Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing nominated as president
Mar. 30th, 2026 05:26 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
bbcnewsworld_feedThe military leader, who has been sanctioned by Western countries, is now certain to get the job.
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Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history
Mar. 30th, 2026 01:13 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe 44-day funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security has led to travel chaos at US airports.
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:29 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children
Mar. 29th, 2026 07:37 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted "particularly insidious" marketing strategies.
Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
Mar. 29th, 2026 06:42 pmbbcnewsworld_feedUS Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.
Three arrested in Paris after attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America
Mar. 29th, 2026 03:33 pmbbcnewsworld_feedFrance's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said it had immediately taken over the investigation.
Jeremy Bowen: Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:02 ambbcnewsworld_feedOne month into the conflict in Iran, Trump's gut-instinct approach is not proving effective, writes the BBC's international editor.
Monday Update 3-30-26
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ysabetwordsmithThese are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Activism
Climate Change
Bingo
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Gaming
Communities
Science
Birdfeeding
Read "This is a prayer to Baba Yaga"
Philosophical Questions: Government
Wildlife
Poetry Fishbowl Report for March 3, 2026
Unsold Poems for the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl
Space Exploration
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 3-27-26: Manga
Poem: "A Generous Impulse"
Photos: Coles County Community Garden
Poem: "A Darkness in the Sky"
Community Thursdays
Birdfeeding
Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 2 Left Side
Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side
Today's Adventures
Poem: "Become for Us a Highway"
Birdfeeding
Economics
Renewable Energy
Good News
Linguistics has 46 comments. Philosophical Questions: Pregnancy has 64 comments. Safety has 76 comments.
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marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month. See my tracking post and the first check-in post.
The weather has been erratic here, with more whiplash. We did get a good soaking rain recently. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, and a fox squirrel. Red-winged blackbirds have been singing overhead. Leafing out: mayapple, Dutchman's breeches. Currently blooming: crocuses, daffodils, squill, violets, apricot, grape hyacinths, tulips, cherry.
Activism
Climate Change
Bingo
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Gaming
Communities
Science
Birdfeeding
Read "This is a prayer to Baba Yaga"
Philosophical Questions: Government
Wildlife
Poetry Fishbowl Report for March 3, 2026
Unsold Poems for the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl
Space Exploration
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 3-27-26: Manga
Poem: "A Generous Impulse"
Photos: Coles County Community Garden
Poem: "A Darkness in the Sky"
Community Thursdays
Birdfeeding
Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 2 Left Side
Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side
Today's Adventures
Poem: "Become for Us a Highway"
Birdfeeding
Economics
Renewable Energy
Good News
Linguistics has 46 comments. Philosophical Questions: Pregnancy has 64 comments. Safety has 76 comments.
marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month. See my tracking post and the first check-in post.The weather has been erratic here, with more whiplash. We did get a good soaking rain recently. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, and a fox squirrel. Red-winged blackbirds have been singing overhead. Leafing out: mayapple, Dutchman's breeches. Currently blooming: crocuses, daffodils, squill, violets, apricot, grape hyacinths, tulips, cherry.
Monday 30/03/2026
Mar. 30th, 2026 09:11 amdark_kana posting in 3_good_things_a_day1) enjoying a delicious cup of tea
2) trying not to procrastinate and making appointments
3) working on my 2025 photo album
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Mar. 30th, 2026 08:05 amturpsI got excellent mail from dine, thank you!
They cancelled Starfleet Academy, which is typical considering how much I enjoyed the show. I know we still have the second season to watch, but I wanted more.
The Pitt is finally being shown here, and one morning James saw his first episode, and said he wanted to see episode two as soon as one was finished. And I was like, I know that feeling! It was strange seeing these early episodes again, knowing what was going to come for each character. Strange but good, I mean, it's not like a rewatch is a bad thing.
Let's see, since I last posted one day I Bodhisat from after school to about eight so the mams could go on a date. Bodhi is really into KPop Demon Hunters right now, and I lost aunty points for being unable to belt out the songs while she pretended to take out some demons. I was also told I was terrible at concentrating and asked why I walked strangely. Then, when I told her it was because I have a poorly knee, she wanted to know every detail of how that happened, and you and me both, Bodes.
Wednesday it was class, there was only me and three older guys who turned up, so it was a focussed class. ( cut for exercise stuff )
We went to see Project Hail Mary at the cinema. I thought it was great, but for those who like to play along with the game, James fell asleep watching it.
Though he gets a pass as he had a busy end of the week, volunteering to go teach pyrography to a group one afternoon, which he was nervous about as it's not something he'd done before. Then the next day, had to go for a health screening that included the longest attempt to take blood yet. Seriously, nearly an hour, and two doctors later I was ready to call it on his behalf when finally, the younger doctor finally managed to find a vein.
He's at work today, then off from tomorrow starting the last week of his use it or lose it annual leave. As of now our only concrete plans are going to the Odeon to the The Magic Faraway Tree, which I'm looking forward to so much, and James to do his second pyrography class. But, I'm sure the remaining days will soon be filled.
Oh, and Murphy caught a mouse yesterday. I was having a sleep-in and woke up to James at the bottom of the bed holding a mouse. Turned out Murphy had caught it downstairs, then when James went to see what all the commotion was, ran upstairs. I'm just glad James did follow and get the mouse from him, as I would have hated to wake to it actually on the bed with me.
Today is exercise only class again, but until then, this house isn't going to tidy itself. I may even put the first wash of the year on the line as it looks sunny and breezy out there.
dine, thank you!They cancelled Starfleet Academy, which is typical considering how much I enjoyed the show. I know we still have the second season to watch, but I wanted more.
The Pitt is finally being shown here, and one morning James saw his first episode, and said he wanted to see episode two as soon as one was finished. And I was like, I know that feeling! It was strange seeing these early episodes again, knowing what was going to come for each character. Strange but good, I mean, it's not like a rewatch is a bad thing.
Let's see, since I last posted one day I Bodhisat from after school to about eight so the mams could go on a date. Bodhi is really into KPop Demon Hunters right now, and I lost aunty points for being unable to belt out the songs while she pretended to take out some demons. I was also told I was terrible at concentrating and asked why I walked strangely. Then, when I told her it was because I have a poorly knee, she wanted to know every detail of how that happened, and you and me both, Bodes.
Wednesday it was class, there was only me and three older guys who turned up, so it was a focussed class. ( cut for exercise stuff )
We went to see Project Hail Mary at the cinema. I thought it was great, but for those who like to play along with the game, James fell asleep watching it.
