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Jan. 28th, 2026 03:10 am
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I never did get around to watching the second half of the Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman series. 

I wonder how bizarre the second half turned out to be, whether it did a number on devoted fans and knocked 'em for a loop, or something. 

There`s a thing going on where journalism is going to skyrocket because nobody is going to believe the stuff they hear on mainstream news anymore. Gonna tune in on the Minneapolis radio scanner to hear if a possible uprising occurs. Who`s gonna be the first broadcasting company to describe the carnage in the street  for what it is, a civil war II.

I wonder what the squid stickers, from my typewriter store, are doing. A highball?

was thinking of the squid tee, but realized, from the side of my eye, it looks like a boner at first glance
was thinking of the squid tee, but realized, from the side of my eye, it looks like a boner at first glance

My shopping list for a new calendar, but it`s not in the budget for this year. Rather, I only need one calendar and I already bought one. Mebbe I`ll buy the octopus tee when I have more funds, around summer. That`ll help to remember to check back here in December to see if they`re selling 2027 calendars.

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1st amen freedom of semen
1st amen freedom of semen

Meanwhile my cats continually mistake my power cables for black licorice. Has anybody (those of you who get their news thru YouTube) noticed that "live" streams of current events aren't really live; that they loop over each other continuously? 

It`s one thing to claim that AI is a movement that should prompt people to double check authenticity, but the TikTok takeover seems to have subliminal messaging tactics. Hook every TikTok swiper until they cannot tear themselves away from the app, even when it isn't TikTok anymore. We all suspected that our favorite TikTok feeds were likely false news anyway, but it gave us hope. Now TikTok (in the U.S.) has banned anything with the word Epstein in it. I use to think censorship like this only happened in China. All the more reason for a drastic uniform change in law enforcement. 

If I could predict the future, it would be that a change of law enforcement uniforms will take place at some point. Unless an officer is caucasian, any civic uniform involved with authority will change colors (to hot pink) but no uniform, nor apparel, will become the proper dress code for caucasians. What about the innocent children? you might ask. Since the invention of the Internet, those innocent eyes have been learning about sex education way before they were meant to see couples copulating. They know about private parts, nudity, sex at such an early age, it's hard to imagine that the education system is still following their outdated teaching curriculum.

What about the winter cold? Wouldn't officers of the law be allowed to wear something to protect themselves from the elements? In the future, they will have to remain in their automobiles while patrolling the streets and autonomous delivery robots will be repurposed to wander the streets in search of lawbreakers. Once a suspect is identified, the naked police will have increase adrenaline to apprehend the suspect and the low temperature will be null. 👀

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There's restaurants in Texas with the name of a notorious Malaysian gang. If one of the student victims was in marketing, and had plans of relocation to Texas, what is being left out of the equation? Kohberger worked with a fellow student whom a love triangle may have surfaced. Last I checked, however, Koreans don't speak cantonese. Why cantonese?

The Canadians had been in the news lately about Asian students studying abroad. My guess is that the Asians spoke fluent Cantonese. If census data shows Malaysians cohabitating in Washington, Idaho and Montana, perhaps the special drug unit I kept hearing about in Idaho were focused on a real Malaysian human trafficking ring. Maybe Maddie was a Target and when she decided to quite her modeling job, things spun out of control (debt-wise.)

Dumps, Dives & Divas

Jan. 18th, 2026 01:00 pm
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Back in 2007, I started a story in one segment of my series entitled Dumps, Dives & Divas. Over the years, I would add to it. It would change direction. Until I decided wasn't the story I wanted to use to present my series to readers.

I wanted to start with before my characters came to Earth.

I have 5 of those novels finished and several others almost finished. I had plans for them, the order I was going to release them in, etc.

(You're going to laugh at me from this point on.)

Until I saw K-Pop Demon Hunters, I was going to finish another one of those pre-Earth novels.

But, once I saw it, I realized, as popular as it was, there might be a better market for DDD first.

