So you begged me for....this?!?
Apr. 20th, 2026 10:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cornerofmadnessSo as I mentioned my majors (the pre professional crew, not my nurses) BEGGED me to move the exam today because they weren't ready. Well the two who would have had an A last week got them. The other five scored so badly they should explain to me how they could do this badly on cardiovascular, literally the easiest thing we do this semester. This is a year where I could easily pass just two students. There really isn't an excuse for this but this is also what happens when several of them are part time students at best between choices they make and the sports they play. My empathy is running dry here.
At least there was water aerobics and I love that. I've decided even if we don't pay for this in fall I will do this on my own. Hell I will lead our little group if need be. We can trade off. This is good for us.
Today my hard copy of the last anthology I'm in arrived unexpectedly today. I'm thrilled Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore check it out. I love the cover
Called the Cleveland Clinic because they're blowing up my phone to get my gastric paresis appointment. I get them and they go oh...you're still in the entrance process. We're not ready to give you an appointment. So why the fuck won't you stop texting me?!? They'll call me when it's time to make an appointment.
It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is # 22 a song that describes you, Share my friends, share
( this is hard )
here's the whole prompt list
( All under here )
At least there was water aerobics and I love that. I've decided even if we don't pay for this in fall I will do this on my own. Hell I will lead our little group if need be. We can trade off. This is good for us.
Today my hard copy of the last anthology I'm in arrived unexpectedly today. I'm thrilled Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore check it out. I love the cover
Called the Cleveland Clinic because they're blowing up my phone to get my gastric paresis appointment. I get them and they go oh...you're still in the entrance process. We're not ready to give you an appointment. So why the fuck won't you stop texting me?!? They'll call me when it's time to make an appointment.
It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is # 22 a song that describes you, Share my friends, share
( this is hard )
here's the whole prompt list
( All under here )
Recent reading
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:22 pmtroisoiseauxRead Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed, a graphic novel in translation from Arabic, set in a world where wishes are real, and regulated, commodities, but most people can only afford sketchy third-class wishes; in Cairo, Egypt, a small neighborhood kiosk with three genuine, first-class wishes for sale changes three lives - a recent widow barely scraping by; a wealthy student struggling with depression; and the kiosk's owner - for better or worse. Clever world-building, with interludes between the three volumes/chapters(?) in the form of world-building infographics and an eye to the way inequality could/would still exist in a world where, theoretically, anyone could wish themselves rich, to solve world hunger or for world peace, etc. (The short answer is who has access to wishes as a resource, on both an individual level and, e.g., which countries have the raw resources vs. the corporate headquarters, a la the history of extractive colonialism.)
Read Hooked by Asako Yuzuki, a contemporary Japanese novel about a budding friendship between two socially isolated thirty-year-old women - an office worker and a homemaker blogger - that quickly grows toxic; picked this up atosprey_archer's recommendation. From the description, it seems like the plot should be "Misery, but about a parasocial relationship with a social media personality," and might have been more satisfying if it was, but actually I found it most interesting when the two women's storylines ran in parallel, exploring themes of, like... to what extent is any given interaction with someone else a matter of performing the version of yourself that they expect...? And, like, the extent to which other people can have such different worldviews - not even in a political or religious sense, but just, a way of approaching things - that when trying to interact they both just end up baffled. (Speaking of which, I did find the recurring, and perhaps overall, theme of Gendered Expectations in Friendships utterly baffling myself— I think it is to some extent reflective of a cultural difference, but I have definitely encountered the American version of this online in terms of, like, she's a girl's girl! or POV your boyfriend's pick-me girl friend and it always makes me feel like a space alien.) ANYWAY. Shades of Ottessa Moshfegh and Halle Butler, which is to say I found this deeply off-putting but couldn't put it down. ( ... )
It is officially LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE SEASON; I acquired a box set of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series from the one I went to last weekend, so I guess I will finally get around to reading that. As 2025 was the Year of Twelfth Night, 2026 really is shaking out to be the Year of As You Like It, because I also stumbled across and acquired a copy of Rosalind: Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine by Angela Thirlwell, a self-described "biography" of the character through interviews with actors, directors, etc.
Read Hooked by Asako Yuzuki, a contemporary Japanese novel about a budding friendship between two socially isolated thirty-year-old women - an office worker and a homemaker blogger - that quickly grows toxic; picked this up at
osprey_archer's recommendation. From the description, it seems like the plot should be "Misery, but about a parasocial relationship with a social media personality," and might have been more satisfying if it was, but actually I found it most interesting when the two women's storylines ran in parallel, exploring themes of, like... to what extent is any given interaction with someone else a matter of performing the version of yourself that they expect...? And, like, the extent to which other people can have such different worldviews - not even in a political or religious sense, but just, a way of approaching things - that when trying to interact they both just end up baffled. (Speaking of which, I did find the recurring, and perhaps overall, theme of Gendered Expectations in Friendships utterly baffling myself— I think it is to some extent reflective of a cultural difference, but I have definitely encountered the American version of this online in terms of, like, she's a girl's girl! or POV your boyfriend's pick-me girl friend and it always makes me feel like a space alien.) ANYWAY. Shades of Ottessa Moshfegh and Halle Butler, which is to say I found this deeply off-putting but couldn't put it down. ( ... )It is officially LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE SEASON; I acquired a box set of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series from the one I went to last weekend, so I guess I will finally get around to reading that. As 2025 was the Year of Twelfth Night, 2026 really is shaking out to be the Year of As You Like It, because I also stumbled across and acquired a copy of Rosalind: Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine by Angela Thirlwell, a self-described "biography" of the character through interviews with actors, directors, etc.
I Love You All
Apr. 20th, 2026 07:38 pmtjs_whatnot It seems every time I come here, there is another loss. This one happened so long ago its reminding me how distant I've become.
I honestly can't remember how I first metminoanmiss they've just always sort of been there, randomly sending me things they thought I (and the kids in my care) would like, and they were always right. I cherished so much all the surprise treats that would just somehow show up and put a smile on my face. They were a much better friend to me than I was to them and I'm just going to have to sit with that for a long time.
And try to be better.
So, this is me being here, asking after you. How are you? What's driving you crazy? What's giving you joy? How can I help put a smile on your face? Who can I raise hell towards on your behalf?
I"m ready.
