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I posted my first fanfic* TWENTY NINE YEARS AGO TODAY. My most recent fanfic† was posted less than a month ago. And today I am finishing up a fanfic‡ I started in 2011.

* The X-Files
† Star Trek
‡ Stargate Atlantis

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somewhatclear

Rating: SAFE
Fandom: baldur's gate
Relationship: astarion/staeve
Tags: canon, missing moment, spooning
Wordcount: 509
Notes: staeve belongs to Velnna/MAF.

Summary:
the night after astarion's confession

Excerpt:

Staeve longed to press his lips to the nape of his neck just above the collar of his shirt, and trace the line of his spine with his mouth. A kiss for each bony bump, each administered with loving attention, until Astarion melted with pleasure under his care— but that recipe of intimacy didn’t exist anymore. Maybe it never did.

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maju

I woke up with my ear hurting sometime around 2:30 am and it's still painful now, 10 hours later. I spent much of the morning lying down hoping it would pass, but no such luck. I wish I had some idea why this happens, but it's completely random and unpredictable.

We had a very thin layer of snow overnight, but now the temperature is above freezing and the very slow thaw is continuing.

Eden and I between us assembled five Lego flowers yesterday, and right now she is working on another one.

Now I'm going to lie down again.

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drabble_zone

Title: Unavoidable Damage
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Scott, Fred, Varian.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 489: Damage.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: It isn’t always possible to avoid causing damage.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble.

Unavoidable Damage

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

evilinsanemonkey

Good morning!

In an effort to be more active on Dreamwidth, I'm going to try to do some daily posting. So this is the inaugural Meta Monday post!

What is Meta Monday?

Meta Monday is an invitation for you to post recs of your favorite metas, ask if meta on a specific topic exists and either get a recommendation and/or possibly inspire someone to write some on the topic!

So. Bring on the Meta!

tarlanx

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This month's challenge is:

Song Titles: Asleep At The Wheel

Click on the challenge, pick any song title, or more than one, as inspiration, and start writing!

Reminder of Rules

Entries can be any length you like. You can post as many entries to each challenge as you're inspired to write.
If posting direct to the community, please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Category, Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your fic, though you can if you like. Please include the song or episode title you use in your header.
Suggestions for future challenges are welcome on the Questions & Suggestions post.
There is no deadline for entries.

Have fun!

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Current Location: my desk

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halfamoon

Day 13 - The Ruler

Title: To lead and to be led
Fandom: Ooku - The Inner Chambers
Characters: Iemitsu Tokugawa centered, Arikoto and Kasuga
Rating: M
Summary: So she’s just like this horse. Existing solely for the sake of breeding and unable to even choose her mate. Iemitsu reflects on her life and what it means to be shogun - even if not by choice.

Story in ao3

galadhir

From dreamersdare

Challenge 3:

Make a Top Ten list for your favourite music picks and share what you love about them. This can be in any format - songs, artists, albums, music videos, soundtracks, scores, something else not mentioned here. If it's vaguely related to music, it ticks the box, so go with whatever you like!

This is hard! Like a lot of people I stopped being passionately interested in music some time in my youth (around my 30s, I think.) So a lot of these will be from before that drop-off, when I was heavily into prog rock.

