Is today a writing day, or a taking-it-easy day? Both are good...
Question of the day: what is the best/worst typo that has stuck in your memory?
Question of the day: what is the best/worst typo that has stuck in your memory?
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- I HAVE FINISHED A GLOVE. Even I wove the ends in! So A now has one (1) glove, only... however long it's been since the 19th of March 2025... since I cast it on, and hey, maybe I'll even get the second one done inside the year. Maybe.
- I have contacted a potential therapist. (I am very annoyed about the therapist who looked extremely promising until I visited their actual website, rather than just their listing on the directory, and discovered the weight loss hypnotherapy offerings. The person I've contacted instead is explicit about HAES.)
- In partial reward for same, I have asked Oxfam to send me more books. Most of them are about food; one of them is about pain. (Probably Philosophy Of Pain, rather than my area of interest, and definitely Old, but it was A Landmark In The Field and it was £3.99, so.)
- SEEDS arrived, by which I mean oca. V glad I ordered a specific bag of the variety I was most interested in as well as the Mixed Bag, because the variety I was most interested in is not represented in said Mixed Bag. Which is fine, the difference is Largely Colouration Anyway, but oca generally do well for me and they're tasty and they're also very low effort.
- I am having a bad brain week, but this evening we got the internet to bring us pizza and we spent a bit of time curled up on the sofa playing two different games, except my brain wasn't really cooperating so mostly A played them and I watched, and between the food and the shared activity and the knitting it's a bit quieter in here now, for which I am very grateful.
We made it through the first week of January. This is enough to get an early glimpse of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also malleable enough to make changes. Watch for the parallel check in post over on ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
goals_on_dw. Its busy season is December-January, with weekly check-in posts for January, then monthly after that.
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autobotscoutriella posting in purimgifts Jan. 9th, 2026 06:06 pm)
autobotscoutriella posting in purimgifts Jan. 9th, 2026 06:06 pm)There are only 12 hours left before we close signups - if you've been considering signing up, now's the time to get that in!
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⌈ Secret Post #6944 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #991.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.
これで以上です。
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.
- Beginner knitting tutorials ( for a very specific purpose. )
- Help ( keep me accountable. )
- Rec me ( a boardgame! )
これで以上です。
Gave blood/blood products four times!
Looking at my 2025 storygraph extract, about 80% of what I read was fiction comics and I basically have nothing to say about any of it. In fact I have very little to say about my reading this year in general. Not sure if it's because almost everything I read had no substance or if I had no substance. Possibly both.
My resolution for 2026 is to breathe fresh air every day, even if I can't make myself go outside.
Looking at my 2025 storygraph extract, about 80% of what I read was fiction comics and I basically have nothing to say about any of it. In fact I have very little to say about my reading this year in general. Not sure if it's because almost everything I read had no substance or if I had no substance. Possibly both.
My resolution for 2026 is to breathe fresh air every day, even if I can't make myself go outside.
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Today is cloudy and cool. Last night it rained with high winds.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
What I thought was a branch blown down in the house yard is actually the contorta willow sapling that died. I may see if I can make something from it.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I took a few pictures around the yard.
I raked another quadrant around the firepit.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
What I thought was a branch blown down in the house yard is actually the contorta willow sapling that died. I may see if I can make something from it.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I took a few pictures around the yard.
I raked another quadrant around the firepit.