♥ ♥ ♥
I honestly can't remember how I first met
minoanmiss they've just always sort of been there, randomly sending me things they thought I (and the kids in my care) would like, and they were always right. I cherished so much all the surprise treats that would just somehow show up and put a smile on my face. They were a much better friend to me than I was to them and I'm just going to have to sit with that for a long time.And try to be better.
So, this is me being here, asking after you. How are you? What's driving you crazy? What's giving you joy? How can I help put a smile on your face? Who can I raise hell towards on your behalf?
I"m ready.
♥ ♥ ♥
A Farewell to Draggon
Apr. 20th, 2026 07:30 pmazurelunaticSo we have Lawn Dragons. A while ago, an inflatable dragon so new that I didn't even have a lawn picture of it got caught in a wind storm and partially broken. It still lit up, but the blower didn't go, and I thought it was probably some broken wires. And maybe we could fix it.
So Belovedest draped it over the lounge chair on the porch, to dry out.
And there it sat.
I admit that I am short-tempered sometimes.
It's lounging season, I think a little early this year. So the dragon and I have been sharing the chair. And much to my annoyance, we have been sharing it with tiny black ants. Which have been using the deflated dragon as a pathway to climb up onto the chair's side tables (it's a retired infusion chair, so it reclines, has tables, and a place to attach an IV pole) and even on to my very person. I discovered this yesterday.
What losing my temper looked like this time was an enticing Craigslist ad for the salvage-condition dragon (free to the first to arrive), along with reviving my ad to get rid of the aftermarket KitchenAid beater that just barely didn't fit my mixer bowl. Which had been hanging around for months and was starting to develop lichen.
They were both gone by the time I got outside this afternoon.
So Belovedest draped it over the lounge chair on the porch, to dry out.
And there it sat.
I admit that I am short-tempered sometimes.
It's lounging season, I think a little early this year. So the dragon and I have been sharing the chair. And much to my annoyance, we have been sharing it with tiny black ants. Which have been using the deflated dragon as a pathway to climb up onto the chair's side tables (it's a retired infusion chair, so it reclines, has tables, and a place to attach an IV pole) and even on to my very person. I discovered this yesterday.
What losing my temper looked like this time was an enticing Craigslist ad for the salvage-condition dragon (free to the first to arrive), along with reviving my ad to get rid of the aftermarket KitchenAid beater that just barely didn't fit my mixer bowl. Which had been hanging around for months and was starting to develop lichen.
They were both gone by the time I got outside this afternoon.
Spiral Bound
Apr. 20th, 2026 09:27 pmkallowayI am currently not allowed to purchase any further emotional support notebooks until I use up a substantial amount of the emotional support notebooks that I have. This is actually fine, because for the first time in ages I can get to most of my notebooks. At the very furthest reaches of my bedroom shelves are a bunch of old and battered spiral notebooks, quite a few of which suggest they're leftover from my first stabs at college and university. Any remaining pages in these can be used for things like Accidental Advent, rough logging possessions before sorting properly, and general notes. Use once and destroy. (well, recycle)
I have, multiple times over the years, found absolute notebooks upon notebooks filled with my old fantasy novel. The last plan was to stuff it all into the back of my file cabinet, which I apparently then never did because I just found it all again. This time, it'll get filed for reals. (hopefully)
But I have also found some blank or blank-enough notebooks for projects, which is good. Also found the beginnings of a Serpent Tail timeline, probably from the big timeline that came with the serialized version of Frame Astrays, pre-smartphone... I remember working painstakingly with my kanji dictionary on my lap and now I can just point, poke, and probably have the whole thing translated and corrected in an hour. ;_; (this is mildly untrue because the amount of cross-referencing I'd start doing would turn it into a weekend project and then I'd start adding in information and whoops)
((I wonder if a newer whole-series timeline exists in any form.))
I have, multiple times over the years, found absolute notebooks upon notebooks filled with my old fantasy novel. The last plan was to stuff it all into the back of my file cabinet, which I apparently then never did because I just found it all again. This time, it'll get filed for reals. (hopefully)
But I have also found some blank or blank-enough notebooks for projects, which is good. Also found the beginnings of a Serpent Tail timeline, probably from the big timeline that came with the serialized version of Frame Astrays, pre-smartphone... I remember working painstakingly with my kanji dictionary on my lap and now I can just point, poke, and probably have the whole thing translated and corrected in an hour. ;_; (this is mildly untrue because the amount of cross-referencing I'd start doing would turn it into a weekend project and then I'd start adding in information and whoops)
((I wonder if a newer whole-series timeline exists in any form.))
Habit Tracking: Week 16 (April 12 - April 18)
Apr. 20th, 2026 07:20 pmmistressofmuses
Silver and blue moth.
This was a pretty successful week in terms of what I got done, but I didn't ever really feel very good about it. I did my medical appointment, but it just left me in dread of all the stuff I have left to do. I did some cleaning and errands and things, which was good. I did okay on reading. I decided to pretty much take a break entirely from writing, because it's just become an exercise in increasing misery that I dread attempting, so I feel relieved not to be trying to do it, but also guilty for not doing it. Work was fine. I got my pin boards mostly put together, which is nice - I've been trying to get that done for months. Mostly... I wish I felt better about the week.
Goals for the week:
- I did go to my doctor appointment
- Alex made Bella's vet appointment... which then got cancelled due to construction issues
- I did finish reading The Two Towers
- I started reading Be the Sea
- I worked on my reviews
- I did not work on the WIP outline, and indeed decided to just stop trying at this point
- I did work on my reading page
- I went to my work meeting on Saturday
- I got crickets
- I watered my plants
- I cleaned the window blinds
- I cleaned the window sill
- I finished paying my hospital bill
- I worked on putting my pin boards together
Habit tracking:
- Work - 5/7
- Household Maintenance - 2/7
- Physical Activity - 5/7, plus one day where I tried to do an indoor walk because it was snowing
- Wrote 500/1000+ Words - 0/7
- Non-fiction Writing - 2/7, both over 500 words, but with three additional days of under 500 words
- Meta Work - 2/7
- Personal Writing - 3/7
- Other Creative Things - 2/7
- Reading - 7/7 - I finished reading The Two Towers, started Be the Sea, read a little bit of Game Changer, and a short story. Alex and I read some of The Luminous Dead.
