Falling.
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hannahThe travel ban's up. Schools are going back to remote learning. Nobody's going anywhere if they can help it. I'd figured this was coming, and it's nice that it's settling in. The snow's coming down steadily and I can faintly hear human voices - going from where the light's coming from, the people in the next building over are either hosting some friends or having a very loud party by themselves. Either way, it's warm human voices on a cold night.
Not a dark night, though. The clouds aren't letting that happen. It's one of the nicer parts of nighttime snow.
Not a dark night, though. The clouds aren't letting that happen. It's one of the nicer parts of nighttime snow.
It's pretty, at least
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Shanghai Film Park! (image-heavy post)
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:12 pmsakana17Toward the end of our trip to China, thevetia and I visited Shanghai Film Park! We lucked out with the weather and it was a cold but sunny day. I'm so glad we went. It was a wonderful pilgrimage. :D
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( Prelude to the pictures )
( Pictures! )
thevetia and I visited Shanghai Film Park! We lucked out with the weather and it was a cold but sunny day. I'm so glad we went. It was a wonderful pilgrimage. :D( Logistical stuff )
( Prelude to the pictures )
( Pictures! )
How budget fast fashion is taking small-town India by storm
Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:40 ambbcnewsworld_feedMore Indians in small towns are now shopping for affordable brands instead of unlabelled goods in the bazaars.
Daily Check-In
Feb. 22nd, 2026 08:04 pmmecurtin posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Sunday, February 22, to midnight on Monday, February 23 (8pm Eastern Time).
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Poll #34278 Daily check-in poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 12
How are you doing?
I am OK
9 (75.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
3 (25.0%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
3 (25.0%)
One other person
6 (50.0%)
More than one other person
3 (25.0%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Are you cut out for living and working in Antarctica?
Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:01 ambbcnewsworld_feedJobs are available on the icy continent for chefs, plumbers, carpenters and even hairdressers.
Poem: "The Spectrum of Your Being"
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:51 pmysabetwordsmithThis poem is spillover from the September 1, 2020 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from librarygeek. It also fills the "How do you want to do this?" square in my 9-1-20 card for the I Want Fries With That! Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Not Quite Kansas.
Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes feeling lost, a headless chicken running around, a fight with bit character fatalities, moderate injuries to a main character, messy medical details, an imprisoned demon, torture, binding magic, demonic healing, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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librarygeek. It also fills the "How do you want to do this?" square in my 9-1-20 card for the I Want Fries With That! Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Not Quite Kansas.Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes feeling lost, a headless chicken running around, a fight with bit character fatalities, moderate injuries to a main character, messy medical details, an imprisoned demon, torture, binding magic, demonic healing, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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I guessed people would call out, and I was right
Feb. 22nd, 2026 06:27 pmconulyI didn’t guess that I’d be stuck with the roads closed until at least noon tomorrow.
Well, I’m getting paid every hour I’m here, at least.
Well, I’m getting paid every hour I’m here, at least.
Slo-Mo Rewatch: Guardian episode 12, part 1
Feb. 23rd, 2026 11:47 amchina_shop posting in sid_guardian
Hi, and welcome back to the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch. Watch half an episode a week, at your leisure, and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!
Here are the previous weeks' rewatch posts.
Episode 12, up to 22:18
Summary
Fourth Uncle drugs Zhu Hong; Guo Changcheng zaps himself unconscious. Wang Zheng is teaching Sang Zan to write (but hasn't shown him how to hold a pen). Zhao Yunlan confronts Shen Wei in his university office, ostensibly about the case but in fact seeking confirmation of Shen Wei's other identity. Tan Xiao breaks into the SID to steal the Hallows but is thwarted by Sang Zan's trap, followed by Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei's arrival. Zhao Yunlan catches the Awl, has visions and falls unconscious (feat. some lovely manhandling by Shen Wei); Da Qing wakes him by being catlike. Lin Jing wants to run some tests on a human; Zhao Yunlan fakes a headache, so Shen Wei volunteers. Shen Wei lies on the evidence bed in his undershirt. Fourth Uncle talks to tied-up!Zhu Hong, only it's actually Guo Changcheng in a skirt and wig. Zhu Hong drugs her uncle. (So much drugging!) Zhu Jiu is angry at Tan Xiao's failure to retrieve the Hallows; he's holding Zheng Yi hostage, promising to cure her. Zhao Yunlan doodles Shen Wei and the Envoy in his notebook. Tan Xiao and Zheng Yi ambush and hypnotise Zhu Hong as she returns from the Snake Village. She fights Chu Shuzhi, and Lin Jing has to sedate her. Zhao Yunlan tells Tan Xiao and Zheng Yi that they can't trust Zhu Jiu.
Quote
Shen Wei: Are you even listening to me?
Zhao Yunlan: I only want to hear you tell the truth.
Detail
Presumably Zhao Yunlan is already wearing protective earplugs when he apprehends Tan Xiao and Zheng Yi on his own.
Questions
Do you have a stand-out favourite scene or quote from the first half of episode 12? How is Zhao Yunlan hoping that the conversation in Shen Wei's office will go? Does Sang Zan have any other booby traps set up around the SID (and how many times has Guo Changcheng set them off)? Did Shen Wei put himself in a trance/stasis during Lin Jing's experiment? Any theories about what happened to Tan Xiao's sister? What's with all the drugging??
Poll #34277 Episide 12, part 1
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5
How many times has Guo Changcheng zapped himself unconscious before?
