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Lunch Lurch
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 4
Word count (story only): 1045
[Midday of Friday, 10 November of 2017]
:: During Jules’ lunch break, he receives an urgent call. His decision will cost him, no matter which choice he makes. Part of the Lodestar arc in the Polychrome Heroics Universe.
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On to part thee
“Hey, what are you in the mood for?” A teenager stood near the breakfast bar crowded with bundles of silverware, trays, and mugs. “We’re working at max capacity right now, so I’ll set up your tray then brave the quick movements near the stove, then bring back your meal. Like a lunch counter without written order tags or receipts,” she joked.
“Oh. That makes--” Jules paused as the teen shimmered in place. She now held a tray, silverware, a glass of water, a small plate with two wedges of lemon, and a pair of folded cloth napkins. “Whoah. That’s a speedster skill I’ve never seen before! I’m Jules, by the way.”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 4
Word count (story only): 1045
[Midday of Friday, 10 November of 2017]
:: During Jules’ lunch break, he receives an urgent call. His decision will cost him, no matter which choice he makes. Part of the Lodestar arc in the Polychrome Heroics Universe.
Back to part one
On to part thee
“Hey, what are you in the mood for?” A teenager stood near the breakfast bar crowded with bundles of silverware, trays, and mugs. “We’re working at max capacity right now, so I’ll set up your tray then brave the quick movements near the stove, then bring back your meal. Like a lunch counter without written order tags or receipts,” she joked.
“Oh. That makes--” Jules paused as the teen shimmered in place. She now held a tray, silverware, a glass of water, a small plate with two wedges of lemon, and a pair of folded cloth napkins. “Whoah. That’s a speedster skill I’ve never seen before! I’m Jules, by the way.”
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More variety than just the Eleventh Doctor this time. :) Still mostly Eleven, though, I think. Also some humorous icons with text added at the bottom.
Teasers:
here @ my journal
Teasers:
here @ my journal
One thing I'd wanted to do on this trip is make asaí (or in English we write it açai, from the Portuguese, because Brazil is the major exporter) juice. It's a good physical effort, but the whole thing went faster than I thought it would. It was me, my tutor's older brother, and her mom doing it, with her doing the videography and photos :-)
The first step is to soak the asaí berries. Here they are with hot water poured over them.
Then you pound them! The pounder was made by my tutor's mother from palo de sangre, bloodwood, which really does bleed red sap when you cut it (and is a lovely deep red color when carved). You pound until the pounder makes a sound like a boot pulling out of the mud when you lift it. At that point it's pounded enough. My tutor's brother and I took turns with this ;-)
Then you pass that mash through this sieve, which is called cuechinu in Tikuna, and was also made by my tutor's mom.
And then you further strain it through a very fine strainer. The hands belong to my tutor's mom:
And then ... you can drink it :-) I had mine with sugar. Looking very pleased with myself BECAUSE I WAS.
The first step is to soak the asaí berries. Here they are with hot water poured over them.
Then you pound them! The pounder was made by my tutor's mother from palo de sangre, bloodwood, which really does bleed red sap when you cut it (and is a lovely deep red color when carved). You pound until the pounder makes a sound like a boot pulling out of the mud when you lift it. At that point it's pounded enough. My tutor's brother and I took turns with this ;-)
Then you pass that mash through this sieve, which is called cuechinu in Tikuna, and was also made by my tutor's mom.
And then you further strain it through a very fine strainer. The hands belong to my tutor's mom:
And then ... you can drink it :-) I had mine with sugar. Looking very pleased with myself BECAUSE I WAS.
Last week's bread held out remarkably.
Friday night supper: penne with Peppadew roasted red peppers in brine whooshed in the blender and heated.
Saturday breakfast rolls: eclectic vanilla.
Today's lunch: diced lamb shoulder casseroled in white wine with baby carrots, chopped leeks, bay leaf, thyme, white peppercorns and salt, with a sliced potato topping (blanched in boiling water for 5 mins, brushed with melted butter, and seasoned with salt and pepper, put on for the final 45 mins or so), served with white-braised fine green beans and baby courgettes.
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---[133]RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND
[x]133 chris redfield (+leon, jill, and claire are there a bit too)
( We've been in this fight for so long, we're getting numb to it." )
[x]133 chris redfield (+leon, jill, and claire are there a bit too)
( We've been in this fight for so long, we're getting numb to it." )
Lunch Lurch
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 4
Word count (story only):
[Midday of Friday, 10 November of 2017]
:: During Jules’ lunch break, he receives an urgent call. His decision will cost him, no matter which choice he makes. Part of the Lodestar arc in the Polychrome Heroics Universe.
