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Haven't been able to sleep for shit all weekend. Therefore, I haven't done anything useful today.

Want to get some Perl knowledge so I can maybe contribute to This Here Webbed Site. We shall see.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: crickets

cassiope25 posting in

stargateficrec

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex
Pairings: Rodney & Teyla
Categories: gen, hurt/comfort, friendship
Warnings: no warnings apply (but mention of misscariage – not Teyla)
Words: 8,396
Author's Journal:

tazmy
Author's Website: Tazmy on AO3
Link: Woman Warrior

Author’s summary: Rodney and Teyla are injured and captured off-world. Rodney discovers Teyla is pregnant.

Why This Must Be Read: This fic by Tazmy—highly revised and expanded from the 2007 original—holds a special place in my heart and gets under my skin even more with every reread.
Switching between Rodney’s and Teyla’s perspectives, it portrays their friendship in an incredibly emotional and sensitive way. After being imprisoned together, Teyla and Rodney desperately try to protect one another, especially after Rodney discovers Teyla’s pregnancy.
Rodney respects Teyla in so many ways—her strength, grace, integrity, kindness, and patience. And Teyla values Rodney just as profoundly, seeing past his dismissive behavior to the person behind it—intelligent, insecure, vulnerable, reliable, and brave.
The story delivers hurt, angst, and insecurities (heed the tags!), but also offers a lighthearted, joyful, and caring ending. I can’t recommend it enough!

( snippet of fic )

dialecticdreamer

Shopping and Sharing
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1858
[Tuesday, May 5, 2020, early afternoon]

:: During Ed and Aidan’s trip to the food bank, they have an interesting encounter. (Plot crept into this, all of which is a spoiler spree.) Part of the Edison’s Mirror series. This story was written for the September 2025 Feathering the Nest prompt call, from a suggestion made by [Unknown site tag], with my thanks.

:: Pay Special Attention: some innuendo, that Aidan destroys without seeming to notice anything. ::

Back to Meeting an Ally, part 4
To the Edison's Mirror Index
On to (Un)Employment

The drive to the food “bank” had been bewildering and enlightening in equal measure, though not always answering the questions that it created. Aidan smiled immediately when Ed chose to interact with anyone or anything, and when the boy insisted on a large bag of potatoes, the older man would have ruffled the boy’s curls, if he had any.

“What do you want to make?” Aidan asked as he fitted the clear bag into the wheeled pushcart that Shandiin had guided them to as soon as they had been enrolled.

“Lots of things. But…” Ed blinked away the wetness clinging to his eyelashes. I miss boxty.”

“What is that?” Aidan asked. He picked over the yellow onions individually, putting them into a paper sack which might hold two pounds if he was careful with the fragile container.
( Read more... )

Current Mood: anxious

susandennis

I've had mayo and peanut butter on my grocery list since forever. Last week I added some other stuff. This morning, I got everything on my list except, you guessed it, mayo and peanut butter. Sigh. Fortunately neither is critical. I'm just replacing backups.

A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed a very small bag of mellowcreme pumpkins. My fav. Only when I got home, I discovered they were not Brach's. ECK!! Did that stop me from finishing the bag, no. But, it did increase my desire for Brach's. At least I did not forget that on the list. I need a container with a combination lock on it, to keep them in... And then forget the combination.

Last week Bonny had some deli thick slicked turkey that she could not finish so she gave me the last slice. When she offered, I thought she was talking real turkey not pressed faux turkey. But, it was fine. When she gave it to me, she gave me a box of stove top stuffing, too. Which was weird but ok. It's getting close to the season. Then I discovered I have no cranberry jelly left in the cupboard. Got some today. Whew. And another box of stuffing. And a container of chopped up onion and celery.

When I got home I added the onion and celery to a pan of butter and them threw in the stuffing mixes and some chicken broth. DAMN, does that taste good. The two boxes together only made me about 5 servings so I know there will have to be more. I would have said that I preferred Peperidge Farm stuffing mix but this boxed shit is pretty damn good!

