1) nice colleagues at work, lovely chats
2) going for a walk during lunch break
3) visiting Lhune after dinner for another dr who related episode :D
1) nice colleagues at work, lovely chats
2) going for a walk during lunch break
3) visiting Lhune after dinner for another dr who related episode :D
And I passed the 1M words written (not all of them edited!!) (yet!) this morning. It was so strange to add my daily couple of paragraphs to the Leopard/Tree fic knowing this was coming lol. Wow. Glad I had my little crisis about it last year so I can just nod at it today while I step above it (crisis: ✅). I think when I started writing again in 2020 and firmly settled on the "one million bad words before you can get to the good ones" mindset, I expected I'd feel at least competent when I reached the milestone. Alas. Maybe because of the crappy first half of last year, I feel like I lost 2/3 of what I knew and still have to relearn so much about my own process and how to (hopefully) write well -- I've done it once or twice before, surely I can again ;) Anyway, that's done! \o/ Next milestone, one million edited words??? Though I guess I'm not really measuring that in any way that's easy to track, haha. It'll work out ;D This is cool. Maybe I should bake a word count celebratory cake like I used to during the lockdowns. Though I'll have to write the digits on top very small with so many of them now XD (Edit: OR MAKE A BIGGER CAKE I GUESS!!!!)
I miss sitting down with the concept for a novel and having a long first draft to lose myself into ahead of me, but mentally I can't do that while I have two other on-going novels, especially with the Soul Thief still a first draft itself. I think maybe when the structural edits are completed, that may free up the mental slot for "Big First Draft." I started the prep work on that, spending some time thinking about why I wrote it and what I want to leave readers with before actually starting the edits, this time. Like, who is the actual audience, also.
( Rambles on who to share one's writing with... )
Anyway, reaching a big milestone you've been working toward for years is kind of incredible actually. I'm awed. I'm happy. If nothing else, I've proven to myself that I can stick with it. I've learnt a ton. I've made connections with people, both on the reader side and on the writer side. Met all of you here! And I'm so excited to learn even more in the coming 5-to-10 years, which is the time period I'd given myself for that original milestone, haha. ONWARD!! :D
I miss sitting down with the concept for a novel and having a long first draft to lose myself into ahead of me, but mentally I can't do that while I have two other on-going novels, especially with the Soul Thief still a first draft itself. I think maybe when the structural edits are completed, that may free up the mental slot for "Big First Draft." I started the prep work on that, spending some time thinking about why I wrote it and what I want to leave readers with before actually starting the edits, this time. Like, who is the actual audience, also.
( Rambles on who to share one's writing with... )
Anyway, reaching a big milestone you've been working toward for years is kind of incredible actually. I'm awed. I'm happy. If nothing else, I've proven to myself that I can stick with it. I've learnt a ton. I've made connections with people, both on the reader side and on the writer side. Met all of you here! And I'm so excited to learn even more in the coming 5-to-10 years, which is the time period I'd given myself for that original milestone, haha. ONWARD!! :D
What are your favorite things to eat?
Finally, something I love to talk about: I'm going to make a list.
1. My absolute favorite is Shrimp. I love it in anything or by itself.
2. Homemade Alfredo Sauce. It's really good with shrimp in it, too.
3. Almost any type of fruit. I love Mango and peach the most.
4. Almost any type of vegetable. I like all cooked, but love some veggies raw.
5. My favorite meats. Almost all of them. I experiment with meat all the time. I
love to cook and to entertain.
6. I love desserts. I could live on desserts alone. I don't bake like I used to
because I eat it all. So does hubby.
7. I haven't mentioned the fact that I use cream cheese in almost everything
I cook and bake. My friends and family tell me I'm addicted to it. They
Might be right. 😁
8. Don't want to forget drinks. I crave Mango nectar. I drink sweet tea, water
And flavored water.
9. I almost forgot, to talk about salads. I prefer spinach salad but I eat all .
Different types.
Well, that's almost everything. I didn't leave out too much.
Finally, something I love to talk about: I'm going to make a list.
1. My absolute favorite is Shrimp. I love it in anything or by itself.
2. Homemade Alfredo Sauce. It's really good with shrimp in it, too.
3. Almost any type of fruit. I love Mango and peach the most.
4. Almost any type of vegetable. I like all cooked, but love some veggies raw.
5. My favorite meats. Almost all of them. I experiment with meat all the time. I
love to cook and to entertain.
6. I love desserts. I could live on desserts alone. I don't bake like I used to
because I eat it all. So does hubby.
