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Fandom: Wuthering Heights (Inspired by Emily Brontë's 1847 Novel + The 1939 and 1992 Films)
Title: The Courage of a Woman
Characters: Isabella Linton, Heathcliff, Joseph, Catherine Earnshaw + Original Character
Relationships: Isabella / Heathcliff - Catherine / Heathcliff
Era: Late 18th Century
Rating: Mature
Trigger Warnings: Abusive situation, unhappy marriage, references to past violence, references to past physical and psychological abuse, brief veiled reference to past animal abuse + threats of violence and some strong language.
Complete: 1/1
Word Count: 1,784
Summary: Isabella Linton has finally had enough.

Notes:

- Some spoilers for the novel and for the 1939 and 1992 films.

- Isabella in my tale is based on Geraldine Fitzgerald, as she appeared in the 1939 film. Heathcliff is based on Ralph Fiennes, as he appeared in the 1992 film.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/79610331

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I take a lot of pictures of three classes of things:

Cats: This pictures are good on any camera, including my agéd single-lens SE.
Birds: These pics are shit on the aforementioned handheld phone.
Moss and lichens and bugs: These pics are fine on the phone, but could be much better.

My real constraint is my hands and arms. I can't hold my arms above my head, I can't hold a phone still very long, the non-ergonomic controls and shape of a phone are shit, I realistically can't carry a tripod on a hike, and I can't bear weight on my shoulders or the back of my neck for any length of time. (I recognize that this collection of constraints means my pictures will never be great, and that's okay.)

So, questions:

Are there any cameras that have particularly good ergonomics, are particularly light, or have a good reputation for accessibility?
I believe I could get a remote shutter trigger & a remote focus, so I could prop the camera somewhere and get a good pic from a less painful angle; do you know how to choose a hand-friendly one? (Not finger-fiddly, easy to attach & detach, easy to click buttons.)
On a modern camera, is it possible to get lenses good enough for bird pics that are not, you know, heavy? Last time I had an SLR I was taking pictures on film, so that tells you how out of date my knowledge is.
What's the lightest tripod that works well for people with shit fine motor control and no finger strength? I can sort by weight on hiking sites, but hikers put up with a lot of fiddly controls that I can't handle.

(I'm only looking for advice from your experience or from the experience of people you trust. Please don't GoogleKagiGoPT it for me!)

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bb!hockey is back in town and I'm so excited.

Yesterday met up with a friend from 2 jobs ago and did our 2-person book club check in, had lunch, and bought some cookies that I absolutely didn't need. But they were delicious, so it was all good. Last night met up with friend from one job ago (and also booster club) and checked out a spot for a party. Going to be too small, but will cater for us. One of the media interns for the team works there, and we want to support business that are also fans, so it will be nice. Restaurant was cute and food was good. Will have to go there again.

In my "going to try new restaurants" goal, I'm going to a place today called "Philly Ya Belly" because why not, right?

Back to school on Monday. I have to take 1/2 day on Thursday because I have a dentist appointment to do...something with my gums. I don't know. There's pulling? Hopefully it won't mean gum surgery, because that will be bad. Still, I would prefer my teeth to not fall out or whatever.

Car wasn't finished yesterday. When will I get it back? I don't know. It's terrible. Monday I have to call a zillion places and Wednesday we have an event for the booster club and, seriously, my schedule is crazycakes through mid-March. And then playoffs. Not complaining, but still. There's going to be a lot.

This weekend I have to help a coworker with an essay he's writing for school. I've read it and I'm not completely sure how to help him with it. Haven't really read or written this week. Or done much of anything. I will probably feel bad about that when I go back to work. Also will feel bad about fucking up my sleep schedule. I will blame Heated Rivalry/HR fanfiction for that. Because it's obviously not my own fault.

Ok. Must get ready for foods and hockeys. *mwah* (also I apologize all journal entries will be new TAI lyrics)(the new song does not have many lyrics. Lots of repetition. Still good. Oh, band.)

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Took my car in for service yesterday (it's a long saga that involves me wanting to sue people) and it's going to take 3-5 days to get the repairs done and $3000 more than I thought it would. I have my mom's car since she drove it down to my house so I could take her to the airport, but otherwise I'm stuck at home for the week - the reason I did it on mid-winter break). I mean, I could walk places, but it's cold and windy and potentially raining and/or snowy.

