therealsnape

What I did during my lunch break: assemble Ikea shelves \o/
What I didn't do during my lunch break: write /o\

(And then the entire afternoon was non-stop meetings until smoke came out of my ears.)

Today's writing

A little more than an alibi sentence, but not much more.

WED Question of the Day

Poll #34101

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I find ...

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shorter fic easier to write than longer fic
11 (61.1%)

longer fic easier to write than shorter fic
4 (22.2%)

something else (see comments)
3 (16.7%)

I mostly write ...

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drabbles and ficlets (<1k)
2 (11.8%)

short fic (1-3k)
5 (29.4%)

medium length fic (3-6k)
4 (23.5%)

longer fic (6-10k)
4 (23.5%)

long fic (10-20k)
0 (0.0%)

very long fic (20-50k)
0 (0.0%)

epic fic (>50k)
2 (11.8%)

I often write ...

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drabbles and ficlets (<1k)
9 (56.2%)

short fic (1-3k)
12 (75.0%)

medium length fic (3-6k)
8 (50.0%)

longer fic (6-10k)
7 (43.8%)

long fic (10-20k)
3 (18.8%)

very long fic (20-50k)
1 (6.2%)

epic fic (>50k)
3 (18.8%)

Tally

( Days 1-15 )

Day 16:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 17:

alightbuthappypen,

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 18:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

cornerofmadness,

luzula,

goddess47,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora

Day 19:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora

Day 20:

china_shop,

trobadora

Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)

althea_valara

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

Challenge #10: Big Mood (Board)

CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).

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. Also, feel free to entice engagement by giving us a preview of what your post covers.

I wasn't quite comfortable doing a mood board, because I didn't know where to get images from for it! Look, I care about artists/photographers/graphic designers; I am not about to do a random web search and steal their art for a frivolous purpose. I did look at Pixabay briefly for free clipart but didn't see anything that was right for the first term I searched on, which was "crying", lol.

Anyway, I ended up making a word cloud of terms and feelings from Final Fantasy XIV. And yes, "sobbing" was one of the first words I put in. There is a certain zone in this game that I sobbed my way through. No really, it took me THREE HOURS to traverse the zone and I cried for every minute of it. That's how powerful the emotions are in this game.

I cannot say enough good things about FFXIV. The story is absolutely amazing and you WILL be affected by it. The gameplay is pretty darn fun, too! I love the game to pieces and thus there was no competition here; I +was+ going to create something related to it.

If you're interested in giving FFXIV a try, let me know! I'd be glad to give pointers to any sprouts (FFXIV term for "new player").

oursin

At which I was able to make a couple of minor contributions.

Reason why serving soldiers a very small statistical minority in divorce statistics pre-1914 (post then increased massively....): there were huge restrictions on how many could marry 'on the strength' so there were fairly few actually married in the first place. Mi knowinz on this partly from Victorian fiction (I think it features in one of Charlotte Yonge's) but mostly from Being A Historian who had to do with the Contagious Diseases Acts.

Also able to make some comments apropos of preserving archives of relevant organisations and the problems of digital records.

A lot of oh dear less change than one would like to imagine took place over time in matters of divorce, family disruption, domestic abuse, gendered assumptions, etc etc: but also, a sense that, in fact Back in The Past when women may not have had much agency, they were nevertheless using what they could get, e.g. separation law, protection orders, and various legal intricacies.

Also wondered how far they were able to manipulate (or the law was actually based on) certain patriarchal assumptions, which is what I found when reviewing book by one of the major contributors - i.e. that deserting husbands were falling down on doing patriarchy like they should, bad boy, no more right of coverture if your wife goes through a fairly cheap and simple legal procedure, post-1857.

Also there was a lot of archive love going on!

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( Pinch Hit #5 (fic): Psychonauts (Video Games), Umineko no Naku Koro ni | When the Seagulls Cry, Dragon Ball, Tekken (Video Games), Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) )

( Pinch Hit #6 (fic): 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, Cage of Roses (Visual Novel), Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game) )

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kingstoken

Challenge #10: Big Mood (Board)

CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).