7. I haven't mentioned the fact that I use cream cheese in almost everything
I cook and bake. My friends and family tell me I'm addicted to it. They
Might be right. 😁
8. Don't want to forget drinks. I crave Mango nectar. I drink sweet tea, water
And flavored water.
9. I almost forgot, to talk about salads. I prefer spinach salad but I eat all .
Different types.
Well, that's almost everything. I didn't leave out too much.
These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Buffalo Seed Company Order
Science
Birdfeeding
Website Updates
Early Humans
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Pregnancy
Artificial Intelligence
Birdfeeding
Website Updates
"An Inkling of Things to Come" is now complete!
Follow Friday 2-6-26: London
Economics
Food
Birdfeeding
Community Thursdays
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
Safety has 43 comments. Food has 44 comments. Wildlife has 36 comments. Food has 64 comments. Robotics has 135 comments.
Last week's Poetry Fishbowl went well. I am still writing.
The 2026 Rose and Bay Awards are now open for excellence in crowdfunding. It's time to vote for your favorite projects!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2025.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2026.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2026.
These are the handlers for the 2026 award season:
"An Inkling of Things to Come" is now complete. Shiv and his classmates finish their first worldbuilding session.
The weather has been frigid here, but is slightly less cold than it was. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of sparrows, one female and three male cardinals, and a starling.
Buffalo Seed Company Order
Science
Birdfeeding
Website Updates
Early Humans
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Pregnancy
Artificial Intelligence
Birdfeeding
Website Updates
"An Inkling of Things to Come" is now complete!
Follow Friday 2-6-26: London
Economics
Food
Birdfeeding
Community Thursdays
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
Safety has 43 comments. Food has 44 comments. Wildlife has 36 comments. Food has 64 comments. Robotics has 135 comments.
Last week's Poetry Fishbowl went well. I am still writing.
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"An Inkling of Things to Come" is now complete. Shiv and his classmates finish their first worldbuilding session.
The weather has been frigid here, but is slightly less cold than it was. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of sparrows, one female and three male cardinals, and a starling.
9. This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – have you ever seen it? Bueller…. Bueller…. Bueller…..
My kids made me watch it over and over again. I'm probably the only person in the country that didn't like the film. It was right up there with Weekend at Bernies. Hated that too. I usually like comedies but these two didn't make me laugh much. I want more out of a comedy evidently. 😁
Has everyone seen it and enjoyed it?
My kids made me watch it over and over again. I'm probably the only person in the country that didn't like the film. It was right up there with Weekend at Bernies. Hated that too. I usually like comedies but these two didn't make me laugh much. I want more out of a comedy evidently. 😁
Has everyone seen it and enjoyed it?
Another weekend obstacle practice successfully completed.
This horse is having a good look at that stuff hanging on the fence. I tried for a vaguely Valentine's Day theme, plus the nice shiny, silver insulation from a box that M brought back Alaska Salmon in.
This Arab gelding was showing off as he trotted over the Tic-Tack-Toe.
Lots of people found that the jousting was harder than it looked.
On Saturday we only had four riders (Sunday there were 10). I got Firefly out. She was both very interactive and calm. Sunday I wanted to turn her loose in the arena while I cleaned up. When I went to get her I wanted to ride through the corrals. I started to climb on a fence panel to mount (my knees just won't bounce enough to vault on anymore). Several months ago she had fussed and moved away from the mounting block. At that point I picked up a whip and simply showed it to her. That was enough for her to be very polite when I mount - from her left side. Today's effort was on her right. Horses don't transfer skills from side to side very well. Firefly thought she would just step away. The third time she stepped away I gave her a single, open palm slap on the side she was moving toward. The head went up and she offered to run away from my cruel beating. Then stood nice and quiet and calm while I got on. Today, for the first time, I opened the latch on the two gates from horseback. It wasn't elegant, but it did teach her that the noise was ok, and that the gate would open if she stood in the right place. While I cleaned up the arena, she got to run around in the nice soft sand, and roll. At least sand doesn't stick like the mud in the corral does! When I was done she walked up to me and we went off to a nice patch of green grass for her to graze as a treat. What a greedy thing she is. She stuffed grass in her mouth as fast as she could bite it off for at least 10 minutes, chewing extremely hastily, before slowing down.
Tomorrow is another walk up to the Dogbane patches, this time with some of the local basket weavers. I'm excited about this.
This horse is having a good look at that stuff hanging on the fence. I tried for a vaguely Valentine's Day theme, plus the nice shiny, silver insulation from a box that M brought back Alaska Salmon in.
This Arab gelding was showing off as he trotted over the Tic-Tack-Toe.
