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turps) wrote2025-07-02 02:06 pm
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Pauline asked if we wanted to go out for lunch yesterday, and as it was James' day off, we both went, along with Pauline and her daughter. Pauline had a voucher for a restaurant for 40% off, so as she'd asked us, said she'd pay. Only to find out the voucher terms were a bit misleading and it was 20% off food and 20% off drinks. So, the bill was a bit more than she expected. Which I felt bad about but she refused to budge that it was her treat.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-07-01 11:10 pm
sholio) wrote2025-07-01 11:10 pmStart July as you mean to go on
Technically this was yesterday, but I climbed a hill and had an eagle fly past me. (The hill is the Bodenburg Butte in Palmer, AK.)
I realize the eagle is more like a dot, but if you've tried to take a quick photo of a bird, this is without zoom (I was just trying to snap a fast shot without completely losing the experience of having an eagle flying in front of me) so it is actually very close! After it flew past, I turned around and two teenage guys were standing above me, having just descended from the top and watched it too. "Sick," one of them said in obvious delight, and we nodded at each other.
I'm down in Southcentral doing Mom Things. Mom has been moved out of the rental where she was living since last August, and she was supposed to go home via helicopter today, but the weather was a problem. But that's why I reserved two extra days at the Airbnb beforehand, just in case. Tomorrow we try again! She was very respectful of my space today - I think she recognized that I was planning on having the evening to myself tonight and it didn't happen - and I wrote both fanfic and original fiction, and took a long walk to sort some plot things out in my head. Thursday I go home, and perhaps drive the Denali Highway on my way, if the wildfire smoke isn't too bad.
I realize the eagle is more like a dot, but if you've tried to take a quick photo of a bird, this is without zoom (I was just trying to snap a fast shot without completely losing the experience of having an eagle flying in front of me) so it is actually very close! After it flew past, I turned around and two teenage guys were standing above me, having just descended from the top and watched it too. "Sick," one of them said in obvious delight, and we nodded at each other.
I'm down in Southcentral doing Mom Things. Mom has been moved out of the rental where she was living since last August, and she was supposed to go home via helicopter today, but the weather was a problem. But that's why I reserved two extra days at the Airbnb beforehand, just in case. Tomorrow we try again! She was very respectful of my space today - I think she recognized that I was planning on having the evening to myself tonight and it didn't happen - and I wrote both fanfic and original fiction, and took a long walk to sort some plot things out in my head. Thursday I go home, and perhaps drive the Denali Highway on my way, if the wildfire smoke isn't too bad.
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We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
selenak (selenak) wrote2025-06-29 06:04 pm
selenak) wrote2025-06-29 06:04 pm
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Ironheart (TV Series) Episodes 1 - 3
Aka the series which was delayed for years, with the result that there is much preemptive sceptism. Having watched the first three episodes which got dropped a few days ago, I very much like what I'm seeing so far. The way the series provides a distinct feeling of a place and people reminds me of what the show Ms Marvel did with the Pakistani community in New Jersey - in this case, Riri Williams comes from the Chicago South Side, as does the director, google tells me, and that's where she returns to in the series' pilot.
( Spoilers could make an Iron Suit in a cave, but would need the cash to be brought to the cave first )
( Spoilers could make an Iron Suit in a cave, but would need the cash to be brought to the cave first )
turps (turps) wrote2025-06-28 02:26 pm
turps) wrote2025-06-28 02:26 pm(no subject)
James' annual leave is nearly over but we've had some good days out.
Monday was class, but we decided to go to the gym before hand, which maybe wasn't the best idea I'd ever had as by the time the end of the morning came, I looked like I'd dipped my head in a bucket of water. Which wasn't the best look as after class we were heading off to Newcastle so James could go to his appointment at the limb centre to check his false leg.
That went well, and a bonus, they've put a liner into his stump cover so he only has to wear one stump sock now, instead of two. Why they didn't do that before I have no idea as it's much cooler for him.