Having said that, I'm starting with one of my favourites from right now. Amanati, who I found through sword dancing and immediately wanted to belly dance to as well. Cretan trance music - Fos by Amanati
Speaking of belly dance music, this lady is my current favourite MENA musician Maro Hereira with Bladi What can I say, it's my trance background coming out again.
I am not a big fan of Western trained opera or choral singers, but I make an exception for the counter-tenor voice, which I think sounds like angels. For example Andreas Scholl - Who may abide the day of His coming?
I quite enjoy bardcore as long as it uses actual instruments rather than synth, and it puts a bit of effort into its language. Hildegard von Blingen with Pumped Up Kicks
This is not really music so much as it is someone talking about ancient music in a way that helps me understand music theory and history. He makes music too but I have to confess to not having listened to that part except for some of his medieval tavern music. Which is infinitely superior to bardcore. Farya Faraji getting heated about the duduk
Okay, now back into the far distant past, during which my second favourite group in all the world was Hawkwind, a band whose musical style my mother described as "music that sounds like you're listening to it through two walls." Hawkwind - The Psychadelic Warlords Disappear in Smoke
My first favourite band in those days was Emerson Lake and Palmer, and despite the intense nostalgia rush I had when I first re-heard the beginning of this album, I have no idea why. God, it's horrible - ELP with Tarkus
Surely this one is still beautiful? I remember Yes as being almost too pretty for my tastes. Close to the Edge by Yes Oh no, I'm not sure I like that either. Thank goodness Hawkwind still holds up.
Basically the only things I'm listening to now are belly dance music and the tracks of fanvids. So here is a fanvid I have singled out because I really love the music: The Future will be Silent - a fanvid by Wyomingnot
And here is a belly dancing track that I particularly like. Ya Hassan by Yassir Jamal

scifirenegade

Will be updated when I fill more prompts. Still have a few saved.

Warnings: mild blood, homophobia (in Anders als die Andern fills), mentions of murder (in the Nazi Agent fill), mentions of abusive relationships (in the A Woman's Face fill)

( Above Suspicion )

( Anders als die Andern )

( Nazi Agent )

( A Woman's Face )

( Crossovers )

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agonyaunt

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anagrrl

I've been hopping around a bit in terms of watching things, starting a series here and there, and then dropping it. I don't know, I seem to get to a point where I just lose interest in a lot of the storylines (and sometimes, the predictability). But! I have been watching movies. Some recent, some ancient.

I finally got around to watching On the Beach (1959), and I enjoyed it. I think what really stood out to me is how quiet it is, not so much in the sense of actual sound, but in the way it plays out. Spoilers, just in case: ( Read more... )

I also watched We Bury the Dead (2024), which is predictable in many ways (the 'twists' were pretty easy to spot), but still enjoyable (to me, at least, who likes these apocalyptic scenarios). The acting was solid, I thought, and the circumstances for how the situation happened were unique enough to add a little uncertainty and mystery to things. I'm not sure I would watch it again, but I enjoyed watching it.

Target Earth (1998)'s IMDB description is After aliens inhabit human bodies, it's up to a small-town policeman to protect a child who holds the key to defeating the extraterrestrials. I believe it's a remake of a 1954 film. Anyway, it's pretty cheese-ball in a lot of ways, but also surprisingly good. I have been watching some movies from the 90s lately (for example, Die Hard 2) and it's kind of hilarious to see the way things have changed in terms of technologies, etc (it's very weird to see movies like Die Hard 2 where people can have guns in airports and also smoke indoors, and carry tasers on planes, and also have to line up at the public phones to make calls, I remember those days, and also, wow, things have changed). Anyway, Target Earth was an entertaining watch, pretty slow paced in a lot of ways, but I like that.

Greenland: Migration (2026) is an enjoyable sequel to Greenland (which I also enjoyed). People are forced to leave their Greenland survival bunker (where they holed up during catastrophic meteor strikes), and this is about what happens next, and what the world is like around them. Morena Baccarin is great, the storyline is pretty predictable in some ways, but has a few slightly unpredictable elements that take it away from the standard post-apocalyptic fare. Spoilers, in case: ( Read more... )

I rewatched Elevation (2024) which stars Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin, and I liked it possibly even more than the first time. They're both survivors living at high latitudes (above 8000ft) after the emergence of some kind of creatures that kill humans but have a hard stop at 8000ft, and can't get past those latitudes. Mackie is a dad who needs some medical equipment for his kid, and Baccarin is a cranky, heavy-drinking scientist. They head down to the lower elevations to get the medical stuff, and so Baccarin can get some materials she needs that she thinks will make the creatures vulnerable to human weapons. It's well acted, and an enjoyable (if often tense) watch. It also showcases what can happen when people work together. I would actually really like a sequel to this one, as the very end tells us about what the creatures might be (though there are hints throughout).