Though he gets a pass as he had a busy end of the week, volunteering to go teach pyrography to a group one afternoon, which he was nervous about as it's not something he'd done before. Then the next day, had to go for a health screening that included the longest attempt to take blood yet. Seriously, nearly an hour, and two doctors later I was ready to call it on his behalf when finally, the younger doctor finally managed to find a vein.
He's at work today, then off from tomorrow starting the last week of his use it or lose it annual leave. As of now our only concrete plans are going to the Odeon to the The Magic Faraway Tree, which I'm looking forward to so much, and James to do his second pyrography class. But, I'm sure the remaining days will soon be filled.
Oh, and Murphy caught a mouse yesterday. I was having a sleep-in and woke up to James at the bottom of the bed holding a mouse. Turned out Murphy had caught it downstairs, then when James went to see what all the commotion was, ran upstairs. I'm just glad James did follow and get the mouse from him, as I would have hated to wake to it actually on the bed with me.
Today is exercise only class again, but until then, this house isn't going to tidy itself. I may even put the first wash of the year on the line as it looks sunny and breezy out there.
How Australia’s seven-month-long manhunt came to an end
Mar. 30th, 2026 05:58 ambbcnewsworld_feedFugitive Dezi Freeman has been wanted since he shot dead two police officers on his rural property in August last year.
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Activism
Mar. 30th, 2026 12:18 amysabetwordsmithThe Quiet Alliance That Helps Cities Change
In city after city, a quiet alliance often develops between two people who rarely coordinate directly: the resident pushing from outside city hall and the staff member working inside it.
One pushes from outside. The other nudges from within.
This informal partnership rarely appears on an organizational chart, yet it turns out to be one of the most reliable ways local change actually happens. A recent story from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, illustrates how this dynamic unfolds, but before getting there it helps to understand the environment inside local government that makes this relationship so important.
Nagging as an activism tactic.
In city after city, a quiet alliance often develops between two people who rarely coordinate directly: the resident pushing from outside city hall and the staff member working inside it.
One pushes from outside. The other nudges from within.
This informal partnership rarely appears on an organizational chart, yet it turns out to be one of the most reliable ways local change actually happens. A recent story from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, illustrates how this dynamic unfolds, but before getting there it helps to understand the environment inside local government that makes this relationship so important.
Nagging as an activism tactic.
Update
Mar. 30th, 2026 05:56 amlexinI have been having trouble with my Solar Panels - not with the panels themselves, which are fine, but with the inverter and the datalogger, both of which were disconnected when Plusnet (my ISP) issued me with a new router, thus meaning that the name and password changed, and I didn't know how to alter them on the inverter and the datalogger.
Tonight, I went to bed worrying about it, and have got up at 4am, determined to fix the issues.
Reader, I found a description of what to do supplied by the manufacturer. I followed the instructions (which nobody would have worked out from first principles) and it now all works. How long it will work is another question, but in the short term at least, go me!
Tonight, I went to bed worrying about it, and have got up at 4am, determined to fix the issues.
Reader, I found a description of what to do supplied by the manufacturer. I followed the instructions (which nobody would have worked out from first principles) and it now all works. How long it will work is another question, but in the short term at least, go me!
blue flax wins "first winter sown seeds to sprout"
Mar. 29th, 2026 11:36 pmstarandreaMarch! I'm like the gray cat in that meme where it's looking in one direction going, "What was that?!" and then the image is flipped so it's looking in the other direction going, "What was that?!"
Those cannas are up because of course they are, a couple of dwarf irises bloomed in the front garden this week (first flowers!) and the mystery sprouts out back are definitely probably crocuses. Just, maybe, very large crocuses? One of them has a bud so we'll know for sure soon. Yay crocuses!
Also I just ordered a DNA test for Daphne, my head hurts, and 75fluent starts on Tuesday. Luckily I've already given up so it shouldn't be too hard. None of those things are related. I mean, I assume.
Ima go to sleep but know that I love you ♥
Those cannas are up because of course they are, a couple of dwarf irises bloomed in the front garden this week (first flowers!) and the mystery sprouts out back are definitely probably crocuses. Just, maybe, very large crocuses? One of them has a bud so we'll know for sure soon. Yay crocuses!
Also I just ordered a DNA test for Daphne, my head hurts, and 75fluent starts on Tuesday. Luckily I've already given up so it shouldn't be too hard. None of those things are related. I mean, I assume.
Ima go to sleep but know that I love you ♥
Love triumphing in dystopia - music
Mar. 30th, 2026 04:18 pmmificCourtesy of the YouTube algorithm, which has clearly been corrupted by Heated Rivalry, and a good thing, too.
New music vid by Minute Taker featuring a gay love story in a Big Brother-like dystopia, but with a happy ending. The song's ok, but it's the storytelling that wins here.
Losing Self-Control
New music vid by Minute Taker featuring a gay love story in a Big Brother-like dystopia, but with a happy ending. The song's ok, but it's the storytelling that wins here.
Losing Self-Control
Climate Change
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:49 pmysabetwordsmithEven moderate levels of warming can unleash extreme climate damage
Some climate futures at 3.6°F (2°C) of warming may be harsher for drought, rain, and fire than average projections at 5.4°F (3°C) or even 7.2°F (4°C), according to a new study.
The findings challenge a common assumption that moderate warming marks a boundary between manageable climate change and severe disruption.
2°C is not moderate. 1.5°C would have been moderate -- causing serious problems, but things civilization could withstand -- except we're far past being able to meet that goal. 2°C is tipping points dumping humans into a global environment unlike what they evolved to live in. 3°C is bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. (Note that many scientists expect a rise of 3°C or more.) But don't worry too much about Earth. It has survived a lot worse. Eventually species will adapt or new ones will evolve.
Some climate futures at 3.6°F (2°C) of warming may be harsher for drought, rain, and fire than average projections at 5.4°F (3°C) or even 7.2°F (4°C), according to a new study.
The findings challenge a common assumption that moderate warming marks a boundary between manageable climate change and severe disruption.
2°C is not moderate. 1.5°C would have been moderate -- causing serious problems, but things civilization could withstand -- except we're far past being able to meet that goal. 2°C is tipping points dumping humans into a global environment unlike what they evolved to live in. 3°C is bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. (Note that many scientists expect a rise of 3°C or more.) But don't worry too much about Earth. It has survived a lot worse. Eventually species will adapt or new ones will evolve.