- Attention to Media - 7/7 - Sunday watched some game videos; Monday had some storm chasing in the background; Tuesday had storm chase and later game videos; Wednesday through Friday had game videos in the background; Saturday watched a paranormal video, some explore videos, then game videos.
- Video Games - 1/7
- Social Interaction - 6/7 - I accidentally filled in a box that I shouldn't have
Total words written: 2322 on reviews
relatable explanations
Apr. 20th, 2026 09:12 pmstarandreaAstronomy Picture of the Day (![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png)
apod_feed) is delightful for many reasons, one being their lovely astronomy pictures and another being their brief explanations of those pictures.
The explanations include a bunch of links for people who want to learn more, and often a random funny link to make people like me click all of them in order to find it. (A little practice can make you very good at guessing which one is the funny link.)
For example, yesterday's picture was Eye on the Milky Way by Miguel Claro. The explanation acknowledged the "unusual vertical horizon," and unusual vertical was a clickable link. I clicked it and laughed out loud.
Another great one from last year was Little Red Dots in the Early Universe, which concluded: "...searches are underway in our nearby universe to try to find whatever previous LRDs might have become today." The phrase searches are underway linked to a paper in The Astrophysical Journal, but the phrase become today was the one I was looking for.
apod_feed) is delightful for many reasons, one being their lovely astronomy pictures and another being their brief explanations of those pictures. The explanations include a bunch of links for people who want to learn more, and often a random funny link to make people like me click all of them in order to find it. (A little practice can make you very good at guessing which one is the funny link.)
For example, yesterday's picture was Eye on the Milky Way by Miguel Claro. The explanation acknowledged the "unusual vertical horizon," and unusual vertical was a clickable link. I clicked it and laughed out loud.
Another great one from last year was Little Red Dots in the Early Universe, which concluded: "...searches are underway in our nearby universe to try to find whatever previous LRDs might have become today." The phrase searches are underway linked to a paper in The Astrophysical Journal, but the phrase become today was the one I was looking for.
Passing it along.
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:42 pmhannahIn today's case of remarkable timing, I grabbed a book from the little free library in my parents' basement - David Bowie: The Last Interview - before heading to the gym twelve floors up. I was pretty sure the library had a copy and I didn't need the physical object, but it looked worth grabbing and carrying around.
Partway through my workout, a guest comes into the gym. From seeing him last week, I know he's the son of a resident and is only here another few days before leaving for LA to return to life as a working musician.
I think the library's probably got it. I think books are great for long trips in metal tubes. I think he's a musician and would get a lot out of it.
I don't know what went through his head when I offered it to him - he didn't see me go and get it from my backpack, just that it more or less materialized out of thin air - but once he got over the surprise, he was quite happy with it. And the library's copy is checked out, which is fine, since I know it'd have taken me ages to get around to it anyway, while he'll be reading it this Thursday.
Partway through my workout, a guest comes into the gym. From seeing him last week, I know he's the son of a resident and is only here another few days before leaving for LA to return to life as a working musician.
I think the library's probably got it. I think books are great for long trips in metal tubes. I think he's a musician and would get a lot out of it.
I don't know what went through his head when I offered it to him - he didn't see me go and get it from my backpack, just that it more or less materialized out of thin air - but once he got over the surprise, he was quite happy with it. And the library's copy is checked out, which is fine, since I know it'd have taken me ages to get around to it anyway, while he'll be reading it this Thursday.
Write Every Day: Day 20
Apr. 20th, 2026 06:15 pmsanguinityIntro/FAQ
Days 1-15
My check-in: Received the first round of beta notes on a story (not the longfic), and accepted a number of minor edits. Beta and I will get together and talk about possible bigger revisions later tonight.
Day 20:china_shop, sanguinity, ysilme
Day 19:badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, dswdiane, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 18:badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, dswdiane, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
( More days )
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Days 1-15
My check-in: Received the first round of beta notes on a story (not the longfic), and accepted a number of minor edits. Beta and I will get together and talk about possible bigger revisions later tonight.
Day 20:
china_shop, sanguinity, ysilmeDay 19:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, dswdiane, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, dswdiane, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme( More days )
When you check in, please use the most recent post and say what day(s) you’re checking in for. Remember you can drop in or out at any time, and let me know if I missed anyone!
Lake Lewisia #1385
Apr. 20th, 2026 05:39 pmscrubjayspeaksThere are still open spots on our Earth Day seed bombing teams, with sign-up sheets posted at the Buried Gardens. Volunteers with the Gardens have already created a hoard of soil bombs using seeds collected here in Lewisia, like false teapot root, pendulum tree, and nanny nasturtium, which will be distributed to the teams for surreptitious deployment in areas beyond our town. In many areas where natural sources of weirdness have dried up, these plants have dwindled, but we hope to help reestablish strong populations that can support other weird species in the future.
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The ACLU sent me a text
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:30 pmconulyAbout their fight against the racist War on Drugs.
It includes what looks like a tea leaf emoji? Whatever sort of leaf this is, it’s not marijuana, even I know that. Maybe no emoji at all would’ve been the better call….
It includes what looks like a tea leaf emoji? Whatever sort of leaf this is, it’s not marijuana, even I know that. Maybe no emoji at all would’ve been the better call….
Critical Role
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:18 pmsettiaiMy plan to play catch-up on Critical Role is going well so far. I've managed at least one episode a day since I started CR4 from the beginning last week, which seems to be a good rate for me. It's enough to keep me steadily moving forward but not enough that I'm suddenly feeling the urge to just give up because it's taking away my time for other things.
At the rate I'm going, I think that I'll be caught up on my rewatch by the end of the week at the latest, and I'll be able to start making my posts about new-to-me episodes again by this weekend. I'm hoping by the first Thursday of May, I'll be able to start watching live again, but it may potentially be the week after that as the earlier one will require at least a couple of days where I'm fitting in two episodes. Which may or may not happen.
Here's hoping that I can stick to it. 🤞🏻
At the rate I'm going, I think that I'll be caught up on my rewatch by the end of the week at the latest, and I'll be able to start making my posts about new-to-me episodes again by this weekend. I'm hoping by the first Thursday of May, I'll be able to start watching live again, but it may potentially be the week after that as the earlier one will require at least a couple of days where I'm fitting in two episodes. Which may or may not happen.
