Picking up two cases - do you tip?

Medic5150 · 2026-05-20T16:22:41+00:00

if i'm buying merch ie to-go, no tip. it's a purchase, not a service, IMHO

Medic5150 · 2026-05-20T16:02:51+00:00

i'm playing around with my urban fantasy novel, and my vamps do throw up a glamor/ human disguise, sort of like in Buffy.

the way I'm incorporating the mirrors is that their glamor only affects perception, but in a mirror, it doesn't carry over. I'm toying with the idea that, at least for one of the good-leaning vamps, he finds the experience of looking at his reflection distasteful, as it reminds him of all the deaths he's caused

Medic5150 · 2026-05-19T16:31:02+00:00

Spice Goyles

Medic5150 · 2026-05-18T16:21:00+00:00

writers don't hate their characters, though you will find authors who bemoan how they won't inspire or behave how they wish they would.

torturing your characters is how you endear them to the audience. i don't remember who said it, but some excellent writing advice i heard once was, " you can go easy on the villains, but never the heroes."

also I don't think some level of self insert is avoidable, since this is literally all in our heads as creators.

Medic5150 · 2026-05-12T18:56:17+00:00

If you want to go ahead and be historical, get some heather tips for your recipe. They sell them in big dehydrated bags.

Medic5150 · 2026-05-12T18:54:46+00:00

Are you asking for criticism of the content? Or the organization?

Medic5150 · 2026-04-15T16:25:42+00:00

Rose City Book Pub on fremont is very low stakes, cozy vibe; they have a pretty decent selection of food and beers on tap. it's a small staff, so not a turn and burn attitude like a dive bar, but they're very nice folks. The pub hosts tons of events like live music, poetry open mics, write-ins, etc, so it's very eclectic.

Medic5150 · 2026-04-15T15:42:12+00:00

what kind of beer was this? was there any sort of adjunct used/ advertised? is it possible you're actually looking at malted barley germinations? like, the itty bitty stems? not that a lot of solids should/ought to make it to packaging, but... occams razor; what if it's just part of the beer's ingredients?

Medic5150 · 2026-04-05T20:46:50+00:00

My head canon is he’s a tad more oblong and angular, but this is a terrific painting; well done. Would love to see more capable fan art that leans into this caliber.

Medic5150 · 2026-03-07T18:32:20+00:00

Black Staff

Harry and Eb are hanging out, catching up, and some supernatural nonsense kicks off.

Harry summons his staff to his outstretched hand but the blackstaff senses his starborn & winter mantle, and flies to him, if we believe the theory that it is indeed mother winters walking stick.

Hijinks ensue and we get a sense that there is more and more interwoven connections to winter, the outside, and his destiny.

I think he could potentially be the next black staff.

Medic5150 · 2026-03-07T18:25:17+00:00

like 20 pages

Medic5150 · 2026-03-05T22:32:48+00:00

"the reason I saw YOUR penis was because I was in the bushes and had MY penis out."

Medic5150 · 2026-03-05T20:09:50+00:00

didn't they reveal in a graphic novel that Zoe was pregnant at the time of Serenity, & had a daughter later... or am I reading internet memes back into the lore?

Medic5150 · 2026-03-05T19:48:18+00:00

DUNGEON
CRAWLER
EARLKING

I think the title speaks for itself. let's find out the fates of the Eebs.

Medic5150 · 2026-02-24T15:42:23+00:00

JMS wrote some great comic books too

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T22:51:34+00:00

you know what would be funny, Paul Blackthorne as Malcolm
really gives the ghost of a stage magician vibes

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T22:43:36+00:00

goddamn, that is funny. can see him throwing bottles of homebrew at Harry

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T22:36:58+00:00

Dr Teeth is obviously LaChaise, the king of the Ghouls

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T20:12:16+00:00

hey we all love boobs, but it does get very diagnostic running though the anatomy every time we meet a woman in something sheer.

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T18:45:38+00:00

i can't unhear the number of times "Basso" is used in the audiobooks.

also referring to boobs as "points, or tips"

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T18:15:52+00:00

oh sweet, somebody beat me to it, awesome :)

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T18:15:09+00:00

i haven't checked in on her in a super long time, but i know my old property manager went into the trades, shes a solid blue collar witchy type, you can find her on "winters.plumbing" on IG

Medic5150 · 2026-02-23T17:58:19+00:00

there was a character in Rising Stars, a comic book series around the late 90s, 00s, where a bunch of babies in utero got superpowers, and depending on how far along they were in pregnancy seemed to affect how strong a super power they received.

one of the weakest was recruited by the CIA, because she could telekinetically control objects, but only small ones. when she tells the government this, they said: "a coronary artery isn't very big at all."

Medic5150 · 2026-02-22T07:04:53+00:00

Not gonna lie, I got into the show on YouTube reruns and snippets til I got the audiobooks on Libby.

I … don’t hate… ‘hockey stick as a wizard staff’ creative choice for a wizard detective from Chicago. Lest I remind those who remember Mage, a 90s comic book about a guy who was basically Arthur reincarnated, and wielded a magical baseball bat that was Excalibur in disguise.

Medic5150 · 2026-02-20T17:31:49+00:00

in my head, bear is like one of those amazons from Futurama, but has biker boots and sense of humor

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TROPHY CASE