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Ahhh I missed this place. I'm doing laps around my reading page right now :,D
The first half of this year has been quite a mixed bag. A lot's happened that's positive: I'm moving to a better living situation, I've been volunteering at a couple local organizations, and have really lovely friends. Lately, most of my fandom activities were solo and offline. Not a bad thing, I suppose, but it's nice to be on Dreamwidth again.
I'd love to hear how your week has been, or what you've been enjoying lately. :) I've been longhand writing a new fic, reading a few books that were dilly-dallying on my TBR, and getting excited about![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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P.S. I have an IRL friend whom I've clocked as being, at the very least, fandom-adjacent, but I'm not sure I have the nerve to ask him about it. He's very into comics and I've read some of his (original) writing. Right now I'm just side-eyeing from afar as he uses terms like "headcanon" in casual conversation. :P
The first half of this year has been quite a mixed bag. A lot's happened that's positive: I'm moving to a better living situation, I've been volunteering at a couple local organizations, and have really lovely friends. Lately, most of my fandom activities were solo and offline. Not a bad thing, I suppose, but it's nice to be on Dreamwidth again.
I'd love to hear how your week has been, or what you've been enjoying lately. :) I've been longhand writing a new fic, reading a few books that were dilly-dallying on my TBR, and getting excited about
launchtheshipP.S. I have an IRL friend whom I've clocked as being, at the very least, fandom-adjacent, but I'm not sure I have the nerve to ask him about it. He's very into comics and I've read some of his (original) writing. Right now I'm just side-eyeing from afar as he uses terms like "headcanon" in casual conversation. :P
My last sparkle day was pretty delightful, spending 2 hours chatting and snacking and planning DnD with Unicorn and H. I also started playing Sims again, and actually playing, for the first in probably close to a year. I sent my twins on a yoga retreat and it was honestly fun. I've been logging in regularly and have played a bit since, to get the Bridgerton rewards.
Re-entry was exactly as I hoped. I had a nice relaxing Thursday morning before going in for my night shift, and it felt good to be back. My head was clear, I had some energy, and I wasn't wishing that I was still home. My one thing I needed to get done was prep for my Friday program, and everything else was gravy. Friday I was off and had a great program and more of the same self-care plans. I worked Saturday, and it was a really lovely chill day that was steady but never overwhelming, and entirely on desk. I wrote up my monthly report and was kind of staggered by how much I had done, despite being off for a week and a few other days around my birthday. No wonder I am burned out?
I also met with a therapist who specializes in late diagnosed ADHD and autistic women, and I liked her a lot. So I'm going to see her this summer to set up systems and structure to build up my executive functioning skills and sensory care. I am tentatively very excited and hopeful.
Monday was fine until a late evening meeting that I started to feel anxious about after it finished--I think I talked too much, I think I might have annoyed or frustrated people. It's a mx of autistic adults and caregivers of autistic kids, and famously these groups do not always align. So I ended up feeling numb and zoned out with tablet games. Same thing happened Tuesday night and I ended up awake until 2am, which, no. Anxiety persisted all Wednesday morning, I very much did not want to go into work, I just wanted to, like, hide my head. But I went and it was fine, and between that and talking with E, I felt better. So I ended up rereading Long Game until 2am, ha. I don't feel bad about staying up reading a book, but it still was not my finest decision. I'll do better this weekend, but I do wish I had been able to put some of those self-care things in place. Few steps forward, few steps back.
Summer Reading started, and the energy and enthusiasm and hordes of children storming the desk to register is as exhilarating and joyful as always. This really is the best part of the year. In a few weeks we'll be exhausted and by August we'll be sick, but the start of it is always great. <3
I wrote about some of the fannish responses, including my own, to X-Men: First Class.
tiredTitle: If Wishes Were Horses
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
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badly_knittedCharacters: Willaway, Fred, Varian, Liana, Scott, Sil-El.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: All the wishing in the world might not be enough to make their journey any easier, but the travellers can hope.
Word Count: 1184
Written For: Prompt 295 – Wishful Thinking at
fandomweekly.Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
- Mood:
tired - Location:my desk
Title: Not Indestructible
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jack, Ianto, Owen, Gwen, Tosh.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 936
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: There are times Ianto is convinced Jack has no common sense whatsoever.
