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He Woke Up

I awoke at about 6:15 p.m. to feed the cat, and after a night of night sweats (further, deponent saith naught because, eeuww, TMI) and dread about which Bob would greet me when he woke, I couldn't get back to sleep. I got up and tried to catch up on far too many emails. "Catch up on" quickly devolved into pitching most of the 650+ emails into the aether,

Then I thought about updating Bob's doctors on the newest situation - him being home. I finally did that, but not before fearing that Bob wouldn't easily wake, or maybe he'd regress to not waking up at all, when I brought him coffee.

He woke up.

And he got up. And got dressed, and talked to me, and joked, and was there. All there.

Another episode gone? Well, we thought it was gone back in January, and it came back, but I'm choosing to believe in hope this time. And it was a delight to be able to tell people from that damned hospital, and from one of the rehab places I was gearing up to tour that we didn't seem to have a need for them. I will also cancel the tour of another rehab place that I'd set up for Wednesday.

I hope I'm not jinxing everything, but again, I'm choosing to believe in hope this time.

That doesn't mean our work is done. We have got to figure out what the fuck goes on in BB's body to throw him into confusion, weakness and aphasia, and why it was so bad this time. There has to be a reason, or even more than one reason. So that's on the to-do list. But Sunday is a day of rest, so I will rest, watching Bob at his computer, and urging me to read the political columns he's sending me. It feels like home again.

Current Mood: thankful
Current Location: the home office
Current Music: Hwa Sa/Hwasa "LMM"

sfred

I made this up as very low effort cooking, and it was really nice.

Serves 2 hungry people

75g uncooked red lentils
150g uncooked fusilli pasta (or your preferred shape)
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tomato tin-full cold water
Handful frozen sweetcorn
Two big leaves of curly kale, torn off their stems/ribs and torn up
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp mixed herbs
1 tsp whole coriander seeds
Salt and pepper
A glug of olive oil
50g cheddar cheese (optional)

Mix everything except the cheese in an ovenproof dish.
Chop cheese (if using) and distribute on top.

Bake at 200°C for about 50 minutes until lentils and pasta are soft and liquid has evaporated or been absorbed.

seleneheart

I have just heard that

spikedluv passed away. There is information and a link to her obituary in the comments to her last post.

She and I worked together to mod the

snowflake_challenge for many years.

She was such a positive light in fandom and I loved how she discovered Murder, She Wrote in the past year or so. She was also on of the few people who wrote my favorite ship in Teen Wolf - Chris Argent/Peter Hale.

I will miss seeing her newsy update posts and pictures of her little corner of the world.

Godspeed.

Current Mood: sad

sovay

I have not slept in two nights as opposed to brief random hours elsewhere on the clock, but the sunlight this afternoon was gorgeous.

( I'm a little hungover and I may have to steal your soul. )

Like just about the rest of this weekend, any plans I had to attend even part of this year's sci-fi marathon at the Somerville did not survive contact with my stamina. Hestia has now broken four slats out of my blinds for a better view on Bird Theater and having tired herself out chattering at their delicious players sleeps innocently against my mermaid lamp, softly and a little snufflily breathing out a purr.

Current Music: Houndmouth, "Sedona"

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awesomeers

It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

shadaras

I get tomorrow off! I'm looking forward to that, especially since I finally feel pretty human again, no more lingering illness.

1.
The horizon has glimmers of color as I drive to work, these days. It's very nice! It also means I'm cynically like "it's going to be sunrise when I'm driving to work and then daylight saving is gonna happen and it'll be dark again", because that's just how it goes.

2.
Periodically I remember that doing things gives you more energy for doing things, inclusive of how hanging out with people means you have more energy for hanging out with people? Truly the most annoying thing, knowing that sometimes forcing yourself to do the thing will result in feeling better! But also sometimes you need to not because of being out of energy/spoons. Balancing this! The worst!