Lots of people found that the jousting was harder than it looked.
On Saturday we only had four riders (Sunday there were 10). I got Firefly out. She was both very interactive and calm. Sunday I wanted to turn her loose in the arena while I cleaned up. When I went to get her I wanted to ride through the corrals. I started to climb on a fence panel to mount (my knees just won't bounce enough to vault on anymore). Several months ago she had fussed and moved away from the mounting block. At that point I picked up a whip and simply showed it to her. That was enough for her to be very polite when I mount - from her left side. Today's effort was on her right. Horses don't transfer skills from side to side very well. Firefly thought she would just step away. The third time she stepped away I gave her a single, open palm slap on the side she was moving toward. The head went up and she offered to run away from my cruel beating. Then stood nice and quiet and calm while I got on. Today, for the first time, I opened the latch on the two gates from horseback. It wasn't elegant, but it did teach her that the noise was ok, and that the gate would open if she stood in the right place. While I cleaned up the arena, she got to run around in the nice soft sand, and roll. At least sand doesn't stick like the mud in the corral does! When I was done she walked up to me and we went off to a nice patch of green grass for her to graze as a treat. What a greedy thing she is. She stuffed grass in her mouth as fast as she could bite it off for at least 10 minutes, chewing extremely hastily, before slowing down.
Tomorrow is another walk up to the Dogbane patches, this time with some of the local basket weavers. I'm excited about this.
Goals, eh? I think one of the reasons I was going to write about them was because when I looked back at this week I realized that my English journaling had already fallen off, even though I felt like it hadn't. Thanks, documentation, for correcting my perception.
♥ I got my fox diamond painting back out, so that's a project that could proceed but hasn't. I might put it away to work on next winter and start the spring dragon one now instead. Until I actually put diamonds on the canvas I suppose it doesn't matter, except that perhaps my motivation would be affected by the design.
♥ I found a book at the library with a blue cover that I was willing to read (thanks Liu Cixin for having an anthology with a blue cover and a great forward) so that's another library bingo square checked off.
♥ The theme at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
beagoldfish last week was tropes, so I did Dragonji and Foxxian in Legos and then marcicat wrote Obviously which inspired me to write Apparently.
♥ I posted mychenqing_100 snowscape story seven minutes before the deadline! Huge thanks to ranalore for creating and continuing chenqing_100 and making it such a serene, welcoming place to be.
♥ A Chinese vlogger mentioned leaving hot water in the pot so it was easy to heat and drink throughout the day, and that has transformed my winter water consumption.
♥ An English vlogger mentioned 75fluent.com, which I signed up for and immediately decided not to do, since I'm already doing more than all of the daily goals except "study a textbook," but that inspired me to get out my elementary school Yuwen textbooks and start from the beginning.
This week I would like to:
+write something forchenqing_100
+write something for Fluffbruary
+photograph some Legos forbeagoldfish
+record another hour for the HTLAL output challenge (2/50)
+finish Yuwen Grade 1
♥ I got my fox diamond painting back out, so that's a project that could proceed but hasn't. I might put it away to work on next winter and start the spring dragon one now instead. Until I actually put diamonds on the canvas I suppose it doesn't matter, except that perhaps my motivation would be affected by the design.
♥ I found a book at the library with a blue cover that I was willing to read (thanks Liu Cixin for having an anthology with a blue cover and a great forward) so that's another library bingo square checked off.
♥ The theme at
beagoldfish last week was tropes, so I did Dragonji and Foxxian in Legos and then marcicat wrote Obviously which inspired me to write Apparently. ♥ I posted my
chenqing_100 snowscape story seven minutes before the deadline! Huge thanks to ranalore for creating and continuing chenqing_100 and making it such a serene, welcoming place to be.♥ A Chinese vlogger mentioned leaving hot water in the pot so it was easy to heat and drink throughout the day, and that has transformed my winter water consumption.
♥ An English vlogger mentioned 75fluent.com, which I signed up for and immediately decided not to do, since I'm already doing more than all of the daily goals except "study a textbook," but that inspired me to get out my elementary school Yuwen textbooks and start from the beginning.
This week I would like to:
+write something for
chenqing_100+write something for Fluffbruary
+photograph some Legos for
beagoldfish+record another hour for the HTLAL output challenge (2/50)
+finish Yuwen Grade 1
Marci: I think the Venn diagram of people who snowmobile at night and people who watch the Super Bowl is basically a circle.
I accidentally joined a weekend 5k challenge on the Garmin app. (I mean, I joined it on purpose, but I thought it was walking 5k over the course of the weekend, and it turned out to be running 5k all at once. Or, as Aaron says, "I did a marathon once: one mile every day for a month.")
