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There's a friending meme going on over here, so if that's your bag...well, you know what to do??

(I left a comment that in no way describes what this journal is actually like, Go Team Me.)

Honestly I should probably just link people at my mastodon account, like, "GOOD LUCK!"

This is my account there, for what it's worth. (GOOD LUCK!)

ysabetwordsmith

The official theme for World Book Day 2025 is:

"Read Your Way: Diverse Books for Every Mind"

This theme emphasizes the importance of inclusion and diversity in reading. It encourages readers to explore different voices, perspectives, and cultures through literature, promoting empathy and global understanding.

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torachan

1. I had another work from home day. I'm about halfway caught up with my email and fully caught up with teams. Tomorrow I've got a couple meetings, so I've got to go in to the office, but I might work from home again on Thursday to finally catch up on everything.

2. When Carla was out today she stopped at Uncle Tetsu's, a Japanese cheesecake chain. They have a sakura cheesecake right now and we had some after dinner tonight and it was sooooooo good. I normally prefer New York style cheesecake to the Japanese fluffier style, but this was really good consistency and the sakura flavor was amazing.

3. I finished playing The Plucky Squire. Overall it's a pretty fun game, but it is not just a straight action adventure game. There are a bunch of (frankly not that fun) mini games for the boss fights and stuff where you have to play other styles of games and that is not what I signed up for. Like for one character's boss battles you play a Mike Tyson style boxing game, for another it's a rhythm game, and for the third it's a Puzzle Bobble type. Then there are some stealth sequences where you have to sneak past enemies who can kill you instantly if they sense you, and if they sense you there is no way to run to escape, even if you're close to a place you could get away. You're just instantly dead. And the final battle is a space shooter type. The good thing is that if you die in a boss battle you can sometimes restart partway through, not all the way at the beginning, and the stealth sequences have multiple checkpoints and you'll respawn there rather than back at the beginning. But I would still have preferred not to have that "variety" in my action adventure game. Still is a fun game, though. But if you suck at those types of games it might ruin it for you.

4. I finished editing all my Disney Japan pics, so hopefully I can get the last day's posts written up later this week.

5. Jasper is just so handsome.

ysabetwordsmith

Good news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.

What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?

Current Mood: busy

torachan

When I last left off, we had just checked out the big gift shop at the Fantasy Springs hotel and were exploring the land while waiting for our return time for the Peter Pan ride.

( More DisneySea adventures! )

yuuago

As mentioned previously, after watching the film, I decided to check out Conclave by Robert Harris.

There are a few differences between the novel and the film, but mostly they're minor changes (Lawrence = Lomeli in the novel, Benitez is Filipino in the novel rather than Mexican, etc). I do seem to recall that the turtle scene wasn't in the book; I'm kind of surprised that they added that for the movie, but it was a lovely character moment and Benitez looks kind of like a romance film protagonist in that scene, so I'm certainly not complaining.

Some of the scenes were more effective in the movie than the novel, I think. But that could be due to acting and directorial choices and so on. The one that comes to mind is the saying grace scene after Benitez is introduced to everyone - in the novel, Benitez just says the whole thing, and that's that. But in the film, he pauses after saying the usual spiel, and everyone thinks he's finished and starts to sit down - but then he continues, thanking the Sisters and reminding the others of the impoverished etc, and the effect is very striking.

There are some differences between the novel and the film that I did find interesting, even if the change doesn't affect the overall plot.

( Continued, spoilers )

Overall, I wouldn't say that the novel is a must-read if you liked the film, but I enjoyed it a lot and I think that if you wanted more after watching the movie, it's a good direction to go. Plus you get more into Lomeli's (Lawrence)'s head, etc. On the reverse, I don't think I would actually recommend it without seeing the film first, because the film really is rather good and there are a few things that I thought it did better. (Though I might be biased.)

ysabetwordsmith

Today we went out shopping.

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noun: A pious impostor.

