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THE POST-APOCALYPTIC MEME

HOW TO PLAY
- comment in the subject line with your character's name and canon.
- state any preferences you might have.
- choose a scenario or use the number generator.
- have fun!

SCENARIOS
1. Alien Invasion ▸ Aliens have taken over the earth.
2. Climate Change ▸ The climate of our planet has shifted suddenly.
3. Cybernetic Revolt ▸ Technology has turned against us.
4. Impact Event ▸ A meteor struck the Earth.
5. Nuclear Warfare ▸ They dropped the big one. Enjoy that fallout.
6. Pandemic ▸ A disease is threatening to wipe out human life on earth.
7. Resource Depletion ▸ There are no longer enough resources to support life.
8. Zombie Apocalypse ▸ A classic, zombies have invaded and destroyed everything.
9. Other ▸ Combine several scenarios or come up with your own!

(x)

treefiddie posting in

bakerstreet

You've seen her across the room a hundred times - oh, maybe it's him? - and for some reason you've always been too shy to say it... Well, tonight's your chance to admit it: you'd hit it. You would so hit that.

♥ The Rules ♥

ONE ➔ post a blank comment with your character
TWO ➔ respond to others character comments ic'ly saying whether or not your character would
➔ TAP THAT
➔ HIT THAT
➔ TAP AND HIT THAT
➔ ...ETC!
THREE ➔ play out reactions
FOUR ➔ If you reply, try to tag a few people too so it's more fun!

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bakerstreet

Firsts to Share

HOW TO PLAY

• Nothing novel here. Drop them muses, get some tags.
• Respect preferences. Be as chill as the frost our rooftops.

PROMPTS

ANGRY: ( a ) is angry at ( b ) for the first time
BED: ( a ) and ( b ) share a bed for the first time
CAR: ( a ) shares a ride with ( b ) for the first time
COOKING: ( a ) cooks for ( b ) for the first time
CRYING: ( a ) sees ( b ) crying for the first time
DATE: ( a ) asks ( b ) out on a date for the first time
DRUNK: ( a ) drunk calls/texts ( b ) for the first time
FLOWERS: ( a ) gives ( b ) flowers for the first time
HAND: ( a ) touches/holds ( b )’s hand for the first time
HEARTFELT: ( a ) sends ( b ) a heartfelt text/audio for the first time
HUG: ( a ) hugs ( b ) for the first time
HURT: ( a ) sees ( b ) hurt for the first time
HOME: ( a ) goes to ( b )’s home for the first time MESS ( a ) sees ( b ) in a messy state for the first time
JOURNAL: ( a ) writes about ( b ) in their journal for the first time
SAFE: ( a ) feels safe around ( b ) for the first time
SEEN: ( a ) sees ( b ) for the first time
SICK: ( a ) sees ( b ) sick for the first time
SNOOZE: ( a ) falls asleep on ( b ) for the first time
SUN: ( a ) and ( b ) watch the sunrise together for the first time
TEXT: ( a ) texts ( b ) first after a long silence for the first time
UPSET: ( a ) sends ( b ) an upset text/audio for the first time

+ MIX IT UP. SEND A SYMBOL IN RESPONSE TO MY TOP-LEVEL FOR MY CHARACTER TO:

😘 kiss your character for the first time
🤗 hug your character for the first time
😢 cry in front of your character for the first time
👫 hold your character’s hand for the first time
👊 hit your character for the first time
🍔 cook for your character for the first time
🍻 get drunk with/in front of your character for the first time
🎤 sing in front of your character for the first time
🎨 show your character a special talent for the first time
🏡 go to your character’s house for the first time
✈️ travel with your character for the first time
🛌 sleep with your character for the first time
❤️ tell your character "I love you" for the first time
🖤 tell your character "I hate you" for the first time
🩹 be injured in front of your character for the first time
🚑 go to the hospital with/for your character for the first time
🎁 give your character a gift for the first time

sarafina posting in

bakerstreet

THING I'D CHANGE

Because nobody's perfect!