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once
0 (0.0%)
a couple of times
1 (20.0%)
truly an alarming number of times
2 (40.0%)
Lin Jing is ~this close~ to confiscating the baton
0 (0.0%)
Chu Shuzhi bought a portable defibrillator to take to training practice
3 (60.0%)
other
0 (0.0%)
Does Shen Wei expect Zhao Yunlan to take him literally when he says, "To be honest, I'm just a normal person who happens to be unlucky"?
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yes, he's determined to stuff the cat back into the bag
1 (20.0%)
he doesn't *expect*, exactly; but he hopes!
3 (60.0%)
no, he's implicitly asking Zhao Yunlan to play along
3 (60.0%)
other
1 (20.0%)
Why does Shen Wei volunteer to be a test subject?
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he thinks he can fake a human field of consciousness
2 (40.0%)
he's no longer really hiding his identity; he just doesn't want to admit the truth in so many words
3 (60.0%)
other
0 (0.0%)
Did you see any parallels in these scenes with other parts of the drama? If you're familiar with the novel, any thoughts about how the drama adaptation compares, if at all?
(As usual, these are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in. We'd love to hear your thoughts!)
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fail_feedThe best perk of remote work is supposed to be chilling in your house all day!
Now for this worker, they're losing several hours a day to an inadvertent commuting situation.
Remote work is really the best! You can wake up just a few minutes before your shift starts, eat a full breakfast and enjoy your coffee, and then get settled into your workflow from your own comfy couch. Everything is perfect. You don't have to deal with an annoying commute, or coworkers who have long, loud phone conversations with their friends all day, or being so hungry by 3 PM and having nothing else to eat. Remote work solves basically every work-related problem.
Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:00 pmbbcnewsworld_feedUkraine's president sat down with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.
vital functions
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:15 pmkaberettReading. Finished The Rose Field (Pullman)!!! I am Making Arrangements for it to Leave My House. ( Read more... )
ANYWAY. I finished it. It Is Done.Then read the first few pages of Dead Hand Rule (Gladstone; latest in the Craft Wars) before deciding that actually I need to reread at least the end of Wicked Problems in order to remember what's going on...
Writing. Progress continues both glacial and extant.
Listening. My relisten-while-actually-awake of the first chunk of The Hidden Almanac continues, slowly.
Playing. We have finished an Exploders run on Hard in Inkulinati. I am contemplating, given how smoothly that went, whether I want to have a try at Very Hard...
Cooking. It's not quite "this week's breakfast dal, and a loaf of bread", but it does sort of feel like it was. Partly because for reasons we did not get our usual box of veg on Monday last week, which meant that we were scrabbling around using up Shelf Things and the occasional Supermarket Discount Item...
NO WAIT, I also DID make buckwheat pancakes, and inspired by lnr combined Tinned Pear and Stem Ginger with Vanilla Essence and also Ground Cardamom to go in same. V good. Will repeat.
Eating. My mother acquired for us, as A Special Treat, a variety of Baked Goods from The Fancy Bakery In Eddington: my favourite is still the fig-and-?ricotta, but the blueberry-and-?ricotta is also very good, as is the fougasse. A was extremely pleased with the pain aux raisins. AND my mother made some excellent baba ganoush, eaten with said fougasse.
This week also feat. rainbow bagels (which we got to watch some of the manufacturing process for!) as well as misc other foodstuffs from Shalom Hot Beigels.
A has some coffee and butterscotch cake (leftovers from a test bake!) from Flour Arrangements; alas by the time I got my act together to actually collect Excess Test Cake the apple pie and lemon had both all gone...
Exploring. I got to spend a little time in the City of London Cemetery, which is currently ablaze with (among other things) purple crocuses; we also (on our second attempt) managed to go on A Snowdrop Walk Around Anglesey (with thanks to aldabra for reminding me that it is That Time Of Year still!). Snowdrops excellent. May or may not get around to sharing some photos. (Our first attempt at A Snowdrop Walk Around Anglesey Abbey wound up mutating into a poke around the back of Churchill and Astronomy to peer at bulbs and other plants misc, which was also very enjoyable even if I did once again fail to take A to see the Barbara Hepworth.)
Growing. ... I bought a bag of snowdrops In The Green at Anglesey, to go into the ground around the cherry tree at the allotment? The lemongrass seedlings haven't all died?
fail_feedWorking double sections without double tips? No thanks.
Working in a restaurant is a brutal business. On their feet all day, slinging trays and reckoning with the stubborn, yet mysterious sauce stains on their apron, servers suit up for battle every day before a shift. If they're lucky, they'll score a grip of cash in the form of tips, and if they're unlucky, which happens more often than not, a coworker will call in sick, and they'll be in the weeds for the rest of the shift.
Walk a mile in these non-stick shoes, and you'll see exactly why their polite smiles are so well-rehearsed.
15+ Snow Day Snaffus: '10 mins after I finished shoveling my driveway, it started to snow again'
Feb. 22nd, 2026 12:00 pmfail_feedThis has been a snow-filled winter! And there's more where that came from…
For us young folks, this has been the snowiest winter of our lives! It's hard to recall a winter that had a more long-lasting snowfall than this. It snowed in mid-January, and well over a month later, most of that snow is still happily in place. It's accumulating lots of dirt from the roads, so a lot of it remains in massive gray ice piles along the sidewalks.
It was fun, at first, but after weeks of slipping and sliding on icy sidewalks, a lot of people are losing their cool. They've been showing everyone exactly what it's like in these snow-filled weeks, and guess what? There's more snow on the way! Ah!
Early Humans
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:01 pmysabetwordsmithHomo erectus fossils in East Asia rewrite the timeline of human migration
A new analysis dates three Homo erectus skulls from central China to about 1.77 million years ago, making them the oldest securely dated hominin fossils in eastern Asia.