3.
Star Trek: Discovery s3 continues to be overall good!
(When did I last talk about this. Ep4, apparently! So!)
s3e5 "Die Trying": I adored the set design for the seed ship. This was a good example of moving the plot along while setting up a farewell episode for a crew member who wouldn't be continuing on!
s3s6 "Scavengers": I want the miniseries/full arc of this episode. I am extremely here for the Michael/Phillipa/Book trio! I also think that having more time to dig into the prioritization of "solve the Burn" vs "obey Starfleet structure" vs "save people" would have been excellent.
s3e7 "Unification III": I will indeed cry upon seeing old footage of Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Uh. idk, the Qowat Milat are always cool? This episode progressed arcplot, mostly?
s3e8 "Sanctuary": god I really want more specifics about what Book's empathy powers are. Fun antics around following the letter of the law with Starfleet protocol, and makes it clear that yeah the Emerald Chain is gonna be the arcvillain. Also, Adira comes out to Stamets as nonbinary! in a scene that's very "okay yeah this is meant to be #relatable to teens", which isn't a bad thing but also I fundamentally am like "but it's Star Trek, why would a nonbinary person be worried about if they'd be accepted in Star Trek?"
s3s9-10 "Terra Firma", parts 1 and 2: A two-episode farewell to Mirror Phillipa Georgiou. I loved this as a character study for her! However! It makes the season's pacing really weird, since there are only three episodes left in the season and these two episodes were basically not about the arcplot at all. Phenomenal for the relationship between Michael and Phillipa, though, holy shit.

Truly a lot of my feelings about DSC s3 are that it doesn't seem to quite know if it's an episodic show or an arcplot show, and that leaves me resenting both the cutaways from episodic plots to arcplot scenes and the cutaways from arcplot for episodic plots. xD I still enjoy it because of the character dynamics, and I'm glad Tilly is starting to get what she's owed, but it's kind of messy plotting. Looking forward to the finale anyway, and I also expect that s4 will have an easier time with figuring itself out since it won't be as busy trying to establish the new time/setting as well.

4.
I also watched the first 9 episodes of Duet of Shadows a republican-era cdrama with ~19min episodes about very butch4butch investigator protags. Definitely having a good time! The first case/arc is basically "a trans man opera singer got outed and died", for reasons that turn out to not be a gender-related hate crime (his gender is very respected by those who know him! there's a scene in which someone who knew him hands one of the protags a binder and is like "pls use this instead of bandages"!). I think this is fun. Not everyone will. xD Curious what the next case/arc will be, and shall see how long it takes for me to finish it!

5.
Watching Yanxi Palace slowly continues! We're seven episodes in now, and Yingluo has attracted the Empress's attention (positive). The brief cut back to the eunuch tasked with figuring out who the quick-witted maid (Yingluo) is for the Emperor in the midst of that was very funny. But mostly these episodes have been about how clever and ruthless Yingluo is, and how those are necessary traits in the inner courtyards of the imperial palace.

6.
Six Sentence Sunday is always a fun meme. This is more than six sentences, but it is Sunday!

“Ms. Warram,” Ames said icily, his patience worn thin, “you have not even given me details about your offer. Your letter said nothing about compensation, support, or even a timeline for prototyping. It merely told me what you wanted from me, and nothing about this conversation leads me to believe I will enjoy the environment of your trading company. Treat me with the respect the title of Chief Engineer implies and I might consider visiting your workshop to make an informed decision. Otherwise, I do not see any reason to continue this conversation."

Emeline sat up straight, hands folded in front of her, that ring catching the light. He still couldn’t quite make out the design on it. “Amaranth dev Citronel,” she said, “I will show you the workshop. You will come with me?”

Ames opened his mouth to say “No”, but the light kept gleaming from Emeline’s eyes and ring, and he couldn’t concentrate through them. His tongue felt thick and heavy, as did the rest of his body.

It occurred to Ames, as the light stole over him, that he had been so busy worrying about the mundane side of predatory business contracts that he hadn’t even thought about a mage dead-set on taking him.

His lips said Yes, and Ames’ last conscious thought was that, if nothing else, Rhei would know something was wrong as soon as they arrived back in Jogan’s Rest.

umadoshi

Movie update: turns out we are getting Z1L's new movie next week, which is awesome, but I'm not at all sure we're actually going to make it, given its showtimes and the fact that we aren't entertaining the notion of evening screenings. Alas. (That said, while I would very much like to see it, it doesn't actually look at all like a movie I would see if it weren't for Z1L, so I'm a bit sad, but not crushed.)

