Silver Surfer #72
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scans_dailyWriter: Ron Marz
Pencils: M.C. Wyman
Inks: Tom Christopher
The Silver Surfer and Firelord team-up to look for Nova.
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iamrman posting in scans_dailyNominations Clarifications
Apr. 23rd, 2025 01:41 pmminutia_r posting in jukebox_festHi there! We've still got a few days left of nominations (they close on 27 April 2025 11:59pm EDT); thanks to everyone who has nominated so far. Your mod team has a couple of questions and comments at this point.
To the nominator of Satisfied—do you have a specific version or performance in mind, or would you rather leave it as a general tag?
We've caught a couple of incidents where we incorrectly rejected a nomination. (Sorry!) If you have made a nomination that you think should have been accepted but you don't see it in the tag set, please comment on this post or get in touch with the mod team.
Also, if you commented with your songs/videos on the nominations post, please make sure that you also nominated them on AO3, or else they won't be in the tag set.
This year, we received a number of nominations of short videos that combined both music and dialogue. We've decided to accept them into the exchange this year, but going forward, we're considering a rule that any video has to be at least 50% music by runtime in order to be accepted. What do you think?
To the nominator of Satisfied—do you have a specific version or performance in mind, or would you rather leave it as a general tag?
We've caught a couple of incidents where we incorrectly rejected a nomination. (Sorry!) If you have made a nomination that you think should have been accepted but you don't see it in the tag set, please comment on this post or get in touch with the mod team.
Also, if you commented with your songs/videos on the nominations post, please make sure that you also nominated them on AO3, or else they won't be in the tag set.
This year, we received a number of nominations of short videos that combined both music and dialogue. We've decided to accept them into the exchange this year, but going forward, we're considering a rule that any video has to be at least 50% music by runtime in order to be accepted. What do you think?
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icanhascheezburger_feedSome alley cats are born with enough swagger and coolness to knock up every stray feline on the block. For this notorious cool cat, paw-therhood was becoming too big of a burden after getting with all of the local kitties. But despite being on the hook for child support checks for every female kitty within a 2-mile radius, this cat wanted the enduring love and affections of a real family. Lucky for this saucy stray, a kind couple took note to his plight, capturing him and fostering him into a new future… One with far fewer kittens, but a lot more love.
Things
Apr. 23rd, 2025 08:33 pmvassBooks
Very little progress.
Crafts
Dyed a 36x45cm piece of white 14 count aida cloth purple, for Secret Reasons. And now I know that I can get a reasonable result doing that with a large storage box and hot water, winging the quantity of Rit dye. Shenanigans may result.
Food
My parents' Christmas present to me, a new frying pan, just made it to me today. I haven't test-driven it yet, but it looks nice. And like it should heat up easier than the cast iron one my stove can't really handle, much as I love it.
Weather
Finally cooling down. Good.
Other
One of the Discord servers I'm in had a PowerPoint night. I didn't present, but I contributed a very unserious set of slides for someone else to present sight unseen. This was a heap of fun, and I recommend this form of grownup show and tell to other nerds. I am already working on my next such document.
In a different Discord, a discussion of linguistics prompted me to make a series of noises which in turn made Dorian give me a very funny look. If you would like to provoke yourself to make a series of noises that will make your cats give you funny looks, here is the chart.
Very little progress.
Crafts
Dyed a 36x45cm piece of white 14 count aida cloth purple, for Secret Reasons. And now I know that I can get a reasonable result doing that with a large storage box and hot water, winging the quantity of Rit dye. Shenanigans may result.
Food
My parents' Christmas present to me, a new frying pan, just made it to me today. I haven't test-driven it yet, but it looks nice. And like it should heat up easier than the cast iron one my stove can't really handle, much as I love it.
Weather
Finally cooling down. Good.
Other
One of the Discord servers I'm in had a PowerPoint night. I didn't present, but I contributed a very unserious set of slides for someone else to present sight unseen. This was a heap of fun, and I recommend this form of grownup show and tell to other nerds. I am already working on my next such document.
In a different Discord, a discussion of linguistics prompted me to make a series of noises which in turn made Dorian give me a very funny look. If you would like to provoke yourself to make a series of noises that will make your cats give you funny looks, here is the chart.