Here's hoping that I can stick to it. 🤞🏻
Challenge 513: Amnesty
Apr. 20th, 2026 04:22 pmteaotter posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fan_flashworksOur new challenge is our eighty-fifth:
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In amnesty rounds, include the challenge you are posting for in the subject line of your post (eg, Blanket: Heated Rivalry: Fanart: If on a winter's night).
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AMNESTY
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Of course, you're always welcome to post multiple works to any challenge if you finish them before the challenge closes, but that isn't always possible. So dust off those unfinished works and half-formed ideas -- now is the time!
In amnesty rounds, include the challenge you are posting for in the subject line of your post (eg, Blanket: Heated Rivalry: Fanart: If on a winter's night).
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Friday, May 1st. No sign-up required.
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ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the comm yet, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Remember, posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)Admin: Challenge closed
Apr. 20th, 2026 04:20 pmteaotter posting in fan_flashworksThe Obstacle challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
Marvel's Midnight Suns : icons : Robo-Man, byhighlander_ii
Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: First Hurdle, bydarkjediqueen
Obstacle: Miss Marple: Fanfic: The Obstacle in the Case, bysmallhobbit
Criminal Minds: Fanfiction: Joke's on You, byinfinitum_noctem
Inspector George Gently: Fanfiction: Perfect, bylucy_roman
The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Another Challenge, bybadly_knitted
Viola come il mare: Fanfic: The Wall Between Us, byveronyxk84
Torchwood: Fanfic: Bump in the road, bym_findlow
Mysterious Transfer Student: Fanfic: as if water could explain my crying, bybluedreaming
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Marvel's Midnight Suns : icons : Robo-Man, by
highlander_iiHeated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: First Hurdle, by
darkjediqueenObstacle: Miss Marple: Fanfic: The Obstacle in the Case, by
smallhobbitCriminal Minds: Fanfiction: Joke's on You, by
infinitum_noctemInspector George Gently: Fanfiction: Perfect, by
lucy_romanThe Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Another Challenge, by
badly_knittedViola come il mare: Fanfic: The Wall Between Us, by
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m_findlowMysterious Transfer Student: Fanfic: as if water could explain my crying, by
bluedreaming\o/ \o/ \o/
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Apr. 20th, 2026 06:11 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #7045 ⌋
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第五年第一百天
Apr. 21st, 2026 07:52 amnnozomi posting in guardian_learning部首
水 part 30
漂, to float; 漆, paint/lacquer; 漏, to leak ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=85
语法
3.25 又 X 又 Y, both X and Y
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-3-grammar
词汇
本科, undergraduate program; 本来, originally; 基本, basic; 基本上, basically ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
不要漏掉任何的细节, don't leave out any details
咱们特调处又破又旧, our SID is old and beat-up
本来工资就不高，再扣就没啦, my salary isn't high to begin with, it'll be gone altogether if you penalize me again
Me:
夜晚漆黑。
这种内容本科生应该还不懂。
水 part 30
漂, to float; 漆, paint/lacquer; 漏, to leak ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=85
语法
3.25 又 X 又 Y, both X and Y
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-3-grammar
词汇
本科, undergraduate program; 本来, originally; 基本, basic; 基本上, basically ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
不要漏掉任何的细节, don't leave out any details
咱们特调处又破又旧, our SID is old and beat-up
本来工资就不高，再扣就没啦, my salary isn't high to begin with, it'll be gone altogether if you penalize me again
Me:
夜晚漆黑。
这种内容本科生应该还不懂。
[Challenge #436: Inch] Original Fiction: 'Black Widow'
Apr. 20th, 2026 03:54 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in anythingdrabbleTitle: 'Black Widow'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Characters: Original
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG (Warnings for implied serial murder)
Notes: Crossposted tovocab_drabbles and 100words
Summary: You’d be wrong to say that love never enters the equation, though.
( Black Widow )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Characters: Original
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG (Warnings for implied serial murder)
Notes: Crossposted to
vocab_drabbles and 100wordsSummary: You’d be wrong to say that love never enters the equation, though.
( Black Widow )
Dad stuff
Apr. 20th, 2026 05:58 pmflamingsword[Edit: my stepmother has died of cancer. She and I were not close, but Sister C has asked me to reach out to Dad. I have been plotting for his mental health.]
Okay, so (my and other folk’s) ideas for getting Dad to process his grief in productive ways( are as follows: )
If you have an arguably toxically masculine, undiagnosed autistic man in your life whose behavior you can predict, throw me a comment if you have good ideas for directing grief into healthy outlets.
Okay, so (my and other folk’s) ideas for getting Dad to process his grief in productive ways( are as follows: )
If you have an arguably toxically masculine, undiagnosed autistic man in your life whose behavior you can predict, throw me a comment if you have good ideas for directing grief into healthy outlets.
What is happening?
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:26 pmshadowhiveSo last night I ended up watching the next of the Doctor Who run, which was Resurrection Of The Daleks. It’s always funny to me that the last three Dalek stories of old who were R word of the daleks.
With a title like that there’s no room for doubt who the villains are gonna be. Sometimes I do wonder if they considered making these eps without Dalek in the title, as so many old who ones (including this one) hold them back for awhile. Then again maybe the thing isn’t the surprise of them showing up, but the anticipation, knowing they’ll show up.
Anyway, the basic plot of the thing is after the last dalek ep (way back in Destiny of the Daleks) Davros is captured and being held in a prison, but the daleks want him back to help them after a virus depleted their numbers.
I did really like this one, even though it is pretty bleak. Much like Warriors Of The Deep virtually everyone in this one dies so it has a really high body count. The thing is though it is a Dalek episode, so lots of people dying isn’t exactly a surprise.
That said some eps lean into that by making us not care about the people. However this ep does have interesting people. (Bar the people killed at the start which did feel a tad needless) There’s a military bomb squad, an interesting mercenary called Lytton plus the crew of the space station holding Davros.
Said crew is a highlight partly because the script called it an ‘international ‘ space station and the crew took that literally, casting black and Indian actors in key roles which made the crew notably diverse which was nice to see. My fav of the crew was Styles, the Doctor. I just loved her whole attitude. Though it was funny that the stations actual captain (mentioned numerous times as a dick) never shown up and just got killed offscreen.