Also when I posted something about goals last weekend I definitely mentioned kicksledding, although I can't remember if it was a goal or just a random comment, but let me tell you about kicksledding in New England, about which I know almost nothing. I know it's harder than I expected to actually get a kicksled here, because apparently the US isn't snowy enough to readily distribute kicksleds to every corner of the country.
(In the movie "The Day After Tomorrow," what was the line above which they wrote off the population? I thought it was an actual latitude line, but the internet tells me it was just "everything north of Washington DC." Seems like that's enough of the country to have kicksleds, to me.)
Anyway, Canada makes them, but because of tariffs won't ship them to the US. Alaska will ship them but you have to meet the plane at the airport. Minnesota will ship a kit to your door, which is how I ended up building my own kicksled from a kit in our living room.
( taking adventure selfies )
( how equpiment affects the experience )
( survival strategies and books )
( things that can kill you in Colorado )
Anyway, spoiler, I didn't die, and also it was really fun. I should make a goals post so I can note the 100% increase in kicksledding this year.
I accidentally joined a weekend 5k challenge on the Garmin app. (I mean, I joined it on purpose, but I thought it was walking 5k over the course of the weekend, and it turned out to be running 5k all at once. Or, as Aaron says, "I did a marathon once: one mile every day for a month.")
Also when I posted something about goals last weekend I definitely mentioned kicksledding, although I can't remember if it was a goal or just a random comment, but let me tell you about kicksledding in New England, about which I know almost nothing. I know it's harder than I expected to actually get a kicksled here, because apparently the US isn't snowy enough to readily distribute kicksleds to every corner of the country.
(In the movie "The Day After Tomorrow," what was the line above which they wrote off the population? I thought it was an actual latitude line, but the internet tells me it was just "everything north of Washington DC." Seems like that's enough of the country to have kicksleds, to me.)
Anyway, Canada makes them, but because of tariffs won't ship them to the US. Alaska will ship them but you have to meet the plane at the airport. Minnesota will ship a kit to your door, which is how I ended up building my own kicksled from a kit in our living room.
( taking adventure selfies )
( how equpiment affects the experience )
( survival strategies and books )
( things that can kill you in Colorado )
Anyway, spoiler, I didn't die, and also it was really fun. I should make a goals post so I can note the 100% increase in kicksledding this year.
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... arrived today! :D They always send a surprise extra packet of something, this time 'Evening Sun' sunflower, which looks to be a cultivar that produces medium-size flowers in shades of red. That ought to be fun.
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ALTThis Ship Sunday is all about Suki/Ty Lee, aka Tysuki, a femslash pairing from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Though they are both minor characters, they have quite a bit of screentime together. This fanon pair first meet during Book 2, where Suki is not seen again after a fight ensues, but they meet again in Book 3. Fans were left to speculate about the characters’ futures as neither of them appear in the sequel show “Legend of Korra”.
Despite their fandom being small, this rarepair has a passionate fanbase, and Tysuki is often present as a side ship to other more popular ships. Their pairing picked up steam after the ATLA Renaissance in 2020, but their page still needs more fanwork examples.
Let us know in the comments what your favorite Tysuki moment is, and don’t forget to check out our Fanlore page and help us add to it!
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I haven't been making a lot of public posts of late, but with how things are going in the U.S., I figured people might be interested in this idea, which is basically to unsubscribe from whichever services you can that are supportive of ICE or overly involved with the Trump regime. Probably a lot of you have already done as much, but I found Scott Galloway's layout of it helpful, so I unsubscribed from what I could. I don't really have that many subscriptions in the first place, but it was still nice to do something proactive.
I removed comments from this post just because I don't want to get into too much conversation on politics or what does and doesn't work. I'm more about keeping it light on the Internet, but I think it's fair to say things are not going great, and there's no way to completely avoid talking about the reality we're in, so I figured I'd share this as an option.
( Video under the cut... )
I removed comments from this post just because I don't want to get into too much conversation on politics or what does and doesn't work. I'm more about keeping it light on the Internet, but I think it's fair to say things are not going great, and there's no way to completely avoid talking about the reality we're in, so I figured I'd share this as an option.
Resist and Unsubscribe Web Site
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Hiatus List
Everyone who has not posted at least one work during this round until week four is moved on the Hiatus List.
Don't see this as a punishment - it's just to make the playlist clearer.
The dice are not rolled here!
You can still jump into the game by using your Joker Card. For three tokes, you can create two works for two different missed prompts. Check our previous playlists for more prompts.
