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I had nightmares all night so I was hoping for that snow day. I pull the curtains and nothing so I don't check my phone. Heck when I rolled out at 9 AM it was 40. I get to work and I need my phone to get onto my teaching software and work email. to my surprise the sheriff has texted. Now good ol' sheriff frazier is loosey goosey with declaring snow emergencies. And it's not just level 1. No it had gotten up to level 3. That means I shouldn't have been on the road. PERIOD.

I'm baffled. It's 40. It's dry. Why is it level 3. Why do I have 20 emails saying they can't be there. Why did we close two branches of our campus north of me? What the hell happened 10 miles away from me? I ask everyone who drove much further. NO ONE saw any winter, not even north in Jackson. So this must have been the narrowest band storm in existence.

Now I know almost no one from the midwest to the east coast is escaping this weekend's snow. A coworker's daughter works at Kroger and you can't even order food. They're completely booked out. I do hope I can get up there tomorrow. Okay I HAVE food. I'm a bit of a food hoarder by nature. My real mission is to cook off several meals in case the power goes out. Given my power has been going out for no reason, I'm worried. I'm fine with being snowed in. Without power, much less so. And remember everyone fill your car's tank if you can. If you live where winter is, don't let that go below a half.

Today was annoying AF though. The lesson capture software won't work even with IT fucking around with it for 15 minutes. And yesterday (if I mentioned it) only half my class was in the online homework section so I have the book store manager look into this and she tells me I never asked for this (then why is half of them in there?) and I wanted a paper book. No I didn't ask for that and do you need me to send back YOUR emails saying you had set up the online purchase? When I got back from class I got an email 'it'll be fixed tomorrow.' Yeah...

I do have one community rec, one that I'm already a member of and have fun with

halfamoon from their profile: Half a Moon is a fourteen day challenge celebrating female characters in fandom, which will run from February 1 through Valentine's Day. Fanfiction, vids, recs, art, picspam, icons, meta, fanmixes, and outside links to content fitting the theme of this community are all welcome--the only rule is that the primary focus must be on a female character or characters.

( check out the prompts under here )

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Guy's Grocery Games

brithistorian

In preparation for the big strike against ICE's invasion of Minnesota tomorrow, I saw a post on threat saying that Dream Museum 1 and Second-Tier Museum 10 were closing tomorrow in solidarity.[^1] So I checked all the rest. Dream Museums 1 and 2 are closed tomorrow in solidarity. Second-Tier Museums 1-4 and 6-10 are closed tomorrow in solidarity. Second-Tier Museum 5 is closed from the 21st to the 24th for exhibit installation, while they are closed tomorrow, it's not necessarily in solidarity. It's also not necessarily not in solidarity, so I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt (for now), while also keeping my eye on them.

[^1] For those of you where are new here: I made the list of Dream Museums 1 and 2 and Second-Tier Museums 1-10 so I can talk about my ongoing job search without actually identifying any of the museums I'm applying to work at.

dialecticdreamer

Gathering and Clarifying
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1003
[Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 7am]

:: What can Vic and Aidan do now? Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::

:: Author’s note: Computer problems doubled and redoubled my attempts to fix anything. I hope that this is the last major interference from the universe at large. ::

Aidan’s eyebrows climbed. “You think that I don’t feel exactly the same way? That I don’t have an urge to stamp out a threat to myself and those I consider mine?” he asked, genteel tone and crisp pronunciation filled and softened by compassion.

“I think that your self control is better than mine.” Vic glared at the woman. His eyes snapped toward the top of the stairs. “I’m going to the bedroom. Ed and Mac and the ferret are all in there.” He eased past Aidan, brushing shoulders, but gave the crumpled figure the widest berth that he possibly could.

Vic loped up the stairs, taking them three at a time in smooth strides. “I don’t know what to say to warn you, because I barely believe what I saw with my own eyes.”
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Current Mood: exhausted

ysabetwordsmith

Here are the character notes for "The Bones of Chihuly."