Reading: A few more volumes each of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service and Hikaru no Go (I'm six volumes in on both), and I've started reading Stephanie Burgis' Wooing the Witch Queen.

Most of my reading time this week went to Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time (Craig Lehoullier), which I liked so much after reading the bought-on-sale ebook that I've ordered a hard copy. My intermittent low-key obsession with (the idea of) growing tomatoes continues to be mostly just weird, but as far as I can tell this book is a treasure. All other growing-tomatoes books can sit down.

Watching: As of this afternoon, we're caught up on The Pitt and still an ep. or two behind on Frieren.

We have two episodes of Midnight Mass to go, and may finish that tonight. It is pulling absolutely zero punches and is very upsetting (although no animal harm/death that I can think of since I mentioned the amount in the first couple of episodes?) and very well done. Wow. It is a LOT.

Working: Some potential (probable) impending stress about Dayjob is not doing wonders for my focus or mental health in general. (Nothing to do with Manager or coworders.) Good thoughts very welcome.

Tomorrow is a stat holiday, and then we have a week until the seasonal crunch begins. Whee! I have almost three weeks before my next freelance deadline, but it would sure be nice to get a draft on this rewrite before the crunch. I think I'm about a quarter of the way there.

Current Mood: blank

torino10154 posting in

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If you've got an entry for this round, they're due tonight.

If you're still trying to finish, that's fine. If you thought you were going to but it's not working out, that's OK too. Sometimes it's just like that.

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Hello all! Hope is all going well! Great day to get discount chocolate!

Anyway, how was writing today? Did you focus on writing anything for this holiday (romantic or platonic)?

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pattrose

I just found out that one of my friends passed away. She hasn't done her daily update since the 2nd. I thought maybe her mom was worse. She passed away unexpectedly on the 2nd of February. She was also the mod of one of the communities that I write in. She was always there for everyone. She will be missed. And Small Fandom Bang will never be the same again. If you could say a little prayer for her family, she would appreciate that. Thank you.

sovay

I spent the first half of Valentine's Day unromantically fulfilling some medical errands and then trying to sleep off a migraine, but in the evening I made keyn-ahora plans with

rushthatspeaks and

spatch and I ordered an accidentally four-person quantity of dinner from Chivo and watched Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962), an early fractured fairy tale of a Muppet curio whose relentlessly older-than-vaudeville gags we frequently missed from still laughing at a line about three jokes earlier. "A solid ruby gold-panning inlaid electric-fried antique!" After that I fell asleep on the couch.

Current Music: Rose Betts, "Alderidge Creek"

pattrose

15. Have you ever considered how you would leave your home in an emergency?

I’m not quite certain what this means. Like if my house was on fire, I would grab hubby and Dakota and we would get out quickly. We wouldn’t have our car keys or our wallets. We would be stuck here outside the house until family could pick us up. This started me thinking about what we would do. This could be a lot of different reasons to leave. I know this isn’t a very good answer. But it’s all I’ve got today. 😁🌹🌹

pattrose

What are three specific goals you’d like to accomplish this year, and how can you break them down into manageable steps?

1. I’m trying to save money for a trip at the beginning of 2027. We’d like to go to Hawaii and it’s so expensive. It’s a cruise that will have five different ports of call. We get to pick out the best excursions. My brother and his husband are. Going to go with us. It’ll be fun for all four of us. Now we just have to start saving.

2. My daughter, Chris and I are planning a five day trip to Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM. It’s my brother Dan’s favorite place to hang out. I haven’t seen him in almost a year. It’s time for a visit. We are planning for August. It’ll be so nice for the two of us to see family. There are three that live in Albuquerque. That’s the second goal.

3. I’m helping a friend out with her mother. They’re both my friends. Vicki is 65. Her mom is 89. Beverly’s got beginning dementia. Anyhow, Vickie still works 4 days a week. Beverly doesn’t get around as well as we wish she did. Neither of them can really afford someone to be with her four days a week. So, Vicki has asked me if I can do it. I’m not thrilled. I’m 74 years old and not in the best health. This is going to be hard for me and Beverly. We’re both old and cantankerous. Now, my goal is to try and do it two days a week instead of four. I’m hoping my body can take it. My hubby is a little upset because I’m not in the best of health and he’s worried about me. I’m going to have my hands full, between Vicki and my hubby. Those are my three goals for this year.

ranunculus

You haven't heard from me because life has been very, very busy. Early last week I spent time trying, with some success, to eliminate more grass from the garden. I also got the annual water use report done - finally. Also got my burn permit for the year.
At some point Martin called to say there was a dead cow up by Split Rock. I called Cody who went and rescued the cow's calf. We all hope that the cow lived long enough for the calf to nurse at least once. If she didn't the calf will probably die, if it got some of that first milk with all it's antibodies and other goodies, it should live.

