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musesfoolWe were all super anxious about today's board meeting, but despite all the agita, it went well. Whew. We will still need to do some tweaking in terms of the order stuff is presented in, but thankfully nobody got all up in arms about the changes.
My router keeps dropping my internet connection in short spurts every few hours, and I finally opened the chat with Spectrum about it. I was like, could it be that I need a new router? It's 6 years old. And the chatbot or whatever was like, it seems to be working right now! And I was like, yes, but it's been dropping the connection repeatedly for the last three days, several times a day, for 5-10 minutes at a time, both on wifi and with the computer that is plugged into the ethernet cable. And it was like, please hold. And then it came back and was like, ah yes, now I see there is some bad signal coming from your router! Perhaps we should replace it. It is 6 years old. And I was like, yes please! How do we do that? And it offered to ship it and a new modem, which is also 6 years old but has not (yet) been troublesome, so I said yes, let's do that. So now they are shipping me a new modem and a new router, which I will install and then return the old equipment to them. So we'll see how that goes.
I also signed and scanned back my tax returns to my accountant and I'm so glad they take payment by Zelle now so I don't have to mail a check. I'm getting money back from both Fed and State, which will have to go right to paying bills. At least I can't rack up more credit card charges atm because my niece has put a moratorium on any new clothes for Baby Miss L until they clear out out some space. It is very hard to restrain myself but I have done so womanfully. There are just so many cute toddler girl clothes out there though, and she enjoys playing with her clothes (she likes to do fashion shows by trying on various items, accessorizing with a hat and a purse, and then walking round the living room), so I enjoy giving them to her. Hopefully they'll get some old stuff that no longer fits put away and I will be given free rein again.
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My router keeps dropping my internet connection in short spurts every few hours, and I finally opened the chat with Spectrum about it. I was like, could it be that I need a new router? It's 6 years old. And the chatbot or whatever was like, it seems to be working right now! And I was like, yes, but it's been dropping the connection repeatedly for the last three days, several times a day, for 5-10 minutes at a time, both on wifi and with the computer that is plugged into the ethernet cable. And it was like, please hold. And then it came back and was like, ah yes, now I see there is some bad signal coming from your router! Perhaps we should replace it. It is 6 years old. And I was like, yes please! How do we do that? And it offered to ship it and a new modem, which is also 6 years old but has not (yet) been troublesome, so I said yes, let's do that. So now they are shipping me a new modem and a new router, which I will install and then return the old equipment to them. So we'll see how that goes.
I also signed and scanned back my tax returns to my accountant and I'm so glad they take payment by Zelle now so I don't have to mail a check. I'm getting money back from both Fed and State, which will have to go right to paying bills. At least I can't rack up more credit card charges atm because my niece has put a moratorium on any new clothes for Baby Miss L until they clear out out some space. It is very hard to restrain myself but I have done so womanfully. There are just so many cute toddler girl clothes out there though, and she enjoys playing with her clothes (she likes to do fashion shows by trying on various items, accessorizing with a hat and a purse, and then walking round the living room), so I enjoy giving them to her. Hopefully they'll get some old stuff that no longer fits put away and I will be given free rein again.
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Daily Check-In
Mar. 25th, 2026 06:04 pmstarwatcher 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 Wednesday, March 25, to midnight on Thursday, March 26. (8pm Eastern Time).
Poll #34414 Daily Check-in
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 19
How are you doing?
I am OK.
11 (57.9%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
8 (42.1%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
6 (31.6%)
One other person.
7 (36.8%)
More than one other person.
6 (31.6%)
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.
Remembrances for MinoanMiss & visiting friends
Mar. 25th, 2026 06:51 pmpetraMinoanMiss's obituary. Which I will eventually be able to read.
If you knew her and you have some cash to spare, there is a GoFundMe for burial & memorial costs.
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I am hanging out withjackabug and teland this week, after meeting katarik and having a meal with Jack, Kat, and jadelennox after the memorial last weekend.
It is good to be on vacation.
I am mostly Not Thinking about the event this weekend, to which I was going to takeminoanmiss, because when I think about it, it makes me want to cry. On the plus side, I will have quite a few other people I know there to talk to, sing with, and hug.
If you knew her and you have some cash to spare, there is a GoFundMe for burial & memorial costs.
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I am hanging out with
jackabug and teland this week, after meeting katarik and having a meal with Jack, Kat, and jadelennox after the memorial last weekend.It is good to be on vacation.
I am mostly Not Thinking about the event this weekend, to which I was going to take
minoanmiss, because when I think about it, it makes me want to cry. On the plus side, I will have quite a few other people I know there to talk to, sing with, and hug.Wednesday Reading Meme
Mar. 25th, 2026 02:09 pmsinealaWhat I Just Finished Reading
Nothing. It's migraine time yet again.