Tuesday, we headed up north to Cragside which is a fantastic National Trust property. It was so beautiful up there and we had a lovely day exploring the house and grounds. I would have loved to check out more of the walks, but sadly, as the name suggests, a lot of the paths were very steep and rocky and no way would James have been able to manage them safely. But, we did walks to the lake and between the buildings and had a picnic in the sunshine before ending with a drive through the one-way Carriage Drive route through the grounds.
Wednesday we took my MiL out for the day. The carvery at Toby was on promotion again, so we went there for dinner before having a drive, ending up at a farm shop/cafe we like. Where there were donkeys to pet and highland cows to look at and very delicious cakes and cold drinks.
Thursday we headed a little south and ended up at Preston Park Museum and Butterfly world. I enjoyed both, and as we got there for opening managed to explore the museum while it was quiet, leading to a long talk to the man in charge of the iron mongers shop. Then a walk through the grounds to the Butterfly building where we spent a lot of time sweating in the heat and admiring loads of butterflies, and especially enjoying the meerkats who had just checked out and were basking in the heat. You can see them in my insta post here. The one in the tube still cracks me up.
Yesterday was a planned cinema day and we went to see F1: The Movie, which I enjoyed loads, even though it was nearly three hours long. Leaving there we called in to see Corey, then went on to Kayleigh's as I said I'd watch Bodhi for a bit as Kayleigh and Lucy first went grocery shopping, then picked up their new kittens, Millie and Mollie.
Today James picked up an overtime community visit shift, which means he's helping run the NE ambulance stall at Sunderland Pride. Last I heard from him he was having a great time, and sent me a picture of him beaming from behind a cut out of a rainbow decked cardboard ambulance front. Meanwhile I've been getting the house in order with Glastonbury as background viewing as I do so. So far, my favourite performance has been Lewis Capaldi, what a return.
I've also been waiting for two parcels, one of which was thrown into the back garden, which baffles me as it would have taken the delivery guy more effort to walk around the house than actually knock on the front door. While the Amazon guy knocked ridiculously hard and then was walking away before I even got to the door. Turned out he'd left the parcel on the front door step so it's good I was actually in being as I have no front garden.
During the week I also heard from Rosie and from the week coming class will be on a Wednesday at 9am, and has changed from one hour to two. She's also going to start running an exercise only evening class from August, which is great, but I must admit, I can't help be a bit intimidated from going from 30 mins exercise to 60, and with another class to come.
Monday was class, but we decided to go to the gym before hand, which maybe wasn't the best idea I'd ever had as by the time the end of the morning came, I looked like I'd dipped my head in a bucket of water. Which wasn't the best look as after class we were heading off to Newcastle so James could go to his appointment at the limb centre to check his false leg.
That went well, and a bonus, they've put a liner into his stump cover so he only has to wear one stump sock now, instead of two. Why they didn't do that before I have no idea as it's much cooler for him.
Tuesday, we headed up north to Cragside which is a fantastic National Trust property. It was so beautiful up there and we had a lovely day exploring the house and grounds. I would have loved to check out more of the walks, but sadly, as the name suggests, a lot of the paths were very steep and rocky and no way would James have been able to manage them safely. But, we did walks to the lake and between the buildings and had a picnic in the sunshine before ending with a drive through the one-way Carriage Drive route through the grounds.
Wednesday we took my MiL out for the day. The carvery at Toby was on promotion again, so we went there for dinner before having a drive, ending up at a farm shop/cafe we like. Where there were donkeys to pet and highland cows to look at and very delicious cakes and cold drinks.
Thursday we headed a little south and ended up at Preston Park Museum and Butterfly world. I enjoyed both, and as we got there for opening managed to explore the museum while it was quiet, leading to a long talk to the man in charge of the iron mongers shop. Then a walk through the grounds to the Butterfly building where we spent a lot of time sweating in the heat and admiring loads of butterflies, and especially enjoying the meerkats who had just checked out and were basking in the heat. You can see them in my insta post here. The one in the tube still cracks me up.
