#goodnightmoonvale

[pop-squeak]

Hey can you infodump to me about Booster Gold

I've only heard his name in passing and I'd like to know more

oh my GOD gladly i will

booster gold spoilers ahead!! although it’s a 40 year old comic so… read at ur own risk ig

also i’ve only read the 1986 run and the blue and gold limited series from 2021. i’ll get to justice league international and booster gold 2007 eventually but i only have so many hours in a day.

Booster Gold is a superhero created by Dan Jurgens in 1986. he was born michael jon carter in the year 2442, in Gotham City along with his twin sister michelle. his father was absent, and often spent the family’s money gambling, so michael and michelle grew up very poor. luckily, michael grew up to be a killer football player with a promising professional future. he played for gotham university, and both his mom and his sister were counting on his success to lift the family out of poverty.

unfortunately that would never happen, bc michael was discovered to be betting on games, and was expelled and kicked off the team for it. in addition to losing his future career, he also alienated his remaining family by losing his chance to the very same thing that had driven his father from the family.

he studied history and started working at a museum in metropolis, where they kept a collection of superhero memorabilia from the 20th century. one day, michael had the bright idea of swiping a bunch of superhero gear(namely a legion flight ring, a force field belt, some blasters, and a suit that gives the wearer super strength), stealing the time machine that’s also on display, and going back in time to make himself a superhero. he also takes a museum security bot/ tour guide named skeets to be his crime-fighting buddy in the 20th century.

after saving ronald reagan’s life(unfortunate booster L) michael, though meaning to introduce himself to the american people as the superhero goldstar, accidentally fumbles and says his old college nickname Booster instead. reagan mishears his mistake and introduces him as booster gold. and thus a hero is born.

booster is materialistic, which is unsurprising given his financially insecure upbringing, but his drive for money and fame often rubs other heroes the wrong way. in my opinion, this drive comes from a lifetime of working and grinding for success and stability, only to have it slip away at the last moment. he craves recognition and respect and struggles a lot with his own self esteem. but no matter what, he always puts other people first. when faced with the choice between his more materialistic desires and the greater good, he will always make the right decision.

he's definitely a little immature, too! but i personally think that helps with his appeal. he's not afraid to speak his mind or crack jokes at inopportune moments and it really endears him to the reader

anyways. all this is very surface level and really doesn't dig as much into his motivations and relationships as i’d like too, but i haven’t read that far yet. i just find him deeply compelling. i can't wait to read more and learn more about him.

if this sounds interesting at all to you, i do recommend poking through his comics!! they’re funny and engaging and i had a lot of fun with the 86 run!

[labelleizzy]

Hello if I'm not mistaken you used to be a librarian? And I know librarians have a reputation for being able to find obscure books based on poor descriptions. I don't know if that's true for you at all but I thought I'd give it a shot.

Back in high school when I was devouring the sci-fi/fantasy shelves from top to bottom, I remember checking out a book of short stories. They were all based on the premise of regulars at the bar telling shaggy-dog-type stories to each other that all ended in absolute GROANWORTHY puns, but there was also enough interaction between the various recurring characters that you started to learn about their backstories, like why they all hung out at this bar in the first place. The main guy was there because he'd changed the brakes on his family car and a little while later, the breaks had failed, killing everyone except him - but at some point he gets told that it absolutely wasn't his fault, that it was something else that failed, by a character who would have been able to know that.

I don't remember any specifically overt sci-fi elements of it (in my mind it was just a regular bar with regular people) but I think there might have been a reveal at some point that one of the patrons was an alien?

I'm not certain of when the stories were published, but if I had to guess I'd say around 70s-80s? Definitely can't be quoted on that though.

But if you have any ideas for where I might figure out how to find this book and/or author, I'd love to hear it

Oooh. This sounds like something I might have read, but no titles or authors pop up in memory. I would have enjoyed such a series, I'm sure!

Any other book hounds wanna take a crack at searching for this?

[copperbadge]

Hi! Speaking of positive affirmations, I was in your neighborhood yesterday for a doctor's appointment and while I knew I was unlikely to see or run into you in any way, walking around Dearborn Street made me think of you and I spent most of the afternoon vaguely hoping you were having a good day and wondering if you'd ever gotten a sandwich at that little grocery/deli on the corner of 9th and State. Just was thinking about you positively and wishing you well.

Aw, thank you! I love hearing about people visiting my neighborhood, whether or not they're thinking of me, but it's delightful that you were. I always appreciate good wishes!

South Loop Market at 9th and State is a bit of a neighborhood gem -- it's very unassuming inside, like it's a pretty typical Chicago corner store, but it carries some interesting foods I haven't seen elsewhere (for a long time it was the only place I'd found in Chicago that sold Utz brand snacks). I've never had a sandwich from their deli counter but I've actually been told it's one of the best places to get a deli sandwich in the area, like multiple people have mentioned it.

There are a couple of reputably-good delis around here, I really should do some kind of survey -- Totto's, the fancy shop right on the corner of Dearborn and Polk, I don't think does fresh deli sandwiches (they do have very good prepackaged in the case by the door) but they sell a number of in-house deli foods. There's a couple on Van Buren I've been meaning to try too. Maybe a project for some weekend now that the weather is getting nice.

[godihatethisfreakingcat]

Trick or Treat!

Your fun fact: your kneecap is the largest sesamoid bone in your body. It forms in the tendon, not attached to any other bones.

[beyoursledgehammer]

Trick or treat!

Your treat is a selection of various boiled eggs I saw at the grocery store! Enjoy!

[potato-on-your-head]

Trick or treat!

🧶👻

!!!!!! OH??? I have not read the instructions so am not sure what I am supposed to give you (do I give you something or do you give ME something) uhhHHHhhhHHH

here's a super cool black cat I cat-sit for. his name is Archer. he's a Maine Coon and is massive and is like 22 pounds of fluff and scarediness and when I sleep past noon he sits on my arm and yells at me to wake up. he knocks my pill bottles off the nightstand daily. he is a menace and I love him

(you get a treat hope u like cats 💜)

[sargassostories]

Jaskier+anyone, hand/lips fixation

(within @valdomarx‘s Delicate Sensibilities ‘verse, of course)

Geralt was pretty sure he had fleas. (Again.)

It was the only explanation for the itching.

It definitely wasn’t that every time he glanced at Jaskier, the man seemed to have the tip of a long, calloused finger in his mouth, or a thumb worrying at his lip, or some other such unseemly business.

Geralt looked over and missed the mischievous look in the bard’s eyes for the sinful smirk on his lips... and the plum between his teeth, its juice dribbling down his chin. He watched, mesmerized, as Jaskier worked the flesh with his tongue and moaned with pleasure.

[rudjedet]

Hey! I know you don't know me from adam since I only started following you a bit ago and I've never interacted before, but I just wanted to let you know that as horrible and exhausting as it is when your baby is new & won't sleep, it does get better. It's cold comfort now when you're exhausted & bedraggled, but as someone who could barely function after both my kids were born, they're now healthy & sleep through the night & I can function like a human again. Hang on, hold tight. You'll get there

Thank you! I’m confident I will, I mostly had the “bad luck” (which is still like sheer blissful happiness because oh my GOD my baby is so cute) that she takes after me when it comes to sleeping (i.e. very little of it and it takes her FOREVER to get there). Pair that with the dreaded 8 month sleep regression and... whew. But we’re just going to hang in there and take every day as it comes, for sure!