That older age shifts the arrival of early humans in the region back by roughly 600,000 years and compresses the timeline of how quickly our ancestors spread across Eurasia.
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The same layer holds stone tools and animal remains, tying the skulls to a specific moment nearly 1.8 million years ago rather than the younger dates long cited.
A new analysis dates three Homo erectus skulls from central China to about 1.77 million years ago, making them the oldest securely dated hominin fossils in eastern Asia.
That older age shifts the arrival of early humans in the region back by roughly 600,000 years and compresses the timeline of how quickly our ancestors spread across Eurasia.
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The same layer holds stone tools and animal remains, tying the skulls to a specific moment nearly 1.8 million years ago rather than the younger dates long cited.
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Review of 10 books while it blizzards outside my window
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:55 pmaomeNot going anywhere except to pick up Two from work eventually (please please close early, please), so here is a review of my most recent reads:
5. The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem (audio)
( Non-mythology-based Egyptian-based fantasy, m/f, New Adult/Adult )
6. Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lai (audio)
( Middle grade; Vietnamese-American girl must travel to Vietnam and discover her roots against her will. )
7. The Takedown by Lily Chu (audio)
( Modern Chinese-Canadian m/f romcom with themes of willful ignorance on DEI topics, toxic positivity, and the plot of taking down belligerent, predatory, and ignorant managers from the inside. )
8. Driftwood by Harper Fox (audio)
( In Cornwall, England, former Army doctor with PTSD rescues a former helicopter pilot from a surfing accident, they fall in insta-love, and then doctor tries to rescue former pilot from abusive ex. )
9. Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee (read-aloud)
( YA; an out Asian-American boy dislikes closeted Hispanic-American boy because their parents run rival cafes and both cafes are struggling. They reluctantly team up together to try to boost sales, and in working together, start to fall in love. )
10. The Charm Offensive* by Alison Cochrun (audio)
Needed a comfort re-read. I'm pretty sure I've read this book at least once a year since it came out. <3
11. Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams (audio)
( YA/New Adult What if Hogwarts was university-level and specifically for Black American youth? MC is straight but book is queer-friendly. )
12. Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May (audio)
( In fantasy-based America, giant pixie helps werewolf uncle retain custody of his niece/nephew and away from evil mobster grandpa. Pixie and uncle fall in love somehow, despite NEVER ACTUALLY TALKING TO EACH OTHER )
13. Scythe by Neal Shusterman (audio)
( YA: In a future where death and even injury have been conquered through internal nanobots, Scythes serve as an exalted calling, to kill with compassion and help keep the global population growth balanced. Two teens are apprenticed to a single, highly-principled Scythe, but when he dies, they are separated and complete their apprenticeships under two HUGELY different mentors. A++ book )
14. The Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass (read-aloud)
( Billed as a queer, Black retelling of The Great Gatsby, but it really ... isn't. )
5. The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem (audio)
( Non-mythology-based Egyptian-based fantasy, m/f, New Adult/Adult )
6. Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lai (audio)
( Middle grade; Vietnamese-American girl must travel to Vietnam and discover her roots against her will. )
7. The Takedown by Lily Chu (audio)
( Modern Chinese-Canadian m/f romcom with themes of willful ignorance on DEI topics, toxic positivity, and the plot of taking down belligerent, predatory, and ignorant managers from the inside. )
8. Driftwood by Harper Fox (audio)
( In Cornwall, England, former Army doctor with PTSD rescues a former helicopter pilot from a surfing accident, they fall in insta-love, and then doctor tries to rescue former pilot from abusive ex. )
9. Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee (read-aloud)
( YA; an out Asian-American boy dislikes closeted Hispanic-American boy because their parents run rival cafes and both cafes are struggling. They reluctantly team up together to try to boost sales, and in working together, start to fall in love. )
10. The Charm Offensive* by Alison Cochrun (audio)
Needed a comfort re-read. I'm pretty sure I've read this book at least once a year since it came out. <3
11. Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams (audio)
( YA/New Adult What if Hogwarts was university-level and specifically for Black American youth? MC is straight but book is queer-friendly. )
12. Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May (audio)
( In fantasy-based America, giant pixie helps werewolf uncle retain custody of his niece/nephew and away from evil mobster grandpa. Pixie and uncle fall in love somehow, despite NEVER ACTUALLY TALKING TO EACH OTHER )
13. Scythe by Neal Shusterman (audio)
( YA: In a future where death and even injury have been conquered through internal nanobots, Scythes serve as an exalted calling, to kill with compassion and help keep the global population growth balanced. Two teens are apprenticed to a single, highly-principled Scythe, but when he dies, they are separated and complete their apprenticeships under two HUGELY different mentors. A++ book )
14. The Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass (read-aloud)
( Billed as a queer, Black retelling of The Great Gatsby, but it really ... isn't. )
The bones of houses show in the summertime
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:13 pmsovayI spent much of yesterday running pre-blizzard errands, but the local state of the parking spots is the truest gauge of the meteorology about to go down.
I have not yet managed to get hold of her memoir, but I deeply appreciate being notified of the existence of E. M. Barraud, who identified herself with chalk-cut hill figures, candidly described her relationship status as "technically single, but 'married' in a permanent homosexual relationship with another woman," published under her assigned initials and was known in Little Eversden where she worked for the Women's Land Army as John. She gave her wartime responses for Mass-Observation as both a man and a woman: "People are people, not specifics of a gender." I had never even encountered her poetry.