Bingo
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:46 pmysabetwordsmithI have made blackout on my 3-1-26 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest.
B1 (smudges) -- "Confident Guesswork and Improvisation" (Frankenstein's Family)
B2 (mended clothes) -- "The Sisters Grimké" (Peculiar Obligations)
B3 (artisan) -- "Nuff Respect" (Polychrome Heroics: Trichromatic Attachments)
B4 (writing) -- "The Expression That Crosses Boundaries" (Polychrome Heroics: Shiv)
B5 (rag rugs) -- "Hidden Opportunities" (Polychrome Heroics and Schrodinger's Heroes)
I1 (ink pens) -- Photos: House Yard
I2 (thread) -- "Our Homemade Safety Nets" (Polychrome Heroics)
I3 (tension) -- "Find a Way Forward" (The Freaks Club)
I4 (upcycling) -- fruit box pots
I5 (lacking storage) -- "Foraging Forever" (A Conflagration of Dragons)
N1 (crocheting) -- studied video tutorials
N2 (time) -- "The Duplicity of Seasons" (The Freaks Club)
N3 (WILD CARD: paint) -- "Become for Us a Highway" (Feathered Nests)
N4 (sewing) -- "A Generous Impulse" (Polychrome Heroics: Iron Horses)
N5 (small spaces) -- "Walnut Park" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
G1 (tangles) -- "Whirlwind Romances" (The Freaks Club)
G2 (stone) -- "A Darkness in the Sky" (standalone)
G3 (yarn) -- "Pearls of Wisdom" (Polychrome Heroics)
G4 (tape) -- "Colorful Opportunities" (Arts and Crafts America)
G5 (ribbon) -- "Refusing to Melt" (Alien Romance)
O1 (food) -- "Baked Innovation" (The Freaks Club)
O2 (woodworking) -- "A Proper Community Is a Commonwealth" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
O3 (colors) -- "A Confusion of Honeybees" (standalone)
O4 (garden crafts) -- DIY tomato cage
O5 (poetry) -- "The Express Bus to Crazy-Ass Death Land" (Monster House)
B1 (smudges) -- "Confident Guesswork and Improvisation" (Frankenstein's Family)
B2 (mended clothes) -- "The Sisters Grimké" (Peculiar Obligations)
B3 (artisan) -- "Nuff Respect" (Polychrome Heroics: Trichromatic Attachments)
B4 (writing) -- "The Expression That Crosses Boundaries" (Polychrome Heroics: Shiv)
B5 (rag rugs) -- "Hidden Opportunities" (Polychrome Heroics and Schrodinger's Heroes)
I1 (ink pens) -- Photos: House Yard
I2 (thread) -- "Our Homemade Safety Nets" (Polychrome Heroics)
I3 (tension) -- "Find a Way Forward" (The Freaks Club)
I4 (upcycling) -- fruit box pots
I5 (lacking storage) -- "Foraging Forever" (A Conflagration of Dragons)
N1 (crocheting) -- studied video tutorials
N2 (time) -- "The Duplicity of Seasons" (The Freaks Club)
N3 (WILD CARD: paint) -- "Become for Us a Highway" (Feathered Nests)
N4 (sewing) -- "A Generous Impulse" (Polychrome Heroics: Iron Horses)
N5 (small spaces) -- "Walnut Park" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
G1 (tangles) -- "Whirlwind Romances" (The Freaks Club)
G2 (stone) -- "A Darkness in the Sky" (standalone)
G3 (yarn) -- "Pearls of Wisdom" (Polychrome Heroics)
G4 (tape) -- "Colorful Opportunities" (Arts and Crafts America)
G5 (ribbon) -- "Refusing to Melt" (Alien Romance)
O1 (food) -- "Baked Innovation" (The Freaks Club)
O2 (woodworking) -- "A Proper Community Is a Commonwealth" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
O3 (colors) -- "A Confusion of Honeybees" (standalone)
O4 (garden crafts) -- DIY tomato cage
O5 (poetry) -- "The Express Bus to Crazy-Ass Death Land" (Monster House)
One Week Delay, Pinch Hits: 1, 3, 6, 11, 12, 16
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:31 pmhighadrenalinemod posting in highadrenalineexchangeAs we still have six available pinch hits required to open the collection, the collection opening will be delayed one week. The collection is now scheduled to open on 6 April at 9:59pm.
These pinch hits are due Saturday 4 April at 9:59 PM EST. Claim a pinch hit by commenting on this post with your AO3 handle and the AO3 handle of the pinch hit. All comments are screened.
Any request can be filled with minimum 10,000 words of fic. If the person opted in to receiving a comic for a given request, that request can also be filled with a comic of minimum 10 pages/minimum 25 panels. Read the full rules here.
You can only have a total of two active assignments/pinch hits at a time, you absolute maniacs. Finish one of those before grabbing another.
To make any request look prettier, drop the person's username into the Auto AO3 App. To learn more about a fandom that looks interesting and cool, see the fandom promos.
( PH 1 - [SAFETY] Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Crossover Fandom, Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) )
( PH 3 - NoPixel (Web Series), Video Blogging RPF, 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon), [SAFETY] 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん | Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san | Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, [SAFETY] ALICE - Erin LeCount (Music Video), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs )
( PH 6 - [SAFETY] Bullet Train (2022), [SAFETY] Kraven the Hunter (2024), The Fall Guy (2024), Gladiator (Movies - Scott) )
( PH 11 - Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, [SAFETY] 长公主在上 | Zhǎng Gōng Zhǔ Zài Shàng (Web Series), Grimm (TV), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 绅探 | Detective L (TV) )
( PH 12 - Crossover Fandom, 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), [SAFETY] Original Work, [SAFETY] 恋をするつもりはなかった | Koi wo Suru Tsumori wa Nakatta | I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love (Manga), 网恋翻车指南 - 酱子贝 | Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating - Jiàng Zǐ Bèi, The Handsome Salesman At Work Is An Ideal Master, ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon )
( PH 16 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Manga), [SAFETY] BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles (Video Game) )
These pinch hits are due Saturday 4 April at 9:59 PM EST. Claim a pinch hit by commenting on this post with your AO3 handle and the AO3 handle of the pinch hit. All comments are screened.
Any request can be filled with minimum 10,000 words of fic. If the person opted in to receiving a comic for a given request, that request can also be filled with a comic of minimum 10 pages/minimum 25 panels. Read the full rules here.
You can only have a total of two active assignments/pinch hits at a time, you absolute maniacs. Finish one of those before grabbing another.