( Read more, pics )

$radiantfracture: A ladybug faces forest armageddon (Everything is on Fire)$

radiantfracture

It occurs to me that some folks might want to know about CAIABB (Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans) and even, you know, join. But I keep forgetting to bump it here.

In the wake of US Supreme Court reinforcement of the ban on children's books that discuss LGBTQ+ and racialized experiences, my pals Kari Jones and Robin Stevenson founded Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans.

Robin's book about an adorable puppy at a pride parade was the target of a particularly nasty spew of vitriol. Robin is perhaps the kindest, most generous person in the world, and she gets incredible amounts of hate for making affirming books for queer kids and families.

There's a Linktree here, but most of the action is on Instagram.

Note: CAIABB is not directly affiliated with the American organization Authors Against Book Bans, but they cooperate with similar orgs, like PEN.

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apod_feed

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Roses are red, nebulas are too, and this Valentine's gift is a

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260214.html

cornerofmadness

I got to sleep in, I received the most lovely collage card from

stonepicnicking_okapi (thank you!!) for the holiday (I was crap at sending any out) I went to the coffee shop to have a chocolate covered strawberry mocha for the holiday fearing it would be packed. It wasn't. yay.

I sat down to write. First up, I sent my vampire story out for consideration and then went looking in my blog and that's when the bottom fell out. I was thinking about reaching out tonight to

spikedluv because I haven't heard from her in nearly two weeks and I usually hear from her daily. Her mother was in extremely failing health and I thought maybe she had passed and it's always weird with the do I reach out now or do I wait a bit thing.

And then I ran across

kingstoken's blog to let us know

spikedluv had passed away. I was stunned to say the least, gutted. I couldn't quite take it in. Someone had posted in Spiked's last blog entry
here about her death and her obituary. It was sudden and I am going to miss her. She was a big supporter of me (sent me lovely things when I was hospitalized), loved talking writing and had just gotten into Murder, She Wrote and was happy to have someone to talk to about it with.

So I was pretty much sad the rest of the day and the parentals didn't help. Dad can't be wrong. About anything. Ever. It was the dumbest conversation about the youtube algorithm and then mom called me back to tell me about a show she thought I might like. We're not on the phone 60 seconds and he's in the background screaming at her to shut up he's trying to watch his show (which he could just fucking pause and he knows this) this is the man who will give you stink eye if you even dare sneeze when he's watching tv but thinks NOTHING of coming in when you're watching a show and talking to you so you can't. She hung up on me to go scream back at him.

Things I learned today both Dracula (1931) and Silence of the Lambs were both released on Valentine's Day and Svengoolie is showing the former tonight. Why do I love both of these movies so?

Some things from science Saturday

The Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree Is Unique, Psychedelic, And Very Real I've wanted one for so long

Mercury: The “Cure” That Killed

Studying Music Can Increase Brain Gray Matter In Older Adults

Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery

Scientists infiltrated volunteers' dreams to boost their creative thinking

Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds

Current Mood: sad
Current Music: Dracula

dreamersdare

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cereta

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Dept. of Here Came the Sun

[Recipe] Very easy lentil pasta bake

Rest Easy, My Friend

You flipped the script and you shot the plot

Just one thing: 15 February 2026

the snow is slowly melting in the just-above-freezing warmth

Saying "weekly proof of life" feels...unsettling?...given my post yesterday, but. :(

Last Call

Check In: Day 15

Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition Challenge 3

I'mdepressed tonight. Saying goodbye to spikedluv.

And the birds flew right by and the earth made them sing

2026 not quite 365 days questions meme February

2026 60 questions meme.

Busy, Rocks, Visitors!

Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans

Roses are Red

It's been an emotional day

Stuff I Love: Top Ten Series

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