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senmut

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Other info: I don't typically do dark anymore, I will NOT do non-con or child-harm, and I reserve the right to say 'no' to anything that makes me uncomfortable while also promising to offer you a second chance

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Friday to midnight on Saturday (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #33687 Daily poll

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 1

How are you doing?

I am okay
1 (100.0%)

I am not okay, but don't need help right now
0 (0.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans are you living with?

I am living single
0 (0.0%)

One other person
1 (100.0%)

More than one other person
0 (0.0%)

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.

astrogirl

You know I have to post about this sort of thing here when it happens, because it makes me go "Eeeeeeeeeee!" a lot in excited, delighted tones, and I can't not share: someone did a little fanart sketch for my Gravity Falls fic "Congratulations on Your Apotheosis." And it is awesome to see not just a visual representation of something in my fic, but of this particular moment in this particular fic. Eeeeee!

Note: Art is spoilery for a climactic moment in said fic, may seem a bit weird if you're not familiar with the show (or maybe even if you are, depending on your shipping opinions, I suppose), and may not be viewable if you don't have a Tumblr account (which is one of the reasons why I have one, even though I never post there).

Current Mood: Eeeeeee!

raptureofthemoon

From

thefridayfive

1. Do you ever wonder if the way you see things visually aren't how other people see them?

Oh, I'm certain I do. Both literally (most of the people I know wear glasses of varying prescriptions) and figuratively (picking out patterns and being whimsical and fantastical is a past time).

2. What kind of sounds are the most annoying?

Very erratic ones. I can handle a lot of noises at most volumes, but when the noise comes and goes with no pattern, it grates on my nerves.

Also, pretty much any noise when I'm looking for an address or a parking spot.

3. When walking through a store, do you shop with your hands by touching/feeling the texture of things?

When I shop, I'm usually shopping with intention - hunting for a specific thing or a non-specific thing that I know I'll recognize when I find it. In short, yes.

Before I buy anything, be it a dish, a towel, decor, furniture, etc., I have to touch it. Turn it over if it can be turned over. Test its weight. Feel its texture. If it can be opened, I look inside it. If it's for sitting or lying on, I do that.

4. If you could only smell three scents for the rest of your life, what would they be?

Off the top of my head, I'll say: nag champa, storms, and coffee. There's nothing quite like the smell of a storm (I realize, I could've said petrichor, but there's more to a storm than that); nag champa is one of my favorite perfume oil scents and one I wear often; and coffee...reminds me of so many good times, home and creativity and my favorite people. There's a reason I have coffee scented candles tucked throughout my office.

5. What sorts of things do you savor when eating them?

Pizza. Coffee. Van Leeuwen's Black Cherry Chip ice cream. Tiramisu. (There are probably many more things I should savor. I'm working on that.)

ysabetwordsmith

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Current Mood: busy

shadowkat

But alas, no, a heating pad will have to do.

It's a lovely day, clear blue sky, and in the low seventies, upper sixties. Brisk breeze. Apartment is cool as well - in the low seventies. So no A/C nor fans are required. I do have air purifiers running. But whatever was in the air last weekend beating my sinuses up - is gone now. Thank heavens.

For a moment or two today - I got confused and thought it was Thursday, but no, it is thankfully Friday. Been listening to Juliette Landau's Revamped podcasts on youtube via my smartphone, all day long, along with music here and there. Made it through her re-watch of part 1 of Prophecy Girl, and When She was Bad, also interviews with Nerf Herder (apparently Alyson Hannigan recommended the band to Whedon), and Charles Martin Smith (who directed Welcolme to the Hellmouth and was in American Graffitti, his father was also a Parisian animator, who did the Peanuts animation). I highly recommend Landaus for film and television geeks and nerds. She goes into detail on theater, film, and music bits. At one point she informs the listener that the prop/set designer for Buffy's husband, created the Pirate ship for Pirates of the Caribbean. He was told by the studio/director to go to town on it - spend whatever he wanted - he had an unlimited budget to design the Pirate Ship. The twelve year old child in him was hopping up and down yelling - best job ever! Landau is charming, lovely, and easy to listen to. She is also quite knowledgable about film and theater techniques and how to convey them to the listener. Plus a considerate interviewer. She's won an award for her podcast - and I can see why.