To make any request look prettier, drop the person's username into the Auto AO3 App. To learn more about a fandom that looks interesting and cool, see the fandom promos.
( PH 1 - [SAFETY] Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Crossover Fandom, Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) )
( PH 3 - NoPixel (Web Series), Video Blogging RPF, 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon), [SAFETY] 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん | Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san | Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, [SAFETY] ALICE - Erin LeCount (Music Video), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs )
( PH 6 - [SAFETY] Bullet Train (2022), [SAFETY] Kraven the Hunter (2024), The Fall Guy (2024), Gladiator (Movies - Scott) )
( PH 11 - Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, [SAFETY] 长公主在上 | Zhǎng Gōng Zhǔ Zài Shàng (Web Series), Grimm (TV), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 绅探 | Detective L (TV) )
( PH 16 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Manga), [SAFETY] BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles (Video Game) )
I cannot stop thinking about what a fucking year Ilya had in 2014
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:22 pmbomberqueen17_feedI cannot stop thinking about what a fucking year Ilya had in 2014
- Putin warns gay people not to spread propaganda during Sochi Olympics
- Every Western media outlet wants a sound bite from Ilya, a Russian superstar who’s lived in the West for five years, regarding the gay propaganda laws
- Ilya has to thread the needle of neither denouncing or promoting Russia’s stance
- Ilya leads the National Hockey Team to a demoralising crash out
- The prettiest man in the world makes the unbelievably stupid decision that now is a good time and place to talk to each other in public for the first time ever
- He is upbraided by his Papa
- Sveta completely misreads what he needs, and he can’t even be mad about it because at least she’s trying
- The Bolotnaya Square protesters are convicted
- Russia moves troops into Crimea
- He keeps frantically googling pictures of Shane in the middle of the night
- Russian opposition leaders are detained
- G8 suspends Russian membership
- Boston makes the playoffs
- The Russian government enacts laws tightening control of dissemination of information, categorising bloggers alongside journalists
- The Donetsk and Luhansk referenda, unrecognised by the international community
- Boston wins the Stanley Cup
- Has panic attack in a bathroom, is immediately accused of being an asshole for arriving on time
- Successfully convinces himself he’s capable of having sex with Shane without feelings, definitely doesn’t cry once he’s alone
- Super super fun happy times summer with his ailing father
- MH17 shot down by Russian-made missile
- Russia hits back at sanctions by banning food imports, sends food prices soaring
- Oil prices crash, halving Russia’s national budget
- Foreign ownership in Russia media is capped
- Has Totally No Strings No Feelings secret sex with Shane, everything is Chill
- Russian financial crisis hits, prices of food up 40 to 50%, some KHL teams can’t even pay their players
And all throughout this, every time he opens Facebook he’s tagged in yet another hundred fucking ALS ice bucket challenges
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Mar. 29th, 2026 02:23 pmblotthisAs March slips from my fingers, it's Hunter x Hunter, for recognito!
Since the end of February, I've read two and a half more volumes, putting me mid volume 13, so I'm just going to consider them along with the volumes I read before Feb.
Hunter x Hunter has been ... an interesting reading experience. As a known shounen-enjoyer, I, and I think everyone else, assumed I'd like it. And I have liked it. Parts of it. But I haven't loved it, and I expected to, which did make me have a kind of hormone-driven breakdown mid-this month. Normal!
Under the cut, I'll talk about what I've liked and not liked, and what I've found interesting and what escapes me entirely; most of this, I admit, is me trying to figure out what I think, and I discuss violence quite a bit. I'm also rather free with spoilers, so, careful, if you mind spoilers for a 20-year-old manga.
( This ended up so long. I'm sorry )
I haven't yet started Greed Island, the next arc. Part of me is dreading it, because I'm afraid it's going to be another Yorknew or Hunter Exam, where I don't really care for it until I reach the end of the arc. Another part of me is interested. When HxH is chewy, it's chewy. And maybe I'll learn about plot????
Since the end of February, I've read two and a half more volumes, putting me mid volume 13, so I'm just going to consider them along with the volumes I read before Feb.
Hunter x Hunter has been ... an interesting reading experience. As a known shounen-enjoyer, I, and I think everyone else, assumed I'd like it. And I have liked it. Parts of it. But I haven't loved it, and I expected to, which did make me have a kind of hormone-driven breakdown mid-this month. Normal!
Under the cut, I'll talk about what I've liked and not liked, and what I've found interesting and what escapes me entirely; most of this, I admit, is me trying to figure out what I think, and I discuss violence quite a bit. I'm also rather free with spoilers, so, careful, if you mind spoilers for a 20-year-old manga.
( This ended up so long. I'm sorry )
I haven't yet started Greed Island, the next arc. Part of me is dreading it, because I'm afraid it's going to be another Yorknew or Hunter Exam, where I don't really care for it until I reach the end of the arc. Another part of me is interested. When HxH is chewy, it's chewy. And maybe I'll learn about plot????
newbie !
Mar. 29th, 2026 11:35 pmbingqiu posting in addmeName: vile or frank
Age: early 20s
I mostly post about: animanga/fandom, my life (serious, tmi topics included) and rarely some sort of politics (just stuff i find here and there). this is basically my journal.
My hobbies are: reading & writing, listening to music, drawing, collecting, gaming.
My fandoms are: corpse party, indie rpg horror, vns, nu carnival and more will be mentioned in my posts. im a former rhythm game player (enstars, twst, hypmic) who loves horror and older media so that should generalise what i enjoy a bit more. i embrace cringe with open arms and am trying to unlearn shame.
I'm looking to meet people who: are weird and have big thoughts. i would love to find people who are willing to interact or enjoy what i post even if its passively. if youre a spiritual fictionkin, please interact too. i subscribe back and dont be afraid to comment.
My posting schedule tends to be: somewhat sporadic but im not inactive for too long.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: terfs/transphobes/(trans)misogynists, right-wingers, transid, racists, zionists, pedos.
Before adding me, you should know: im quite a lenient person by nature. i dont care about shipcourse whatsoever because online discourse itself is a headache and nuance is always forgotten. people are weirdos in general. i also put a warning before a triggering topic via the cut function. i have fluctuating mental health and i am not a mentally healthy person. no minors.
Two movies
Mar. 29th, 2026 06:33 pmindependence1776I watched two movies this weekend, one on Netflix and the other in the theater.
Finding 'Ohana was a fun kids' adventure movie set in Hawaii with a predominantly Hawaiian and/or Asian cast. It turned surprisingly touching in the climax and was a pretty good romp all around.