I have not yet managed to get hold of her memoir, but I deeply appreciate being notified of the existence of E. M. Barraud, who identified herself with chalk-cut hill figures, candidly described her relationship status as "technically single, but 'married' in a permanent homosexual relationship with another woman," published under her assigned initials and was known in Little Eversden where she worked for the Women's Land Army as John. She gave her wartime responses for Mass-Observation as both a man and a woman: "People are people, not specifics of a gender." I had never even encountered her poetry.
Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation
Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:55 ambbcnewsworld_feedNemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", headed one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
'Affront to humanity': Sudan slams Uganda for hosting RSF paramilitary boss
Feb. 22nd, 2026 01:52 pmbbcnewsworld_feedSudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Culinary
Feb. 22nd, 2026 08:16 pmoursinThis week's bread was a Standen loaf, strong brown/buckwheat flour, maple syrup, malt extract - but due to electric scale going weird and giving strange readings, the proportions got very odd and it turned out larger and a lot denser than usual, if still edible.
Friday night supper: Gujerati khichchari, with pinenuts.
Saturday breakfast rolls: adaptable soft roll recipe, 4:1 strong white/buckwheat flour, a touch of maple syrup, dried cranberries, turned out rather well.
Today's lunch: Scottish salmon tail fillets baked in foil with butter and lime slices; served with La Ratte potatoes boiled with salt and dill and tossed in butter, buttered spinach and baked San Marzano tomatoes.
For Sale: Nintendo Switch games + TTRPG books
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:18 pmsettiaiMy debit card was compromised late last week, and I'm waiting for the bank to get all of the charges reversed. I've been able to cover my most urgent bills (the hotel and my storage unit), but I have a few others that are due that I'm still worried about paying. If I can come up with another $100 or so, it would make a huge difference while I wait for the bank to get everything taken care of.
So I'm going to try to sell a few things and hope for the best. 🤞🏻
First, I have a few Nintendo Switch games for sale:
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (example on Amazon)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (example on Amazon)
TemTem (example on Amazon)
And then a few TTRPGs that were Christmas presents so they're still in basically like new shape:
Candela Obscura Core Rulebook (example on Amazon)
Daggerheart Core Set (example on Amazon)
If you're not interested but know someone who might be, please point them my way. It would help a lot if I could manage to sell at least one or two things from this list.
For payment, I have CashApp ($Settiai), PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle (nancy.lynn.foster@gmail.com).
So I'm going to try to sell a few things and hope for the best. 🤞🏻
First, I have a few Nintendo Switch games for sale:
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (example on Amazon)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (example on Amazon)
TemTem (example on Amazon)
And then a few TTRPGs that were Christmas presents so they're still in basically like new shape:
Candela Obscura Core Rulebook (example on Amazon)
Daggerheart Core Set (example on Amazon)
If you're not interested but know someone who might be, please point them my way. It would help a lot if I could manage to sell at least one or two things from this list.
For payment, I have CashApp ($Settiai), PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle (nancy.lynn.foster@gmail.com).
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At 1 p.m., Gov. Healey announced a statewide state of emergency. She activated the Bunka. And she was wearing a MEMA fleece.
Her announcement came after Mayor Wu announced a Boston state of emergency. Wu was wearing a fleece, too. Actually, make that a three-fleece storm: Lt. Gov. Driscoll was at Healey's Bunka announcement in a fleece as well.
"This is one to take seriously," Healey said. The state will get hit with widespread power outages, downed trees, heavy snow, etc., so just stay off the roads, she said.
Non-critical state workers will work at home Monday, she said, adding she hopes private employers will allow similar stay-at-homeness.
State transportation czar Phil Eng and MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver stressed the seriousness of the situation by wearing fleeces as well:
Both agreed with Healey: Stay home.
MBTA COO Ryan Colohan did not wear a fleece, but agreed with his boss: Stay home.
Colohan said the MBTA will run on a weekend schedule tomorrow, except that the Mattapan Line will be replaced by buses and ferries will not run at all, not because of waves but because of wind gusts that could hit 75 m.p.h.
Colohan said T workers have been installing heaters at vulnerable train switchers and are getting ready to unleash their "rail-borne jet snowblowers," a.k.a. Snowzilla.
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #2 of 6
Feb. 22nd, 2026 07:39 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
Another tradition of forming a super-hero team: the members having a little bit of conflict first.
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fail_feedThis young woman spent the majority of her teenage years saving money. Now, her mom wants half of it.
Parents can occasionally be needy, and naturally, children have obligations they need to fulfill for the people who raised them. If a parent asks their kid to do something for them, chances are you'll do it to the best of your ability. However, the vast majority of the time, these favors are about doing a chore for them or giving them a helping hand with a task.
There is a limit to what parents should ask their kids to do for them, and giving up half your hard-earned savings is certainly past said limit.
Telephone MV Ficlet: too many hits off this memory
Feb. 22nd, 2026 07:42 pmkat_lair***
Title: too many hits off this memory
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Telephone - Lady Gaga ft Beyoncé (Music Video)
Pairing: Beyoncé Knowles/Lady Gaga
Tags: Ficlet, Alternate Universe - Serial Killers, Post-Canon, Kissing, Vaginal Fingering
Rating: M
Word count: 491
Summary: Gaga likes making memories more than she likes revisiting them.
Author notes: Well, in a perfect illustration of 'never say never' here is a surprise new installment of the show me your teeth series after, uhh, over ten years. But a) I heard a rumour of Telephone pt2, and b)luckyzukky's prompt of i took too many hits off this memory (from 'Hold Me Tight Or Don't') at likealighthouse's Fall Out Boy Femslash Febrary Ficathon proved inspiring. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, please do let me know.
too many hits off this memory on AO3
( too many hits off this memory )
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Title: too many hits off this memory
Author:
kat_lair Fandom: Telephone - Lady Gaga ft Beyoncé (Music Video)
Pairing: Beyoncé Knowles/Lady Gaga
Tags: Ficlet, Alternate Universe - Serial Killers, Post-Canon, Kissing, Vaginal Fingering
Rating: M
Word count: 491
Summary: Gaga likes making memories more than she likes revisiting them.
