?” The hope and excitement behind his gaze. His tongue peeked through his lips as he waited for your answer.

“If the tour guide is up for it?” You winked, earning you a deep chuckle.

“Well, I offered darlin’. When did you want to make your way up north?” You thought about it for little over a few seconds, then picked up the tablet resting on top of your printer.

“Well, I’ll see if I can find flights for tomorrow? Or is that too soon?” Jensen’s eyes widened and his perfectly chiseled jaw dropped.

“Tomorrow? Uh, wow. Okay—”

“Sorry, that’s such short notice. What was I thinking?” You blushed as you retracted. What the hell was going on with you? You never questioned yourself. But, the startled look on his face made your heart race.

But, much to your relief, Jensen shook his head.

“No, tomorrow is fine. I mean, you probably don’t want to have a tour after a three-hour flight, not to mention all that time at an airport.” Jensen’s words came out a little faster, obviously from excitement. “Just let me know when your flight is, and I can pick you up if you want. Maybe take you to grab a meal if you want.”

“Well,” you balanced your phone in one hand, and tablet in the other, “The only flight from LAX to Vancouver leaves at noon tomorrow. So, I should land around three, and have my luggage and go through customs and everything by three-thirty?” You were actually doing this. Not that you weren’t a spontaneous person. But, you had never just up and left for another country the next day.

Well, at least not until now.

“Is the flight full?” he questioned as you navigated the travel site. Within seconds, you had your tickets in your email inbox.

“Nope, and my tickets are purchased.” You couldn’t help but giggle. This whole thing was so exciting. A spontaneous adventure. “Now, I just have to book a hotel.”

“Oh, wow. Okay, then. I’ll be at the airport by three-thirty.” Jensen offered his award-winning smile.

“Okay. Wow, this is actually happening!” You giggled in disbelief. You stared at Jensen, silent for a few moments. “Well, I guess I should go pack, then.”

“Yeah, I guess so.” Your smile remained as you watched his cheeks flush. “I’ll text you later and, uh, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Jensen winked, then ended the call.

You leaned back into your chair. Well, that just fucking happened. You were leaving for Vancouver tomorrow, meeting up with Jensen fucking Ackles, and touring the set of one of your favorite shows. All on a freaking whim.

Well, go you. It’s about damn time you did something like this. It’s not like you didn’t travel, but it was always planned and always for work. When it came to an actual vacation, it had probably been a good three years since you had gone anywhere more than an hour outside of Los Angeles County.

You stared out the window at the shining sun. Well, shit. What was the weather like in Vancouver now? It was always chillier up north. Did you already put your winter clothes into the garage? Your head spun as you processed the situation. Then, a much more important question crossed your racing mind.

“Where the hell did I put my passport?”

You let out a shaky sigh as you watched your purple plaid suitcase approached you on the conveyor belt. There were at least thirty other people still waiting for their luggage in the surprisingly crowded Vancouver International Airport.

You clutched your laptop bag at your side as you leaned down for your suitcase. Luckily, it had been one of the first one’s unloaded, which meant you could be out of there quicker and well on your way to find your tour guide.

Once the wheels of your suitcase were firmly on the streaked epoxy floor, you were heading for the glass doors. Dim light shone through the tall glass windows that lined the walls, exposing the yellow flashes of taxi’s passing by. As you neared the automatic doors, they opened, greeting you with a chilly gust of Canadian air.

Once you were on the sidewalk, you shivered. Your jacket was probably on the bottom of your suitcase, which wasn’t the best place for it. You thought a knitted pullover would be enough. But, the northern air was a little cooler than when you were last there.

Speaking of being outside, it was about time you were entering the car of your handsome friend. You peered down the sidewalk, past at least thirty faces, but didn’t get a glimpse of those gorgeous emerald eyes.

“Y/N?” you heard a familiar voice chirp from behind you. You turned towards the sound and your eyes instantly locked on glimmering emerald.

Ah, there they were.

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wolfliving · 5 years

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The troubles of Maker Media

Hi Chris, Bruce and others,

I'm interested in talking to people about an open source alternative to Make - I think this is a real opportunity to improve things and make them more interesting. In 2016 I wrote that the fad of the maker movement was over -

http://disobedientelectronics.com

- my critique is that Maker Media was usually caught up in the 'gee whiz' of technology without much thinking about its social or cultural impacts. It was great at getting started, but did little to address the idea of what something like the Arduino or 3D printing was actually good for. I saw the maker scene at a crossroads between technology, commerce and culture - but it never really understood the culture of that scene. It consistently thought that artists and hackers were doing stuff for fun, which was a core misunderstanding.

