1) delicious tea and ice tea ^^
2) watching another episode of Downton Abbey during lunch break
3) Going swimming this evening
1) delicious tea and ice tea ^^
2) watching another episode of Downton Abbey during lunch break
3) Going swimming this evening
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scytale commented in passing about how clingy these four are, which honestly is just a factual statement at this point, yet the universe immediately beamed a ficlet into my brain just based on that because this is what I am now.
Clingy | K-9 | Ren/Oboro/Fujimaru/Kagari | <850 words | rated M
Summary: This was all Fujimaru's fault. And Kagari's too. Maybe a little bit Yuushirou's, but he wasn't admitting to anything. Ren-san was perfect as always.
Yuushirou gets a boner during movie night.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
scytale commented in passing about how clingy these four are, which honestly is just a factual statement at this point, yet the universe immediately beamed a ficlet into my brain just based on that because this is what I am now.Clingy | K-9 | Ren/Oboro/Fujimaru/Kagari | <850 words | rated M
Summary: This was all Fujimaru's fault. And Kagari's too. Maybe a little bit Yuushirou's, but he wasn't admitting to anything. Ren-san was perfect as always.
Yuushirou gets a boner during movie night.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
Theo's 16 months old now.
When he saw his Dad through the window yesterday, he went and picked up his socks, shoes and jacket ready to put them on :)
He has a couple of 'proto' words now. I think 'ah da' may mean 'grandad', and 'duh' is duck.
He's got diarrhoea this week (really on the spectacular, lots of laundry, level) and hence can't go to nursery until it clears up. So we've been looking after him. Luckily, he's in a good mood in spite of the horrendous nappies and is happy to play and to have books read to him.
He goes through phases with books. Sometimes, he isn't interested at all, and some days it's book after book, with favourites on repeat.
'Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy' is one of the best children's books ever!
It's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
I'm a little early. I'm going to bed soon. For the last 14 days it's been in the 70s F. So gorgeous. I love Arizona winters.
5. It’s the 60th anniversary of the game ‘Twister’ – have you ever played it?
When I was much younger. (13). It was a blast. Used to make me laugh so hard. I always played it with my kids too. I was really good at bending in those days. 😁😁
How about you?
5. It’s the 60th anniversary of the game ‘Twister’ – have you ever played it?
When I was much younger. (13). It was a blast. Used to make me laugh so hard. I always played it with my kids too. I was really good at bending in those days. 😁😁
How about you?
What are some of your favorite ways to show the people in your life that you love them?
I'm a cook and a baker when I want to do something nice for someone. Everyone likes to be spoiled with food and dessert.
The second thing I like to do for people is make moodboards. Love, love, love doing that.
What do you all do?
I'm a cook and a baker when I want to do something nice for someone. Everyone likes to be spoiled with food and dessert.
The second thing I like to do for people is make moodboards. Love, love, love doing that.
What do you all do?
This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...
* Posted "What Are Couple Goals And How Do We Achieve Them?" in![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
goals_on_dw.
* Posted "Sighting a Siberian Superstar: Local birder secures rare red-flanked bluetail for life list" inbirdfeeding.
* Commented inawesomeers.
* Posted "What Are Couple Goals And How Do We Achieve Them?" in
goals_on_dw.* Posted "Sighting a Siberian Superstar: Local birder secures rare red-flanked bluetail for life list" in
birdfeeding.* Commented in
awesomeers.
Two more little guys from K-9 are really capturing my imagination at the moment. Look at 'em:
You can't just show me two characters that comfortably handsy with each other and not expect me to go "Oh 👀"?! For anyone familiar with Wind Breaker, their vibes are massively similar to Togame and Chouji, especially early on. They're scratching my "murderous protectiveness" itch in just the right way.
Yuu, the blond chibi, can transform into a cute sort of hybrid leopard and loves to fight.
Meanwhile Satsuki can create and control huge branches. He may appear calmer and more reasonable, but that mostly means his expression won't change as he threatens to crush you between branches or tear your limbs apart. That kinda guy.
Obviously, I love them. For many reasons, too. But also aren't their abilities kind of ridiculous?! This is a world in which only criminals get a superpower, one related to the crime they committed!! What kind of crime do you commit that you can transform into a leopard?!
And thus, having thought about it way too much, I'm writing what will apparently become my first K-9 multi-chapter fic. With zero members of my beloved OT4 showing up XD This series is just ridiculous. I love it. The author is clearly having a ton of fun, and I love that for them.
You can't just show me two characters that comfortably handsy with each other and not expect me to go "Oh 👀"?! For anyone familiar with Wind Breaker, their vibes are massively similar to Togame and Chouji, especially early on. They're scratching my "murderous protectiveness" itch in just the right way.