I also watched Ghosts of Mars (2020). It is terrible. Not even 'so terrible it's fun to watch'. It's just plain terrible.

heresluck

It's been so long since I watched a show not just fannishly but in full fannish company that I had somehow forgotten just HOW MANY false positives I end up with when testing out possible vidsongs for zeitgeist-y shows or movies. I get all excited on the start of a walk to work or at the beginning of cooking dinner, and then by the end I'm reminding myself that "song with one startlingly apropos verse" is not the same as "actually workable vidsong." BUT THEN I think about how some of my favorite vids are my favorites because they take a song that is a slightly weird fit in some way and make it feel inevitable, and I start second-guessing myself.

As with so many vid-related things in the last twenty-five years, I blame

sisabet.

chickenfeet

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/02/16/luca-pisaroni-in-the-rba/

annavere

There's a careful balance this show needs to maintain between the vampire/immortal aspect (as Nick works to reclaim his humanity and redeem himself) and the police procedural aspect (in which Nick sometimes saves the night by flying across Toronto's traffic, but is otherwise just a cop). It's impressive how well the writing manages. But I like it best when the writers throw police procedural caution to the wind and really lean into the premise.

'Dying for Fame' was a bonkers episode in which Nick gets carried away into delusions of MTV horror while over-identifying with a shambling, alcoholic wreck trapped by her own fame. Unlike Angel's later 'Eternity,' which adopted a deeply cynical tone, this is played for idealism. Nick can't free himself yet, but he can break the machine trapping Rebecca and release her into the wilds.

It's also a great snapshot of the era's musical moment, as this episode is absolutely wedded to hair metal controversy, and Schanke is mocked as over the hill for his fondness for BTO - and I'm laughing at the lot, because Nirvana is now a major thing and is killing the careers of almost every hair metal act standing. Rebecca got out just in time.

Then, and even better, 'Only the Lonely.' In which Natalie takes center stage, and I finally care about the Nick/Natalie ship, and I finally meet Natalie's darling cat! This one had a high level of suspense, and a high level of WTF. I actually like Natalie's coworker, but what kind of coworker gives lingerie as a present? That is the sole reserve of intimate partners! I full-body shuddered! And this episode has a crazy rapist-murderer running around!

Honestly, this episode just made me feel so bad for Natalie (again; her last limelight episode was no picnic either). She does work too hard. Her days off get interrupted. The guy she has devoted what little spare time she has to curing barely notices her. Her coworkers are inappropriate. She barely has time to shop for cat food. And the one guy who shows an interest is a total psycho.

Nick and Natalie have great arguments where I can see both their perspectives and Natalie doesn't automatically come across as wrong. They should argue more. It's fun.

Also, highly appreciated the flashbacks to Natalie meeting Nick (where else but her examining table). He tried to put the mind whammy on her and it failed. She is too strong willed. There's also an implication that the victim must want to forget, so that's interesting. Really good episode.

Could have done without the trip and fall, though.

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fan_flashworks

Title: Stuck
Rating: R
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandoms: S.W.A.T., 9-1-1
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks, Evan Buckley/Tommy Kinard
Tags: Rocker & Tommy Are Twins, Soulmate AU
Summary: Getting stuck in an elevator with your soulmate could be worse.
Word Count: 1,741
Author Notes:

( Stuck )

shewhomust

Flickr wants me to verify my age. They explain that this is a result of the Online Safety Act.

It's irritating, but not impossible. The first time I encountered it, it tool me by surprise, so I just backed off, and did something else. When I had

durham_rambler ready to advise, and some pieces of ID handy, I logged in to Flickr only to be admitted straight off, and couldn't find any way to call up the relevant screen. Eventually, no doubt, the stars will align and I will persuade Flickr that I am over 18.