EDIT 1/9/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
(anneapocalypse Jan. 9th, 2026 03:26 pm)
anneapocalypse Jan. 9th, 2026 03:26 pm)
Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Haurchefant Greystone/Warrior of Light, Alphinaud Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Unrequited Minfilia Warde/Warrior of Light, Unrequited Aymeric de Borel/Warrior of Light, Pre-Urianger Augurelt/Warrior of Light, Alisaie Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Warrior of Light & Thancred Waters, Y'shtola Rhul & Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr & Warrior of Light, Hydaelyn & Warrior of Light, Urianger Augurelt & Warrior of Light, Minfilia Warde & Warrior of Light, Ardbert & Warrior of Light
Characters: Warrior of Light, Haurchefant Greystone, Alphinaud Leveilleur, Urianger Augurelt, Y'shtola Rhul, Thancred Waters, Emmanellain de Fortemps, Artoirel de Fortemps, Edmont de Fortemps, Alisaie Leveilleur, Minfilia Warde, Midgardsormr (Final Fantasy XIV), Tataru Taru, Ardbert (Final Fantasy XIV), Warriors of Darkness (Final Fantasy XIV), Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Unukalhai (Final Fantasy XIV)
Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Survivor Guilt, Elezen Warrior of Light, Female Warrior of Light, Healer Warrior of Ligh, Angst, Suicidal Thoughts, Religious Angst, Depression, Patch 3.0: Heavensward Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Patch 3.4: Soul Surrender Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Canon-Typical Violence
Series: With Lilies and With Laurel
Length: [WORD COUNT] / 82,000
Chapter: 5/15
Summary:
A heartbroken Warrior of Light struggles to come to terms with loss, and the world she has been left to save.
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If you're new here, please start with Chapter 1!
Final Fantasy XIV is owned by Square Enix. This is a non-commercial work of fanfiction.
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- char: ffxiv: f'lhaminn,
- char: ffxiv: haurchefant,
- char: ffxiv: minfilia,
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- fic rating: m,
- fic: ffxiv,
- oc: ffxiv: ariane clairière,
- ship: ffxiv: haurchefant/wol
Remember how I was being salty about our lack of "significant" snow? Well, it all arrived at once last night. We got hammered. The picture is my view as I stepped off what would transpire was the final service to arrive at my home station last night. All the trains were cancelled today.
However, the children were furious this morning because despite the high school and the other middle school in the area being closed, their school was...open. And, cruel parents that we are, we made them attend. A third to half of their classes were missing, some of whom we know live within walking distance of the school. (Our children don't.)
I'm not sure how long we can expect to be in the doghouse, but I suspect it's going to take more than a packet of Haribo to get them to forgive us.
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I'm not really taking part in Snowflake challenge this year, I don't have the bandwidth right now, but dolorosa_12 reposted it as her Friday open thread and I thought that tomorrow it's my birthday, maybe the universe is telling me I can ask for things?
Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
(dolorosa_12 wisely specified:"I assume the intent is to ask for things on a small-scale personal fannish or material level, not to express wishes relating to the myriad large, overwhelming global crises or things of that nature.")
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A friend asked for suggestions of ways to maintain posting momentum after snowflake_challenge ends. There are plenty of ways to build momentum and keep up your posting frequency. Here are some ideas.
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snowflake_challenge ends. There are plenty of ways to build momentum and keep up your posting frequency. Here are some ideas.( Read more... )
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perfumeshrine_feed Jan. 9th, 2026 04:38 pm)
perfumeshrine_feed Jan. 9th, 2026 04:38 pm) Nuts were huge this past year. The perennial almonds, the hip pistacchios and the richly baklava-reminiscent walnuts...How about macadamia nuts, oily and neutral in terms of sweetness, but deliciously, mischievously salted, rendering their slightly bitter nuttiness into a rich aftertaste? For this effect there is the appropriately named The Body Shop Butter me Up which takes nut
Heated Rivalry, the Canadian show about queer hockey romance, is popping up all over Dreamwidth (as well as every other platform). The Squeaky Wheel, which bills itself as "the first-ever satire publication that focuses on the experience of having a disability" channels The Onion as it mocks our disabled lives. Here’s their first take on the series:
Audio Description Ruins Family TV Night During Unexpected Sex Scene - The Squeaky Wheel
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A recent family TV night at the household of 14-year-old Sarah Mason ended abruptly when the audio description began to vividly relay the details of an unexpected and lengthy sex scene.