I think Make did a ton to help out this scene, but they also were quite maker-brand-oriented that whitewashed a lot of interesting things (experimental art, hacktivism, strange design work, hacker culture, interactive art, electronic music, etc.). I think having the Maker Faires so centralized (paying licensing fees that were unaffordable, etc.) was a way to kill something that could have been significantly more organic, distributed and interesting. It certainly helped consolidate the scene under the banner of 'maker', though. I think Make really did bring a lot of great stuff into the spotlight, but it was following the wrong 'franchisey' paradigm that was an odd fit for DIY culture. Open source would have made more internal sense, I think. At its core, I don't think the leadership at Make really understood DIY electronic culture. They were fascinated by it, but never really understood it. For example, from the very start Dougherty saw Make as a "Martha Stewart for geeks" (literally his words:

http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/why-we-spun-out-maker-media.html

Granted, I've been critical of Make from the start. I was running an event called Dorkbot SoCal in Los Angeles that Mark Frauenfelder (founding editor) would go to, and we discussed the publication before it started - I was also in issues 1 and 2. In my mind, they took the Dorkbot model from LA and SF (Karen Marcelo of Survival Research Labs) and scaled it up and toned it down into Maker Faires. It doesn't really matter at this point, though - but the scene existed long before Dougherty, Frauenfelder and O'Reilly came along and started Make. It will continue long after as well. Maker Media rode two major waves: the launch of the Arduino two years before Make launched in 2005 gave it its first boost, and the consumer 3D printer boom between 2009 and 2012 gave it its second boost. It just simply didn't have a third boost - or it never figured out what all this making was =for= beyond leisure pursuits.

On a slightly different note, I have a book under contract from MIT Press that fills out a history of this work that goes back almost a hundred years. If members of the nettime list (you!) want to see an early draft of the book, I'm happy to share it in exchange for your harsh and honest feedback on the manuscript - just send me an off-list email.

In summary, I'm very much interested in talking to people about their ideas about an open source alternative to what Make offered - both ideas for publications and events. These could be extremely lightweight or more involved - but I'm inclined to go with a lightweight model.

I've made a form to collect feedback here:

https://forms.gle/vRvz1Fg6rKbEUnNX7

- you can also just email me with your ideas. At this point, I think it would be good to get a group of people together that want to share ideas and have a few live group video chats to discuss things - and I'd love for nettime people to be involved.

Thanks,Garnet

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lbremote · 5 years

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Cape Town Dining Guide

My favorite places to eat & drink in the Mother City.

A month in a city is not long. Every time I found a new place I liked, I thought “I’m so excited to come here all the time!” and that happened maybe twice. There’s just too many good places to try! Here are some of my favorite restaurants, food stops, and bars in Cape Town:

El Burro Taqueria for that Mexican food craving, which we had big time after our Lion’s Head hike.

Cape to Cuba for an eclectic ambiance overlooking the ocean. Cute beach bar with sand too.

Tjing Tjing for a fun rooftop setting, yummy cocktails and sushi.

The Lawns at the Roundhouse for the world’s most ideal location for sunset drinks.

Truth Coffee for strong craft coffee drinks in a steampunk cafe. Grab a cup to go or post up with your laptop and enjoy your cold brew in a whiskey glass.

Grand Africa Cafe for lunch with your toes in the sand and dolphins jumping out of the water. Turns into a club at night but I only ever went for a leisurely lunch on the beach.

Tiger’s Milk for solid brewery drinks and food. A few locations in each hot spot of the city.

New York Slice for when you’re craving just that. Open late.

SoCal for a breezy Cali/Miami social club vibe. Tropical house beats frequently spun by Playground Twins (our city team brother duo!)

The House of Machines for a solid breakfast with a biker vibe. Also a hot spot at night.

The Piano Bar for a cozy neighborhood vibe and rooftop pool/sunset view.

Clarke’s for the best brunch + bloody marys.

Mojo Market for too many choices of all types of cuisine in a hipster market-style setting a block from the beach.

Cafe Caprice for your beachside lounge vibe and Sunday night dancing.

Bootlegger Coffee for a cup to go or brunch to stay. Locations all over the city.

Honest Chocolate for artisan decadence by day and speakeasy-style Gin Bar by night.

La Parada for Spanish-style tapas (big portions!) and First Thursday turn-ups.

Harvest Cafe for a perfect work vibe, plenty of plants, and rooftop views of Bo-Kaap.

Eastern Food Bazaar for cheap yummy Indian/Eastern European/Asian food that will last you at least two meals.

The Bombay Bicycle Club for a funky dinner with friends and theme dress-up nights.

Kleinsky’s Delicatessen for when you’re craving a bagel.

Mama Africa for live music every night, local art and authentic food.

Kloof Street House for the perfect ambiance for dinner and conversation.

Izakaya Matsuri for that sushi, ramen, or udon craving (in the building I lived in so it was close to home). Cute patio seating.

Once in Cape Town for a fun hostel patio bar to meet travelers and locals in a fun setting.

#capetown #capetownrestaurants #capetowndining #diningguide #food #drinks #restaurants #lbremote #remoteyear #travel #southafrica #capetownfood #capetownbars

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