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Current Mood: busy

liminal_space

+ i have a dough of orange zest and cranberries going. new made-up recipe on my part, so who knows how it will go? i generally have decent luck with on-the-fly food things, but that's FOOD...baking is always a gamble, even when i have an actual recipe.

+ along side that, i made paneer and it's doing its drain thing before going in the fridge for an overnight bout of dehydration.

much to the child's chagrin.

i've made farmer's cheese before and the only difference i really see is that it takes more straining to get all the wet out. if anyone's made it before, tips and tricks are always appreciated.

+ yesterday i had my boobs squished (the INDIGNITY) and of course, there is a *spot* that they need to reimage. even though the nurse told me -- even before we started yesterday -- that call backs to get a better/diff image are frequent enough that if i got a call, not to worry, not to borrow trouble.

so guess what i'm going to do until the resquish happens? that's right, you geniuses...ima gonna worry and borrow trouble. IT IS WHAT I DO.

[seriously, not too worried about it, but if you can send out a bit of good energy for my boobs, i'd much appreciate it. lol]

on a GOOD note, i had lab work done yesterday along with the squishy nonsense and my thyroid level has stablized on my new dose. yay, team! i think that's why weight loss has picked up again, but i can't be 100% sure.

i mean, maybe it's the whole "get back to the basics" mentality i've been trying to hold on to for the last month, or maybe it's the FORCED activity i'm making myself do every day, or maybe it's a combination of everything -- but i'm now about 10 lbs from goal.

fuck yeah, jarome. *fist bump*

i'm close enough that i'm doing a reevaluation of the big picture to see if i want/need to go a little bit lower in weight OR if i want to try to hold steady on maintenance for awhile and work on some of the more physical things i want to achieve this year.

it's CRAZY that the brain shift toward maintenance vs. weight loss is happening -- the good kind of crazy, with twirling ribbons and fireworks. =D

~~

earlier today i knocked over the can of wood stain i was using and it made FAR less of a mess than it could have, so i'm chuffed about that.

not so chuff worthy? bitter cold for the next week.

>.<

can i have spring here already? i'm ready to garden, ride, play, fish, and BE OUTSIDE. in the sun. and the not cold.

*sigh*

fifty-seven days until spring. i can do this.

ysabetwordsmith

This poem is spillover from the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

librarygeek. It has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. This poem belongs to the Big One and Shiv threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains intense topics that may distress some readers, especially glass artists and fans of glass art. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes upset friends, crying man, emotional first aid, Shiv's awkward but effective crisis response, Chihuly Garden and Glass destroyed by earthquake, salvage operations, insufficient organization causing emotional upset, reference to clumsiness, sorting broken glass that used to be art, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your taste and headspace before deciding if this is something you want to read.

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Current Mood: busy

badfalcon

So I have chronic insomnia, right? It’s pretty normal for me to still be awake at 2, 3 in the morning.

And usually this comes in extremely handy at certain times of year when the tennis is happening in the middle of the night.

Except.

EXCEPT.

I am sleeping really well right now??

Like… going to bed. Actually falling asleep. Turning off the 1:30 alarm for Sunshine. Having a day off today, not getting up for work, and turning off the 08:00 alarm for Jannik. And I’ve only woke up at 11:00 this morning like some kind of well-adjusted adult human. Who authorised this?

I don’t know if it’s since handing my notice in at my job (which, honestly, feels suspiciously relevant), but apparently my brain has chosen now - during prime nocturnal tennis season - to be like: “ah yes, rest. healing. circadian rhythm. wellness.”

Absolute traitor behaviour.

Li is also wondering if having an alarm set for the middle of the night makes my brain go “it’s okay, you’re only sleeping for a few hours,” like I’m tricking myself into thinking I’m just having a nap and that’s why it’s working?? Which is extremely stupid if true, but also… uncomfortably plausible. We might try it post-AO, because at this point I am open to psychological warfare against my own brain.

So now I’ve got some matches to catch up on while I finish the reading for my assignment, like a fool who accidentally became well-rested.