Author notes: Well, in a perfect illustration of 'never say never' here is a surprise new installment of the show me your teeth series after, uhh, over ten years. But a) I heard a rumour of Telephone pt2, and b)
luckyzukky's prompt of i took too many hits off this memory (from 'Hold Me Tight Or Don't') at likealighthouse's Fall Out Boy Femslash Febrary Ficathon proved inspiring. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, please do let me know.too many hits off this memory on AO3
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Pretty much the opposite of a scientific method, I suppose
Feb. 22nd, 2026 12:50 pmbrithistorianI was reading this morning's edition of Dan Rather's Substack newsletter, where he was writing about the song "Stand By Me". (Apparently he writes about a song or musician every Sunday.)
Anyway, he mentioned that "Stand By Me" was "numbered among the Recording Industry Association of America’s 25 Songs of the Century." This naturally got me curious: A ranked list of things? That's like catnip to me!
So I went to look for it. Turns out that there's no such things as the RIAA "25 Songs of the Century." What there is is the "Song of the Century" list, produced by the RIAA in conjunction with the NEA and Scholastic Inc. It's a list of 365 songs. So where did Rather get this idea of "25 Songs of the Century"? Because "Stand by Me" is #25 on the list, and the Wikipedia entry for "Songs of the Century" only includes the top 25 songs on the list. Apparently Rather (or, more likely, one of his research assistants) looked at the Wikipedia entry, didn't read the text carefully, and based on the table of songs assumed that it was a list of 25 songs.
If you read the text carefully, not only do you get the correct number of songs. You also start to question the RIAA's methodology for creating the list. According to the entry, "[h]undreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students" were asked to select the songs. These voters were selected by the RIAA (and one is forced to ask "how many students does the RIAA know?"), and of the 1300 voters selected, only 200 responded. Seems kind of sloppy and haphazard.
Then, if you read the list, you see that the voters were rather sloppy and haphazard in their definition of a song: #7 on the list is the entire album of West Side Story, which is not "a song." Altogether there are 18 albums on the list: 11 Broadway shows, 6 jazz albums, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Obviously I don't have a copy of the instructions that the RIAA sent to the voters, but I think we can all agree that (with the exception of Thick as a Brick and possibly a few others) an album is not a song.
Also, just as an aside, I think 2001 (when this survey was conducted) was a bit premature to be choosing the most impactful songs of the 20th century.
All that being said, I think any other such list would be just as subject to being haphazard and subjective, and on skimming over the list I do think it would be an enjoyable and/or interesting list to listen to. Plus, unless you were born on February 29, you can figure out what day of the year you were born on and then look at the complete list and see what song your birthday corresponds to. (Mine is "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy.)
Birdfeeding
Feb. 22nd, 2026 01:23 pmysabetwordsmithToday is cloudy and cold.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus one female and two male cardinals separately.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I planted 3 peonies 'Sorbet Mixed' under the apricot tree. The mix includes white, light pink, and dark pink. These cost $14.98, so about $5 a root. That's a great bargain for peonies, which average $20-30 each and catalogs and the high end is downright exorbitant. So if you want peonies, look for cheap ones at home or garden stores this time of year. Due to the unseasonal warmth, the ground here is unfrozen, so I was able to plant them immediately. \o/
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I labeled and mulched the new peonies.
I put out a fresh cake of peanut suet.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I started the process of trimming dead stems from the wildflower garden, which is going to take a while.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more trimming in the wildflower garden. I discovered a little wildflower putting up leaves, probably echinacea, possibly penstemon or something else.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more trimming in the wildflower garden.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- We hauled in the potting mix bags from last night.
I've seen a fox squirrel in the forest garden.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus one female and two male cardinals separately.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I planted 3 peonies 'Sorbet Mixed' under the apricot tree. The mix includes white, light pink, and dark pink. These cost $14.98, so about $5 a root. That's a great bargain for peonies, which average $20-30 each and catalogs and the high end is downright exorbitant. So if you want peonies, look for cheap ones at home or garden stores this time of year. Due to the unseasonal warmth, the ground here is unfrozen, so I was able to plant them immediately. \o/
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I labeled and mulched the new peonies.
I put out a fresh cake of peanut suet.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I started the process of trimming dead stems from the wildflower garden, which is going to take a while.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more trimming in the wildflower garden. I discovered a little wildflower putting up leaves, probably echinacea, possibly penstemon or something else.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more trimming in the wildflower garden.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- We hauled in the potting mix bags from last night.
I've seen a fox squirrel in the forest garden.
EDIT 2/22/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
"your body hears everything your mind says" (naomi judd)
Feb. 22nd, 2026 12:58 pmstarandreaMaybe I could make a handwritten Chinese zine that I record myself reading aloud to a bunch of seeds.
This is gonna be my day. Or I'll take a nap. Still hard to say which way it will go.
Also I can't believe I haven't posted any pictures of Daphne in a year. I just spent an hour looking at photos, so I can't make up for it now short of sharing my entire library. But here's a particularly funny sequence from last spring, when her friends came to the back door looking for her.
( Daphne and friends )
Right now everything is covered in snow and ice, except the back patio, so that's nice. I still go out and sit in my rocking chair and look out over where the gardens will be in the spring, and admire the sparkly beauty of a frozen river.
