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📍Sunny island, set in the sea "and suddenly a lovely, dark-haired girl was in Walter Mitty's arms"

Label for Mala Chili Sauce
Cover of a book entitled, "American Government for dummies"
A sign that reads: Fine 🇸🇬 City Everything you'll get fined for No smoking Fine: $1000 No chewing gum Fine: $1000 No littering Fine: $1000 No feeding birds Fine: $500 No jaywalking Fine: $1000 No spitting Fine: $1000 No urinating in public Fine: $1000 No eating or drinking on public transport Fine: $500 Not flushing toilet Fine: $150
A comic of two men planting a tree, and the following text: "Last, I want to thank you both. Mike said something to me once that's stuck. He said he wants to be a man who tries to do good, instead of a good man. The good man has it easy. He thinks everything he does is morally correct. But the man who tries to do good overthinks everything he does. He teaches himself that "good" isn't a quality, but a goal. He knows he has to work at being good, but he also knows when he fails, he can try again."
The sun behind an office building with a halo around it.
Packet of Tay's Japanese crispy chicken with beancurd wrappings
A duck spring roll about as long as a carton of six eggs.
A packet of M&M's Mix Ups containing peanut, crispy, and chocolate M&Ms.
Cover of Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater.
Grocery sign saying: "Free From" "Organic"
Bag of family sized M&Ms containing a mix of regular chocolate, crispy, and peanut varieties.
Cover of The Truth by Terry Pratchett
A sign that says "Australia's Coffee Club" and a LED display board that reads "Chicken Mayo Croissant Turkey Bacon with Cheese & Egg Toast Cheesey Hot Dog Kaya Toast Salted Caramel Frappe"
A cup of bandung soy milk.
"Panda Cakes" in packaging with an image of a panda holding and about to bite into a cake designed to look like a panda. The lower third of the packaging is transparent and two actual panda cakes can be seen through it.
Cover of All Systems Red, the first book in the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. It depicts a humanoid figure in futuristic armor with an opaqued face plate. Tree-like plants are in the background.
A picture of a plate of pineapple tarts (roll) below text that reads: "Learn how to make: 1. Pineapple Tart (Sepit/Pinch) 2. Pineapple Tart (Roll) 3. Kuih Makmur (Peanut-filled Cookies) 4. Kuih Bangkit Gula Melaka"
Two books are side by side. One is titled "How Democracies Die" and the other is titled "How Tyrants Fall".
Cover of Outraged by Kurt Gray, subtitled, "Why we fight about morality and politics and how to find common ground"
A 2025 horoscope for people born in the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rooster (1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)* It reads: "Roosters will have a promising year with new opportunities. Hard work will lead to career advancements but stay humble to avoid jealousy. Those in sales or training roles will see increased income. While businesspeople should solidify their foundations before taking bold moves. Single Roosters will find love and married ones should spend quality time together. Health-wise, you are in tip-top form, allowing you to shine throughout the year. Regular exercise and a mindful diet will keep you in excellent shape. Career: Three and a half stars Wealth: Three stars Family: One star Romance: Four and a half stars Health: Three stars" * The Chinese lunar calendar year doesn't line up exactly with the Gregorian calendar year, but there's a fair amount of overlap.
Promotional image for Pacific Rim: The Black. In the foreground is a group of four people: a brown-haired woman weilding two guns, a white haired boy hiding behind a blonde woman, and a red-headed man. A giant, yellow and blue robot stands on their left. The background is a city in ruins.
A mound of mutton briyani and a boiled egg, two papadams, and a plastic cup of curry on a banana leaf.
Cover of the Delicious in Dungeon Adventurer's Bible
A promotional graphic for Delicious in Dungeon showing four characters sitting and eating around a table laden with food: a male human in armor, a female elf in robes, a male halfling, and a male dwarf wearing a helmet. A large reptilian claw with red scales is in the background and a staff leans against it next to the female elf.
