Christmas haul thoughts

The Expanse continues to not quite map the books onto the TV seasons, so big climactic events come mid-season. I kinda like it for first runthroughs, but it does encourage rewatching from disc 2 of one season to disc 1 of the next.

Also, Maltesers and Jaffa Cakes.

Hayley Williams birthday fuck yeah

Hayley Williams birthday fuck yeah

Happy Holidays!

The Cure, Merry Christmas Everybody

Charly Bliss, It's Christmas And I Fucking Miss You

This week on What We Do In the Shadows Nandor joins a Golconda cult and that goes as well as you might expect.

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Vampire: The Masquerade

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Can they trust anyone to help smuggle the killer out of the domain? Will they have to flee themselves? Will the fight for Blake's old turf turn to open war? We'll find out... after Christmas.

Mage The Ascension 2021 12: Cheerleading!

Didi may regret her pre-college-summer hair, but takes great glee in seeing Cara cheering and leading others to cheer.

"It's a good thing Jack isn't here, he'd be on you like clingfilm."

"Believe me, I know."

They manage to find Alissa, with help from Simon on the phone. And she asks how much history they can change while they're here, beyond what they already have. Because this is a year before her mom dies.

Cara considers this. "Okay, but if we get stuck in our seven years ago lives longer as a result, I am going to start assassinating certain world leaders. Just sayin'."

Vampire: The Requiem 2 is 8

Vampire: The Requiem second edition came out in 2013. I would like to play it sometime.

Anne Rice

Anne Rice has died, aged 80.

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Vampire: The Masquerade

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So now of course the Prince wants him handed over. Rivals touting this as a sign of weakness. Anarchs claiming responsibility...

Alas

The time travel episode Didi wanted.  

The time travel episode Didi got.

Mage: The Ascension 2021 11: Flashbacks!

Didi realizes when she is when she sees her hair. "Ohhhh no." This was her bleached bob summer.

She takes a moment to remember how her seven years ago phone works as she gets a call.

"Hello suspiciously timed unknown number..."

"It's Simon."

"Oh, good. That explains that. Where are you?"

"Harvard."

"Why does that not surprise me."

"Why, where are you?"

"Some guy's place."

"Why does that not surprise me."

"So anyway do you know why we're us seven years ago?"

"The Mage didn't calculate on us saving everybody."

"Are we just stuck here now?"

"The charge should dissipate. But in the meantime, Cara is in the Bay as well, so you should find her, safety in numbers."

"Okay, um, makes sense. Hey, can I change my hair or would that break spacetime as well?"

...

Didi gets a ride to Berkley and is waiting when Cara gets back from the track meet. She gives her a hug.

"So good to see you. Simon called and said you were gonna come meet me."

"And here I am."

"I like your hair."

"No you don't. Or I hope you don't anyway."

"Okay, well... I'm a freshman, I haven't Awakened yet - "

"Oh, me neither. There's a really bad party next Halloween."

"I'll be fighting a ghoul in a couple months. In the meantime, we should keep a low profile for the week this takes. Which means you can stay at my place if you want, and tomorrow, I should, ah, go to the game..."

"Ladies' basketball? Field hockey?... Oh my gosh, was this when you were a cheerleader?!"

Cara sighs as Didi squees.

...

Alissa is also not far away, up the coast. And currently in a dance class, and then heading home, with high school on Monday.

Michael is in Canada.

The Lord Of The Rings

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring premiered twenty years ago tonight.

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Vampire: The Masquerade

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Accusations quickly turn to physical threats. Having been among those who found the killer, the coterie move to protect him. Barnes says it's the right thing to do.

Mage: The Ascension 2021 10: Heroics!

Cara runs in and saves the people in danger first, even as the Time Mage yells at her about consequences and minimising disruption and going for his lost love.

Simon confirms that yes, this is going to get a big widespread Paradox ping.

Michael and Alissa do the specific person saving they were hauled in for.

Didi uses her 'opening convenient doors' power to get Cara into the runaway truck so she can grab the wheel so it zigs instead of zags and hits a nice solid wall instead of a bunch of people. "Best I can do!"

"We need to not be together!" Simon shouts as the Time Mage gets to his lover and he can feel the Paradox charge hit.

And then everybody is where they were on that day.

December!

December! Time for small gift-shaped bits of chocolate! And planning to see people I guess.