STATE OF THE TAM- 15 November
I am genuinely flummoxed by the fact it’s nearly 2024.
Of course, I was talking to my friend the other day about wild it is she’s been in her new house nearly four years now! It feels like it’s only been maybe a year.
Seven.
She’s been in her new house seven years. Near eight, in fact. I genuinely have no idea about the passage of time anymore. It’s a problem.
Not for me, really. It’s a pleasant eternal now and hazy recently. Other people are probably going to get exasperated at SOME point though!
ANYHOW!
Don’t forget that True North is available for pre-order. If you like your Christmas reading just that wee bit weird, we got you :D. Plus this contains some of my favorite scenes to write ever!
Oh, and I’m still working on the website. The branding is finished though! Check it out!
Pupdate of the Week
@tamoorewritesIzzy stalking Jax. She is like a ghost in the night!!!! #staffiesoftiktok #stealthystaffie [image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
I haven’t been online a lot the last few weeks. There’s a lot going on and much of it requires driving places (I am fine before anyone worries :D but I did have to drive through Storm Debi the other day and that needs some recovery!).
Give me a week and I’ll get back on cute puppies track!
Some days you gotta wonder what Social Media was really created for…
@faeparadise6The feeling of rust against my sald fingers ☺️#fyp #fypシ #xybca #saladfingers #saladfingersfriends #saladfingersrustyspoons #creepy #cringe #uncannyvalley #uncanny #uncannyvalleystare #TikTokHalloween [image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserShout-Out of the Week
Must Read of the WeekWith time running out, can Tobias and Malik find a way to be together forever or are they destined for a lonely Christmas?
Finding an alien cyborg in the town park wasn’t something Tobias Prince figured on. He was only taking a breather from family drama when he discovered the spaceship hiding. He hadn’t counted on the giant robot following him home either.
But when Malik Io took off his powersuit and revealed the person inside, Tobias was smitten.
Malik Io crash landed on a planet distant from his own. His only hope at survival is reliant on the kindness of strangers. When he meets a young man tired and exhausted, he is struck by Tobias’s reluctant kindness. He knows that anything more than friendship is dangerous, considering that remaining on Earth is dangerous to his health, but Malik can’t help falling for Tobias.
With Christmas on its way, Malik and Tobias succumb to the nature of Christmas, bonding over Christmas baking, celebrating the town’s Light Up night and decorating a tree with friends and fall in love, despite knowing their time is limited.
When the ear worms go viral, I guess!
Internet Sleuths Want to Track Down This Mystery Pop Song. They Only Have 17 Seconds of It
Got a few seconds? Then lend your ears — you might just have the answer to a question that has perplexed forensic audio obsessives for years.
Before the days of apps like Shazam, trying to identify an unfamiliar song was a team effort. WatZatSong, a social network dating back to 2006 (the early days of Web 2.0) facilitated that process on a global scale. Users could upload tracks that had stumped them, and crowdsource guesses about where it had come from. Some mysteries were swiftly solved; others were tougher to crack. But it wasn’t until 2021 that WatZatSong received what would become its most infamous and enduring submission, from a contributor in Spain going by the handle “carl92.”
The file is labeled “Pop – English,” indicating the genre and language. “Mid 80s, Bad quality. (Everyone Knows That),” wrote carl92, offering an estimate of when the song might have been recorded. “Everyone Knows That” is an interpretation of a lyric heard in the clip. “I rediscover[ed] this sample between a bunch of very old files in a DVD backup,” carl92 explained in a followup comment. “Probably I was simply learning how to capture audio and this was a left over.”
I am EVER SO SLIGHTLY colorblind. Pinks are hit and miss for me, but I still like them. Look how pretty this is? I love the shading of the skull and the way the roses/leaves make it look like hair. Or maybe horns?
Either way, it’s gorgeous!
One day I will do a book that needs a good map in it!
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