But while I was there, I checked my profile: I opened my Flickr account in February 2006. Which os surely evidence that I am over 18.

tarlanx

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cimorene

I find it trying when it's 17° indoors (63), but manageable (with sweaters and wool socks etc) for the most part. But right now it's 14° (57) in the warmest room in the house.

It's too cold to knit, or sit writing or using a keyboard for very long, because all those things require my hands being outside the blankets. The only things it's not too cold to do are being inside a cocoon of blankets, or moving around so briskly that it warms me up temporarily. That's tough, though, because I hate the part before you warm up.

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1word1day

ergotism [ur-guh-tiz-uhm]

noun

a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene. Also called: Saint Anthony's fire.

examples

1. Looking at depictions of St. Anthony in the paintings of Renaissance masters, the influence of the disease of ergotism on the history of art starts to become clear. "How Renaissance Painting Smoldered with a Little Known Hallucinogen." Forrest Muelrath. 15 Sept 2017

2. Experts now know that those symptoms are common among people with convulsive ergotism, or ergot poisoning, which is caused by a fungus that can grow on wheat, rye, and other similar grains. Sarah Klein, Health.com, 2 Oct 2017

origins
borrowed from French ergotisme, from ergot ergot + -isme -ism

ergot comes from "spur on a rooster, a similar growth on another bird or mammal, fungal sclerotium resembling a rooster's spur," earlier also argot, going back to Old French argoz (subject case) "spur of a bird or animal," derivative from a Gallo-Romance base *arg- "spine, spiny or thorny plant," probably from a pre-Latin substratal language

Jan Mandijn, “The Temptation of Saint Anthony” (circa 1550)
The Temptation of St. Anthony

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rionaleonhart

The 2026 Three-Sentence Ficathon is now at an end! Still open to fills, but there are no new prompts being posted. Here's an eighth and (probably) final roundup of my fills; once again, all of these are for The Goes Wrong Show.

( Assorted ficlets for the Goes Wrong Show, 1,400 words total. )

And that's the end of this Three-Sentence Ficathon! It's my favourite fandom event of the year, and this year in particular I've had an incredible time with it. I ended up writing fifty-six fills, totalling just over ten thousand words; fifty-two of those fills were for The Goes Wrong Show, because I have a problem.

Thank you to everyone for your prompts and comments and fills! Thank you in particular to anyone who read my Goes Wrong Show fics without being familiar with the series; a couple of people even checked the show out because of my fills, which absolutely delighted me. My main goals were to have a good time and spread Goes Wrong propaganda, and I think I've succeeded in both.

queenslayerbee

This is a premise I've thought about a lot. Maybe one day I'll write it to its full potential, but as usual, I love to use short-form writing to dip my toe in longer, more ambitious stories.

Title: better than being the prey.
Fandom: DC comics (post-crisis / Green Arrow).
Character/Pairing: Mia Dearden.
Summary: written for the prompt: "Any, Any, Heart of a hunter" in the Three Sentence Ficathon.
Word count: 200.

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The little girl didn't look much like Mia, for where she shared their father's features —compact but athletic build, hair like hay, chocolate-brown eyes, easily-tanned skin, sharp jaw—, the kid had grown to resemble her own ailing mother: lanky, porcelain-pale, with tight black curls and a moon-shaped face; but in her half-sister's eyes, if the wrong shade of brown, Mia spotted the same haunted quality that she'd seen in the mirror, over fifteen years ago.

Hardened heart, that night she wasn't a hero, someone who believed wrongs could be righted, the right way; she was the child who learned they couldn't be, when complicity and apathy and power came together as an impenetrable shield.

