Signup Post: Summer of the 69 in 2025
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goals_on_dwsummerofthe69 has posted its theme calendar for 2026. Read the welcome post. The first challenge is First Time 69 (June 9-23).
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End Results
Jun. 9th, 2026 07:25 pmyourlibrarian1) When I came across this article about basketball players turned broadcasters, what it made me think of was a faceoff on The Floor where a former baseball player was up against a former WNBA player on the topic of basketball players.
It was really clear the baseball guy never watched the WNBA. He did get some of their players but missed too many and lost the match, whereas the female player did just as well with both sexes. I thought, for once, misogyny did a man in.
2) Another month, another rotten experience with healthcare providers. ( Read more... )
3) Being on Board Game Arena, I have not bought a physical game in some time. However while they have a great assortment of games, including well known ones, what they don't have is media content games. So when I saw this game on clearance at Wal Mart a while back, I decided to give it a try.
We finally broke open the box this past weekend. Right off the bat it seemed like a cute game full of Ted Lasso callbacks. ( Read more... )
It was really clear the baseball guy never watched the WNBA. He did get some of their players but missed too many and lost the match, whereas the female player did just as well with both sexes. I thought, for once, misogyny did a man in.
2) Another month, another rotten experience with healthcare providers. ( Read more... )
3) Being on Board Game Arena, I have not bought a physical game in some time. However while they have a great assortment of games, including well known ones, what they don't have is media content games. So when I saw this game on clearance at Wal Mart a while back, I decided to give it a try.
We finally broke open the box this past weekend. Right off the bat it seemed like a cute game full of Ted Lasso callbacks. ( Read more... )
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June 9 - What historic figure do you pull inspiration from?
Jun. 9th, 2026 06:34 pmsenmutAll people, past and present have warts and nasties that throw a tarnish on them, not denying that. BUT. The power of the past people to inspire (or warn) present generations persists.
Mine is likely no surprise to any, but it is Hatshepsut, who took the reins of government and ruled well by most accounts we can piece together. Her era of prosperity laid the grounds for Thutmose III to rebuild a solid Egyptian power in the region. By all rights, the weakness of the Dynasty had reached a point that it could very well have collapsed, given Hatshepsut's first consort, Thutmose II was not destined to excel. Hatshepsut, however, took matters in hand while Thutmose III grew into manhood. She expanded trade, began the restoration of many monuments and temples, ushered in a grand period of art.
Mine is likely no surprise to any, but it is Hatshepsut, who took the reins of government and ruled well by most accounts we can piece together. Her era of prosperity laid the grounds for Thutmose III to rebuild a solid Egyptian power in the region. By all rights, the weakness of the Dynasty had reached a point that it could very well have collapsed, given Hatshepsut's first consort, Thutmose II was not destined to excel. Hatshepsut, however, took matters in hand while Thutmose III grew into manhood. She expanded trade, began the restoration of many monuments and temples, ushered in a grand period of art.
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Jun. 9th, 2026 03:10 pmgreghousesgfHad some Lapsang Souchong, tried to get more when I did a major grocery run this morning but the store didn't have any. I'll have to look for it at another store some other day. Looking forward to dinner and drinks tonight with the Skeptics club.
[33. Linger | Game Changers | Irina/Yuna]
Jun. 9th, 2026 11:25 amcloudpatch posting in 100femslashTitle: You Must Have Been a Ghost
Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
Ship: Yuna Hollander/Irina Rozanova
Prompt: 33. Linger
Warnings: past canonical character death
Rating: G
ao3 | Sunset
Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
Ship: Yuna Hollander/Irina Rozanova
Prompt: 33. Linger
Warnings: past canonical character death
Rating: G
ao3 | Sunset
A merch post? In this economy?
Jun. 9th, 2026 05:29 pmicon_uk posting in scans_dailyIs this a self indulgent post? Absolutely!
Is it one I regret? Absolutely not!
( New Marvel Legend figure confirmed )
Is it one I regret? Absolutely not!
( New Marvel Legend figure confirmed )
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Jun. 9th, 2026 09:07 amicon_uk posting in scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
Given that they've built a giant lightning conductor in the shape of a cage match ring on the lawn of the White hosue, and there may be thunderstorms in the next few days, Mother Nature has the chance to do the FUNNIEST thing this week!
The World Cup kicks off this week, and we wish the many, MANY teams well. I suspect they'll need it given we've already had a well-respected Somali referee refused entry to the US because of Trump's immigration policies.
We lost Anthony Head at the age of 72. Best known as the surrogate father figure of a generation in Buffy, and the definitely NOT the desired father figure of Uther in BBC's Merlin amongst many other stage and screen roles. The outpouring of love for him from basically everyone he ever worked with has been profound, all speaking of his kindness, humour and unflagging support for young and new actors and crew. Too short a life, but one well lived.
