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Challenge #3

Journaling prompt: What are your favorite summer-associated foods?
Creative prompt: Draw art of or make graphics of summer foods, or post your favorite summer recipes. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So when I saw this earlier I had a ponder, cause I was trying to think what I consider to be a ‘summer’ food. The one that came to mind was ice cream, but I wouldn’t say it’s a favourite. It’s more of a thing that’s nice to have, but I have to be in the right mindset.

The other thing that came to mind is tropical fruits so that’s what I’m going to mention.

My fav ones are mango, which is a fruit I often try and get when it’s on offer. I always like mango flavoured things too. Now I’ve mentioned it I’m wanting to get one, hopefully there’ll be one somewhere in town when I go.

There there’s pineapple, which, again, I love pineapple flavoured things (especially sweets) and I am one of those pineapple on pizza enjoyers. Again I’ve not had one for awhile and I should get one (and some to have on pizza).

I’m sure there’s another one I really like, but I guess it depends what’s considered tropical.

Hopefully I can be more active in reading other peoples entries this time as my brain has been very bleh these past days.

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Gaming thoughts now.

On a whim/needing a distraction, I went on Star Wars Outlaws Sunday. It was my first time going in it since finishing the main game, so I decided to check out the dlc. (Though first the Naboo cosmetics are VERY pretty) I decided to start with Wild Card which was the first one.

I assumed, from the description that it would be sabacc centric (which is a card game in the game), especially since the setting was a tournament. However that amount to just three rounds of the game, which was fine for me but probably felt lacking for people hoping for more. As it was it was a kinda linear story, mostly set on a new location but then going to one of the game’s planets for the climax. Don’t get me wrong but it was very enjoyable and I did get swept along with it (i ended up finishing it in the day). I might go on the other dlc at some point.

Also ND-5, the droid character in the game is still hot.

On Monday night, while looking for a distraction, I started the Still Wakes The Deep dlc. Like Outlaws, Still Wakes The Deep was a fav game from last year so I was excited when they said dlc was coming. Unlike Outlaws it’s set after the main game with completely new people. Which makes sense as the first game ended with everyone dead and the rig sank. In true horror fashion no one knows what happened to the rig, so of course in the dlc we get people sent to find out what happened.

As such it’s set on the remains of the rig, which is now deep underwater and you’re tasked with exploring it to find out what happened. So far the main ‘threat’ isn’t from anything from the base game, it’s the rig itself. Being a wreck, and so deep underwater, it’s unstable. Scares coke from parts or it falling apart, from creaks in the rusted metal, but not the actual… whatever it was in the base game. But there’s also a sense of a sense, other than bodies there’s no sign of the thing from the base game and so, as a player, you expect there to be something there. I wonder if there is going to be, as I’ve played a decent chunk but not seen anything yet.

It’s prime day and this time it feels more disorganised. Usually there’s an option to search through things but this time there’s nothing which has made it hard to search through. I got Clown In A Cornfield (the book, as there’s no word on a uk release for the film) which I might start tomorrow. I had got a £15 off thing from downloading an app but it’s strange. It offered me to use it on the who ray preorder, but now iponly seems to let me use it on prime day stuff (I assumed it would go on the book but didn’t) so I’ve ended up using it on a u-wing cause that makes it half off (and Lego building eases my mind).

The plan for Saturday (as long as money goes in) is to see the new Jurassic World film but, ugh. I thought it would have a lunchtime showing (last week there was a 1pm showing) but now there’s only a 3:30 showing instead (and 6:30 but that’s too late). I blame Superman taking that slot since it’s out this week but it does make things tricky.

The plan was to do get some stuff after the showing from Morrisons and stuff, but cause of the timing it’ll be a rush to the last bus. II commented we could in theory go to town, go in those places, come back, drop the stuff off and go back but I wasn’t serious. Of course mum heard that and thought I was so it seems like that’ll be the plan which makes it a rush which… ugh.

Today I finished reading Cards On The Table. (Sunshine revival people, I have been doing the #readChristie2025 challenge, to read 12 Agatha Christie books this year, but I’ve slipped behind on it mostly due to health issues.) Still this one was pretty good and I did enjoy reading it. I would start the next one next, which is Crooked House, but Clown In A Cornfield arrived yesterday so I’m gonna read that I think.

I feel I had something else I was gonna mention but it’s gone.

So today there was a new Doctor Who announcement, with the new next collection boxset! I was hoping one would be due (cause fuck knows I needed something to restore my excitement with televised Who). I had a feeling the next one would be either season 21 or one of the two remaining fourth Doctor ones.

It was the latter, season 13.



Honestly season 13 is a pretty based season from what I recall, with lots of gothic horror type eps and, of course, the zygon ep (with THE Loch Ness monster!). Plus it has Sarah Jane!

