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iconthatPlease vote, if you'd like to, in the Challenge 195: Voting, to help break some ties. The poll will be open one more day.
Thank you in advance.🐳☺️🌺🧜♀️
Thank you in advance.🐳☺️🌺🧜♀️
Challenge 196: Blue
Jul. 13th, 2025 11:36 pmjavert in iconthat
Pokémon (Professor Sycamore)
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mintteaThis is my first time joining in, hopefully I didn't mess anything up o7
Next color: Violet
Challenge 196 - Cyan
Jul. 13th, 2025 03:25 pmnarnialover7 in iconthat
FBI - Jubal Valentine
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Next color: Blue
Book #03 Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire
Jul. 13th, 2025 07:38 amtinny
Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire
Toby Daye #10
The king convenes a conclave to decide whether to allow the use of [the important thing Toby discovered last time]. Of course some people use the gathering to further their own political agenda - by murdering people.
Another wonderful installment of the Toby Daye series. I got through it very fast - it was a fun and easy read. Which doesn't mean fluffy. :D As usual for that series, there's lots of death and attempted assassinations (including Toby's and her loved ones'). I simply love Toby's snarking pov, and it makes reading those books a joy every time.
some thoughts WITH SPOILERS
* The stakes kinda can't go any higher for Toby, since she's virtually immortal already and her accelerated healing means she comes back even from being dead now. (She already did in the last book, so that's nothing new. :)) So the threats now expand to her loved ones. In this case, Tybalt and Quentin.
* I love Tybalt with Toby. Period.
* I loved how she pretty much resigned herself to Tybalt being dead and/or asleep for 100 years. Even if the book didn't go there, having her agonize over it was painful enough, thank you. Entertaining the thought for a few minutes was stressful enough for me.
* I also liked all the thoughts Toby has on growing up - not her own, Quentin's mostly. That gave the book some nice weight, in the sense that it brought out the amount of time that has passed in-verse, and that Toby develops and grows along with 'the kids'.
* Apropos kids, I really liked how she described the pyjama party. She's more of a mom now than she used to be (although Toby has always been a mom, but it wasn't as clear in the earlier books).
* Considering the book took place during a political meeting, the politicking was kept to a minimum and didn't get on my nerves. It always helps that Toby doesn't like it either. :D
* Plot-wise, I thought it was suspenseful and even though one would think that there's not much new to tell after this many installments, I didn't feel it was too repetitive.
4 stars - Another fun time with Toby being undiplomatic and almost dying a few times. :D
1 - 5 stars - Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Final Architecture #1 [DW link]
2 - 2 stars - Miss Merkel: Mord auf dem Friedhof by David Safier Miss Merkel #2 [DW link]
3 - 4 stars - Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire Toby Daye #10 [DW link]
(I'm terribly behind on those reviews... not on the books, luckily, but I have to write up a few more soon.)
Challenge 219: My favorite magical creatures: vampires and dragons
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:02 pmtinny in your_favouritesI've always had a weak spot for vampires as love interests, and I'm fascinated by dragons, too.
Vampires: Spike from BtVS + Xiang Liu from Lost You Forever | Dragons: Smaug from The Hobbit
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Vampires: Spike from BtVS + Xiang Liu from Lost You Forever | Dragons: Smaug from The Hobbit
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The Friday Five for 11 July 2025
Jul. 11th, 2025 12:59 amanais_pf in thefridayfiveThis week's questions were suggested by silent_r_infork.
1. What was the most sick that you've ever been?
2. What disease are you afraid of getting?
3. Are you a big baby when it comes to taking medicine/shots for your illnesses?
4. Is going to the doctor really THAT bad?
5. Would you have the flu twice a month if you were paid $1,000 for having it?
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silent_r_infork. 1. What was the most sick that you've ever been?
2. What disease are you afraid of getting?
3. Are you a big baby when it comes to taking medicine/shots for your illnesses?
4. Is going to the doctor really THAT bad?
5. Would you have the flu twice a month if you were paid $1,000 for having it?
Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.
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Challenge #219 - Magical Creature
Jul. 9th, 2025 06:21 pmalthea_valara in your_favourites
I am not usually an icon maker, but I saw this challenge and couldn't resist. My favorite magical creature is Feo Ul, a pixie from the Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG. Pixies are playful and love to play tricks on non-pixie races. Feo Ul is a rare pixie who works in conjunction with the player character, and eventually Feo Ul becomes Titania (King of the Pixies).
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(I will need a username tag.)
Challenge 196: Yellow
Jul. 9th, 2025 05:20 pmskysedge in iconthat
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Next color: Green!
My feed updated late, sorry! I've fixed it :)
Cardcaptor Sakura
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Next color: Cyan
Challenge #219 - Magical Creature
Jul. 9th, 2025 08:34 pmmulhollands in your_favourites
Ariel (The Little Mermaid) | The ability to understand and communicate with various sea creatures, use her singing voice to enchant others and drawing them in with its beauty. (have always had a fascination with mermaids so that's why I choose Ariel)
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Challenge 196: Red
Jul. 7th, 2025 06:47 pmtinny in iconthatWell, I guess I'll kick this off then!
HPI
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Next color: Orange
HPI
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Next color: Orange
special round #03 - voting.
Jul. 7th, 2025 11:33 amwickedgame in lgbtrainbow
What an amazing turnout, y'all! Thank you so much for entering! Now it's time to vote!
Vote for your TOP 3 SETS and TOP 3 Icons in each set (in order of preference, votes are weighted).
Voting will be open for 5 days.
( special round #03 - voting. )
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Weekly Reminder
Jul. 5th, 2025 10:26 amitsanonyx in your_favourites
Challenge #219 - Magical Creature
Challenge #218 Voting
[July 13th 2025 (11am Central European Time)]
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