“Hey, Jules, do you want coffee with that, or some herbal tea?” a strange woman with blonde hair offered as she slid past him in the archway between the kitchen and the dining area. The dining area was too small to seat everyone, so people slipped in and out of the kitchen to get their food.
Jules shrugged. “I’m not sure yet. I can’t tell what spices are in the food yet.” He frowned. “Have we been introduced?”
She shook her head. “Nah. I got in less than an hour ago. I heard that you’re a friendly guy, though.” She slowed down, her breath warm on the back of his neck.
Jules took a step forward, and as far to the side as the tight conditions allowed. “Excuse me. Thanks for the offer but I can get my own drink.”
The stranger muttered something under her breath and glided away with soundless, precise steps.
The two people in front of him collected enough food for a family of six to have a full meal. Each. Jules blinked, focusing on the square of lofty cornbread on one tray.
:: Author note-Sorry. Headache is just below migraine level but it’s not improved all day. Falling asleep sitting up won’t improve matters any.::
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 4
Word count (story only):
[Midday of Friday, 10 November of 2017]
:: During Jules’ lunch break, he receives an urgent call. His decision will cost him, no matter which choice he makes. Part of the Lodestar arc in the Polychrome Heroics Universe.
“Hey, Jules, do you want coffee with that, or some herbal tea?” a strange woman with blonde hair offered as she slid past him in the archway between the kitchen and the dining area. The dining area was too small to seat everyone, so people slipped in and out of the kitchen to get their food.
Jules shrugged. “I’m not sure yet. I can’t tell what spices are in the food yet.” He frowned. “Have we been introduced?”
She shook her head. “Nah. I got in less than an hour ago. I heard that you’re a friendly guy, though.” She slowed down, her breath warm on the back of his neck.
Jules took a step forward, and as far to the side as the tight conditions allowed. “Excuse me. Thanks for the offer but I can get my own drink.”
The stranger muttered something under her breath and glided away with soundless, precise steps.
The two people in front of him collected enough food for a family of six to have a full meal. Each. Jules blinked, focusing on the square of lofty cornbread on one tray.
:: Author note-Sorry. Headache is just below migraine level but it’s not improved all day. Falling asleep sitting up won’t improve matters any.::
It's nice to have good news to share.
As of May 1, I have health insurance again! In all directions available! (Medicare is complicated that way, and explaining it takes more words than I have time for, but the TooLong,Didn'tRead of it is: if your Medicare lapses, any supplemental insurance is also voided until you get the Medicare back. Which took from January 25th until now, in my case.)
Anyhow, yay health insurance. My doc will be pleased, as will my other providers.
Social Security also told me that the lapsed time period (for which I had paid, because they don't do reinstatement until you've paid for the part you didn't get -- I AM NOT KIDDING) will include reimbursements, which will mean I can close the pay-in-installments agreement with the providers for the three over-$500-each appointments I had before I was notified that I had lapsed already. Or if not close the arrangement, I can keep paying the providers knowing that someday SocSec/Medicare/whichever will reimburse me someday. So that's good too. Complicated and more paperwork, but good.
Sorry, I'm tired just thinking about more paperwork. Am going to go do the next thing, which is cycling laundry, and then go to my workbench and Make Something.
But still, good news!
How's your May going so far?
P.S. Heh. My phone notification just reminded me to go to my workbench. I'd better get the laundry moved and get to the bench!
As of May 1, I have health insurance again! In all directions available! (Medicare is complicated that way, and explaining it takes more words than I have time for, but the TooLong,Didn'tRead of it is: if your Medicare lapses, any supplemental insurance is also voided until you get the Medicare back. Which took from January 25th until now, in my case.)
Anyhow, yay health insurance. My doc will be pleased, as will my other providers.
Social Security also told me that the lapsed time period (for which I had paid, because they don't do reinstatement until you've paid for the part you didn't get -- I AM NOT KIDDING) will include reimbursements, which will mean I can close the pay-in-installments agreement with the providers for the three over-$500-each appointments I had before I was notified that I had lapsed already. Or if not close the arrangement, I can keep paying the providers knowing that someday SocSec/Medicare/whichever will reimburse me someday. So that's good too. Complicated and more paperwork, but good.
Sorry, I'm tired just thinking about more paperwork. Am going to go do the next thing, which is cycling laundry, and then go to my workbench and Make Something.
But still, good news!
How's your May going so far?
