Monday on a Thursday

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Yep, it may just be the record for a failed Monday post! In my defence, I did have to fly to Wellington for training on Monday and it was an evil long day. Tuesday, I thought I'd get time to post; turned out not so much! And yesterday I was busy again at work, and then totally collapsed after work, still tired. So there go the excuses, and here I am Thursday! Thankfully, for most of you, it's still Wednesday, so it doesn't seem quite as late as it feels to me! LOL!

Anyhoo... I am supposed to be working, so I'm gonna make the rest of this brief. Please check out the tags for all the challenges and prompts if you need them! If you're on Big Buddy, you should be around 58% of your target by Thursday! How are you doing?

Your flash challenge is: Is it Friday yet?

What plans have you put into place or do you have for making your week awesome? I cannot say I've done any words, but I'm off work for SEVENTEEN glorious days in a row starting this Saturday, so my plan is to get in some Pool Party work during that time and before the challenge ends! My holiday includes a week at the beach, so I'm hoping to get in a few swims before my summer curls up its toes and heads northward and over to most of you! ;-)

Oh, and one more thing: who's up for a comment challenge on Friday? A lot of you voted your interest in this in the poll at the end of last year, so it's about time we dragged it out. Does everyone remember how it works? If you're keen, let me know here and I'll put up a post for Friday - I'll try to find a fun prompt, and we'll see what words it brings! ;-)

Now, enjoy the rest of your week if you can, and let's be creative out there!

Flash Challenge

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Your Pool Party Flash Challenge (should you choose to accept it) is:





Torchwood
(because who doesn't love a little Captain Jack lol)





Give me 100 words or 10 graphic and you are 10% to reaching the light at the end of the Pool Party!

Thursday Tropes: Week 10

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I lost track of the days of the week...and the time of day.



This time around...A. FULL. YEAR. OF. TROPES!

Some Thursdays will have 2 tropes, some will have 3, but I think the majority will have 1 that's really popular.

Descriptions will be pulled from TV Tropes and a link provided if you want more information.

The rules? They're simple. Write at least 250 words or create 2 icons/1 banner. Anything from suggestive to outright porn is allowed.

This week, there is 1 trope!

But Not Too Gay click the link to read more: Okay, let's say you're done hiding your lesbians and you don't want to bury any gays. You want to feature a gay character on your show or, hell, make them the starring character! But what if they get a Love Interest? Will they flirt? Kiss? Hold hands? Have anything resembling or implying a sex life? Gay characters enjoy increased visibility in media and numerous positive portrayals. However, there is a bit of a Double Standard regarding gay love portrayals and love scenes and the like.

Rather, the lack thereof.

Word of the Day 03/18/21 Pother

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Pother (noun, verb)
pother [ poth-er ]

noun
1. commotion; uproar.
2. a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
3. a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb (used with or without object)
4. to worry; bother.

WORDS RELATED TO POTHER
annoyance, flap, agitation, confusion, turmoil, commotion, bother, controversy, uproar, harass, hassle, bustle, ado, stir, flutter, worry, fuss, to do

See synonyms for: pother / pothered / pothering on Thesaurus.com

Origin: First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR POTHER
The besotted world is not worth the pother this foolish young married woman makes over it.
THE ART OF DISAPPEARING|JOHN TALBOT SMITH

There has indeed been a great deal of pother of late over the virtue and temper of "rural-minded people."
THE AMERICAN COUNTRY GIRL|MARTHA FOOTE CROW

There was another bad manitou at the mouth of Superior Bay, where conflicting currents make a pother of waters.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LAND, COMPLETE|CHARLES M. SKINNER

"He is working out that passage in the Politics that your tutor makes such a pother about," said the other.
A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN AND HIS FAMILY|MRS. (MARGARET) OLIPHANT

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.