A 2025 horoscope for people born in the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Pig (1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019)* It reads: "A tumultuous year is ahead due to the clash with Tai Sui. Entrepreneurs should plan carefully and avoid hasty decisions. Your wealth luck is average, so vigilance is key to protecting your assets. Stay alert against internet and phone scams to safeguard your money. In love, open communication will ease disputes, and singles should focus on attracting meaningful connections. Healthwise, pay attention to your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Career: One and a half stars Wealth: One and a half stars Family: Two stars Romance: Two and a half stars Health: Two and a half stars * The Chinese lunar calendar year doesn't line up exactly with the Gregorian calendar year, but there's a fair amount of overlap.
The logo of Scamshield, a simple, stylized fox head in blue.
Bags of potato chips in the following Lunar New Year themed flavours: Yusheng with Plum Sauce, Tomato Hotpot, and Bak Kwa.
Cover of The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong.
Logo of Rolling Rice: two tilted white capital "R"s in a red circle.
A sign that says, "We aim to please, so aim, please".
An advertisement for a double beef cheeseburger pizza.
An approximately 2m tall teddy bear dressed in traditional Chinese costume holding three red packets with the Chinese character for "fortune" on them in one paw and a scroll with the Chinese characters for "Happy New Year" on it in the other paw.
Christmas decorations that look like hot air balloons hanging from a street lamp.
In a museum, a young Black woman speaks to a mask representing the Native American trickster spirit Coyote. "Is that the lesson you want us to learn? That there are no real villains or heroes? There's just ... us? Trying to be better? This will be my life's work, you know. Opening the door so people can understand we're part of something more. We've got to find a way to bring humanity forward, without anger or fear. I don't know how, but I'm not alone. We'll find a way. Thank you for this gift."
A packet of cheeseburger flavoured potato chips.
A large earthenware vat with a crack from top to bottom but still holding enough soil for a plant to flourish.
Homemade 1 cm cube roast potatoes.
A stuffed toy panda and a stuffed toy penguin posed like they are having a drink in a cafe.
Kim Ye-ji, South Korean air pistol Olympic silver medallist
A slightly larger than normal Stuff'd chicken burrito with two extra portions of chicken.
Image of a blue computer screen showing a software update in progress, 22% completed.
Cover of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. It also makes an insightful distinction between niceness and kindness which I think I will adopt. Quoting (twice) from the book: "Niceness is good manners, and stopping to give someone directions, and smiling at the overworked cashier at the supermarket. These are all good things, but they have nothing to do with what's underneath. Niceness is all about what we do when other people are looking. Kindness, on the other hand, runs deep. Kindness is what happens when no one's looking." "She had no doubt that most of the people who had met Edward thought him a perfectly nice man. Lillian had. He had never let her see the ugly, cruel parts of him. Danger rarely wore a monstrous face and a wielded a pitchfork. No, danger came most often in the form of people like Edward, the nice people whose niceness only went so deep, who saved their niceness for people exactly like them, who believed they were more deserving of power and respect than anyone who was a little bit different. And she would never know how many other nice, ordinary people out there were as ugly as Edward underneath. And yet, even as this thought flashed through her mind, another followed it: Edward was outnumbered. There were people right here with her who were not necessarily nice, but they were all without exception kind, which was far more important. They had raised three unusual children with more love than Mika had seen in her entire lifetime. They loved them wholly, without exception. Because of everything they were, not in spite of some things. It didn't matter to them one bit that Mika and the girls were different."
Like this one, for example. It's a picture of a crocodile burger that I ate during my recent trip to Darwin. It looks like a chicken sandwich and since I didn't detect a distinctive flavour in the crocodile, it tasted like one too. I hope that I will soon be able to give money to Bluesky for extra benefits such as making longer posts.
A white plate with a mound of briyani rice, a tandoori chicken leg, some raw onions pushed to the side, and a metal ramekin containing curry. A metal ramekin containing raita is next to the plate.
Map of Australian states and territories sized by population. The Northern Territory occupies a very small part of the map.
Ma Ling canned peas.
Close up of char siew fried rice
Bing Bong from Inside Out
Cover of The Phoenix Keeper