Yesterday was a planned cinema day and we went to see F1: The Movie, which I enjoyed loads, even though it was nearly three hours long. Leaving there we called in to see Corey, then went on to Kayleigh's as I said I'd watch Bodhi for a bit as Kayleigh and Lucy first went grocery shopping, then picked up their new kittens, Millie and Mollie.
Today James picked up an overtime community visit shift, which means he's helping run the NE ambulance stall at Sunderland Pride. Last I heard from him he was having a great time, and sent me a picture of him beaming from behind a cut out of a rainbow decked cardboard ambulance front. Meanwhile I've been getting the house in order with Glastonbury as background viewing as I do so. So far, my favourite performance has been Lewis Capaldi, what a return.
I've also been waiting for two parcels, one of which was thrown into the back garden, which baffles me as it would have taken the delivery guy more effort to walk around the house than actually knock on the front door. While the Amazon guy knocked ridiculously hard and then was walking away before I even got to the door. Turned out he'd left the parcel on the front door step so it's good I was actually in being as I have no front garden.
During the week I also heard from Rosie and from the week coming class will be on a Wednesday at 9am, and has changed from one hour to two. She's also going to start running an exercise only evening class from August, which is great, but I must admit, I can't help be a bit intimidated from going from 30 mins exercise to 60, and with another class to come.
sandrine @ dreamwidth (sandrine) wrote2025-06-27 04:12 pm
sandrine) wrote2025-06-27 04:12 pmEntry tags:
TV round-up
Daredevil: Born Again S1: I really struggled to get through this, and only the promise of a Frank/Matt team-up made me finish watching.
I didn't always like Matt's friendship with Foggy and Karen in the past and found Foggy's attitude towards Daredevil extremely grating, so I wasn't sad that neither of them was in the spin-off much. But the new supporting cast was terribly written and two-dimensional – they all felt like plot devices rather than characters. So it essentially became the Matt-and-Fisk show, and I really don't care about Fisk. I found the main storyline incredibly dull, and there were almost no noteworthy side storylines to distract me. I really enjoyed the episode with the bank robbery, which felt like a bottle episode in some ways, and had a fun case-of-the-week feeling. That was the sole highlight of the show for me, though,
I did like Karen calling Frank to save Matt, and the three of them bickering for a moment in the season finale, which was a lot of fun, but too little too late, and the fact that there was no ending to the season – not even a proper cliffhanger; It just stopped without any kind of resolution – ruined it for me. I don't think I'll be back for S2 unless it mixes things up a lot. And I hope the Punisher spin-off will be better written.
The Empress S2: They're doing some wild time jumps, but if it makes them able to tell more of Elisabeth's story than the RTL show did, that works for me. I wasn't into Devrim Lingnau's wig this season (what's with the weird bangs?), but her acting remains sublime – her grief over her daughter's death felt so real and painful. I generally liked how they tackled actual historical events and court politics.
Maximilian remains one of my favorite (he's ridiculously handsome this season), though I wasn't impressed with his new wife. Knowing what's to come for him, the ending with him leaving court felt more tragic than Franz deciding to join the war himself. (He'll be fine. Maximilian won't.)
I like what the show is doing with Sophie – how she cold-hearted when she feels she needs to be, and she keeps it all bottled up, but there are moments when she allows herself to be soft (she clearly adored her first-born grandchild!) and moments when she feels too disillusioned to maintain the facade. I liked her weird thing with von Bach – maybe more than I liked von Bach's romance with 'Leontine'. Him sending her away when he found out she was a fraud pissed me off. In general, I wasn't into what the show did with the ladies in waiting this season. Charlotte blackmailing Leontine and keeping her from the Empress was very WTF?! and Margarete only enduring court politics while drunk or high seemed at odds with her role last season.
Netflix announced a third and final season of The Empress (to be released next year), so I'm curious how they'll wrap things up.