What I'm Reading Now
Comics Wednesday!
( Dungeons of Doom #3, Fantastic Four #9, Iron Man #3, New Avengers #10, Ultimate Endgame #3, Wiccan Witches Road #4 )
What I'm Reading Next
IDEK. I'm gonna go have a NSAID.
Nothing. It's migraine time yet again.
What I'm Reading Now
Comics Wednesday!
( Dungeons of Doom #3, Fantastic Four #9, Iron Man #3, New Avengers #10, Ultimate Endgame #3, Wiccan Witches Road #4 )
What I'm Reading Next
IDEK. I'm gonna go have a NSAID.
Mo Dao Zu Shi: Here is Safe, by Zdenka.
Mar. 25th, 2026 01:28 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff
Creator Links: (AO3)![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Zdenka; (Dreamwidth) zdenka
Theme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)
Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)
Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно byTiokDragon.
Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".
Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.
Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.
Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, byZdenka:
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff
Creator Links: (AO3)
zdenkaTheme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)
Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)
Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно by
Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".
Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.
Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.
Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, by
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.
BTS: and life goes on 🌸 by pebble (SFW)
Mar. 25th, 2026 01:34 pmglitteryv posting in fanart_recsFandom: BTS and BT21
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook, Koya, RJ, Shooky, Mang, Chimmy, Tata, Cooky, and SUGA's real life kitty, Tang!
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: N/A
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jellyfishcakes
Why this piece is awesome: It's a really soft fanart that connects to so many things: BTS doing a comeback, them and their BT21 creations, and the mention of spring (their new album dropping on the official first day of spring). Oh, and the gentle nod to "Spring Day", a v. significant song in their discography.
I liked that this art is set at a moment when the dawn is right around the corner too. It's got a lovely style as well.
Link: and life goes on 🌸
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook, Koya, RJ, Shooky, Mang, Chimmy, Tata, Cooky, and SUGA's real life kitty, Tang!
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: N/A
Artist Website/Gallery:
jellyfishcakesWhy this piece is awesome: It's a really soft fanart that connects to so many things: BTS doing a comeback, them and their BT21 creations, and the mention of spring (their new album dropping on the official first day of spring). Oh, and the gentle nod to "Spring Day", a v. significant song in their discography.
I liked that this art is set at a moment when the dawn is right around the corner too. It's got a lovely style as well.
Link: and life goes on 🌸
Old DVD commentaries posted to AO3 today
Mar. 24th, 2026 04:49 pmpetraAshes to Ashes + DCU Crossover:
Holiday makers - Alex Drake, meet Barbara Gordon.
Avengers (2012):
Nutritious high protein - Why Steve Rogers's shirts fit the way they do. (Gen)
DCU:
A bird in the hand - Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson, the first identity porn story, Brucie Wayne/Nightwing. With Jamjar.
Also from the How to Marry a Millionaire verse, Mussels, with Bruce/Dick/Clark.
À la recherche de la honte perdue - Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson, in which Dick dresses as Marie Antoinette (just like in canon) and Bruce dresses as Louis XVI (canon!) and then they have sex (okay, that was me).
If you're on fire - Steph Brown, Cassandra Cain, and Kon-El have Adventures.
In Flagrante Delicto - Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, co-written with Rubynye, as were the commentaries. (Yes, I do know how much it's going to suck for people to get a heads-up from her, but it's better than losing her words.)
So unlike a wife, Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson with crossdressing, Selina Kyle, and sharp edges.
DVD commentary by Petra onteland's Entelechy - Dick Grayson/Tim Drake, content some readers may find disturbing. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Good Omens:
Holy unnecessary - a snippet of the story where Crowley wakes up with a penis (no interpersonal sexual contact)
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes:
Ease my worried mind - Take Clothes Off As Directed (Dom/sub roles as socially normative/constructed), Sam/Gene, Sam/Annie.
L'appel du vide - Several stories deep into a series of Gene Hunt/Alex Drake/Sam Tyler/Annie Cartwright. With thatyourefuse.
Star Wars:
The letter and not the spirit - Obi-Wan/Anakin, a snippet of the story, involves cuddling
Holiday makers - Alex Drake, meet Barbara Gordon.
Avengers (2012):
Nutritious high protein - Why Steve Rogers's shirts fit the way they do. (Gen)
DCU:
A bird in the hand - Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson, the first identity porn story, Brucie Wayne/Nightwing. With Jamjar.
Also from the How to Marry a Millionaire verse, Mussels, with Bruce/Dick/Clark.
