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I'd like my trash TV paramedics to be a little less trashy!
Jan. 27th, 2026 07:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
muccamukkI honestly never did finish the last season of 9-1-1 Lone Star because I didn't like it as much after the cast change, and the new stories weren't grabbing me. Then I changed streaming services, and couldn't be bothered to find it another way.
But I was looking at what was on Crave, since I have that right now, and saw that there was a new show called 9-1-1 Nashville, and thought I'd give it a whirl.
Boy, whatever new direction notes they got, were not my thing. It's all about some rich guy and his sons fighting with each other, and a scheming baby mamma, and we basically don't meet any of the other characters in the pilot. How on earth did they talk Chris O'Donnell into this nonsense? He can't be that hard up!
Plus the rescues were just very silly. And this is by standards of the 9-1-1 franchise, which is already extremely silly. This girl gets carried into the air by a kite! Not like a special kite, just a... regular one. A tornado is bearing down on a country music festival and they save it with the power of heart!
I vaguely considered watching the second half of the pilot before deciding there's got to be other trash shows I'd enjoy more. When is the new Stargate show happening?
I think if you're interested in foe-yay half brothers who want to fuck, you might be in business?
But I was looking at what was on Crave, since I have that right now, and saw that there was a new show called 9-1-1 Nashville, and thought I'd give it a whirl.
Boy, whatever new direction notes they got, were not my thing. It's all about some rich guy and his sons fighting with each other, and a scheming baby mamma, and we basically don't meet any of the other characters in the pilot. How on earth did they talk Chris O'Donnell into this nonsense? He can't be that hard up!
Plus the rescues were just very silly. And this is by standards of the 9-1-1 franchise, which is already extremely silly. This girl gets carried into the air by a kite! Not like a special kite, just a... regular one. A tornado is bearing down on a country music festival and they save it with the power of heart!
I vaguely considered watching the second half of the pilot before deciding there's got to be other trash shows I'd enjoy more. When is the new Stargate show happening?
I think if you're interested in foe-yay half brothers who want to fuck, you might be in business?
Is this a Canadian thing?
Jan. 27th, 2026 04:13 pmmuccamukkI want to try making this Melt the ICE hat, which of course knits in the round. I haven't done that, so I looked up a couple tutorials on how to knit with double pointed needles. They both said, "these will come in sets of five." The pattern says, "divide evenly on 4 DPNs" (which I assume implies the existence of a fifth needle to work with).
Every single one of the many sets of DPNs I got from Mom comes in a set of four.
Why?
Every single one of the many sets of DPNs I got from Mom comes in a set of four.
Why?
now i spend my time following him whenever he's with you
Jan. 27th, 2026 06:15 pmmusesfoolToday was super annoying because I had a very weird internet outage. Spectrum acknowledged that there was an outage in my area even! But it was only partial? Or intermittent? Just fucking weird. I could get to my work-related sites fairly frequently (outlook, sharepoint), but literally nothing else would load except for some reason gmail. Like, no news sites. No bank. No shopping sites. Bitwarden timed out trying to log into my password vault. I couldn't get anything at all to load on my personal laptop until I plugged in my phone to use it as a hotspot, which was greyed out and not allowed on my work laptop. Finally, around 4 pm when Spectrum said the outage was over but I still didn't have full service, I chatted with them and somehow their reboot of everything worked (even though I rebooted the modem and router several times on my own without any luck), so I was able to get full access to the internet on both laptops and on my TV. *hands*
In other news, I found that a stint overnight in the fridge greatly improved those cupcakes. I wasn't impressed by them at room temp (texture was super spongy), but they're really good with the extra time in the cold! So if you need vegan cupcakes, the KAB recipe is recommended, especially if you make them ahead of time.
Meanwhile, it looks like we might get a nor'easter this coming weekend? A big storm potentially, though with less snow and more wind. No warming of temperatures anyway. Oy.
*
In other news, I found that a stint overnight in the fridge greatly improved those cupcakes. I wasn't impressed by them at room temp (texture was super spongy), but they're really good with the extra time in the cold! So if you need vegan cupcakes, the KAB recipe is recommended, especially if you make them ahead of time.
Meanwhile, it looks like we might get a nor'easter this coming weekend? A big storm potentially, though with less snow and more wind. No warming of temperatures anyway. Oy.
*
Write Every day 2026: January, Day 27
Jan. 27th, 2026 10:19 pmtrobadoraWe're nearing the end of the month, and I don't believe we have a host for February yet. Who's up for hosting?