And I made another batch of chopped up cukes and onions - just salt, pepper and sugar. It's getting good in the fridge. Tonight's menu includes pork chops in a peach glaze. Usually their pork chops are horrible but whenever they have them on the menu, I try them once, in hope. (And then fill out yet another dining room feedback card... WHY THE FUCK CAN'T YOU PEOPLE DO A DECENT PORK CHOP??!! They have been ignoring me for 23 months now, but I still hope.

minoanmiss

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Current Mood: exhausted

nnozomi posting in

guardian_learning

部首
夕 part 1
夕, dusk; 外, outside; 多, many ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=36

语法
Verb + 给
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/gei3-directly-after-verb/

词汇
者, person (doing something); 读者, reader; 记者, reporter; 志愿者, volunteer; 作者, author ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我跟你们说了多少次了, how many times have I told you
我必须要亲口传递给他们的家人, I have to pass this on to their families myself
它对使用者本身的精神力有很高的要求, it places very high demands on the mental powers of the users themselves

Me:
这里的夕阳很美。
虽然他买给我一件衬衫，但我把它裂了。

bill_schubert

Beaux developed a cough today. He's had his kennel cough shot (as has Toby) but there is another respiratory infection they can get so I decided to nip it in the bud. The vet we use is less than five minutes from here and they always can make room for us. It is a really nice place and, of course, the staff is great.

We went over and they had a look. No temperature so whatever he has is not very advanced. We got a shot, some steroids and some antibiotics. He'll be fine, I'm sure.

I'm actually really surprised that he has not developed anything else. Considering where he came from I'm sure he's had all kinds of stuff at one time or another. But he's eating well and it is processing and going out the other end well.

Toby has always had a problem eating. Well, maybe it isn't Toby but whatever is the cause he sometimes won't eat and Dana gets all worried and starts hand feeding him. You can see where that goes. Oh, yeah, and he's overweight.

Hopefully I'll be able to hold the line here. We have some of the highest quality dry food you can get geared to dogs over 7 years old with everything they need. There are two bowls out all the time and I keep them full The dogs take care of their own diet. Beaux has gained a bit but he needed to. I'll keep watch but I think the fix is just let them eat what they want and minimize the treats.

Fingers crossed. It is something I've always wanted to do. The Internet hates it but the only reason I can see that it would be a problem is that it is hard to tell if a dog is sick when one of the indicators is whether he eats or not.

Neither dog is overeating. Neither could care less about the other one's eating. Zero aggression between the two.

So we'll have to see. Dana comes back tomorrow so the variety of opinions in the house double.

rocky41_7 posting in

booknook

Title: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Artist: Fred Fordham
Genre: Fantasy, adventure, graphic novel

In case I haven't worn you all out nattering about Earthsea yet, here's some more. On Friday when I finished the Cycle I went online, as one does, and discovered that last year there was published a graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea, the first book in the series. So naturally this weekend I had to run out and buy it and read it all at once. The art was done by Fred Fordham and the project was overseen by Le Guin's son, Theo (she having passed away in 2018).

Theo, like Le Guin herself, was trepidatious about any visual representation of Earthsea, after decades of white character designs; white, middle-aged actors; and general tom-fuckery when it comes to representing Le Guin's work. It wasn't until Theo saw Fordham's work in To Kill a Mockingbird that he first considered it might be worthwhile to consider a graphic novel adaptation of his mother's work, and so here we are.

Fordham appears to have been the right man for the job--this graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea captures the characters as Le Guin may have envisioned them when she wrote. Theo in his forward acknowledges that one of the beautiful things about how the characters are described in Le Guin's work--enough to give an idea of their appearance, but also vague enough that readers can all use their own imaginations to some degree--becomes limited when creating an "official" visual representation of those characters. So he considers Fordham's designs just one of many possible looks for these characters, but one that cleaves to his mother's original descriptions.

His expressions neatly capture the shift in Ged's attitude over his schooling at Roke, from the proud, angry boy who first arrives to the sobered, haunted young man who departs.

Nearly all of the wording in the book is lifted directly from the original novel, which means Le Guin's original hard-hitting dialogue and beautiful descriptions of Earthsea survive to accompany Fordham's gorgeous scenic illustrations. He really captures the moody atmosphere of some of the book's darker moments, while also creating some truly stunning vistas of the ocean, which of course is a considerable part of the world for the characters of Earthsea (who live in an archipelago). I particularly enjoyed some of the rainy scenes--felt just like home here in the PNW!