It does puzzle me know that the prison holding such a dangerous captive isn’t full equipped to deal with a Dalek attack. Then again he has been there for 90 years, so maybe they figured they’d have done it by now and so gotten lax as a result.
Of course Davros also betrays the daleks, which means the daleks plan would’ve been screwed up even without the doctor being there (which happens too in the next dalek ep). Ironically by making sure the doctor was caught in the time corridor all they did was unsure they’d get fully destroyed.
It’s also Tegan’s last ep and her decision to go makes sense, it’s certain valid after the death, but it is a shame the ep wasn’t more focussed on her as a result. She’s pretty much kept in one place most of the time which is a shame but at least the team get to face off against the daleks (and the fifth doctor gets to push one out a window which is cool!). Plus the locations and sets used are really good. I was really surprised the interiors of the warehouse were sets and not just shot there, they looked so good. Plus I’did really like the costumes, even though the Dalek trooper helmets did look a tad silly.
All in all solid ep, next is Planet of Fire, which might be next week after watching the other special features. (resurrection has two discs)
Yesterday ended up being a low energy day (hence not doing this post then) I did end up getting Tomodachi life and the island is Seapeekay, Waterparks, 5 Seconds Of Summer and now Ray Toro. The funny thing is that Callum and Geoff fell for each other pretty quickly which was so funny, so they were a couple within a day of getting the game (Callum even wanted to propose! Though I messed up the mini game). But they are so in love, I gave them guitars and they both serenaded each other, it’s so cute. (Key topics of discussion on the island are boy kissing and eating ass)
I do love all the customisation features, with the quirks and stuff and I’m look8ng forward to seeing the other antics they’ll get up to (and adding more). I just wish I was a better artist for the customisation stuff.
(I am a bit annoyed though that there wasn’t a new High Potential ep to watch yesterday like WTF? Why’d it end the season on that?? At least there’s another one coming but gah)
Also today we finally went back to see the ducklings and we got to see them! Pic under the cut.
( Read more... )
I also had an email from hmv with a deal on and I’m wondering if anyone can look over these and let me know if they’ve seen them. The only one I’ve seen is Broadcast Signal Intrusion (which has Harry Shum Jr) but that was forever ago. I’m thinking of We’re All Going To The Worlds Fair cause I’ve heard it mentioned and I’m curious but…
This week is gonna be a pretty quiet week with no cinema trips (planned anyway) and I’m only really heading out cause of picking up mums meds. I do wanna read more (looking at you Mandalorian and Grogu visual guide and Strange Pictures and Heated Rivalry) and watch more stuff (looking at you Heated Rivalry and The Beauty) but the stranger things animated series is this week and I have a morbid curiosity. I sense it’ll just raise unnecessary questions. But at the same time, plant monsters
With a title like that there’s no room for doubt who the villains are gonna be. Sometimes I do wonder if they considered making these eps without Dalek in the title, as so many old who ones (including this one) hold them back for awhile. Then again maybe the thing isn’t the surprise of them showing up, but the anticipation, knowing they’ll show up.
Anyway, the basic plot of the thing is after the last dalek ep (way back in Destiny of the Daleks) Davros is captured and being held in a prison, but the daleks want him back to help them after a virus depleted their numbers.
I did really like this one, even though it is pretty bleak. Much like Warriors Of The Deep virtually everyone in this one dies so it has a really high body count. The thing is though it is a Dalek episode, so lots of people dying isn’t exactly a surprise.
That said some eps lean into that by making us not care about the people. However this ep does have interesting people. (Bar the people killed at the start which did feel a tad needless) There’s a military bomb squad, an interesting mercenary called Lytton plus the crew of the space station holding Davros.
Said crew is a highlight partly because the script called it an ‘international ‘ space station and the crew took that literally, casting black and Indian actors in key roles which made the crew notably diverse which was nice to see. My fav of the crew was Styles, the Doctor. I just loved her whole attitude. Though it was funny that the stations actual captain (mentioned numerous times as a dick) never shown up and just got killed offscreen.
It does puzzle me know that the prison holding such a dangerous captive isn’t full equipped to deal with a Dalek attack. Then again he has been there for 90 years, so maybe they figured they’d have done it by now and so gotten lax as a result.
Of course Davros also betrays the daleks, which means the daleks plan would’ve been screwed up even without the doctor being there (which happens too in the next dalek ep). Ironically by making sure the doctor was caught in the time corridor all they did was unsure they’d get fully destroyed.
It’s also Tegan’s last ep and her decision to go makes sense, it’s certain valid after the death, but it is a shame the ep wasn’t more focussed on her as a result. She’s pretty much kept in one place most of the time which is a shame but at least the team get to face off against the daleks (and the fifth doctor gets to push one out a window which is cool!). Plus the locations and sets used are really good. I was really surprised the interiors of the warehouse were sets and not just shot there, they looked so good. Plus I’did really like the costumes, even though the Dalek trooper helmets did look a tad silly.
All in all solid ep, next is Planet of Fire, which might be next week after watching the other special features. (resurrection has two discs)
Yesterday ended up being a low energy day (hence not doing this post then) I did end up getting Tomodachi life and the island is Seapeekay, Waterparks, 5 Seconds Of Summer and now Ray Toro. The funny thing is that Callum and Geoff fell for each other pretty quickly which was so funny, so they were a couple within a day of getting the game (Callum even wanted to propose! Though I messed up the mini game). But they are so in love, I gave them guitars and they both serenaded each other, it’s so cute. (Key topics of discussion on the island are boy kissing and eating ass)
I do love all the customisation features, with the quirks and stuff and I’m look8ng forward to seeing the other antics they’ll get up to (and adding more). I just wish I was a better artist for the customisation stuff.
(I am a bit annoyed though that there wasn’t a new High Potential ep to watch yesterday like WTF? Why’d it end the season on that?? At least there’s another one coming but gah)
Also today we finally went back to see the ducklings and we got to see them! Pic under the cut.