It proved to be a flawed design, perfect to protect only reputations, against the swift arm of righteous justice; Mia chose to incarnate something altogether different, ancient, primordial —and in the morning, as the world arose to the shock of their apostle on the ground, gunshot to the throat, suffocated in his own blood, a casualty to petty thief… Mia drove away, frigid heart and dry eyes; the heroic cape she once wrapped herself in, at once proud flag and safety blanket, now barred from her.

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Author's note: I won't lie, I'm very happy I got to write two parricide stories in this event xD

And I'm taking the chance to do a little promo for the DCU Femslash February Comment Fest I'm running on my DC F/F community during this month! Come and participate :P

Image of a sky during sunset, in orange tones. It includes the text "dcu femslash february comment fest."

Current Mood: satisfied
Current Music: John Lemke - Vessel

luzula

Still not reading much, but I did read some books during the past two months!

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (2025)
Listened to the audiobook for my book club. This is the first book in a while that grabbed me in a page-turney way, and I enjoyed it a lot! I'm sure it can be picked at, and we did so during book club, but for me it was mostly notable in being a book I was immersed in while reading, which for me these days is rare.

The Sleeping Soldier by Aster Glenn Gray (2023)
When I first started reading this, my feeling was that "yeah, I read a lot of posts on the author's DW about this book, and I guess the book is exactly what I was expecting it to be". Like, in a way I felt as though I didn't even have to read the book. But this feeling passed when I got into the particulars of the characters and their relationships so that they felt real to me, so that it wasn't just about the Idea of the book any longer, and then I thoroughly enjoyed it. (The Idea of the book being, if you haven't heard of the book before, the contrast between what was allowable in male friendships in 1860 and 1960.)

I also listened to about half of The West Passage by Jared Pechaček (2024), also for book club. I feel like the book had a lot of Gormenghast DNA, and I enjoyed the weird worldbuiling, but I didn't end up finishing it.

galadhir

Ooh, ooh! There are leaf buds beginning to uncurl on the medlar tree. I barely got my apricot tree replanted in time because there are buds there too. They're still tightly clenched but they're visible in a sort of lovely plum bronze colour.

Snowdrops and crocuses are carpeting the graveyard of the church in our village. We've nearly made it, folks. These last couple of weeks are the worst, but the end is in sight.

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space_swap

Due at the same time as the regular assignments: Sun 5 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown). To claim, comment on this post with your AO3 username and the pinch hit you want to claim.

#1: ( Claimed! )

#2: ( Phantasy Star, Star Ocean, Live a Live, Mugen Kouro, LotGH )

mific

I can't...

spikedluv has died very suddenly on the same day as her last post here, Feb 2nd.

ride_4ever linked to her obituary here. I've known her as a fandom friend for years and always enjoyed her chatty posts and pics about day to day life. And oh hell, her poor family, with all they're going through at the moment.

Goddamnit.

tamaranth

2026/021: The Earl Meets His Match — T J Alexander

“The fact of your existence is a miracle,” Harding said in a tone that brooked no argument. “... the scrutiny that you must have lived under...”
“Well, I also have pots of money,” Christopher pointed out, “so let’s not pretend it’s all been a chore.” [loc. 3139]

Delightful and cheering Regency romance. Lord Christopher Eden must, according to the terms of his inheritance, marry before his twenty-fifth birthday. That gives him four months to find a bride -- which is the last thing he wants. For Christopher is no ordinary man: he has a singular secret, which only his tailor is privy to.

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offcntr

Every year, for romantic holidays--Valentine's, our anniversary--Denise and I celebrate by doing an art project. This year, since she's been taking a fabric book class at Maude Kerns Art Center, I'd dug out all my remaining fabric scraps, what didn't get used in my pandemic quilt project (still unfinished, I'm afraid). Which gave me an idea.

I've been following an artist named Ann Smith on Instagram almost since I started my account there, I think she was one of the first suggested posts that popped up in my feed. She does fabric art as persimmonstudioart, hand-stitched patchwork pictures of birds. She gets some amazing effects with layering different patterns of fabric, even suggesting iridescence on grackles and starlings. It's gorgeous work.