In other TV news, Mobland has been renewed for a second season! *\o/*
I didn't always like Matt's friendship with Foggy and Karen in the past and found Foggy's attitude towards Daredevil extremely grating, so I wasn't sad that neither of them was in the spin-off much. But the new supporting cast was terribly written and two-dimensional – they all felt like plot devices rather than characters. So it essentially became the Matt-and-Fisk show, and I really don't care about Fisk. I found the main storyline incredibly dull, and there were almost no noteworthy side storylines to distract me. I really enjoyed the episode with the bank robbery, which felt like a bottle episode in some ways, and had a fun case-of-the-week feeling. That was the sole highlight of the show for me, though,
I did like Karen calling Frank to save Matt, and the three of them bickering for a moment in the season finale, which was a lot of fun, but too little too late, and the fact that there was no ending to the season – not even a proper cliffhanger; It just stopped without any kind of resolution – ruined it for me. I don't think I'll be back for S2 unless it mixes things up a lot. And I hope the Punisher spin-off will be better written.
The Empress S2: They're doing some wild time jumps, but if it makes them able to tell more of Elisabeth's story than the RTL show did, that works for me. I wasn't into Devrim Lingnau's wig this season (what's with the weird bangs?), but her acting remains sublime – her grief over her daughter's death felt so real and painful. I generally liked how they tackled actual historical events and court politics.
Maximilian remains one of my favorite (he's ridiculously handsome this season), though I wasn't impressed with his new wife. Knowing what's to come for him, the ending with him leaving court felt more tragic than Franz deciding to join the war himself. (He'll be fine. Maximilian won't.)
I like what the show is doing with Sophie – how she cold-hearted when she feels she needs to be, and she keeps it all bottled up, but there are moments when she allows herself to be soft (she clearly adored her first-born grandchild!) and moments when she feels too disillusioned to maintain the facade. I liked her weird thing with von Bach – maybe more than I liked von Bach's romance with 'Leontine'. Him sending her away when he found out she was a fraud pissed me off. In general, I wasn't into what the show did with the ladies in waiting this season. Charlotte blackmailing Leontine and keeping her from the Empress was very WTF?! and Margarete only enduring court politics while drunk or high seemed at odds with her role last season.
Netflix announced a third and final season of The Empress (to be released next year), so I'm curious how they'll wrap things up.
In other TV news, Mobland has been renewed for a second season! *\o/*
selenak (selenak) wrote2025-06-26 12:41 pm
selenak) wrote2025-06-26 12:41 pm
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Film Review: A Complete Unknown
As far as musical biopics go, they tend to be more of a miss than a win in many cases, with the plus side that at least you, potential watcher, get to listen to some good music even if the script fails. There are exceptions, i.e. films where both the music is good and the film doesn’t feel like a visualized wikipedia entry, for example, Love & Mercy, which escapes the formula by picking two distinctly different and important eras of Brian Wilson’s life instead of his whole life, with 1960s Brian on the verge of creating his masterpiece and having a mental breakdown played by Paul Dano and 1980s Brian, in the power of a ruthless exploitative doctor but about to freed via encountering his second wife, by John Cusack. The performances are great, the different eras are poignantly commenting on each other, and even were Brian Wilson a fictional character, the film would be worth watching. If Love & Mercy wins for originality with the template, Walk the Line (about Johnny Cash) wins for doing the formula expertly, in fact so well it became endlessly copied and parodied thereafter. James Mangold, who directed Walk the Line to a lot of commercial and critical success back in the day, waited for near two decades before going near another musical biopic again, but he did last year, resulting in A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, which courtesy of the Mouse channel I have now watched.
( You who are so good with words and at keeping things vague )
All in all: good, very good, though not great. But it’s the first film in a while where I absolutely want to have the soundtrack.
( You who are so good with words and at keeping things vague )
All in all: good, very good, though not great. But it’s the first film in a while where I absolutely want to have the soundtrack.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-06-24 12:50 pm
sholio) wrote2025-06-24 12:50 pmEntry tags:
Not to tempt anyone but ...
While we're waiting for h/c-ex to reveal in July, this just showed up on EAD ...