Question a Day Meme - September and October

29. When was the last time you had to take part in a fire evacuation?

Eh, about ten years ago - I think - in Jamaica. We used to have them a lot in the old workplace in Jamaica. Mainly because folks were always setting off the alarm by leaving bagels in toaster ovens. At one point - the fire department took the toaster oven and the microwave away from us. While we understood the toaster oven, the microwave didn't make much sense, and they got a new one.

30. Have you ever owned an electric blanket?

Yes, but it was a very long time ago - in the 20th Century, and possibly the 1980s. So I don't remember it clearly.

OCTOBER

1. It’s National Cookbook Month – do you own many cookbooks, or do you rely on the internet for recipe ideas?

I own a lot of cookbooks. I rarely use them. I rarely follow recipes. I read the recipe - then go off and do my own thing. Mainly because I rarely have the right ingredients or appliances, so have to redefine the recipe to fit my needs. That - and I'm single - and most recipes are designed for a family of five. I don't know why it's five - but it is. Sometimes it's two, but rarely just one person. We live in a society that actively discriminates against single people - it's as if everyone assumes that the vast majority of people are married and have kids.

Uh no.

2. Have you ever made chilli (with meat or vegetarian)? Even if you haven’t, what do you like to have alongside chilli as part of the meal?

Yes. I've made both. I prefer vegetarian. I make it with dark chocolate like my mother does. And usually have it either with a small side salad, and cheese and crackers.

3. Do you have well-organised kitchen storage?

LOL! No.

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Bonus questions:

Name a television show that you will be a fan of until you die - and know everything about, and seen more than twenty times...and never get tired of re-watching?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sigh. (not sure why exactly - combination of dialogue, snarky self-deprecating sense of humor, and characters - also it features strong women and is among the few series that is female centric and allows women to be strong physically, and take on a traditional male role...subverting expectations).

Film series?

Star Wars. (Not sure why - it may be a combination of the world building, dialogue, characters, and the sense of hope...)

Book series?

Kate Daniels Magic Series by Illona Andrews ( I have no idea why - I think it's the dialogue and sardonic sense of humor? Also features a badass female lead who can take on the male leads, excellent sword-fighter, and is equal to the male romantic lead. And I'm partial to the idea of lions - a shapeshifter who is a lion as opposed to a werewolf is appealing to me.)

slippery_fish

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pauraque

This short psychological horror visual novel by Brazilian developer Tiago Rech follows Candelaria, a professional mourner. Leaving a funeral to go to her next job, she finds that the bus ticket in her pocket has been replaced by one that leads her to a different bus altogether—one where the passengers are surreal and distorted creatures who ask peculiar, probing questions, and the washroom mirror reflects a face she does not recognize.

bus driver dressed in red with one giant stylized eye says you are only a few steps away from your seat and it would be a waste to throw the ticket away

bus driver dressed in red with one giant stylized eye says you are only a few steps away from your seat and it would be a waste to throw the ticket away

I found this to be an absorbing, intelligently written game that expertly uses horror to craft a character study. Several character studies, really, since your choices largely determine the answers to questions about who Candelaria is, why she went into this unusual profession, and where she goes from here. Though it has some freaky imagery and spine-tingling moments, the most haunting aspect is how the game explores Candelaria's trauma, denial, and loss, and the many paths before her that could lead to new strength, or to self-destruction, or to otherworldly possibilities she never could have imagined before she boarded this bus.

I would say the primary theme of the game is sitting with discomfort. Many people dread going to a funeral, but for Candelaria it's become a soothing ritual. From that starting point, the game approaches the idea from different angles. You could keep looking away forever from the things that scare you, but what if you faced them instead? A creature that seems monstrous might actually have something to say that's worth hearing—did you try sitting down and talking to it? Candelaria keeps saying the seats on the bus are too hard, too uncomfortable, but maybe this is where she needs to learn to sit.