So yesterday while doing some editing on Fanlore I found out what a colorbar was and I thought they were kind of neat. So for today's Snowflake Challenge I'm twenty years too late for a trend and made a colorbar for Holmes/Watson:

And yes I do realize one pic is of Basil/Dawson, but they are the mouse equivalent for Holmes/Watson, and I love them.

yourlibrarian posting in

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Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk

Do you watch educational TV shows or documentaries? What makes these shows watchable or interesting to you? Are there particular ones that spoke to you?

brithistorian

Yesterday, I finished reading Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress, the sequel to Beggars in Spain. I enjoyed this book and found it engaging enough that the problems I had with Beggars in Spain no longer bother me.

As I noted in my reaction to Beggars in Spain, given the power of the other genetic modifications on the Sleepless, the lack of a need to sleep seems almost like an afterthought. Apparently Kress realized this as well, because in this book, humanity is divided into four groups (listed here in decreasing order of genetic modification):

Super-sleepless (AKA Supers)
Sleepless
Donkeys
Livers[^1]

The Sleepless are pretty much written out of the story — most of them are in prison by this point, and the ones who aren't are pretty much helpless to affect the course of the story. The Sleepless are still necessary to the overall arc of the story, though, as without them there would be no Super-sleepless.

I think the problems that I still have with both this book and with Beggars in Spain come down to them being the first two parts of a trilogy where the parts are pretty much inseparable[^2]. Looking back from Beggars and Choosers, Beggars in Spain becomes sort of a prologue ("I told you that story so I can tell you this one..."). I don't really feel like it would be possible to tell the story of Beggars and Choosers without having told Beggars in Spain first — there's simply too much to try to squeeze it all into early chapters and/or memories. At the same time, Beggars and Choosers suffers from "second book of a trilogy" disease: it doesn't end so much as just stops.

Also, I'd like to remind/inform you: I keep a list of links to the monthly logs of books that I read at this sticky post, and the monthly logs contain links to the reactions I've written. If you see a book title without a link, it means I haven't written a reaction to that book, but if you'd like to hear what I thought about it, leave a comment and I'll write a reaction!

[^1] I think "Livers" in this context is rather an awkward word — my mind immediately went to the organ, but instead it's formed from the very "to live."

[^2] It seems like there ought to be one word for "three stories told in three consecutive books which share the same world and characters" and another word for "one story split into three books because of the limitations of bookbinding and/or the nature of the publishing industry," instead of using "trilogy" for both.

summerstorm

I've been meaning to post all month, but Snowflake didn't appeal to me all that much, plus there's a lot of history there for me, even if I wasn't directly involved with the drama.

However, one thing I will be taking from Snowflake is the top 10 lists, outsourced. Ask me for any and I'll answer in the comments!

I am also going to make a little wishlist, much smaller than the one for Christmas. This is stuff that would make me happy:

Jigsaw puzzles
PS5 gift cards
Subscriptions to my ko-fi, which I'm planning to turn into a place to share all my TTRPG card, homebrew, merch and map designs
4. Art of my PCs from the TTRPG campaigns I play in

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It's been a pretty stressful month, money-wise. We've managed, but it is what it is. Doesn't help that it's cold and that I'm the only person in this house who's capable of not taking things out on other people. I've been doing jigsaw puzzles and deleting photos from my backlog and trying to figure out a permanent set-up for my day-a-page planner, which I keep meaning to post about to

journalsandplanners. I took pics and everything.

One upside that's been keeping me sane is the soft light my friend Nate got me, which I use to get selfies even when it's too dark because winter. It helps my self-esteem a lot, even if I'm more aware of the way my skin keeps breaking out. I figure most of that is coming from the same place as the daily nightmares.

cypresssunn

Challenge #7
LIST THREE (or more) THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF. They don’t have to be your favorite things, just things that you think are good.

I can occasionally write a decent story. Or, actually. Listen. Sometimes I do better than decent. Sometimes! I take an incredible amount of pride in tailoring a narrative. And yeah. I feel good when I get to share a story and get feedback and even people telling me they were delighted to go on a little journey with me.

I think I have a good ear for music. Especially when it comes to playlists and fanmixes. I don't keep up with lots of new music so I'm turning into an oldhead, but music is another form of narrative to me. So yeah. Its another thing I like about myself.

and lastly, I'm funny as fuck. I won't elaborate further. Just trust me on this.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: bon iver - creature fear

cypresssunn

Challenge #6:
Top 10 Challenge.

