The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[Silverblade5 he/him]

Last Saturday, I climbed Mt. Bierdstat, my first 14er. Left the parking lot at 8:00, summit at 11:00, began the descent at 11:30, and got back to the parking lot at 2:00. On the ascent, that averages a 1000 ft elevation gain per hour. 

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Edited June 15, 2018 by Kaymyth
Such majestic. Many picture. So photography. Wow.

[Nathrangking he/him]

It took me 11 tries and 7 years, but I am finally a licensed driver!!!  

Edited June 17, 2018 by Nathrangking

[Ammanas]

A important milestone of moving into and settling in a new city is obtaining your library card. Achievement unlocked!

[Niteshado he/him]

On 6/14/2018 at 9:12 AM, Nathrangking said:

It took me 11 tries and 7 years, but I am finally a licensed driver!!!  

This scares me more than excites me xD

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

I graduated yesterday and now I'm an Assistant In Nursing! I'm starting a more complicated nursing course in July! Onto more adventures!!!

[Sunbird she/her]

This beautiful floof finally let me pet him again tonight! Say hello to Marcos, a ridiculously photogenic but very shy kitter.

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He was curious about the camera.

 

[The Forgetful Archivist he/him]

Those are some incredible markings on its face, absolutely stunning. Am I the only one getting joker vibes from it?

[Sunbird she/her]

19 hours ago, The Forgetful Archivist said:

Those are some incredible markings on its face, absolutely stunning. Am I the only one getting joker vibes from it?

I haven't heard anyone else mention the Joker specifically, but other people have said it looks like a Cheshire Cat grin or an epic beard.

[StrikerEZ he/him]

I've been watching videos of Carolina Crown's show this year, and it's looking awesome. I'm so excited to see it live! If anyone else is a DCI fan, PM me.

[Niteshado he/him]

After working and moving, after 2 weeks of non-stop, i have a drift event next weekend. finally get to unwind and destress a bit

[Steeldancer he/him]

I got a 5 on AP Bio, 4 in English, and one miracle- a 5 in AP Calc. After failing it for part of the year and feeling awful about the test, I literally have no idea how I pulled it off.

[Niteshado he/him]

ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is important. If you DO NOT have a Bug-a-salt gun, you NEED one. 

It looks like a nerf gun, plastic, pump shotgun style toy looking thing. But...IT SHOOTS A PINCH OF SALT EACH SHOT.

This thing is for killing flies, and ive never..had..so..much..fun.......

yes, you get a touch of salt here and there. but it kills flies dead, and its too much fun. Im more annoyed that it works so rusting well, and i have no more flies to shoot. 

[Just a Lifetime he/him]

Eep!  After five years on the job market (which was becoming increasingly not-fun), I received an offer today.  It's even in a place where they speak something resembling English!  Somewhat dazed, on the one hand starting to feel again as though I have a future, on the other worried I might screw it up.  Well, I think I read somewhere, "Journey before destination".

At least I've got a soundtrack already playing.

[Sunbird she/her]

I found a bunch of fun "creepy crawlies" at the park today.

Butterflies (2 photos):

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Monarch (male) drinking from milkweed flowers:

Purplish Copper (male):

Dragonfly, caterpillar, and moth (3 photos):

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I swear this dragonfly was the same color as taco sauce.

Monarch caterpillar! First one I've found this year. And today I found FOUR.

This moth's camouflage was INSANE. It was fluttering around a tree trunk about 10 feet away when I first saw it, and then it landed on the tree but I didn't see exactly where. So I spent several minutes examining the tree trunk trying to find the moth again. What's really crazy is part of the moth's wings that's hidden in the photo is BRIGHT RED. I got a glimpse of it while the moth was fluttering around, but once it landed, the red part got hidden under the rest of the wing.

 

[+Sorana she/her]

Anthony Ryan's Empire of ashes found it's way to me!!!

I can't wait to read what will happen...

[Niteshado he/him]

@Sunbird Those photo's are awesome! I would love to see more if you have any saved that you enjoy!

@Sorana woo!! hopefully you enjoy!

[Sunbird she/her]

9 hours ago, Niteshado said:

@Sunbird Those photo's are awesome! I would love to see more if you have any saved that you enjoy!

Thank you! I actually have a ridiculous number of photos saved on my laptop. Mostly birds, but lots of other nature stuff too. I'm working on putting the best of them all up in one place somewhere online, but it's slow going because I have so many to sort through.

For now, here are a few more of my recent favorites

Birds (4 photos):

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Eastern Kingbird:

Mountain Bluebird (male):

Chipping Sparrow:

American Dipper:

Other animals (4 photos):

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Turtle (Red-eared Slider, I think):

Calippe Fritillary:

Viceroy:

Hoary Comma:

Flowers (6 photos):

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Lily:

Queen Anne's Lace:

Malva:

Don't know what this one is yet.

Zinnia:

Aspen Bluebells:

Scenery (2 photos):

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First quarter moon on June 18:

Battle Creek Falls in Pleasant Grove, Utah:

 

[Zelly]

Found a local place with delicious cheap tacos and cheap beer! Made new geek friends! Am getting setup on a date???

Edit: 3 hours later, may have food poisoning. The adventure continues!

Edited July 13, 2018 by Zellyia

[Ammanas]

I recently wrote a author (Adrian Selby) telling him how much I appreciated his book and he sent me a message in return. Perhaps I get star struck too easily, but I think its really cool when a author replies to you. He seems like a nice chap and recommend his book Snakewood if anyone is looking for something gritty, avant-garde, and a really cool magic system. 

Edited July 15, 2018 by Ammanas

[Truthweaver she/her]

So...I'm going to adopt this kitten when she's old enough for a new home. She has the bluest eyes and was so interested in staring at my face! Her name is Sunny

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[Silva]

7 minutes ago, Truthweaver said:

So...I'm going to adopt this kitten when she's old enough for a new home. She has the bluest eyes and was so interested in staring at my face! Her name is Sunny

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She’s so cute! (And I’m not a cat person)

[Mestiv he/him]

11 hours ago, Truthweaver said:

So...I'm going to adopt this kitten when she's old enough for a new home. She has the bluest eyes and was so interested in staring at my face! Her name is Sunny

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I'm a cat person and I'm really happy you're waiting for her to grow up before you take her home that's really responsible of you!

[Truthweaver she/her]

27 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

I'm a cat person and I'm really happy you're waiting for her to grow up before you take her home that's really responsible of you!

Thank you  They don't let their kittens go until they're sixteen weeks at least. I'm perfectly fine with that since it will let her settle into my home more easily.

[+Slowswift]

So, I ordered the Well of Ascension leatherbound the other day and it arrived today!  

Signed and... uh, numbered?  

 

[Kidpen he/him]

1 minute ago, Slowswift said:

So, I ordered the Well of Ascension leatherbound the other day and it arrived today!  

Signed and... uh, numbered?  

 

Did....

Did you ask a question or... was it just the number.... or did he feel like making you laugh? Who knows.