Guys, Please Get a Room!

Brittany's got no problem with National Hug a Kevin Day, but I don't think she'd appreciate it if anyone else tried to celebrate it. I really hope those two know that it's only "hug" Kevin, because no one wants to see this go any further.

If Kevin grabs a set of drumsticks then they can also celebrate National Hug a Drummer Day! If not, then Max is always available. And I do mean always because no one likes Max. I don't think he can expect many hugs today.

Hugs might be appropriate in general, though, because it's also World Mental Health Day and comfort from a friend is always helpful for anyone struggling with mental health. What's not so great for mental health is the Quiet Ivy psychiatric institution, where the professionals don't really seem to know what they're doing. Mrs. Manson would fit right in.

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Free Cake for All Drummers!

Quinn has done a...suspiciously...good job for National Cake Decorating Day, and I strongly suspect that someone else did the work. Not just because Quinn doesn't do any kind of work unless she has to, but I can't imagine her wanting to bake anything considering all of the fat and sugar involved. Ewwwwwww!

For any fans in a hugging mood, today is both National Hug a Drummer Day (preferably not while they're playing) and National Hug a Kevin Day (preferably not when Brittany can see you touching her Kevvy). If you know any drummers named Kevin, then let them know that today is their lucky day!

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• Daria Enrolls at Nevermore, by Meester_Lee (parts 8 and 9): "After dinner Daria returned upstairs to pick up her books. Jane was incredulous. 'You’re going to study?' she said incredulously." (Part 9)


• From Simp to Pimp, by wilddogjj (parts 1 and 2): "Tom Sloane and his wife, Sandi, were having a candle-lit dinner at the most romantic restaurant in town. The occasion was their wedding anniversary." (Part 2)

RETREAT!!!

It's World Mental Health Day, so be sure to take extra good care of yourself today. If you're feeling a little (or a lot) overwhelmed, take my advice and do not go to Quiet Ivy. That place is just awful.

If you know any unhappy drummers, then be sure to give them a nice warm embrace for National Hug a Drummer Day! Just not while they're in the middle of a solo. You could get seriously injured that way.

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Meet Halloween (and good luck)

The Holiday with sex appeal. Secretive and distrustful, touchy about privacy, moody and irritable, doesn't want to be "happy all the time." Self-reliant, motivated to earn her own money (e.g., as a coffee-house waitress), always active, likes to play "tricks" (minor vandalism, especially in wealthy neighborhoods). Doesn't always play well with others and doesn't like to share. Possibly uses drugs or the Holiday Island equivalent because she has a high awareness of "narcs." Plays drums in an alternative band, is good at it and loves it. Popular, a trend-setter, attractive, fun.

Some guesses: She likes chocolate and candy, eats a lot of it for snacks, never gains weight. She operates on the "trick or treat" principle, meaning if you are nice to her, she will think you're cool and won't likely "trick" you. A little spoiled and stuck up because she is so popular.

Random fanfic ideas: Halloween returns to Lawndale, by herself. Why?

1. She had a fight with her boyfriend and is cooling off, but might meet a new bf in town (Trent?).
2. She wants to see what Earth is like again, liked the independence she had, wants to start her own band, maybe with Monique.
3. She's pregnant and not sure what to do about it. Holiday Island time is not the same as normal time, so she could be pregnant for years, even decades. Who's the father(s)? What's the kid(s) gonna be like? Will the kid(s) be a new holiday(s)?
4. She pulled a "trick" that backfired big-time, and she's on the run from one or more angry Holidays (or worse).
5. Another Holiday (or being) pulled a "trick" on her and she's madder than hell and not going to take it. The guilty party has escaped to Lawndale and is in hiding . . . but not for long.

Toss in your ideas, too. This one Holiday could power a lot of fanfic.