( Read more... )
I also had an email from hmv with a deal on and I’m wondering if anyone can look over these and let me know if they’ve seen them. The only one I’ve seen is Broadcast Signal Intrusion (which has Harry Shum Jr) but that was forever ago. I’m thinking of We’re All Going To The Worlds Fair cause I’ve heard it mentioned and I’m curious but…
This week is gonna be a pretty quiet week with no cinema trips (planned anyway) and I’m only really heading out cause of picking up mums meds. I do wanna read more (looking at you Mandalorian and Grogu visual guide and Strange Pictures and Heated Rivalry) and watch more stuff (looking at you Heated Rivalry and The Beauty) but the stranger things animated series is this week and I have a morbid curiosity. I sense it’ll just raise unnecessary questions. But at the same time, plant monsters
Prompt: Any, any, everything I ever did was just another way to scream your name
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:59 pmHi!!
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:43 pmripplestitch posting in addmeI made this account in 2022 but abandoned it for a while. I feel very new to this! It took me five minutes just to work out how to join and post here 🙃
Name: June, they/them
Age: 30s!
I mostly post about: My knitting and other craft pursuits, my health (it’s kind of bad, guys) in terms of life updates usually, and my solo rpg games, so far. If I talk about food I’ll make it filterable when I work out… how.
I hope I’ll expand as I get a wider social circle. It’s weird to blog at myself.
My hobbies are: Knitting, writing, solo RPG games, cross-stitch, birdwatching (sort of, I most sit by a window while chilling and watch the birds fight over the bird feeder) paper flowers. I’m currently largely housebound, my hobbies are Indoors Things at the moment. When I AM outside in The Beast (my powerchair) I’ll probably spam pictures of the sky and urban pigeons.
My fandoms are: Star Trek (though I’m SO behind on everything new. I watched half of discovery and nothing else since), Dragon Age, Mass Effect. Flight Rising! Terry Pratchett, The Foreigner Series. I don’t spend a huge amount of time posting about those, these days, though.
I’m looking to meet people who are: Kind, open-minded.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Racism, LGBTQ+phobia, Islamophobia, ableism, fatphobia—you get the gist, I hope. If you consider yourself to be ‘a Conservative’ we will probably not get along, let’s save ourselves the bother.
No under 18s, please!
Name: June, they/them
Age: 30s!
I mostly post about: My knitting and other craft pursuits, my health (it’s kind of bad, guys) in terms of life updates usually, and my solo rpg games, so far. If I talk about food I’ll make it filterable when I work out… how.
I hope I’ll expand as I get a wider social circle. It’s weird to blog at myself.
My hobbies are: Knitting, writing, solo RPG games, cross-stitch, birdwatching (sort of, I most sit by a window while chilling and watch the birds fight over the bird feeder) paper flowers. I’m currently largely housebound, my hobbies are Indoors Things at the moment. When I AM outside in The Beast (my powerchair) I’ll probably spam pictures of the sky and urban pigeons.
My fandoms are: Star Trek (though I’m SO behind on everything new. I watched half of discovery and nothing else since), Dragon Age, Mass Effect. Flight Rising! Terry Pratchett, The Foreigner Series. I don’t spend a huge amount of time posting about those, these days, though.
I’m looking to meet people who are: Kind, open-minded.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Racism, LGBTQ+phobia, Islamophobia, ableism, fatphobia—you get the gist, I hope. If you consider yourself to be ‘a Conservative’ we will probably not get along, let’s save ourselves the bother.
No under 18s, please!
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
Apr. 20th, 2026 09:10 pmbeccaelizabethI reread all the Wayward Children books leading up to this new one and then read this one.
... I think my main feeling is I recommend you not do that.
it's kind of like reading a lot of sonnets in a row, when everything goes a bit dedum dedum and the imagery has so much in common it goes from feeling like rhyme makes it stronger to feeling like it repeats itself.
I remember each individual story being strong and leading up to cathartic moments, but I whooshed througb them this time and they rhyme a lot.
I'm pretty sure this was a good strong story
but also that if I'd had a sleep after I read the previous one and enough sleep before I started reading this I would appreciate it more.
though I did try to sleep after I got back from my nice walk
and the fire alarm test happened
and someone played Lets Get Rocked as loud as the song wants but considerably louder than the neighbours do.
I think I like what the story did with each character, it progresses them by steps, but I was surprised that some of them still needed a next step.
I shall read this again later and give it more space to be itself.
... I think my main feeling is I recommend you not do that.
it's kind of like reading a lot of sonnets in a row, when everything goes a bit dedum dedum and the imagery has so much in common it goes from feeling like rhyme makes it stronger to feeling like it repeats itself.
I remember each individual story being strong and leading up to cathartic moments, but I whooshed througb them this time and they rhyme a lot.
I'm pretty sure this was a good strong story
but also that if I'd had a sleep after I read the previous one and enough sleep before I started reading this I would appreciate it more.
though I did try to sleep after I got back from my nice walk
and the fire alarm test happened
and someone played Lets Get Rocked as loud as the song wants but considerably louder than the neighbours do.
I think I like what the story did with each character, it progresses them by steps, but I was surprised that some of them still needed a next step.
I shall read this again later and give it more space to be itself.
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Challenge 235: Special Challenge: B/W and Color
Apr. 20th, 2026 09:51 pmtinny posting in your_favouritesI'm not sure this counts, so I'm submitting early. Let me know if I need to change the colors. My favorite color is yellow. My favorite actor right now is Wu Lei. My favorite fashion era is the 80s, and so I picked Our Times which is set during that time. My favorite piece of clothing on that show is his red turtleneck knit sweater. It absolutely needs to be red, so I made those icons red (even though red is not per se my favorite color).
Here we go:
Our Times x2 | Wu Lei x2
https://tinpix.de/2026/our.times.105_33.35.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/our.times.106_02.19.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/wulei_ibh71tp2.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/wulei_9vzwin.png
( i have some more yellow ones if needed )
Here we go:
Our Times x2 | Wu Lei x2
https://tinpix.de/2026/our.times.105_33.35.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/our.times.106_02.19.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/wulei_ibh71tp2.png
https://tinpix.de/2026/wulei_9vzwin.png
( i have some more yellow ones if needed )
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Apr. 20th, 2026 03:39 pmstardust_rifleJust remembered that one “meta” that argued that writing people as trans in RPF when they weren’t/aren’t IRL was like “putting people in blackface without their consent”
Generationally awful sequence of words
Generationally awful sequence of words
Mysterious Transfer Student: Fanfic: as if water could explain my crying
Apr. 20th, 2026 02:29 pmbluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksFandom: Mysterious Transfer Student
Mods please use the f: tv (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: canonical past character death
Author notes: The title is from The Sorrow Garden by Thomas McCarthy. The story is also inspired, in a small way, by Han Kang’s We Do Not Part and NCT Wish’s Ode to Love (which covers a sample of The Cranberries’ Ode to my Family).