“It went on and on about the positions, and how much pleasure was on their faces, and so much ‘thrusting,’” said Sarah’s mother, Beverly Mason. “It was excruciating. I shut it off and told everyone to go to bed.”
I'd love to learn whether Heated Rivalry's audio description is as sexy as the Squeaky Wheel would have it.
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In 2025, I retired after 35 years working as a librarian in public libraries. After I graduated in 1990, I never stopped.
I opened a brand new library in a small city, then managed and moved 2 times a bigger small city library. Then the 4 cities in the same area merged and the city resulting was quite a bit bigger. I managed a branch, merged all three software systems, then headed up the technical and collection development for all three branches. I managed the whole library and culture service for 5 years and still heading up the technical and collection development. Those were crazy, exhausting years. I moved back to head up technical and collection development with all the information systems and did that for the last 9 years. Add to that Covid.
I retired in April and for the first time I did nothing but read, cross stitched, knitted, watched cdrama. I was truly and absolutely exhausted. My body was numb. It took a few months and slowly my body, after I don’t know how many years, stopped hurting so much. I have chronic pain due to my scoliosis and the “normal” pain number daily was after I hit 30, around 6.5 to 7 and that was a good day. I was lucky to have a few days of 5 a year, mostly during the summer.
By september, my pain number is an average of 4 with some spikes to 7 and 8 when I hurt myself. Otherwise, I haven’t felt this good in forever.
Still, life has a way to surprise us. I was offered to teach a class at the Library school at my university for the winter semester. The class is on reading and reader’s advisory. I spent my time since mid-December writing the class plan, the documents, creating reading lists, etc, I haven’t had this much fun in ages.
So welcome 2026. This is a brand new journey I’m embarking on.
I opened a brand new library in a small city, then managed and moved 2 times a bigger small city library. Then the 4 cities in the same area merged and the city resulting was quite a bit bigger. I managed a branch, merged all three software systems, then headed up the technical and collection development for all three branches. I managed the whole library and culture service for 5 years and still heading up the technical and collection development. Those were crazy, exhausting years. I moved back to head up technical and collection development with all the information systems and did that for the last 9 years. Add to that Covid.
I retired in April and for the first time I did nothing but read, cross stitched, knitted, watched cdrama. I was truly and absolutely exhausted. My body was numb. It took a few months and slowly my body, after I don’t know how many years, stopped hurting so much. I have chronic pain due to my scoliosis and the “normal” pain number daily was after I hit 30, around 6.5 to 7 and that was a good day. I was lucky to have a few days of 5 a year, mostly during the summer.
By september, my pain number is an average of 4 with some spikes to 7 and 8 when I hurt myself. Otherwise, I haven’t felt this good in forever.
Still, life has a way to surprise us. I was offered to teach a class at the Library school at my university for the winter semester. The class is on reading and reader’s advisory. I spent my time since mid-December writing the class plan, the documents, creating reading lists, etc, I haven’t had this much fun in ages.
So welcome 2026. This is a brand new journey I’m embarking on.
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Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page
I'll go with the last fannish page I bookmarked: TNG-Picard.com, a beautifully organized collection of TNG and Picard costumes and props, including close-ups of details.
Challenge #5: Create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
This is surprisingly hard. Everything top of mind for me right now is something that no one reading this has any power over, and mostly involves the world being less of a horrible trash fire.
I guess to that end, if you have any money to spare, would you consider making a donation to an organization trying to do good in the world? Some that I support are Flatbush Cats, The Wildcat Sanctuary, Doctors Without Borders, Partners in Health, and Feeding America.
If you're artistically minded, I would love mood boards, cover art, or fan art of any of my stories, but especially anything related to Pi'maat or Scenes From Will Riker's War.
This last one is a huge stretch, but if any vid makers out there want to make an Star Trek: The Next Generation ensemble fanvid to We Are Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes, that would be amazing.
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snowflake_challenge's fifth request is upon us, and it asks us to do things taht some of us are not very comfortable with: Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
( A few things that will hopefully be manageable )
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