Written For:
acoldwarinmyhead’s prompt ‘Any, Any, “Why is he bleeding?” / “Because he is an idiot!”,’ at threesentenceficathon.Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
- Mood: tired
- Location:my desk
I swear I didn't write this and you know it wasn't me, because I would've been spamming you all with Grace/Rocky since March if it had been.
But! Limericks! The third one is especially great.
But! Limericks! The third one is especially great.
- Mood:pleased
- Music:Holy moly!
Things you never want to hear from the guy fixing your clogged sink: "Oh, huh, looks like they did the plumbing wrong here."
(It's all fine, it was fixed in an afternoon, and one replacement garbage disposal and a LOT of scrubbing later my sink is no longer a hazard zone, but that was awesome to hear while working from home on my couch in case they needed me to corral the cats or approve additional work on the plumbing. Which they did, and I did.)
(It's all fine, it was fixed in an afternoon, and one replacement garbage disposal and a LOT of scrubbing later my sink is no longer a hazard zone, but that was awesome to hear while working from home on my couch in case they needed me to corral the cats or approve additional work on the plumbing. Which they did, and I did.)
- Mood: sleepy
Last week, after having heard endlessly about its branching potential and the quality of its art and writing, I played Scarlet Hollow. This is a fairly grisly horror game with shades of southern gothic, cosmic horror, body horror, and psychological horror, among others. Aside from the gorgeous hand-drawn art, it boasts a complex storyline and equally complex characters, with the kind of depth that demands multiple playthroughs and frantic, cross-referential theorizing.
I've been doing most of my Holler-posting on my Tumblr, but I wanted to put together a somewhat longer post that delves into some major spoilers, as well as speculating about some things that I might not yet unlocked. And DW felt like a more natural place to put a post like that.
( Scarlet family tree etc. )
I could probably write a lot more about it, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.
I've been doing most of my Holler-posting on my Tumblr, but I wanted to put together a somewhat longer post that delves into some major spoilers, as well as speculating about some things that I might not yet unlocked. And DW felt like a more natural place to put a post like that.
( Scarlet family tree etc. )
I could probably write a lot more about it, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.
- Mood:
thoughtful
out_there posted this nearly three months ago...1. Bagels or donuts?
Donuts.
2. Bar soap or body wash?
Body wash for the shower, bar soap when washing my hands
3. Being afraid or being embarrassed?
Embarrassed. The safer option
4. Big bash or intimate gathering?
Intimate gathering. Much better chance of getting to talk to those I like.
5. Board games or video games?
Puzzles on line
6. Bridgerton or The Crown?
Neither
7. Cardio or weights?
Cardio, if a brisk walk counts
8. Carpet or hardwood?
Hardwood downstairs, carpets upstairs
9. Clue/Cluedo or Monopoly?
neither
10. Cook or do the dishes?
I always do the dishes
11. Damp socks or a pebble in your shoe?
Pebble in the shoe, which I can stop and remove
12. Dragons or unicorns?
Dragons, every time
13. Family vacation or solo trip?
Family, specifically The Daughter
14. Fork or spoon?
Both
15. General admission or assigned seats?
Assigned seats, no need to arrive mega-early before someone spreads a coat across several seats to save them for 'friends coming in a bit'
16. Give or receive?
Both
17. Hot cocoa or hot cider?
Mulled cider is lovely in winter.
18. Iced tea or hot tea?
Hot tea, every day
19. Italian food or Mexican food?
Italian, one of my favourites
20. Long car ride or short plane trip?
Long coach ride
21. Mountains or beach?
Both
22. Movie candy or popcorn?
Neither
23. Musical theatre or concert?
Either
24. Nightlight or no light?
No light. But we have pale curtains, so the bedroom gets light with the dawn
25. Ninja attack or pirate attack?
Pirate attack. Then I can join them
26. Outer space or bottom of the ocean?
Outer space, it's fascinating
27. Painful truth or comforting lie?
Depends on the circumstances
28. Pancakes or waffles?
Pancakes.
29. Passion or friendship?
Friendship - lots more opportunity
30. Phone call or text?
Text.
31. Pizza or tacos?
Pizza.
32. Play or concert?
Play
33. Playlists or podcasts?
Podcasts, ideal for chores, driving and crafting
34. Puzzles or colouring books?
Puzzles.
35. Rain or snow?
Snow, since we get a lot less
36. Ramen or pho?
Ramen.
37. River or lake?
Either
38. Roller coaster or Ferris wheel?
Ferris wheel.
39. Roller skates or ice skates?
Neither
40. Salt or pepper?
Salt.
41. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
In the shower
42. Skinny fries or thick cut?
Thick cut.
43. Sneezing or coughing?
Sneezing.
44. Snowboarding or skateboarding?
Neither
45. Snowmen or sandcastles?
Snowmen
46. Spicy or mild?
Mild.
47. Street food or fine dining?
Fine dining.
48. Subtitles or dubbed?
Subtitles
49. Wine or beer?
Wine
50. Zoo or aquarium?
Either
I realise this is my own doing but writing a crossover fic for a rarepair that only a handful people read is so disheartening. Not because I am not enjoying it, I absolutely am. But you will have even less comments than usual, and delightfully, every new one turns out to be a bot or a scam. I used to have all my works archive locked, but I figured I'd give this one more range. Instead I get these:
It's even worse that with ones like the second, you're just thinking "Is this spam?" immediately, and then be proven right when you try to give them grace. I guess I'm back to archive locking my work, then. At least I have one comment from an actual user, though I hear they too may be suspect. It's just shitty how it ruins your entire day.
It's even worse that with ones like the second, you're just thinking "Is this spam?" immediately, and then be proven right when you try to give them grace. I guess I'm back to archive locking my work, then. At least I have one comment from an actual user, though I hear they too may be suspect. It's just shitty how it ruins your entire day.
- Mood:
crushed - Location:the black chair
- Music:mick jagger & dave stewart - old habits die hard
Someone gifted me a month of Dreamwidth Premium membership! Thank you, anonymous benefactor! I screenshot the email from Dreamwidth telling me so, and it's going straight to my happy brain chemicals folder.
I've been working with my cover designer Ammonia on the cover for Dollshops & Deathmages. I'm on the fence about the doll on the cover because we've had trouble finding one that doesn't look out of place, and I'm still not sure whether this one will do. Would it be better without the doll? With just Melna and Clariel on the cover?
I'd also like to ask for book recs! I've recently been reading Judith A. Lansdowne's historical romances (mostly on the Internet Archive, as only her first book, Amelia's Intrigue, is digitized and on the Zon). Her heroes are sweet with a streak of mischief, and I'd love to read more romances with heroes like that instead of the usual run of rakes historical romance seems to prefer. Fantasy romance recs would be lovely too, and if they're indie books that's a plus. Only contemporary is a harder sell for me. Tangential, but I'm appalled that Judith A. Lansdowne's books are out of print! As appalled as I am by most of Richmal Crompton's William series being out of print. You'd think publishers don't want to delight the masses.
I've been working with my cover designer Ammonia on the cover for Dollshops & Deathmages. I'm on the fence about the doll on the cover because we've had trouble finding one that doesn't look out of place, and I'm still not sure whether this one will do. Would it be better without the doll? With just Melna and Clariel on the cover?
Poll #34686 to doll or not to doll
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Do you think the cover would be better
I'd also like to ask for book recs! I've recently been reading Judith A. Lansdowne's historical romances (mostly on the Internet Archive, as only her first book, Amelia's Intrigue, is digitized and on the Zon). Her heroes are sweet with a streak of mischief, and I'd love to read more romances with heroes like that instead of the usual run of rakes historical romance seems to prefer. Fantasy romance recs would be lovely too, and if they're indie books that's a plus. Only contemporary is a harder sell for me. Tangential, but I'm appalled that Judith A. Lansdowne's books are out of print! As appalled as I am by most of Richmal Crompton's William series being out of print. You'd think publishers don't want to delight the masses.
- Mood:
confused
Peter considered webslinging back to Glen Oaks Lane, but decided against it. Spider-Man appearing in Lawndale would draw too much attention. ‘But I can still get there quickly. Maybe Claire is still here.’
Claire was surprised when Peter came up to her. “Peter?”
“I need a lift,” he said.
“Why? Lawndale has a good bus service.”
“I need to get to Glen Oaks Lane quickly.”
“Is that where you’re staying?” Claire asked.
“Yes.”
“I’ll take you.”
Brittany pulled up into the Morgendorffers’ driveway. “See, five minutes. I guess they’re out the back,” she said as she turned off the engine, while also twirling a pigtail.
“Yes,” Quinn answered.
“In the yard?” Stacy asked.
“Yes, we don’t need to go through the house,” Daria said a she got out.
Kaelyn emerged from the TARDIS as Quinn lead the group around the side of the house past the kitchen door. “Kim and Ron have gone home overnight,” she said.