Daydream
Apr. 23rd, 2025 08:11 pmvassWhat if, when you went to a nonprofit/charity/etc website because you want to donate money to them, you could add ?nomarketing on the end of the link, and it would bring up a barebones version of their donation page that would JUST LET YOU MAKE A SINGLE DONATION.
It would not sign you up to their newsletter.
It would not give them permission to contact you.
It would not ask you to share their link on social media.
It would not ask you how you found them.
It would not show you a thank you letter written in the first person by a composite version of one of their clients.
It would not show you tragic and distressing photographs or descriptions of the horrible things happening to the people you HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO GIVE MONEY TO HELP.
There would not be any animated banners or carousels.
There would be no popups.
Required fields on the form would only be information they genuinely cannot accept your money without, and they would have checked both the law on what information they actually need and their assumptions about names and titles (e.g. not everyone has a first name, not everyone has a last name, not everyone's name is short, some names have spaces or apostrophes or hyphens, not everyone belongs to one of the four genders Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Dr.)
It would not give you a menu with three choices: make your one-off donation a monthly amount, make your one-off donation a monthly amount but more money, or (deselected and in a duller colour) "keep your one-off donation" before letting you donate.
Or after you donate.
Or both.
I understand they have a job to do, but do they understand how aversive this experience is? It is the biggest thing about charitable giving that I dread, when I have enough to give. "Hi, I'd like to give you some mon-" "CAN YOU GIVE US MORE? CAN YOU GIVE IT EVERY MONTH? KIDS ARE DYING, VASS, ANIMALS ARE DYING, THE PLANET IS DYING, MOREMOREMOREMORE CAN WE TEXT YOU, CAN WE CALL YOU UP AND TELL YOU ABOUT THE DYING KIDS CAN YOU TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO GIVE US MONEY TOO-"
If they made it less stressful, I would not have to psych myself up to do this. And by definition this is how they are treating people who already want to help them.
It would not sign you up to their newsletter.
It would not give them permission to contact you.
It would not ask you to share their link on social media.
It would not ask you how you found them.
It would not show you a thank you letter written in the first person by a composite version of one of their clients.
It would not show you tragic and distressing photographs or descriptions of the horrible things happening to the people you HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO GIVE MONEY TO HELP.
There would not be any animated banners or carousels.
There would be no popups.
Required fields on the form would only be information they genuinely cannot accept your money without, and they would have checked both the law on what information they actually need and their assumptions about names and titles (e.g. not everyone has a first name, not everyone has a last name, not everyone's name is short, some names have spaces or apostrophes or hyphens, not everyone belongs to one of the four genders Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Dr.)
It would not give you a menu with three choices: make your one-off donation a monthly amount, make your one-off donation a monthly amount but more money, or (deselected and in a duller colour) "keep your one-off donation" before letting you donate.
Or after you donate.
Or both.
I understand they have a job to do, but do they understand how aversive this experience is? It is the biggest thing about charitable giving that I dread, when I have enough to give. "Hi, I'd like to give you some mon-" "CAN YOU GIVE US MORE? CAN YOU GIVE IT EVERY MONTH? KIDS ARE DYING, VASS, ANIMALS ARE DYING, THE PLANET IS DYING, MOREMOREMOREMORE CAN WE TEXT YOU, CAN WE CALL YOU UP AND TELL YOU ABOUT THE DYING KIDS CAN YOU TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO GIVE US MONEY TOO-"
If they made it less stressful, I would not have to psych myself up to do this. And by definition this is how they are treating people who already want to help them.
Fantastic Four #289
Apr. 23rd, 2025 10:32 amiamrman posting in scans_dailyScript: Tom DeFalco
Plot: Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan
Pencils: Paul Ryan
Inks: Danny Bulanadi
The Collector has come to add Lyja’s baby to his collection.
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20 Purrfectly Fluffy Feline Funnies to Inspire a Pawsitive Start to Your Meowrning
Apr. 23rd, 2025 02:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedGood meowrning fluffy feline enthusiasts. How do you like to start your day? Purrsonally, I tend to hit snooze a few too many times, but being the proud hooman of two smol chaos goblins disguised as cats, I never really get the chance to oversleep. These mini purring alarm clocks are always up and ready to start the day, usually by launching themselves off the headboard or knocking things off my nightstand. Who needs coffee when you have a calico tornado and a tuxedo ninja stirring up morning mayhem?