After trying and failing to make top ten lists out of my favorite shows, book, characters AND ships... i've settled on a list of top ten albums. And yes, I did include all three of Hozier's albums in a single slot. Please don't make me choose.

10.The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
9. Lemonade by Beyonce
8. Between Two Lungs by Florence and the Machine
7. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
6. AM by Arctic Monkeys
5. Yours, Dreamily by The Arcs
4. Demon Days by Gorillaz
3. Unreal Unearth / Wasteland, Baby! / Self-titled by Hozier
2. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
1. Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

spikedluv

I hit Walmart while I was downtown and Stewart’s on the way home.

I did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for a walk with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter.

I made a pumpkin pie because mom asked me to. (I make it in a small shell, so put some of the pumpkin filling in a small pyrex dish. I took her that dish. She had it when I made it before Thanksgiving and really enjoyed it.)

I went with one of my own teas again this morning, Celestial Seasonings’ Mandarin Orange Spice. This blend combined the tart flavor of mandarin oranges with aromatic spices, cloves, and coriender to create a bright. lively brew that transports tea drinkers to exotic destinations with every sip. I wouldn’t say I was transported anywhere, but it tasted good.

My stomach tried to rebel on me again this morning. ( cutting for those who don't care to read )

We went to Texas Roadhouse with friends for supper, yay! I managed to write ~300 words on my SFBB fic and Zoo Tampa was my background tv in the evening. I wish I’d gotten more written, but between going downtown, visiting mom, and eating out, there wasn’t much time for it.

Temps started out at 19.4(F) and dropped to 15.6 before I left the house! There was sun in the morning, but then it was overcast. Temps reached 27.3. The roads were good in the morning, but the wind picked up, so we ran into some snow blown into the road on our way to Texas Roadhouse.

Mom Update:

Mom was doing ~okay when I saw her. She seemed tired. She’d already eaten, but even so she had some of the pumpkin pie filling I took her. Sister A was there when I arrived and Ian showed up after. Her BFF showed up later in the afternoon and Sister S was there when I called in the evening. She had a nice string of visitors, which she likes.

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su_herald

Buffy and Angel begin kissing passionately again. After a while they stop and look at each other.
ANGEL: You still haven't told me what you wanted for your birthday.
BUFFY: (smiles) Surprise me.
ANGEL: (smiles) Okay. I will.
They kiss.

~~Surprise ~~

Happy Birthday to Buffy Summers!

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

DARLING GIRL by blesslu (Giles, Reader, unrated)

[Chaptered Fiction]