Yuu, the blond chibi, can transform into a cute sort of hybrid leopard and loves to fight.
Meanwhile Satsuki can create and control huge branches. He may appear calmer and more reasonable, but that mostly means his expression won't change as he threatens to crush you between branches or tear your limbs apart. That kinda guy.
Obviously, I love them. For many reasons, too. But also aren't their abilities kind of ridiculous?! This is a world in which only criminals get a superpower, one related to the crime they committed!! What kind of crime do you commit that you can transform into a leopard?!
And thus, having thought about it way too much, I'm writing what will apparently become my first K-9 multi-chapter fic. With zero members of my beloved OT4 showing up XD This series is just ridiculous. I love it. The author is clearly having a ton of fun, and I love that for them.
The war on grass is in full swing. At the moment I'm winning. Saw a vole scuttle away when I picked up a piece of plastic that had blown off the compost heap. That led to lots of grass removal in the area to make it a less attractive habitat.
The State of California requires us to report how much water we "divert" from our spring/stream/well and store in our tanks/ponds/whatever. It is a Huge PITA. This year was worse than most. This year they moved to a new computer program. I get really anxious about such reports so of course I was one of the people for whom the new system did not work. Today a very nice fellow named Scott, with a very calming voice called and between us, and the programmers I finally got my report done. Whew!
Tomorrow I'm off for Fort Bragg to have Richard work on my back. Can't wait, I always feel so much better afterward! I get two trips this month, next week Donald will be here and we will go over together. Speaking of Donald, he is currently on his way back from a couple of weeks in Australia where it is HOT.
I realized today that I need to build a little platform before this my Obstacle Practice weekend (this weekend). I have a 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2 inch plywood, used. I think I can cut it in two, stack the two pieces together for strength and build a frame for it fairly quickly.
The State of California requires us to report how much water we "divert" from our spring/stream/well and store in our tanks/ponds/whatever. It is a Huge PITA. This year was worse than most. This year they moved to a new computer program. I get really anxious about such reports so of course I was one of the people for whom the new system did not work. Today a very nice fellow named Scott, with a very calming voice called and between us, and the programmers I finally got my report done. Whew!
Tomorrow I'm off for Fort Bragg to have Richard work on my back. Can't wait, I always feel so much better afterward! I get two trips this month, next week Donald will be here and we will go over together. Speaking of Donald, he is currently on his way back from a couple of weeks in Australia where it is HOT.
I realized today that I need to build a little platform before this my Obstacle Practice weekend (this weekend). I have a 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2 inch plywood, used. I think I can cut it in two, stack the two pieces together for strength and build a frame for it fairly quickly.
Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
Posted and commented on bnha_fans.
Commented on booknook.
Commented on getyourwordsout.
Signal boosts:
- For anyone who missed my previous post about it, if you're stuck about what to post about now that snowflake_challenge is over, have a look at the Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition squee challenge for February that dreamersdare dreamt up ;D
FIC "Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall" (Aces High) Captain Sinclair/Stephen Croft T
Feb. 5th, 2026 05:39 pmsweetsorcery posting in historiumCreator: sweetsorcery
Title: Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall
Fandom: Aces High (1976)
Rating: T (for themes)
Word Count/size/length: 2,169
Characters/Pairings: Captain Sinclair/2nd Lt Stephen Croft
Notes/Warnings: WWI, RFC, Mutual Pining, Secret Wedding, First Kiss, Angst and Feels, Bittersweet
'If this were a different world, and we were free to do as we wished, I would ask you to marry me. Right here, in this lovely little church.' Captain Sinclair laughed softly; a warm, rumbling laugh. 'Aren't I silly?'
Stephen gave a sob of happiness. 'No, you're not! Why don't we pretend it's a different world? That everything is just as we want it to be. Ask me. Oh please, do ask.'
Link: Read on AO3.
sweetsorceryTitle: Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall
Fandom: Aces High (1976)
Rating: T (for themes)
Word Count/size/length: 2,169
Characters/Pairings: Captain Sinclair/2nd Lt Stephen Croft
Notes/Warnings: WWI, RFC, Mutual Pining, Secret Wedding, First Kiss, Angst and Feels, Bittersweet
'If this were a different world, and we were free to do as we wished, I would ask you to marry me. Right here, in this lovely little church.' Captain Sinclair laughed softly; a warm, rumbling laugh. 'Aren't I silly?'
Stephen gave a sob of happiness. 'No, you're not! Why don't we pretend it's a different world? That everything is just as we want it to be. Ask me. Oh please, do ask.'
Link: Read on AO3.