Today's writing
Mostly structural work on an exchange fic, trying to wrangle it into a viable shape.
Tally
( Days 1-25 )
Day 26:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 27:china_shop, trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Today's writing
Mostly structural work on an exchange fic, trying to wrangle it into a viable shape.
Tally
( Days 1-25 )
Day 26:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 27:
china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Prompt: #479 - Frozen
Jan. 27th, 2026 10:10 amsweettartheart posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
100wordsIn honor of the state of my water pipes this cold winter morning...
This week's prompt is frozen.
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #479 - frozen" with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
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This week's prompt is frozen.
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #479 - frozen" with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
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PDPHs 2/2: New #53-63
Jan. 28th, 2026 01:42 ammodzilla posting in fffxThe following pinch hits are due at 11:59pm EST, Saturday 21 February. To claim, please reply with your AO3 name, and let me know which recipient/PH number you want. You're also welcome to claim by emailing mod.modzilla@gmail.com.
Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.
Pinch hits can now be claimed in 5k or 20-panel increments if the recipient has opted into receiving half-length works. Please say in your claim if you're claiming a pinch hit for 5k (fic) or 20 panels (comic), and for what fandom.
( Pinch hit #53 - art, fic - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom [Star Wars Sequel Trilogy/Star Wars: Ahsoka] )
( Pinch hit #55 - art, fic - Invisible Inc. (Video Game), Betrayal at Krondor (Video Games), Neverwinter Nights: Mask of the Betrayer (Video Game), Sunless Sea, Tactical Breach Wizards (Video Game), Citizen Sleeper (Video Games), Original Work, Crossover Fandom [various] )
( Pinch hit #56 - art, fic - 9-1-1 (TV), 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types )
( Pinch hit #57 - fic - Stranger Things (TV 2016) x2, Cool Runnings (1993), Real Genius (1985), Bandom, Good Omens (TV) )
( Pinch hit #58 - art, fic - Call of Duty (Video Games), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Final Fantasy XV, Alex Rider (TV 2020), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, DCU (Comics) x2, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), The Witcher (TV) )
( Pinch hit #59 - art, fic - Crossover Fandom [various], DCU (Comics), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Original Work, Final Fantasy XV, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Alex Rider (TV 2020), House M.D., Call of Duty (Video Games) )
( PARTLY CLAIMED - Pinch hit #60 - fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling x4, Superman (Movie 2025), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, True Blood (TV) )
This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5k story.
( Pinch hit #61 - art, fic - Fire Emblem: Soen no Kiseki/Akatsuki no Megami | Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, Leverage (US TV 2008), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), Crossover Fandom [various] )
( Pinch hit #62 - art, fic - 少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 伪装者 | The Disguiser (TV), 少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV), 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest )
( Pinch hit #63 - fic - The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Wolf 359 (Radio), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Hermitcraft SMP, Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series )
Pinch hit #54 - fic - Angel: the Series, Black Widow (Movie 2021), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Crossover Fandom [various] x2, DCU (Comics), Gothika (2003), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Original Work, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.
Pinch hits can now be claimed in 5k or 20-panel increments if the recipient has opted into receiving half-length works. Please say in your claim if you're claiming a pinch hit for 5k (fic) or 20 panels (comic), and for what fandom.
( Pinch hit #53 - art, fic - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom [Star Wars Sequel Trilogy/Star Wars: Ahsoka] )
( Pinch hit #55 - art, fic - Invisible Inc. (Video Game), Betrayal at Krondor (Video Games), Neverwinter Nights: Mask of the Betrayer (Video Game), Sunless Sea, Tactical Breach Wizards (Video Game), Citizen Sleeper (Video Games), Original Work, Crossover Fandom [various] )
( Pinch hit #56 - art, fic - 9-1-1 (TV), 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types )
( Pinch hit #57 - fic - Stranger Things (TV 2016) x2, Cool Runnings (1993), Real Genius (1985), Bandom, Good Omens (TV) )
( Pinch hit #58 - art, fic - Call of Duty (Video Games), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Final Fantasy XV, Alex Rider (TV 2020), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, DCU (Comics) x2, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), The Witcher (TV) )
( Pinch hit #59 - art, fic - Crossover Fandom [various], DCU (Comics), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Original Work, Final Fantasy XV, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Alex Rider (TV 2020), House M.D., Call of Duty (Video Games) )
( PARTLY CLAIMED - Pinch hit #60 - fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling x4, Superman (Movie 2025), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, True Blood (TV) )
This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5k story.