A Token Arrangement - ch. 1 by Kenijo (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
just a little change - ch. 2 by jewelram (Buffy/Spike, R)
Aftermath: the Möbius Curve - ch. 10 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Restructuring Reality [Series Part 3] - ch. 16 by Ragini (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Token Arrangement - ch. 1 by Kenijo (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Once They Were Friends - ch. 17 by Grief Counseling (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
just a little change - ch. 2 by jewelram (Buffy/Spike, R)
Revelations - ch. 41 by Niamh (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: buffy sketch for her birthday by youhavethesun (Buffy, worksafe)
Artwork: Happy Birthday B !!! Xx Our girl might be 45 but she’s timeless to us 🩷 by whatshisfaceblogs (Buffy, worksafe)
Artwork: Happy birthday to the icon who literally never had a good birthday for like 7 years in a row by tiaragloryart (Buffy, worksafe)
Artwork: When I look at this drawing I see the ways that it’s amateur. by gold-machinery (Buffy, worksafe)
Artwork: i love you alivegirl by rabbitmotifs (Buffy, worksafe)
Artwork: [I can't keep my feet on the ground] by artsying-ifer (Dawn, worksafe)
Artwork: First attempt drawing Spike. I fell down the Btvs rabbit hole... by artafix (Spike, worksafe)
Artwork: trying to draw a Xander duo matchup (ft Spike and Willow) by wizardfortresstwo (Xander/Spike, Xander/Willow, worksafe)
Artwork: freak ass tounge ideas that me and @camellcat brainstormed by wizardfortresstwo (Spike, Dru, worksafe)
Artwork: okay but when will i finish this 😭😭😭👹👹👹 by spectraldamian (Willow, worksafe)
Artwork: [my annoying traumatized teenagers who got done dirty by the writing] by laedrin (Connor, Dawn, worksafe)
Artwork: [Tried to draw Tara] by gold-machinery (Tara, worksafe)
Artwork: buffy summers and the entirely normal thoughts and feelings she’s having over this new development by camellcat (Buffy/Spike/Dru, mildly NSFW)
Edit: Happy Birthday my beloved Buffy. All I ever wanted was for you to be happy. by buffyanneswift (Buffy, worksafe)
Textpost: yeahp 👍 (pt. 25) by xaeyrnofnbe (ensemble, worksafe)
Moodboard: (qpr) cupiorose angel x aroace cordelia by kyrt4t (worksafe)
Moodboard: demi they/she nb transmasc buffy summers by kyrt4t (worksafe)
Moodboard: Tara Maclay x Willow Rosenberg (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 1997-2003) by swim-forthemusic (worksafe)
Gifset: Sarah Michelle Gellar on the Shut Up Evan Podcast by whatisyourchildhoodtrauma (SMG, worksafe)
Gifset: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 3.20 // Veronica Mars, 2.22 by andremichaux (Buffy, Scoobies, Giles, worksafe)
Gifset: Best of Season 1 │ Angel & Faith by starryeyesxx (Faith, Angel, worksafe)
Gifset: Best of Season 1 │ Angel(us) & Darla by starryeyesxx (Angel/Darla, worksafe)
Gifset: Best of Season 1 │ Angel, Cordelia & Wesley by starryeyesxx (Angel, Cordelia, Wes, worksafe)
Gifset: btvs | welcome to the hellmouth "in every generation" by lovebvffys (Buffy, Darla, worksafe)
Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Buffy & Oz by clarkgriffon (Buffy, Oz, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Happy Birthday, Buffy (S2E13: Surprise) by coraniaid

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Recs: Best Spuffy episodes? [with Spuffy fanvid recs] by Master-Thought9004

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silveradept

The

snowflake_challenge has put out challenge number 10, and it works in media that I generally do not think in nor work in.

Challenge #10: Big Mood (Board)

CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).

( I suppose I can make a fanmix for El Higgins? )

Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Bloodhound Gang - I Hope You Die

pattrose

20. Have you read any of the Winnie the Pooh books?

Because of my children I had a whole set of Winnie the Pooh. We also had the movies on vhs tapes. We finally just threw them all away. I used to like the stories with pooor bipolar Eeyore. He was my favorite and my kids liked Piglet and Tigger. Two of my kids would bounce like tigger. It’s a very nice memory. Who were your favorites.

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Hello detectives! There is a scheduled AO3 maintenance that will go into effect and will apparently last for 15 hours, which will impact nominations as AO3 will be down during this period. Please view their "What time is it for me?" so you can plan your nominations accordingly. As we may miss a day to nominate, I've chosen to extend nominations to Saturday 24 January. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

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Please review our nomination guidelines before nominating. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

Transformers - All Media Types

Crossover Fandom

Crossover Fandom
Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries) & Jane Marple (Agatha Christie)
Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)/Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer TV)

Can the nominator please specify which version of Jane Marple and Phryne Fisher they would like? It seems the character of Jane appears in books, TV and anime, and Phryne in books and TV. If you're happy to receive any version, please let me know and I will accept these as is.

Sorted!

天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

I'm canon blind to the canons in the disambiguations. Can the nominator, or someone familiar, please confirm if this should be nominated under "Crossover Fandom"? The disambiguations imply it should be.

Recursive fandom missing permission statement proof

Rigel Black Chronicles - murkybluematter (DFE)
Arcturus Rigel "Archie" Black/Hermione Granger (Rigel Black Chronicles)
Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini (Rigel Black Chronicles)
Lionel "Leo" Hurst/Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)
Solo: Aldon Rosier (Rigel Black Chronicles)
Solo: Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)

Can the nominator please provide proof of the permission statement for this work? I approved these and cannot find any evidence that the nominator has provided a permission statement for this work. Our nomination guidelines state that recursive works need permission evidence provided by the nominator. If it's not given by the end of the nomination period, I will remove these tags from the tagset.