ANNOUNCING TERRIBLE TEMPERATURE TROUBLES FLASH FEST: a multifandom flash fest for all your terrible temperature troubles!
Nomination & Sign-ups: Now-June 30.
Assignments Out: July 2.
Works Due: July 10.
Work Reveals: July 11.
Creator Reveals: July 17.
All times at 11:59 PM Eastern.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/temptroubles2025/profile
https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/23809
Hypothermia ... heatstroke ... etc ...
(And it's one of those 1-fandom minimum request/offer exchanges, I'M JUST POINTING THIS OUT, IN CASE IT IS RELEVANT TO ANYONE.)
I realize this would be a terrible time for me to sign up for anything because I'm leaving tomorrow and I'll be gone until July 4 (Mom stuff again), but there's still almost a week of writing time after that.
ANNOUNCING TERRIBLE TEMPERATURE TROUBLES FLASH FEST: a multifandom flash fest for all your terrible temperature troubles!
Nomination & Sign-ups: Now-June 30.
Assignments Out: July 2.
Works Due: July 10.
Work Reveals: July 11.
Creator Reveals: July 17.
All times at 11:59 PM Eastern.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/temptroubles2025/profile
https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/23809
Hypothermia ... heatstroke ... etc ...
(And it's one of those 1-fandom minimum request/offer exchanges, I'M JUST POINTING THIS OUT, IN CASE IT IS RELEVANT TO ANYONE.)
I realize this would be a terrible time for me to sign up for anything because I'm leaving tomorrow and I'll be gone until July 4 (Mom stuff again), but there's still almost a week of writing time after that.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-06-23 08:49 pm
sholio) wrote2025-06-23 08:49 pmEntry tags:
Dungeon Crawler Carl books 1-3
Okay, the previous post has the non-spoilery intro to the series, so this is the one with all the spoilers. I finished book 3 this evening (of seven books so far), and I'm still having a terrific time.
( Spoilers )
( Spoilers )
selenak (selenak) wrote2025-06-23 10:27 am
selenak) wrote2025-06-23 10:27 am
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Meanwhile...
Real Life (not mine, personally, mine is just very busy) in terms of global politics being a continued horrorshow, I find myself dealing with it in vastly different ways in terms of fandom - either reading/watching/listening to things (almost) entirely unconnected - for example, this YouTube channel by a guy named Elliot Roberts whose reviews of all things Beatles as well as of musical biopics of other folk I can hearitly recommend for their enthusiasm (or scorn, cough, Bohemian Raphsody, cough), wit and charm - , or consuming media that is very much connected to Current Events. For example: about two weeks ago there was a fascinating event here in Munich where an Israeli author, Yishai Sarid, who is currently teaching Hebrew Literature at Munich University was introduced via both readings from several of his novels, many, though not all of which are translated into German, and via conversations. While the excerpts of already published novels (and the conversations around them) certainly were captivating, and led me to reading one of them, Limassol, which is a well written Le Carréan thriller in the Israel of 2009 (when it was published) context), the novel he talked about which I was most curious about hasn't been translated into German yet, though it has been translated into English: The Third Temple.
This was was originally published in 2015 and evidently has been translated into English in 2024, with an afterword by Yishai Saraid in which he basically says "people thought I was kidding or writing sci fi in 2015. I wish. I could see where this is going then, and now you can, too". If I tell you that a reviewer back in the day according to google described the novel as "if the staff of Haaretz and Margaret Atwood had a child", you may guess what it's about. I will say that if the staff of Haaretz and Margaret Atwood had a child, I wouild expect it to be a female rather than a male narrator, but yeah, other than this. ( A spoilery review ensues. )
This was was originally published in 2015 and evidently has been translated into English in 2024, with an afterword by Yishai Saraid in which he basically says "people thought I was kidding or writing sci fi in 2015. I wish. I could see where this is going then, and now you can, too". If I tell you that a reviewer back in the day according to google described the novel as "if the staff of Haaretz and Margaret Atwood had a child", you may guess what it's about. I will say that if the staff of Haaretz and Margaret Atwood had a child, I wouild expect it to be a female rather than a male narrator, but yeah, other than this. ( A spoilery review ensues. )
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-06-22 11:55 am
sholio) wrote2025-06-22 11:55 amEntry tags:
Thank you!!