HOW TO PLAY
↺ Forget those blank comments, info in the subject, usual memes. In this meme, we use the subject line to put the one thing our characters would change about themselves whether they'd usually admit it to anyone or not. Their choice can be a physical, mental, or emotional one, a personality trait, a past mistake or choice, whichever's the most dramatic.
↺ Then: welcome to the peanut gallery! Everybody else comments.
↺ You know that's the meme.

openidwouldwork posting in

daily_bean

source

alisx

uspol adjacent

Legit question though why is every twenty-something American dude called Tyler? Like what was in the water in the late 90s/early 2000s? Was it Fight Club? Were all these kids’ parents horny for Brad Pitt???

I know this sounds like a shitpost but no for real I swear this is a thing and I’ve found like at least three in the last few months, and now there’s not one but two in the news???

It’s like how every American Millennial dude is called Evan and every British one is called Oliver. I swear to god this is a thing and once you’ve seen it you can’t unsee it hello yes I am very tired why do you ask?

Leave a comment.⁺

picturethat posting in

bakerstreet

The Lap Pillow Meme

From TV Tropes: A good way to show the physical intimacy and trust which a couple have is to rest one's head on the other's lap. Usually, the man does the resting while the woman provides the lap, not only because of anatomical reasons but because the lap-owner is typically of a nurturing nature more associated with femininity. Bonus points if she's feeding him grapes or stroking his hair. In some cases this is done between people who are not necessarily lovers, to comfort someone who is weeping or injured.

Or, in the case of the meme: screw the rules, we'll do anything. Maybe they're tired and just found a good place to rest? Maybe both parties were asleep? Hard to tell. All we know is, someone's head is going to be on another person's lap. Shenanigans will ensue.

How this works:
→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be included as well.
→ Congratulations,whoever tags your character has their head on your character's lap!
→ Tag around. Please please tag around.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other!

mummydust posting in

bakerstreet

smut 💋 picture prompts

top level & reply to others. be inspired!

link 'em:

embed 'em:

shrink 'em:

〚 ⟶rpsmutgifs. 〛
〚 lackinprivacy.⟵ 〛
〚 ⟶nsfw gif dump. 〛

indecisivesock posting in

bakerstreet

the oral sex meme

• comment with your character.
• respond to others
• get down and dirty, hot and wet. spell the abc's with your tongue or recite some tongue twisters. orgasms are the name of the game, and gratuitous oral sex is the name of the game!
• post picture prompts OR write starters OR whatever!
• have a grand ol' time

nverland posting in

creative_cooks

Blackberry Gochujang Glazed Tofu
Servings: 2

Ingredients

For the tofu:
7 ounces (198.45 g) firm or extra firm tofu pressed for at least 15 minutes then cubed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 - 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons oil

For the sauce:
3 tablespoons blackberry puree or 1/3 cup blackberry juice
1 tablespoon gochujang
2 cloves of garlic minced
1.5 tablespoon maple syrup, less or more to preference
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar or use soy sauce/tamari

To garnish:
Green onions, sesame seeds

Instructions

Press and cube the tofu and add it to a bowl. Add salt, black pepper, and cornstarch and toss well to coat.
Heat up a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 2 teaspoon oil. Once the oil is hot, add the tofu and cook until it is crisp. Flip the tofu after 3 minutes or so and continue to cook until is golden on most of the edges. This will take anywhere from 7-10 minutes depending on your pan.
Then add the blackberry puree or juice, gochujang, garlic, maple syrup, and balsamic vinegar in the center of the skillet. Mix really well. The mixture will start to bubble immediately as the pan is very hot.
Make sure to mix the gochujang into the blackberry and maple syrup mixture very well.
Toss the tofu in the sauce to coat. Once the mixture has thickened, 1 minute or so, take the pan off the heat. If the sauce isn’t thickening enough, add 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch mixed in 1 tbsp water and bring to a boil.
Serve this tofu over rice or some greens topped with chopped green onions and sesame seeds. Or add to lettuce wraps!
Store refrigerated for upto 3 days.