Honestly, I’m not mad about sleeping better. I am mad about the timing.

My insomnia saw the AO on the calendar and said “actually no 🧡”.

Current Mood: amused

galadhir

Tonight I committed myself to dancing my solo to Fos by Amanati at Shimmyfest in June. I performed it just before Christmas to an audience of women from my belly dance class and it had a remarkable reaction:

For everyone else the audience made encouraging noises and clapped along at the fast bits. For me it was absolute silence. They did clap afterward, but I really wasn't sure if it was a success or an abject failure.

Today, however, the instructor mentioned that Shimmyfest was looking for soloists, so I asked her if Fos would be appropriate and she said Yes in tones that actually suggested enthusiasm, so I told her I would do it.

She also asked me if I had thought about costuming, which suggested to me that she did not think what I had been wearing at Christmas was adequate, even though I made the skirt myself out of translucent, watery-like material. I guess the t-shirt over the top was not very professional.

Fortunately at that same hafla there had been a lady selling her old dresses just to get them out of her house, and I picked up something more professional looking from her for £25. Unfortunately, I have been dieting since then and have lost a stone and a half (21lb), so the dress may need some taking in. I won't know what shape I'll be until much closer to the date.

Still, time to drag the choreography back out and start practicing again before I forget it all :)

elrhiarhodan

Title: From All The Spaces Between Times
Chapter: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now
Author:

elrhiarhodan /

elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, The Force as a Sentient Character, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Breha Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Ahsoka Tano, Sifo-Dyas, Reva Sevander, Lene Kostana (mentioned), Savage Opress, Pong Krell, The Traitor, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (yes, we’re arrived). Bail Prestor Organa/Breha Organa
Word Count: ~ 5200 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Once again, non-graphic reference to child-murder, cannibalism

Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.

But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.

Or,

Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.

He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.

Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.

Chapter Summary: Oban Crevanis, the four-year old Jedi Youngling who had been lost in the Galactic Senate Building eighteen years ago, has been found. His spirit is trapped in a box, along with the Sith weapon that killed him

He is brought back to the Temple, and the greatest living Jedi masters are going to free this little boy so he can return to the Force as he so rightfully deserves.

From All The Spaces Between Times: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now (On AO3)

( Meta — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now )

themightyflynn

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abyssal_sylph

Inspired by

rionaleonhart! If you wanna see my works till December 11th of 2024, part 1 is here!

[Note1: we'll be including works by

cyberpunk_pygmalion since she's in our system, she doesn't mind this, but we'll not if she wrote it first.]
[Note1.5: I say "I" though-out this, but I'm Rietta & didn't write most of these, we just IDK who did.]
[Note2: we're DL:DR believers, so we'll note CWs for each work]

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delphi

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ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy and chilly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 1/22/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 1/22/26 -- I filled the trolley twice with large branches that I hauled to the ritual meadow. Now all that's left of the brushpile by the driveway is one big forked branch that I can't break down myself, and the leftover twigs that will need to be raked up. \o/

I've seen a large flock of sparrows, a male and a female cardinal separately, and a starling.

EDIT 1/22/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen a pair of cardinals.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

seraphikiss

i’ve made it my goal to begin reading more books again instead of just collecting them to fill my shelves. i bought all five books from the grandmaster demon’s cultivation series, but i’m still reading book one, chapter one of heaven official’s blessing.

so far, it’s really enjoyable. i adore the main character’s design, especially.

illustration of a character sitting by a window extending a finger for a butterfly

illustration of a character sitting by a window extending a finger for a butterfly

i’ll have plenty of more to say when i actually wrap up reading the first book, though i also want to try and read all six books (currently in my possession) before giving my thoughts!

i’m not the type to “review”, if anything i’m much more of an audience. (no, not “consumer”.) i like to give my thoughts and ideas, rather than opinions. headcanons are definitely something i’d love to also write. i’m really excited about my danmei collection too; danmei is something i recently got into after being so curious for the longest time.