I woke up around 4:00 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so went for a social media scroll. I got some absolutely tragic and painful news.
A friend of mine, Mark, died yesterday. I'm still struggling to wrap my head around it.
Alex and I met Mark back in, I think, 2011 (possibly 2010). His band Synapse was opening for Faderhead. We really liked them as the openers, and then ended up chatting with him and the other members of the band for a while after the show.
After that, we made it a point to try and see Synapse as often as we could. One time we even drove all the way up to Steamboat Springs and back to be moral support for a night, because they were booked for a show in a venue that didn't seem like the right type of place, ha.
Here's Alex, Mark, and me. We were wearing our Synapse shirts.
We also hung out frequently at the various goth nights, back in our clubbing days. Eventually we hung out at his house a few times, sometimes as part of a larger party, sometimes just us.
A few years later Synapse broke up, and Mark started up a new project: Voicecoil. We've been to a lot of Voicecoil shows. He also had a side project, Gravity Corps, though we never saw him perform as that project. (I know that he had a previous project as well, Machinegun Symphony, though that project was over by the time we met.)
We were excited to see him as part of an upcoming festival in May, and he seemed excited, too. I'm beyond gutted that it simply... won't happen. We're not going to see him. As many, many times as we went out to see him perform, and as many times as we hung out outside of that... I wish we got to do it again.
Mark was always kind to us, and to so many others on the scene. He was well-known and popular, but he always made us feel like he wanted to spend time with us. He always asked about how we were doing, remembered the things we specifically cared about. Even on show nights, when he was often in high demand, he made time to sit and chat with us, often for long stretches of time. Even at his album release party in 2022, he spent nearly an hour with us. The last time we saw him in person was last May, when he opened for Beborn Beton. It was a great show, and catching up with him beforehand was one of the best parts of the night.
Alex, Mark, and me again. This was either a late Synapse show or an early Voicecoil one.
Today, his Facebook is full of other people saying the same things that I remember most. That he always made so much time to talk to and spend time with so many people, to make sure they were doing all right, taking a genuine interest in them. He mentored our friend Jake in his music. He was always, always so encouraging to other artists.
He had a rough several years. Recently, I know he felt very betrayed by someone... He refused to name names, but someone he'd thought was a friend that he trusted turned out to be saying some extremely cruel and awful things to and about him. Mark was almost completely blind (could see things from one eye within about an inch of his face, and otherwise just faint light and dark, as I understand it.) Apparently this person was being absolutely awful about his disability, and it very clearly bothered him in a way that he was rarely willing to express.
His very long-term partner and he broke up a couple years ago.
Most significantly, a few years ago he lost a different partner to a sudden accidental death. He absolutely never got over that loss. Her birthday would have been on Monday, which was the last thing he posted about, and I think that may be what led to him leaving us.
I'm heartbroken, and still struggling to feel adjusted to him not being here anymore.
A friend of mine, Mark, died yesterday. I'm still struggling to wrap my head around it.
Alex and I met Mark back in, I think, 2011 (possibly 2010). His band Synapse was opening for Faderhead. We really liked them as the openers, and then ended up chatting with him and the other members of the band for a while after the show.
After that, we made it a point to try and see Synapse as often as we could. One time we even drove all the way up to Steamboat Springs and back to be moral support for a night, because they were booked for a show in a venue that didn't seem like the right type of place, ha.
Here's Alex, Mark, and me. We were wearing our Synapse shirts.
We also hung out frequently at the various goth nights, back in our clubbing days. Eventually we hung out at his house a few times, sometimes as part of a larger party, sometimes just us.
A few years later Synapse broke up, and Mark started up a new project: Voicecoil. We've been to a lot of Voicecoil shows. He also had a side project, Gravity Corps, though we never saw him perform as that project. (I know that he had a previous project as well, Machinegun Symphony, though that project was over by the time we met.)
We were excited to see him as part of an upcoming festival in May, and he seemed excited, too. I'm beyond gutted that it simply... won't happen. We're not going to see him. As many, many times as we went out to see him perform, and as many times as we hung out outside of that... I wish we got to do it again.
Mark was always kind to us, and to so many others on the scene. He was well-known and popular, but he always made us feel like he wanted to spend time with us. He always asked about how we were doing, remembered the things we specifically cared about. Even on show nights, when he was often in high demand, he made time to sit and chat with us, often for long stretches of time. Even at his album release party in 2022, he spent nearly an hour with us. The last time we saw him in person was last May, when he opened for Beborn Beton. It was a great show, and catching up with him beforehand was one of the best parts of the night.
Alex, Mark, and me again. This was either a late Synapse show or an early Voicecoil one.