Project Hail Mary: ( Spoilers )
Finding 'Ohana was a fun kids' adventure movie set in Hawaii with a predominantly Hawaiian and/or Asian cast. It turned surprisingly touching in the climax and was a pretty good romp all around.
Project Hail Mary: ( Spoilers )
Wildlife
Mar. 29th, 2026 05:25 pmysabetwordsmithBeavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks
Beavers might be one of nature’s most unexpected allies in locking away carbon and fighting climate change.
Beavers may be unlikely climate heroes, but new research suggests they could play a powerful role in fighting climate change. By building dams and transforming streams into wetlands, these industrious animals dramatically reshape how carbon moves and is stored in landscapes. Over just 13 years, a beaver-engineered wetland in Switzerland stored over a thousand tonnes of carbon—up to ten times more than similar areas without beavers.
It's not just carbon. Beavers also greatly reduce the impact of droughts and wildfires by storing water in the environment over large areas. As ecosystem engineers, they create many more niches for other species to share the habitats they create -- fish, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, weasels, minks, otters, wading birds, waterfowl, and so on. Crucially, they do all this work for free. All they need is space, saplings, and a thread of water. So if you see an opportunity for beaver restoration, jump on it.
Beavers might be one of nature’s most unexpected allies in locking away carbon and fighting climate change.
Beavers may be unlikely climate heroes, but new research suggests they could play a powerful role in fighting climate change. By building dams and transforming streams into wetlands, these industrious animals dramatically reshape how carbon moves and is stored in landscapes. Over just 13 years, a beaver-engineered wetland in Switzerland stored over a thousand tonnes of carbon—up to ten times more than similar areas without beavers.
It's not just carbon. Beavers also greatly reduce the impact of droughts and wildfires by storing water in the environment over large areas. As ecosystem engineers, they create many more niches for other species to share the habitats they create -- fish, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, weasels, minks, otters, wading birds, waterfowl, and so on. Crucially, they do all this work for free. All they need is space, saplings, and a thread of water. So if you see an opportunity for beaver restoration, jump on it.
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:29 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
To My Friends from LiveJournal by Hayley DeRoche
Mar. 29th, 2026 03:18 pmtaiga13 posting in poetryI still think about you
Wonder if you finally quit,
Do you still speak to your mom?
I remember when you went to Japan
How you swore you’d never forgive him.
I can’t remember to take my meds but
I remember you wanted to live on a houseboat.
It’s a strange intimacy,
all of us unspooling across decades of internet space
Like balls of yarn
leaving a trail behind us of everywhere
and everyone we’ve ever been
I hope you got your houseboat.
I hope you got everything. 
vital functions
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:15 pmkaberettReading. Preeeeetty much just progressing further through the She's A Beast archives, and continuing to develop opinions. I... think that's it? I think that's it; it has been A Busy Week.
Writing. Words Go Up: over 9.5k. Two more subsections titled. I continue to chew things over.
Listening. More Hidden Almanac. Technically up to May 2015, but I'm going to be going back over most of 2015 on account of Tragically, Some Dozing. (It is Car Noise, you see, and we have been. Travelling.)
Eating. A lot of food made for me by a variety of other people, notably including dosa + thali by Chai Station Chester, hot chocolate from [Knoops] in Chester, bread/cake/cookies/waffles by the Jaunty Goat and petits fours by Biscotti di Debora. Petits fours AMAZING; further thoughts possibly to follow.
Exploring. Southport Botanic Gardens, which struck me as much more of a park and rather less of a botanical garden than I'd quite expected based on the name, though perhaps this is because the fernery was closed by the time we got to it; very much enjoyed THE AVIARY.
Minimal exploration of Chester Zoo, once again culminating in staying in the bat cave until kicking out time.
Little bit of poking around Salisbury, feat. excellent tulips, excellent irises, FREE BLUE AGAPANTHUS that someone had divided, excellent bee doorknocker.
And then finally we made it HOME.
Making & mending. Progressed A's second glove some more! Stalled when I got to starting increases for the thumb gusset on account of my additional stitch markers were in the roof box and ... no.
Growing. Kept the lemongrass alive through The Travels. Acquired, as mentioned, a chunk of agapanthus. Unshockingly, the aubergine I sowed immediately before leaving has not sprouted, but hey, I'll turn the propagator back on. Nothing else seems to have died while I was away, hurrah.
Observing. MOON. The Dog. Creatures, including A having an excellent time Experiencing Bats (and also Flamingoes With Wings, A Rhinoceros, some grey-crowned cranes, and Monkeys).
Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children
Mar. 29th, 2026 07:37 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted "particularly insidious" marketing strategies.
African football chief resigns following row over Morocco-Senegal final
Mar. 29th, 2026 01:53 pmbbcnewsworld_feedVeron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.
Time keeps on slippin', slippin'
Mar. 29th, 2026 01:19 pmromanticalPretty much an entire month has passed and, if you were to ask me what happened, I would be at a loss to tell you.
There has been, of course, hockey. My boys won the US division, the trophy for most wins/points in a season, and are, obviously, the #1 seed in the playoffs. My bb!hockey captain/favorite now owns the record for most points by a Silvertips defenseman. We've won the first two games of the best of 7, and the boys are determined to go all the way to the Memorial Cup and crush everyone along the way. (The crushing may be more on my mind because why not, but the boys are determined indeed). Additionally, my previous bb!hockey captain's team is in the playoffs (#1 in their division) and he's been called up to the AHL. So many good things, my friends.
On the negative side, there is an alcoholic mediocre white man who absolutely refuses to believe women are capable and will not be cowed by him. He is very quickly learning that he is completely incorrect about that, and there are three of us in charge who will shut him down and shut him up and not put up with his misogynistic bullshit. Negative for how much energy he takes, but positive in seeing him squashed like a bug.
New TAI record. OMGYAY. I want to roll around in and let it pile on top of my like a bunch of puppies.
Baseball started! The Mariners have a 1-2 record, which is not great, but there are still 159 games to go.
School has been very school-y and would be much better without all the children. Of course, without them I wouldn't have a job and that would be sad especially since I have failed to magically acquire a significant amount of wealth.
Still writing and reading HR fic. Reading books too. I have a jigsaw puzzle started, but working on it feels out of my realm of capacity right now, so it is languishing. Fortunately we don't really use our dining room table so it can just sit there lurking.