Luckily the dogs love the frozen river, so now the play groups look more like this.
( Daphne and snow )
This is gonna be my day. Or I'll take a nap. Still hard to say which way it will go.
Also I can't believe I haven't posted any pictures of Daphne in a year. I just spent an hour looking at photos, so I can't make up for it now short of sharing my entire library. But here's a particularly funny sequence from last spring, when her friends came to the back door looking for her.
( Daphne and friends )
Right now everything is covered in snow and ice, except the back patio, so that's nice. I still go out and sit in my rocking chair and look out over where the gardens will be in the spring, and admire the sparkly beauty of a frozen river.
Luckily the dogs love the frozen river, so now the play groups look more like this.
( Daphne and snow )
FIC: in the darkness with you (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) [Mature]
Feb. 22nd, 2026 08:18 pmtrobadora posting in sid_guardianTitle: in the darkness with you
Word count: 4,233
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)
Pairing: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Rating: Mature
Content tags: Blind Zhao Yunlan, First time, Hand-Feeding, Finger-Sucking, Clothed Sex, Zhao Yunlan's oral fixation, Episode Related, Episode 21, Missing Scene, Blindness Arc
Summary:
Zhao Yunlan woke to the smell of citrus, sweet and strong in the air. Without fully turning his face out of the pillow, he slitted open a sleep-heavy eye - to complete, unchanged darkness. Reality came crashing down like a landslide. Right: still blind.
Word count: 4,233
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)
Pairing: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Rating: Mature
Content tags: Blind Zhao Yunlan, First time, Hand-Feeding, Finger-Sucking, Clothed Sex, Zhao Yunlan's oral fixation, Episode Related, Episode 21, Missing Scene, Blindness Arc
Summary:
Zhao Yunlan woke to the smell of citrus, sweet and strong in the air. Without fully turning his face out of the pillow, he slitted open a sleep-heavy eye - to complete, unchanged darkness. Reality came crashing down like a landslide. Right: still blind.
Making stuff
Feb. 23rd, 2026 06:15 ammerrileemakes(Yes, I posted these out of order. No, I don't know why. Yes, I will probably do it again).
It's 3 months out from the Canberra Spinners and Weavers annual exhibition and sale and I'm focusing on making stock to sell. I thought I'd include some of my design thoughts and process as I do, not to show off or promote stuff to sell, but to show that I'm just doing dumb stuff until it works. Anyone can do what I do, and more importantly everyone should be out there doing dumb stuff with their hands and their brains. The world is now not only on fire, but filled with creations that can make things but they cannot make at. Because art requires intention, and that's something Al doesn't have (yet). So use your hands and your brains and make things our techno overlords cent replicate.
( I, for one, do not welcome our new overlords )
It's 3 months out from the Canberra Spinners and Weavers annual exhibition and sale and I'm focusing on making stock to sell. I thought I'd include some of my design thoughts and process as I do, not to show off or promote stuff to sell, but to show that I'm just doing dumb stuff until it works. Anyone can do what I do, and more importantly everyone should be out there doing dumb stuff with their hands and their brains. The world is now not only on fire, but filled with creations that can make things but they cannot make at. Because art requires intention, and that's something Al doesn't have (yet). So use your hands and your brains and make things our techno overlords cent replicate.
( I, for one, do not welcome our new overlords )
fail_feedTreating a friend like a doormat, then throwing them under a bus, and then expecting them to be a stepping stone for your career is actually crazy to me. Not sure what this guy was thinking, but maybe he climbed so many people's backs he has back altitude sickness. And if I were a friend, I'd refer him to the nearest mirror so he can reflect on why he's now friendless
Weekly proof of life: recent media | Spring Crunch Eve
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:10 pmumadoshiReading: Last week I finished Stephanie Burgis' Wooing the Witch Queen (fun!) and read Heated Rivalry. I opted to just skip straight to the actual HR novel rather than first reading the Scott/Kip novel, which worked out fine, since I also had that context from the show. I enjoyed it a fair bit, but now I'm in the awkward position of wanting to see the next chunk for Shane and Ilya but no more urgently than after I finished watching season 1 of the show. The choices now are a) read the entire series (presumably doubling back to actually read book 1), b) skip ahead and read The Long Game, or c) hold off entirely and wait for season 2 of the show.
I also read a few more volumes each of Hikaru no Go and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, but I'm still in rereading territory with both. (I think I've already read up to vol. 12 of Kurosagi, but for Hikaru, I think the odds are against me really realizing when I've hit new territory until I go to enter a volume in Goodreads and find it's not already on my Read list there.)
Watching:scruloose and I are caught up on both The Pitt and Frieren, and we finished Midnight Mass last weekend (a very solid, intense ending).
With my crunch time at work starting, it's not an ideal time for us to start a show that's a significant time commitment or that's going to leave me desperate to see a next episode when work is eating most or all of my evenings. It's possible this will result in me just showingscruloose Heated Rivalry, since it's apparently our key cultural export of the decade and all. *g* Only six episodes and I don't have to worry about being impatient to see what happens next or about being spoiled.
(I still don't feel actively fannish about HR at all, but am enjoying being adjacent to it and seeing all the fannish excitement and meta and such. I have saved many fic recs to my read-later list on A03, but have yet to actually read a single one [and may never, given how slowly I go through fic--there's still a steady stream of Guardian fic I haven't read that also goes on that list].)
Weathering/Working: We have what sounds like a significant nor'easter blizzard arriving at some point tomorrow, with heavy wet snow. Will this be where our luck fails for the season and we lose power for the first time? (I'm completely astonished that it hasn't happened yet. Probably it's not really because the generator and backup power are warding that off, like carrying an umbrella around...)