( Pinch hit #61 - art, fic - Fire Emblem: Soen no Kiseki/Akatsuki no Megami | Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, Leverage (US TV 2008), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), Crossover Fandom [various] )
( Pinch hit #62 - art, fic - 少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 伪装者 | The Disguiser (TV), 少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV), 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest )
( Pinch hit #63 - fic - The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Wolf 359 (Radio), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Hermitcraft SMP, Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series )
Click for links to claimed pinch hits!
Pinch hit #54 - fic - Angel: the Series, Black Widow (Movie 2021), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Crossover Fandom [various] x2, DCU (Comics), Gothika (2003), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Original Work, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
PDPHs 1/2: Outstanding #4, 18, 28, 30, 32, 39, 41, 45, 49
Jan. 28th, 2026 01:41 ammodzilla posting in fffxThe following pinch hits are due at 11:59pm EST, Saturday 21 February. To claim, please reply with your AO3 name, and let me know which recipient/PH number you want. You're also welcome to claim by emailing mod.modzilla@gmail.com.
Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.
Pinch hits can now be claimed in 5k or 20-panel increments if the recipient has opted into receiving half-length works. Please say in your claim if you're claiming a pinch hit for 5k (fic) or 20 panels (comic), and for what fandom.
( Pinch hit #4 - art, fic [varies by request] - 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends, Thor (Movies), Hannibal (TV) )
( Pinch hit #18 - fic - Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling, Crossover Fandom x2 [Grimm TV/Guardian TV, Grimm TV/Christabel - Coleridge], 长公主在上 | Zhǎng Gōng Zhǔ Zài Shàng (Web Series), 绅探 | Detective L (TV) )
( Pinch hit #28 - art, fic [varies by request] - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon) x2, Overwatch (Video Game), Slow Horses (TV), Brew Solves - Fandom, Dangan Ronpa Series, Death Note (Anime & Manga) )
( Pinch hit #30 - fic - 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), 成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV), Among Us (Video Game), F1 (Movie 2025), One Piece (Anime & Manga), 重启之极海听雷 | Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (TV 2020) )
( Pinch hit #32 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Murder She Wrote, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Voltron: Lion Force (1984) )
( PARTLY CLAIMED - Pinch hit #39 - fic - Stargate Atlantis, Kolja | Kolya (1996), Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Jurassic Park Original Trilogy (Movies) )
This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5k story.
( Pinch hit #41 - fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, DCU (Comics, Numb3rs (TV) )
( Pinch hit #45 - art, fic [varies by request] - Dragon Age (Video Games), Breaking Bad, Succession (TV 2018), The Owl House (Cartoon), Falsettos - Lapine/Finn )
( Pinch hit #49 - art, fic [varies by request] - NoPixel (Web Series), Crossover Fandom [various], 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Video Blogging RPF, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), Sakamoto Days (Anime), Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (Video Blogging RPF) ここは今から倫理です。| Koko wa Ima Kara Rinri Desu | From Now On We Begin Ethics (Manga), 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Bandom )
Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.
Pinch hits can now be claimed in 5k or 20-panel increments if the recipient has opted into receiving half-length works. Please say in your claim if you're claiming a pinch hit for 5k (fic) or 20 panels (comic), and for what fandom.
( Pinch hit #4 - art, fic [varies by request] - 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends, Thor (Movies), Hannibal (TV) )
( Pinch hit #18 - fic - Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling, Crossover Fandom x2 [Grimm TV/Guardian TV, Grimm TV/Christabel - Coleridge], 长公主在上 | Zhǎng Gōng Zhǔ Zài Shàng (Web Series), 绅探 | Detective L (TV) )
( Pinch hit #28 - art, fic [varies by request] - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon) x2, Overwatch (Video Game), Slow Horses (TV), Brew Solves - Fandom, Dangan Ronpa Series, Death Note (Anime & Manga) )
( Pinch hit #30 - fic - 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), 成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV), Among Us (Video Game), F1 (Movie 2025), One Piece (Anime & Manga), 重启之极海听雷 | Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (TV 2020) )
( Pinch hit #32 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Murder She Wrote, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Voltron: Lion Force (1984) )
( PARTLY CLAIMED - Pinch hit #39 - fic - Stargate Atlantis, Kolja | Kolya (1996), Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Jurassic Park Original Trilogy (Movies) )
This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5k story.