P.S. Heh. My phone notification just reminded me to go to my workbench. I'd better get the laundry moved and get to the bench!
Most of the icons feature characters from the Monsterverse (aka Godzilla 2014 and Kong: Skull Island universe, namely Monarch Legacy of Monsters Season 1) but there are a couple of Godzilla: The Series icons (since I found a couple screenshots of the series). A lot of these are alternates to my characters20in20, tvmovie20in20, and ships20in20 - so usually different shading/colors/cuts.
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Every time I step outside I am struck by how good the air smells this time of year. It smells sweet and green and makes me appreciate topsoil. I live in a city but I still am surrounded by growing things.
Do Before Leaving list: 72 items checked off, 19 remaining
Pack And Bring list: 33 items checked off, 16 remaining (including 5 items to be worn for travel, not packed)
Pretty good, for three days in advance!
A friend has offered to give us a ride to the train (that goes to the train that goes to the plane that goes to the plane that goes to where we want to end up, whee), so that's very nice indeed.
Pack And Bring list: 33 items checked off, 16 remaining (including 5 items to be worn for travel, not packed)
Pretty good, for three days in advance!
A friend has offered to give us a ride to the train (that goes to the train that goes to the plane that goes to the plane that goes to where we want to end up, whee), so that's very nice indeed.
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This picks up when Danny's been Dreadnought for a while, and is getting a bit too into the violent aspects of the job. This aspect is quite well done - you understand what's going on with her, but it actually is a bit unsettling. Also, Valkyrja reappears, sort of; an evil techbro wreaks havoc; a TERF is threatening the world; and Danny works on her relationships.
I liked this more than the first book. Danny developed as a character and spent a lot less time being abused by transphobes. I'll grab the third book when it comes out.
The sequel isn't as good as the first book, unfortunately. I'd have been happy with more of Zax, Minna, and Vicky exploring the multiverse, but this book is much more plot-driven and Minna and Vicky only show up three-quarters of the way through. Half or more of the book is narrated by a new character whose identity I'll leave out as it's spoilery for the first book. She was fine as a character but her storyline was less interesting. Zax gets a new companion, and I did quite enjoy his adventures with her. I also enjoyed Minna and Vicky when they finally appeared.
But the plot-driven parts were less interesting, and the structure was really odd and not in a way that benefited the book. Instead of picking up where the first book left off, we get a retrospective summary of what happened some time after that point, then we get the entire backstory of the non-Zax narrator bringing her up to the point where she meets Zax in the first book, then it jumps forward and we get what's happening to her now, then we catch up with what Zax is doing now, and then, about three quarters of the way in, we finally get the story of what happened immediately after the first book left off. I think it would have worked better to tell the story more linearly. And also, to have much more Minna.
It's not a bad book and it does have some really good parts, but there are some baffling choices made.
Apparently this is Still A Thing: Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman. I.e. she was asking for sterilisation, and significant barriers are still being put in the way when women ask for this, compared to men asking for vasectomy.
Conceding that
Female sterilisation, or tubal ligation, is a surgical procedure that involves sealing, cutting or blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent eggs from reaching the uterus. It is usually performed under general anaesthetic via keyhole surgery and requires a few weeks of recovery. In contrast, a vasectomy is a minor outpatient procedure, typically carried out under local anaesthetic in under 30 minutes.
While both procedures serve the same purpose, permanent contraception, the ombudsman’s investigation found that the NHS was in effect treating them as different tiers of care, placing significant barriers in front of women while offering men a more straightforward pathway.
The investigation found that the ICB had denied women NHS funding based on the risk of “regret”, a criterion not applied to men seeking vasectomies.
Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concerns.
While some of this is about its being a more serious operation, a lot of it comes down to 'maybe she will regret it'. Sigh. Not all women are happy with the various forms of long-term contraception which one 'emeritus professor' (it is not stated of what) says are equivalent and leave options open.
This is a different, and very strange, story about reproduction: ‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads.
I think there may have been some potentially similar phenomena collected by the sort of docs who collected Weird Medical Phenomena - come on down, Gould and Pyle and their Anomalies and curiosities of medicine : being an encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases, and of the most striking instances of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery derived from an exhaustive research of medical literature from its origin to the present day (1901), which includes 'twins of different colour' which before DNA testing was presumably the only means by which one might even suspect a case of this sort.
Have also looked up papers of doc who also did this kind of thing and see reference to blood grouping in twins, which might also have been a clue to this? or not - would fraternal twins necessarily have same blood group.