Summary: Koichi dreams about his sister.
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Mods please use the f: tv (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: canonical past character death
Author notes: The title is from The Sorrow Garden by Thomas McCarthy. The story is also inspired, in a small way, by Han Kang’s We Do Not Part and NCT Wish’s Ode to Love (which covers a sample of The Cranberries’ Ode to my Family).
Summary: Koichi dreams about his sister.
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Check-In Post - April 20th 2026
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:14 pmbadly_knitted posting in get_knittedHello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?
There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.
This Week's Question: Does your crafting change with the seasons, certain crafts at certain times of the year?
If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.
I now declare this Check-In OPEN!
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Apr. 20th, 2026 03:02 pmmajuI decided I would go for an early walk this morning (just after 6 am) even though it was barely above freezing, because I really like being out at that time of morning now that it's already light around 6. It's quiet and peaceful outside and there's something special about the light that early in the morning. (As the mornings get lighter and the weather gets hotter I'll probably go out earlier.) Anyway, I discovered that it didn't feel horribly cold, and I really enjoyed the walk.
Just before lunch I walked over to Stop&Shop to get a Covid shot, which went without a hitch. I was feeling slightly nervous since so many of what used to be solid health policies have been overturned by the current stupid administration, but as an older person it's apparently still unproblematic to get vaccinations so I needn't have worried.
A couple of days ago I started crocheting Aria's purple cow, but it wasn't looking very cow-like when I had done the head; in fact, it looked much more like an octopus, so Aria said I should just make an octopus instead, so that's what I'm doing and it's turning out to be much easier than I expected to make the tentacles. I've still got a granny square chicken in process, but that got held up because I didn't have any eyes. Now I've got eyes (which I'm also using on the octopus), but I have to work out how to fix them in the corners where there's a hole in the pattern. Right now I'm just focussing on the octopus because it's easier.
Just before lunch I walked over to Stop&Shop to get a Covid shot, which went without a hitch. I was feeling slightly nervous since so many of what used to be solid health policies have been overturned by the current stupid administration, but as an older person it's apparently still unproblematic to get vaccinations so I needn't have worried.
A couple of days ago I started crocheting Aria's purple cow, but it wasn't looking very cow-like when I had done the head; in fact, it looked much more like an octopus, so Aria said I should just make an octopus instead, so that's what I'm doing and it's turning out to be much easier than I expected to make the tentacles. I've still got a granny square chicken in process, but that got held up because I didn't have any eyes. Now I've got eyes (which I'm also using on the octopus), but I have to work out how to fix them in the corners where there's a hole in the pattern. Right now I'm just focussing on the octopus because it's easier.
they claim it will ricochet through my life
Apr. 20th, 2026 02:52 pmmusesfoolThere was some good hockey over the weekend, though given some of the match-ups, I am rooting for teams I have never rooted for before. It's very disconcerting! I mean, some of it is just, I guess I hate this team less than that team (e.g., Pens vs Flyers, and I guess it's cool that Crosby is making what may be his final Cup run but ugh, Pittsburgh; otoh, the only thing the Flyers have going for them is Gritty, and that is not enough, considering everything else about them) or I hate this team so much more than I hate that team (I am rooting for Montreal, my friends. The Habs! I don't even know who I am anymore! But Ryan McDonagh notwithstanding, I do not like the Bolts at all). And as much as I'd like to see Kreider win (a hilarious rebuke to Drury and Dolan), I can't root for Joel Quenneville (and also Anaheim is not making a run).
In some cases, the choice is easy (I still have not forgiven the Kings for 2012 and I have a fondness for the Avs; I root for Dallas because of![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
angelgazing, and also because while I'd love to see Mats Zuccarello win a Cup, Bill Guerin can go fuck himself, as can VGK and Carter Hart, so Mammoth all the way, there - plus the ZAMMOTH (or the Mammboni, if you're nasty)).
Overall, I would like to see Buffalo win it all, and I enjoyed their game, but if it has to be a Canadian team, at this point, I would pick Montreal over Ottawa (disqualified due to Brady Tkachuk) or Edmonton (ugh, McDavid's vibes are rancid, imo). At least I like Martin St. Louis, and their kids seem fun and their game was also entertaining.
And as I said on bsky last night, Henrik Lundqvist looked like an ANGEL in his silver suit. He just gets more handsome every time I see him. *dreamy sigh*
Anyway!
Today's poem:
White Noise
by Alice Pettway
I ordered silence online,
from the makers
of that robot vacuum,
the one that terrifies cats.
They claim it will ricochet
through my life, siphoning
the mewling of the computer
in its dark cubby, the shiver
of leaves, even the snap of fish beaks
against coral, the air conditioner
accelerating endlessly
around its distant track.
I asked customer support
if there was an attachment
to suck the cacophony
out of my head. For this,
I said, I would pay extra,
whatever they asked, really.
No response came.
I lay on the rug. The machine
ran along my legs, the side
of my face. I imagined
as loudly as possible, waiting
for the indicator to switch on,
for the whir and pinch of suction.
The room is quiet now.
Even the stuffing in the couch
does not exhale beneath my weight.
*
In some cases, the choice is easy (I still have not forgiven the Kings for 2012 and I have a fondness for the Avs; I root for Dallas because of
Overall, I would like to see Buffalo win it all, and I enjoyed their game, but if it has to be a Canadian team, at this point, I would pick Montreal over Ottawa (disqualified due to Brady Tkachuk) or Edmonton (ugh, McDavid's vibes are rancid, imo). At least I like Martin St. Louis, and their kids seem fun and their game was also entertaining.
And as I said on bsky last night, Henrik Lundqvist looked like an ANGEL in his silver suit. He just gets more handsome every time I see him. *dreamy sigh*
Anyway!
Today's poem:
White Noise
by Alice Pettway
I ordered silence online,
from the makers
of that robot vacuum,
the one that terrifies cats.