Thank you so much to everyone who left comments on my solstice/anniversary post. ♥ ♥ ♥ I don't know whether I'll manage to reply to you all individually, but I have been loving reading them!
blueraccoon (blueraccoon) wrote2025-06-22 09:07 pm
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FIC: Caring For Your Dragon
Title: Caring For Your Dragon
Author: blueraccoon/rebecca
Rating: NC-17
Summary: They went home. Now they have to go back to real life. In which Will and Jean-Rene figure out how this mate thing works.
Notes: I said on AO3 it's been fascinating to watch this story come together because it involves people I've literally written millions of words about, but which have only been read by one person other than me. I found I kept having to pull out things where I'd added unnecessary filler exposition just to drop in details about people because I thought they were cool and wanted people to know the cool details. There were two entire passages that got yanked because they were tours of a house and another building and I was like "becc, come on, nobody wants to read that shit" so now they're in my side bits file and if you want to read those side bits let me know.
There will be more stories. I have the next two mostly written, and then some stuff after that, and things planned for future. It seems to have found a small but existing audience on AO3 so I'm happy about that, at least.
Author: blueraccoon/rebecca
Rating: NC-17
Summary: They went home. Now they have to go back to real life. In which Will and Jean-Rene figure out how this mate thing works.
Notes: I said on AO3 it's been fascinating to watch this story come together because it involves people I've literally written millions of words about, but which have only been read by one person other than me. I found I kept having to pull out things where I'd added unnecessary filler exposition just to drop in details about people because I thought they were cool and wanted people to know the cool details. There were two entire passages that got yanked because they were tours of a house and another building and I was like "becc, come on, nobody wants to read that shit" so now they're in my side bits file and if you want to read those side bits let me know.
There will be more stories. I have the next two mostly written, and then some stuff after that, and things planned for future. It seems to have found a small but existing audience on AO3 so I'm happy about that, at least.
turps (turps) wrote2025-06-22 02:18 pm
turps) wrote2025-06-22 02:18 pm(no subject)
We're finally out of a run of 29c temps here and while it's warm today, it's nicely so. Poor James really didn't cope with the heat wave. His meds mess with his temperature regulation anyway, so he was like a wrung out rag for a lot of the time.
Things I've done in the last few days.
Went for a walk along the riverside to check out two new Ray Lonsdale sculptures. Photos on my insta if interested.
Went along the coast to go and spot seals at St Mary's island, and actually saw them, which was cool.
Walked at the Wetlands.
Went to class and my one to one check in with Rosie -- I plan on posting a flocked post about that later.
Went to Pauline's for tea.
Went with James to two hospital appointments in one day, hours apart.
Went to meet the in laws at an Italian restaurant for a birthday dinner for my niece.
Had a very frustrating Thursday.
Went to see Twenty Eight Years later, which I actually enjoyed despite me being a wuss. While it's not my usual genre of film I watch, a lot of it was filmed in my localish area, so it was fun spotting places I knew.
Tried to keep up with the garden, including making my own banana plant water, which is apparently good for the tomatoes. Sounds exciting, but it's just me shoving banana peels into water and letting them seep.
Okay, the Thursday ( cut for length ).
James' hospital appointments were both routine, one to check his new splint and take the old one in to be adjusted as a spare. The other to see his AMC consultant, which I also expected to be an in and out, but he was sent to x-ray to see why he still can't get his hand to his mouth. Apparently there's a build up of bone around his elbow joint, and she thinks it could help with the movement to get it chipped away, but only if the build up is at the front of the bone and not the side, so he needs a CT scan to find out which it is.
Honestly, I'm wary of him having the op even if it is in the front. It's his dominant arm and James has always said no more operations unless emergencies and while a minor op, this one would stop him driving for a while, which deeply depressed him last year. But, guess we'll see after the scan, and obviously, it's his decision.