So we decided to do a bit of birding ourselves. I pre-sewed background panels on my machine, six by nine inches, found and printed some reference photos--Denise picked a robin, I, a goldfinch. Then we chose and ironed our fabric scraps, transferred patterns for different color sections to scrap paper with carbon paper. (I'm amazed at the stuff Denise has stashed away; there are advantages to being in a borderline hoarding relationship.)

Cut out pieces, aligned them on the reference photo. Many of them were too small to pin, so we scotch-taped them together to transfer to the backgrounds, roughly stitched them down with some of the many different colors of thread Denise has for bookbinding.

I think they turned out pretty well.

bluapapilio

They say it's better to write the dream in present tense to help your mind remember it better but by the time I've typed it up, I've remembered about all I can. I think it's supposed to be if you actually wake up and write the whole thing down, but I always do keywords and quotes then type it up later. I'll put a pin in the idea though.

I'll give my friend from this dream a pseudonym or something if I dream of her again.

My sleep is so bad right now it's a wonder I remember anything at all, but I'll take it!

Dream: A lady I've made friends with at the office building I work in got asked on a date and as a favor switched cubicles with her friend, I don't remember what it was about now. Her new cubicle was in the section second now instead of the third and was much smaller than her old one. She said it was a permanent move. I thought she looked like she'd lost weight and her hair was up instead of down like usual, but when I looked away and back I noticed her thighs were big.

I was shaking out the vacuum cleaner and a cloud of multiple layers of dirt, dust etc fell out and clouded the area. My friend didn't notice as she was talking away on the phone after getting a call while we were talking.

The guy she was going on a date with's name was something like 'Lee Kim' (lmao totally comes from the manhua I'm reading, it's literally the couple's last names). It was her friend on the phone she was talking to and my friend was asking her what the favor was(?).

I went to get a broom and dustpan and I kinda go into this scene were there are two garages, one open one closed. Outside, stuff that I recognized from my friend's cubicle was flying around (not her stuff IRL) and I was worried it would fly away, so I tried to put it into the garage and I shut the door a little bit. Then it was like a redo scene (have had these before, it's like a do-over of the scene that plays out different) where it was open again when I came back through for something. I tried to grab a bag and shut it in there. There was a random sock on the ground.

Current Mood: drained

offcntr

Had a pretty successful firing, even top and bottom, very little oxidation, mostly on the very bottom by the door. I had a little over-reduction up top, could ask for a little less brown, but over all, very successful. Here are some serving bowls, just out of the kiln.

And a few of the many special orders.

Yes, I know, I said I wouldn't make spoon rests again. It was a long-time customer, and she dropped her old one...

offcntr

Stopped at the St. Vinnie's off River Road with Denise, looking for fabric for her bookbinding class. Since JoAnn went belly-up, there's no good fabric store nearby (that isn't Hobby Lobby. feh.), but you can occasionally find bits and scraps in the thrift stores. While she was going through the bins of fat quarters, I perused the end caps.

And found a friend.

This is a bulb forcer, for getting narcissus bulbs to bloom in winter. I have one much like it in my cupboard at home. It's by my late friend, Kathy Lee.

ysabetwordsmith

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Safety
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Birdfeeding
Activism
Books
Poem: "If You Don't Fall Down"
Birdfeeding
Moment of Silence: Spikedluv
Space Exploration
Creative Jam
Philosophical Questions: Emotions
Pinetree Garden Seeds Order
Poetry Fishbowl Report for February 3, 2026
Unsold Poems for the February 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl
Vocabulary: Dinkus
Poem: "An Inkling of Things to Come"
Climate Change
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 2-13-26: Lord of the Rings
Read "Forelsket"
Poem: "Stones and Woods"
Extinction
Birdfeeding
Community Thursdays
Website Updates
Poem: "The Tranquility and Beauty of the Winter Landscape"
Birdfeeding
Good News

Safety has 44 comments. Food has 45 comments. Wildlife has 37 comments. Food has 65 comments. Robotics has 136 comments.