( Hiatus List )
Week 5
is started now. Good luck, everyone!
Under the cut, you find the weekly playlist. To check out what prompts/minimum/points are waiting for you this week, please visit the Board.
If you can't find your name on this list, you might be moved to the Hiatus List.
This is not a punishment, but helps to make the playlist clearer.
You are always welcome to jump back into the game. Use three tokens to post two of your missed prompts.
In case you have missed a week or you don't like your prompts, remember your Joker Card. Every Joker Card comes with 15 tokens.
Use three tokens, and you can create two extra works for two missed prompts.
Use two tokens to roll the dice again.
Use five tokens to move to any square of your choice (exception: go!, chance, jail)
To re-visit the rules go here.
( Weekly Playlist )
There is a chance for even more points for those who did sign up for the Team Challenge.
Post all your finished works at
fandom_empire_workplace until Sunday, February 15, 18.00 UTC, but I will allow belated works until I've made the closing post Countdown here.Earth still had seasons during its longest deep freeze
A planet locked in ice can still experience seasons, climate swings, and solar rhythms, according to new research. For decades, scientists pictured Snowball Earth as a long pause in climate history, with movement and change frozen in place.
A planet locked in ice can still experience seasons, climate swings, and solar rhythms, according to new research. For decades, scientists pictured Snowball Earth as a long pause in climate history, with movement and change frozen in place.
Today is sunny and chilly. Large patches of ground are visible, but there are still large patches of snow too.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I've seen a flocks of sparrows. I heard a cardinal but didn't see it.
EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I saw a male cardinal.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I've seen a flocks of sparrows. I heard a cardinal but didn't see it.
EDIT 2/8/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I saw a male cardinal.
I am done for the night.
Posting for week 4 is closed now. Thank you to everyone participating this week.
Regular Challenge
We have had a total of 18 participants this week.
Maximum points:
peppermint_shamrock reached a maximum of 9 points.
Catching up:
endlesstwanted caught up with one week by using three tokens.
Team Challenge
Team Alpha
3 participants
22 team points in total
Team Omega
4 participants
line finished: red
3 participants earned some individual points for 'red' fills
21 team points in total
To check out all scores, have a look at the Google Highscore Sheet. If you find an error or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
The playlist for week five will be online soon!
Regular Challenge
We have had a total of 18 participants this week.
Maximum points:
peppermint_shamrock reached a maximum of 9 points.Catching up:
endlesstwanted caught up with one week by using three tokens.Team Challenge
Team Alpha
3 participants
22 team points in total
Team Omega
4 participants
line finished: red
3 participants earned some individual points for 'red' fills
21 team points in total
To check out all scores, have a look at the Google Highscore Sheet. If you find an error or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
The playlist for week five will be online soon!
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To celebrate volume 4 coming out, the official K-9 account over at ![[twitter.com profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/e0caa790ec10/-/twitter.com/favicon.ico)
k_9comic published a manga preview trailer (x.com) with Oboro and Ren's voices.
Ren's voice: Ise Mariya
Oboro's voice: Miyano Mamoru
You may picture me half-dead in a corner. Oboro sounds even creepier than I imagined him, in all the best ways. Ren is *swoons*
In addition, the extras for volume 4 involve a couple of 4-koma strips and therefore it is now officially confirmed that
I'll share proper(ish) translations soon. Just. Need to go curl up in a corner for a while first.
Volume 4 is seriously awesome and packs in so many of my favourite OT4 scenes, including the one that sold me on them, and then so many interactions after that! And it ends on the chapter that introduces the two little guys I was talking about the other day, with that hand-over-mouth panel too. What a beautiful day. My heart can only take so much, though.
Ren's voice: Ise Mariya
Oboro's voice: Miyano Mamoru
You may picture me half-dead in a corner. Oboro sounds even creepier than I imagined him, in all the best ways. Ren is *swoons*
In addition, the extras for volume 4 involve a couple of 4-koma strips and therefore it is now officially confirmed that
do I even need a spoiler tag for this? It's not plot-relevant. Not yet. It's relevant to my blood pressure
Kagari and Fujimaru do live together, and Kagari does borrow Fujimaru's clothes as he pleases.I'll share proper(ish) translations soon. Just. Need to go curl up in a corner for a while first.
Volume 4 is seriously awesome and packs in so many of my favourite OT4 scenes, including the one that sold me on them, and then so many interactions after that! And it ends on the chapter that introduces the two little guys I was talking about the other day, with that hand-over-mouth panel too. What a beautiful day. My heart can only take so much, though.