To end this sum up, have some hot cats from yesterday ( behind here )
Things I've done in the last few days.
Went for a walk along the riverside to check out two new Ray Lonsdale sculptures. Photos on my insta if interested.
Went along the coast to go and spot seals at St Mary's island, and actually saw them, which was cool.
Walked at the Wetlands.
Went to class and my one to one check in with Rosie -- I plan on posting a flocked post about that later.
Went to Pauline's for tea.
Went with James to two hospital appointments in one day, hours apart.
Went to meet the in laws at an Italian restaurant for a birthday dinner for my niece.
Had a very frustrating Thursday.
Went to see Twenty Eight Years later, which I actually enjoyed despite me being a wuss. While it's not my usual genre of film I watch, a lot of it was filmed in my localish area, so it was fun spotting places I knew.
Tried to keep up with the garden, including making my own banana plant water, which is apparently good for the tomatoes. Sounds exciting, but it's just me shoving banana peels into water and letting them seep.
Okay, the Thursday ( cut for length ).
James' hospital appointments were both routine, one to check his new splint and take the old one in to be adjusted as a spare. The other to see his AMC consultant, which I also expected to be an in and out, but he was sent to x-ray to see why he still can't get his hand to his mouth. Apparently there's a build up of bone around his elbow joint, and she thinks it could help with the movement to get it chipped away, but only if the build up is at the front of the bone and not the side, so he needs a CT scan to find out which it is.
Honestly, I'm wary of him having the op even if it is in the front. It's his dominant arm and James has always said no more operations unless emergencies and while a minor op, this one would stop him driving for a while, which deeply depressed him last year. But, guess we'll see after the scan, and obviously, it's his decision.
To end this sum up, have some hot cats from yesterday ( behind here )
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-06-21 12:35 am
sholio) wrote2025-06-21 12:35 amSolstice 2025
In 2000, I was married on the summer solstice, and we decided at that time that the solstice would forever be our anniversary, no matter what day it fell on. This year is our 25th - silver! we made it to a valuable metal! - and we met at the place we were married (Pioneer Park aka Alaskaland, a local park with food concessions) to revisit the pavilion in which we were married, and have a takeout dinner (halibut/Thai/Brazilian fusion tacos; it was delicious). We took a number of terrible selfies, and completely by accident, especially given that it was taken on a timer with my phone which was propped up in a crack in a picnic table, we achieved what may be my favorite picture of us in all the time we've been together.
I never realized that I lift my heels off the ground when I kiss him, but apparently I do. That's what a foot of height difference will do for you.
We came home to ash and charred needles dropping on my car hood from a wildfire north of town.
Yesterday we had a fire evacuation scare, and still have the fully packed bags sitting in our living room. Today we're fine, despite a gentle rain of ash. I can't wait for the next 25 years.
I never realized that I lift my heels off the ground when I kiss him, but apparently I do. That's what a foot of height difference will do for you.
We came home to ash and charred needles dropping on my car hood from a wildfire north of town.
Yesterday we had a fire evacuation scare, and still have the fully packed bags sitting in our living room. Today we're fine, despite a gentle rain of ash. I can't wait for the next 25 years.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-06-21 12:08 am
sholio) wrote2025-06-21 12:08 amEntry tags:
Babylon 5 fic: As Far As You Can Go
Continuing, as in most new fandoms, to write All The Tropes for them ...
As Far As You Can Go (gen, 3000 words)
Also posted on AO3
Summary: Set a little after "No Surrender, No Retreat." Still trying to figure out how to navigate their new truce, G'Kar has the unpleasant experience of having to rescue Londo from a situation of his own making.
( As Far As You Can Go )
As Far As You Can Go (gen, 3000 words)
Also posted on AO3
Summary: Set a little after "No Surrender, No Retreat." Still trying to figure out how to navigate their new truce, G'Kar has the unpleasant experience of having to rescue Londo from a situation of his own making.
( As Far As You Can Go )