Welcome back, everyone!
Now that the baby news is out of the way, I can openly complain about all the weird stuff my body does now. The worst of it is having a perpetually awful taste in my mouth. That’s been my least favorite.
My highlight in the last week is buying a giant pack of Hawaiian Sweet Rolls as Costco and picking up a tub of Texas Roadhouse cinnamon honey butter. Has there ever been a more perfect combo?
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Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Ms. Frizzle in the live action adaptation of The Magic School Bus. Not quite sold on this one. How do you feel?
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JoVE from the SBTB Podcast Patreon Discord saw this on Bluesky. The American Libraries Association is auctioning off some amazing READ posters. There’s a Kermit & Miss Piggy one that I love, but it’s already over $300!
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This link is from Italapas also in the SBTB Podcast Patreon Discord. Natalie Zina Walscots, author of Hench, did an interview over at Ask a Manager.
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Curious about your cozy gamer archetype? Well there’s a quiz for that. My result: Same Thing Again; You have a type and you’re not sorry about it. Six slots, six variations on the same genre. People call it predictable. You call it refined taste.
Not sure I fully agree with the assessment considering some of the games I picked are Stardew Valley, Power Wash Sim, and Dredge, which all feel very different. Unfortunately, I just had to pick Stardew Valley for two of the questions. The “What’s always installed?” and “What got you into cozy games?” questions.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Allll the empathy on the pregnancy woes! I adore both of my children, and having them was 100% worth it, but I absolutely hated pregnancy both times. I did not “glow.” I just endured! 😉
I feel obliged to link one of my favourite pieces of fan fic ever: the Hench – Ask A Manager crossover you didn’t know you needed:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/43303747
That ALA “Read” poster auction is so cool. I have the David Bowie one, purchased from the ALA store when they did a limited reprint of it after he passed away. I clearly remember some of the LOTR ones being in my hometown library when I was a teen, since the movies were big then.
Re: JoVE from the SBTB Podcast Patreon Discord saw this on Bluesky. The American Libraries Association is auctioning off some amazing READ posters. There’s a Kermit & Miss Piggy one that I love, but it’s already over $300! I have the Alan Rickman one up in my office, and gave the Hugh Lawrie one to my local library (no idea if it’s still there or someone pinched it…)
And $300? Nope. Wouldn’t give Alan up for $300,000.
If you’ve ever wanted a LEGO Pemberley, you can vote in the LEGO Beta Ideas group for a potential one in the future:
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/40c5c226-5022-4d95-a9ed-83f479b8b788?fbclid=IwY2xjawSpJoJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlVkVIbkVXb0hSemdSOGw1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq4b9jKtckJmUZw9KbqxmK-wYERP0AOSHO8WVHKgysgVxcjncyz3FnGeS-82_aem_9u3J38pKxo8TmVxGe3U2ig
Author Annie England Noblin recently passed away:
https://entertainmentnow.com/hallmark/annie-england-noblin-accident-book-to-movie/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Hallmark+Now+Newsletter+-+Jun+18+2026++815+PM&utm_content=Hallmark+Now+Newsletter+-+Jun+18+2026++815+PM+CID_dadd18552b33b1c09d8a9a7da1483132&utm_source=Campaign+Monitor&utm_term=Legend+Annie+England+Noblin+Passes+Away+Days+Before+Her+Hallmark+Christmas+Movie+Begins+Filming
I got “the house is quiet now” on the gaming quiz. I replay Power wash simulator repeatedly because it keeps my hands busy while I listen to audiobooks. If anyone has other games that are mindless/minimal reading, I’m all ears!
I think Elizabeth Banks may be the perfect Ms Frizzle.
@Glauke, thanks for sharing, that was so funny!