There will be a half-price sale in Not Quite Kansas from February 16-22.

The 2026 Rose and Bay Awards are now open for excellence in crowdfunding. It's time to vote for your favorite projects!

The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2025.
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The weather has been cool here, and it rained a little on Saturday. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of sparrows, several starlings, a mourning dove, and a male cardinal. I saw a honeybee in the forest garden, and when I went out to the bee tree, I saw a bee flying into it. This is way too early for them to be out; there is liquid water but absolutely no food.

Current Mood: busy

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Assignments have been sent! Two IPHs out shortly.

Works are due Sun 5 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)

pattrose

2026 60 questions meme
What are three qualities do you value most in life?

1. Kindness. If a person isn’t kind I have a hard time liking them. Kindness is so easy to have that I don’t understand why everyone isn’t. It’s not like it’s hard work. I think everyone can be kind but some choose the negative.
2. Honesty. I think we need honest friends and family. I would want to know I treated someone badly and left it like that. If someone is a good friend they’ll give you their opinion. Whether you like hearing it or not.
3. Helpfulness. We all need help now and then. So, when I see someone struggling I quickly go into the helpful mode. I think most people do.

What are your three?

pattrose

Not quite 365 days questions meme

16. Do you own your own washing machine in your home, or do you use a laundry service/laundry room in the building or a launderette?

I haven’t been to a laundromat in 50 years at least. We have owned a home for that many years. I think once we were waiting for a handyman to fix our washer and we had to take everything down to laundromat. It sucked. It made me much more thankful.

How about you?

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runpunkrun - happy fanniversary
deerna in somewhatclear - something real
maju - (no subject)
badly_knitted in drabble_zone - The Fantastic Journey: Unavoidable Damage [Challenge 489: Damage]
evilinsanemonkey - Meta Monday
tarlanx - Fandom Update
badly_knitted in ficlet_zone - Challenge 95: Song Titles: Asleep At The Wheel
lovelytomeetyou in halfamoon - DAY 13 - FIC - OOKU - TOKUGAWA IEMITSU
galadhir - Stuff I love challenge #3 Music
scifirenegade - 3 Sentence Ficathon Fills
princessofgeeks - idle question
minoanmiss in agonyaunt - Care & Feeding: My son was being disgusting online. My solution has had unintended consequences.
anagrrl - Sci-fi movies I have watched lately
heresluck - oh, right, THIS part
chickenfeet - Luca Pisaroni and Hyejin Kwon in the RBA
annavere - FK update
darkjediqueen in fan_flashworks - S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Stuck
shewhomust - Grandfather rights
tarlanx - PG SLASH: Five Year Journey - John/Rodney, Stargate Atlantis
cimorene - Talking about the weather...
3sfmod in threesentenceficathon - 3SF 2026 Wrap Up
stonepicnicking_okapi in 1word1day - Monday Word: Ergotism
sushiflop - Cattack on Titan
rionaleonhart - I Initially Forgot To Include A Title, Which Is At Least Appropriate For The Fandom.
queenslayerbee - FANFIC: better than being the prey (DC / Green Arrow comics)
luzula - Recent reading
galadhir - (no subject)
quixotic in malagraphic - [ ICONS ] MYTHRA, XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2: TORNA
extrapenguin in space_swap - Pinch Hits #1-2
mific - Spikedluv (sad news)
tamaranth - 2026/021: The Earl Meets His Match — T J Alexander
dine - how's it going, boys, girls, & squirrels?
offcntr - Patching things up
bluapapilio - 💤 Dream Check-in
offcntr - Great bowls o' fire
offcntr - Found a friend
ysabetwordsmith - Monday Update 2-16-26
extrapenguin in space_swap - Assignments out!
pattrose - 2026 60 questions meme
pattrose - Not quite 365 days questions meme February

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