Living with cats means accepting that your day will never start the same way twice. Some mornings begin with soft snuggles and sleepy purrs, while others start with dramatic zoomies and a toy mouse in your face at 5 AM. But we wouldn't have it any other way. Cats bring a unique blend of mischief and magic into our lives, reminding us to find the joy in small things and laugh at the chaos. It is what it is, and we wouldn't change a thing.
icanhascheezburger_feedWell, feline fam, just when you think you've seen it all, the internet surprises you with something new. We literally spend hours each day scouring the interwebz for the silliest, craziest, funniest, and most bizarre feline stories to share with you, but we have never seen something like this before. We've written many stories about cats ending relationships, or troublesome felines disliking their pawrent's partner, but we've never seen a boyfriend take such dramatic action over the matter itself. He literally took matters into his own hands.
His girlfriend's cat was marking his territory constantly all over his stuff. To be fair, it was an older, male cat, so these types do have the tendency to warm up slower to men. However, he lost three backpacks and a pair of shoes, so he decided that enough was enough. Fast forward to now, and the cat is in love with him. His girlfriend even complains that he now feels like "his cat". Scroll down to read the full story below!
icanhascheezburger_feedThe cat distribution system works in mysterious ways. Some felines are sent to us, as if by magic, when we need them the most. That's the beauty of most domestic animals: Their innate instincts not only serve themselves when they're in dire need of help (and attention), but they also serve our needs, as well. As hoomans, sometimes all we need is a little fur ball to remind us that we're needed in some strange capacity. Helping out a fuzzy feline in need is one place to start, but how about doing you one (or four) better with a handful of kittens to look after, too?!
In this next story, a pregnant stray cat walks into a hooman's friendly trap after visiting them from time to time. The hooman didn't know this cat was pregnant at the time, but in no time, this pregnant cat, later captioned as "Nala," would be giving birth to a mixture of calico, tabby, and tuxedo kittens! The hooman's other cat, Pumpkin, took to a "Big bro" role like clockwork, and the rest is hisstory. Scroll below to see endless amounts of photos featuring the pawdorable kittens, Nala, and Pumpkin!
icanhascheezburger_feedHooman's stories about how they met their fluffy soulmates are all unique and special. Every story is different from the other, whether it is by where they found the cute cat, what they did to help, and how the feisty feline reacted to the rescue. The cat distribution system works in mysterious ways, but it also makes sure that every time a catto is distributed, it is different from the rest.
To be able to help an awwdorable cat right from your backyard is a great privilege, if you ask us. Sure, it might be special to be chosen by the CDS when you're out and about, but being so special that you get a purrsonal delivery right to your doorstep? Now, that is a story worth telling, that will stay in the family for generations.
We still appreciate all the hard work that goes into rescuing a fluffy feline, even if you're doing it in your own backyard, which is why we love the story of the hooman down below.
Adam & Eve: Summer Lovin’
Apr. 23rd, 2025 08:00 amsmartbitches_feedThis post is being sponsored by AdamandEve.com and they’ve offered us a coupon code for the Bitchery!
Here is the most important information:
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If you’d like to see some of the toys we’ve featured in previous posts, check out our Adam & Eve tag!
I’ve titled this post “Summer Lovin'” as a reminder to, if you can, slow down and take some time for yourself (and/or your partner) during the lazy season. Also, yes…I hope the song is stuck in your head.
This post is extremely NSFW! You have been warned!
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I personally think this is a fantastic deal! Three toys for under $50?! I also find them to be super cute, if aesthetics matter to you in terms of toy choices. The set contains three separate bullet vibrators with different tips for a variety of sensation. I myself am a bullet evangelist and I’m tempted to grab these for myself.
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I’m really digging the design and color palette of this one. This vibe has two distinct sensations. One is vibration and the other is a thumping mode; both have ten different patterns each. Please note that this is only compatible with water-based lubricants.