I appreciate I've still to make the Pride post I mentioned last week, for which my apologies, it will be coming shortly.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
Given that they've built a giant lightning conductor in the shape of a cage match ring on the lawn of the White hosue, and there may be thunderstorms in the next few days, Mother Nature has the chance to do the FUNNIEST thing this week!
The World Cup kicks off this week, and we wish the many, MANY teams well. I suspect they'll need it given we've already had a well-respected Somali referee refused entry to the US because of Trump's immigration policies.
We lost Anthony Head at the age of 72. Best known as the surrogate father figure of a generation in Buffy, and the definitely NOT the desired father figure of Uther in BBC's Merlin amongst many other stage and screen roles. The outpouring of love for him from basically everyone he ever worked with has been profound, all speaking of his kindness, humour and unflagging support for young and new actors and crew. Too short a life, but one well lived.
I appreciate I've still to make the Pride post I mentioned last week, for which my apologies, it will be coming shortly.
Drabble Challenge May 2026 Masterpost
Jun. 8th, 2026 07:52 pmravensilversea
A month-long drabble challenge run by thedrabblecollective on Tumblr. The challenge theme was Alternate Universes, so all of the prompts were inspired by different kinds of AUs (Full Prompt List Here). I managed to complete the first six days of prompts, and I've listed the fics below:
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June 8 - movie time!
Jun. 8th, 2026 06:44 pmsenmutWhat's the first movie you actually know you saw in theater?
As possibly a warning to all parents out there, unexpected runaway hit sci-fi movies can imprint themselves on toddlers brains.
Star Wars, retroactively Star Wars: A New Hope, was the first movie that I formed conscious memories around. This was tested at a re-release, when I began telling my dad what was going to happen next. Granted, I was also 'helpfully' translating for Artoo, as I imprinted strongest on him.
I was not quite 2. I know it was not the first I saw in theater; my mother bemoaned the fact that I slept through a re-release of Sleeping Beauty EXCEPT for the dragon.
I do not have the memory of seeing SW in theater myself NOW. But it was family lore that I did know the full plot and character names at that re-release, so I accept it as the first I formed memories of.
As possibly a warning to all parents out there, unexpected runaway hit sci-fi movies can imprint themselves on toddlers brains.
Star Wars, retroactively Star Wars: A New Hope, was the first movie that I formed conscious memories around. This was tested at a re-release, when I began telling my dad what was going to happen next. Granted, I was also 'helpfully' translating for Artoo, as I imprinted strongest on him.
I was not quite 2. I know it was not the first I saw in theater; my mother bemoaned the fact that I slept through a re-release of Sleeping Beauty EXCEPT for the dragon.
I do not have the memory of seeing SW in theater myself NOW. But it was family lore that I did know the full plot and character names at that re-release, so I accept it as the first I formed memories of.
Lightning Round: HERO SQUARED, BOOSTER GOLD, LARFLEEZE
Jun. 8th, 2026 05:10 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
106 of 108. Giffen and DeMatteis’ collaborations continued on a few JLI-adjacent properties and a few works that had nothing to do with the JLI. They could dip into nostalgia now and then, but their real skill was trying new stuff or putting new spins on things. ( So it’s amazing they even HAD such long careers in comics, considering. )
3x01 Icontest
Jun. 8th, 2026 10:28 pmgoodbyebird posting in intw_amc+ Use any (combination) of the images below to make 100x100 icons.
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( I'm honestly amazed I managed to trim it down to twenty. )
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Wine, Star Wars and Patrick Swayze
Jun. 8th, 2026 08:22 pmsolenneWell, my classes are officially over, I'm graduating very soon. Maybe, that's why I've been doing everything else but thinking about it.
On Saturday we went to a wine event at the botanical garden. Thank god they pour you very little wine cus we tried around 20 kinds. I should be thankful I'm young enough to not have a massive hangover. My favourite is definitely the blackberry wine. Not that strong, and super sweet. There was live music, food, desserts, and, most importantly, the beautiful environment of the garden. The band playing was amazing, the audience was more lively than at some concerts I've been to. People brought blankets to lie down in the grass. Somethin something we yearn for community. People smoking, drinking, eating, laughing, dancing, talking, even sleeping.
Yesterday I watched The Phantom Menace. Can't remember when the last time I watched Star Wars was, or If I've ever done it more than once. Thought it was time. Yes, I'm mostly trying to ignore the fact that I'm not actually on a break right now and that I need to study. Anyway, really enjoyed the Darth Maul fight. I love a little bit of fight choreography, and I love Darth Maul's design. Wish we saw a bit more of him. Thought I'd continue today, but in the meantime I've convinced my friends to have a star wars marathon some time during the exam period (we are very responsible lol). Instead of continuing Star Wars, I watched To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. I cried, which is not really a surprise. Movies make me cry so easily. But there is something about this one that really does it. Couldn't help but think about whether my mother would like the movie the whole time I was watching it. Very unrealistic, even though she loves Patrick Swayze. Maybe that's why I thought about it the whole time. I think in some other universe she would have loved it.
