Second Chances: the Network

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IIIIIIIS

That's right, it's the day the entire world trolls ex-hookup J Timberlake like the not-so-great human he is! :D I love this day for me.

Are we all tired of talking about fish tails yet? Even though I did look good, as usual.

[Edwin]
I have a proposal.

Much to my profound consternation, I must admit I am not immune to this latest round of tomfoolery. As I have already dealt with decades in Hell, I can assure you I have been unfairly punished quite enough.

This is beyond the pale.

First day of spring break and there are puppies in the park!

Also a new group of little Zs to entertain at the community center plus my old crew.

Since it's my birthday and I'm working at Edge of Glory tonight, free drinks to whoever can guess my age.

Correction: Boss says I'm not working tonight, just dancing and looking pretty.

[Whoverse]

I expect to see all of you out there to help me celebrate tonight. There will be dancing.

CW: Things get 🌶️🌶️🌶️ in the comments because it's Jack.

[[ooc: backdated to yesterday because no one acknowledged Barbie Day and I forgot AND I'M MAD ABOUT IT]]

I don't know why the entire city is stepping on my territory, but at least it's pretty!!! Remember, friends, pink is for everyone! Pastels for some, neon for others, a nice muted mauve as needed.

You know what, half off all Pink Starburst shots tonight at the club.

Is anyone here good with baby cats? Really baby, I mean. Eyes not open yet. They're orphans and a lot of rescues turn out to be secret hoarder situations. I'd feel better if it was someone I knew wasn't going to go "actually I'm going to make the hoops for adopting stupidly high so I have an excuse to keep fifteen cats".

I'm afraid all my careful budgeting has hit the end of its ability to stretch. I might have to actually consider a job, how disgusting.

Just a little public service announcement... check under the hood before you start your cars, because I would hate to hear about one of my subjects getting caught in an unfortunate incident after taking shelter from the cold.

Back in my day, if the weather was too bad for anyone to get to work or school, it was all cancelled.

Now everything can be done online. Point for the convenience, but negative points for sitting in front of a computer all day.

I understand that people do that for a living, but that is not what my future holds.

Though, I have been learning about field medicine, and seem to have picked that up these last few weeks.

The zoo really should be more up front about what they're selling. If I'm paying money to "adopt a lion", I should at least get to pet it or something. Calling it adoption when it's really just a donation is false advertising. Lion cubs are pretty cute though.

For those of you that do not as of yet have plans for the new year, my family and I have the intention of hosting a gathering at ours next Wednesday evening. The theme is The Golden Era (or Golden Age, if that feels more familiar), at Claudia's request, with official invitations to be provided in the upcoming days.

Don your best classic regalia and join us for a beautiful evening to celebrate the upcoming year.

[FRIENDS EXCLUDING EDWIN]
I've been searching since last month for the perfect present for Edwin and we're down to the wire now, so I suppose I'll crowdsource for inspiration. Am I being too picky? Probably, but we all know that's not going to change.

I'm seeing a correlation between the appearance of turkey feathers, a strong sense of nostalgia for home, and then the arrival of some sort of object. For me, it was a particularly favored magnifying glass.

Would anyone else care to corroborate?

So...my dog showed up. I'm not talking about Pony, obviously he's been here. But my dog, Backup, from when I was a teenager. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised but I never could have imagined this.

I realize it is somewhat short notice, but if any of you would care to join me at Edge of Glory on Friday night, I'll be taking the evening off from work and instead, celebrating my birthday.

[EDWIN]

I have been uncharacteristically brave and altruistic during this entire ordeal and I think that I've earned some sort of reward for good behavior. Just saying.

Well the good news is this is going down in October which means I can stress eat Halloween candy while people smarter than me figure out what the hell to do.

What if Edgar Allen Poe had written his poem about a crow instead of a raven? Would it have made a difference? I mean, it makes a difference to me. Ravens think they're so much better than crows. I guess they are kind of superior in size and prowess. I've never really thought about it before. Actually, I don't think I've ever met a raven, but I always knew to stay out of their way. They can be pretty bad tempered, I've heard.

But I wonder if maybe crows wouldn't have such a bad rap if Poe's poem was about a crow and not a raven. Or maybe humans don't really care about any of that.

Anyway, I had to read his poem for class and I kinda liked it.

Someone please explain to me what the hell just happened. The government types said a bunch of shit that I think they made up.