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Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mistressofmusesWhat a good start to the year.
(We were still awake late last night, so Alex got a news alert and switched over to coverage of the airstrikes in Venezuela, though I eventually had to go to bed.)
Who cares about petty things like the Constitution or legality? Those are for other people.
Sure, Maduro is a corrupt dictator, and shouldn't be in control of the country... but we all know that has nothing to do with this. And even if it did, that doesn't mean that any nation can just... swoop in and kidnap a corrupt leader and declare the intent to take over.
Not that it's stopped us before. Sometimes we at least pretended some subtlety.
Empires gonna empire.
(We were still awake late last night, so Alex got a news alert and switched over to coverage of the airstrikes in Venezuela, though I eventually had to go to bed.)
Who cares about petty things like the Constitution or legality? Those are for other people.
Sure, Maduro is a corrupt dictator, and shouldn't be in control of the country... but we all know that has nothing to do with this. And even if it did, that doesn't mean that any nation can just... swoop in and kidnap a corrupt leader and declare the intent to take over.
Not that it's stopped us before. Sometimes we at least pretended some subtlety.
Empires gonna empire.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 11:13 pmseraphikiss*british voice* i’m not dead yet!
i’m currently sick with a fever so my posting and work has been slower. i want to get my gen-uary out by the 10th, and it may have to be cut a bit short due to my health.
my mom is on a cruise for the entire month with her cousins, so my brother and i have to babysit their [cousins’] puppy.
i still have to get days 1, 3, and 4 of fluffuary ready, as well as 1 - 4 of whumpuary. though i may have to post everything at once.
i’m a bit nervous because i want to get a lot done, but with how sick i am it’ll have to wait for a bit.
i’m currently sick with a fever so my posting and work has been slower. i want to get my gen-uary out by the 10th, and it may have to be cut a bit short due to my health.
my mom is on a cruise for the entire month with her cousins, so my brother and i have to babysit their [cousins’] puppy.
i still have to get days 1, 3, and 4 of fluffuary ready, as well as 1 - 4 of whumpuary. though i may have to post everything at once.
i’m a bit nervous because i want to get a lot done, but with how sick i am it’ll have to wait for a bit.
#49 Exploring the Darkness (part 1 of 1, complete)
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 11:03 pmdialecticdreamerExploring the Darkness
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1252
[Monday, May 11, 2020, a few hours before dawn]
:: Aidan roams the island and finds a surprising... Part of the Edison’s Mirror universe. ::
Aidan began walking, using long, ground-eating strides which were utterly silent. His thoughts tumbled, but the familiar movements turned the thrumming energy in his head in to loose, warm muscles.
When he could think instead of tumble amid the random ideas and scraps of details, like the single amber-tinted branch on a pine tree on his left, Aidan began sorting through every detail connected to the new friends that he’d made, and through them, every connection to others on the island and beyond.
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1252
[Monday, May 11, 2020, a few hours before dawn]
:: Aidan roams the island and finds a surprising... Part of the Edison’s Mirror universe. ::
Aidan began walking, using long, ground-eating strides which were utterly silent. His thoughts tumbled, but the familiar movements turned the thrumming energy in his head in to loose, warm muscles.
When he could think instead of tumble amid the random ideas and scraps of details, like the single amber-tinted branch on a pine tree on his left, Aidan began sorting through every detail connected to the new friends that he’d made, and through them, every connection to others on the island and beyond.
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fandomtrees & sapphic stocking stuffers need fills
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 09:21 pmflareonfury So I wrote two drabbles for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomtrees today, and if you're interested check out THIS updated post about some needy trees out there. And you don't have to be part of the community/signed up to take part. Feel free to gift stuff to anyone you want to as long as it follows their wants/DNW. End date is January 8 (reveals January 10).
Same thing is happening for sapphic stocking stuffers, there's three left that don't have anything if you're interested/fans of whatever they are requesting. End date is January 8 as well.
at xmen100 and mcu100 - both ends January 10.
The below are the NEW monthly challenges!!!
at mcu100 - both ends January 31.
at xmen100 - both ends January 31.
Also finally made my firstsmallfandomfest entry! Safer With Him (AO3 URL), a Moonlight - Beth/Josef fic. It's also the first fic of the new year that I wrote so yay! Weirdly I ended 2025 with a 1.4k fic and I started 2026 with a 1.4k fic - I did not plan that. Ok so I just have one more for my claims for smallfandomfest.