Notes
This recipe is Nutfree. It is gluten-free with gluten-free Gochujang
To make black berry purée, blend ripe blackberries, then strain through a large mesh strainer and use.

rynling

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The ongoing horrors of the Trump administration continue, and they’re not getting any easier to process intellectually or emotionally. But this week was not, shall we say, all bad news. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, we’ve had a stretch of blissfully perfect fall weather. Which is not nothing. 🍂

alisx

Oh snap the random Pinterest jeans I ordered on a whim like three months ago finally arrived?

I admit I’d kind of assumed they weren’t going to, but . . . nope. They made it. And they’re way better than I was expecting? Good quality, heavy denim, good detailing. They’re probably a size bigger than I should’ve gotten but so it goes, definitely need hemming, and I will probably end up removing the inner thigh laces (pour one out for those of us with touching thighs, I guess). But. Yeah. Good purchase.

Leave a comment.⁺

poliphilo

So what exactly did the thunder say?

I've been reading and thinking about The Wasteland all my adult life but I've never thought to ask this fundamental question.

Eliot does tell us- but he tells us in Sanscrit- and then translates it in one of his not very helpful footnotes- and, well, I should have paid closer attention but I didn't. My bad.....

Anyway, the thunder woke me up this morning. Da, Da, Da! And one thing led to another and I wound up looking for the source of the Da, Da, Da- and found it in The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad- a Hindu Scripture dating from c.700 BCE- and in the following fable.

(I read it in translation, of course, on infoplease- and this is my adaption of that text)

The children of Pragapati- gods, men and demons- came to Pagapati- who is the Source of all things- and asked him for a word of wisdom.

The gods said. "Tell us something." And Pagapati said "Da.".

And they understood Pragapati to have said "Damyata" which means "Exercise self-control"

Then the men said "Tell us something" And Pragapati said "Da"

And they understood him to have said "Datta" which means "Give".

Finally the demons said, "Tell us something" And Pragpati said "Da"

And they understood him to have said "Dayadharn- which means "Show compassion".

And Pagapati said to each group in turn. "Yes. you have understood."

So whenever you hear the thunder going "Da, Da, Da" remember that what it's saying is, "Exercise self-control, give, be compassionate."

justformemes posting in

bakerstreet

ROMANTIC FEEDING shipping meme

The stomach being the way to the heart is not exclusive to men. So now, it's time to share some food with that crush, lover, significant other of yours. Mmm! And more than that, you're going to feed them! Whether it's all in fun, flirting, because they're injured and need assistance, or some other reason, you're determined to see them get a square meal.

In contrast, you could be the one getting fed. Open up and, no matter what, be glad someone cares!

HOW TO PLAY

Comment with your character, preferences, and whether they're being fed or doing the feeding.
Tag others.
RNG that shiz.
Cuteness ensues.

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theradicalchild

I finished the Super Mario RPG remake this morning, so expect a review on that eventually.

Yoga this afternoon, it went okay and I had lunch at Burger King afterwards for an energy boost and had a rodeo burger, onion rings, and chicken fries, all good.

More shopping at Walmart afterwards.

Shower when I got home.

Nothing much else.

Charlie Kirk's murder has definitely had a huge effect, and there have been hundreds of people fired for celebrating his assassination, and while I'm glad they were, I am somewhat fearful they'll become terrorists themselves.

I have a gay conservative friend who talks to me on Discord--pretty much the only friend from X I still have before I left--and he shares stuff like this with me, including some cool bits from X, though I still don't go directly onto the site, like these:

I really feel the same way about the autistic community and that ableism, or neurobigotry, comes from within and without--and I've experienced the full brunt of both from my family and assholes online--and that most other autistics don't give a shit how I feel and are a bunch of unempathetic stereotypical retards (yeah, I hate my own people that I'm comfortable using that word, sort of N-word privilege, but I myself do exemplify a lot of bad autistic stereotypes myself, I'll admit).