I also want to start exercising again, but my living room where my walking pad/exercise bike are is currently a disaster of my husband's making, so that might require a bunch of work. And actual motivation and doing this, which one would think would work with the whole exercising thing, but well. Brains and bodies are dumb. Even when you know doing something will make you feel good, doing it is hard. It's kind of like when you put a task off forever but, when you do it, it is painless and takes about 5 minutes.
Washington weather continues to be its most Washington-y, so I haven't been able to get out in the wild or anything. Week after this one is spring break and, depending on playoff schedule, may do little excursions. Plus only 52 school days left, which is totally doable. Plans for summer aren't solidified - want to go to visit BFF in Texas, godchildren and SIL/BIL/nephew in Colorado, offered to help a friend who is having surgery, and also adventures. And naps. This will be the first summer that husband is WFH, so that should be interesting.
I feel I should leave my house today. Or do something. Maybe clean the office, or go buy some stuff for a present, or do laundry. Shopping sounds like the most fun, and that's like exercise, right?
There has been, of course, hockey. My boys won the US division, the trophy for most wins/points in a season, and are, obviously, the #1 seed in the playoffs. My bb!hockey captain/favorite now owns the record for most points by a Silvertips defenseman. We've won the first two games of the best of 7, and the boys are determined to go all the way to the Memorial Cup and crush everyone along the way. (The crushing may be more on my mind because why not, but the boys are determined indeed). Additionally, my previous bb!hockey captain's team is in the playoffs (#1 in their division) and he's been called up to the AHL. So many good things, my friends.
On the negative side, there is an alcoholic mediocre white man who absolutely refuses to believe women are capable and will not be cowed by him. He is very quickly learning that he is completely incorrect about that, and there are three of us in charge who will shut him down and shut him up and not put up with his misogynistic bullshit. Negative for how much energy he takes, but positive in seeing him squashed like a bug.
New TAI record. OMGYAY. I want to roll around in and let it pile on top of my like a bunch of puppies.
Baseball started! The Mariners have a 1-2 record, which is not great, but there are still 159 games to go.
School has been very school-y and would be much better without all the children. Of course, without them I wouldn't have a job and that would be sad especially since I have failed to magically acquire a significant amount of wealth.
Still writing and reading HR fic. Reading books too. I have a jigsaw puzzle started, but working on it feels out of my realm of capacity right now, so it is languishing. Fortunately we don't really use our dining room table so it can just sit there lurking.
I also want to start exercising again, but my living room where my walking pad/exercise bike are is currently a disaster of my husband's making, so that might require a bunch of work. And actual motivation and doing this, which one would think would work with the whole exercising thing, but well. Brains and bodies are dumb. Even when you know doing something will make you feel good, doing it is hard. It's kind of like when you put a task off forever but, when you do it, it is painless and takes about 5 minutes.
Washington weather continues to be its most Washington-y, so I haven't been able to get out in the wild or anything. Week after this one is spring break and, depending on playoff schedule, may do little excursions. Plus only 52 school days left, which is totally doable. Plans for summer aren't solidified - want to go to visit BFF in Texas, godchildren and SIL/BIL/nephew in Colorado, offered to help a friend who is having surgery, and also adventures. And naps. This will be the first summer that husband is WFH, so that should be interesting.
I feel I should leave my house today. Or do something. Maybe clean the office, or go buy some stuff for a present, or do laundry. Shopping sounds like the most fun, and that's like exercise, right?
Thinking about Hudson Williams saying that Shane thinks he’s better at masking how he feels th
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:00 pmbomberqueen17_feedThinking about Hudson Williams saying that Shane thinks he’s better at masking how he feels than he actually is and the way that Shane’s queerness shines through under his facade… the way he is actually not very good at playing straight and when people ask him about women he just tries to ignore it and deflect… the way his entire life is built around a lie and it’s not even one he’s very good at holding up but he doesn’t have to be good at it because nobody is even assuming he’s gay because he’s a hockey player how could he be gay. If anyone was paying attention they would figure it out but until rose nobody does. His parents suspect but don’t ask. He doesn’t even have to outright lie he’s just so isolated by the fact that nobody wants to look too close for fear of seeing him.
And obviously part of this is that Ilya clocks him immediately. And I think that’s part of what scares him about Ilya, he can’t hide from him. Ilya is not looking away and not only can he tell that Shane is gay he works out very quickly exactly what Shane wants. Finally someone is seeing him but it’s the person who could ruin his career and his reputation the fastest. And yet he trusts him because god what other choice does he have! Only one person in the world really sees him and doesn’t look away!
Done This Week
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:21 pmscrubjayspeaksWell, at least the late days at work have mostly dried up. So I feel less like I’m trying to cram ten pounds of crap into a five-pound bag. My raise for the year kicked in, including the back pay. It is disappointing both on general principle, given how many departments I work for and roles I fill, and in practical terms, given that everything is so goddamn expensive.
Saturday, we went to the semiannual giveaway of compost from the green waste processing plant. We got rather a larger load than we had meant to, and the truck did not appreciate having to work that hard, but we made it home. This will go to the vegetable garden areas, mostly. In theory, our last frost date isn’t for another couple of weeks. In reality, I’m pretty sure we could have, and possibly should have, started planting out the vegetables a couple weeks ago.
I really want to go through and repot the succulents. It’s been a few years at this point, so they need it. It will let me consolidate the pots as well, as there are some dead ones to remove. It feels like I don’t actually get to do much of anything with the garden these days, apart from clearing weeds.
As usual, my issue is that there aren’t enough hours in the day.
Lewisia: 3 new pieces written
Day job: 43 hours
Cooking: lemon biscotti (which I have been dipping into mashed up thawed raspberries as part of my work lunch for maximum decadence)
Gardening: weed whacked the north end of the property, watered the succulents, picked up the semiannual load of compost
Reading: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (I think I got the rec for this straight off Storygraph and it was, indeed, a very good match for me, a perfectly charming romance)
Watching: The X-Files season one, episode 18
Listening: Dream Life by Mary Epworth (“Long Gone” was one of the haunting weather segments from early Welcome to Night Vale, and yes it has taken me something like a decade to get the album, hush, it was quite nice, bigger variation in style than I expected)
Playing: I finished that mfing sorting game and I can’t tell if the satisfaction outweighs the resentment I feel toward it for how addicting the early moments are and how grindingly annoying the final sorting is
Clock Mouse: 100 minutes of planning work, plus 908 words written
Saturday, we went to the semiannual giveaway of compost from the green waste processing plant. We got rather a larger load than we had meant to, and the truck did not appreciate having to work that hard, but we made it home. This will go to the vegetable garden areas, mostly. In theory, our last frost date isn’t for another couple of weeks. In reality, I’m pretty sure we could have, and possibly should have, started planting out the vegetables a couple weeks ago.