Thank you to everyone that's promotinggamechangerhr!!!! And of course everyone participating! I really appreciate it and I hope it grows more. :)
Alsokingstoken has a 2026 Book bingo if you're interested. I haven't quite looked at the prompts but I'm probably going to try do this one. I kinda forgot about the last one, lmao.
Also incase anyone missed it, there's a JANEuary Prompt event at Tumblr. Still not sure if I'm going to write anything, but I do love Jane Austen stuff, and I love Regency AUs. Oh god, if someone wrote a Ilya/Shane Regency AU I would freaking love you. (I'll have to check AO3 if there is one or not already)
Also found out Hey, Sweetheart challenge - hopefully I can think of something by then for it.
fandomtrees today, and if you're interested check out THIS updated post about some needy trees out there. And you don't have to be part of the community/signed up to take part. Feel free to gift stuff to anyone you want to as long as it follows their wants/DNW. End date is January 8 (reveals January 10).Same thing is happening for sapphic stocking stuffers, there's three left that don't have anything if you're interested/fans of whatever they are requesting. End date is January 8 as well.
at xmen100 and mcu100 - both ends January 10.The below are the NEW monthly challenges!!!
at mcu100 - both ends January 31. at xmen100 - both ends January 31.Also finally made my first
smallfandomfest entry! Safer With Him (AO3 URL), a Moonlight - Beth/Josef fic. It's also the first fic of the new year that I wrote so yay! Weirdly I ended 2025 with a 1.4k fic and I started 2026 with a 1.4k fic - I did not plan that. Ok so I just have one more for my claims for smallfandomfest.Thank you to everyone that's promoting
gamechangerhr!!!! And of course everyone participating! I really appreciate it and I hope it grows more. :)Also
kingstoken has a 2026 Book bingo if you're interested. I haven't quite looked at the prompts but I'm probably going to try do this one. I kinda forgot about the last one, lmao.Also incase anyone missed it, there's a JANEuary Prompt event at Tumblr. Still not sure if I'm going to write anything, but I do love Jane Austen stuff, and I love Regency AUs. Oh god, if someone wrote a Ilya/Shane Regency AU I would freaking love you. (I'll have to check AO3 if there is one or not already)
Also found out Hey, Sweetheart challenge - hopefully I can think of something by then for it.
Snowflake Challenge 2026 Challenge #2: Pets
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 06:29 pmhaunted_cherries
Challenge 2: Pets of Fandom: Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!
Me: I hope I don’t yap too much in these Snowflake Challenge posts…
Also Me at Challenge 2: FUNK YEAH PETS LET’S GOOOOOOOO
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New Manga Humble Bundle
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 07:49 pmsoc_puppetNew manga bundle at Humble Bundle! It's for Lone Wolf and Cub and a bunch of other works by the same creative team. Full bundle for $18 (comes out to about twenty-nine cents a volume), supported charity is The Hero Initiative.
Poem: "Help Others to Grow Up"
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 04:59 pmysabetwordsmithThis poem is spillover from the June 6, 2023 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Main character has to use odds and ends to fix a problem" square in my 6-1-23 card for the Kinky and Unusual Situations Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to Marionettes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes reference to past injuries, reference to traumatic loss of teammates, volcanic activity, traumatic stress, human trafficking, surprise baby, moving to a new home, dramatic scars, attachment, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Main character has to use odds and ends to fix a problem" square in my 6-1-23 card for the Kinky and Unusual Situations Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to Marionettes thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes reference to past injuries, reference to traumatic loss of teammates, volcanic activity, traumatic stress, human trafficking, surprise baby, moving to a new home, dramatic scars, attachment, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 10:15 ammonksandbonesAs I've discussed, in 2025 I discovered knitting podcasts on youtube. I've been knitting fairly consistently since 2015 (I just passed my 10-year anniversary on Ravelry), but seeing how other people are doing it, and what they're knitting, has fanned my enthusiasm to new heights. I don't have infinite time to knit, and as I've said to various people this fall, it's a good thing I have a day job to prevent me from giving myself carpal tunnel from too much knitting! Technically, I think it would more likely be De Quervain's tendonitis, because I'm a continental knitter, but you know! But in any case, I don't have so much time to knit that my greater enthusiasm has resulted in significantly increased output. I've vastly enjoyed what I have knit, though, and probably I did knit at least a bit more than I would have. I've also learned a lot, and gained a better appreciation of how much I already know!