A playthrough takes about an hour, so it's short enough that you can easily go back and try for other endings. I played through several times and got invested enough to use an achievement guide to make sure I had seen all the endings and dialogue, and I never do that with VNs! I was impressed by how the game leverages decision points and different orders of events to play out a wide variety of outcomes, and invites the player to bring their own interpretations rather than spelling everything out with rigidly defined "good" and "bad" endings. There are outcomes that you could argue are good or bad depending on how you see things. Ultimately it's Candelaria's life, and it's up to her to decide what it means and what she wants it to be.

I Did Not Buy This Ticket is normally on Steam for $7.99 USD, but it's currently on sale for $3.99 USD. There's also a free demo.

twistedchick

There was a delay on some of them; I wasn't sure if the person reviewing had stopped for lunch or if there was a problem.

Dark Winds (tv)

Kate Shugak series (Dana Stabenow) [and yes, Mutt is a character]

The Saint (tv)

The Equalizer (tv, 2021) [this is the one with Queen Latifa]

This Rough Magic (Mary Stewart)

I have some ideas for a couple of them.

I haven't written up my Dear Author letter yet; how could I when I haven't picked out what I want to write? I don't see nominations as being about my writing -- I put in something I'd like to write, yes, but others simply should be in the lists because I know of other people who would like to write them.

And, speaking of writing, I spent the other four afternoons this week in a free 8-hour workshop on publishing from Hay House. It was worth the time, I think, to get a better sense of how that business works and what it does and doesn't do; that has all changed a lot since I wrote my first manuscript decades ago. (You will never see that one; it has been burned, it was that awful.)

maevedarcy

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lirazel

so tell me when you're gonna let me in (3596 words) by Lirazel
Chapters: 1/6
Fandom: The Pitt (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Melissa "Mel" King/Frank Langdon
Characters: Melissa "Mel" King, Frank Langdon
Additional Tags: 5+1 Things, Post-Season/Series 01, Divorced Frank Langdon, Frank Langdon is Down Bad, Hurt/Comfort, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Caretaking, Caretaker burnout, mel!whump, which ends up being frank!whump by extension because of who he is as a person, i really put mel through the wringer here but i can't help it she's my woobie, and the comfort is in proportion to the hurt, i just really need mel to be taken care of, there's some cute fluffiness here too, i really bounce around tonally tbh, But Such is Life
Summary:

“I need to get AAA,” she says, and he glances up to see her bouncing in place to keep warm, her breath streaming out of her mouth like dragon’s smoke. Her coat is one of those puffer ones, all down and nylon, but her pants aren’t thick enough for standing outside for this long. “It’s not that expensive, I just keep forgetting and—”

“You do not need to get AAA,” he says, cranking at the jack. The metal is biting cold against his hand—he didn’t stop to get gloves before he ran out of the house, which was stupid but whatever—and the grit of the road shoulder is digging into his knees through his jeans—at least it’s dry; it hasn’t snowed in a while—but like hell is he going to let her spend her precious money on getting somebody else to come change her fucking tire. No matter what it does to his back. “You need to call me, which is what you did.”

“I didn’t want to,” she says, and he shouldn’t feel that like a kick between his ribs, but he does. “Becca insisted.” Thank you, Becca. He makes a mental note to buy her that Cricut she’s been eyeing.

Five times Frank Langdon takes care of Mel King (and one time she takes care of him)

twistedchick

Three things that didn't happen during the meeting of generals and admirals on Tuesday at the Quantico Military Base, and one that hasn't yet.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is partly sunny and sweltering.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 10/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

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Current Mood: busy

flo_nelja

Catégorie : La Bonne Auberge de la Pierre Levée (Fantasy - Quête - Médiéval - JDR - Livre dont vous êtes le héros - Voyageur - Musique)

C'est une histoire complexe qui est racontée de plein de côtés à la fois avec plein d'angles différents. D'habitude j'adore ça, mais là comme je n'y suis pas rentrée, c'était un peu trop complexe pour moi. Les révélations arrivaient sans que l'en perçoive toute l'ampleur.

Un conflit entre deux frères humains, un conflit entre deux frères-fées, et d'autres générations, tout cela pour la possession d'un manteau qui permet de réécrire l'univers. L'univers est intéressant. Les relations familiales aussi. Niveau personnages féminins c'est assez dramatique, par contre.