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For all you readers who love a bit of whimsy, check out this mushroom-inspired vibrator! This one boasts 15 stimulation modes and is rechargeable. I honestly hate messing around with batteries, as inevitably things will die mid-use/ Nothing kills the mood quite like hunting for AAAs in your junk drawer or figuring out which remote to steal them from.
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Honestly, I could do a whole post on cute toys that look like other things. (Should I?) This rechargeable vibrator can run up to 90 minutes on a single charge, which is hella impressive. Plus, it’s waterproof and comes with a variety of vibration settings.
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I hope you’re able to do something special for yourself this summer! If you have other recommendations from Adam & Eve, please leave them in the comments below.
Black Cherries by W. S. Merwin
Apr. 27th, 2025 04:13 amconulyLate in May as the light lengthens
toward summer the young goldfinches
flutter down through the day for the first time
to find themselves among fallen petals
cradling their day's colors in the day's shadows
of the garden beside the old house
after a cold spring with no rain
not a sound comes from the empty village
as I stand eating the black cherries
from the loaded branches above me
saying to myself Remember this
*******
Link
toward summer the young goldfinches
flutter down through the day for the first time
to find themselves among fallen petals
cradling their day's colors in the day's shadows
of the garden beside the old house
after a cold spring with no rain
not a sound comes from the empty village
as I stand eating the black cherries
from the loaded branches above me
saying to myself Remember this
Link
rainy custom icon
Apr. 23rd, 2025 03:54 amsetsuntamew posting in iconsI'm back at it with another freebie, but this time it's something that reminds me of rainy season I'm in right now~
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Daily Happiness
Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:22 pmtorachan1. I had another work from home day. I'm about halfway caught up with my email and fully caught up with teams. Tomorrow I've got a couple meetings, so I've got to go in to the office, but I might work from home again on Thursday to finally catch up on everything.
2. When Carla was out today she stopped at Uncle Tetsu's, a Japanese cheesecake chain. They have a sakura cheesecake right now and we had some after dinner tonight and it was sooooooo good. I normally prefer New York style cheesecake to the Japanese fluffier style, but this was really good consistency and the sakura flavor was amazing.
3. I finished playing The Plucky Squire. Overall it's a pretty fun game, but it is not just a straight action adventure game. There are a bunch of (frankly not that fun) mini games for the boss fights and stuff where you have to play other styles of games and that is not what I signed up for. Like for one character's boss battles you play a Mike Tyson style boxing game, for another it's a rhythm game, and for the third it's a Puzzle Bobble type. Then there are some stealth sequences where you have to sneak past enemies who can kill you instantly if they sense you, and if they sense you there is no way to run to escape, even if you're close to a place you could get away. You're just instantly dead. And the final battle is a space shooter type. The good thing is that if you die in a boss battle you can sometimes restart partway through, not all the way at the beginning, and the stealth sequences have multiple checkpoints and you'll respawn there rather than back at the beginning. But I would still have preferred not to have that "variety" in my action adventure game. Still is a fun game, though. But if you suck at those types of games it might ruin it for you.
4. I finished editing all my Disney Japan pics, so hopefully I can get the last day's posts written up later this week.
5. Jasper is just so handsome.
2. When Carla was out today she stopped at Uncle Tetsu's, a Japanese cheesecake chain. They have a sakura cheesecake right now and we had some after dinner tonight and it was sooooooo good. I normally prefer New York style cheesecake to the Japanese fluffier style, but this was really good consistency and the sakura flavor was amazing.
3. I finished playing The Plucky Squire. Overall it's a pretty fun game, but it is not just a straight action adventure game. There are a bunch of (frankly not that fun) mini games for the boss fights and stuff where you have to play other styles of games and that is not what I signed up for. Like for one character's boss battles you play a Mike Tyson style boxing game, for another it's a rhythm game, and for the third it's a Puzzle Bobble type. Then there are some stealth sequences where you have to sneak past enemies who can kill you instantly if they sense you, and if they sense you there is no way to run to escape, even if you're close to a place you could get away. You're just instantly dead. And the final battle is a space shooter type. The good thing is that if you die in a boss battle you can sometimes restart partway through, not all the way at the beginning, and the stealth sequences have multiple checkpoints and you'll respawn there rather than back at the beginning. But I would still have preferred not to have that "variety" in my action adventure game. Still is a fun game, though. But if you suck at those types of games it might ruin it for you.
