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Had a nice time going out for breakfast (I had hush puppies) and hanging out in the Haight with my friend, then I went home and went swimming.

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June 13 - Share a Villain You Love to Hate

I don't want "misunderstood villains" or "trying for redemption". Tell me a villain that is THE VILLAIN, they did do all that, and you absolutely hope the heroes get the upper hand every time!

The first one that defined this concept for me? J. R. Ewing of Dallas. When I compare Babylon 5's Bester to him, I mean it as a solid compliment. I don't want tragic stories pasted on, other characters 'fixing' them, or any of that. I want them to be as bad and as nasty as they do so well... and I will cheer any and every person that gets the upper hand on them.

Because, my lovely friends, heroes ARE measured by what they overcome, and that includes the antagonist.

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It Comes In Threes

1) The past two days have been occupied. Yesterday we both had things to deal with after returning home -- plants to be seen to, laundry to be done, mail to be answered, etc.

Aside from completing the roof repair in just a day, maintenance brought us a dehumidifier to run. The first one worked for a while but then started leaking on the floor. We were able to get someone from maintenance just before they left for the day, and after they looked at it they just brought us a new one. ( Read more... )

2) After watching the first half hour of Canada versus Bosnia ( Read more... )

As far as the US versus Paraguay goes, ( Read more... )

Switzerland vs Qatar was interesting to me mostly in how it would affect Canada. ( Read more... )

3) Earlier in the week I saw the Pixar film "Hoppers." I found it a mixed bag. ( Read more... )

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Multifandom: Multifandom Tropefest

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Berserk: Sacrificial Summer 2026

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Fandom: World Wide Slash Con

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The 3x01 icontest closes ~~tonight~~ Noon-ish Sunday. We currently have 8 great entries, but would love to see more!

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Katekyou Hitman Reborn! : KHR Rare Pair Week 2026

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food

Weekend Cooking: Banana Egg Mash up

Ingredients:

1 Small Ripe Banana
1 Large Egg
Toppings if desired such as berries and a light drizzle of pure maple syrup

Directions:

Peel and break apart banana into small pieces and place in ramekin. Add egg. Mash together with a fork until batter is fairly consistent. Small chunks are ok but try and mash up all large chunks. The more ripe the banana the easier it is. Discard fork (it is contaminated with raw egg so please do not use to eat off of until washed).
Place ramekin in microwave and cook on high for 1 minute or until egg mixture is solid and has an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
Top with berries and maple syrup if desired.

Source: Banana Egg Mash up

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June 12 - A favorite drink

Tell me a favorite drink.

Non-alcoholic? Coffee with milk and sugar, my go-to.

Alcoholic? White Russian. Again with the coffee...

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[#15 Drink, X-Men: Evolution, Amara/Jean] Dazzling Date Night

Title: Dazzling Date Night
Fandoms: X-Men: Evolution
Pairings: Amara/Jean
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: post-series, post-Phoenix, established relationship
Summary: Amara takes Jean to a Dazzler concert.
Notes: Written for

100femslash prompt drink and also written for Sapphic Summer 2026 prompt Any, Any/Any(/Any+) - dazzling.
[...Table...]

Dazzling Date Night.....

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Not Entirely a Miss

1) We were taken mostly off guard when last night our building was hit by a tornado, part of a large damaging storm system than went through several states. From what we'd heard beforehand, the storm wouldn't be much different from many thunderstorms in recent months, although admittedly there had already been several near misses with tornadoes. But as an example, our tornado sirens went off 10 minutes later, after the worst had already passed us. (Other areas were yet to be hit, and the sirens are all linked).

We were warned by an alarming high wind gust, took the best shelter we have at our place (which is not great) and then heard two big bangs. Our local NPR station didn't interrupt the broadcast until five minutes after that and it was an automated NWS alert. By the time our local meteorologist came on, he said the storm was already through the city and on its way to smaller places east of us. Today he said that yesterday will go down as one of the most intense severe weather days he ever covered and he'd lost count of how many large, damaging tornadoes he saw. ( Read more... )

2) The World Cup is back! For readers that don't know, I'm not a sports watcher but the men's and women's Cups are an exception. Although I do enjoy seeing good soccer being played, this is largely a family tradition issue. I don't want to invest the time in following teams and championships, but as exhausting as the quantity of content is for the first few weeks, I can do it every few years.