À la recherche de la honte perdue - Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson, in which Dick dresses as Marie Antoinette (just like in canon) and Bruce dresses as Louis XVI (canon!) and then they have sex (okay, that was me).
If you're on fire - Steph Brown, Cassandra Cain, and Kon-El have Adventures.
In Flagrante Delicto - Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, co-written with Rubynye, as were the commentaries. (Yes, I do know how much it's going to suck for people to get a heads-up from her, but it's better than losing her words.)
So unlike a wife, Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson with crossdressing, Selina Kyle, and sharp edges.
DVD commentary by Petra on
teland's Entelechy - Dick Grayson/Tim Drake, content some readers may find disturbing. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Good Omens:
Holy unnecessary - a snippet of the story where Crowley wakes up with a penis (no interpersonal sexual contact)
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes:
Ease my worried mind - Take Clothes Off As Directed (Dom/sub roles as socially normative/constructed), Sam/Gene, Sam/Annie.
L'appel du vide - Several stories deep into a series of Gene Hunt/Alex Drake/Sam Tyler/Annie Cartwright. With thatyourefuse.
Star Wars:
The letter and not the spirit - Obi-Wan/Anakin, a snippet of the story, involves cuddling
Daily Check-In
Mar. 24th, 2026 05:58 pmstarwatcher posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, March 24, to midnight on Wednesday, March 25. (8pm Eastern Time).
Poll #34412 Daily Check-in
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 20
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 20
How are you doing?
I am OK.
12 (60.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
8 (40.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
7 (35.0%)
One other person.
7 (35.0%)
More than one other person.
6 (30.0%)
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.
(no subject)
Mar. 24th, 2026 06:12 pmlaurajvMy mother passed early this morning. Some of you know she’s had a rough year health-wise on top of her dementia. So. Nothing can ever hurt her again.
Where Wolves Don't Die, by Anton Treuer
Mar. 24th, 2026 03:01 pmrachelmanija
Ezra, an Ojibwe teenager, has to flee Minneapolis when the home of the racist teenager who bullied him burns down, and he becomes the prime suspect. He goes to Canada to run traplines with his grandfather.
Where Wolves Don't Die is mostly a coming of age story; the thriller/mystery element is present but minor. It was recommended to me "Like an Ojibwe Hatchet," which definitely captures a lot of the vibe though it's about learning in community and family rather than isolation. Ezra goes from boy to man while he learns the old ways with his grandfather, who he loves. It's engrossing and moving. I liked that Ezra actively wants to stay with and learn from his grandfather rather than resisting it and having to come around.
Content notes: Hunting and trapping is central to the story.
Love for a dollar - Singin' in the Rain OT3 fluff for Katarik
Mar. 24th, 2026 01:05 ampetraLove for a dollar (1167 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
Characters: Don Lockwood, Cosmo Brown, Kathy Selden
Additional Tags: Gift Fic, Domestic Disputes, Domestic Fluff, Polyamory Negotiations, Happy Ending
Summary:
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
Characters: Don Lockwood, Cosmo Brown, Kathy Selden
Additional Tags: Gift Fic, Domestic Disputes, Domestic Fluff, Polyamory Negotiations, Happy Ending
Summary:
When R. F. recognizes Cosmo's genius and gives him a raise, he wants to pay rent. Don and Kathy have opinions about this.
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Daily Check-In
Mar. 23rd, 2026 05:58 pmstarwatcher posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, March 23, to midnight on Tuesday, March 24. (8pm Eastern Time).
Poll #34411 Daily Check-in
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 26
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 26
How are you doing?
I am OK.
11 (44.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
14 (56.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
12 (46.2%)
One other person.
10 (38.5%)
More than one other person.
4 (15.4%)
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.
Address Unknown, by Kathrine Kressman Taylor
Mar. 23rd, 2026 01:18 pmrachelmanija
An epistolatory novel about the friendship between an American Jew, Max, and a German, Martin. As Hitler rises to power, their relationship sours, in some expected ways and some less expected, as their characters are revealed.
Very short, very powerful, very technically skilled, a quick easy read with an unexpected and unforgettable outcome. Seriously, don't click on spoilers if there's any chance you'll read the book. That being said, I read it because Naomi Kritzer told me the whole story and it was still great. Thanks for the rec!
The book was published in 1939 under a male-sounding pseudonym, but the style feels almost modern and the themes feel incredibly modern. There's an afterword about what inspired the book, which which is worth reading. Taylor had some German friends who seemed like kind, wonderful people, who became fervent Nazis and abandoned their Jewish friends. In a question so many of us are asking now, she wondered, What changed their hearts so? What steps brought them to such cruelty?
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