4. I finished editing all my Disney Japan pics, so hopefully I can get the last day's posts written up later this week.
5. Jasper is just so handsome.
2025 Disneyland Trip #23 (4/5/25) Tokyo DisneySea (Part 2)
Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:08 pmtorachanWhen I last left off, we had just checked out the big gift shop at the Fantasy Springs hotel and were exploring the land while waiting for our return time for the Peter Pan ride.
( More DisneySea adventures! )
( More DisneySea adventures! )
One of my students offered me blood
Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:50 pmcornerofmadnessIn learning that I'm severely anemic and might need a transfusion (we were talking about hepatitis C and transfusions in micro) he offered me a pint of his blood if we were a match (we are) Hopefully I can avoid the transfusion but that was touching and I appreciate it and I wish all of us could have empathy like that.
I forgot to say yesterday that I was very sad to see Pope Francis passing. I grew up Catholic. He was the first Pope I actually liked. I thought he was a very good man. But since I waited a day I can add how much of a shit stain Marjorie Taylor Greene is as she's been vocally celebrating an 'evil man's' passing. People like her make me hope there IS an afterlife... I just hope that the church doesn't swing back ultraconservative again. Regardless, RIP Pope Francis, we're poorer for your loss.
Rocket is home. He looks good except his face is swollen. I think they were pulling a lot of ticks off him (so much for that 30$ tick medicine) He's already insisting on going out so good wishes for him everyone.
So fannish 50 I had something else in mind, can't remember what it is and now I'm doing this because I had planned to do this last week and forgot. Every so often I like to share the newish stuff I find on YouTube in way of fan creations. look at some of this cool stuff. Fandom is really embracing the music and animation side of things. Prior to this all we had was AMVs (which are lovely too) but I haven't see this level of music since the filk music from the 80s.
I'm in love with this and jealous too but then again I'm not an artist so no one is going to dub my art but I love it.
Axel is a fan voice actor known for doing Arackniss and someone did some more music for him.
Oh geez has a lot of music
And it's a part of this, over an hour of fan music for The Owl House
I might have shared this before but this Gravity Falls/Hazbin Hotel mash up is delightful
And I'm pretty sure this was shared but it popped back up and I love it.
I forgot to say yesterday that I was very sad to see Pope Francis passing. I grew up Catholic. He was the first Pope I actually liked. I thought he was a very good man. But since I waited a day I can add how much of a shit stain Marjorie Taylor Greene is as she's been vocally celebrating an 'evil man's' passing. People like her make me hope there IS an afterlife... I just hope that the church doesn't swing back ultraconservative again. Regardless, RIP Pope Francis, we're poorer for your loss.
Rocket is home. He looks good except his face is swollen. I think they were pulling a lot of ticks off him (so much for that 30$ tick medicine) He's already insisting on going out so good wishes for him everyone.
So fannish 50 I had something else in mind, can't remember what it is and now I'm doing this because I had planned to do this last week and forgot. Every so often I like to share the newish stuff I find on YouTube in way of fan creations. look at some of this cool stuff. Fandom is really embracing the music and animation side of things. Prior to this all we had was AMVs (which are lovely too) but I haven't see this level of music since the filk music from the 80s.
I'm in love with this and jealous too but then again I'm not an artist so no one is going to dub my art but I love it.
Axel is a fan voice actor known for doing Arackniss and someone did some more music for him.
Oh geez has a lot of music
And it's a part of this, over an hour of fan music for The Owl House
I might have shared this before but this Gravity Falls/Hazbin Hotel mash up is delightful
And I'm pretty sure this was shared but it popped back up and I love it.
Grey Velvet Hat
Apr. 23rd, 2025 04:22 amtrashlove
Made this 1910s inspired hat entirely out of reclaimed materials:
The grey velvet is from a thrifted sofa cushion cover.
The cord and tassel is made from reclaimed sequined yarn from a thrifted sweater.
There's a broken piece of thrifted jewellery stitched on.
The lining is warm fleece cut from an old sweater.