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So I got an email tonight-- seen in my last check of the evening-- inviting me to beta the new Procreate. Which probably means it's a fairly broad beta at this point, because I'm nobody, but --

Um. Yes PLEASE.

I've only done a bit of playing with the new brushes but holy crap it's so good. Some of them have dynamic color interactions, behaving more like physical media. Some of them have amazing texture. Some of them would make amazing calligraphy.

I've gotten through 12 of the 18 categories in the comes-with-Procreate default library, and I really ought to go to sleep, but eeee this is so cool!

settiai

In tonight's game, ( the rest under a cut for those who don't care. )

And that's where we left off.

Current Mood: accomplished

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Customer: "I'd like a medium coffee."
Me: "Okay! Would you like room for cream?"
Customer: "No, thank you. Just some room for cream."
Me: "Alright… Medium coffee with room. Would you like that iced?"
Customer: "No. I want it iced, please."

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Reading. Lake of Souls, Ann Leckie: finished the Radch stories; on to The World Of The Raven Tower!

The Painful Truth, Monty Lyman: in progress; not yet Cross with it but also not yet Impressed by it.

More Dreamwidth catchup.

Listening. More Hidden Almanac!

Eating. SO many tomatoes.

Exploring. Poked around Preston a very little!

Growing. ... SO many tomatoes. More watering system established at plot (so hopefully all the peppers will still be alive and well upon my return). Sowed some probably-past-it seeds.

Observing. A saw a deer on the drive up to Preston! A proper big one with antlers and all! We were very impressed.

Also the local owl Yell.

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Side by Side (1506 words) by Settiai
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Oghren & Female Surana (Dragon Age)
Characters: Female Surana (Dragon Age), Oghren (Dragon Age)
Additional Tags: Alcohol, The Black Emporium Exchange, Friendship, One Shot, Sparring
Summary: Oghren might have been a nug humping bastard, but he couldn't just stand by and do nothing after he realized that the big scary Warden everyone was talking about was barely more than a kid.

Current Mood: accomplished

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Me: "Would you like to purchase a carrier bag today?"
Customer: "I think it’s illegal to charge for those. You’re advertising your store on them!"
I pause, keeping my best retail smile fixed in place.
Me: "Oh, really?"

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Boss: "What the h*** is this?"
Night Shift Worker: "My resignation."
Boss: "Absolutely f****** not. You don't get to just fail to show up to your—"
[Night Shift Worker] laughed in his face.

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Me: "Sir, this has been… modified. We can’t take it back."
Customer: "Modified? No, improved! The motor was too weak, so I rewired it to pull double the voltage. It spun twice as fast!"
Me: "…Until it fried."

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Customer: *Genuinely surprised.* "Oh. Why?"
Me: "We close at 6 PM, ma'am."
Customer: "Why?"

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So, plenty of people come in and order “a taco with sour cream added.” Generally, we repeat it back as “a taco supreme, no tomatoes.” Ringing it up this way saves the customer 5¢. Shocking life hack most people don’t know!
If anyone asks, we explain why we do it. Most people are cool about it.

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Dad: "Get off that brain rot. It's family movie night!"
Me: "Since when did we do family movie night?"
Dad: "Since now! We're going to watch a movie as a family, so all other screens down!"

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Who says you have to have a white wedding? These bright beauties are proof you can have your color and eat it, too.

Daisies are red, violets are blue...

By Sweet Disposition Cakes

Okay, before we head to the Epcot bunker: they're actually hand-painted poppies, and they're beautiful!

Orange you glad I found this gorgeous cake?

By iHeartCakes

Such a great color. Everything should look that cheerful.

Or, if that's too much orange (never!), here's a way to stand out with classic black and white:

By The Clever Little Cupcake Company

Look at the little bows! Clever, indeed.

This mellow yellow is a stunning way to add some unique detail:

By The Couture Cakery

Okay, those may actually be daisies.

Still, I'm a girl who wants more bang for her buck:

By Superfine Bakery

BANG!
I love the vintage feel.

For a more elegant style, this bakery muted the colors and added more feminine detail:

By Criollo Cakes

Those piped pearls are divine!

If this doesn't make you green with envy, I'm not sure what will:

By Bella Cupcakes

Wedding in the garden, perhaps?

How about a classic design with a kick?

By Pink Cake Box

Going green has never been more tasteful.

This blue beauty was inspired by sun-printing:

By Once Wed

Totally mod - and what a cool technique!

Moving down the spectrum, these violet violets are just adorable on a modern cube cake:

Made by BethAnn at Studio Cake Design

Simply beautiful.

And if you can't decide on just one color, why not use them all?

By Sweet Element

I love love love this striped summertime sweet. I only hope they used Fruit Stripe gum for wedding favors.

However, I don't think I've ever found a wedding "cake" I love more than this:

By Maki's Cakes

Rainbow-colored cake spheres? Roy G. Biv would be proud!

Happy Sunday!

*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

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I am German, and it was the last day of a short vacation in London. For some reason, I must have given off some kind of "local" vibes.
Firstly, I was stopped by an American tourist and asked where the nearest [Fast food restaurant] was. I was able to tell him after looking it up on my phone.

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Me: *Cheerful and professional.* "Hi there, welcome! Go ahead with your order whenever you’re ready."
Customer: *Laughing to himself.* "Wow, the AI is perky tonight!"

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I feel that all high schools should have a class that teaches a class in life skills as this story will show. I have an accounting practice and prepare income tax returns, individual, partnerships, trusts and corporations. I had a parent send in his college child ( I won’t mention gender) to have the tax […]

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Title: The Burning Issue
Author:

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Rating: Teen and up
Summary: A missing scene from the episode Burn Card (s18e14). Following Ed's suspension Lupo tries to talk to Bernard.
Word Count: 300

( The Burning Issue )

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(This happened before the Internet and before Schengen. I’m going on holiday abroad with a group of friends. Two of them are half-sisters, with different surnames and very different physically; another friend is very similar to the older sister, but is not related to any of them. Most of our IDs are bilingual as we […]

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