Today, his Facebook is full of other people saying the same things that I remember most. That he always made so much time to talk to and spend time with so many people, to make sure they were doing all right, taking a genuine interest in them. He mentored our friend Jake in his music. He was always, always so encouraging to other artists.
He had a rough several years. Recently, I know he felt very betrayed by someone... He refused to name names, but someone he'd thought was a friend that he trusted turned out to be saying some extremely cruel and awful things to and about him. Mark was almost completely blind (could see things from one eye within about an inch of his face, and otherwise just faint light and dark, as I understand it.) Apparently this person was being absolutely awful about his disability, and it very clearly bothered him in a way that he was rarely willing to express.
His very long-term partner and he broke up a couple years ago.
Most significantly, a few years ago he lost a different partner to a sudden accidental death. He absolutely never got over that loss. Her birthday would have been on Monday, which was the last thing he posted about, and I think that may be what led to him leaving us.
I'm heartbroken, and still struggling to feel adjusted to him not being here anymore.
What is the American red wolf?
The American red wolf is the world’s most endangered. This species is found only in the United States, and fewer than 20 remain in the wild. It is one of the most endangered mammals on Earth.
Now, an unprecedented partnership between universities, government agencies, and biotechnology companies is using the latest genetic tools to save this iconic predator from extinction. The effort represents a new model for how technology may reshape wildlife conservation in the decades ahead.
The American red wolf is the world’s most endangered. This species is found only in the United States, and fewer than 20 remain in the wild. It is one of the most endangered mammals on Earth.
Now, an unprecedented partnership between universities, government agencies, and biotechnology companies is using the latest genetic tools to save this iconic predator from extinction. The effort represents a new model for how technology may reshape wildlife conservation in the decades ahead.
Today is cloudy and cold.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, several cardinals, and a starling.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/426 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 2/426 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, several cardinals, and a starling.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/426 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 2/426 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
So Garmin has a sleep coach, and every day it has prompted me gently, "You could use a little more sleep. Try getting 8 hours tonight."
Until today when it told me, "You could use a lot more sleep. Try getting 9 hours tonight."
Marci says it's doubling down.
Robin says there's a pace coach too: if you tell it how quickly you want to finish a race it will give you a pacing strategy. I asked her if "keep going" was a pace or a strategy, and she said she uses the "don't stop but slow down until you're barely moving" strategy.
That one's my favorite, I said.
Until today when it told me, "You could use a lot more sleep. Try getting 9 hours tonight."
Marci says it's doubling down.
Robin says there's a pace coach too: if you tell it how quickly you want to finish a race it will give you a pacing strategy. I asked her if "keep going" was a pace or a strategy, and she said she uses the "don't stop but slow down until you're barely moving" strategy.
That one's my favorite, I said.
Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.
We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!
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We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!
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Femslash February: This Is How You Lose the Time War
ALTFor Femslash February we’re spotlighting ‘This Is How You Lose The Time War.’ The award-winning novella by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone captured fandom’s imagination with its poetic prose, time-traveling intrigue, and enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance between agents Red and Blue.
From its initial release in 2019 to its viral resurgence in 2023, the novella has inspired everything from lyrical fanfiction and stunning fanart to countless memes and emotional meta. Fans quote its lines like scripture, analyze every letter exchanged between its main characters, and use “this is how you lose the time war” as shorthand for beautiful heartbreak.
Want to learn more about the fandom’s devotion to Red and Blue? Check out its Fanlore page: This Is How You Lose the Time War - Fanlore
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ALTThis week’s Featured Article is focused on Hollywoodgrrl’s popular and widely debated fan video “Marble House” from the Doctor Who fandom, originally shown at 2009 Vividcon.
Reviewers praise the technical skill that Hollywoodgrrl employed such as the montage moments within the video to further the story being depicted surrounding the unintended implications The Doctor had in World War I through his actions; while others within the Live Journal community of Vid Commentary question the use of real World War I footage within the video.
The video is still available on Vimeo for viewing as well as the extended commentary for the rationale behind the making of “Marble House” in the LJ Vid Commentary community. This video is settled between the eight and ninth episode of the third season of Dr. Who featuring the Tenth Doctor – played by David Tennet. The musical score of the video featuring the song by the same name as the title of the video, “Marble House” by The Knife, has lyrics that invoke the imagery of a beautiful but cold home and uses the grungy alternative music sound to create a dark ambiance to overlay these relationships. This song being carefully picked by Hollywoodgrrl to describe the relationship felt between Martha Jones and the Time Lord in these episodes as well as the destruction that is left behind not just between the two of them but on the world
See the Fanlore page to learn about this fannish history.
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