In which Friday's child remains extremely nosey
Oct. 17th, 2025 08:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiralsheepMy answers to this week's Friday Five don't feel enough for a post, but three things proverbially do make a post so...
- Current reading quote i: "There was no burial save in the ruins of the houses, or in the bellies of the beasts and birds."
- Eat all the things! I saw a Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo, in fruit while I was out for my daily constitutional so I ate one of the red spiky-but-soft fruits but "I only ate one" as is reputedly traditional. It was sweet with a mild flavour and a creamy + grainy texture. The fruit bruises easily enough not to be worth collecting except for preserves or same day stewing (although I don't know how that would turn out - possibly good for a crumble because of the texture unless the pippy bits soften when stewed?). The local birds, who appear to be spoiled for choice, have left the fruit alone even after it dropped, which made me double check for edibility before I tried it. 8/10 would eat again, but only one.... Feeling MOLTO ITALIANO now, obv. Or possibly Spanish: it me. ;-)
- Current reading quote ii: "When we ride to the Fairgreen on the Friday evening led by My Lord Whipman, we ride with ghosts beside us."
- ( This week's Friday Five is stalking you on LJ / DW !!1!! )
- Current reading quote i: "There was no burial save in the ruins of the houses, or in the bellies of the beasts and birds."
- Eat all the things! I saw a Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo, in fruit while I was out for my daily constitutional so I ate one of the red spiky-but-soft fruits but "I only ate one" as is reputedly traditional. It was sweet with a mild flavour and a creamy + grainy texture. The fruit bruises easily enough not to be worth collecting except for preserves or same day stewing (although I don't know how that would turn out - possibly good for a crumble because of the texture unless the pippy bits soften when stewed?). The local birds, who appear to be spoiled for choice, have left the fruit alone even after it dropped, which made me double check for edibility before I tried it. 8/10 would eat again, but only one.... Feeling MOLTO ITALIANO now, obv. Or possibly Spanish: it me. ;-)
- Current reading quote ii: "When we ride to the Fairgreen on the Friday evening led by My Lord Whipman, we ride with ghosts beside us."
- ( This week's Friday Five is stalking you on LJ / DW !!1!! )
The New Gods #11 (2024-) is fighting with New Gods.
Oct. 15th, 2025 06:45 pmthanekos posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
scans_dailyNot with the Nyctari, those who took Darkseid's passing as their opportunity to take Apokolips and New Genesis - but between themselves.
There's a prophesied child rooted in the same history as the Nyctari, whom some figure an intended vessel for Darkseid as he is now.
Desaad of Apokolips, with Metron's human pawn Maxwell Lord, has taken the child - Orion and Scott Free following.
( The setup's even. )
There's a prophesied child rooted in the same history as the Nyctari, whom some figure an intended vessel for Darkseid as he is now.
Desaad of Apokolips, with Metron's human pawn Maxwell Lord, has taken the child - Orion and Scott Free following.
( The setup's even. )
Severed #1
Oct. 15th, 2025 04:30 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
"When we set out to write this book, our goal was to conjure up the deep fright that you have as a kid, the kind that takes your breath away, makes your spine tingle... A primal fear. We thought of classic fairytales—the ones where you're lost in the woods, and something is out there that wants—no, needs—to devour you. And we thought... how could this be scarier? Well, what if it was rooted in reality? You'd be surprised by how many people over the years have scoured the country looking for children to consume... how many real Big Bad Wolves exist." -- Scott Snyder
( Scans under the cut... )
The Last Days of 💖Lyjohnny💖: FANTASTIC FOUR #403-416, FANTASTIC FOUR UNPLUGGED #4
Oct. 15th, 2025 11:07 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
As Tom DeFalco wrapped up his Fantastic Four run, he laid a few threads to rest, some with more...fanfare than others. Kristoff, for instance, realized he sucked and had no purpose (#410).
( 'You see, sometimes people [like Doctor Doom] tell you that you're going to take over for them. And then you don't! You just straight up don't!...And now you know what being a legacy [character] is all about!' )
Tales from the Crypt: Stop! You're Killing Me!
Oct. 15th, 2025 01:39 pmmetadronos posting in scans_daily
In which Wednesday has been reading books slowly if at all
Oct. 15th, 2025 03:48 pmspiralsheep96. Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms, by Alistair Moffat, 1999, non-fiction popular history, 3.5/5
Mostly notes to self tbh. Soz not soz. :-)
( Blah blah yadda yadda my door is always open ::slams:: (bet nobody gets this reference) )
In conclusion: very pop history, but for me an interesting overview of several aspects of late Roman and post-Roman history I didn't know enough about and which slot into what I did know to expand my understanding, i.e. the book did what the author intended (even though the marketing ruse was the short section of Arthuriana).
P.S. When I googled for the plural of "bonus" in English the AI threw a sickie, lmao.
Mostly notes to self tbh. Soz not soz. :-)
( Blah blah yadda yadda my door is always open ::slams:: (bet nobody gets this reference) )
In conclusion: very pop history, but for me an interesting overview of several aspects of late Roman and post-Roman history I didn't know enough about and which slot into what I did know to expand my understanding, i.e. the book did what the author intended (even though the marketing ruse was the short section of Arthuriana).
P.S. When I googled for the plural of "bonus" in English the AI threw a sickie, lmao.