i also have been learning to pronounce the names, and they’re beautiful. xie lian is already a lovable protagonist too. i’m still on chapter one, as i said, but i’m definitely going to put in more reading for my free time.

i may have spent a little more than i should’ve at the bookstore, but i want to read more. writing has been kind of slow lately, and i haven’t had much inspiration to write for gen-uary. i do have some progress on my third fic, but i’m nervous about not getting it done by the 24th.

i’m not a fan of due dates, but i want to partake in more events. if anyone has links to events that are indefinite or have no due dates (or dates that are, say, by the end of december of this year lol), i’d love to see!

no social media links, and especially no twitter links.

Current Mood: bouncy

mxcatmoon

Here's a new one on me: Has anyone ever gotten gibberish as a spam comment on AO3?

It was a huge block of text that looked like this:

.'smylxL2P>sS5j=RIE]ScX-7DR&V\FU?[79jO94@\f!IB:w[3"aJv%J:}pIRO$q=K `q4Bv_ C6=q%OD-8MY^(;|EHNh3bS7C3e#gf}IsNZ(ETXFlS'V4ZipY|rr^2_kVqs]?ty4a8

It was from a guest. Yes, I have guest comments turned on for most of my works, I get so little engagement with my work that I'm not going to turn it off unless I have to, heck I've only gotten a couple of spam comments in all the time I've been on AO3.

I marked it as Spam and moved on, but I've never seen it before. What's the point of this one?

Current Mood: confused

scifirenegade

Caved in. Oops.

Can already tell it's gonna be one of Those (TM): exoticism and the racism edition.

I'll say it, the intros that go "Actor So-and-So is Character Such-and-Such" and then there's a little scene of the character are awesome.

The Grand Vampire actor is Count Merlin of The Charlatan! Not really.

No idea what Jacques (René Cresté) shtick is, but Placide is very Passepartout.

Of course, the Vietnamese woman is too primitive and needs good ol' western reeducation! Bah! "It was of its time" my arse, we never left the Dark Ages, our eyes have just grown accustomed to the darkness.

Placide and Rosette (his fiancé) are wild! Great match, they're ride or die for one another.

I know it's because they're both played by white actors (and asian women are often stereotyped into being demure and therefore "perfect wife material") but I'm impressed that Jacques and Tih Minh are an item.

The soundtrack is pretty good, even when it goes all musique concréte (think Delia Derbyshire). Usually it's out-of-place, but not here. Feuillade's serials are wild.

I wrote "Severe lack of Musidora" and yeah. Where are you, darling, we miss you.

The whole sequence of Rih Minh being kidnapped + the aftermath were very well shot.

Dolores (who works for the baddies, a doctor and an Indian guy, because of course 🙄) is a mind reader?? And can compell people to do whatever she wants?? I don't think she's into it tbh

I also wrote "René Cresté fine as hell". He isn't that much in the ep, and his character at the mo is a nothing-burger, but yes.

Pretty sure Venenos (Les Vampires) mucked aeound in this lab.

There was a guy in the beginning called Stone that was found with no memory and no ability to speak and the baddies were using him??

So Jacques is brooding, and it's all very reminiscent of Jud— what the hell ghostly figures on the beach?? Is this The Seventh Seal??

Blackmail! Another very well done sequence. That zoom on the date. The acting. And the photo is gone!

So, Jacques is one of those white guys who go places and take stuff. Granted, what he got was a copy of a book with a note that may be useful if Europe goes to war (WW1 reference), but still. The baddies crave it for their unknown nefarious deeds.

Placide, no! That's an historical artifact!

Placide, no! I know Kistna (the evil Indian guy) is evil, but no need to basically call him a slur!

So, they left Tih Minh at the gate like a stray kitten, and she's acting oddly, because the baddies gave her the ~~blue rose~~ potion of forgetfulness. So she can't even speak. Just like Stone!

Jacques, no! Don't yell at her!

It's less of a cliffhanger, and more of a gothic version of a Yevgeni Bauer movie.