So yeah I am pretty excited for that, even though it doesn’t have a release date. I’m sure that will change when the next Who magazine comes out, no doubt with a disc breakdown of the special features.

As I mentioned in the other posts I was close to finishing the Dredge base game. I didn’t realise just how close I was until I went on the other night and… it took me about ten minutes. So I could have finished it in the weekend after all. Sigh. I did end up doing the pale reach dlc and it was pretty good, I did the main pursuit so it’s mostly done (though there is apparently a hooded figure I missed so I’m glad I’d not warped back to the main area.

All that’s left now is a few odd pursuits and The Iron Rig.

Once that’s done I might go back to crypt custodian which I started while food was cooking in the weekend and damn it made me feel so bad for the poor kitty you play as.

Though ugh I’m so pissed off at xbox cause they have done masssive layoffs again. And for seemingly no reason other than greed. That just pisses me the fuck off.

I am thinking of picking up the voice of cards games on the switch, cause the whole collection is on sale and I had my eye on them for awhile (plus the sales on going for a few weeks).

And also, completely unrelated, but ahhh there’s new Waterparks being teased. They posted mysterious yellow things (leading people to call it pissparx or watersports) and then there was a presage link for… something. Again like Who there’s no date, other than a vague ‘soon’ and ‘sooner than you think’ whatever that means.

Speaking of Awsten Kerrang put up a zone with him and Micheal so I ordered that (and the Sleep Token one) though I’m so annoyed I missed the signed version (though Ithink it went absurdly fast). I’did make a typo in my email when I made the order so I’ve had to contact them and hopefully there’ll be no issues (cause there’s a digital version of Micheal’s album) but I’ve heard nothing back yet.

Other than that? The heat has diminished, though I’m still tired to varying degrees but at least I got back to reading earlier. (Though ugh mum’s friend is coming Saturday which…. I fear being annoyed)

Hoping to fic a bit now though while Murder Most Puzzling is on, then the Taskmaster Final on +1 and hopefully Hell Motel. I’m gonna look through other sunshine revival posts tomorrow but otherwise it’s a question mark.

Challenge #1

Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So it’s the first challenge of the sunshine revival so I’m gonna try and do it (and I hope it goes well!)

But damn it’s July already? That’s crazy honestly.

So what’re my goals/plans for this month? Well here’s some things I wanna do.

*Look into sorting out Uni
*Continue watching Hell Motel (there’s 5 more eps this month)
*Finish Dredge’s main story
*Finish reading Cards On The Table and hopefully started Crooked House (and maybe read something else)
*Cinema: Jurassic World Rebirth, Fantastic Four First Steps
*Finish Stranger Things season 4
*Finish reading the Acolyte visual guide
*Finish a fic (unsure which one, I have so many WIPs and keep adding more)
*Get back to the American Horror Story Asylum run
*Watch the rest of the new Phineas And Ferb eps
*Maybe start Ironheart and/or Wednesday

I feel I am missing something really obvious (though I always do feel that way)

There’s no real plans for the rest of the year really. There’s a James Marriott gig in November and Pokémon ZA in October but I think that’s all that’s definite.

As for creative vibes I’ve been too drained from this heatwave to do anything creative (though I did make two Clown In A Cornfield icons the other day, one I’ve used for this post. It’s too bad I’ve not found a good pic of the big damnn kiss from it though).

I did have to head out to get car food (it thankfully cooled down enough to venture outside) and I popped in the charity shop and got these.



I saw the Egyptian picture when we went past it the other week (it was closed at the time) and I had meant to go back but couldn’t due to the heat. Then I went inside and saw there was a Sophie Hannah Poirot book I’d not read (and an Agatha Raisin book). The whole lot was £2 which feels like a crazy bargain, especially since one of the books was a hardcover.

I end with this pic of my kitty Midna who is as very much done with this heat as I am.

The past few days have been so… ugh.

The heat has kept up and on Thursday night it made my head feel even worse than before. It meant I couldn’t sleep until about 4 that night and the next few days have been largely restless. I’ve spent much of my time up in bed, zoning in and out and not having much focus or will to do anything at all. I just hate it I wish this weather would go away.

But it’s not just the weather there’s also been some issue with my mouth that I can’t quite figure out. There’s been a slight swelling (which has gone done) and an annoying slight pain above my front teeth but I can’t figure out what’s causing it. Bleh.

Other than that? I dunno. Cause my focus has been so off I’ve not done much of anything. I did listen to some audio things when I could manage it (laying down with my eyes closed mostly) but that’s about it really

(I am annoyed at the timing cause I’m close to finishing the Dredge main story but ugh my focus and eyes.)

Thankfully the bad feelings started to ease yesterday and I was able to get a better sleep but ugh. I just hate this.

I’m gonna just flop uselessly and wish the weather would shoo.