But some have actually been criticized for praising Kirk like this:

Yet then there are a few Hollywoke leftists who are condemning Kirk's murder like Whoopi Goldberg:

I actually don't have any strong grudges against Whoopi and she is funny at times (and she did play a great hyena in The Lion King), but she is allowed to say much of the dumb shit she says, and I remember her "the Holocaust wasn't about race, it was whites on whites" remarks. But whatever.

Good night.

Current Mood: tired

ozma914

I can type again! .... some.

A few author appearances are coming up:

On September 20 we'll be at Albion's Fall Celebration, which is on a Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lots of vendors, plus a car show, all on the Noble County Courthouse Square in Albion. We plan to have all of our books available, and fingers crossed for good weather. Honestly, outdoor appearances make me very nervous, what with rain and all the paper.

https://www.albionstarteam.org/fall-celebration

On September 28th Emily and I are going to be guesting on the Easily Distracted by Cemeteries podcast, in a discussion I suspect will involve ... cemeteries. They're based not far from Diamond Lake, which, along with its accompanying hill, has a rich tradition of the supernatural.

https://rss.com/podcasts/easilydistractedbycemeteries/

"Join us as we discuss cemeteries, ghosts, and the antics of those visiting cemeteries with many distractions and laughs along the way."

We're starting at 2 p.m., but I assume this isn't live. I'll let you know when I have a broadcast time.

On October 30, from 6-7:30 p.m., we'll be at the Assembly Room of the Community Learning Center in Kendallville. I'll be giving a talk, then hosting a Q&A. But on the brighter side, I'm told there'll be drinks (non-alcoholic) and snacks. I'm reasonably certain I'll be able to string two words together, maybe three.

https://thecommunitylearningcenter.org/

This will be a ticketed event, which wasn't my idea, and please show up! It's to cover the CLC expenses, and it's a pretty great organization. The Community Learning Center is at 401 E. Diamond Street, in the old Kendallville High School, which was more recently the old Kendallville Middle School.

Hope to see everyone there, which would be quite a crowd. But if you can't make it ours books are all available online, pending operations by Skynet:

· Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0058CL6OO

· Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/"Mark R Hunter"

· Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4898846.Mark_R_Hunter

· Blog: https://markrhunter.blogspot.com/

· Website: http://www.markrhunter.com/

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozma914/

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkRHunter914

· Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrhunter/

· Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkRHunter

· Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkRHunter

· Substack: https://substack.com/@markrhunter

· Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ozma914

· Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ozma914

· Audible: https://www.audible.com/search?searchAuthor=Mark+R.+Hunter&ref_pageloadid=4C1TS2KZGoOjloaJ&pf

Remember: Fresh air never hurt anyone. I mean, outside of blizzards. And heat waves. And ... never mind.

Current Mood: anxious
Current Location: Around

theradicalchild

From

thefridayfive:

1. What is your favourite fruit?
Banana, though I haven't bought or eaten them lately since caring for them is a pain in the ass.

2. What is the last book you read?
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind.

3. Do you like any of your school photos?
Most of them were good, yes.

4. Do you ever blowdry your armpits to get the deodorant to dry quicker?
Don't need to.

5. What was the last film you watched?
World Trade Center.

Current Mood: busy

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summersgate

Forty. I got the glass particles on the table and floor all swept up and shook out the rugs this afternoon so the dogs won't be in danger of getting glass shards in their feet if they go in the shed. I wanted to get a picture of the mirrors all spread out before I stack them and put them away for the next 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing how they'll look after grouting and painting the grout and frames. They'll look very different then.

alisx

There are human beings who are of remarkably agile intellect yet stupid, and others who are intellectually quite dull yet anything but stupid. We discover this to our surprise in particular situations. The impression one gains is not so much that stupidity is a congenital defect, but that, under certain circumstances, people are made stupid or that they allow this to happen to them. We note further that people who have isolated themselves from others or who live in solitude manifest this defect less frequently than individuals or groups of people inclined or condemned to sociability. And so it would seem that stupidity is perhaps less a psychological than a sociological problem.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer in 1943.

Anyway, Bonhoeffer was sent to the concentration camps and then hanged not long after writing this. So. Y’know. About that.

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