Why?

Because my aliens on Earth became rock stars and used the cover of their concerts to go to areas where they needed to fight monsters. This was originally going to be my introduction to music as magic in my series.

So, I pulled it out, finished it and started revising.

Another point that might be in its favor is that my characters have "magic armor", and Disney is talking about making an all new Power Rangers to release. And, there's magic/tech armor there.

So, this is where I am currently:

book cover

Need to finish revisions.

Need to find beta readers.

Need to revise again.

And, hope that decision to pull this novel out of the trunk pays off.

Edited to add: I've only shown this cover to my kids and to a friend I write with. Would love reactions if anyone has one.

I just got the finished file the end of last weeek.
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I know what I can smell like after only one day of skipping a bath. It's never too late for a daily shower, even in winter. Unless I`ve been working out doors, gardening, home improvement, manual labor kinda stuff, chances are I am not going to be anywhere but a hardware store or a fast food joint for lunch between breaks. 

You choke the chicken before any big date, don't you? Tell me you spank the monkey before any big date. Oh my God, he doesn't flog the dolphin before a big date. Are you crazy? That's like going out there with a loaded gun! Of course that's why you're nervous. Oh my dear friend, please sit, please. Look, um, after you've had sex with a girl, and you're lying in bed with her, are you nervous? No, you're not, why?

Maybe some people are okay with bathing 3 or 4 times per week. I know my grandparents were like that back in Mexico. Here in Los Angeles though, I don't want to give out bad 'stinky' vibes if an attractive woman is encountered. And yet, over time, I seem to have developed an anti-social skill of not attracting conversation. It's hard too, whenever an attractive thing passes by but I have no one-liners anyway. So, as they say, what to for?

I go an entire day without a single word to another human other than whatever may be necessary during a monetary transaction. 'Do you take apple pay?' and that`s it. I go home with my newly purchased items, food, etc. and I wonder if the attractive sex bomb I saw might have a dull personality. Maybe she doesn't even drink. Doesn't smoke. God forbid she's vegan. So no harm done, my ego is still in place. I could still conjure up something to converse about if this bombshell turned out to be a Goddess with a beautiful body, a beautiful face, an appealing personality, etc.

I spend my time trying to understand, if women are just like men in their desires, how could they pull off disinterest when they finally do see somebody out in the open they might find attractive. Well, it doesn't happen often, but sometimes I receive compliments. I like your shirt, I like your fashion style, etc. Usually it's something I may hear in the course of a person's daily harangue to dispel any negativity lingering under their skin during the course of work. I never know what to say back.

Thank you? Of course, I`ve tried that before and it leaves a bad aftertaste in my mouth. What I should`ve done was return the compliment. So there I am, walking back to my car with a bucket of fried chicken when I hear a blond attractive looking woman from her car yell out in my direction 'You look cute!' My usual composure takes a moment to grasp things, but finally I yell back 'you look cute too!' Oh my god, doesn't matter that we're about 10 yards away from each other. Does my breath smell? There's that aftertaste again.

What should've happened was, I casually walk closer to her car and offer to swap numbers, or meet for a casual date, or something but not you look cute too. You look cute too is not the same compliment as I like your shirt or I like your tattoo. That, right there is textbook being hit on by a woman. What's wrong with me? 

For what it's worth, if I happen to be running on empty as a result of taking the stress release advice from Dom in the movie quote above in There's something about Mary, why would I even encourage flirtatious behavior? Have I been doing that every time I step out? I have heard it is unhealthy to never seek release, so if I waited until I found a compatible partner to share the experience, no doubt I would probably be dead by now.

So yes, I admit, I watch porn from time to time. You can ask my doctor about morality. Right now I am concerned that I`ve gotten so good at not giving a shit about finding compatible partners that people of the opposite sex have started to show interest in me. My gut tells me to complete the connection, but my heart is saying be bold, be yourself, if there's any truth about what you've said and not giving a shit anymore, then for sure whatever comes out of your mouth is going to turn that woman off.