Please read up on the nomination guidelines for recursive nominations and be sure to provide evidence!

Sorted!

Other

Lucifer (TV) — Does it belong in DC's Arrowverse?

For those familiar with Lucifer (TV), do you think this show should be considered under the DC Arrowverse umbrella? I'm only familiar with Lucifer's involvement in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event and the ramifications of that. I'm happy to keep it separate, but I wanted to check in with nominators/interested parties to see if it should go under our DCTV umbrella.

Sorted! Keeping it separate. :)

There are queries from the first nominations post that I'd appreciate the nominator's input on.

Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors (like typos!) in the tagset. We've had some wandering tags a few detectives have successfully captured (thank you!). Happy nominating!

kalloway

Five plastic robot models stand around a brown table piles with books, games, a map, drinks, and more. The group includes the pale grey 30 Minute Fantasy Priest, the dark grey 30 Minute Missions Horse, green SD Dynames, white HG Calibarn, and pink RG Justice. They are playing Lindwyrm, a real game.

They need a few more accessories and a more permanent location but here's the gaming group!

cornerofmadness

So I'm off today and I decided I didn't want to spend it in this apartment even though I should be here working on the 10001 things I need to be doing. Is it frigid out? You betcha. Am I going? You betcha. Especially when the power failed again just for a few seconds but lately it's been doing that off and on all day.

Chillicothe OH was doing the restaurant thing that they do in NYC, which I think I mentioned so I pick three places to hit. I went to Paper City Coffee. If they had a special for this event it wasn't listed. It's a nice enough space. The two ladies ahead of me were raving about the maple bourbon latte. I decided why not? The chairs were not great in this place but it's clean and bright and I found parking on the side street for free (on Paint St which is a main artery it's pay to park). It doesn't taste like maple or bourbon. It's not bad but it wasn't what I was hoping for. It's not as good as Rost was but that's gone and the Connect Cafe that took its place fucked up a peppermint mocha so I guess Paper City can be my coffee place when I'm up there

I went to Hometown Hibachi where I did have to pay to park (it's a buck an hour so it's not too horrible and I always have quarters) It's 2 pm. this place is small, about a dozen tables. There was ONE open and three of them had families with babies howling. They also didn't offer the promised event special which fine. I wanted the chicken katsu ramen any how. Got instant fomo when I saw the hibachi meals (next time) The ramen was spicier than anticipated but good. The katsu was a weird choice on my part it wasn't cut small (and that reminded me of when I was with ELD and got something similar at her ramen joint) so it was awkward if tasty. I'd go again.

TJ Maxx had a bunch of stuff I needed, boring things like shower mat (mine's ripping) and shower curtain liner (I was trying to clean my ancient one and I'm like why? It's less than my cup of coffee) I tried their Aldi because it looked bigger than mine down here. It wasn't. Got more cheese.

Came outside and the wind had picked up. If I had a tarp, I could have sailed home, no engine on. It was wild out there. Speaking of that I had to put the rags in my door to keep the draft out. That's when Rocket decides I MUST GO OUT. Five mi nutes later.... Also I tried to see the aurora again. No dice.

it's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is 10 a song you know all the words to. There are SO many

( here are a few )

here's the whole prompt list

( it's under here )

Current Mood: good
Current Music: Murder She Wrote

sonia

I saw this go by on Mastodon, and it stayed with me, so I'm reposting it from Tumblr by

nitewrighter. (First few comments are worth reading.)

Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now?

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.

Write Every day 2026: January, Day 20

Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Challenge 10: Big Mood Board

Attended online conference today

Pinch Hits #5-6, 10-13

Tuesday, January 20 - Promotion Day Reminder

Snowflake Challenge Day #10

TV Tuesday: Well, I Didn't Know That

Book reaction: Beggars and Choosers (Nancy Kress)

wistful sigh

Fandom Snowflake 2026 Challenge #7

Fandom Snowflake 2026 Challenge #6

The Day in Spikedluv (Monday, Jan 19)

Interesting Links for 20-01-2026

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, January 19

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

[Chaptered Fiction]

[Images, Audio & Video]

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Snowflake Challenge 02026 #10: The Aesthetic of It All

Not quite 365 day question meme

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