They claim it will ricochet
through my life, siphoning
the mewling of the computer
in its dark cubby, the shiver
of leaves, even the snap of fish beaks
against coral, the air conditioner
accelerating endlessly
around its distant track.
I asked customer support
if there was an attachment
to suck the cacophony
out of my head. For this,
I said, I would pay extra,
whatever they asked, really.
No response came.
I lay on the rug. The machine
ran along my legs, the side
of my face. I imagined
as loudly as possible, waiting
for the indicator to switch on,
for the whir and pinch of suction.
The room is quiet now.
Even the stuffing in the couch
does not exhale beneath my weight.
*
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Apr. 20th, 2026 02:29 pmflemmingsThe tree guys are out back clearing branches from the cherry and piling the resultant brush out in front for the chipper. The whole street in front of SND, me, and NND was empty this morning which, as the guy said, never happens. Indeed, whenever I've had a delivery, for sure someone slides into all the available spots. When I last did this in 2020, they wanted me to reserve space for the chipper and when I did, said it wasn't long enough. That, plus price, is why I went with a different firm this time. Still can't watch the guy doing his thing high in the branches. Partly because imagination of disaster me sees branches breaking under him (yes of course he's clipped and carbined), partly because My tree, my tree, my poor tree denuded even before the blossoms have begun. However they've taken down any branch that comes even close to the wires, so no worry about high winds bringing stuff down. High winds love to strip twigs from the front yard trees so yeah, I have a thing about trees and wires.
Their email said I was second on their list today and they'd be here around lunchtime and lunchtime can be anything around twelve. Even if I know that work never ever finishes early I still felt it necessary to be up and exercised and fed by 11, so no rolling back to sleep when I woke at 9. Curtailed sleep and allergies have kept me logey all day, helped by ordering in a banh mi and Vietnamese coffee for lunch. Guys showed up at 1:45 and lunch showed up at 1:50. Is bright and cold and blowy today, after yesterday's 'four seasons in 24 hours.' I went out in winter jacket for the grey autumnal morning temps, had to take it off when the sun came out and warmed the world up, came home to snow showers followed by thunder and monsoon rain. One really doesn't need this kind of drama, you know.
It's actually not 'how terribly strange to be seventy' or even seventy-something. It's realizing that stuff one remembers perfectly well happened sixty years ago. Lots of people don't even live to sixty. That's the weird part.
Their email said I was second on their list today and they'd be here around lunchtime and lunchtime can be anything around twelve. Even if I know that work never ever finishes early I still felt it necessary to be up and exercised and fed by 11, so no rolling back to sleep when I woke at 9. Curtailed sleep and allergies have kept me logey all day, helped by ordering in a banh mi and Vietnamese coffee for lunch. Guys showed up at 1:45 and lunch showed up at 1:50. Is bright and cold and blowy today, after yesterday's 'four seasons in 24 hours.' I went out in winter jacket for the grey autumnal morning temps, had to take it off when the sun came out and warmed the world up, came home to snow showers followed by thunder and monsoon rain. One really doesn't need this kind of drama, you know.
It's actually not 'how terribly strange to be seventy' or even seventy-something. It's realizing that stuff one remembers perfectly well happened sixty years ago. Lots of people don't even live to sixty. That's the weird part.
Hello, it's me.
Apr. 20th, 2026 02:52 pmfredhechinger posting in addmeName: Eddie
Age: 35
I mostly post about: My life, my cat, Fred Hechinger, Joseph Quinn and different movies/TV. I also write fic/poetry.
My hobbies are: writing, drawing, witchcraft/magick, listening to music, watching TV, and watching movies. Travel, if I had that money.
My fandoms are: Fred Hechinger, Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things, and whatever things are on the back burner. I'm very multifandom.
I'm looking to meet people who: are super cool and chill. Somebody who I can talk to and laugh with, and exchange journal comments with.
My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Close-mindedness. Rudeness.
Before adding me, you should know: I ship "problematic" things. I'm of a time where it was 'ship and let ship' and all was for fun. If you've got an issue with it, please don't add me.
No minors, please. I'm in my thirties, and I post about adult things.
Age: 35
I mostly post about: My life, my cat, Fred Hechinger, Joseph Quinn and different movies/TV. I also write fic/poetry.
My hobbies are: writing, drawing, witchcraft/magick, listening to music, watching TV, and watching movies. Travel, if I had that money.
My fandoms are: Fred Hechinger, Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things, and whatever things are on the back burner. I'm very multifandom.
I'm looking to meet people who: are super cool and chill. Somebody who I can talk to and laugh with, and exchange journal comments with.
My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Close-mindedness. Rudeness.
Before adding me, you should know: I ship "problematic" things. I'm of a time where it was 'ship and let ship' and all was for fun. If you've got an issue with it, please don't add me.
No minors, please. I'm in my thirties, and I post about adult things.
SVR Steam Gala photos
Apr. 20th, 2026 07:41 pmloganberrybunnyPublic
It was a good day yesterday at the SVR Steam Gala. Here are a few of my photos. All taken on my phone with minimal post-processing, so they're not amazing, but I hope they give a reasonable flavour of the event. The one thing you can't see in these pictures is how many people there were around: rather more than it looks!
It was a good day yesterday at the SVR Steam Gala. Here are a few of my photos. All taken on my phone with minimal post-processing, so they're not amazing, but I hope they give a reasonable flavour of the event. The one thing you can't see in these pictures is how many people there were around: rather more than it looks!
Chat corner, dusty
Apr. 20th, 2026 08:37 pmannathecrow posting in dreamwarsHi,
here's the weekly chat post. All Star Wars related talk is welcome, come and share!
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I've spent the last 2 hours cleaning and I'm so done. Do you think people in GFFA have to do their own vacuuming? You'd think they'd have droids for that... then again. I don't know which droid, from the movies at least, I'd trust with dusting my bookshelves. And at least I don't live on Tatooine - getting rid of all that dust must be hell.
Hey, lets play a game:
- Pick a SW character.
- Do you think they ever vacuum/sweep/dust?
Bundle of Holding: Land of Eem
Apr. 20th, 2026 02:11 pmjames_davis_nicoll
A bundle for Land of Eem, the whimsical tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of colourful characters exploring the Mucklands from Star & Flame Games and Exalted Funeral.
Bundle of Holding: Land of Eem