Maybe it`s just having been out of the game for as long as I`ve been (missing out.) On the one hand, trying to accept the fact that women hit on men they think are cute from the security of their automobile says what? Are they stalking me? Do they not want to commit? Then there's the passenger in the car. another female. Her mom? An older acquaintence? What`re the chances the older woman casually expressed to her friend her attraction to me, and her friend conveyed the info verbatim by blurting it out her window? I dunno. It is odd. It is even more odd that anyone should be as lonely as I have been over the years and, the fact that it only seems downhill from here on forward doesn`t show any promise for a last ditch effort to find a girlfriend before kick-off.

Anyway, Annie? are you hearing this?

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introduction

Jan. 14th, 2026 08:13 pm
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Name: fleur or mike

Age Range: 21 - 29

Location: east coast US

About Me: i love writing, reading, and worldbuilding. i'm a bit anxious and have a lot of social anxiety, but i want to try and make friends around my age who are willing to listen to me ramble. i'm really selective when it comes to fandoms, mostly due to my autism.

About My Journal: my journal is a mix of public and circle-only entries, mostly due to anxiety. i post a lot of ideas and thoughts regarding my ongoing WIPs as well.

What I Write: i love forensic AUs, crime/law fics, murder mysteries and high fantasy settings. i primarily write for identity v.

What I Don't Write: anything that isn't one of my fandoms. also i feel very uncomfortable with anything involving animal harm or unsanitary content (blood is fine).

What I Read: violence, smut/R18, and AU-heavy fics for my fandoms.

What I Don't Read: anything not related to my special interests, RPF, and x readers.

Could I Edit Someone Else's Work: it really depends. i could help with spelling or grammar but i'm not the best with beta reading. i have a very low attention span if it's something i can't focus on. i can edit or beta original works or fanfic for my fandom or if it's an AU.

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My cats are on a better diet than I am. Sometimes I try to learn them one or two things like don't shit on the rug or don't pee on the floor, but they don't seem to make the connection with the absent feeding time slot. Amazingly enough, my cats know when it's 10pm because that's when they start getting hungry again. I feed them just before bedtime because they are nocturnal animals after all. Normally, I would head off to bed at 11:30p (after watching the news), but since I don't have local TV anymore, I go to YouTube to check if anything important happened (like protesters getting shot in the eye at point blank distance.)
I meant to use a caption in the doodle. Something like "making the streets safer" but I started off with a pencil rendering and went straight to ink. Charles Schultz would've frowned upon adding captions after the illustration, as his technique was to ink all captions first, then add the graphics.
More and more cartoony pages may be forthcoming as I just don't hack out my scriptwriting pages fast enough. And it's easy to grab some of the junk mail I get and doodle on them just before they see the shredder. Whereas, when I compose a full page of script, I have to grab two sheets of paper (a cotton blend and a regular sheet of bond paper), then sandwich a carbon sheet between them. Inserting sheets into typewriter can get technical and much attention is needed for this process. Double checking that the carbon paper is facing the correct direction so as not to transfer my typing onto the back of the original sheet of cotton blend paper.
When I finally find an agent or an editor willing to compensate me for my hard work, I will invest in a fresh spool of ink ribbon (with red ink) so that I can use image map html coding to create manually typewritten hyperlinks. It would be a highlight of the day to achieve this, but for now any red wording in my typecast hard copy scans would be computer generated. I guess I should thank the amateur radio community for successfully moving my ass off the couch in front of the TV. Now my ass can sit on the brand new chair my cats have already clawed up behind my desk. I still watch stuff I use to watch in front of the living room, but now the display monitor is closer to my face, burning up my retinas faster, and I use headphone for audio.
Bose speakers speaker bars for the TV really let me down. Even though my headphones are also Bose products, I anticipate it's only a matter of time before those break too.
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