He also does a great job making Ged and the Lookfar feel small on some of Ged's journeys. Looking at it some of these full-page spreads, you really feel that Ged is just one young wizard on his own in a vast and unknowable world.

If I had any issues, it's only that some of the palettes run quite dark, so that a few panels can be almost impossible to distinguish unless you're looking at the book directly under a light source, and that there is some occasional visual awkwardness (not sure how to describe this--maybe Fordham used a 3D rendering tool and it shows?)

Overall, I was delighted with this, and I really hope Fordham and Theo press on to do Tombs of Atuan as well--I would love to see Tenar and Atuan rendered as well!

ysabetwordsmith

Junk food can scramble memory in just 4 days

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring glucose calmed the neurons, showing that interventions like fasting or dietary shifts can restore brain health. This could help prevent obesity-related dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Of more immediate application: if you need to study for anything, don't eat junk food while doing so. Eat brain food.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly sunny and sweltering. In late September. Fuck climate change. >_<

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

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 9/29/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and some savanna seedlings.

I saw a huge corn devil in the field across from us that was harvested recently. This wasn't the usual 10-15 foot tall kind. This was a wide, strong spiral of air that threw corn leaves hundreds of feet into the sky. Impressive.

EDIT 9/29/25 -- I watered the irises, old picnic table, and new picnic table.

Cicadas and crickets are singing.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

This post has an interesting discussion about human/wildlife relationships.

( Read more... )

Current Mood: busy

badly_knitted posting in

get_knitted

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!

Current Location: my desk

james_davis_nicoll

A magical hoard for Fifth Edition roleplaying

Bundle of Holding: 5E Treasures

rolanni

Up betimes because there were pony races in the hall, followed by a sound that my sleeping mind identified as "That's not right."

And, indeed, it wasn't right. Steve has a piece of burlap hanging in his office with various convention badges and buttons appended thereto. And Rookie Too-Smart had gotten one of the badges down with its lanyard and had run it down the hall to put by the bed, so I'd be sure to see it, first thing.

Sigh.

What a good boy.

Tea brewing. And look! I have an extra couple hours to write!

And how's Monday starting out for you?
#
Supervisors on duty:

#
Small break to refill the Yeti with water and confuse the cats.

Not quite as focused on the writing this morning as I have been. I did write +/-865 words, and I intend to go back and at least plot out -- I use this term both loosely and idiosyncratically -- the scenes that are missing. Very few of those, now, which is -- I have no idea how this book is happening, but it's managing to come together, and, yanno -- I'm only the writer. Nobody tells me anything.

I really want to just continue writing today, absent breaks for staging the trash, and doing my duty to the cats, and my brain is telling me I could just call in a veggie burger from Five Guys and that would be efficient, which suggestion is entered as evidence for why I don't trust my brain.

As I said, I wasn't laser-focused this morning. For instance, I bought a slip-proof mat for my keyboard, since Steve's desk is VERY slidey. I also signed up for braiding and storytelling at First Friday, reasoning that, if I have something to actually attend on First Friday, the whole affair will make more sense to me.

The addition of the braiding made me realize that I suddenly have lots going on this week, For Values Of. Tomorrow evening, needlework; Thursday evening, my first stained glass class; Friday evening, the braiding thing; Saturday, Magic Rocks. I should also get (another!) blood test and a back xray. I can do the back xray tomorrow, but I'm a little leery about another blood test, even though this one isn't fasting, and shouldn't require more than one vial.

The above is also an illustration of why I don't take every weekend "off" -- I tend to decide to do things whenever, since writing is, to a certain point at least, malleable.

So, that. And I guess, while I'm up, I might as well perform my duty to the cats and get the trash and recycling into the garage for tomorrow.

So, I see that the Reimagined United States now has autodocs? And special hospitals that are only filled with autodocs -- excuse me -- "Med Beds" (gags), and there's one with my name on it, probably in Solcintra, but, hey, it's the thought...