And of course the spring crunch is set to start tomorrow in the late afternoon, right around when the storm is likely to be in full swing. Will the weather have much impact? (Mainly, I guess, in terms of Those Who Speak all being able to make it there safely; I kinda hope that there's some kind of backup power in their actual building, but I don't know for sure one way or the other.)
I also read a few more volumes each of Hikaru no Go and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, but I'm still in rereading territory with both. (I think I've already read up to vol. 12 of Kurosagi, but for Hikaru, I think the odds are against me really realizing when I've hit new territory until I go to enter a volume in Goodreads and find it's not already on my Read list there.)
Watching:
scruloose and I are caught up on both The Pitt and Frieren, and we finished Midnight Mass last weekend (a very solid, intense ending).With my crunch time at work starting, it's not an ideal time for us to start a show that's a significant time commitment or that's going to leave me desperate to see a next episode when work is eating most or all of my evenings. It's possible this will result in me just showing
scruloose Heated Rivalry, since it's apparently our key cultural export of the decade and all. *g* Only six episodes and I don't have to worry about being impatient to see what happens next or about being spoiled.(I still don't feel actively fannish about HR at all, but am enjoying being adjacent to it and seeing all the fannish excitement and meta and such. I have saved many fic recs to my read-later list on A03, but have yet to actually read a single one [and may never, given how slowly I go through fic--there's still a steady stream of Guardian fic I haven't read that also goes on that list].)
Weathering/Working: We have what sounds like a significant nor'easter blizzard arriving at some point tomorrow, with heavy wet snow. Will this be where our luck fails for the season and we lose power for the first time? (I'm completely astonished that it hasn't happened yet. Probably it's not really because the generator and backup power are warding that off, like carrying an umbrella around...)
And of course the spring crunch is set to start tomorrow in the late afternoon, right around when the storm is likely to be in full swing. Will the weather have much impact? (Mainly, I guess, in terms of Those Who Speak all being able to make it there safely; I kinda hope that there's some kind of backup power in their actual building, but I don't know for sure one way or the other.)
FIC: in the darkness with you (Guardian: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) [Mature]
Feb. 22nd, 2026 07:47 pmtrobadoracandyheartsex author reveals have happened! And here's the fic I wrote for facethestrange:**
Title: in the darkness with you
Word count: 4,233
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)
Pairing: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Rating: Mature
Content tags: Blind Zhao Yunlan, First time, Hand-Feeding, Finger-Sucking, Clothed Sex, Zhao Yunlan's oral fixation, Episode Related, Episode 21, Missing Scene, Blindness Arc
A/N: Many thanks to
china_shop for beta-reading.Summary:
Zhao Yunlan woke to the smell of citrus, sweet and strong in the air. Without fully turning his face out of the pillow, he slitted open a sleep-heavy eye - to complete, unchanged darkness. Reality came crashing down like a landslide. Right: still blind.
Five weeks later...
Feb. 22nd, 2026 01:36 pmaomeSo I obviously fell off the DW wagon almost immediately. I really need to get better at turning to DW rather than obsessively checking IG or FB for memes, responses, etc. :-P
Since I last wrote, I started my new job as the leave-replacement librarian at our elementary school. I officially started on Jan 20 (Tues), with two days of overlap with the outgoing librarian, and then I was officially "on" by Thursday. ( Brief overview )
( The Monday Blues )
In the rest of my life: I've only been getting an average of 1 TKD lesson per week; it's been hard to find days that work with my schedule, my exhaustion level, their availability to do live streaming, etc. This past week I missed it entirely, although that's partly because I attended the NJ School Librarian Assn/NJ Library Assn conference in Atlantic City on Wed, necessitating my driving there on Tuesday night and back on Wed night, so no TKD class on either night. And in general I'm still working on doing more constructive things with my free time other than games or doomscrolling on my phone. I HAVE managed to watch all of Heated Rivalry (SO GOOD), and am midway through Bridgerton S4 (not done yet with the half that was already released). I have not gotten to see ANY of the Winter Olympics, because I'm usually doing something else when I DO get to sit down, and don't have time to just sit and WATCH something. *sadface* (The only way I watched Heated Rivalry and Bridgerton was when I was on the exercise bike/treadmill.)
It's the Chinese Year of the Horse! Both MiniPlu and Will are horses; in fact, Will is a fire horse, like this year. (Nina's a water horse.) ( In sadder news: an orphan is re-orphaned )
And speaking of death - this Thursday will be the one-year mark for my dad. Still doesn't feel real sometimes.
It's been a year since we left for NZ as well, and I wish so much I could go back. We're going to Europe over spring break this year, so it's not like we don't have something to look forward to, but still - NZ! *more sadface*
I think that's about it from here? Will do a separate post for books.
Since I last wrote, I started my new job as the leave-replacement librarian at our elementary school. I officially started on Jan 20 (Tues), with two days of overlap with the outgoing librarian, and then I was officially "on" by Thursday. ( Brief overview )
( The Monday Blues )
In the rest of my life: I've only been getting an average of 1 TKD lesson per week; it's been hard to find days that work with my schedule, my exhaustion level, their availability to do live streaming, etc. This past week I missed it entirely, although that's partly because I attended the NJ School Librarian Assn/NJ Library Assn conference in Atlantic City on Wed, necessitating my driving there on Tuesday night and back on Wed night, so no TKD class on either night. And in general I'm still working on doing more constructive things with my free time other than games or doomscrolling on my phone. I HAVE managed to watch all of Heated Rivalry (SO GOOD), and am midway through Bridgerton S4 (not done yet with the half that was already released). I have not gotten to see ANY of the Winter Olympics, because I'm usually doing something else when I DO get to sit down, and don't have time to just sit and WATCH something. *sadface* (The only way I watched Heated Rivalry and Bridgerton was when I was on the exercise bike/treadmill.)