Things kicked off with Mexico vs South Africa. ( Read more... )

South Korea vs Czechia ( Read more... )

3) Spotify removed thousands of podcasts promoting online prescription drug sales "Spotify told investigators that 94% of the phony podcasts had never been streamed and 99% had fewer than 10 streams, which the platform defines as listening sessions longer than 30 seconds. But a handful had been listened to more widely, including two totaling almost 13,000 streams that directed users to buy the prescription stimulant modafinil online, including with bitcoin."

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July Jams!

What is it: A song fest
When is it: July
How does it work: Pick up to 5 songs, albums, or artists. Try to create up to five creative works (your choice on style, media, min/max). Share with everyone!

Longer form:

1. Post a comment to this post with up to 5 selections of songs, artists, or albums. You then use these as inspiration to create a thing, any thing, something NEW!
2. In July, I will put up a post for people to drop links to their creations (please include the inspiration as a note!)
3. On August 1st (ish) I will create a master list!

NB: if you post on AO3 or one of the other non-profit archives, please remember that lyrics cannot be quoted in more than a couple of lines. Provide a link instead, to Genius or A-Z Lyrics, if we need the full lyrics.

Examples:

You claim Prince or David Bowie. I'd be looking for art or meta or fic centered on gender fuckery or other aspect that the artist used as a trademark in their career.
You claim "Freebird". I'd be looking for a creative work that centers the theme, the title, or a lyric (including using a line from the song) in its concept.
You claim Operation: Mindcrime. I'd be looking for something that furthers the concept of the dystopic anarchist assassination rock opera.

No minimums. No maximums. Please share the idea around and redirect them here. If you want to participate without commenting here, that's fine too.

Current Music: the Beatles

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This weekend should be interesting, tomorrow I'm having breakfast and hanging out in the Haight w/ a friend, then day after that another friend of mine is coming over to do this modem thing.

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Fanfiction: Kintsugi (The Goes Wrong Show, Chris/Trevor)

A few weeks ago, when I was checking the Goes Wrong Show tag on AO3, a fic caught my eye: a fic about Trevor, tagged with 'noncon' and 'transphobia'. I didn't open it, but it stuck in my mind because it was the first Goes Wrong fic to use the noncon warning. I was glad to see some darkfic in the tag; it's good for the ecosystem!

A few hours later, I checked the tag again and found that the fic had disappeared.

I'd noticed the author, and I knew how to contact him; we didn't really know each other, but we'd interacted in passing just by virtue of both being active in this relatively small fandom. I sent him a message just to check he was okay; I said that I'd noticed his disappearing darkfic, and that I hoped no one had given him a hard time for the themes. He explained that he'd just got nervous, thanked me for reaching out and said he might post it again some day.

Yesterday, he got in touch and said he'd found the courage to repost his Goes Wrong darkfic. I was thrilled! I promptly read it and left an enthusiastic comment. (The fic in question is Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde. Be aware that it's very dark; it's explicit noncon in which transmasc Trevor suffers at the hands of an OC, featuring drugging and misgendering.)

And then I kept thinking about it. How would the Cornley Drama Society, who barely have a teaspoon of emotional intelligence between them, deal with something terrible happening to one of their own?

And then, with the author's permission, I wrote a follow-up.

This fic is less dark than the original on account of being about the assault's aftermath rather than the assault itself, but obviously it includes a lot of the same dark themes. It should be understandable even if you haven't read Kestrel_Wylde's fic; I wanted to make sure it would be accessible to people who want to read about Trevor's recovery without wanting to read the explicit noncon that precedes it.