I really want to go through and repot the succulents. It’s been a few years at this point, so they need it. It will let me consolidate the pots as well, as there are some dead ones to remove. It feels like I don’t actually get to do much of anything with the garden these days, apart from clearing weeds.
As usual, my issue is that there aren’t enough hours in the day.
Lewisia: 3 new pieces written
Day job: 43 hours
Cooking: lemon biscotti (which I have been dipping into mashed up thawed raspberries as part of my work lunch for maximum decadence)
Gardening: weed whacked the north end of the property, watered the succulents, picked up the semiannual load of compost
Reading: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (I think I got the rec for this straight off Storygraph and it was, indeed, a very good match for me, a perfectly charming romance)
Watching: The X-Files season one, episode 18
Listening: Dream Life by Mary Epworth (“Long Gone” was one of the haunting weather segments from early Welcome to Night Vale, and yes it has taken me something like a decade to get the album, hush, it was quite nice, bigger variation in style than I expected)
Playing: I finished that mfing sorting game and I can’t tell if the satisfaction outweighs the resentment I feel toward it for how addicting the early moments are and how grindingly annoying the final sorting is
Clock Mouse: 100 minutes of planning work, plus 908 words written
Hi!!!
Mar. 29th, 2026 02:59 pmdeantestines posting in addmeName: Cecil / Dean
Age: 16
I mostly post about: Fanfiction, alterhumanity, selfshipping
My hobbies are: i like writing and ignoring all of my other hobbies to watch youtube videos, telling people to listen to annabelle dinda and the indigo girls, and laying in my bed. wondering
My fandoms are: oh boy what a question! I like spn, house md, wtnv (cecilos... <3), pluribus, ive somehow been getting back into undertale aus which unsettles me but i miss afterdeath, homestuck, hellaverse.. but like not really but like kinda, kpop, really just any music, death note
I'm looking to meet people who: like the things i write and will uncritically comment loving things on my writing (jok(you can criticize me i dont bite ( i cry but i dont bite)))
My posting schedule tends to be: sporadic
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: i dont like typical darkship content or the people who post it, and i dont really like interacting with like 21+ people online
Before adding me, you should know: idk my favorite ship has a bit of a silly agegap (20yrs) so if that bothers you. uhm. thatll bother you. I like. <am> cecil palmer. so if THAT bothers you that will also bother you i think thats it
Age: 16
I mostly post about: Fanfiction, alterhumanity, selfshipping
My hobbies are: i like writing and ignoring all of my other hobbies to watch youtube videos, telling people to listen to annabelle dinda and the indigo girls, and laying in my bed. wondering
My fandoms are: oh boy what a question! I like spn, house md, wtnv (cecilos... <3), pluribus, ive somehow been getting back into undertale aus which unsettles me but i miss afterdeath, homestuck, hellaverse.. but like not really but like kinda, kpop, really just any music, death note
I'm looking to meet people who: like the things i write and will uncritically comment loving things on my writing (jok(you can criticize me i dont bite ( i cry but i dont bite)))
My posting schedule tends to be: sporadic
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: i dont like typical darkship content or the people who post it, and i dont really like interacting with like 21+ people online
Before adding me, you should know: idk my favorite ship has a bit of a silly agegap (20yrs) so if that bothers you. uhm. thatll bother you. I like. <am> cecil palmer. so if THAT bothers you that will also bother you i think thats it
Weekly proof of life is weirdly heavy on the cinnamon talk
Mar. 29th, 2026 03:49 pmumadoshiMedia intake for the last week or so boils down to "a couple chapters of various non-fiction [nothing new] and Thursday's The Pitt." We'll probably try to get an episode or two of Frieren in tonight, before Dayjob swallows me whole for another week.
My main goal for this weekend has been accomplished: todayscruloose and I decanted some spices from bags into jars (including the cinnamons and chai spice baking blend replenished from Silk Road* since the last time we batch-prepped for banana bread) and then did a round of bagging up dry ingredients for nine quadruple batches of my breakfast banana bread while actually baking a tenth batch. It's only the second time we've done it, and having the dry ingredients bagged and ready makes such a difference, but the prospect was more exhausting than it had any right to be. (Actually doing it was fine. This time we [reversing how we did it last time] went with me reading off the amounts for each ingredient and rotating the bags while scruloose did the actual measuring and dumping ingredients in.)
*Last time we didn't have nearly enough of any one spice for ten quadruple batches, so some go the chair spice blend and some got the Vietnamese Saigon cinnamon and some got the Indonesian Korintje cinnamon. We also have some of their third type, the Sri Lankan true cinnamon, but the description on the jar says its flavor is pretty delicate, so it didn't seem likely to really shine in the banana bread.
(My erratic spices fascination has resulted in us currently having four kinds, actually, but little idea of what to make that will actually showcase the different types so I can really tell the difference. ^^; [The fourth is the Royal Cinnamon from Burlap and Barrel in the US.])
My main goal for this weekend has been accomplished: today
scruloose and I decanted some spices from bags into jars (including the cinnamons and chai spice baking blend replenished from Silk Road* since the last time we batch-prepped for banana bread) and then did a round of bagging up dry ingredients for nine quadruple batches of my breakfast banana bread while actually baking a tenth batch. It's only the second time we've done it, and having the dry ingredients bagged and ready makes such a difference, but the prospect was more exhausting than it had any right to be. (Actually doing it was fine. This time we [reversing how we did it last time] went with me reading off the amounts for each ingredient and rotating the bags while scruloose did the actual measuring and dumping ingredients in.)*Last time we didn't have nearly enough of any one spice for ten quadruple batches, so some go the chair spice blend and some got the Vietnamese Saigon cinnamon and some got the Indonesian Korintje cinnamon. We also have some of their third type, the Sri Lankan true cinnamon, but the description on the jar says its flavor is pretty delicate, so it didn't seem likely to really shine in the banana bread.
(My erratic spices fascination has resulted in us currently having four kinds, actually, but little idea of what to make that will actually showcase the different types so I can really tell the difference. ^^; [The fourth is the Royal Cinnamon from Burlap and Barrel in the US.])