( Pinch hit #41 - fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, DCU (Comics, Numb3rs (TV) )
( Pinch hit #45 - art, fic [varies by request] - Dragon Age (Video Games), Breaking Bad, Succession (TV 2018), The Owl House (Cartoon), Falsettos - Lapine/Finn )
( Pinch hit #49 - art, fic [varies by request] - NoPixel (Web Series), Crossover Fandom [various], 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Video Blogging RPF, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), Sakamoto Days (Anime), Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (Video Blogging RPF) ここは今から倫理です。| Koko wa Ima Kara Rinri Desu | From Now On We Begin Ethics (Manga), 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Bandom )
Fannish Fifty Challenge 2026: Post # 5: Stargore's No-Stress SNFU Fanworks Challenge
Jan. 26th, 2026 06:32 pmride_4everOh noes! I thought that I did a Fannish Fifty 2025 post about stargore's SNFU Fanworks Challenge, but I haven't been able to find that post and now I'm wondering if what I'm recalling is that I intended to post about it...but got sidetracked somewhere along the way and didn't post. So now it's 2026 and here I am to pimp the SNFU Fanworks Challenge from 2025...but no worries that we're into the next year now...it's an open-ended challenge with no deadline.
The inspo for this challenge comes from Hard Core Logo and from the C6D (Canadian Six Degrees) fandoms, but there are no restrictions on what fandom you can choose for the challenge. See details on stargore's Dreamwidth and stargore's neocities website.
stargore's SNFU Fanworks Challenge, but I haven't been able to find that post and now I'm wondering if what I'm recalling is that I intended to post about it...but got sidetracked somewhere along the way and didn't post. So now it's 2026 and here I am to pimp the SNFU Fanworks Challenge from 2025...but no worries that we're into the next year now...it's an open-ended challenge with no deadline.The inspo for this challenge comes from Hard Core Logo and from the C6D (Canadian Six Degrees) fandoms, but there are no restrictions on what fandom you can choose for the challenge. See details on stargore's Dreamwidth and stargore's neocities website.
Link and creativity/art update
Jan. 27th, 2026 11:54 amchina_shopUghhhhhh! *hugs to everyone, all of you, so many hugs and then some more*
For those who need it,troyswann linked to her art-blog post Gardening in the Rubble, about continuing normal life while the world is on fire.
*
Lately, I've been having trouble focusing on written words, so the fic edits are going verrrrry sloooowly. I don't think these are going to count as latefandomtrees gifts anymore, but I'd still like to finish them!
I've also been continuing to mess around with art. ( Current status, for future reference. ) In conclusion: noses are the worst, followed by lips, followed by eyes. Ears are also terrible.
Aaand now my right wrist/base of my thumb is furious at me, owww, because of course I chose a new hobby that involved a ton of detailed/controlled handwork. Should've taken up singing instead. *poutsigh*
For those who need it,
troyswann linked to her art-blog post Gardening in the Rubble, about continuing normal life while the world is on fire. *
Lately, I've been having trouble focusing on written words, so the fic edits are going verrrrry sloooowly. I don't think these are going to count as late
fandomtrees gifts anymore, but I'd still like to finish them! I've also been continuing to mess around with art. ( Current status, for future reference. ) In conclusion: noses are the worst, followed by lips, followed by eyes. Ears are also terrible.
Aaand now my right wrist/base of my thumb is furious at me, owww, because of course I chose a new hobby that involved a ton of detailed/controlled handwork. Should've taken up singing instead. *poutsigh*
Write Every day 2026: January, Day 26
Jan. 26th, 2026 10:12 pmtrobadoraHi! Someone please tell me where I can buy some extra hours for my days ...
I'm a bit behind on a few things, and nothing is going very quickly, but I'm catching up! This week will be busy both at work and otherwise, but my schedule should be regular again overall, and check-in posts should go up at the usual time.
(I also haven't done this week's Guardian rewatch yet, but soon, I hope!)
Yesterday's and today's writing
Some much too slow writing yesterday; an alibi paragraph for today. Faster and more substantial writing tomorrow, I hope, because the next deadline is close ...
Tally
( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 22:badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora
Day 23:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 24:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 25:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora
Day 26:china_shop, trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
I'm a bit behind on a few things, and nothing is going very quickly, but I'm catching up! This week will be busy both at work and otherwise, but my schedule should be regular again overall, and check-in posts should go up at the usual time.
