US Helplines:

For me I'm sure it was something like:

1 + 2. Dream Theater + Opeth (these were basically equally my favorites)

3. Chevelle

4. Breaking Benjamin

5. Not totally sure on this one, maybe Godsmack or Avenged Sevenfold or something

mine would probs be: one direction, taylor swift, ed sheeran, the script and coldplay 

If people are sad about The Wizard Facism game coming from someone you used to look up to and admire, may I suggest an author whose books are filled with nuanced characters and strong, dynamic women?

Tamora Pierce has been writing since the 80’s and has two worlds of magic and fantasy and bonus!!! Isn’t a transphobic POS.

Get Our Whole Store For $44, Black Friday (-7) Edition

Seriously, I resent the whole Black Friday thing. Yet if you don’t do it, people think maybe you’re not serious about selling your stuff. (heavy sigh) …Fine. But can we maybe get it over with a week early? Because I hate interrupting people’s holidays.

Many of our Tumblr friends know what this particular discount offer is about: they’ve seen it before. (Last time it was about replacing a dying computer. Which has indeed happened, and we’re waiting for its replacement to arrive: thanks to all who assisted!) …But sort of fifteen hundred or two thousand more people are following this account than were last week about this time (and y’all are very welcome!), and I can’t help but wonder if maybe some of them would like some of this action: a lot of books for CHEAP. (…I mean, thirty-five novels and short works for $44? Looks bargain-ish to me.)

The list of the books on offer is on the product page linked to below. The New Millennium Editions of the Young Wizards novels are there, and all the current Middle Kingdoms works, and a lot more.

…So! For the next twenty-four hours, you can get our entire ebook store’s inventory for USD $44. Just go to this URL and put one of the “I Want Everything You’ve Got” packages in your shopping basket (make sure to tell the page which ebook format you want/need:  Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iBooks/Apple or generic .epub), and then proceed to the checkout. You’ll find (when you’re in the checkout: it won’t do this until then) that the store applies your discount automatically, like this:

…Then you just make the payment by whatever method you prefer, and the store emails you the download links for the files.

(BTW, in case anybody accidentally just goes straight to the main product link  [which doesn’t auto-attach the discount], the discount code is EVERY24. That way if it’s missing from the field in the checkout page, you can put it in yourself.)

…Anyway: Enjoy, all! Thanks for taking the time to check this out. And if this offer’s of no interest to you, would you please consider reblogging it for the attention of others who may? Please & Thank You. :)

(And one last note: UK folks—to our great annoyance, we can’t include you in this offer… so please forgive us. Due to Brexit  we can no longer sell direct into the UK. Details on that are here. …Our apologies again.)  :(

genuinely in fucking tears over this

maskerade (1995)

Referring to specific phrases as easter eggs instantly reminded me of “Nita nodded” in Young Wizards 😁 It’s just one of those phrases that sticks out to me every single time it happens, whenever I read YW I’m like waiting in anticipation for the next occurrence of it!

so i just googled the phrase “toeing out of his shoes” to make sure it was an actual thing

and the results were:

it’s all fanfiction

which reminds me that i’ve only ever seen the phrase “carding fingers through his hair” and people describing things like “he’s tall, all lean muscle and long fingers,” like that formula of “they’re ____, all ___ and ____” or whatever in fic

idk i just find it interesting that there are certain phrases that just sort of evolve in fandom and become prevalent in fic bc everyone reads each other’s works and then writes their own and certain phrases stick

i wish i knew more about linguistics so i could actually talk about it in an intelligent manner, but yeah i thought that was kinda cool

Ummm wtf. Is there like....even anything to do about this? Aside from growing literally all your own spices/herbs (not an option for me really)?

you know how all those applesauce packets were recalled for lead?

well. it turns out the cinnamon used in them may have been laced with lead on purpose.

NBC News

Lead contamination in applesauce pouches may have been intentional, FDA says

An FDA spokesperson said that one of the agency’s theories for the WanaBana cinnamon applesauce contamination was “economically motivated ad

fun times in the united states food industry right now am I right folks

At Ebooks Direct: OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Warning! Contains:

New York City

The Tree in Rockefeller Plaza

Young Wizards grown up (okay, in their mid-twenties, be that way.)

Gay wizards in bed (Just two of them. But you may be able to guess which ones...)

Dolly Parton (singing)

2020 behaving very badly

...and one little Owl who's mad as hell and NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE.

Please note that this is your last chance to obtain the ebook at its present low price before all the prices at the Ebooks Direct store go up on January 1st.

Get Owl Be Home For Christmas

This work also appears in Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal, as well as a standalone volume in the "All The Wizardry" bundle.*

...As usual, with regret, please note that due to Brexit, Ebooks Direct can no longer sell directly to UK-based readers. (More details here.) However, if you're UK-based, you can obtain the Kindle ebook of Owl... or the print or ebook versions of Interim Errantry 2 from Amazon.co.uk.

And a minor side note: last week's medical expenses took something of an unplanned-for bite out of local finance, so reblogs would be welcome just now, if you feel inclined. Please & thank you!

*Now that I think of it, it's also in the 2023 Pride Month package. This little bird really gets around... :)

I'm always here for him face

Black cats are lucky. (via leahweissmuller)