All I can write right now.
Solenne
On Saturday we went to a wine event at the botanical garden. Thank god they pour you very little wine cus we tried around 20 kinds. I should be thankful I'm young enough to not have a massive hangover. My favourite is definitely the blackberry wine. Not that strong, and super sweet. There was live music, food, desserts, and, most importantly, the beautiful environment of the garden. The band playing was amazing, the audience was more lively than at some concerts I've been to. People brought blankets to lie down in the grass. Somethin something we yearn for community. People smoking, drinking, eating, laughing, dancing, talking, even sleeping.
Yesterday I watched The Phantom Menace. Can't remember when the last time I watched Star Wars was, or If I've ever done it more than once. Thought it was time. Yes, I'm mostly trying to ignore the fact that I'm not actually on a break right now and that I need to study. Anyway, really enjoyed the Darth Maul fight. I love a little bit of fight choreography, and I love Darth Maul's design. Wish we saw a bit more of him. Thought I'd continue today, but in the meantime I've convinced my friends to have a star wars marathon some time during the exam period (we are very responsible lol). Instead of continuing Star Wars, I watched To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. I cried, which is not really a surprise. Movies make me cry so easily. But there is something about this one that really does it. Couldn't help but think about whether my mother would like the movie the whole time I was watching it. Very unrealistic, even though she loves Patrick Swayze. Maybe that's why I thought about it the whole time. I think in some other universe she would have loved it.
All I can write right now.
Solenne
Perhaps Too Much Thought?
Jun. 8th, 2026 07:48 pmrionaleonhartI went to Bristol to visit my cousins over the weekend and had an absolutely lovely time!
These were the cousins who originally introduced me to The Goes Wrong Show, so they had a lot to answer for. I confessed to how hot I was for Robert, and I was heartened when my cousin S said she understood completely. "He's not my usual type," she said, "but he has such presence."
S doesn't really know anything about fanfiction, but she read my Goes Wrong fic about Vanessa joining the Cornley Drama Society, The Outsider, and she seemed to enjoy it! She laughed quietly a few times while reading, which was very gratifying.
"You should get in touch with Mischief Theatre!" she said, very earnestly. "You should send this to them. I'm sure they'd love knowing that someone put this much thought into their characters."
I thought that this was a) extremely sweet and b) a suggestion only someone who isn't into fanfiction would ever make. If Mischief ever come across my fanfiction, it is going to be because a third party sent them the link to my Goes Wrong website with the message 'lol look at this weirdo', as God intended.
Being in Bristol also meant I had the opportunity to visit the Clifton Suspension Bridge, one of my favourite places in the UK! It was absolutely bucketing with rain, so we couldn't admire the view for long, but it's still a gorgeous place even in terrible weather. Here's a sketch of the bridge I did back in 2018, in a Bristol café, just after seeing it for the first time:
The photograph I took in 2018 and used as the basis for the above sketch:
And the photograph I took two days ago, in worse conditions but with a better camera:
It's such a pretty place! Highly recommended if you ever happen to find yourself in Bristol.
These were the cousins who originally introduced me to The Goes Wrong Show, so they had a lot to answer for. I confessed to how hot I was for Robert, and I was heartened when my cousin S said she understood completely. "He's not my usual type," she said, "but he has such presence."
S doesn't really know anything about fanfiction, but she read my Goes Wrong fic about Vanessa joining the Cornley Drama Society, The Outsider, and she seemed to enjoy it! She laughed quietly a few times while reading, which was very gratifying.
"You should get in touch with Mischief Theatre!" she said, very earnestly. "You should send this to them. I'm sure they'd love knowing that someone put this much thought into their characters."
I thought that this was a) extremely sweet and b) a suggestion only someone who isn't into fanfiction would ever make. If Mischief ever come across my fanfiction, it is going to be because a third party sent them the link to my Goes Wrong website with the message 'lol look at this weirdo', as God intended.
Being in Bristol also meant I had the opportunity to visit the Clifton Suspension Bridge, one of my favourite places in the UK! It was absolutely bucketing with rain, so we couldn't admire the view for long, but it's still a gorgeous place even in terrible weather. Here's a sketch of the bridge I did back in 2018, in a Bristol café, just after seeing it for the first time:
The photograph I took in 2018 and used as the basis for the above sketch:
And the photograph I took two days ago, in worse conditions but with a better camera:
It's such a pretty place! Highly recommended if you ever happen to find yourself in Bristol.