How's everybody at more or less midday (Eastern US) Monday?

Today's blog post brought to you by John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire"

rocky41_7

In case I haven't worn you all out nattering about Earthsea yet, here's some more. On Friday when I finished the Cycle I went online, as one does, and discovered that last year there was published a graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea, the first book in the series. So naturally this weekend I had to run out and buy it and read it all at once. The art was done by Fred Fordham and the project was overseen by Le Guin's son, Theo (she having passed away in 2018).

Theo, like Le Guin herself, was trepidatious about any visual representation of Earthsea, after decades of white character designs; white, middle-aged actors; and general tom-fuckery when it comes to representing Le Guin's work. It wasn't until Theo saw Fordham's work in To Kill a Mockingbird that he first considered it might be worthwhile to consider a graphic novel adaptation of his mother's work, and so here we are.

Fordham appears to have been the right man for the job--this graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea captures the characters as Le Guin may have envisioned them when she wrote. Theo in his forward acknowledges that one of the beautiful things about how the characters are described in Le Guin's work--enough to give an idea of their appearance, but also vague enough that readers can all use their own imaginations to some degree--becomes limited when creating an "official" visual representation of those characters. So he considers Fordham's designs just one of many possible looks for these characters, but one that cleaves to his mother's original descriptions.

His expressions neatly capture the shift in Ged's attitude over his schooling at Roke, from the proud, angry boy who first arrives to the sobered, haunted young man who departs.

Nearly all of the wording in the book is lifted directly from the original novel, which means Le Guin's original hard-hitting dialogue and beautiful descriptions of Earthsea survive to accompany Fordham's gorgeous scenic illustrations. He really captures the moody atmosphere of some of the book's darker moments, while also creating some truly stunning vistas of the ocean, which of course is a considerable part of the world for the characters of Earthsea (who live in an archipelago). I particularly enjoyed some of the rainy scenes--felt just like home here in the PNW!

He also does a great job making Ged and the Lookfar feel small on some of Ged's journeys. Looking at it some of these full-page spreads, you really feel that Ged is just one young wizard on his own in a vast and unknowable world.

If I had any issues, it's only that some of the palettes run quite dark, so that a few panels can be almost impossible to distinguish unless you're looking at the book directly under a light source, and that there is some occasional visual awkwardness (not sure how to describe this--maybe Fordham used a 3D rendering tool and it shows?)

Overall, I was delighted with this, and I really hope Fordham and Theo press on to do Tombs of Atuan as well--I would love to see Tenar and Atuan rendered as well!

puppetmaker

I actually sat down and watched football yesterday. The Giants beating the Chargers was a nice pick up from me. I thought the Bucs were going to beat the Eagles but the Eagles were playing tight. The Lions surprised me. The rest of the games basically fell where I thought they would.

Saturday was fun. I went into the city for a gathering of friends to talk art and anything else that came to mind. It was exactly what my spirit needed. Some good food and pleasant conversation. Thanks, gang.

Today is chores day. I am working the next two days so I want to get as much done as I can today. I do need to go to the grocery store for a few things as well.

My body clock is getting me up earlier these days. I saw a lovely sunrise this morning. I think once we go back to normal time in November, my body will sort it out.

September is Mental Health month among other things. I have been quite open about my struggles with my mental health. Right now, I am stuck in the spin cycle of situational depression. Situational depression is a little different than normal depression. In situational depression, the situation one is in is the cause of the depressive cycle. Considering all that has happened in my life for the past couple of years, it’s obvious. I am lucky I have a good therapist and doctor who have helped me through some of these crises. I am using prescribed drugs to help my brain to work more normally. I think I would have shut down entirely if I didn’t have them.

I also must thank my friends who have had my back. I have people I can talk or rant or vent to. I feel the support even when I am alone. Knowing I can call someone if things start getting bad in my head is a great relief.

Y’all have helped me a lot. Having a place, I can just say something and not be judged is very helpful. I also feel the love and support.