It's the Chinese Year of the Horse! Both MiniPlu and Will are horses; in fact, Will is a fire horse, like this year. (Nina's a water horse.) ( In sadder news: an orphan is re-orphaned )
And speaking of death - this Thursday will be the one-year mark for my dad. Still doesn't feel real sometimes.
It's been a year since we left for NZ as well, and I wish so much I could go back. We're going to Europe over spring break this year, so it's not like we don't have something to look forward to, but still - NZ! *more sadface*
I think that's about it from here? Will do a separate post for books.
ONE DAY LEFT
Feb. 22nd, 2026 01:35 pmautobotscoutriella posting in purimgiftsHere we are, folks: there is only one days left until the deadline on February 23 (anywhere in the world)!
If you haven't posted all of your fics and art yet, now's a great time to check out our Posting Guide here or our Embed Guide here. For your mods' sanity, please don't wait until the last minute to post! We're available for last-minute tech support, but we do sleep sometimes.
If you're still not quite ready to post, please contact us ASAP! You have a few options:
The backup protocol. This option is for people who’re not sure whether they can complete their assignment, but who really really want to. A backup is a pinch hitter assigned ahead of time. If you complete your assignment, that’s great! If you don’t complete your assignment, you can call it off at the last minute - while your pinch hitter has had time to prepare. To request a backup, please email purim_gifts@yahoo.com.
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And if you’re not sure which of those options is right for you, please email purim_gifts@yahoo.com ASAP! Please don't leave it until the last minute; the earlier we know what's going on, the more options we have to help you.
If you haven't posted all of your fics and art yet, now's a great time to check out our Posting Guide here or our Embed Guide here. For your mods' sanity, please don't wait until the last minute to post! We're available for last-minute tech support, but we do sleep sometimes.
If you're still not quite ready to post, please contact us ASAP! You have a few options:
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311 complaint of the day: Can't you hold off the emergency parking ban for an hour, for us?
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:49 pmuniversal_hub_feedA concerned Fenway resident flying back from DC filed a 311 plea at 12:38 p.m. today about their car, parked on Charlesgate East:
Snow emergency declared with only 90 minutes to respond (2:00 PM) , stating snow emergency parking lots opened at noon. We are flying home from DC and will be back home by 2:30, but fear we will be towed. Anything we can do to hold off the towing of our vehicle for an hour?
Storm on a danger map
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:33 pmuniversal_hub_feed
The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center issued this danger map this morning. Purple means "extreme impacts" and that means "substantial disruptions to daily life, and "life-saving actions may be needed." And for God's sake, stay indoors, don't be an idiot.
Not sure how Quincy escaped inclusion in the maxtreme zone, but it's in the Red, which means "major impacts, " if not quite of the life-threatening type, so you should "avoid travel if possible."
Orange means "moderate impacts," so you can drive, but "use extra caution." Yellow means eh, clear your windshield off before you head out.
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My latest Guardian fanworks
Feb. 22nd, 2026 07:18 pmfacethestrange posting in sid_guardiancandyheartsex had creator reveals, so here's another portion of fanworks. :D Weilan drawing and 2 fics, a Chuguo fic, and a (non-Candy-Hearts) Zhubai drabble. :)Underneath by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Shen Wei (Guardian), Zhao Yunlan
Additional Tags: Undressing, undergarments, Kneeling, Mild Sexual Content, no sex just touching and vibes, Black-Cloaked Envoy | Hei Pao Shi (Guardian), Long-Haired Shen Wei (Guardian), Fanart, Drawing
Summary: Zhao Yunlan discovers what's under the Envoy's robes.
meet me where the hours bend (I'll do it again) (524 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Shen Wei (Guardian), Zhao Yunlan
Additional Tags: Episode: e008 Zhao Yunlan Fails at Impressing Shen Wei, Canon Compliant, Pining Shen Wei (Guardian), Caretaking, Hurt/Comfort, Stomach Ache, Sick Zhao Yunlan, Memories, Tenderness
Summary: Zhao Yunlan whimpers in his sleep, and Shen Wei doesn't do anything.
The Envoy and the Cat (549 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Da Qing & Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Da Qing (Guardian), Shen Wei (Guardian), Zhao Yunlan
Additional Tags: Ye Olde Haixing Era, Tree Climbing, friendly teasing, Da Qing Being a Cat in Human Form
Summary: "Really? Really, Damn Cat? You had to get the Black-Cloaked Envoy of all people to help you down from a tree?"
It Takes a Village (369 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian - priest
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng, Xiaomi the Dog (Guardian), Special Investigation Division | SID Ensemble (Guardian)
Additional Tags: Fluff, Dogs, Domestic, Established Relationship, Post-Canon, Minor Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Team as Family
Summary: "Who will feed Xiaomi when we're away?" Guo Changcheng asks, and Chu Shuzhi blinks.
"Everyone?"
See Nothing (100 words) by facethestrange
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF, Chinese Actor RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong
Characters: Bai Yu (Actor), Zhu Yilong, Li Yan (Actor)
Additional Tags: Beard Burn, Innuendo, Silly, Light-Hearted, No Homophobia, POV Outsider, Drabble
Summary: "Hey, what happened to your chin?"
Bones of St Francis of Assisi go on public display in Italy
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:49 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.
Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:08 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
Feb. 22nd, 2026 11:23 ambbcnewsworld_feedMike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.