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ysabetwordsmith

Insects are disappearing due to agriculture -- and many other drivers, new research reveals

New paper highlights 500+ interconnected drivers behind global insect decline.
Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, according to new research.

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wallwalker posting in

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Author: Wallwalker
Title: Recruit
Story: All's Fair in War and Confidence
Colors: Fluorite: 10. Guilty/Confessed, Vienna Orange 17. Or maybe this is a test, maybe this is a course correction, Side B Blackstar: 11. When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band → Ziggy Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
Supplies: Resin (Day 2 of 7 Days, 7 Stories for

getyourwordsout.)
Word Count: 2112
Rating: T
Content notes: Violence, death, murder, incarceration, references to sexual assault.
Summary: How Luisa's biggest mistake resulted in her recruitment.
Note: More of the side story relating to minor characters in War and Confidence, which is honestly running away with me.

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cornerofmadness

In learning that I'm severely anemic and might need a transfusion (we were talking about hepatitis C and transfusions in micro) he offered me a pint of his blood if we were a match (we are) Hopefully I can avoid the transfusion but that was touching and I appreciate it and I wish all of us could have empathy like that.

I forgot to say yesterday that I was very sad to see Pope Francis passing. I grew up Catholic. He was the first Pope I actually liked. I thought he was a very good man. But since I waited a day I can add how much of a shit stain Marjorie Taylor Greene is as she's been vocally celebrating an 'evil man's' passing. People like her make me hope there IS an afterlife... I just hope that the church doesn't swing back ultraconservative again. Regardless, RIP Pope Francis, we're poorer for your loss.

Rocket is home. He looks good except his face is swollen. I think they were pulling a lot of ticks off him (so much for that 30$ tick medicine) He's already insisting on going out so good wishes for him everyone.

So fannish 50 I had something else in mind, can't remember what it is and now I'm doing this because I had planned to do this last week and forgot. Every so often I like to share the newish stuff I find on YouTube in way of fan creations. look at some of this cool stuff. Fandom is really embracing the music and animation side of things. Prior to this all we had was AMVs (which are lovely too) but I haven't see this level of music since the filk music from the 80s.

I'm in love with this and jealous too but then again I'm not an artist so no one is going to dub my art but I love it.

Watch on YouTube

Axel is a fan voice actor known for doing Arackniss and someone did some more music for him.

Watch on YouTube

Oh geez has a lot of music

Watch on YouTube

And it's a part of this, over an hour of fan music for The Owl House

Watch on YouTube

I might have shared this before but this Gravity Falls/Hazbin Hotel mash up is delightful

Watch on YouTube

And I'm pretty sure this was shared but it popped back up and I love it.

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Evil Lives Here

snickfic

- I signed up for

seasonsofdrabbles. Come join me! ~~So I have someone to write for.~~

- After my first

hurtcomfortex idea got increasingly complicated with less and less direct h/c, I now have a new idea that is directly h/c and much simpler. Which is great, because I can tell it's going to be a long 'un. (That's why the writing period for this exchange is so long, right? Because h/c takes lots of words??) So now I have 400 words, and the deadline isn't for like six weeks! Woo!

flipflop_diva posting in

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Title: Sometimes Planes Just Disappear
Author:

flipflop_diva
Artist:

endlesstwanted
Fandom: Manifest (TV) / Ghosts (US TV)
Characters/Pairings: From Ghosts: Sam/Jay, Hettie, Trevor, Flower, Pete, Thor. From Manifest: Michaela/Drea, Ben/Grace, Olive, Cal, Jared
Rating/Category: PG / Het, femslash
Genre: Crossover, comedy, supernatural
Word Count: 10,280
Warnings: None
Summary: When Flight 828 disappears from all airport control tower radars, it appears somewhere else. And that somewhere else is the lawn at Woodstone Mansion. And now there are even more ghosts running around, along with a plane that may or may not be a ghost itself. And that is just the beginning of the chaos.