I am grateful for all the support.

james_davis_nicoll

2016: The Chilcot Inquiry illustrates the meticulous process by which the UK went to war in Iraq, Lord Lucan is declared dead, and the UK’s narrow vote to leave the EU is at worst the second stupidest collective decision made by a Western democracy in 2016.

Pretend I caught that the poll autofilled the wrong question and that it reads "which 2016 Clarke Award finalists did you read?"

Poll #33672 Clarke Award Finalists 2016

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 39

View Respondents

Which of these look interesting?

View Answers

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
19 (48.7%)

Arcadia by Iain Pears
2 (5.1%)

Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
7 (17.9%)

The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
9 (23.1%)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
32 (82.1%)

Way Down Dark by James Smythe
0 (0.0%)

Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2016 Clarke Award finalists did you read??
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arcadia by Iain Pears
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Way Down Dark by James Smythe

susandennis

Tomorrow there are four baseball games - here they are at 10, noon, 3 and 6. I'm not going to watch all of them but do want to check in. Today there are none.

So I think my now long put off trip to Safeway will happen today. Nothing else on the calendar so the perfect day for it. Plus, I think I might stop in at Hobby Lobby. As much as I hate to shop there... I need yarn. Yes. I have a house full of yarn but no more baby pink and blue which are perfect doll colors. I only need a skein of each and that's not enough to justify shipping charges. So shopping with Jesus it is.

But I think first I'll swim. It's a nice, rainy day - no sun threatening.

I watch a fair amount of YouTube. It's kind of my go-to on the TV when I have 10-15 mins to spare. I've had an annual Premium subscription ($140) for the past few years because I have no tolerance for the ads. Last year they announced a cheaper hybrid. $8 a month (no annual but it would be, of course, sub $100). It's billed as 'fewer' ads. But the ads, apparently are only on some shorts, which I never watch and some music, which I also never watch. My idea was to try it out for a month. I set it up a few weeks ago and it kicked in last week and I forgot about it. Until yesterday, when I was watching some YouTube and realized my experience had not changed - only the price. Woot. It's rare that I save money on a TV subscription. But, I really hate it when there's no way to play annually. So much easier to keep up with.

Netflix and Hulu would get far more of my money if they would offer annual plans (with no ads). So now they get a month or so in rotation and then a few months or more off, lather, rinse, repeat.

Ok, time to get moving.

malurette

Title: Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer vacation
By: Sony Pictures/Genndy Tartakovsky
Language: English (+ closed captions)
Type: animation
Genre: family/bit of adventure
Length: 1h32
Release date: 2018

Where: on Netflix

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It was... ok? not great, not bad. Will i watch the fourth and last one now?
heh, maybe.

lydamorehouse

Actually, I worked on crafting things this weekend. Here's my current quilting project.

whale sharks on a quilt

Image: very obviously amateur quilt with whale sharks and other sea patterns.

I kind of hate that I have to tell social media when I post pictures like this that yes, I know my lines are crooked. I am an amteur not looking for advice. Or the kind of fake encouragement of "you'll get better some day! Just keep practicing!" which, of course, intended or not, implies that I currently suck. I used to love to post these on Facebook, but the number of folks who will come on to my comments just to tell me about how I could improve it or to tell me that "practice makes perfect" really wore me down. Like, no, this is me after years of work, thanks. I like my fucked up lines, actually? They go to the character of the piece.

It never used to bother me.

One of the defining moments of my childhood (and one of my clearest earliest memories) must have been from second or maybe even first grade because I was still at Jefferson Elementary. We used to have a principal there in the 1970s who was maybe named Mrs. Olsen or some other very Minnesotan name like that. She would come into classrooms to check on teachers and students and it was always very stressful for both. The memory I have is that I'm coloring away at some project or other, realy enjoying myself, and she stops to watch me and says, "Some day, dear, you'll learn to color in between the lines." I nodded enthusiastically and said, "Yep! SOMEDAY!" clearly implying at my tender age NOT TODAY, SATAN, NOT TODAY.

I have been stubbornly coloring wherever the f*ck I want ever since.

So, yeah, my lines are crooked and my stitches suck, but you know what? This is for me and I'm having fun.

Image: close-up on some of the fabrics.

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#13 Shopping and Sharing (part 1 of 1, complete)

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