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Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week. Catherine's library find is actually an app that helps her keep track of some of her library finds (and make them Instagram-ready). It's called Bookmory. ​ Terri's random recommendation is more of a PSA: Don't take pity on sweet-looking young people going door to door and invite them in. And if you do let a stranger into your home, don't show them your electric bill. In the archives, we checked in on the joys of homeownership, most recently discussed in 2022. ​ Next week's lineup: 

A Gentleman in Moscow E7, "An Assembly," on Tuesday, August 20

Lost S1 E7, "The Moth," on Wednesday, August 21

Weekly roundup on Thursday, August 22

We're streaming again tonight! At 6est! Oooh! Solicitors will be shot!

The first half of the stream will be more work on my first fursona ref sheet. We're still coloring it but maybe we'll be able to move onto outfits or facial expressions. I want to try different colors and patterns first. The second half of the stream should be the finale for Mega Man ZX. Depending on how quickly we finish it we may just move straight onto Mega Man ZX Advent.

In the world of Pokemon: I missed the Decidueye raids but I'll get it next time. The Samurott raids have started. It uses a physical crit build. I've got a pretty good support build figured out: Cloyster with Shell Armor, Aqua Ring, Life Dew, maxed HP, and Defense. Everything else really doesn't matter but I gave mine Aurora Beam, Whirlpool, and the Ice Tera type. Keep in mind: this is a support mon. I don't know what to use for offense here. But I did pretty well on teams with Annilape and Belibolt. The Cloyster build does work with Sunny Day users since nothing it uses really gets hurt by sun. I considered a Walking Wake build but I couldn't settle on a set up that worked. The Burn that comes with Flamethrower is very useful against physical attackers and it (with Hydro Steam) synergizes well with Sunny Day builds. I wouldn't do Sunny Day stuff using anything weak to any of Samurott's moves but I bet some of the Paradox Pokemon or some grass types would do well.

This will be the last time I remind everyone about the poll to determine the next tutorial series I do. You know where the Discord is and I'll end the poll when I'm ready to start prepping for it. Your options are Game Maker Studio Fire Jump Tutorial, a tutorial for Python, or learning how to code a renderer in Unity. I've also posted enough links for Discord, I'm sure you'll find it.