Song rec
Mar. 29th, 2026 08:04 pmluzulaNow You Know by Anais Mitchell, which I stumbled on today, is SUCH a middle age song. It sounds like someone in perimenopause. It's not hitting me personally head on (among other things I don't think about children that way) but I found it gripping and beautiful.
Trans Duet: “Yellow” — Soprano and Tenor Eight Years Apart
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:43 pmjesse_the_kThe musician explains:
In 2018, I recorded and filmed a cover of "Yellow" by Coldplay under my former name, Lots Holloway. In 2026, I returned to the exact same place to film it again, this time as Dylan Holloway (Dylan And The Moon). What you're watching is both versions, woven together.
Lyrics at the band’s page: https://www.coldplay.com/song/yellow/
Watch on YouTube or ( stream it here )
Birdfeeding
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:41 pmysabetwordsmithToday is sunny, breezy, and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches. A flock of blackbirds is flying around and singing.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush around the Japanese maple tree.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush between the parking lot and wild cherry grove, trying to reestablish a mow path there.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.
I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I filled a trolley with sticks and dumped it in the firepit.
I saw a pair of red admiral butterflies courting. It's way early for them to appear.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches. A flock of blackbirds is flying around and singing.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush around the Japanese maple tree.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush between the parking lot and wild cherry grove, trying to reestablish a mow path there.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.
I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.
EDIT 3/29/26 -- I filled a trolley with sticks and dumped it in the firepit.
I saw a pair of red admiral butterflies courting. It's way early for them to appear.
I am done for the night.
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[Fic] 2 Baker Street 2 Papas
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:38 amsanguinityBack in 2016, I had just published what I believed would be my magnum opus, that massively multi-Holmes vid, Something Good Would Come From That. From the depths of my emotional crash afterwards, I strongly suspected I would never make anything else good again. To console myself, I wrote an id-fic for language_escapes' birthday: kid fic for an obscure Holmes and Watson adaptation. It was just for the two of us; no one else would ever care.
To my everlasting shock, it proved wildly popular.
During the next year or two, I noodled with other stories in the same 'verse, even writing a good 4-5K on one of them, but alas, I drifted out of Holmes fandom before finishing any of them.
But now I seem to be drifting Holmes-ward again? Or anyway, I've been pulling out old Holmesian WIPs and finishing them off.
Which is the long way of saying: here, have a sequel to Baker Street Papas!
Around 9K total, and I'll be posting updates daily through the end of the week. Only a short update today, but I figure at least some may want to re-read the original, so that's all right.
I hope you enjoy!
language_escapes' birthday: kid fic for an obscure Holmes and Watson adaptation. It was just for the two of us; no one else would ever care.To my everlasting shock, it proved wildly popular.
During the next year or two, I noodled with other stories in the same 'verse, even writing a good 4-5K on one of them, but alas, I drifted out of Holmes fandom before finishing any of them.
But now I seem to be drifting Holmes-ward again? Or anyway, I've been pulling out old Holmesian WIPs and finishing them off.
Which is the long way of saying: here, have a sequel to Baker Street Papas!
Five Times They Didn’t Share A Bed, and One Time They Did
Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson (1980 Whitehead & Pickering)
Holmes/Watson, Mycroft
5+1 Things, Developing Relationship, Injury Recovery, Kid Fic, Only One Bed
Part 2 of Baker Street Papas
Mature; No Warnings Apply
To kiss a man in the heat of the moment is one thing. To cold-bloodedly change the entire basis of your relationship is another.
Holmes' wound festers. Watson blames himself.
Around 9K total, and I'll be posting updates daily through the end of the week. Only a short update today, but I figure at least some may want to re-read the original, so that's all right.
I hope you enjoy!
Latin Patriarch will have access to Jerusalem holy site after police stopped entry
Mar. 30th, 2026 12:41 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe Israeli PM said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa had been asked not to enter the church out of concern for his safety.
Prison phone call recordings raise questions over ex-Abercrombie boss' fitness for trial
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:02 ambbcnewsworld_feedMike Jeffries' lawyers argue that he is suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Product Review: Miss Jones Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:30 amrunpunkrun posting in gluten_freeAlmond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: I picked up this package of bake-it-yourself cookie dough because it's grain-free. I'm not a huge fan of almond flour, but I was hoping because it was in a blend it wouldn't have the usual almond flour characteristics (nubbly, greasy, almondy (honestly it felt like I hit some shell once or twice)), but it does. Still, I persisted. The chocolate is nice and there's a lot of it, and the cookies were the right amount of sweetness for me, though the coconut sugar gives it that burnt marshmallow flavor I like in burnt marshmallows but find distracting elsewhere.
The cookie lumps don't spread on their own in the oven, so I flattened them with a spatula after about ten minutes and then let them cook about four minutes longer. They bake up chewy on the edges and nice and gooey on the inside.
I have other DIY doughs I like better, but this is a decent vegan paleo chocolate chip cookie. Miss Jones also has a keto version. I found these at my fancy local natural grocery store.
Current Ingredients: Grain-Free Flour Blend (almond, tapioca, arrowroot), Coconut Sugar, Chocolate Chips (unsweetened chocolate, chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), Coconut Oil, Water, Coconut Flour, Vanilla Flavor, Salt, Baking Soda, Cream of Tartar.
The cookie lumps don't spread on their own in the oven, so I flattened them with a spatula after about ten minutes and then let them cook about four minutes longer. They bake up chewy on the edges and nice and gooey on the inside.
I have other DIY doughs I like better, but this is a decent vegan paleo chocolate chip cookie. Miss Jones also has a keto version. I found these at my fancy local natural grocery store.
Current Ingredients: Grain-Free Flour Blend (almond, tapioca, arrowroot), Coconut Sugar, Chocolate Chips (unsweetened chocolate, chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), Coconut Oil, Water, Coconut Flour, Vanilla Flavor, Salt, Baking Soda, Cream of Tartar.
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Mar. 29th, 2026 11:13 amysabetwordsmith"'We were there in the 80s for the crash, and this is definitely crashier.'"
guess I can get where they're coming from, but I don't think the current video game industry crash feels, specifically, "crashier." It feels worse and bigger, most definitely, which is what they meant, I'm sure, but it doesn't really feel much like an actual "crash" at all, at least not in the usual sense of such things.
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guess I can get where they're coming from, but I don't think the current video game industry crash feels, specifically, "crashier." It feels worse and bigger, most definitely, which is what they meant, I'm sure, but it doesn't really feel much like an actual "crash" at all, at least not in the usual sense of such things.
This discussion post links to the original article about problems in the video game industry.