C'est principalement écrit en bande dessinée, mais il y a des pages de textes. Les dessins sont entièrement à l'encre noire, très précis et esthétiques, mais pas toujours très efficaces ; je sais que les personnages sont de la même famille, mais j'aimerais les reconnaître autrement que par leurs coiffures. Les passages d'humour (souvent à base de références), que l'auteur écrit pour soulager une atmosphère tendue, ne marchent pas vraiment sur moi.

C'est un avis mitigé de ma part, mais cela reste une oeuvre intéressante par un auteur sincère.

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Title: Finding trouble
Creator:

Melime
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 6146 words
Creator's Summary: When the Doctor and Donna stop by a spa, he tries really hard not to find any trouble and just let her enjoy the day. Unfortunately for him, trouble seems to follow them.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's very them, with the way they get into trouble, and the way they think about each other and their tendencies to get into trouble.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66991642

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Today's prompt is: touch

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bluapapilio

"Survive! Gwanggong! /
Survive! Obsessive Gong!"

[NovelUpdates Page]

[Chapter 1-10 Post]

Chapter 11: So the Chairman is the one who sent Seung-hyeon over to Seon-woo's side.

Whenever dealing with Gwak Seung-hyeon, the system always seemed to insist on making him act like a bratty elementary school kid picking fights.

Exactly hahah. And it seems Seon-woo is learning the right tone/speech to use to straddle the line.

Seung-hyeon's attitude is so interesting to watch ugh why can't we be in his POV for a chapter. He noticed that Sang-cheol was the one who messed with the tire and wanted to make sure Seon-woo knew.

Since they're working together, Seon-woo should tell him about the corruption case.

Calm down Seon-woo, you changing could just be because you met Eun-jae, why would Seung-hyeon just assume you've replaced the OG lol

Chapter 12: Yep, that was it. And Seon-woo lost a point, one more and he gets a debuff ahhh.Welp he lost the ability to choose his own replies and it chose for him. 😭

< You have embarrassingly hit your head. Gwanggong score decreases by 2. >

I can't even. The effect is that he gains a migraine (until he raises his score again I guess).

Well we did get some Seung-hyeon POV at the end so that was cool. But which expression was he talking about exactly? The one after Seon-woo was forced to spout a random reply?

Chapter 13: He was forced to go to Eun-jae to try to raise his score and ends up doing so by being mean to him lol

He had sought Eun-jae out purely for his own gain, then used harsh words to cure his condition. Now, confronted with the consequences, his conscience twisted uncomfortably.

< You have tripped over your own feet in an unsightly manner. >
< A Gwanggong must never let his guard down, even when no one is watching. >

< Gwanggong Score -2 >

NOOOO and now he has a fever. But Seung-hyeon caught him when he got dizzy and fell.

Chapter 14: Honestly the way Seon-woo is acting towards both Seo-Eunjae and Seung-hyeon is very similar in its push and pull. He'll say/do something harsh and then pull them back with hesitance or hints of kindness. The System wants him to not show any kindness to Seung-hyeon though and he's not being harsh enough overall, like it wants him to throw things around more and show more contempt in general I guess?

To be exact, he had the expression of someone who had listened to every single word and then promptly let it all go in one ear and out the other.

This scene was strangely hilarious. 😂

You are receiving support from a hostile individual.

Since when is helping someone with a fever even though he's being cursed at considered hostile. Honestly Seung-hyeon's a saint. 🙄

Chapter 15:

He needed to raise his Gwanggong Score. Right now.

Sensing his desperation, the system promptly offered a list of actions.

Oh NOW it wants to help him.

Why is Seon-woo throwing stuff so reluctantly around so hilarious. 😂 He got at least 5 points back from it at least, not counting upturning the dresser. I want to see Seung-hyeon's reaction but this post got long.

Current Mood: headache

prisca posting in

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It's Friday, and still about two days to go until the end of week 4. Posting for week two officially ends Sunday, October 5 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'closed'.

We have seven participants so far, and five completed bingo lines. In the team challenge, we already have three participants.

The scores for week 3 are finally counted! Check out the Google Sheet Scores here. If you find a mistake, don't hesitate to contact me.

badly_knitted posting in

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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question (courtesy of

ysabetwordsmith): For those of us who do yarn crafts, what kinds of yarn do you prefer working with and why?

If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

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