(I also haven't done this week's Guardian rewatch yet, but soon, I hope!)
Yesterday's and today's writing
Some much too slow writing yesterday; an alibi paragraph for today. Faster and more substantial writing tomorrow, I hope, because the next deadline is close ...
Tally
( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:
alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 23:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 24:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 25:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 26:
china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Abolish ICE
Jan. 26th, 2026 12:32 pmmarthawellsSo yeah, kind of hard to concentrate on work while being consumed by rage. I've been to conventions in the Minneapolis area and I have a lot of friends up there, and one of my goddaughters and her husband live there.
For instance, this is Greg Ketter, from DreamHaven Books, where I've done signings, at the protest and running into tear gas:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHDR1PnqPeg
I've been doing mutual aid and sending donations where I can (https://www.standwithminnesota.com/) which is helping my sanity somewhat.
Other stuff I should link to:
Interview with me on Space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview
Weather permitting, I'll be guest of honor this coming weekend at AggieCon in College Station: https://www.aggiecon.net/
That's all I've got right now. Abolish ICE.
For instance, this is Greg Ketter, from DreamHaven Books, where I've done signings, at the protest and running into tear gas:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHDR1PnqPeg
I've been doing mutual aid and sending donations where I can (https://www.standwithminnesota.com/) which is helping my sanity somewhat.
Other stuff I should link to:
Interview with me on Space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview
Weather permitting, I'll be guest of honor this coming weekend at AggieCon in College Station: https://www.aggiecon.net/
That's all I've got right now. Abolish ICE.
Manual de ghosting para principiantes by Clara Duarte
Jan. 26th, 2026 05:35 pmprofiterole_readsManual de ghosting para principiantes by Clara Duarte (Cada seis meses) was hilarious! Delia has a one-night stand with Angie, but when the latter falls down her stairs and dies, she starts haunting Delia's flat.
I love Clara Duarte's books. They're very different from one another, except that they're all sapphic. This one is a long romcom, with cute illustrations from the author.
There's major f/f and minor m/m.
I love Clara Duarte's books. They're very different from one another, except that they're all sapphic. This one is a long romcom, with cute illustrations from the author.
There's major f/f and minor m/m.
Snowflake challenge, day 13
Jan. 26th, 2026 01:20 pmflo_neljaTALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.
Right now I want to talk about my school's manga club. It was founded by the school librarian at the time, and I was immediately here. Since then, we had a lot of other school librarians, most of them not interested in manga club, so I was the one to make it work!
It's cool to communicate with high school kids about the new things. They really made me discover a lot of things, and even when I didn't like it in the end, I knew it existed! Actually, I was reading far less manga before the club existed, and it made me discover a lot of new things, be it by rec or by the reading club we organize.
It's also very cool to see them being part of the fandom, how creative they can be. We don't talk about fanfic that much, to be fair. They absolutely can't have my AO3, and I absolutely can't have their wattpad. But some of them make really good art, some of them moderate forums or time fansub subtitles. Every time I see people complain about minors in fandom, I'm like, no! They're actually cool! You can have your own places just for adults, but in fandom at large, they contribute more than you know!
And then the fave idea kids had, that became a tradition: Test of courage! Stay in the high school after sunset (it has to be in December, otherwise the club ends before sunset), going in the dark places, then come back to the school library and tell horror stories about it. :D
Right now I want to talk about my school's manga club. It was founded by the school librarian at the time, and I was immediately here. Since then, we had a lot of other school librarians, most of them not interested in manga club, so I was the one to make it work!
It's cool to communicate with high school kids about the new things. They really made me discover a lot of things, and even when I didn't like it in the end, I knew it existed! Actually, I was reading far less manga before the club existed, and it made me discover a lot of new things, be it by rec or by the reading club we organize.
It's also very cool to see them being part of the fandom, how creative they can be. We don't talk about fanfic that much, to be fair. They absolutely can't have my AO3, and I absolutely can't have their wattpad. But some of them make really good art, some of them moderate forums or time fansub subtitles. Every time I see people complain about minors in fandom, I'm like, no! They're actually cool! You can have your own places just for adults, but in fandom at large, they contribute more than you know!
And then the fave idea kids had, that became a tradition: Test of courage! Stay in the high school after sunset (it has to be in December, otherwise the club ends before sunset), going in the dark places, then come back to the school library and tell horror stories about it. :D