So far, pretty standard Feuillade.

Current Mood: anxious

badly_knitted

Title: Not Restful
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Varian, Jonathan, Travellers.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Spending the night in a comfortable bed is proving less restful than Varian had expected.
Written For: The prompt ‘Luminance’ on my

1character table.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.

( Not Restful... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Adaptability
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: OCs, Ianto, Team.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1031
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Very little of what Torchwood find themselves dealing with can be prepared for in advance; it’s a good thing they’re so adaptable.
Written For: Weekend Challenge - Unprepared, Part II at

1_million_words.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

( Adaptability... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

fuzzyred

It's time for my second post of January, and 2026. Things have been good the last couple weeks. Work has only had minor annoyances and I've been doing okay on my goals so far. I also saw my good friend a few times, and my boyfriend and I went to my company holiday party. We had a lot of fun and managed to avoid hangovers the next day, yay for moderation!

Things I've done in the last two weeks: worked on website updates for

ysabetwordsmith, gone skating twice, saw a hockey game with my boyfriend, worked on my puzzle, did less yoga and fewer dishes than I should have, and read a lot of fanfic. I'm rather satisified with what I've gotten done, especially with the website updates, but I do need to focus on doing yoga more, instead of brushing it off.

I have a curling tournament coming up this weekend, which I'm looking forward to, although I'm not sure how well I'll play. I also want to work on my puzzle more and start my second book of the year. I need to practice my flute as well, which I may be able to do tomorrow.

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm in this cold, snowy weather. See you soon, take care!

Current Mood: good

abyssal_sylph

Some days; the mirror still shows my past self.
Young and angry at the world + my old home,
forever a nurturer first, be strong, be silent.
Tied by the neck to my lusus, my matriarch +
mother to all of the future I was meant to build.
Which should’ve been slaughtered with the planet
when the game started. When I was spared the
dignity of an apocalyptic end.

For a few decaying moments, my lusus lived.
She told me to cut out the matriorb + do it
delicately, the future of my species at my mercy.
Memories of the Jade blood soaked egg cowed me.
The reality of its guts + shell laid to ruin haunts me.

Back then everything still ached, just mirrored.
Longing + wanting for the desolation of all that
femininity that caged me. Did past me know
in her brain or dreams or the marrow of ribs
that I’d regret it?

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cornerofmadness - Dodged a bullet
brithistorian - ICE OUT of museums!
dialecticdreamer - 60 Gathering and Clarifying ( part 1 of 2 )
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "The Bones of Chihuly"
liminal_space - recovery and preparation
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "The Bones of Chihuly"
badfalcon - (no subject)
galadhir - (no subject)
elrhiarhodan - Star Wars Fic and Meta - From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter 68
themightyflynn - Snowflake day 11!
abyssal_sylph - Analysis Of Titles Of My Works So Far (January 22nd, 2026)
delphi - FIC: Safe Harbour (Our Flag Means Death, Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim)
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
seraphikiss - reading again
mxcatmoon - New type of spam?
scifirenegade - Tih Minh Random Notes: Prologue + Episode 1
badly_knitted - The Fantastic Journey Quadruple Drabble: Not Restful
badly_knitted - Fic: Adaptability
fuzzyred - Hello!
abyssal_sylph - Porrim Maryam + The End Of Trollkind {Poem}

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ICE OUT of museums!

60 Gathering and Clarifying ( part 1 of 2 )

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recovery and preparation

Poem: "The Bones of Chihuly"

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Star Wars Fic and Meta - From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter 68

Snowflake day 11!

Analysis Of Titles Of My Works So Far (January 22nd, 2026)

FIC: Safe Harbour (Our Flag Means Death, Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim)

Birdfeeding

reading again

New type of spam?

Tih Minh Random Notes: Prologue + Episode 1

The Fantastic Journey Quadruple Drabble: Not Restful

Fic: Adaptability

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Porrim Maryam + The End Of Trollkind {Poem}

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