Link to fic master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64946923
Link to art master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64939735

stonepicnicking_okapi

I love an ekphrastic and this is proof that poetic forms we might think of as nothing but wordplay or for children (e.g., abecedarians or acrostics) can be very sophisticated and serious.

Leaving the Psychologist: An Abecedarian Ekphrastic by Grisel Y. Acosta

after Remedios Varo’s Mujer saliendo del psicoanalista

another face has sprouted in my chest
beastly, that’s me, a super freak
cavorting with your skull in my grasp
displaced personalities cannot be cloaked
ever, they will grow like a haunted
fever of wispy hair
gathered in a basket, along with time, a
half-filled vial of poison &
illusions of tick-tock-clocking syringe
just let me explain:
killing myself is not an option
let me try to live with my
multiple personas and their infinite masks, why
not weave them into a poncho
of chartreuse green, grow them,
pouch them, wear them like horns
question my memories, befriend
radical thoughts and nightmares
solemn my specters behind
tenuous doors with intimidating bells
understand the unexplainable, develop
venom as Tilda Swinton couture
when dreams become a snail shell planted
X, marks the spot of this treasure I shall reveal,
yell on a mountain, YES, this is mine, I will
zap my fears—I can face all the faces, darling, of course I can

--

This is the work of art which inspired the piece:

varo painting

endlesstwanted posting in

smallfandombang

Title: Sometimes Planes Just Disappear: the gallery
Artist:

endlesstwanted
Author:

flipflop_diva
Fandom: Ghosts (US TV 2021)/Manifest (TV 2018)
Characters/Pairings: Samantha Arondekar, Jay Arondekar, Hetty Woodstone, Trevor Lefkowitz, Alberta Haynes, Thorfinn
Rating/Category: General Audiendes, Gen
Warnings: none
Summary: Graphics inspired by the story by flipflop_diva.

Link to art master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64939735
Link to fic master post: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64946923

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drachedraws:

MAG034: Anatomy Class

https://shinyhappygoth.tumblr.com/post/781579861816983552

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drachedraws:

MAG027: A Sturdy Lock

https://shinyhappygoth.tumblr.com/post/781579819376918528

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drachedraws:

MAG074: Fatigue

https://shinyhappygoth.tumblr.com/post/781579760827547648

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https://shinyhappygoth.tumblr.com/post/781567221759623168

thesobsister:

delphinidin4:
sucede-es:
¿Cuál es tu favorito? @ilya_stallone_artist, es un hábil diseñador gráfico con una fuerte pasión por los logotipos y el branding. Ha reinterpretado hábilmente marcas modernas, infundiéndoles un estilo artístico que recuerda a la Edad Media.
Lacoste tho
Their IG is here. Particularly liked their Google logo:

https://shinyhappygoth.tumblr.com/post/781567221759623168

dialecticdreamer

Urgent and Unexpected
By Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1683
[Landing #5, day 2, then Landing #6, day 1]

:: Schrodinger's Heroes and the Asher family confront the problem of accessing medical care for Anita, in the Heroes’ ineffable style. Part of the Sidestep Travelers universe. This story crosses with a version of the Schrodinger’s Heroes universe. ::

:: Author’s note: I am posting the WHOLE story in one piece, instead of trying to break it into parts. Some weird mistake ate a good chunk of the original draft, so this has moved in a different direction. ::

“We’ve got at least a partial coordinate match for your universe already,” Pat assured her, as Anita paced along longer side of the empty room once labeled for storage and currently empty of even the previous coating of dust. One solitary cobweb clung to the intersection of two walls, about a foot lower than the ceiling, but it was barely the size of the first joint of Anita’s thumb, so she ignored it.
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Fluorite 10, Side B Blackstar 11, Vienna Orange 17 - War and Confidence

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Fic: Manifest / Ghosts US (flipflop_diva)

Poet's Corner: Leaving the Psychologist: An Abecedarian Ekphrastic by Grisel Y. Acosta

Art: Sometimes Planes Just Disappear: the gallery (endlesstwanted)

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