“But has the Doctor found more?” Daria asked.
“Yes, but it’s best that he explains it.”
“We still need to wait for Peter,” Quinn said.
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Claire was surprised when Peter came up to her. “Peter?”
“I need a lift,” he said.
“Why? Lawndale has a good bus service.”
“I need to get to Glen Oaks Lane quickly.”
“Is that where you’re staying?” Claire asked.
“Yes.”
“I’ll take you.”
Brittany pulled up into the Morgendorffers’ driveway. “See, five minutes. I guess they’re out the back,” she said as she turned off the engine, while also twirling a pigtail.
“Yes,” Quinn answered.
“In the yard?” Stacy asked.
“Yes, we don’t need to go through the house,” Daria said a she got out.
Kaelyn emerged from the TARDIS as Quinn lead the group around the side of the house past the kitchen door. “Kim and Ron have gone home overnight,” she said.
“But has the Doctor found more?” Daria asked.
“Yes, but it’s best that he explains it.”
“We still need to wait for Peter,” Quinn said.
( Read More )
Got out of hospital on Monday as promised. Time flies too quickly, and I'm barely catching up. So, two things, before I talk about something beautiful I meant to speak of a while ago:
- Gallstones typically rank between 8 and 10 on 0-10 pain scale.
- Exams tomorrow.
A few weeks ago I visited Kirna Manor while they had their yearly Tulip Festival on. It was raining that day, so I got the exact sort of romantic melancholy I was craving for, but it did not compare to last year, which I unfortunately missed. I did get to see the pictures, and they were devastating. Their garden also has spots that are meant to heal you, if you believe in that sort of thing. And if you don't, nature is nature. But here are mine:
( Kirna Manor )- Music:tartu uus teater - minagi olin arkaadia teel
- Location:the black chair
- Mood:
pensive
We lost our poor betta fish, Kyber, yesterday. He struggled with a bad case of fin rot, and no amount of fussing with his water quality or administering medicine could heal him. He'd bounce back and do really well for a week or two, and then fall really ill again. We're glad he's not suffering anymore.
I've had maybe hundreds of fish in my lifetime. I started keeping them when I was in kindergarden and my mom would take me to pick out some goldfish or some tetras, and we would clean the tank every weekend together. Sometimes I would bury them when they died, in later years my mother would just flush them. As an adult, I tended to return them to the earth.
Blair decided on something lovely. We took a spare plant pot, took some dirt from each of our houseplants, and buried Kyber in it. We'll buy a new plant this weekend, and he can help nurture its growth.
Tomorrow I finally get a day to just be home. I've got some chores to do! Dishes, laundry, deep cleaning Kyber's tank and putting it away. Then I'll have some time to watch tv and read and whatnot until Blair gets home from work, at which point we'll probably go to the gym.
Friday I have to go give Blair's grandmother another massage, and on the way home we'll shop for some food we want to take on our trip this weekend. Saturday after work I think Blair's going to dye my hair again.
In other good news, I found a therapist in-network with my insurance, but the wait list is long. Blair found that at the LGBTQ center downtown, there is free counseling available so long as you're queer! So while I wait to get my new official therapist, I'm going to see a counselor at the Center and see how that goes.
I've had maybe hundreds of fish in my lifetime. I started keeping them when I was in kindergarden and my mom would take me to pick out some goldfish or some tetras, and we would clean the tank every weekend together. Sometimes I would bury them when they died, in later years my mother would just flush them. As an adult, I tended to return them to the earth.
Blair decided on something lovely. We took a spare plant pot, took some dirt from each of our houseplants, and buried Kyber in it. We'll buy a new plant this weekend, and he can help nurture its growth.
Tomorrow I finally get a day to just be home. I've got some chores to do! Dishes, laundry, deep cleaning Kyber's tank and putting it away. Then I'll have some time to watch tv and read and whatnot until Blair gets home from work, at which point we'll probably go to the gym.
Friday I have to go give Blair's grandmother another massage, and on the way home we'll shop for some food we want to take on our trip this weekend. Saturday after work I think Blair's going to dye my hair again.
In other good news, I found a therapist in-network with my insurance, but the wait list is long. Blair found that at the LGBTQ center downtown, there is free counseling available so long as you're queer! So while I wait to get my new official therapist, I'm going to see a counselor at the Center and see how that goes.
- Mood:
sleepy
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