In honour of all the knitting, I hunted down a knitting meme I made up (possibly converted into a knitting meme from some other craft, or from a writing meme or something), much longer ago than I thought. I used it to review my 2018 knitting, and posted it to the now-dormantknitting community! It's time to bring it back for 2025 and the cusp of my 2026 projects, which I hope will be numerous!
Please feel free to adopt this meme if you have also been crafting this past year, and please let me know if you do!
( 2025 Knitting Meme )
In conclusion, have my biggest little niece goofing around and modelling some of my 2025 projects:
In honour of all the knitting, I hunted down a knitting meme I made up (possibly converted into a knitting meme from some other craft, or from a writing meme or something), much longer ago than I thought. I used it to review my 2018 knitting, and posted it to the now-dormant
knitting community! It's time to bring it back for 2025 and the cusp of my 2026 projects, which I hope will be numerous!Please feel free to adopt this meme if you have also been crafting this past year, and please let me know if you do!
( 2025 Knitting Meme )
In conclusion, have my biggest little niece goofing around and modelling some of my 2025 projects:
Fossils
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 03:22 pmysabetwordsmithFossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world
Tiny chemical clues trapped inside ancient bones are revealing what animals ate, the diseases they carried, and the environments they lived in.
Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering a surprising new window into prehistoric life. The findings reveal animals’ diets, diseases, and even their surrounding climate, including evidence of warmer, wetter environments. One fossil even showed signs of a parasite still known today. This approach could transform how scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
That which is small can still hold volumes. :D
Tiny chemical clues trapped inside ancient bones are revealing what animals ate, the diseases they carried, and the environments they lived in.
Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering a surprising new window into prehistoric life. The findings reveal animals’ diets, diseases, and even their surrounding climate, including evidence of warmer, wetter environments. One fossil even showed signs of a parasite still known today. This approach could transform how scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
That which is small can still hold volumes. :D
Fic: Sanity in Ribbons
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 02:52 pmsoc_puppetFandom: SVSSS
Summary: Shang Qinghua actually had a very good reason for ditching Shen Qingqiu a few hours outside of Jinlan City, thank you very much, and it was only somewhat to do with not wanting to sneeze himself naked in a city full of strangers.
Mirrors: On AO3
Wordcount: ~6700
Ships: MoShang
Notes: Inspired by Sanity in Tatters and Sanity in Shreds
Fic: ( Sanity in Ribbons )
Summary: Shang Qinghua actually had a very good reason for ditching Shen Qingqiu a few hours outside of Jinlan City, thank you very much, and it was only somewhat to do with not wanting to sneeze himself naked in a city full of strangers.
Mirrors: On AO3
Wordcount: ~6700
Ships: MoShang
Notes: Inspired by Sanity in Tatters and Sanity in Shreds
Fic: ( Sanity in Ribbons )
Tolkien's birthday
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 09:15 pmvivdunstanTook part in a Tolkien Society celebration just now of JRR Tolkien's birthday today. Rather nice, with nearly 200 people Zooming in. Very chaotic at the unmuted toast though! I bailed out when it switched after that to chatty break out rooms in Zoom. I was happy to have been there for the reading + toast. Now having a lie down. Meanwhile Martin continues to work on his latest photos.
Birdfeeding
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 02:35 pmysabetwordsmithToday is partly sunny and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled a trolley with sticks from the brushpile beside the driveway, then dumped that in the firepit.
I saw a flock of mourning doves in the ritual meadow.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled another trolley with sticks, then dumped that in the firepit.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled another trolley with sticks, then dumped that in the firepit.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night. It's 4:50 and still twilight, a big improvement over 4:30!
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled a trolley with sticks from the brushpile beside the driveway, then dumped that in the firepit.
I saw a flock of mourning doves in the ritual meadow.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled another trolley with sticks, then dumped that in the firepit.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I filled another trolley with sticks, then dumped that in the firepit.
EDIT 1/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night. It's 4:50 and still twilight, a big improvement over 4:30!