I'm thinking about looking into online classes of some sort. Obviously I can't have unstructured free time because it's bad for my brain. I did clean out our pantry and fridge yesterday as well as make taco chicken and rice. My mom brought me 2 dozen eggs when she left which was really too many as I already had 36, so I made egg salad too. I think I might have to do some baking. I'm trying to make six recipes that are new to me, but no one at home eats desserts and the husband is eating tofu (ugh) and the kidlet is eating either Hamburger Helper, orange chicken, or spaghettios (at least he's moved on from JUST spaghettios.) So making stuff while I'm not going to school to share seems pointless.

I have 11k words of my Heated Rivalry fic, but now I'm at a point where I hate it. It's kind of a retelling of the show from Ilya's POV and it feels derivative and boring. I don't think it IS, mind you. It's probably just my brain, but eh. We'll see what happens.

I'm not sure what today's plan is - possibly writing, possibly reading, possibly cleaning, possibly being a lump. So many choices.

In good news - TAI releases a new song tomorrow. Another month + for the whole album, but I've enjoyed 2005. I mentioned to Bill that the sound of it reminds me a lot of his solo stuff. We'll have to see if that keeps up. Also, 2005. Summer of like. Sigh.

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Maura Healey on state agreements with ICE: “I support them” (via the_mass_dump_feed):

At her January press conference, Healey said she was “prohibiting state agencies from entering into any new 287(g) agreements unless there is a clear and imminent public safety need.” But that part of her executive order contains so many caveats as to be completely meaningless. By only prohibiting new agreements, Healey is keeping the existing one.

“I actually support that agreement,” she said. “When you’re incarcerated under … the custody of the Department of Correction, that means you’ve done something pretty bad.”

The whole post is worth reading. It's a complex situation for activists to respond to because the current situation is an improvement over the pre executive order status quo, and the activist groups need to encourage the governor to do more. And yet also, what an absolute trash human.

All my reactions to "when you’re incarcerated under the custody of the Department of Correction, that means you’ve done something pretty bad" (eg. "no it doesn't oh my god" and "as a society we've agree upon a term of incarceration for certain crimes and when that term of incarceration is over we consider the person to have paid their debt to society" and "the DOC operates multiple minimum security facilities where people work in town and there aren't even walls" and "this is what happens when your governor was the attorney general" and "I guess that's why you don't care about the deaths of Ayesha Johnson and Shacoby Kenny who were only in the county jail" and "ugh the worst east Arlington lesbian is the worst") but mostly my reaction is just flames on the side of my face and also I know you all can say it better than I can.

So, you know. If I were a good person I'd get involved in the fuckery of the Massachusetts Democratic Party but I ain't got the juice. (Tarik Samman is running against Katherine Clark, at least.)

Anyway, support BIJAN, Maura Healey sucks.

jadelennox

one of my more annoying traits is that if I wouldn't like something that I know other people enjoy, I find it very difficult to do for the person who'd enjoy it because it feels rude to me. I wouldn't like it, after all, so why should I do it to someone else?

I know is this is messed up, especially because I often dislike being asked about my day, or being thanked, or receiving presents, or receiving any but very specific forms of recognition. (The Mortifying Agony of Being Seen is a real bugger.)

Apropos of nothing, james makes absolutely gorgeous crafts.

Current Mood: thankful

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Hello friends! I am on midwinter break, which means I have a week of trying to figure out something to do. I mean, I have things - puzzles, books, movies, etc. - but actually doing them seems to be the hard part. I have, like much of the universe, watched Heated Rivalry and fallen in love (except episode 3. It's just as blah as the book it's based on). I'm actually writing something, which I haven't done since 2021, so that's both cool and weird. I've been writing it longhand, but that means I have to type it up, so it's taking twice as long. It is helping with my "use three journals" goal for this year though.

I am taking my car in for service on Monday and I'm not sure how long it will take to do what it needs. I also found out on Thursday that someone slammed something into the rear passenger side. I can't quite figure out what given the placement, but whatever it was, it makes me mad.

I have decided that I'm not going to buy candy for myself this year. I will still eat candy, mind you, but only if other people buy it for me, because I'm a weirdo. That said, I really want some candy. I might bake bread to take my mind off sweets. We'll see.

I wish my life were more exciting so I had something to share with you. Alas, it is not. I don't even have hockey right now, because the team's on a road trip through central Canada, so I don't have any games to go to. WOE. Though starting in an hour I'll have the away games to watch, so that's something.

But now, bread.

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The Courage of a Woman - Mature AU Tale Inspired by Wuthering Heights

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Renegade Squadron: Chapter 11

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Renegade Squadron: Chapter 9

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Renegade Squadron: Chapter 8

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Signal Boost: Maura Healey on 287g agreements: “I support them” ie. ACAB

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