Title: Kintsugi
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: 15
Pairing: Chris/Trevor
Wordcount: 3,400
Summary: In the aftermath of being assaulted, Trevor tries to piece himself back together with the help of the drama society.
Warnings: Past noncon, mentions of misgendering.
Notes: A follow-up to Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde (mind the tags), written with permission. Trevor is transmasc.

( Kintsugi )

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Drabbles mois des fiertés, partie 4

10 juin : « Je suis l’un et l’autre, double je »
Thor (comics), Loki & Thor, PG
Passé et présent sur AO3

11 juin : Mariage lavande
Lastman, Tracy & Carlo, PG
Négociations sur AO3

12 juin : C’est la fin du monde et on s’aime
Escale à Yokohama, Alpha/Kokone, PG
Les robots et leur fonction sur AO3

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Summer Podfic Swap 2026

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Last Call: JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000, BLUE BEETLE, SCOOBY-DOO APOCALYPSE

107 of 108. Warning for gruesome death.

At the same time Giffen and DeMatteis were doing Larfleeze, they were putting out Justice League 3000 with JLA veteran artist Howard Porter. The series (later renamed Justice League 3001) involves an attempt to reconstruct the original Justice League, 1000-ish years in the future. But the restoration of their powers and personalities is far from perfect (3000 #1). ( JUST IMAGINE the producers of Jersey Shore creating the DC Universe! )

Current Mood: groggy

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Friday Storytime- Downton Abbey/Maurice crossover

Chapter 10: This Dire Mayhem

Still reeling from yesterday, Thomas gives Alec some dubious advice. Clive and Anne’s marriage starts to collapse, which affects the entire household.

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The next day, Thomas almost hugged Alec in relief at a bit of normality returning: smoking, gossiping, even Alec’s sheer presence made life feel safe. “How are you?”

“Not great. Maurice…he’s gone back to London, I think. He just left after the cricket match. Dunno why. I heard he was ill. I just…I dunno.” He was twisting his cap dejectedly.

“Maybe…maybe he had a family matter to attend to?” Thomas was still thinking of the beautiful sight of Clive pleasuring himself in the bath and their conversation afterwards. He’d dreamt about that, woken up with his heart hammering, all sticky on his stomach and thighs, and had to clean it up before his roommate, John, had seen what was going on. But servants generally didn’t ask awkward questions of each other, they all knew how difficult their lives were.

Alec paced around, his expression sulky. “I dunno. But I'm not having it. I went to his room, ain’t never done that with a gentleman before. He called me Alec not Scudder, and we shared…everything. Now he’s ignoring my letters. He rushed away so quick like from the cricket match. As if he couldn’t bear to be near me.”

“What?” said Thomas absently. What if Clive double crosses me and sends me packing? Maybe after a talk with his wife, they’ll decide the servant should go. But he doesn’t like his wife! He shuddered when he mentioned her. If he liked her, he’d be doing things with her, not on his own in the bathroom dreaming of cricketers.

“I said…” And Alec repeated himself.

“Maybe it’s time to point out what you risked for him.”

“’Ow d’you mean?”

Clive’s the same as me and Alec, and Maurice of course. It weren’t one sided between him and Maurice. They definitely loved each other. Thomas suddenly realised Alec had spoken. “What?”

“Bloody listen, will you! You’re away with the fairies today.”

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Current Mood: accomplished

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Movie Review: Iron Lung

As promised since my review of The Edge of Sleep, here is my review and thoughts on Markiplier's recently released movie, Iron Lung.

( This is not an expedition. It is an execution. )

And in a fascinating discovery, fandom has been crossing over Iron Lung and Project Hail Mary, as both stories shockingly share many similarities, with the contrast being mainly in tone and genre -- one being more optimistic despite the dire situation while the other being nihilistic in a horrifyingly bleak situation with only a sliver of hope being possible. Fandom crossovers are a rare breed these days among certain fandom spaces so seeing this emerge has been an utter delight. Simon and Ryland Grace are also a pairing that came out of this, as well.